Design mentors on Hop by Design Buddies
117 hand-picked UX and product design mentors, every one reviewed by hand and working in the field for 5+ years. Book a portfolio review, a mock interview, or career advice, free or paid, at a time shown in your timezone. Hop is the design mentorship platform by Design Buddies, a community of 100K+ designers.
Mentors here help with ux designer (98), product designer (97), design lead (80), interviewing (78), design systems (73), leadership (71), ai tools (63), design manager (56), ai workflows (56), b2b saas (52), visual/brand (52), ux researcher (50).
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MJMatthew J. Galley
CEO and Founder at Trustybits Inc
Madison, Wi · 10+ years in design
Design Lead · Interviewing · Negotiation
11 testimonials
LMLouis Marino
Head of Design/Banking and Financial Services at GROUP OF HUMANS
New York, NY, USA · 15+ years in design
Media & Entertainment · Design Lead · Interviewing
10 testimonials
AHAdrienne Harris
Senior UX/UI Designer at GEICO
Rockville, Maryland · 6+ years in design
Design Lead · Interviewing · Consumer/Social
8 testimonials
CSChuck Shin
Senior Product Designer at Microsoft AI
Vancouver, Canada · 5+ years in design
Interviewing · Fintech · AI workflows
7 testimonials
IBIzza Babar
Senior Product Designer at Temenos
United States · 6 years in design
Design Lead · Interviewing · Freelancing
6 testimonials
KRKiri Rasmussen
Principal Product Designer at Attentive.ai
Hayward, CA · 6+ years in design
Interviewing · AI workflows · Design systems
6 testimonials
LPLily Pham
Senior Visual Design Consultant at Cordoniq
San Diego, CA · 10+ years in design
Government & Civic · Design Lead · Education & EdTech
6 testimonials
BKBen Kim
Product Design Manager at EverDriven
Colorado · 15+ years in design
Design Lead · Interviewing · Freelancing
5 testimonials
SMShivani Mehta
Product Designer at Teachable
Syracuse · 3 years in design
Interviewing · Healthcare · AI workflows
5 testimonials
SMStepheni M.
Chief Product Officer at Maia Women’s Health
Denver · 15+ years in design
Design Lead · Interviewing · Negotiation
5 testimonials
ASAmira sallam
Exeprience Design Lead at x-Thomson Reuters
Waterloo, Canada · 15+ years in design
Design Lead · Interviewing · Design Manager
4 testimonials
CMCristian Morales
Fractional Design Engineering Partner at Southleft
Chile · 10+ years in design
AI workflows · Design systems · Agentic AI
4 testimonials
KGKayla Goodison
Product Designer at EverDriven Technologies
Denver, CO · 5+ years in design
Interviewing · Gaming · Leadership
4 testimonials
MYMissy Yarbrough
Senior Product Designer at Procore
Austin, TX · 10+ years in design
Design Lead · Interviewing · Consumer/Social
4 testimonials
RMRafael Matos da Silva
Design Systems Architect and Brand Identity Lead at Freelancer
Lisbon, Portugal · 20 years in design
Design Lead · Interviewing · Freelancing
4 testimonials
AMAuldyn Matthews
Director of UX & Design at Institute for Neurodegenerative Disorders
Pittsburgh, PA · 14+ years in design
Design Lead · Interviewing · Negotiation
3 testimonials
GKGary Keeler
Director of Product Design at Pager Health
Minneapolis, MN, USA · 15+ years in design
Design Lead · Healthcare · Design Manager
3 testimonials
HOHelen Orlando
Principal interaction designer at UK Home Office
London · 20+ years in design
Media & Entertainment · Government & Civic · Design Lead
3 testimonials
JCJing-Hui Choy
UX Consultant at NTT DATA
Singapore · 6+ years in design
Government & Civic · Design Lead · Interviewing
3 testimonials
LILejla Imamovic
Senior Product Designer at HTEC Group
Remote · 10+ years in design
Interviewing · Freelancing · AI workflows
3 testimonials
MLMichael Lai
UX Architect at ScienceUX.org
Brisbane Australia · 15+ years in design
Government & Civic · Design Lead · Design Manager
3 testimonials
NBNate Bauer
Lead Product Designer at Centene
Seattle, WA · 15+ years in design
Design Lead · Interviewing · Healthcare
3 testimonials
RKRaza Khawaja
Product Designer at Smith & Associates
Amsterdam, Netherlands · 3+ years in design
Interviewing · Leadership · AI tools
3 testimonials
ATAmanda Tian
Senior Product Designer at MiniMed
Chicago · 6+ years in design
Design Lead · Interviewing · Freelancing
2 testimonials
EHElvis Hsiao
Experience Designer at BCLC
Vancouver, BC · 6+ years in design
Freelancing · Negotiation · Leadership
2 testimonials
ETEro Tsirika
Brand & Marketing Strategist, Fractional CMO at NORR Branding Services
Helsinki, Finland · 15+ years in design
Media & Entertainment · Government & Civic · Design Lead
2 testimonials
GSGuy Segal
Director, Design & Design Systems at Thomson Reuters
Toronto, Canada · 15+ years in design
Design Manager · Leadership · Design systems
2 testimonials
KMKylie Madsen
Senior UX Designer at SalesRabbit
Salt Lake City · 6+ years in design
Interviewing · Negotiation · Design systems
2 testimonials
RPRyan Phillips
AI Tools & Design Systems at Verizon
Bentonville, Arkansas, U.S.A. · 15+ years in design
Design Lead · Interviewing · Education & EdTech
2 testimonials
SASayed Abdelaal
Lead Product Designer at dopay
Giza, Egypt · 10+ years in design
Design Lead · Interviewing · Negotiation
2 testimonials
ARAmruta Ranade
Building community based experiences at Self employed
15+ years in design
Design Lead · Interviewing · Consumer/Social
1 testimonial
ABAntonio Braz
UX Design Director at Zynga
Canada · 15+ years in design
Design Lead · Interviewing · Freelancing
1 testimonial
CZCalvin Zheng
Senior Product Designer at My own design studio
Vancouver · 6 years in design
Design Lead · Interviewing · Freelancing
1 testimonial
CLCristina López
Senior Product Designer at Orium
Mexico · 6+ years in design
Design Lead · Interviewing · Design Manager
1 testimonial
DTDaniel Tieu
Senior Product Designer at AI Health
San Francisco, CA, USA · 12 years in design
Freelancing · Negotiation · Education & EdTech
1 testimonial
DVDenisa Vlasache
Enterprise UX & Process Optimization / Sr. Performance Analyst at BART
San Francisco · 6+ years in design
Government & Civic · Negotiation · Product Designer
1 testimonial
DODerek Onay
Lead Product Designer at Rocket Money
Indianapolis, IN, USA · 11 years in design
Design Lead · Healthcare · AI workflows
1 testimonial
DLDrew Lauren Lyford
UX Designer at TD
Toronto, ON · 3+ years in design
Design Lead · Interviewing · Fintech
1 testimonial
EAElizabeth Arostegui
Senior UX Designer at Capmation
Bolivia · 10+ years in design
Freelancing · Gaming · Graphic Design
1 testimonial
GNGreg Niejadlik
Founder | Principal UX Strategist & Consultant at Needle Peak Design
Seattle, WA · 25+ years in design
Design Lead · Interviewing · Freelancing
1 testimonial
JRJoey Raiton
Creative Director | Product Leader | Design Manager & Educator at Double Jump Joey Design
Brooklyn · 10+ years in design
Design Lead · Interviewing · Freelancing
1 testimonial
JPJuan Pena
Senior UX Designer at Walmart
Arkansas · 9+ years in design
Design Lead · Interviewing · Fintech
1 testimonial
KKKatie Knecht
Product Designer at Duke University
Durham, NC · 10+ years in design
Design Lead · Interviewing · Fintech
1 testimonial
LWLiying Wang
Graphic Designer - Executive & Visual Communications at Cisco
Bay Area, CA · 5+ years in design
Media & Entertainment · Interviewing · Graphic Design
1 testimonial
MKMatt Karakilic
Director of User Experience at Omnia Consulting Ltd.
Vancouver, Canada · 15+ years in design
Design Lead · Interviewing · Freelancing
1 testimonial
MGMicah Gast
Digital Designer, Sr. at EAB
Richmond, VA · 15+ years in design
Interviewing · Freelancing · Healthcare
1 testimonial
MAMukul Agarwal
Principal product designer at Roblox
San Francisco, CA · 10+ years in design
3D · Design Lead · Interviewing
1 testimonial
NKNare Krmoyan
Product Design Lead at ISBX
Los Angeles, California · 8 years in design
Design Lead · Freelancing · Healthcare
1 testimonial
NGNoce Gottardi
Product Marketer at Frontgrade Gaisler
Göteborg · 10+ years in design
Design Lead · Consumer/Social · Graphic Design
1 testimonial
PSPaul Stonick
VP Customer Experience at Big Green Egg
Atlanta, GA · 15+ years in design
Design Lead · Interviewing · Negotiation
1 testimonial
PTPip Turner
Senior Product Designer at FitXR
UK · 6+ years in design
Interviewing · AI workflows · AR/VR
1 testimonial
SWScott Williams
Project Manager/UX Specialist at State of Colorado
Philadelphia, PA USA · 15+ years in design
Government & Civic · Design Lead · Fintech
1 testimonial
SHShahzan Haleem
Product Design manager at Innovaccer
6+ years in design
Design Lead · Interviewing · Healthcare
1 testimonial
SLSonia L. Border
UI/UX Designer at Activision
Los Angeles Area, California · 5+ years in design
Media & Entertainment · Graphic Design · Product Designer
1 testimonial
SCStephen Carroll-Keene
Product Designer at EverDriven
Colorado · 4 years in design
Gaming · AI workflows · Agentic AI
1 testimonial
VCValerie C. Lee
Senior Graphic Designer and Art Director at Gutenhag Pte Ltd
USA · 5 years in design
Design Lead · Freelancing · Design Manager
1 testimonial
YSYash Shenai
Product Designer 2 at Microsoft
Noida, India · 3+ years in design
Interviewing · Negotiation · AI workflows
1 testimonial
ZWZioedy Wong
Senior Designer at GovTech
Singapore · 6+ years in design
Government & Civic · Interviewing · Healthcare
1 testimonial
ASAdam Syed
Senior Product Designer at Netflix
San Francisco, CA · 10 years in design
Interviewing · Consumer/Social · Product Designer
AGAkshay Gupta
Writer at Independent
Media & Entertainment · Freelancing
ACAlex Clark
Freelance Product Designer + Creative
London · 20 years in design
Media & Entertainment · Design Lead · Freelancing
AGAlison Gretz
Co-Founder & Coach at The Glimmer Network
Minneapolis, USA · 15 years in design
Interviewing · Negotiation · Design Manager
AWAri Widjanarko
Founder & Principal at Paradeigma.studio
Singapore · 28+ years in design
Design Manager · Leadership · AI workflows
ALAshley Logan Brenner
Creative Director at Imprint
NYC · 27 years in design
Design Lead · Freelancing · Fintech
ALAthena Lo
Senior Manager, Product Design at LogicGate
10+ years in design
Design Lead · Design Manager · Leadership
BABarney Abramson
Creative Manager at Butler/Till
Rochester, NY · 20 years in design
Interviewing · Freelancing · Healthcare
BCBrett Chien
Senior Product Designer at Freelance
Los Angeles, CA · 6+ years in design
Design Lead · Interviewing · Freelancing
CYCeline Yan
Senior Product Designer at Meta
San Francisco · 6+ years in design
Design Lead · Design systems · Agentic AI
CWCharlie Weston
Design Engineer at Arca
New York City · 15+ years in design
Design Lead · Interviewing · Freelancing
CJCraig Jamieson
Creative Advisor at CR—G
United Kingdom · 15+ years in design
Design Lead · Interviewing · Freelancing
DSDaniel Simon
Lead Product Designer at Neurons
Copenhagen, Denmark · 15+ years in design
Design Lead · Freelancing · Design Manager
DMDavid Mendes
Head of Brand Design at Raisin
Hamburg, Germany · 15+ years in design
Design Lead · Interviewing · Fintech
DDDonnie D'Amato
UX Architect at ds.house
New York · 15 years in design
Interviewing · Design systems · Product Designer
EGEli GOLD Ferrer
Lead UX | Founding UX Practice & Product EX at Floor and Decor
Atlanta, GA · 25+ years in design
Design Lead · Interviewing · Negotiation
EDEllen Drewes
Founder, Director of Product Design at Memeador
San Francisco, California, United States · 15+ years in design
Design Lead · Interviewing · Freelancing
EBEme Brigitte Kovács
Head of AI, Design & Discovery at Tucows
Toronto · 15+ years in design
Design Lead · Design Manager · Leadership
GCGavin Cooper
Senior Manager, UX at Vanguard
Rydal, PA, USA · 15+ years in design
Design Lead · Interviewing · Negotiation
GMGina McKinna
Freelance Sr Graphic Designer & Brand Consultant at Self Employed
Carlsbad · 20 years in design
Freelancing · Graphic Design · Visual/Brand
HWHarrison Wheeler
Director of Design at Independent
Sacramento, CA · 10+ years in design
Interviewing · Consumer/Social · Design Manager
JHJacob Hanania
Director of Product Design at Loblaw Digital
Toronto, ON · 15+ years in design
Design Lead · Interviewing · Healthcare
JYJasper Yeo
Vice President, Team Lead, Application Design, Engineering, & Strategy at DBS Bank
Singapore · 10+ years in design
Design Lead · Interviewing · Freelancing
JKJim Kozlowski
Principal User Experience Designer at MVP Health Care
USA · 15+ years in design
Design Lead · Freelancing · Healthcare
JLJoseph Louis Tan
LinkedIn Top Voice. Former Head of Product Design turned Career Coach for Senior to Director Level Product/UX Designers at Career Creators
Singapore · 15+ years in design
Design Lead · Interviewing · Negotiation
KKKarthika Kumar
Associate Design Director at Citigroup
New York · 10+ years in design
Design Lead · Interviewing · Freelancing
KRKasey Randall
Product Design Lead at Posh AI
Austin, Texas · 15+ years in design
Design Lead · Interviewing · Freelancing
KGKetak Gupta
Senior UX designer at Walmart
Bentonville, arkansas · 10+ years in design
Design Lead · Interviewing · Negotiation
KBkhairul bahriah
Senior UX Writer at Soundtrack.io
10+ years in design
Media & Entertainment · Design Lead · Interviewing
KRKiley Rundle
Product Design Manager at Intuit
San Francisco, CA · 15+ years in design
Design Lead · Freelancing · Fintech
LSLaura Szumylo
UX Strategist & Advisor at UX Gaps
Greater Boston Area · 5+ years in design
Freelancing · Healthcare · Education & EdTech
LELeon Eng
Senior Product Designer at Ushur
Fremont, CA · 6+ years in design
Design Lead · Interviewing · Healthcare
MTMaria Teresa Stella
Senior Product Designer at Allitude
Italy · 5 years in design
Interviewing · Fintech · Product Designer
MDMariana D'Ornellas
Senior Experience Designer (UX) at Zynga
10+ years in design
Gaming · UX Designer
MDMichael Descharles
Lead UX at Rona (Lowes Canada)
Montreal, Canada · 15+ years in design
Design Lead · Interviewing · Negotiation
MPMichael P Carter, PhD
Mentor at Textgenome.com
San Francisco · 15+ years in design
Design Lead · Consumer/Social · Healthcare
MPmichael plange
Senior Graphic Designer at 9figurez international
Lagos, Nigeria · 15+ years in design
Media & Entertainment · Design Lead · Freelancing
MDMirandy Design Studio
AI Product Designer at Mirandy Design Studio
Tokyo, Japan · 6+ years in design
Design Lead · Interviewing · Freelancing
MUMuhammad Umair
Senior Product Designer at Freelance
Lahore, Pakistan · 6+ years in design
Design Lead · Interviewing · Freelancing
NMNadia Malik
Product Manager at Oracle
san francisco · 3+ years in design
Design Lead · Interviewing · Negotiation
NBNaini Bansal
Lead Product Designer at Vanguard
Philadelphia · 6+ years in design
Design Lead · Interviewing · Negotiation
NCNicolas Candelaria
Design Operations Manager at Billboard Worldwide
Vancouver, Canada · 6 years in design
Interviewing · Freelancing · Design Manager
NJNicole Johnson
Founder / Coach at ndezine
Minneapolis, MN · 15+ years in design
Design Lead · Interviewing · Negotiation
PSPeter S
Student - MS at Southern Utah University
Remote Philadelphia · 10+ years in design
Media & Entertainment · 3D · Design Lead
RPRachael Page
Senior Product Designer at Artfuly.com and Ticklists.com
DEU · 20+ years in design
Design Lead · Freelancing · Consumer/Social
RJripley jene
Freelancer, Consultant, Researcher at freelance
oakland, ca · 10+ years in design
Media & Entertainment · Interviewing · Freelancing
SMSean M. Smith
Creative Director at Echo Designlab and ACompany Creative Lab
New York, NY · 15+ years in design
Design Lead · Freelancing · Design Manager
SOSofia Ossman
Children’s Book & Toy Illustrator at Rep'd by Illo Agency
San Francisco · 3+ years in design
Freelancing · Graphic Design
SGSónia Gomes
Fractional Product Design Partner & Educator at Independent
Portugal · 22+ years in design
Design Lead · Interviewing · Negotiation
SDSrijan Das
Senior Product designer at Pattern Inc
India · 5+ years in design
Design Lead · Interviewing · Freelancing
SOStacey Odo
UX/UI Designer at DaVita Kidney Care
SF Bay Area · 6+ years in design
Healthcare · AI workflows · AI tools
SVSylvain Vanderhaegen
Design Consultant / Lecturer at Luid / Taylor's
Subang Jaya, Malaysia · 20 years in design
Design Lead · Interviewing · Freelancing
TGTim Gailey
Founding UX Designer at Flightcast
Mesa, Arizona · 6+ years in design
Design Lead · Interviewing · Design systems
TLTony Lockhart
Freelance Illustrator at CreativeSnark
Raleigh, NC · 15+ years in design
Government & Civic · Design Lead · Interviewing
TNTony Naccarato
Head of Product at Main Street Pulse
Utah · 15 years in design
Design Lead · Freelancing · Healthcare
TDTyler Dormanen
Principal Product Designer at Ecolab
Minneapolis, MN · 15 years in design
Design Lead · Freelancing · Negotiation
TNTyler Norton
Senior Design Lead at Rocketreach
Boston, MA · 15+ years in design
Design Lead · Interviewing · Negotiation
VVVaishnavi Varma
Founder and AI Product Designer at khaa-lo and Vaishnavi Varma Studio
3 years in design
3D · AI workflows · E-commerce & Retail
VNVrishika Nagarajan
Product Designer at Codsphere
Kitchener, ON · 3+ years in design
Media & Entertainment · 3D · Freelancing
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