But Why?
15 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 4 years ago - ★★★★ - 4 ratingsRocksauce Studios takes a deep dive every episode to explore the why behind what we do, who we are and unlock some other magical mysteries of being an innovation agency.
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Episodes
Scary Piggies & House Styles with Nathan Walker
January 21, 2020 09:00 - 41 minutes - 28.7 MBQ and John talk creativity with Nathan Walker of All the Pretty Colors and the challenge of describing your creative skillset when your skillset is wide. "Any creative person could create in any style in anyway, its just - do you choose to do that or not?...Where do you invest your time and your creativity?" Their conversations includes discussing illustrations, murals, best tools to use, and the various types of creative styles. Throughout season 2 of our But Why? Podcast, Q Manning and...
JuicyJuice & DreamWorks with Kyle Fiedler
December 10, 2019 16:00 - 39 minutes - 27 MBIn this episode, Q and John chat with Kyle Fiedler, Chief Design Officer at ThoughtBot, and discuss how design seems to mean something different to everyone. Is it just making things pretty? What does design mean in a "design sprint"? Check out the episode for more and hear Kyle's humanistic and philosophical answers to the infamous 5 Whys! Throughout season 2 of our But Why? Podcast, Q Manning and John Gholson bring design leaders into the studio to ask, "But why does design matter?"
Business Crevices & Digital Exams with Douglas Ferguson
November 19, 2019 11:00 - 45 minutes - 31.4 MBOn the second season of our But Why? Podcast, Q Manning and John Gholson bring design leaders into the studio to ask, "But why does design matter?" In Episode 1, we speak with the President/Founder of Voltage Control, Douglas Ferguson, about his book Beyond the Prototype, his philosophy on design, and have some fun grilling him with the infamous 5 Whys!
Texas Football & Marketing
June 24, 2019 18:00 - 34 minutes - 23.5 MBIn this episode, we talk with Head of Marketing, Michael Crider from ExSquared about one of the towns he's lived in and his expertise on Marketing for products, companies and brands. We'll be publishing our podcasts bi-weekly to explore the why behind our process, technology choices and some other abstracts to get to know the functional, creative and technical teams at Rocksauce Studios. If you want to learn more about Rocksauce Studios contact us today!
Hook 'em & Market Validation
June 10, 2019 17:00 - 36 minutes - 16.9 MBIn this episode, we talk with Ben Mendoza, Director of Operations & Vanessa Jupe, VP of Digital Products & Services with H&R block about market validation for products as well as their upcoming graduation plans at UT! We'll be publishing our podcasts bi-weekly to explore the why behind our process, technology choices and some other abstracts to get to know the functional, creative and technical teams at Rocksauce Studios. If you want to learn more about Rocksauce Studios contact us today!
Ask Johnny & Branding
May 29, 2019 19:00 - 29 minutes - 13.7 MBIn this episode, we talk with Creative Director Chris Lindenmayer about his favorite pizza spot and the importance of establishing a strong brand for whatever you do. We'll be publishing our podcasts bi-weekly to explore the why behind our process, technology choices and some other abstracts to get to know the functional, creative and technical teams at Rocksauce Studios. If you want to learn more about Rocksauce Studios contact us today!
Excel Cake & Product Management
May 06, 2019 22:00 - 33 minutes - 15.2 MBIn this episode, we talk with Product Owner, Peter Yoder and General Manager Q Manning about why product management is so important and why having an excel cake encapsulates why Peter Yoder is. We'll be publishing our podcasts bi-weekly to explore the why behind our process, technology choices and some other abstracts to get to know the functional, creative and technical teams at Rocksauce Studios. If you want to learn more about Rocksauce Studios contact us today!
Littlefinger & Project Managers Working with Creative Teams
April 22, 2019 14:00 - 39 minutes - 18.1 MBIn this episode we talk with Lawrence Chan, Project Manager and Kati Presley Head of UX at Rocksauce about the Game of Thrones as it relates to project management and why Lawrence is a Unicorn. We'll be publishing our podcasts bi-weekly to explore the why behind our process, technology choices and some other abstracts to get to know the functional, creative and technical teams at Rocksauce Studios. If you want to learn more about Rocksauce Studios contact us today!
Tastes Like my Childhood & Innovation Research
April 08, 2019 05:00 - 32 minutes - 14.7 MBIn this episode we talk with special guest, Erin Mays of the Ebco to discuss the importance of thoughtful, careful innovation and trend research and what food tastes like her childhood. We'll be publishing our podcasts bi-weekly to explore the why behind our process, technology choices and some other abstracts to get to know the functional, creative and technical teams at Rocksauce Studios. If you want to learn more about Rocksauce Studios contact us today!
How the Sausage is Made & Design Process
March 26, 2019 05:00 - 38 minutes - 17.5 MBIn this episode we talk with Graphic Designer, RJ Nye to discuss the importance of our Design Process, his proclivity toward Japanese culture and how the sausage is made. We'll be publishing our podcasts bi-weekly to explore the why behind our process, technology choices and some other abstracts to get to know the functional, creative and technical teams at Rocksauce Studios. If you want to learn more about Rocksauce Studios contact us today!
Baby Shark & Creative Teams
March 11, 2019 05:00 - 41 minutes - 18.8 MBIn this episode we talk with VP of Business Development Mike Peloquin & Director of Ops, Ben Mendoza about the allure of "baby shark" and why creative teams are so imperative to building a relationship with your customers. We'll be publishing our podcasts bi-weekly to explore the why behind our process, technology choices and some other abstracts to get to know the functional, creative and technical teams at Rocksauce Studios. If you want to learn more about Rocksauce Studios contact us tod...
Cat Names & Ideation
February 25, 2019 06:00 - 38 minutes - 17.7 MBIn this episode we talk with Head of Ideation, John Gholson to discuss the importance of Ideation in the development of a project as well as the interesting names for his domestic felines. We'll be publishing our podcasts bi-weekly to explore the why behind our process, technology choices and some other abstracts to get to know the functional, creative and technical teams at Rocksauce Studios. If you want to learn more about Rocksauce Studios contact us today!
Strategic Babies & Design Thinking
February 11, 2019 06:00 - 35 minutes - 16.5 MBIn this episode we talk with Head of UX, Kati Presley to discuss the reason behind implementing design thinking and how it's important to innovation and what it was like growing up as a strategic baby. We'll be publishing our podcasts bi-weekly to explore the why behind our process, technology choices and some other abstracts to get to know the functional, creative and technical teams at Rocksauce Studios. If you want to learn more about Rocksauce Studios contact us today!
Porta Potty Fires & User Experience
January 29, 2019 06:00 - 40 minutes - 18.6 MBIn this episode we talk with UX Designer Sam Reicks, to discuss the reason behind User Research, Personas and interviews and learn a little bit about a user group who liked to set fires to porta pottys and were in biker gangs. We'll be publishing our podcasts bi-weekly to explore the why behind our process, technology choices and some other abstracts to get to know the functional, creative and technical teams at Rocksauce Studios. If you want to learn more about Rocksauce Studios contact us...
Exploding Gallbladders & Origin Story
January 15, 2019 06:00 - 35 minutes - 16.3 MBJoin us for our pilot episode of but why? Where we explore the reasons behind why our CEO Q Manning got the inspiration to start Rocksauce Studios to why he's proud of being responsible for exploding Michael Mannings Gallbladder. We'll be publishing our podcasts bi-weekly to explore the why behind our process, technology choices and some other abstracts to get to know the functional, creative and technical teams at Rocksauce Studios. If you want to learn more about Rocksauce Studios contact...