About Slide UX
Since our founding in 2012, we’ve been headquartered in Austin, TX. Our team is distributed throughout the U.S., and supported by a network of partners and contractors that extend our reach.
We’re 100% employee-owned, which means our incentives align with yours. Our culture centers on sustainability, empowerment, evolution, and a commitment to giving each client an exceptional experience.
Slide UX at the Walk to End Alzheimer’s in Austin, back in 2022.
We make it really easy to be our client.
We take a consultative approach: identifying not just interface problems, but root causes. We bring resourcefulness and optimism, applying UX thinking to business strategy, operations, and product-market fit.
Our clients can relax because they know where things stand at all times, and they’ve seen that we get done what we say we will. Clients often say meeting with us is a highlight of their week. They appreciate:
Transparent project updates
No surprises: clear scope, prompt invoicing, and detailed reporting
A dedicated lead, and direct access to the team working on your project
Slide UX is managed carefully and transparently. We resource projects carefully. We don’t reward stress or overwork, and we pursue thoughtful, manageable growth. Incentives are aligned; we thrive when our clients do.
Our managing partners
Tom Drugan
Head of AI Enablement
Megan Baker
Senior Managing Director
Jordan Alsop
Director of Operations
Our founders
Erin Young
Founder & Partner
Brant Young
Founder & Partner
How we got here
Slide UX at the Walk to End Alzheimer’s in Austin, back in 2015.
Erin and Brant met at National Instruments (NI), one of the earliest tech companies to establish a presence in Austin, TX. The collaborative and employee-friendly culture at NI made it a great place to work, and inspired the culture that Erin and Brant ultimately built at Slide UX.
After seeing first-hand the challenges of both in-house and agency UX early in her career, Erin started her own freelance UX and Information Architecture practice. It quickly took off. Once clients worked with her, they wanted more time. Brant joined her full-time in 2012 when the pair founded the consultancy now known as Slide UX.
Today, we’re eager to meet product and MarCom leaders working in three specific areas:
→ Brain change, aging and care
→ eCommerce
→ AI-enabled software design
We’ve earned an average rating of 4.9 stars across 129 verified client reviews (and counting!)