What's this about? From industrial Northern 90's England to sunny 21st Century Perth - starting, growing and steering design teams through thick, thin and just plain weird - there's 25 years of Nick’s experiences to be shared! Tales of woe, some unlikely successes, many leaps of faith and a few poignant reflections might just strike a note with and inspire those leading or aspiring to become a design, UX or software team leader. How will this session run? This won't be a presentation! We'll host a lively interview to surface and share tangible take outs, relayed through stories of starting out, succeeding, failing and leading. What will I get out of it? Beyond your sublime technical skills, learning how to work with people is foundational to your career. More than ever we're carving our own destiny, so through a series of reflections, anecdotes, projects and people experiences, you'll (hopefully!) come away armed with some new tools to help you navigate your career path. Between them Nick and Jonathon have years of industry experience across many sectors. The deck will be shared for all, and Nick will be happy to elaborate, coach or otherwise share more throughout the event and beyond.