Stephen Gates on Speaking the Language of Business

About this episode

Stephen Gates discusses the intersection of design and business communication.

This week on the DesignThinkers podcast, I’m joined by Stephen Gates—global design leader, keynote speaker, and host of The Crazy One podcast. Stephen’s career has spanned more than 20 years leading creative teams at companies like Apple, Citi, InVision, and McCann, where he’s built award-winning work across branding, product design, and customer experience. Known for his candid, no-nonsense approach to leadership and creativity, Stephen now works with organizations and teams around the world...

People in this episode

Host: unknown

Guest: Stephen Gates

Topics covered

• design leadership
• business communication
• creative teams
• branding
• product design
• customer experience

Keywords

• design
• leadership
• creativity
• branding
• customer experience
• keynote speaker
• creative teams

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Apple, Citi, InVision, McCann, The Crazy One

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