Embracing Imposter Syndrome: How it Makes You a Better UX Leader

What do you, Einstein, Maya Angelou, and Olympic athletes have in common? The brightest minds across centuries have suffered from a very human phenomenon known as imposter syndrome. Kevin will share stories throughout his UX research career, dissect what it means to feel like an imposter and why it isn’t always a bad thing, and give some practical advice for embracing this uncomfortable feeling and redirecting the energy into a productive means of amplifying yourself as a UX leader.

About the Speaker:
Kevin Liang is the Founder of Zero to UX and a Senior UX Researcher at Upwork with over 12 years of behavioral research experience, 8 of which in the UX industry at various Fortune 500 companies like Google, Uber, Volkswagen, and Stubhub, as well as consulting startups. He has received patents for his research, spoken at conferences and multiple organizations, launched over 80+ products and features, and adapted research methods and processes in creative ways. He is now paying it forward through his love for mentoring and inspiring early UX researchers to find their dream job on his YouTube channel “Zero to UX” with 24,000+ subscribers and over half a million views. He is from Oakland, California, and as a self-proclaimed “space nerd”, his claim to fame is that he predicted Pluto’s demotion as a planet when he was 8 years old.