AGAlison Gretz
Founding mentor
Co-Founder & Coach @ The Glimmer Network
Minneapolis, USA Chicago (UTC-5) 15 yrs in design
About
I'm a design leader turned entrepreneur, coach and trainer. I'm really interested in designing the future of work, coaching leaders in complexity, and helping design life/career pivots. I'm also a busy mum, immigrant and HUGE Dungeon Crawler Carl fan.
How I can help
Busting Imposter Syndrome or prepping for the next step in your career. Leadership/Management conundrums, complex change design, organizational development. Redesigning your career and life to live a whole creative life. Not a fit for: Finding a job, growing from jr > sr.
Ask me about
IC to manager
Agency to in-house
Returning from a break
Layoffs
A failed launch
A reorg
Getting passed over
First or only designer
Influence without authority
Stakeholder standoffs
Presenting to execs
Negotiating comp
Imposter syndrome
Growing into leadership
A hard problem I've navigated
Imposter syndrome used to kick my butt (spoiler it still pops up!) and I had to battle to gain confidence presenting to execs, speaking my mind and putting myself out there. It's a practice of believing in yourself and trying on different modes so your message can be received well. I got you!
Frequently asked
How did you progress in your career?
By finding and creating win-wins and asking for what I wanted next.
Expertise
UX Designer
Product Designer
Design Manager
Leadership
Negotiation
Interviewing
AI workflows
Agentic AI
E-commerce & Retail
Experience
Director of Product Design · Target
VP of Creative Services · Shutterfly
VP of Global UX · Thomson Reuters
Coach & Founder · The Glimmer Network
Also here to learn
Alison mentors on Hop and is growing too. A bit about their own path right now.
Could use a hand with
I'm building The Glimmer Network – a soft place to land to prepare your career for pivots, or when the unexpected happens.