LESSONS IN HINDSIGHT: Advice from the Big Dogs on how to be Little Dogs

We pull up a chair with Cam Blackley (M&C Saatchi) to discuss what it takes to navigate through the highs and lows of the advertising industry and the importance of staying patient and leaning on your support network. He also pulls back the curtain on one of his largest projects to date, unlocking valuable perspectives along the way.

Karen Bryson (EP @ Collider) brings her wealth of award-winning production experience to talk learning fast, harnessing the advertising community and sharing diverse voices to make killer work.

Charlie Gearside (Pilot; Eucalyptus) joins us to share how he went from programming at a bank during the GFC, to becoming an Art Director at M&C Saatchi, and how burnout drove his passion to create startups.

We chat to Sophie Lander on what it takes to go from account executive to managing director. She speaks about how to become a unicorn in account service, and reminds us why the industry centers around people at its core.

Part 2 of our live panel.

For the launch of Season 2, Youngbloods chatted to a panel of industry royalty - Scott Nowell (The Monkeys), Chiquita King (Cocogun) and Vince Lagana (It’s Friday), about their early careers, what they wish they knew moving on up, and the lessons that ultimately led to each of them building their own agencies.

There’s many things our Big Dogs wish they hadn’t done, but David Joubert, Executive Creative Director, punching a client in the face might just take the cake.

Esther Clerehan knows everybody who is anybody, and has helped them all land their dream jobs. She speaks to us about what it takes to get yours, and how to succeed when you get there.

The hilarious Brendan Willenburg, ECD at Clemenger BBDO Sydney educates us on what on earth a healthy level of self doubt is, and what it takes to make it as a creative.

The much loved and revered Barb Humphries, Creative Director at The Monkeys, reminds us why this industry is so great for young people, and why we should be pushing for diversity at the very top of it.