MDMichael Descharles
Founding mentor
Lead UX @ Rona (Lowes Canada)
Montreal, Canada New York (UTC-4) 15+ yrs in design
About
With 15+ years as UX Lead, I mentor designers to help them sharpen their thinking, having a seat at the business table and technical context around their work, and build the confidence to have a stronger voice within their teams.
How I can help
Take the next step in your UX/UI Design career and get portfolio feedback or job advice, and gain clarity in your career. I have been working for +15 years (for enterprises, agencies and startups). I also mentored +100 junior designers to become better designers to help them: Break in tech Build a great portfolio Land on a job Negotiate a job offer Get your ideas approved and your voice heard Sell UX to Stakeholders Overcome imposture syndrome The sessions can be in 🇫🇷 French or 🇨🇦 English.
Ask me about
IC to manager
Agency to in-house
Pivot into design
Layoffs
A failed launch
First or only designer
A reorg
Getting passed over
Influence without authority
Stakeholder standoffs
Presenting to execs
Negotiating comp
Imposter syndrome
Building a design system
First design hires
Craft to strategy
Growing into leadership
Expertise
Design Lead
Interviewing
Negotiation
Design Manager
Leadership
Design systems
Product Designer
UX Designer
UX Researcher
Selected work
Also here to learn
Michael mentors on Hop and is growing too. A bit about their own path right now.
Growing toward
Get personalized help in taking the next step in your UX/UI Design career.
Could use a hand with
Schedule a 1-on-1 session for portfolio feedback or job advice, and gain clarity in your career.