Kevin Tubbs, Vice President and Chief Ethics, Compliance, and Sustainability Officer of Oshkosh Corporation, shares his journey from studying engineering to leading corporate social responsibility efforts at a Fortune 500 company. He discusses creating a mindset around sustainability within an organization, demonstrates leading during the pandemic, and shares advice for young professionals on making a positive impact throughout one’s career.
Read MoreGloria Wang chats with Renee Miller, President and Creative Director of The Miller Group Marketing, a woman-owned, creatively led, strategically driven digital advertising and marketing agency based out of Los Angeles. In this podcast, Renee discusses how audiovisual projects are the future of the marketing world and how The Miller Group positions itself to help companies craft their brand message in terms of sustainability and diversity in order to create consumer impact. Renee also shares advice on the practical skills that aspiring designers need to know when entering the digital industry.
Read MoreMary Zalla, Global President of Consumer Brands at Landor & Fitch, one of the largest brand and design firms in the world, shares with us how she got started in the design industry and her five truths for emerging designers to excel in the field – designing with purpose, designing brands that move, looking for the overlooked, and being comfortable with ambiguity.
Read MoreIn this Design Nation interview, Rupali Steinmeyer, Managing Director at MetaDesign, shares how social media increases the accessibility of designs and what it means for brands in their storytelling. She gives her perspective on cultural understanding in design, design-thinking as a business strategy, and the importance of preparedness to launching a successful career.
Read MoreIn this Design Nation 2021 podcast, Gloria Wang speaks to Joanne Chan, CEO of Turner Duckworth. Turner Duckworth is a global strategic design and project management firm that strives to design unmistakable visual identities and packaging for the world's greatest brands, clients of which include Amazon, Coca-Cola, and Levi's. In this podcast, Joanne speaks about her role at Turner Duckworth for facilitating creativity, the story behind a memorable project with Levi's regarding trademarks, and how designing for the digital and screen age has transformed the meaning of space and simplicity for her.
Read MoreIn this first episode of Crossing the Career Chasm, a new podcast series from Business Today, we speak with LandIt’s Lisa Skeete Tatum. We touch upon many subjects, focusing on why you need a "Board of Advisors," how to build your personal brand, and Mrs. Tatum's own experience doing all of these over her career. We hope you enjoy our first episode!
In this Design Nation interview, Clark Goolsby, Chief Creative Officer at Chase Design Group, shares how he started his design career at Chase and is a leader at this agency that focuses on innovative brand-building. He believes the biggest challenges facing his industry today are the shift in consumer behaviors brought on by the pandemic, navigating the intersection of art and business, and sustainability.
Read MoreShirley Ren interviews JC de Swaan, a lecturer at Princeton University, partner at Cornwall Capital, and author of Seeking Virtue in Finance: Contributing to Society in a Conflicted Industry. JC de Swaan discusses his framework of virtual behavior in the finance industry, applying it to the recent Reddit stock trading mania and in the context of globalization. With extensive industry and teaching experience, he shares advice for students contemplating pursuing a career in finance.
Read MoreIn this Design Nation interview with Sarah Alpern, VP of Design at LinkedIn, Sarah shares how her own personal design values and work at LinkedIn allows for her to embrace trust, accessibility, and equity in design. She also suggests what designers should ask themselves as they start to discover their own creative approaches and design philosophies, and explains how LinkedIn uses user research to design a product that is for everyone, by everyone.
Read MoreFor Design Nation 2021's second podcast, Vivian Li speaks to Jacob Pace, CEO of Flighthouse Media. Known as the leading GenZ brand and agency, Flighthouse Media has more than 30 million followers across platforms (TikTok, Instagram, YouTube) and was named a 2020 Most Innovative Company by Fast Company. Previously, Flighthouse Media has worked with global celebrities and influencers including blackbear, Charli D'Amelio, and Marshmello. In this podcast, Jacob chats about what drives him each day as a 22 year old CEO and what has helped Flighthouse take off on social media with GenZ. He also shares how young entrepreneurs and artists can keep up momentum as they explore their own creative passions.
Read MoreNick Cianfaglione is the CEO & Founder of Artist Republik. Because of his experience in the music industry, Nick's valuable insight into its problematic inner workings led him to launch Artist Republik, with the goal of widening the opportunity funnel by enabling self-represented music talent and industry stakeholders to sidestep controlling agents, gatekeepers and management.
Read MoreJosh Wright is a recording artist/entrepreneur. He founded Elite Reviews which is a platform that gives upcoming artists the ability to have their song reviewed by established artists. Josh created Elite Reviews with the goal to connect upcoming artists and established artists in a structured platform that would benefit both parties.
Read MoreSummer Journalism Fellow Joe Strong speaks to Elisa Jagerson, CEO Emeritus of FutureBrand Speck, the design consultancy credited with driving major product and service innovations within Google, Apple, and more. Jagerson chats about her pioneering role in redefining intelligent design to grow Speck from a boutique design and engineering firm into an innovation leader. She also shares her passion for service, legal reform, and gender/racial justice.
Read MoreSummer Journalism Fellow Anastasiia Tokar interviews Lake Buckley, Creative Director of SpecialGuest, a communication and arts agency and production studio. Buckley discusses the role that design and film industries play when persuading people to take action on social justice and her story as a creative. She also touches upon the craft that goes into her work with clientele such as Facebook, Google, and National Geographic.
Read MoreWin Cramer is the CEO of JLab Audio, a leading personal audio company and one of the nation’s most highly-rated providers of accessible True Wireless headphones. In an interview with Bryan Wang, Cramer describes JLab’s unique growth and adaptability in a shifting political environment.
Read MoreKelly Flatow, the NBA’s Executive Vice President of Global Events, played an instrumental role in the success of the NBA Bubble, which was the NBA’s initiative to finish the 2019-2020 season at the Walt Disney World Resort after suspending play due to COVID-19.
Read MoreAnthony D. Romero has spent over 19 years working at the forefront of the fight for civil liberties as Executive Director of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). He discusses the successes of the organization’s growth over the past two decades as well as the work the organization is committed to going forward, in the face of a racial reckoning, a global pandemic, a new administration, and a conservative Supreme Court.
Read MoreHakan Bulgurlu is the head of Arçelik, a leading global manufacturer of home appliances, where he has been CEO since 2015. His vision turned Arçelik into an Industry Leader in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index and saw the company included in the FTSE4Good Index for four consecutive years. This interview with Sam Harshbarger analyzes how public trust and leadership encourage inclusive, sustainable, and responsible business practice.
Read Morere:work, led by CEO Shelton Banks, provides individuals coming from non-traditional backgrounds with training and opportunities to secure jobs in technology sales. As re:work uses HireVue’s digital interviewing software, Banks explains to what extent his company relies on HireVue’s assessments to select candidates. Business Today writer Vignesh Panchanatham also conducts a side-by-side analysis with statements about HireVue’s capabilities from their CEO, Kevin Parker.
Read MoreKatherine Ryder, Founder and CEO of Maven, explains telemedicine’s role in increasing access to healthcare while decreasing costs and how Maven’s virtual care and services are driving impact and change for women’s health. She also touches briefly upon the lack of female representation in VC and entrepreneurship.
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