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Big Names in Naming: The Steve Cecil Episode

"You've got to make connections the average person doesn't."

I talk with Steve Cecil about:

  • Fighting against multi-tasking and devoting 100% of your brain to naming

  • How “owning your quirk” will make you a better namer

  • The stories behind the names Coursera and Figma

  • The many, many hats he wears at WhereWords—he even tries them on for us!

Plus, we play Guess What We Do Here? and I stump Steve with some less-than-intuitive coined names.

About Steve Cecil
Steve Cecil is a verbal branding professional and short-form copywriter, specializing in 9-letter novels (product names & corporate identities) as well as 6-syllable sagas (taglines & sales marks). You can see more of his work at wherewords.com.

Big Names in Naming is a Naming for Everyone podcast. For more naming resources, live and self-guided classes, and a weekly newsletter, visit namingforeveryone.com. And if you're a major brand in need of naming help, you can work directly with Caitlin's studio, Wild Geese Studio. wildgeesestudio.com.

Naming for Everyone
Big Names in Naming: A Naming for Everyone podcast
You name it, they named it. Big Names in Naming is the show where expert namer Caitlin Barrett interviews other namers to go beyond the “What’s in a name?” headlines, and unearth what it really takes to make a living making names. Plus, we play a little game at the end.