Hi, I’m Youngna. I’m a strategist, researcher, and product leader with 15+ years experience building innovative digital products in media, education, and tech.
I believe thoughtful communication is the crux of both successful teams and strong working relationships, so my work is often about listening, synthesizing, and reframing.
I speak regularly about building products for children, children’s media, parenting, product leadership, and building and scaling healthy teams. I also write a weekly newsletter and recommend my favorite children’s books.
I live in Brooklyn + High Falls, NY with my husband and two kids.
Speaking
Digital Kids
Our Mobile Driven Society: What Does it Mean for Personable Identifiable Information & COPPA
New York, February 2017
TEDxNewYork
Embracing screens: How to build toys for tomorrow
New York, September 2016
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Data & Society: Practice and Challenge
COPPA & The challenges of designing for kids
New York, May 2016
HUGE Inc, Product Management Summit
Building products that reflect your brand
Brooklyn, June 2015
Two5Six, presented by Kill Screen
The child's mind
New York, May 2015
Bologna Children's Book Fair
Panel: Designing apps for kids
Bologna, Italy, April 2015
Etsy, Design Lunch Lecture
How our brand shines through our products
Brooklyn, July 2014
Chatavist, Lunch lectures at Atavist
Building Tinybop's brand from the ground up
Brooklyn, June 2014
New England Conservatory of Music
Digital Entrepreneurship: Making the most of crowdsourcing
Boston, 2012
Telmex Hub
Making Girl Walk // All Day
Mexico City, Mexico 2012