Catt's Corner: design leadership conversations with senior, staff, and principal designers

Lessons from Catt's Corner Season 1 (and why I want to do it again!)

Season 1 of Catt's Corner is a wrap! In this bonus episode, host Catt Small reflects on how the podcast came together, shares five lessons that surfaced across all eight

Walking Away From Design, with Yoko Sakao Ohama

The first person featured in The Staff Designer woke up one day and completely left design. Yoko Sakao Ohama, former Staff Product Designer at Etsy, has now started a com

What Comes After Staff, with Tom Takigayama

Tom Takigayama has been at Justworks for over ten years. In that time he went from senior designer to staff to head of design to IC again and eventually to principal, a p

Build Influence as a Senior Designer, with Sara Kremer

Ever wondered why doing great work still isn't getting you that promo? This episode's for you! Catt sits down with Sara Kremer, a leadership coach and former design lea

When You Have to Let Go to Make More Impact, with Jen Pearce

This one's for anyone who's ever pitched something five times before it landed, or wondered which things are actually worth catching when you can't catch everything. Catt

How to Actually Ship Big Ideas, with Edwin Morris

This one's for anyone who's ever wondered what it actually takes to get a self-initiated idea across the finish line. Catt catches up with Edwin Morris — a designer she m

Protect Your Energy at Scale, with Theresa Slate

Catt reconnects with Theresa Slate, a fellow Staff Designer. Theresa has spent the last two years fighting her way out of playing double duty as both staff designer and d

Find Your Staff Designer Archetype, with Jessica Harllee

Catt reunites with her former Etsy colleague and longtime mentor Jessica Harlee - the designer who helped inspire the book in the first place. Jess gets into what it actu

What It Actually Means to Add Value as a Staff Designer, with Meghan Logan

Catt sits down with Meghan Logan — whose viral product design interview playbook started their whole friendship — to catch up on what's changed since the book came out. M

I'm starting something new!

Catt's Corner is a podcast that builds on my Rosenfeld Media book, “The Staff Designer”. When I wrote the book, I interviewed a ton of incredible staff and principal des