David Conrad spoke with Tim Yeadon about his journey as organizer of CreativeMornings Seattle, the new age of online storytelling, and how showing up within a community is the best way to gain an understanding of others perspectives.

David Conrad is currently a Principal Design Manager at Microsoft. Formerly, he was chapter organizer of CreativeMornings Seattle, and Co-Founder of Design Commission.

• How David helped found CreativeMornings Seattle and the agency Design Commission, and why he walked away from both. [00:59]
• David’s memories of Design Commission. [6:33]
• How the death of Flash changed storytelling and web design. [8:06]
• What is CreativeMornings Seattle. [13:54]
• How to create community, and how CreativeMornings prioritized community building over finding the perfect speaker [17:29]
• Volunteers at CreativeMornings, and the power of the microphone [20:08]
• David’s favorite talks from CreativeMornings, and what makes a great talk [22:52]
• What David learned about decision-making, process, procedure, and consistency from working at CreativeMornings [25:35]
• Building a business, and balancing making money with doing the work you want to do. [29:12]
• What talk David Conrad would give at CreativeMornings [32:25]

Episode Transcript & Mentions

Clyde Golden is a creative agency in Seattle specializing in research, strategy, and content creation via Customer Journey programs.