Cascade SF

06/01/2026

Photos from Design Mentor Night at Microsoft are now live! ✨ Thank you Anita Hart for capturing the evening with your talents!

What a spectacular evening. The event sold out, the energy was incredible, and the room was filled with designers connecting, learning, mentoring, and growing together.

From portfolio reviews and career advice to meaningful conversations and new friendships, this is exactly why Cascade SF exists — to bring the community together in a rapidly evolving industry.

Huge thank you to everyone who attended, mentored, volunteered, and helped make the night so special. The feedback and reviews have been glowing, and we’re already excited for the next one.

See if you can spot yourself in the photos 📸.

05/25/2026

Only 2 days until Design Mentor Night at Microsoft! Join us with designers from Meta, Workday, Google, and more!

Cascade SF is back in San Francisco. Join us for an evening of 1:1 mentorship with product designers from companies like Stripe, Meta, Salesforce, Adobe,…

03/10/2022

Dear Mentors and designer friends,
We miss you and hope we can create more in-person mentor experiences soon! Stay safe and healthy.

Best,
Andi Galpern & the Cascade SF team.

Check out Design Career Network on YouTube to learn how to land your dream design job, improve KPIs with our Growth Design Series, and more. https://youtube.com/designcareernetwork

Thanks to all of the Cascade SF Mentors for volunteering your time to share knowledge with the design community. We love you all!

06/18/2021

We're LIVE right now with Pek Pongpaet on Design Career Network. Pek is talking about how to start and run your own design agency. His agency Impekable creates exceptional software and brand experiences for companies including Adobe, Google, Panasonic, Accenture and more.

This talk is for freelancers, entrepreneurs, and designers who want to explore career paths. Join us! https://lnkd.in/g2FXKSz

Learn everything about setting up your own design agency from Pek Pongpaet, CEO and Chief UX Strategist at impekable. Pek's company "impekable" designs UX in...

06/17/2021

Tonight at 5:30PM Pacific, Pek Pongpaet from Impekable, will be on Design Career Network! You'll learn the ins and outs of running a design agency. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwAJP_SdFaA

Pek's agency designs for global brands including Adobe, Google, Panasonic, Accenture, and more.

This event is for:
• Freelancers who want to grow their business
• Those who want to launch an agency
• Designers of all levels who want to explore career paths

You'll learn:
• Pros and cons for running and agency and how to tell if it’s for you
• Skills you need to master to run an agency
• How to acquire new clients and manage their needs as a business
• How to manage processes and systems so everything runs smoothly

See you tonight!

06/11/2021

Watch on YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjBUakO2xQo
We're LIVE right now with Matt May, Head of Inclusive Design at on YouTube. Learn how to design an accessible and inclusive product design experience and career opportunities available.

05/20/2021

LIVE on Design Career Network!
Hi friends! Nick Finck, Founder of Craft & Rigor is on Design Career Network right now teaching Design Managers how to build the ultimate design team. Nick cofounded agencies, led design at Facebook and Amazon, and has seen it all. Join us for a talk + Q&A via YouTube on Design Career Network.

Nick's work at Craft & Rigor
Nick advises businesses on design operations including design team organizational structure, design hiring processes, leveling expectations, design new hire onboarding programs, design & research internship programs, design systems, and design team training and education programs. Helped increase productivity for design and research teams by streamlining design workflow and review process.

Building your design team is more than just finding talented designers to do work. You have to evaluate skills, culture fit, and assess your company's needs...

05/14/2021

We are LIVE with Natashia Tjandra, Senior Product Design Manager at EA, who is sharing how UX hiring managers evaluate talent and what they look for in candidates. Join us on YouTube!

Ever wonder what a hiring manager is thinking during your job interview? For this episode of "Get that UX Job" on DCN, Natashia Tjundra, Senior Product Desi...

04/16/2021

We are LIVE RIGHT NOW with Christopher Liu (Office hours project, Mercedes Benz R&D) and Jonathan Shariat (Google). Want to learn how to negotiate a better design salary? Join us on Design Career Network via YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DsTSullZV-Y

Our favorite duo, Chris Liu and Jonathan Shariat, are back to teach you their favorite salary negotiation strategies. Discover what to consider when discussi...

03/04/2021

Tonight we are launching a new YouTube show called “Get that UX Job” on Design Career Network , our new parent company. We have guests scheduled every Thursday and some Tuesdays at 5:30pm to guide you on how to land the design job of your dreams. Checkout our guest lineup at http://designcareer.org

We'll kick off the series with a special guest Dan Shilov, author and senior product designer at Instacart. Dan will guide us on how to find the best company and team match for you. Watch live: youtube.com/designcareernetwork