Hola, I’m Wanda Valentino

I’m a strategist and educator, bringing together product strategy, communication, and learning to help small teams and individuals move forward.

Currently, I am working with a small, passionate team, to bring accessible online health care and services to Spanish-first individuals.

Creatively, I craft stories through digital animation and paper, blending textures and ideas to bring evocative tales to life. Got a project or idea you’d like to explore? Let’s connect!

Current Projects

🩺 Bringing Cultural Context to Care

Building a telehealth experience designed for Spanish-first patients, with a focus on increasing cultural awareness, accessibility, and patient trust throughout the care journey.

🧭 The Wayfinder Lab

An ongoing space for experiments in product thinking, clarity tools, and collaborative frameworks. Created to support individuals as they navigate ambiguity and move ideas forward.

As a Product Strategist...

I help teams collaborate to build defined product strategies and align on a shared vision.

What I enjoy most —

  • Breaking down complex concepts through research and data analysis to create internal resources teams can use
  • Conducting user interviews to learn about user experiences
  • Creating visual artifacts such as site/platform audits, user journey maps, technical build maps and comprehensive site maps
  • Collaborating with multiple teams within larger ecosystems

A few of my favorite case studies for your enjoyment:

As an Educator...

I teach Intermediate and Advanced English to help adults communicate more confidently and efficiently. Through this, I get to explore how we learn as adults, and how we can integrate education in new ways and various settings.

What I enjoy most —

  • Designing personalized classes tailored to each student’s learning style and goals
  • Creating a supportive environment to encourage students to embrace mistakes as part of the learning journey
  • Learning about foreign cultures and experiences through my students
  • Exploring how AI can make learning more engaging and accessible

What I’m Creating

I piece together different mediums to create a visual moment in a story, by hand. Take a look at the gallery:

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What I’m Reading

I tend to have a sci-fi book in hand, but as far as non-fiction, here’s what I’ve been digging into lately:

Resources

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  • Continuous Discovery Habits — Teresa Torres
  • Inspired — Marty Cagan
  • Surveys that Work — Caroline Jarrett
  • Think Like a UX Researcher — David Travis

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Wanda Valentino | Argentine native, 📍 Brooklyn local — reach out to me on Linkedin to grab a coffee and chat!