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🧠Even Captains Need Captains — with Chris D’Amico, Founder, Chief Creative Officer
In this episode, I sit down with longtime creative leader and newly minted agency founder, Chris D’Amico, to discuss big career moves, the evolving creative landscape, and the power of clarity. Chris has built a standout career in advertising, creative direction, and brand storytelling—working with brands like Taco Bell, Dunkin’, and many more.
Now, he's channeling all of that experience into CAPTAIN, a strategic and creative studio helping ambitious founders and executives find their voice and category. Chris brings wisdom, humility, and bold insights on what it means to lead, evolve, and stay true to your creative instincts (no matter where you are in your journey), as well as what it takes to break into the business.
🔍 What We Talk About:
đź’ˇ Key Takeaways:
“Your network is everything.” Chris is a serial connector who believes in networking with intention, reciprocity, and purpose.
Start sooner. Chris shares that he waited too long to start his own thing—and encourages others to bet on themselves earlier.
Execution is being commoditized. Strategy and upstream creative thinking are more valuable than ever.
Even captains need captains. Leadership can be lonely. Finding partners, advisors, or co-pilots can make all the difference.
The best ideas still win. Amid all the noise and new tools, great storytelling and authenticity still rise to the top.
🔥 Memorable Quotes:
“Your network is everything… 80 to 90% of your future business will come from it.”
“I probably should have started a lot earlier. But that’s okay. You start when you’re ready.”
“Creative direction is not about art—it’s about solving problems.”
“Be interesting and be interested.”
🎯 Listen to this episode if you are:
đź”— Links from the show:
#careerjournies #careerstories #careerlessons #careeradvice #theunderswell #advertising #marketing #professional
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By Derek SaboriIn this episode, I sit down with longtime creative leader and newly minted agency founder, Chris D’Amico, to discuss big career moves, the evolving creative landscape, and the power of clarity. Chris has built a standout career in advertising, creative direction, and brand storytelling—working with brands like Taco Bell, Dunkin’, and many more.
Now, he's channeling all of that experience into CAPTAIN, a strategic and creative studio helping ambitious founders and executives find their voice and category. Chris brings wisdom, humility, and bold insights on what it means to lead, evolve, and stay true to your creative instincts (no matter where you are in your journey), as well as what it takes to break into the business.
🔍 What We Talk About:
đź’ˇ Key Takeaways:
“Your network is everything.” Chris is a serial connector who believes in networking with intention, reciprocity, and purpose.
Start sooner. Chris shares that he waited too long to start his own thing—and encourages others to bet on themselves earlier.
Execution is being commoditized. Strategy and upstream creative thinking are more valuable than ever.
Even captains need captains. Leadership can be lonely. Finding partners, advisors, or co-pilots can make all the difference.
The best ideas still win. Amid all the noise and new tools, great storytelling and authenticity still rise to the top.
🔥 Memorable Quotes:
“Your network is everything… 80 to 90% of your future business will come from it.”
“I probably should have started a lot earlier. But that’s okay. You start when you’re ready.”
“Creative direction is not about art—it’s about solving problems.”
“Be interesting and be interested.”
🎯 Listen to this episode if you are:
đź”— Links from the show:
#careerjournies #careerstories #careerlessons #careeradvice #theunderswell #advertising #marketing #professional