The Strategist Roundtable: A conversation about the current and future state of Strategy and Inclusion in the Advertising Agency world.

In this episode Florian M. Heinrichs, Founder of Client Friendly and Co-Hose of the Podcast "Unbillable Hours" drops by to chat about thinking differently about the advertising agency model and the need to allow for 65% - 75% billable rates.

Stephanie Robinson, Associate Account Director at Heartbeat is one of the loveliest people working in the advertising agency industry today. She is smart, hard working, has a deep understanding of proper agency-client management, and always keeps you wanting more. In this episode, Stephanie drops by to chat about how for agencies to continue to grow, they need to look beyond their normal operating procedure in ideas, executions, account types, and who they employ.

In this episode, Andre Hansen, Creative Director, VP EMEA at Vertic in Copenhagen, drops by to chat about how to strategically and creatively think about advertising in different international markets and how, for agencies to succeed, they need to understand their ethos and communicate it clearly.

A strategic conversation about cereal branding, execution, social analysis, and optimizations.

In this episode, a controlled rant, in five parts, attempting to fix the advertising agency pitch process: The Request for Proposal, Building the Pitch, The Pitch, Did You Win, and Solutions.

In this episode, Ryan Fitzgerald, OCE Marketing Manager at Novartis, drops by to chat about all things working brand side after being part of the agency world for years. His experience has provided him with great insight into talent to task, growing the agency talent pool, and how agency teams should run.

In this episode, Matt Sherring, VP ACD Writer at McCann Health New York, drops by to chat about how agencies need to think big and focus on the small at the same time, be a place of aggressive resilience, and most of all, be a playground for ideas.

Ever wonder how the media agency, content agency AOR, and client/brand model can be improved? In this episode, Phillippe Leblond, Founder and CEO of Open Huddle, drops by to chat about exactly that.