The name of this episode is certainly not, “What’s in a name?” No, that would be boring and when two naming experts get together to chat, it’s anything but boring. This week we chat with Eli Altman of A Hundred Monkeys, a naming agency out of Berkley, California. We discuss what makes a great name, […]

This week I chat with Jon Contino, a guy I have the utmost respect for in many ways. We talk about the New York Hardcore scene, making sure your flowers don’t wilt, and many other ins and outs about his creative life, what’s next, and taking the next steps in his creative journey.   A […]

This week Nick Longo and I catch up on this month’s guests, the work his rockstar class has completed, getting into the workforce, and what it takes to maintain relevance as a designer. Nick teaches a design class at California State Universities Northridge campus with the a focus on restaurant design and branding. This semester […]

This week I have the honor of chatting with Stephen Jones of Gogo Jones, a design and branding studio in Nashville, Tennessee. We chat about reinvention of self, career, and creativity. From a four month stint with Chen Design to his time in the Navy, up to his current state and next steps, we wax […]

This week I chat with good friend John Turner, the man behind the brand Boy Burns Barn. We discuss naming his studio, and the story behind it. He answers questions on how he keeps things fresh at his studio. We also take a few jabs at the state of “creative websites” and how they’re pretty […]

Bill Gardner is an industry icon. Not only has his namesake studio been creating amazing identity work for decades, he also started the number one resource for logo designs. Bill has been at the forefront of spotting logo trends, and is a pundit on logo design, identity and branding. Our chat on this episode centers […]

This week I talk to my friend Becca Zavorski, a wonderful copywriter who’s tearing it up at iris Worldwide’s Atlanta office. We chat about April’s theme of Spring Cleaning and Refocusing, what it means to her, to the industry, and some lovely anecdotes along the way. We also talk about April’s lovely lineup of guests. […]

Photographers have to hustle harder than most. Their craft is so overwrought with those who fancy themselves capable just because they have a camera (I may be one of them.) This week I chat with Ladd Forde in the first of a two part series. The reason for this is Ladd traveled to Uganda on […]

It was such an honor and pleasure to chat with my guest this week. I’ve long admired his and his better-half’s handwork in the form of design thought leadership and commentary. Armin Vit (and Byrony of course) both have brought design criticism and curation to the forefront of design lifestyle. They were, and continue to […]

This week we chat with Matt Mulkey and Elijah Richards of In God We Must, a stellar clothing and accessories brand rooted in the Pioneer Spirit. What’s that mean? Well, listen and find out! We chat about how much of success is attributed to luck, and how much is hustle. We talk about the passion […]