Agency Co-Founders Andrew Khatouli and Matt Miller are the latest guests on untalented by UNKNOWN ... Andrew and Matt share how their experiences shaped the need to create their own culture-aware creative studio. How they created their own path into the industry, why brands need to bring more perspectives and voices into the room, how tokenism exists, the importance of cultural insights for global creative, does Qatar regret hosting the World Cup? the danger that comes with labelling entire nati...
Dec 06, 2022•55 min•Season 1Ep. 13
SVP, Executive Director of Creative Talent at MullenLowe U.S. Frannie Rhodes is the latest guest on untalented by UNKNOWN ... Frannie is an industry legend and has 20+ years experience of multi-disciplinary experiences in the creative industry. She is famed for building creative departments and connecting creative leaders across the globe. We dig deep to find out how agencies can still attract and retain talent, why the creative industry is desirable and the reason why creatives struggle when th...
Nov 29, 2022•46 min•Season 1Ep. 12
Creative Director Jerome Gaslain is the latest guest on untalented by UNKNOWN... Jerome has spent the majority of his career in Sydney, and has worked at AKQA coming up to 4 years. In May 2021 he moved from AKQA Sydney to AKQA Amsterdam. We chat about purposeful work, how brands jump on bandwagons, why creatives should never make assumptions, how complacency is the enemy, why tech companies are laying-off so many people and how we need to learn from our mistakes with Social Media for Web3 to be ...
Nov 22, 2022•55 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Creative Director Arthur Foliard is the latest guest on untalented by UNKNOWN... Arthur is coming up to 6 years at branding studio KOTO and has spent the last 7 months launching KOTO New York. We chat about the need to be different in New York and why it’s home of the best agencies in the world, what KOTO’s special sauce is, why remote work is damaging the workplace and how schools are not important in the hiring process for KOTO. Arthur: https://www.linkedin.com/in/arthurfoliard/ 🎧 Listen Here...
Nov 15, 2022•52 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Brand Strategist Nathan Manou is the latest guest on untalented by UNKNOWN... Nathan has worked with some incredible agencies including Mother Design, Goodby Silverstein & Partners, Porto Rocha and 72andSunny. We chat about the benefits of working at smaller studios, why having outside interests is so important to what you do, what gets in the way of good work, and how workplace friction can lead to making the creative better. Nathan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathanmanou/ 🎧 Listen Here: ...
Nov 08, 2022•50 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Freelance creative Ezequiel Consoli 'The Gay Creative' is the latest guest on untalented by UNKNOWN ... Ezequiel has worked for New York's best creative agencies and has already won an Emmy at the age of 29 for his project 'Inside and Outwards'. He's made the choice to leave full-time employed and to work freelance. We chat about all things tokenism, work-life balance, why talent no longer want to work for agencies, why awards are BS, and how agencies can still make their workplace desirable if ...
Nov 01, 2022•57 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Managing Director James Rowe is the latest guest on untalented by UNKNOWN ... James is coming up to 10 years at adamandeveDDB and was in the founding team of bringing adam&eveDDB to New York. We chat about all things New York, what did it take for adam&eveDDB to be successful here, what’s the difference between creative in LDN and NYC, and how can advertising still get the best young creative talent? James Rowe: https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-rowe-97499916/ 🎧Listen Here: https://link...
Oct 25, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Executive Creative Director Ida Gronblom is the latest guest on untalented by UNKNOWN ... Ida shares her experience of transitioning from a fashion designer in Sweden to becoming one of the most respected ECD’s in New York. We chat about all things creativity, ageism, quiet quitting, and what it was like to work for the late legend Dan Wieden. Ida Gronblom: https://www.linkedin.com/in/idagronblom 🎧Listen Here: https://linktr.ee/untalentedbyunknown 👉 Follow on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@un...
Oct 11, 2022•41 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Global Principal Creative Wayne Deakin is the latest guest on untalented by UNKNOWN ... Wayne is an industry legend and shares his experience of transitioning from being a leader at a top digital agency to being Global Principal Creative for one of the world's largest branding consultancy's; Wolff Olins. We chat about all things brands, why trends are bullsh*t, the power of neurodivergent thinking, how to be a recession proof designer and the madness of Adobe's $20billion acquisition of Figma. W...
Sep 27, 2022•53 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Design strategy director Dani Sampson is the latest guest on untalented by UNKNOWN ... Dani shares her experience of transitioning from branding to now working for the creative studio everyone is talking about; Uncommon. We chat about all things strategy, branding, female leadership, blanding, AI in design (mid journey), quiet quitting and what makes a harmonious relationship between designers and strategists. Dani Sampson: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dani-sampson 🎧Listen Here: https://linktr.e...
Sep 13, 2022•48 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Creative Director and Studio co-founder Andy Harvey is the latest guest on untalented by UNKNOWN ... Andy shares his experiences of working as an Art Director for Burberry to now being a Founder of his own Creative studio. From being involved in the fashion industry to now helping brands create positive impact in the world - we chat about all things creativity, purposeful work, Mercedes greenwashing, Alcohol in the workplace, ASDA Basics ‘Poverty Advertising’ yellow packaging and whether strateg...
Aug 30, 2022•56 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Creative Director Dean George is the latest guest on untalented by UNKNOWN ... Dean shares his experiences of working in the advertising industry as a young fresh creative. From creative directing and film directing emotional films about Premier League and England football players Phil Foden and Trent Alexander-Arnold, to creating one of the hottest culture magazines in London, to wanting to work at a traditional ad agency - we chat all things creativity, diverse talent accessing the industry, C...
Aug 23, 2022•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 2
Advertising legend Carole Davids is the first guest on untalented by UNKNOWN ... Carole shares her experiences of working in the advertising industry for over 20 years. From working for free, to creating one of the most famous adverts ever, to being hired as a Creative Director for Simon Cowell's Syco to now working for Virtue by VICE - we chat all things advertising, diverse talent accessing the industry, LinkedIn Crying CEO and whether Netflix is dying or not. Carole Davids: linkedin.com/in/ca...
Aug 16, 2022•59 min•Season 1Ep. 1
