While it may seem like some people always land on their feet, in reality, everyone’s career path has unexpected twists, turns, and the occasional dead end. Carly Ayres, now working on UX Community & Culture at Google, has plenty of titles under her belt (designer at Creative Mornings, author at CommunicationArts, co-founder of Hawraf, to name a few) but her journey as a creative began with a drive to explore the unknown and lean into learning, wherever the opportunity presented itself.  

• For more on Carly Ayers visit: www.carlyayres.com
• Hosted by Blake Howard
• Produced by Matchstic: www.matchstic.com
• Intermission music & editing by Michael Engelking 
• Illustration by Rachel Eleanor: www.rachel-eleanor.com