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How “The Summer I Turned Pretty” Art Director Kathryn Molenaar Works
Madeleine Magill 9/16/25 Madeleine Magill 9/16/25

How “The Summer I Turned Pretty” Art Director Kathryn Molenaar Works

Kathryn Molenaar shares why you have to quit to move up, what it took to pull off The Summer I Turned Pretty, and how she makes a living by building and blowing things up.

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Creative Wisdom From James Dyson
Matt McCue 9/13/25 Matt McCue 9/13/25

Creative Wisdom From James Dyson

He is most famous for his vacuum design, but it is his wildly imaginative outlook on the world that is the most inspiring.

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From Per Se to Painted Bonbons: Susanna Yoon’s Chocolate Canvas
Matt McCue 9/12/25 Matt McCue 9/12/25

From Per Se to Painted Bonbons: Susanna Yoon’s Chocolate Canvas

Step inside Stick with Me Sweets in Soho and you might mistake it for a jewel-box art gallery, at least until the scent of cocoa gives you away. Susanna Yoon, founder and head chocolatier, shares how she blends the rigor of a Michelin-starred kitchen with the imagination of an artist.

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How Dave Matthews Band Tour Photographer Sanjay Suchak Meshes His Two Loves
Madeleine Magill 7/1/25 Madeleine Magill 7/1/25

How Dave Matthews Band Tour Photographer Sanjay Suchak Meshes His Two Loves

Photographer Sanjay Suchak takes us inside the process behind how he works.

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Hector Ouilhet Olmos: Outsmarting the Roomba Isn’t About Speed—It’s About Soul
Matt McCue 6/24/25 Matt McCue 6/24/25

Hector Ouilhet Olmos: Outsmarting the Roomba Isn’t About Speed—It’s About Soul

How Hector leads his team, why joy and creativity are strategic levers, and how making things with pencils, pixels, and AI gives him meaning.

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Double Chicken Please: A Design Studio That Runs a World Class Bar
Madeleine Magill 6/5/25 Madeleine Magill 6/5/25

Double Chicken Please: A Design Studio That Runs a World Class Bar

Double Chicken Please is one of America’s most famous cocktail bars, and it started out as a mobile bar in the back of founder GN Chan’s 1977 camper. Here, he shares what it took to create cocktails that are about more than just drinking.

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