Breaking and Entering Advertising Podcast

An agency you should know: Cactus.  Cactus is a full-service creative shop based in Denver.  At the helm is Jeff Graham, President and CMO.  We talk about Cactus, what he's been up to in his 30+ year career and how we can all better our break-in odds. Connect with him by checking out our master resource list on our website: https://breaking-entering.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/breakenter/message

She's the CEO of McCann Worldgroup China.  With 23 years of experience in marketing at powerhouses like Apple and Starbucks, Emily Chang offers some excellent advice.  Like how to persevere through the first few years of your career, shedding light on client side and what it's like to lead thousands of people to success.  Check out our IG or website to connect with her and see our free master resource list. www.breaking-entering.com  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/breakenter/message

The Young Shits Awards.  Ever heard of it? It's a monthly award show designed to help you get a job.  YS provides a new brief every month, judged by excellent Creative professionals in the industry.  We have the founders, Kathryn Kvas and Vignesh Seshadri, to tell their stories and speak about their award show and how it can help you.  They both broke into Droga5 for their first jobs, so listening makes sense. Find their resources by visiting our IG @breakingandenteringpod  or our website https://breaking-entering.com/  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/breakenter/message

She's the president of Swift Agency, based in Portland, Oregon.  Taleah Mona-Lusky oversees work for fantastic clients such as Gatorade, IBM, Google, Waze, PayPal, Teavana and Venmo.  Swift is also female-founded and female-led, with women comprising 80% of leadership. In addition, 40% of their staff identifies as BIPOC.  Listen to her story to learn about breaking into advertising, or perhaps Swift one day. Find her resources by signing up for our free master resource list on our site: www.breaking-entering.com  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/breakenter/message

Our guest learned how to balance a four-day workweek.  Dipti Bramhandkar is the Executive Strategy Director of North America at Iris Worldwide. She's a phenomenal strategist that will teach you how to break in and balance work and life the right way. Check out her resources on our Instagram Check out our website, too, to connect.  Paid Disclosure: Disclosure: This episode of Breaking and Entering was made possible through a paid collaboration, which helped us produce and grow our show. While this partnership supports us, rest assured that our opinions and content remain independent and authentic. We value your support and are committed to providing valuable content to our listeners. Here is a link to the full disclosure: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Tp4Fw7p2aHthT8MVgW3WKDCdnO_T9i6eajQrpUBmyPY/edit --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/breakenter/message

He's saving the world with advertising.  Dan Lucey is the Chief Creative Officer of Havas NY, and co-host of the podcast Advertising Will Save Us.  They should change his title to CEO - Chief Energy Officer.  Dan brings great energy to this podcast, speaks directly to young advertising talent and provides fantastic advice.  You'll want to listen to this one. Check out his podcast, Advertising Will Save Us:  https://www.advertisingwillsaveus.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/breakenter/message

She's the boss of the Working Assembly. The Working Assembly is a branding and creative agency collaborating with emerging and evolving brands. Jolene Delisle founded the company about 5.5 years ago and is not looking back. Well, actually, she looks back at her career in this episode to tell you the dos and don'ts of getting a job in advertising. Now that she's the boss. See her recommended resources on our IG @breakingandenteringpod --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/breakenter/message

Kate Weidner is the CEO of SRW Agency based here in Chicago.  SRW is a full-service creative shop specializing in Health and Wellness Brands.  Based in Chicago and Boulder, they've done incredible work for Vital Proteins, Good Culture, Kite Hill, Lightlife and more.  Listen to Kate's break-in story and advice to the young creative.  Check out our Instagram @breakingandenteringpod for secret resources.  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/breakenter/message

She's an Adweek Creative 100 and works at Droga5.  There's your credibility to listen to Sara Muchnick teach you how to break into advertising.  However, you will have to take my word when I say that she is incredibly passionate and caring; her advice will also help anyone reading this thrive in advertising for the long term. Check out our IG to see her recommended resources @breakingandenteringpod --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/breakenter/message

He wrote the book on how to get a job in advertising as a junior.  Also, on how to thrive in it.  Thomas Kemeny is the Author of Junior: Writing your way ahead in advertising.  In this episode, we talk about his life, career and all about the book with an added surprise. I think I caught him off guard in this interview.  Read his book, http://thomaskemeny.com/junior  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/breakenter/message