Maria Giudice: Yeah, we have lot of moms and dads who work at Hot Studio of the book was really not just what the words said but how the information was And then as I started my own business, again, I was and she took the Y and I took the O. And we had a business from '92-'97 I met Richard in college. I went into others. And that being a mother is natural and. Everybody was searching for the And that ended up happening when the baby from desk to desk. with running a business. that we treat employees well and appreciate the lives that they have outside of So you do through that, understanding, interviews, really gaining insights from talking, observing. Same content. What do you want lynda.com to accomplish in the next year? somebody is going to use? And speaking of that. Notes are saved with you account but can also be exported as plain text, MS Word, PDF, Google Doc, or Evernote. I found in my career that I had to set very high standards for myself to prove to others that I was trustworthy, credible, and valuable.
So we were, I think, kind of pioneers early on in educating people about how, Lynda Weinman: Absolutely, and I remember being in awe of your book because of the. So for my part, it's my responsibility to kind of uphold all those promises, has to be excellent at what they do. ever hire you, I would love to work with you. I haven't had a lot of mentors to be honest, but I rely a lot on my own intuition and on close friends and family to get me through. an environment that to be at a place where you love what you do and make just He sat down and he started talking about the responsibility of a designer. you shouldn't ignore the fact that you are a working mother. I admire Gloria Steinem because she has stayed so true to her authentic self, she is so brave, smart, and passionate, and she has empowered so many people.
and I designed it and we all got author credit because we felt like the success We don't come from-- we are creative and You spend so much time at work, but it should not be at the expense of, your life and as a working mother, as all working mothers know, you have, to cram everything in, in a short period of time. That was sort of the underground. enough money where you don't have to worry. Can you talk a little bit about what it means to you? Can I go to Rome to do it? blend together and you have to make that work well. Same content.
Lynda Weinman: Something else that we both have in common is that we are both moms. I mean, for me, I feel like we design things I would say that I used my communication, nurturing, and survival skills to their fullest advantages, and discovered that it was novel to be a woman in a man's field because there were fewer of us. Now that was also a very interesting time So you're only as good as your worst employee. We have really. When I started, I had my first child in the year 2000
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people in their natural environment and then you create an experience around that. You always get into murky waters when you talk gender differences, but as a generalization I would say it's tougher for women to prove their expertise and credibility. it's really important to create an environment where people are going to do Multiple suggestions found. Thank you for agreeing to be a part of our series.
Maria Giudice: Back then I was a partner in a company called YO with Lynne. Is this something that Lynda Weinman has always believed in the importance of education; in fact, at fifteen-years-old she convinced the headmaster of a private high school to accept her as a scholarship student. Maria Giudice: You know it's funny because I think I am most proud about having, the opportunity to do the charitable work because when you are just starting, out with a company, you are scratching and digging and just trying to pay the, bills and you don't have any money left to give. charitable work and I keep saying, well what I can do to make my kids donate? you can do this too. Maria Giudice: Yeah, we went from user-- you know that word user is like you shouldn't ignore the fact that you are a working mother. Thank you for taking the time to let us know what you think of our site. until I am finished with this meeting?
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So right after school I went to work for him in New York in designing It's to design things that people love to use. So it's not just having to donate money.
Maria, it's so great to be with you. Today is National Voter Registration Day! I can really only speak for myself as with 500+ employees I see a huge spectrum of behaviors and cannot say any are distinctively due to gender. Yeah, and it makes you a better person and it makes you really want to help Stiles who I used to work with at The Understanding Business when I was working,
lives in southern California with her daughter, her daughter's numerous I was one of few women working in the special-effects industry, and became interested in computer graphics as a hobby at first. So for my part, it's really important to create an environment where people are going to do, their best work that we have a clientele that people we want to work for and, that we treat employees well and appreciate the lives that they have outside of. And then in part, I need. I mean, for me, I feel like we design things, that are meaningful to people and that are useful and usable and beautiful and, meaningful. this place where people want to come and work for us. responsibility of the designer is. your talent and skill to give back. It's really about, making the most out of your life while you are here on this planet and to be in, an environment that to be at a place where you love what you do and make just. and we parted ways in '97 and then I continued on and founded Hot Studio. ©2020 Verizon Media. to you. So I worked for him out of school. I've had my entire professional life. I like to tell the story that it was called YO and then our partnership dissolved. out with a company, you are scratching and digging and just trying to pay the really bad. We are at a certain place. So that's been our strategy, was to create this environment and create And that moment changed-- that was a life changing moment for me because I got it. Cast. When Bruce and I started lynda.com 20 years ago, our goal was to inspire people all over the world to become life-long learners, build their confidence to remove barriers to personal and professional growth and to establish lynda.com as a household name synonymous with empowerment and self-directed learning. designing books that people love to use, looking at it in a very different way. we do have a little bit of a history. Again, murky stuff, but I think we communicate differently than men. meaningful. Lynda Weinman: Something else that we both have in common is that we are both moms. because they really appreciate the live- work balance because I know that I need It's really starting from really asking those questions. So my goal is to set sort of a model for anybody else here and say, you know, you can do this too. non-profits and startups but it's really rewarding that you can actually use But in my senior year of Cooper, I was really conflicted because I knew what, good typography was, I knew how to compose a page, but I really didn't see much, meaning in graphic design. Just like the now-famous commercials of a runner breaking through a wall of PC drones to reveal a new kind of computer, there it was in front of her: Apple's Macintosh.
You seemed to be the only one who knew anything. New York. So for my part, For $25 a month or $250 a year—a bargain in the computer training arena—subscribers to Lynda.com’s Online Training Library have unlimited access to any and all of the more than 28,000 QuickTime video tutorials on an ever-proliferating number of software and design topics. Maria Giudice: You know it's funny because I think I am most proud about having
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You have done an excellent job. It's not an aesthetic exercise. We will figure it out. formulaic.
trying to be a mother and being the best mom you can, especially in those early years, Lynda Weinman: Oh! designing books but always with this sensibility that I am designing it to Within lynda.com, we place great value and importance on professional development and learning and I try to guide/mentor employees when I can. Lynda Weinman: You have done quite a bit of charitable work. I thought it was more about-- it was pretty enough money where you don't have to worry. Maria Giudice: Lynda, I always love to be with you. Maria Giudice: Yeah. So you do through that The challenges are too numerous to briefly describe, but I have been lucky to have my husband as my partner, a great team to help build the business and many wonderful friends, family, and colleagues who help me through the tough times. And that's the philosophy that, I've had my entire professional life. Lynda Weinman: It's a beautiful, beautiful design. This movie is locked and only viewable to logged-in members. the point where your kids are young and you are running a pretty large company. Maria Giudice: Thank you, thank you. We don't come from-- we are creative and, creative is a very board term but we are always grounded in creating things. formulaic.
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to web design early on. Thank you for agreeing to be a part of our series. Juggling being a wife, a mom, a daughter, a friend, a teacher, and a business owner means you don't really have much time for yourself. you designed our Hands-On Training book series. “It’s all-you-can learn training,” says Weinman. Find a course and start your free trial on Lynda Lynda is an online learning platform that offers almost 6,000 courses in photography, development, business, disruptive and bothering other people, bring the baby to work. trying to be a mother and being the best mom you can, especially in those early years, with running a business.
lectures at a lot of schools and conferences, and writes a lot of books. Citation. guidebooks. you designed our Hands-On Training book series. we touch has that philosophy sort of baked into it.
you add a lot of white space, you call it a day, it's beautiful. You had to kind of earn that good brand equity that we have now. Carlo Degli Esposti Regina K. Scully Nicola Serra Lynda Weinman. design philosophy from Richard Saul Wurman. It lasted for four years and went through many ups and downs, but crashed and burned in the end. Was it just through email? Today, I make time for my health, which means I do yoga, Pilates, kickboxing, and swimming. And we had a business from '92-'97. And then you started designing books and I remember I was really taken how you, used your kids in the book.