People + Culture

Founded in 2009 and based in New York City, Motivate exists to empower organizations to realize the potential of better customer experiences.

Meet Our Motivators

Mona Patel

Founder

Peter Kornberg

Managing Partner

Kara Filipp

Director of Business Development

Kiersten Nash

Director of Strategic Design and Innovation

Lois Siegel

Director of Recruiting

Beyond the Work

Mona’s personal portfolio site featuring all of her thoughts and creative explorations as a leader, speaker, and author.

Origin Story: The How & Why Behind Motivate

The story of how a love of designing great experiences for clients through insight-driven methods led to the creation of Motivate Design.

TedX Talk: See Problems as Opportunities

Equal parts personal and inspirational, Mona speaks to a New Bedford TEDx audience on reframing mindsets from “can’t” to “can.”

Reframe: Shift the Way You Work, Innovate and Think

BY MONA PATEL

In Reframe, the CEO, Mona Patel, shares her recipe for the first time, along with the compelling story of how she got there, on how to spark innovation and creativity anywhere, anytime.

The Thing About Swings

BY MONA PATEL

Motivate Design CEO Mona Patel walks us through the design process and inspires children and adults of all ages to question, dream, and design a better world. 100% of the proceeds from The Thing About Swings will go directly to support E-School for Girls, a program designed to empower underserved young women to become confident leaders and entrepreneurs.

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