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Melanie Araujo

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Mo Woods

Dan Mall

Diana Mounter

Julie Zhuo

Gary Vaynerchuk

Mark Otto

Erik Torenberg

Cameron Yarbrough

Garry Tan

Anthony Pompliano

Austen Allred

Austin Belcak

Kristy Tillman

Elle Luna

OwlTail

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A Boston-native and freelance designer, Melanie Araujo is the Founder of Front &amp; Center, a company that helps underprivileged people break into tech through design. Prior to design, Melanie has a professional background in neuroscience, which she leveraged to position herself as a unique designer. Investing a few thousands to learn design at General Assembly, what she got in return was 10x as she is now making six figures. Melanie believes that if you have your heart and mind set on something, there is absolutely nothing that will get in your way to get into your goal.

#10: Melanie Araujo - Designer and Founder of Front & Center that helps people break into tech

Today we had the opportunity to talk with Melanie Araujo, an independent designer and the creator of Front and Center. She shares her story with us, and we dig into complex topics like self-awareness, identity, personal growth, inclusion and diversity, and so much more. Come chat with us in our Slack team! Over 5,000 designers and developers have already joined our team, chatting about the latest tools and news in the design world. Each week we also host a community critique with a special guest host. To join our team visit our Slack invite page and we'll send you an invitation! If you have feedback or suggestions please don’t hesitate to reach out to us on Twitter at @designdetailsfm! Melanie on the web:  Website Twitter Techies  Show Notes:  Front and Center Figma Cape Verde Karmaloop General Assembly Telenav Skillshare Human Renato Valdés Olmos OmniGraffle Principle Daniel Hooper Daniel on Design Details John Maeda KPCB Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins Felicia Horowitz A16Z Ben Horowitz The Hard Thing About Hard Things

<p>Today we had the opportunity to talk with Melanie Araujo, an independent designer and the creator of Front and Center. She shares her story with us, and we dig into complex topics like self-awareness, identity, personal growth, inclusion and diversity, and so much more.</p> <p>Come chat with us in our <a href="http://spec.fm/slack" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Slack team</a>! Over 5,000 designers and developers have already joined our team, chatting about the latest tools and news in the design world. Each week we also host a community critique with a special guest host. To join our team visit our <a href="http://spec.fm/slack" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Slack invite page</a> and we'll send you an invitation!</p> <p>If you have feedback or suggestions please don’t hesitate to reach out to us on Twitter at <a href="https://twitter.com/designdetailsfm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@designdetailsfm</a>!</p> <h5>Melanie on the web:</h5> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.melaniearaujo.co/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Website</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/melarauj0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.techiesproject.com/melanie-araujo/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Techies</a></li> </ul> <h5>Show Notes:</h5> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.frontandcenter.co/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Front and Center</a></li> <li><a href="http://figma.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Figma</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Verde" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Cape Verde</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.karmaloop.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Karmaloop</a></li> <li><a href="https://generalassemb.ly/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">General Assembly</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.telenav.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Telenav</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.skillshare.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Skillshare</a></li> <li><a href="http://human.co/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Human</a></li> <li><a href="http://renatovaldes.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Renato Valdés Olmos</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.omnigroup.com/omnigraffle" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">OmniGraffle</a></li> <li><a href="http://principleformac.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Principle</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/danielchooper?lang=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Daniel Hooper</a></li> <li><a href="http://spec.fm/podcasts/design-details/40679" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Daniel on Design Details</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/johnmaeda?lang=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">John Maeda</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.kpcb.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">KPCB</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/phaedrael" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/FeliciaHorowitz" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Felicia Horowitz</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/a16z" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A16Z</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.bhorowitz.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ben Horowitz</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Hard-Thing-About-Things-Building/dp/0062273205" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Hard Thing About Hard Things</a></li></ul>

149: Melayoncé (feat. Melanie Araujo)

At long last, the guys are back in the studio! This week Chris and Jon have a conversation with Melanie Araujo, a designer and founder of frontandcenter.co, an organization dedicated to solving the problem of diversity in tech, through design. Stay tuned for another excellent episode!--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/designreview/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/designreview/support

At long last, the guys are back in the studio! This week Chris and Jon have a conversation with Melanie Araujo, a designer and founder of <a href="http://frontandcenter.co" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">frontandcenter.co</a>, an organization dedicated to solving the problem of diversity in tech, through design. Stay tuned for another excellent episode!<br><br>--- <br><br>Send in a voice message: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/designreview/message" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/designreview/message</a><br>Support this podcast: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/designreview/support" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/designreview/support</a>

Episode 33 - Diversity in Tech with Melanie Araujo