Olaf van Gerwen is director and food marketing expert, founder and global creative director of Chuck Studios. We spoke with him about the importance of a strategic visual language for brands, food & sustainability, the challenges of a production company in Covid times, and music in dingy rooms.

We spoke with Jelani Isaacs, Owner & Chief Executive Producer of New Ams, one of the most acclaimed and versatile producers in Amsterdam. In a wonderful half hour they talk about the lack of inclusiveness in the advertising world, about the ins and outs of the New Amsterdam Film Company, the Plus Plus One initiative, shooting with Donald Glover aka Childish Gambino, and 'De Oost', a new Dutch feature film, set during the Indonesian War of Independence, which will premiere on June 6.

We spoke with Tessa van Breugel, Industry Manager at Google, about the accelerated digital transformation of advertisers in the COVID-19 era, success and failure factor, and the human need to come together and be creative. Tessa also speaks candidly about the personal issues that have preoccupied her most recently.

We spoke with Maxine Penney, Culture Manager Inclusion, Equity and Diversity EMEA & APAC at MediaMonks, about the creative industry, about recruitment, about her past year during Corona times, and about (in)equality.

In this episode Amp.Amsterdam’s Diederik van Middelkoop has a conversation with Eva Zahrawi Ruiz, Brand & Marketing Director/Executive Mentor/Speaker at The 2nd Half, a company she founded which also has a successful podcast by the same name, about working during COVID-19 times and what the future holds on that matter.

Amp.Amsterdam’s Diederik van Middelkoop sprak met de van CEO Publicis Groupe Benelux, Jacco ter Schegget, over werken tijdens COVID-19 en wat de toekomst daarin ons gaat brengen.

Amp.Amsterdam’s Diederik van Middelkoop sprak met Founder & CEO van MassiveMusic, Hans Brouwer, over werken tijdens COVID-19 en wat de toekomst daarin ons gaat brengen.

Amp.Amsterdam’s Sietze Rademaker sprak met Managing Director en Founder van Gardeners, Maira Evers, over werken tijdens COVID-19 en wat de toekomst daarin ons gaat brengen.