Design Leadership

Video Rewind: Cassie McDaniel: How Medium eliminated its PM function and started moving faster

We’re taking a holiday break, so we’re rewinding to one of our favorite episodes this year with Cassie McDaniel, Medium’s head of design.

Dec 24, 2025 • Eli Woolery, Aarron Walter, and Cassie McDaniel

47:52

Phil Gilbert: How to transform a 114-year-old company's design culture

Episode 155 of the Design Better Podcast

Nov 25, 2025 • Aarron Walter and Eli Woolery

41:14

AMA: Alison Rand on DesignOps and healthier teams

Wednesday, November 19th, 2025 at 9a PT/12p ET

Nov 12, 2025 • Aarron Walter, Eli Woolery, and Ali Rand

3 Rules That Make Moonshots Possible (& Why Most Fail)

New video interview on YouTube

Oct 31, 2025 • Aarron Walter

Alison Rand: Leading with radical humanity instead of radical candor

Episode 151 of the Design Better Podcast

Oct 21, 2025 • Aarron Walter, Eli Woolery, and Ali Rand

43:42

Wert&Co. at 30: Reflections on Design, Leadership, and the Future

Today we celebrate 30 years of Wert&Co.—the quiet champions of design who have shaped our field by placing the brightest designers in roles of influence…

Oct 10, 2025 • Eli Woolery and Aarron Walter

1:09:20

Animation Handbook

Aug 15, 2025 • The Curiosity Department

Design Engineering Handbook

By Natalya Shelburne, Adekunle Oduye, Kim Williams, Eddie Lou, and Caren Litherland (editor)

Aug 15, 2025 • The Curiosity Department and Aarron Walter

Collaboration Handbook

By Elijah Woolery and Aarron Walter

Aug 5, 2025 • The Curiosity Department and Aarron Walter

Bonus Episode: Shani Sandy, VP, Experience Design at IBM, live in NYC for UserTesting's THiS Connect Tour

A special sponsored episode of the Design Better Podcast

Jun 17, 2025 • Aarron Walter and Eli Woolery

27:47

Design Leadership Handbook

By Elijah Woolery and Aarron Walter. The Design Leadership Handbook is a practical guide for designers stepping into leadership roles, offering a clear…

Jun 12, 2025 • The Curiosity Department and Aarron Walter

Cassie McDaniel: How Medium eliminated its PM function and started moving faster

Episode 138 of the Design Better Podcast

May 30, 2025 • Aarron Walter, Eli Woolery, and Cassie McDaniel

47:30

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