What Would Jod Say
"What is that thing you guys do where you innovate fast and collaboratively?"
What is a "design sprint"?
"my favorite food critic from Los Angeles won the Pulitzer and I'm an absolute fanboy."
Who is "Jonathan Gold"
"The job is important, but this is more important .."
What are relationships?
This famous actor once asked me build him a Japanese bridge in his back yard.
My mom played the bride of this second officer on TV
Who is "Spock"
"How old are you, Jod"?
What is "I will never ever know."
"Two of my favorite artists both sung a song called 'Halleluja' "
Who are Jeff Buckley and Leonard Cohen
To claim your power, what do you have to take 100% of?
What is responsibility?
I was once detained in this country when he was 15
What is "Mexico."
I was given this by an Indian meditation teacher when I was 6 years old.
What is "a mantra"?
"You could just wear a Jumper, Jod"
what is "what's a 'jumper'"?
I used to be able to do this more.
what is "drink beer."
"Jod, what can I look at to understand what it takes to get to the next level?"
What is "The Career Map"?
For the LA Times, I once interviewed this 70s/80s singer from a band that always had models on their album covers.
Who is Bryan Ferry?
When the neighbors complained about my mom's loud parties, she made me do this to appease them when I was 8 years old
What is "dancing for them"?
PM: "Don't worry, we'll bring UX in later once we've worked through the requirements."
What is "bring me the problem, not the solution"
"I wish we could have one of these kinds of parties at our next global sync but I'd probably be the only participant...with the exception of maybe Jen Lee, Ashley or Nancy.
What is a Karaoke party?
"This is how they make managers miserable."
What is "the hiring process"?
I had my first kiss with the daughter of this famous hairdresser
Who is "Vidal Sasoon"?
For one year, I taught this grade at a school in the South Bronx, NY where one parent once threw an orange at my head.
What is "kindergarten."
"Can you guys just do a UX pass on this?"
What is "No."
"When I need to be brain dead, there's nothing like killing time doing this."
What is "playing Sniper Elite on XBox 360"
"Some days, I get tired of trying to improve this inconsistency across the org."
What is "UX Maturity"
I once had to learn how to do this with my hands in order to pass my circus class at Boston University
What is "Juggling"?
My dad once took me to the set of this show where he played a Pimp because he had no childcare at the time.
What is "The Rockford Files"?