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Better Future Channel

by Design Exec Club

Interviews, panels, conversations with global design executives - discussing how to solve and accelerate to the future faster with a design lens

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Episodes

  1. Town Hall #86 - Beyond Zero, ASIA - Design Exec Club

    Hosted by Mark Bergin - Founder of the Design Exec Club / DRIVENxDESIGN Panel: Dylan Brady - Conductor at Decibel Architecture Ole Rauberg - Head of Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan and S.Korea at RH Lucy Grant - Communications Coordinator at the DEsign Exec Club / DRIVENxDESIGN References: Hans Rosling...

  2. Town Hall #83 - Beyond Zero, AUS - Design Exec Club

    Hosted by Mark Bergin - Founder & CEO at DRIVENxDESIGN / The Design Exec Club Panel: Julia Monk - Hospitality Thought Leader, Architect, Interior Designer David Montgomery - Director at Scaffad Lorena Gaxiola - Director at Lorena Gaxiola Interiors Richard Henderson - Founder & CEO at R-Co Brand...

  3. David Constantine - Better Future Spotlight - Design Exec Club

    Our founder Mark Bergin is joined by David Constantine for this episode of the Better Future Spotlight. David is Principal and Director at Ellis Jones and is thoroughly committed to using design as a positive change maker. David and Mark challenge each other to reflect on their own understandings...

  4. Town Hall #79 - Impact, AUS - Design Exec Club

    Hosted by Mark Bergin - Founder of the Design Exec Club & DRIVENxDESIGN Guests: Celso Borges - Experience Design Director, ASEAN at Concentrix Tigerspike Betsy Sweat - Head of Asia Pacific at RH Lorena Gaxiola - Director at Lorena Gaxiola Richard Henderson - Founder & CEO at R-Co Brand View the...

  5. Phil Nutley - Better Future Spotlight - Design Exec Club

    In this episode of the Better Future Spotlight, our founder Mark Bergin sits down with Phil Nutley - Head of Experience Design at CCD Design & Ergonomics. Phil has an inspiring outlook on the potential of design to lead us into a better future and together Mark and Phil discuss the necessary...

  6. Town Hall #78 - Action, ASIA - Design Exec Club

    Hosted by Mark Bergin - Founder of the Design Exec Club / DRIVENxDESIGN Guests: Adrian Battisby - Practice Leader LW Hong Kong & Senior Director of Interior Design LW Interiors Karen Hay - Founder & Creative Director at IN-Dulge Julia Monk - Hospitality Thought Leader, Architect, Interior…

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  7. Jay Valgora - Better Future Spotlight - Design Exec Club

    In this episode of the Better Future Spotlight, Mark is joined by Jay Valgora of STUDIO V Architecture as he takes us through a truly impressive portfolio of projects. Jay brings with him a phenomenally comprehensive knowledge of New York City and the conversation is a treasure trove of...

  8. Town Hall #77 - Action, USA - Design Exec Club

    Hosted by Mark Bergin - Founder and CEO of DRIVENxDESIGN and the Design Exec Club Guests: Christina Hart - Principal at Studio Partnership Dan Formosa - Consultant in design / design research / ergonomics / biomechanics Harry West - Professor of Practice at Columbia University / Principal at...

  9. Turi McKinley - Better Future SPOTLIGHT - Design Exec Club

    In this episode of the Better Future Spotlight, our founder Mark Bergin is joined by the incredibly intelligent, talented and future-focused Turi McKinley. Turi is the Global Practice Lead and Executive Director at frog design and subscribes to the powerful belief that "design cannot change the...

  10. Town Hall #76 - Action, EUK - Design Exec Club

    Hosted by Mark Bergin - Founder & CEO at DRIVENxDESIGN and The Design Exec Club Guests: Alice Black - Founder at ArtULTRA Frven Lim - Director (UK) at DP Architects / Founder at Archi-Ts / Co-Founder at SmallButBig John Mathers - Co-founder at Design Age Accelerator Julia Monk - Hospitality…

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  11. Fiona Triaca - Better Future SPOTLIGHT - Design Exec Club

    This week’s Better Future SPOTLIGHT episode with Fiona Triaca is not one to miss. Fiona is the Founder and CEO at Naked Ambition and together with our Founder Mark Bergin this episode probes and critiques the Australian design industry and questions how we can best shift the public’s…

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  12. Town Hall #75 - Action, AUS - Design Exec Club

    Hosted by Mark Bergin - Chairman and Founder at DRIVENxDESIGN & the Design Exec Club Guests: Mike Biggs - Innovation Director at Mike Biggs Consulting Amber Bonney - Founder and Managing Director at The Edison Agency David Montgomery - Director at Scaffad / SME Business Consultant at WatchWell...

  13. Jordan Waid - Better Future SPOTLIGHT - Design Exec Club

    It's a jam-packed Spotlight episode this week. Mark is joined by creative industry veteran, Jordan Waid. Jordan wears too many hats to describe in a sentence, but in this episode, he and Mark speak about his work on the Precog Report, an exciting, avant-garde report curating the latest design,...

  14. Town Hall #74 - Equity & Inclusion, NEXT GEN - Design Exec Club

    Hosted by Mark Bergin - Founder & CEO of The Design Exec Club and DRIVENxDESIGN Panelists: Aqilah Amran - Architectural Designer at align interior architecture & design India Mitchell - Associate Architect at k20 Architecture Lucy Swift - Craft Curator at Cluster London Stéphane Nguyen Phan -...

  15. Bill Dowzer - Better Future SPOTLIGHT - Design Exec Club

    In this episode of the Better Future SPOTLIGHT, Mark sits down with Bill Dowzer - Principal at BVN. They discuss the incredible importance of active listening, how the pandemic has led us to embrace imperfection, establishing productive feedback loops, the emerging power of audiences as…

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  16. Town Hall #73 - Strong Economy, ASIA - Design Exec Club

    Hosted by Mark Bergin - Founder & CEO of DRIVENxDESIGN & the Design Exec Club Guests: Julia Monk - Hospitality Thought Leader, Architect, Interior Designer Dylan Brady - Conductor (Owner) at Decibel Architecture Richard Henderson - Founder & CEO at R-Co Brand View the episode here

  17. Matteo Bologna - Better Future SPOTLIGHT - Design Exec Club

    In this episode of the Better Future Spotlight, our Founder and CEO Mark Bergin talks to President of Mucca Design, Matteo Bologna. Through typography, Matteo and Mark explore the importance of identity and finding a brand's unique voice. Matteo is a master of the art of passionate Italian...

  18. Town Hall #72 - Strong Economy, USA - Design Exec Club

    Hosted by Mark Bergin - Founder & CEO of DRIVENxDESIGN & the Design Exec Club Guests: Rick Bell - Adjunct Associate Professor at Columbia University in the City of New York Dan Formosa - Consultant in design / design research / ergonomics / biomechanics Julia Monk FAIA FIIDA - Hospitality Thought...

  19. Richard Henderson - Better Future SPOTLIGHT

    In this episode of the Better Future SPOTLIGHT, our Founder Mark Bergin sits down with Richard Henderson of R-Co Brand for a generous conversation about their respective and collective expeditions into a better future. Both Mark and Richard are "in the business of design, not in the design...

  20. Town Hall #71 - Strong Economy, EUK - Design Exec Club

    Hosted by Mark Bergin - Founder at Design Exec Club and DRIVENxDESIGN Panelists: Simon Hamilton - Founder at Design Career Consulting Philip Johnston - Programme Director at Locate East Sussex William Knight - Director at The Renew Consultancy View the episode and show notes here.

  21. Dan Formosa - Better Future SPOTLIGHT

    In this episode of the Better Future SPOTLIGHT, Mark sits down with the legendary Dan Formosa. A true multidisciplinarian, Dan wears an astonishing amount of hats and is known as a designer, a consultant, an educator, an author, an illustrator, a Youtube video series host, a champion for gender...

  22. Town Hall #70 - Strong Economy, AUS - Design Exec Club

    Hosted by Mark Bergin - Founder of the Design Exec Club Guests: Amber Bonney - Founder and Managing Director at The Edison Agency / President at the Creative Women's Circle Andrew Hoyne - Founder & Principal at Hoyne David Montgomery - Founder and Director at Scaffad Dylan Brady - Conductor…

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  23. Amber Bonney - Better Future SPOTLIGHT - Better Future SPOTLIGHT

    In this episode of the Better Future SPOTLIGHT, our Founder Mark Bergin sits down with the sensational Amber Bonney - Founder and Managing Director at The Edison Agency and President of The Creative Women's Circle. Together they discuss creating a vision beyond the ego, taking the time to…

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  24. Town Hall #69 - Social Equity - ASIA

    Hosted by Mark Bergin - Founder of DRIVENxDESIGN / The Design Exec Club Guests: Richard Henderson - Founder & CEO at R-Co Brand Adrian Battisby - Partner at LW Hong Kong View the episode and show notes here.

  25. Gurvinder Khurana & Nigel Tresise - Better Future SPOTLIGHT - Design Exec Club

    In this episode of the Better Future SPOTLIGHT, our Founder Mark sits down with Gurvinder Khurana and Nigel Tresise of align interior architecture & design. It's a conversation with no safety net, where Gurvinder, Nigel and Mark talk about finding confidence in being uncomfortable, the creative...

  26. Town Hall #68 - Social Equity, USA - Design Exec Club

    Hosted by Mark Bergin - Founder at Design Exec Club & DRIVENxDESIGN Guests: Dan Formosa - Designer at Dan Formosa! / Co-founder at 4B Ronnie Peters - Founder and CEO at 360 Design / Creative Director at Hyperloop Transportation Technologies Inc. Julie Ockerby - CEO, Creative Director & Principal…

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  27. Rod Farmer - Better Future SPOTLIGHT - Design Exec Club

    Like most of us, life has changed a lot in the past 18 months for McKinsey Design leader Rod Farmer. In this episode of the Better Future SPOTLIGHT, Rod joins Mark in a thoughtful conversation about life, design, adapting, vision, storytelling, family, service and more. Rod is calm, intelligent…

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  28. Town Hall #67 - Social Equity, EUK - Design Exec Club

    Hosted by Mark Bergin - Founder at Design Exec Club & DRIVENxDESIGN Guests: William Knight - Director at The Renew Consultancy / Co-founder at Design Dialogue / European Associate at DRIVENxDESIGN Loïc Sattler - Experience Design Director, Germany at Futurice David Constantine - Founder &…

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  29. Michael Tam - Better Future SPOTLIGHT - Design Exec Club

    In this episode of the Better Future SPOTLIGHT, our Founder Mark Bergin catches up with Michael Tam - Global Design Director at IBM iX. Michael is equal parts generous, humble, and brilliant and he and Mark have a future-oriented conversation that spans embracing change, maintaining relevance…

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  30. Town Hall #66 - Social Equity, AUS - Design Exec Club

    Hosted by Design Exec Club Founder Mark Bergin Guests: Celso Borges - Head of Experience Design a Tigerspike David Montgomery - Founder & Director at Scaffad Mike Biggs - Director of Innovation & Design at Telstra Purple Richard Henderson - Founder & CEO at R-Co Brand Betsy Sweat - Head of Asia...

  31. Town Hall #65 - Inclusion, ASIA - Design Exec Club

    Hosted by Design Exec Club Founder Mark Bergin Guests: Dylan Brady - Conductor at Decibel Architecture Julie Ockerby - Creative Director & Principal at Meli Studio Australia Betsy Sweat - Head of Asia Pacific at RH Richard Henderson - Founder and CEO at R-Co Brand View the show notes here.

  32. Town Hall #64 - Inclusion, USA - Design Exec Club

    Hosted by Design Exec Club Founder Mark Bergin Guests: Dan Formosa - Designer // Founder of 4B Jon Winebrenner - President & Founder at Hurdler Studios Rick Bell - Adjunct Associate Professor at Columbia University Ronnie Peters - Founder and CEO at 360 Design // Creative Director at Hyperloop...

  33. Town Hall #63 - Inclusion, EUK - Design Exec Club

    Hosted by Mark Bergin Guests: David Constantine - Founder & Director at Motivation Charitable Trust IBM Frven Lim - Director (UK) at DP Architects / Co-founder at SmallButBig Gurvinder Khurana - Co-owner and Design Director at align Philip Johnson - Programme Director at Locate East Sussex Simon...

  34. Town Hall #62 - Inclusion, AUS - Design Exec Club

    Hosted by Design Exec Club Founder Mark Bergin Guests: Dylan Brady - Conductor (owner) at Decibel Architecture Betsy Sweat - Head of Asia Pacific RH Julie Ockerby - CEO at Meli Studio Australia Nancy Bugeja - Managing Director at HM Group. David Montgomery - Founder & Director at Scaffad Hassan…

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  35. Town Hall #61 - Standards & Excellence, Next Gen Global - Design Exec Club

    Hosted by Mark Bergin (AUS) - Founder at Design Exec Club & William Knight (UK) - Director at Renew / Co-founder at Design Dialogue Guests: Vivian Nguyen (AUS) - Office Assistant at Tigerspike India Mitchell (AUS) - Associate Architect at k20 Stéphane Nguyen Phan (AUS) - Operations Management...

  36. Ross Harding - Better Future Spotlight - Design Exec Club

    In this episode our CEO & Founder Mark Bergin talks to Ross Harding - Principal at Finding Infinity - about the extraordinary A New Normal Melbourne. A New Normal is a truly extraordinary $100 billion proposal to transform Greater Melbourne from a consumer to a producer by 2030. Have a listen to...

  37. Town Hall #60 - Excellence & Better Future, ASIA - Design Exec Club

    Hosted by Mark Bergin Guests: Adrian Battisby - Partner, Practice Leader & Senior Director of Interior Design at LW Ole Woller Rauberg - Head of Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan and South Korea at RH Richard Henderson - Founder & CEO at R-Co Brand Dylan Brady - Conductor (owner) at Decibel Architecture...

  38. Ronnie Peters - Better Future Spotlight - Design Exec Club

    This week the Better Future Spotlight shines on Ronnie Peters - Founder & CEO at 360 Design and Creative Director at Hyperloop Transportation Technologies. Ronnie shares some of the truly phenomenal projects he has been working on over the past year, including a mind-blowing genome sequencing...

  39. Town Hall #59 - Excellence & Better Future, USA - Design Exec Club

    Hosted by Mark Bergin Guests: Rick Bell - Adjunct Associate Professor at Columbia University in the City of New York Ronnie Peters - Founder and CEO at 360 Design / Creative Director at Hyperloop Transportation Technologies Dan Formosa - Consultant in design / design research / ergonomics /...

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About this show

Interviews, panels, conversations with global design executives - discussing how to solve and accelerate to the future faster with a design lens

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Design Exec Club

Produced by Better Future

Frequently asked questions

How many episodes does Better Future Channel have?

Better Future Channel has 152 episodes on PodParley. The most recent episode was published on July 21, 2022.

What is Better Future Channel about?

Interviews, panels, conversations with global design executives - discussing how to solve and accelerate to the future faster with a design lens

How often does Better Future Channel release new episodes?

Better Future Channel publishes weekly, based on its 152 episodes since April 2020.

Who hosts Better Future Channel?

Better Future Channel is created and hosted by Design Exec Club.
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