Gogo Presents: Six Short Stories and a Song About UX

It's a Friday night, the end of winter (such as it is) is in sight... what better time to enjoy stories and songs with friends?

Join the Experience Team from Gogo - Paul McAleer, Marteki Reed, and Shelby Bower - as we present tall tales and short stories on our favorite topic. If you've been wondering about what CXOs do, how to deftly maneuver through internal political topics, or work within totalitarian regimes in order to get your best work done... then you're in luck, because we've got stories for you! We'll also be performing our first song as a group - you won't want to miss it.

Who's who?

Paul McAleer is Gogo's Experience Manager. He used to do UI code and used to be really good at SQL Server, which is kind of embarrassing to admit. But now he's helping make great experiences for Gogo's customers and airline partners, thanks in no small part to all the coffee he drinks. Paul once appeared on The Bozo Show.

Shelby Bower has been a UX professional since before the term existed, so her LinkedIn reads like a crazy quilt. Which makes her skill set, combined with her sparkling personality, perfect for designing experiences. Or designing for an experience. Or whatever the kids, who probably have no idea what a crazy quilt even is, call it these days.

Naa Marteki Reed can code your PHP/jQuery website, write lyrics for your pop songs, professionally do your taxes, knit you a tea-length sweater dress, or beat you at any euro-style board game ever. But most of the time, she just architects the experience for Gogo's airborne web sites. If you need a geek/nerd/dork in glasses who can both rock an afro and rock your experience design, she's your gal. Hit her up on Twitter @marteki.

Join us at ThoughtWorks in the Aon Center. Take the upper level elevators direct to the 26th floor.  Please register with your first and last name for security purposes so we can put you on the list for entry.

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  • Dai Wei

    I love the UX song. ^^

    February 25

  • Melanie Murray

    Went home Friday night after the Meetup,and Back to the Future 3 was on HBO...! Now THAT was really something..! The Future is what you make it...!

    1 · February 24

  • Kay

    I'm a solo designer, so don't really work on a team, yet so much of what was presented was still relevant! I also appreciate the UX resources provided. I hope to attend again. Thank you for all the time and effort that went into the evening.

    February 24

  • elmo siap

    Quite a novel angle to showcase the process. We sometimes get too focused on the technical aspect and forget it really is all about people. Kudos to the team's creativity.

    1 · February 23

  • Claire Micklin

    The pizza was excellent!

    3 · February 23

  • Nikola Ranguelov

    Loved the stories AND the song, go go Gogo team! :-)

    February 23

  • Vanessa Wickenkamp

    I liked the topics and the candid nature of the stories. They were also humorous and entertaining. Great song, too! :-)

    2 · February 23

  • Linda

    Great presentation and presenters were very engaging. Told really honest stories about their experiences.

    2 · February 22

  • Marsha K.

    Not today. Thank you for the invite, though!

    February 22

  • Mike Knauer

    I'm really looking forward to hearing your approaches to ux

    1 · February 21

  • Paul McAleer

    We're excited to share our stories and song with all of you tomorrow night. Be ready for a sing-along!

    February 21

  • Jennifer

    Jennifer Wittman

    February 7

  • Nicole

    This sounds great, looking forward to it!

    January 24

  • Mike Knauer

    I'm really looking forward to hearing your approaches to ux

    January 20

  • Melanie Murray

    Melanie Murray

    January 15

  • Ci Tidd

    Full name: Christopher Tidd

    January 14

  • Roberto Balderas

    Roberto Balderas

    January 12

  • Paul McAleer

    Speaking!

    January 11

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