Michael Palana

Product Designer

I specialize in transforming complex challenges into polished experiences

Senior Product Designer at Vagaro

I’m an established Product Design leader and creative blur. For over 8 years, I’ve consistently led and shipped high-impact work across complex products, foundational systems, and business-critical experiences to millions of users.

My work is focused on transforming the unknown into elegant experiences that are simple and easy to use. I’m passionate obsessed with the details of how things look, feel, and work in the hands of real people.

vagaro

Led the redesign of Vagaro’s core calendar (the most used, revenue-driving page) and its site navigation.

Public case Study available after release March 2026

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Med Spa Business Solutions - SOAP Notes & Inventory Tracking Products by Units

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Public case Study available after release March 2026

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House Call - Taking brick and mortar businesses beyond their four walls.

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Case Study

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Enterprise E-Commerce - Inventory Management Redesign Introducing Products with Variants

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Case Study

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Physical Products - Payment & Onboarding Experiences

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Study coming soon.

Vagaro is an all-in-one business management platform and marketplace for beauty, spa, wellness, and fitness businesses. It powers scheduling, payments, marketing, and operations for over 208,000 users.

role

Lead Product Designer

scope

Calendar + Global Navigation Redesign

platforms

Desktop, Tablet, Mobile

introduction

The calendar is the most used, most trusted surface in the product.This project re-architected how businesses plan, view, and manage time—across people, locations, and devices—while modernizing the navigation that supports it.

Michael Palana

Product Designer

I specialize in transforming complex challenges into polished experiences

vagaro

Led the redesign of Vagaro’s core calendar (the most used, revenue-driving page) and its site navigation.

vagaro

Med Spa Business Solutions - SOAP Notes & Inventory Tracking Products by Units

vagaro

House Call - Taking brick and mortar businesses beyond their four walls.

vagaro

Enterprise E-Commerce - Inventory Management Redesign Introducing Products with Variants

vagaro

Physical Products - Payment & Onboarding Experiences

vagaro

Company Branded Experiences: Sales Pages Website, Automated Emails, Branded App

I'm interested in Senior Product Design roles at design forward companies.