Mentor Night Holiday Edition

December 11, 2018

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The Holidays are here, and we want to celebrate with you!
Join us for a festive Mentor Night. Let's eat, drink, be merry, and talk about design.

Mentor night is all about dissolving the competition and coming together to learn and grow as individuals. Connect with designers in the community, get product design feedback, share ideas, and collaborate.

  • Get 1-1 feedback from design experts in 20-minute sessions
  • This event is anyone who works at the intersection of design and technology.
  • Sign up to get design advice, portfolio feedback, and strategic career advice
  • Food and drinks served and sponsored by Rodan + Fields

Schedule:

5:30 pm Registration opens
Sign up on site to meet with a designer mentor for 20 minutes

6:00 - 8:00 pm Speed Mentoring

8:00 - 9:00 pm Schmooze and hang out


Attention Senior Designers!
Be a Mentor. Share Your knowledge.

Want to mentor? Our mentors have 5+ years of experience working as a product designer, content strategist, product manager, and user researcher.

Interested? Email Lukasz at lukasz@cascadesf.com

Current Mentor Lineup

This is the current lineup but we are still signing up more Mentors!

Alex Goldman

Alex Goldman

VR Development and Design Strategy

Wells Fargo

Portfolio

Twitter

LinkedIn

Marc Greenberg

Marc Greenberg

Product & UX Lead

Postmates

Portfolio

Dribbble

LinkedIn

Marek Szeszycki-Truesdell

Marek Szeszycki-Truesdell

UX Design Lead

Gap Inc.

Portfolio

LinkedIn

Adam Ruf

Adam Ruf

Product Designer

AngelList

Portfolio

Twitch

LinkedIn

Ran Liu

Ran Liu

Senior UX Designer

Amplitude Analytics

Portfolio

Dribbble

LinkedIn

josh puckett

Josh Puckett

Founding Design Partner

Combine VC
Formerly Led Dropbox, Wealthfront, and Groupon

Portfolio

LinkedIn

Laura Mattis

Laura Mattis

Design Manager

Grove Collaborative

Portfolio

LinkedIn

Colin Toomey

Colin Toomey

Senior Product Designer

Consultant

Portfolio

LinkedIn

Johnatan Uribe

Johnatan Uribe

Designer

Okta

Portfolio

LinkedIn

Christine Bower

Christine Bower

Instructional Designer

LinkedIn

Portfolio

Twitter

David Holl

David Holl

Founder and CEO, Design Sprints

Postobject

Portfolio

Twitter

LinkedIn

AlistairWarren

Alastair Warren

Senior Product Designer

Forward

Twitter

LinkedIn

Kai

Kai Gradert

Product Designer

AngelList
Previously Google and Adobe

Website

Angel.co

LinkedIn

Maggie Armstrong

Maggie Armstrong

Product Designer

WW (Weight Watchers)

Portfolio

LinkedIn

Carla

Carola Pescio Canale

Product Designer

Dropbox

Portfolio

Dribbble

LinkedIn

Nisa Andrews

Nisa Andrews

Product Designer

Uber Electric and Independent Blockchain Designer

Portfolio

Dribbble

LinkedIn

Olga Ivanova

Olga Ivanova

Product Designer and Founder

Kraken and VR Oxygen

Portfolio

LinkedIn

Joey Isaacson

Joey Isaacson

Senior Product Designer

Uber Elevate

Portfolio

Twitter

LinkedIn

Phil Ohme

Phil Ohme

Sr Manager, UX

Rodan+Fields

Angel.co

LinkedIn

Paolo Ertreo

Paolo Ertreo

Product Designer

Dropbox

Portfolio

Dribbble

LinkedIn

Nicole Wang

Nicole Wang

Art Director and Lecturer

Firewood Marketing

Portfolio

Angel.co

LinkedIn

Ryan Cunningham

Ryan Cunningham

Product Strategy

Uber

Portfolio

Twitter

LinkedIn

Elina Lin

Elina Lin

Senior UX Designer

LinkedIn (Growth Team)

Portfolio

Twitter

LinkedIn

Asher Blumberg

Asher Blumberg

Product Designer

TaskRabbit

Portfolio

Twitter

LinkedIn

Tyler Wilson

Tyler Wilson

User Experience Designer

Helios Interactive

Portfolio

Twitter

Dan Shilov

Dan Shilov

Senior Product Designer

Instacart

Portfolio

Twitter

LinkedIn

Constance Smith

Constance Smith

Product Designer

SoFi

Portfolio

Dribbble

LinkedIn

Jonathan Hull

Jonathan Hull

Cofounder / Organizer

Hack the Future

General Assembly

Twitter

LinkedIn

Kritika Kushwaha

Kritika Kushwaha

Product Designer

Uber Eats

Portfolio

Twitter

LinkedIn

Trisha Suri

Trisha Suri

Product Designer

Uber Driver

Portfolio

LinkedIn

Adam Nedelman

Adam Nedelman

UX Web Designer

Mulesoft

Portfolio

General Assembly

Ben Rodigas

Ben Rodigas

Lead Product Designer

LifeDojo

Portfolio

LinkedIn

Alexa Herasimchuk

Alexa Herasimchuk

Product Designer

Zendesk

Portfolio

Instagram

Twitter

Cameron Turner

Cameron Turner

Design Lead

Amazon Web Services

Portfolio

Dribbble

LinkedIn

Elliot Onn

Elliot Onn

Lead Designer & Researcher

PagerDuty

Portfolio

LinkedIn

Maura Hoven

Maura Hoven

Product Designer

User Testing

Dribbble

Twitter

LinkedIn

Lukasz Lysakowski

Lukasz Lysakowski

Design Director

Peek

Portfolio

Twitter

LinkedIn

Hosted and Sponsored by Rodan + Fields

rodan and fields

Rodan + Fields® is redefining the future of anti-aging skincare. Founded by Dr. Katie Rodan and Dr. Kathy Fields, world-renowned dermatologists, we are a premium skincare brand built on a legacy of innovative dermatology-inspired skincare products backed by clinical results. Our company was established on the principle that living better in your skin means living better in your life. We believe everyone has the opportunity to make a difference in their own lives—and in the lives of others. Accordingly, our unique business model offers an unparalleled personal enterprise opportunity for individuals to join a community of like-minded entrepreneurs connected via social networks. At the core of everything we do is a commitment to create positive change in people’s skin, in their lives and, ultimately, in the lives of others.

Check out available job opportunities here


Featured Partners

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Frequently Asked Questions

Where can I contact the organizer with any questions?

E-mail Andi Galpern at andi@cascadesf.com or Lukasz Lysakowski at lukasz@cascadesf.com with any questions you might have.

What is the refund policy?

All tickets are non-refundable and available on a first-come-first-serve basis.

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