Kristen Cavallo is CEO of The Martin Agency. She is the first female CEO in the company’s 56 year history. She was named AdAge’s 2019 Executive Of The Year.Kristen spent over a decade at The Martin Agency in various strategy roles beginning in the late 90s, where she had a front row seat for some of the industry’s most iconic campaigns for Geico. In 2014 she moved to Mullen Lowe, where she held positions as President, Chief Growth and Strategy Officer. During her tenure, Mullen was named to the AdAge A-List four times, as well as Creativity's Innovator of the Year and Fast Company's Most Innovative List. In 2017, Kristen returned to The Martin Agency in the role of CEO, quickly taking key issues head on — eliminated the wage gap, championing diversity, and carrying on the creative legacy made famous by Martin through the decades, while producing double-digit growth with new clients like Buffalo Wild Wings, Sling TV, UPS, Old Navy and DoorDash.

Paul Hunter is a legendary music video director, commercial director, screenwriter, and Co-Founder of the acclaimed production company PRETTYBIRD.Spanning over two decades, Paul has directed over 100 music videos, helping to define and redefine the genre. Some of his greatest works include The Notorious B.I.G.’s “Hypnotize” (MTV Best Rap Video), D’Angelo’s “How Does It Feel?" (MTV Best R&B Video) and Christina Aguilera’s “Lady Marmalade” (Video of the Year). He’s also done videos for Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, Beyonce, Whitney Houston, Dr. Dre, TLC, Madonna, U2, Justin Timberlake, Will Smith, Gwen Stefani, Marilyn Manson, Lenny Kravitz, Jennifer Lopez and LL Cool J. Recently his video for Pharrell’s “Freedom” was nominated for Best Music Video at the Grammy Awards.In 2008, Paul co-founded PRETTYBIRD. The company has been responsible for some of the most high-profile and renowned work of the past decade, in the process earning Grammys, Emmys, D&AD Awards and Cannes Lions. Creativity named PRETTYBIRD its Production Company of the Year in 2015.Some of Paul’s greatest hits as a commercial director including Nike "Freestyle," Burger King “Stuff of Legends," the Grammy Promo for "Straight Outta Compton" starring Dr Dre and Ice Cube, as well as global campaigns for Sony, Adidas, Apple, Audi and Microsoft. Paul is an innovator, a groundbreaker, and an industry icon.

Jimmy Smith is the Chairman and Chief Creative Officer of Amusement Park, the branded content, marketing, and entertainment agency he founded in 2011. Over a nearly four decade career starting in 1985 at Burrell Communications, Jimmy has worked alongside legends like Dan Wieden, David Lubars and Lee Clow.During his time at Wieden, his creations for Nike include "Book of Dimes" starring Lebron James and Bernie Mac; the hip-hop basketball classic, "Nike Freestyle"; and the transformation of Vince Carter into “Dr. Funk.” He also wrote a documentary entitled "Battlegrounds" for Nike, which went on to be the highest rated show in the history of MTV 2.In addition to winning all the big marketing awards like Cannes and One Show, Jimmy’s work has been recognized by the Smithsonian, and won Time Magazine’s “Ad of the Year.” As Group Creative Director on Gatorade, he received an Emmy Nomination for Gatorade Replay. He's also credited with helping develop the storyline and characters for the video game NBA Street.Heʼs written two books, including the 1997 release "Soul of the Game", which was featured at the Chicago Field Museum, The Basketball Hall of Fame, and the International Center of Photography in New York City.In 2016, his newly formed record label Amusement Park music debuted its first single “Bigger Than Us,” featuring Portland Trailblazers point guard Damian Lillard aka Dame Dolla. He has been named to Fast Company’s Creative 100. He is not only an industry icon, but a powerful voice in the fight for racial equality in advertising.

Anselmo Ramos, Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer of GUT, discusses his background, notable achievements, and clients. He reflects on Burger King's brand development and the importance of data and gut instinct in idea generation. Ramos shares the challenges of starting his own agency and adapting during a crisis. He also talks about disliking advertising jargon and offensive client feedback. Overall, an insightful and entertaining podcast episode!

Keith Cartwright is the President and Chief Creative Officer of Cartwright, his newly formed agency backed by WPP. Keith has been named to Adweek’s Top 50 Creatives in the business, and Campaign Magazine’s Top 10 Most Influential People in Advertising. He started his career at Tracey Locke in Dallas, and Ogilvy New York. As a Creative Director at TBWA Chiat Day, he helped Adidas win Advertiser of the year at Cannes. As Global Creative Director at Wieden+Kennedy, he helped Jordan Brand push past $1 billion in sales for the first time.He served as SVP Group Creative Director at the Martin Agency.In 2011, Keith co-founded his own shop in San Francisco called Union Made Creative, where he did breakthrough work for Nike, GE and Lego.In 2016 he helped launch Saturday Morning, a collective built on using creativity to shift negative perceptions in the African American community. There he developed “The Look,” the acclaimed film for P&G that took on the unconscious and conscious bias faced by black men in today.At the end of last year, Keith departed 72&Sunny, where he served for two years as Executive Creative Director, winning an Emmy for Treatment Box, an experiential PSA that powerfully took on opioid addiction.Keith is a member of the One Club Board of directors, The Ad Council Board, and is a Member of the Syracuse University Board of Directors.

Sir John Hegarty was the Founder and Worldwide Creative Director of BBH. He is one of the most legendary figures in advertising history. John started his career in 1965 as a junior art director in London. By the late 60s he was a founding partner of Saatchi & Saatchi. In 1973 he co-founded TBWA London.In 1982, John joined forces with partners John Bartle and Nigel Bogle to found BBH, which quickly became one of the most revered global agencies of the three plus decades to follow. BBH won every award and accolade imaginable, including being named the first ever “Agency of the Year” at Cannes in 1993, then again in 1994. Throughout his career, John led paradigm shifting campaigns for clients like Levi’s, Audi, Lynx and Johnnie Walker. Among his many legacies, he helped pioneer the importance of music in commercials, with BBH helping propel nine #1 hits over the years. In 1994, he was awarded the D&AD President’s Award for outstanding achievement. In 2005, he was given the Clio Lifetime Achievement Award, and inducted into the One Club Hall of Fame. In 2008 he was inducted into the Art Director’s Club Hall of Fame. In 2011, he became the first ever recipient of The Lion of St. Mark award at Cannes for lifetime achievement. In 2007, John received a knighthood for services to advertising.Today he leads the Garage Soho, an investment firm and consultancy for early stage consumer brands.

Jae Goodman is founder and CEO of Observatory, named to Fast Company’s 2020 list of World’s Most Innovative Companies.Observatory is an agency spun out of CAA Marketing, where Jae served as Co-Head and Chief Creative Officer since 2006. His Chipotle content “Back to the Start” and “The Scarecrow” combined to earn four Grand Prix victories at Cannes, going down among the all-time great branded entertainment of the past decade. Jae has been named to Fast Company’s Most Creative People in Business, AdWeek's Creative 100, Ad Age’s Creativity 50, and PR Week’s Hot List. He serves on the Board of Effie Worldwide and is a two-time Cannes Lions Jury President.Under Jae's leadership, Observatory has rapidly grown and expanded over the past 3 years, including global initiatives for Budweiser, Canada Goose and Coca Cola.Prior to joining CAA, Jae worked at Publicis & Hal Riney in San Francisco, and Wieden+Kennedy in Portland.

Wes Wilcox is an analyst for NBA TV, and the former General Manager of the Atlanta Hawks. He has over 15 years of experience inside NBA front offices, including the Cleveland Cavaliers and Charlotte Hornets. Promoted by Atlanta in 2015 at the age of 36, Wes was one of the youngest GMs in NBA history.In addition to his on-air role at NBA TV, he is the co-host of "Deals and Dunks," "The Starting Lineup," and "No Look Pass" on SiriusXM.

Joaquin Molla is co-founder and Chief Creative Officer at The Community, which he created in 2000 with his brother, Jose Molla.Today, The Community has offices around the world including Miami, London, New York and Buenos Aires. Their clients have included Verizon, Volkswagen, Apple, Converse, Disney and Google. They’ve made the AdAge “A List” three times, and been named "Multicultural Agency of the Year" by both AdAge and Adweek.The Molla Brothers have been featured in AdWeek’s "Creative 100" list, and Business Insider’s "30 Most Creative People in Advertising." Under Joaquin’s leadership, The Community has won some of the industry’s most prestigious awards, including a Grand Prix at Cannes in 2015, and a total of 10 Grand Prix in Spanish speaking advertising festivals, to go along with dozens of Lions, Clios and Pencils.Joaquin’s greatest victory of all was helping swing Argentina’s presidential election for underdog candidate Mauricio Macri, who Joaquin then continued to serve as Communication Advisor.

Fernando Machado is Global Chief Marketing Officer of Burger King. In just six short years, Fernando has led some of the all-time most famous and awarded campaigns, including 'McWhopper', 'Whopper Neutrality', and most recently 'Whopper Detour', winner of three Grand Prix at Cannes in 2019, including Titanium.Under Fernando’s leadership, Burger King has been honored as Client/Brand of the Year at every major award show.Fernando is the first person ever to be awarded two separate times by Adweek as Grand Brand Genius. He’s been recognized by Business Insider as the #1 Most Innovative CMO, by the Art Directors Club as Marketer of the Year, by AdAge’s Top 50 Most Creative People in Business, and by both Forbes and Fast Company’s Top 100 Most Creative People in Business. Prior to joining Burger King, Fernando worked his way up at Unilever for 18 years, starting as an intern, and culminating with the groundbreaking Dove 'Beauty Sketches', 2013 Titanium Grand Prix winner at Cannes.