Design Sponge’s Grace Bonney On What She Learned From 100 Boss Ladies
Happy To Be Here
Greta Johnsen
4.8 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 18 November 2016
⏱️ 34 minutes
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Summary
Grace Bonney is the brilliant creator behind the website Design*Sponge. She talked to 100 women doing creative work and tells us what she learned by turning those conversations into the new book In The Company Of Women. She talks about the beauty of creative messes, what to do if we magically had an extra hour in the day, and the ever-elusive notion of work-life balance. Plus, we chat with the host of WBEZ's new podcast that tells the inside story about how Oprah's media empire came to be.
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| 0:00.0 | This fall, W bez invites you to our upcoming live events. |
| 0:05.0 | Join us in person for smart discussions, heartfelt storytelling, and more. |
| 0:09.0 | Check out the full calendar now at W be easy.org |
| 0:12.6 | slash events. |
| 0:13.6 | From W beez Chicago this is Nurdett I'm Tricia Bobita |
| 0:19.2 | and I'm Greta Johnson this week on the show we are talking with Grace Bonnie. You may know her as the |
| 0:24.4 | creator of Design Sponge. She has also made a beautiful new book. It is called In the |
| 0:28.4 | Company of Women. This book has inspiration and advice from over 100 makers, |
| 0:33.4 | artists, and entrepreneurs. |
| 0:35.2 | Really awesome ladies. |
| 0:36.6 | Yes, it's all about ladies who are bosses. |
| 0:38.5 | And speaking of ladies who are bosses, |
| 0:40.7 | W be easy has a new podcast out. It's a documentary about the making of the Oprah show |
| 0:46.1 | and we'll hear about that later on in the show as well. But first, let's talk a little bit more |
| 0:50.6 | about in the company of women. This is not only a beautiful |
| 0:53.7 | book but also a very insightful one. It's a big heavy almost coffee table sized book |
| 0:59.6 | and it's full of portraits and conversations that Grace Bonnie had with women who inspire her. |
| 1:04.0 | So these range from people who are in the entertainment industry to doing creative work of almost any kind. |
| 1:09.0 | There's folks like Roxanne Gay and Lizzo. |
| 1:11.0 | Isa Ray, our friend Isa Ray from Whomsecure and awkward black girl is in this book. |
| 1:15.6 | Nico Case, who is a good nerd, is in this book. |
| 1:18.6 | Abby Jacobson from Broad City. |
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