Becky is a recent UT Austin Alum who graduated in the spring of 2021 with a Bachelor’s in Computer Science and minor in Business Foundations. She is now working as a software engineer for Nike. She also continues work on her passion project, the startup Throw-A-Weigh, that she co-founded when an undergraduate.

Design Thinking is an iterative way of solving human-centered “mysteries”. With increasing interests in entrepreneurship, problem-solving, creativity, and innovation, design-thinking is a model that has gained large traction over the past decade. People oftentimes cannot pinpoint exactly what they need or want. The process to realization involves incremental steps which hopefully leads them to fulfilling happiness and a better quality of life. So, what should you know about Design Thinking before you start?

Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background.
I began in publishing with The Wall Street Journal in Texas (and later San Francisco/Los Angeles). As a 20-something, I managed one of the largest account assignments in the country for the WSJ which afforded me the opportunity to work on with high profile accounts from HP to Apple to Intel. After a 5-year career in High Tech/Business publishing, I pursued my entrepreneurial ambitions and started the first of many high tech and media concerns in Texas.