Guest Overview
One of the most influential voices in design, led the re-design of over 200 global brands, is Co-founder of the Masters in Branding program at New York’s School of Visual Arts and creator, author of six books, and host of one of the most popular and longest-running podcasts, Design Matters, is this week’s guest Debbie Millman.
As a guest on countless podcasts, we avoid going over much of what you may have already heard in other interviews. Instead, we delve into who Debbie is.
I hope you enjoy this emotive exploration into the life design of Debbie Millman.
What We Discuss
Her upbringing in New York
The emotional impact and stigma of her parent’s divorce aged eight
The impact of the abuse she experienced from her stepfather
A drawing she created as a child that became a visual representation her future life
Why Manhattan became what she called her ‘non-negotiable’
The impact and experience of 9/11
Her life-long struggle with a lack of self-belief
Resilience, hope, and shame
The validation she received from teachers for her
The empowering effect from one professor’s encouragement
Her creativity as a child
The liberating experience of being single in 2017
The serendipity and positive impact of a character destroying post on the Speak Up blog
How she guides and advises her students
Debbie’s innate curiosity
How she interviews for attitude
The transformative impact of coming out in her 50’s
Her perspective on courage
We discuss Debbie’s periods of depression and despair
We cover her principles
Her views on failure
The hard choices she has made
Her answer to our impossible question
Who we interview next
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Links In The Show
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