After graduating from art school in 1999, I spent 15 years in advertising, where I produced award-winning work for clients like Sony, 20th Century Fox, and The Oprah Winfrey Network.

Then I designed the flagship product for a friend's startup, which he subsequently sold for over $1 billion.

Another friend called me after purchasing a company for $10 million. After a year of extensive research, I redesigned his entire product, and rebranded his company, which he then sold for $182 million.

I've been named on over 100 patents.

I led design for a 1,000-person organization at Tesla.

But at 47, I realized I was working way too hard.

So I slowed down, reconnected with myself, and learned that the most meaningful success comes when we let ourselves be a vehicle for what wants to be expressed through us.

Now I teach design at Stanford, run a premiere Silicon Valley design agency, and help folks like you discover what wants to be expressed through you.