David Kepron

NXTLVL Experience Design

Technology EN ↓ 94 episodes

NXTLVL Experience Design will bring you daring and different dialogues about “DATA: Design, Architecture, Technology and the Arts.” You’ll hear from provocateurs for whom disruption and transformation are a way of engaging in work and play everyday. My guests will include thought leaders who are driven by a passion to create the ‘new possible’ and promote new paradigms of experience into the mainstream. Designers from all disciplines. Architects who are changing the landscape of the built world. Techno-philes – visionaries who make deeply sensory-based but digitally-mediated experiences. And I...

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David Kepron

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Ep. 39 Unlocking Gen Z With Hannah Grady Williams - Speaker, Author, and Gen Z Business Consultant 18.03.2022 1:05:53

About Hannah Grady Williams: Hannah’s Profile: linkedin.com/in/hannah-williams-genz-ceo-advisor Website: hannahgwilliams.com/ (Personal Website) Phone: 828-490-7535 (Work) Email: hannahnaomigrady@gmail.com Bio: As a 12-year-old middle schooler and the oldest daughter of seven children, Hannah Williams’s dad took her to work at his start-up one day per week. Usually, they would visit properties, c...

Ep. 38 Projects Beyond Blair Witch with Michael Monello -Founder, Campfire 04.03.2022 1:44:44

ABOUT Michael Monello: Michael’s Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikemonello/ Websites campfirenyc.com/ Email mike@mikemonello.com Twitter mikemonello Bio: Mike Monello is a true pioneer when it comes to immersive storytelling and innovative marketing. In the late 1990s, Monello and his partners at Haxan Films created The Blair Witch Project, a story told across the burgeoning internet, a s...

Ep. 37 Blazing Trails, Breaking Barriers with Gwendolyn Osborne - Actor, Model, Podcast Host 16.02.2022 58:47

ABOUT Gwendolyn Osborne: Gwendolyn’s Profile: linkedin.com/in/gwenosborne Websites gwen-osborne.com (Portfolio) lomoliqueskin.com (Company Website) soundcloud.com/tea_with_gwen (RSS Feed) Email hello@gwen-osborne.com Bio: Gwen is an involved mother to her 3 talented kids ages 9-25. Leading a successful career in the modeling industry on the runway, print, and commercials, Gwen transitioned i...

Ep.36 Into The Woods With Cabin ANNA with Caspar Schols, Creator - Cabin ANNA 02.02.2022 57:23

ABOUT Caspar Schols: Caspar's LinkedIn profile: linkedin.com/in/caspar-schols-12687470 Email: cs@casparschols.com Websites: https://www.cabin-anna.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/casparschols/ Articles: Dezeen: https://www.dezeen.com/2020/10/27/anna-stay-meet-caspar-schols/ Archdaily : https://www.archdaily.com/952580/cabin-anna-caspar-schols A Home Is Not A House: https://socks-studio.c...

Ep. 35 Slow - A Daring Shift in Hospitality with Serdar Kutucu - CEO, Slow 20.01.2022 1:09:20

ABOUT Serdar Kutucu: Serdar's LinkedIn profile: linkedin.com/in/serdar-kutucu-0808021b Websites: https://slowness.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/slowness/ Bio: Since April 2020, Serdar is Chief Executive Officer of Slow, a collective of people, places and projects around the world that reframe the ways we live, work and interact. Based in Berlin, Serdar oversees the strategic & brand de...

Ep.34 Change and The Power of Design with Christian Davies - Design Practice Lead, Bergmeyer 05.01.2022 1:10:42

ABOUT CHRISTIAN DAVIES: Christian's LinkedIn profile: linkedin.com/in/christian-davies-fcsd-3728a513 Websites: https://www.bergmeyer.com email: cdavies@bergmeyer.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/christianthdavies/ Bio: Davies brings 30+ years' experience as a creative leader, working with brands across the globe, from disruptive startups to the very top Fortune 500 contenders in retail,...

EP. 33 Mankind, Mother Earth and The Marketplace with Eric Schick, CEO Pantheon and Founder of CEED 23.12.2021 1:17:05

Contact Info Eric’s Profile linkedin.com/in/eric-schick-73b72117 Email eric@pantheontile.com Bio: Eric Schick is an entrepreneur and business strategist whose passion and enthusiasm for restoring the natural environment through the built environment are palpable when you meet him. Eric’s 23 year background as co-founder and CEO of Pantheon Floor Solutions, a popular commercial tile brand specified...

EP. 32 The Unknown - A Place of Creative Possibility with Vince Kadlubek Founder and Director, Meow Wolf 08.12.2021 1:28:48

Contact Info Vince’s LinkedIn Profile: linkedin.com/in/vince-kadlubek Email: vince@meowwolf.com Website: https://meowwolf.com Twitter: @VKadlubek Vince Kadlubek Bio: Vince Kadlubek is a Founder of Meow Wolf, an art collective that has transformed into an award winning Art and Entertainment Production Company that specializes in immersive, open-world walk through experiences. Vince acted as leade...

EP. 31 Breathing New Life Into Historic Hotels with Sara Duffy Principal - Stonehill Taylor 13.10.2021 1:02:27

Sara’s Profile: linkedin.com/in/sara-duffy-79b43617 website: https://stonehilltaylor.com email: sduffy@stonehilltaylor.com Bio: Sara Duffy graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University with a Bachelor of Arts in Art History and received her Associate of Applied Science in Interior Design from the Fashion Institute of Technology. With a background in art history and television, Sara crafts a unique, imm...

Culture Matters. Culture Works. with Yoram Roth Executive Chairman at Fotografiska | NeueHouse | CultureWorks 01.09.2021 1:07:01

ABOUT YORAM ROTH: Yoram’s Profile: linkedin.com/in/yoramroth websites: yoramroth.com (Personal Website) cultureworks.com (Company Website) fotografiska.com (Company Website) Social Media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/yoramroth Instagram: yoram_roth LinkedIn Article: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/looming-arms-race-cultural-experience-economy-yoram-roth/?trackingId=awEYFGPlTHShS8wDRg1OqQ%3D%3D ...

Ep.29 Process, Discovery And Inspiring Artfulness with Tracy Lee Stum - Creative Director & Principal, Inspire Artfulness, Inc. 13.08.2021 1:14:41

About Tracy, Tracy Lee’s Profile: linkedin.com/in/tracyleestum Website: tracyleestum.com Email: info@tracyleestum.com Twitter: tracyleestum Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tracyleestum/ Tracy's Bio: Tracy Lee Stum is an American artist best known for her 3D street paintings or chalk drawings. She at one point held the Guinness World Record for the Largest Chalk Painting by an Individual....

Ep.28 Building It Better with Danny Forster, Founder Danny Forster & Architecture 29.07.2021 1:11:59

About Danny Forster: Danny’s Profile: linkedin.com/in/danny-forster-4544b23 Email: danny@dannyforster.com Twitter: dannyforster Website: https://www.dannyforster.com Bio: Architect. TV host. Producer. Director. Speaker. Professor. Danny Forster is all these things, and through them all he has become a global advocate for architecture. The field of architecture may not appear to need much help: bu...

Ep.27 Emotional Stories and Immersive Art with Dorothy Di Stefano, Founder - Molten Immersive Art 16.07.2021 1:02:04

About Dorothy Di Stefano: Dorothy’s Profile: linkedin.com/in/immersivedigitalexperiencespecialist Website: moltenimmersiveart.com (Digital Immersive Experiences) Email: dorothy@moltenimmersiveart.com Twitter: MoltenImmersive Global thought leader, speaker, creative strategist, founder and director of Molten Immersive Art, Dorothy Di Stefano leads an international collective of experiential artist...

Ep.26 Brands Bring Values To Life with Peter Dixon, Chief Creative Officer - Prophet 02.07.2021 1:15:29

About Peter Dixon: Peter’s Profile: linkedin.com/in/peter-dixon-b73ba98 Website: prohpet.com (Company Website) email: pdixon@prophet.com Peter Dixon Bio: Peter brings his clients a unique blend of perspectives as an architect, designer and brand consultant. It translates into an imaginative take on branding, customer experience and retail innovation, expressed in both high-level thinking and visu...

Ep. 25 Design In The Visual Age with Royce Epstein A&D Design Director at Mohawk Group 18.06.2021 1:07:56

About Royce Epstein: LinkedIn Profile: linkedin.com/in/royceepstein Instagram: @madame_duchamp Instagram: @dissent_by_design About Mohawk Group: Website: www.mohawkgroup.com Instagram: @mohawkgroup Data Tide: https://www.mohawkgroup.com/carpet/collections/data-tide Relaxing Floors: https://www.mohawkgroup.com/carpet/collections/relaxing-floors Royce Epstein Bio: A veteran materials and produc...

Ep.24 The Nature Inside Biophilic Design with Bill Browning, Founder - Terrapin Brightgreen. 04.06.2021 1:18:31

About Bill Browning: Bill’s Profile: linkedin.com/in/bill-browning-a6b29227 Website: terrapinbrightgreen.com (Company Website) Email: bill@terrapinbg.com Bio: Bill Browning is one of the green building and real estate industry’s foremost thinkers and strategists, and an advocate for sustainable design solutions at all levels of business, government, and civil society. His expertise has been sough...

Ep. 23 Let There Be Light with Mariana Figueiro - Professor and Head of the Light and Health Research Center at Mount Sinai 12.05.2021 1:01:32

About Mariana Figueiro: LinkedIn Profile: linkedin.com/in/mariana-figueiro-694632150 Bio: Mariana G. Figueiro , PhD , was with the Lighting Research Center at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, NY from 1998-2020, where she served as Director from 2017-2020. She was also a tenured Professor at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute from 2006-2020. She was recently hired by the Department of Popula...

Ep.22 Turning The Tables - An 'AMA' with David Kepron Architect, Artist, Author, Educator 28.04.2021 1:25:55

About David Kepron: LinkedIn Profile: linkedin.com/in/david-kepron-9a1582b Websites: https://www.davidkepron.com (personal website) vmsd.com/taxonomy/term/8645 (Blog) Email: david.kepron@NXTLVLexperiencedesign.com Twitter: DavidKepron Personal Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davidkepron/ NXTLVL Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nxtlvl_experience_design/ Bio: David Kepron is a multifa...

Ep. 21 The Power And Meaning In Rituals with Jonathan Cook - Researcher, Ethnographer, Questioner 14.04.2021 1:16:15

About Jonathan Cook: Jonathan’s Profile: linkedin.com/in/jonathanccook Email: jonathan@currentdepths.com Twitter: JonathanCCook website: https://ritualcommerce.com/ Bio: Herman Melville wrote, "Some certain significance lurks in all things, else all things are little worth, and the round world itself but an empty cipher, except to sell by the cartload." This vision of the world inspires the core...

Ep.20 Making Customers Experiential Partners with Marcos Terenzio - VP of Creative & Strategy for iGotcha Media 31.03.2021 1:05:53

About Marcos: Marcos’ LinkedIn Profile: linkedin.com/in/marcosterenzio Website: igotchamedia.com Phone Direct Line: 416.567.8957 Email: marcos.terenzio@igotchamedia.com Twitter: marcosterenzio Bio: Marcos Terenzio is an executive, strategist, artist, creative director, graphic designer & digital visionary. He brings 25 years of award winning experience creating integrated brand experiences for i...

Ep.19 The Noble Cause of Transformative Tech with Nichol Bradford CEO of the Willow Group, Executive Director and Co-Founder of the Transformative Technology Lab 20.03.2021 48:44

About Nichol Bradford : Nichol’s Profile: linkedin.com/in/nicholbradford Websites: finderscourse.com (Company Website) mskincorporated.com (Book Website) transtechlab.org (Company Website) Phone: 415-413-6521 (Work) Email: nichol.bradford@gmail.com Twitter: Nichol_Bradford Title : Executive Director and co-founder of the Transformative Technology Lab, Conference Bio: My purpose is to weave well...

Ep.18 Return On Experience with Tim Kobe Founder & CEO Eight Inc. 03.03.2021 1:37:11

About Tim Kobe : Tim’s LinkedIn Profile: linkedin.com/in/timkobe Website: eightinc.com (Company Website) Phone: 1 415 8501828 (Mobile) Email: kobe@eightinc.com Twitter: TimKobe Bio: Sometimes called “Apple’s best kept secret” Eight Inc. is one of the most progressive design firms working today. 8 is helping to transform organizations to be relevant in the worlds most highly competitive environme...

Ep.17 Pop-Up Stores: A Permanent Paradigm With Melissa Gonzalez Founder - The Lionesque Group 17.02.2021 55:41

About Melissa Gonzalez: LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/melissagonzalezlionesque Websites: lionesquegroup.com (Company Website) melissagonzalez.com (Personal Website) Email: mg@lionesquegroup.com Twitter: MelsStyles LionesqueGroup Bio: Melissa Gonzalez is a successful American entrepreneur, author and founder of The Lionesque Group, an award-winning creative strategy firm, and Clark, an interacti...

Ep.16 Area15: A Journey Space For Imagination with Winston Fisher CEO Area15 11.02.2021 1:06:05

ABOUT Winston Fisher: LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/winstonfisher/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Winston_Fisher1 Website: https://area15.com SHOW INTRO: If you’ve been to Las Vegas you’d think that everything happens on the strip. Vegas is the gambling and entertainment meca of the US (maybe the world). With all of its glitz, showgirls, music and magic acts, hotels created to look...

Ep.15 Awakening From The Meaning Crisis with John Vervaeke, Professor - University of Toronto 01.01.2021 58:13

ABOUT JOHN VERVAEKE: LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-vervaeke-a910992/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/vervaeke_john Website: http://johnvervaeke.com Videos: https://www.youtube.com/user/johnvervaeke JOHN VERVAEKE Bio: Associate Professor at University of Toronto John Vervaeke is an Assistant Professor in Cognitive Psychology and Cognitive Science at the University of Toronto w...