Speaking
I've been given the chance to talk in front of a wide variety of audiences and am very thankful for those opportunities. I'd love to speak at your conference, professional org meetup, or company/team event, so please reach out!
CURRENT TALKS:
★ Stress Addiction: from morning coffee to the cardiac wing
★ Reassurances for the budding creative, and reminders for those of us with deeper roots
★ Establishing early evangelists: from sentiment gathering to strategic roadmapping
PREVIOUS EVENTS:
"Talking Tokens" Webinar hosted by Knapsack | 4/26/23
Schema by Figma | 10/26/22
WebUnleashed Design Systems Panel | 10/25/22
UPS Team Event | 9/23/2022
Paylocity Team Event | 8/12/2022
The Future of Design Systems Conf | 5/23-25/2022
Prime Academy | 4/28/2022
General Assembly | 3/18/2022
Hologram Team Event | 2/23/2022
Graphic Design Association at Wake Tech | 2/22/2022
General Assembly | 12/14/2021
Experian Internal Conf | [canceled due to COVID-19]
OKC Design + Tech Meetup | 7/29/2021
Brasco Marketing Team Event | 5/21/2021
Health Experience Design Conf | 4/6-7/2021
Catalyst Designathon 2021 | 3/26-28/2021
HOW Design Online Digital Session | 3/11/2021
HOW Design Live Virtual Conf | 11/12/2020
Figma's In the File: Governing Your Design System Livestream | 10/27/2020
Red Hat Open Studio Virtual Event | 8/15/2020
AIGA Upstate New York Webinar | 7/15/2020
Thinks & Drinks | [canceled due to COVID-19]
AMA Triangle Webinar | 5/28/2020
AIGA Charlotte Webinar | 5/21/2020
Design Recharge Livestream Ep.327 | 1/22/2020
Design Week, AIGA Baltimore | 10/22/2019
CAMP Festival | 10/7-8/2019
Stress & Self Care Community Meeting, AIGA Raleigh | 9/4/2019
Fidelity Investments UXD Learning Day | 5/28/2019
Creative South Conf 2019 | 4/13/2019
HighFive Conf 2019 | 3/4/2019
PODCASTS
I'd love to be on your podcast. We can talk about design, creativity, stress, or just shoot the shit! Please feel free to reach out.
The CMD-Z Show | 5/2022
Driven in our 20s, Ep20 | 9/9/2021
Mind Unmute | 7/25/2021
The Art of Balancing It All, Ep21 | 10/7/2020
Say It Online, Ep61 | 9/9/2020
Dungeons & Designers | 6/23/2020
Teammate / Apart | 4/13/2020
The Futur, Ep74 | 3/17/2020
Say It Online, Ep30 | 2/5/2020
Creatoring Holiday Extravaganza | 12/23/2019
The Quickie, Ep131 | 10/21-22/2019
FredTalk, Ep38 | 10/9/2019
Feasting on Design, Ep163 | 7/1/2019
48hr Art Check | 5/26/2019
Creatoring, Ep20 | 5/17/2019
The Helm | 4/19/2017
WKNC’s Oak City Hustle | 3/31/2017​​​​​​​
WORKSHOPS
I love helping others achieve their goals. I currently offer two workshops: one on goal setting, and one on becoming a t-shaped designer. Let's what about what would work well for your audience!
Durham, NC | 2/28/2020
Raleigh, NC | 12/10/2019
CAMP Festival | 10/7-8/2019
AIGA Raleigh | 1/10/2018
Press
Some of my projects and talks have gained the attention of others. You can read about them here:
Soft Skills Set You Apart: AMA Triangle - Marketing News
Stop Getting Hustled: Dunn&Co’s Max Dempster
HighFive Conference Breakout Session: Brasco HighFive Recap   |  inmotionnow HighFive Recap
Amplify! Student Voices Project: About  |  Press Release
Design for Hope - St Jude/AIGA Partnership: The Creative Armory Blog