Will Travis believes that many seasoned executives are going through a confidence crisis and that they need to respond to the pressures of the current workplace by re-synching. In this show, Piers Fawkes of PSFK speaks to Will, who also has been working in advertising and design for over two decades now. He talks to him about how he is building a new company called Elevation Barn that helps professionals love what they do and be better creatively.

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In the modern offices of today’s world, it can seem that workers communicate more by text than by voice, sometimes even while sitting elbow to elbow. Tools like Slack are becoming indispensable, and are evolving to fit workers’ needs. In this show, PSFK’s Piers Fawkes speaks to Slack’s head of research Christina Janzer, upcoming speaker at PSFK’s CXI 2018 conference, about Slack’s design and user experience, in particular discussing how her team takes an innovative approach to enterprise tools to make them friendly and fun as well as efficient.

For more from Christina, come listen to her talk in New York at CXI 2018.

In this show, PSFK’s Piers Fawkes speaks to Devon Powers, one of the most important academics in the trends and futurist space as well as upcoming speaker at PSFK’s CXI 2018 conference, about the key findings of her research. Devon touches on the broader movements of trends around the world and shares her insight on consumer culture.

For more from Devon, come listen to her talk in New York at CXI 2018.

The experience has taken the world by storm, and its use in the realm of retail in particular is giving  rise to new modes of media and product consumption. In this show, PSFK founder Piers Fawkes talks to Andrew Deitchman, founder of New Stand, an app-based store that combines retail and media to function like your favorite blog and most-frequented bodega all at once. Listen to Andrew discuss how his brand is reinventing the customer experience by using a special kind of membership to drive consumer loyalty and business opportunity.

For additional retail insight, visit PSFK.com to download our many reports on the sector.

Everyday applications for IoT are exploding, and have now even found their way into your kitchen. In this show, PSFK founder Piers Fawkes talks to Robin Liss, founder of Suvie, a smart-appliance company that pairs its technology with prepared meals delivered to your door. Robin will be taking the stage on May 18th at PSFK’s CXI 2018 conference in New York City.

This is a prelude to one of the many inspirational talks our guests will hear during the day of programming at CXI 2018.

Young businesses can often lack the space to grow their projects and connect with other creators to find support and inspiration, a problem that Betaworks strives to solve by providing spaces where innovators can congregate. For an insight into the talk James Cooper will give in New York, here’s a conversation our founder Piers Fawkes had with him about the work his company is doing.

Come listen to James talk in New York at CXI 2018.

 At PSFK, our researchers have found that in order to streamline services and eliminate much of the friction that users face in the health wellness ecosystem, companies like Nutrigene are employing conversational chatbots, data-driven recommendation platforms, and other digital services to provide relevant recommendations and personalized 1:1 insights. In this show, PSFK founder Piers Fawkes talks to Min Fitzgerald of Nutrigene, a company’s that brings the personal touch to both its products and communications.

For more information on this topic, check out the Research Paper, ‘Redesigning The Healthcare Service Experience‘.

At PSFK’s CXI 2018 conference on May 18th, we’ve invited Rafat Ali of b2b travel site Skift to talk about his approach to building a modern media brand that bridges events, insights, reports and more. To give you an insight into the talk he give in New York, here’s a conversation our founder Piers Fawkes had with him about his work.

Come listen to Rafat talk in New York at CXI 2018.

At PSFK’s CXI 2018 conference on May 18th, we’ve invited Mike Kaufman of Fatherly to talk about his approach to building a modern media brand that connects with a millennial audience of men – and with women.  To give you an insight into the talk he give in New York, here’s a conversation our founder Piers Fawkes had with him about his work.

Come listen to Mike talk in New York at CXI 2018.

For PSFK’s CXI 2018 conference on May 18th, we’ve invited Adam Pritzker of Assembled Brands to come and speak about his approach to developing a new company that’s growing various brands in the fashion and luxury sectors.  In this interview PSFK founder Piers Fawkes speaks to the entrepreneur who also founded General Assembly on his approach to developing the modern holding company.

Come listen to Adam at out event in New York: details here.