Rida

Rida is Sprout's design lead, covering design and positioning. Alongside a digital marketing role at GoodLife Fitness in Canada, Rida works part time with Sprout, supervising the designers on each squad, from the research and UX behind a first version to how a product is presented at launch.
Rida was a product designer at Loop by Xfoil, and spent four years as a marketing and growth consultant on go-to-market, positioning and digital experience for clients including Ogilvy, with work spanning apparel, luxury, healthcare and engineering. Rida studied Communication Design at the Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture.
Product designUX researchGo-to-market strategyPositioningGrowth design
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