About my leadership & coaching style
“Kati was incredibly helpful. I feel so much more certain of myself and of navigating the UX Research space after our conversation. She understood where I was coming from and set concrete, actionable milestones for our next conversation. I'm excited to be in touch with her going forward and I would definitely recommend reaching out to her.”
- UX Researcher @ Google
“I had such an informative session with Kati! She is truly wonderful and insightful. You can literally feel the care and empathy coming from her. She made me feel valued and encouraged about my pivot to UXR. Looking forward to our next session and I highly recommend her!”
- Production Coordinator @ EA Sports
“Kati is one of the few mentors who CARES. She is able to really empathize with your situation. I was blown away by Kati's openness to share the unvarnished truth about her own experience. Her skill to point in the right direction without forgetting to highlight the mentee's strengths is outstanding. The education sources she shared after the talk were real treasures. I highly recommend scheduling a session with Kati not only to enhance UX knowledge but also to boost a confidence level before a job interview!”
- Freelance UX Research & Design Lead
“Would I recommend Kati Driscoll to other designers as a mentor? F*%$ yeah! Kati brought some serious mentorship skills to our call and made it feel like a very structured session. We covered everything I was after, and then some, with no shortage of insights along the way. Kati's way of communicating, being empathetic, and understanding made this feel like a design therapy session, haha. I walked away shaking off a bit of my imposter syndrome, feeling more confident, and excited to try many of the things she shared with me.”
- Lead Product Designer @ Vitally
What my colleagues have to say
“Kati facilitated discussions between key stakeholders & project team members that materially shaped the direction of the product. She up-leveled important feedback from internal customers & stakeholders to engineering and product leadership, and gave us a common language for discussing our key personas.”
- Senior Product Manager, Warner Music Group
“One of Kati's standout qualities is her confidence in communication, both at the organizational and company levels. Kati consistently demonstrates the confidence to articulate her perspectives, share her passions, and engage in meaningful dialogue, all to contribute to the collective growth and success of research initiatives and our organization as a whole.”
- Design Manager, Warner Music Group
“Kati has consistently demonstrated a genuine commitment to fostering the professional growth and development of her colleagues. She willingly shares her knowledge, insights, and expertise, providing guidance and support to team members at all levels. Most importantly, Kati's mentorship extends beyond mere instruction; she actively engages with her mentees, offering constructive feedback, encouragement, and opportunities for skill-building. She empowers them to hold autonomy over their own work but is never afraid to step in when support may be needed.”
- User Researcher, Warner Music Group
“I rarely compliment, but this is really great work. You have our respect. We are going to use your research as basis for our further conversations and discussions with PO/UI/UX.” - Engineering Director, Warner Music Group
“You took a great deal of dense material and teased out so many key components – it is super impressive to experience! My team is encouraged about the next phases and engaged in a way I haven’t seen for some time. I can’t gush enough – so thank you.” - EVP, Warner Music Group
“Amazing research review. This is the stuff that I get excited about - or we all should get excited about - because it is something truly innovative.” - Senior Engineering Manager
“Kati is a great mentor, always open to hear other people's processes and provides research mentorship tailored to a designer's needs and workflows. She has taught me so much, particularly being able to take vast amounts of data and get to insights fast. Since we don't have the luxury to spend a lot of time on analysis, speed to insight is paramount and she is not only great at doing it but also training designers to do it as well.” - Senior Product Designer, Warner Music Group
“As a leader of a large organization, you cannot help but always assess the team and continue to look for individuals that are not only your go-to people and the doers, but also someone who you see great potential to go to the next level and take on larger responsibilities. I always had an eye on Kati! Kati is creative, passionate, knowledgable as well as analytical, and strategic. Kati is not afraid to go in depth on any given topic, but also to provide broad perspective on the issue/project/item at hand. Kati also exemplifies great attributes of collaborative and compassionate environment where she searches out ideas and thoughts to put a great story together where everyone else feels invested. Any organization would be lucky to have Kati leading their efforts.”
- Executive Director, Marketing, Barclays US
“I’ve worked with researchers in the past, like when I was at Google, and I am seriously impressed with how quickly we moved from planning to execution to insights. Kati kept me informed as the project scope changed due to timeline and recruiting constraints and found creative solutions for every challenge without compromising on the quality and integrity of the study.” - Group Product Owner, WMG