Ladies Who Create – Season 2 - episode 3: Li-Anne Dias

🎙️ In this episode of Ladies Who Create, we sit down with the brilliant and wildly thoughtful Li-Anne Dias—an artist-turned-designer whose journey has taken her from painting portraits in Mumbai to shaping bold, intentional brand identities at companies like Reddit, Grammarly, Handshake, and now Brex.

We talk about what it means to stay hands-on as a design leader, how the word “unhinged” became part of her creative vocabulary, and why embracing your artistic self—at work and outside of it—is essential. Li-Anne shares pivotal moments from her career, how she balances design leadership with craft, and what she looks for in an ideal design org (spoiler: design ops gets a big shoutout).

This one’s packed with wisdom, laughs, and inspiration for creatives at every level.

💡 Topics include:

• Li-Anne’s early fine art roots and pivot to tech
• Leading (and still designing) as a creative director
• Craft vs. leadership: can you do both?
• Building bolder brands in “boring” industries
• The importance of finding your voice—and making space for others to do the same

👀 Follow Li-Anne's work on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/liannedias, and connect with her on LinkedIn

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