Laurel Petty

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I'm a hands-on senior designer with 20+ years spanning product & UX, strategy, research, and brand & marketing creative — equally comfortable setting strategy AND doing the work myself, from ambiguity through research,…

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I’m a hands-on senior designer with 20+ years spanning product & UX, strategy, research, and brand & marketing creative — equally comfortable setting strategy AND doing the work myself, from ambiguity through research, design, testing, and launch.

As founding designer at a retail-tech startup, I owned end to end UX and product design for a multi-sided eCommerce platform — helping grow quarterly B2B revenue from $527K to over $20M — while also owning the brand, marketing website, and creative that shaped how customers found us in the first place. My role spanned strategy, systems, and execution.

I’m especially strong at bringing order to ambiguity—clarifying priorities and turning messy problems into thoughtful, usable solutions. I value design that’s grounded, intentional, and impact-driven. For me, the best work happens when trust is high, collaboration is real, and design is treated as a strategic partner—not a service function.

I’m currently available for select fractional partnerships and project-based engagements.

  • 23 years' experience
  • Joined November 2026

Industry experience

  • Retail
  • Software & Internet
  • Professional Services
  • Media & Entertainment

Work experience· 9 roles

Head of UX and Design / Founding Designer · MinoanFeb 2022 – Mar 2026 · 4 yrs 2 mos

Owned UX, research, and visual design for Minoan’s core B2B e-commerce platform, B2C affiliate platform, Chrome extension, and marketing website, including ongoing marketing & brand creative. Led a ground-up redesign of the B2B platform spanning 60+ screens and dozens of workflows (login, onboarding, account management, quoting, pricing verification, and multi-cart checkout). Drove company-wide rebrand strategy and visual identity across web, mobile, and marketing; led email marketing program and automated drip campaigns; personally owned marketing website redesign (brand storytelling, UX copy, and design) improving conversion from 5% to 15% (3x). Built and mentored a design team as the company scaled, extending UX ownership to internal tooling (OMS, CMS, CRM).

UX & Product Design Lead · Walmart Global TechMay 2017 – Feb 2022 · 4 yrs 10 mos

Simplified and redesigned the omnichannel item catalog experience and launched B2B/internal applications from 0 to 1. Personally owned design for internal and B2B catalog tools, including information architecture, design language, user flows, wireframes, and prototypes—enabling Walmart’s first true omnichannel item catalog ecosystem and accelerating listing scale by 25% within five months. Led user research and usability testing with 100+ internal stakeholders and mentored 2–4 junior and senior designers, facilitating weekly design critiques and stakeholder reviews with senior leadership.

Sr. Digital Designer · RightpointApr 2015 – Apr 2017 · 2 yrs 1 mo

Design lead for global digital consultancy and customer experience agency. Owned end-to-end design across multiple complex client engagements—from marketing websites to internal digital transformation projects—across healthcare, global B2B retail, finance, and management consulting. Led creative concepting, visual design, and art direction (workshops, presentations, design systems), defining brand identity, typography, and color systems in collaboration with content designers, researchers, developers, and business analysts.

Design & Marketing Consultant · AonJan 2014 – Present · 12 yrs 11 mos
Sr. Art Director · iostudio LLCJan 2010 – Jan 2014 · 4 yrs 1 mo
Art Director · Advanstar CommunicationsJan 2008 – Jan 2009 · 1 yr 1 mo
Manager, Creative Solutions Group · Corporate Executive Board (now Gartner)Jan 2006 – Jan 2007 · 1 yr 1 mo
Sr. Designer · Corporate Executive BoardJan 2004 – Jan 2006 · 2 yrs 1 mo

Education

B. A., Journalism, Graphic Communications & Media Design · Middle Tennessee State University2030 – 2026
UX/UI Design Intensive (12-week immersive program) · General Assembly (designation now part of General Assembly)2015

Certifications and awards

Magna Cum Laude (designation)2030 – 2026

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