John LePore is a highly skilled professional known for blending creative innovation with pragmatic thinking. His career is marked by his ability to inspire excitement about the future through consulting with organizations, leading teams, or directing innovation. With a rich background as the Principal/Chief Creative at Perception, LePore has excelled in motion design and user experience and has over a decade of leadership, direction, and strategy. He is an accomplished public speaker who captivates audiences worldwide by demystifying popular films and products. LePore distinguishes himself in consulting, offering concentrated value to overcome specific challenges, inspiring leadership and forging new competencies within organizations. Based in the NYC Metro area, he consults globally, contributing to film, technology, automotive, and more, and is accessible through various social media platforms and professional networks.

SPEAKER LINKSHost, Paul Syng: https://linktr.ee/paulsyngGuest, John LePore: https://twitter.com/JohnnyMotion

EPISODE LINKSSpotify, Apple, Anchor & more: https://anchor.fm/PAULSYNG_F1 + Apple Vision Pro Concepthttps://youtu.be/y9FpgxNeWJk?si=4_TlkNgxwNvbhMbU

TIMESTAMPS00:00:00 Greetings00:01:53 Who is John?00:13:46 How John thinks about his work with Marvel Avengers00:24:34 What it means to have genuine empathy00:30:22 What it means to get curious00:38:13 Meeting clients where they are00:46:47 John's Black Panther story00:52:44 Detaching from the outcome00:58:13 The holy trinity question by Paul01:01:07 How John thinks about Digital Product Design01:07:55 John's hot take on the Apple Vision Pro01:10:04 John's F1 concept was viewed over 55 million times01:14:49 A simple way to understand "The Metaverse'01:20:13 Why do automobile interfaces suck01:29:46 What Hanz Zimmer & Linkin Park and cars have in common01:35:05 John's involvement with top-secret projects01:39:29 Working in digital product vs automotive company01:51:45 What John's race instructor dad taught him02:03:35 John's design of the Porsche instrument gauge cluster02:17:02 Designing for the future vs futuristic design02:28:07 John's on a mission, and you should hire him02:34:38 3001 Questions all about me02:37:44 Paul summarizes key takeaways02:39:25 Closing remarks by John