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Real Creative LeadershipWhat is the Future of Creative Leadership? — with Adam Morgan, VP of Brand, TwilioReal Creative Leadership reaches a landmark as its fifth season draws to a close — but we’re not done just yet. In our season finale, Host Adam Morgan takes listeners on a tour of the season’s most prescient insights and suggestions from our slate of compelling guests, featuring stories from brands like Delta, Paypal, and more. The creative landscape can seem unfamiliar as rapid changes to technology and markets can upend what’s worked for years. But Adam and his guests speak to this, proving that being flexible, agile, and committed to innovation can set the stage for...2024-12-1827 min
Real Creative LeadershipFrom Creative Leader to CEO — with Karan DangIn this latest episode of Real Creative Leadership, Karan joins host Adam Morgan for a discussion about his storied career path and where he sees creative leadership headed in the future. Karan advocates for seeing youth trends as tactics to engage audiences of all ages and sharing ways to nurture your creative teams to perform their very best. He calls it finding your creative framework. Listen now for more.2024-11-0832 min
Real Creative LeadershipThe Power of Auditory Branding — With Laura Montarroso DaherIn this episode of Real Creative Leadership, host Adam Morgan talks with Laura Montarroso Daher, founder of Music Collective and a creative visionary when it comes to auditory branding. Laura explains why brands should be incorporating sound and music into their creative strategy (which encompasses way more than catchy jingles) and how to look for inspiration and storytelling techniques in both familiar and unlikely places.2024-10-3035 min
Real Creative LeadershipWhy creativity is a radical act — with Jod KaftanIn this episode of Real Creative Leadership, host Adam Morgan is joined by Jod Kaftan, head of product and research design at Oracle, for a candid conversation about the future of design in an increasingly automated world. Together, Jod and Adam talk about how creativity is intrinsically tied to the human experience, why building a community of people who challenge you can lead to better design, and what creative folks should be looking out for as AI keeps emphasizing that it’s here to stay. As Jod says, “Creativity is a life force,” which means that as the world moves...2024-09-0532 min
Real Creative LeadershipThe Creative Leadership Maturity ModelAdam Morgan spends this episode of Real Creative Leadership breaking down his five-level creative leadership maturity model, a system designed to help creative leaders at every stage of their career find new ways to engage with their work and spark creative innovation in every aspect of their business. With decades of experience, Adam explores why creative leaders should be helping lead organizations in more than just their own department, and how a fresh perspective can transform not only design and copy, but budgets and company mission statements, too.Real Creative Leadership is a video and podcast series...2024-06-1724 min
Real Creative LeadershipFilling Your Creative Cup — with Maya DukesAdam Morgan chats with Maya Dukes, Managing Director of Global Brand Strategy, Creative & Social Media at Delta Air Lines, for a wanderlust-inducing episode that dives deep into why filing your own “creative cup” is more important than ever before. Together, Adam and Maya discuss ways to lead teams that draw inspiration from unlikely sources, how to prioritize the creative pursuits you love the most, and why you should never sell your Beyoncé tickets (no matter how busy things are at the office).Real Creative Leadership is a video podcast series that helps creative leaders make an impact on th...2024-05-2839 min
Real Creative LeadershipSidecar Leadership — with Jennifer Lai SternLeading from the “sidecar” is the best management strategy you haven’t heard of—until now. Host Adam Morgan chats with guest Jennifer Lai Stern, head of Brand Studio at PayPal, about her extensive industry experience and her favorite ways to lead creative teams with empathy as well as skill.2024-04-2629 min
Real Creative LeadershipThe Three Pillars of Creativity — with Eph CruzFrom his work as a fashion designer and music manager to his current role as Director of Operations at Xfinity Creative, Ephraim “Eph” Gerard Cruz is no stranger to pursuing creative endeavors. As a lifelong collaborator and creative innovator, Eph shares how his three pillars of creativity — paycheck, passion, and playground — have paved the way for discovering new ways to express big ideas.Real Creative Leadership is a video and podcast series that helps creative leaders make an impact on the business world. The series is produced by The Stoke Group, a full-service digital marketing agency that speciali...2024-04-0836 min
Real Creative LeadershipTop Creative Trends for 2024In this special season five premiere of Real Creative Leadership, host Adam Morgan shares never-before-heard clips from previous guests who answer the question, “What trends are you seeing in 2024?” With insights on everything from hiring to AI, join this powerhouse digital roundtable and learn how to leverage powerful tools and strategies to make 2024 your most innovative year yet.2024-03-1926 min
Let's Make This More InterestingEpisode 13: Lessons, Frameworks, Power and Sex (a look back at Season 1)In this bonus episode Adam summarises the key themes and learnings across all the guests from the first season, to make it useful and usable for you.He breaks his conclusions into five sections: 1. The Cost of Dull and the Value of Interesting 2. The Four Kinds of Dull3. Finding the right way to be interesting for you4. Common themes and key ideas across all the guests5. How to use it Read the full transcript of the episode at The Challenger Project....2024-02-0629 min
Real Creative LeadershipThe Secrets to Building a Winning Creative Team StructureAdam Morgan returns to his 2023 Adobe MAX standing-room-only session with an insider’s look into building the ultimate creative dream team and measuring its success. With Adam’s own expert insight as well as interviews with other industry leaders, and proprietary research from Stoke, you’ll get practical applications to transform your organization into one that produces incredible creative — and hits all your other targets, too.Real Creative Leadership is a video and podcast series that helps creative leaders make an impact on the business world. The series is produced by The Stoke Group, a full-service digital marketin...2023-12-2136 min
Real Creative LeadershipHow to Prepare Yourself for the Pitch — with Danny FontaineBuilding the perfect pitch takes experience and insight, which guest Danny Fontaine has in spades. Host of the popular podcast, “Pitch Masters,” Danny joins Adam Morgan for a conversation about storytelling driven by emotions and vulnerability, all while proving that pitching the client can be anything but routine.2023-12-0639 minLet's Make This More InterestingEpisode 12: Giving up the gold (with Nick Reed)Named ‘one of the most 10 influential Brits in Hollywood’ by The Sunday Times, Nick Reed has been a successful Hollywood agent, won an Oscar for a documentary called ‘The Lady in Number 6’, and co-founded the most successful viral content company in the US.In this episode, Nick discusses with Adam what makes something not just more interesting, but interesting enough to share – along with what it’s like to celebrate winning an Oscar with Bill Murray, how to get cast in a Steven Spielberg film, and how to get a Hollywood studio to buy a writer that nobody wan...2023-12-051h 08Let's Make This More InterestingEpisode 11: The third American art form (with Russell Davies)Powerpoint has become the poster child of Dull – can even this most maligned of mediums really be a tool to be more interesting? Russell Davies not only believes it can, but that it’s the third American art form, along with jazz and hip hop – but only if we think of it and use it in a very different way. It seems such a symbolic flip for the cliché of ‘Death by Powerpoint’, that we’ve given it its own short episode. Here Russell shares his very simple rules for really engaging an audience through Powerpoint.Russell's boo...2023-11-2816 minLet's Make This More InterestingEpisode 10: Making the magic more probable (with Russell Davies)One of the most stimulating speakers in brands and communications, Russell has been thinking about what it means to be interesting for over 20 years. In his new book Do Interesting – Notice. Collect. Share. Russell has codified the practice he’s used to make the world more interesting to him, and to make himself better positioned to bring interest to whatever topic he finds himself working on, inside and outside the world of brands. In this episode he shares how we can do it easily, too.https://thedobook.co/products/do-interesting-notice-collect-share_______Connec...2023-11-2044 minLet's Make This More InterestingEpisode 9: Lashing the world with story (with John Yorke)While storytelling isn’t the automatic answer to every kind of ‘dull’, if we’re going to learn how to tell more interesting stories we should learn from the best. John Yorke founded the BBC Studio Writer’s Academy after a career that included being Head of Channel4 Drama and Controller of BBC Drama Production, working on and producing some of the world’s most widely viewed and critically acclaimed TV drama, from EastEnders to Shameless, Life on Mars and Wolf Hall. In this episode, he shares with Adam his learnings about how we can all tell a story that will really e...2023-11-1442 minLet's Make This More InterestingEpisode 8: The interesting Squiggle and the long ‘Aha’ (with Helen Tupper and Sarah Ellis)The Squiggly Careers podcast has been hugely influential and useful for anyone interested in Career Development community. In this episode I talk to Sarah Ellis and Helen Tupper, the brilliant pair behind the podcast, the two bestselling books that have come out of it – Squiggly Careers and You Coach You – and the company they have founded, Amazing if.We discuss:How, in looking to throw out the old model of the ‘career ladder’, they arrived at that fascinating idea and language of the ‘squiggle’How they’ve found a much more engaging way to talk to...2023-11-0747 minLet's Make This More InterestingEpisode 7: Two thousand years more interesting (with Professor Arlene Holmes-Henderson)In this episode we talk to Professor Arlene Holmes-Henderson, Professor of Classics Education and Public Policy at Durham University, about her fierce belief in the enduring relevance of classical rhetoric to today’s world, and why its value in helping disadvantaged children find their voice in a more engaging way is fundamental to how schools need to develop oracy, alongside literacy and numeracy. And at the end, she gives a 10-minute masterclass in classical rhetoric that we can all use to make a speech more interesting. _____________Arlene's books Forward with Classics and Expanding Clas...2023-10-3150 minLet's Make This More InterestingEpisode 6: How to win a peacock show (with Gemma Parkinson)This is a podcast for people who can’t afford to bore their audience. And in this episode we talk to Gemma Parkinson, a Global Marketing and Business Director at Moet Hennessy, about how to elevate a presentation into an irresistible performance when you really need to carry an audience with you. A fresh, energetic and charismatic thinker, Gemma shares her advice about how to elevate the interest when it really matters.____Connect with Adam on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-morgan-3a473a/ Follow eatbigfish on Linkedin and In...2023-10-2457 min
Real Creative LeadershipHow to Land Your Next Creative Dream Job — with Michelle StuhlGrowing your creative career takes a well-developed network and the knowledge of how to navigate a constantly changing industry. Join host Adam Morgan as he talks with executive search consultant Michelle Stuhl about how to become the talent that recruiters are looking for and how to make the biggest impact on the teams you join.2023-10-1740 minLet's Make This More InterestingEpisode 5: On Saturn it’s raining diamonds (with Addison Brown)How can we be interesting enough to stick in our audiences’ long-term memory? In this episode, Adam speaks to Addison Brown, the science teacher who was the star of a recent Department for Education recruitment film. They discuss the four key principles that underpin success in every lesson – from cognitive load to dual coding – and how shorter pupil attention spans and higher expectations have driven a ‘blossoming of imagination within teaching'.'Every Lesson Shapes a Life': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGd_Rrs-qNYBrian Cox asks 'what more do you want?" https://www.youtube...2023-10-1738 minLet's Make This More InterestingEpisode 4: The secret of Elmo’s success (with Norman Stiles)In this episode, Adam talks with Norman Stiles, for 20 years the Head Writer on Sesame Street, about the pioneering pairing of entertainers and educators that changed the educational life of a generation. And how success lay in a very simple ambition that has fascinating implications for us all. Sesame Street made something possible that people thought couldn’t be done. What can it teach us about the audiences we want to really engage?Watch the classic Sesame Street scenes that Norman refers to during the conversation:Grover really wants us to learn near...2023-10-1054 minLet's Make This More InterestingEpisode 3: Who Are You Really? (with Ross Buchanan)In this episode, Adam talks to national radio presenter Ross Buchanan (Absolute Radio, Radio X) about what it takes to be interesting for four hours with an audience you never actually see. How much is it about being more interesting in what you say and do, and how much is it about what you share of yourself? And why shouldn’t you talk about biscuits?-Connect with Adam on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-morgan-3a473a/ Follow eatbigfish on Linkedin and Instagram See what’s com...2023-10-0336 min
Real Creative LeadershipThe Unique Advantage of ‘Quiet Creatives’ — with Jeff Paris“Quiet creatives” bring perspective and insight into creative work that can sometimes go unnoticed or underappreciated. Join Adam Morgan for a conversation with Jeff Paris and learn how to leverage team members currently flying under the radar and start telling stories that surprise and connect.Real Creative Leadership is a video and podcast series that helps creative leaders make an impact on the business world. The series is produced by The Stoke Group, a full-service digital marketing agency that specializes in content marketing, video, and interactive experiences. Our host, Adam Morgan, is a global brand, creative, and cont...2023-09-2931 minLet's Make This More InterestingEpisode 2: Why Your Dog is a Better Producer Than You (with Maz Farrelly)In this episode, Adam speaks to reality TV producer Maz Farrelly. Maz has made some of the biggest shows on 3 continents, including Britain’s Got Talent, Dancing with the Stars, Big Brother and Celebrity Apprentice – interviewing 12,000 hopefuls along the way. She now works with businesses to help them make themselves more interesting. Maz shares her learnings on what it takes to really engage an audience, the three secrets of great content, and how to be interesting enough to get cast in one of her shows. Along the way, we discuss:Why, if you’re ambitious, you have...2023-09-2643 minLet's Make This More InterestingEpisode 1: The Cost of Dull in Business (with Peter Field)In this opening episode, Adam discusses a new analysis that reveals the real financial cost to a business of being dull with Marketing Effectiveness expert Peter Field. Exactly how much more expensive is it to run dull communications than engaging ones? And what can we learn from people who can’t afford to bore their audiences? Adam and Peter's conversation explores: Why we should be much more intolerant of dull external and internal communication than we areA simple test: ‘The six slide rule’How we can make dull itself more interesting to those we need to change...2023-09-2625 minLet's Make This More InterestingTrailer: Let's Make This More Interesting** EPISODES 1 & 2 - TUESDAY 26TH SEPTEMBER **Do you have moments in your business or personal life when you simply can’t afford to bore your audience? What can we do to hold their undivided attention when it really matters? To find out, Adam Morgan, founder of eatbigfish, speaks to fascinating people who excel at engaging their audience – be they distracted social scrollers, bored schoolchildren or cynical CEOs – and learns from them how we can all be much more interesting.See what's coming up at: https://thechallengerproject.com/lets-make-this-more-interesting Hosted on Acast. See acas...2023-09-1801 min
Uncensored CMOThe extraordinary cost of being dull - Peter Field and Adam MorganMarketing waste is one of the biggest issues facing our industry. So when marketing legends Peter Field and Adam Morgan reached out to me to talk about their new work on the impact of dull advertising on brands, I immediately got them on the podcast.In this fascinating episode we discuss why you really can’t afford to bore your audience with your ads anymore. What have Adam and Peter learnt over 40 years about the actual cost of dull marketing to businesses, to brands and even to your career?And for those ma...2023-09-0656 min
Real Creative LeadershipDon’t Knock the ‘Creative’ Hustle — with Nicolas MejiaHustle culture in the creative space doesn’t have to mean burnout. It’s about curiosity, leveraging strategic opportunities for growth, and consistently pushing your own creative boundaries. Check out host Adam Morgan's conversation with Nicolas Mejia, Head of Creative, Shop at Shopify to learn the details.Real Creative Leadership is a video and podcast series that helps creative leaders make an impact on the business world. The series is produced by The Stoke Group, a full-service digital marketing agency that specializes in content marketing, video, and interactive experiences. Our host, Adam Morgan, is a global bran...2023-08-0926 min
The Journey with Morgan DeBaunBuilding Generational Wealth & Answering Your Financial Questions with Morgan's Wealth Advisor!There is no gatekeeping on The Journey Podcast! You asked and Morgan delivered. In this episode, Morgan's joined by her renowned wealth manager, Adam Katz, to give us a crash course on managing your money like a pro! Around here we're aiming for a wealthy life, not just a rich one. Adam shares all the behind-the-scenes secrets, and Morgan shares her personal experience of building her wealth and how she ended up hiring him as her wealth manager. We'll dive into the fascinating world of time autonomy and uncover how successful entrepreneurs and people use their businesses and investments to...2023-07-111h 21
Real Creative LeadershipCreative Leadership Through Difficult Change — with Nicole LopezStaying connected to the work, the customers, and the team is the recipe for success through change. Check out host Adam Morgan's conversation with Nicole Lopez, Executive Creative Director of Intuit Brand Storytelling and Experiences to learn the details.Real Creative Leadership is a video and podcast series that helps creative leaders make an impact on the business world. The series is produced by The Stoke Group, a full-service digital marketing agency that specializes in content marketing, video, and interactive experiences. Our host, Adam Morgan, is a global brand, creative, and content leader, an Adweek Creative 100, and...2023-06-2619 min
A Good Old Fashioned PodcastSeason 2, Episode 3 - Daddy BallDavey and Adam sit down with their good friend Todd Pelow and get to the bottom of the biggest problem in youth baseball, and the bottom of a couple of Todd's best bottles. 2023-06-111h 07
Real Creative LeadershipDiversity, Equity, and Creativity with Sam BergDiversity lets you up your ante across the creative work spectrum. Join Host Adam Morgan and Sam Berg, Head of Design at Chime, to learn how inclusive practices increase the capacity, possibility, opportunity, and—yes—outcomes of your teams.Real Creative Leadership is a video and podcast series that helps creative leaders make an impact on the business world. The series is produced by Stoke, a full-service digital marketing agency that specializes in content marketing, video, and interactive experiences. Our host Adam Morgan is a global brand, creative, and content leader, an Adweek Creative 100, and author of Sorr...2023-06-0134 minA Good Old Fashioned PodcastSeason 2, Episode 2 - Who's your Caddie?Davey and Adam sit down with Kyle "Pepperz" Peters to talk about being inside the ropes on the PGA tour and also manage to secure their first "sponsorship deal" for the Podcast! 2023-05-2848 min
Real Creative LeadershipHow to Thrive In a Down Market with Shachar AylonDon't miss this episode of Real Creative Leadership all about the ways calculated risks and sharing your work can open doors when you least expect it. Join Adam Morgan, Senior Director of Brand & Creative at Splunk, and Shachar Aylon, Creative Director at Amazon Music AMP, as they dissect what it takes for creative leaders and teams to thrive when the chips are down. Real Creative Leadership is a video and podcast series that helps creative leaders make an impact on the business world. The series is produced by Stoke, a full-service digital marketing agency that specializes in...2023-05-1536 minA Good Old Fashioned PodcastSeason 2, Episode 1 - Hold the Door!Adam and Davey sit down with Donna of the Piedmont School of Etiquette to ask some hard hitting questions about manners and settle a long-running dispute about holding doors. 2023-05-131h 04
Real Creative LeadershipCreative Leadership Roundtable with Adam MorganWe kick off Season 4 of Real Creative Leadership with this roundtable discussion that’s sure to add a few more ideas to your creative and leadership arsenal. Adam Morgan is joined by Jess Ivy of Samsung Ads, Katelyn Mueller of SiriusXM, and Stefan Woerle of Sherwin-Williams.Real Creative Leadership is a video and podcast series that helps creative leaders make an impact on the business world. The series is produced by Stoke, a full-service digital marketing agency that specializes in content marketing, video, and interactive experiences. Our host Adam Morgan is a global brand, creative, and content le...2023-04-2533 min
Real Creative LeadershipBonus episode: 3 creative leaders live from Adobe MAX 2022Creative leaders face both management and design challenges. In this bonus episode of Real Creative Leadership, Jess Kirkman of Taco Bell, Andy Vitale of Rocket Companies, and Nathan Dill of Digitas discuss what it takes to meet difficulties with creative solutions. Recorded live at Adobe MAX 2022.Real Creative Leadership is a video and podcast series that helps creative leaders make an impact on the business world. The series is produced by The Stoke Group (@thestokegroup), a full-service digital marketing and creative agency. Our host Adam Morgan (@askadmo) is Adobe's executive creative director, an Adweek Creative 100, and author...2023-01-2636 min
Real Creative LeadershipBuild Tomorrow's Creative Team Today — With Bridget EspositoYou know you've got a solid creative team when you're confident in the way they represent you. Learn how to build your own winning group from Bridget Esposito, VP, Group Creative Director, Prudential. This special episode of Real Creative Leadership was recorded live at Adobe MAX 2022.Real Creative Leadership is a video and podcast series that helps creative leaders make an impact on the business world. The series is produced by The Stoke Group (@thestokegroup), a full-service digital marketing and creative agency. Our host Adam Morgan (@askadmo) is Adobe's executive creative director, an Adweek Creative 100, and author...2022-12-1621 min
Real Creative LeadershipFive Trends Every Creative Leader Should Follow in 2023This special episode of Real Creative Leadership is a session host Adam Morgan presented at Adobe MAX 2022. As a popular virtual session at the conference, we're excited to share it with you here, including Adam's timely insights on how creative leaders can seize this marketplace tipping point and give creative its very important seat at the business leadership table.Real Creative Leadership is a video and podcast series that addresses the issues, challenges, and benefits of creative leadership. The series is produced by The Stoke Group (@thestokegroup), a full-service digital marketing and creative agency. Our host Adam...2022-12-0519 min
Real Creative LeadershipCreating Company Culture for Remote Teams — With Todd HenryBuilding a company culture your employees want to be a part of is easier said than done. Join this episode of Real Creative Leadership to hear author and advisor Todd Henry's thoughts on how to make culture-building an effective venture that gives remote creative teams success.Real Creative Leadership is a video and podcast series that helps creative leaders make an impact on the business world. The series is produced by The Stoke Group (@thestokegroup), a full-service digital marketing and creative agency. Our host Adam Morgan (@askadmo) is Adobe's executive creative director, an Adweek Creative 100, and author...2022-11-2242 min
Real Creative LeadershipFinding Your Voice as a Creative Leader — With Liz OhVoice isn't just what makes you unique, it's what makes you a meaningful creative leader. Discovering and cultivating that voice takes work, but it's also how you become someone worth listening to. In this episode of Real Creative Leadership, Liz Oh, Head of Brand Design at Grammarly, discusses her journey of finding her voice and how it led her to a creative leadership role she wouldn't have achieved without it. Real Creative Leadership is a video and podcast series that helps creative leaders make an impact on the business world. The series is produced by The Stoke G...2022-11-0234 minA Good Old Fashioned PodcastEpisode 22 - The Universal Hot Crazy MatrixJoin us for the epic Season 1 finale as Davey and Adam interview Dana McClendon, creator of the viral sensation, The Universal Hot Crazy Matrix. If you haven't already seen Dana's video, which has been viewed HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF TIMES, make sure you click the link below.https://youtu.be/pInk1rV2VEg 2022-10-1557 min
Real Creative LeadershipHow to Add Creativity and Value to B2B Marketing — With Eric FulwilerBrand differentiation in B2B is the way forward, and it requires a partnership of marketing and creativity to reach success. In the latest episode of Real Creative Leadership, get insights from Co-founder and CEO of Rival Eric Fulwiler about how to build a brand that turns heads.Real Creative Leadership is a video and podcast series that helps creative leaders make an impact on the business world. The series is produced by The Stoke Group (@thestokegroup), a full-service digital marketing and creative agency. Our host Adam Morgan (@askadmo) is Adobe's executive creative director, an Adweek Creative 100...2022-09-2138 minA Good Old Fashioned PodcastEpisode 20 - Cherry on TopAdam and Davey sit down with special guest Trent Cherry this week. Trent is the owner of the Cherry Treesort in Landis, NC and spent most of his adult life in NASCAR as a pit crew member and coach. He shares some hilarious stories from his time in racing, his transition into entrepreneurship, and how he's teaching his kids Nick and Molly to follow in his footsteps.Go checkout the Cherry Treesort at www.cherrytreesort.com or @cherrytreesort on Instagram. If you need firewood, Nick is on instagram @bignicks_woodshack. Go check these guys out and make s...2022-09-181h 06A Good Old Fashioned PodcastEpisode 19 - Manly PedisDavey treats Adam to his first pedicure... 2022-09-1124 minA Good Old Fashioned PodcastEpisode 18 - Little League of Their OwnDavey and Adam explore Davey's take on the Little League World Series... 2022-09-0533 minA Good Old Fashioned PodcastEpisode 17 - Miracle on the HudsonDavey and Adam interview Keith Anthony, passenger and surviver of US Air flight 1549 tha went down on the Hudson River. 2022-08-291h 09A Good Old Fashioned PodcastEpisode 16 - The Bourbon TrailAdam and 9 friends has the opportunity to tour The Bourbon Trail last weekend and share the best of the best. 2022-08-2116 minA Good Old Fashioned PodcastEpisode 14 - Fat Greg LeMondAdam and Davey discuss the toolbags that constantly back up traffic so they can go on their little bike rides with 87 of their buddies 2022-08-0822 minA Good Old Fashioned PodcastEpisode 15 - You're Gonna Need a Bigger BoatDavey and Adam discuss Adam's adventures diving with Great White Sharks. 2022-08-0825 min
Real Creative LeadershipWhat Creatives Need To Do Their Best Work — with Luke SullivanCreatives benefit the most when their leaders show up with transparency and empathy. In this episode of Real Creative Leadership, get ideas about how to be an authentic self from the advertising legend, author, and consultant Luke Sullivan. Real Creative Leadership is a video and podcast series that helps creative leaders make an impact on the business world. The series is produced by The Stoke Group (@thestokegroup), a full-service digital marketing and creative agency. Our host Adam Morgan (@askadmo) is Adobe's executive creative director, an Adweek Creative 100, and author of Sorry Spock, Emotions Drive Business. For more i...2022-07-2135 minA Good Old Fashioned PodcastEpisode 10 - Woooowooooo! - Part 2Join us for part 2 in the series where guest Brenda Wilson attempts to educate Davey and Adam on wine. 2022-07-1021 minA Good Old Fashioned PodcastEpisode 10 - Woooowooooo! - Part 1Davey and Adam interview the amazing Brenda Wilson so she can take on the impossible task of educating them about wine. 2022-07-0423 min
Real Creative LeadershipHow to Measure Creative IdeasMeasuring creative ideas matters to the company, the execs, and the whole creative team. Make sure you're getting it right with real-world strategies and advice from Adam Morgan. With the latest episode of Real Creative Leadership as your guide, you can learn how to use the proper metrics, gather the correct data, and empower your creative teams in building the community and loyalty that will next-level your brand.Real Creative Leadership is a video and podcast series that addresses the issues, challenges, and benefits of creative leadership. The series is produced by The Stoke Group (@thestokegroup), a...2022-06-3026 minA Good Old Fashioned PodcastEpisode 9 - Don't eat the big white mintDavey and Adam discuss some odd public restroom experiences they've encountered... 2022-06-2024 min
Real Creative LeadershipHow to Pivot Your Career Without Starting Over with George HammerYou can make a career pivot make all the difference in your professional trajectory. In the latest episode of Real Creative Leadership, get advice from George Hammer, Global Head of Marketing at Tripadvisor, about what a career looks like when you choose to tell your own story.Real Creative Leadership is a video and podcast series that helps creative leaders make an impact on the business world. The series is produced by The Stoke Group (@thestokegroup), a full-service digital marketing and creative agency. Our host Adam Morgan (@askadmo) is Adobe's executive creative director, an Adweek Creative 100, and...2022-06-0938 minA Good Old Fashioned PodcastEpisode 8 - Respect the Game!Tattoos, State Championships, and life lessons in this episode. Adam gets Davey to share the origin of one of his favorite sayings, and the reason for his new ink! 2022-06-0624 minA Good Old Fashioned PodcastEpisode 7 - Commencement AddressDavey and Adam interview Jon Ward right before his commencement address for Cannon School's graduating class. 2022-06-0623 min
Real Creative LeadershipThe Expanding Impact of Marketing with Sandra LopezConsumer and brand relationships are built on a foundation marketing creates. In this episode of Real Creative Leadership, Sandra Lopez, General Manager of Global Marketing at Microsoft Advertising, shares her secrets for unlocking your full brand potential using marketing as your superpower.Real Creative Leadership is a video and podcast series that helps creative leaders make an impact on the business world. The series is produced by The Stoke Group (@thestokegroup), a full-service digital marketing and creative agency. Our host Adam Morgan (@askadmo) is Adobe's executive creative director, an Adweek Creative 100, and author of Sorry Spock, Emotions...2022-05-1833 minA Good Old Fashioned PodcastEpisode 6 - We Forgot HoosiersDavey and Adam discuss their favorite movies to watch when channel surfing and the best sports movies of all time. 2022-05-0919 minA Good Old Fashioned PodcastEpisode 5 - Boneless Wings are NugzDavey and Adam explore things that people do that make them immediately lose all respect for them. 2022-05-0921 minA Good Old Fashioned PodcastEpisode 4 - Don't Be Afraid to Make it PerfectDavey, Adam and guest, Chris McGibbon talk about the best advice and the worst advice they ever got. 2022-04-2321 min
Real Creative LeadershipHow to Organize and Lead a Creative Team — with Kevin FrankCreative teams need creative leaders. In the latest episode of Real Creative Leadership, learn the tricks of the trade from Kevin Frank, ECD at LinkedIn, and see how your deliberate approaches to organization and relationships make all the difference.Real Creative Leadership is a video and podcast series that helps creative leaders make an impact on the business world. The series is produced by The Stoke Group (@thestokegroup), a full-service digital marketing and creative agency. Our host Adam Morgan (@askadmo) is Adobe's executive creative director, an Adweek Creative 100, and author of Sorry Spock, Emotions Drive Business. For...2022-04-1235 minA Good Old Fashioned PodcastEpisode 1 - Politics, Religion and HikingDavey and Adam introduce themselves and the podcast. As important as sharing what they are going to talk about it making sure everyone knows what they are NOT talking about. Listen in. 2022-04-0215 min
Don't Shit On The BusMorgan Freed and T.J. Petracca of Emo Nite InterviewEveryone welcome the wonderful team behind your favorite party - Emo Nite. If you haven’t been to Emo Nite yet, I highly recommend it. Morgan & T.J. put their passion and lives into this project and it shows. Was a pleasure to talk with them on how they started working together, became friends and what their future goals are for Emo Nite. If you are going to Coachella make sure to catch their set. Otherwise chances are - Emo Nite is in a city near you sometime soon. I look forward to the next time I get to ha...2022-03-2951 min
Real Creative LeadershipBuilding a Successful Career Mentorship — with Jess Kessler and Ashley Walsh LopezYou get as much as you give to a mentorship, no matter your role. In the latest episode of Real Creative Leadership, get advice from real-life mentor/mentee Jess Kessler of Audible and Ashley Walsh-Lopez of Reprise Digital to make your experience successful and productive from day one.Real Creative Leadership is a video and podcast series that helps creative leaders make an impact on the business world. The series is produced by The Stoke Group (@thestokegroup), a full-service digital marketing and creative agency. Our host Adam Morgan (@askadmo) is Adobe's executive creative director, an Adweek Creative 100...2022-03-2426 min
Real Creative LeadershipHow to Find and Learn From a Remote MentorMentorships move careers forward and make better creatives, but they're about so much more than just sending an email and crossing your fingers for a one-time connection. The right mentor/mentee relationship happens because you've done the work to make it happen. Let Adam Morgan teach you how to build and navigate the whole arc of a mentorship in the latest episode of Real Creative Leadership.Real Creative Leadership is a video and podcast series that addresses the issues, challenges, and benefits of creative leadership. The series is produced by The Stoke Group (@thestokegroup), a full-service digital...2022-03-0723 min
Real Creative LeadershipThe Pros and Cons of In-House vs. Agency — with Jess KirkmanThe prescribed career path for creatives has often been to pick one of two routes: work in-house or choose an agency. But not anymore, argues Jess Kirkman. Today, the skills learned from both places are the way to build a foundation for decades-long creative success. In this episode of Real Creative Leadership, Kirkman explains how to get the most from moving from one to the other and why a food brand like Taco Bell can be a great place for creativity.Real Creative Leadership is a video and podcast series that addresses the issues, challenges, and benefits...2022-02-0837 min
Real Creative LeadershipHow to Unleash Your Strategic Creativity — with Jim AntonopoulosCreative people, says Jim Antonopoulos, haven’t been taught to sit comfortably in an ambiguous problem space. Instead, creatives are trained to focus on execution, often sacrificing strategic thinking in the process. In this episode of Real Creative Leadership, Jim shares his process for unleashing “strategic creativity” — and delivering creative solutions to the most complex challenges. Real Creative Leadership is building a community to address the issues, challenges, and benefits of creative leadership. The webinar series is produced by The Stoke Group (@thestokegroup), a full-service digital marketing and creative agency. Our host Adam Morgan (@askadmo) is Adobe’s executive...2021-12-1536 min
Tactical BreakdownMorgan Ballis: K-12 School Active Threat EventsMorgan Ballis is a nationally recognized subject matter expert in School Active Assailant Events. He is the Founder & Director of Strategic Planning & Training at Campus Safety Alliance. Mr. Ballis served for more than 10 years in the United States Marine Corps and today is an active shooter response trainer for law enforcement and educators.
The latest episode of the Tactical Breakdown Podcasts features Morgan Ballis at the 2021 ILEETA Conference, where he trained the trainers on K-12 school shooter threats and sat on the Active Shooter Panel. The ILEETA Conference is unique in that the attendees are educators and learners – they are pas...2021-12-0223 min
Real Creative LeadershipHow Creative Rock Stars Thrive on Creative Friction — with Jason SperlingWhen Reality Labs at Meta’s Global Executive Creative Director Jason Sperling attended art school, his professor burned one of his pieces in front of the entire class — literally. But that didn’t stop him. Tune in to the newest episode of Real Creative Leadership to learn more about Jason’s creative friction, and how he used constraints and criticism to grow into the seasoned leader he is today.Real Creative Leadership is building a community to address the issues, challenges, and benefits of creative leadership. The webinar series is produced by The Stoke Group (@thestokegroup), a full-ser...2021-11-1741 min
Real Creative LeadershipHow to Execute a Single-Minded MessageNothing confuses your audience more than a mixed message. But it’s common for brands to try to say too much at once — whether that’s on their website, their social channels, or even during a single commercial. In this episode of Real Creative Leadership, host Adam Morgan shares how to simplify your strategic messaging — so your audience will really listen. Real Creative Leadership is building a community to address the issues, challenges, and benefits of creative leadership. The webinar series is produced by The Stoke Group (@thestokegroup), a full-service digital marketing and creative agency. Our host Adam Morg...2021-10-0628 min
Real Creative LeadershipHow to Refresh Your Personal and Professional Brand With Leela SrinivasanChanging a beloved company into one that’s a stranger to employees and customers is a daunting challenge. Luckily, there are ways to make the process smoother for all who are affected by the big change. In this episode of Real Creative Leadership, Adam chats with CMO of Momentive (formerly known as SurveyMonkey) Leela Srinivasan about the Momentive rebrand journey — and why it was important to bid their old brand adieu.Real Creative Leadership is building a community to address the issues, challenges, and benefits of creative leadership. The webinar series is produced by The Stoke Grou...2021-08-1841 min
Real Creative LeadershipHow to Grow Beyond the Creative Department With Alex AmadoAlex Amado is the perfect example of the notion that there is more to a creative career than just your chosen craft. In this episode of Real Creative Leadership, Alex chats with Adam Morgan about the ups and downs of his career journey, how he made the leap from a budding creative to a seasoned business executive — and how you can, too.Real Creative Leadership is building a community to address the issues, challenges, and benefits of creative leadership. The webinar series is produced by The Stoke Group (@thestokegroup), a full-service digital marketing and creative agency. Our ho...2021-07-2841 min
Real Creative LeadershipThree Things Creative Leaders Should Say — and Mean With Janis FratamicoLeaders aren’t perfect communicators. There are three distinct statements Janis Fratamico, Citrix global VP of field marketing, has often heard leaders say insincerely. Adam and Janis unpack these three statements, and why you should only say them if you mean them.Real Creative Leadership is building a community to address the issues, challenges, and benefits of creative leadership. The webinar series is produced by The Stoke Group (@thestokegroup), a full-service digital marketing and creative agency. Our host Adam Morgan (@askadmo) is Adobe’s executive creative director, an Adweek Creative 100, and author of Sorry Spock, Emotions Drive Busi...2021-06-3038 min
Real Creative LeadershipManaging Relationships Up, Down, and SidewaysBuilding relationships is the third most sought-for skill in potential promotion candidates, according to our recent creative leadership survey. In this episode, Adam Morgan shares five different types of relationships you should actively seek to develop — and six ways to make sure they stick.Real Creative Leadership is building a community to address the issues, challenges, and benefits of creative leadership. The webinar series is produced by The Stoke Group (@thestokegroup), a full-service digital marketing and creative agency. Our host Adam Morgan (@askadmo) is Adobe’s executive creative director, an Adweek Creative 100, and author of Sorry Spock, Emot...2021-06-1623 minReal Creative LeadershipBuilding a Creative Dream Team That’s Positioned for GrowthYour business is growing, and so are your customers’ expectations. As a creative leader, you need to scale your team, and you want to do it right — in a way that accelerates the business and fosters career growth for your team. In this episode of Real Creative Leadership, Adam Morgan and Chris Do, founder and CEO of The Futur, come together to discuss this critical topic. Tune in and learn how to design, build, and lead your creative dream team. Watch this episode to learn about:Smart leadership and growth strategies Intelligent workflows for modern creative...2021-06-151h 04
Real Creative LeadershipBuilding the Right Business Relationships with the Right People: A Q&A with John JohnsonBack in 2014, John Johnson never guessed that a friendly chat every quarter would lead to a job as executive creative director at Qualtrics. But here he is six and a half years later, because of the right relationship with the right person. Adam Morgan chats with John about the importance of forming strategic partnerships with people whose perspectives and skill sets complement your own — and how to do it.Real Creative Leadership is building a community to address the issues, challenges, and benefits of creative leadership. The webinar series is produced by The Stoke Group (@thestokegroup), a fu...2021-06-0739 min
Real Creative LeadershipCreating an Environment Where Great Ideas ThriveDecorative pillows and abstract art can only get you so far in fostering great creative work. Building the right environment isn’t about cool office spaces, or even just about inspiring your team. It’s also making your team members feel safe enough to share their inspiration — and empowering them to bring their ideas to life. Real Creative Leadership is building a community to address the issues, challenges, and benefits of creative leadership. The webinar series is produced by The Stoke Group (@thestokegroup), a full-service digital marketing and creative agency. Our host Adam Morgan (@askadmo) is Adobe’s executi...2021-04-1326 min
Real Creative LeadershipCreating a Culture Where Ideas Thrive: A Q&A with John CoyneInspiration won’t show up where it’s not welcome — and sometimes, your company might be discouraging creativity without even realizing it. In this episode of Real Creative Leadership, Adam Morgan chats with John Coyne, award-winning creative leader and global head of branding at Intel, about how to build a culture that not only invites creativity, but makes sure it’s here to stay. Real Creative Leadership is building a community to address the issues, challenges, and benefits of creative leadership. The webinar series is produced by The Stoke Group (@thestokegroup), a full-service digital marketing and creative agency. O...2021-03-3143 min
Real Creative LeadershipMapping Out Your Creative Career: A Q&A with Joe EspositoIt’s easy to know what your next career step is, but it’s not so easy to know how to get there. The best way to plan your creative career is to learn from the paths paved by creative veterans. In this episode of Real Creative Leadership, Adam Morgan chats with Joe Esposito, creative director at IBM — and asks him hard-hitting questions to help you pave your own way to a fulfilling creative career.Real Creative Leadership is building a community to address the issues, challenges, and benefits of creative leadership. The webinar series is produced by The...2021-02-2431 min
Real Creative LeadershipHow to Map Out Your Creative CareerGone are the days of traditional, linear career paths. To build a successful and satisfying creative career, you have to chart your own course — and develop a whole set of leadership and business skills that complement your creative craft. In this episode of Real Creative Leadership, host Adam Morgan shares the top 3 leadership skills you’ll need, along with other tips for planning your dream career.Real Creative Leadership is building a community to address the issues, challenges, and benefits of creative leadership. The webinar series is produced by The Stoke Group (@thestokegroup), a full-service digital marketing and...2021-02-0226 min
Real Creative LeadershipAdam’s New Framework for Building Your Creative CareerTo guide you to your next creative career milestone and beyond, Adam Morgan has tailored a new curriculum for Real Creative Leadership Season 2. In this mini-episode, you’ll get a detailed overview of what’s coming up, including where to find an outline of topics Adam will cover this year. Get ready for more intriguing guests and more wisdom from Adam — everything you love about RCL, with some exciting new parts, too.Real Creative Leadership is building a community to address the issues, challenges, and benefits of creative leadership. The webinar series is produced by The Stoke Group...2021-01-2013 min
Real Creative LeadershipTaking the Next Step in Your Creative CareerArtist and entrepreneur Chase Jarvis says planning your creative career isn’t about the map — it’s about the compass. In this episode of Real Creative Leadership, Adam Morgan shows how to plan the next direction in your creative career, reminding us that it’s not a linear journey. You might bounce all over the map as a creative, but it doesn’t matter — as long as you know where you’re going.Real Creative Leadership is building a community to address the issues, challenges, and benefits of creative leadership. The webinar series is produced by The Stoke Group...2020-12-0134 min
Real Creative LeadershipThe Myths Behind Content CreationContent experts will tell you that consumers will only pay attention to short, fast content. But our customers aren’t goldfish. That’s why anomaly matters more than other factors like length and speed, as Adam Morgan explains in this episode of Real Creative Leadership. Memorable marketing content doesn’t have to be fast — but it should be unique.Real Creative Leadership is building a community to address the issues, challenges, and benefits of creative leadership. The webinar series is produced by The Stoke Group (@thestokegroup), a full-service digital marketing and creative agency. Our host Adam Morgan (@askadmo...2020-11-1122 min
Real Creative LeadershipHow to Become a Creative Director — Part 2Your journey to become a creative director isn’t easy. But there might be some key practices you’re missing that could make all the difference. In this episode of Real Creative Leadership, learn how to tackle learning strategy, ask the right questions, and have purpose while working toward that promotion.Real Creative Leadership is building a community to address the issues, challenges, and benefits of creative leadership. The webinar series is produced by The Stoke Group (@thestokegroup), a full-service digital marketing and creative agency. Our host Adam Morgan (@askadmo) is Adobe’s executive creative director, an Adweek...2020-10-2945 min
Real Creative LeadershipBehind The Scenes with Creative Leaders: How They Got ThereWe’re about to take away the mystery on how creatives build successful leadership careers.We invested some decent dollars into a survey firm that polled hundreds of creative leaders … and we’re ready to reveal the exclusive results into what it takes to craft a career in creativity. In this episode we explore the research along with a panel of top creatives from world-renowned brands — Google, Microsoft, CreativeLive, Adobe — in a real, raw and honest webinar produced by The Stoke Group and hosted by Adobe Executive Creative Director Adam Morgan.We’ll explore answers to:How m...2020-10-281h 03
Real Creative LeadershipHow to Become a Creative DirectorIt’s not enough to just be a rockstar.Here’s the hard truth: even if you’re the best writer or designer in your agency, it doesn’t mean you’re cut out to be a creative director. To lead a creative team you need to have a handle on everything from managing relationships to controlling workflow to, according to Adam Morgan, “making things happen.”In this episode of Real Creative Leadership, Adam Morgan shares how he became a creative director and how, by mastering both the hard and soft skills, you can, too.Tune in t...2020-10-1534 min
The Mindful FIRE Podcast7: Craftsmanship & Discovering Enough with Morgan Bricca (Part 2)Welcome to the Mindful FIRE Podcast, where we explore living mindfully on the path to financial independence and beyond. I’m your host Adam Coelho and I’m glad you’re here. In this episode, I’m again joined by my friend Morgan Bricca for Part 2 of our conversation. Today we explore the idea of “Craftsmanship”, which I think of pursuing and getting better at something for its own sake. For Morgan, her primary focus for craftsmanship is painting beautiful murals that make an impact but she has also applied craftsmanship to her blog, podcast and now a book she wr...2020-09-2936 min
Real Creative LeadershipThe Dialect of Business with John Knightly BlueJeans CMOIt’s time to connect khakis and creatives.Professional relationships are key to better execution of your creative ideas. But it can be difficult to strengthen those relationships when you struggle to communicate effectively outside of your creative sphere. John Knightly, CMO of BlueJeans, has great insights on how creatives can better communicate with their business peers — or with “khaki,” as we introduced in our last episode — to make it easier to achieve the business goals you have in common. In this episode of Real Creative Leadership, join Adam Morgan and John as they compar...2020-09-2829 min
Real Creative LeadershipTalking KhakiLearn how and when to start speaking business.As a creative leader, you now have a lot of new hats. Not only that, but you have new, non-creative peers. This means you need to learn how to talk business in business terms — or “talk khaki” as Adam Morgan calls it — to make sure everyone understands you and how you represent your creative team.Talking khaki means you know how to convey your ideas and needs effectively to your higher-ups and your business peers — in a way that helps them see the value...2020-09-1530 min
The Mindful FIRE Podcast6: Don't Wait To Live Your Life with Morgan Bricca (Part 1)Welcome to the Mindful FIRE Podcast, where we explore living mindfully on the path to financial independence and beyond. I’m your host Adam Coelho and I’m glad you’re here. Today I’m joined by my friend, Morgan Bricca, a mural artist, meditator, blogger, author and podcaster in the San Francisco Bay Area. Morgan discovered Financial Independence early on in life and immediately applied the principles in her life, which allowed her to reclaim her time and ultimately leave a job that was unfulfilling to pursue being a professional mural artist. Now, Morgan enjoys life on her te...2020-09-1544 min
Real Creative LeadershipTransform Your Team From Ticket Takers to Strategic PartnersIt’s easy for creative departments to get so bogged down in delivering on requests that they lose sight of the big picture — the real WHAT behind the work they’re doing. When that happens, creativity takes a hit.Katie O’Brien saw the impact first-hand. As head of creative for luxury & specialty brands at Wayfair, Katie’s first priority was to shift her team from acting as reactive order-takers to becoming strategic and collaborative design thinkers.In this episode of Real Creative Leadership, Adam Morgan and Katie discuss what it took to make the transforma...2020-09-0229 min
Real Creative LeadershipTransforming Your TeamGet strategic with your creative team.In the old model of creative agencies, there was a combined strategy and writing team to brainstorm the brand messaging, and then a creative team to take the messaging and “make it pretty.” But with the teams being separate, the actual execution of the message suffered. In this webinar, Adam Morgan shares all the benefits of combining creative with strategy. You'll learn:Why keeping the teams closely linked will yield better creative resultsThe importance of developing strategic skillsHow to build strong partnerships throughout your organization2020-08-1824 min
Real Creative LeadershipHow to Find a Common Language for Creative FeedbackToo much frustration can arise from a language disconnect between creatives and business leaders. But both the creative and business sides of a company must learn to speak each other’s language if they want to succeed. Tune in to our next Real Creative Leadership episode to join Adam Morgan and Douglas Davis as they discuss how designers can become fluent in the language of business and strategy — and how it will transform your company.In this conversation with Douglas, you’ll learn:Why creatives struggle in business environmentsThe value of putting yourself in the sho...2020-07-2932 min
OutsideVoices with Mark BidwellBeautiful, Transformative Constraints, and Why They Are Core to Innovation with Adam MorganAdam Morgan founded the company eatbigfish, which challenges the status quo and creates an environment of challenger thinking and behavior. In this episode, Adam discusses his book "A Beautiful Constraint," and talks on how intrapreneurs can leverage their limits to come up with creative solutions. What Is Covered 03:55 - Why did Adam write a book about constraints? 06:30 - Although constraints may have a bad rep, most of us understand on a basic level, that constraints are a good thing. 10:05 - There are three types of stages everybody goes through when they are faced with a difficult c...2020-07-2852 min
Real Creative LeadershipCreating an Environment for Better FeedbackWhether you’re the one giving it or the one receiving it, feedback can be a hard pill to swallow. It’s natural to respond emotionally to insufficient work, but it’s also natural to respond negatively to your work being critiqued. This emotional clash can put a strain on creative relationships in the workplace.Luckily, the feedback process doesn’t have to be painful. In this episode, Adam Morgan provides helpful advice on how to give constructive feedback—and how to receive it.During this session, you’ll learn:The best way to give feedbac...2020-07-0825 min
Real Creative LeadershipHow to Scale Your Creative Team — Part 5Every team is different, but with the right combination of talent, technology, and strategic planning, you can determine the best way to flex and scale your team for positive results and creative inspiration. In this episode, Adam Morgan sits down with AJ Herrera, vice president of Brand and Advertising at VMware, to discuss how he structures his team and what scaling looks like for them.Discover more about the actual practice of scaling:Learn some methods for maintaining communication between teamsExamine how real companies tackle strategy and managing projectsLearn about the realities of working w...2020-06-2525 min
Hypnosis Weekly with Adam EasonEpisode 41 – Featuring John MorganAdam interviews John Morgan
Adam interviews John Morgan – Hypnosis in the news features a personal opinion piece by Adam that he shares in his inimitable fashion, discussing the diversity of the field of hypnosis – The discussion of the week with John Morgan examines John’s approach to coaching and explores his use of context and geographic location of his coaching process – The factoid of the week showcases a notion that many would not believe about hypnosis and shows how something most people correlate with hypnosis is actually nothing to do with it.
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