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How Janelle Monáe Built a Creative Empire on Her Own Terms

Janelle Monáe is a singer, songwriter, actor, and producer.

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S7E11: Paola Antonelli

Paola Antonelli is senior curator of the department of architecture and design at the Museum of Modern Art.

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S7E10: Elizabeth Alexander

Elizabeth Alexander is president of the Mellon Foundation.

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S7E8: James Rhee

James Rhee is executive chair and CEO of the fashion brand Ashley Stewart as well as the founder and president of the investment firm FirePine Group.

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S7E6: Courtney Cogburn

Courtney Cogburn is a professor at the Columbia School of Social Work and the co-creator of 1000 Cut Journey.

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S7E5: George Gendron + Patrick Mitchell

George Gendron is writer in residence at MIT’s integrated design and management program. Patrick Mitchell runs Modus Operandi Design.

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S7E4: Vivianne Castillo

Vivianne Castillo is senior design researcher at Salesforce.

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S7E3: Sara Hendren

Sarah Hendren is an artist, design researcher, and professor at the Olin College of Engineering.

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S7E2: Gene Lee

Gene Lee is senior vice president of customer experience and design at Mailchimp.

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S7E1: Caroline Wanga

Caroline Wanga is chief culture, diversity, and inclusion officer and vice president of human resources at Target.

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From the Archive: Georgia Lupi

Giorgia Lupi is a partner in the design firm Pentagram and an artist whose data-driven work is at MOMA in New York.

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From the Archive: Forest Young

Forest Young is head of design and a global principal at the branding consultancy Wolff Olins who recently completed the Uber redesign.