Episodes

  • Episode 31: NFTs will be part of your Creative Career
    Jan 17 2022

    In the spirit of bringing a deeper understanding of the NFT space as a skill for your job search, a conversation with Ryan Haigh (@HeyHaigh) and Martin Bekerman (@MySavageDogs) that will help you understand the key principles for success in the NFT world.  These guys get it.

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    35 mins
  • Episode 30: Ryan Haigh - The Emerging and Undeniable World of NFTs Explained
    Dec 14 2021

    A conversation with Ryan Haigh, my friend and cryptocurrency shaman. We will be discussing the rapidly growing, incredibly complex world of NFTs (non-fungible tokens). It's a place where he has become an influential voice and content expert. He's so good at this that he got me into the marketplace on Foundation.app.  Good stuff here. Follow him on Twitter @heyhaigh

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    31 mins
  • Episode 29: Frank DiPinto (PART 2) Creative Director at Electronic Arts
    Nov 15 2021

    Part 2 of my conversation with Frank DiPinto - who is a Creative Director at Electronic Arts,  the computer games giant. Frank, who calls himself a “creative athlete”,  moved from Adidas to Electronic Arts and has parlayed his passion for sports and gaming into a unique and interesting position at EA. He has great advice for young designers with a love for sports and design.

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    19 mins
  • Episode 28: Frank DiPinto, Senior Designer at Adidas
    Nov 9 2021

    A conversation with Frank DiPinto, Creative Director at Electronic Arts - the computer games giant located in Redwood, California. Frank has had quite an amazing career for someone just 10 years out of design school - starting at VF Imagewear in Tampa,  then moving to Adidas in Portland - and now Electronic Arts. In Part 1 of our conversation, we will discuss his experience at Adidas.

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    23 mins
  • Episode 27: David Nardone, Creative Director and Designer in the Cannabis Industry
    Oct 23 2021

    A conversation with David Nardone, a Creative Director and Designer serving a diverse family of state-legal cannabis goods committed to helping people & pets in their everyday lives. David has spent the last 5 years primarily in the cannabis and CBD-infused product sector creating branding and packaging and making information more accessible in a rapidly expanding and sometimes confusing category. 

    We’ll talk about what he does, how he got where he is, and what he looks for in young talent when he’s reviewing a portfolio. 

    To see David’s work, visit: www.davidnardone.com



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    32 mins
  • Episode 26: John Sinsabaugh, Senior Lead, Product Design at The Athletic
    Oct 4 2021

    A conversation with John Sinsabaugh, Senior Lead, Product Design at The Athletic -- a subscription-based media publisher of really smart sports coverage for die-hard fans. John started his career at HUGE in NYC as a visual designer, then moved to Elephant in San Francisco before moving to his current position at The Athletic just over 2 years ago

    We’ll talk to John about what he does, how he got where he is, and what he looks for in young talent when he’s reviewing portfolios. 



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    28 mins
  • Episode 25: Connect your HS art student to a design career
    Sep 19 2021

    A conversation with with Mike McDougall - the parent of a talented young artist who needed a bit of help figuring out how to translate his love of “art” into a career.  Mike will discuss the range of feelings and concerns a parent has when hearing your young HS student wants to go to art school.

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    25 mins
  • Episode 24: Being a UX Designer at the Federal Reserve Bank
    Sep 7 2021

    In this podcast, I’ll be talking with Jared Unger, Senior UX Designer at the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland about what he does, how he got where he is, and what he looks for in young talent when he’s reviewing a portfolio.

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    17 mins