UX Career Acceleration - 60 min with

If you're serious about breaking free from the UX/product design "career autopilot", you’re in the right place.

Let me cut through the BS: most UXers are stuck in the same rut because they’re following the script somebody else handed them.

"Work on your portfolio", "Learn the latest tool," "Get another certification..." they were told..

❌ But here’s the truth nobody tells you: career growth was never about just adding MORE skills or certifications!

✅ The true UX career success is about knowing how to use your NATURAL STRENGTHS to flip the script in your favor, become more STRATEGIC in your moves and build TRUST and INFLUENCE with decision makers.

For over 25 years, I've been where you are - and beyond. I’ve moved from "maker" to "manager"... and back again... and forth again! Because it made sense to me and my goals at the time of each change. I am proof that your career path doesn’t need to be linear to be successful! It needs to be aligned with YOUR strengths, adaptable to YOUR goals, and meaningful to YOU.

I’ve also coached over 2,000 UXers - resulting in promotions, raises and roles at Amazon, Meta, Spotify, and other big name companies.

If that's what YOU want, I'll help you get there.

But not everybody wants (or needs) the same things in life. I'll help you better understand what drives YOU, what makes YOU feel fulfilled and happy.

YOUR career trajectory is uniquely YOURS.

As your career acceleration coach, I’m not here to rehash the same tired advice that - in theory - can apply to everyone.

You are not everyone! You are YOU!

I’m here to help you learn how to lean into your natural strengths, see the gaps you’re blind to, and build YOUR career strategy for doing what actually will get results - for YOU.

We’ll dive into YOUR goals, YOUR strengths, and the roadblocks YOU'RE facing.

We’ll map out a plan that cuts out the fluff and gets you moving.

I’ll be your go-to sounding board every step of the way.

Because this isn’t just coaching, but REWIRING the way you think about yourself and your career.

Ready to stop coasting and start climbing?
Let’s do this. 🚀

I’ve spent the last 25 years in UX.

Not just doing the design part - the messy human stuff that actually moves projects and products forward.

Across industries and company types - from 2-people startups to Fortune 500, like American Express and JPMorgan Chase (my current employer).

Shaped effective B2B and B2C e-commerce experiences for famous brands such as Starbucks, Intel, Tabasco; revamped the professional medical digital library for WebMD; modernized extranet experience for engineers at Otis, to name a few.

Built and led multidisciplinary design teams.

Along the way, I’ve also coached over 2,000 UXers. Through bootcamps. UX programs. Group and 1:1 sessions. Helping them find their unique voice in our ever-evolving field.

I’m still in the trenches every day, navigating the latest industry challenges and opportunities.

Truth is, I can't stop teaching what I've learned, helping people crack the code of their next career move.

Great UX work isn't enough anymore.

You need to influence. Lead. Build something that lasts.

One thing is clear ↴

✨ Those who know their strengths and make intentional moves stand out. Period. ✨

The right moves at the right time can change everything.

That’s why I started UX Mentor Diaries. To share proven career acceleration tips from the trenches, career-killing mistakes to avoid, and to answer most pressing career questions - straight to your inbox.

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Want to dig deeper as an experienced UXer or leader (even if without the title yet)?

My 1:1 coaching sessions aren’t about perfect portfolios or generic advice.

They're about finding YOUR edge - the unique mix of strengths that will unlock your next big move.

We'll build a path that fits you, not everyone else.

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Connect with me on LinkedIn -> https://www.linkedin.com/in/mkrutchinsky/ (I post frequently :)