Angela Belt's aspirations of working in politics quickly changed when she realized her authenticity was being compromised. While deciding where she wanted to focus next, a job at Room & Board ignited her appreciation for interior design. We talk about her time at Wayfair, working on a book with her sister, and building her own company.

As the son of a carpenter, Hugh Elliott has been building since he was very young. Eventually, he pursed a career in computers and graphics which had him designing websites, though reproducing similar ideas one after another eventually became stale. Hugh shares how he started connecting his trade craft skills with his technology sense to solve unique problems and help others create new experiences.

Ed Johnetta Miller is an accomplished quilt and fiber artist. Her love of textiles began when her family moved out of the south for a better life in the 1950's. Since then, she has become a respected artist, educator, and social justice advocate with work reflecting the riches and struggles of African and African American people. She has works in the permanent collections of the Smithsonian, the Nelson Mandela Museum, and many other international institutions.

Nikita Prokhorov is a letter artist and designer who was influenced by architecture and painting through his Grandfather when he was young. After emigrating from Russia with his family, he shares what lead to his focus in design, his experiences teaching, and why he often keeps the computer off and starts an idea on paper.

Michael Fielder enlisted in the Navy after high school and that lead to a camera being put into his hands for the first time. We talk about the early days of his career working at the Magnum offices and various newspapers, as well as his ongoing personal project, Working Journal.

Suzanne McKenzie is an entrepreneur, strategist, and designer. A brand has the ability to have social impact and Suzanne shares how her understanding of this came to be. We talk about her time in advertising at Arnold, starting a foundation in memory of a loved one, and how Able Made is creating things responsibly while supporting city-youth empowerment and health education.

Andrei Kallaur is a designer and creative director. The design of train cars developed a fascination with typography and color that Andrei has to this day. We talk about his early influences of skateboarding and graffiti culture as well as his career which has included roles at New York Magazine, The New York Times, and Google.

Michael Ashtrachan is an illustrator, animator and founder of XVIVO. Ever since he could hold a pencil, Michael has been drawing and sketching. His commercial career started with illustration, though once the tools for animation became accessible, it became his primary focus. We talk about how he got into medical animation and the influence art and creativity has in science.