Elena Haskins's guest appearances

Elena Haskins

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Elena Haskins, founder of Cipher Studio and Anele Product Design shares her experience with being a relatively new designer and founding her own businesses early on in her design career. Hear Elena’s wisdom about leadership opportunities for junior designers, apprenticeship opportunities, time management, and much more. Elena also discusses how to get involved in her mentorship program through Anele.    Here’s a look at our discussion:   0:01 : Starting an agency as a designer &amp; the apprenticeship models of the future   3:25 : How to know what to pay junior designers and giving feedback   11:00 : Time management while owning your own business   16:00 : Learning &amp; reusing tactics from past projects and teams   19:00 : Leadership and management opportunities early in your design career   24:50 : Advice for designers considering starting a design business   30:02 : How Elena assesses designers who she is looking to hire   35:00 : How to get involved &amp; in touch with Elena   38:00 : How to set your expectations around bootcamps &amp; setting yourself up for success   47:00 : Spotting good &amp; bad UX as a designer     Links mentioned in this episode:   Elena's LinkedIn Profile    Anele Website    Anele Resources for Junior UX Designers    Converge Guide  

<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/elenajhaskins/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Elena Haskins</a>, founder of <a href="https://www.cipherstudio.co/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Cipher Studio</a> and <a href="https://www.anele.design/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Anele Product Design</a> shares her experience with being a relatively new designer and founding her own businesses early on in her design career. Hear Elena’s wisdom about leadership opportunities for junior designers, apprenticeship opportunities, time management, and much more. Elena also discusses how to get involved in her <a href="https://www.anele.design/ux-mentorship-program" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">mentorship program</a> through Anele.  Here’s a look at our discussion: <ul> <li> 0:01 : Starting an agency as a designer &amp; the apprenticeship models of the future </li> <li> 3:25 : How to know what to pay junior designers and giving feedback </li> <li> 11:00 : Time management while owning your own business </li> <li> 16:00 : Learning &amp; reusing tactics from past projects and teams </li> <li> 19:00 : Leadership and management opportunities early in your design career </li> <li> 24:50 : Advice for designers considering starting a design business </li> <li> 30:02 : How Elena assesses designers who she is looking to hire </li> <li> 35:00 : How to get involved &amp; in touch with Elena </li> <li> 38:00 : How to set your expectations around bootcamps &amp; setting yourself up for success </li> <li> 47:00 : Spotting good &amp; bad UX as a designer </li> </ul> Links mentioned in this episode: <ul> <li> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/elenajhaskins/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Elena's LinkedIn Profile</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.anele.design/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Anele Website</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.anele.design/for-jr-ux-designers" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Anele Resources for Junior UX Designers</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.convergeguide.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Converge Guide</a> </li> </ul>

The Apprenticeship Opportunities of the Future with Elena Haskins

Elena Haskins is a parallel entrepreneur who can show us how things can be done differently.She is a product designer and founder of CONVERGE that is based in New York City. She did this  interview at the airport of Tulsa when she accepted an invitation to check out the city for relocation. Now she is enjoying her new life there, with new friends and new clients while the Tulsa Remote program paid her $10,000 to do the relocation for 1 year.What is it about Elena that opportunities seem to always find her or she always finds opportunities?Once you start listening, you will likely find out the WHY? She is fascinating and full of energy. Another reason I invited Elena as a guest was because of her work supporting new graduates. She founded CONVERGE to support recent college graduates navigate life after college through accessible resources. Elena is a big advocate for career advancement for women and BIPOC folks and is very active in communities and networking groups that focus on personal finance and professional empowerment.  Whether you are a founder, a creative or a new graduate,  you would likely find a tip or two on building a career or a business through our conversation. You can find Elena here:website:https://www.convergeguide.com/https://www.elenajhaskins.com/Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elenajhaskins/Ig: https://www.instagram.com/convergeguide/  You can connect with me here:Website: https://www.virtualfinacct.com/Twitter: https://www.virtualfinacct.com/

Elena Haskins<a href="https://www.elenajhaskins.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> </a>is a parallel entrepreneur who can show us how things can be done differently.She is a product designer and founder of CONVERGE that is based in New York City. She did this  interview at the airport of Tulsa when she accepted an invitation to check out the city for relocation. Now she is enjoying her new life there, with new friends and new clients while the Tulsa Remote program paid her $10,000 to do the relocation for 1 year.What is it about Elena that opportunities seem to always find her or she always finds opportunities?Once you start listening, you will likely find out the WHY? She is fascinating and full of energy. Another reason I invited Elena as a guest was because of her work supporting new graduates. She founded CONVERGE to support recent college graduates navigate life after college through accessible resources. Elena is a big advocate for career advancement for women and BIPOC folks and is very active in communities and networking groups that focus on personal finance and professional empowerment.  Whether you are a founder, a creative or a new graduate,  you would likely find a tip or two on building a career or a business through our conversation. You can find Elena here:website:<a href="https://www.convergeguide.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.convergeguide.com/</a><a href="https://www.elenajhaskins.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.elenajhaskins.com/</a>Linkedin: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/elenajhaskins/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/elenajhaskins/</a>Ig: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/convergeguide/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/convergeguide/ </a> You can connect with me here:Website: <a href="https://www.virtualfinacct.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.virtualfinacct.com/</a>Twitter: <a href="https://www.virtualfinacct.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.virtualfinacct.com/</a>