UX Mentor Diaries

Where super senior designers go to learn how to build influence and get promoted. Top 25 Substack bestseller in Design. 8,800+ subscribers, 38% open rate, 37K followers on LinkedIn. One sponsor per issue.

How it works

  1. Send your request with the product and dates you want.

  2. I confirm availability within 24 hours.

  3. Invoice and payment.

  4. You share your copy, image, and link.

  5. Your ad goes live. Performance numbers follow within 72 hours.

What we'll need from you

  • Copy: under 240 characters. Write it as a recommendation.

  • Image: 1400x700, optional.

  • Link: with your tracking parameters if you use them.

Example:

Today's issue is brought to you by [Product]. Research, design, and testing in one place, so your week goes into the thinking instead of the file management. 10,000+ UX teams already run on it. Try it free.

About

Hi, I'm Marina Krutchinsky.

30 years in UX, from 2-person startups to Fortune 500 companies including American Express and JPMorgan Chase, where I was VP of UX.

I've coached more than 2,400 designers. They now lead design at Amazon, Meta, Spotify, and companies you have heard of.

In early 2026 I left the corporate role to write UX Mentor Diaries full time. It is now a Top 25 Substack bestseller in Design.

The newsletter teaches designers how power actually works inside organizations: how decisions really get made, how to show design's business impact in language executives understand, how to get chosen for the work that leads to Director and VP titles.

That focus is why this audience skews senior, and why sponsoring here reaches people with influence over what their teams buy.

I try every product before I take it. If I would not hand it to a coaching client, I pass.

Previous partnerships

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