Escape Velocity – Where Strategy Meets the Unexpected
Escape Velocity - Where Strategy Meets the Unexpected
Podcast Description
Conversations That Propel You ForwardHave you ever felt the need to break free from the gravity of routine thinking? To escape the constraints that keep you circling familiar orbits, reaching only as far as the same outcomes, the same ideas? We have. And that's why we’re thrilled to introduce 'Escape Velocity', our brand new podcast designed to help you overcome those very barriers.Breaking Free from Conventional ThinkingThe term escape velocity is often used in astrophysics—it’s the speed an object must reach to break free from a planet’s gravitational pull and move into a wider, limitless space. For us, it’s a perfect metaphor for how we approach creative work, innovation, and growth. Every creative project, every branding challenge, and every reimagined strategy requires reaching that critical point where old ideas are left behind and you begin to operate in entirely new territory.In a world full of saturated markets, disrupted industries, and ever-growing noise, we need more than just iteration; we need an intentional leap—one that changes our perception and opens new frontiers of thought. That’s what Escape Velocity is all about.
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Content Themes
The podcast covers a multitude of themes centered around creative work, innovation, and personal growth, including political branding, workplace culture, the impact of AI in design, and generational insights. Episodes such as the one featuring a 10-year-old discussing Gen Alpha slang and another exploring political campaign branding showcase the show’s diverse focus areas.
Escape Velocity is a podcast about growth at the edge—where courage, creativity, and clarity meet change. Hosted by Tracey Halvorsen, CEO of adeo, each episode explores the real stories behind reinvention, leadership, and bold decision-making. Through candid conversations with founders, creatives, and change-makers, we examine the friction before the breakthrough and the mindset shifts required to escape “business as usual.” For those ready for their next brave move.
In this episode of Escape Velocity Podcast, Tracey Halvorsen sits down with Sabrina Depestre, Senior Director of Enrollment Marketing at Maryland Institute College of Art, to explore how creativity, leadership, and resilience actually develop in the real world.
This is a conversation about experience design disguised as a career story.
From shaping fan experiences at the Miami Heat to modernizing marketing inside higher education, Sabrina reveals how creative strategy works when culture, systems, and human behavior collide. Together, Tracey and Sabrina unpack burnout as a structural issue, not a personal flaw; curiosity as a leadership discipline; and why side projects, portfolio careers, and creative sovereignty matter more than ever in an AI-accelerated world.
They also confront the realities facing creative education today—from generative AI to shifting economic models—and why embracing change with ethics, clarity, and evidence beats both fear and hype.
This episode is for leaders, creatives, strategists, and educators who want to understand:
How creativity functions inside complex systems
Why experience design is the future of brand and leadership
How to build resilience without burning everything down
What it actually means to stay curious in unstable times
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