Undisciplined By Design

This episode is part 2 of a conversation with Sam Amis, former Nike footwear and "innovation kitchen" designer and Director of Product Design at The James Brand, and Malcolm Lee, SVP of Financial Center Design at Bank of America. Sam and Malcom each have more than a decade of experience progressing their careers through a variety of design roles at boutique firms, high end consultancies, startups,...

Today's episode features Sam Amis, former Nike footwear and "innovation kitchen" designer and Director of Product Design at The James Brand, and Malcolm Lee, SVP of Financial Center Design at Bank of America. Sam and Malcom each have more than a decade of experience progressing their careers through a variety of design roles at boutique firms, high end consultancies, startups, and large corporatio...

In this episode creative and strategic talent recruiter Liz Connelly talks about the importance of hustle and grit when building a creative career, and the beauty of non-traditional career paths in design. Liz also gives us an insider’s guide to how recruiters evaluate creative talent. This episode was recorded on location at the North American headquarters of Adidas in Portland, OR.

In this episode veteran footwear recruiter Andy Shearer, the Director of Talent Acquisition at KEEN Footwear and former creative recruiter at both Adidas and Nike, shares memorable stories of discovering creative talent in unexpected places by celebrating the genius of outliers in the creative community. This episode was recorded on location at KEEN's world headquarters in Portland, OR.

In this episode we discuss the importance of keeping the end user in mind for ALL design projects, regardless of scale or type, and the nuances of evolving from project-based work with specific design deliverables to strategic consulting with design principles at the core of creative solutions. Our guests are Senior Design Consultant Wyeth Augustine-Marceil of McKinsey Design, and Environmental Gr...