Savitha Reddy Pathi is the Deputy Director of Climate Solutions, a nonprofit in Seattle that's focused on accelerating clean energy solutions to the climate crisis. In this episode, Savitha and Tim talk about: How Climate Solutions is helping

Why Algorithms Rob Us Of What Truly Matters - Hanson Hosein

May 24th, 2021 49m 57s

Hanson Hosein is a documentary filmmaker and storyteller. Currently, Hosein is Co-Founder of the University of Washington’s Communication Leadership graduate program, President of HRH Media Group, and a co-principal of MIRA!. In this episode Ha

The Progress Pride Flag, and the Realities of Intellectual Property - Daniel Quasar

May 10th, 2021 35m 51s

The designer of the Progress Pride flag comes on Input Doc to talk about their creative process when creating the flag, what it was like to have their intellectual property go viral, and how they balance being creative with being a business own

Creating Relevant Content with First-Party Data - Brian Knollenberg

Apr 19th, 2021 34m 35s

Some of the questions that get answered in this episode: What are Customer Data Platforms and how can one help drive relevant content? What is first-party data vs second-party data vs third-party data? How does BECU use its member's first-part

Learning to Love Online Learning - Larry Asher

Apr 5th, 2021 36m 56s

Larry Asher is the Co-Director of the School of Visual Concepts here in Seattle, and the Creative Director of Worker Bees, a marketing communications firm niched in the healthcare industry. Finding success in the world of remote learning [1:10

SEO As A Creative Partner - Kyle Freeman

Mar 22nd, 2021 52m 6s

SEO expert Kyle Freeman talks about how anyone can go from SEO novice to expert, how the future of SEO will be different, and what you need to do to stay on top of the changing landscape of search. The “move fast and break things” culture at A

Why Diverse Agencies Outperform All Others - Catherine Bye and Mariah Lincoln

Mar 8th, 2021 53m 46s

Catherine Bye and Mariah Lincoln are the co-founders of Knack collective and Knack co-working here in Seattle, Catherine Bye is Chief Executive Officer and Mariah Lincoln is Chief Operating Officer. Creating flexible and inclusive cultures, wh

A Tour Through Art Book Design - Ryan Polich

Feb 22nd, 2021 32m 27s

Ryan Polich is a design director at Lucia Marquand, a design agency in Seattle that develops designs and produces books for museums and other cultural institutions. What Ryan does at Lucia Marquand [0:31] The process of designing a book [3:33]

Empowering Others with Design Thinking – Coreen Callister

Feb 8th, 2021 40m

Callister shares key aspects of her design process, as well as what it means to truly help a client. She also talks about her experience being a designer in the energy field and about her passion project, a clothing repair program called Repai

Three Essential SEO Tools for 2021 - Kyle Freeman

Jan 25th, 2021 9m 2s

Kyle Freeman is Head of SEO at Assurance. In this episode, Kyle and Tim review the three essential SEO tools for digital marketers in 2021. Keyword Research Tools - are designed to help SEO Managers find the keywords to target and create conte

Three SEO Tools Every Digital Marketer Needs

Jan 25th, 2021 9m 2s

Kyle Freeman is Head of SEO at Assurance. In this episode, Kyle and Tim review the three essential SEO tools for digital marketers. Keyword Research Tools - are designed to help SEO Managers find the keywords to target and create content around

Turning Your Passion Into A Professional Niche - Katie Betts

Jan 11th, 2021 31m 30s

Katie Betts is the founder and CEO of Shared Culture Concepts, a full-service marketing company in Portland, Oregon that specializes in the marketing of circus and performing arts. How Katie niched in marketing for the circus community [00:26]

Community Is Built By Those Who Show Up - David Conrad

Dec 14th, 2020 36m 13s

David Conrad spoke with Tim Yeadon about his journey as organizer of CreativeMornings Seattle, the new age of online storytelling, and how showing up within a community is the best way to gain an understanding of others perspectives. David Conr

Great UX Writers Follow the Data - Melissa Antonelli

Dec 7th, 2020 43m 50s

Melissa Antonelli is a Principal UX Content Strategist at Zillow, where she supports their Closing Services team and ITX team, and helps Zillow build new products. What it means to be a Principal UX Content Strategist at Zillow [1:05] Finding

The Untapped Marketing Niche of Accessible Tourism - Ryan Smith

Nov 30th, 2020 49m 44s

Ryan Smith lives in Melbourne, Australia where he's an award-winning designer and owner of Freewheel Weekends, a digital experience agency specializing in accessibility. Ryan says countries around the world are losing billions of dollars in tou

Metrics Matter, But Hearts Buy Shoes - Michael Ryan Wilson

Nov 23rd, 2020 47m 53s

Michael Ryan Wilson is the Brand Creative Director at Finish Line in Boulder, Colorado, a national retailer of athletic shoes and apparel. Their mutual appreciation for the NBA When and why a brand should use influencers, or not Creating remo

Design as an Investment for Minority-Owned Startups - Keron Williams

Nov 17th, 2020 54m 33s

Keron Williams is a UI/UX designer in Houston, Texas, and the agency owner of Gravitt8 Development, which offers design and development of mobile apps and websites. Keron’s background as a professional football player [00:37] His path from pla

The Tenets of Socially Responsible Design - Gage Mitchell

Nov 6th, 2020 45m 33s

Gage Mitchell is Principal & Creative Director at Modern Species, a strategic branding and responsible design agency in Seattle. Gage and Tim talked about: What is responsible design and why it is important What power designers have to improv

Market Research Demystified - Dr. Melanie Richards

Oct 21st, 2020 49m 7s

Melanie Richards is Chief Thought Partner and owner at Thought Catalyst, a market research firm in Johnson City, TN, where she's also an Assistant Professor of Media and Communication at East Tennessee State University. Other topics included:

Why Presidential Polls Keep Getting It Wrong - Jerry Johnson

Oct 12th, 2020 46m 18s

Jerry Johnson is the owner and principal consultant at Cascade Strategies, a market consulting and strategic planning firm based in Bellevue. Tim and Jerry talk about how Cascade Strategies applied advanced models, AI models, and linear models

“Welcome to Wildforth" - A Design Agency's First Year - Kenna Smith & Kerry Franz

Sep 19th, 2020 47m 11s

Tim Yeadon chats with Kenna Smith (Business Director) and Kerry Franz (Creative Director) the co-founders of Wildforth Creative. Wildforth is a packaging and branding design agency here in Seattle. Kenna and Kerry are strategic thinkers, creat

Growing Your Personal Brand with The Punk Rock MBA - Finn McKenty

Sep 18th, 2020 38m 1s

Tim Yeadon chats with Finn McKenty, a marketing strategist and writer based in Kenmore. Finn is also a YouTuber known as The Punk Rock MBA. In only two years, he has amassed a following of nearly a quarter-million subscribers. In this episode,

Design Centric Spaces: Rethinking the Agency Experience - Erik Molano

Sep 18th, 2020 33m 39s

Tim Yeadon and Erik Molano discuss the need for design and culture-centric spaces and how Photon Factory focuses on creating beautiful and flexible brand spaces. They also cover why Erik chose to run an agency, the value of working for and with

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