Name: Turning good design into real influence
Start: 2026-06-10T09:00:00.000-07:00
End: 2026-06-10T10:00:00.000-07:00
Location: Online Event

The cheering squad your design career has been missing

Level Up Club / femke.design

 (Coriyon's Studio) if you're a designer who is ready to move beyond execution and start influencing decisions. Learn how to get involved earlier, bring strategic context into the room, and play a bigger role in shaping what gets built — not just designing it.

Many designers want a seat at the table but don’t have a clear path or a plan for what to do once they’re there. Their work is strong, but they’re not shaping what gets built.

This session is about moving from doing the work to shaping what gets built. You’ll learn how to get involved earlier, bring the right context into the room, and influence your team’s direction. If that sounds familiar, this session will show you what’s missing and how to take action.

Coriyon Arrington is a product designer and founder of 

, where he helps early-stage teams turn ideas into real products. With a background in biomedical engineering and experience working with thousands of small business owners, he focuses on connecting design to real business outcomes.

His work sits at the intersection of design, entrepreneurship, and engineering, helping teams move beyond shipping features to shaping what gets built and why. Coriyon is also the President of UXPA Minnesota and a facilitator for Hennepin County’s CEO Start Program, where he leads workshops and supports founders in building and growing their businesses.