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Hosted by Dan Balser, a former department head at The Creative Circus in Atlanta, this is a series of conversations about advertising. But they're not just about the industry; they're about the people in it.
Location:
United States
Description:
Hosted by Dan Balser, a former department head at The Creative Circus in Atlanta, this is a series of conversations about advertising. But they're not just about the industry; they're about the people in it.
Language:
English
Episodes
Episode 340: Dan and Zach of The Academy at GS&P
11/11/2021
The Academy at Goodby, Silverstein & Partners is the brainchild of Zach Canfield, the agency’s Director of Talent. Dan is now its director, and this episode marks a personally significant moment of transition.
Duration:00:26:36
Episode 339: Sean Curran, VP, Creative & Marketing at Ranch Rider Spirits
8/3/2021
Leaving agency life in his past, Sean shares his thoughts on start-up culture, imposter syndrome, and the overemphasis put on deck perfection.
Duration:00:30:31
Episode 338: Nathalie Con, VP, Strategy Director at Giant Spoon
7/8/2021
A natural strategist at heart, Nathalie shares her thoughts on how to best work with strategists, the genesis of insight, and moving to a new job. She also has some profound advice for young professionals (esp. women).
Duration:00:49:02
Episode 337: Omid Amidi, CD at Johannes Leonardo
6/17/2021
This one manages to cover Wordsworth’s Ode; feeling different and integrating; the value of a good strategy; the making of an epic, celebrity-laden commercial; levity; and finding a family at work. It wraps up with a generous offer from Omid.
Duration:01:12:23
Episode 336: Lauren Goldsmith, ACD at Thrasio
5/17/2021
On finding your professional family, inner workings of e-commerce marketing, and uncovering opportunities in unlikely places
Duration:00:37:22
Episode 335: Joe Baratelli, EVP and CCO at RPA
4/8/2021
An inside view of a great agency, from a leader's perspective
Duration:00:41:12
Episode 334: Dominique Monet, ACD at GSD&M
3/17/2021
Advertising as a platform, the value of a good presentation, some real talk, and the power of truth well expressed
Duration:00:46:51
Episode 333: Federico Diaz, ACD at The Community
2/17/2021
An online, mid-pandemic chat about a cookie vault, Seinfeld, sketch comedy and one copywriter’s process
Duration:00:37:09
Episode 332: Yanci Wu, Senior Experience Designer at Autodesk
12/16/2020
The power of asking questions, being humble, and acting with intention. The value of going in-house, self-analysis, and knowing what matters to you.
Duration:00:42:55
Episode 331: Gavin Lester, CCO at Zambezi
11/16/2020
A conversation with an award-winning, bi-cultural agency leader on creating not only great work, but also your own autonomy, your own agency within an agency, and originality within familiarity
Duration:00:50:49
Episode 330: Copywriters Aaron Marshall and Brandon Kim
9/17/2020
Aaron, an intern with Mischief and Brandon, a freelancer with Arts & Letters Creative Co., discuss resourcefulness, resilience, mental exhaustion, and life as creatives of color.
Duration:00:56:04
Episode 329: Danielle Hawley, Global ECD at Uber
8/6/2020
Life in the Covid-19 pandemic, burnout, the ethos of Dara Khosrowshahi, empathy, and a short commercial for Funworks
Duration:00:37:17
Episode 328: Derek Walker, Owner of brown and browner
7/8/2020
The ongoing struggle with race in advertising, how to talk about bias, learning the craft in the Covid era, and squeezing the lemon
Duration:00:59:07
Episode 327: Anna Taylor, Senior AD at BBDO Atlanta
6/16/2020
Making sense of this moment, a hard talk about being Black in a mostly White industry, and using your platform for good
Duration:00:40:11
Episode 326: Jason Corbin, CD at Lewis Communications
5/14/2020
Visiting from Birmingham, Jason shares his thoughts on content creation, partnerships, career moves, asking for what you need, and the value of saying yes.
Duration:00:39:31
Episode 325: Erin Stevens, ACD at Swift Agency
4/29/2020
Returning to The Circus after seven years, Erin covers starting over, the value of diversity, and her first big-budget TV shoot.
Duration:00:40:22
Episode 324: Whitney Repole and Neil Ramanan, Creatives at Arts & Letters
4/9/2020
Recorded pre-COVID, this chat with two Circus alumni (replete with a gamified Q&A) covers advice for young creatives, a really bad portfolio review, acknowledging misery, and idea harvesting.
Duration:00:59:17
Episode 323: Katie Riddle and Dave Bullen of MONO
3/24/2020
Directly off of a flight from Minneapolis, the two CDs sat down to talk about their agency, their careers, and important lessons learned.
Duration:00:34:33
Episode 322: Steve Nathans, CD at DDB in SF
2/27/2020
Steve brings his dry wit to a conversation about embarrassment, revisions, bad work, ideas vs. executions, and career moves.
Duration:00:43:21
Episode 321: Kevin Green, CD at Rapp in Dallas
2/13/2020
Kevin shares a sliver of his wisdom regarding personal growth, finding a place to find your strength, strategy vs. concept, and partnerships.
Duration:00:35:21