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Wolfgang Bremer - Trust, Teams, and Tangible Impact

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Wolfgang Bremer shares a candid look at design leadership, the weight of trust, and why real impact goes far beyond pixels 🚀 — revealing how humility and humanity shape design at scale 🌍.

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Episode Chapters:

00:00 – Learning Patience Through Fatherhood
00:30 – Welcome and Introduction
02:10 – Early Design Projects and Bootleg CD Covers
05:30 – How Parenthood Changed His Communication and Leadership
10:00 – The Importance of Explaining “Why” at Home and Work
13:44 – Families, Work, and Where We Spend Our Energy
19:00 – Why Trust Should Be the Default in Teams
22:30 – Building Connection and Trust Through One-on-Ones
28:30 – Structured vs. Unstructured Approaches to One-on-Ones
36:00 – Knowing When to Lean In and When to Step Back
43:00 – Leadership as Asking Better Questions
46:20 – Leadership Compared to Doing the Dishes
53:00 – Designing the Environment for Teams to Thrive
58:00 – Overcoming Misconceptions About Design’s Role
1:01:22 – Lessons From a Career in Global Design Leadership
1:06:21 – Closing Reflections and Where to Find Wolfgang

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Who is Wolfgang Bremer?

Wolfgang Bremer is a seasoned design leader whose career spans mobile, enterprise, and automotive design 🚗. He was recently the Vice President of Design at Elli, a Volkswagen Group brand focused on electric mobility, where he grew a cross-functional team and embedded design into business strategy.

He has:
✅ Led global design teams at Volkswagen, SAP, and HERE Technologies
✅ Designed early mobile experiences at Nokia
✅ Spoken at conferences across Europe, North America, and Asia
✅ Advocated for people-first design and building trust at scale
✅ Believes leadership is sometimes… like doing the dishes

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Find Wolfgang Bremer here:

LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/wolfgangbremer/
Website → https://bremer.co/

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Wolfgang Bremer shares a candid look at design leadership, the weight of trust, and why real impact goes far beyond pixels 🚀 — revealing how humility and humanity shape design at scale 🌍.

======

Episode Chapters:

00:00 – Learning Patience Through Fatherhood
00:30 – Welcome and Introduction
02:10 – Early Design Projects and Bootleg CD Covers
05:30 – How Parenthood Changed His Communication and Leadership
10:00 – The Importance of Explaining “Why” at Home and Work
13:44 – Families, Work, and Where We Spend Our Energy
19:00 – Why Trust Should Be the Default in Teams
22:30 – Building Connection and Trust Through One-on-Ones
28:30 – Structured vs. Unstructured Approaches to One-on-Ones
36:00 – Knowing When to Lean In and When to Step Back
43:00 – Leadership as Asking Better Questions
46:20 – Leadership Compared to Doing the Dishes
53:00 – Designing the Environment for Teams to Thrive
58:00 – Overcoming Misconceptions About Design’s Role
1:01:22 – Lessons From a Career in Global Design Leadership
1:06:21 – Closing Reflections and Where to Find Wolfgang

======

Who is Wolfgang Bremer?

Wolfgang Bremer is a seasoned design leader whose career spans mobile, enterprise, and automotive design 🚗. He was recently the Vice President of Design at Elli, a Volkswagen Group brand focused on electric mobility, where he grew a cross-functional team and embedded design into business strategy.

He has:
✅ Led global design teams at Volkswagen, SAP, and HERE Technologies
✅ Designed early mobile experiences at Nokia
✅ Spoken at conferences across Europe, North America, and Asia
✅ Advocated for people-first design and building trust at scale
✅ Believes leadership is sometimes… like doing the dishes

======

Find Wolfgang Bremer here:

LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/wolfgangbremer/
Website → https://bremer.co/

======

Subscribe to Brave UX

Like what you heard?
🎙️ Subscribe to Brave UX for more conversations with world-class voices in UX, design, and product leadership. Your support helps others discover the show!

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/no/podcast/brave-ux-with-brendan-jarvis/id1552607805
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7j2ocni6A00fzgHkj6TtCK
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheSpaceInBetween
Podbean: https://braveux.podbean.com/

======

Follow Brave UX for more great content!

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-space-in-between/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@brave_ux
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thespaceinbetw__n/

======

Hosted by Brendan Jarvis:

Brendan Jarvis on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brendanjarvis/
The Space InBetween Website: https://thespaceinbetween.co.nz/

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