The Great Design Lead Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

Michael Restiano is a Staff Content Designer at Webflow, yoga instructor at CorePower Yoga, and an overall kind person who was lovely to chat with for two hours. Listen for stories of Michael growing up in Massachusetts, winning grade school reading competitions, and his self discovery through travel and moving around the country.

Michael Restiano: Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelrestiano/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mikeyrest

Emily Giordano

Email: emily@greatdesignlead.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emily-giordano/

Twitter: @greatdesignlead - https://twitter.com/greatdesignlead

Instagram: @greatdesignlead - https://www.instagram.com/greatdesignlead

Irina Deeva is an iOS Developer from University of Naples Federico II’s Apple Developer Academy. Irina is a friend of mine whom I met in Italy last Summer. Listen for stories of travel, adventures, and perseverance. Irina Deeva: Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/irina-deeva/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/with.deeva/ Emily Giordano Email: emily@greatdesignlead.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emily-giordano/ Twitter: @greatdesignlead - https://twitter.com/greatdesignlead Instagram: @greatdesignlead - https://www.instagram.com/greatdesignlead

Edwin de Jongh is a staff designer at Airbnb, building new features to connect guests and hosts. Listen for stories of Edwin growing up in Rotterdam, a chance encounter that convinced him to study design, and a few different adventures starting his career in the US. Edwin de Jongh LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/edwindjongh Twitter: https://x.com/edwin_de_jongh?s=21 Emily Giordano Email: emily@greatdesignlead.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emily-giordano/ Twitter: @greatdesignlead - https://twitter.com/greatdesignlead Instagram: @greatdesignlead - https://www.instagram.com/greatdesignlead Website: www.greatdesignlead.com

Jessica Cruz-Abalos is the Creative Director at JPW Communications. Listen for a story of how a childhood Hello Kitty obsession collided with an Adobe Flash class (and a lot of hard work) to blossom into her decade-long career in graphic design, web design, and development.

Contact Guest:

Jessica Cruz-Abalos

Email: jess@jcruz.design

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jraecruz/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/jraecruz

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jraecruz/

Personal Site: https://www.jcruz.design/

JPW Communications: https://jpwcomm.com/

Contact Host:

Emily Giordano

Email: emily@greatdesignlead.com

Website: www.greatdesignlead.com

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQfSnsyrx3kGp92-s0Jj91w

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emily-giordano/

Instagram: @greatdesignlead - https://www.instagram.com/greatdesignlead/

Tom Sommerseth is a ​​Full Stack Designer and Partner at Sommerseth Design. Listen for a story of how a 16 year old from Tromsø, Norway, paved a way for himself, self taught, over the course of a 20 year career throughout the world of graphic design, web design, and no-code.

Contact Guest:

Tom Sommerseth

Email: tom@sommersethdesign.no

Website: https://www.sommersethdesign.no/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sommersethdesign

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sommersethdesign/

Tom’s Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomsommerseth/

Sommerseth Design Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sommerseth-design/

Contact Host:

Emily Giordano

Email: emily@greatdesignlead.com

Website: www.greatdesignlead.com

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQfSnsyrx3kGp92-s0Jj91w

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emily-giordano/

Instagram: @greatdesignlead - https://www.instagram.com/greatdesignlead/

Jocelyn Lecamus is the CEO of Utsubo, a technology-first creative studio, in Osaka, Japan. Listen for the story of a boy from the south of France who made his way to Paris to study at Gobelins, L'École de L'Image, and now is running a creative design studio, Utsubo, in Osaka, Japan.

Contact Guest:

Jocelyn Lecamus

Email: lecamus@utsubo.co

Personal Site: www.ocelyn.com

Twitter: https://twitter.com/ocelyn

Twitter: https://twitter.com/utsuboco

Utsubo Website: https://utsubo.co/

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jocelynlecamus/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tismes/

Utsubo Youtube Review: https://youtu.be/l-yXXccJM50

Contact Host:

Emily Giordano

Email: emily@greatdesignlead.com

Website: www.greatdesignlead.com

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQfSnsyrx3kGp92-s0Jj91w

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emily-giordano/

Instagram: @greatdesignlead - https://www.instagram.com/greatdesignlead/

Josh Stewart is a UX Designer at Think Company, photographer, and creative problem solver. Listen for stories about art, empathy, growing up in a small town, and being true to yourself.

Contact Guest:

Josh Stewart

Email: me@jshstwrt.com

Website: www.jshstwrt.com

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshstewart0016/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jsh.stwrt/

Contact Host:

Emily Giordano

Email: emily@greatdesignlead.com

Website: www.greatdesignlead.com

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQfSnsyrx3kGp92-s0Jj91w

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emily-giordano/

Instagram: @greatdesignlead - https://www.instagram.com/greatdesignlead/

Em Gilpin is a South African UX designer with an industrial design background. Listen for stories about product design, toys, costumes, Amsterdam, and a cool coffee cup.

Nimuno Loops: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/nimuno-loops-the-original-toy-block-tape#/

Contact Guest:

Em Gilpin

Email: helloemgilpin@gmail.com

Website: www.emmagilpin.com

Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/emma-gilpin-designer

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cats.in.disguise/

Contact Host:

Emily Giordano

Email: emily@greatdesignlead.com

Website: www.greatdesignlead.com

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQfSnsyrx3kGp92-s0Jj91w

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emily-giordano/

Instagram: @greatdesignlead - https://www.instagram.com/greatdesignlead/

Francesco Castronuovo is an Italian Webflow Designer & Developer who runs his own web design company and also works as a Webflow Developer at Kultur Studios, an American brand development agency. Listen for stories about life, ego, risk, Webflow, and swans.

Contact Guest:

Francesco Castronuovo

Email: hello@francescocastronuovo.com

Website: www.francescocastronuovo.com

Webflow Profile: www.webflow.com/francescocastronuovo

Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/francescocastronuovo

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/francescocastronuovo/

Contact Host:

Emily Giordano

Email: emily@greatdesignlead.com

Website: www.greatdesignlead.com

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQfSnsyrx3kGp92-s0Jj91w

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emily-giordano/

Instagram: @greatdesignlead - https://www.instagram.com/greatdesignlead/

Marta Kovalova is a graphic design senior at Drexel University and a social media content creator. Listen to her story of moving from Kyiv, Ukraine to Washington, DC, studying fine art in high school, and moving to Philly to study design in college.

Contact Guest:

Marta Kovalova

Email: marta.kovalova2015@gmail.com

Website: https://martakov.com/

Instagram: @marta_kov - https://www.instagram.com/marta_kov/

Snapchat: @marta_236

Linkedin:https://www.linkedin.com/in/marta-kovalova-3a29021a1/

Contact Host:

Emily Giordano

Email: emily@greatdesignlead.com

Company Website: www.greatdesignlead.com

Personal Website: www.emilygiordano.com

Instagram: @greatdesignlead - https://www.instagram.com/greatdesignlead/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emily-giordano/