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Don’t Get Me Started

Dan Balser

Hosted by Dan Balser, Advertising Department Head at The Creative Circus in Atlanta, this is a biweekly conversation about advertising. But it’s not just about the industry; it’s about the p...

Episodes

20 of 340 episodes

Episode 340: Dan and Zach of The Academy at GS&P

The Academy at Goodby, Silverstein & Partners is the brainchild of Zach Canfield, the agency's Director of Talent. Dan is now its director,...

26:38Nov 11, 2021

Episode 339: Sean Curran, VP, Creative & Marketing at Ranch Rider Spirits

Leaving agency life in his past, Sean shares his thoughts on start-up culture, imposter syndrome, and the overemphasis put on deck perfectio...

30:27Aug 3, 2021

Episode 338: Nathalie Con, VP, Strategy Director at Giant Spoon

A natural strategist at heart, Nathalie shares her thoughts on how to best work with strategists, the genesis of insight, and moving to a ne...

49:03Jul 8, 2021

Episode 337: Omid Amidi, CD at Johannes Leonardo

This one manages to cover Wordsworth's Ode; feeling different and integrating; the value of a good strategy; the making of an epic, celebrit...

01:12:24Jun 17, 2021

Episode 336: Lauren Goldsmith, ACD at Thrasio

On finding your professional family, inner workings of e-commerce marketing, and uncovering opportunities in unlikely places

37:23May 17, 2021

Episode 335: Joe Baratelli, EVP and CCO at RPA

An inside view of a great agency, from a leader's perspective

41:13Apr 8, 2021

Episode 334: Dominique Monet, ACD at GSD&M

Advertising as a platform, the value of a good presentation, some real talk, and the power of truth well expressed

46:52Mar 17, 2021

Episode 333: Federico Diaz, ACD at The Community

An online, mid-pandemic chat about a cookie vault, Seinfeld, sketch comedy and one copywriter's process

37:10Feb 17, 2021

Episode 332: Yanci Wu, Senior Experience Designer at Autodesk

The power of asking questions, being humble, and acting with intention. The value of going in-house, self-analysis, and knowing what matters...

42:56Dec 16, 2020

Episode 331: Gavin Lester, CCO at Zambezi

A conversation with an award-winning, bi-cultural agency leader on creating not only great work, but also your own autonomy, your own agency...

50:50Nov 16, 2020

Episode 330: Copywriters Aaron Marshall and Brandon Kim

Aaron , an intern with Mischief and Brandon , a freelancer with Arts & Letters Creative Co., discuss resourcefulness, resilience, mental exh...

56:04Sep 17, 2020

Episode 329: Danielle Hawley, Global ECD at Uber

Life in the Covid-19 pandemic, burnout, the ethos of Dara Khosrowshahi, empathy, and a short commercial for Funworks

37:19Aug 6, 2020

Episode 328: Derek Walker, Owner of brown and browner

The ongoing struggle with race in advertising, how to talk about bias, learning the craft in the Covid era, and squeezing the lemon

59:08Jul 8, 2020

Episode 327: Anna Taylor, Senior AD at BBDO Atlanta

Making sense of this moment, a hard talk about being Black in a mostly White industry, and using your platform for good

40:12Jun 16, 2020

Episode 326: Jason Corbin, CD at Lewis Communications

Visiting from Birmingham, Jason shares his thoughts on content creation, partnerships, career moves, asking for what you need, and the value...

39:32May 14, 2020

Episode 325: Erin Stevens, ACD at Swift Agency

Returning to The Circus after seven years, Erin covers starting over, the value of diversity, and her first big-budget TV shoot.

40:23Apr 29, 2020

Episode 324: Whitney Repole and Neil Ramanan, Creatives at Arts & Letters

Recorded pre-COVID, this chat with two Circus alumni (replete with a gamified Q&A) covers advice for young creatives, a really bad portfolio...

59:18Apr 9, 2020

Episode 323: Katie Riddle and Dave Bullen of MONO

Directly off of a flight from Minneapolis, the two CDs sat down to talk about their agency, their careers, and important lessons learned.

34:29Mar 24, 2020

Episode 322: Steve Nathans, CD at DDB in SF

Steve brings his dry wit to a conversation about embarrassment, revisions, bad work, ideas vs. executions, and career moves.

43:17Feb 27, 2020

Episode 321: Kevin Green, CD at Rapp in Dallas

Kevin shares a sliver of his wisdom regarding personal growth, finding a place to find your strength, strategy vs. concept, and partnerships...

35:17Feb 13, 2020