Marc Rodgers from UK 🇬🇧 started as a UX/UI Designer at eve sleep in London, UK 🇬🇧

SALES TO UX

Marc Rodgers

What’s your career background?

My background is in business development and project management, in the hospitality and events sector. I had a successful and enjoyable career, but I reached a point in my life where I wanted explore new avenues, and ultimately do something more creative.

What interested you about UX? 

I was involved a UX project with a former employee, where I learned about UCD and got hands on experience in user research and usability testing and that sparked my interest, and I felt that this is something that I would be good at, and more importantly, something I would enjoy. A few friends of mine had previously made a transition into tech from other industries, and I was inspired by this and knew it was possible.

What did you like about Valentin as being your UX mentor? 

Right from the beginning I knew that Valentin wanted the best for me, and everything that we were doing together was to help me successfully make a career change to UX Design. I always looked forward to our calls together and would always come away feeling motivated and reassured that I was on the right track.

Studying remotely, during a pandemic was at times overwhelming and isolating, but Valentin’s enthusiasm and reassurance kept me working towards my goals, and we had fun along the way. I felt that I got really valuable industry insight from Valentin and this is what ultimately set me up for success.

Did Valentin help you to get a UX role? 

Absolutely – we spent a lot of time on my CV, portfolio, and case study and I felt very confident that the work that I had produced was industry standard. I secured a UX/UI Designer role with a great company relatively quickly, and Valentin played a huge part in this achievement.

Would you recommend Valentin as a mentor to others? 

Without a doubt I would definitely recommend Valentin as a mentor for anyone who is looking to make a career change to UX/UI Design. Valentin is passionate about helping new designers to get started in the industry, and he will do everything he can to help you get there.