MY ROLE

Founding Designer
Product Design
Branding

COMPANY

CREATED

2024

BRINGING INNOVATION TO PODCAST LISTENING

Cooler is making podcasting fun, social, and interactive— with comments, reactions, leaderboards, streaks and shareable clips of your favorite moments.

COMMUNITY FIRST

Community is at the heart of Cooler. It's not about likes, follows or shares. We believe that the right tools and thoughtfully designed spaces can empower Creators to build deeper community, and members to engage in healthy, thriving conversation.

THE UNDERRATED POWER OF DELIGHT

In a world where software often prioritizes efficiency, metrics, and scalability, joy and fun are frequently overlooked. But at Cooler, we believe that emotion is a fundamental part of how people connect with technology. Joy creates stickiness. Playfulness invites curiosity. And fun fosters genuine human connection. By infusing moments of delight into the experience, we’re not just building a product—we’re building something people actually want to use, again and again.

Leaderboards

Claim points with every episode. Battle for the top spot by listening and engaging with your favorite podcasts.

Comments
and Reactions

Connect with the community. Share your thoughts on every episode and see what others are saying.

Streaks

Earn Episode Streaks by keeping up with the latest drops. Finally, recognition for your loyalty.

Stats

See and share your top shows, total listening time, and even your top reactions.

Clips

Easily share your favorite moments. We’ll transcribe and turn them into a beautiful, shareable video.

Discover Feed

For the first time, see what others are listening to and their recommendations.

All the podcasts

A library of millions. From the biggest names in podcasting to the best independents. Find them all!

Controls reimagined

Skip easily by double tapping anywhere on the screen. Plus new controls to emote and comment.

Carplay

Skip easily by double tapping anywhere on the screen. Plus new controls to emote and comment.

THE RESULT

With the beta launch, we welcomed our first host and community onto Cooler, and immediately saw the power of a more joyful, community-driven podcast experience. Engagement spiked, retention held strong, and early users gave us feedback that confirmed we were onto something meaningful.

10-20x more comments than
on X or IG

People are commenting consistently on every episode.

23% maintain
a streak

Streaks are super effective, and for the first time ever, hosts can see who the most loyal listeners are.

This is a real screen-recording of how community gathers around an episode

MY ROLE

Founding Designer
Product Design
Branding

COMPANY

CREATED

2024

BRINGING INNOVATION TO PODCAST LISTENING

Cooler is making podcasting fun, social, and interactive— with comments, reactions, leaderboards, streaks and shareable clips of your favorite moments.

COMMUNITY FIRST

Community is at the heart of Cooler. It's not about likes, follows or shares. We believe that the right tools and thoughtfully designed spaces can empower Creators to build deeper community, and members to engage in healthy, thriving conversation.

THE UNDERRATED POWER OF DELIGHT

In a world where software often prioritizes efficiency, metrics, and scalability, joy and fun are frequently overlooked. But at Cooler, we believe that emotion is a fundamental part of how people connect with technology. Joy creates stickiness. Playfulness invites curiosity. And fun fosters genuine human connection. By infusing moments of delight into the experience, we’re not just building a product—we’re building something people actually want to use, again and again.

Leaderboards

Claim points with every episode. Battle for the top spot by listening and engaging with your favorite podcasts.

Comments
and Reactions

Connect with the community. Share your thoughts on every episode and see what others are saying.

Streaks

Earn Episode Streaks by keeping up with the latest drops. Finally, recognition for your loyalty.

Stats

See and share your top shows, total listening time, and even your top reactions.

Clips

Easily share your favorite moments. We’ll transcribe and turn them into a beautiful, shareable video.

Discover Feed

For the first time, see what others are listening to and their recommendations.

All the podcasts

A library of millions. From the biggest names in podcasting to the best independents. Find them all!

Controls reimagined

Skip easily by double tapping anywhere on the screen. Plus new controls to emote and comment.

Carplay

Skip easily by double tapping anywhere on the screen. Plus new controls to emote and comment.

THE RESULT

With the beta launch, we welcomed our first host and community onto Cooler, and immediately saw the power of a more joyful, community-driven podcast experience. Engagement spiked, retention held strong, and early users gave us feedback that confirmed we were onto something meaningful.

10-20x more comments than
on X or IG

People are commenting consistently on every episode.

23% maintain
a streak

Streaks are super effective, and for the first time ever, hosts can see who the most loyal listeners are.

This is a real screen-recording of how community gathers around an episode