Disruptor Series

Disruptor Series

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Disruptor Series episodes

  • Joan Baker and Rudy Gaskins are “Disrupting our Ears”
    From Siri to Alexa to the proliferation of animated shows and podcasts, the human voice is having a moment. And no one is relishing this moment more than the Society of Voice Arts and Sciences. Founded by actor and writer Joan Baker and Film and TV director Rudy Gaskins the Society of Voice Arts is on a mission to educate and celebrate the power and potential of speech and verbal communication for people, entertainment and brands. Listen in as Rob Schwartz, host of the Disruptor Series Podcast, unpacks this very vocal phenomenon.
     

    Credits

    Host - Rob Schwartz 

    Intro/Outro Voiced by Theresa Howard/Sophia Barnett

    Executive Producer - Dan Bradbury

    Audio Engineer/Sound Design - Corey Bauman

    43 min
  • Michael Farmer is "Chronicling the Disruptions of the Advertising Business”
    Michael Farmer, the author of the best-selling book “Madison Avenue Manslaughter,” is deeply well-versed in the crisis that agencies and brands face today. It’s a crisis of growth. Trust. And money. Listen in as Michael lays out the problems and offers up practical and powerful solutions to agencies and CMOs.
     

    Credits

    Host - Rob Schwartz 

    Intro/Outro Voiced by Theresa Howard/Sophia Barnett

    Executive Producer - Dan Bradbury

    Audio Engineer/Sound Design - Corey Bauman

    57 min
  • Ryan Fey is "Disrupting His Advertising Career”
    Ryan Fey is the star of the Food Network’s latest, delicious offering, “The Grill Dads.” Yet before he was on his way to becoming a culinary TV superstar, Ryan was building brands and running Omelet, the ad agency he founded. So why would a founder disrupt his business, throw caution to the wind and jump ship into a totally new profession? Tune in and find out as Disruptor Series Podcast host Rob Schwartz sits down with Ryan to understand what ingredients it takes to leave one successful gig and start another. 

    Credits

    Host - Rob Schwartz 

    Intro/Outro Voiced by Theresa Howard/Sophia Barnett

    Executive Producer - Dan Bradbury

    Audio Engineer/Sound Design - Corey Bauman

    39 min
  • Ryan Fey is “Disrupting His Advertising Career”
     
    Ryan Fey is the star of the Food Network’s latest, delicious offering, “The Grill Dads.” Yet before he was on his way to becoming a culinary TV superstar, Ryan was building brands and running Omelet, the ad agency he founded. So why would a founder disrupt his business, throw caution to the wind and jump ship into a totally new profession? Tune in and find out as Disruptor Series Podcast host Rob Schwartz sits down with Ryan to understand what ingredients it takes to leave one successful gig and start another. 
    39 min
  • Ryan Fey is "Disrupting His Advertising Career”
    Ryan Fey is the star of the Food Network’s latest, delicious offering, “The Grill Dads.” Yet before he was on his way to becoming a culinary TV superstar, Ryan was building brands and running Omelet, the ad agency he founded. So why would a founder disrupt his business, throw caution to the wind and jump ship into a totally new profession? Tune in and find out as Disruptor Series Podcast host Rob Schwartz sits down with Ryan to understand what ingredients it takes to leave one successful gig and start another.
    39 min
  • Nancy Koehn is “Disrupting History”
    Nancy Koehn is an historian and a professor at the Harvard Business School. She’s just written an incredible book on leadership called, “Forged In Crisis.” The book tells the story of five great leaders who emerged as a result of major disruptions in their lives. What’s also disruptive is her style. Her history reads like fiction. And at key moments in the book, Nancy “breaks the fourth wall,” to give you a lesson in leadership. Listen in as she and Rob unpack the leadership journeys of Ernest Shackleton, Abraham Lincoln, Fredrick Douglas, Dietrich Bonhoeffer and Rachel Carson.

    Credits

    Host - Rob Schwartz 

    Executive Producer - Dan Bradbury

    Audio Engineer/Sound Design - Corey Bauman

    42 min
  • Nancy is “Disrupting History”
    Nancy Koehn is an historian and a professor at the Harvard Business School. She’s just written an incredible book on leadership called, “Forged In Crisis.” The book tells the story of five great leaders who emerged as a result of major disruptions in their lives. What’s also disruptive is her style. Her history reads like fiction. And at key moments in the book, Nancy “breaks the fourth wall,” to give you a lesson in leadership. Listen in as she and Rob unpack the leadership journeys of Ernest Shackleton, Abraham Lincoln, Fredrick Douglas, Dietrich Bonhoeffer and Rachel Carson.
    42 min
  • Nancy Koehn is “Disrupting History”
    Nancy Koehn is an historian and a professor at the Harvard Business School. She’s just written an incredible book on leadership called, “Forged In Crisis.” The book tells the story of five great leaders who emerged as a result of major disruptions in their lives. What’s also disruptive is her style. Her history reads like fiction. And at key moments in the book, Nancy “breaks the fourth wall,” to give you a lesson in leadership. Listen in as she and Rob unpack the leadership journeys of Ernest Shackleton, Abraham Lincoln, Fredrick Douglas, Dietrich Bonhoeffer and Rachel Carson.
    42 min
  • Alan Yang is "Disrupting Hollywood”
    Alan Yang is disrupting the writer’s room. He’s an Asian-American writing for TV, movies and videos in a mostly white, Jewish and African-American industry.  On this episode of the Disruptor Series, Alan sits down with D-Series Co-Founder Doug Melville from a live session at TBWAChiatDay. Alan talks about how coming from a different perspective helped him fuel the fresh comedy for shows like “Parks and Recreation,” for which he received his first Emmy nomination. And the Netflix Emmy-award-winning series Master of None, which he co-created with Aziz Ansari. Alan also shares his foodie obsession and a little project he did with Jay Z. Listen in on our 20th show. 
     

    Credits

    Host - Doug Melville

    Intro/Outro Voiced by Theresa Howard/Sophia Barnett

    Executive Producer - Dan Bradbury

    Audio Engineer/Sound Design - Corey Bauman

    1 hr 8 min

About Disruptor Series

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From movers to shakers to great content makers, these are the people disrupting business, culture and life. Join host Rob Schwartz, CEO of TBWAChiatDay NY, and Strategy Director, Asha Davis on the Disruptor Series Podcast.