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Mike Brown

Mike Brown

Founder of Sightworks, a Los Angeles-based strategic consultancy for cultural intelligence and placemaking, with 20+ years in theater, experiential design, and place-making.

Sep 30, 2026

58:28
So like, how was it being on your own journey, working on someone else's own journey episode? Like this is the journey episode.
58:37
You know, so much of like what you were expressing in your diaries, spending two months in Mexico resonated for me.
58:45
Like, I remember I was recording myself while I was there, like the first day I was there, sometimes in between.
58:53
And I remember that last day just feeling like I don't know who I'm returning to the United States as.
58:59
And I remember you sharing that in your diaries as well.
59:02
So, yeah, it was almost like... working with your story was almost like guiding and mirroring mine and mirror my experience.
59:12
So it was really dope.
59:53
And I think something that people in production don't get, I was going to say often, but ever,
2:30
When you say everyone is prioritizing the intelligent future, who's building the human one? What are you seeing that most leaders are actually missing?
2:40
Well, I think this is a vast subject.
2:44
And I say it with respect and humility that I've spent, my career path has been very non-linear.
2:53
I've worked in design production.
2:54
I've worked at some architecture firms.
2:56
I've worked in experiential ad agencies.
2:58
I've worked as a self-employed production designer.

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9:34
And how would you say that that helps you design for the things people carry after the built thing disappears?
4:28
... um, anything new, exciting? What haven't we talked about before that we can, we can kinda talk about today?
4:32
We've got tons of new stuff at Avery Dennison.
4:35
The one that I'm, I would say most excited about is our Prisma Pro, and you will see this online.
4:43
As a matter of fact, when this episode comes out, you'll see ads running on Instagram, Facebook.
4:49
And Prisma Pro is our dry apply color PPF, and I am just, like, ready for this stuff to take off.
4:58
And, uh, I'm expecting you guys to just go like gangbusters like you normally do when you sell our products.
5:04
That's one.

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42:42
Um, so the last question I want to say to wrap it up, so we've asked, um, I think we asked you last time, what, what do you think sets you apart? But, um, so the question I have for you this time is if you have a customer, um, if you're going into a customer today and they're using a competitor product, what would you say to them to To try and persuade them to try Avery Dennison and their products, and you guys can, can both take a turn at that if you want.

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