Best Behavior Creative Club

*Caitlin Gouge, on the Importance of being (and staying) authentic:

Episode 2 is live! We hang out with marketing director, influencer, social media machine, and super mom, Caitlin Gouge. She’s been at the helm of marketing The Island In Pigeon Forge for almost five years, and it’s been a wild ride from breaking ground to becoming one of Trip Advisor’s top ten destinations. Right off the bat, you’ll hear Caitlin’s passion and her dedication to craft…and her unwillingness to compromise her (or a brand’s values). Its an inspiring conversation that will leave you with a lot to think about, and some really great tactics to bring to yourself, and your brand. Hint: Listen 'til the end to hear excited she gets about Linkedin (seriously).

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Best Behavior Creative Club. A Designsensory Original Production.

This is a podcast for the people that make things, and make things happen. Our host and creative director, Chris McAdoo, takes you behind the scenes with experts in creativity, business, technology, and marketing. Together we'll uncover what it takes to drive engagement, grow a brand, pursue a passion, and nourish a creative life.

From Chris: "I'm really happy to be back with the podcast. It's been a minute or two (sorry 'bout that) and a lot has happened since then. So lets get down to business, talk to some amazing people, and have some fun."

Best Behavior Creative Club is the first of many original productions for Designsensory, positioned to act as a catalyst for additional original podcasts, limited series, and various other forms of content. Designsensory is a full-service research, branding, advertising and digital firm based in Knoxville, TN and known all over the world. Visit our site to learn more or drop us a line.

Joseph Nother is known for a lot of things - a keen sense of creativity, business-savvy, and of course, a seemingly boundless energy. We dig into what drove the creation of Designsensory nearly twenty years ago, what an "agency" looks like now, and how it all comes down to telling great stories - no matter the medium. We also talk in depth about the nature of creating as your goals and motivations change - and what it takes to maintain a creative, boundary pushing life.

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Best Behavior Creative Club. A Designsensory Original Production.

This is a podcast for the people that make things, and make things happen. Our host and creative director, Chris McAdoo, takes you behind the scenes with experts in creativity, business, technology, and marketing. Together we'll uncover what it takes to drive engagement, grow a brand, pursue a passion, and nourish a creative life.

From Chris: "I'm really happy to be back with the podcast. It's been a minute or two (sorry 'bout that) and a lot has happened since then. So lets get down to business, talk to some amazing people, and have some fun."

Best Behavior Creative Club is the first of many original productions for Designsensory, positioned to act as a catalyst for additional original podcasts, limited series, and various other forms of content. Designsensory is a full-service research, branding, advertising and digital firm based in Knoxville, TN and known all over the world. Visit our site to learn more or drop us a line.

Best Behavior Creative Club. A Designsensory Original Production.

This is a podcast for the people that make things, and make things happen. Our host and creative director, Chris McAdoo, takes you behind the scenes with experts in creativity, business, technology, and marketing. Together we'll uncover what it takes to drive engagement, grow a brand, pursue a passion, and nourish a creative life.

From Chris: "I'm really happy to be back with the podcast. It's been a minute or two (sorry 'bout that) and a lot has happened since then. So lets get down to business, talk to some amazing people, and have some fun."

Best Behavior Creative Club is the first of many original productions for Designsensory, positioned to act as a catalyst for additional original podcasts, limited series, and various other forms of content. Designsensory is a full-service research, branding, advertising and digital firm based in Knoxville, TN and known all over the world. Visit our site to learn more or drop us a line.

"Don't Worry about looking foolish. Just do it." - Wayne Bledsoe

This podcast was originally recorded as "Enjoyable Listen Time".

Best Behavior Creative Club. A Designsensory Original Production.

This is a podcast for the people that make things, and make things happen. Our host and creative director, Chris McAdoo, takes you behind the scenes with experts in creativity, business, technology, and marketing. Together we'll uncover what it takes to drive engagement, grow a brand, pursue a passion, and nourish a creative life.

From Chris: "I'm really happy to be back with the podcast. It's been a minute or two (sorry 'bout that) and a lot has happened since then. So lets get down to business, talk to some amazing people, and have some fun."

Best Behavior Creative Club is the first of many original productions for Designsensory, positioned to act as a catalyst for additional original podcasts, limited series, and various other forms of content. Designsensory is a full-service research, branding, advertising and digital firm based in Knoxville, TN and known all over the world. Visit our site to learn more or drop us a line.

Special Guest: Wayne Bledsoe.

Chris Miller of 3 Roots Capital interviews Chris McAdoo, then founder and creative director of Best Behavior Creative Club and now creative director at Designsensory.

"Rise & Grind" is an original quarterly interview series with entrepreneurs, funders, and leaders about business growth and access to capital. Chris Miller digs super deep into the strategies and values that made Best Behavior tick and how important it is to develop a strong brand (and hopefully, a strong character!) from the beginning stages of a company so that you always have a compass to guide your decision making AND your customers know where you stand.

The Rise & Grind series is hosted by Three Roots Capital, A 501(c)3 and a certified Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI). Three Roots was started in response to the chronic need for more investment capital in central and southern Appalachia and in the broader southeast region of the United States.

The Rise & Grind series is held at the University of Tennessee Research Foundation: "The University of Tennessee Research Foundation is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization that promotes the commercialization of UT intellectual property, encourages an entrepreneurial culture, contributes to state and regional economic development, and promotes research and education to benefit the people of Tennessee and beyond."

This podcast was originally recorded as "Enjoyable Listen Time".

Best Behavior Creative Club. A Designsensory Original Production.

This is a podcast for the people that make things, and make things happen. Our host and creative director, Chris McAdoo, takes you behind the scenes with experts in creativity, business, technology, and marketing. Together we'll uncover what it takes to drive engagement, grow a brand, pursue a passion, and nourish a creative life.

From Chris: "I'm really happy to be back with the podcast. It's been a minute or two (sorry 'bout that) and a lot has happened since then. So lets get down to business, talk to some amazing people, and have some fun."

Best Behavior Creative Club is the first of many original productions for Designsensory, positioned to act as a catalyst for additional original podcasts, limited series, and various other forms of content. Designsensory is a full-service research, branding, advertising and digital firm based in Knoxville, TN and known all over the world. Visit our site to learn more or drop us a line.

Host Chris McAdoo talks with Cirrus Insight (#41 of Inc 5000 company and one of the fastest growing companies in TN...which is very cool...) founder & CEO Brandon Bruce and #mrihatemondays Kenneth Harring about the art of being "whelmed"...or, how to stay focused, maintain sanity AND accomplish your goals.

This podcast was originally recorded as "Enjoyable Listen Time".

Best Behavior Creative Club. A Designsensory Original Production.

This is a podcast for the people that make things, and make things happen. Our host and creative director, Chris McAdoo, takes you behind the scenes with experts in creativity, business, technology, and marketing. Together we'll uncover what it takes to drive engagement, grow a brand, pursue a passion, and nourish a creative life.

From Chris: "I'm really happy to be back with the podcast. It's been a minute or two (sorry 'bout that) and a lot has happened since then. So lets get down to business, talk to some amazing people, and have some fun."

Best Behavior Creative Club is the first of many original productions for Designsensory, positioned to act as a catalyst for additional original podcasts, limited series, and various other forms of content. Designsensory is a full-service research, branding, advertising and digital firm based in Knoxville, TN and known all over the world. Visit our site to learn more or drop us a line.

Special Guests: Brandon Bruce and Kenneth Harring.

Austin Church lays it all out - from laid off copywriter to successful app maker, author, and business consultant. Austin is one of the most driven people I know, and he works hard to find that drive in others. We talk about what it takes to "make it" (hint: it involves working hard, mastering a craft, and getting paid what you're worth). Settle in - we talk a while and it's worth it.

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Special Guest: Austin Church.

A note from host Chris McAdoo:

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Special Guest: Bill May.

Chris and George are DOING THE WORK on this short (podsnack, if you will) episode of Enjoyable Listen Time. This week brings us a conversation about the nature of work (i.e. overwork) and how sick we are of telling everyone that we’re “so busy”. The “cult of busy” is a force to be reckoned with and we’re gonna fight it with all we got. Go to a baseball game. Get outside. Talk to your kids.

We get into the business end of “following your passion”…AND, George coins the phrase “Drive vs. Overdrive”, which will be the title of our self help book. In the meantime, how do YOU deal with burnout, overwork, and “busyness?” Let us know and we’ll mention your answer on our next round of podsnack. or minipodcast. At any rate, we’ll think of something to call these.

This podcast was originally recorded as "Enjoyable Listen Time".

Best Behavior Creative Club. A Designsensory Original Production.

This is a podcast for the people that make things, and make things happen. Our host and creative director, Chris McAdoo, takes you behind the scenes with experts in creativity, business, technology, and marketing. Together we'll uncover what it takes to drive engagement, grow a brand, pursue a passion, and nourish a creative life.

From Chris: "I'm really happy to be back with the podcast. It's been a minute or two (sorry 'bout that) and a lot has happened since then. So lets get down to business, talk to some amazing people, and have some fun."

Best Behavior Creative Club is the first of many original productions for Designsensory, positioned to act as a catalyst for additional original podcasts, limited series, and various other forms of content. Designsensory is a full-service research, branding, advertising and digital firm based in Knoxville, TN and known all over the world. Visit our site to learn more or drop us a line.

David Butler has been at the helm of the Knoxville Museum of Art since 2006, and has watched the art world change dramatically. We talk about the journey that brought him to Knoxville, what he's seen along the way, and what he sees for the future of the visual arts. We also dig deep into what makes art approachable (...such as free admission to museums!), what makes it unapproachable , and the kind of lasting impact the arts can have on an individual and a community. We also dig into the capital "C" of Culture and the ever changing meaning of what art is in the first place...and what a "first slide" experience can be for you...

Who and what do we talk about? We talk about everybody. Richard Jolley, Tommie Rush, Andrew Saftel, Robin Surber, Denise Stewart-Sanabria, Beauford Delaney, Joseph Delaney, Lloyd Branson, Catherine Wiley, the "Knoxville Seven"...and more.

This podcast was originally recorded as "Enjoyable Listen Time".

Best Behavior Creative Club. A Designsensory Original Production.

This is a podcast for the people that make things, and make things happen. Our host and creative director, Chris McAdoo, takes you behind the scenes with experts in creativity, business, technology, and marketing. Together we'll uncover what it takes to drive engagement, grow a brand, pursue a passion, and nourish a creative life.

From Chris: "I'm really happy to be back with the podcast. It's been a minute or two (sorry 'bout that) and a lot has happened since then. So lets get down to business, talk to some amazing people, and have some fun."

Best Behavior Creative Club is the first of many original productions for Designsensory, positioned to act as a catalyst for additional original podcasts, limited series, and various other forms of content. Designsensory is a full-service research, branding, advertising and digital firm based in Knoxville, TN and known all over the world. Visit our site to learn more or drop us a line.