Scott Williams

Founding mentor

🌱 First session

Project Manager/UX Specialist @ State of Colorado

1testimonial Philadelphia, PA USA New York (UTC-4) 15+ yrs in design

About

I am a UX Manager & Strategist who has crafted the customer experience for 20 years. I want businesses to know their customers well. I want customers to trust and love their products more. I work collaboratively and passionately. I value balancing standards with innovation to find elegant solutions to complex problems. I bring broad imagination and passion for new tech while balancing well-established standards and best practices. I am highly flexible and can quickly adapt to new requirements and products.

How I can help

Let’s cut through the noise and co-create a custom roadmap for your growth.

Ask me about

First or only designer

Imposter syndrome

Layoffs

Influence without authority

Pivot into design

Returning from a break

Presenting to execs

Work/Life balance

Not the right mentor for: Portfolio reviews, interview prep, collaboration tips, communication advice, fighting negative self-talk, handling imposter symdrom

A hard problem I've navigated

Selling the importance of design and UX to executives/stakeholders taught me the importance of connecting design to business goals.

Expertise

Interviewing

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Spec Documentation

Experience

Product Manager · State of Colorado
2024 - present
UX Manager · Comcast-Spectacor
Lead UX Strategist · SEI Investments
2015-2023
Lead UX Interactive Developer · AstraZeneca

Selected work

Government Mandated LMS

Award Winning Fin Tech Product

Solution Architecture for Confidential CMS

Gen AI Model Eval for Meta

What mentees say

1 testimonial on Hop

I had a great session with Scott! He provided helpful advice about my career direction, portfolio, and next steps in UX/UI design. I really appreciated his insight and encouragement, and I left the session feeling more confident about moving forward. I am interested in booking more sessions with him in the future.
Chelsea · Sep 2026 · Hop session

Sessions

Intro ChatFree
30 min
Let’s grab a virtual coffee for a quick, low-pressure 30 minutes to chat about your design journey and what you need right now. It’s a completely casual vibe check to see if we click and how I can best support your growth. No stress or big expectations—just an inviting space to see if we’re a great fit!
Mock Interview$60
60 min
Have an interview coming up you want to rehearse? I got you!
Navigating Recruiter Screening Calls$40
30 min
Recruiter screens are short, fast, and high-stakes—but they don’t have to be a guessing game. In this focused 30-minute session, we’ll demystify what recruiters actually look for and transform your background into a tight, compelling story. We’ll practice your pitch, polish your project narrative, and tackle tricky questions around salary expectations, career gaps, or team friction with zero stress. You’ll walk away with a clear, confident strategy to crush the first round and land the hiring manager interview.
Case Study/Portfolio Workshop$90
60 min
Portfolios can easily feel overwhelming, but building a standout case study doesn't have to be a guessing game. In this focused 60-minute interactive workshop, we’ll take a deep dive into your portfolio or a specific case study to turn it into a compelling story that catches a hiring manager’s eye. We’ll look beyond polished Figma screens to sharpen how you present your problem-solving process, justify your design decisions, and highlight real-world impact—even when project constraints got messy. You’ll get candid, constructive feedback in real time, along with immediate, actionable tweaks to make your narrative pop before your next application.
Cross-Functional Reality$125
60 min
Each work environment has their own unique ecosystem. How you perform in it is crucial - not only to the success of the greater whole but for your own survival. Give me a tour of your ecosystem and I'll share how to efficiently collaborate across channels.
Career Counseling - Deep Six$500
60 min
An end-to-end career accelerator for designers who want total clarity and full preparation for their next big move. Over six customizable sessions, we take a deep dive into every angle of your professional footprint—from a comprehensive case study overhaul and resume positioning to realistic mock interviews and contract/offer negotiation tactics. Drawing from real-world experience across fintech, healthcare, government, non-profit, and education, I’ll help you navigate complex hiring pipelines, articulate your design decisions with authority, and build a sustainable strategy for long-term growth.
Career Counseling - Fab Four$410
60 min
Designed for emerging designers who need a targeted tune-up to stand out in the job market. Across four weekly 1-on-1 sessions, we focus directly on high-impact priorities: auditing your current portfolio, sharpening your personal narrative, optimizing your resume, and building a clear job-search strategy. If you already have foundational projects ready to refine and want practical, candid feedback to get interview-ready, this package gives you the focus and momentum you need without unnecessary fluff.
Career Counseling - Sprint Two$225
60 min
Perfect for designers who need a quick, structured double-check before launching a job search or stepping into an interview process. Over two focused 1-on-1 sessions, we tackle your most urgent needs back-to-back—such as a thorough portfolio and resume audit in Session 1, followed by targeted feedback on your updates or a quick mock interview prep in Session 2. It’s an efficient, high-impact option when you need actionable guidance and a clear game plan without committing to a multi-week package.

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