The Learners Podcast

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The Learners Podcast is a business podcast hosted by Learners 🌱, with 125 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Learners 🌱 hosts The Learners Podcast, a business show with 125 episodes published.

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  The UX Research behind Intercom's Fin.AI with Karen Church

  Sep 5, 202548 minS0

  <p>Recently named one of the Business Post Top 100 Women in Irish Tech, Karen Church (VP of Research & Data Science at Intercom) joins Alec Levin to talk about blending research with data science, building Intercom’s RAD org, and the story behind Fin — their AI customer-service agent.We cover:- Why Intercom merged Research + Data Science, and how the RAD org is structured- Lessons from scaling research impact across product, growth, pricing, and customer experience- How Fin was built — experiments, features, and metrics that really matter- The new hybrid skills researchers need as AI reshapes roles- Practical ways to speed up you...

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  Sneak Peeks for Research Week 🪄 Experimenting with AI as a UXR with Kevin Newton

  May 22, 202531 minS0

  <p>Kevin Newton leads UX Measurement at LinkedIn. In this preview of his upcoming talk at Research Week, he talks about how AI is changing the researcher’s role, from writing SQL with help from chatbots to experimenting with AI agents that learn your working style.</p><p>They cover:</p><p>How Kevin’s team is encouraging open, systematic AI experimentation</p><p>Why curiosity, not tooling, matters most in hiring</p><p>How personal AI agents could shift how research leaders work</p><p>The messy, human stuff that still makes research powerful</p><p>🎟 Kevin’s talk is part o...

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  Sneak Peeks for Research Week 🪄 Chatting Growth UXR with Gus Griffin

  May 14, 202532 minS0

  <p>Gus Griffin (Sr. Strategic Growth Researcher at Figma) joins Alec for a sneak peek of his upcoming Research Week talk. This one’s all about long-term growth—how researchers can step outside their product and help their companies make smarter, more strategic bets.</p><p>You’ll hear about:</p><p>What Figma’s research team looks for in emerging markets</p><p>Why asking dumb questions like “what’s going on out there?” can lead to smart decisions</p><p>The difference between chasing features vs. understanding people</p><p>The evolving role of the researcher as a business partn...

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  Sneak Peeks for Research Week 🪄 Building Real Relationships with Zachary Schendel

  May 9, 202537 minS0

  <p>In this special episode, Alec sits down with Zachary Schendel, Senior Director of Research at DoorDash, for a preview of his upcoming talk for UXRConf. They explore why strong cross-functional relationships are essential for researchers, and how to actually build them.</p><p>You’ll learn:</p><p>Why great research often gets ignored</p><p>How to navigate different product manager personalities</p><p>What hiring managers really look for today</p><p>How AI is changing research workflows (and what it can’t replace)</p><p>Real tips on influence, storytelling, and showing up with impact</p><p>🎟️ R...

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  Sneak Peeks for Research Week 🪄 Redefining the Research Role with Brad Orego

  Apr 16, 202536 minS0

  <p>Brad Orego, Head of Research at Webflow, joins us to chat about their upcoming talk at UXRConf.</p><p>In this episode, Brad shares how their team is expanding the scope of research—supporting executive decision-making, exploring multi-year strategy, and operating more like an insights function than a traditional UX team.</p><p>We get into:<br />🔹 Why fitting research into sprints misses the bigger opportunity<br />🔹 How to work with execs (hint: they won’t read your summary)<br />🔹 Building research roadmaps and identifying long-term questions<br />🔹 Why the most valuable research might not look like "UX research" at all</p><p>🎟️...

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