Best Designlab Podcasts (2025)

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Season 5 | DesignLab 10 Years | Episode 5 - Transdisciplinary Challenges for Educational Innovators 32:36

7M ago32:36

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DesignLab University of Twente is not just celebrating their 10-year anniversary. This year, we can also congratulate Klaasjan Visscher, DesignLab’s scientific co-director and programme director of the Transdisciplinary Master- Insert ‘Shaping Responsible Futures’ (check out episode 3!), as he has been appointed Professor of Innovation in Higher Ed…

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Form, Function, and Design Harmony With Anthony Oyatayo 51:01

8M ago51:01

51:01

In this episode of The BOM: Engineering A Path Forward we have the pleasure of sitting down with Engineering Program Manager for Apple and interior designer Anthony Oyatayo to learn a bit more about how the principles of design find their way into engineering. Anthony is going to tell us why soft skills are just as important as the technical aspect…

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Season 5 | DesignLab 10 Years | Episode 4 - ChallengeLAB Twente: Creative students in Twente tackling societal challenges 9:14

8M ago9:14

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ChallengeLAB Twente: A programme that connects creative thinkers and makers from ROC van Twente, University of Twente, AKI ArtEZ and Saxion. In mixed teams, they work on societal challenges within the municipalities of Enschede and Hengelo. Project leader Eric Wolkotte informs about how this initiative started on a national and regional level (with…

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Season 5 | DesignLab 10 Years | Episode 3 - Transdisciplinary Master-Insert ‘Shaping Responsible Futures’ 11:31

8M ago11:31

11:31

There’s no better way to innovate the educational system than doing so with students and teachers who are part of it. Making the curriculum challengingbased and involving the different societal stakeholders who can also learn and further develop their solutions with the help of education, was the founding idea behind the Transdisciplinary Master-In…

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Season 5 | DesignLab 10 Years | Episode 2 - Life Long Learning: Applying the Responsible Futuring approach 18:49

8M ago18:49

18:49

DesignLab Academy is a programme focused on Life Long Learning. You will both re-engage in education and tackle wicked challenges within your jobs at the same time. Researcher and project lead Responsible Futuring Julieta Matos Castaño and project lead DesignLab Academy and moderator Maartje Huinink explain the approach that DesignLab uses, how it …

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Season 5 | DesignLab 10 Years | Episode 1 - University Innovation Fellows making a difference at universities and beyond 16:52

8M ago16:52

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The international University Innovation Fellows programme trains you as a student in design thinking and empowers you to become a change maker within your university’s ecosystem. UT student and team member UIF Twente Panashe Mangezi, and co-founder and manager DesignLab, as well as Faculty Innovation (Founding) Fellow and coach Miriam Iliohan, prou…

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Smaller Drones For A Bigger World with Eric Weinhoffer 39:30

8M ago39:30

39:30

Today, in this episode of the Bom: Engineering a Path, we’re sitting down with Eric Weinhoffer, Senior Hardware Development Specialist at Skydio. Skydio isn’t just a drone company but instead an organization looking to advance what is even possible in safety and situational intelligence for first responders and utility workers. Imagine a fire from …

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Supercharging Start-ups at mHub w/Bill Fienup 30:37

9M ago30:37

30:37

In this episode of the Bom: Engineering A Path Forward we’re at Chicago’s ideal fab lab, mHub with co-founder Bill Fienup. Most design labs in the US work off a basic subscription model and have access to tools that most start-ups don’t have. mHub is no different in that aspect but as Bill explains, the level of funding, mentorship, and expertise o…

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Music and Haptic Design w/ Fred Kelly 44:12

10M ago44:12

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In this episode of the Bom: Engineering A Path Forward we’re back at mHub in Chicago looking at how music technology is more than synths and software. It’s everything from basic controllers that play a single sound to full haptic feedback setups that in recent times have been used to create an interactive playground to help children diagnosed with …

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Game-changing Tech: The Evolution of Wireless Power w/ Jacob Babcock 34:51

10M ago34:51

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In this episode of the Bom: Engineering A Path Forward, we sit down with the CEO of a company that has basically created magic. NuCurrent is at the forefront of wireless charging and futuristic wireless power technology from pop sockets that charge your phone to smart basketballs and medical devices that can’t easily access external charging. Jacob…

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Unreleased Special With 3D Printing Genuis Vijay Varada 32:30

11M ago32:30

32:30

As you have probably noticed, we’ve been on a bit of a break but we’re coming back with exclusive interviews from amazing events and locations. This summer, we’ve been on the road to Chicago to visit mHub to talk with some of the founders, engineers, and builders of incredible hardware and start-ups. You’ll get to see all that and more, but first, …

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How to Build A Better Space For Artists and Engineers w/ Chris Iwasjuta 36:24

12M ago36:24

36:24

In this episode of The Bom: Engineering A Path Forward, we take a look at the way that collaboration spaces can be redesigned to better foster innovation with artists, designers, and engineers. We’re going to hear from the Co-founder of MotionLab.Berlin Chris Iwasjuta about the origin story of MotionLab, why he felt this calling to build a collabor…

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Practical Advice for an Imperfect World With Sera Evcimen 37:50

1y ago37:50

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In this episode of The Bom: Engineering a Path Forward, we welcome Sera Evcimen, Founder of the startup consulting firm Pratik. Pratik focuses on finding practical solutions to finish hardware stacks and help get their product to market. Sera’s unique insight into the process of fleshing out a product’s design and manufacturing explains why she cho…

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Weaving the Fabric of the Future With Madison Maxey 32:30

1y ago32:30

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In this episode of The Bom: Engineering a Path Forward, we sit down with the Founder and CEO of Loomia, Madison Maxey.Loomia is an e-textile company that is redefining what’s possible in flexible circuitry and electronics-integrated fabrics. We’ll get a peek into Madison’s predictions about the future in the wearable electronics space and what she …

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Where Open Source Meets 3D-Printing w/ Vijay Raghav Varada 35:10

1y ago35:10

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Today, on The Bom: Engineering A Path Forward we sit down with Fracktal Works Co-founder Vijay Raghav Varada. Vijay walks us through the need for 3D-printed parts in advanced manufacturing and where traditional CNC parts fail, why he decided to keep Fracktal Work projects open source, and the exciting possibilities of what advanced 3D-printing migh…

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Sitting Down For Family Dinner Aboard Space Stations 38:39

1y ago38:39

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In this episode of The Bom: Engineering a Path Forward, I’m going to ask you to think about a rather futurist question: what does daily life look like in space? Sure, we have the Hollywood version of life amongst the stars. Star Wars, Dune, and even cult classics like Alien give us an idealistic glimpse. However, these are far from the reality of w…

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How A Music Collective Is Reimagining Sound Engineering 37:59

1y ago37:59

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In this episode of The Bom: Engineering a Path Forward, we’re talking about the process of turning engineering components into musical instruments and how that has the potential to change many aspects of our culture. At least, that’s what my guest today, Kirk Pearson, founder of Dogbotic, believes. Dogbotic is a music and sound research collective …

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Episode 42: Anna-Katrina Shedletsky Teaches How To Adapt To A Changing Problem 32:28

1y ago32:28

32:28

Majenta Strongheart sits down with Anna-Katrina Shedletsky, the co-founder and CEO of Instrumental. Instrumental is focused on one of the most important aspects of the manufacturing world today. Creating a more efficient quality tracking system in the production process that so many hardware companies rely on. From the beginning Anna and the whole …

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Episode 41: Wearables That Matter: How Effective Data and Health Sciences Can Change The World with Rosalind Picard 30:40

1y ago30:40

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Rosalind Picard is the founder and director of the Affective Computing Research Lab at MIT and co-founded both Affectiva and Empatica. Both companies are aimed at using extensive AI and wearable tech to improve the lives of people with chronic illnesses and make robots act a little more human. Ironically enough, she never wanted to start any kind o…

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Episode 40: The 60 Second Architect with Tomide Adesanmi 29:46

1y ago29:46

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Tomide Adesanmi is the co-founder and CEO of Circuit Mind. Algorithmic software that helps electronics engineers and designers go from architecture to complete schematics in roughly 60 seconds. In Tomide's experience, far too many electronics designers and engineers spend far too much time drawing and planning the architecture of their motherboards…

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Season 4 | Episode 1 – Design for Transition, "What’s on your menu?" at Dutch Design week 43:02

1+ y ago43:02

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Join us as we dive into the University of Twente’s presence at Dutch Design Week in 2023. Arash and Riki interview Alexandru, the project lead for “What’s on your Menu?” or “The Cookery” installation. The Cookery was sent to represent our university at DDW 2023. We will see the journey from the inception of the idea to a working installation displa…

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Season 3 | Episode 3 - Embodiment & Designing For Neurodiverse Users 59:16

1+ y ago59:16

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Are you interested in the intersection of design, technology and the human experience? Then get ready to learn about his groundbreaking work in empowering neurodiverse users through innovative technologies and co-design methodology. Join our hosts Chiara Poli Reghenzi and Gemma Ciabattoni as they explore the cutting-edge research of Jelle van Dijk,…

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Season 3 | Episode 2 - Artificial Wombs 45:22

1+ y ago45:22

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What is an artificial womb and how can it reshape our human experience? I n the second episode of the Designlab Brew podcast our hosts Carithea Richards and Gemma Ciabattoni dive in the fascinating speculative design work of Lisa Mandemaker. Lisa studied at the Royal College of Art in London, and was nominated in BBC's list of 100 inspiring and inf…

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Season 3 | Episode 1 - Pioneering Philosophy 42:14

1+ y ago42:14

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What is it like to have been at the University of Twente for over 34 years? What of this experience will you take with you as you move to become Rector Magnificus at the University of Amsterdam? These are some of the questions our hosts Riki Ogawa and Twan Wildeboer asked Peter-Paul Verbeek in the first episode of the DesignLab Brew podcast. Peter-…

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Season 2 | Episode 3 - RRI2SCALE - Digitising The Scenario Exploration System 1:02:34

1+ y ago1:02:34

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What do Dreamteamers do besides hosting shifts and tours at Designlab? What do Citizen Science, Trandisciplinarity and Responsible Futuring have to do with DesignLab? And how does serious gaming add to these values? For a few years, former DreamTeamer Nefeli Kousi worked with members of RRI2SCALE, a European project, on a serious game meant to give…

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Season 2 | Episode 2 - Wearable Technology - There’s More Than Meets The Eye 51:26

1+ y ago51:26

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Coming from the center of textile innovation in the Netherlands, this episode dives into smart textiles and where this technology is going. Is it too invasive? Laura interviews Gemma and Assistant Professor Edwin Diertien, making waves with integrating theatre and robotics, while also teaching Mastering Tinkering and Social Robot Design, to add mor…

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Season 2 | Episode 1 - Dutch Design Week - You Built, You Saw, We Connected 1:16:52

1+ y ago1:16:52

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In the first episode 'Dutch Design Week: They built, You Saw, We connected', Laura and Nefeli explore the Dutch Design Week in Eindhoven, where they both get hands-on experience with the visitors and participants. The episode showcases two of the University of Twente projects in the Dutch Design Week. Together with Naomi van Stralen & Andries Wijnv…

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Season 1 | Episode 4 - Looking Into The New DesignLab Approach 1:02:52

1+ y ago1:02:52

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We explored DesignLab’s newest approach to creating responsible technologies, developed by our own researcher Cristina Zaga. This approach, Responsible Futuring, is built upon the three focus areas of DesignLab: Citizen Science, Responsible Design by working Transdisciplinary. This time we unravel the story of transitioning from Science to Design f…

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Season 1 | Episode 3 - UT Challenge: supporting entrepreneurship at UT 1:04:32

1+ y ago1:04:32

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Tyrell and Thyne share their experiences during and after the UT Challenge event at University of Twente. One has successfully set-up the start-up Plaex based on an idea that was partially developed in the event. And the other helped co-hosting it in this year’s hybrid (physical/digital) version. We follow along their journeys through success and c…

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Season 1 | Episode 2 - How To Build For Collaboration? 50:40

1+ y ago50:40

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We invite Tyrell and Thyne to share with us their experiences during and after the UT Challenge event at University of Twente. One has successfully set-up the start-up Plaex based on an idea that was partially developed in the event. And the other helped co-hosting it in this year’s hybrid (physical/digital) version. We follow along their journeys …

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Season 1 | Episode 1 - Closed Until Further Notice Due To A Pandemic. Now What? 39:46

1+ y ago39:46

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Pieter Riem and Dirk Wanders share their experiences designing and executing the interior of two unique rooms in DesignLab. By building a large and multifunctional collaborative space, as well as a small-group brainstorming room, Pieter and Dirk faced challenges that a student rarely is entrusted to overcome. Like, for example handling big budgets …

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Season 1 | Pilot - The Story Behind Neura Automata 33:06

1+ y ago33:06

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Pilot - Project leader Operations Nicole Wright and DreamTeamer Chetena Pai will talk us through their experiences as part of DesignLabs’ own social distancing task force. Their efforts successfully kept us all safe while we worked in DesignLab. Now we dive into how it all came to be.By University of Twente

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Episode 39: A Quick Announcement 1:58

1+ y ago1:58

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Majenta expresses gratitude to the fantastic listeners and shares some thrilling news. While The BOM takes a brief break to gear up, Majenta teases upcoming interviews featuring guests from Motorola and other incredible technology and hardware companies. She encourages listeners to dive into the podcast's treasure trove of past interviews with tech…

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Episode 38: Augmented Reality Is Not Just a Gimmick with Mareike Kritzler 39:43

1+ y ago39:43

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Mareike Kritzler is the Siemens research group head of the Smart Machine Vision and Visualization team. The team’s research keeps the human in the loop and allows for interaction with a Digital Twin or a physical machine through human-machine interfaces such as Augmented Reality. Before Mareike joined Siemens Corporate Technology, she was a Develop…

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Episode 37: The Best Way For Creatives To Combine Curiosity And Technology To Produce Value with JD Sassaman 58:36

1+ y ago58:36

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This was my talk with JD Sassaman, the accomplished architect and innovation expert currently developing Ford’s E mobility facilities in downtown Detroit. We spoke about the importance of diverse experience and teamwork, the childlike joy of creation, and the close relationship between technology and creativity. The views and opinions expressed wit…

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Episode 36: Open Source and Education with David Cuartielles 1:04:23

1+ y ago1:04:23

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This was my interview with David Cuartielles, co-found of Arduino, Cuartielles has been an active advocate for open-source technology and has contributed to various projects focused on education, interactive installations, and creativity in the technology domain. He has been involved in initiatives that aim to democratize technology and promote STE…

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Episode 35: Redefining Innovation with Mike Deppe 28:47

2y ago28:47

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Today we talked to Mike Deppe, VP of Product Development with Molex. With a background in mechanical engineering, Mike worked in several departments in his 21 years at Molex, which taught him to value knowledge sharing and talent that is curious to learn more. With over one hundred thousand products Molex has many customers in many different market…

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Episode 34: 3D Printing For Manufacturing, From Socket to Nailpolish with Easton LaChappelle 34:44

2y ago34:44

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Today I spoke to Easton LaChappelle, founder of Unlimited Tomorrow which manufactures high-quality, customizable prosthetics accessible to people who couldn't afford traditional alternatives. Easton talks about his journey into the business and within it, his transition from creator to operator, and the current focus of the company. he views and op…

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Episode 33: LIFT—Making More than a Demo with Tom Hoffman 53:31

2y ago53:31

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Tom Hoffman is the Portfolio Development Executive and Director of LIFT and Business Development for Digital Enterprise at Siemens. LIFT is a joint public-privaste program run by several engineering firms, college, and the US Department of Defense operated by the American Lightweight Materials Manufacturing Innovation Institute (ALMMII). Siemens: h…

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Episode 32: Constructing With Open Doors with Fernando Bales 34:20

2y ago34:20

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This week, we were on-site speaking with Fernando Bales, build lab manager for Citizen Robotics in Detroit, Michigan. Citizen Robotics is a non-profit working to reduce the cost – both in labor hours and in dollars – of building new homes through the use of robotics. Beyond that, they’re also focused on education and access – something you all know…

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Episode 31: Starts at the Hackathon with Zvi Feuer 29:09

2y ago29:09

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Zvi Feuer is the SVP of Manufacturing Engineering at Siemens Industry Software (SISW). This episode covers Zvi’s decades of experience starting his career in industrial engineering, pivoting to management and business development, his takeaways from managing a fully-remote team, and how Siemens continues to help contribute to the training and learn…

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Episode 30: Harmony in Circuitry with Alberto Gianelli 38:33

2y ago38:33

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Alberto Gianelli is the Senior Electronic Engineer of teenage engineering, a Stockholm, Sweden, based music equipment developer and manufacturer. Teenage Engineering has been developing and releasing very popular, highly portable equipment since 2007 including the OP-1, a pocket micro-synth that can be seen in several viral videos on Instagram and …

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Episode 29: Automating PCB Circuit Design with Sergiy Nesterenko 37:37

2y ago37:37

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Sergiy Nesterenko is the CEO and cofounder of Quilter. Quilter is an AI/ML solution in PCB/circuit board design and is currently in a closed-beta development phase. Our discussion focuses on his time at SpaceX, what inspired him to start Quilter, and how his team best manages any potential difficulties in Quilter’s design, development, and upcoming…

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Episode 28: Same Industry, Different Roles with Brenda Discher 18:07

2y ago18:07

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Brenda Discher is the SVP of Marketing and Strategy at Siemens. Siemens has been an important mainstay in communications tech, product and manufacturing design for almost 200 years. They continue to be part of several breakthroughs in communications tech, product and manufacturing design, and now provide project and RFQ management tools for manufac…

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Episode 27: A Front Row Seat to the Future With Chrissy Meyer 53:01

2y ago53:01

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Chrissy Meyer discovered electrical engineering at age 9 and never looked back. Now a partner at Root Ventures, she helps provide initial funding for companies tackling new and complex technical projects. We’ll talk about how the time she spent at Apple developing iconic products like the iPod Touch and the Apple Watch helped her develop the skill …

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Episode 26: From Recording Room to the Stratosphere with Randa Milliron 38:03

2y ago38:03

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From Recording Room to the Stratosphere with Randa Milliron Randa currently takes on the corporate administration, marketing, public relations, and government clearance aspects at Interorbital Systems aside from being a pivotal part of aerospace sustainability solution discovery. Interorbital Systems: https://www.interorbital.com/…

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Episode 25: The Modern Space Race With Sirina Nabhan 40:08

2y ago40:08

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Today I’m joined by a long-time friend of Supplyframe, Sirina Nabhan who has one of the coolest jobs in the world. Sirina is a product and data systems engineer at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. After graduating from UC Riverside, Sirina landed a three-month internship at NASA. Then, a few years later, they brought her on for real. These days, S…

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Episode 24: Robots and Race Cars With Paul Mitchell 45:37

2y ago45:37

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What does AI have to do with motorsports? This week I’m joined by Paul Mitchell, the President of the Indy Autonomous Challenge, a program where universities compete to build the best and fastest AI race car, some reaching speeds of 100 mph. Originally a million-dollar prize competition, it has evolved into a worldwide series of challenges that enc…

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Episode 23: A New Guard in Crowdsourced Tech Development with Valentina Ratner 44:18

2y ago44:18

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Valentina Ratner is the co-founder and CEO of AllSpice. She comes from an extensive project management background and holds a dual Harvard MBA and MS Engineering. We’ll be talking about adapting to new tech tools and trends in this ever growing development solution ecosystem with the principles and discipline to do so. Allspice: https://www.allspic…

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Episode 22: Designing Digital Collectibles: A Conversation with Joey Jones 1:08:33

2y ago1:08:33

1:08:33

Cory Grossman, who was previously interviewed on The BOM, and I will have a discussion with Joey Jones, the Vice President and Executive Creative Director at Candy Digital, a Web3 design agency. Candy Digital currently has several joint non-fungible token (NFT) projects with the MLB, NASCAR, Netflix, WWE, and Getty Images Candy Digital: https://www…

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