What My Mentees Say

Yuwei is an encouraging, insightful, and practical mentor who gives clear, actionable feedback that makes a real difference. He helps us refine portfolios, strengthen storytelling, and prepare for interviews with the mindset of a hiring manager. Many of us have landed roles or advanced our careers thanks to his guidance. Beyond skills, Yuwei’s empathy, patience, and belief in our potential gave us the confidence to grow, transition into UX, and achieve milestones we once thought out of reach.

"Yuwei is a model mentor for anyone who wants to improve. His feedback and guidance on my resume, portfolio, and interview presentation was most useful. They became more clear, concise and impactful. Ideas that were in the back of my mind as a possibility became certain, which prompted me to act. He helped me “focus” where focus was needed. Until then, there were too many areas I could go after. He even recommended me to a hiring manager at the company I was pursuing. That was very kind of him. I liked his high standard as well. One proverb says, “As iron sharpens iron, so one sharpens another.” Yuwei sharpened me and helped me find my ideal position. I am grateful for the friendship and coaching relationship that’s developed between us."

— Alex Kim. VP of Experience Design at JPMorgan Chase

"Yuwei has been an exceptional mentor throughout my job search journey. His thoughtful feedback helped me refine the storytelling of my portfolio and strengthen my resume, making my work clearer and more impactful. But what stood out the most was his constant encouragement — he reminded me to believe in myself at times when I felt uncertain. Yuwei’s mentorship went beyond preparing job materials; he instilled the confidence I needed to face challenges and present myself authentically. I’m truly grateful for his support and guidance."

— Andy Zhou, Product Designer at NewsBreak

"Yuwei was such a delightful mentor to work with, always encouraging, insightful, and practical. He guided me with highly actionable advice, helping me improve the storytelling of my portfolio and learn how to communicate my work with confidence and clarity. One of the biggest game-changers was learning to see my projects through the hiring manager’s eyes. His feedback on interview recaps was incredibly real and eye-opening, and he broke down the meaning behind questions to show exactly what HR is looking for in a candidate. Every conversation left me more motivated and prepared. I’m truly grateful for Yuwei’s support and the growth he’s helped me achieve!"

— Chia-chi Ma, UXUI Designer at General Tool

"I’m incredibly grateful for Yuwei’s guidance during my UX design interview preparation. His thoughtful feedback on my portfolio presentation deck helped me refine my storytelling, highlight my design process, and present my work with clarity and impact. He also offered invaluable insights into answering behavioral questions, which helped me connect my experiences to the role with confidence. His mentorship not only helped me prepare for interviews but also strengthened how I communicate my value as a designer."

— Yifei Chen, UX Designer at OKX

"Yuwei is an incredible mentor who has supported me through every step of my transition into UX. His encouragement gave me the courage to keep going, even when I doubted myself. From reviewing my portfolio to helping me shape my story, Yuwei always provided thoughtful, actionable and professional advice. I’m deeply grateful for his patience, wisdom, and unwavering belief in me—I wouldn’t have made it this far without him."

— Shenyi Zhang, UX Designer at Sam's Club

"Coming from a background in architecture and barely any professional UX experience, Yuwei has been an amazing mentor who has helped me prepare for a transition in career into the UX field. He has shared personal insights and feedback on how to prepare for interviews, applications, portfolio refinement and much more. Moreover, he has continuously shared opportunities that have come across his network with me which were significantly supportive. Through his guidance I was able to secure a rare opportunity for my career, and I would recommend him as a personal mentor for anyone who is interested in the UX field."

— Sun-Q Kim, UX Research Intern at Microsoft

"Yuwei has been an incredibly supportive mentor who helped elevate me from a junior designer to senior level. In addition to his solid technical knowledge, he has a rare ability to see the strength in me with kindness and wisdom. Truly an amazing person. I’m grateful for his generosity and the confidence he instills in me."

— Alison Zhang, Principal Product Designer at Capital One

"I’m incredibly grateful for the opportunity to learn from Yuwei during my downtime. Our conversations have been not only inspiring but also deeply practical—especially in helping me clarify and elevate my storytelling approach. Yuwei provided thoughtful guidance on how to better structure my narratives and highlight the most impactful parts of my work, which has greatly improved how I present my projects and thinking as a UX designer.

What stood out the most was Yuwei’s ability to listen attentively and offer targeted feedback that pushed my thinking forward. Whether it was refining the way I showcase user insights or guiding me on how to communicate the “why” behind my design decisions, every conversation brought clarity and confidence to my process.

Thank you, Yuwei, for your generosity, encouragement, and mentorship. It truly made a difference."

— Ziwei Song, UX Designer at Verizon

"Working with Yuwei as my career coach has been one of the most valuable parts of my job search journey. The meaningful insights he brought from his own experience as a hiring manager and years of experiences has truly helped me to develop a clear, focused strategy for how to present myself—both on paper and in interviews—which gave me a stronger sense of direction and confidence. On top of that, Yuwei is simply a great person to work with—kind, responsible, and genuinely invested in helping others succeed."

— Jingshan Wang, Sr. UX Designer at Eviden

"Working with Yuwei was an invaluable part of my job search journey. Even though I had prior UX experience, he helped me better understand current hiring expectations from a hiring manager’s perspective. He gave me clear insights into how hiring managers evaluate resumes and portfolios and helped me streamline my portfolio case studies to tell a compelling, focused story. His guidance on answering interview questions with confidence and clarity made a huge difference — and ultimately helped me land an ideal UX Designer offer. I’m incredibly grateful for his support and practical advice every step of the way."

— Jane Hu, UX Designer at AXA XL

“Yuwei’s mentorship came at a time when I needed it most. He saw potential in me that I hadn’t fully recognized myself, and his steady encouragement made all the difference. Beyond his deep expertise, it’s his genuine kindness and belief in people that leaves a lasting impact. I feel lucky to have crossed paths with him.”

— Olivia Yang, Service Designer at Intuit

"Yuwei is a great mentor whom I am fortunate and honored to have. He never hesitates to share his experience and insights into the UX industry, and provides constructive feedback to help me shape my career strategy. His wisdom and compassion guided me through a competitive job market and led to one of my dream internships. This milestone would not have been possible without Yuwei's steady encouragement and expertise.”

— Zhuokun Ma, UX Design Intern at Coca-Cola

"Yuwei kindly shared his personal design management experiences from Amazon and Oracle, which gave me valuable insights into the work responsibilities and scope of those roles. This information helped me reconsider whether these opportunities align with my interests and identify areas where I should focus on improving myself.”

— Chung Han Tsai, Sr. Product Design Manager at Splunk/Umich

"The communications with Yuwei were always very valuable for my growth and enjoyable as well, despite we are based in different continents most of the time. I benefited a lot from his advices not only on the skill set level, most importantly on the mentality as a junior in UX design. I am very thankful for the experience as Yuwei's mentee.”

— Nicole Wang, Senior UX Designer at Amazon

"I have gone through numerous sessions with Yuwei. Yuwei always listens to the mentee and gives great, practical advice that the mentee can move forward with on any topic, such as resumes, portfolios, and general design careers. I appreciate his feedback, as it helps me become a better designer after talking to him!”

— Eunsun Chu, UX Designer at Amazon

"Yuwei is an awesome mentor, providing valuable guidance on career growth, storytelling in case studies, and the UX team's hiring expectations in a technology company. His seasoned experience as a hiring manager is truly impactful.”

— Sicong Chen, UX Designer at Amazon

"Yuwei’s experience in working at a big enterprise as well as at agencies has been very valuable to me. More importantly, I felt his interest and willingness to help, and we ended up discussing a lot of important things in our industry!”

— Oleg Martynenko, CEO at Noomo Agency

"Yuwei provided extensive feedback on my case study. He also shared valuable insights into what hiring managers are looking for based on his personal experiences at Amazon & Oracle. Overall Yuwei’s feedback has been very helpful and I have learned a lot from him.”

— Jen H., Lead Product Designer at Weee!

"Thank you, Yuwei, for the engaging conversation. We covered a lot about AI in different-sized companies, the AI industry, and design management. It was truly inspiring and has given me a clearer understanding of how to apply these insights in my work!”

— Shiuan De Chen, Product Designer, Personal AI

"Yuwei’s mentorship was incredibly helpful! He provided clear actionable advice to help me navigate UX recruitment. He also shared thoughtful insights into designing for enterprise and AI agents. All in all, Yuwei's depth of knowledge, combined with his supportive and engaging mentorship style, made this an invaluable learning experience. I really appreciate his help and encouragement!”

— Sia Harisingani, Product Design Intern, Unilever

"Yuwei’s feedback was incredibly helpful. He was very direct in pointing out where I could improve and offered clear, actionable advice. I appreciate how focused he was on helping me grow and how much he genuinely cared about my progress.”

— Angela Han, Student, Tufts University

"Yuwei gave me really thoughtful feedback on my case study, helping me see where I could add more processes and iterations to make it stronger. He also shared his experience designing for the enterprise space, which was super insightful. I really appreciate his encouragement and support!”

— Happy(Yanran) Li, Student, Cornell University

"The session with Yuwei was really helpful. He gave me detailed feedback on how to improve my portfolio, showing me ways to better highlight my skills. He also shared great advice on building my design career, including tips on how to grow, position myself in the industry, and match my strengths with job opportunities.”

— Ashwin Vishwanathan, UX/UI Designer, Freelancer

"Yuwei took a look at my portfolio from the hiring lens of Oracle, as I applied there. His honest, and transparent feedback is something that I really appreciated as it gives me a realistic approach to the hiring process. His knowledge of design and the industry is evident in the insights he gave.”

— Jennifer Nguyen, Product Designer, University of Washington

"Yuwei totally understand my situation as an international student. He has a clear insights of both my portfolio and overall ability.”

— April Wu, Student, University of Washington

"I was able to go through a design challenge I conducted with Yuwei together. He gave a lot of constructive feedback on structured design thinking and laying out the design process. I learned a lot from our session!”

— Katie Zhou, UX Designer, Cornell University

"Yuwei was very approachable. He made sure to maximize our session time by getting straight to the point and learning about my situation. I really appreciated that he empathized with the current environment and tried his best to give me insights into what's happening on the other side of recruiting. He simulated what hiring managers would look for in my case study and gave suggestions on how to be more impressive, which I plan on applying. I'll definitely explore more calls with him in the future.”

— Kelly Luck, Student, Indiana University Bloomington

"Yuwei is an exceptionally knowledgeable and approachable mentor. He has provided valuable insights on breaking into the data product field as a product designer. His answers, supported by practical examples, have helped me understand how designers can effectively advocate for users in environments focused on engineering and product management. I highly recommend scheduling a meeting with him!”

— Ronan Chen, student, UC.Berkeley

"Thank you Yuwei for sharing strategies and advice on broadening my scope as a UX researcher 💯”

— Monica Chan, Assistant Professor, User Experience at Pratt Institute

"I had a great session with Yuwei! He provided insightful and actionable feedback that was tailored to my current stage of growth. Yuwei’s approach was both professional and empathetic, making it easy to discuss my challenges and aspirations. His suggestions were practical, and I left the session feeling more confident and clear about my next steps. I highly recommend Yuwei to anyone seeking guidance in their career journey!”

— Claire Li, Student, ArtCenter

"Yuwei was a fantastic listener and offered invaluable suggestions to address my main challenges. His recommendations were incredibly helpful!”

— Gabriel Liberman, Senior product designer, Workday

"Yuwei is a great mentor! He gives me constructive feedback on my job search strategy and check with me about my situation! I'm glad I get to know him and go to his session! I learned a lot from him.”

— Chiao, UX design contractor, Vanguard

"I am thrilled to have the opportunity to talk with Yuwei. He has provided me with a lot of constructive feedback and offered a unique managerial perspective that has significantly helped me improve in my work. He always uses specific examples to help me better understand the issues and is eager to dig deeper into the root causes, providing more helpful and detailed answers. His guidance has been crucial to my professional development, and I highly recommend him!”

— Shichao Wang, Product Designer, Fetch

"I thoroughly enjoyed my conversation with Yuwei, he exhibited exceptional empathy towards the obstacles I'm currently encountering, and his encouragement left me feeling motivated to adopt a more optimistic outlook. His insightful and candid critique of my portfolio and case study was immensely valuable. Yuwei is undoubtedly the go-to individual for anyone seeking extensive expertise in the UX industry and seeking guidance on advancing their career trajectory as a designer!!”

— Yeojin Shin, Product Designer, Planby Technologies

"Really enjoyed talking with Yuwei, he was super understanding about the challenges I currently face and he really motivated me to have a more positive approach. I also appreciated the in-depth and honest feedback he shared around my portfolio and case study. Definitely the best person to reach out to if you want to receive a lot of knowledge around the UX industry and figure out how to grow your career path as a designer!”

— Jessica Shim, Product Designer, EmployBridge

"I had the pleasure of reviewing my portfolio with Yuwei, and I'm incredibly grateful for the clear and specific feedback provided. Yuwei not only answered all of my questions but also offered valuable insights that will help me improve my portfolio!”

— Radhika Arora, Product Designer, Auction Technology Group

"Working with Yuwei has been such a rewarding experience! He not only shared valuable insights from his own journey but also gave me fantastic tips on making my design impact more impactful and creating compelling stories for enterprise products. What really touched me was that Yuwei went the extra mile, staying beyond our scheduled time to listen to my presentation and provide some truly helpful feedback. I'm definitely looking forward to keeping in touch with Yuwei and planning more sessions to”

— Jingwen Li, Product Designer, Kitchen & Bath Central

"It was an awesome session with Yuwei. He reviewed my current B2B product design and gave me very thoughtful and practical advice, also he gave me some good suggestions on improving communication and presentation skills. I would highly recommend him to any designers who are seeking guidance in UX design field.”

— Qing Li, Intermediate Landscape Designer, M2 landscape architecture

"Yuwei helped me review my resume and portfolio from a hiring manager's view which is professional, strategic, and visionary. Meanwhile, he was generous with his time, being encouraging and inspiring during the whole session. I would recommend Yuwei to every designer seeking mentorship.”

— Shuyao X, Interactive Designer, Dallas Morning News

"Yuwei is a fantastic mentor who offers valuable guidance on career growth. He humbly shares his career journey and imparts insights on using SMART goals for me to plan mine. I've gained much knowledge from how he weaves storytelling into every experience. I'm fortunate to have someone like him to inspire me.”

— Sandy Liao, Sr Product Designer, Recly

"Yuwei proved to be an exceptional mentor, and my session with him was highly valuable. He demonstrated a remarkable ability to decode complex issues by actively listening to my thoughts, providing me with insightful guidance. Our conversation not only improved my understanding but also boosted my confidence. I couldn't be more satisfied with the experience.”

— Yumei Feng, UI/UX Designer, Deloitte Consulting

"Yuwei really helped me trickle down to my problem and think upon the aspects that would matter. I switched my career in the middle of the pandemic and was looking for a direction to grow with the new technological advancements that have come in. He really asked the right questions that got me to think about the problems at present and my long term goal. I am happy to have connected with him and learn from his perspective!”

— Palak Bagrecha, Graduate Student, Northeastern University

"Yuwei is an exceptional mentor, providing invaluable guidance and support. His advice not only enhanced my portfolio and case studies but also guided me in shaping my career path. With vast industry knowledge and a patient approach, he fosters a comfortable learning environment. Yuwei's mentorship extends beyond design expertise, imparting life lessons in resilience and continuous growth. I am genuinely grateful for his dedication and passion.”

— Uyen Hoang, Product Designer, Cornell University

"I'm very fortunate to have had the opportunity to speak with Yuwei. He has a knack for asking all of the right questions, and this helped me to critically think about how to leverage my strengths to boost my chances of finding a job. His personalized, invested approach to mentoring speaks to how deeply he cares about helping people achieve their goals.”

— Xavier Talwatte, Student, UC Berkeley Extension

"Yuwei is an experienced mentor who is willing to listen and shows empathy. He shared his own career path and also tried to provide practical advice for job-hunting strategy. After talking to him, I have a clearer overview of my own strengths and weakness to better promote myself. Yuwei is also encouraging me even though I'm not confident. I feel insightful and inspired to have him be my mentor.” — Hingis Chang, Graduate Student, The University of Texas at Austin

"Yuwei's personalized mentorship, uniquely tailored to my background and future interests, is commendable. His expertise from agency work and designing enterprise products is illuminating, especially his insights into what UX managers seek in entry-level designers. A highly recommended mentor!”

— Yani Shi, Product Design Intern, Lyft

"Yuwei is truly inspiring and encouraging as a mentor. He helped me better articulate my design process and approach to job hunt and was kind enough to share his resources. Highly recommend anyone looking for guidance to book a session with Yuwei.”

— Anisha Agarwal, Product Designer, Cisco, Duo Security

"I loved Yuwei's detailed-oriented and straight-forward approach to our portfolio review session. He listened to my struggles and made sure he understood the context to tailor the feedback to my needs. I learned a lot, especially around hiring managers' thought process and storytelling. ”

— Tian Wei Li, UX Designer at Motorola

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