Hosted by Adam Jennings hosts a podcast about the messy, human side of creative leadership · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 43 episodes
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What happens when seasoned creatives finally speak without filters?Hosted by Adam Jennings, a design leader with three decades of experience, Awaiting Approval invites creative directors, design leads, and experienced makers to share the work they’re proud of, the lessons they learned too late, and the messy, human truth of leadership.Awaiting Approval is a Cordial Fox production.Hosted by Adam Jennings. Produced by Adam Jennings & Jasmin Egner growwithadamjennings.substack.com
Adam Jennings hosts a podcast about the messy, human side of creative leadership hosts Awaiting Approval, a arts show with 43 episodes published.
Odeya Noble-Bougay returns. If you heard her in Season 2, you already know why. If you didn’t, go back and find it, then come here. Odeya thinks in ranges rather than binaries, leads with a generosity that feels entirely
Nacho Zuccarino - Vulnerability Nacho Zuccarino has lived several careers in one lifetime. He started out teaching metaphysics in Buenos Aires, moved into advertising, spent a decade in Silicon Valley working at orgs lik
Debbie Millman has spent over 20 years interviewing the world’s most creative people, built one of the most celebrated design podcasts in existence, written a number of highly acclaimed books, co-founded the Masters Prog
David Martin founded Fantasy Interactive before most people knew what interaction design was. He helped shape the visual language of operating systems used by billions, built one of the most influential creative agencies
Season 3 of Awaiting Approval is here. 22 episodes. 22 conversations. 22 themes. One season. Starting May 7th. Watch the trailer now. E1 — David Martin — Curiosity — 7th May E2 — Debbie Millman — Becoming — 14th May E3 —
Season 2 of Awaiting Approval comes to a close with something a little different. No guest this time. No one-word theme attached to a single conversation. Just me, stepping back to look at what this season became. And ho
David Sheldon-Hicks, founder of Territory Studio, closes out Season 2 of Awaiting Approval with a conversation about awareness… and what it really takes to build something that lasts. We start in the garden with a hot dr
Lou Maxon returns to Awaiting Approval for part two of our conversation, and this time the theme is care. We meet in a metaphorical Bryant Park with Mountain Dew in hand and quickly move beyond nostalgia into something d
Dan Onufrishyn is Director of the Creative Leadership Program at Miami Ad School. But before the title, before the CV, before the impressive brand list, there is something simpler running through this conversation: gener
Lucy Jackson is the Founder and Chief Clarity Officer at Studio Jackson. She’s also a brilliant example of what happens when you back yourself, even when the plan isn’t fully formed yet. We start with a metaphorical drin
Sandra Gonzalez didn't take the expected route into design leadership. She started in engineering, moved into education, product, and front-end development, then taught herself UX by building her own mobile app startup,
Hiring in 2025? Brutal. Struggle. Chaos. Messy. Exciting. In this special bonus roundtable episode, Adam is joined by five leading recruiters and talent partners – Laura Baker, Erica Fortgang, Sam Gale, Meg Rye and Jared
By day Odeya Noble-Bougay is Director of Product Design at Aviv Group, but at heart she is a maker. Someone who thinks with her hands, listens deeply, and believes that creativity is as much about care and connection as
William Barraclough has built a creative career driven less by formal pathways and more by instinct, curiosity, and a willingness to try things before knowing where they might lead. Now Head of Product Design for Interna
Hardy Sidhu is the Founder and CEO of Format-3, but labels have never sat comfortably with him. Designer, strategist, business builder, father, philosopher… Hardy has moved fluidly through roles and identities since ente
Angela Arnold has built her career by listening deeply. To herself, to others, and to the quiet signals that tell you when something feels right… or when it doesn’t. As Head of Product Design at Genomics England, her wor
Joel Gill has lived several creative lives in one. Musician, engineer, global design leader, single father, mentor, and now Chief Experience and AI Officer at Experience Artisan. His story stretches from hiding in a scho
Venessa Bennett has built a career that mirrors the evolution of digital itself. She is now Global Director of UX at Dye & Durham, but her journey began in graphic information design, moved through early digital agencies
In this episode of Awaiting Approval, Adam sits down with Hema Meta for a deeply honest, heart-first conversation about what it means to keep going when life and work both feel heavy. It is a quiet, powerful episode abou
Anjali Gajera Patel has lived multiple creative lives across India, the UK and now San Francisco, where she is Director of Product Design at Ancestry. Her story spans advertising, freelancing during a global recession, s
Debbie Millman
designer, author, educator, curator, artist, pioneering podcast host · Design Matters
1 appearance on this show
David Martin
high school senior and church drummer · Alabama Association of Emergency Managers
1 appearance on this show
Lucy Jackson
Dr · Durham University
1 appearance on this show
Christopher Nguyen
CEO & Co-Founder · Aitomatic
1 appearance on this show
Jason Giles
The Addiction Doctor · UserTesting
1 appearance on this show
Dr Chris Arnold
Director of Operations · Union Home Insurance Services
1 appearance on this show
Dave Zaboski
storyteller and visionary artist
1 appearance on this show
Laura Baker
andyallenteam
1 appearance on this show
Kevin Frank
Executive Creative Director at LinkedIn · The Campbell Apartment
1 appearance on this show
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