I build strong teams. Together, we design award-winning, user-centric products

About me

I’m Lisa Wade, an Austin-based User Experience Design leader with 17 years of experience and 8 years in team leadership. I hold an M.S. in Information Architecture from Kent State University and a B.A. in Film & Video from Columbia College Chicago, and currently work as the Senior Director of UX Design at Q2.

Leadership

Explore case studies to see how I've led complex design challenges and delivered tangible results to my org.

Design

See how my design solutions transformed complex challenges into user-centric experiences with real results.

Research

Learn how my UX research has uncovered insights and driven impactful changes to products and websites.

Blog posts

Featured
5 Socially-Distanced Ways to Nurture Your Creativity
5 Socially-Distanced Ways to Nurture Your Creativity

While many states are lifting coronavirus restrictions, most of us are still practicing social distancing and going a little stir-crazy…

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Training in the World’s Toughest Sports Made Me a Better Leader
Training in the World’s Toughest Sports Made Me a Better Leader

I train at a gritty, old-school boxing gym that has produced some of Texas’s greatest champions.  The sport is teaching me what I’m made of, and what I’m not…

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Don’t Overlook Your Product’s Content Quality
Don’t Overlook Your Product’s Content Quality

They go by different names—content strategist, UX writer.  You’ll only find them at mature organizations that understand the importance of the whole user experience…

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