Piera Gelardi
Author, The Playful Way
Piera Gelardi is a creative entrepreneur and artist passionate about bringing play into every room she enters. She co-founded the influential media brand Refinery29 and its magical pop-up 29Rooms, earning recognition as one of Ad Age’s “50 Most Creative People” and Entrepreneur’s “50 Most Daring Entrepreneurs.” Through her new company NoomaLooma and her energetic keynotes, Piera helps people unlock their creative superpowers. When she’s not playing professionally, she loves hosting noodle & doodle nights, throwing spontaneous dance parties, and making up songs with her daughter Viva.
April 21, 2026
Rules and Play: The Invisible Boundaries That Limit Us, and How To Break Them
In this episode, we step into the often-invisible world of cultural scripts—the unwritten rules that shape what we see, what we ignore, and even how we work and create. We begin with the unforgettable story of world-class vio...