Welcome to The Spark—your weekly creative pick-me-up from The Creative Boom Podcast. Every Thursday, we bring you a shorter, snappier episode filled with inspiration. And this season, we've switched things up.

Now, each Spark features a bonus conversation with our week's guest. For this first revamped episode, we're joined by Michael Johnson, the founder of Johnson Banks, who returns to have some fun.

Michael joined us on Monday to explore whether we're living through a phase where all design looks the same. If you missed that, you can catch up here. But today, he's answering eight quick-fire questions that give us a glimpse behind the brand and the professional façade. Expect everything from the deep and meaningful to the completely absurd.

He shares what he believed five years ago but no longer does, reveals his incredible party trick, and even plays us something on his beloved blues guitar.

This season is proudly sponsored by the School of Communication Arts.