Find a Mentor
Find creative mentors in our curated community of award-winning creatives.
Find a Mentor
Find creative mentors in our curated community of award-winning creatives.
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Ruben is a UX Designer at YouTube who recently started a San Francisco based startup with the goal of helping to end world hunger.Ruben SantaUX Designer @ YouTubeCan help with: Transitioning into the design world, How to become a UX designer, Designing a UX portfolioPrice: $100+
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I'm a UX designer and researcher by trade with 6+ years of experience. I started my UX career at a Marketing Tech start up and grew alongside the company, product, and team.Emily CaninaUser Researcher, UX & Web Designer, AlbalooCareer development, Career Goals and how to achieve them, Portfolio building, Interviewing skillsPrice: $40+
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I'm a freelance visual designer working remotely for creative teams and beautiful brands for more than ten years. I'm focused on UX/UI and branding.Gerard EncaboVisual Designer, FreelanceCareer development, Career Goals and how to achieve them, Portfolio building, Interviewing skillsPrice: $25+
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Silvia is a Senior User Experience and Interface Designer with front-end development expertise. Designed iOS applications featured in the Apple App Store’s Best New Apps, Lifestyle, Productivity and Sports categories.Silvia ScriptSenior User Experience & Interface Designer, Publicis SapientCareer development, Career Goals and how to achieve them, Portfolio building, Interviewing skillsPrice: $35+
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I am currently owner of Studio Rubric — a remote team of designers, strategists, and developers who build websites and design digital products.Justin GilmanOwner, Managing Director, Studio RubricCareer development, Career Goals and how to achieve them, Portfolio building, Interviewing skillsPrice: $90+
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I've designed apps and websites primarily for fintech and banking. I also have a background in game design. Being in small teams has made a generalist - I've done user research, brainstorming, persona creation, wireframing, prototyping, user testing and high fidelity mockups.Ankur BagchiPrincipal UX Designer, Ondot SystemsCareer development, Career Goals and how to achieve them, Portfolio building, Interviewing skillsPrice: $20+
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I am a Strategic Partner / Head of Design @ Nomad.ag with 20 years of experience working in the Interactive Communication and Digital Marketing field and 15+ years as a teacher.Lau YamzakiPartner / Head of Design, Nomad.agCareer development, Career Goals and how to achieve them, Portfolio building, Interviewing skillsPrice: $32.50+
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I am a seasoned UX Designer with 8 years of experience in working in France, Australia, New Zealand and Argentina.Julie BiotUX Consultant & Designer, EntrepreneurCareer development, Career Goals and how to achieve them, Portfolio building, Interviewing skillsPrice: $50+
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Artist, designer & educator. I am a product designer and have worked on a range of products in the travel, education and finance sector in both start-ups and MNCs like Ibibo Group and Microsoft.Paulami RoychoudhuryProduct designer, self-employedCareer development, Career Goals and how to achieve them, Portfolio building, Interviewing skillsPrice: $30+
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I am a UI Design Consultant and Educator | Visual Designer | Content Editor. I currently work for CareerFoundry as a UI Consultant/Tutor.Joseph DimaculanganUX/UI Consultant, Mentor, & Career SpecialistCareer development, Career Goals and how to achieve them, Portfolio building, Interviewing skillsPrice: $30+
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I am a creative with over 10 years of experience in design leadership, user experience, mobile design, web design, e-Commerce, branding and product design.Paola AscanioUser Experience Lead, JumperrCareer development, Career Goals and how to achieve them, Portfolio building, Interviewing skillsPrice: $75+
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For Brad, it's all about the experience. Where do we start, how do we get there, and what happens after. If he can't answer these questions, he's going to dig and fight until he can, every time.Brad WeaverPartner & Experience Principal, WhenWeWonderCareer development, Career Goals and how to achieve them, Portfolio building, Interviewing skillsPrice: $75+
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I'm a creative and analytical UX designer with over a decade experience in digital projects. I worked for many years in the education industry at Victoria University in Melbourne as well as the job seeking industry at industry-leader SEEK.Judy ShaulUser Experience Designer, Reform Clothing CompanyCareer development, Career Goals and how to achieve them, Portfolio building, Interviewing skillsPrice: $30+
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With five years of international experience as a business analyst, account manager and product manager, I created value for my clients and meaningful experiences through problem-solving.Alexis PagnonSenior UX designer, Digital360Career development, Career Goals and how to achieve them, Portfolio building, Interviewing skillsPrice: $50+
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I’m a designer and art director from the Sonoran Desert in Tucson, Arizona. I have been working in the design world for over 20 years.Chaun OsburnArt Director, SlalomCareer development, Career Goals and how to achieve them, Portfolio building, Interviewing skillsPrice: $40+
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Magnus is a UX Designer and Visual Storyteller with 10+ years of experience designing and delivering performance-driven web applications and marketing solutions across diverse industries, including, but not limited to, advertising, healthcare, legal, and consumer goods and services.Magnus RoosManaging Principal/Co-Founder, Perimark, LLCCareer development, Career Goals and how to achieve them, Portfolio building, Interviewing skillsPrice: $75+
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My philosophy when it comes to design is always think of the end user first. Everything else is secondary.Derek AdamsSenior UX Designer, Software Engineering ProfessionalsCareer development, Career Goals and how to achieve them, Portfolio building, Interviewing skillsPrice: $40+
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I’m a UI/UX designer with experience in starting from scratch and building a start-up MVP, but also in iterating upon large-scale and consolidated products.Patrícia EstevãoProduct Designer, FarfetchCareer development, Career Goals and how to achieve them, Portfolio building, Interviewing skillsPrice: $35+
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I am currently a Senior Designer at Nerdery building simple interfaces and in-depth experiences for a diverse list of clients.Jay StrehlowSenior User Experience Designer, NerderyCareer development, Career Goals and how to achieve them, Portfolio building, Interviewing skillsPrice: $50+
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Hi, I’m Akriti Kaur , a User Experience designer and/or researcher currently pursuing my Master's at the iSchool, University of Toronto.Akriti KaurUX research co-op, IntuitCareer development, Career Goals and how to achieve them, Portfolio building, Interviewing skillsPrice: $30+
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I'm a career creative with a long list of experience ranging from high level presentation design and design systems, talent management, event design and production, and internal communications and templates.Andrew GaluCreative Manager, CiscoCareer development, Career Goals and how to achieve them, Portfolio building, Interviewing skillsPrice: $50+
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I’m a Sr. interaction designer with ten years of mobile ads monetization experience.Siavash NejadSr. Interaction Designer, GoogleCareer development, Career Goals and how to achieve them, Portfolio building, Interviewing skillsPrice: $60+
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Randy, for 15 years, has advocated the importance of empathy in product design.Randy EllisGlobal Director of DesignOPS, Mokriya/NagarroCareer development, Career Goals and how to achieve them, Portfolio building, Interviewing skillsPrice: $60+
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Gary is a pioneer of the Enterprise Design space focused on improving workers' lives at scale.Gary KeelerProfessional Services, Design Practice Manager, ZebraCareer development, Career Goals and how to achieve them, Portfolio building, Interviewing skillsPrice: $40+
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Sameer has around 20 years of experience in the software industry.Sameer PuriPrincipal User Experience Designer, Nagarro IncCareer development, Career Goals and how to achieve them, Portfolio building, Interviewing skillsPrice: $30+
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I design with intention and align for impact, and my strengths are in interaction design and systems thinking.Lia FetterhoffSr. UX/UI Designer, SkySlopeCareer development, Career Goals and how to achieve them, Portfolio building, Interviewing skillsPrice: $75+
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My current focus is in UX/UI design and data visualization, though other roles throughout my career have focused on visual design, video production, photography, motion graphics, and web development.Hovsep AgopUser Experience Designer, USC Laboratory of Neuro ImagingCareer development, Career Goals and how to achieve them, Portfolio building, Interviewing skillsPrice: $60+
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Jeff is a user experience designer with nine years of experience in design industries.Jeff KloostermanUX Consultant, Fusion AllianceCareer development, Career Goals and how to achieve them, Portfolio building, Interviewing skillsPrice: $45+
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Hello! My name is Matt and I've been working in the design industry for more than 15 years. Since 2011 I have been focused on User Experience, and Interaction Design and currently work on enterprise SAAS products for Axway.Matt O'LearyPrincipal User Exp Design Architect I, AxwayCareer development, Career Goals and how to achieve them, Portfolio building, Interviewing skillsPrice: $40+
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I studied Digital Media Production at Umeå University after which I started my own production company which I ran for just under 9 years.Yaz NaderiSenior 3D Artist, Österlin CommunicationsCareer development, Career Goals and how to achieve them, Portfolio building, Interviewing skillsPrice: $20+
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I am a designer, photographer & maker, but most of all, I am human. Because I embrace my creative humanity, I understand the delicate balance between visuals and information to evoke feelings, trust, and build brand alliances.Sarah KowalskiCreative Director, GLYTCH EnergyCareer development, Career Goals and how to achieve them, Portfolio building, Interviewing skillsPrice: $45+
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I've worked as an Experience Designer for over 12 years both client side and agency side across Agriculture, Automotive, Construction, Education, Energy, Finance, Fashion, Hospitality & Leisure, Logistics & Retail.Iain HeathSenior User Experience DesignerCareer development, Career Goals and how to achieve them, Portfolio building, Interviewing skillsPrice: $40+
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Daniel Schwartz is.a product designer with over 15 years experience leading, designing, and creating first class user experiences for enterprise software on mobile, tablet, and desktop devices.Daniel SchwartzDirector of Product Design, D2iQCareer development, Career Goals and how to achieve them, Portfolio building, Interviewing skillsPrice: $50+
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I am an innovative and creative UX/UI designer leading design work in biggest Australian telco's Innovation and Product & Technology team.Delfina ZielinskaUX & Innovation specialist, Product & Technology team at TelstraCareer development, Career Goals and how to achieve them, Portfolio building, Interviewing skillsPrice: $30+
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I've worked in SaaS Product and financial/banking apps. Much of my experience is specializing in form design, products which are tools.Bojana JamborcicPrincipal Designer for a National Science Foundation; Freelance Senior DesignerCareer development, Career Goals and how to achieve them, Portfolio building, Interviewing skillsPrice: $100+
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Chimmy Kalu is a product designer focused on creating products that are accessible, usable and delightful. Her favourite topics are emotional design, friction and error prevention.Chimmy KaluSenior product designer, World RemitCareer development, Career Goals and how to achieve them, Portfolio building, Interviewing skillsPrice: $60+
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Jon is a Product Designer at Jell, a growing startup. He works to delight users of the product and the marketing site.Jon IzquierdoProduct Designer, JellCareer development, Career Goals and how to achieve them, Portfolio building, Interviewing skillsPrice: $40+
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Janis is a Toronto-based senior experience designer who loves sharing her knowledge with UX students.Janis YeeDesign Educator and MentorCareer development, Career Goals and how to achieve them, Portfolio building, Interviewing skillsPrice: $30+
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I’m a Brooklyn-based designer focused on building digital projects and experiences.Derick AniesSenior Product Designer, SquareCareer development, Career Goals and how to achieve them, Portfolio building, Interviewing skillsPrice: $35+
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After spending over 8 years designing products and services for companies all over the world, I came to the realization a couple of years ago that I wanted to build things that matter.Lance WeisserSelf-employedCareer development, Career Goals and how to achieve them, Portfolio building, Interviewing skillsPrice: $72+
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Award-winning creative leader specializing in product and UX design with a focus on design for children and families.Harvey FangLead Product Designer, Precious AppCareer development, Career Goals and how to achieve them, Portfolio building, Interviewing skillsPrice: $50+
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I started my career as a UI developer/designer back when you could validly claim to be both!Jordyn BondsCo-Founder & CEO, TallyLabCareer development, Career Goals and how to achieve them, Portfolio building, Interviewing skillsPrice: $60+
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Vamsi Batchu is a Sr. UX Designer with over 5 years of experience in UX design. He has a multi discipline background of User Experience, Product Design & Research.Vamsi BatchuSenior UX Designer, Truist BanksCareer development, Career Goals and how to achieve them, Portfolio building, Interviewing skillsPrice: $30+
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I am a fun, energetic and curious designer, who focuses on strategic design & human centred design (UX and service design). If you're interested in creating design that supports business value, you'll enjoy working with me!Suzanne BalimaInnovation Lead, DeloitteCareer development, Career Goals and how to achieve them, Portfolio building, Interviewing skillsPrice: $40+
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I am an accomplished UX/UI designer with 10+ years of industry experience focused on understanding users’ behaviours, their social and behavioural triggers and identifying and designing for all touchpoints of the user experience.Mo ToumanHead of UX/UI design, Lead Designer, Effortless DigitalCareer development, Career Goals and how to achieve them, Portfolio building, Interviewing skillsPrice: $40+
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Denys is a seasoned UX designer based in the San Francisco Bay Area. He’s currently leading the future of home automation at Google Nest.Denys NevozhaiSenior UX Designer, GoogleCareer development, Career Goals and how to achieve them, Portfolio building, Interviewing skillsPrice: $110+
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I’m passionate about taking an idea from concept to reality by exploring new design ideas that focus on creating a better user experience through building empathy for the individual user.Andrew AdamsSr. UX Designer, T-MobileCareer development, Career Goals and how to achieve them, Portfolio building, Interviewing skillsPrice: $25+
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Alia is a Senior Product Designer with experience from WeWork, Grubhub, Etsy and Foursquare. Her design focus is in designing end to end product design features, with a focus on mobile and visual design.Alia Ormut-FleishmanMost recent: Senior Product Designer, WeWorkCareer development, Career Goals and how to achieve them, Portfolio building, Interviewing skillsPrice: $30+
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Hi, I’m Tobias, I lead user experience creatively and commercially, driving business value through innovation, customer strategy and experience design.Tobias TreppmannDirector of Design, DatameerCareer development, Career Goals and how to achieve them, Portfolio building, Interviewing skillsPrice: $30+
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Designer-turned-strategist, Alyssa has been working in product design, research, and marketing since 2011 at international creative agencies and lean startups.Alyssa AckermanStrategy, Marketing, Design, Self employed & WildCommonsCareer development, Career Goals and how to achieve them, Portfolio building, Interviewing skillsPrice: $35+
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I am a UX Design & Research expert in analyzing users needs and crafting creative and engaging interaction designs.Deborah DennisLead UX Designer & Researcher, TopTalCareer development, Career Goals and how to achieve them, Portfolio building, Interviewing skillsPrice: $50+
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I teach in an innovative studio-based UX design program that covers many topics across the UX design process, including user research, prototyping, and testing.Paul ParsonsAssistant Professor, Purdue UniversityCareer development, Career Goals and how to achieve them, Portfolio building, Interviewing skillsPrice: $45+
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I've been delivering human-centered outcomes in the digital-world, for 21 years. Most recently with Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML).Cory BurnettSr Director UX & Design, XeevaCareer development, Career Goals and how to achieve them, Portfolio building, Interviewing skillsPrice: $37+
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I use a creative problem-solving approach to create products and experiences people love to use and understand. Curiosity, enthusiasm and attentin to detail define me.Guido AvogadroLead Product Designer, CookunityCareer development, Career Goals and how to achieve them, Portfolio building, Interviewing skillsPrice: $40+
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I solve complex interaction problems, humanize product ideas and align business goals with user needs while working with delivery managers and engineers to grow strategic concepts through design exploration and ideation.Hugo BermúdezProduct Design Lead, CodegramCareer development, Career Goals and how to achieve them, Portfolio building, Interviewing skillsPrice: $35+
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James is an awarding winning User Experience Designer with over 7 years leading teams across UX, product strategy and branding.James FergusonHead of UX, ResidentlyCan help with: Career development, Career Goals and how to achieve them, Portfolio building, Interviewing skillsPrice: $50+
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I’m a designer currently based in São Paulo, Brazil, but I’ve lived in different places in the world. Currently, I help QuintoAndar make house rental simple and easy.Lucas OtsukaProduct Designer, QuintoAndarCan help with: UX Design Process, Usability Studies, Growth HackingPrice: $30+
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Rachel is a senior UX/service design consultant and mentor who has worked in international design agencies, startups and big corporations.Rachel ZhangSenior UX Consultant & MentorCan help with: UI/UX design, career advice, portfolio critique, interview prep, freelancing tips, service design, remote workPrice: $35+
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Christopher Carter is a Sr. UX Designer with over 10 years of experience in UX design.Christopher CarterSr. UX Designer, The Home Depot, Enterprise UX TeamCan help with: UX, UI, Design, UX Strategy, Stakeholder Relationships, Roadmaps, Design ToolsPrice: $50+
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Currently helping some of the biggest names in the industry create unique and compelling experiences.Colin ToomeyProduct Design Consultant, Guru DesignCan help with: Portfolio review and interview prep, UX and design fundamentals, Careers guidance, technical questionsPrice: $40+
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Josh is a Senior Product Designer currently designing interfaces for advertisers in the Social Media ad space.Joshua FriedmanSenior Product Designer, Accenture InteractiveCan help with: Visual Design, UX/UI Design, Job Advice, Portfolio Review, Career PrepPrice: $45+
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Nikki is an independent UX/Product designer (digital) currently working for an AR/hardware startup in Brooklyn.Nikki EspartinezPrimary UX/UI Designer, Looking Glass FactoryCan help with: Visual Design, UX / UI Design, Lettering, Branding + Identity, Photography, Art DirectionPrice: $40+
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AJ is a product designer and design director at BentoBoxAJ CamaraDesign Director, BentoBoxCan help with: Visual Design, UX / UI Design, Illustration, Branding + IdentityPrice: $50+
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I am Bruno, UX designer from Spain who currently works building interfaces for Big Data software productsBruno SaezUX Designer, StratioCan help with: Design systems, career future, design problems, usability problemsPrice: $30+
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For about 3 years I have been doing visual design for various graphic roles like visual design for a small start up and UX/UI design for small businesses.Lily MalykhinaUX/UI Designer, American ExpressPortfolios, New businesses, eCommerce, Getting a job, Design fundamentals, wireframing, design tools, prototyping, freelancing tips, design toolsPrice: $40+
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I was named one of the “Most Innovative Designers of 2017” by the business and technology magazine FastCompany.Sadok CervantesLead Designer, Medal.tvCan help with: Critiques of student work, Freelancing Tips, Industry + Career GuidancePrice: $40+
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Adam is a designer who codes, and a coder who designsAdam MarshLead UI/UX Developer @ UI Design EngineeringCan help with: SASS and grunt to compile CSS; structure of a web app; setting up development environments; e-commerce platforms; PHP, and much morePrice: $30+
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Catherine is a UX/UI professional with over 20 years in the tech industry.Catherine HicksFreelance UX ConsultantCan help with: Technical questions, Critiques of student work, Freelancing TipsPrice: $40+
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Zach has focused on front end development primarily, and has been doing agency work in LA for the movie studios for the last year and a half.Zach BakerFront-end Developer, POWSTERCan help with: Critiques of student work, Industry + Career Guidance, JavaScript logic!Price: $35+
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Leandra is the co-founder / product and design lead at a YC-backed education startup.Leandra TejedorCo-founder, VidcodeCan help with: Starting new projects! Startups (very much startups, *especially* social impact startups!)Price: $50+
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oah is a self-taught Frontend Developer that has worked extensively in Fintech, as well as an array of other industries through freelancing.Joah GerstenbergSenior Frontend Developer, Coinigy Inc.Can help with: Industry + Career Guidance, Concept fundamentals (fundamentals of web-development) and overviewsPrice: $50+
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Naty has over 8 years of experience in UX, UI and Visual Design. I have worked in start-ups, large corporate companies and design studios.Naty KarlikVP Creative, TaranisCan help with: Career advice, Freelancing, Portfolio reviews, CritiquePrice: $45+
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Sonja is a freelance motion designer in the Munich area.Sonja GeracsekFreelance Motion DesignerCan help with: Design fundamentals, Animation Principles, Brand Identity, Colour Theory, Motion Graphics consultation, Portfolio critiques, Freelance tipsPrice: $45+
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Nikhil is a self-taught designer and has worked on a number of projects for clients.Nikhil YadavProduct Designer @ GojekCan help with: Product Design, Portfolio Building, Web Design, User Research, Career CounselingPrice: $30+
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Christine is a Senior UX Design Manager at CrowdStrike, in addition to running her own UX and product strategy consulting and freelance business.Christine EsoldoSenior UX Design Manager, CrowdStrikeCan help with: UX Research questions, Portfolio Reviews, Interview Help, Career advice/breaking into or advancing in UX, MVPs and PrototypingPrice: $50+
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Katie is a UX and Print designer with over 9 years experience in the industry.Katie Steed JensenUX/Print Designer, FamilySearchCan help with: Fundamentals of design and typography, UX design basics, Critique, Portfolio ReviewPrice: $15+
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Julia has over 17 years of experience working in the design industry.Julia DebariDesign Educator, GrowthX AcademyCan help with: UX Career, different UX disciplines such as User Research, Information Architecture, Interaction DesignPrice: $25+
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Fangru is currently a product designer at a tech agency working in the Fintech spaceFangru WuUX Designer, Amazon CanadaCan help with: Critiques of student work, Industry + Career Guidance, Design system, Responsive designPrice: $40+
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Jamie is a CG design generalist from Belfast, with a degree in VFXJamie McCombVFX artist, REWIND.coCan help with: Technical questions (Photoshop help, etc.), Critiques of student work, Industry + Career GuidancePrice: $35+
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Brennan is an award winning filmmaker turned UX designer & Front-end DeveloperBrennan MartinUX / UI Designer, OpenDigitalCan help with: Design Thinking, Career Advice, Startups, UI, UX, Accessibility, Front-end StrategyPrice: $40+
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Kelsie is an accomplished creative with experience working in the Healthcare, Food, Retail, Consumer Goods and Services, and Sportswear Industries.Kelsie FechterInteractive/Web Design & Developer, Portland Trail BlazersCan help with: Portfolio building, Skills strengthening, Freelancing woes and how to do it all, Interview prep, Industry related concernsPrice: $40+
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Mike is a designer who has worked for clients like Mobile, Heineken, and Chase Bank.Mike BrennanOwner, Mike Brennan Art & DesignCan help with: Developing daily habits & harnessing momentum, Portfolio reviews, CritiquesPrice: $45+
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Josh is an award-winning creative who has worked with the likes of Google, PUMA, Reebok, Viacom, IMG, Advil, and more.Josh ChambersFounder & CCO, Moon MarchCan help with: Technical questions (Photoshop help, etc.), Critiques of student work, Freelancing TipsPrice: $45+
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Saxon Campbell is designer, creative, and photographer residing in Brooklyn, New York.Saxon CampbellFreelance Designer and LecturerCan help with: Portfolio, Interviewing, Experience, Freelance, Branding, RefinementPrice: $40+
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Sultan is a Digital Product Designer who creates beautiful and easy-to-use digital products.Sultan ShalakhtiDigital Product DesignerCan help with: Digital Design, Product Building, Design Thinking, Portfolio Review, CritiquesPrice: $30+
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Shelley provides information architecture, interaction design, design strategy, training and user research services for a variety clients.Shelley WestIndependent UX DesignerCan help with: UX Design Fundamentals, Portfolio reviews, Career guidance, Wireframing questionsPrice: $45+
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McLane is a designer at Squarespace in New York, currently focusing on web and digital experiences.Mclane TeitelDesigner at SquarespaceCan help with: How to build a solid portfolio, Finding work, Creating a personal brand, Resume tips, Getting started in the field of design, InternshipsPrice: $25+
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Ana has been working on freelance projects, agency-side, and in-house roles for over 10 years since she received her bachelor’s degree in Design.Ana SantosUX ConsultantCan help with: UX Design, UI Design, Prototyping, Wireframing, User Research, Heuristic Evaluations, Portfolio Reviews, Career TipsPrice: $45+
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Nicole is an independent UI/UX designer with 7+ years of experience.Nicole SaidyIndependent UX/UI DesignerCan help with: Design fundamentals, Interface design, Web typography, UX design, Design tools, Wireframing, Prototyping, HTML/CSS, Design critiques, Freelancing tips, Digital nomad questionsPrice: $49+
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Kyle is an award-winning branding and identity designer who has worked with 400+ companies in over 8 years.Kyle CourtrightDesigner and Founder, Logo Wave Awards InternationalCan help with: Freelance Tips, Portfolio Critiques, Industry/Career Guidance, Design Fundamentals, Transition to Freelance, Business of Design, Technical Questions, Brand identity design, Project feedbackPrice: $45+
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Kaycee is a UX designer +strategist at Cooper where she puts both her MBA and Masters in Human-Computer Interaction to use.Kaycee CollinsUX Designer + Strategist, CooperCan help with: UX Design Fundamentals, Design Research methods (fundamental to advanced), Portfolio reviews, Career guidance, Wireframing questions, Productivity tipsPrice: $35+
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Ben is a developer/designer hybrid with a focus on interaction (IxD), user experience (UX) and behavior design.Ben SykesUX Designer and Founder, Syked!Can help with: Technical questions, Critiques of student work, Freelancing Tips, Industry + Career Guidance, Concept fundamentalsPrice: $40+
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Aaron is a designer/co-founder of The Neverwoods, a small design/dev studio in Texas.Aaron DavisHead of Design, The NeverwoodsCan help with: How to progress, How to get better, How to work with clients, Portfolio review, Design principlesPrice: $45+
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Sean is a hands-on digital creative with experience innovating within larger organizations and leading product at startups.Sean BumgarnerCXO @ Ooney (Heathcare start-up)Can help with: Career guidance, Technical advice, Portfolio reviews, Design trends, Networking, Career pathPrice: $55+
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Andy is a graphic designer with over 15 years of experience designing branding, packaging, apparel, advertising campaigns, and more.Andy HemmingGraphic Designer, London Borough of NewhamCan help with: Portfolio building, Dummy briefs, Interview technique, Industry insight from an experienced professionalPrice: $26+
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Prescott is a designer with 15 years experience in the creative industry.Prescott Perez-FoxArt Director and Founder, Starship DesignCan help with: Critiques of student work, Freelancing Tips, Industry + Career Guidance, Concept fundamentals, Business ideation / development, Side project ideasPrice: $45+
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Melissa is a UX Lead/Consultant with expertise in interaction design, information architecture, research, usability, and strategy.Melissa WedeenFreelance UX Design ConsultantCan help with: Design fundamentals, Interaction design, UX strategy, Information architecture, UX research, App design, Portfolio critiques, Interview prep, Career guidancePrice: $45+
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Luca is a designer with 8 years of experience in web technologies, design and marketing, focusing on User Experience for Web, Mobile and SmartwatchesLuca LongoUser Experience ExpertCan help with: Career advice, UX design, Team leadership, Agile methods, Portfolio buildingPrice: $50+
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Daniel is a self-taught designer with great passion for beautiful interfaces and user experience.Daniel AndorFreelance UI/UX Product DesignerCan help with: UI design, UX design, Portfolio review/feedback, Project feedback, Freelancing, Career advicePrice: $35+
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David is a graphic designer and art director with 20+ years of experience across agencies, freelancing, and more.David PhillipsFreelance Branding and Visual DesignerCan help with: Portfolio feedback, Career advice, Getting work, Dealing with clients, Managing finances as a freelancerPrice: $45+
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Brian is a Lead Creative Recruiter who has been immersed the digital, interaction, graphic design, marketing and advertising industries since 2006.Brian YoungLead Creative Recruiter, Creative CircleCan help with: Portfolio development and refinement, Landing a creative job, Career development,Interview preparation, Resume refinement, Freelancing, NetworkingPrice: $40+
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Ashley is a copywriter and journalist who has worked in-house for tech companies big and small.Ashley HefnawyFreelance CopywriterCan help with: Getting started in writing, Technical questions, Critiques of student work, Freelancing Tips, Industry + Career Guidance, Concept fundamentalsPrice: $25+
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Ari is Co-founder of Branding and Marketing studio Chykalophia.Ari KrzyzekChief Designer, ChykalophiaCan help with: Visual design basics, Brand identity design, Entering digital/UI design, Project feedback, Portfolio review, Building your own design studio/company, Design career path/professionsPrice: $45+
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Leo is a developer and project manager who has made apps for invoicing, time tracking, faxing, real-estate, advertising and more.Leo TuckerDeveloper, CrawfordWorksCan help with: Getting started in web development, Making a webpage or app, Making web-apps Getting a job as a software developerPrice: $25+
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Wells is a San Francisco based product designer currently running product and design at Envoy.Wells RileyHead of Product + Design, EnvoyCan help with: Learning to code, Prototyping, Building digital products, Design management, Freelancing, Portfolio critiquesPrice: $45+
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Jen Gurecki is the co-founder and CEO of Coalition Snow, the world’s first ski and snowboard company specifically for women.Jen GureckiCEO, Coalition SnowCan help with: How to build a brand, How to build a profitable business, How to monetize your creativity, Sales goals and financial projections, Social media, and MarketingPrice: $35+
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Toby is a Brooklyn-based Product Designer working at Codecademy.Toby SilvermanProduct Designer, CodecademyPortfolio Critique, Interview Prep, Sketch, PrototypingPrice: $40+
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Anthony is a RISD grad and Director of Product Design at the NYC startup Handshake.Anthony FariaDirector of Product Design, HandshakeCan help with: Career development, Career Goals and how to achieve them, Portfolio building, Interviewing skillsPrice: $50+
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Jordan is a full-stack developer based in Toronto, Canada with a passion for teaching others to code.Jordan DeutschCo-founder, Up at FiveCan help with: Entering web development, Freelancing / starting your own web development business, Moving into full stack developmentPrice: $35+
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Chris is a Product Designer, Front-end Developer, and Entrepreneur who runs product design agency Homies.io.Chris PruijsenCo-founder + CEO, homies.ioCan help with: Moving from the business side to product management + engineering, Freelance lifestyle, Portfolio reviews, Freelancing tipsPrice: $40+
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Peggy is an award-winning letterer and illustrator who has worked as a freelance artist for over 10 years, specializing in lettering, calligraphy, and branding.Peggy DeanFreelance Letterer and IllustratorCan help with: Illustration and lettering fundamentals, technical questions, artistic coaching, building your brand, portfolio critiques, freelance tips, career guidancePrice: $50+
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Björgvin is an audio engineer, musician and entrepreneur who helps clients build online businesses and improve their music.Bjorgvin BenediktssonFounder and CEO, Audio IssuesCan help with: Creating a content strategy for your brand, Improving your music production, Building an online brandPrice: $75+
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Trudy is a passionate back-end developer who co-founded design studio Up At Five and is an active member of the development community.Trudy MacNabbFull-stack Engineer + CTO, Up at FiveCan help with: Technical questions, Freelancing Tips, Industry + Career Guidance, Concept fundamentals and overviewsPrice: $35+
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Kaci is a seasoned and accomplished illustrator/graphic designer with over ten years of experience in character conception and illustration.Kaci ObreroFreelance Illustrator + Graphic DesignerCan help with: Character design, Portfolio reviews, Finding your style, Technical questions, Freelancing tips, Concept fundamentalsPrice: $25+
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Rachel is a fashion designer and entrepreneur who owns Re/Dress NYC.Rachel KacenjarEntrepreneurial Fashion ExpertCan help with: Starting and growing a fashion business, Entrepreneurship, E-commerce, Fashion designPrice: $40+
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Nathan is an entrepreneur and audio engineer/producer with over 20 years of experience in the industry.Nathan LivelyFounder + Audio Engineer, Sound Design LiveCan help with: Career building in the audio industry, Sound system design and optimization, Critiques of student work, Audio engineering fundamentalsPrice: $50+
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Nathan is an author, blogger, and content strategist with over 14 years of experience in the industry. He was formerly a literary agent and has since worked in the tech and finance industries.Nathan BransfordIndependent Author and Content StrategistCan help with: Writing, plot development, finding an agent, navigating the publishing process, writing critiques, finding jobsPrice: $45+
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Edaqa is a multidisciplinary freelance developer with over 20 years of experience doing extensive programming in a variety of languages.Edaqa MortorayProgrammer, EverSystemsCan help with: Software architecture, Testing strategy, UI/UX programming, Privacy and security, Debugging techniquesPrice: $35+
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Michael is the co-founder and CEO of MyClean, a full service cleaning company with annual revenue of $9m+Michael ScharfCo-founder and CEO, MyCleanCan help with: Growth hacking, Entrepreneurship, Scaling, E-commercePrice: $75+
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Alexandra is a Designer and Art Director who first worked for Equinox before moving on to focus on luxury, lifestyle and fashion brands at Time Inc.Alexandra BisonoArt Director, Time Inc.Can help with: Portfolio critiques, UX / UI + Design fundamentals, Typography questions, industry + career guidance, resume review, branding and marketingPrice: $30+
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Courtney is a designer who runs En Route Workshop, which focuses on brand development and brand identity design for small businesses.Courtney EliseoDesigner and Founder, En Route WorkshopCan help with: Brand Identity Design + Brand Development, Typography, Logo design, Freelancing + Self-EmploymentPrice: $50+
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Claudia is a Business Coach who helps Designers and Creatives earn the money and success they deserve.Claudia MayerBusiness Coach + Owner, Coaching by ClaudiaBranding, Finding your niche, Growing your business, Vision and strategy, Pitching, Pricing, Client negotiations, Closing deals, Organizational development, How to structure your creative business, Career DirectionPrice: $50+
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Kara is a freelance journalist and playwright who has worked as a senior editor at Newsweek, The Daily Beast, Billboard, and Tasting Table.Kara CutruzzulaIndependent Journalist and PlaywrightPitching editors, Navigating freelance life, Networking tastefully, Tackling long-term writing projects, Changing industries, Increasing productivityPrice: $30+
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Martin is a creative copywriter who has worked for almost ten years as a creative copywriter, at agencies big and small.Martin FlemingCreative Copywriter at VCCP LondonCan help with: Advertising/Branding Industry, Creativity + Writing, Scriptwriting, Portfolio Reviews, Career AdvicePrice: $25+
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Jeremy is a freelance illustrator and designer from Sydney who has worked with agencies and now runs his own studio.Jeremy MuraFreelance Illustrator and DesignerCan help with: Design + Illustration tips, Graphic Design fundamentals, career guidance, creative Entrepreneurship, selling digital products, personal brandingPrice: $35+
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Rab is a designer and photographer from Scotland, UK who has over 6 years experience working as a web designer and freelance photographer.Rab FyfeDesign Team Lead, CitiNOWCan help with: Technical questions, freelancing tips + getting clients, industry + career guidancePrice: $40+
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John is a designer, photographer, and entrepreneur who has spent the last 14 years working as a freelancer, in-house designer, and entrepreneur.John ShaverFounder, Design PanoplyCan help with: Photoshop and Illustrator basics, Photography post-processing in Lightroom, design and photography business, becoming successful as a freelancerPrice: $60+
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Rich is a cross-disciplinary designer, illustrator, animator, and developer who runs a studio out of Amsterdam.Rich ArmstrongFounder + Product Designer, Studio ArmstrongCan help with: Product Design and UX Design, Interaction design, Animation, technical questions, critiques, freelancing tipsPrice: $35+
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Francesca is a cross-disciplinary Photographer, Product Designer, and Art Director living in Berlin and working for Outfittery.Francesca GilibertSenior Product Designer, OutfitteryCan help with: UX + Product Design fundamentals, career questions, portfolio critiques, technical questionsPrice: $40+
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Tim is an independent Photographer who began his creative journey 8 years ago and has gne on to do work for brands like Mercedes-Benz, Nike, and Apple.Tim LandisFreelance PhotographerCan help with: Preparing, composing, editing, portfolio critiques, getting clients, building your brand, industry + career guidance, Photography fundamentalsPrice: $40+
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Sydney is a Designer, Illustrator, and co-founder of RookieUp who has spent time in-house, at startups, branding and creative agencies, and freelancing.Sydney LigouriCo-founder RookieUpCan help with: Getting started in freelancing, building a client list, portfolio critiques, industry + career guidance, illustration fundamentalsPrice: $30+
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Phil is a Designer who runs his own studio in NYC, with a focus on branding and identity, environmental design, advertising, and illustration.Phil JohnsonFreelance Visual DesignerCan help with: Technical troubleshooting, portfolio critiques, making the transition to freelance, concept development, industry + career guidance, Design fundamentalsPrice: $25+
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Mike is a freelance visual designer with 8 years of experience working in-house and agency-side with a clients ranging from national brands to small startups.Mike CaseboltFreelance Visual Designer and IllustratorCan help with: Technical questions, concepting, portfolio reviews, freelance tips, career guidance, design, typography, and illustration fundamentalsPrice: $35+
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Maria is a freelance photographer who has toured with DJ’s like Skrillex and A-Trak, in addition to working closely with brands like Red Bull and Vice.Maria Jose GoveaFreelance PhotographerCan help with: Portfolio reviews, freelance tips, getting into the music scene, photography fundamentals, social media strategyPrice: $50+
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Luis is a Graphic Designer working at InVision, where he has focused on advertising, branding, and web design.Luis GonzalezLead Brand Designer, InVisionCan help with: Career goals, understanding design trends and common practices, concepting and execution, freelancing tips, portfolio critiquesPrice: $25+
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KaL is a UX/UI designer with 15+ years experience specializing in Mac and iOS software product creation.Kal MichaelIndependent UI and UX DesignerCan help with: iOS and Mac design, Design and UX strategy, portfolio critiques, freelance tips, career guidance + resume reviewsPrice: $40+
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Jessica is a freelance illustrator who has spent 5+ years working for clients like Target, QVC, and L’Oreal.Jessica DurrantFreelance IllustratorCan help with: Getting started in freelancing, building a client list, portfolio critiques, industry + career guidance, Illustration fundamentalsPrice: $20+
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Heath is an Art Director and UX designer with over 20 years of experience in the creative world working for clients like Audible and Vogue.Heath BrockwellArt Director and UX Designer, Hinesighted.comCan help with: Design and UX fundamentals, portfolio reviews, career guidance + advancing at work, industry insightPrice: $30+
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Geremy is a senior design engineer at Noun Project and previously worked at an agency doing branding and interface design for brands around the world.Geremy MumenthalerDesign Director, Noun ProjectCan help with: Design fundamentals and product strategy, technical questions, portfolio critiques, freelance tips, industry + career guidancePrice: $45+
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Evan is a Web Designer and Illustrator who has spent 20 years working for brands, agencies, as a freelancer, and running his own studio.Evan EckardSenior Web Designer, Study.comCan help with: Operating a freelance business, building a portfolio, promoting yourself to potential clients, technical questions, career guidance, design fundamentalsPrice: $25+
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Evan is a self-taught and self-employed Motion Graphics and Visual Effects Designer who has worked for clients like Fossil to Coca Cola for over a decade.Evan AbramsFreelance Motion Graphics and VFX DesignerCan help with: Design fundamentals, Motion Graphics consultation, technical questions, portfolio critiques, freelance tips, industry + career guidancePrice: $45+
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Danny is a self-taught multidisciplinary UX Designer, Front-end Developer, and Entrepreneur who is passionate about building products and user experiences.Danny FlorianFreelance UX Designer and DeveloperCan help with: UX and Web Development fundamentals, technical questions, portfolio critiques, freelance tips, career guidance and interview prepPrice: $45+
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Cody is a Photographer and Designer who runs a creative studio in NYC, doing work for clients like Sweetgreen and Make Studio.Cody MinPhotographer and Owner, Astronaut MonasteryCan help with: technical questions (photoshop, etc.), portfolio critiques, freelance tips, digital photography fundamentalsPrice: $30+
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Christian is a Photographer and Designer who has worked as a full-time freelancer, in-house, and at agencies and now runs his own studio.Christian RudmanPhotographer and Owner, Kindred FoldCan help with: Freelance tips, starting a studio, branding and marketing, technical questions, portfolio critiques, photography fundamentals, film photographyPrice: $40+
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Bryan is a Senior Design Manager who has worked in print design, branding, and UX/UI and strategy for boutique studios, large agencies, and tech companies.Bryan MamarilSenior Design Manager, Microsoft – WindowsCan help with: Portfolio review and interview prep, moving from print to digital, freelance tips, understanding the tech industry, UX and Design fundamentalsPrice: $35+
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AJ is a self-taught Designer, Front-end Developer and Educator who has worked as a freelancer, an in-house designer/programmer, and global agencies.AJ BurtFront End Engineer & Interaction Designer, NeoreefCan help with: UX / UI + Front-end fundamentals, portfolio critiques, freelance tips, career guidance, technical questionsPrice: $49+
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