The Hustle Podcast is a show dedicated to the evolution of the craft of design. We chat with design captains, inspiring designers, product leaders, agency owners, and the Funsize team about building teams that can create products that matter.

Hosted by:
Anthony Armendariz

Good Managers Garden (Juliana Vislova, Mercury)

"Now you are more of a conductor. You're the creator of space to hold for everyone else — to make them more productive and inspire them."

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97
Nov 23, 2022
62
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89
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88
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Sep 14, 2020
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85
Aug 26, 2020
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84
Aug 10, 2020
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83
Jul 23, 2020
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82
Jun 17, 2020
35
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81
May 28, 2020
50
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80
Apr 29, 2020
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79
Mar 19, 2020
55
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Purpose Over Paycheck: The Emotional Operations of an Ad Agency (Guigo Sanchez, THIRD EAR)

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78
Feb 11, 2020
40
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77
Jan 21, 2020
36
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76
Jan 3, 2020
40
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Personal Values and Their Effect on Leadership (Mike Trozzo, Tide University Laundry)

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75
Nov 20, 2019
63
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74
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49
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73
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52
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72
Feb 12, 2019
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71
Jan 15, 2019
38
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70
Sep 30, 2018
45
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69
Aug 6, 2018
37
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The Trust Tree (with Ryan Wilson)

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68
Jul 16, 2018
32
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67
Jul 5, 2018
35
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66
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53
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65
Mar 1, 2018
40
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64
Feb 15, 2018
30
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63
Jun 1, 2017
48
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62
Apr 11, 2017
55
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Doing Small Things Well & Empowering Your Team (with Matt Faulk)

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61
Mar 1, 2017
48
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Imagine an Army of Friend Bots (with Chris Messina)

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60
Feb 22, 2017
46
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Happiness Is a State of Mind (with Marc Hemeon)

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59
Feb 15, 2017
63
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What's Your Mission? (with Dan Mall)

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58
Feb 8, 2017
57
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Extraordinary Collaboration (with Michael Buzzard)

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57
Jan 31, 2017
51
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Communication is King (feat. Mae Reed)

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56
Nov 15, 2016
35
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Show Don't Tell (feat. Andy Vitale)

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55
Nov 8, 2016
38
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Design Isn't Just Pixels (feat. Charlie Waite)

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54
Nov 1, 2016
47
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Creating a Culture of Education on the Web (feat. Travis Gertz)

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53
Oct 25, 2016
48
Min

Above All Else, Tell a Good Story (feat. Ben Peck)

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52
Oct 18, 2016
38
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Making It (feat. Mikael Cho)

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51
Oct 11, 2016
41
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Don't be Afraid to Jump (feat. Claudio Vallejo)

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50
Oct 5, 2016
26
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49
Sep 27, 2016
33
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48
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51
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Fresh Perspectives (feat. Dann Petty)

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47
Sep 15, 2016
42
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46
Sep 7, 2016
24
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45
Jul 29, 2016
43
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44
Jul 22, 2016
46
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43
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34
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42
May 13, 2016
50
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41
May 6, 2016
46
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40
Apr 22, 2016
44
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Epicurrence Montues

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39
Apr 15, 2016
46
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Design Storytelling with Empathy and Personality (feat. Ben Johnson)

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38
Apr 8, 2016
45
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New York Agencies and Video Games (feat. Nick Robalik & Johnnie Hamn)

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37
Apr 1, 2016
49
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Building Internal Products at an Agency (feat. Steven Ray)

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36
Mar 25, 2016
42
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The SXSW Special: 4 Questions For Designers

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35
Mar 18, 2016
63
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Design What You Think Is Right (feat. Dylan Seeger)

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34
Mar 4, 2016
45
Min

Lean on Research

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33
Feb 26, 2016
28
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Design Approach (feat. Sam Kapila)

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32
Feb 19, 2016
49
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Articulating Design Decisions (feat. Tom Greever)

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31
Feb 12, 2016
41
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Motion Design Thinking (feat. Ben Cline)

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30
Jan 22, 2016
38
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Risk It For The Biscuit

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29
Jan 15, 2016
42
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Offboarding Clients

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28
Jan 4, 2016
21
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This Is How We Do It

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27
Dec 18, 2015
21
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26
Dec 10, 2015
33
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25
Dec 4, 2015
24
Min

The Art of Letting Others Have It Your Way (feat. Ryan Rumsey)

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24
Aug 31, 2015
32
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23
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30
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22
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49
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21
Apr 10, 2015
46
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20
Mar 27, 2015
46
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19
Mar 6, 2015
44
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18
Feb 21, 2015
50
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Everyone Is Lying To You: The Value of User Testing (feat. Ajay Waghray)

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17
Feb 13, 2015
35
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16
Feb 6, 2015
27
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15
Jan 30, 2015
39
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The Future Product Designer (feat. Adam Saint)

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14
Jan 22, 2015
45
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The Future of The Design Agency (feat. Greg Storey)

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13
Jan 19, 2015
44
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Driving a Product (feat. Clark Valberg)

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12
Jan 2, 2015
45
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Android L (feat. Brian Griffey)

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11
Dec 13, 2014
33
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David Blaine is an Asshole

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10
Nov 21, 2014
20
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Work–life Balance

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9
Oct 3, 2014
37
Min

Choosing the Right Clients (feat. Stu Smith)

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8
Aug 8, 2014
33
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Death To Time Tracking

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7
Jul 11, 2014
48
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Neck Beards and Skinny Jeans (Cross-Over Episode with @thedirtshow)

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6
Jun 3, 2014
37
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5: Design Vol 1

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5
May 16, 2014
47
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Product Designer's Toolbelt

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4
Apr 26, 2014
55
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Pricing

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3
Dec 19, 2013
66
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What is a Product Designer?

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2
Nov 22, 2013
41
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This is Just the Beginning

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1
Oct 23, 2013
35
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