- Artwork by Eli Jorgensen
Cassie McDaniel inspires us to get away from the ‘pick me’ mindset, and to pick ourselves. She challenges us to be willing to kill our darlings so that something better can emerge. She teaches us the importance of knowing our values, but also embracing the fact that they are going to change. She also encourages us to not just do what we’re good at, but do what we enjoy.
Cassie McDaniel runs a small, ambitious, friendly design studio with her husband called Jane & Jury. As previous Design Director at the Mozilla Foundation, she led a team of designers on the organization’s advocacy and digital literacy fronts. She founded the interview series Women&&Tech and runs a creative event and workshop series called Paris Lectures. She grew up in Florida, jumped around in England, and is now based an hour outside Toronto in rural Ontario, where she is deeply invested in the roots she puts down into her community both locally and online. She’s both a national champion collegiate water polo player, and a published poet.
- Secret Identity (8:27)
- Origin Story (20:56)
- Being Mozilla Foundation’s Design Director (24:09)
- Biggest Failure (36:36)
- Kill Your Darlings (40:24)
- Design Superpower (52:54)
- Habit of Success (62:59)
- Invincible Resource (67:39)
- Best Advice (70:33)
