Mariana Morris
Founder & Managing Director at Various conferences, events and universities
Oxford, England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolMariana Morris is the founder and managing director of Fruto, a UK design consultancy that helps product-led organisations align around customers to shape strategy, uncover opportunities and deliver standout digital experiences. With over a decade of hands-on industry leadership and more than 20 years of design practice backed by an MA in Interactive Media, she blends academic rigour with practical product and service design skills. She has built and led multidisciplinary UX teams, delivered CX and product strategy across sectors including education, healthcare and government, and provides fractional CXO/CPO leadership for complex organisations. An experienced public speaker and lecturer, Mariana also mentors emerging designers and curates the UX Oxford community, reflecting a strong commitment to developing the next generation of UX talent. Notably, she pairs high-level strategic thinking—studied at Cambridge Judge and NN/g training in UX strategy—with a studio mindset that treats design as a repeatable revenue-generating capability.
12 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Business Brand Positioning, Business Brand Positioning at Win Without PitchingHigh-Performance Leadership, High-Performance Leadership at Hemsley FraserStrategic Thinking for the CXO, Strategic Thinking for the CXO at Cambridge Judge Business SchoolUX Strategy, UX Strategy at Nielsen Norman GroupMaster's Degree, Interactive Media, Master's Degree, Interactive Media at University of the West of EnglandPontifical Catholic University of Rio de JaneiroGithub contributions (4)
marianamota/talkingdesign
Mar 2015 - Jun 2015
Contributions:20 pushes, 2 branches in 3 months
marianamota/talkingdesign-code
Mar 2015 - May 2015
Contributions:20 pushes, 1 branch in 1 month
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