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The Crazy One is an award-winning podcast about creativity, leadership, and making ideas happen.

Hosted by global design leader and CRZY founder Stephen Gates, each episode delivers honest insights, practical advice, and powerful stories from a career spent building world-class teams, brands, and experiences. Named a Webby Honoree and #1 design podcast by Inside Design, HOW Design Live, and more — this show helps you grow your career, lead with purpose, and own your crazy.
2020 Webby Awards Honoree for Best Technology podcast
Inside Design’s #1 favorite design podcast
Springboard’s #1 must-listen UX design podcast
How Design Live #1 design leadership podcast
Mobile App Daily Best Design Podcast to Boost Your Creativity
WPKLIK 10 Best Design Podcasts That Inspire
Spotify’s Top 5% most globally shared podcast
Spotify’s Top 5% most followed podcast

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About Stephen Gates

Stephen Gates is a renowned designer and leader with a career spanning over two decades as a global design leader, building world-class organizations that integrate research, data, and behavioral science with human-centered design methods to drive a long-term vision and near-term business impact. He is currently the founder of CRZY, which is an independent strategy and design studio. 

He previously worked at InVision, Citi, Starwood Hotels, WW, and McCann Erickson, creating award-winning global advertising campaigns, multiple Fortune 100 brands, and innovative digital experiences. That body of work has received over 150 international awards, and Apple has featured his work in 10 keynotes, 4 TV commercials, the Human Interface Guidelines, and more.

3 EPISODE SERIES

Learn Design Thinking

Forget the workshops and sticky notes — this is design thinking from inside the machine. After two years learning it directly from the team who built it, here’s what actually works, what’s broken, and how to make it yours.

3 EPISODE SERIES

Understand and harness the power of Design

Design isn’t decoration — it’s a force multiplier. This series breaks down how design drives clarity, shifts behavior, and delivers business impact when it’s done right — and ruthlessly strategic.

Episode 20
Insights from Chef Thomas Keller on creativity and culture
Episode 18
7 rules for running a better brainstorm
Episode 15
Insights from Ferran Adria, the world’s greatest chef
EPISODE 63

The good and evil of data, research, and brainstorming

Discover how data, research, and brainstorming can become powerful allies when applied correctly, and learn the pitfalls that can stifle creativity if they’re misused.

EPISODE 105

How to negotiate salary and job offers

The seven essential rules for conducting successful brainstorming sessions that inspire innovation and drive results.

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Rated 5 stars in over 160 countries

The show is rated 5 stars by listeners in over 160 countries and every global iTunes store, including the United States, Canada, England, Australia, France, Germany, Brazil, Hong Kong, South Africa, United Arab Emirates, India, and more. It has been the #1 Design Podcast and consistently appears in the iTunes What’s Hot list in multiple countries.

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The Crazy One channel is your all-access pass to the best of The Crazy One podcast—now brought to life in video. From top episodes and behind-the-scenes insights to hands-on tutorials, powerful keynotes, exclusive interviews, and a curated collection of favorite creative videos, there’s something here for every innovator and dreamer. Whether you’re looking to sharpen your skills, get inspired, or fuel your next big idea, this is the place to start. Explore the channel, hit subscribe, and join a global community of crazy ones pushing creativity forward.

Interested is having me speak at your next event?

I'm an internationally accomplished speaker who has worked with small groups for companies like IDEO and Apple to large international keynotes speaking alongside Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, Nest founder Tony Faddel, Martha Stewart and more. My talks about creativity, design, and leadership are consistently scored by attendees as one of the best talks at every event.
WE KEEP LEARNING EVERY DAY

To break through the noise, you can't do what you've always done.

You have to get CRZY.

I created CRZY from what I learned throughout my career and by making this show. It's founded in the believe that real creativity demands boldness, risk, and trust. With a wealth of experience leading some of the biggest brands on the planet and partnering with the most daring founders, disruptors, and visionaries, we’ve forged a new way of doing things. We bring our unapologetically unique style to branding, advertising, digital experiences, products, and more. Because we know from experience that to transform businesses, you can’t just think differently - you have to be CRZY.
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