The GDUSA Podcast: Conversations About Graphic Design

Paul Leibowitz founded Leibowitz, a 12-person branding and design company started in 1991. Leibowitz enjoys working with clients in many industries, including financial services, media, higher ed and human services. At Leibowitz, they believe effective communication isn’t about being loud. It’s about listening. Driven by research, their strategists, designers, writers and developers use critical thinking to tell a brand’s story. Paul serves on the Dean’s Council for the Syracuse U...

Mike Perry is the founder and chief creative officer of Tavern, a Brooklyn-based global creative agency crafting timeless brands across food, beverage, hospitality, and beyond. With 15+ years at the forefront of brand building, Mike’s earned a reputation as a certified creative powerhouse. His career spans leading roles at top global studios like Stranger & Stranger, Design Bridge, and JKR, and media giants like NBC Sports and TikTok. He’s the creative mind behind some of the industry’s m...

In this episode of The GDUSA Podcast, we welcome Paige Breedlove, Vice President and Senior Digital Recruiter at Robert Half’s Digital Talent Center, and Lucy Marino, Executive Director of Robert Half’s marketing and creative practice. Together, Paige and Lucy offer an expert perspective on the evolving nature of creative work—specifically, the accelerating shift from traditional graphic design to digital-first production and media. Drawing on their extensive experience guiding both companies...

Stephanie is a strategic, data-driven sustainability, ESG and communications leader who is currently Sr. Director, ESG at global talent solutions firm Robert Half. She collaborates across the enterprise to find ways to continue and amplify the company's focus on ethics, integrity, innovation and inclusion, and she stands firm in the belief that she must learn and work each and every day on how to show up as a supporter and collaborator to act in allyship with historically excluded group...

Paper is Michele's world. With 25+ years in the industry, she's seen a lot of changes. Watching technology infiltrate every aspect of our lives, she believes paper and print has evolved to a point where it can be considered a new medium. People respond to beautiful print, unique substrates and tangible things more than ever before. The right paper can be the critical factor that not only elevates a brand but helps define it - increasing shelf presence, brand equity, and response rates while d...

Alex Moulton works with brands to inspire transformation and creativity through design, music, art, and technology. Since 2016, he has been Chief Creative Officer at branding and design studio Trollbäck+Company where he helps businesses communicate with purpose, shape culture, and become more sustainable. Rosie Garschina recently returned to Trollbäck+Company as Creative Director, leading the studio's creative global branding and campaign initiatives. Garschina has been at the helm of ...

Christine Gaspar is a designer and planner with over 15 years of experience in community engaged design practice. Since 2009, she has been CUP’s Executive Director. Before that, she was Assistant Director of the Gulf Coast Community Design Studio in Biloxi, Mississippi, where she provided architectural design and community planning services to low-income communities of color recovering from Hurricane Katrina. She is a founding member of the Design Futures Leadership Forum Advisory Board and h...

Gordon talks to Diane Domeyer, Executive Director of The Creative Group, about in-demand design skills, the need women and minorities in creative leadership positions,, and why it's a job seeker's market. Diane Domeyer is the executive director at The Creative Group, a creative staffing firm. She has spent over 24 years at Robert Half, helping to connect interactive, design, marketing, and public relations professionals to the companies that want to hire them. Diane is called upon often to pr...

Gordon talks to Brett Traylor, cofounder and senior partner at creative agency Thinkso, about growing up in a printing family, designing for good, and the derivation of his firm's name. Brett cofounded Thinkso and, as senior partner, provides creative leadership on every project. He has attracted a diverse clientele of corporate, cultural, and nonprofit organizations with his conceptual strength and bold execution. Throughout his career, Brett has worked on high-profile projects for a variety...

Host Gordon Kaye speaks with Janet Odgis, president and creative director of Odgis + Company, an award-winning, woman-owned design firm based in New York City, that has worked with some of the world's most prestigious corporations. Janet Odgis is President and Creative Director at Odgis + Co., an award-winning, woman-owned branding firm in New York City. She founded Odgis + Co. in 1985 after receiving her MFA from Yale University. Previously, she had been a Special Projects Designer at Random...