Meet your lead trainer: Drew Bridewell
Drew Bridewell is an experienced product and design leader, founder, and certified high-performance coach who is passionate about empowering and inspiring the makers of the world through intentional design.
Most recently Drew is Head of Design and Product at GrowthDay, a startup bringing together world-class research-backed personal development tools, community, and Life coaching by the world`s experts in personal development.
He founded Next Level UX in 2020 after a career-focused in learning and development products. During his time at Facebook, he built 3, 0-1 products focused on performance management, to serve and empower the growth of Facebook`s 50k employees and 10k+ managers.
Drew also founded the design transformation team previously at InVision, where he studied and taught design systems across the world, mapping hundreds of the world`s best teams processes and systems and finding the opportunities to enhance their design maturity.
He also lead enterprise efforts for Lynda.com and LinkedIn Learning and delivered Lynda.com`s very first responsive cross-platform application. β¨He hosts Practical UX Weekly on LinkedIn Learning and coaches at the Stanford d.school ME216 program.
Drew has over 16 years in the tech industry and has made it his purpose to empower and champion the makers of the world through intentional design.
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What Next Level UX Customers are saying...
"Drew's mentorship and guidance helped unlock greater potential for myself and my team I had the pleasure of completing a 12-week career accelerator and design leadership program with Drew. The program included various interactive activities, weekly coaching sessions, and homework assignments. The enthusiasm, passion, and energy that Drew brought to every session were truly inspirational. Drew's mentorship and guidance helped unlock greater potential for myself and my team, and the overall experience has completely reenergized my career. "
Mike Barkley
Digital Creative Director
"Drew was the one who planted the idea of bringing design impact to organizations and getting paid for it. Before working with Drew, I thought I'd be a contributor who follows instructions. I also only aimed to get paid an average salary. But working with Drew changed a lot of my mindset and habits. I got a close up view on how high-performing lead designers think and act. I learned how to communicate better with my stakeholders. I learned how to bring everyone on the design journey. I learned to take ownership of what I work on, instead of waiting for instructions. I became someone quite different within a year of working with Drew. My salary also doubled because of that. This was only possible because of all the help and coaching I received from Drew."
Tiyia B
UX Designer
“Drew brings about an energy that drove us forward, no matter what. Drew guided us through the process with intelligence, understanding, and a passion for pushing us to be the best we could possibly be. Our design team was working almost 100% remotely, and Drew helped us navigate the intricacies of asynchronous collaboration. When we had blocs, Drew gave us brilliant strategies to get us out of our heads. He has a gift of thinking to make and making to think. Without Drew, we wouldn’t have had half the success we did in our project. If you are a designer or team looking to get to the next level, I would recommend Drew Bridewell in a heartbeat.
