Won J You: designer, mentor, educator, disruptor

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Ralph Waldo Emerson

I’m an independent designer, who fell in love with the web over 20 years ago. My career has taken many turns, as I have tried to live authentically and find happiness and fulfillment. I’ve been a consultant, a teacher, a leader, an owner, a mentor, and entrepreneur.

I’ve worked on projects for iconic brands such as Porsche, American Express, Intel, and I’ve garnered some recognition for my work along the way. But mostly, my passion for design and technology has remained the same. I enjoy using the power of design to tackle challenging business problems, and I continue to ply my craft through my design studio.

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Perhaps, most importantly, I am energized by educating and mentoring the next generation of designers and creative professionals. Outside of design, I enjoy watching movies, playing bullet chess, and riding my motorcycle.

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My Values

Live by Principles

These values and principles drive everything that I do.

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I’ve found that showing is almost always better than telling. Showing stakeholders a prototype is far more powerful than a slide full of promises. I have always

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I strive to be a leader who models and embodies the qualities and behaviors they wish to see in others. Actions speak louder than words.

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I am results-oriented, not effort-focused. Effort is important, but if you can get to the same results more efficiently, then at the end of day, that’s better. Finding

ways to maximize output through scale and leverage is key to growing and succeeding in business and in life.

Experience You Can Trust

— 20+ years of client work

Over my career, I have been fortunate enough to work for some amazing brands and teams across many industries. These are a few of the companies that I’ve had the pleasure to do work for.

Kurt Merriweather

VP, Strategy & Transformation at Walk West

Galen Crout

Shopify

Eli Gratz

Head of Growth at Balance

Aaron Fazulak

Co-Founder, Spire Brand Ventures

Kurt Merriweather

VP, Strategy & Transformation at Walk West

Galen Crout

Shopify

Eli Gratz

Head of Growth at Balance

Aaron Fazulak

Co-Founder, Spire Brand Ventures

Kurt Merriweather

VP, Strategy & Transformation at Walk West

Galen Crout

Shopify

Eli Gratz

Head of Growth at Balance

Aaron Fazulak

Co-Founder, Spire Brand Ventures

Testimonials

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my life

WON J. YOU

Rebel
Entrepreneur
Disruptor
Designer

BELIEFS

Experience You Can Trust