Ep 106 Career: How to build a personal brand people will love to hate

Ep 9 Design portfolios: The biggest opportunities, secrets and mistakes: This episode will teach you the 5 things you should do and the 3 things you should never do in your design portfolio from creating my portfolio site and reviewing thousand of other portfolios. by The Crazy One

57 min listen

Ep 1 Creativity: Lightbulbs are bullish*t: Most people believe that ideas are lightbulbs but nothing is further from the truth. This episode has insights and tips on how you can be more creative, and get a better understanding of your creative process. by The Crazy One

51 min listen

Ep 2 Leadership: Common obstacles and 7 steps to becoming a better leader: Companies are desperate for more creative leadership but few of the know how to coach them to become better leaders. This episode looks at the most common leadership obstacles you will have to overcome and the 7 steps you will need to work... by The Crazy One

38 min listen

Ep 19 Digital design: 4 trends that will define the future of UI/UX design: Digital technologies are constantly changing so how do you create experiences that stand out from the crowd? This episode looks at 4 emerging trends you can use to create better digital experiences for web sites, mobile apps, social media, wearables... by The Crazy One

36 min listen

Ep 7 Your career: Bringing your personal brand to life: Start building your personal brand ecosystem by understanding the secrets to bring it to life in your resume, business cards, social media and more. by The Crazy One

46 min listen

Ep 26 Creativity: Better ideas through insights and a more developed palette: A continuation of Episode 1 ‘Lightbulbs are bullsh*t’ that goes beyond understanding your creative process to look at how to better develop your palette to measure your work, find new areas of opportunity for ideation and judge the... by The Crazy One

48 min listen

Ep 17 Hiring: What do you need to look for to hire better creatives?: Every team wants to hire the best talent but what do you look for, how do you get better at its and what should you avoid? This episode walks you through some of the questions I’ve learned to ask, look for and some of the tests I’ve developed to... by The Crazy One

43 min listen

Ep 6 Your career: How to create your own personal brand: Have you thought about why you are different or better than every other creative out there? This episode will help you understand the obstacles, power, and importance of creating your personal brand and two different techniques you can use to... by The Crazy One

40 min listen

Ep 21 Leadership: Success is a choice from Adobe MAX 2016: A replay of my sold out session from Adobe MAX 2016 'Success is a choice' that walks you through how to foster a culture that creates strong leadership, grow creativity and understand the most common leadership blindspots and what you can do to... by The Crazy One

68 min listen

Ep 3 Leadership: Culture, beliefs and the power of 'What inspires you?': Culture is created either by default or by design. This episode will look at how to evaluate your team's culture, the steps you need to take to create a strong culture and understand the power of asking 'What inspires you?'. by The Crazy One

52 min listen

Ep 15 Creativity: Insights from my conversation with Ferran Adria, the world’s greatest chef: Ferran Adria has been called the world's greatest chef because of his restaurant ElBulli. This episode shares the insights on creativity, inspiration and more I got from my conversation with Ferran Adria and visiting his private workshop in... by The Crazy One

39 min listen

Ep 48 Leadership: 3 steps to help you coach and grow your team members: One of the biggest challenges is how to coach and grow your team to make them a more valuable part of the team and meet their career goals. In this episode, we will look at how you can apply that leadership to people on your team and get the results... by The Crazy One

27 min listen

Ep 18 Brainstorming: The 7 rules to running a better brainstorm: Every team wants to be more creative but how do you get better? This episode shows you how to frame your creative strategy using ‘how might we’ statements and the 7 rules to run a better brainstorming session. by The Crazy One

25 min listen

Ep 5 Listener questions: Should designers code? Is platformification killing design?: Answering listener questions about if should designers should learn to code, making developers a bigger part of your creative process and talking about if digital platforms are killing design. by The Crazy One

31 min listen

Ep 8 Your career: The lost art of the job interview: You never get any feedback on why your last job interview didn’t go well and you didn’t get the job.This episode will help you learn the most common interview mistakes, how to be more prepared, sell your brand and get better results in... by The Crazy One

47 min listen

Ep 10 Creativity: How to build a creative strategy: Great ideas start with a great strategy. This episode will look at the 8 essential question you need to use as a basis for any great creative strategy. by The Crazy One

48 min listen

Welcome to the crazy: An introduction from the host and award-winning Creative Director, Stephen Gates on his background, what inspired him to create this podcast and previews some of the topics that will be covered in the show. by The Crazy One

9 min listen

Ep 31 Listener questions: Setting your salary and showing the value of an in-house team: Answering listener questions about how to figure out what salary you should ask for, and how to show your company the value of an in-house creative team. by The Crazy One

34 min listen

Ep 20 Creativity: Insights from my dinner with chef Thomas Keller on creativity and culture: Insights on creativity, leadership, building culture, hiring and more from my dinner with luxury retail developer Ken Himmel and chef Thomas Keller at Per Se in New York City. by The Crazy One

41 min listen

Ep 13 Presenting: Building, setting up and giving a great presentation: Episode 12 covered the basics of becoming a great presenter and this episode continues the series by teaching you how to build better presentations with actionable tips, tricks and insights on setting up and giving great presentations. by The Crazy One

49 min listen

Ep 45 Leadership: Become a better leader with the 10/80/10 rule: Leading a creative team is hard because you have to balance giving your team enough freedom to come up with their own ideas while still leaving room for your influence and leadership. In this episode, we will look at the 10/80/10 rules which will give... by The Crazy One

18 min listen

Ep 33 Design Thinking: Part 1 - Overview and Inspiration phase: This is the first in a 3 part series in Design Thinking that will teach you all the important parts of this methodology that I learned while becoming an IDEO certified Design Thinking trainer. In this episode, I will give you an... by The Crazy One

49 min listen

Ep 22 Business: 5 Ways to Build Rapport with Your Clients: If you can’t build rapport with your clients then your best ideas will never see the light of day. This episode explores 5 things you can do to build stronger leadership and partnership with your clients and team. by The Crazy One

33 min listen

Ep 11 Trends: Fashion, technology and shoes that may change everything: Trend spotting can be a powerful tool to help you find breakthrough ideas. This episode looks at the intersection of fashion and technology, and a trend in technology that could disrupt the entire fashion industry. by The Crazy One

42 min listen

Ep 4 Social media: Potatoes and power of experiential currency: Social media has turned everyone into a little brand who is concerned about their image, voice and much more. This episode looks at the importance of using unique insights in your work and the underlying social currency that really drives social... by The Crazy One

34 min listen

Ep 23 Leadership: My talk with Scott Morrison at the 2016 Fifteen Seconds Festival: A replay of my conversation with Scott Morrison, formerly head of marketing at Levi’s, Activision and Diesel, at the Fifteen Seconds Festival about leadership, creativity and how we approach our work and careers. by The Crazy One

19 min listen

Ep 35 Design Thinking: Part 3 - Implementation phase and how build it into your culture: In this third in a 3-part series, we will look at implementation which is the final phase of Design Thinking where you bring the insights and concepts to life in prototyping, testing and final delivery. Then we will look at some of the ways you... by The Crazy One

51 min listen

Ep 39 Mentoring: How to find or become a mentor: How to do approach someone who you want to learn from, how do you know what type of mentor you should be and how do both sides do it successfully? In this episode, we will look at how to find or become a mentor, start a productive conversation and set... by The Crazy One

49 min listen

Ep 27 Creativity: The importance of happiness in creativity: I ask people "Do you know what you need to be happy" and very few of them can answer the question. This episode looks at why happiness is an important part of creativity, understanding how being happy is a part of your process, and understanding... by The Crazy One

43 min listen

Ep 16 Client-side creativity: The secrets of how to be a successful client-side creative: Working as a creative team member or team leader for an in-house design team can be challenging. This episode looks at some of the insights I’ve learned over my 10+ years building and leading award winning client side creative teams. SHOW NOTES:... by The Crazy One

38 min listen

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Ep 106 Career: How to build a personal brand people will love to hate

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