Groundbreakin

About Groundbreakin

The Groundbreakin is a cutting-edge podcast that explores the journeys of top designers, creative entrepreneurs, and thought leaders in the design industry. Hosted by Dipaq aka Q, a Creative Director and Founder of Syqi , this podcast is your go-to source for insider insights and actionable advice from the world's top design experts. With a focus on fresh topics and engaging discussions, each episode is designed to help you stay ahead of the curve and build a successful career in the ever-evolving design landscape. Whether you're a seasoned professional or just starting out, The Groundbreakin is your essential resource for all things design. Join us on a journey to the forefront of creativity and innovation. We are on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts and all the podcast listening platforms.

Publisher

Dipaq

Category

arts

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

4 Apr 2021

Latest episode

30 Jul 2026

Latest episodes

65 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   30 Jul 2026

   #65 - The Design Job Nobody's Hiring For Yet : Aparna Vinod

   What happens when most design advice assumes an English-speaking, phone-fluent, low-stakes user and your actual users are none of those things? In this episode of The Groundbreakin, we sit down with Aparna Vinod, a transformation strategy and organizational design practitioner currently pursuing a PhD on the changing nature of leadership. Aparna has spent her career unlearning the idea that design means designing for people like yourself working instead across factory floors, classrooms...

2. 

   2 Jul 2026

   #64 - 65,000 pairs, Zero shortcuts - Designing a slow footwear-first brand in India : Ajaaz Rasheed

   What does it take to build a footwear brand in India that competes globally, without taking the easy route through China? In this episode of The Groundbreakin, we sit down with Ajaaz, Principal Designer and Co-Founder at Ludic, a footwear-first lifestyle brand built from scratch in India. From his early years designing for Fila to working on KL Rahul’s Puma collab, to investing 50-60 lakhs in proprietary tooling instead of an open mold, Ajaaz breaks down what it actually takes to design, manu...

3. 

   23 Jun 2026

   #63 - ADHD, India 2.0, and ADHD, India 2.0, and Building Timeless Consumer Brands : Abhishek Durani

   What does it take to build a branding studio that gets dream clients without ever doing cold outreach? In this episode of The Groundbreakin, we sit down with Abhishek Durani, founder of Studio Sorted, a Bangalore-based branding and strategy agency behind some of India’s most talked-about consumer brands. From Theka Coffee on Shark Tank to a participatory brand built with a food community, Durani’s approach to branding is bold, strategic and anything but boring. From a Kashmiri migrant kid fro...

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