west & ease

Ka Yee Chan on how a nonlinear path driven by passion matters

Meet Ka Yee Chan, a Hong Kong-born, Brooklyn-based maker and third-culture kid whose creative journey is rooted in curiosity, care, and community.

Aug 26 • 

Leslie Luo

4

June 2025

Possibilities with Laura Sandoval

Meet Laura Sandoval, a Chilean and Peruvian designer and creative based in Brooklyn, NY.

Jun 4 • 

Leslie Luo

6

3

May 2025

On building confidence and going the extra mile with Hope Idaewor

Meet Hope Idaewor: a Nigerian-born, Atlanta-raised design researcher, educator, and mentor based in Seattle, Washington.

May 5 • 

Leslie Luo

4

1

March 2025

Becoming a confident facilitator

Essential tools and techniques to help you confidently guide collaborative sessions in any environment—as a designer in tech and beyond.

Mar 4 • 

Leslie Luo

3

February 2025

On defining individuality in fashion and purpose with Peter Nguyen of The Essential Man

Meet Peter Nguyen, the New York and Austin-based founder of The Essential Man, where he helps men elevate their style and look really fucking good.

Feb 2 • 

Leslie Luo

4

September 2024

Eric Li on becoming a design founder through intentional career exploration

Meet Eric Li, co-founder of Versive, an AI-powered user research platform that helps companies conduct and analyze research faster.

Sep 12, 2024 • 

Leslie Luo

 and 

Eric Li

5

July 2024

Driving influence as a designer*

Ways to understand what influence means and tangible tools that you can try to adapt, apply, and iterate in your workflow.

Jul 29, 2024 • 

Leslie Luo

9

June 2024

Designing better products with resourceful research

Cross-post of my guest post with Versive on designing better products with resourceful research

Jun 2, 2024 • 

Leslie Luo

2

April 2024

On living and loving life with Abi Garapati

Meet Abi Garapati, a human living and loving life in New York City. Driven by fostering community, Abi co-hosts Olive Tree Writing Club, a weekly…

Apr 2, 2024 • 

Leslie Luo

 and 

Abi Garapati

5

2

January 2024

Sam Ray Lee on how creativity can be a full-circle journey

Meet Sam Ray Lee, a musician, singer, songwriter, UI/UX designer, freelance photographer, and one-half of the musical duo Umami House based in Brooklyn…

Jan 30, 2024 • 

Leslie Luo

3

Kevin Twohy on how he designed Hellosaurus from start to launch

Listen now | Subscriber-exclusive audio conversation with Kevin Twohy

Jan 8, 2024 • 

Leslie Luo

17:00

December 2023

2023 Year in Review

To all the conversations we've had this year

Dec 31, 2023 • 

Leslie Luo