About

Designer. Athlete. Avid Reader.

 
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Designer.

Teammate.

Sunshine lobbyist.

I am an experience designer who balances the needs of the user, planet, and business. I identify as a product designer and experience strategist.

My many years of rowing cultivated a love for the outdoors as well as instilled in me the importance of teamwork.

My time slinging stretchy pants at lululemon pushed me to develop my leadership and to set big goals for myself.

 
 
 

Ingredients of Catherine

Curiosity

I am on a constant quest for understanding.  I enjoy the act of learning just as much as finding the answer.  Questions lead to more questions and I am satiated by being able to distill something into its most pure simple form. 

Art is where I am able to wholly indulge in and pursue my curiosity with no accountability for the output other than my own expectations.


Courage

I relentlessly pursue greatness and I know the possibility is bigger than failure.  I dare to look beyond what I know. I listen, ask strategic questions and reinvent myself or the rules if necessary.  I take the step even when I don’t know what comes next.

As an athlete, I learned courage by showing up every day and giving my self to the sport. Some days it was enough, some days it wasn’t, but I learned how to make myself vulnerable through failure.


Honesty

I am open and sincere.  My conversations are real, transparent and vulnerable.  I say what I mean and I mean what I say. I believe in the power of full disclosure and I listen to others. I let go of my ego, quiet judgment and avoid assumptions. 

I have learned so much from all of the people I have worked with over the years at lululemon. The biggest lesson I will take with me is that I am most powerful when I am fully myself.


Adventure

I seek the unknown and love the thrill of not knowing what comes next. I put myself in new situations because I know that is when I will grow the most. I am thrilled by the beginner’s mind, and I know that I always have the power to create everything anew.

Adventure peels the film off my eyes, making the whole world new again.

Staring out over the vastness of The Badlands at sunset made me feel unbelievably small and insignificant and also connected to everything else.


 
 
 

You are what you eat

As an avid learner and a maker, it’s important to fill my brain with stuff from all over the place. Here are some sources and inspiration I have been noodling on recently.

 

Books

Podcasts

Daily Inspiration

Visual Inspiration