Our 2025 opener features design leader Joe Stizlein, Executive Director of Silicon-Valley based Stitzlein Studios. Over his 30 year industry-spanning career, Joe’s built global design studios for Google and Nike, spearheaded the design identity for Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move program, and designed iconic identities for household names like Netflix, Mac OS 10 and the Nike Flyknit. In today’s episode Joe shares insights on systems thinking, world building through brand identity, and the future of design and AI.