Mona Patel shares her top three lessons learned from founding and growing her UX agency Motivate Design. From hiring the right people to finding the right mentor, she shares stories and insights to the NYC UXPA community.

1. UX GROWTH
~ L E S S O N S F R O M A N E N T R E P R E N E U R ~
Mona Patel, CEO of Motivate Design
@monapatel

2. MOTIVATE DESIGN FOUNDED
FIRST KID
CHANGED MY BUSINESS
TO ONE THAT COULD
RUN WITHOUT ME
FOCUS ON SALES
NEW PARTNERS
SECOND KID
2009 2016
HIRED NEW TEAM
WROTE A BOOK
PLAN FOR GROWTH
NEW OFFICE
TEDX
MOTIVATE DESIGN
~ F O U N D E D I N 2 0 0 9 ~

3. STAFFING RESEARCH DESIGN WORKSHOPS
ABOUT MOTIVATE
~ F U L L S E R V I C E U I / U X S H O P ~

4. CULTURE IS
CRUCIAL
~ L E S S O N O N E ~

5. MY
JOB
NOW
Things
I love
Necessary
things I
don’t love
HIRE BETTER
~ I F O U N D P E O P L E T H A T A R E B E T T E R T H A N M E ~

6. DON’T FORCE IT
~ W H A T H A P P E N S W H E N S O M E O N E D O E S N ’ T F I T ? ~

7. FIND YOURSELF
A MENTOR
~ L E S S O N T W O ~

8. KEEP IN MIND...
~ B E T H O U G H T F U L ~
PEOPLE’S
TIME
SHARE WHAT
YOU LEARN
IT’S A 2-WAY
STREET

9. FACTS &
FAITH
~ L E S S O N T H R E E ~

10. SEE PROBLEMS
AS OPPORTUNITES
~ U X H I R E S ~
U N D E R S TA N D
I N D U S T R Y
N E E D S
B U I L D
B E T T E R
T E A M S

11. ANY QUESTIONS?
~ T H A N K Y O U ~
Tweet me your questions to #MoreFromMona