Apparently, DesignOps loyalists don’t wait for a speaker lineup.
They see the meetup link, click RSVP like it’s muscle memory, and fill all the spots as if they had no choice. 🌀🫳
So why are we here? To emphasise two things:
🙏 That blind faith was extremely well placed.
📝 THE WAITLIST.
Abi Iyer is opening the evening with “How to build a cult”. Not the kind with suspicious smoothies and a fenced-off compound in regional NSW 🥤🏕️. This is about putting the “cult” in workplace culture: a talk on intentional hiring, shared rituals and scaling high-performing teams without losing the magic. At Easygo, Abi didn’t just hire designers—he recruited believers. The result? 97% retention.
And then: Ljuba Youngblom with “A Designer’s Job is to Win.” Bringing perspective from Silicon Valley and now Airwallex (wink to our meetup venue 😉), he’ll unpack how company structures keep wedging design between product and engineering like a decorative garnish. And how winning starts with reclaiming space—strategically, structurally, and unapologetically. 🏇🔥
No RSVP yet? Throw your name on THE WAITLIST, because spots always shake loose. May someone’s iCal calamity be your lucky break. 🤞
DesignOps Meetup
🗓️ Wed 2 July | 6-8pm
📍 Airwallex | 7/15 William St, Melbourne CBD
