Sam Hooper, a UX Lead at Cyber-Duck, shares lessons learned from their career in a presentation titled "Junior to UX Lead: Some Things I've Learned (Often the Hard Way)". The presentation includes tips on limiting case studies in portfolios to focus on the user, doing both qualitative and quantitative research, being positive with clients and colleagues, prioritizing user needs over business or technical constraints, and continually learning through doing projects, getting involved in communities, and progressing in leadership roles over time.