Conscious Design Podcast™

Today Ian welcomes Tatsuya Nakagawa. He starts off by a guest intro and talks a bit about his story and background. Tats talks a bit about his mission to also help other entrepreneurs be successful and how he manages to do so. Tats and Ian both discuss the importance of past experiences which can form future success stories. Tats then discusses the change of sentiment in people’s interest in susta...

Welcome to another episode of the Conscious Design Podcast, today Ian welcomes Juliana Miguel. Juliana starts off by talking a bit about her backstory and what brought her to design. She also shares the backstory about the company she is working for right now. Juliana then talks more about the process of creating a yacht which is eco-friendly and how that operates. Juliana then talks more about th...

Today Ian welcomes Don Titus on his show. Don starts off by sharing his backstory and what brought him to residential houses. Don and Ian then talk about the changing demands of the customers, with the emphasis being put on reconstruction rather than buying a new property. Don then explains how customers are more connected and invested in their houses if they remodel it, rather than when they buy...

Today Ian welcomes Carlette on the show. Carlette starts off with a personal origin story and how she started with coaching. Carlette then continues to explain how she separates clients and friends but still tries to have a personal touch on both interactions. Carlette then talks about the areas she tries to help people in. Carlette and Ian share some of their personal struggles and Carlette then...

Today Ian introduces Neal Collins into the show. Neal starts off by talking about his innovations in the real estate market and how he exactly got the idea. Neal then explains the concept of regenerative real estate and how it connects to the global mission of preservation. He further talks with Ian also about the future prospects and why it is more important than ever before. Neal then explores h...

Welcome to another episode of the Conscious Design podcast and today’s guest is Robin Sciarra. Robin starts us off with an introduction to her journey and talks a bit about herself and what she does. Robin then describes how she shifted from content only for her to helping other people and essentially working with them. Robin then describes how she managed to put together her experience in the mar...

Today on the Conscious Design Podcast Ian welcomes Alex, who starts off by a brief introduction. Alex introduces her company and talks about some of the problems she discovered that motivated her to start her company. Alex then talks a bit about how he cut expenses to make sure her funds remain attractive and affordable to the employers. Alex then explains that going green with your money is not a...

Today Ian is talking to Isabel, who starts off by sharing her journey and how she invented the idea for the company. In the next part Isabel talks about and shares tips from making an idea, into a design and then getting the marketing done right so it becomes a profitable product. Ian then invites Isabel to share more about the specific list of duties that she mentioned to help aspiring designers....

Today Ian welcomes Jessica. She introduces herself in the guest intro and also talks a bit about what her company does and what the main focus is on currently. Jessica then continues to describe how the journey of green products has developed while she was in the industry. Ian and Jessica then continue to talk about some criteria for new materials that have to be met in order for the material to b...

Welcome to the Conscious Podcast and today Ian welcomes his guest Marte Cazarez Duarte. Marte starts off by introducing himself and his company and talks a bit about its journey. Marte also goes into detail about his main product, the cactus and how it can be used in many domains of our daily life. Marte goes on and explains what this extracted protein can do and where it can be specifically used....

Today Ian Peterman welcomes Dallan Labrum who will share some of his insights from the data market. Dallan starts off with a quick introduction to his journey and his company and continues to talk about how the process of personalization for companies works, mainly with company identity. Dallan then talks about trust of customers and the importance of it for business. He and Ian discuss the shift...

Today Ian welcomes Van West who opens up with a short backstory on his current business. Van talks a bit about what he picked up during his long time as an entrepreneur and shares it with the audience. Van then specifies what they are working on now and how they are researching sound but also mentions some exciting new possibilities the market provides. Van then explains what they understand about...

Welcome to another episode of the Conscious Design podcast where Ian today welcomes Phil Johnson. Phil introduces himself and talks about his topic of interest, emotional intelligence and introduces it to the audience. Phil talks about emotional intelligence and uses a real-life example to emphasize the importance of it. Phil and Ian then talk together more about trust and if it’s easier to gain o...

Today Ian is joined by Ben who will talk about data science and its role in the new sustainable world. Ben begins with his backstory and what motivated him to get into the field. Ben and Ian then talk about transforming raw data into something usable. Ben then talks more about how to remain focused and what to focus on when analyzing such huge amounts of data. Ben and Ian talk about an important t...

Today Ian welcomes Mark Bernstein to the show who is eager to talk about his newest projects. Mark begins with a short intro to what his team does and then discusses more about how interactive media may motivate people to act, like by playing a game. Mark also mentions how much realism influences the production of games and inclusion of near-future tech. Mark talks a bit about his current goals an...

Today Ian welcomed Peter Zhou to the Conscious Design Podcast who is interested in solving the problem of CO2 emissions. Peter first introduces himself and the company and explains what they do and how it works in real life. Peter goes into great detail and uses examples to make sure the audience understands the process. Peter then explains how supply chains limit them for now and which specifical...

Welcome to another episode of the Conscious Design Podcast and today Ian welcomes a fashion designer by the name of Shahira Kamal. In the intro she introduces some issues she thinks haunt the fashion industry today. Next, she talks more about the balance between not supporting the mass production of clothes and at the same time being able to afford and buy beautiful things, you can find use for. S...

Today on the Conscious Podcast, Ian welcomes David Baggs, who begins by explaining what his company is all about and how they are unique. David explains how they screen products to know if the products are not harmful to the end user. Then David continues to talk more about the sustainability of the products, explaining the problems with serviceability and spare parts. Ian then asks Peter about th...

Welcome to another episode of the Conscious Design Podcast, and today Ian welcomes Tom Askew. Tom first introduces his product and how he came to the invention of it. Tom also shares the origin story and what was his initial motivation for the product. Next Tom and Ian discuss the education goal that Tom wants to fulfill and how the market has been reacting to the product presented. Next Tom discu...

Today we are talking to a special guest, by the name Gavin Allwright. He starts off by describing his project and talking a bit about his background. Gavin and Ian then discuss what problems fuel prices cause for smaller ports. Gavin then continues to discuss his technology in more detail and how it works in practice. Gavin continues to talk more about legislation and how that influences the field...

Welcome to another episode of the Conscious Design Podcast and today Ian is talking to Matthew Travis. Matthew begins with the origin story of his company. Matthew and Ian then discuss why did Matthew join and sign a climate pact and what does it entail. Matthew then expands a bit more about the safety side of the entire operation and how that became one of their founding principles. Matthew talks...

Welcome to another episode of the Conscious Design Podcast and today our guest is Everett Frank. Everett first talks about his experience in the industry. Everett then talks more about the importance of locating and obtaining unobtainable parts and how to do it exactly. Everett then tries to answer how to resolve issues in the compliance sector as he and Ian realize this is a spot where many desig...

Welcome to another episode of Conscious Design podcast and today Ian is visited by Rich Goldstein who will talk a bit about patents. After Rich introduces himself he goes on and explains how he views the problematic of patenting and based on his experience and opinion when you should consider to patent and when it is useless. Then Rich continues to talk about the problem of very few patents being...

Welcome to another episode of the Conscious Design Podcast and today Ian has an interesting guest from the world of data science, Scott Davis. Scott starts by introducing himself a bit and his work and talks a bit about data science as a field. Next Scott talks more about the storage of data itself and what happens with it then. Then Scott talks more about the process of data management and how to...

Today Ian interviews Eric Ressler from Cosmic. He will share some of his insights in the world of making brands more impactful and visible to the customers. Eric starts off by introducing himself and what type of business he runs. Ian and Eric then talk about how many of his clients are not NGOs, who we often associate with doing good in the world. Eric then explains also about how some B-Corps as...