Full Stack Whatever
Maykel Loomans
Full Stack Whatever is a series of conversations with creatives and technologists about the work behind the work.
Technology, design, and art are all subjects powered by an immeasurable amount of time invested by humans. And too often, we find ourselves only talking about the superficial aspects; job titles, launches, campaigns, etc.
With these conversations, I want to dig deeper and uncover the lessons, insights, and motivations of some of the best and brightest in our industries. I hope to illustrate that the journey is the reward, and that the stories shared will resonate and support some of you.
Technology, design, and art are all subjects powered by an immeasurable amount of time invested by humans. And too often, we find ourselves only talking about the superficial aspects; job titles, launches, campaigns, etc.
With these conversations, I want to dig deeper and uncover the lessons, insights, and motivations of some of the best and brightest in our industries. I hope to illustrate that the journey is the reward, and that the stories shared will resonate and support some of you.
Episodes
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Aug 29, 2023 • 1h 1min
Behzod Sirjani: Personal Trainer for Your Organization
Behzod is a researcher, consultant, and advisor who focuses on helping organizations and teams make better decisions.
We talked about his career path from being a TA to his formative roles at Facebook and Slack, and how he’s evolved his consulting practice to support leaders at companies of all sizes. At the end, he shared some of his thoughts on how AI can support the research practice.
Aug 22, 2023 • 50min
Frankie Gaw: Fun Little Side Quests
Frankie is a former digital product designer turned food writer and photographer. He’s the author of First Generation: Recipes from My Taiwanese American Home and founder of the food blog Little Fat Boy.
We talked about his path, from studying industrial design to unexpectedly landing a job as a digital product designer, and from there taking a side quest to leave tech and fully focus on food.
Aug 15, 2023 • 1h 37min
Alex Cornell & George Kedenburg III: Zoom in Real Life
Alex and George are two very talented designers with very complementary skillsets whose paths intersected at Facebook.
We sat down to talk about design, careers, technology, and all the things.
Aug 8, 2023 • 1h 9min
Annie Fryman: I Didn't Sleep Much
Annie studied architecture, and after a few years as a practicioner pivoted to tackle the laws that govern our built environment, and the systems that shape it. Most notably, she was a policy staffer for California State Senator Scott Wiener during his first term in office where she was responsible for some of the biggest state housing bills in recent times.
She shared her reflections on her career so far, and her perspectives on housing and politics in California.
Aug 2, 2023 • 42min
Rachel Lee: Double Black Diamond
Rachel is a designer and creative who currently works on the ride-hailing experience at Cruise.
We discussed her path from double majoring in Psychology and Sociology to hustling her way into a design career. We covered her experience as a first-generation immigrant and how she deals with her ambition, and the expectations she puts on herself.
Jul 25, 2023 • 1h 11min
Geoff Teehan: Canon DocuColor 1632
Geoff is a designer, design leader and was one of the founders and partners at Teehan+Lax.
We talked about his early career, got a glimpse into the founding of Teehan+Lax, and the rationale behind entertaining an acquisition. We spoke about design leadership and the lessons he learned while leading various teams at Facebook, and we sprinkled in many small tangents.
Jul 18, 2023 • 1h 1min
Bryn & Sarah Jackson: Rawdogging a Squid
For over a decade, Bryn and Sarah have been entrepreneurs and in creative or operating roles. However, the place where they truly feel at home is around food and building community.
In this conversation we talk about their paths, and we get a candid, personal account of the challenges they’ve faced. We end by learning more about how things are going with their latest endeavor: Cult Flav.
Jul 11, 2023 • 60min
Michelle Morrison & Madelin Woods: Creative Friendship
Michelle and Madelin have enjoyed a long creative friendship. They overlapped at various different companies and collaborated on an equal amount of creative ventures.
In this conversation, we talked about their creative connection, we shared our thoughts on strong collaborative relationships and remote work, and we got to hear some interesting stories from their times at Square, Facebook and Dropbox.
Jul 4, 2023 • 1h
Cameron Koczon: Spider-Man With the Venom Suit
Cameron is the founder and CEO of Fictive Kin, and co-creator of Brooklyn Beta and Kinference.
Cameron has had a significant impact on a pocket of the technology and design industry. We talked about the state of technology, the state of design within those technology businesses, and many more other things.
Jun 27, 2023 • 54min
Maya Gold Patterson: Fairy God Dad
Maya is a digital product designer and design leader. She is currently the VP of Design at Riverside.
We discussed her career path and dug into the lessons she learned from her time at Facebook and Twitter. We spoke about her attraction to the audio medium and how it is to work remotely across ten timezones.
