Don’t Get Me Started
Dan Balser
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.
Episodes
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Apr 18, 2013 • 30min
Episode 150: Diko Daghlian, Co-founder and CD of MUH-TAY-ZIK | HOF-FER in SF, CA
Insights on craft, freelancing and success from a humble, award-winning Creative Circus alumnus.
Apr 4, 2013 • 31min
Episode 149: CD Jason Apaliski and Talent Recruiter Rafi Kugler of Pereira & O'Dell
An inside look at one of the best agencies in America.
Mar 21, 2013 • 29min
Episode 148: Laurent Simon, CD, Adam & Eve DDB, London
Laurent has won a lorry-load of European and international awards, and from this half-hour you may get a good sense of how he's done it.
Mar 7, 2013 • 29min
Episode 147: Cabot Norton, ECD, BBDO Atlanta
After graduating from The Creative Circus, Cabot moved from traditional to digital to both via three different BBDO offices. Then he talked about it for half an hour.
Feb 21, 2013 • 29min
Episode 146: Photographer Parish Kohanim
In a discussion relevant to anyone in a creative field, Parish shares inspiration and insight gleaned from an illustrious career.
Feb 7, 2013 • 32min
Episode 145: Mark Sorensen, Seed Factory Marketing
Mark, an entreprenurial CD and agency founder, candidly discusses leaving a job, loving what you do and embracing collaboration.
Jan 24, 2013 • 22min
Episode 144: Aaron Pendleton, Creative Director at Energy BBDO
The art direction partner of Episode 143's guest shares his thoughts on staying put, partners, personal pride and the loathing of losing.
Jan 10, 2013 • 33min
Episode 143: Miller Jones, Creative Director at Energy BBDO
Miller graduated as a copywriter from The Creative Circus in 2004, and his energy, focus and intelligence have never waned.
Dec 13, 2012 • 25min
Episode 142: Typeface Designer Jesse Ragan
An award-winning typeface designer, Jesse co-founded and teaches at Type@Cooper. He worked on Gotham and Mercury, typefaces in permanent collection at MOMA. And he'll tell you the difference between a font and a typeface.
Nov 29, 2012 • 25min
Episode 141: Grant Weber, Iris Atlanta
In Atlanta, native Atlantans are rare. Rarer still are genial, native Atlantan Circus alumni senior copywriters with half an hour free to chat.
