Confessions of a Creative Director

My new friend, brother from another mother, fellow podcaster and ECD of Leap Agency, Brandon Faris shares all kinds of tasty nuggets regarding his creative process and how he inspires and provokes his team to produce big ideas. Don't miss this great episode and bring a pen and paper! 

A sense of humor goes a long way as an Executive Creative Director. My guest this week is proof of that. Josh Greenspan is an ECD at Strawberry Frog in NYC where he leads work for Walmart, Northwell Health and many other big names. Hear his funny yet highly insightful take on the world of advertising including his love of "the beautiful chaos" that is the creative process and his longing to hear the sound a recording studio door makes when it closes. This guy could have been a comedian and in fact, he's tried it! One of my fave episodes so far!  Check out his work at joshgreenspan.com 

Executive Creative Director and former strategist Trish Rexroth shares her her unique perspective on how she uses the two sides of her brain to fuel her innovative thinking. And, talks about how managing is more like herding tigers than cats. Plus, hear Jaime share some exciting news at the top of the show. 

What does Mr. Rogers have to do with B2B Marketing? Turns out, everything. In this amazing episode, Creatives Cliff and Scott talk process, inspiration, teamwork and how a children's show changed the way they think about marketing.  

Leading from the emerging future while reading theory books on mushrooms and hacking Tomagotchis. Yeah. It's that kind of mind blowing episode. Enjoy my conversation with good pal and fellow songwriter Devin O'Neill.  

Gray hair, Spicy Ginger Beer, Multi-reality, Pintrest and Lycra. Just a few of the topics we cover in this wind ranging conversation with seasoned Experiential ECD Aaron Miller. 

From crushing sessionable IPA's to crushing creative challenges of all types, Jacina Serbalik is the next generation Creative Director. Hear us talk about a wide variety of topics including her thoughts on the creative process, her involvement in the AIGA and about pushing through the FFTs.  

In this episode, Jaime talks to Creative Director Mike Matthews from CultureSpan, the agency where Jaime got his start back in 1996! Mike Matthews shares insights into their Transcreation philosophy as well as some of the intricacies that go into creating advertising in a border town like El Paso, TX. In addition, Mike talks about his approach to creative direction, his go-to "move" for idea generation and where to get some great late-night eats with a free side of Insta videos (spoiler alert: It's not Chico's Tacos!).

Belgian Creative, Pieter Claeys thought he wanted to be a Creative Director. Then when he became one he lost his smile.

A wide-ranging conversations with ad industry veteran Ed Miller. From TV to Experiential, he's done it all for some of the biggest clients and agencies in the world. With that much experience, his confession is surprising.