Bill Burnett has revolutionized both product design and life design education as the Executive Director of Stanford's Design Program and co-founder of the Life Design Lab. After earning his BS and MS in Product Design from Stanford, he built an impressive career spanning both startups and Fortune 100 companies, including seven years at Apple where he designed award-winning PowerBook laptops. His innovative work extends to toy design, creating the original Hasbro Star Wars action figures, and he holds multiple mechanical and design patents, including one for the first "slate" computer. At Stanford, he directs both undergraduate and graduate design programs, interdepartmental initiatives between Mechanical Engineering and Art departments, while co-founding the Life Design Lab where he developed the groundbreaking "Designing Your Life" framework. His work has earned him numerous design awards, and he continues to influence future innovators through his teaching while serving on the board of VOZ, a socially responsible high fashion startup, and advising various internet startups. His co-authored books, including the New York Times bestseller "Designing Your Life," have helped transform how people approach career and life planning worldwide.

John Armstrong served as a Lecturer and Fellow at Stanford University's Design Program from 2016 to 2022, where he specialized in teaching life design courses including "Designing Your Life," "Designing Your Stanford," and "Designing the Professional." During his tenure, he developed content for Stanford's pioneering life design curriculum, reaching over 25,000 learners through online and blended learning programs. Beyond Stanford, he taught at the d.school (Hasso Plattner Institute of Design), leading courses such as "Designing for Death," "Mindful Activism," and "Designing for Transitions." His impact extends globally through workshops and training programs for universities across the Middle East, Latin America, and Asia. Armstrong also served as a meditation guide for Calm, the meditation app, from 2017 to 2021, where he created content and led workshops on mindfulness and burnout prevention. Currently, as Principal of Leadership Labs, he designs and facilitates learning experiences for organizations including Spotify, Pinterest, Google, and Slack, focusing on design thinking, leadership development, and workplace learning.