Get to know Bryn

Bio

I’m Bryn — a product designer with over 7 years of experience. Currently based in Copenhagen, Denmark.

I currently work at Pleo. Before that I was working for Monzo — the fastest growing bank in the UK. Solving complex problems for over 4 million customers. I’m super passionate about using design for positive impact. Leaving the world a bit better than it was before.

Before Monzo — I was the first design-hire at health startup, Thriva. I led all of Thriva’s design output. From digital products, to test kit packaging, to marketing like their tube campaign. I was the 6th hire and the company grew to 35 whilst there. I played a big part in scaling the product team and processes.

Over the years I’ve worked across health, non-profit, finance, retail, automotive and telecoms. From early-stage startups like Thriva, to FTSE 100 companies like Morrisons, to hypergrowth businesses like Monzo. I’ve also worked with some pretty awesome brands like Adidas, Microsoft and Mastercard.

Experience

State Farm
UX Design Intern
May 2020 – Present

Morrison Healthcare
Communications Intern
Dec 2019 – May 2020

Upwork
Freelance Designer
Aug 2019 - Dec 2019

Education

Arizona State University
B.S. User Experience
Graduating summa cum laude with 4.0 GPA in Dec 2020

General Assembly
Visual Design
Jul 2014–Oct 2014

Interests

The palm-tree paradise of Pearl Island in The BahamasThe beautiful countryside of the Peak DistrictBeautiful tonal blue basketball court in MiamiCoffee latte artBryn's colourful skateboardSurfing into the sunset in Carcavelos, PortugalTapas plates of cerviche, oysters and salmonBryn mid-air, snowboarding in WhistlerPaddleboarding off the beach of BarcelonaAn ambient James Blake festival performanceTwo clownfish swimming around Malaysian coralAn autumnal view towards London's city skyline

Reading

Some of the books I’ve really enjoyed reading recently

Dishoom: The first ever cookbook from the much-loved Indian restaurant

Dishoom
From Bombay with love
Shamil Thakrar, Kavi Thakrar and Naved Nasir
2019

Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products

Hooked
How to build habit-forming products
Nir Eyal and Ryan Hoover
2016