Mandy is a Lead Product Designer who’s passionate about user research with extensive experience in tech education and mentorship. At Connected, she focuses on influencing product and UX strategy to help startups and enterprise clients build better experiences for their customers backed by data and user insights. Before Connected, she worked with Wealthsimple, RBC, BrainStation, LoyaltyOne, and Loblaw Digital and is a seasoned panellist, lecturer, and mentor in the design community with HexagonUX, DesignX, and Designers & Coffee. When she’s not taking products from discovery to delivery, you can find her cooking (but mostly eating) new dishes, watching sci-fi flicks, and doing acrobatic tricks.