Alison Rand has shaped some of the most respected design cultures in tech—from Frog and Hot Studio to SAP—before turning her focus to the intersection of design, humanity, and midlife. Her new book, Finding Sense and Purpose in Design Leadership (MIT Press), explores how personal history, emotion, and cultural systems shape the way we build and lead. She’s also the co-founder of 40|50, a platform and community that brings women together through story, health, and shared experience. In this ep...
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Alison Rand has shaped some of the most respected design cultures in tech—from Frog and Hot Studio to SAP—before turning her focus to the intersection of design, humanity, and midlife. Her new book, Finding Sense and Purpose in Design Leadership (MIT Press), explores how personal history, emotion, and cultural systems shape the way we build and lead. She’s also the co-founder of 40|50, a platform and community that brings women together through story, health, and shared experience. In this ep...
Alison Rand has shaped some of the most respected design cultures in tech—from Frog and Hot Studio to SAP—before turning her focus to the intersection of design, humanity, and midlife. Her new book, Finding Sense and Purpose in Design Leadership (MIT Press), explores how personal history, emotion, and cultural systems shape the way we build and lead. She’s also the co-founder of 40|50, a platform and community that brings women together through story, health, and shared experience. In this ep...
In this powerful conversation, Olivia sits down with Olympian and coach Mechelle Freeman—three-time Olympic gold medalist and founder of MF 100—to unpack the mindset, faith, and systems that have defined her journey from athlete to visionary leader. Mechelle shares how she turned moments of setback into full-circle triumphs, from dropping the baton in Beijing to leading Team USA’s women’s relays to gold in Tokyo and Paris. Listeners will hear how Mechelle applies her 100% intensity philosophy...
In this episode of Building Iconic, Olivia sits down with Josh Lowman, founder and CEO of Gold Front, a San Francisco–based category design studio behind some of the world’s most forward-thinking brands. Josh shares how he turned fear into action—launching Gold Front in his forties after years of hesitation—and why the agency’s hybrid approach to strategy and creativity has made it one of the most respected in the tech world. This conversation explores the tension between ambition and authent...
Olivia sits down with Ahana, founder and CEO of Clear, a YC-backed beauty tech company that tells you which skincare products actually do something instead of just draining your wallet. Ahana went from physics student to accidental entrepreneur after years of acne, useless prescriptions, and too many doctors who didn’t talk to each other. Armed with spreadsheets, photos of her own face, and a healthy disregard for industry nonsense, she built Clear to track products like a science experiment ...
Alison Rand has shaped some of the most respected design cultures in tech—from Frog and Hot Studio to SAP—before turning her focus to the intersection of design, humanity, and midlife. Her new book, Finding Sense and Purpose in Design Leadership (MIT Press), explores how personal history, emotion, and cultural systems shape the way we build and lead. She’s also the co-founder of 40|50, a platform and community that brings women together through story, health, and shared experience. In this ep...
