The Gently Mad

download Download MP3 Josh is a self-proclaimed starter. He’s involved in many things, but probably best known as a writer and business strategist. He talks with Adam about what it takes to be successful, designing systems, acting on inspiration and getting things done. More Josh @joshlong Josh’s Personal Site Show Notes Josh’s 2013 Valio Con [...]

download Download MP3 Erik Reagan is a co-founder and the technical director of Focus Lab. He talks with Adam about his background as a musician, the genesis of Focus Lab, growing slowly and the importance of saying no. More Erik Focus Lab @erikreagan Show Notes The E-Myth Mike Boyink Ryan Irelan 2Cellos Good Will Hunting [...]

download Download MP3 Chase Reeves is a designer and most recently a co-founder of Fizzle. He talked with Adam about art, business, how to create memorable experiences with audiences and the creative struggles we all face in life. We also recorded another hour I’d like to release here as a special episode. We had a [...]

download Download MP3 Kevin Richardson and Jonathan Christopher talk with Adam about how they started Iron to Iron, why they only take on one client at a time, partnership dynamics and some of the struggles with running a small design firm. More Kevin & Jonathan Iron to Iron @ENCRGothers @jchristopher Monday by Noon Encourage Others [...]

download Download MP3 Geoff Teehan, a parter at Teehan+Lax, talks with Adam about the genesis of Teehan+Lax, finding clients and scaling a business from two people to several dozen. More Geoff @gt Teehan+Lax Show Notes The Teehan+Lax Story 204 Beech Avenue Weezer (Red Album) The IT Crowd Medium Raw – Anthony Bourdain This episode is [...]

download Download MP3 Sarah Parementer, a multi-disciplinary designer and owner of You Know How, talks with Adam about growing up with a supportive family, starting a business at a teenager and a new business she hopes to launch soon. More Sarah Sarah’s Personal Site @sazzy You Know Who Show Notes Execute Podcast Too Lazy to [...]

download Download MP3 Mike Rundle is the creator of Design then Code and an iOS designer and developer. He talked with Adam about his path to the web, his thoughts on getting started as an app maker, teaching and some cool new things coming up. More Mike Mike’s Personal Site @flyosity Design then Code Show [...]

download Download MP3 Ryan Sims is Head of Design at Rdio and creator of some truly iconic websites. He talks with Adam about the origins of his design career, the importance of deep friendships and starting life over in San Francisco. More Ryan Ryan’s Personal Site @simmy Rdio Show Notes Frightened Rabbit John Grant – [...]

download Download MP3 As the brains behind CSS-Tricks.com and Codepen.io, Chris Coyier is a man of many talents. We talked about building products, running blogs, podcasting, speaking and challenges faced along the way. More Chris Chris’ Personal Site @chriscoyier CSS-Tricks.com Codepen.io Shop Talk Show Show Notes The Manual J Roddy Walston And The Business – [...]

download Download MP3 Jason Santa Maria, co-founder of Editorially and A Book Apart, talks about growing up in the country, life in New York, design, education, failure, typography and more. More Jason Jason’s Personal Site @jasonsantamaria Editorially A Book Apart Show Notes The Man Who Wasn’t There Jason’s recommended books The Thermals Miller’s Crossing The [...]

download Download MP3 Jonathan Christopher is a front-end developer and Co-Founder of Iron to Iron. We talked about how he got into front-end development, the importance of process, priorities, business development and more. More Jonathan Monday By Noon @jchristopher Iron to Iron Show Notes Adobe Max Too Lazy to Blog This Or The Apocalypse Oh, [...]

download Download MP3 Jenn Lukas, Interactive Director at HappyCog, talks about her path to becoming a front-end developer extraordinaire, writing and speaking, vegetarian cheesesteaks and ice cream. Show Notes Jenn’s Personal Site @jennlukas Happy Cog Ladies in Tech The Nerdary Fuck Yeah Hovers Young Galaxy She and Him: Vol 3 Veronica Mars Game of Thrones [...]

download Download MP3 Yaron Schoen, former design lead at Twitter, talks about working for himself vs. a large company, what it was like growing up in Israel and how that has affected his career. Show Notes Yaron’s Personal Site @yarcom Devendra Banhart Game of Thrones House of Cards Seinfeld 2001: A Space Odyssey The Golden [...]

download Download MP3 Chris Bowler, co-founder of Fusion Ads and support specialist for Campaign Monitor, talks about life in British Columbia, growing his own food, the importance of contrast in life and what it’s like starting and selling businesses. Show Notes Chris’ Personal Site Campaign Monitor @chrisbowler Unknown Mortal Orchestra A Wrinkle in Time Forgotten [...]

download Download MP3 Noah Stokes, known on the web as motherfuton, talks about the origin of that name, his path from front-end developer to business owner, the power of pForm and music. Lots and lots of music. Show Notes Noah’s Personal Site Bold @motherfuton One Republic – Native Stone Temple Pilots Dead Sara House of [...]