Redjotter on Giant Thinkers Podcast

I'm thrilled to be this month's guest on Ram Castillo's podcast, Giant Thinkers. We talk about a whole bunch of stuff; why fulfilment and finding meaning look different for every person, how the design industry and education providers can better work together, encouraging diversity onstage and why my new focus is building confidence in others. Listen here

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#37 The Thinking Clearly Designer

It's my pleasure to introduce Mathias Jakobsen to you. Mathias Jakobsen is the creator of Think Clearly that does exactly what the name suggests; helps people to think clearly. I'm a fan of these beautiful clarity cards Mathias recently launched into the world. He was born in Denmark, and founded his first company at age 15. He spent time working in fashion journalism and photography before moving to New York City, where he worked as a life coach and consultant for startup CEOs and corporate executives. He has worked with Bloomberg, Google, The New York Times and others. If you don't already subscribe to his newsletter I'd recommend it. Here's what he has to say...

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#36 The Accidental Designer

I'm very happy to introduce Katie Slee the co-founder of Settle. Katie graduated from Oxford University with a degree in the History of Art. After university, she moved to Paris to work for a creative agency where she collaborated on projects for a branding consultancy, a theatre company and a film production house. In 2014, she became a Year Here Fellow, running design projects for South London YMCA and Camden Council. During Year Here, Katie co-founded Settle, a social enterprise which supports homeless young people moving into their first home. She now works full time as Settle's Service Designer. Here's what she has to say...

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#35 The Workwear Designer

Aimee Harrison started Line Cut Supply because she saw a huge opportunity to make ethical workwear for women who have been traditionally underserved by the chasm between boiler suits and trouser suits. Here's what she has to say...

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#34 The Designer of Vulnerability

Heidi Isern is a writer and strategist that ‘keeps things real’ in her weekly column on life and relationships on Medium.  She advises startups on the art of storytelling and also works at IDEO, leading relationship development and inspiring companies to embrace design thinking. I messaged Heidi after reading her article about being vulnerable at work and since we skyped I've been following her daily writings since. Here's what she's go to say...

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