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🎙️ Episode: Being Rich

From small-town New Jersey to the very top of global advertising, Rich Levy, Chief Creative Officer at Klick Health, shares his story and holds nothing back. This episode lifts the lid on a career defined by big wins, tough lessons, and stories you won’t hear anywhere else. 
Rich didn’t follow the typical Madison Avenue path. He began as a reporter in Philadelphia, chasing the truth and dreaming of becoming the next Carl Bernstein, before making the leap into advertising and never looking back.
What follows is a journey through the golden age of the industry, working on iconic brands like Budweiser, Coca-Cola, Kodak, and Verizon. 
From writing relentless retail ads week in, week out, to stepping into the role once held by legend Cliff Freeman at Saatchi & Saatchi, Rich built a reputation not just for creativity, but for work that sells. And in this episode, he shares it all. The wins. The pressure. The burnout. Even getting fired. “I got fired,” he says. “And it made me better.”

This is not a polished career story. It’s vulnerable, unfiltered, and full of hard-earned lessons on winning pitches, leading teams, and why bad work costs just as much as good work. 
Now at Klick Health, one of the most awarded agencies in the world, Rich talks about building a culture people genuinely want to be part of, why humanity still matters in creativity, and what it takes to stay relevant at the top.

If you work in advertising, communications, or care about life changing ideas, this episode is unmissable.

⚠️ Warning: straight-talking, strong language, and a few truths that don’t pull any punches

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