Love This Podcast

Wendy Clark is CEO at DDB Worldwide, one of the leading creative agency networks in the world.

We talked to Wendy about her humble beginnings, where she thinks the industry is heading in the next few years, and how DDB plan to keep with change. The discussion around the Glass Lion and how creativity is linked to business growth - it's thinking like this that makes us all do what we do.

Jonathan Nelson is the CEO of Omnicom Digital (Omnicom Group), a global leader in marketing communications with over 5,000 clients in 100+ countries.

In this episode, we talk to Jonathan about his learnings from running Organic - one of the first digital & interactive agencies from the 90's, how to navigate data with the right people and a brief explanation of Omni and how AI is enabling marketers to create more effective experiences for their customers.

Jonathan is one of the most curious marketers we've spoken to on the show to date. If you're open-minded and keen to get three years ahead of the game, this episode is well worth 29 minutes of your time.

Tiffany R Warren is the SVP Chief Diversity Officer at Omnicom Group, a global leader in marketing communications with over 5,000 clients in 100+ countries.

In this episode, Tiffany explained more about her journey from client servicing the insurance and retail categories, to defying cultural conditioning and becoming a Diversity Manager at The American Association of Advertising Agencies. Globally recognised as a pioneer in the field of diversity and inclusion, Tiffany details how we can go from mass awareness about D&I to making change happen, in the advertising industry and beyond. Key take outs include the strategies and initiatives that you can employ today to create a more diverse and inclusive workforce, some of the biggest challenges facing the US and how to measure the return on investment of D&I.

A memorable episode, we really enjoyed the humble and honest nature of Tiffany’s chat, with sound bites that will encourage people around the world to become educated about D&I and implement a more diverse & inclusive culture.

Paul Mellor is the Owner & Design Director of Mellor & Smith, an independent design agency based in London.

Fuck digital marketing. Fuck data. Fuck white male creative directors. Fuck focus groups. Fuck content. Fuck millennials. Fuck disruption. Fuck AI. Fuck the London bubble. Let’s make this contextually relevant. Fuck the Auckland bubble.

These are his 9 commandments for Marketing Directors, and gives you an idea about what we discussed in this episode. There's some clever stuff.

#TakeFuckingRisks meets #CreativityWithPurpose

Leila Fataar is the Founder of Platform13, a new generation business that creates and maintains cultural relevance for big brands to their target audience.

In this episode, Leila details her learnings from leading PR & Social at Adidas and Culture & Entertainment at Diageo. Her first two decades in South Africa have shaped the phenomenal human she is today, surrounded by creativity from an early age.

In addition to key advertising take aways and an unprecedented understanding of people, it's Leila's expert, in-depth analysis of culture that makes this a must listen episode.

Justin Gignac is the Co-Founder & CEO at Working Not Working.

35,000 creatives around the world use his platform for work, so we learned more about how his experience at some of the best global agencies informed his business, the process of creativity and what he does to reach pique curiosity, and the incredible projects that Justin has undertaken - including NYC Garbage and ElfYourself.com

Andy Wilson is Head of Strategy at BBDO Asia.

In this episode, we talk about why we all need to be a bit more weird, the impact and value of creativity, the science behind the creative process, his experience in the humanities and how that has shaped his career to date.

The Love This slide holder: "The biggest risk is to serve up expected, normal, or slice of life material. You need to proactively seek to get a double take. There are different ways through but the critical thing is that you find some way to get yourself noticed. Because otherwise, there’s no chance of laying down a memory."

Casey Rand and Karen Short are Creative Directors at Droga5 New York, a global advertising agency who were ranked among Fast Company's top ten advertising and marketing companies in 2017.

They talk about their experience at Droga5, how and why they won the first ever Glass Lion at Cannes, and why culture plays the most important role at the agency and what they communicate for clients.

Gerard Crichlow is Head of Cultural Strategy at AMV BBDO, London.

In this episode, we talk about creating immersive experiences around the 3 C's (Culture, Community, Commerce), the state of strategic planning and how it will change in the short to long-term, and why a brand's purpose is more important now than ever before.

Emad Tahtouh is the Co-Founder of Nakatomi, a division of FINCH - the leading production company made up of film-makers, artists, and engineers, working at the crossroads of storytelling, entertainment and technology.

Emad talks about how his background as a pro poker player set him up for a successful career in production, some of the thinking behind the Grand Prix winner Project Revoice, the technology that excites him right now and how creative companies can overcome the in-housing trend.