Interview with Brandon Ball (MICA Open Studies)
Publisher |
Rob Lee
Media Type |
audio
Categories Via RSS |
Arts
Documentary
Society & Culture
Publication Date |
Aug 12, 2022
Episode Duration |
00:32:33

About The Guest

Brandon Ball is a Designer Leader who provides creative problem solving and innovation strategy to clients. He partners with teams to craft and transform customer experiences. He lives and breathes design, combining his passion for the arts with business acumen.

Beginning his career at General Electric, Brandon worked in operations and supply chain. He pivoted to experience strategy, leading innovation and design projects for Marriott. Next, he led and collaborated on human-centered design and traditional strategy projects at KPMG Digital. Before Harmonic, Brandon worked as a Business Designer at Fjord providing people-centric business strategies to public sector clients.

With degrees in engineering, design, and business, Brandon is a multidisciplinary thinker, earning a BS in Industrial and Systems Engineering from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (AGGIE PRIDE!), MA in Design Leadership from Maryland Institute College of Art, and MBA from Johns Hopkins.

A proud Atlanta native, Brandon spends his free time traveling, hiking, reading, curating sounds for events around DC, Baltimore, and ATL, teaching at MICA, and mentoring junior colleagues and students from his alma maters.

The Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA), Office of Open Studies

The series is produced with the generous support from Maryland Institute College of Art, Office of Open Studies.  MICA Open Studies is helping to define the Maryland Institute College of Art as a 21st-century leader in the education of artists and designers. MICA Open Studies fuels creative journeys through convenient and innovative learning models that provide broad access to the college’s rigorous art and design education.

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Brandon Ball is a Designer Leader who provides creative problem solving and innovation strategy to clients. He partners with teams to craft and transform customer experiences. He lives and breathes design, combining his passion for the arts with business acumen.

About The Guest

Brandon Ball is a Designer Leader who provides creative problem solving and innovation strategy to clients. He partners with teams to craft and transform customer experiences. He lives and breathes design, combining his passion for the arts with business acumen.

Beginning his career at General Electric, Brandon worked in operations and supply chain. He pivoted to experience strategy, leading innovation and design projects for Marriott. Next, he led and collaborated on human-centered design and traditional strategy projects at KPMG Digital. Before Harmonic, Brandon worked as a Business Designer at Fjord providing people-centric business strategies to public sector clients.

With degrees in engineering, design, and business, Brandon is a multidisciplinary thinker, earning a BS in Industrial and Systems Engineering from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (AGGIE PRIDE!), MA in Design Leadership from Maryland Institute College of Art, and MBA from Johns Hopkins.

A proud Atlanta native, Brandon spends his free time traveling, hiking, reading, curating sounds for events around DC, Baltimore, and ATL, teaching at MICA, and mentoring junior colleagues and students from his alma maters.

The Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA), Office of Open Studies

The series is produced with the generous support from Maryland Institute College of Art, Office of Open Studies.  MICA Open Studies is helping to define the Maryland Institute College of Art as a 21st-century leader in the education of artists and designers. MICA Open Studies fuels creative journeys through convenient and innovative learning models that provide broad access to the college’s rigorous art and design education.

The Truth In This Art

The Truth In This Art is a podcast interview series supporting vibrancy and development of Baltimore & beyond's arts and culture.

 

Mentioned in this episode:

Brandon Ball

 

To find more amazing stories from the artist and entrepreneurial scenes in & around Baltimore, check out my episode directory.

 

Stay in Touch

Newsletter sign-up

fi.com/D1D81J7MZ">Support my podcast

Shareable link to episode

The Truth In This Art, hosted by Rob Lee, explores contemporary art and cultural preservation through candid conversations with artists, curators, and cultural leaders about their work, creative processes and the thinking that goes into their creativity. Rob also occasionally interviews creatives in other industries such as acting, music, and journalism. The Truth In This Art is a podcast for artists, art lovers and listeners interested in the creative process.

To support the The Truth In This Art: Buy Me fi.com/D1D81J7MZ">Ko-fiUse the hashtag #thetruthinthisartFollow The Truth in This Art on InstagramLeave a review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.

THE TRUTH IN THIS ART IS SUPPORTED IN PART BY

The Gutierrez Memorial Fund

The Robert W. Deutsch Foundation

fi.com/D1D81J7MZ" title="★ Support this podcast ★">★ Support this podcast ★

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