John LePore is a highly skilled professional known for blending creative innovation with pragmatic thinking. His career is marked by his ability to inspire excitement about the future through consulting with organizations, leading teams, or directing innovation. With a rich background as the Principal/Chief Creative at Perception, LePore has excelled in motion design and user experience and has over a decade of leadership, direction, and strategy. He is an accomplished public speaker who captivates audiences worldwide by demystifying popular films and products. LePore distinguishes himself in consulting, offering concentrated value to overcome specific challenges, inspiring leadership and forging new competencies within organizations. Based in the NYC Metro area, he consults globally, contributing to film, technology, automotive, and more, and is accessible through various social media platforms and professional networks. SPEAKER LINKS Host, Paul Syng: https://linktr.ee/paulsyng Guest, John LePore: https://twitter.com/JohnnyMotion EPISODE LINKS Spotify, Apple, Anchor & more: https://anchor.fm/PAULSYNG _ F1 + Apple Vision Pro Concept https://youtu.be/y9FpgxNeWJk?si=4_TlkNgxwNvbhMbU TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 Greetings 00:01:53 Who is John? 00:13:46 How John thinks about his work with Marvel Avengers 00:24:34 What it means to have genuine empathy 00:30:22 What it means to get curious 00:38:13 Meeting clients where they are 00:46:47 John's Black Panther story 00:52:44 Detaching from the outcome 00:58:13 The holy trinity question by Paul 01:01:07 How John thinks about Digital Product Design 01:07:55 John's hot take on the Apple Vision Pro 01:10:04 John's F1 concept was viewed over 55 million times 01:14:49 A simple way to understand "The Metaverse' 01:20:13 Why do automobile interfaces suck 01:29:46 What Hanz Zimmer & Linkin Park and cars have in common 01:35:05 John's involvement with top-secret projects 01:39:29 Working in digital product vs automotive company 01:51:45 What John's race instructor dad taught him 02:03:35 John's design of the Porsche instrument gauge cluster 02:17:02 Designing for the future vs futuristic design 02:28:07 John's on a mission, and you should hire him 02:34:38 3001 Questions all about me 02:37:44 Paul summarizes key takeaways 02:39:25 Closing remarks by John