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The Junior Mafia

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Dom Hickey, Chief Strategy Officer at Howatson+Company, and Rachel Tucker, Associate, Brand Momentum at Sayers talk to the brilliant creative minds shaping the future of advertising and marketing. The junior mafia in adland.

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United States

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Dom Hickey, Chief Strategy Officer at Howatson+Company, and Rachel Tucker, Associate, Brand Momentum at Sayers talk to the brilliant creative minds shaping the future of advertising and marketing. The junior mafia in adland.

Language:

English


Episodes
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Meredith Besseling, Senior Art Director

2/10/2024
The Junior Mafia talks to Senior Art Director, Meredith Besseling. We chat about Consultancies vs agencies, AI, and creative opportunities in gaming.

Duration:00:30:05

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Tom Witcombe, Planning Director, DDB

11/12/2023
The Junior Mafia talks to DDB Planning Director, Tom Witcombe. We chat about Award School, what makes people laugh, and why comedians are the best source of insights.

Duration:00:42:15

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Georgia Pritchard, Planning Director, Howatson+Company

8/23/2023
The Junior Mafia talks to Howatson+Company Planning Director, Georgia Pritchard. We unpack the branding phenomenon that is Barbie, the marketing brilliance of Taylor Swift, feminism, pop culture, and why rich people are now popular culture's biggest enemy.

Duration:00:39:48

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Renata Yannoulis, Senior Strategic Planner at TBWA

6/30/2023
The Junior Mafia talks to Renata Yannoulis, Senior Strategic Planner at TBWA. We chat about cultural signals and edges, targetting Gen Z, Big Boob Energy, and AI.

Duration:00:33:11

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Episode 14: August Lantay-Lefkovich

8/5/2021
The Junior Mafia talks to August Lantay-Lefkovich, Lead Thinker - Content at Thinkerbell. We cover everything from side hustles, diversity, hard work, why a thick skin is one of the best things to have in advertising.

Duration:00:25:26

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Episode 13: Rachel Tucker

7/14/2021
The Junior Mafia talks to Rachel Tucker, Planner at TBWA. We chat about the pleasure plague, why diving into the deep end is a good thing, and gaming.

Duration:00:25:55

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Episode 12: Anais Read

6/20/2021
The Junior Mafia talks to Publicis Copywriter, Anais Read about awards, mentoring, cyberbullying, & persistence.

Duration:00:15:51

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Episode 11: Heather Morrison

6/2/2021
The Junior Mafia talks to Heather Morrison, CEO, and Co-founder of Handi. We chat about some of the brilliant innovations changing people's lives for the better and Heather shares her journey to launch the world’s first line of hand’s free sex toys for those with disabilities.

Duration:00:26:33

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Episode 10: Matt Low

5/10/2021
The Junior Mafia talks to BBDO Associate Creative Director Matt Low about resilience, making the most of opportunities, and why creatives need to sell themselves better.

Duration:00:23:43

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Episode 9: Lizzie Wood

4/28/2021
The Junior Mafia talks to The Monkeys Copywriter, Lizzie Wood about creative partnerships, making great work, and being a female creative in advertising.

Duration:00:29:13

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Episode 8: Rosie Gearside

4/14/2021
The Junior Mafia talks to VMLY&R Art Director Rosie Gearside about rainbow capitalism, brand purpose, and life as an art director.

Duration:00:25:02

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Episode 7: Emma Breislin

3/25/2021
The Junior Mafia talks to Cultiver Content Producer Emma Breislin about landing and losing a dream job in 2020 and writing for love and business.

Duration:00:25:44

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Episode 6: Mobolaji Komolafe

3/11/2021
The Junior Mafia talks to DDB Social Business Manager Mobolaji Komolafe about values, storytelling, poetry, and why the best ads let your imagination roam free.

Duration:00:43:16

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Episode 4: Vipul Hiray

2/11/2021
The Junior Mafia talks to VMLY&R Senior Data Planner about the death of the cookie, fake news, cultural shifts, and a day in the life of a data planner.

Duration:00:32:00

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Episode 3: Isaac Lai

1/28/2021
The Junior Mafia talks to Akcelo Planning Director Isaac Lai about his alternative plans to become a spy, criminology, corsets, mentoring, and food puns.

Duration:00:29:19

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Episode 2: Lucy Batchelor

12/20/2020
The Junior Mafia talks to The Works Planner Lucy Batchelor about gender-neutral creative briefs, the power of introverts, and diversity in adland.

Duration:00:29:15

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Episode 1: Nate Kwok

12/7/2020
We talk to DDB Planner Nate Kwok about Young Lions, coming of age stories, the connection between strategic thinking and mindfulness, and what it's like to jump from client-side to agency side.

Duration:00:25:03

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Welcome to The Junior Mafia

12/2/2020
A short episode that gives you a little background on who we are and how we came to be here.

Duration:00:02:50