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# Episode 44: The Intersection of Design and Collaboration With Ring Central's Michael Peachey
- URL: https://www.philsimon.com/podcast/episode-44-michael-peachey/
- Published: 2021-08-24T16:50:30.000Z
- Updated: 2025-06-08T15:16:16.000Z
- Description: I chat with a smart and humble dude.
- Author: Phil Simon
- Tags: Podcast, WFH

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Michael Peachey joins me. He is the VP of User Experience at [RingCentral](https://www.ringcentral.com/?ref=philsimon.com). We discuss collaboration personas, [*Ready Player One*](https://www.amazon.com/Ready-Player-One-Ernest-Cline/dp/0307887448?philsim-20&ref=philsimon.com), maker time vs. manager time, Slack, and unified communications.

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