10 episodes
The KickBack Podcast Zariah Cameron
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Zariah takes the Kickback experience of community vibes, laughter, and shared stories and combines it with thought-provoking and therapeutic conversations about how we can reimagine design and tech for healing, harm reduction, and joy.
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KickBacking with Ritesh Pt. 1
About the Episode:
In Part 1 of this KBP episode, Ritesh and I discuss sustainability through fashion, at its finest, our definition of girl and boy math, and what it could look like to experience moods of a kickback through the lens of scent.
About the Guest:
Ritesh Gupta (he/they) is a Wieden+Kennedy alum & former director at 2 Shark Tank companies, Ritesh is the Founder of Useful School and volunteer for Where Are The Black Designers? Ritesh has helped rebrand one of the world's largest nonprofits, redesign an app to become one of Apple's favorite apps of the year, triple a website's conversions, and launch new business models.
If you'd like to sponsor or partner with Useful School, need a designer, workshop facilitator, or speaker please get in contact with Ritesh!
Connect with Ritesh:
UsefulSchool Instagram
UsefulSchool LinkedIn
Ritesh's Site
Ritesh's LinkedIn
Referenced Songs from the Episodes:
The KBP Music Playlist
The Useful School Playlist
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KickBacking with Kaleena Pt. 2
About the Episode:
In Part 2 of the KBP, Kaleena and I dive deep into her new book Centered: People and Ideas Diversifying Design, and the importance of a diverse cultural and racial perspective in the teachings and execution of design.
About the Guest:
Kaleena Sales (she/her) is an Associate Professor of Graphic Design and Chair of the Department of Art & Design at Tennessee State University, an HBCU (Historically Black College and University) in Nashville, TN. She was co-host of Design Observer’s The Design of Business | The Business of Design Minisodes podcast with Omari Souza. Her design writing and research centers on Black culture and aesthetics, recently co-authoring the book Extra-Bold: A Feminist, Inclusive, Anti-Racist, Non-Binary Field Guild for Graphic Designers, alongside Ellen Lupton, Farah Kafei, Jennifer Tobias, Josh A. Halstead, Leslie Xia, and Valentina Vergara. Her book, Centered: People and Ideas Diversifying Design highlights those who have been underrepresented in design history.
Connect with Kaleena:
@kaleenasales (Instagram)
kaleenasales.design
Referenced Songs from the Episodes:
The KBP Music Playlist
Referenced Resources here
Visit the KBP site here
Connect with me & KBP:
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KickBacking with Kaleena Pt. 1
About the Episode:
In Part 1 of the KBP, Kaleena and I reminisce about memories of our HBCU experiences as design students and what healing looks through the form of writing.
About the Guest:
Kaleena Sales (she/her) is an Associate Professor of Graphic Design and Chair of the Department of Art & Design at Tennessee State University, an HBCU (Historically Black College and University) in Nashville, TN. She was co-host of Design Observer’s The Design of Business | The Business of Design Minisodes podcast with Omari Souza. Her design writing and research centers on Black culture and aesthetics, recently co-authoring the book Extra-Bold: A Feminist, Inclusive, Anti-Racist, Non-Binary Field Guild for Graphic Designers, alongside Ellen Lupton, Farah Kafei, Jennifer Tobias, Josh A. Halstead, Leslie Xia, and Valentina Vergara. Her book, Centered: People and Ideas Diversifying Design highlights those who have been underrepresented in design history.
Connect with Kaleena:
@kaleenasales (Instagram)
kaleenasales.design
Referenced Songs from the Episodes:
The KBP Music Playlist
Referenced Resources here
Visit the KBP site here
Connect with me & KBP:
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KickBacking with Raja Pt. 2
About the Episode:
In Part 2 of the KBP, Raja and I discuss the beauty of non-conforming spaces and how we both wish the rest of society was like a design class. This episode is also for all the misunderstood Black Women wanting to make a difference in this world.
About the Guest:
Raja Schaar, IDSA (she/her) is an Associate Professor and Director of the Product Design Program at Drexel University’s Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts and Design. She was the inaugural chair of IDSA’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Council and is the past Education Director for the organization. Prior to joining the faculty of Drexel, Raja taught at Georgia Institute of Technology School of Industrial Design and the Department of Biomedical Engineering.
Raja is an industrial designer with an extensive background in museum exhibition and healthcare design. She is passionate about ways Design can positively impact social inequities at the intersections of health equity, environmental justice, and STEAM education.
Raja studies the ethical implications of design and technology through her research and teaching through the lenses of science fiction, speculative design, and social entrepreneurship. Her current projects address biases in maternal health through wearable technology and participatory design; community-based co-design for engaging black girls and underrepresented minorities in STEM/STEAM through design, technology, and dance; and biologically-inspired design, sustainability, and climate justice.
Raja received her Bachelor of Science in Industrial Design from Georgia Tech in 2001 and completed her graduate work at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2003.
Connect with Raja:
@raja.jaja (Instagram)
Referenced Songs from the Episodes:
The KBP Music Playlist
Referenced Resources here
Visit the KBP site here
Connect with me & KBP:
Instagram
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KickBacking with Raja Pt. 1
About the Episode:
In Part 1, Raja and I discuss what it means to take your power back in your individuality - Especially as a black woman - giving yourself more permission. And discussing the soundtrack of our culture.
About the Guest:
Raja Schaar, IDSA (she/her) is an Associate Professor and Director of the Product Design Program at Drexel University’s Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts and Design. She was the inaugural chair of IDSA’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Council and is the past Education Director for the organization. Prior to joining the faculty of Drexel, Raja taught at Georgia Institute of Technology School of Industrial Design and the Department of Biomedical Engineering.
Raja is an industrial designer with an extensive background in museum exhibition and healthcare design. She is passionate about ways Design can positively impact social inequities at the intersections of health equity, environmental justice, and STEAM education.
Raja studies the ethical implications of design and technology through her research and teaching through the lenses of science fiction, speculative design, and social entrepreneurship. Her current projects address biases in maternal health through wearable technology and participatory design; community-based co-design for engaging black girls and underrepresented minorities in STEM/STEAM through design, technology, and dance; and biologically-inspired design, sustainability, and climate justice.
Raja received her Bachelor of Science in Industrial Design from Georgia Tech in 2001 and completed her graduate work at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2003.
Connect with Raja:
@raja.jaja (Instagram)
Referenced Songs from the Episodes:
The KBP Music Playlist
Referenced Resources here
Visit the KBP site here
Connect with me & KBP:
Instagram
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KickBacking with TB Pt. 2
About the Episode:
In part 2 of this episode of the KBP, TB and I discuss Not attaching your value and worth to your job and how liberating that can be for you and building trust with your users and team members.
About the Guest:
Timothy Bardlavens is chaotic good. He is a Gay, Black man from the Carolinas, a highly regarded social intrapreneur, and an advocate for equity in technology and design. For more than a decade, Timothy has dedicated his career to dismantling systemic barriers, building and scaling teams, and launching innovative digital products for companies like Microsoft, Meta (formerly Facebook), and Adobe, delivering more useful, impactful, and equitable experiences for billions of people globally. He is a Product Executive, Cultural Strategist, Diversity, Equity, and Justice expert, Co-Founder, Writer, and International Speaker and Facilitator.
Connect with Timothy:
LinkedIn
https://www.bardlavens.com/
Referenced Songs from the Episodes:
The KBP Music Playlist
Referenced Resources here
Visit the KBP site here
Connect with me & KBP:
Instagram
Linkedin