Season 1, Episode 155 · Honest UX Talks
#155 Balancing Parenthood and a UX Career w/ Ran Liu
15 Oct 2025 · 45 min
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Ioana and Ran share their experiences of becoming mothers, exploring how to navigate the pressures of succeeding in the tech industry while balancing parenthood, and addressing the challenges of parental burnout. This episode was recorded in partnership with Wix Studio. This episode's guest: Ran Liu's LinkedIn Check out these links: Enroll in Ioana's AI course " **AI-Powered UX Design: How to Elevate Your UX Career"**…
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Anfisa Bogomolova & Ioana Teleanu · Tech & Science · English
Honest weekly conversations about UX design career, challenges, portfolios, mental health, and all things UX. Ioana and Anfisa together have 20 years of experience in the UX field and trying to share their main lessons to help anyone transitioning to design overcome the fears. Our weekly…
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