Paul Leisen's guest appearances

Paul Leisen

The Curiosity Hour Podcast

Marianne Williamson

Alexa Martinez

Scott Nicholson

Andy Weir

Daniel Pink

Dave Holmes

Julie Lythcott-Haims

Erik Davis

Justin Evans

Jennifer Dumpert

Stephen Jenkinson

Katie Ward

Alice Wong

Scarlet Ravenswood

Christopher Moore

OwlTail

Tommy Estlund

Episode 176 - Paul Leisen, PhD.Dan Sterenchuk and Tommy Estlund are honored to have as our guest, Paul Leisen, PhD.Paul Leisen holds a PhD in social-political philosophy (Loyola University Chicago). He has a background in theatre performance and set design (B.S., Northwestern University). Leisen flips the development story in favor of people.  Strategic design thinking answers the felt conditions of fragmentation; project success closely follows the success of its makers.  Person to person connection in a shared endeavor makes it happen.Leisen worked as Director of Development for Intelligentsia Coffee during its most exciting growth phase, opening shops in Venice Beach, Pasadena; relaunching multiple stores in Chicago, notably Millennium Park, and breaking ground for a coffee roastery in San Francisco. Intelligentsia was subsequently acquired by Peet’s Coffee/JAB Holdings.  (Andrew Barnett now owns the SF Linea Cafe Roastery on Potrero Hill!)In 2011 Leisen formed leisendesign. He led a small group of investors and managers in reinventing two-store Dollop Coffee, resulting in 17 new locations, strategic acquisitions, and a roastery. Dollop won a buy out/capitalization by Docasa, the British powerhouse responsible for London’s Department of Coffee and Social Affairs. Leisen shepherded this rapid development, executing site selection, lease negotiation, design, architecture, finishes and successful shop openings.Pairing with Datascope Analytics (acquired by IDEO in 2017) Leisen reclaimed a 17th floor office suite overlooking Chicago’s Millennium Park. He invented a multi colored and delightfully illuminated creative launch pad for a leading edge consultant in today’s big data world.Leisen has designed theatre sets for the Curious Theatre Branch, Theatre Oobleck, and the Rhinoceros Theatre Festival. He sustains a small performance space adjacent his design studio on the South Side of Chicago. Leisen writes on Hannah Arendt and Bertolt Brecht. He has lectured on Philosophy at Loyola University.Leisen lives in Chicago with his partner KellyAnn Corcoran, and their four children: Betty, Matthias, Penelope, and Sven.Website: www.walnutspaceship.comSocial Media: https://www.instagram.com/paul_leisen/Note: Guests create their own bio description for each episode.The Curiosity Hour Podcast is hosted and produced by Dan Sterenchuk and Tommy Estlund.The Curiosity Hour Podcast is listener supported! The easiest way to donate is via the Venmo app and you can donate to @CuriosityHour (Download app here: https://venmo.com)The Curiosity Hour Podcast is available free on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Spotify, Amazon Music, Soundcloud, TuneIn, iHeartRadio, Stitcher, Podbean, Overcast, PlayerFM, Castbox, and Pocket Casts.  Disclaimers: The Curiosity Hour Podcast may contain content not suitable for all audiences. Listener discretion advised. The views and opinions expressed by the guests on this podcast are solely those of the guest(s). These views and opinions do not necessarily represent those of The Curiosity Hour Podcast. This podcast may contain explicit language.The Public Service Announcement near the beginning of the episode solely represents the views of Tommy and Dan and not our guests or our listeners.

Episode 176 - Paul Leisen, PhD. Dan Sterenchuk and Tommy Estlund are honored to have as our guest, Paul Leisen, PhD. Paul Leisen holds a PhD in social-political philosophy (Loyola University Chicago). He has a background in theatre performance and set design (B.S., Northwestern University). Leisen flips the development story in favor of people. Strategic design thinking answers the felt conditions of fragmentation; project success closely follows the success of its makers. Person to person connection in a shared endeavor makes it happen. Leisen worked as Director of Development for Intelligentsia Coffee during its most exciting growth phase, opening shops in Venice Beach, Pasadena; relaunching multiple stores in Chicago, notably Millennium Park, and breaking ground for a coffee roastery in San Francisco. Intelligentsia was subsequently acquired by Peet’s Coffee/JAB Holdings. (Andrew Barnett now owns the SF Linea Cafe Roastery on Potrero Hill!) In 2011 Leisen formed leisendesign. He led a small group of investors and managers in reinventing two-store Dollop Coffee, resulting in 17 new locations, strategic acquisitions, and a roastery. Dollop won a buy out/capitalization by Docasa, the British powerhouse responsible for London’s Department of Coffee and Social Affairs. Leisen shepherded this rapid development, executing site selection, lease negotiation, design, architecture, finishes and successful shop openings. Pairing with Datascope Analytics (acquired by IDEO in 2017) Leisen reclaimed a 17th floor office suite overlooking Chicago’s Millennium Park. He invented a multi colored and delightfully illuminated creative launch pad for a leading edge consultant in today’s big data world. Leisen has designed theatre sets for the Curious Theatre Branch, Theatre Oobleck, and the Rhinoceros Theatre Festival. He sustains a small performance space adjacent his design studio on the South Side of Chicago. Leisen writes on Hannah Arendt and Bertolt Brecht. He has lectured on Philosophy at Loyola University. Leisen lives in Chicago with his partner KellyAnn Corcoran, and their four children: Betty, Matthias, Penelope, and Sven. Website: <a href="http://www.walnutspaceship.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.walnutspaceship.com</a> Social Media: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/paul_leisen/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/paul_leisen/</a> Note: Guests create their own bio description for each episode. The Curiosity Hour Podcast is hosted and produced by Dan Sterenchuk and Tommy Estlund. The Curiosity Hour Podcast is listener supported! The easiest way to donate is via the Venmo app and you can donate to @CuriosityHour (Download app here: <a href="https://venmo.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://venmo.com</a>) The Curiosity Hour Podcast is available free on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Spotify, Amazon Music, Soundcloud, TuneIn, iHeartRadio, Stitcher, Podbean, Overcast, PlayerFM, Castbox, and Pocket Casts. Disclaimers: The Curiosity Hour Podcast may contain content not suitable for all audiences. Listener discretion advised. The views and opinions expressed by the guests on this podcast are solely those of the guest(s). These views and opinions do not necessarily represent those of The Curiosity Hour Podcast. This podcast may contain explicit language. The Public Service Announcement near the beginning of the episode solely represents the views of Tommy and Dan and not our guests or our listeners.

Episode 176 - Paul Leisen, PhD  (The Curiosity Hour Podcast by Dan Sterenchuk and Tommy Estlund)