Awaiting Approval

Charmaine Wyland, a user-focused design leader with experience at major brands like Gumtree and Expedia, shares her unconventional career path and insights on creative leadership. She discusses the importance of tactile creativity through traditional writing methods and drawing inspiration from the real world. Charmaine offers valuable lessons on navigating leadership changes and aligning with company culture during transformations. Her passion for team dynamics and empathy in the workplace highlights how leaders can thrive in a rapidly changing creative environment.

In this engaging discussion, Kevin Frank, a creative leader with three decades of experience at iconic brands like Apple and LinkedIn, shares his insights on leadership in the creative field. He emphasizes that relationships matter more than awards and reveals how a pivotal moment at Apple reshaped his creative direction. Kevin also discusses his new book, 'Raising Creative Teams,' highlighting the importance of helping others shine in a supportive culture. Additionally, he reflects on the balance between creativity and perfectionism through personal anecdotes.

For the last 30 years, I’ve led creative teams across every discipline.One thing’s always been true - the most interesting conversations happen with creative people.So I started recording them.Awaiting Approval is a podcast about the messy, human side of creative leadership.And Season One is packed with the kinds of guests I wish I’d had access to when I was starting out.From Apple, Microsoft, Paramount, LinkedIn, and more - these are raw, honest, unscripted conversations about leading with creativity, integrity, and courage.💥 Season One guests include:Kevin Frank | Laura Baker | Dave Zaboski | Kevin Parry | Rashmi Lopez | Roger Rohatgi | Stan Reimgen | Lou Maxon | Bill Snebold | Jane Cook | Charmaine Wyland | Dr Chris Arnold | Jason Giles👇 Watch the trailer🔔 Follow the podcast🎧 First episode drops this weekI’m proud of this line-up - and so grateful to every guest for showing up with honesty, humour and heart. And a special thank you to my partner Jasmin for all her work and support. Get full access to Grow With Adam Jennings at growwithadamjennings.substack.com/subscribe

This is a new podcast where I sit down with seasoned leaders from across the creative industries to talk honestly about the work, the lessons, and the leadership moments that shaped them.The episodes are real, unfiltered, and always end with the same simple question.How each guest interprets that question? That’s up to them!And you’ll need to subscribe to find out what the question is.This trailer gives you a taste of what’s to come.I hope you’ll subscribe and join me.- Adam Get full access to Grow With Adam Jennings at growwithadamjennings.substack.com/subscribe