About the Episode: In Part 1 of this KBP episode Kevin and I discuss his perspective of a Kickback as reset, his ritual love for running, his greatest joy in his son and how his son's curiousity leads us in the conversation of his brand new book, Nonlinear: Navigating Design with Curiosity and Conviction

About the Guest:

Kevin Bethune is the Founder & Chief Creative Officer of dreams • design + life, a "think tank" that delivers design & innovation services using a human-centered approach. Kevin's background spans engineering, business and design in equal proportion over his 25+ year career, positioning him to help brands deliver meaningful innovations to enrich people's lives. Kevin began his career as a mechanical engineer in the nuclear power industry.

This chapter gave him deep product experience working with high performing teams across 14 nuclear reactor upgrade campaigns. After his MBA, Kevin joined Nike, Inc. in a business capacity, but quickly navigated to the Global Footwear product engine to drive advanced digital product creation capabilities, discovering the world of design in the process. After solidifying his creative foundation through further studies at ArtCenter College of Design, Kevin co-founded distinct design & innovation capabilities at two Tier 1 management consulting firms in Booz & Co. and the Boston Consulting Group (BCG). As Vice President of Strategic Design at BCG Digital Ventures, he led a large cohort of designers that would influence and shape every corporate venture spun out from the incubator. Kevin left BCG Digital Ventures to carve his own path under the banner of dreams • design + life, focusing on unlocking human potential through strategic design, industrial design and the building of new ecologies.

Connect with Kevin Bethune:

Kevin's Personal Site

Kevin's Company Site

Preorder Nonlinear

Instagram - @kevinbethune

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About the Episode:

In Part 1 of this KBP episode, Ritesh and I discuss sustainability through fashion, at its finest, our definition of girl and boy math, and what it could look like to experience moods of a kickback through the lens of scent.

About the Guest:

Ritesh Gupta (he/they) is a Wieden+Kennedy alum & former director at 2 Shark Tank companies, Ritesh is the Founder of Useful School and volunteer for Where Are The Black Designers? Ritesh has helped rebrand one of the world's largest nonprofits, redesign an app to become one of Apple's favorite apps of the year, triple a website's conversions, and launch new business models. If you'd like to sponsor or partner with Useful School, need a designer, workshop facilitator, or speaker please get in contact with Ritesh!

Connect with Ritesh:

UsefulSchool Instagram

UsefulSchool LinkedIn

Ritesh's Site

Ritesh's LinkedIn

Referenced Songs from the Episodes:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The KBP Music Playlist⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

The Useful School Playlist

Referenced Resources ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Visit the KBP site ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Connect with me & KBP:

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