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Wolfgang Bremer - Trust, Teams, and Tangible Impact
Wolfgang Bremer shares a candid look at design leadership, the weight of trust, and why real impact goes far beyond pixels 🚀 — revealing how humility and humanity shape design at scale 🌍.
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Episode Chapters:
00:00 – Learning Patience Through Fatherhood
00:30 – Welcome and Introduction
02:10 – Early Design Projects and Bootleg CD Covers
05:30 – How Parenthood Changed His Communication and Leadership
10:00 – The Importance of Explaining “Why” at Home and Work
13:44 – Families, Work, and Where We Spend Our Energy
19:00 – Why Trust Should Be the Default in Teams
22:30 – Building Connection and Trust Through One-on-Ones
28:30 – Structured vs. Unstructured Approaches to One-on-Ones
36:00 – Knowing When to Lean In and When to Step Back
43:00 – Leadership as Asking Better Questions
46:20 – Leadership Compared to Doing the Dishes
53:00 – Designing the Environment for Teams to Thrive
58:00 – Overcoming Misconceptions About Design’s Role
1:01:22 – Lessons From a Career in Global Design Leadership
1:06:21 – Closing Reflections and Where to Find Wolfgang
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Who is Wolfgang Bremer?
Wolfgang Bremer is a seasoned design leader whose career spans mobile, enterprise, and automotive design đźš—. He was recently the Vice President of Design at Elli, a Volkswagen Group brand focused on electric mobility, where he grew a cross-functional team and embedded design into business strategy.
He has: Â
âś… Led global design teams at Volkswagen, SAP, and HERE Technologies Â
âś… Designed early mobile experiences at Nokia Â
âś… Spoken at conferences across Europe, North America, and Asia Â
âś… Advocated for people-first design and building trust at scale Â
✅ Believes leadership is sometimes… like doing the dishes
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Find Wolfgang Bremer here:
LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/wolfgangbremer/Â
Website → https://bremer.co/Â
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Wolfgang Bremer shares a candid look at design leadership, the weight of trust, and why real impact goes far beyond pixels 🚀 — revealing how humility and humanity shape design at scale 🌍.
======
Episode Chapters:
00:00 – Learning Patience Through Fatherhood
00:30 – Welcome and Introduction
02:10 – Early Design Projects and Bootleg CD Covers
05:30 – How Parenthood Changed His Communication and Leadership
10:00 – The Importance of Explaining “Why” at Home and Work
13:44 – Families, Work, and Where We Spend Our Energy
19:00 – Why Trust Should Be the Default in Teams
22:30 – Building Connection and Trust Through One-on-Ones
28:30 – Structured vs. Unstructured Approaches to One-on-Ones
36:00 – Knowing When to Lean In and When to Step Back
43:00 – Leadership as Asking Better Questions
46:20 – Leadership Compared to Doing the Dishes
53:00 – Designing the Environment for Teams to Thrive
58:00 – Overcoming Misconceptions About Design’s Role
1:01:22 – Lessons From a Career in Global Design Leadership
1:06:21 – Closing Reflections and Where to Find Wolfgang
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Who is Wolfgang Bremer?
Wolfgang Bremer is a seasoned design leader whose career spans mobile, enterprise, and automotive design đźš—. He was recently the Vice President of Design at Elli, a Volkswagen Group brand focused on electric mobility, where he grew a cross-functional team and embedded design into business strategy.
He has: Â
âś… Led global design teams at Volkswagen, SAP, and HERE Technologies Â
âś… Designed early mobile experiences at Nokia Â
âś… Spoken at conferences across Europe, North America, and Asia Â
âś… Advocated for people-first design and building trust at scale Â
✅ Believes leadership is sometimes… like doing the dishes
======
Find Wolfgang Bremer here:
LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/wolfgangbremer/Â
Website → https://bremer.co/Â
======
Subscribe to Brave UX
Like what you heard? Â
🎙️ Subscribe to Brave UX for more conversations with world-class voices in UX, design, and product leadership. Your support helps others discover the show!
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/no/podcast/brave-ux-with-brendan-jarvis/id1552607805 Â
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7j2ocni6A00fzgHkj6TtCK Â
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheSpaceInBetween
Podbean: https://braveux.podbean.com/
======
Follow Brave UX for more great content!
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-space-in-between/ Â
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@brave_ux Â
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thespaceinbetw__n/
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Hosted by Brendan Jarvis:
Brendan Jarvis on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brendanjarvis/ Â
The Space InBetween Website: https://thespaceinbetween.co.nz/
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