Ritesh Gupta is the founder of Useful School, a pay-what-you-can creative school for overlooked talent, and a multi-hyphenate kind of creative. On any given day you might find Ritesh in the midst of a design client feedback round, coaching a rising design leader, or deciding what outfit to sport at a vintage clothes event.
In this episode, Ritesh shares about navigating a season of doubling down on what brings them joy — making room for texture, fragrance, and cultural heritage— and asking better questions. We talk about his philosophy of expanding scope, why he wears the same outfit to build trust, and how being unafraid of numbers has made him a stronger, more intuitive designer.
If you’ve ever wrestled with balancing wealth and values, questioned when to let others into your creative process, or wondered how to do an audit of all of your work activities to figure out what is worth keeping, give this one a listen!
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