Liftoff by Bottle Rocket
128 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 54 ratingsBrought to you by Bottle Rocket, ‘Liftoff’ is a podcast about experience. We talk business transformation, product growth, leadership and everything in between. It’s about real people, real advice and real conversations that lead to actionable insights for your business. Bringing together years of strategy and design experience, co-hosts Tony Daussat and Peter Klayman highlight the challenges facing today’s business professionals. Featuring conversations with other professionals, Tony and Peter discuss physical, digital and human experiences and the role they play in our lives. Liftoff was born as an evolution and extension of the podcast, Experience Design with Tony Daussat.
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Episodes
The End of an Era
September 13, 2022 05:00 - 34 minutes - 24 MBThis week marks a very special episode for Liftoff. Join Peter and Tony for some big announcements, our Summer retrospective, and a look into the future. - Join the Bottle Rocket Team! Check out all job openings here: https://www.bottlerocketstudios.com/careers Until next time, friends...stay curious.
Balancing Work-Life Balance (w/ Will Coleman and Jonathan Campos)
August 30, 2022 20:00 - 32 minutes - 22.4 MBOur guests today are Will Coleman and Jonathan Campos, the founding CEO and CTO of Alto. Alto has created a product and service company in a space dominated by tech platforms. They offer members safe, predictable, and professional on-demand rides—where user set the vibe. As founders life and business get complicated. As non-founders, we can also agree. So how do you balance the two? And how do you balance… the balance? Check out Alto: https://www.ridealto.com/ - Join the Bottle Rocket Te...
Mental Health: Beyond the Buzzword (with Michael Stutts)
August 09, 2022 05:00 - 27 minutes - 19.1 MBOur guest today is Michael Stutts, a Transformation-Driven Leader with a focus on all things Customer - how they make selections, how to reach them, and how to profitably turn transactional relationships into true loyalty. He’s also a cool cat we’ve had the pleasure of partnering with in the past. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelstutts/ Email Michael: [email protected] - Join the Bottle Rocket Team! Check out all job openings here: https://www.bottlerocketstudios.com...
Marketing and Product: How Do We Play Nice? (with Adam Greco)
July 19, 2022 05:00 - 36 minutes - 25 MBAdam Greco is a Product Evangelist @ Amplitude, helping teams build better products through workshops, blogs, videos etc. Speaking of blogs… He’s written over 200 blog posts related to Adobe Analytics and as an analytics industry veteran, he authored the definitive book on Adobe Analytics. And in 2020, our guest founded the Search Discovery Education Community (SDEC) to provide free digital analytics education to the masses. Play the Monte Hall game: https://math.andyou.com/tools/montyhall...
The Give and Take Between Brands and Customers w/ Doina Harris
June 28, 2022 05:00 - 27 minutes - 18.8 MBOur guest this week is Doina Harris. She is the Chief Product Officer at Simon Data where she drives continuous improvement of the Simon Platform. For those that don’t know, Simon is a customer data platform that helps organizations unlock the power of customer data and put it to good use. Prior to joining Simon, she had multiple roles at Google and App Nexus. She’s passionate about all things technology and advertising and has scaled multiple organizations and Business units. Connect with ...
What IS MarTech? with Tim Duncan, Product Growth Lead at Bottle Rocket
June 07, 2022 15:00 - 24 minutes - 16.9 MBTim Duncan is a technology and growth thought leader specializing in creating and managing growth programs that combine data analysis, product ideation and hypothesis testing to optimize customer experiences and expand revenue. He is also a colleague of ours! Follow Tim on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-duncan1/ - Join the Bottle Rocket Team! Check out all job openings here: https://www.bottlerocketstudios.com/careers Until next time, friends...stay curious.
Fintech is Democratizing Access to Asset Classes (with Tristan Pelloux)
May 16, 2022 05:00 - 24 minutes - 16.9 MBTristan Pelloux decided after over 5 years in Corporate Strategy at Virgin Money UK in London, to launch Strategwhy to provide independent guidance and advice to business leaders and founders across the world. He is also the Founder and Chief Pencil Officer at Fintech Review, where he writes about a range of topics around business, finance, economics. Connect with Tristan on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tristanpelloux/ - Join the Bottle Rocket Team! Check out all job openings her...
How the Future of Work Impacts Cities and Cultures (with Harini Gokul)
April 26, 2022 05:00 - 28 minutes - 19.5 MBOur guest this week is Harini Gokul. With a 20-year history of progressive leadership roles at Microsoft, Amazon and IBM, our guest has built, grown, and scaled cloud businesses, and served as a key force in helping drive cloud strategy, adoption, and enablement on a worldwide basis for customers, ranging from Fortune 500 enterprises to startups. In addition to her primary focus on customer success and go-to-market strategy, she has led numerous policies, programs, and outreach efforts aime...
How Product Innovation has Changed over the Last 40 years (w/ Sharper Image Founder, Richard Thalheimer)
April 05, 2022 05:00 - 26 minutes - 18 MBRichard Thalheimer is a bestselling author and visionary businessman with an unprecedented talent for knowing what products consumers will clamor for—that’s how he Founded and led The Shaper Image to success during his 30 years as CEO. That talent is also what led him to invest in Tesla when he first learned of the company back in the early 2000s—when Tesla stock was trading at about $10 per share. Learn more about Richard Thalheimer and get his book here: https://www.richardthalheimer.co...
Can Crypto Influence Financial Literacy? (w/ Stack Founder, Will Rush)
March 15, 2022 18:00 - 27 minutes - 18.9 MBOur guest today is Will Rush, the CEO & Founder of Stack, a crypto investing platform designed to make modern finance approachable to teens. Built at the cross-section of video game culture and financial education, Stack is reshaping an entire generation’s approach to digital assets, NFT’s, and blockchain tech. Discover more about Stack: trystack.io - Join the Bottle Rocket Team! Check out all job openings here: https://www.bottlerocketstudios.com/careers Until next time, friends...stay...
Preparing for Web 3.0 with Arena Co-Founder, Chase J Thompson
February 15, 2022 06:00 - 30 minutes - 21.3 MBChase J Thompson is the CEO and co-founder of Arena, and began his career working in emerging markets selling consulting projects and services in the Caribbean, Middle East, and Southeast Asia. In 2010, he founded his own consultancy firm called The Prospect Group, which he actually stepped away from in 2014 to scratch his newest itch: Crypto… which—was just the beginning. Follow Chase on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chasejthompson/ Check out Arena: https://arena.gl/ - Join the ...
Designing from “Zero to One” w/ Daniel Scrivner
February 01, 2022 06:00 - 30 minutes - 21.2 MBFrom college dropout to Head of Design at Square and Digit, to General Partner at Stratos and a Mighty Fund...Daniel Scrivner’s path to success has been anything but typical. Learn more about Daniel: https://www.danielscrivner.com/ Connect with Daniel: https://twitter.com/danielscrivner/ - Join the Bottle Rocket Team! Check out all job openings here: https://www.bottlerocketstudios.com/careers Until next time, friends...stay curious.
2021: The Year-End Retro (with Tony and Peter)
December 21, 2021 06:00 - 27 minutes - 18.9 MBIt's that time of year when we are given the opportunity to reflect on the tailwinds and look toward the headwinds. Join Tony and Peter as they round out the year one-on-one. - As always, if you are interested in becoming part of the Bottle Rocket team--Check out all job openings here: https://www.bottlerocketstudios.com/careers Until next time, friends...stay curious.
Creating Safer Spaces, Today and Forever (w/ Eli Harris Co-Founder of R-Zero)
December 07, 2021 16:00 - 27 minutes - 18.6 MBOur guest this week is Eli Harris, a Forbe’s 30 under 30 Entrepreneur, driven by an unwavering work ethic and desire to change the world for the better, he’s worked for leading hi-tech companies around the world and launched two successful startups. Now as President and co-founder of R-Zero, he’s taking on his most ambitious challenge yet: tackling the transmission of pathogens in the COVID-19 era and beyond. Check out R-Zero: https://rzero.com/ Connect with Eli: https://www.linkedin.com/in...
How EdTech can bring equity to the Educational System w/ Chris Hull
November 23, 2021 06:00 - 32 minutes - 22.2 MBOur guest today is Chris HUll, the Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer of Otus, a Chicago-based edtech company serving 160 unique school districts with over 1,000,000 monthly users and has grown revenue by 300% annually. - Join the Bottle Rocket Team! Check out all job openings here: https://www.bottlerocketstudios.com/careers Until next time, friends...stay curious.
The Experience Economy is Here (w/ Ogilvy Experience Global CEO, Steve Soechtig)
October 26, 2021 05:00 - 35 minutes - 24.6 MBOur guest today is the Global CEO of Ogilvy Experience. He is passionate about all things “experience” and has a great lens as to how the world of digital is evolving and how large enterprises are adapting to that change. Prior to Ogilvy Experience, he was a Partner in the Marketing & Sales Practice at McKinsey & Co., and prior to that, was a Managing Director and Practice Leader at Deloitte Digital. Connect with Steve and Ogilvy Experience: Steve's LinkedIn OgilvyExperience website - Jo...
Trying to Evolve the Workforce Before Joining It (w/ Lola McAllister and Pilar McDonald)
October 12, 2021 05:00 - 26 minutes - 18.4 MBPilar McDonald and Lola McAllister are the founders of Project Matriarchs—An organization working to provide meaningful virtual childcare support to working mothers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Find out more about Project Matriarchs: Here - Join the Bottle Rocket Team! Check out all job openings here: https://www.bottlerocketstudios.com/careers Until next time, friends...stay curious.
The Traits of Successful People w/ Dr. Jeffrey Magee
September 28, 2021 05:00 - 29 minutes - 20.4 MBOur guest today is Dr. Jeffery Magee. He has been called one of today's leading "Leadership & Marketing Strategists." He works with C-Suite, Business Leaders, Military Generals & CEO2CEO Peer Groups across America and is the Author of more than 20 books, three college graduate management text books, four best sellers, and is the Publisher of P360 Magazine, former Co-Host of the national business entrepreneur program on Catalyst Business Radio, and a Human Capital Developer. Discover more: ...
How to be "Disruption Proof" with NYT Best Selling Author, Brant Cooper
September 14, 2021 05:00 - 28 minutes - 19.4 MBBrant Cooper is the New York Times bestselling author of ‘The Lean Entrepreneur’ and CEO of Moves the Needle. With over two decades of expertise helping companies bring innovative products to market, he blends agile, design thinking, and lean methodologies to ignite entrepreneurial action within large organizations. Get his new book, ‘Disruption Proof’! https://brantcooper.com/ How to be “Disruption Proof” - Join the Bottle Rocket Team! Check out all job openings here: https://www.bottl...
The Power of Storytelling (w/ HELO Co-Founder Brendan Kiernan)
August 31, 2021 05:00 - 22 minutes - 15.7 MBOur guest today is Brendan Kiernan, the CEO and co-founder of Hēlō, a studio creating moving experiences that connect brands with their consumers by bringing together the best in creative strategy, storytelling, production, and event design. Their list of awards is nearly endless, including, in just within their first 3 years of business winning 13 Cannes Lions. HELO creates moving experiences that connect brands with their consumers by bringing together the best in creative strategy, story...
How Systems Thinking Can Empower Communities with Eddy Badrina
August 10, 2021 05:00 - 27 minutes - 18.9 MBOur guest this week is Eddy Badrina, the CEO of Eden Green Technology. A socially responsible company that provides food security and jobs in low-income neighborhoods. He is also a board member at Seed Effect, the micro-lending non-profit focused on fostering economic stability in the South Sudan and Uganda. Before shifting his primary focus to human service and food security, our guest co-founded BuzzShift and served as their president for over 11 years. Check out Eden Green Technology: ...
Enabling Entrepreneurial Success with Bryan Clayton
July 27, 2021 05:00 - 27 minutes - 18.9 MBOur guest today is Bryan Clayton: the CEO and co-founder of GreenPal an online marketplace that connects homeowners with local lawn care professionals. GreenPal has been called the “Uber for lawn care” by Entrepreneur magazine and has over 200,000 active users and doing 20m a year in sales. He also founded Peachtree Inc. one of the largest landscaping companies in the state of Tennessee growing it to over $10 million a year in annual revenue before it was acquired by Lusa holdings in 2013....
Healthcare’s Future in the Post-Pandemic World w/ Terri Casterton
July 06, 2021 05:00 - 24 minutes - 16.9 MBTerri Casterton is a growth, product and healthcare specialist with over 15 years in the healthcare space. Most recently she had served as Senior Director of Innovation and Virtual Health at SCL Health. Terri is a a master facilitator, thought leader, celebrated speaker and of course we’re most excited to mention, she is now the Director of Product and Strategy for our Healthcare practice here at Bottle Rocket. - Join the Bottle Rocket Team! Check out all job openings here: https://www.bot...
Reflecting on the Future of Work-From-Wherever (w/ Tony Daussat and Peter Klayman)
June 15, 2021 05:00 - 20 minutes - 14.1 MBWelcome back to LIFTOFF by Bottle Rocket. This week is different for us...because we have no guest. This episode is all Peter and Tony. Join us as we riff on a post-pandemic life, working from home forever, and the impact this year has had on our lives both professionally and personally. - Join the Bottle Rocket Team! Check out all job openings here: https://www.bottlerocketstudios.com/careers Until next time, friends...stay curious.
Listen to the Voice of the Customer (w/ Gail Seanor)
June 01, 2021 05:00 - 26 minutes - 18.3 MBOur guest this week is Gail Seanor, an award winning marketing and technology executive with a long history of innovative digital transformation initiatives. She has successfully developed and implemented comprehensive marketing strategies to drive brand recognition, cultivate strong business partnerships, increase revenue, and grow profits time and time again. Check out BBI: https://www.bloominbrands.com/ - Join the Bottle Rocket Team! Check out all job openings here: https://www.bottler...
Conventional Leadership vs. Transformational Leadership (w/ Nick Jankel)
May 18, 2021 05:00 - 28 minutes - 19.9 MBOur guest this episode is Nick Jankel. A best-selling author and transformation teacher with a Triple First from Cambridge University in medicine and philosophy. He has lectured at Yale & Oxford, advised the UK’s Prime Minister and has led personal development, leadership, and coaching programs with over 70,000 people—from Shanghai to San Francisco; and has been featured in Cosmopolitan, Marie Claire, Sunday Time, the Daily Mail and The Guardian. Grab his book, ‘Now Lead the Change’ Chec...
Great Artists Deserve Great Tools (w/ Bottle Rocket CEO & Founder, Calvin Carter)
May 04, 2021 05:00 - 26 minutes - 18 MBThis episode we are joined by the head cheese of Bottle Rocket himself, Calvin Carter. Calvin has been honored with the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award, Tech Titans, and many others. As the CEO and Founder of Bottle Rocket, he has created a company of 250 Rocketeers in producing more than 500 award-winning experiences (four apps in the Apple iTunes Hall of Fame), setting new standards in connecting people to what they want while transforming how businesses compete and win in ...
How to Get Designers & Business Leaders in Sync (w/ Bill Flora)
April 20, 2021 05:00 - 27 minutes - 18.7 MBOur guest today is Bill Flora. He's an award-winning design director and strategist with more than 20 years of experience in leading teams and shipping products. During his two decades with Microsoft, he led design efforts for Xbox, Windows Media Center, Zune, and Encarta, and was the design force behind Microsoft’s “Metro” design language. Now-before joining forces with Blink as their Chief Creative Officer, he founded Tectonic, where he worked with some of the world’s leading companies, ...
How to Find Your Superpower (with Ex-Googler, Raphael Akinsipe)
April 06, 2021 05:00 - 33 minutes - 22.8 MBJoin us as we have the privilege of sitting down with a dear friend and former colleague Raphael Akinsipe. He is a former Googler and current SVP of Marketing and Strategy at HST Pathways. He's on a mission to help others grow, be they companies or individuals. His 3-tiered approach is spot on, and definitely not an episode to miss! Connect with him on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/raphael-akinsipe/ - Find out more about Liftoff: http://www.bottlerocketstudios.com/liftoff U...
Human-Centered Design is Empathetic Design (w/ Matt Kressy)
March 23, 2021 05:00 - 29 minutes - 20.2 MBOur guest today is Matt Kressy, founding director of the MIT Integrated Design & Management master’s degree, and is an expert in innovation, leadership and product development. As an entrepreneur and founder of Designturn, he has designed, invented, engineered, and manufactured products for startups, Fortune 500 companies, and everything in between. Since 1999, our guest has co-taught collaborative courses in product design and development at top design and business schools including the MI...
Bringing Your True, Authentic Self to the Workplace (w/ Youri Bebic)
March 09, 2021 06:00 - 26 minutes - 18.3 MBOur guest this episode is Youri Bebic. n accomplished Chief Product Officer with deep experience in the FinTech industry. He applies a strong business lens to technology innovation balancing priorities during the development lifecycle. He leads global product develop for new software service offerings at diebold. Before that he was the Global Head of Product & Innovation at MoneyGram. At Moneygram he oversaw a rapid period of growth with digital transactions growing over 150% annually. Not...
Beyond the "Growth Mindset" (with NYT Best Selling Author, David Kidder)
February 23, 2021 06:00 - 33 minutes - 22.9 MBOur guest this episode is David Kidder, the NYT Best-Selling author of The Intellectual Devotional, The Startup Playbook featuring exclusive interviews with over 40 of the world's most influential CEOs and founders and New to Big: How Companies Can Create Like Entrepreneurs, Invest Like VCs, and Install a Permanent Operating System for Growth. He was an early angel investor in AirBnB and SpaceX and remains an angel investor for over 40 startups. And we’re not done! He's also a co-founder ...
Create Winning Customer Engagement (with Jennie Lewis)
February 02, 2021 06:00 - 25 minutes - 17.4 MBOur guest this week, Jennie Lewis, is the Strategic Services Lead at Airship. Airship (which of course is formerly Urban Airship) is a Customer Engagement Platform that create deeper connections with customers by delivering incredibly relevant, orchestrated messages on any channel. In this episode we talk: -Attention -Attrition -The need for innovation -How Might We… -Create winning customer engagement Find Jennie on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennielew/ Check out Airship: htt...
AR is the New Content (with Mike Molnar, Managing Partner at GLOW)
January 19, 2021 06:00 - 30 minutes - 20.7 MBOur guest this week is Mike Molnar, Managing Partner of the digital and social agency GLOW. He draws on 20 years of experience leading award-winning digital creative efforts across display media, site development, trans-media experiences, games, and social and mobile content—working across teams to develop large scale high-profile campaigns, custom content and digital experiences that generate measurable results and drive value for partners. On this episode we go to town on topics like: -P...
How Analytics Are More Powerful Than Ever (w/ Ariel Michaeli)
January 05, 2021 06:00 - 25 minutes - 17.4 MBAriel Michaeli is the founder and CEO of appFigures. appFigures is the app analytics, optimization, and intelligence choice for top developers, publishers, marketers, and analysts. On this week’s episode we discuss: -How Analytics Are More Powerful Than Ever -Parlor -Quibi -Growth and Growth Hacking Discover appFigures: https://appfigures.com/ Ariel on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/arielmichaeli/ - Find out more about Liftoff: Here. Until next time, friends...stay curious.
What is Digital Health and Why Does it Matter? (w/ Brandon Maenius)
December 22, 2020 06:00 - 25 minutes - 17.4 MBWe're happy to be joined by Brandon Maenius on Liftoff this week. He is the Director of Digital Health and Marketing at Baylor Scott & White Health. Which begged the questions: What is digital health? How might we use digital solutions to help healthcare? ...and many other thought provoking questions you'll love to dig in to. Follow Brandon: Here. - Find out more about Liftoff: Here.
Advertising is Not the Future (with Chris Maddern)
December 08, 2020 06:00 - 23 minutes - 16.3 MBOn this episode, we’re joined by Chris Maddern, the co-founder and chief innovation officer at Button. Before Button, he was the Head of Mobile at Venmo, and Co-Founder of AppLaunch. We dive into themes around: -Advertising is not the future -Building better commerce -Without problems, there is no curiosity -Creating a grab bag of awesome people Find out more about Button: usebutton.com Connect with Chris on Twitter: @chrismaddern - Find out more about Liftoff: Here.
Design for Thought-Based Interfaces (w/ Afshin Mehin)
November 24, 2020 17:00 - 30 minutes - 20.8 MBToday’s guest is Afshin Mehin, the Founder Woke. Wokr supports companies developing new technologies by helping them to express the potential of their work in the most beautiful, meaningful ways possible. Some of their clients include: Neuralink, Amazon, Lulullemon, and Postmates, to name a few. We do some mind bending this episode as we dig into some themes like: Are designers fortune tellers? What is thought interface, and how might we design for it? How does curiosity win the future?...
What IS Business Strategy and WHY does it matter? (w/ Peter Bandy)
November 10, 2020 06:00 - 31 minutes - 21.9 MBBusiness Strategy is more than a buzz-phrase. It’s paramount to getting to where you need to be. But... What is business strategy? How do you build trust? What is radical transparency? Why is empathy so important? Are Business Strategists… sherpas? This week, Tony plays the audience and interviews (co-host) Peter Klayman and fellow Rocketeer, Peter Bandy—as he seeks to get these questions answered. - Find out more about Liftoff: Here.
Failure is Inevitable in Innovation (with Summer Collins)
October 27, 2020 05:00 - 24 minutes - 17 MBSummer Collins is the Associate Vice President of Design and Innovation at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas. In this episode we’ll tap into questions like: How does health and wellbeing contribute to the way we think about design? How do you design for an array of communities? How failure is an intrinsic and inevitable part of the innovation process? What does it mean to be curious? Connect with Summer Collins on Twitter: https://twitter.c...
The Limitless Evolution of Experience (w/ Christian Gani of Match Marketing Group)
October 13, 2020 15:00 - 28 minutes - 19.4 MBOur guest this episode is Christian Gani, the Managing Director of Match Marketing Group’s Boulder office, he plays a leading role in creating and shaping consumer experience platforms for brands including Lincoln Motor Company, Progressive Insurance and adidas, to name a few. Our guest is motivated to push the boundaries of the expected when it comes to consumer marketing and is fascinated by how experience, when combined with purpose, can impact the way people feel and ultimately change. ...
Drive Results With Strategy Sprints (with Simon Severino)
September 29, 2020 05:00 - 26 minutes - 18.1 MBThis week we’re joined by the Founder and CEO of strategysprints.com, and host of the Strategy Show Podcast—Mr. Simon Severino. What do swimming, lasagna, analytics, sprints, and freedom all have to do with each other? Only one way to find out... Tune in and discover why Peter and Tony love this dialog with Simon so much. Find out more about Strategy Sprints: Here. Follow Simon Severino on LinkedIn: Here. Find out more about Liftoff: Here.
The Hidden Science of Neuromarketing (with Prince Ghuman)
September 15, 2020 13:00 - 29 minutes - 20 MBPrince Ghuman is a neuro-marketer whose focus is on the ethical applications of neuromarketing in the consumer world. Together with Matt Johnson, PhD, a neuroscientist whose focus is bridging the gap between science and business., they co-authored the book Blindsight, a book that covers neuromarketing and consumer psychology. Take the red pill and enjoy this mind bending episode of Liftoff by Bottle Rocket. Check out the book, Blindsight: Here Connect with Prince Ghuman: Here Find out m...
TikTok: The Straw that Broke the Camel's Back
September 01, 2020 05:00 - 25 minutes - 17.5 MBThis week on Liftoff by Bottle Rocket, Tony and Peter dig into some heavy themes around TikTok, Data, Privacy, and your Data as a Currency. How much are you willing to trade for your privacy? How much is your data worth to you TikTok may be a video sharing platform, a social media app, or a way to make fun videos… But actually it’s a rally cry. Perhaps we need to have a better understanding of the value that our activities across the global digital ecosystem bring to entities. Is thumb...
Welcome to Liftoff
August 18, 2020 05:00 - 19 minutes - 13.6 MBWelcome to Liftoff! Liftoff was born as an evolution and extension of the podcast, Experience Design with Tony Daussat. Bringing together years of strategy and design experience, co-hosts Tony Daussat and Peter Klayman highlight the challenges facing today’s business professionals. Featuring conversations with other professionals, Tony and Peter discuss physical, digital and human experiences and the role they play in our lives. In this welcome episode, we get to know our new co-host, Pe...
This Isn't Goodbye...
July 21, 2020 05:00 - 9 minutes - 6.31 MBThe past year-and-a-half of hosting the Experience Design podcast has been extraordinary. I still pinch myself when I think of all of the amazing guests that were kind enough to say, “yes” to some random guy (me) to ask them questions about design and life. I still pinch myself when I think of how this little passion project went from a handful of friends and family listening, to over 150 countries tuning in. But lately I’ve been doing some deep looks inside, and evaluating how I’m spendi...
This Isn't Goodbye...
July 21, 2020 05:00 - 9 minutes - 6.31 MBThe past year-and-a-half of hosting the Experience Design podcast has been extraordinary. I still pinch myself when I think of all of the amazing guests that were kind enough to say, “yes” to some random guy (me) to ask them questions about design and life. I still pinch myself when I think of how this little passion project went from a handful of friends and family listening, to over 150 countries tuning in. But lately I’ve been doing some deep looks inside, and evaluating how I’m spendi...
Design Relationships That Matter (with Kenny Morgan)
July 07, 2020 05:00 - 24 minutes - 16.7 MBMy guest this week is Kenny Morgan the CCO and Co-Founder of Counsel Creative. He’s worked with brands such as Vans, Sony, the NFL, Michelin, Rubbermaid and many more. In this episode we chat about: Going from corporate life to building your own agency. The dynamic with working with a spouse. The importance of Storytelling. What it means to make relationships that matter. The importance of listening and stewardship. Discover more about Kenny and Counsel Creative: https://www.counselc...
Suck at Something (with Lauren Hom)
June 30, 2020 05:00 - 32 minutes - 22.2 MBMy guest this week is Lauren Hom, a designer and letterer known for her bright color palettes, playful letterforms, and quirky copywriting. She has created work for clients like Starbucks, Google, AT&T, YouTube and TIME Magazine. And has been recognized by Communication Arts, the Type Directors Club, the Webby Awards, and so many others that I can’t even. She is also the author of the ever-so-popular popular blog and book: Daily Dishonesty. On this episode we dig into: What it means to suc...
"Yes, and..." with Michael Bruny-Groth
June 23, 2020 05:00 - 27 minutes - 19 MB“Yes, and...” with Michael Bruny-Groth My guest this week is Michael Bruny-Groth, a Full Stack designer, as well as the founder of The Logo Package, an Adobe Illustrator extension that automatically generates and exports logo packages with blazing speed. This week we dig into: -How Improv training has a major impact on design process, interactions and business relationships. -How a variety of skills can compound and carve a path for you. -How a digital product launch can go from zero to...