Gaby Garcia is ready to lead. Not someday, not after a few more years of paying dues. Now. That was clear to me within the first couple of weeks of our 2026 UX Design Apprenticeship at BRIDGEGOOD, and it stayed true right through the end of the summer.
She was Product Lead for MARG Agency, where she worked on AthenaScribe, a translation product for school documents. To hiring managers: give this one real responsibility. Gaby will not sit quietly and wait to be invited into the conversation. She will show up with a point of view, advocate for her team, and press on the questions that matter. Put her somewhere that rewards that instead of managing it.