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Talking to Ourselves

73 episodes - English - Latest episode: 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 108 ratings

Created by Omid Farhang, award-winning Creative Director and Founder of Majority. Featuring the marketing industry’s most admired leaders sharing advice, revealing process and routines, telling a few war stories, hopefully uplifting a few cynics, and divulging secrets to a fulfilling career in marketing. 

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Episode 73: Final Episode: Talking to Myself

February 22, 2024 00:00 - 17 minutes - 41 MB

After 6 years, 73 episodes and nearly 150 hours of interviews with some of the best marketing minds to ever do it, it's time to say thank you and goodbye. What a privilege. What a trip. Until we talk again, peace.  

Episode 72: Greg Hahn hosts Steve Stoute

October 31, 2023 00:00 - 58 minutes - 133 MB

GUEST HOST: Greg Hahn, Co-founder and Chief Creative Officer of Mischief. In 2022, less than two years into its existence, Mischief was named Agency of the Year by AdAge, Agency of the Year by Campaign US, and the second most innovative agency by Fast Company. In 2023, Adweek named Mischief US Agency of the Year.  GUEST: Steve Stoute, Founder and CEO of Translation, the highly awarded creative agency that’s been connecting the world’s most famous brands to culture through sports an...

Episode 71: Paul Caiozzo hosts David Kolbusz

October 20, 2023 00:00 - 1 hour - 168 MB

GUEST HOST: Paul Caiozzo, Founder of Supernatural, a 2023 AdAge Small Agency of the Year. His work has been parodied multiple times on Saturday Night Live, praised by Al Gore, debated on CNN, and displayed in The Smithsonian. Formerly ECD at Goodby Silverstein New York. CP+B alum. GUEST: David Kolbusz, Chief Creative Officer at Orchard. Before that, CCO at Droga5 London. Before that, ECD at Wieden+Kennedy. David Droga called him "one of the world’s best creative leaders.” His clien...

Episode 70: Mark Gross

September 26, 2023 00:00 - 1 hour - 171 MB

Mark Gross is co-founder and CCO at Highdive. Since its inception in 2016, Highdive has quickly become one of the great indie agencies in the U.S. They were Adweek’s 2020 Breakthrough Agency of the Year, among Fast Company’s 2021 Most Innovative Agencies, and a 2023 AdAge A-List standout. Highdive is the agency behind some of your favorite Super Bowl ads: Anna Kendrick and Barbie for Rocket Mortgage, Seth Rogan and Paul Rudd for Lays, and Bill Murray reprising Groundhog’s Day for Je...

Episode 69: Anselmo Ramos hosts Colleen DeCourcy

August 22, 2023 00:00 - 1 hour - 146 MB

GUEST HOST: Anselmo Ramos, Co-Founder and Creative Chairman of GUT. Founded just four years ago, Gut has been an Ad Age A-List Agency 4 years in a row. The agency’s string of successes culminated at this year’s Cannes, where GUT won 35 Lions, becoming the #1 Independent Network of the Year, Latin America Network of the Year, and GUT Buenos Aires became both Independent Agency of the Year and Global Agency of the Year. GUEST: Colleen DeCourcy, Chief Creative Officer of Snap as of 20...

Episode 68: Omid hosts Tim Nudd

June 19, 2023 00:00 - 1 hour - 145 MB

Tim Nudd is Creativity editor at Ad Age, where he covers creativity in business, particularly the advertising space. Tim has spent his career spotlighting and elevating the work that moves our industry forward, making him one of the most influential marketing reporters of this century. After graduating from Washington University in St. Louis, Tim joined Adweek in 1997 (initially as a copy editor), started writing for the magazine in 1999, and launched the AdFreak blog in 2004. He th...

Episode 67: Tiffany Rolfe hosts Bob Greenberg

May 22, 2023 00:00 - 58 minutes - 134 MB

GUEST HOST: Tiffany Rolfe, Chair and Global Chief Creative Officer at R/GA. She was a huge reason why CP+B won Agency of the Decade in 2010. Today leading R/GA, Tiff is among the most powerful women, award-winning creatives, and overall best humans in all of advertising.    GUEST: Bob Greenberg, Founder and Executive Chairman at R/GA. Bob is a legendary pioneer of our industry spanning over 4 decades. He never stops evolving R/GA, first from a world-class movie title shop, to a di...

Episode 66: Omid interviews Gary Vee

May 01, 2023 00:00 - 52 minutes - 120 MB

Gary Vaynerchuk is an entrepreneur, author, speaker, and unstoppable internet personality. Gary is the CEO of VaynerMedia, one of the most influential and award winning agencies of the past decade. He’s an early investor in some of the most powerful brands of our time. 

Episode 65: Jae Goodman hosts Janet Champ

March 28, 2023 00:00 - 1 hour - 218 MB

GUEST HOST: Jae Goodman, former Chief Creative Officer and Co-Head of CAA Marketing, which he spun out to become Observatory in 2018 and subsequently sold to Stagwell before stepping away last year. In his combined 16 years at CAA and Observatory, Jae racked up 4 Cannes Grand Prix in four different categories including the first-ever Entertainment Lion, 4 Emmys, the first and second-ever brand films accepted to Sundance, and he was the driving force in the creation of Nike’s new Fil...

Episode 64: Jaime Robinson hosts Shannon Washington

March 10, 2023 00:00 - 1 hour - 158 MB

GUEST HOST: Jaime Robinson, Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer at JOAN, named 2020 Independent Agency of the Year by Campaign. Jaime has been awarded at every major advertising show, including 3 Grand Prix at Cannes. She’s also an Emmy winner, and one of Fast Company's 100 Most Creative People in Business.   GUEST: Shannon Washington, Chief Creative Officer at R/GA. Making her the first-ever Black female Chief Creative Officer in the history of holding companies! Her path to R/...

Episode 63: Ryan Kutscher hosts Aaron Starkman

February 20, 2023 00:00 - 1 hour - 152 MB

GUEST HOST: Ryan Kutscher, award-winning writer, creative director, and founder of the independent agency Circus Maximus, winner of multiple Ad Age Small Agency of the Year honors. Former ECD at CP+B, former CCO at JWT.  GUEST: Aaron Starkman, Global Chief Creative Officer at Canada-based agency Rethink. Campaign Magazine named him Global Creative Leader of the Year. Rethink won 2022 Global Independent Agency of the year by Campaign and Clios. Winner of Ad Age’s # 1 ad in the world...

Episode 62: Chris Beresford-Hill hosts Jeff Goodby

January 26, 2023 00:00 - 1 hour - 144 MB

GUEST HOST: Chris Beresford-Hill, NA President and Chief Creative Officer at Ogilvy. Chris has been on the Adweek CREATIVE 100, Business Insider’s Most Creative People in Advertising, and the AdAge 40 Under 40.  GUEST: Jeff Goodby, co-founder and co-chair of Goodby, Silverstein & Partners. Since its inception in early 80s, Goodby has won Agency of the Year multiple times by multiple publications. The Museum of Modern Art has placed several of their ads into permanent rotation, incl...

Episode 61: Pancho Cassis

December 08, 2022 00:00 - 1 hour - 176 MB

Pancho Cassis is Partner and Global Chief Creative Officer at David. Winner of 112 Cannes lions, 4 Grand Prix, 1 Titanium, a Black Pencil at D&AD, and a pile more awards too long to list. Under Pancho’s leadership, David has been named Agency of the Year by Ad Age, Clio, One Show and D@AD. These recognitions are the result of consistently outstanding creative, anchored by Burger King’s Moldy Whopper campaign, one of the bravest and most iconic campaigns of all time. 

Episode 60: Simon Cook

August 25, 2022 00:00 - 1 hour - 79.9 MB

Simon Cook is the CEO of Cannes Lions. Since joining Cannes Lions a decade and a half ago, Simon has served in almost every role within the organization, including Director of Awards, VP Creative Excellence and Managing Director. He is a powerful advocate for the marketing industry, and the gatekeeper of its most coveted award.  

Episode 59: Greg Hahn returns!

July 08, 2022 00:00 - 1 hour - 95 MB

Greg Hahn is Co-founder and Chief Creative Officer of Mischief@No Fixed Address.  Prior to Mischief, Greg was CCO of BBDO New York for nearly 15 years, where he became one of the most awarded creatives in the world (Cannes Grand Prix, Emmys, all that), and helped BBDO become one of the most awarded companies in the world. Yet in Spring of 2020, Greg headlined a wave of high profile layoffs at BBDO in reaction to pandemic fears. Just two short months later, Greg co-founded Mischief....

Episode 58: Devika Bulchandani

June 28, 2022 00:00 - 1 hour - 72.7 MB

Devika Bulchandani is Global President of Ogilvy, making her the first ever woman of color to run a global agency network. In 2022, Ogilvy won Global Network of the Year at Cannes. Prior to joining Ogilvy in 2021, Dev had a storied 26-year career at McCann, most recently as President of McCann North America. She led Mastercard’s Priceless campaign. In 2017, she helped bring to life the iconic Fearless Girl, making Mccann one of the most awarded agencies in the world. In 2019 she was...

Episode 57: Alex Lopez

May 06, 2022 00:00 - 1 hour - 79.4 MB

Alex Lopez is President & Global Creative Chairman at McCann Worldgroup. Before that, he spent 23 years at Nike, where he became one of the most accomplished and awarded brand marketers of our generation. Pick any of your favorite Nike campaigns of the past two decades, and chances are you’ll find Alex’s fingerprints. Including on the now legendary Dream Crazy campaign starring Colin Kaepernick. Alex also led efforts to launch new sport categories like Nike Skateboarding, the brand’...

Episode 56: Mike Cessario, founder of Liquid Death

March 08, 2022 00:00 - 1 hour - 91.9 MB

Mike Cessario is the founder and CEO of Liquid Death, the fastest growing nonalcoholic beverage brand EVER. Mike is hacking the bottled water market, inspired by heavy metal and punk rock culture, and a motto to "murder your thirst." Using 100% recyclable aluminum packaging and zero plastic, Mike’s evil mission is to make health and sustainability fun and disruptive. Since the inception of his brand in 2018, Mike has raised $125 million in funding. Liquid Death products are currentl...

Episode 55: Melissa Proctor

February 16, 2022 00:00 - 56 minutes - 68.7 MB

Melissa Proctor is Chief Marketing Officer of the Atlanta Hawks and State Farm Arena, and author of “Ball Girl to CMO.“ She was the subject of a 2021 ESPN profile titled: "The revolutionary path of Hawks CMO Melissa Proctor." She is a brand leader recognized for her creativity, work ethic, and empathy.  As CMO of an NBA franchise, Melissa's responsibilities include: day-to-day marketing, team branding, advertising and promotions, managing the internal video production and creative a...

Episode 54: Ricardo Viramontes

January 20, 2022 00:00 - 1 hour - 96.9 MB

Ricardo Viramontes is Chief Creative Officer at The Springhill Company, the brand and content studio founded by Lebron James and Maverick Carter in 2020. Ricardo’s 20-year path to his current role includes stops at BSSP, Wieden + Kennedy, CAA, B-Reel, Apple and Lyft. His work has earned him awards and accolades at every major advertising show including Cannes, where he won the Film Grand Prix and the first Branded Entertainment Grand Prix. In 2021 Ricardo was named to the Adweek Cre...

Episode 53: Patrick Milling Smith

December 15, 2021 00:00 - 59 minutes - 70.3 MB

Patrick Milling Smith is co-founder and CEO of renowned production company SMUGGLER, named AdAge’s 2020 and shots’ 2021 Production Company of The Year. Alongside his partner Brian Carmody, Patrick has produced some of the most iconic campaigns of the past two decades and racked up every award known to man. Their roster of directors includes Kathryn Bigelow, Barry Jenkins and Jonah Hill. Additionally, SMUGGLER has  produced internationally acclaimed Broadway plays. Their credits in...

Episode 52: Mo Said

September 02, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 31.3 MB

Mo Said is Founder and Chief Creative at Mojo Supermarket. In just the last two years, Mojo Supermarket has quickly gained notoriety by making headline-worthy campaigns for the likes of Adidas, Netflix, Truth, Savage X Fenty and Match.com. Mo has been named to the Forbes Under 30 list, Most Creative People in Business list and Adweek Creative 100. Mojo Supermarket was named AdAge A-List Agency To Watch in 2020, then Standout agency in 2021. Before Mojo Supermarket, Mo worked as a Cr...

Episode 51: Stephanie Nadi Olson

July 15, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 70.3 MB

Stephanie Nadi Olson is the founder of We Are Rosie, an ever-expanding community of independent marketing experts, available on-demand to complement, backfill, or accelerate in-house team capabilities on both the brand and agency sides. Stephanie founded We are Rosie in Atlanta in 2018. She was named AdAge Visionary of the Year 2020. She was recognized by Adweek in the 2020 Creative 100. She was named World Changing Woman 2020 by Conscious Company. She was awarded Entrepreneur of th...

Episode 50: Shaquille O'Neal

June 04, 2021 00:00 - 45 minutes - 52.1 MB

NBA Champion. Hall of Famer. Backboard shatterer. Glass ceiling shatterer. Broadcaster. Entrepreneur. DJ. Spokesman. Rapper. Philanthropist. Ph.D. Wrestler. Other stuff.

Episode 49: Ryan Reynolds + George Dewey

March 09, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 69.3 MB

Ryan Reynolds and George Dewey are the co-founders of Maximum Effort, the subversive marketing company racking up viral hits, lighting up pop culture, and disrupting the industry. Ryan Reynolds is best known for co-writing, producing and starring in the Deadpool franchise. He is the owner of Mint Mobile, as well as Aviation Gin, which was acquired last year by Diageo for $660 million dollars. George Dewey spent 16 years at McCann, working up the ranks from intern to ECD. After st...

Episode 48: Guy Shelmerdine

January 25, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 80.2 MB

Guy Shelmerdine is one of the most respected commercial directors of the past two decades, known for his inspiring focus on craft, performance, characters and concept with a comedic through line. He joined the production company SMUGGLER in 2003 shortly after winning Best New Director at Cannes. He has helmed award-winning spots for clients such as MINI Cooper, IKEA, Virgin Mobile, Coca-Cola, Honda, Range Rover, Skittles, Snickers, Volkswagen, Weetabix, and Barclays Bank. He’s a rare...

Episode 47: Luke Sullivan

December 22, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 70.2 MB

Luke Sullivan is a professor of advertising at Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD). He is the author of "Hey Whipple Squeeze This: The Classic Guide to Creating Great Ads," considered one of the most iconic and valuable resources ever written on how to succeed in the ad industry. Luke’s award winning career in the agency world spanned over 30 years, including stops at elite shops like Fallon and The Martin Agency. Today in addition to his work at SCAD, he is a public speaker w...

Episode 46: Charisse Hughes

November 25, 2020 00:00 - 56 minutes - 65 MB

Charisse Hughes is SVP & Global CMO of Kellogg's. She has spent her career at some of the most iconic global companies, including Sara Lee, Avon, and Estee Lauder, where she served as Senior Vice President of Global Marketing. Prior to joining Kellogg's, she was CMO at Pandora, the world’s largest jewelry brand. Charisse is a graduate of Howard University and Northwestern's Kellogg School of Management.

Roger Camp

November 04, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 69.1 MB

Roger Camp is co-founder and Chief Creative Officer of Camp+King, the agency he created in 2011 with partner Jamie King that combines brand storytelling with expertise in digital, social and content development, built on a simple philosophy to make brands quote Conversationworthy. Over the past decade, Camp+King has won the Ad Age Small Agency of the Year Award four times. They were selected as one of Outside Magazine’s "Best Places to Work in America" in 2018. In Fall of 2020, Camp+...

Omar Johnson

September 23, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 91.3 MB

Omar Johnson served as CMO of Beats by Dre, VP Marketing at Apple, and account lead at Nike. Today he is the founder of Opus United, which most recently launched the content series "We The People" to fight for social change. Famously as CMO of Beats, Omar helped grow a $20 million company into a $1.6 billion dollar category leader, becoming the #1 premium headphone in 21 countries. In 2013, Adweek named Omar a “Brand Genius.” In 2016, Business Insider named him one of the “Most Inno...

Kristen Cavallo

August 31, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 79.7 MB

Kristen Cavallo is CEO of The Martin Agency. She is the first female CEO in the company’s 56 year history. She was named AdAge’s 2019 Executive Of The Year. Kristen spent over a decade at The Martin Agency in various strategy roles beginning in the late 90s, where she had a front row seat for some of the industry’s most iconic campaigns for Geico. In 2014 she moved to Mullen Lowe, where she held positions as President, Chief Growth and Strategy Officer. During her tenure, Mullen w...

Paul Hunter

August 11, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 83.5 MB

Paul Hunter is a legendary music video director, commercial director, screenwriter, and Co-Founder of the acclaimed production company PRETTYBIRD. Spanning over two decades, Paul has directed over 100 music videos, helping to define and redefine the genre. Some of his greatest works include The Notorious B.I.G.’s “Hypnotize” (MTV Best Rap Video), D’Angelo’s “How Does It Feel?" (MTV Best R&B Video) and Christina Aguilera’s “Lady Marmalade” (Video of the Year). He’s also done videos fo...

Jimmy Smith

July 20, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 91.7 MB

Jimmy Smith is the Chairman and Chief Creative Officer of Amusement Park, the branded content, marketing, and entertainment agency he founded in 2011. Over a nearly four decade career starting in 1985 at Burrell Communications, Jimmy has worked alongside legends like Dan Wieden, David Lubars and Lee Clow. During his time at Wieden, his creations for Nike include "Book of Dimes" starring Lebron James and Bernie Mac; the hip-hop basketball classic, "Nike Freestyle"; and the transforma...

Anselmo Ramos

July 01, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 75.1 MB

Anselmo Ramos is Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer of GUT, the independent agency he built in 2018, with offices in Miami, São Paulo, and Buenos Aires. Over his career, Anselmo has won 195 Cannes Lions, including 7 Grand Prix. He’s been named to AdAge’s “Creativity 50”, Business Insider’s “24 Most Creative People in Advertising,” and Adweek’s “100 Most Creative People.” He first came to prominence as Chief Creative Officer of Ogilvy & Mather São Paulo, where he create "Dove Rea...

Keith Cartwright

June 15, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 83.8 MB

Keith Cartwright is the President and Chief Creative Officer of Cartwright, his newly formed agency backed by WPP. Keith has been named to Adweek’s Top 50 Creatives in the business, and Campaign Magazine’s Top 10 Most Influential People in Advertising. He started his career at Tracey Locke in Dallas, and Ogilvy New York. As a Creative Director at TBWA Chiat Day, he helped Adidas win Advertiser of the year at Cannes. As Global Creative Director at Wieden+Kennedy, he helped Jordan...

Sir John Hegarty

May 28, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 92.7 MB

Sir John Hegarty was the Founder and Worldwide Creative Director of BBH. He is one of the most legendary figures in advertising history. John started his career in 1965 as a junior art director in London. By the late 60s he was a founding partner of Saatchi & Saatchi. In 1973 he co-founded TBWA London. In 1982, John joined forces with partners John Bartle and Nigel Bogle to found BBH, which quickly became one of the most revered global agencies of the three plus decades to follow. B...

Jae Goodman

May 08, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 85.2 MB

Jae Goodman is founder and CEO of Observatory, named to Fast Company’s 2020 list of World’s Most Innovative Companies. Observatory is an agency spun out of CAA Marketing, where Jae served as Co-Head and Chief Creative Officer since 2006. His Chipotle content “Back to the Start” and “The Scarecrow” combined to earn four Grand Prix victories at Cannes, going down among the all-time great branded entertainment of the past decade. Jae has been named to Fast Company’s Most Creative Peo...

Wes Wilcox

April 02, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 99 MB

Wes Wilcox is an analyst for NBA TV, and the former General Manager of the Atlanta Hawks. He has over 15 years of experience inside NBA front offices, including the Cleveland Cavaliers and Charlotte Hornets. Promoted by Atlanta in 2015 at the age of 36, Wes was one of the youngest GMs in NBA history. In addition to his on-air role at NBA TV, he is the co-host of "Deals and Dunks," "The Starting Lineup," and "No Look Pass" on SiriusXM.

Joaquin Molla

March 02, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 68.9 MB

Joaquin Molla is co-founder and Chief Creative Officer at The Community, which he created in 2000 with his brother, Jose Molla. Today, The Community has offices around the world including Miami, London, New York and Buenos Aires. Their clients have included Verizon, Volkswagen, Apple, Converse, Disney and Google. They’ve made the AdAge “A List” three times, and been named "Multicultural Agency of the Year" by both AdAge and Adweek. The Molla Brothers have been featured in AdWeek’s "C...

Fernando Machado

February 03, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 72.1 MB

Fernando Machado is Global Chief Marketing Officer of Burger King. In just six short years, Fernando has led some of the all-time most famous and awarded campaigns, including 'McWhopper', 'Whopper Neutrality', and most recently 'Whopper Detour', winner of three Grand Prix at Cannes in 2019, including Titanium. Under Fernando’s leadership, Burger King has been honored as Client/Brand of the Year at every major award show. Fernando is the first person ever to be awarded two separate ti...

Suzanne Powers

December 20, 2019 00:00 - 1 hour - 78.3 MB

Suzanne Powers is Global Chief Strategy Officer of McCann Worldgroup. She was just named by AdAge as the "2019 Chief Strategy Officer of the Year." Under her leadership, McCann was ranked the #1 Most Creatively Effective Global Network by the Effies in 2018 and 2019; they were named the Effies Agency of the Year in 2017 and 2018. Most recently, Suzanne appeared on the cover of AdWeek in recognition of McCann Worldgroup claiming "2019 Global Agency of the Year" for the first time in n...

Scott Donaton

November 20, 2019 00:00 - 58 minutes - 66.9 MB

Scott Donaton is Head of Creative at Hulu. He assumes this new role after five years as Global Chief Creative and Content Officer at Digitas. Scott began his career in journalism, becoming the editor and eventual publisher of Ad Age for over a decade. He then spent a year as the publisher of Entertainment Weekly. In 2005 he authored “Madison & Vine,” a book that prophesied the convergence of entertainment and advertising. In 2009 he became Global Chief Content Officer at Interpublic Gr...

PJ Pereira

October 21, 2019 00:00 - 50 minutes - 57.5 MB

PJ Pereira is Founder and Creative Chairman at Pereira & O'Dell. PJ is an advertising pioneer, and one of the world's most influential creatives. He was named the Top CCO in Adweek's "Creative 100." He was recognized by "Creativity 50," and 4A's "100 People Who Make Advertising Great." In 2016, Pereira & O'Dell was behind the rare participation of a brand in the prestigious “Official Selection” of Sundance Film Festival with NETSCOUT and Werner Herzog's "Lo and Behold, Reveries of t...

Scott Bell

September 25, 2019 00:00 - 1 hour - 84.9 MB

Scott Bell is Executive Creative Director at Droga5. Since joining the agency in 2009, Scott has become a core fixture of the agency's creative culture, helping Droga5 achieve world domination. He’s racked up every major industry award and accolade for campaigns including Newcastle’s “If We Made it,” the hysterical Super Bowl hijack that took home Adweek’s Top Ad of 2014. He invented the infamous "Pie Tops" sneakers for Pizza Hut. He turned IHOP into IHOB. He is currently helping Dos...

Geoff Cottrill

August 23, 2019 00:00 - 1 hour - 72.3 MB

Geoff Cottrill is Senior Vice President of Strategic Marketing at The Coca-Cola Company, leading integrated marketing strategy across creative content, media planning, entertainment, and more for a portfolio of billion dollar brands and emerging products under the Coca-Cola umbrella. Geoff started his career at Procter & Gamble. He spent three years at Starbucks as VP of Product Development & Marketing for Starbucks Entertainment. Geoff went on to become Chief Marketing Officer at...

Ari Halper

August 01, 2019 00:00 - 1 hour - 75.6 MB

Ari Halper is Chief Creative Officer at FCB New York. Prior to that, Ari spent 13 years at Grey New York. Over the past two decades, Ari has made some of the most memorable and iconic work in our industry, culminating in his most recent and greatest career success: Burger King's Whopper Detour, Cannes winner of the Titanium Grand Prix, Mobile Grand Prix and Direct Grand Prix, along with a litany of gold, silver and bronze Lions, becoming a new creative beacon for agencies and brands ...

Spencer Kramer

June 06, 2019 00:00 - 1 hour - 71.9 MB

Spencer Kramer is CEO of J. Walter Thompson Atlanta. Spence has an incredible and storied career across both the client and agency side. He was a VP of Marketing, first at ESPN, then at Virgin America. In 2007 he joined Wieden Kennedy Portland as Global Account Director of Nike, overseeing teams across seven offices on the brand’s legendary "Just Do It" campaign. Wieden then promoted him to run the global Coca-Cola business. Spence left Wieden in 2014 to become Crispin Porter+Bogusk...

Diego Scotti

May 06, 2019 00:00 - 1 hour - 71.7 MB

Diego Scotti is Chief Marketing Officer at Verizon, where he oversees the global management of Verizon’s brand, including consumer insights, creative development, social responsibility, sponsorships, media and more. Diego is a renowned marketer with over two decades of experience spanning very different industries, including 15 years at American Express as Head of Global Advertising and Brand Management, Executive Marketing Director at Vogue Magazine, and Chief Marketing Officer at ...

Elizabeth Rutledge

April 15, 2019 00:00 - 2 minutes - 56.8 MB

Elizabeth Rutledge is Chief Marketing Officer at American Express, overseeing global media, communications, sponsorships, experiences, strategic planning and customer insights for one of the world's most respected and admired brands. Over 30 years, Elizabeth has made her career at American Express, holding a wide array of responsibilities, including US Card Products and Benefits, Charge portfolio, Co-Brand products, Membership Rewards, and Global Network Marketing. She is currently ...

Rob Schwartz

March 22, 2019 00:00 - 54 minutes - 62.8 MB

Rob Schwartz is CEO of TBWA\Chiat\Day New York. After ten years as CCO of Chiat LA and two more as Global Creative President, in 2015 Rob joined Chiat New York, where he made the uncommon transition from CCO to CEO. During that time, the New York office has enjoyed explosive growth, more than doubling in size. And helping TBWA earn Adweek’s Global Agency of the Year, and Fast Company’s “Most Innovative Companies.” Throughout his career, Rob has spearheaded work for blue-chip brands i...