The Imperfect Designer Podcast

In this episode of The Imperfect Designer, I’m joined by Josh Newton , a designer and founder who has spent the last 15 years working across startups, product teams, and more recently building his own app, Orbit. We talk about what happened when a side project became something much bigger, and how ambition, financial pressure, anxiety, and perfectionism started to change Josh’s relationship with t...

In this episode of The Imperfect Designer , I’m joined by Lucy Jackson , a creative leader and brand strategist who has spent her career building brands, shaping stories, and helping other people grow their work. More recently, Lucy made a major change. After being laid off, she chose to back herself, start her own business, and build a more flexible life around the things that matter most to her....

In this episode of The Imperfect Designer, I’m joined by Vlada Zdorovenko , a Design Manager at Tesco Technology working across design, data science, and technical product teams. Vlada’s path into design was not a straightforward one. Before moving into UX, she built a successful career in the automotive industry across sales, education, marketing, and digital products. Changing direction meant st...

In this episode of The Imperfect Designer , I reflect on the fear that sat in the back of my mind as I started this podcast. After years working in design and creative roles, I’ve often felt an internal pressure to appear certain, confident, and resolved. But the reality is way messier than that. In many ways, the more experience I’ve gained, the more aware I’ve become of complexity, ambiguity, an...

In this episode, I sit down with Dee Scarano, a facilitator and product strategist who helps teams navigate complex, messy problems. We explore what it really takes to work through ambiguity. From building confidence over time, to guiding teams without always having the answers, and creating the conditions for better collaboration and decision-making. Dee shares reflections from her own journey, f...

Starting sounds simple, but it rarely feels that way. In this episode of The Imperfect Designer , I explore why we struggle to begin, even when the thing in front of us might actually matters to us. The projects we care about. The ideas we’ve been thinking about for a while. The things we want to do but keep putting off. I talk about procrastination, overthinking, and the pressure to get things “r...

This is where it starts. In this first episode of The Imperfect Designer , I share why I decided to finally press record and what this podcast is really about. This isn’t a show about tools, trends, or becoming a “better” designer. It’s about the experience of making things. The self-doubt, the pressure to get it right, the comparison, and the quiet struggles that sit underneath the work. I talk a...