Emily Haines Lloyd A copywriter, magazine contributor, and novelist—Emily Haines Lloyd has been telling stories her entire life. Emily writes about creativity, transformation, living well, and occasionally frozen fish (we’ve all got bills to pay.) She’s published a book of...
Susan Salvi Originally from (sincerely) wonderful Pittsburgh, Sue Salvi is an actor, improvisor, and writer who now lives in Chicago. She will occasionally assault you with her brain offerings using her mouth as a vehicle, while on stage at various...
Loriah Pope After graduating with a degree in Computer Science from New York University, people, puzzles, and problem-solving brought Loriah to the world of design in 2015. A self-described what-iffer, Loriah is passionate about working across disciplines and teams to...
Diana Sonis Diana is a passionate believer in holistic, 360 strategy and design, with extensive expertise in UX Design, CX Design, Service Design, and the Design Thinking methodology. As founding partner of CX by Design, Diana’s mission is to identify...
Maggie Hsu Maggie Hsu is a Co-Founder of Gold House, a nonprofit collective of pioneering Asian leaders dedicated to systematically accelerating the Asian diaspora’s societal impact while enhancing the community’s cultural legacy. She is also is the Alliance Manager for...
Scott Berkun Scott Berkun is a former project leader and UX designer. He is the best-selling author of eight books, including How Design Makes the World, The Myths of Innovation, Confessions of a Public Speaker, and The Year Without Pants:...
Garrett Polifka Garrett Polifka is a User Experience Team Lead with fifteen years experience in the creative industry; ranging from marketing to front-end development as well as software design. At Paylocity, Garrett is responsible for contributing to the organization’s design...
Lou Rosenfeld Lou Rosenfeld is Rosenfeld Media’s founder and publisher. Like many user experience folk, Lou started somewhere (library science), made his way somewhere else (information architecture), and has ended up in an entirely different place (publishing). Lou spent most...
Kathi Kaiser Kathi Kaiser is co-founder and partner at Centralis, a Chicago-based UX consultancy. She leads a top-notch team in creating great user experiences for global clients, start-ups, and cultural institutions. When Kathi’s not at the whiteboard or in the...
Taylor Poulos Taylor is a designer and writer, currently working at Moment in New York, New York. He started making software when he was twelve, eventually focusing in UX design and research. At Carnegie Mellon University of Pittsburgh PA, he...
