Sweathead, A Strategy Podcast

This Sweathead episode is a live workshop in front of a virtual audience of about 60 people. Working with the team at TEACH, we try to crack a strategy to get more people with bachelor's degrees to consider teaching STEM in high schools around the USA. You'll hear Jen Cooper (Senior Director of Content), Teresa Alexandru (Director of Growth Marketing), and Nancy Sylvan (Director of Programs) workshop with me, Mark. We sort of got somewhere. But perhaps it's the messiness that makes the most sense. You can find out more about TEACH here: http://www.teach.org ** The Sweathead Do-Together will take you through ten hours of strategy conference October 18-20, 2022. The Sweathead Strategy Accelerator is 4 weeks of lively strategy training and starts Oct 25, 2022. Find out more at http://www.sweathead.com. ** 🔥 Strategy classes: http://www.sweathead.com ✉️ Newsletter: http://eepurl.com/dscjW5 📸 Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/sweathead 🔊 Podcast & other links: https://znap.link/sweathead Sweathead is a support group for strategists and account planners around the world. We host conferences, online courses, live events, and podcasts. We also train companies.

Ever felt creative but uncertain about how strategic you were? What about the other way around? In this episode, we get into both of these situations. We'll discuss small shifts creative minds can take to become more strategic and help the strategy-inclined to understand their creativity. We also answer strategist questions: 1. How can I sell strategy without design? 2. What to do if your creative crew isn't capable of translating your strategy into a digital concept? 3. How do you convert a campaign pitch to a brand strategy pitch? 4. Tips for someone transitioning from a strategy doer into a strategy leader? To find some of this on Instagram... "I'm creative but am I strategic?" https://www.instagram.com/p/Ch2ZpGYOo8Q/ Why strategy work is creative work https://www.instagram.com/p/CiA0yYOOkCa/ ** The Sweathead Do-Together will take you through ten hours of strategy conference October 18-20, 2022. The Sweathead Strategy Accelerator is 4 weeks of lively strategy training and starts Oct 25, 2022. Find out more at http://www.sweathead.com. ** 🔥 Strategy classes: http://www.sweathead.com ✉️ Newsletter: http://eepurl.com/dscjW5 📸 Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/sweathead 🔊 Podcast & other links: https://znap.link/sweathead Sweathead is a support group for strategists and account planners around the world. We host conferences, online courses, live events, and podcasts. We also train companies.

Sharing creative briefs with creative teams is intimidating when you're starting out. In this episode, I share some history, including "I didn't write my first creative brief until I was about 28", and at least 15 tips about how to do this.  Listen to this episode with CCO Jill Applebaum and ECD Kieran Ots as they give feedback to strategists: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/creative-bosses-give-4-strategists-feedback-live-and/id1370723809?i=1000571081998 For more Internet content about sharing creative briefs: 1. "I need to give the creative team feedback but I'm scared." https://www.instagram.com/p/Chsnci2J3uY/ 2. 8 Things To Consider When Sharing Creative Briefs With Creative Teams https://www.instagram.com/p/ChXPmUDuGMp/ ** The Sweathead Do-Together conference and our next multi-week accelerator will happen in October, 2022. Podcast listeners can get early-bird tickets to the Do-Together until September 14. Instructions are in this episode. ** Subscribe to our newsletter for updates: ✉️ Newsletter: http://eepurl.com/dscjW5 ** 🔥 Strategy classes: http://www.sweathead.com 📸 Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/sweathead 🔊 Podcast & other links: https://znap.link/sweathead Sweathead is a support group for strategists and account planners around the world. We host conferences, online courses, live events, and podcasts. We also train companies.

In 2021, Derek Walker lit up our first ever strategy conference The Sweathead Do-Together.  His talk about fear in advertising sent chills through over one hundred souls.  We've heard that some people replay this talk to themselves when they need a kick in the pants. Having just launched this year's Do-Together, we thought we'd share Derek's talk via the podcast. He'll be back this year to light a fire under you. You can find details at http://www.thedotogether.com. You can find Derek here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/derek-walker-8741578/ You can watch this talk here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVeW7xbm1z0 ** Early-bird tickets to this year's Sweathead Do-Together are available until the end of August or until sold out: http://www.thedotogether.com. October 18-20, ten hours of conference, over 20 speakers, plus 3 masterclasses. ** ✉️ Newsletter: http://eepurl.com/dscjW5 Sweathead is a support group for strategists and account planners around the world. We host conferences, online courses, live events, and podcasts. We also train companies.

In this episode, we discuss mediocrity and why some people need it plus I answer nine questions while walking through New York City. The questions include: 1. What can I do when I feel a lack of interest cause every project looks the same? 2. How to approach building a team for the first time 3. Why are we moving backwards as a country? 4. Are the traditional strategy-creative roles in agencies relevant in the fast-paced digital marketing era? 5. Does the agency world over index with neuro-atypical peeps (spectrum, sociopaths, etc)? 6. I’m frustrated by how the person I report to hardly gives a shit about planning and knows less. 7. What’s the value of strategy? 8. How do you deal with a strategist above yo who won’t get out of your way? 9. Do you know of any good practices or exercises I could use to "derive insights from data"? ** For early-bird tickets to The Sweathead Do-Together and for information about our next strategy accelerator, visit http://www.sweathead.com ** 🔥 Strategy classes: http://www.sweathead.com ✉️ Newsletter: http://eepurl.com/dscjW5 📸 Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/sweathead 🔊 Podcast & other links: https://znap.link/sweathead Sweathead is a support group for strategists and account planners around the world. We host conferences, online courses, live events, and podcasts. We also train companies.

Freelancing can smell like freedom but it can also reek of fear. “I can’t wait to be my own boss…but what if I can’t manage myself?” “I’m so excited about finding my own clients…but what if nobody wants to work with me?” “I can’t wait to choose how I spend more of my days…but what if I spend them in ways that set me back?” In this podcast recording, freelance strategist Lydia Taylor hosts a conversation with Sophie Cross and Howie Chan about specific tips that will make the freelance life feel less scary. Lydia Taylor is a freelance strategy consultant https://www.linkedin.com/in/lydiataylor0/ Sophie Cross is Editor of Freelancer Magazine https://www.linkedin.com/in/sophcross/ Howie Chan is a healthcare brand consultant https://www.linkedin.com/in/howiechaniam/ ** 🔥 Strategy classes: http://www.sweathead.com ✉️ Newsletter: http://eepurl.com/dscjW5 📸 Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/sweathead 🔊 Podcast & other links: https://znap.link/sweathead Sweathead is a support group for strategists and account planners around the world.  We host conferences, online courses, live events, and podcasts. We also train companies.

For this episode of Sweathead, VMLY&R's Kevin Brockenbrough collects a few of his favorite minds to share their experiences as black strategists working in advertising in the USA: Simone Pratt (Ogilvy), Deadra Rahaman (Huge), and Emanuel Basnight (Power Twist). This episode is from a live recording. Kevin was due to host the whole session but had some technical challenges so you’ll hear his powerful voice at the start and then towards the end when he rejoined us. Big thanks to Simone for taking over as the session’s center of gravity. The guests’ details and links are as follows: Kevin Brockenbrough - Group Director, Strategy & Insights, VMLY&R https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinsbrockenbrough/ Deadra Rahaman @DeadraRahaman - VP Brand Strategy, Huge https://www.linkedin.com/in/deadrarahaman/ Emanuel Basnight @elbj - Creative Strategy and Content Lead, Power Twist https://www.linkedin.com/in/emanuel-basnight-5079223/ Simone Pratt @simoneisis1913 - Brand Strategy Director, Ogilvy https://www.linkedin.com/in/simonepratt/ ** 🔥 Strategy classes: http://www.sweathead.com ✉️ Newsletter: http://eepurl.com/dscjW5 📸 Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/sweathead 🔊 Podcast & other links: https://znap.link/sweathead Sweathead is a support group for strategists and account planners around the world.  We host conferences, online courses, live events, and podcasts. We also train companies.

Sharing a creative brief with creative teams can be scary, right? Well, how about presenting strategy to a Chief Creative Officer and an Executive Creative Director? Four Sweathead students recently did this with Wunderman Thompson CCO Jill Applebaum and Leo Burnett ECD Kieran Ots.  This is a rare public experience that's often full of trepidation and excitement in equal measures. You can find Jill here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jill-applebaum-4280a96/ Kieran is here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kieranots/ Big shoutouts to our students for being brave enough to go on public record: - Dulce Vazquez: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dulcevazquez/ - Eric Pattillo: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eric-pattillo-0053813b/ - Kaitlin Carpenter: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kaitlincarpenter/ - Kris Kennedy: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kriskennedy/ ** The Sweathead Do-Together conference and our next multi-week accelerator will happen in October, 2022. ** Subscribe to our newsletter for updates: ✉️ Newsletter: http://eepurl.com/dscjW5 ** 🔥 Strategy classes: http://www.sweathead.com 📸 Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/sweathead 🔊 Podcast & other links: https://znap.link/sweathead Sweathead is a support group for strategists and account planners around the world. We host conferences, online courses, live events, and podcasts. We also train companies.

Maria Van Buskirk is Head of Strategy at Media by Mother. Mother is notorious for its creativity. So you'd expect Media by Mother to be notorious for its creativity in media.  But how does it all work, especially in a city like New York that can make creativity feel so corporate and where big budgets and a fetish for efficiency can dull many creative spirits? In this episode, Maria shares with us how media thinking can help ideas before they happen and when to bring a comms planner in to play. You can find Maria here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maria-van-buskirk-01317540/ ** The Sweathead Do-Together conference and our next multi-week accelerator will happen in October, 2022. ** Subscribe to our newsletter for updates: ✉️ Newsletter: http://eepurl.com/dscjW5 ** 🔥 Strategy classes: http://www.sweathead.com 📸 Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/sweathead 🔊 Podcast & other links: https://znap.link/sweathead 
Sweathead is a support group for strategists and account planners around the world. We host conferences, online courses, live events, and podcasts. We also train companies.

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