The Drum's Bennett D. Bennett once worked as a copywriter inside a large New York agency but now writes about agencies and the media world in which they live.

He's also hosting a free portfolio program over summer: https://www.theconceptingclass.org/

We discuss:

- What's going on with agencies right now?

- The Upfronts and New Fronts

- Diversity in the key of "real talk" (The Pipeline Is Blocked, Progress Isn't Cute, Roadblocks Ahead)

- Career burnout

- Where does a hybrid work?

- The American idea "Everything is up for grabs"

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