
Speaking Engagements
Bringing real product thinking to your audience
Conferences, podcasts, classrooms, company offsites, workshops. If your audience cares about building better products (and avoiding the design debt that comes with moving fast), we got you.
The talks aren't polished theory or recycled UX clichés. They come from years of embedded work with engineering teams, technical founders, and growing SaaS products. The kind of work where design decisions actually get shipped, not just presented.
If you're putting together an event, a podcast episode, a workshop, or a guest lecture, let's talk.
Topics include:
Bridging the gap between development and design: Actionable ways to work better together and get on the same page
Object Oriented UX System design
Design Team of One: how to optimize your team without a large product or design team









Conferences Engagements
"UX in a Bottle: Intro to OOUX for Web Developers" - Speaker at 2024 200OK Web Development Conference
"Secret Weapon to Bridge Developers and Designers: Object Oriented User Experience" - Speaker at 2023 Thunderplains Development Conference
"More than just your work: Personal Branding for UX Designers" - Speaker at Ideate Labs UX Conference
"How to Stand out in a Sea of UX Bootcampers: Your Buoy for Personal Branding" - UX Job Seekers Summit by Her UX Path
Podcast/YouTube Guest
"Revolutioning your UX Process with Elena Haskins" - The Object Oriented UX Podcast
"Teaching OOUX Without Making People Feel Dumb" - The UX Level Up Podcast
"Elevating UX with Object-Oriented Design featuring Elena Haskins" - Seqtek
"0 to 100: From Jr. Designer to Founding a UX Design Studio and Mentorship Program" - Pixelated Perfect
"From Mentorship to Mastery: Forging Community in UX Design" - UX Untamed
The Apprenticeship Opportunities of the Future with Elena Haskins - Design Hires
How to Have a Lineup of Clients before Quiting your Job - 10X Vision with Mina Fung
"Networking in Real Life and Calming Your Nerves" - UNetwork
Guest Lecturer & Events
Tulsa Tech Week 2025
Intro to OOUX for developers workshop - Guest workshop lecturer at Francis Tuttle Technology Center, OKC
"What is UX Design?" - Guest lecturer at Holland Hall High School, Tulsa, OK
"The Spoon Effect: How to Make Problem Solving and Creativity Second Nature" - Guest lecturer at Ignite Bentonville Schools
Additional Media/Speaking Experience
Rating the Economy - Wall Street Journal
The Great Resignation: BBC 21:00 - Speaking about Tulsa Remote
"How a Pirate Ship Launched my UX Journey" - UX San Antonio (Event)
Storyteller at OKSO Storyslam June 2024, Jan 2025, November 2024
Meet Elena Haskins UX and Product Designer and Post Grad Mentor - Article on Shoutout Socal magazine
What attendees have said
Elena will give it to you straight! If you're looking for someone who will filter out the noise and help you gain extreme clarity on your mission and values as a designer, look no further. Elena created space for me as an attendee to explore what I care about and what drives me, which makes her session one of most memorable I've been to. I can't recommend her workshops enough and am looking forward to the next one!
Samantha L
Attendee of Women in Design Conference




