Seasons of Career is an opportunity for designers at all stages in their career to come together to talk about their ‘season’.
From the challenges and joys of starting out, to pivoting your career, reigniting your passion and intergenerational learning. Listen to our speakers talk about their season, with an open floor discussion at end.
Student & Junior Designers on the challenges they are facing and being daunted about getting a job, or the sheer joy of being an enthusiastic learner and explorer.
Mid-Career Designers, how to grow or pivot your career, getting stuck in a rut and how to reignite your passion.
Senior Designers, the benefits of intergenerational learning. What advice would you give to young designers? How to get rid of imposter syndrome? The joys of freeing yourself and not giving a damn in your 'later' season.
Speakers
Lisa Smyth and Christine McKee - Co-Founders of Shesaid Design
Lisa and Christine share 50 years combined experience. Having worked together professionally, they united in 2018 to form Shesaid, a female led, boutique design and branding agency. Working with organisations big and small as their creative and communications partner, they are award winning problem-solvers with a team of highly skilled, can-doers.
Jamie Mawhinney - Shesaid Design Student Intern
Graphic designer on my placement year from Belfast School of Art. First got hooked tinkering with a pirated copy of Adobe during A-Levels and haven't looked back since. Thriving most in motion design, there's nothing better than taking a project through every stage and bringing it fully to life at the end through motion!
Kate McILhagger-Ng - Founder of KMN Creative Consulting
Kate is a Creative, Product & Lifestyle Specialist and founder of KMN Creative Consulting. With experience across furniture, interiors and homeware, she helps brands shape thoughtful products, refine collections and connect design vision with practical delivery. With an international background, her work blends commercial insight, material curiosity and a strong appreciation for craftsmanship and everyday living.
Gregg Reid - Creative Director at Hundred Studio
Gregg is the Creative Director of B Corp certified Hundred Studio. You could call him an art school dropout, but he didn’t even get in. He believes that no matter how good you might be, it takes taste and cultural awareness to make a difference. He hates AI, and loves West Ham.
Hundred Studio is an independent creative company and a Certified B Corp.™
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