It's not Art, UX
is a Business Function
Let's build design organizations that utilize design practices to achieve business goals by satisfying customer needs.
Level up Your UX Organization
From UX methods to individual growth
De-risking UX Hires
The reason companies don’t hire juniors lies in the risk, that they won’t be able to perform well in the product squads.
Coaching for your new team members takes the risk out of hiring juniors and ensures even UX designers can quickly become valuable team members.
UX Team Coaching
Without clear vision and direction UX teams can get stuck in the hustle of delivering products and services. Leaving UX designers frustrated and products not reaching projected outcomes.
Structured group coaching sessions support teams in establishing collaborative UX practices and scaling their impact.
Leadership Coaching
Your UX leader could use some help finding his footing, collaborating with other departments or managing their team?
This coaching offer is catered to help your people managers and UX craft people step into their role as leaders of your design organization and establish visibility beyond the design department.
Get Started with a free Consultation
Working with me always starts with a free conversation. We’ll discuss the challenges of your team and determine together how I can best serve your team in becoming more effective and efficient UX practicioners.
I Am Part Of A Team; When We Win, I Win.
I believe in collaboration over competition. As a design leader, I strive to partner with my engineering and product management peers. I build trust and bridges to enhance collaboration at the leadership and team levels by establishing processes that value each discipline and optimize effectiveness.
Learning from books and courses is limited to theory. Personal learning engagement, like coaching, is a great way to go beyond the basics and learn from real-life experience. Since both coaching and mentoring are two-way streets, I always see them as an opportunity to help myself and others.
Trained UX Designer
As a designer, I build bridges between different perspectives and disciplines in contribution to solving customer problems and building delightful products.
Coach and Mentor
I guide UX professionals across the challenges in their everyday life as UX professionals and find the next career steps and professional growth.
Experienced Manager
Excellent product organizations value all disciplines equally. Therefore, design, product, and engineering become equitable partners making the whole larger than its parts. My role as a player in this team is to ensure the design function delivers results, grows, and becomes more valuable to its partners.
What others Say
Kind words from clients and mentees
We had a talk about the career challenges and Marvin helped me understand the way to go. He's a good listener and it helped to validate my thoughts and ideas with a more experienced designer. Would love to talk with Marvin again.
Anton Tolkunov 🇩🇪
Senior UX Designer, Vodafone
Marvin quickly understood my challenge and provided very structured and comprehensive advice. The advice provided me with steps to unpack the situation to the root cause, while addressing it along the way. It was to the point and encouraging for me to move forward in the right direction.
Vivienne Zhang 🇩🇪
Senior Product Design Lead, Wayfair
Talking with Marvin was great. He gave me honest and kind reviews. He guided me not only in portfolio directions but also in how I should develop my mind to be ready for the job. I highly recommend Marvin as a mentor!
Tamika Kawabuchi 🇩🇪
UI UX Designer, CareerFoundary
Marvin was great to talk to. He asked really good questions to drive the conversation and shared a lot of his experience and insight. I left the conversation with resources and plenty to think on for what's next in my career path. I would highly encourage any senior designers trying to figure out what their next steps are to have a chat with Marvin. Thanks for your time and insights Marvin! I'm looking forward to chatting again in the future. Cheers!
Jennie C 🇵🇷
Senior Product Designer, Clari
I had an incredibly insightful session with Marvin, who possesses extensive industry experience. His guidance on job searching, resume enhancement, and portfolio optimization was invaluable. As an encouraging mentor, he provided constructive feedback and shared practical insights into the job market. What set Marvin apart was not just his vast knowledge but also his ability to understand my profile and offer tailored advice.
Sharik Ahamed 🇩🇪
UX & UI Designer, (GMMN) e.V.
The session with Marvin was very encouraging. He is positive and attentive to my questions. I enjoy hearing him share about his career growth and experience, which I find inspiring. He also gave me a lot of tips to navigate work challenges. I would recommend Marvin to designers of all levels.
Joni Mok 🇩🇰
UX Designer, Stibo Systems