Reframe

In the early months of 2020, we were busy creating new content, launching new products, and building out our dream team, blissfully unaware of the seismic shift that was about to take place. Then, Covid. Like many of you, incoming work slowed to a crawl. We are fortunate to have a few partners who shifted to virtual design sprints, culture work, and education. But many other organizations put initiatives on hold for the foreseeable future. So, big and bold plans were replaced with nail-biting. We’ve been here before and know the importance of taking both a defensive and offensive approach - cutting costs while looking for new ways to generate revenue. And, to do both in a way that feels consistent with our values and without compromising our integrity. If you believe that life comes in phases of expansion and contraction, this kind of feels like a moment of universal contraction, and we choose to respect that. Observe it without trying to change it. Yet using these new constraints as inspiration to create opportunities to do what we do best. So, while we navigate these tensions, we don’t feel quite right when we’re not creating. So we’re going to keep making content as a means of maintaining the creative spark (hopefully in both us and you). There is a lot of noise out there right now. And we think it’s a good time to make friends with silence. But if you’ve had enough silence, here is a new video podcast series. It’s called the Quarantine Chronicles, and it’s about exploring our INNER landscape during this time of Covid. Recorded remotely, of course. We hope you like it. And if you want to partner with a bad-ass design firm, call us. We’ve got some free time on our hands. Stokedproject.com

In the early months of 2020, we were busy creating new content, launching new products, and building out our dream team, blissfully unaware of the seismic shift that was about to take place. Then, Covid. Like many of you, incoming work slowed to a crawl. We are fortunate to have a few partners who shifted to virtual design sprints, culture work, and education. But many other organizations put initiatives on hold for the foreseeable future. So, big and bold plans were replaced with nail-biting. We’ve been here before and know the importance of taking both a defensive and offensive approach - cutting costs while looking for new ways to generate revenue. And, to do both in a way that feels consistent with our values and without compromising our integrity. If you believe that life comes in phases of expansion and contraction, this kind of feels like a moment of universal contraction, and we choose to respect that. Observe it without trying to change it. Yet using these new constraints as inspiration to create opportunities to do what we do best. So, while we navigate these tensions, we don’t feel quite right when we’re not creating. So we’re going to keep making content as a means of maintaining the creative spark (hopefully in both us and you). There is a lot of noise out there right now. And we think it’s a good time to make friends with silence. But if you’ve had enough silence, here is a new video podcast series. It’s called the Quarantine Chronicles, and it’s about exploring our INNER landscape during this time of Covid. Recorded remotely, of course. We hope you like it. And if you want to partner with a bad-ass design firm, call us. We’ve got some free time on our hands. Stokedproject.com

In the early months of 2020, we were busy creating new content, launching new products, and building out our dream team, blissfully unaware of the seismic shift that was about to take place. Then, Covid. Like many of you, incoming work slowed to a crawl. We are fortunate to have a few partners who shifted to virtual design sprints, culture work, and education. But many other organizations put initiatives on hold for the foreseeable future. So, big and bold plans were replaced with nail-biting. We’ve been here before and know the importance of taking both a defensive and offensive approach - cutting costs while looking for new ways to generate revenue. And, to do both in a way that feels consistent with our values and without compromising our integrity. If you believe that life comes in phases of expansion and contraction, this kind of feels like a moment of universal contraction, and we choose to respect that. Observe it without trying to change it. Yet using these new constraints as inspiration to create opportunities to do what we do best. So, while we navigate these tensions, we don’t feel quite right when we’re not creating. So we’re going to keep making content as a means of maintaining the creative spark (hopefully in both us and you). There is a lot of noise out there right now. And we think it’s a good time to make friends with silence. But if you’ve had enough silence, here is a new video podcast series. It’s called the Quarantine Chronicles, and it’s about exploring our INNER landscape during this time of Covid. Recorded remotely, of course. We hope you like it. And if you want to partner with a bad-ass design firm, call us. We’ve got some free time on our hands. Stokedproject.com

In order to look forward to new stories and conversations in 2020, we first wanted to see what stood out from the shows we produced in 2019. Check out this highlight reel of the best moments of the last twelve months.

Parker & Jacob sit down with Eller Mallchock, the Managing Director at Jumpstart Foundry, a seed stage healthcare innovation fund. Eller talks about breaking into VC work, finding meaning in work and of course, fly fishing.

A short narration of Parker's time disappearing into the Swiss mountains and how discovering this place has provided him a respite from the daily grind.

Parker and Jacob take a deep dive with one of Nashville’s most iconic entrepreneurs of the last twenty years, discussing balance, long-term health and burnout, as well as unseen privilege.

What do a cook, a wrestler and a filmmaker have in common? Let's find out as Parker & Jacob discuss the unlikely thread between Anthony Bourdain, The Rock and Casey Neistat.

Parker & Jacob continue to examine the intersection of business & counter culture by taking a close look at the life and ethics of Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard.

We sit down with NYC-based designer, technologist and entrepreneur James Ellis to discuss his wild professional origin story & the early days of digital design.

Dive in with Parker and this month's producer / co-host Baxter Williams as they discover what it's like to collaborate with one another while interviewing this month's guests about...collaboration! Featuring Banning Bouldin from New Dialect, Drew Sloss and Lance Brock from CLIMB and Andrea Berhends, a freelance photographer.

We're all guilty of going through the motions. We go to work every day and often forget to ask ourselves why we do what we do. On this episode, we talked with 7 people about their jobs, how they got into it, why, and most importantly...why they continue. Special thanks to our guest: Laura Baisden Read Ezell Jon Terry Baxter Williams Jonathan Brandt David Latimer Meghan McKeighen More at Stokedproject.com

Sometimes the things that shape us as adults come from some of the most unlikely parts of our past. On this episode, Parker, Jacob & guest Kate Parrish discuss punk rock, youthful indiscretions and learning from darkness.

We all have strengths and weaknesses. However, figuring out what yours are and spending the most time doubling down on your strengths could be the difference in becoming great, at anything really. Special thanks for Barbara Patchen for coming back on the show and lending her wealth of knowledge. More at stokedproject.com

*This episode originally aired in May of 2018* We've all been there before...a time where we've felt like a complete imposter. A fraud. A phony. Like at any minute those around us might notice we aren't supposed to be there and out us. On this episode, we explore these experiences through a series of short stories. It turns out, feeling like an imposter is more common than you might think.

The entire Stoked team weighs in on the whole notion of a "new year" and what that can mean for our team as we reflect and for us as individuals.

On this episode we sit down with Tyler Mahan Coe, the host of the extremely popular podcast Cocaine & Rhinestones and talk about building an audience, how he launched the show and what’s next.

On this episode Parker & Jacob get a little personal about moments in their lives where everything seemed to go wrong, only to reveal a way forward. Also discussed are Stephen King, Fight Club, Larry Brown and Buddha.

Often, it’s the stories in our lives that shape and define how we see ourselves. In our first story show, we tell and hear a few we hope stick with you.

If you're someone who needs creativity and inspiration to work, to make something worthwhile, day in and day out, what do you do when you find yourself stuck? This month on Reframe: Getting Unstuck

What does it take to lead a publicly traded company with over 100,000 thousands employees world wide? We sat down with Hyatt Hotel Corporation CEO Mark Hoplamazian and dug into his leadership style, how Hyatt's global culture works and the power of empathy.

This month we wade through the murky trenches of money, its meaning and what role it plays in our lives. Are we using it or is it often using us? Depending on how you look at it, does money allow for more freedom or does the pursuit of money allow for less freedom? Special thanks this month to Erin Anderson, Lee Mockmore, and Adam Royalty for joining us on the show.

We've all been there before...a time where we've felt like a complete imposter. A fraud. A phony. Like at any minute those around us might notice we aren't supposed to be there and out us. On this episode, we explore these experiences through a series of short stories. It turns out, feeling like an imposter is more common than you might think.

We all have our own version of daily rituals. The things we do and routines we keep that allow us to get more done or unwind. Inspired by Mason Currey's book of the same name, on this episode we explore just how much the design of your time impacts your life.

In this very first episode of reframe, produced by the good people at Stoked, Parker Gates and Jacob Jones dig into the world of digital distraction, "smartphones" and how creating space for big ideas and deep work can go a long way. Special guest Reno Bo discusses his own creative practice and how he eliminates noise from his life. We live in a world of constant digital distraction, noise and interruption. We're always responding. We're always being notified. But, the computer in your pocket is a fairly new thing. For more check out stokedproject.com