Real Talk With AJ: My Journey from Branding to Product Design to Product Management

Are you curious about transitioning from your role as a designer into becoming a product manager? Would you like to know how to grow in your role as a designer? For example, what does product design entail? What is the difference between product design and branding? How to become a product manager? Is there a high demand for product designers and product managers? How can I position for such opportunities?

Join us as we explore the answers to these questions together. Okhaide Ajayi (AJ) is a multidisciplinary creative consultant and Co-founder/Chief Design Officer at Avoda design — a digital design and product development studio. He is a thoughtful and strategic partner, relationship builder, and fierce leader of the studio’s creative team. He’s passionate about helping businesses improve sales and customer acquisition/conversion by designing, developing and building sustainable products and experiences that people love.

Before co-founding Avoda design in late 2019, Okhaide worked in various industries and has harnessed great expertise in designing for impact and growth. Okhaide has worked with clients across multiple sectors, some of which include: ART X, Venture Garden Group, The Office of the Vice President Of Nigeria, Green House Capital, Critical Infrastructural Reliance limited, Redbridge Group, and a couple of Entertainment & Catalogue Management firms.

Okhaide is also a foundational member(previously as a product designer but now wears the hat of the product manager) of the team building the JJC App. This gamification model platform helps local micro-businesses in West Africa get more leads and access to credit facilities by mapping their locations while giving users easy and accurate directions to their locations.

He is constantly seeking creative solutions to problems and is an advisor on several community-impact-driven projects.

PS- AJ will reserve 15 minutes to answer any questions you may have along these lines. You don't want to miss it.