Flip the table

Mar 28, 2025

Just 10% of companies have executive-level UX design roles. Over my career in UX, my teams and I have been shushed, downsized, told to make things look pretty, left off the roadmap and uninvited from big meetings. If only we could get a seat at the table – things would be different. But after decades fighting to get my seat, I arrived to find a mirage. Looking back on past failures and triumphs, I now realize that every UX designer and team has absolutely everything they need to start leading their companies today.

Speaker

Jeremy Bailey

Jeremy Bailey

VP Experience Design and Research at Thinkific

He/Him/They

Jeremy Bailey is VP of Experience Design and Research at Thinkific, a platform that enables entrepreneurs to create, market and sell their knowledge and expertise. Prior to Thinkific he led design at Clearco and FreshBooks. He is co-founder of APM Canada a not for profit who's vision is for a world where anyone, regardless of background, has equal access to become a Product Manager. Bailey, lives and works in Calgary Alberta, where in addition to his work in tech he is a practicing media artist and board member at Emmedia, an electronic media arts centre established in 1979.