TDA Talks – Q&A with TB Bardlavens

TDA Talks

🎙️ New TDA Talks with Kim Wardle & TB Bardlavens

In this episode, our EVP of Design and Innovation Partnerships, Kim Wardle, sits down with TB Bardlavens, GM and Director at Adobe, for a powerful and thought-provoking conversation on leadership, equity, and impact.

TB kicks things off by walking us through his career journey, how it all started, and what led him to his role at Adobe today.

From there, they dive into some seriously important (and refreshingly honest) leadership questions:

🧠 What belief or habit did you have to unlearn to truly grow as a leader?
✊ How can leaders meaningfully design for equity and why does it matter more than ever?
📣 What does it mean to lead with consequence and leave a real imprint, not just a strong impression?

They also dig into how AI is reshaping leadership the traits we’ll need more of, and the ones we might need to leave behind.

And if leadership development could be rebuilt from scratch? TB shares what he’d toss, and what he’d double down on.

Of course, it wouldn’t be a TDA Talks without a curveball to wrap things up and TB’s answer (featuring a very cool sneaker collection) doesn’t disappoint👟

🎧 Tune in, get inspired, and join the conversation.

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