Samanta Aquino

Lead product designer

[Samanta Aquino @samanta]

@rizwanjavaid Oh I feel your pain! What are you making a video about, friend?

[Samanta Aquino @samanta]

@melodyshar Strengths: presenting design, facilitating all kinds of workshops, getting groups of people unstuck and aligned

Weakness: UI design, motion design, and generating enough influence *outside* my product team

[Samanta Aquino @samanta]

@SuMajestadJose So true. It doesn't matter that your whole team sees your value & hard work if your manager can't see it too OR cannot "sell" the same belief to higher-ups. We gotta help our manager and ourselves out, and publicly campaign/document our ideas, process improvements, etc.

[Samanta Aquino @samanta]

@christinemaggi Same, I can't listen to anything while I work. But I keep my headphones on most of the day. Mainly for the noise cancelling.

Podcast and music are for walks 🐕🚶‍♀️🌳

[Samanta Aquino @samanta]

There's not a more fitting podcast for me than Low Fidelity by @rizwanjavaid bc it's about creatives overcoming their fears and inner-critic so they can reach their true potential. Exactly how I feel about speaking on a podcast!

Our chat is out now, check it out!

[Rizwan | Unleash Your Mindset!⚡️ @rizwanjavaid]

In the latest episode of the Low Fidelity podcast, I speak with @samanta, a designer and mentor who took charge of her career by setting goals and standing up to the impostor syndrome she faced.

She has a good listener challenge! 🎯

Listen & subscribe:
https://t.co/MJIYauvEKh

[Samanta Aquino @samanta]

@SankolliKaruna @ADPList I'm so happy it was valuable! Let's win this year 🚀

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@miguelmakes @NPR @nprdesign ¡Felicidades, Miguel! 🎉

[Samanta Aquino @samanta]

@candiwrites Meet Gnocchi. She here's to give you a hand.

Video description: I hold my empty hand out. The TV is on in the background. Gnocchi approaches my hand to inspect it for treats. She realizes there aren't any and offers her paw instead. I say "Oh God, so cute", and cup her snout

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@felipesbravate Aww stop it, thanks Felipe!

[Samanta Aquino @samanta]

My employer has committed to making our product accesible. My dream. I've been advocating for accessibility since day 1. And now I get to play a key role in the process as an Accessibility Lead!

Hi #a11y community 👋🏼 The imposter syndrome is STRONG. Please say it's normal 🙈

[Samanta Aquino @samanta]

@elainetall Thank you! Miss ya already 🇺🇲 please have some Abe's vegan lemon poppy seed muffins from Whole Foods and tell me if they are still great

[Samanta Aquino @samanta]

@imkimalban Thank you Kim!

[Samanta Aquino @samanta]

@JuliannaRowsell Oh, this feels particularly fitting for me today. Applied!

Heads up: There's no field for contact information in case that wasn't intentional.

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@annaecook Yasss 👏🏼 people crushing doubts and fears was exactly what I needed from my timeline right now

[Samanta Aquino @samanta]

@ScopicEngineer @Shazbhatt Stealing and doing this ASAP 💛

[Samanta Aquino @samanta]

@tolu_xyz 👀 I feel this wholeheartedly!

[Samanta Aquino @samanta]

@tolu_xyz I suffer from the opposite phenomenon 😂 I never want to face that beast. But the times I do, it's because I feel like tinkering and exercising my creative or tech muscles, because maybe work is feeling bleh.

[Samanta Aquino @samanta]

Video description - I walk from one room to another showing the view out my window and balcony: a blue sky, lots of tall green trees, and a concrete trail.

[Samanta Aquino @samanta]

I feel this even tho I haven't dealt with debt. Buying a home never felt achievable until I moved to Sweden. Now I have a condo and I pinch myself every time I look out the window.

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[Emma Bostian @EmmaBostian]

This is the first time in my life I feel financially secure and what a feeling that is 😭

I used to be $50k in credit card and medical debt and paid it all off.

Not only that but we’ve bought a house and I’ve built up savings. It honestly feels unreal ❤️😭

[Samanta Aquino @samanta]

@femkesvs Congrats and welcome to FinTech design!