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Steve BannonSteve Bannon's Controversial Midterm Strategy: Kingmaker or Chaos Agent?Steve Bannon BioSnap a weekly updated Biography.Steve Bannon has been making major waves across conservative media and political circles in the past few days. He generated headlines after laying out a detailed and highly controversial strategy for the 2026 midterms on his “War Room” podcast, a plan that progressive outlets like The Young Turks have called a blueprint for election subversion. According to TYT and Media Matters Bannon is pushing for a maximalist crackdown on mail-in voting, demanding new Congressional redistricting initiatives in key Republican states, and bluntly advocating for the use of federal agents including ICE and even...
2025-08-2303 min
Cheers & Tiers: Design Leadership Tales Retold008: Ashleigh Axios of AIGA DCShe transformed the White House with design—and the DC design community with heart. Ashleigh Axios brings design into democracy as a former Creative Director at the Obama White House, founder of DotGov Design, and longtime AIGA leader. Her journey shows how volunteer leadership can spark systemic impact—across government, community, and conferences turned culture shifts.More about AIGA DC's DotGov: https://dc.aiga.org/dotgovdesign/Key TakeawaysVolunteerism becomes actual leadership – Ashleigh’s first board roles led to designing policy, publications, and civic design systems.Retreats are revelation machines – informal rituals like sunset wal...
2025-04-2639 min
Higher Learning with Van Lathan and Rachel LindsayDEI Did It, Plus ‘How to Sell Out’ and the Future of AIVan and Rachel discuss the midair collision that killed 67 people (1:00) before reacting to Donald Trump pointing the finger at DEI initiatives (10:05). Plus, DJ Akademiks gets banned from Twitch after inappropriate comments toward a minor (20:51), and Scott Storch’s ex gets accused of racism after saying racist things (32:49). Then writer and podcaster Chad Sanders joins to talk authenticity and his new book, ‘How to Sell Out’ (38:14), before journalist Nathan Bomey from Axios explains DeepSeek and the future of AI (1:06:02).Hosts: Van Lathan and Rachel LindsayGuests: Chad Sanders and Nathan BomeyProducers...
2025-01-311h 29Higher Learning with Van Lathan and Rachel LindsayBanning TikTok, Actively Black, and Controversial Feet PicsToday, Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay are joined by Ashley Gold, a tech and policy reporter at Axios, to talk about the TikTok ban (05:26). Then, the two bring back the “Is Van Wrong?” segment (25:03) and discuss the internet’s response to Karrueche Tran’s OnlyFans announcement on Instagram (49:09). Later, they are joined by the CEO of the fashion sports brand Actively Black, Lanny Smith, to talk about the creation of the brand and his recent apology video (47:49).Hosts: Van Lathan and Rachel LindsayGuests: Ashley Gold and Lanny SmithProducer: Ashleigh...
2024-03-151h 32
Fed to FedFed to Fed Podcast - A Conversation with Coforma's Eduardo Ortiz and Ashleigh AxiosHow do we make intentional decisions leading to the change we want to see in the world and the spaces in which we interact? How can a company adjust their processes to better partner with government clients and serve the public interest? What can government bring to the conversation to gain more value from industry partnerships? Delve into these questions and more as GOVTECH CONNECTS CEO Susan Sharer chats with Eduardo Ortiz and Ashleigh Axios from digital services company Coforma.About today's guests: Eduardo F. OrtizEduardo F...
2024-02-2227 min
This Is A PrototypeThis Is A Prototype: S1•E2 Ashleigh Axios & Chris HackerAs the early episodes of “This is a Prototype” roll out, some fascinating themes are beginning to emerge, including the surprising power of family in the life and career journeys of design leaders. In the second episode, I speak to Ashleigh Axios, Chief Experience Officer and an owner of Coforma and previous Creative Director and Digital Strategist in the Obama White House, and Chris Hacker, Chief Design Officer of Hacker Design Group, and previous Chief Design Officer at Johnson & Johnson. Ashleigh and Chris reflect on their early influences and share pivotal moments of success, failure, and learning in thei...
2023-08-1554 min
Clever with Amy DeversEp. 176: Ashleigh Axios on Breaking Barriers with Strategic DesignAshleigh Axios spent her youth entertaining herself with crafts, immersed in her grandma’s world, finding kinship with the neighbors. After college, she gained a unique bouquet of experience that all added up to a position in the Obama White House as creative director. Now, as an owner of Coforma, she is a fierce advocate for design's ability to create positive social change.Images, links and more from Ashleigh!Clever is hosted and produced by Amy Devers, with editing by Rich Stroffolino, production assistance from Ilana Nevins and Anouchka Stephan, and music by El Ten El...
2022-09-201h 02
Online OffscriptDriving Change through Design and Innovation with Ashleigh AxiosThis week we are talking about the impact of design and a technology-focused mindset in sectors in need of innovation. Our guest is Ashleigh Axios, speaker, strategic creative, and an advocate for design's ability to break barriers and create positive social change. She is Chief Experience Officer and an owner of Coforma, a digital consultancy and design firm that crafts creative solutions and builds technology products that support communities. She is also the Chair of the Board for AIGA, the professional association for design. Prior to her current roles, Axios formed and led the in-house creative agency at Automattic...
2022-06-0340 min
A Lens A Day - Conversations about Information ArchitectureLenses on Information Architecture - Ashleigh Axios (S2E05)Dan and Ashleigh talk about recruiting diverse participants for user research
2022-05-0237 min
The Combustion ChroniclesDesign for a Change (with Ashleigh Axios)From designing a new last name with her soon-to-be husband to lighting up the White House, Ashleigh Axios knows a thing or two about creating change. Inspired at a young age to never be satisfied with the status quo, she’s used her design chops to seize opportunities for breaking through barriers, challenging the norm, and inspiring others to think bigger about the world around them. Join us on this week’s episode as we chat with Ashleigh about bravely harnessing the power of design to be a vehicle for systemic change.Download the executive summary for this...
2021-04-1426 min
The Culture Design ShowChanging Design in Government Spaces, with Ashleigh Axios, Chief Experience Officer at &Partner Ashleigh Axios is the Chief Experience Officer of &Partners as well as president-elect of AIGA Design. She is an international speaker and an advocate for design's direct capability to break barriers and transform creative spaces on a political and cultural stage. Her work at &Partners allows her to blend technology and design to create a world of equality and improved environments. She has been featured in Essence, Print, How, and many more publications, as well as recognized for her work as a creative director and digital strategist for the Obama White House.
2020-04-1600 min
The Reflex Blue Show Archives - 36 PointAshleigh Axios: The Reflex Blue Show #208
Ashleigh Axios – of &Partners, incoming President of AIGA, and former Creative Director of the Obama White House – stopped by my office the first week of March, 2020 to record an episode of The Reflex Blue Show.
We spoke about AIGA, what it’s like working as a Creative Director at the White House for over four years, and a bit about how she found her path into the world of design. AIGA Nebraska President John Gawley ends the show by asking a question from a listener.
The Design Gigs for Good job board gets mention...
2020-03-2800 min
The Reflex Blue Show : A Graphic Design PodcastAshleigh Axios: The Reflex Blue Show #208Ashleigh Axios – of &Partners, incoming President of AIGA, and former Creative Director of the Obama White House – stopped by my office the first week of March, 2020 to record an episode of The Reflex Blue Show. We spoke[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry...
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2020-03-2800 min
Design SpeaksAIGA Design Leaders Talk The Future of Designers with Brandi – Episode 114Send us a text message!On today’s episode, we’re sharing three really amazing interviews from the AIGA National Leadership Retreat that Brandi attended last month in Atlanta! Ashleigh Axios, Forest Young, and Sarah Brooks talk the future of design and our role as designers. Michelle’s week: Michelle has been up to a lot or organization. Every Saturday for the last […]The post AIGA Design Leaders Talk The Future of Designers with Brandi – Episode 114 appeared first on BrandiSea Design Co..Support the showVisit BrandiSea.com for more content and resour
2019-09-201h 26
Tower After HoursEpisode 33: And Happy Holidays!Tower After Hours Digital Marketing Podcast, Episode 33: And Happy Holidays!
In this episode, Kelly, Meg, Mike Matus, and Ashleigh discuss the start of the holiday shopping season. We're talking about when and where customers shop, when the online shopping bubble will burst, the future of shopping in stores, and what will become of abandoned shopping malls. Listen in! You won't want to miss this.
What We Talked About:
- https://www.axios.com/future-of-malls-retail-columbus-5a46a516-a907-4119-bd97-0d2bd1dab5ae.html
- http://www.bbbs.org/bigpotential/
- https://www.thinkwithgoogle.com/consumer-insights/four-types-holiday-shoppers
2018-11-2851 min
The Design Of Business | The Business of DesignFrom the Archive: Ashleigh AxiosWhen Ashleigh Axios joined the White House’s Office of Digital Strategy in 2012 she wasn’t sure how she would fit in.
2018-09-2526 min
The Design Of Business | The Business of DesignS2E9: Ashleigh AxiosAshleigh Axios is the design exponent at Automattic and a former creative director for the White House’s Office of Digital Strategy.
2017-04-2525 min
Giant Thinkers PodcastAshleigh Axios, Former Creative Director of The White House on cultivating brand values and lessons learned along the wayWelcome to episode #41! Our guest today is a graduate of RISD and has flourished into many amazing things. A few titles under her humble belt include her being the former Creative Director of The White House, currently Design Exponent at Automattic – side note here: Automattic are the people behind WordPress.com, WooCommerce, Jetpack, Simplenote, Longreads, VaultPress, Gravatar, and many more online, open source publishing tools. Our guest is also an Editorial Board Member for Design Observer, National Board Member for AIGA and an International Speaker.
Some of the topics we spoke about include:
The respo...
2017-02-261h 02