NXTLVL Experience Design
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’ll explore the transformative process of creativity with artists of all sorts.
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EP.87 STORYTELLING THAT BUILDS BELONGING with Naomi Crellin, CEO Storycraft Lab
<p>ABOUT NAOMI CLARE CRELLIN:<br>Naomi Clare’s LinkedIn profile: linkedin.com/in/naomi-clare-crellin</p> <p>Websites:</p> <p>storycraft.education (Company)</p> <p>belongingplaybook.com (Company)</p> <p>storycraftlab.com (Company)</p> <p>Email: naomi.clare@storycraftlab.com</p> <p>BIO:</p> <p>Naomi Clare Crellin is a visionary leader who excels in transforming intent and insights into actionable, accessible strategies. </p> <p>As the Founder and CEO of Storycraft Lab, she specializes in refining big ideas and concepts into meaningful and measurable experiences. Naomi is adept at mapping strategic processes that guide both teams and clients from dev...
EP.86 THE TRANSFORMATION ECONOMY with Joe Pine, Author, Founder of Strategic Horizons, LLP
<p>ABOUT JOE PINE:</p> <p>Joe’s LinkedIn profile; linkedin.com/in/joepine</p> <p>Websites:</p> <p>strategichorizons.com (Blog)</p> <p>StrategicHorizons.com (Company)</p> <p>strategichorizons.com (Personal)</p> <p>SHOW INTRO:</p> <p>Today, EPISODE 86… I talk with Joe Pine Joe Pine, an internationally acclaimed author, speaker, and management advisor to Fortune 500 companies and entrepreneurial start-ups alike...<br><br> * * * *</p> <p>I’ve been in the world of retail place-making for a few decades. 3 would qualify as ‘a few’ I guess. I took a detour for a few years in the late 20-teens, shifting from retail design into the play space of hospitality – a wonderful diversion.</p> <p>T...
EP. 85 THE ART AND ZENGENIUS OF VISUAL MERCHANDISING with Joe Baer, CEO / Creative Director, ZenGenius Inc.
<p>ABOUT JOE BAER:</p><p>Joe’s LinkedIn profile: linkedin.com/in/joe-baer-4479385</p><p>Websites:</p><p>zengenius.com </p><p>visual911.com </p><p>Email: jbaer@zengenius.com</p><p>BIO:</p><p>Joe is the Co-Founder, Creative Director, and CEO of ZenGenius, Inc., an experiential design firm specializing in visual merchandising and event design. Headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, Joe brings over three decades of mastery in innovative leadership and creative direction to the design, visual merchandising and special events industries. </p><p>He has extensive knowledge of the customer journey from working in stores for decades and is a...
EP.84 BEAUTY, BRAINS, BIOPHILIA AND BUILDING BETTER BUILDINGS with Jennifer Walsh, Founder & Creative Director, Lost Art of Being Human
<p>ABOUT JENNIFER:</p><p>LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thejenniferwalsh/ </p><p>Websites:</p>https://www.walkwithwalsh.com<p>Bio:</p><p>For nearly 30 years, Jennifer has been at the forefront of transformative movements in beauty, retail, & biophilic design. As a consummate innovator, she has been dedicated to reimagining the human experience, whether through pioneering retail concepts, creating immersive outdoor experiences, or driving biophilic design solutions across industries.<br /><br />In the 1990s, Jennifer founded Beauty Bar, the first experiential omni-channel beauty brand in the U.S., introducing open-sell environments, curbside service, and men’s skincare departments, con...
EP.83 Al & MAKING RETAIL PLACES VISUALLY DYNAMIC & FLEXIBLE, With Bryan Meszaros, Founder, OpenEye Global
<p>ABOUT BRYAN:</p><p>LinkedIn Profile: linkedin.com/in/bryanmeszaros</p><p>Websites:</p>openeyeglobal.com (Company)marketscale.com/industries/podcast-network/experience-by-design/ (Experience By Design Podcast)experienceunitedsocialclub.com (Experience United Social Club)<p>email: bmeszaros@openeyeglobal.com</p><p>Bio:</p><p>Bryan Meszaros is a 25-year veteran of the digital signage and experience design industry, known for blending innovation with measurable impact. As the founder of OpenEye Global, he proved that a small, focused team can deliver big results and helped shape the early evolution of digital engagement.</p><p>He later made history as the youngest President...
EP.82 "MOMS, RETAIL MEDIA NETWORKS AND MAMAVA" with Dina Townsend Chief Sales Officer, Mamava
<p>ABOUT DINA TOWNSEND </p><p>Dina's Linkedin Profile: linkedin.com/in/dinatownsend</p><p>DINA TOWNSEND BIO</p><p>As Chief Sales Officer at Mamava, Dina leads the Sales Organization with energy, optimism, and a genuine passion for building connections. She is rooted in the belief that strong business acumen and a meaningful mission can be seamlessly intertwined. After a purpose-driven career pivot from Digital Signage Technology to Mamava, she channels her expertise into propelling sales for this mission-centric company. Beyond her professional endeavors, Dina is a former skydiver, a hobby homesteader, an avid college football fan, and a w...
EP.81 EXPERIENCE DESIGN IN AN ENTROPIC FUTURE with Christian Davies, Chief Strategy Officer, Bergmeyer
<p>ABOUT CHRISTIAN DAVIES:</p><h3>Christian's LinkedIn profile: linkedin.com/in/christian-davies-fcsd-3728a513</h3><p>Websites: https://www.bergmeyer.com</p><p>email: cdavies@bergmeyer.com</p><p>Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/christianthdavies/ </p><p>Christian Davies Bio: </p><p>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, experiential, beauty, fashion, hospitality, technology, luxury, and more. His veteran status includes over 100 national and international design awards (15 of which earned top honors for Store of the Year Awards), including a five-time winner of...
EP.80 FACING THE FUTURE WITH A FLUX MINDSET - with April Rinne, Author of FLUX: 8 Superpowers for Thriving in Constant Change
<p>ABOUT APRIL RINNE:</p><p>BIO: </p><p>My North Star: Helping people and organizations understand what's on the horizon – and how they fit into it. </p><p>I decipher signals of change, help leaders and teams improve their tolerance for uncertainty, and scout new insights and opportunities in a world in flux. </p><p>Over 25+ years and 100+ countries, I’ve been exposed to a wide range of companies, cultures, business models, leadership styles, and norms. And I’ve seen time and time again: Every organization, every team, and every individual struggles with change and uncertainty in some way. Even befo...
EP.79 BRAND THERAPY AND BEYOND with Jaime Schwarz, MRKD.dj Founder and Creator of Brand Therapy
<p>ABOUT JAIME SCHWARZ:</p><p>BIO: </p><p>Jaime Schwarz is an award-winning copywriter and creative director, having worked with over 100 brands at NYC agencies before starting his entrepreneurial journey.</p><p>In 2017 he authored the world's first NFT-focused patent and launched BrandTherapy.coach, a product market fit-focused consultancy built on the technique of letting the brand speak for itself. </p><p>After co-founding seven startups and consulting for dozens more, in 2022, Jaime pivoted into the web3 world by using AI to literally teach brands to speak for themselves and co-founding The TeamFlow.Institute using team intelligence to maximize the mo...
EP. 78 TURNING "NO" INTO AUNT FLOW with Claire Coder - Founder and CEO, Aunt Flow
<p>ABOUT CLAIRE CODER:</p><p>BIO: </p><p>Claire Coder (Forbes 30under30) is a 28-year-old Thiel Fellow and founder and CEO of Aunt Flow. On a mission to make the world better for people with periods, Aunt Flow stocks public bathrooms with freely accessible tampons and pads. Through Claire’s leadership, Aunt Flow launched patented tampon & pad dispensers in 60k+ bathrooms and raised $17m+ in venture capital. </p><p>Coder launched her first company at age 16, designed a bag for Vera Bradley that sold out in 24 hours, and has her own line of GIFs. After getting her period in publ...
