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Grace Lau

Information Architect, Co-founder at DIA Design GuildLos Angeles, CA, USA · Product Design

Experience

DIA Design Guild
World IA Day

Education

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)

Groups

World IA Day

Book session

Available times (45 mins)

⭐️Why I mentor

Practice CoachingLearn from OthersGive back to the communitySkill TrainingMeet People

Want to continue learning. Never had a coach before, so would like to experience that as well

Talk to me about

🛰️ Working remotely for the first time

👀 Dealing with imposter syndrome

🚀 Launching products and measuring success

🎭 Being the only designer

💻 Managing remotely

💰 Negotiating a promotion/offer

💫 Managing up, down and around

🖌️ Building a design process

🧙🏽‍♂️ Being self taught

🎯 Setting team goals and metrics

💞 Working in cross functional teams

🧠 UX and UI design

👩‍👩‍👦‍👦 Team happiness & productivity

🐣 Becoming a people manager

😰 Managing burnout

💬 Giving and receiving feedback

❤️‍🔥 Building your first team

🌟 Preparing for the next level

🏃 Getting the most out of my internship

Recommendations

Here’s what Merit users have said about Grace

Grace was amazing! Not only did I insightful feedback on my presentation, but I also walked away with life advice.

Qian Chen
Jul 18th 2023

Grace was extremely helpful in providing guidance on my current design project. As the sole designer working for a small startup, she gave good insight on how to approach my work, what I could do to improve my design, and how I can better communicate to stakeholders.

Anthony Phan
Oct 20th 2023
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