Power Panel: Design that Sells
A virtual panel discussion for small business owners, marketers, and graphic designers
featuring Marketing Pittsburgh’s design industry experts.
Meet the Panelists
Donald Bunney
Donald’s love for design started at 9 years old, designing uniforms and shoes for NBA teams. In high school, that progressed to doodling logos for pro wrestlers, bands, athletic teams, etc.
Cut to several years later, he pursued a degree in education and became a teacher. Admittedly, he still got to play with colors and shapes, but he realized he needed to change course.
In pursuit of his true passion, Donald went back to school to study design and started freelancing. That path quickly led to diving head-first into starting his own creative agency. He is now the Owner & Design Director of Egghead Creative.
Leah Weigmann
Leah started her design career as an Industrial Designer at Michael Graves Design Group. When she moved to Pittsburgh, she decided to shift into Graphic Design where she became the sole Graphic Designer at the juvenile products start-up, 4moms. As the company grew, she became the Creative Manager leading a team of print, digital, video and ux designers. From there she explored agency life working at Moxie USA, where she got to work on projects for brands like Starbucks, Porsche, and Rachael Ray Nutrish. During her nights and evenings, she and her husband started a company called Spruce Pup where they focus on making products for dogs and their people. Recently she has jumped back in-house to become the Creative Director for local start-up, Niche.
ALLY SHAH
Ally Shah is a Design Strategist and Artist working as an in-house designer at UPMC Enterprises, Pittsburgh. With over 10 yrs experience in design, Ally has worked in multiple industries, within the US and overseas. Ally started her career as an artist and after graduating with an MFA from CMU, landed by chance in a small start-up in India where she realized her participatory fine arts process paralleled many processes used in design. Ally pursued design further later shifting to work in agencies in NYC and Singapore where she worked with companies like Quest Diagnostics, Intel, 3M, Scholastic, Tommy Hilfiger, HBO, Singapore’s Contemporary Art Museum, and others. Ally has also spent time as a freelance designer and creative, working with small companies to grow their brand and business from the ground up in strategic and creative ways that blur the lines between art, design, and marketing.”