Jony Ive - Steve Job's spiritual partner and Apple's Shadow CEO

Steve Jobs may have been the face of Apple, but Jony Ive was its quiet power. In this episode of Confidants, we explore how Apple’s chief designer became Jobs’s spiritual partner and shadow CEO, shaping the company’s most iconic products from the iMac to the iPhone.Discover how Ive transformed Apple’s design culture from “make it look pretty” to the creative engine that saved the company from collapse and built one of the most admired brands.We’ll unpack what their partnership reveals about ideas, innovation, and how vision gets translated into reality through collaboration, trust, and relentless craft.Leander Kahney’s book Jony Ive: The Genius Behind Apple’s Greatest Products served as this episodes jumping off point.