Speaking
Upcoming Talks
Never Search Alone: The Power of Job Search Councils
Every other Friday, 9 - 10 AM Pacific.
See upcoming dates and topics by following me on Linkedin or visiting the Never Search Alone group page. See below for links to recordings of recent events.
Executive alignment in five conversations: Protecting your projects from churn
Video recording coming soon
Recorded Talks & Interviews
Executive Alignment & Alignment Personas
Web3 User Experience
Career Development
Host: Never Search Alone: The Power of Job Search Councils
Articles
Articles
Secrets of good networking with Karen Wickre
Guest: Luke Swartz
Guest: Phyl Terry / End of Year Edition
Guest: Job Search Council (JSC) 345
"Tamara is warm, witty, and without pretension, a refreshing combination in relation to design talks. Almost a year after her presentation I am still using her talk as a guide through my day to day work."
—Rachel R
"Tamara delivered a truly impressive level of value in a 30 minute presentation. With a lively and engaging tone, Tamara makes evident her deep expertise with personas and UX and provides the kind of actionable takeaways you really want from this kind of session.”
—Michelle M
" I couldn't stop smiling because her lecture perfectly fit the challenges that I faced working in a tech startup and she provided critical insights that I couldn't frame myself. I'm very excited to use what I learned into practice. ”
—John Jusung K
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"I recently attended World Usability Day Puget Sound because Tamara was a featured speaker. She gave a primer on blockchain to a huge room of designers and had us entertained, engaged and learning in a way that will no doubt shape many careers"
Jacob Dixon, Product Executive
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"if my students had their way we would have barred the doors to the next class so that Tamara could keep going. Her discussion of alignment personas fit within the framework of design thinking and the multi-disciplinary collaboration required for effective design processes perfectly!"
Arnie Lund, Professor
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"In over 15 years, I’ve attended many conferences with all manners of keynote speakers, bar none Tamara is one of the best! Absolutely brilliant and charismatic, she uses wit and humor with the deftness of a surgeon to communicate complex ideas and concepts in a way that is very relatable and understandable, because she speaks to our humanity."
Albert Holaso, Product Design and Experience Leader
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"Tamara is the kind of outspoken, electricity-stokking person that I can imagine succeeding in all kinds of difficult situations, and it was a delight to recently hear her thoughts on salary negotiation for women"
Erika Spoden, Senior UX Researcher