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People who have vouched for Emily Privot McNamara
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Michael Penda
Client
Jul 23, 2026
Loved working with Emily and her team to build the Trove brand! A truly exciting and collaborative process.
on “Shaping how Users and Validators actually experience Trove”
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Rob Strong
Peer
Jul 17, 2026
On a project which had many stakeholders Emily did an amazing job of balancing the experience needs of the project with physical and digital outcomes that enabled the business to see past the development process to understand the tangible customer suctions as part of a whole portfolio of solutions and not just the sum of its parts.
on “Mapping the Horizon: Designing the Amazon DDG 'Nerve Center'”
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Erin Phinney
Peer
Jul 1, 2026
Emily is a spectacular partner. She has brought her seasoned design and UX eye along with her research skills to Trove and we are far better off for it. Over many months she has listened diligently to our earliest users to pull out where and how to provide impact and understanding.
on “Shaping how Users and Validators actually experience Trove”
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Elysia Syriac
Peer
Jun 23, 2026
Emily was an exceptional collaborator throughout this project. She provided clear, strategic direction on the experience she wanted to create while ensuring the content remained accurate and impactful. Her deep subject matter expertise significantly elevated the quality of both the workshop and lectures, making them highly valuable, engaging, and memorable for participants. Emily’s contributions were instrumental to the project’s success.
on “Launched Designing for Aging”
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Julian Bleecker
Peer
Jun 23, 2026
Emily was one of the most committed and generous collaborators I’ve ever had the pleasure to work alongside. She had such a clear sense of the value of the work we were engaging with and a deep appreciation of the topic. I’d work with her again in a heartbeat!
on “Launched Designing for Aging”
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Michael Lashford
Peer
Jun 16, 2026
Emily was a critical counterpart to defining this work. She brought a unique perspective and was highly collaborative as we worked together and with Blue Moon and its founder, to design a highly appropriate and successful experience for guests at the brewery.
on “Blue Moon Denver: tasting room visitor experience ”
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Shady Shahid
Direct Manager
Jun 4, 2026
There isn’t a more systems strategic leader than Emily. He understanding of market conditions, user needs, product requirements, and design systems was critical to the success of this project.
on “Primary research for next-gen point-of-sale”
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Tara Tan
Direct Manager
Jun 2, 2026
Emily is thoughtful, invested in her work, and fun to be around!
on “Strange Ventures Design Fellowship: ArchetypeAI × [pharmaceutical company]”
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Qiyu Hu
Peer
May 25, 2026
t was great working with Emily. She has a solid way of approaching ambiguity and does a great job keeping work organized.
on “Strange Ventures Design Fellowship: ArchetypeAI × [pharmaceutical company]”
