In this episode of The Product Design Podcast, Seth Coelen interviews Matias Fiori, Lead Product Designer at UX Cabin, who lives in Uruguay. Matias has worked at UX Cabin for over two and a half years. Over the last couple of years, Matias has grown from an individual contributor on projects to helping to lead design teams for various projects. He brings so much value to our team through his graphic and product design expertise and shares excellent advice on how he has found success in product design during this episode. During our interview with Matias you will learn: -How Matias found his love of design -What he wishes he would have known sooner -Where Seth and Matias met -How Matias and UX Cabin have grown -Where to focus your energy when breaking into product design -How to level up early in your career So happy to have you join us today! 00:00 Introduction 01:15 How Matias found his love of design 05:36 What the design industry looks like in Uruguay 07:53 When Matias knew he wanted to go into product design 09:58 Advice he wishes he would have known as a junior designer 16:42 How Matias has grown as a designer along his career path 19:53 Deploying the correct soft skills with working with people in design 25:45 How Matias and Seth first met 28:39 Changes at UX Cabin since Matias first joined the company 30:42 How Matias has grown into a mentor at UX Cabin 37:10 Where to focus your energy when breaking into product design 42:08 How to level up early in your career 49:28 Hot take on design labels Thanks for watching! If you enjoyed this video please like and subscribe so we 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! https://uxcabin.com/podcast-database/matias-fiori-building-a-career-rooted-in-design-fundamentals Make sure to follow Matias after the podcast to stay on top of what he is up to! Twitter: https://twitter.com/_Matias_Fiori LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matias-fiori/ Website: https://www.matiasfiori.com 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