Kat K. Richards Portfolio
Kat K. Richards Portfolio
CUA Certified User Experience Designer in Milwaukee, WI
 
 

I'M A SPEAKER AND MENTOR.

I LOVE TALKING ABOUT CX, INCLUSIVE DESIGN & STRATEGY, AND WOC EXPERIENCES.

With over a decade of experience working in the advertising industry, I help open doors for marginalized communities through talks and speaking engagements.

A bit about me

 

Over the past decade, I've built strategies people love by CONNECTING THE DOTS WITH EVIDeNCE-BASED DECISIONS, leading to an inspiring vision and roadmap. With a background in brand strategy, CX (consumer experience), and visual design,

I translate human behaviors by finding clarity in chaos and distilling it down to communicate effectively with the teams I collaborate with. From ideation to execution, I have worked across various industries (B2B and B2C), both in-house and in agencies as a consultant for clients.

 
 
 
 
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Places I’ve spoken at

 
 
Code for San Jose
ADPlist
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Brewcity UX
MSOE
Asians in Motion
Publicis Groupe
UX of Diversity
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Featured Videos

Marketing, mentoring, mattering

Listen in on our conversation, as it journeys from first-gen career choices, to how I apply inclusive thinking in my day-to-day as a strategist and give back to our CX community.

 

Bad ideas podcast - on AI in real estate

Strategists thrive on debate—especially when it comes to evaluating ideas. In this episode, I talk with Nick about the limits of AI in real estate transactions and how evolving technology and security can either build or break consumer trust.

 

Me in action

 

Fireside chat with Bonnie Won from “The Life Brief”

As strategists, we live by the power of a brief—it’s the distilled "why" that helps people connect to what really matters. I led a chat and a mini workshop with Bonnie Won, the author of “The Life Brief”, to break down and reflect on our own lives.

Fireside chat with Bumo

From childcare access and affordability to the mental load of working moms, Joan (co-founder of Bumo) and I discuss how Bumo can offer support for the modern-day working family.

Watch the full recording with pw here: sWE@9%Mx

Designing with Generative AI: the impact on UX & UI

From ways to stay up to date on generative AI and cool tools we're using...to unconscious bias and it's impact in UX and UI work, I discussed on a panel ways to leverage AI in our day-to-day.

Accessibility Buy-In for Inclusive Product Week

Get buy-in for accessibility work by knowing your audience and their priorities. With UX and allyship skills, I discuss effective ways to pitch accessibility.


Operationalizing UX panel

OPERATIONALIZING UX @ prodcon

I facilitated and led two separate UX panel discussions on the following topics: Operationalizing UX and UX barriers: How to Evangelize User Experience.

How we can do more in accessibility

INVISIBLE BARRIERS AS A NEW WORKING PARENT

Artificial intelligence & Machine LEARNING

 
 
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Topics I Speak on

 

Available for panels, podcasts, virtual conferences and events on the following topics:

  • UX and CX strategy

  • Inclusive design & strategy

  • (HCD) Human-centered design thinking

  • Being the only (WOC in product/tech in a male-dominated industry)

  • First-Gen Immigrant Experience, AAPI Women experience

  • Navigating balance as a working mom

  • Design Ops & Process

  • Advocating for yourself

 
 
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