Burger King & Star Wars Branding Expert Said NO TO THE CEO JOB! - Debbie Millman

About this episode

Debbie Millman discusses her career, the importance of timing in decision-making, and her experiences in the design and podcasting worlds.

She built one of the first podcasts in the world. She turned down the CEO job after twenty years. And she wants you to ask yourself one question: if not now, when? In this episode of Truth Works, Jessica Neal and co-host Peter Clarke sit down with Debbie Millman, the founder and host of Design Matters, the longest-running design podcast in the world, now in its twentieth year. Over two decades, Debbie has interviewed more than 700 of the world's most creative people, written eight b...

People in this episode

Hosts: Jessica Neal, Peter Clarke

Guest: Debbie Millman

Topics covered

• branding
• podcasting
• design
• career decisions
• creativity

Keywords

• Debbie Millman
• podcast
• branding
• Design Matters
• career

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Design Matters, Burger King, Star Wars

More episodes of TruthWorks

• Fortune 500 work with this CEO building a $1billion dollar company with 100 people - Siobhan Savage. · June 9, 2026 · 50 min
• $10B Gusto CEO: "Imagine Describing Your Idea The 10,000th Time, Will You Still Be Excited?" · June 2, 2026 · 50 min
• $0 to $750M - From Starting Hotel Empire at 11 to Biggest Raise in Legal Tech - Dan Mishin · May 26, 2026 · 47 min
• Ex-Google HR Boss & CHRO At Oura: Why Most Companies get People Completely Wrong! · May 19, 2026 · 50 min
• The 6 Second Trick That Wins Every Negotiation: FBI's Hostage Negotiator || Chris Voss · May 12, 2026 · 46 min
• $29 Billion CPO Reveals how they Manage 70,000 Employees - Michael Bowes · May 5, 2026 · 59 min