Hot’s CEO and founder, Maria Giudice, is the hardest-working woman in design. And I’m not just saying that because she signs my checks (though I’m aware of that and thank you very, very much, Maria).
As a business-owner and a thoughtful advocate on the power of design systems, Maria is often asked to share her thoughts on a myriad of topics — everything from handling cut-backs in difficult times (NPR’s “Talk of the Nation”) and juggling a family with the demands of running Hot Studio to producing a podcast on Creative Inspirations (Lynda.com) and another on the work process for our Open Architecture Network project (also on Lynda.com).
UPDATE: You can check out Maria’s presentations on Lynda.com for free. Go here and you can sign up for a 24-hour free trial, which is good for a year.)
Those recent appearances, along with some older ones (here and here), give a good sense of what Hot Studio’s culture is like and the high quality of work we produce.
And maybe, just maybe, they bring us closer to answering the big question on everyone’s mind: How did Eric Grant go from Republican policy analyst to esteemed Hot Studio designer? (Look in the comments section.)
I’m no longer a Republican, mind you. And for those of you who are on Facebook, you can see the photos from when I ran for the Wisconsin State Assembly when I was 22… and almost won. Yikes.