Technically Speaking with Harrison Wheeler

Conversations for design managers and aspiring leaders, delivering real stories and ready to use tactics to help you build confidence and credibility. I sit down with top voices in design, tech, and business to open the black box of leadership.I'm your host, Harrison Wheeler, with 20 years in design and a decade leading teams from scrappy startups to global giants. It's time to get technical. technicallyspeakinghw.substack.com

Technically Speaking with Harrison Wheeler is a arts podcast hosted by Harrison Wheeler, with 84 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Harrison Wheeler hosts Technically Speaking with Harrison Wheeler, a arts show with 84 episodes published.

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  Green flags over red flags: Navigating today's brutal job market with Jermaine 'The Jobfather' Murray

  Aug 12, 202550 minS0

  <p>Back in spring 2024, I recorded a handful of episodes with no idea they’d take the scenic route to your inbox. Life had other plans, but the conversations held up beautifully, maybe even better with a little time to breathe. This is the first in a short run of those spring episodes, and I think you’ll find it worth the wait.</p><p>In this episode of Technically Speaking, I'm joined by Jermaine Murray also known as The Jobfather. He's a career coach and founder of Jupiter HR, who's vision is to help 500 Black professionals land jobs in tech...

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  Human-centered AI: Ovetta Sampson on design risks and rewards

  May 5, 202544 minS0

  <p>This episode of AI Product Builders is a must-listen. I’m joined by Ovetta Sampson, founder of Right AI and one of the sharpest minds in the AI and design space. With a career that spans leadership roles at Google, Capital One, and IDEO, Ovetta brings a powerful, context-driven lens to the hype around generative AI.</p><p>We get into:</p><p>* Why she left Google to build Right AI</p><p>* The risks no one’s talking about in AI product development</p><p>* What MoviePass, the Black Death, and Silicon Valley have in common</p><p>* The...

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  Vibe coding: A beginner's guide with Kyle Zantos

  May 5, 202545 minS0

  <p>I’m joined by the imaginative Kyle Zantos, a Seattle-based designer, builder, and musician with over a decade of experience across UX, product, and brand. Kyle’s worked at startups and consultancies, but lately he’s been diving into AI through deeply personal, playful projects that blend creativity, tooling, and experimentation.</p><p>We get into:</p><p>* Why he shifted from music to design, and now from design to building AI tools</p><p>* How he used AI to build a Figma plugin without any coding background</p><p>* The tools in his AI stack and how he actual...

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  Inside the creative process: Jay Demetillo leads Canva’s bold leap beyond traditional spreadsheets

  May 5, 202541 minS0

  <p>In this episode of AI Product Builders, I sit down with Jay Demetillo, design lead at Canva, to talk about what it means to design spreadsheet experiences for the future. Jay has worked all over the world—from Grab in Southeast Asia to leading the design of AI features inside Canva Sheets. Now based in Australia, he shares what it took to reimagine a legacy product, modernize complex workflows, and bring AI in as a meaningful co-pilot, not just a gimmick.</p><p>We get into:</p><p>* The drag-and-drop design challenge no existing tool could solve and how he...

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  Breaking up with mockups: Filip Skrzesinski on Subframe's real-time design with code

  May 5, 202542 minS0

  <p>In this episode of Technically Speaking: AI Builders, I sit down with Filip Skrzesinski, co-founder of Subframe, the UI design tool built for the AI era.</p><p>Subframe isn’t just another no-code platform or AI playground. It’s a visual way to build production-ready software, allowing designers and non-technical teammates to collaborate directly with engineers using code-native components, real-time prototyping, and AI-assisted workflows. Filip calls it “design with code.”</p><p>We unpack what it really means to bridge the gap between design and development, the philosophical shift away from static mockups, and how Subframe puts creative control...

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