Giant Thinkers Podcast
74 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 5 years ago - ★★★★★ - 46 ratingsA podcast focused on learning from top experts of various industries to help listeners become better designers, creatives and giant thinkers.
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Tyler Babin, former Creative for Gary Vaynerchuk and current Adobe Creative Resident on ‘the climb’
September 20, 2019 01:32 - 52 minutes - 48.5 MBGiants, this is episode #74! We’ve got a good friend of mine on the show. He and I live halfway across the world from each other. He’s based in New York, I’m in Sydney. We did this interview in LA. I’d describe him as an incredibly dedicated, super talented young gun. Currently aged 25, he’s already been a Creative for Gary Vaynerchuk, for Gary’s personal brand and numerous VaynerMedia projects. He worked side-by-side with Gary for over 3 years – specialising in videography, editing, art dir...
Chris Zumwalt, CEO of BridgeClimb Sydney, on being a Servant Leader
August 30, 2019 03:55 - 1 hour - 62.1 MBGiants, this is episode #73! Today we have the CEO of BridgeClimb Sydney, which is the #1 ranked experience in Australia. To date, over 4 million people from more than 140 countries have climbed the Sydney Harbour Bridge since 1998, including Oprah Winfrey, Hugh Jackman and Jamie Oliver. Previously, our guest was the CEO of Scenic World Blue Mountains where he served a 10-year tenure. His formal studies include a Bachelor's degree in Business, Management and Marketing – plus a Master’s i...
Stephanie Rice, 3 x Olympic Gold Medalist and 5 x World Record Holder unpacks the champion’s mindset
July 28, 2019 07:36 - 1 hour - 63.1 MBWelcome to episode #72! Today’s guest is a household name. She’s a 3 time Olympic Gold Medalist and 5 time World Record Holder. She’s even been inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame. When she was a full-time competitor, her rigorous training involved over 5 hours a day, 6 days a week, swimming 3,000 km a year – so we have front row seats to hearing from an elite athlete about physical fitness and mental toughness. Now as a retired athlete, she dedicates her time in entrepren...
Reynold Poernomo, former top 4 MasterChef Australia contestant and Chef on running a creative food empire
June 28, 2019 11:50 - 59 minutes - 54 MBToday, we have someone super special. He’s been a top 4 contestant on MasterChef Australia’s Season 7 (in 2015 – where at the time he was only 20 years old) and he’s the Co-Founder of multiple family-run restaurants – including KOI Dessert Bar & Dining and Monkey’s Corner. He’s often been referred to as Sydney’s "dessert king" but his abilities span well beyond sweets and into the savoury. He’s been featured multiple times in the Daily Telegraph, The Guardian, Good Food, News.com.au and Vogu...
Jacob Cass, Founder of JUST Creative on his design process, income through blogging and travelling the world for 3 years
May 21, 2019 11:42 - 57 minutes - 52.4 MBGiants, this is episode #70! Today I’m joined by one of the world’s top Graphic Designers; specialising in branding and logo design. Our guest has had over 15 years design experience, has spoken at TEDx, been featured in Forbes, Entrepreneur and has been awarded LinkedIn’s exclusive “Best of 2017” for graphic design. With over 50 million views across his popular design blog, JUST Creative – which doubles as his award-winning graphic design and branding firm. Our guest has also worked across ...
Janine Allis, Founder of Boost Juice on building one of the biggest juice bar businesses in the world
April 25, 2019 07:36 - 43 minutes - 39.8 MBGiants, this is episode #69! Our guest is the Founder of Boost Juice & Retail Zoo – the parent company of Boost Juice, as well as Salsa’s Fresh Mex, CIBO Espresso and Betty’s Burgers. She’s also an Australian Shark Tank Investor, Author and mother of four children. It all started with her vision of getting more fruit and veggies in people’s diet and – loving life along the way – which is now a reality, with over 2 million smoothies and juices sold every month. Boost Juice has more out...
Kevin O’Leary, aka Money Expert Mr. Wonderful and Shark Tank USA Investor on succeeding as an entrepreneur
March 24, 2019 14:10 - 52 minutes - 72.1 MBGiants, Ram Castillo here. This is episode #68! Today’s guest is a Canadian businessman, author and TV personality from Shark Tank USA. He co-founded the technology firm SoftKey – which was later acquired for more than $4 billion dollars. He has since launched O’Leary Funds (an investment fund company), O’Leary Fine Wines – and a best-selling book series on financial literacy which covers everything you need to know about making, saving, and growing money. He’s even stepped his foot into the...
Cesar Santos, Cuban-American portrait painter on making a living as an artist
February 28, 2019 04:25 - 1 hour - 72.6 MBGiants, this is episode #67! Today’s guest is a contemporary Cuban-American artist and portrait painter, best known for his ‘Syncretism’, a term he coined in 2011 to describe paintings where he presents two or more art tendencies in aesthetic balance. His work harmonises both classical and modern interpretations juxtaposed within each painting. When he moved to America with his family aged 12, he got the real taste for the American Dream: “The worst thing that could happen in America was...
John Wayne Parr, 10-time World Muay Thai Champion on having a winners mindset
January 25, 2019 06:19 - 1 hour - 94.3 MBG’day Giants, welcome to episode #66! Our guest today is a 10-time World Muay Thai Champion. He’s also a former Australian middleweight boxing champion, professional Kickboxer and Owner of Boonchu gym located in the Gold Coast, Queensland. He was the runner up on The Contender Asia, and the first Australian to fight at the Thai King’s birthday. For extra context, he started Taekwondo at the age of 11 before moving onto Muay Thai at the age of 13. He’s grown a career from this passion, tr...
Q&A on cultivating what's important, starting a podcast, managing anxiety when public speaking and the money conversation
December 31, 2018 01:26 - 44 minutes - 40.9 MBGiants welcome to episode #65 — a special, first ever solo Q&A episode with yours truly to end 2018. Questions submitted by you the listeners. I’ve curated the top 8 based on the most similar questions asked, and also the ones I felt would be the most widely useful or applicable. To help you skip to the answer most relevant to you, as I know many of you are time poor, I’ll list all the questions out below. The eight questions I’ve answered in order are: Q1. Any recommendations for w...
Naomi Simson, Shark Tank investor and Founder of RedBalloon on what makes a standout entrepreneur
December 04, 2018 11:39 - 53 minutes - 73.4 MBGiants, this is episode #64! Our guest today is one of Shark Tank Australia’s well-known investors on the hit TV show Shark Tank. She’s also the Founder of the online experience gift retailer; RedBalloon, plus Co-Founder of the parent company Big Red Group. With only $25K in 2001 she started RedBalloon with a second-hand computer in her front room. Prior to that, she worked for massive brands including IBM, Apple and KPMG. If you follow her you may have even read her top-selling books; ...
Dale Partridge, serial entrepreneur on evaluating our purpose, seeking our truth and creating businesses you believe in
November 10, 2018 15:41 - 54 minutes - 49.6 MBGiants, welcome to episode #63! Today’s guest has launched over half a dozen multi-million dollar companies. From a rock-climbing gym to a conference company to a branding agency and a highly successful e-commerce business. In the last few years, he’s shifted his mission from starting companies to teaching others how to start theirs. To help people create the business and family they love. Empowering people to chase their dreams and fulfil their purpose. He’s been featured in publication...
Candice Kumai on the Japanese practice of golden repair and celebrating our imperfections
July 01, 2018 10:00 - 1 hour - 59.3 MBGiants welcome to episode #62. Today we have an internationally-renowned wellness writer, chef and content creator. She’s in fact a classically trained chef, who has cooked on the line at several restaurants. And impressively (but not surprisingly) was the youngest chef competing in the first season of Top Chef. Other accomplishments include being a former tv host, former-model-turned wellness journalist, and a five-time best-selling author. ELLE magazine describes her as “The Golden Girl of...
Matt Mullenweg, Creator of WordPress and Founder & CEO of Automattic on tireless tinkering
June 13, 2018 17:38 - 1 hour - 55 MBG’day Giants, This is episode #61! Our guest today is best known for developing the free and open-source web software that is insanely popular called: WordPress – which to date, officially powers 30% of websites on the internet. Including The New York Times, The Walt Disney Company, Sony Music, Bloomberg, BBC America, TechCrunch, Wired, People Mag, even Beyonce and Katy Perry’s websites run on the Wordpress CMS platform. Back in 2007, our guest was named #16 of the 50 most important people ...
Jules Lund, Founder of TRIBE and former presenter of Getaway on relentless hard work and world-class discipline
May 30, 2018 15:26 - 1 hour - 72.6 MBHello wonderful Giants, welcome to episode #60! Today we have a former host of Getaway (which is actually Australia's longest-running travel and lifestyle TV program) and he appeared on Getaway for almost 400 episodes over 8 years. He’s hosted the Logies Red Carpet, Game-shows, Reality TV, live events, celebrity interviews and plenty more. He is a highly respected Australian TV and Radio superstar. On top of that, in the digital space he is widely known as the Founder of global influencer ma...
Blair Enns, Founder of Win Without Pitching on pricing creativity and how to best position our value
May 18, 2018 11:30 - 1 hour - 62.2 MBWelcome to episode #59! Today we have the founder and CEO of Win Without Pitching, the sales training and coaching organization for creative professionals. He is also the author of The Win Without Pitching Manifesto and the brand new book titled Pricing Creativity: A Guide to Profit Beyond the Billable Hour. This man has taught me and many thousands of creative people and businesses around the world, on how to build a lucrative client base without having to pitch ideas for free. Some of ...
Ryan Carson, Founder and CEO of Treehouse on creating products from thought to reality
April 27, 2018 11:02 - 1 hour - 62.3 MBWelcome to episode #58 Giants! Our guest today is a father, a husband and an inspiring entrepreneur, widely known as the Founder and CEO of Treehouse – which is an online technology school that offers beginner to advanced courses in web design, web development, mobile development and game development. I absolutely love Treehouse because their courses are hands-on in teaching people how to code for a career in the tech industry. Some of the topics we spoke about include: The many busines...
Michael Bierut from Pentagram on visual communication, career development and the big picture
March 23, 2018 03:23 - 1 hour - 67.6 MBThis is episode #57. Our guest today is arguably one of the graphic design industry’s most well known designers. He worked at Vignelli Associates for ten years before joining Pentagram as a partner in 1990 where he still works till this day, after 28 years and counting. His clients at Pentagram have included The New York Times, Saks Fifth Avenue, The Robin Hood Foundation, MIT Media Lab, Mastercard, Princeton University, the New York Jets and the Brooklyn Academy of Music. As a volunteer to...
President & CEO at Effie Worldwide; Traci Alford on building exceptional relationships, and leadership lessons learned while at Cadbury Schweppes and Shell International
February 20, 2018 07:11 - 1 hour - 56.3 MBWelcome to episode #56! Our guest today is the President and CEO of Effie Worldwide. Effie is an organisation best known for championing and improving the practice and practitioners of marketing effectiveness. Prior to joining Effie Worldwide, our guest spent 13 years at Cadbury Schweppes in a variety of marketing and business roles, up to Global Business Development Director. And she also spent almost 7 years at Shell International. Her roles at Shell included General Manager of Global ...
Prince Ea on reaching over 1 billion video views and 10 million subscribers by spreading positive social change
December 19, 2017 08:47 - 1 hour - 64.5 MBHello dear Giants, this is episode #55. Our guest today is widely known for creating motivational and inspirational spoken word films and thought provoking content. His YouTube and Facebook videos have received over a billion views each on both platforms. And he covers a range of topics such as environmentalism, socio-economics, work–life balance and spirituality. He leverages life experience, self-teachings and his honors degree in anthropology. Oprah Winfrey’s TV show ‘Super Soul Sunda...
Kelly Slater, 11-time World Surfing Champion on longevity, setbacks and mental toughness
December 13, 2017 01:45 - 1 hour - 64.6 MBHello wonderful Giants, this is episode #54. Our guest today is truly one of a kind. He’s an 11-time world surfing champion. Holds the record as the youngest (at age 20) to win the title and the oldest (at age 39) to win the title as well. A living legend, an inspiration to millions of people, by far the best-known surfer on the planet and chatting with him blew me away. Some of the topics we spoke about include: His thoughts on longevity and making a career out of something you love – ...
Jake Kassan, Co-founder of MVMT on humble beginnings and growing a business to $80+ million in revenue in four years
December 05, 2017 13:21 - 1 hour - 65.1 MBThis is episode #53. And today’s guest is the Co-founder and CEO of MVMT pronounced as ‘movement’. MVMT are a global – fashion, watches and accessory brand for millennials, that has sold over 1.5 million products. After almost failing out of high school and dropping out of college, our guest started this brand at age 22 while he was $20,000 in debt. Four years later, his brand has grown to more than $80 million in revenue and 4 million social followers. Some of the topics we spoke a...
Ayse Birsel on deconstructing and reconstructing to design the life you love
November 28, 2017 17:22 - 1 hour - 71.5 MBWelcome to episode #52! Today’s guest is the Co-founder and Creative Director of Birsel + Seck, the award-winning design and innovation studio working with clients including Herman Miller, GE, Colgate-Palmolive, IKEA and Toyota. She’s a highly experienced and sought after New York based designer. Is the creator of Design the Life You Love, a book and coursework that teaches designers and non-designers how to create a meaningful life using her design process, Deconstruction:Reconstruction...
Lewis Howes on the story you tell yourself, the power of forgiveness and how to break through barriers
November 22, 2017 02:27 - 50 minutes - 46.5 MBGiants, welcome to episode #51! Today’s guest is a former professional football player who suffered a career-ending injury, and is now an international lifestyle entrepreneur, New York Times bestselling author, has a consistently top 100 podcast in the world and is the founder of a multi-million dollar online media company. In this episode he shares the struggles of negativity and loneliness, and how he re-discovered his vision and identity. Some of the topics we spoke about include: His j...
Dr. Jim Kokkinakis, expert optometrist on managing dry eyes and computer vision syndrome
November 06, 2017 04:10 - 1 hour - 59.8 MBThis is episode number 50! Thank you all for your support on the podcast journey so far. It has been a privilege to bring you 50 guests since starting mid-2015. In this episode we dig deep into an often overlooked topic, an area most of us take for granted, which is our eyes. Our guest has been a top-practising optometrist for over 3 decades, and is one of Australia’s most experienced eye doctors. Currently an Adjunct Senior Lecturer at the University of New South Wales, he has also lect...
Co-Founder and Principal of Meld Studios; Janna DeVylder on the materiality of service design
October 11, 2017 14:38 - 58 minutes - 53.8 MBThis is episode #49! Our guest today is a Co-Founder and Principal at Meld Studios; an Australian design firm specialising in Service Design and Interaction Design. Her foundational beginnings stems from graduating with Honors in Psychology, Masters in Social Sciences, and starting in Information Architecture. Her career has been focused on humanising products and services down to the most detailed of interactions within them. She is an incredible woman, a mentor to me and many others, and I...
CEO of Publicis Worldwide (AUS & NZ) Andrew ‘Billy’ Baxter on leading an organisation with 450+ people and 60+ major clients
September 14, 2017 13:27 - 48 minutes - 44.4 MBWelcome to episode #48! Our guest is the Chairman of Publicis Communications Australia and New Zealand, one of the largest communication agency groups in the region. He is also CEO of Publicis Worldwide Australia and NZ, with businesses specialising in advertising, digital, PR, CRM, activation, mobile, brand strategy and design. He leads over 450 people in an organisation that has over 60 major clients. Some of the topics we spoke about include: How he interacts with employees to unlock th...
Oscar Trimboli, specialist coach in deep listening on how to listen beyond the words
August 25, 2017 09:29 - 1 hour - 68 MBThis is episode #47! Our guest is a specialist coach in deep listening. He's helped many individuals, to massive corporations; from Google to Microsoft to Universal. The most powerful thing I personally got out of this interview was learning how to uncover meaning in dialogue from what’s said versus what’s unsaid. Some of the topics we covered include: How to listen deeply using the 5 levels of listening The ideal ‘speaking versus listening’ ratio Shadow listening styles to be aware ...
Charbel Zeaiter, Co-founder at Academy Xi on UX design processes, VR, AR and the future of design
June 27, 2017 02:11 - 1 hour - 59.2 MBThis is episode #46! Our guest is the Co-founder and Chief Experience Officer at Academy Xi. They teach groups and individuals in the areas of design and tech – but with a unique positioning and offering. Academy Xi specialise in teaching newly emerging disciplines such as virtual reality design, augmented reality design, service design and of course UX design as well. As you can imagine, this gets me going because they aim to address the upcoming skills gap in technology and give students ...
Dr. Carmel Harrington, sleep specialist for over 20 years on how to achieve better sleep
June 07, 2017 13:59 - 1 hour - 59.3 MBWelcome to episode #45! Our guest is a former lawyer and educator who has a PHD in Sleep Medicine from Sydney University and consults with companies and educational institutions all over the world on sleep health. She’s an internationally recognised Doctor that has been working in the world of sleep for nearly 20 years. She’s the Managing Director of Sleep for Health and an Honorary Research Fellow at the Children's Hospital Westmead. She’s also a founding member of the Sleep Health Foundat...
Musician Rachel Claudio on building electronic performances and the transcending power of sound
May 13, 2017 14:39 - 54 minutes - 49.7 MBWelcome to episode #44! Our guest is a European-based, Australian-born artist, composer, singer and producer. She uses electronic instruments and technology to create and perform masterpieces in real time, and has performed all over the world. She recently delivered a moving TEDx talk titled ‘how to translate the feeling into sound’ and is also a freelance lecturer in Creativity at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts. Some of the topics we spoke about include: The various ...
NOSHU founder Rachel Bajada on the reality of decision making, starting a business and creating a food product
April 08, 2017 03:44 - 46 minutes - 42.4 MBIt’s a pleasure to have your company on episode #43! Our guest is the founder of NOSHU – Australia’s first food brand to be truly sugar free. Time Out Sydney included her as one of the top Forty Under 40. What’s interesting is that she started her degree in Food Science, then did a pivot to Design (Visual Communications), she completed that, worked in the industry for a number of years, then moved to France for a while, and returned back to Australia to create the business. Her family histo...
Elle Luna on protecting your passion, interpreting your dreams and the practicality of transition periods
March 08, 2017 11:40 - 1 hour - 61.1 MBIt’s a pleasure to have your company on episode #42! Our guest is a formally trained designer who previously worked at IDEO and with startups including Mailbox, Medium, and Uber – then a few years ago she made a brave pivot and transitioned into spending more time painting, writing and creating. She is the author of a book many of you may have or heard of, titled; 'The Crossroads of Should and Must'. Side note here, I suggest you watch one of the many talks she’s done, in particular the on...
Ashleigh Axios, Former Creative Director of The White House on cultivating brand values and lessons learned along the way
February 26, 2017 11:50 - 1 hour - 56.9 MBWelcome to episode #41! Our guest today is a graduate of RISD and has flourished into many amazing things. A few titles under her humble belt include her being the former Creative Director of The White House, currently Design Exponent at Automattic – side note here: Automattic are the people behind WordPress.com, WooCommerce, Jetpack, Simplenote, Longreads, VaultPress, Gravatar, and many more online, open source publishing tools. Our guest is also an Editorial Board Member for Design Observe...
Steve Frykholm, design legend of Herman Miller on navigating a career and dealing with differences and failed attempts
February 02, 2017 09:22 - 44 minutes - 40.3 MBWelcome to episode #40! Our guest today is truly a Graphic Design legend. An icon of the industry. He’s had a 45-year stint at Herman Miller, and was in fact hired as their first ever Graphic Designer in 1970, working his way up to Creative Director and now still with them as an advisor. His work is part of the permanent collection at the Museum of Modern Art in New York and is also an AIGA Medalist. This interview was recorded in person at Grand Rapids, West Michigan in December last year....
Debbie Millman, host of Design Matters on the cross-pollination of craft and going beyond operational excellence
January 05, 2017 04:46 - 58 minutes - 53.5 MBWelcome to episode #39! As the first episode of 2017 it’s only fitting that I wish you all a very happy new year, and that we kick off the show with a jaw-dropping guest. She is an icon and a pioneer in the design, education and podcasting world. Named “one of the most influential designers working today” by Graphic Design USA, our guest is also an author of six books, a brand strategist – formerly the President of the design division at Sterling Brands for 20 years, and host of the podcast...
Steve Babcock, VaynerMedia’s Chief Creative Officer on ideation, intuition and decision making
December 20, 2016 04:38 - 48 minutes - 44.8 MBGiants, welcome to episode #38! I’m officially back home in Sydney, Australia, after a whirlwind 2-month USA tour as part of launching my second book; how to get a mentor as a designer. I couldn’t of done it without the AIGA chapters that hosted me and of course all of you that participated. In short, I visited 15 cities, delivered 20 talks and met over 1500 attendees. Thank you from the bottom of my heart, it was truly an honor – do checkout my instagram for all the pictures of that journey...
Julie Anixter, AIGA’s Executive Director on adapting, finding fulfilment and overcoming fear as a designer
November 29, 2016 02:22 - 29 minutes - 27.2 MBHey Giants welcome to episode number 37 – I’m recording this from my hotel room in Manhattan, NYC as I’m two-thirds through USA speaking tour. The podcast lives on – no excuses. I still have around 8 events to go across South Carolina, Kansas, West Michigan and Seattle. All part of launching my second book; How to get a mentor as a designer, guaranteed. If you’re struggling to find a mentor, this book was written for you – you can grab it at GettingaMentor.com – it’s available in paperback...
Dominic Walsh, Managing Director at Landor on better leadership and business meeting creativity
November 12, 2016 04:43 - 47 minutes - 43.4 MBG’day Giants you are listening to episode number 36 – as I’m recording this I’m about one-third through my 2-month USA speaking tour. So far have covered Las Vegas, LA, San Fran, Jacksonville, Orlando and even a side trip to Mexico. I still have New York, South Carolina, Kansas, West Michigan and Seattle to visit. All part of launching my second book; How to get a mentor as a designer, guaranteed. The full list of my tour can be seen on GettingaMentor.com click the events page and if I’m my ...
David Lee, Chief Creative Officer at Squarespace on design portfolios, how to stand out and knowing your north star
November 02, 2016 07:43 - 1 hour - 57.7 MBHey Giants welcome to episode number 35 – as I’m recording and releasing this, I’m actually in California – well and truly settled into my 2-month USA speaking tour with a side trip to Mexico as well. But for the most part, I’ll be speaking in various cities from the West coast to the East and many places in between. All part of launching my second book; How to get a mentor as a designer, guaranteed. The full list of my tour can be seen on GettingaMentor.com click the events page and if I’m...
Russell James, Victoria’s Secret & Vogue photographer on creative discipline, persistence, adapting and mentors
October 12, 2016 04:02 - 59 minutes - 54.3 MBEpisode #34 is now up! I interviewed an award-winning, highly-acclaimed photographer who has been a big part of the photography world for over 20 years. A renowned Vogue cover photographer (amongst many other magazine) and the main photographer for Victoria’s Secret, he has worked with the likes of Scarlett Johansson, Bill Clinton, Halle Berry, Rihanna, Tyra Banks, Giselle Bündchen, Naomi Campbell, Heidi Klum, Adriana Lima, and more! Some of the topics we spoke about include: How he staye...
The first 50 pages of ‘How to get a mentor as a designer, guaranteed’ by Ram Castillo for free [AUDIO BOOK VERSION]
September 29, 2016 15:26 - 39 minutes - 36.4 MBWelcome to episode #33 – this is a little different to all the other episodes in the past. I've not yet done a solo episode, as I haven’t had a good reason to, until now. If you're a first time listener, usually I have a conversation with one expert guest and attempt to dissect their story, the lessons they have learnt along the way and the advice they would give to their younger self. However, it’s time to mix things up, and what better way to do so than to pair the release of my second...
Dennis Yu, CTO of Blitzmetrics on Facebook marketing, personal branding and reaching almost anyone for $1 a day
September 14, 2016 02:14 - 1 hour - 71.5 MBOn episode #32 – I spoke with the Chief Technology Officer of BlitzMetrics, who is an internationally recognised expert lecturer in the world of Facebook marketing. He has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, New York Times, LA Times, TechCrunch, Fox News, and CBS. He has previously held leadership positions at Yahoo! and American Airlines. His colleague Logan Young also joined to share some insights and stories. Some of the topics we spoke about include: 6 specific phases of Person...
Nathan Chan, Creator of Foundr Mag on 2 paying monthly subscribers to over 20,000 and counting in 3 years
August 31, 2016 14:29 - 1 hour - 60.3 MBEpisode #31 is now live and ready to shake up your day! I chatted with the creator of the digital magazine Foundr, which curates expert advice from some of the world’s greatest minds in entrepreneurship. He has interviewed the likes of Richard Branson, Arianna Huffington, Tim Ferriss, Tony Robbins, Gary Vaynerchuk, Brené Brown, Seth Godin and many more. All contributing to the Foundr communities incredible growth since its humble beginnings in 2013. Some of the topics we spoke about inclu...
Lauren Currie; named a top 30 women under 30 changing the world by ELLE, on challenging the norm and the power of confidence
August 10, 2016 01:18 - 1 hour - 55.6 MBEpisode #30 is now live on the air! I interviewed a Scottish designer, innovator, entrepreneur and TEDx speaker who describes herself as “an ambassador of people”. Her popular service design blog; redjotter.com has attracted over 350,000 readers and she is now the Head of Service Design at The Good Lab in the UK. Management Today named her as one of the UK’s top 35 business women under 35, and ELLE also featured her as one of 30 women under 30 changing the world. Some of the topics we sp...
Ilise Benun aka the Marketing-Mentor, on taking charge of your business and finding the right niche
July 21, 2016 01:12 - 56 minutes - 51.5 MBWelcome to Episode #29 Giants! Our guest is the founder of Marketing-Mentor.com, with 25+ years experience guiding self-employed creatives. She is the author of 7 books including “The Designer's Guide to Marketing & Pricing" and “The Creative Professional’s Guide to Money”. She’s also a CreativeLive.com instructor, the Program Partner for HOW Design Live and host of the HOWLive Podcast. She’s been featured on Entrepreneur.com, Inc. Magazine, The New York Times, The Washington Post, HOW Ma...
Danling Xiao of Mundane Matters on creating emotional sculptures and sensory experiences using natural ingredients
July 04, 2016 12:14 - 1 hour - 59.5 MBEpisode #28 is now live and ready to rock your ear buds! Our guest is a senior graphic designer and the brain behind Mundane Matters; known for creating beautiful and intricate masterpieces through humble fruits and vegetables. Her work has been featured in more than 30 online publications and TV channels, including Food Network (US), Huffpost (Japan), Mashable, Designboom, Trendland, Beautiful Decay, Design Taxi and many more. Some of the things we spoke about include: Why we should st...
Taj Pabari on being a 16 year old Founder and CEO of tech empire Fiftysix Creations
June 13, 2016 11:59 - 1 hour - 62.5 MBGiants, welcome to Episode #27, where we chat to the 16 year old Founder and CEO of tech empire Fiftysix Creations; also known as the Lego of the 21st Century. Coined by some as “the next Steve Jobs”, he was exposed to his first school laptop in Grade 4, and started his first blog and entrepreneurial journey at the age of 11. He’s currently still a full-time high school student who runs his business by waking up at 4am every morning to connect with his team throughout Australia, the US an...
Robyn Wakefield, Australia’s female Yoda and veteran of the design industry for 30+ years, on staying relevant
May 29, 2016 11:05 - 1 hour - 66.5 MBWelcome, to episode #26! If you’ve ever wanted to hear from a woman who was born in the 60s and started her design career in the 80s, has travelled the globe working with clients including Coca-Cola Amatil for 10 years building their brand across several continents, as well as working with some of Australia’s most successful corporate businesses such as QANTAS; then you’re in for an absolute treat. To this day she has worn all the hats you can imagine in the design space, from junior to m...
Ted Leonhardt, master negotiator and former Global Chief Creative Officer, FITCH Worldwide on getting what you're worth
May 18, 2016 04:33 - 1 hour - 64.6 MBWelcome to episode #25! The guest joining us is a world-class expert negotiator for creatives and was the former Global Chief Creative Officer for FITCH Worldwide. In 1985, he was the founder and CEO of the branding agency ‘The Leonhardt Group’, which employed over forty people and annually billed $10 million to clients including Nissan, Nordstrom, Charles Schwab, Electronic Arts, and Microsoft. He’s also lectured at Seattle’s School of Visual Concepts, is a contributing writer for Fast C...