Experience Design with Tony Daussat

This week marks a very special episode for Liftoff. Join Peter and Tony for some big announcements, our Summer retrospect, and a look into the future.-Join the Bottle Rocket Team! Check out all job openings here: https://www.bottlerocketstudios.com/careersUntil next time, friends...stay curious.

Our 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 Team! Check out all job openings here: https://www.bottlerocketstudios.com/careersUntil next time, friends...stay curious.

Our 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: michaelstutts@gmail.com-Join the Bottle Rocket Team! Check out all job openings here: https://www.bottlerocketstudios.com/careersUntil next time, friends...stay curious.

Adam 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/montyhallsimulator/montysim.htmConnect with Adam on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamgreco/-Join the Bottle Rocket Team! Check out all job openings here: https://www.bottlerocketstudios.com/careersUntil next time, friends...stay curious.

Our 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 Doina on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/doina-harris-28b22a/-Join the Bottle Rocket Team! Check out all job openings here: https://www.bottlerocketstudios.com/careersUntil next time, friends...stay curious.

Tim 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/careersUntil next time, friends...stay curious.

Tristan 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 here: https://www.bottlerocketstudios.com/careersUntil next time, friends...stay curious.

Our 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 aimed at building trust in the cloud and addressing data privacy, ethics, and security challenges associated with these emerging technologies.Engage with Harini on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/harini-gokul/-Join the Bottle Rocket Team! Check out all job openings here: https://www.bottlerocketstudios.com/careersUntil next time, friends...stay curious.

Richard 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.com/-Join the Bottle Rocket Team! Check out all job openings here: https://www.bottlerocketstudios.com/careersUntil next time, friends...stay curious.

Our 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/careersUntil next time, friends...stay curious.

Chase 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 Bottle Rocket Team! Check out all job openings here: https://www.bottlerocketstudios.com/careersUntil next time, friends...stay curious.

From 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/careersUntil next time, friends...stay curious.

It'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/careersUntil next time, friends...stay curious.

Our 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/eli-harris-6a262164/-Join the Bottle Rocket Team! Check out all job openings here: https://www.bottlerocketstudios.com/careersUntil next time, friends...stay curious.

Our 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/careersUntil next time, friends...stay curious.

Our 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 LinkedInOgilvyExperience website-Join the Bottle Rocket Team! Check out all job openings here: https://www.bottlerocketstudios.com/careersUntil next time, friends...stay curious.

Pilar 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/careersUntil next time, friends...stay curious.

Our 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:https://www.jeffreymagee.com/https://professionalperformancemagazine.com/Follow Jeffrey on LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/drjeffspeaks/-Join the Bottle Rocket Team! Check out all job openings here: https://www.bottlerocketstudios.com/careersUntil next time, friends...stay curious.

Brant 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.bottlerocketstudios.com/careersUntil next time, friends...stay curious.

Our 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, storytelling, production, and event design. They've worked with top brands to include Amazon Studios, Hulu, Comcast, Budlight, and Santander.-Join the Bottle Rocket Team! Check out all job openings here: https://www.bottlerocketstudios.com/careersUntil next time, friends...stay curious.

Our 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: https://www.edengreen.com/-Join the Bottle Rocket Team! Check out all job openings here: https://www.bottlerocketstudios.com/careersUntil next time, friends...stay curious.

Our 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. Check out GreenPal: https://www.yourgreenpal.com/-Join the Bottle Rocket Team! Check out all job openings here: https://www.bottlerocketstudios.com/careersUntil next time, friends...stay curious.

Terri 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.bottlerocketstudios.com/careersUntil next time, friends...stay curious.

Welcome 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/careersUntil next time, friends...stay curious.

Our 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.bottlerocketstudios.com/careersUntil next time, friends...stay curious.

Our 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’Check out his Free Webinars: http://switchonnow.com-Join the Bottle Rocket Team! Check out all job openings here: https://www.bottlerocketstudios.com/careersUntil next time, friends...stay curious.

This 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 the marketplace. In this episode we discuss the importance of equipping those 250 Rocketeers with the right tools in order to truly do the best work of their lives.-Join the Bottle Rocket Team! Check out all job openings here: https://www.bottlerocketstudios.com/careersUntil next time, friends...stay curious.

Our 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, such as: HBO, Amazon, Beats by Dre, Cisco, Samsung, and NBC among others.Connect with Bill on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bill-flora-5894ab5/Find out more about Blink: https://blinkux.com/-Join the Bottle Rocket Team! Check out all job openings here: https://www.bottlerocketstudios.com/careersUntil next time, friends...stay curious.

Join 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/liftoffUntil next time, friends...stay curious.

Our 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 MIT Sloan School of Management, Harvard Business School, and the Rhode Island School of Design.He is also on the founding team of the New England Innovation Academy, the first middle and high school that prepares innovators to shape the world through human-centered design.Discover more about the academy: neiacademy.org-Find out more about Liftoff: http://www.bottlerocketstudios.com/liftoffUntil next time, friends...stay curious.

Our 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 only is he a great leader, he's a unique individual and avid mountain biker.We dig into:How to show up and be your authentic selfBeing okay with saying, “I don’t know”The importance of trustLeading by doing, not just sayingAttaining true “flow-states” Connect with Youri on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/youri-bebic-5b50951/-Find out more about Liftoff: Here.Until next time, friends...stay curious.

Our 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 of Bionic, which offers proprietary organizational solutions to Fortune 100 companies.On this episode we dig into:-The difference between leading and managing.-Getting out of a fixed mindset, and into an adaptable one.-The 5 lenses that all successful people view the world through.-The importance of Systems Thinking.-The truth about the two realities of America that we live in.…And our very first “Lighting Round”.Discover more about David Kidder:https://onbionic.com/https://www.davidskidder.com/-Find out more about Liftoff: Here.Until next time, friends...stay curious.

Our 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 engagementFind Jennie on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennielew/Check out Airship: https://www.airship.com/-Find out more about Liftoff: Here.Until next time, friends...stay curious.

Our 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:-People want Innovation but don’t want to commit to innovation.-Value in innovation beyond just the execution. -Explosive opportunities in AR Marketing-Converging the disconnect between CMOs and Technologists.-As important as it is to be connected, it’s equally important to disconnect-Connect with Mike on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mimolnar/Check out GLOW: https://weareglow.com/-Find out more about Liftoff: Here.Until next time, friends...stay curious.

Ariel 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 HackingDiscover 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.

We'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.

On 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 peopleFind out more about Button: usebutton.com Connect with Chris on Twitter: @chrismaddern -Find out more about Liftoff: Here.

Today’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?Find out more about Afshin here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/afshin-mehin/Find out more about Woke here: https://woke.co/ -Find out more about Liftoff: Here.

Business 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.

Summer 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.com/SCtheAlchemistCheck out the c1 Innovation Lab: http://c1innovationlab.com/-Find out more about Liftoff: Here.

Our 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. Prior to joining Match in 2010, he worked for luxury brands Lexus and Mercedes-Benz for stints on the client side where he managed marketing and advertising responsibilities across Europe and Canada, respectively.Tune in as we discuss Experiential Marketing, the evolution of experiential marketing carving a path during Covid and thereafter, limitless and borderless experience--using technology as a tool that can bring the experience directly to the consumer... and much more.Find Christian Gani on LinkedIn: Here.Check out Match Marketing Group: Here.-Find out more about Liftoff: Here.

This 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.

Prince 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: HereConnect with Prince Ghuman: HereFind out more about Liftoff: Here

This 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 youTikTok 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 thumbing through 60 second videos worth forfeiting your privacy and data?Episode References:Amazon told employees to delete TikTok from phones, citing security risks, then changed its mindhttps://www.cnbc.com/2020/07/10/amazon-tells-employees-to-delete-tiktok-from-phones-citing-security-risks.htmlRedditor who reverse-engineered the TikTok app claims it's a huge data collection schemehttps://www.inputmag.com/tech/redditor-reverse-engineers-tiktok-app-claims-massive-data-collection-schemeDaily Crunch: TikTok’s CEO resignshttps://techcrunch.com/2020/08/27/daily-crunch-tiktoks-ceo-resigns/TikTok To Sue Trump Administration Over Banhttps://www.npr.org/2020/08/08/900394707/tiktok-to-sue-trump-administration-over-ban-as-soon-as-tuesdayFollow Us:Follow Peter on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peterklayman/Follow Tony on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tony.ux/Learn more about Bottle Rocket: https://www.bottlerocketstudios.com/

Welcome 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, Peter Klayman. He leads Bottle Rocket’s business strategy practice and manages a team of analysts that drive strategic business results for their clients. Drawing upon his passionate pursuit of knowledge, Peter is willing to dig deep to any challenge and help our clients identify untapped opportunity. A born conversationalist, he uses his seemingly photographic memory to help our clients chart a path to future success. Passionate about helping businesses grow, Peter brings true passion and excitement to every project, no matter the industry. Known for getting to the heart of whatever is causing friction, Peter is wise beyond his years.Follow Peter on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peterklayman/Follow Tony on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tony.ux/Learn more about Bottle Rocket: https://www.bottlerocketstudios.com/

The 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 spending my “free” time outside of my 9-5 job.And, I’ve decided to focus more of that time on family and passions outside of my career. So... I am sunsetting the Experience Design podcast.BUT!I’m happy to announce that I have partnered with Bottle Rocket (where I work) to bring a new podcast in-house.The podcast will expand beyond UX design and also take a look inside business strategy, the impact of technology and an ever-evolving product landscape.The new podcast will be titled LIFTOFF and I can't wait for you to be part of it and to introduce my co-host to all of you.I’m excited to be:Creating this with bottle rocket.Bringing on a co-host. (he's seriously brilliant).Continuing to connect w/ all of you.Focusing more of my “free time” efforts on family and friends.Stay tuned and get ready to LIFTOFF in the next few weeks…. :)

My 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.counselcreative.com/-If you are a UX Designer struggling to get hired, check out my course HiredUX.Learn the process, methods and techniques to stand out above the rest: http://hiredux.com/

My 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 suck at something, and how to embrace it.How to work with fear.How a career in design can evolve and take shape in different ways.Discover more about Lauren Hom: https://www.homsweethom.com/If you are a UX Designer struggling to get hired, check out my course HiredUX.Learn the process, methods and techniques to stand out above the rest: http://hiredux.com/

“Yes, and...” with Michael Bruny-GrothMy 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 hero when you don’t give up.-How “a prototype is worth a thousands meetings...” and also worth a ton of sales.LISTENERS Get 15% off the Logo Package Express: https://bit.ly/3et5EFV-If you are a UX Designer struggling to get hired, check out my course HiredUX.Learn the process, methods and techniques to stand out above the rest: http://hiredux.com/Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/xdpodcast)

On the show this week, I had the honor of having Debbie Millman as my special guest. This is by far the most intimate, thought provoking and emotional episode to date. In it, we discuss our current culture, adversity, the importance of embracing your journey, self-doubt, and making an impact as designers. Debbie Millman was named “one of the most creative people in business” by Fast Company, and “one of the most influential designers working today” by Graphic Design USA. She is also an author of 6 books, an educator, illustrator, curator, brand consultant, co-founded the world’s first graduate program in branding at the School of Visual Arts in New York City, and is host of one of the first and longest running podcasts of all time: Design Matters.Check out the digital care package Debbie refers to in the show: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/pn97ntbmmcci9kz/AACF62vgO6uPhRMkpKKPuC2Fa?dl=0Discover more about Debbie Millman: http://www.debbiemillman.com/-If you are a UX Designer struggling to get hired, check out my course HiredUX.Learn the process, methods and techniques to stand out above the rest: http://hiredux.com/Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/xdpodcast)

In a world where information seems to be coming at us from all angles, all the time--It's becoming harder and harder to keep up. As we bounce around the web, our Google Chrome browser becomes a field of tabs.My guest this week is Steven Kiger, the co-founder of Platstack, a platform focused on improving the way we interact with and experience content in digital spaces.I've been using Platstack for a few weeks now and I love it. My information anxiety has gone way down because of how I can organize this content so easily. Note: This is not an ad. It's just cool. I hope you check it out. It's free after all.Check out platstack: https://www.platstack.com/-If you are a UX Designer struggling to get hired, check out my course HiredUX.Learn the process, methods and techniques to stand out above the rest: http://hiredux.com/Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/xdpodcast)