Full Stack Leader

Full Stack Leader is a series of interviews with today's leading technology leaders. The show will cover how they work across some of the main concepts in organizational leadership and resourcing, with a slant toward the digital space. In each episode we sit down with a different leader to hear key stories about their leadership journey as well as run through their Top 5 Tips for inspiring a great team of creators, builders, and innovative thinkers. Full Stack Leader lets you into the minds of some of today's most innovative thinkers. Think of it like attending a session at one of your favorite tech conference. The interviews are fun, professional, and deal with some of today's most interesting IOT innovations. We know that the employees of this person will also probably be listening, so it's important that they have the ability to present themselves well.

All Episodes

Full Stack Leader

Full Stack Leader - SXSW Limited Series - Lon Taylor - Founder - First Insights

April 19, 2023 • Ryan Williams

As the Founder & Principal UX Researcher of First Insights, Lon is focused on helping clients understand their customers, optimize user experience research efforts, and answer critical product development or digital strategy questions.

Based in South Florida with roots in NYC and Chicago, he is leading a team that excels at qualitative research, usability testing, ethnographic studies, surveys, and UX consulting projects. With expertise in the pharma, packaged goods, banking, insurance, travel, retail, publishing, eCommerce, healthcare, and technology industries, Lon has moderated one-on-one interviews and focus groups using a wide variety of approaches.

An active member of the digital transformation community, he currently serves as a local leader of IxDA Chicago planning monthly events. Some of his thoughts about the industry have been published on Medium.com, MarketingProfs.com, and in Quirk’s Market Research Magazine. Lon has also taught at the General Assembly, trained internal teams, and mentored at SXSW conferences.