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Irresistible Jazz Designed By Judith Owen

Designed By with Joanna Peña-Bickley - March 01, 2024 17:00 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Enter the soulful world of jazz, where the vibrant spirit of New Orleans and the healing power of music converge. Join Joanna Pena-Bickley on a special episode of Designed By as she welcomes the incomparable Judith Owen. Today, on Designed By, we are honored to introduce Judith Owen to our audi...

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Sound Serendipity Designed By Jessica Paz

Designed By with Joanna Peña-Bickley - January 02, 2024 15:00 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
In this inspiring episode Joanna Peña-Bickley sits down with the Tony Award-winning sound designer, Jessica Paz, to explore the intricate fusion of art and science in the world of sound design. Jessica, renowned for her work in theater, film, and music, shares her journey and insights that have ...

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Sonic Alchemy Designed By Victoria Toy Deiorio

Designed By with Joanna Peña-Bickley - August 25, 2023 15:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Dive deep into the mesmerizing world of sound with the incomparable Victoria 'Toy' Deiorio. Not just any sound designer, Victoria elegantly weaves her rich tapestry of experiences from ballet, acting, and songwriting into groundbreaking soundscapes that have enchanted theaters goers. Join Joann...

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Spacial Inclusion Designed By Reginé Gilbert

Designed By with Joanna Peña-Bickley - June 20, 2023 21:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Meet Reginé Gilbert.  Reginé a seasoned user experience designer and spatial computing expert, an accomplished author, international keynote speaker and educator. The episode dives deep into around Reginé's path to creating immersive and inclusive user experiences in the world of spatial computi...

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Revelations Designed By Julie Cohen

Designed By with Joanna Peña-Bickley - March 03, 2023 03:00 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Meet Academy Award nominated documentarian Julie Cohen. Julie’s revelationary body of work has helped the world discover divine truths in films like RBG (2018), My Name Is Pauli Murray (2021) and The Sturgeon Queens (2014). Julie’s artistic craft adds a unique dimension that helps society challe...

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Civic Media Designed By Reecie Colbert

Designed By with Joanna Peña-Bickley - November 04, 2022 21:00 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Reecie Colbert’s cultural competency and gift for breaking down the complexities of nuanced topics has catapulted her to the Best Seller category on Amazon for the Long & Short Guide to the 2022 Midterms, and it has put her center stage as a regular contributor to the Clay Cane Show and Roland M...

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Reality Designed By Galit Ariel

Designed By with Joanna Peña-Bickley - July 13, 2022 19:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Galit Ariel believes humanity's final frontier is emerging through the space-bending technologies augmented and virtual reality commonly referred to as the Metaverse.  In this conversation we explore Galit Ariel's personal journey and the possibilities for technologies to help us be more present...

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Boundary Spanning Designed By Natalie Nixon, PhD

Designed By with Joanna Peña-Bickley - March 17, 2022 19:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Creativity strategist Natalie Nixon PhD is know as the creativity whisperer for the C-Suite. In this episode Natalie discusses The Creativity Leap and shares her thoughts on the future of work, innovation and finding acceptance in worlds that may not always welcome you. DesignedByUs.org WE DARE...

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Togetherness Designed By Heather Odendaal

Designed By with Joanna Peña-Bickley - June 08, 2021 17:00 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
We sat down with the Co-Founder of the WNORTH Conference and the President at Bluebird Strategy, Heather Odendaal. Heather is an accomplished entrepreneur, brand builder, and acclaimed event producer in Western Canada. In this episode, we hone in on Odendaals journey to excellence, while working...

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Childs Play Designed By Dr. Kate Stone

Designed By with Joanna Peña-Bickley - June 08, 2021 16:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
We sat down with the brilliant engineer and founder of Novalita, Dr. Kate Stone. Dr. Stone has developed the use of everyday printing presses to produce interactive electronics, with touch-sensitive inks and printed circuits. She has coined these products “Interactive Printed Media” (IPM). In th...

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Dreams Designed By Timothy Bardlavens

Designed By with Joanna Peña-Bickley - June 04, 2021 19:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
We connected with Timothy Bardlavens, Design Leader, a Cultural Strategist, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) specialist, a Fellow Co-Founder, a writer, and International Speaker & Workshop Facilitator. In this conversation, we dig deep into the ups and downs of identity, aspirations, and taki...

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Provocations Designed By Adrian Franks

Designed By with Joanna Peña-Bickley - June 01, 2021 20:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
We connect with Distinguished Designer, Painter, entrepreneur, and Creative Director, Adrian Franks. Franks is widely seen as a provocative pop artist behind the Black Lives Matter movement, often compared to a digital Basquiat, Frank’s day gig defines UX for the industry at IBM by night he is a...

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Futures Designed By Faith Popcorn

Designed By with Joanna Peña-Bickley - June 01, 2021 18:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Meet Futurist, Author, Founder and CEO of BrainReserve, Faith Popcorn! As a designer of destinies, Faith's predictions have been shaped by her childhood abroad and performing arts experiences.  In this episode, we explore how to read the signals and reveal incredible versions of the future we as...

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Equality Designed By Kat Gordon

Designed By with Joanna Peña-Bickley - June 01, 2021 17:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Dive Deep with the Founder of the 3Percent Movement, Kat Gordon. Together we reveal the core of what drives Kat Gordon to fight for equality. From her humble beginnings to the spark that led her to ignite an undeniable revolution for in the Advertising's creative fields. Listen in on how she tir...

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Fashionable Futurism Designed By Amanda Parkes

Designed By with Joanna Peña-Bickley - May 20, 2021 23:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Join us in meeting biomedia designer and fashion technologist, Dr. Amanda Parkes. We learn about the journey of Dr. Parkes and her Los Angeles roots that stood as a foundation for her to really discover her passion. As Founder of Skinteractive Studios in Brooklyn, New York; Dr. Parkes dedicated ...

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Kindness Designed By Mara Leqcoc

Designed By with Joanna Peña-Bickley - May 20, 2021 20:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Meet change-maker Mara Lecocq joins us in outlining the exceptional path that leads her to inclusive design. Forbes has named Lecocq “The Boss of Boss Ladies”, and her true passion is bringing people from different backgrounds and cultures together to appreciate, support, and uplift each other t...

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