Don’t Get Me Started
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.
Latest episodes
Sep 17, 2020 • 56min
Episode 330: Copywriters Aaron Marshall and Brandon Kim
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.
Aug 6, 2020 • 37min
Episode 329: Danielle Hawley, Global ECD at Uber
Life in the Covid-19 pandemic, burnout, the ethos of Dara Khosrowshahi, empathy, and a short commercial for Funworks
Jul 8, 2020 • 59min
Episode 328: Derek Walker, Owner of brown and browner
The ongoing struggle with race in advertising, how to talk about bias, learning the craft in the Covid era, and squeezing the lemon
Jun 16, 2020 • 40min
Episode 327: Anna Taylor, Senior AD at BBDO Atlanta
Making sense of this moment, a hard talk about being Black in a mostly White industry, and using your platform for good
May 14, 2020 • 40min
Episode 326: Jason Corbin, CD at Lewis Communications
Visiting from Birmingham, Jason shares his thoughts on content creation, partnerships, career moves, asking for what you need, and the value of saying yes.
Apr 29, 2020 • 40min
Episode 325: Erin Stevens, ACD at Swift Agency
Returning to The Circus after seven years, Erin covers starting over, the value of diversity, and her first big-budget TV shoot.
Apr 9, 2020 • 59min
Episode 324: Whitney Repole and Neil Ramanan, Creatives at Arts & Letters
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.
Mar 24, 2020 • 34min
Episode 323: Katie Riddle and Dave Bullen of MONO
Directly off of a flight from Minneapolis, the two CDs sat down to talk about their agency, their careers, and important lessons learned.
Feb 27, 2020 • 43min
Episode 322: Steve Nathans, CD at DDB in SF
Steve brings his dry wit to a conversation about embarrassment, revisions, bad work, ideas vs. executions, and career moves.
Feb 13, 2020 • 35min
Episode 321: Kevin Green, CD at Rapp in Dallas
Kevin shares a sliver of his wisdom regarding personal growth, finding a place to find your strength, strategy vs. concept, and partnerships.
