Jenny Gomez, Director of Product Marketing for the Advanced Media and Advertising Group at TiVo, went from being a theatre professional to working both on the agency and ad tech sides of the industry. Hear about what ad tech actually entails and how data stories illuminate human behavior, how to keep up with the continually shifting needs of agencies, the misconceptions about B2B marketing, and small ways to build confidence.

Heads up: LA students & jr. talent! I'm running a workshop hosted by General Assembly called "The Job Search Struggle is Real: Breaking Into Advertising" with a very special industry guest. RSVP for free and I'll see you there!

Brandon Solis, Integrated Strategy Director at R/GA, joins us to share learnings from his untraditional entry into advertising and rapid advancement in his career. Hear about hacking the education system and how his past experience in car insurance is valuable, applying self-reflection in order to learn quickly, the state of strategy roles, and dealing with imposter syndrome. 

Heads up: I'm off this week for a family reunion, but We Are Next has a ton of things in the works! I hope you can take this period between the end of summer internships and the beginning of the school year/a full-time job to reset and recharge.

It's the one year anniversary of the We Are Next Podcast, and we're celebrating with a special episode. Revisit some of our favorite advice from the past year, and hear answers to behind-the-scenes questions about the podcast and We Are Next.

THANK YOU to every single guest from the past year—if I could have, I would have included a clip from every episode, but it would have made this episode super long. To anyone who listens, subscribes, and shares the podcast. The We Are Next Podcast doesn't happen without you. 

Ellen Wong, Executive Creative Director at RED Interactive Agency*, gives us a behind-the-scenes look at her career as a female designer and leader. Hear about how she got her start designing rave flyers, the struggle to find work-life balance, finding her voice and being taken seriously as a female designer, and the best way to initiate and sustain relationships in your career. 

*Since we recorded, Ellen has moved on to an exciting new venture of her own. Listen for the update at the end of the episode!

Heads up: LA Interns and students! Come wrap up the summer with a talk + hang, hosted by our friends at RPA. Whether you're headed back to school, transitioning to a full-time role, or looking for your next job, we'll talk about how to handle what's next. RSVP here.

Patrick Buchanan, Creative Director and Copywriter, brings stories and learnings from his whirlwind career working at agencies all over the world. Hear about how this musician serendipitously found himself at Miami Ad School (where he later taught), the politics of big and small agencies, working internationally in countries like Hungary and Moscow, and his experience co-writing a Super Bowl spot for Chrysler with Bob Dylan. 

Heads up: Getting your first job and being jr. talent are highly stressful times. Join us for a special online discussion about taking care of yourself with two of our most popular guests, Mariam Guessous and Jocelyn Lai. Sharing their own experiences and learnings, Mariam and Jocelyn will help you set solid self-care habits and flag early career watch-outs, so you can protect your mental health, creative well-being, and avoid burnout.

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Jazmin Burrell, Account Manager at Vox Media and Founder of Lizzie Della Creative Strategies, brings her forward-thinking, entrepreneurial spirit, and advice A-game to the podcast. Hear about the best parts and biggest challenges of working at big name agencies vs. smaller boutique shops (like 72andSunny and Spike DDB), being an account manager at a media/publishing company, why the time is now to "make your own table," and remembering to look at the larger picture. 

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Thas Naseemuddeen, Partner, Chief Strategy Officer and Managing Director at Omelet, brightens the podcast with her genuine love of what she does and insightful takeaways from her career. Hear about the innate traits of strategists, one of the biggest conversations about talent development that no one is talking about, why brand positioning today is anything but traditional, and the art and science of getting to an insight (without getting formulaic about it).

Heads up: You'll hear a little AC hum at the beginning, but it fades and you'll stop noticing it. :)

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Erin and Angela, creative team at Rodgers Townsend, reflect on how they got their starts (very differently!) and careers to date, including last year's Gold Cannes Young Lions win and trip to the festival. Hear about why there are no real missteps when navigating your career, how they get to their best ideas, their experience entering and winning a Gold Cannes Young Lions award, and why we shouldn't be afraid to start over. 

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Andrie helped lead account management teams at agencies like TBWA\Chiat\Day, Wieden + Kennedy, and Media Arts Lab and worked on clients like Airbnb, KFC, and Apple before going client-side at AT&T Entertainment Group. Hear about how to overcome common hurdles young account mangers face, what interns can do to up the probability of getting hired, and how the heck to "manage up". 

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Jiah brings us an epic episode full of wisdom and real talk from her experience on both the agency and client-side. Hear about how to be a leader when just starting out, working at Coca-Cola and why being a client is nothing like you think it is, where the industry is headed, and why you shouldn't be afraid of what makes you different.

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