How Do You Do? Podcast

Ben Hannani
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Have you ever been so impressed by someone that you wanted to ask: how do you do that? Now we can! Hi, I'm Ben Hannani and each week, I ask a creative guest to share the nuances of their process. Whether an architect shares how they design a home or a screenwriter breaks down how they write a script, we’ll learn about their unique approach to their craft.

  1. 09/26/2021

    Camber founders Mady Maio & Lauren Wolfen, how do you build an app?

    Lauren Wolfen and Mady Maio are the co-founders of Camber. The two friends struck up a working relationship based on a mutual interest and frustration with sharing travel recommendations amongst their friends. The duo channeled their angst into creating Camber, which is a beta app that allows you to list out your favorite places by city, follow friends to see theirs, and view those recommendations on an all-inclusive map view. It’s a place for you to share your favorite spots, plan your next adventure, and discover near or far. Or as they like to say, Camber is "a place for places." In this episode of How Do You Do? Podcast, Ben asks Lauren and Mady about how they built an app without any technical experience, how they've approached community-building and branding, how they deal with the naysayers and challenges that come with being entrepreneurs, and more. Follow us! Lauren Wolfen & Mady Maio: @camberapp / camberapp.com How Do You Do? Podcast: @hdydpod Ben Hannani: @benhannani Website: www.hdydpod.com Our Spotify playlist featuring our guests' jams can be found on "HDYD Jams"

    45 min

  2. 09/19/2021

    Rashin Kheiriyeh, how do you write & illustrate children's books?

    Rashin Kheiriyeh has published over eighty books in countries around the world and created illustrations for The New York Times. She received a PhD in illustration and an MFA in graphic design from Alzahra University in Tehran. She's the winner of the 2021 Sheila Barry Best Canadian Picturebook Award of the Year, she was named a 2017 Maurice Sendak Fellow, and was the winner of the New Horizon Award at the Bologna Book Fair. She was born in Iran and currently lives in Washington, DC. In this episode of How Do You Do? Podcast, Ben asks Rashin about the inspiration behind her characters & stories, how she infuses her Iranian heritage into her work, how she's able to anticipate what kind of stories her young demographic would enjoy reading, and more. Follow us! Rashin Kheiriyeh: @rashin.kheiriyeh / www.rashinart.com How Do You Do? Podcast: @hdydpod Ben Hannani: @benhannani Website: www.hdydpod.com Our Spotify playlist featuring our guests' jams can be found on "HDYD Jams"

    21 min

  3. 09/12/2021

    The New York Times' Christopher Clarey, how do you write about the greatest player in men's tennis?

    Christopher Clarey is is the tennis correspondent for The New York Times and has covered international sports for nearly thirty years for the Times and International Herald Tribune, where he was chief sports correspondent and a longtime columnist. In his new bestseller, THE MASTER, Chris sits down with Roger Federer and those closest to him to tell the story of the greatest player in men's tennis. In this episode of How Do You Do? Podcast, Ben asks Chris how he found a compelling story while writing about a non-controversial athlete, how he asked athletes to reflect on painful moments in their careers, how he decided when to interject himself as a character in his book vs. when to step back, and more. Follow us! Christopher Clarey: @christophclarey How Do You Do? Podcast: @hdydpod Ben Hannani: @benhannani Website: www.hdydpod.com Our Spotify playlist featuring our guests' jams can be found on "HDYD Jams"

    25 min

  4. 09/05/2021

    The Ringer's Mirin Fader, how do you write a bestseller biography?

    Mirin Fader is a staff writer for The Ringer and she previously wrote for Bleacher Report from 2017 to 2020. She was named among the Top Women in Media in the "Up and Comer" category in 2019, and her work has been featured in the "Best American Sports Writing" series. Through her career, she’s gone from covering local 4 year old little leaguers in Southern California to becoming The New York Times bestselling author of her new book, Giannis: The Improbable Rise of an NBA MVP.  In this episode of How Do You Do? Podcast, Ben asks Mirin about how she organized the notes she collected from 221 interviews, how she earned the trust of her interviewees, how she approached narrating her audiobook, and more. Follow us! Mirin Fader: @mirinfader How Do You Do? Podcast: @hdydpod Ben Hannani: @benhannani Website: www.hdydpod.com Our Spotify playlist featuring our guests' jams can be found on "HDYD Jams"

    26 min

  5. 08/29/2021

    FURI Sport co-founders Erick Mathelier & Michelle Spiro, how do you democratize tennis?

    Erick Mathelier and Michell Spiro are the co-founders of FURI Sport. The NY natives met in the summer of 2014, bonding over a common passion for tennis, business, fashion, and community building. As they talked, they started to envision a place where sport and city life meet. Beginning with a technologically advanced, but inclusively priced tennis racquet, they reimagined a world where there are no barriers to play. They designed bags that are both functional and fashionable, synonymous with city style. And they pictured a new generation of young people with access to a more equitable future through partnerships with urban sports programs in under-privileged neighborhoods. In this episode of How Do You Do? Podcast, Ben asks Erick and Michelle about collaborating with a Japanese racket maestro to create the company's tennis rackets; acquiring customers in a market filled with big-name, traditional competitors; their efforts to make tennis more inclusive; and more. Follow us! Erick Mathelier and Michelle Spiro: @furisport How Do You Do? Podcast: @hdydpod Ben Hannani: @benhannani Website: www.hdydpod.com Our Spotify playlist featuring our guests' jams can be found on "HDYD Jams"

    28 min

  6. 08/22/2021

    Bold CEO Amanda Rees, how do you launch a wellness platform to help people age?

    Amanda Rees is the CEO and Co-Founder of Bold, a health startup focused on making it easier to age well. Bold provides online exercise programs that leverage research and data science to help older adults improve their balance, prevent falls, manage chronic conditions, and stay active as they age boldly. Before starting Bold, Amanda worked at The Schmidt Family Foundation, working on renewable energy and environmental justice initiatives. She has a degree in chemical and biological engineering from Princeton, as well as a certificate in dance.  In this episode of How Do You Do? Podcast, Ben asks Amanda about how her experience taking care of her grandmother inspired her to start Bold, her success in getting a technologically-challenged cohort to embrace a new digital platform, how she raised $7 million in seed funding, and more. Follow us! Amanda Rees: @agebold How Do You Do? Podcast: @hdydpod Ben Hannani: @benhannani Website: www.hdydpod.com Our Spotify playlist featuring our guests' jams can be found on "HDYD Jams"

    23 min

  7. 08/15/2021

    Nina Freudenberger, how do you design hotels?

    Nina Freudenberger graduated from Rhode Island School of Design with a BFA and a Bachelor’s of Architecture in 2003. After working at various prestigious architecture firms, Nina opened Haus Interior in 2007. Her work has been awarded and published in Vogue, Architectural Digest, Elle Décor, NY Magazine, Domino and Martha Stewart. Nina published her first best-selling design book Surf Shack: Laid-Back Living by the Water, in June of 2017. Her second book Bibliostyle: How We Live at Home with Books, was published in October 2019. And a third book will be published in the Fall of 2022. She’s also the designer of the hotels, White Water Cambria and San Luis Creek Lodge.  In this episode of How Do You Do? Podcast, Ben asks Nina about the "warm California meets Nordic" style that's become her signature; features of a hotel room that Nina pays special attention to, especially when designing White Water Cambria and San Luis Creek Lodge; the collaboration between hotelier and designer; and more. Follow us! Nina Freudenberger: @ninafreudenberger How Do You Do? Podcast: @hdydpod Ben Hannani: @benhannani Website: www.hdydpod.com Our Spotify playlist featuring our guests' jams can be found on "HDYD Jams"

    27 min

  8. 08/08/2021

    StoryFile CEO Heather Maio-Smith, how do you tell stories through conversational video?

    Heather Maio-Smith is an award-winning interactive storytelling pioneer and technology visionary who brings over a decade of immersive storytelling leadership to StoryFile. StoryFile has created the medium of conversational video, which transforms traditional one-way video into a two-way conversation. Heather’s work has been featured in The New Yorker, The Today Show, and 60 Minutes, among others.  In this episode of How Do You Do? Podcast, Ben asks Heather how a project earlier in her career where she preserved the legacies of Holocaust survivors inspired her storytelling journey; how she sees Storyfile as a content company rather than a tech company; how conversational video can enhance different fields, including education and dating; and more. Follow us! Heather Maio-Smith: @storyfile How Do You Do? Podcast: @hdydpod Ben Hannani: @benhannani Website: www.hdydpod.com Our Spotify playlist featuring our guests' jams can be found on "HDYD Jams"

    33 min
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Have you ever been so impressed by someone that you wanted to ask: how do you do that? Now we can! Hi, I'm Ben Hannani and each week, I ask a creative guest to share the nuances of their process. Whether an architect shares how they design a home or a screenwriter breaks down how they write a script, we’ll learn about their unique approach to their craft.

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  • Creator
    Ben Hannani
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2021
  • Episodes
    85
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Ben Hannani
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    How Do You Do? Podcast