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UNIQUEWAYS WITH THOMAS GIRARD

UNIQUEWAYS WITH THOMAS GIRARD

By Thomas Girard

UNIQUEWAYS WITH THOMAS GIRARD emerges with people from all walks of life, who through their own unique angle, succeed and flourish. Enjoy the ride, and welcome to UNIQUEWAYS! An audio podcast.
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10 Sneha Rai, Flight Attendant

UNIQUEWAYS WITH THOMAS GIRARDNov 27, 2023

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10 Sneha Rai, Flight Attendant

10 Sneha Rai, Flight Attendant

Flight attendant for Air India, but actually started her career in fashion marketing and merchandising doing research for Louis Vuitton!
Nov 27, 202322:38
09 Katrina Heschel, UX Researcher

09 Katrina Heschel, UX Researcher

Associate Director, Service Design & UX Research at EY Design Studio. Candidate, Master of Design (MDes) in Strategic Foresight and Innovation. Ex-Shopify and Capital One
Nov 27, 202333:13
08 Michael Peter, UX Researcher

08 Michael Peter, UX Researcher

Michael Peter is a UX Researcher who studies consumer motivations and behaviours at SkipTheDishes, Canada’s leading food delivery app. He champions the power of real human insights to provide actionable solutions to challenging and unexplored questions about a product’s strategic design. Michael holds a Bachelor of Design in Interaction Design from Emily Carr University of Art + Design, and a Master of Research in Design from the Royal College of Art.
Nov 27, 202331:46
07 Keith Tam, Academic

07 Keith Tam, Academic

Keith Tam is an information designer, typographer, and academic. He is currently Head of Department of Communication Design and Director of the Centre for Communication Design at the Hong Kong Design Institute; Distinguished Research Fellow at the Type Lab of the Shanghai Academy of Fine Arts, Shanghai University. His previous appointments include Associate Professor and Director of the MA Information Design programme at the University of Reading, UK; leader of the Communication Design discipline and founding leader of the Information Design Lab at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Nov 27, 202301:10:51
06 Alan Jones, Curious Human

06 Alan Jones, Curious Human

Al Jones is a very curious human, who has lived in greater Vancouver BC, Canada his entire life. The exception being extensive international and domestic travel. He has two healthy, honest, hard-working, and committed sons with his former wife who died of cancer over a decade ago. He is fortunate to be in another loving relationship.
His work interests lie in people and what motivates them to do the things they do. Often Al finds that people do many amazing things in addition to some dumb things which can be costly. Al’s work has been largely focused on how to remediate and minimize the dumb things we do.
Nov 27, 202337:21
05 Nicole Ho-Sang, Personal Coach

05 Nicole Ho-Sang, Personal Coach

Nicole Ho-Sang is an Energy HEALER and Personal Coach, Helping creatives improve health to balance lifestyle & success
Nov 27, 202349:01
04 Dr. Garnet Hertz, Canada Research Chair

04 Dr. Garnet Hertz, Canada Research Chair

Garnet Hertz is Canada Research Chair in Design and Media Arts, and is Associate Professor of Design at Emily Carr University. His art and research investigates DIY culture, electronic art and critical design practices. He has exhibited in 18 countries in venues including SIGGRAPH, Ars Electronica, and DEAF and has won top international awards for his work.
Nov 27, 202301:22:25
03 Mahyar Saeedi, Podcast Host

03 Mahyar Saeedi, Podcast Host

Mahyar Saeedi is a Digital media designer and content strategist from Vancouver, BC. He works on projects that he’s truly passionate about. He creates personal projects of his own and thrives off learning new skills. On top of that he is the host of Vancouver’s eminent No Fun City Podcast.
Nov 27, 202301:25:07
02 Srushti Kulkarni, UI/UX Designer

02 Srushti Kulkarni, UI/UX Designer

Srushti Kulkarni is a UI/UX Designer who recently completed her MDes at the Emily Carr University of Art+Design with a particular interest in healthcare design. Having worked in India, on designing an emergency watch for senior citizens for two years, she has always been intrigued by the manner in which smart technology is persistently helping the older adult in advancing at the same pace as the evolution of technology.
Nov 27, 202339:09
01 Natasa Razak, Interior Architect

01 Natasa Razak, Interior Architect

Natasha Razak was born in 1981 in Belgrade, Serbia. After finishing high school, she enrolled in Applied Arts studies in France. She graduated from the University “Pascal Paoli” in Corsica. She completed her master's studies at University “Le Mirail” in Toulouse, and then at the Faculty of Art and Design in Belgrade, specialising herself in interior architecture for people with disabilities. France, India, Saudi Arabia, Peru, Turkey are some of the countries where she lived and worked.
Nov 27, 202355:23
134 Marian Bantjes, Design Legend
Nov 23, 202318:12
133 Jakob Trollbäck, Founder

133 Jakob Trollbäck, Founder

Jakob Trollbäck is the founder of The New Division and Trollbäck + Company. He is the main architect behind the communication language for the United Nation's 17 Global Goals, an ambitious and inspiring agenda for a better world by 2030. With offices in Stockholm and New York, he is specializing in strategy and communication for sustainability.

Nov 22, 202356:19
132 Eli Woolery, Lecturer
Nov 21, 202321:14
131 Irene Vlachou, Type Designer

131 Irene Vlachou, Type Designer

Irene Vlachou (*1981) gained her Masters in Type Design at the University of Reading in 2004. She subsequently started to collaborate with international type foundries and corporations, working as a type designer and as a Greek type consultant. From 2013 to 2019 she was senior designer and variable font expert at Type-Together. From January 2020 she is back to full time freelancing Greek and variable fonts.

Nov 20, 202314:37
130 Amy Lima, Product Designer

130 Amy Lima, Product Designer

I'm a first-generation Brazilian-American product designer most recently working on end-to-end design experiences at Amp, a new live radio app by Amazon Music. Previously, I worked on creator tools at Pinterest as the org's first-ever Product Design Apprentice.

Nov 16, 202323:15
129 Adam Urklinski, UX and HMI Designer

129 Adam Urklinski, UX and HMI Designer

Adam is a Lead UX/UI Designer at Volvo Cars, with a background in digital design and Human-computer Interaction. He’s passionate about the intersection between the physical and the digital realm, where he strives to make those experiences delightful and seamless.

Nov 11, 202325:08
128 Chloe Gottlieb, Executive Coach

128 Chloe Gottlieb, Executive Coach

Chloe's unique approach to Executive Coaching and Product Design consulting combines twenty + years of experience in Executive UX Leadership and Digital Product Design. Most recently, Chloe was the Product Design Director of Google Shopping. Prior to Google, she was the Chief Creative Officer at R/GA.

Nov 07, 202329:52
127 Vida Jurcic, Founding Partner

127 Vida Jurcic, Founding Partner

Vida is a founding partner of Hangar 18 Design Continuum, whose work has been recognized by Communication Arts, Applied Arts, The One Show, Graphis, the Summit Awards and New York Festivals.


Nov 05, 202323:18
126 Lili Gao, Consultant

126 Lili Gao, Consultant

I am passionate about people and career development, especially for women, people of color and those who are the first in their family to experience corporate life/professional services.

Oct 28, 202316:16
125 Lauren Von Dehsen, Experience Designer

125 Lauren Von Dehsen, Experience Designer

I am an Experience Designer (UX) with a background in both physical and digital design. My passion is to create products and tools that make our lives easier through technology but with the simplicity and ease of the analogue world. I'm obsessed with the Internet of Things, tangible interaction and the death of two-dimensional screens. But, I will never give up my paper to-do lists and bound books.


Oct 22, 202331:35
124 Glynis Tao, Business Consultant

124 Glynis Tao, Business Consultant

Hi, I’m Glynis. I’m a business consultant and SEO specialist for apparel and fashion companies. With my 20 years of experience in the apparel industry, I bring a wealth of knowledge that I want to share with people in need. I worked for big brands, such as Club Monaco and Reebok, before successfully running my own clothing design company for over ten years.

Oct 17, 202329:04
123 Ezgi Akcinar, PhD

123 Ezgi Akcinar, PhD

Stanford PhD, working with exceptional individuals & impact-oriented teams for high performance 


Oct 11, 202313:30
122 Ellen Lupton, Design Legend

122 Ellen Lupton, Design Legend

Ellen Lupton (born 1963) is a graphic designer, curator, writer, critic, and educator. Known for her love of typography,[1] Lupton is the Betty Cooke and William O. Steinmetz Design Chair at Maryland Institute College of Art.[2]

Oct 09, 202319:21
121 Nick Shinn, Typeface Designer

121 Nick Shinn, Typeface Designer

Nick Shinn (born London, England, 1952) is a typeface designer.[1] He attended Bedford School then Leeds Polytechnic, where he earned a Dip. AD in Fine Art. Of his typeface designs, Shinn says, “Beautiful letters aren’t enough to make a successful typeface; I also want to create faces that are design solutions.”

Oct 03, 202329:38
120 Patrick Neeman, VP

120 Patrick Neeman, VP

A user experience leader for design teams in startups or high-growth organizations. Experience includes developing design thinking adoption strategies within organizations, the conception of new product lines, iteratively redesigning existing products to improve engagement through product led growth, and the implementation of design systems in distributed environments.

Oct 01, 202329:08
119 Kurt Whitelaw, Creative Director

119 Kurt Whitelaw, Creative Director

A creative director & product designer now based in Barcelona, who specializes in strategic design narratives for global audiences. Crafting immersive digital experiences with an emphasis on a human-centered approach with quality storytelling.

Sep 26, 202322:20
118 Sachin Chaves, Web Developer

118 Sachin Chaves, Web Developer

As a web developer with experience working on diverse projects and using a range of tools and technologies, I'm dedicated to creating seamless and visually engaging digital experiences.


Sep 23, 202310:41
117 Mahyar Saeedi, Digital Media Designer

117 Mahyar Saeedi, Digital Media Designer

Digital media designer and content strategist from Vancouver, BC. I work on projects that I'm genuinely passionate about. I create personal projects of my own and thrive off learning new skills. I love collaborating as well as surrounding myself with creative and like-minded individuals. Check out my podcast, No Fun City, where I highlight the fun, creative, and inspiring people in and around Vancouver, Canada.


Sep 21, 202301:08:26
116 Zaid Hisham, Architect

116 Zaid Hisham, Architect

This is where I step in.

I’m Zaid.

I connect the dots.

I create and discover.

I’m an architect.


Sep 14, 202315:46
115 Bruno Oro, Academic

115 Bruno Oro, Academic

Eighteen years of experience in the fields of Product, Graphic and Interior Design, conceptualizing, designing, documenting, managing, supervising, and researching both commercial and academic projects. Worked worldwide as designer as well as Academic with great success in organizing and leading teams.

Sep 12, 202315:46
114 Miklos Philips, UX Leader

114 Miklos Philips, UX Leader

Miklos is a lead UI/UX/product designer with over 17 years of experience. He is a proponent of user-centered design (UCD) practices and design thinking.

Sep 11, 202314:16
113 Kris Krüg, Storyteller

113 Kris Krüg, Storyteller

a digital pioneer, acclaimed photographer, creative technologist, author, and educator. My journey has taken me from the sunny shores of California to the vibrant cityscape of Vancouver, where I share my life with my faithful companion, Baby Jesus. My mantra? “Technology is best when it brings people together,”

Sep 07, 202322:47
112 Abhi Murali, Storyteller

112 Abhi Murali, Storyteller

Abhinandan Murali is a storyteller and a professional cook who has a plethora of short films, good stories and dry puns. Hailing from the incredible land of India, Abhinandan loves to see life under a microscope. If you enjoy seeing life through the lens of nostalgia and childlike innocence, check out his work

Aug 31, 202315:50
111 Lasse Joergensen, Videographer

111 Lasse Joergensen, Videographer

Creating a video is about forging genuine connections and making a lasting impact. It’s like sowing a seed of inspiration and nurturing it until it blossoms into something extraordinary.

I spent most of my life in Copenhagen, Denmark, cultivating a passion for creativity.


Aug 30, 202313:39
109 Karla Mercado, Designer

109 Karla Mercado, Designer

I am fortunate to develop my career as a Digital Artist into what I love, that is creating designs, characters and levels that connect with people and new experiences to be explored
Aug 25, 202311:56
110 Chris Do, Designer

110 Chris Do, Designer

Chris Do is an Emmy award-winning designer, director, CEO and Chief Strategist of Blind and the founder of The Futur—an online education platform with the mission of teaching 1 billion people how to make a living doing what they love.
Aug 24, 202317:15
108 Jean François Porchez, Type Designer

108 Jean François Porchez, Type Designer

Jean François Porchez (born in 1964) is a French type designer.[1] He founded the French type foundry Typofonderie in 1994. He was president of ATypI (Association Typographique Internationale), the leading organisation of type designers from 2004 to 2007. He is probably best known for releasing the new typefaces for Le Monde, the French evening newspaper in 1994. He has designed custom typefaces for customers such as Beyoncé Knowles.

Aug 21, 202336:44
107 Alexandra Sumina, UI/UX Designer

107 Alexandra Sumina, UI/UX Designer

A  passionate UI/UX designer from Ukraine. I love creating minimalistic and understandable designs. In my work, I operate with curiosity and sensitivity.

Aug 10, 202329:22
106 Roman Wilhelm, Type Designer

106 Roman Wilhelm, Type Designer

Berlin-based designer Roman Wilhelm (born 1976) studied visual communication at Burg Giebichenstein University of Art and Design Halle (Saale) in Germany, and under Professor Fred Smeijers for a typeface design master’s degree at the Academy of Visual Arts.

Aug 09, 202301:27:47
105 Christian Nicolay, Artist

105 Christian Nicolay, Artist

A Canadian interdisiplinary artist working between Kelowna and Vancouver BC. His diverse body of work employs a wide range of media and techniques often seeking pathways that intercept traditional ways of working with materials.

Jun 20, 202322:25
104 Pauline Lai, Designer

104 Pauline Lai, Designer

I am a UX/UI designer specializing in cross-cultural design in both print and digital development. I work with businesses, restaurants, real estate projects, professionals and startups for the past 22 years. With my BBA in marketing.

Jun 09, 202325:23
103 Connor Lowe, Designer

103 Connor Lowe, Designer

Connor's greatest strength lies in his exemplary leadership by example and his unwavering commitment to pushing creative boundaries. He possesses a remarkable ability to unite people and foster a culture of collaboration. His unique blend of creative vision and technical expertise sets him apart and empowers his team to deliver outstanding results.

Jun 08, 202325:34
102 Gail Anderson, Design Legend

102 Gail Anderson, Design Legend

Gail Anderson (born 1962) is an American graphic designer, writer, and educator-[1] known for her typographic skill, hand-lettering and poster design. Gail Anderson's family migrated to the Bronx, New York from Jamaica. She was the first-generation American, and first-generation college-educated in her family. She graduated from the School of Visual Arts with a BFA in 1984,[4] where she was taught by Paula Scher

Jun 05, 202320:59
101 Ria Chatterjee, Student

101 Ria Chatterjee, Student

Ria holds advanced education certification on creating short films and documentaries from University of Washington. A student of creative arts, I have developed a keen sense of visual concepts and out of the box thinking at an early age. Armed with a Bachelor of Design from Raffles, one of the respected International Design Houses and an Advanced Diploma in 3D Design from the Maya Academy of Advanced Cinematics (MAAC), I stepped into my professional career as an intern with 'Plus One Degree', the internal design function of HCL Technologies , known for its disruptive and award winning marketing campaigns in the Tech industry.

May 25, 202323:24
100 John Bondoc, Industrial Designer

100 John Bondoc, Industrial Designer

My approach to driving growth involves leading design teams to deliver immediate value to customers and clients through close collaboration with merchants and internal stakeholders. Leveraging my hard-earned international business experience and deep understanding of consumer behaviour, I excel at creative and collaborative problem-solving, formulating design strategies, and executing them through creative leadership.

May 24, 202301:04:40
99 Evan Lee, Artist

99 Evan Lee, Artist

Lee is known for exhibitions of his experimental photography and painting, and also for working across a range of media and subjects, as well as teaching and writing.


May 11, 202320:27
98 Mark Simonson, Type Designer

98 Mark Simonson, Type Designer

Mark Simonson (born 1955) is an American independent type designer who works in St. Paul, Minnesota.Simonson has described his typefaces as often being inspired by lettering styles of the past, such as the graphic design of the 1970s, Art Deco graphics and wood type.

May 02, 202334:15
97 Jesse Showalter, Internet Personality

97 Jesse Showalter, Internet Personality

Hi my name is Jesse. I design cool projects for startups, create online content, and teach about design, code and life

Apr 20, 202315:09
96 Julie Van Oyen, Designer

96 Julie Van Oyen, Designer

Julie Van Oyen is a designer and researcher whose work involves embodied design research, more-than-human interactions, and public sector digital service design. She is also an educator and mentor in the areas of UX/UI, interaction, and service design.

Apr 13, 202317:16
95 Bhumika Kalra, Student

95 Bhumika Kalra, Student

I am Bhumika Kalra. An 18 year old, born and raised in Bali, Indonesia.Being away from home for the last few years has given me the opportunity to learn, explore and find my strengths. Throughout my life, I have learnt the values of compassion and service. Values that act as a drive to push and motivate myself every day. I have implemented these attributes to my involvement in the communities around me, through volunteering, organising events and empathising with those around me. I remind myself that I am driven.

Apr 10, 202325:47