Liz Danzico’s Curiosity-Driven, Non-Linear Path to Executive Design at Microsoft
Liz Danzico reflects on how she embraced her non-linear path – which includes 17 years as founding chair at the School of Visual Arts and leading design at NPR – as a source of creative clarity.
The Courage to Look Stupid: Crocs Founder George Boedecker Champions Unconventional Design
We caught up with George to discuss executive creative leadership and how to stay committed to your vision when the market tells you to play it safe.
Leading at the Speed of Culture: Inside the Creative Process of KIDZ BOP’s Michael Anderson
Michael Anderson holds one of the most unreplicable gigs in the entire creative world. As the music mastermind behind KIDZ BOP for nearly three decades, he’s the secret architect flipping global hits into family-friendly bops that become stuck in everyone’s head for weeks.
Google’s VP of Design Ivy Ross Draws Her Own Path
In an era where corporate leadership often looks and sounds homogeneous, Ivy Ross’s path to leading Google’s hardware design team feels delightfully rebellious.
The People’s Champion: Teo Connor on Leadership, Conviction, and Craft at Airbnb
In this conversation, Teo Connor shares how the best creative work always serves a purpose, why “taste” is really about good judgment, and how she’s building cardboard clocks with her kids.
From Sand Dollars to AI Glasses: Meta’s Joshua To on Designing the Future of Wearables
How Joshua To, Meta’s VP of Product Design, is leading his team to navigate the high-stakes evolution from social software to agentic hardware.