* Hola
* Konnichiwa
* Jambo
* Privet
* Namaste
* Hei
* Marhaba
* Olá
* Kumusta
* Hola * Konnichiwa * Jambo * Privet * Namaste * Hei * Marhaba * Olá * Kumusta
* Nǐ hǎo
* Bonjour
* Bawo
* Barev
* Ahoj
* Hallo
* Salut
* Ciao
* Xin chào
* Nǐ hǎo * Bonjour * Bawo * Barev * Ahoj * Hallo * Salut * Ciao * Xin chào
* Zdravey
* Sawasdee
* Salam
* Cześć
* Annyeong
* Shalom
* Yia sas
* Szia
* Halo
* Zdravey * Sawasdee * Salam * Cześć * Annyeong * Shalom * Yia sas * Szia * Halo
Welcome to this design party!
Join designers worldwide for monthly peer learning, honest conversations, and career growth. Together, we grow stronger. In celebration we get better!
free virtual series | 50m | monthly last Friday
* Pick a circle at your role level today to respect the space and purpose of each session. -
For design leaders navigating team building & organizational impact.
Lead with confidence across cultures
Build & retain high-performing teams
Navigate complex stakeholder dynamics
Foster innovation at scale
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For experienced designers advancing their impact & scope.
Progress your career & compensation
Navigate cross-cultural design challenges
Build influence & strategic thinking
Expand your leadership toolkit
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For designers building foundations, depth & breadth.
Grow your craft & confidence
Learn from peer experiences
Navigate team dynamics
Build your career roadmap
What We Explore:#productdesign#branddesign#designsystems#designops#designcommunity#designleadership
What To Expect:Welcoming participant driven discussionInformal connection and networkingSafe space for honest conversationsPeer-to-peer learning and sharingQ&A & executive guidanceReflecting on stages of design growth
Hello
I'm Shagane Barsegian, founder and CEO of Venus Vale, a design studio creating kind spaces in Los Angeles. Over 15 years, I've led design teams through all stages of growth at agencies, startups, and organizations, mentoring 300+ creatives along the way.
I believe we need to be happy people outside of work first. What makes me happy is nature, swimming, hiking and community events - which is exactly why I started these design parties. Each month, I practice celebrating progress before chasing the next goal, because pausing to notice growth is critical before we feel inspired to expand.
Want to go deeper? I offer targeted 1:1 sessions for portfolio reviews, career development, salary negotiations, and leadership growth.
Call
Prep
Prompts for growth.
Good
What are you good at now that you can celebrate? (recent wins, skills you've mastered, positive feedback you received)
Hard
What is uncomfortable and not working? (difficult stakeholder relationships, portfolio gaps, work-life balance struggles)
Width
What new skills are you curious about to expand horizontally? (prototyping, typography, facilitation - skills adjacent to your current role)
Depth
How are you leveling up your quality and craft today? (advanced features, design critiques, mentoring others)
Observation
What feelings are you experiencing that you'd like to explore? (burnout, imposter syndrome, excitement about new opportunities)
Call Introductions
Use this template to share in the call chat.
Name and Location
Role and Company
What are you celebrating today? Small or large, notice all of it. Explore the new moments you experienced and micro-steps you've taken toward growth.
What makes you happy? With remote work, it's easy to overwork and get cut off from the world. Use this as a health check to invest in life outside career.
Where do you need help? Use the call prep prompts above to post your question to the community.
Call Guidelines
Gratitude practice: Thank you for joining today, it’s pretty cool that we can come together from across the world. If you are ending your day, thank your body and yourself for all the amazing things you accomplished and learned today. If you are starting a day, I wish you a beautiful day that opens with community support, celebrating everything about yourself.
Equalize the room: When we come together like this, we aim to help and support each other. I want us to feel collectively together supporting each other. Let’s practice courage by speaking about what’s hard and what we have not learned yet. If we are discussing something that you already know consider sharing tips.
Permission to be ok: The world asks us to be perfect in a lot of spaces. It can be exhausting to be perfect kids, parents, designers, managers, employees or leaders. Let’s try to be ok in this call. This is also to be said for perfect English if we have folks with different levels of fluency. Let’s play and have fun! •
Needs & requests: If you need anything let me know, I will try to scan through chat, DM directly if it makes it easier for you.