Dollars to Donuts

Dollars to Donuts


Latest Episodes

Interviewing Users anniversary and new audiobook!
October 21, 2024

Its the first anniversary of the second edition of Interviewing Users, and its now available as an audiobook. Listen to this episode for a sample. Show LinksThe post Interviewing Users anniversary and new audiobook! first appeared on Portigal Consultin

52. Emily Sun of Hipcamp
July 30, 2024

In this episode of Dollars to Donuts, I talk with Emily Sun, the head of Design and Research at Hipcamp. We discuss staying engaged in work, designers doing their own research, and research at a small, growing company. Theres actually a big opportunity w

51. Tamara Hale of Splunk
July 03, 2024

This episode of Dollars to Donuts features my conversation with Tamara Hale, the Director of Product Experience Research & Insights at Splunk. We talk about the long tail of impact, being an anthropologist of work, and having a creative practice. The d

50. Vanessa Arango Garcia of Delivery Hero
June 25, 2024

In this latest episode of Dollars to Donuts, I talk with Vanessa Arango Garcia, Director UX Research & Research Operations at Delivery Hero. We discuss creating an engaged research community across a global organization, being accountable for impact, and

49. Sarah Gregory of Coinbase
June 19, 2024

This episode of Dollars to Donuts features my conversation with Sarah Gregory, Director of User Research for Consumer at Coinbase. We talk about research comms, archiving user research, and doing research that no one is yet asking for. Our email is design

48. Jamika Burge of Capital One
June 07, 2024

In this episode of Dollars to Donuts I speak with Jamika Burge, the head of research for Data and AI at Capital One. We talk about her journey through academia, discovering user research, and intersectionality. Doing good for me, as a researcher, and as

47. Akshay Verma of Duolingo
June 03, 2024

This episode of Dollars to Donuts features my interview with Akshay Verma, the head of User Research at Duolingo. We talk about being qualitative focused in an experimentation-driven organization, research team structures, team rituals, and sharing knowle

46. Daniel Escher of Remitly
May 24, 2024

In this episode of Dollars to Donuts I speak with Daniel Escher, Director of UX and Research at Remitly. We talk about more ways for researchers to add value, business questions over research questions, and the things that researchers worry about. Where I

45. Reggie Murphy of Zendesk (part 2)
May 16, 2024

This episode of Dollars to Donuts features part 2 of my two-part conversation with Reggie Murphy of Zendesk. We talk about psychological safety at work, Reggies career journey, and online career resources for UX researchers. That helps the team be better

44. Reggie Murphy of Zendesk (part 1)
May 13, 2024

This episode of Dollars to Donuts features part 1 of my two-part conversation with Reggie Murphy of Zendesk. We talk about aligning the work of the research team with stakeholder OKRs and empowering non-researchers to do user research. The researcher woul