In this bonus episode of Overshare Season 3, Working Not Working co-founder and CEO Justin Gignac hosts a roundtable conversation with two senior recruiters from highly-celebrated companies. Lauren Ranke is the Director of Creative Talent at Wieden+Kennedy and Chloe Harlig is the Senior Creative Recruiter at Squarespace . Both companies recently received some well-deserved acclaim from Ad Age, with Wieden+Kennedy winning Agency of the Year and Squarespace winning In-House Agency of the Year. Thi...
May 18, 2020•1 hr 9 min
In the season 3 finale of Overshare, host Justin Gignac sits down with Brooklyn-based photographer Jeremy Cohen , who has received A LOT of attention recently. Like most of us, Jeremy has had a lot of time on his hands these past couple of months. He’s used this time to think, to look out his window, to cook naked, and to cook up a quarantine record for the most romantic gesture. From his balcony, Jeremy could see his neighbors’ roofs. He started photographing and filming all of the activity: yo...
May 11, 2020•1 hr 33 min•Season 3Ep. 10
Directing Duo Clarence "Coodie" Simmons & Chike Ozah, better known as Coodie & Chike, have so much infectiously positive energy and perspective from all their years in the business. We're thrilled to have them on this week's episode of Overshare. Coodie & Chike started collaborating in the early 2000s and got their big break directing Kanye West’s music video “Through the Wire,” followed by music videos for “Two Words” and “Jesus Walks." They had less than two days to put "Jesus Walk...
May 04, 2020•1 hr 36 min•Season 3Ep. 9
Dr. Vivienne Ming is a theoretical neuroscientist, entrepreneur, author, and self-described mad scientist. She's been named as one of the BBC 100 Women in 2017, and as one of the Financial Times' "LGBT leaders and allies today". Dr. Ming co-founded Socos, her fifth company, an independent institute exploring the future of human potential. In her free time, she has invented AI systems to help treat her diabetic son, predict manic episodes in bipolar sufferers weeks in advance, and reunited orphan...
Apr 27, 2020•1 hr 58 min•Season 3Ep. 8
Charlie Engle is an addict who runs and a runner who writes. He’s authored a memoir titled Running Man and has given inspiring talks to CEOs, marathon runners, the United States Armed Forces, and at think tanks and conferences. Charlie's not just any kind of runner; he does ultra marathons that test his limits. Testing limits is kind of Charlie's thing. Sometimes it's intentional: he ran across the entire Sahara Desert edge to edge, which had never been done before. Sometimes it's accidental: he...
Apr 20, 2020•1 hr 53 min•Season 3Ep. 7
Lauren Hom is a designer and letterer based in Detroit, schooled in New York, and raised in Los Angeles. Known for her bright color palettes, playful letterforms, and quirky copywriting, Lauren has worked with clients like Starbucks, Google, AT&T, YouTube and TIME Magazine. Her work has been recognized by Communication Arts, the Type Directors Club, and the Webby Awards. Lauren saw herself solely as an illustrator and letterer, but added “teacher” to her list of titles after connecting with ...
Apr 13, 2020•1 hr 47 min•Season 3Ep. 6
It’s funny how there are some things you don’t know about your friends until you interview them for a podcast. Overshare host Justin Gignac has known Jonathan Jackson since 2006 after they both won the ADC Young Guns, but Justin learned a lot about his friend during this conversation that he never knew. Hopefully you listeners will learn a lot from this interview as well, and then go get to know Jonathan’s work. Jonathan Jackson is the co-founder and partner at Bushwick design studio WeShouldDoI...
Apr 06, 2020•1 hr 11 min•Season 3Ep. 5
Sophia Chang hails from the borough of Queens, New York and in less than a decade managed to champion a name for herself in the art, design, and streetwear community worldwide. With her BFA from Parsons School of Design coupled with a natural acumen for business, she has collaborated with A-list names across multiple fields such as Samsung, Nike, Refinery29, Adidas, Apple, Footlocker, HBO, and the NBA. During this conversation with host Justin Gignac , Sophia describes herself as a skill hoarder...
Mar 30, 2020•1 hr 14 min•Season 3Ep. 4
Archie Lee Coates IV is a founder and partner at PLAYLAB, INC. , an extremely multi-disciplinary creative practice. With no particular focus, Archie and company simply explore things that interest them by initiating and working with others on ideas. Like + POOL , an initiative to build a water-filtering floating pool in New York’s East River. During this conversation, recorded live at On Air Fest , Archie discusses the roles that exploration and adventure play in aptly named PLAYLAB, INC's creat...
Mar 23, 2020•42 min•Season 3Ep. 3
This episode is from a live recording on stage in Cannes, France during the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. Host Justin Gignac has a beachside chat with street art legend Tristan Eaton . Tristan started pursuing street art as a teenager, painting everything from billboards to dumpsters in the urban landscapes of the cities where he lived. He created his first toy with Fisher-Price at the age of 18 and was and was at the forefront of the designer toy craze in the early 2000s wi...
Mar 16, 2020•51 min•Season 3Ep. 2
Shawna X is an independent artist and creative based in New York, known for her vibrant, visceral and highly graphical image-making across mediums in digital, spatial, and motion spaces. She creates experiences in music, fashion, and technology, collaborating with the likes of Adidas, The New Yorker , Warby Parker, and Ghostly International. Shawna's work addresses themes like cultural identity, the creative process and more recently, motherhood. During the conversation, Shawna opens up about ho...
Mar 08, 2020•1 hr 18 min•Season 3Ep. 1
We're bringing back some of our favorite, most inspiring episodes in the lead up to the launch of Season 3. In our most popular interview to date, Working Not Working co-founder Justin Gignac sits down with David Droga, Creative Chairman and Founder of advertising agency Droga5 . At the time, David was bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, and three years away from selling his company to Accenture for almost half a billion dollars. He reflects on years of influential work for clients like Google, Under ...
Mar 02, 2020•1 hr 16 min
We're bringing back some of our favorite, most inspiring episodes in the lead up to the launch of Season 3. In this episode from our first season, Working Not Working co-founder Justin Gignac welcomes artists Shantell Martin and Ivan Cash . If you're looking for a fresh perspective on your work and life this conversation will inspire you. Both Shantell and Ivan create work that focuses on human connection. Helping us put down our devices and our personas and live in the present. The resulting co...
Dec 31, 2019•1 hr 5 min
Welcome to a special bonus episode of Overshare. Host Justin Gignac sits down with acclaimed illustrators Ping Zhu , Daniel Fishel , Marly Gallardo , and Molly Magnell to discuss all aspects of navigating a creative career through the lens of illustration. The group tackles a wide range of topics from how to break in and get the attention of clients, being patient with yourself as you develop and discover your personal style, how to determine what to charge and what is too low for each of them, ...
Mar 28, 2019•1 hr 52 min
In the final episode of Season 2, host Justin Gignac sits down with one of the founding fathers of streetwear, Jeff Staple . Jeff is the founder and creative director of Staple Design and Reed Space. His 2005 collaboration with Nike led to riots outside of Reed Space as people fought to get their hands on the limited Nike SB Dunk “Pigeon”. Many people credit that moment, and that shoe, as the shoe that catapulted sneaker culture to the masses. Jeff hosts the podcast Business of Hype on Hypebeast...
Nov 19, 2018•1 hr 26 min•Season 2Ep. 13
This Overshare is an in-studio conversation with film director and creative director Elena Parasco ( @elenaparasco ). Host Justin Gignac ( @justingignac ) chat's with Elena about her burgeoning directing career and the motivation behind it. Instead of complaining about the lack of content that represented women in sport in a way that relates to her, she decided to make her own. The result is a growing body of work that examines sport and play through the female gaze. Disrupting those traditional...
Nov 05, 2018•1 hr 22 min•Season 2Ep. 12
Host Justin Gignac ( @justingignac ) sits down in the studio with Tina Essmaker ( @tinaessmaker ) for a deeply personal conversation. Tina opens up about loss, divorce, resiliency, and new beginnings as she moves on from her role as Co-Founder and Editor in Chief of The Great Discontent . She embarks on this next chapter of her career as a coach , speaker, and writer with courage and enthusiasm. Tina has made a career out of listening to and supporting others. For more than a decade, she was foc...
Oct 22, 2018•1 hr 25 min•Season 2Ep. 11
Dave Franzese and Mark Richard Miller are celebrating the 10th anniversary of their creative studio Dark Igloo . Host Justin Gignac ( @justingignac ) invites the duo into the studio to reflect on the past decade of creating work that's drenched in humor and nostalgia. They discuss their mission to do 50% of projects for themselves (like Bored Game and Contact Us ) and 50% for clients like Bonnaroo, Nike, Dig Inn, and most notably, GIPHY . Their conversation touches on topics from '90s nostalgia,...
Oct 08, 2018•1 hr 18 min•Season 2Ep. 10
This episode was recorded in front of a live audience at Camp David in Brooklyn, NY. Host Justin Gignac ( @justingignac ) sits down with the incomparable Jon Burgerman (@jonburgerman) . He’s an artist and author whose ability to play is contagious and inspiring. If you haven’t seen Jon’s work check out the links below. His Instagram brings so much joy on a daily basis. Whether it’s bringing every imaginable inanimate object to life with googly eyes in his Instagram stories or the characters he c...
Sep 24, 2018•1 hr 8 min•Season 2Ep. 9
This episode of Overshare is with Jaime Robinson and Lisa Clunie, founders of creative agency Joan —a company inspired by the trailblazing, take no shit Joans throughout history. It’s a fitting moniker for these two. Having spent their careers at companies like Fallon, BBH, Pereira & O'Dell, Wieden+Kennedy, and Refinery29 they set out to create a different kind of creative agency. Host Justin Gignac ( @justingignac ) dives into the incredible partnership, deep friendship, and obvious overflo...
Sep 10, 2018•1 hr 17 min•Season 2Ep. 8
Today’s episode is with Adam J. Kurtz . Also known on the internet as Adam JK ( @adamjk ). Host Justin Gignac ( @justingignac ) sits down in the studio for a chat with the artist, author, designer, speaker, and personal growth encourager. He’s authored 3 books and journals that make life as a creative, and as a human, a bit easier to navigate. You can find links below to 1 Page at a Time, Pick Me Up, and his latest book, Things Are What You Make of Them: Life Advice for Creatives. Adam and Justi...
Aug 27, 2018•1 hr 4 min•Season 2Ep. 7
In this episode, Justin Gignac ( @justingignac ) chats in the studio with writer, designer and co-founder of MyTransHealth , Robyn Kanner ( @robynkanner ). They had a deeply personal conversation on a range of topics. From Robyn's love and appreciation of Kanye to her self-described “messy” career path, graduating high school early and teaching herself design by imitating album covers she loved in Photoshop. Robyn embraces and actually strives to be uncomfortable. Using it as a fuel for her writ...
Aug 13, 2018•1 hr 5 min•Season 2Ep. 6
In this episode, host Justin Gignac ( @justingignac ) sits down in the studio with Kwame Taylor-Hayford ( @xquamx ), who is the Managing Director of Brand Development at Chobani , as well as co-founder of social activism organization Saturday Morning and co-owner of August Market , a lifestyle store in Western NY state he and his wife started. Kwame has held many roles in advertising over the years. From his early days of being an account executive at TBWA Media Arts Lab working on the Mac vs. P...
Jul 30, 2018•1 hr 6 min•Season 2Ep. 5
Editor Adam Epstein ( @eppyad ) has had a hand in some of your favorite Saturday Night Live films. In the past 9 years, he has edited over 100 SNL digital shorts including Levi’s Woke , Star Wars Undercover Boss , The Day Beyonce Turned Black , and Farewell Mr. Bunting . Host Justin Gignac ( @justingignac ) sat down with Adam in the studio to gain more insight into the chaos and insane team effort it takes to pull off the films they do in only 2 or 3 days. He also discusses his love of sports an...
Jul 16, 2018•1 hr 9 min•Season 2Ep. 4
This is a recording from our live event at The Trampery in London with Irish illustrator Laura Callaghan ( @lauracallaghanillustration ). She opens up to host Justin Gignac ( @justingignac ) about her humble beginnings of doing illustration on nights and weekends while working in the accounts department at a biscuit factory and her first failed attempt at being a full-time freelancer. Laura taps into the recent fad of brands co-opting feminism for capitalism and how so much work about women, by ...
Jul 02, 2018•50 min•Season 2Ep. 3
Host Justin Gignac ( @justingignac ) sits down with Jacquelyn De Jesu ( @deejayzoo ), founder, and CEO of Shhhowercap . Jacquelyn shares her journey from being an art director in advertising to the moment she was compelled to make a modern shower cap. Her bootstrapped journey has lead to features in Forbes, Fast Company and Vogue and her shower caps are now carried in stores from Neiman Marcus and Sephora to the MoMA Design Store. Follow @OvershareTalks on Instagram , Twitter , and Facebook...
Jun 18, 2018•1 hr 9 min•Season 2Ep. 2
Yancey Strickler , co-founder and former CEO of Kickstarter , joins host Justin Gignac ( @justingignac ) on stage for a candid chat about life after Kickstarter. He reveals his rule of believing in everything, the ego benefits of seeing an astrologist, the importance of putting more love into the world, and why he grew a mustache inspired by the Beatles to help him write his ambitious book about challenging the dominance of financial maximization as the driving force of society. Yancey shares ma...
Jun 18, 2018•1 hr 15 min•Season 2Ep. 1
Working Not Working co-founder, Justin Gignac, sits down with Australian artist and designer Gemma O'Brien . Her lettering, illustration, and typography has been seen around the world on walls and branding for clients like Apple, adidas, Adobe, and The New York Times. This is a live recording from Justin and Gemma's conversation in a basement bar in New York City. Gemma opens up quitting law school, getting internet famous in Germany when she was only a student, and knowing and defending your va...
Mar 09, 2018•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 9
London-based illustrator, art director, director and designer Kate Moross is the latest in the Overshare hot seat. Working Not Working co-founder Justin Gignac interviewed Kate on a rainy, London night in front of a live audience. Opening up about how she doesn't view herself as a creative person, the struggles of owning and running a non-capitalistic design studio, how to hire the right people ("It's better to have a hole in your team than an asshole") and how she is watching absolutely everyth...
Sep 18, 2017•1 hr 15 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Working Not Working Member and Freelance Copywriter, Sara Shelton , has created something special that many of us could benefit from. A t-shirt. It's a black t-shirt with white text that says "WE GET DEPRESSED" . It's a very simple idea inspired by a very tragic event in Sara's life. She's hoping to remove the stigma and shame from depression. And if enough people wear this shirt, maybe depression becomes just another thing a lot of us have. This special episode of Overshare is hosted by our fri...
May 30, 2017•22 min
