At Rally, along with building the Modern User Research CRM — automate outreach, scheduling, incentives, and participant management, we host engaging webinars with amazing Research and ReOps leaders from companies like Adobe, Dropbox, MongoDB, and more. 

Rally UXR

Join us on April 25 for an AMA with [Janelle Estes](https://www.linkedin.com/in/janelleestes/), a Research leader, author, lecturer, & advisor. Janelle will be discussing the next generation of UX Researchers.

Register now to join us for an exciting discussion on topics like:

⏮ Where UX Research is currently

🛠 What needs to change

🦸 How UX Researchers unique super powers can get us there

🔬 Janelle's experience researching how research teams do research

🙋 [Your questions](https://research.rallyuxr.com/rally/lp/clthd8upl06991alegtho7n59?channel=share\&studyId=clthd8upl06971aleabk85sx6)!

Janelle is a career UX researcher. She most recently held the role of Chief Insights Officer at UserTesting where she was lucky enough to spend nearly eight years "researching how research teams do research." Before UserTesting, Janelle held roles at Nielsen Norman Group and Forrester Research. Janelle is currently a lecturer in Bentley University's Human Factors in Information Design. 


AMA with Janelle: Shaping the next generation of UX Researchers 

Join us on April 11 for an AMA with Zapier's Head of Research, [Roy Opata Olende](https://www.linkedin.com/in/olende/).

✅ Register now and join us for an exciting discussion on topics like:

🚦How Research intersects with Design and Product

🗣 Research reporting structures

🔥 Roy's experience working at Zapier

🔮 Roy's insights on the future of UXR at Zapier

🙋 [Your questions](https://research.rallyuxr.com/rally/lp/clthsi5h8000s1bl5gisx3cfa?channel=share\&studyId=clthsi5h7000q1bl5fihxauwx)!

Roy has been involved in UX research and service design for over a decade. He currently runs the UX Research practice at Zapier. Prior to this role, he led Research Ops at Zapier and the UX research practice at Buffer. When not working or hanging out with his wife and three young boys, he can be found obsessing over soccer or cooking for friends and family. Roy hails from Kenya and currently resides just outside of Toronto.


AMA with Roy:  UXR's strategic home base — positioning for maximum impact

We will be hosting an AMA with User Research leader [Lawton Pybus](https://www.linkedin.com/in/lawtonpybus/).

Lawton is a cofounding principal of Drill Bit Labs, a consultancy dedicated to advancing UX research. With a PhD in human factors and experience at UserTesting, MeasuringU, Charles Schwab, and Cabela’s, Lawton brings practical knowledge, academic rigor, and strategic insight to the table. He is known for his contributions to the UX community through his newsletter, The ¼” Hole, and speaking at industry events like UXPA and Boulder Startup Week.

Join us on Thursday, March 28 to discuss topics like:

💼 Hiring UXR & ReOps

⚔️ Making yourself competitive in today's market

🎨 Building your UXR portfolio with & without research experience

💪 How to extend your research team's capacity when you can't hire

🙋 Your questions!

​Help Lawton better tailor his insights to your needs by [filling out this brief questionnaire](https://research.rallyuxr.com/rally/lp/cltelywqz09oi1al89yw9778d?channel=share\&studyId=cltelywqy09og1al80rnge2el) and submitting any questions you'd like him to answer.


AMA with Lawton: How UX Research teams hire today

Judd Antin on future-proofing your research practice

Join us on May 30 for an AMA with [Steve Portigal](https://www.linkedin.com/in/steveportigal/), a Research leader, consultant, and author. Steve will be discussing **what makes a mature research practice.**

✅ Register now to join us for an exciting discussion on topics like:

🎨 Attributes of research maturity for organizations to consider

🤝 Engaging the rest of the organization in User Research

🙋 Your questions! Submit questions you'd like Steve to answer live [here](https://research.rallyuxr.com/rally/lp/clvmn8kv604rk1amzcm4t1ald?channel=share\&studyId=clvmn8kv504ri1amzb2mc9dtu).

👉 Steve Portigal is an experienced User Researcher who helps organizations to build mature user research practices. Based outside of San Francisco, he is principal of [Portigal Consulting](https://portigal.com/services/), and has conducted research with thoracic surgeons, families eating breakfast, rock musicians, home-automation enthusiasts, credit-default swap traders, and real estate agents. His work has informed the development of professional audio gear, wine packaging, medical information systems, design systems, video-conferencing technology, and music streaming services.


AMA with Steve: What makes a mature research practice?

Join us on June 13 for an AMA with [Z Zheng](https://www.linkedin.com/in/changyingz/), Head of Design Ops at Cloudflare. Z will be discussing how to increase UXR maturity through Design and Research Ops.

✅ Register now to join us for an exciting discussion on topics like:

🤔 What is Design Ops & why it's important

💪 What mature Design & Research Ops functions look like

🤝 The relationship between Design Ops and Research Ops

🙋Your questions! Submit questions you'd like Z to answer live [here](https://research.rallyuxr.com/rally/lp/clw6mjwgp08eo19my8diihmo5?channel=share\&studyId=clw6mjwgn08em19my0uqobw7h).

👉 As a Design Ops leader at Cloudflare, Z plays a pivotal role in crafting and optimizing the design practice to ensure the success of the product experience team. Z's collaborative efforts with product experience leadership have been instrumental in the growth and evolution of teams, facilitating impactful hiring and retention, and advocating for the business value of design throughout the organization.

Beyond the corporate realm, Z is a dedicated educator and entrepreneur, passionately involved in mentoring the next generation of designers and contributing to the creation of mission-driven products.


AMA with Steve: What makes a mature research practice?

AMA with Janelle: Shaping the next generation of UX Researchers

AMA with Roy: UXR's strategic home base — positioning for maximum impact

AMA with Lawton: How UX Research teams hire today

Judd Antin on future-proofing your research practice

AMA with Roy:  UXR's strategic home base — positioning for maximum impact