Ryan Rumsey returns to CanUX in 2023

 It’s Time To Claim Your Agency.
} Nov 4, 2023   1:00pm

You’re good at what you do. You have a track record of making products and services people love. Your efforts have helped your customers and company succeed. You have honed your craft and believe what you do is essential. It is. Yet, your work is not selling itself. Colleagues are struggling to include you in the narrative. And that lack of acknowledgment is taking a toll. Yes, this is a leadership problem. Yes, this is a systems problem. No, that problem won’t go away if you make it someone else’s job to advocate for yourself. It’s time to claim your agency.

This interactive and inspiring talk explores pragmatic, proven ways to increase the odds you are Driving, Hearing, Seeing, and Feeling the impact of your work by choosing how you respond to everyday factors that affect your ability to do your job well. You should not have to justify your work, but if you want to show the value of what you do without changing who you are—this talk is for you.

Become your own hype machine. Write yourself into the narrative.

 Speaker Bio: Ryan Rumsey

Ryan Rumsey is a writer, speaker, coach, and recovering design executive turned entrepreneur. ​​Based in Vermont, Ryan is the CEO of Second Wave Dive–a niche educational powerhouse offering specialized programs like Chief Design Officer School and Jump Ship! Perhaps best known for his first book, Business Thinking for Designers, his authentic, relatable, and novel approach has helped thousands of people defy conventional and exceed their expectations of good work.

Prior to entrepreneurship, he worked as a designer and executive for 20+ years at companies like Apple, Electronic Arts, USAA, Nestlé, and Comcast. Highlights include designing the first capitally funded LMS at Apple and building four in-house design organizations from scratch. He is a father, a husband, and an avid fan of Liverpool Football Club. His life experiences include working on a farm, acting in a Staind music video, and living in an eco-cohousing community. This is his second appearance at CanUX after previously speaking at our event in 2017.

Follow Ryan on Twitter @ryanrumsey

Prior Presentations:

SELLING DESIGN SYSTEMS BEFORE ASKING FOR BUY-IN (CanUX 2017)
Nov 4, 2017 11:35am / 30 min

*Image credit: Ryan Rumsey