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Ad Age Ad BlockUber's VP of global marketing on winging itThomas Ranese, VP of global marketing at Uber, talks about how a lack of planning can sometimes blow up in your face, at least until you figure out how to make the best of it. He also weighs in on the wisdom he'd like to bring back from the mountaintop and how to avoid running into walls at work.
2020-12-1836 minAd Age Ad BlockYouTube Gaming's global head of marketing on digital dinner partiesElizabeth Del Valle explains how to plan and host a great gathering, even over Zoom. She also weighs in on catching up on peak TV and Caribbean coffee culture.
2020-12-1149 minAd Age Ad BlockXaxis' U.S president on life as a rabbinical spouseGila Wilensky never expected to marry a rabbi, but she's settled into duties much like those of a first lady—and adapted to long-distance religious life during the pandemic. She also weighs in on trying out for MasterChef and the lessons we'll all take from forced digital sabbaticals.
2020-12-0440 minAd Age Ad BlockGoogle's VP of global marketing on loving fast foodMarvin Chow talks about his love of chains like McDonald's, Shake Shack and In-N-Out, especially outside the U.S. He also weighs in on working in his mother's 7-Eleven, being married to a chef and the social impact of brands at scale.
2020-11-3041 minAd Age Ad BlockTwentyFirstCenturyBrand's Neil Barrie on playing in indie bandsThe consultancy's global CEO spent his younger years touring Europe playing indie rock for a share of the door take. He also weighs in on disappointing The National's Matt Berninger and why drummers have so much baggage.
2020-11-2045 minAd Age Ad BlockLippincott's 'Carrie Dragshaw' on drag, Bake Off—and the personas we all create every dayBrand innovation and strategy partner Dan Clay talks about creating his 'Carrie Dragshaw' persona, meeting Sarah Jessica Parker and the drag we all wear every day.
2020-11-1348 minAd Age Ad BlockTool of North America's founder on driving in the pro racing circuitErich Joiner, founder of Tool of North America, talks about his side gig, driving a Porsche 911 GT3 R on the professional racing circuit. He also weighs in the benefits of learning filmmaking before digital, running a coffeeshop and crashing into a concrete wall at 120 mph.
2020-10-0950 minAd Age Ad BlockB-Reel's CEO on running a microbreweryAnders Wahlquist, founder and CEO of B-Reel, ran a microbrewery in Sweden in the '90s—the first in the country to produce an unfiltered beer. He also talks about '70s cinema, running a nightclub and performing as a DJ.
2020-09-2500 minAd Age Ad BlockCRWN Magazine's founder on gardeningLindsey Farrar, founder and editor in chief of CRWN Magazine, planted her first garden this year. The collard greens flourished. The tomatoes weren't so lucky. She also weighs in on conscious consumption, buying dirt and realizing she was conditioned out of a birthright.
2020-09-1800 minAd Age Ad BlockRQ's CEO on interior design and running a hotelBrian Salzman, CEO and founder of RQ, has an eye for interior design. He's also one of the owners of Dive Palm Springs, a boutique hotel he helped renovate. He also weighs in on painting parties, office environments and explains how to spruce up a room for $5.
2020-08-2800 minAd Age Ad BlockPornhub brand ambassador Asa Akira on why everyone should go to therapyAsa Akira, brand ambassador at Pornhub and adult film actor, talks about the benefits of mental health counseling and couples therapy. She also weighs in on wilderness survival, general anesthesia and how empathy can solve the world's problems.
2020-08-2100 minAd Age Ad BlockTaboola's founder on building with LEGOsAdam Singolda, CEO and founder of Taboola, talks about his love of building and creating with LEGO bricks. He also weighs in on Hebrew television and the triumph of obsession and curiosity over genius.
2020-08-1400 minAd Age Ad BlockThe&Partnership's president on egg freezingAgnes Fischer, president of The&Partnership, is also the author of a book on egg freezing, a process she undertook after a divorce in her mid-30s. She also talks about her love of traditional Hungarian foods like head cheese, dark dramas and how the pandemic has shifted calculations for many people about having a family.
2020-08-0600 minAd Age Ad BlockDagger's CCO on stand-up comedyAl Patton, CCO at Dagger, is an amateur stand-up comic who’s played shows in New York City and Atlanta. He talks about the similarities between pitching and stand-up, not being able to embrace Michael Jordan’s Bulls just yet—and Ron White’s advice for success.
2020-07-1700 minAd Age Ad BlockFoursquare’s Dennis Crowley on fixing motorbikesDennis Crowley, co-founder of Foursquare, talks about the vintage Honda CT90 motorbikes his father-in-law gave him for a wedding gift. They break a lot. He also weighs in on running a Division IV soccer team and the ultimate hot dog condiment.
2020-07-1400 minAd Age Ad BlockDave Edwards of BeenThereDoneThat on not being the smartest guy in the roomDave Edwards, global head of growth at BeenThereDoneThat, talks about navigating rooms full of brilliant (and some not-so-brilliant) people. he also weighs in on his alter ego Weather Edwards, movie trivia and the worst song in history.
2020-07-0300 minAd Age Ad BlockFrog's Andrew Zimmerman on traveling with the circusAndrew Zimmerman is president of frog—a design and innovation consultancy. He talks about the year he spent traveling through Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union with one-ring circuses. He also weighs in on designing with empathy, finishing novels and the dangerous life of a knifethrower's wife.
2020-06-2600 minAd Age Ad BlockBadger & Winters' Madonna Badger on coping with griefMadonna Badger is the founder and chief creative officer of Badger & Winters, the agency behind the Women Not Objects campaign, No Kids in Cages and Olay’s 2020 Super Bowl ad. In 2011, her three children and her parents were killed in a fire on Christmas Day. Badger escaped by crawling out a window, clad only in her pajamas. Now, as the country faces 100,000 deaths from COVID-19, she talks about dealing with grief, both personal and public, on this episode of the “Ad Block” podcast.
2020-05-2900 minAd Age Ad BlockCashmere's chief creative officer on hip-hopRyan Ford, CCO at Cashmere, talks about the music that influenced him when he was young and how it continues to impact his work now. He also weighs in on lullabies for his new daughter (who guest stars for a bit), music distribution before the internet and how the pandemic is already changing the music people to listen to.
2020-05-2200 minAd Age Ad BlockCo:collective’s founder on flying planesTy Montague, founder co:collective, talks about being a licensed pilot who has been flying for nearly 20 years. He also weighs in on pandemic binge watching, aerobatics and the dangers of unstoppable artificial intelligence.
2020-05-1500 minAd Age Ad BlockCode & Theory's CEO on parenting 5 kids during the pandemicDan Gardner, co-founder and CEO of Code & Theory, talks about quarantining with his family of seven—along with his wife and their five kids, ages 4 to 11. He also weighs in on the failures of structured learning, the benefits of accidental hoarding and how co-sleeping became a way of life for his family.
2020-05-0800 minAd Age Ad BlockThinx CEO Maria Molland on pregnancy during pandemicMaria Molland, CEO of underwear and period care brand Thinx, talks about facing a global pandemic while 9 months pregnant. She also talks about how the pandemic has changed her media diet, her reluctance to end work-from-home protocols and why prospective parents may want to reconsider right now.
2020-04-1000 minAd Age Ad BlockJohannes Leonardo's Jan Jacobs on trading surfing for advertisingJan Jacobs, co-founder and chief creative officer at Johannes Leonardo, talks about his love of surfing. He also weighs in on the allure of F1 racing as both a sport and a design challenge, how art may have helped kill off the Neanderthals and why he likes to read creative briefs as early as possible.
2020-03-2000 minAd Age Ad BlockT Brand's Amber Guild on growing up as an activistAmber Guild, the president of T Brand at the New York Times, talks about growing up as the child of political activists. She also weighs in on life with her British husband, questioning authority at work and the lies ads tell kids.
2020-03-0600 minAd Age Ad BlockWieden+Kennedy Amsterdam’s Mark Bernath on psychedelic rockMark Bernath, ECD at Wieden+Kennedy Amsterdam, is a musician that records psychedelic rock under the name 'Necessary Explosion,' illustrating the tracks with hand-drawn animations created on his smartphone. He also weighs in on the benefits of having an agency radio station, why he likes awkwardness and why it’s always better to ask for forgiveness than permission when Netflix-cheating on your partner.
2020-02-2800 minAd Age Ad BlockEdelman's Judy John on getting by as an introvertJudy John, global CCO at Edelman, talks about making it in advertising as a shy, socially awkward person who hates small talk and public speaking. She also weighs in on her favorite football team, her love of Kanye West and what she would eat for her last meal.
2020-02-1900 minAd Age Ad BlockCosmopolitan's Jessica Pels on growing up in the balletJessica Pels, editor-in-chief of Cosmopolitan, she talks about growing up as a ballet dancer. She also weighs in on the ways her training has made her a better editor (high pain tolerance, for one), the joys of mass transit and skin care tips from presidential candidates.
2020-02-1200 minAd Age Ad BlockMakers' Dyllan McGee on running her first 5kDyllan McGee, founder and executive producer at the women-focused media company Makers, talks about getting off the couch and finally becoming a runner. She also weighs in on her favorite things about Peloton, exercise as therapy and the lies people tell about the runner's high.
2020-02-0600 minAd Age Ad BlockWork & Co's Derek Fridman on street artDerek Fridman, design partner at Work & Co, talks about his background in street art, specifically wheatpasting—poster graffiti applied with a homemade glue made of flour and water. He also talks about a close shave with Lucasfilm, the failings of the InstaPot and how “The Mandalorian” succeeds as episodic, appointment television.
2020-01-2900 minAd Age Ad BlockJeff Sweat on leaving MormonismJeff Sweat, founder of Sweat & Co., the public relations and consulting firm previously known as Mister Sweat, talks about growing up Mormon and leaving the religion with his wife and family as an adult. He also talks about his disappointment at being sent to Iowa for mission work, his proclivity for climbing tall objects and his thoughts after seeing Broadway musical “The Book of Mormon.”
2020-01-2400 minAd Age Ad BlockMother's Joe Staples on growing up with undiagnosed dyslexiaJoe Staples, executive creative director at Mother Los Angeles, talks about growing up with undiagnosed dyslexia and dealing with a school system that didn’t understand him. He also weighs in on the similarities between advertising and Brazilian jiu-jitsu, the joys of driving in Los Angeles traffic and shepherding his young son through his own diagnosis of dyslexia.
2020-01-1700 minAd Age Ad BlockAd Block Encore: OKCupid CMO Melissa Hobley on in vitro fertilizationMelissa Hobley, CMO at OKCupid, describes the obstacles facing people who are undergoing in vitro fertilization. She is currently pregnant with her second child conceived using the technique. The process is stressful, time-consuming, painful and expensive, and it involves plenty of uncertainty. “It’s one of those things that so few people talk about, for obvious reasons.” She also weighs in on the best and worst couples, the allure of live TV and mixing politics and family.
2020-01-0700 minAd Age Ad BlockAd Block Encore: Wieden & Kennedy NY's Neal Arthur on teaching 8th grade sex edNeal Arthur, managing director of Wieden & Kennedy New York, shares stories of his time as a sex ed teacher at a Catholic school. “There’s a weird sort of faux confidence in 8th grade that you have to have to make it,” he says. “You walk around acting like you’ve got it all figured out, yet you know nothing.” He also weighs in on his love of Nike’s “Mars Blackmon” ads and admits that he doesn’t like The Beatles or one particular Golden Girl.
2019-12-3100 minAd Age Ad BlockAd Block Encore: Joan CCO Jaime Robinson on knittingJoan Creative CCO Jaime Robinson keeps both a spinning wheel and a loom in her closet so she can spin yarn and knit blankets and sweaters, “like the lady in Rumpelstiltskin.” She also reveals her favorite Joan and goes deep on the allure of “Russian Doll” and her childhood memories of the Sears Wish Book.
2019-12-2400 minAd Age Ad BlockThe Ms. Foundation's Teresa Younger on a lifetime as a Girl ScoutTeresa Younger, president and CEO of the Ms. Foundation for Women, is a lifelong Girl Scout who earned every possible merit badge. She also talks about the appeal of local talk radio and weighs in on the very best flavor of Girl Scout cookie.
2019-12-1700 minAd Age Ad BlockOptimist's Toygar Bazarkaya on hitchhikingToygar Bazarkaya, global chief creative officer at Optimist, talks about hitchhiking across Europe in the ‘80s and ‘90s, thumbing rides from his home in Stuttgart, Germany to art museums around Europe. He also also talks about growing up the child of Turkish immigrants in Germany, the excitement of finally owning the work of artists he’s admired for decades, the legendary exploits of Peggy Guggenheim and a diet he swears by that he says lets him lose weight and still indulge his sweet tooth.
2019-12-1000 minAd Age Ad BlockTerri & Sandy's Terri Meyer on getting away from it allTerri Meyer is co-founder and co-CEO of Terri & Sandy, the agency she runs with her best friend Sandy Greenberg. She talks about how she gets away from the pressures of agency management to recharge, as well as the dystopian allure of “The Handmaid’s Tale,” the bright nostalgia of “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” and the acquired taste of gefilte fish.
2019-12-0300 minAd Age Ad BlockAd Block Rewind: Jeff Goodby on his tequila businessIn this classic episode of Ad Block, Goodby Silverstein & Partners founder Jeff Goodby talks about his tequila importing business—a small-batch, high-end liquor aged for 5 years in three kinds of barrels. “It makes you do your other job better to have things on the side, whether it’s fishing or painting or playing soccer or whatever you take seriously,” he says. He also chooses the best vandals throughout history, recommends alarming audio books and takes a milk-based pop quiz.
2019-11-2600 minAd Age Ad BlockAssembly’s Michael Fanuele on Oxford debate, the persuasive power of U2—and having Ted Cruz as a nemesisMichael Fanuele, president of MDC media agency Assembly, talks about competing in formal debate in high school and college, including against future Texas Senator Ted Cruz. He also weighs in on the best Italian comfort food, why the data says country music is better than rock ‘n’ roll and handicaps the persuasive messaging in the Democratic primary.
2019-11-1900 minAd Age Ad BlockFunworks' Paul Charney on sketch comedy Paul Charney is CEO and founder of Funworks, an agency that incorporates sketch and improv comedians into the creative process. He talks about founding Killing My Lobster, a sketch comedy troupe in San Francisco. Charney also weighs in on the trauma-inducing laughs of Netflix’s “Big Mouth,” the tight storytelling of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and drafts a “Saturday Night Live” fantasy cast.
2019-11-1200 minAd Age Ad BlockInstagram's Kay Hsu on living with cancerKay Hsu, global director at Instagram Creative Shop, talks about living with stage IV metastatic breast cancer, an incurable form of the disease that has spread to her bones. “People always say you’re going to fight it, but it’s not one of those things,” she says. Someday, the doctors tell her, “the medicine will stop working.” She also weighs in on the sheer volume of fascinating content on YouTube, what to wear to chemo (loose, comfortable clothing) and her ideal meal at McDonald’s.
2019-11-0600 minAd Age Ad BlockEffie's Veronica Parker-Hahn on DIY tutorialsVeronica Parker-Hahn, SVP, growth & innovation at Effie Worldwide, talks about how she and her husband learned how to renovate their home—and even prepare for having a baby—all from do-it-yourself videos on YouTube. She also geeks out about “Star Trek: Discovery” and its predecessors, explains why Miles Morales and “Into the Spider-Verse” are the best incarnations of Spider-Man and sings a local jingle from Philly.
2019-11-0500 minAd Age Ad BlockInstagram's Kay Hsu on living with cancerKay Hsu, global director at Instagram Creative Shop, talks about living with stage IV metastatic breast cancer, an incurable form of the disease that has spread to her bones. “People always say you’re going to fight it, but it’s not one of those things,” she says. Someday, the doctors tell her, “the medicine will stop working.” She also weighs in on the sheer volume of fascinating content on YouTube, what to wear to chemo (loose, comfortable clothing) and her ideal meal at McDonald’s.
2019-10-2900 minAd Age Ad BlockGale's Winston Binch on transcendental meditationWinston Binch, chief brand and experience officer at Gale Partners, talks about transcendental meditation, which he has practiced for several years. Each morning, he closes his eyes and silently repeats a short, secret phrase for 20 minutes. He also weighs in on Pink Floyd’s homage to “The Wizard of Oz,” the enduring power of U2 and growing up with the same name as a popular brand of cigarettes.
2019-10-2200 minAd Age Ad BlockBetches Media's Aleen Kuperman on growing up with immigrant parents Aleen Kuperman, co-founder and CEO at Betches Media, talks about growing up the child of Russian immigrants who escaped the Soviet Union in 1988, a year before the Berlin Wall fell. It was a struggle to explain what “Betches” was to her parents. She also talks about the joys of Café Bustelo instant coffee, the pressures of planning a vacation and the relief she felt when she was finally able to hire someone else to write about "The Bachelor."
2019-10-1800 minAd Age Ad BlockCannabis evangelist Mary Pryor on the marketing of climate changeMary Pryor, chief marketing officer at Tonic CBD, talks about more effective ways to market the climate crisis, in order to motivate skeptics or people who don’t grasp what she says is the full extent of the issue. “We literally had the top oxygen source on fire, and that didn’t work,” she says. She also weighs in Kieran Culkin’s masterful turn on HBO’s “Succession” and the strange resilience of villains in anime and opines at length on the evils of pumpkin spice.
2019-10-0300 minAd Age Ad BlockGiphy’s Alex Chung on art hacksAlex Chung, founder of Giphy, talks about the intersection of art, experimentation and technology. He also talks about his favorite street in New York City, the evolution of language and culture and the benefits of working with your friends.
2019-09-2400 minAd Age Ad BlockBBH's Sarah Watson on home birthSarah Watson, chairman of BBH NY and global chief strategy officer at BBH, talks about giving birth to both her children at home in her apartment, without anesthesia or painkillers. She also admits that she plays the flute, though not as well as Lizzo (yet), sings a famous beer jingle and actively tries to recruit more users to Foursquare.
2019-09-1700 minAd Age Ad BlockSS&K's Lenny Stern on political campaigningLenny Stern, founding partner at SS&K, talks about working on political campaigns for Democratic candidates, from Mondale in 1984 to Obama in 2008 and 2012. He also weighs in on Trump's chances at reelection, his love of multitasking and why ‘mainstream media’ is a lazy phrase.
2019-09-1000 minAd Age Ad BlockBloomberg Media's Anthony DeMaio on ultramarathonsAnthony DeMaio, head of U.S. sales at Bloomberg Media, talks about running a 100-mile ultramarathon. After dropping out after more than 85 miles the first time he attempted the race, he completed it on his second attempt, in 97-degree weather. “Life and running have similarities,” he says. “They’re about peaks and valleys, about being in the hole and coming out if it. If you keep moving, you’re going to feel better.” DeMaio also weighs in on his love of Madonna and the importance of maintaining ties with family and friends even in the middle of intense training.
2019-09-0400 minAd Age Ad BlockFirstborn's Dave Snyder on skateboardingDave Snyder, chief creative officer at Firstborn, talks about his lifelong love of skateboarding and his new role as a skater dad to an 8-year-old with sponsorships. Skating “forces you to see the environment different and use it differently,” he says. He also tells the story of how he got a gnarly scar and weighs in on Donald Trump’s golf skills and people who ride longboards.
2019-08-2700 minAd Age Ad BlockAccuWeather's chief content officer on singing jazzJohn Dokes, chief content officer at AccuWeather and president of the AccuWeather TV network, is also a jazz singer with three albums to his name. He has a standing gig each week with a 10-piece big band and also performs with a quintet. Dokes also weighs in on what’s next for his musical career, Black Panther’s wedding and that time an accurate weather forecast saved Eddie Vedder’s life.
2019-08-2000 minAd Age Ad BlockWieden & Kennedy NY's Neal Arthur on teaching 8th grade sex edNeal Arthur, managing director of Wieden & Kennedy New York, shares stories of his time as a sex ed teacher at a Catholic school. “There’s a weird sort of faux confidence in 8th grade that you have to have to make it,” he says. “You walk around acting like you’ve got it all figured out, yet you know nothing.” He also weighs in on his love of Nike’s “Mars Blackmon” ads and admits that he doesn’t like The Beatles or one particular Golden Girl.
2019-08-1300 minAd Age Ad BlockVimeo CMO, Harris Beber, on early rising and century ridesHarris Beber, CMO at Vimeo, talks about the benefits of getting up before dawn and tackling physical tasks that feel impossible. Though he’s perpetually sleep deprived, it gives him more time to spend with his family late at night or to work out on his own schedule. Beber also weighs in on long-distance biking through New York City, dealing with his attention deficit disorder and his love of Mondays.
2019-08-0700 minAd Age Ad BlockGrey CCO John Patroulis on hypnosis, odd jobs and niche interestsJohn Patroulis, worldwide chief creative officer at Grey, talks about niche and counterculture topics that have captured his attention over the years, like hypnosis and the atonal musical creations of Jandek. He also gives a rundown of his odd jobs, like window-breaker and night watchman, names shades of gray and weighs in on movies he knows he never needs to see.
2019-07-3100 minAd Age Ad BlockThe Knot Worldwide CMO on costume partiesDhanusha Sivajee, CMO at The Knot Worldwide, talks about her love of themed costume parties. She and her husband have held masquerade balls, prohibition bashes and ‘80s parties. She also plays wedding matchmaker, learns new lingo for getting drunk and explains why she likes people who tell it like it is.
2019-07-2400 minAd Age Ad BlockBBDO NY CCO Greg Hahn on 'mindhacking'Greg Hahn, CCO at BBDO New York, talk about ‘mindhacking.’ “It’s about how you approach problems and solve them, and how you can do it by thinking about them differently,” he says. He also weighs in on his love for ‘80s guitar shredding and the disaster epic “Chernobyl” and his hatred of bees.
2019-07-1700 minAd Age Ad BlockOKCupid CMO Melissa Hobley on in vitro fertilizationMelissa Hobley, CMO at OKCupid, describes the obstacles facing people who are undergoing in vitro fertilization. She is currently pregnant with her second child conceived using the technique. The process is stressful, time-consuming, painful and expensive, and it involves plenty of uncertainty. “It’s one of those things that so few people talk about, for obvious reasons.” She also weighs in on the best and worst couples, the allure of live TV and mixing politics and family.
2019-07-1100 minAd Age Ad BlockThe Martin Agency CEO Kristen Cavallo took her kids to 7 continentsKristen Cavallo, CEO of The Martin Agency, talks about traveling to all seven continents with her children, beginning before they were teenagers. After hitting four continents, the family decided to visit them all, a feat they accomplished recently with a trip to Antarctica on an ice breaker that culminated in a polar plunge while on the lookout for hungry orcas. She also weighs in on the limits of casual conversation, going off on tangents and that time an angry customer called her a “fem-nazi.”
2019-07-0100 minAd Age Ad BlockPreacher CEO Krystle Loyland on smoking meat and cooking at homeKrystle Loyland, CEO of Preacher, talks about her love of cooking, a talent she inherited from her own mother but didn’t discover until after college. “There’s hardly anything more instantly gratifying than cooking a meal. You get to come up with it and put it together and watch it transform and put it out for people, and you’re done.” She also started smoking meat at home about six years ago. Loyland also weighs in on the best deadly sin, her love of true crime and Beyoncé Knowles.
2019-06-1900 minAd Age Ad BlockTBWA chairman Jean-Marie Dru on philanthropy in semi-retirementJean-Marie Dru, chairman of TBWA Worldwide, talks about the work he does with the French Academy of Medicine Foundation and UNICEF France, where he is president. “What’s the most important thing for the four of us in this room? Health. And then what’s the most important thing for the future of everybody? Our children.” He also talks about his love of classic films and the French rappers and poets called “slammers,” and he weighs in on the creative benefits of jetlag, Eminem's vocabulary and his eventual retirement from agency life.
2019-06-1200 minAd Age Ad BlockClio Awards editor-in-chief Tim Nudd on Maine livingTim Nudd, editor-in-chief of the Clio Awards and editor of Muse by Clio, talks about living the not-so-quiet life in Maine, where he goes fishing, camping and lobstering. “You slowly, through a catapult motion, let out more and more line,” he says. “You try to throw a fly in a particular part of a river where the fish are congregating.” He also weighs in on the appeal of Billy Joel and British period dramas and relates a tale of a bachelor party at sea—though not his own.
2019-06-0500 minAd Age Ad BlockThe Daily Beast CRO Mia Libby on rediscovering skiingMia Libby, chief revenue officer at The Daily Beast, talks about getting back in the game after years of skiing competitively when she was younger. “I need to be able to do something that is not doing my job, that is not being a mom, that I really enjoy. It’s really fun to rediscover this thing that I was once good at and be good at it again,” she says. She also weighs in on proper cold-weather attire, ineffective ad jingles and the inexplicable allure of tapas.
2019-05-2900 minAd Age Ad BlockSquarespace CCO David Lee on meditation through photo manipulationDavid Lee, chief creative officer at Squarespace, talks about how he discovered that editing photos gave him time to himself to think about everything else going on at work and in his life. “It’s like this repetitive task that you’re doing, and you’re not really even thinking about it, so your mind can drift. You can actually multitask very well.” He also weighs in on skateboarding as a kid, awkward anagrams and buying a technically-road-legal electric bike.
2019-05-2200 minAd Age Ad BlockJeff Goodby on his tequila businessGoodby Silverstein & Partners founder Jeff Goodby talks about his tequila importing business—a small-batch, high-end liquor aged for 5 years in three kinds of barrels. “It makes you do your other job better to have things on the side, whether it’s fishing or painting or playing soccer or whatever you take seriously,” he says. He also chooses the best vandals throughout history, recommends alarming audio books and takes a milk-based pop quiz.
2019-05-1500 minAd Age Ad BlockRPA's Jason Sperling on graphic novels and comic booksJason Sperling, SVP, chief, creative development at RPA, talks about his affinity for graphic novels, comic books and trade paperbacks. In advertising “these days, there’s absolutely no shame in saying, ‘I love Star Wars, I love Battlestar Galactica,’” he says. “And of course, comic books—in some ways they’re saving cinema.” He also recommends science fiction titles, picks a superpower and tells a story about his first meeting with Gerry Graf.
2019-05-0800 minAd Age Ad BlockNoble People CEO Greg March and his pinball machine collectionNoble People CEO Greg March talks about his nascent collection of pinball machines—an homage of sorts to his father’s love of watches. “There is no less impermanent business than advertising,” March says. "I guess to have a hobby that is tactile and physical, but also incorporates art and storytelling all at the same time, it touched a lot of buttons for me.” He also weighs in on screen time for his kids, too much cheese, and the dangers of reckless entrepreneurship.
2019-05-0100 minAd Age Ad BlockMekanism CEO Jason Harris on sparring in the ringMekanism president and CEO Jason Harris talks about sparring in the boxing ring—for charity at first—which evolved into his preferred workout after a long day at the office. “It was terrifying. You don’t really know until you go in there for your first sparring match how you’re going to take a punch,” Harris says. “And then you kind of get into it, and you enjoy getting hit after a while, which is a really weird thing to say.” He also weighs in on growing up near Washington, D.C., what it was like knowing he wanted to be in...
2019-04-2400 minAd Age Ad BlockVirtue CCO Cameron Farrelly on hoardingVirtue CCO Cameron Farrelly talks about the obsessive need to curate—some might say hoard—items that strike his fancy. Collecting “vinyl is like having a hobby that doesn’t have a finish. It’s going to torment you, because you’re never going to master that hobby, so you will never be complete,” he says. He also weighs in on his own virtues, creativity as an obsessive tendency and the recursive cultural critique of “The Truman Show.”
2019-04-1700 minAd Age Ad BlockTiffany R. Warren, chief diversity officer and SVP at Omnicom, founder and president of the diversity advocacy organization AdColorTiffany R. Warren talks about the skin care tradition handed down through her family and the ways she’s improved upon it. “In a way, when I take care of my skin, it’s a connection to my grandmother,” she says. She also weighs in on her ideal breakfast, what to do with your privilege and the enduring legacy of New Edition.
2019-04-1000 minAd Age Ad BlockDeutsch North American CCO Pete Favat on woodworkingPete Favat talks about building useful things from scrap and renovating his home on “This Old House.” The C-suite leaves less time to get his hands dirty on the job, he says. “You’re using your brain, which is good, but there’s no physical gratification at all. We weren’t put on this earth to just bang keys on a keyboard.” So he creates on his own time, putting together whatever strikes his fancy: a dog sled, a chandelier, a garden.
2019-04-0300 minAd Age Ad BlockJoan CCO Jaime Robinson on knittingJoan Creative CCO Jaime Robinson keeps both a spinning wheel and a loom in her closet so she can spin yarn and knit blankets and sweaters, “like the lady in Rumpelstiltskin.” She also reveals her favorite Joan and goes deep on the allure of “Russian Doll” and her childhood memories of the Sears Wish Book.
2019-04-0200 minAd Age Ad BlockWhat is Ad Block? Why you should listen.Hosts I-Hsien Sherwood and Alfred Maskeroni discuss the concept of Ad Block, future guests and what listeners can expect. They also talk about what they didn’t name the show.
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