#006 Lessons from the Trenches: Step Outside of Your Comfort Zone and Be Open to New Adventures

Overview
Get to know Annie Shao and Nancy Lam and their journey into design. They’ll talk about valuable lessons from the trenches and stereotypes of what makes a successful designer. How following your curiosity and challenging yourself in expected and unexpected ways can give you better insight into yourself and your strengths.

Annie’s Bio
As a lead product designer at Fandango, Annie Shao is not only passionate about creating amazing products but also ways to establish operational excellence in order to produce meaningful solutions. With more than ten years of experience working with companies of all sizes, from Disney and NBCUniversal to a fifteen person advertising studio cranking out ideas in an airstream in the middle of a warehouse — you name it. Annie has a lot of stories to share, the good, the bad, and the weird.

Nancy's Bio
Nancy Lam has diverse experience doing product design from small business to enterprise. At Fandango, she is one of the senior user experience designers focusing on how users navigate the experience and discover movies before purchasing. Prior to her role, she was at ADP’s Innovation Center in Pasadena solving complex problems in tax compliance for payroll specialists. Outside of the office, you can find her swapping stories about cycling, the great outdoors, and happy hour spots.

Light Refreshments & Beverages will be provided by ChowNow.

Sponsor:
ChowNow

Location:
ChowNow HQ
12181 Bluff Creek Drive, Suite 200
Playa Vista, CA

Parking & Check-In:
Paid Garage Parking (No Validation Available)
• From the 405, head west on Jefferson Blvd. Turn left on Campus Center Dr. then turn left on Bluff Creek Dr.
• Turn right at the Fox sign and enter the parking garage after the roundabout and pull a parking garage ticket.

Free Street Parking
• Free parking is available on S. Campus Center Drive and the adjacent street on Waterfront Drive.

Arrival & Check-In
• Walk to building 12181 and check in with lobby security.
• Take the elevators up to the 2nd floor and ChowNow (Suite 200) will be on the right.

Please note: Do not turn on Bluff Creek Dr. from Lincoln Blvd, as you'll run into a dead end. It's best to enter from Jefferson Blvd.