In episode 40 of The Product Design Podcast, Seth Coelen interviews Kate Syuma, Head of Growth Design at Miro. Over the last five years at Miro, Kate has grown from an IC Product Designer to a Product Design Lead and up to her current role. Her insights on career growth and keeping things fresh as your career progress are fantastic! During our chat, Kate shares how to organize your career path and grow as a designer while not getting tired of your job. We also talk about how she set herself up to land her first job and then be discovered by Miro. Kate's approach to growth will help you no matter where you are in your career path right now! During our interview with Kate, you will learn: -How Kate has organized her own career growth -When to invest in your growth to level up -What it's like to work at Miro -How to avoid getting tired of your job or getting stuck in your career path -Finding happiness as you progress in your career -Kate's advice on a more seamless transition into leadership So happy to have you join us today! 00:00 Introduction 04:56 How Kate set herself up to land her first job 08:02 What led Miro to invite Kate to an interview 12:50 When to invest in your growth to level up 18:49 How to modify your role as you grow 22:06 What it's like to work at Miro 26:22 Growing pains when a company goes from 50-2,000 people 33:27 How to avoid getting tired of your job or getting stuck in your career path 37:08 Finding happiness as you progress in your career 42:30 Growing from an IC to a Manager at Miro 46:38 Sharing your career goals with your manager to find business opportunities to grow 48:26 Kate's advice on a more seamless transition into leadership 52:39 Would you be a good fit at Miro? Thanks for watching! If you enjoyed this video please like and subscribe so I can keep making content for you good people! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3aRBoqF6mAD1PnQwj86dX Don't forget to read our blog and sign up for reminders when new episodes will be available! www.uxcabin.com/podcast/kate-syuma Make sure to follow Kate after the podcast to stay on top of what she is up to! -Website: https://katesyuma.com -LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ekaterina-syuma/ -Medium: https://medium.com/@kate_syuma -Twitter: https://twitter.com/katya_syuma -Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/katusyuma/ Open roles at Miro: -Product Design Manager, Growth: https://miro.com/careers/vacancy/6460263002/ -Sr. / Staff Product Designer: https://miro.com/careers/vacancy/5779608002/ Other mentioned links: - Designing Your Life by Bill Burnett & Dave Evans: https://designingyour.life/the-book/ - Dare to Lead by Brené Brown: https://brenebrown.com/book/dare-to-lead/ Where to find UX Cabin: -Twitter: https://twitter.com/uxcabin -Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uxcabin/ -LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/uxcabin -TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@uxcabin?lang=en -YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/UXCabin -dribble: https://dribbble.com/uxcabin -Website: https://uxcabin.com