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The Neighborhood Church, Bentonville, AR"Emotionally Healthy Spirituality: Unpacking Anger and Jesus' Righteous Emotion"In this episode of the podcast, Pastor Joe, Pastor Tom Helmich, Roseann and Tyra, explore and unpack the often misunderstood emotion of anger within the context of spiritual growth. Drawing from the narrative of Jesus cleansing the temple, they make a critical distinction between destructive anger and righteous emotion.Breaking down the biblical text from multiple perspectives and challenging traditional interpretations, they offer fresh insights into Jesus' actions. The discussion traverses Jesus' journey, the complexities of temple commerce, and the systemic injustices of the time, all the while answering the question of, "what truly constitutes righteous emotion?"
2025-04-0941 min
The Neighborhood Church, Bentonville, AROnly the Spirit can Give you a Seat at the TableThis week Pr Joe is joined by Tom Helmich, Tevo Christmann and first-time special guest Bryan O'Patry to discuss the first chapter of the book of Acts.This discussion follows up Tom's message this past Sunday where he talked about the primacy of the work of the Holy Spirit over any thing done by human beings. As an example he discussed baptism as a sacrament performed in obedience, but whose validity really comes from the Spirit rather than any sacred rite or special pastoral ordination. This means that anyone who has the Spirit has a seat at...
2024-11-0659 minThe Neighborhood Church, Bentonville, ARThe Meaning of Mission and the Power of Justification**We are aware of the problem with this audio and decided to post this podacst anyway**Pr Joe returns with Tom Helmich, Tevo Christmann and second time special guest Taylor Smith in reading from Romans 5, exploring the meaning of Mission, and understanding that the mark of justification, which we are given by faith, is what leads us to mission in all its forms.As mentioned by Taylor, a quote from Karen Watson, a missionary to Iraq, killed by unknown assailants on March 15, 2044:"You should only be opening this in the event of death.
2024-10-2454 minThe Neighborhood Church, Bentonville, ARCan We Talk? Hard Conversations For True RelationshipsWhile Pr Joe Liles travels and Tom Helmich enjoy vacation, Kim and Ryan Kirby, Cheryl Schilb and Tevo Christmann get together to discuss the necessity and purpose of hard conversations.Support the showCheck out more here...
2024-10-1751 minThe Neighborhood Church, Bentonville, ARCan We Talk? Hard Conversations For Hard TruthsThis week Pr Joe Liles is joined by Tom Helmich, Tevo Christmann and our very special and distinguished guest Taylor Smith!Taylor is a worship leader at TNC, former CORE Team member, a dad to 4 awesome girls, avid board gamer, and an all-around great guy to be around.Following the kick of to the series "Can We Talk?" where Pr Joe invited the congregation to think through our differences and how to resolve them in love, we sat together and asked questions like "what de we do with our emotions?" or "when is the right...
2024-10-091h 03
The Neighborhood Church, Bentonville, AREliminate Hurry: Practice Spiritual DisciplinesIn this episode Pastor Joe, Tom Helmich, Kim Kirby and Tevo Christmann share each other's strategies and hopes for growing in spiritual disciplines as they reflect back on the impact The Elimination Of Hurry study and series has had on their lives.Support the showCheck out more here...
2024-10-0354 minThe Neighborhood Church, Bentonville, ARBible 101: Persecuted for what?With Kim out this week recovering from Covid, Pr Joe Liles welcomes Tom Helmich and Tevo Christmann to go over the 3rd chapter of 2 Timothy. In this chapter Paul charges Timothy to draw boundaries with certain people and tells him to expect persecution. What could Timothy have to say that would be so offensive? What could we say that could be so offensive? Here it is: the gospel is not at work in those who are godly only in outward appearance. Like Jesus said, they have received their reward. "But when you pray, go into your room a...
2024-08-2253 min
The Neighborhood Church, Bentonville, ARBible 101 Series: Youth Sunday, Backpack Blessing and What is the Gospel?Pastor Joe Liles, Tom "The Intern and Vicar" Helmich, Kim Kirby and Tevo Christmann get together to reminisce on a very special youth-led Sunday this past week at The Neighborhood Church. They then set out to delve into the second chapter of 2 Timothy but are stopped in their tracks at the very first verse by the phrase, "Be strong in the grace that is in Christ." The rest of the conversation reflects on the meaning of the word grace in order to understand what it means to stand strong in it.Support the showCheck...
2024-08-1557 minThe Neighborhood Church, Bentonville, ARJoy Ride: Learning Joy from the Book of PhilippiansPr Joe Liles, Kim Kirby, and Tevo Christmann sit together to discuss the first chapter of the book of Philippians. We will open the podcast in a new way this week, and in the future, we will ground ourselves in the Word and read scripture together. This week, the reading is Philippians Chapter 1. Breaking down last week's message, the questions that come up in conversation this week are: Where does joy come from? How does one find it? How can Paul talk about joy while in prison? PS.: Tom Helmich was also there but was...
2024-07-1141 min
The Neighborhood Church, Bentonville, ARThe future of libraries, the joy of books, the ending of Jonah and the end of faith.After some lively discussion on visiting books stores, our favorite books and the future of publishing...Pr Joe Liles, Tom Helmich and Tevo Christmann discuss the end of the book of Jonah. They explore the difficulty in forgiveness, what it's like when our faith falters and end with a call, like Joshua, to "choose this day whom you will serve." Support the showCheck out more here...
2024-07-0347 minThe Neighborhood Church, Bentonville, ARFrom The Belly of The Fish: Sin, Repentance and ForgivenessWhile Pr. Joe is away, Tom Helmich, Kim Kirby and Tevo Christmann come together to reflect on Jonah's poem of repentance in the second chapter of the book of Jonah. In discussing the experience of repentance, they delve into the nature of sin, the power of baptism, what forgiveness looks like, what Christian obedience looks like, and how to live in community knowing we are all both flawed and forgiven, both sinner and saint.Support the showCheck out more here...
2024-06-2046 minThe Neighborhood Church, Bentonville, ARLife at TNC and God's Sovereignty in JonahPr Joe is joined by Tom Helmich, Kim Kirby and Tevo Christmann once again to go over some of the latest at TNC and recap the sermon Tom Helmich preached on Sunday. They reflect on God's all encompassing presence and sovereignty. God has the ability to see what we cannot, even through storms. Often what appears to us to be consequences are in fact blessings. Knowing we cannot hide from the Lord, we must learn to press in and trust Him.Support the showCheck out more here...
2024-06-1541 min
The A-List PodcastA-List 6005 - Sum Patten🎙️ Get ready for a dose of pure inspiration! 🌟
In this episode of ALP, Tom Christmann speaks with creative, hip hop artist and activist, Roshmond "Sum" Patten, Creative Director at creative agency GLOW. 🔥 Discover how his unique journey from music journalism to advertising has shaped his creative prowess and provided a fresh perspective in the industry.
Sum comes from a long line of educators and graduated from Morehouse College with a Biology degree. But his passion for music and knack for writing led him to break into the advertising world through a social agency at a music magazine. 🎵
From there, he embarked on an...
2023-06-2037 min
The A-List PodcastA-List 6004 - Mike ManheimerThis is the A-List, the podcast that asks the world's top advertising professionals how they got started in the business.
In this episode, our host Tom Christmann talks with Mike Manheimer, Chief Marketing Officer at Postscript.io. Mike ditched his pre-law plan to join a software startup where he learned every aspect of marketing before a random meeting on an elevator led to his CMO job at SMS company Postscript. If you want to learn how to craft an SMS campaign like Mr. Beast, this is the episode for you.
The A-List is sponsored by Adhouse Advertising School, where we’ve...
2023-06-0643 minThe A-List PodcastA-List 6003 - Jaime CabreraIn this episode of the A-List podcast, sponsored by Adhouse Advertising School, Tom Christmann talks with Jaime Cabrera, Group Creative Director on Hyundai at Innocean USA in Los Angeles, California.
Jaime’s focus at Innocean is what’s called “Experiential marketing”. It’s sometimes called "engagement marketing" and “event marketing". Encompassing everything from car shows to virtual in-car experiences, experiential is a marketing strategy that directly engages consumers and invites and encourages them to participate in the evolution of a brand or a brand experience. To experiential marketers, the audience isn’t just a passive receiver of messages. Rather, the audience is ac...
2023-05-0146 min
Confessions of a Creative DirectorHow to think about and use Found Content Mastercast with Tom Christmann - Curiosity, Curation and Creation are the keys to success when working with found content.A fascinating conversation with a fascinating creative mind! Tom Christmann sees our world in a very different way. He's an evangelist for the use of found content and believes that we're already living in the Metaverse, where creativity is ripe for the picking everywhere you look. Prepare to have your mind blown several times during this wide ranging conversation.
2023-03-271h 10
The A-List PodcastALP Matt Steinwald 6002Another week, another A-List, the podcast that asks the world's top advertising professionals how they got started in the business. Sponsored by Adhouse Advertising School. Hosted by Tom Christmann, Executive Creative Director at Catch+Release and one of the head #adnerds at Adhouse, where zoom classes start FEBRUARY 15.
In this episode, recorded in the fall of 2022, you’ll hear Tom’s chat with Matt Steinwald, Executive Creative Director at Big Village (formerly Engine Group) in New York City. Matt got a mechanical engineering degree at Cornell before pivoting to advertising where he uses that big brain to make smart work, incl...
2023-02-0652 minThe A-List PodcastA-List 6001 Matt VitouHello and Welcome to the A-List Podcast, the podcast that asks the world's top advertising professionals how they got started in the business. Sponsored by Adhouse Advertising School. Hosted by Tom Christmann, Executive Creative Director at Catch+Release and one of the head adnerds at Adhouse.
In this episode, recorded in the fall of 2022, you’ll hear Tom's chat with Matt Vitou, Executive Creative Director at Mother in New York City. Matt and Tom talk about about:
• Growing up on video games and MTV in Cleveland
• Learning about advertising at Loyola New Orleans
• Burning every bridge in New Orleans with one emai...
2023-01-3158 min
The A-List PodcastA - List 5012 Micöl RankinSPONSORED BY ADHOUSE ADVERTISING SCHOOL. AD CLASSES TAUGHT BY WORKING AD PROS ON ZOOM. ADHOUSENYC.COM
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Hello and welcome to The A-List, the podcast that asks the world's top advertising professionals how they got started in the business. This episode is a conversation between host Tom Christmann and Micöl Rankin, ACD and very first creative hire at Majority, an agency co-founded by Shaquille O'Neill, Omid Farhang, Asmirh Davis and Jorge Hernandez.
Micöl is the creator of #YouAreDopeShow on LinkedIN. He's also been named an Adweek Top Creative 100. And his "Vax That Thing Up" for the BLK dating ap...
2022-07-051h 01The A-List PodcastA - List 5011 Lisa TopolLisa Topol is a big believer in kindness. As she likes to say, “Good things follow it.” So it’s not surprising that she recently took the job of Managing Partner, Executive Creative Director at Oberland, the industry’s leading purpose-driven ad agency founded by Bill Oberlander and Drew Train.
In this episode of The A-List Podcast, Tom Christmann talks with Lisa about her over 20 years in advertising, which started when the late Chris Wall hired her out of his Adhouse class (oh, hello!) to work on IBM at Ogilvy. Lisa has been a copywriter, a CD and a CCO. She’s wo...
2022-06-171h 15The A-List PodcastA - List 5010 Dan Nelken------
What are you doing this summer? Why not up your ad game by taking a class at Adhouse Advertising School? Classes are taught by working ad pros live on zoom so you can take them from anywhere. You get ten weeks of classes for just seven hundred ninety nine dollars. You’ll practice turning briefs into brilliance every week and you’ll meet some new friends along the way, including special A-List guests that can help you break into your dream agency. Adhouse students have gotten jobs at some of the top agencies in the world, including Wieden & Kennedy, Misc...
2022-05-161h 07The A-List PodcastA - List 5009 Matt MacDonaldWhat are you doing this summer? Why not up your ad game by taking a class at Adhouse Advertising School? Classes are taught by working ad pros live on zoom so you can take them from anywhere. You get ten weeks of classes for just seven hundred ninety nine dollars. You’ll practice turning briefs into brilliance every week and you’ll meet some new friends along the way, including special A-List guests that can help you break into your dream agency. Adhouse students have gotten jobs at some of the top agencies in the world, including Wieden & Kennedy, Mischief, BBDO...
2022-04-211h 07The A-List PodcastA - List 5008 Analisa GoodinHello adnerds! And welcome to another episode of The A-List, the podcast that asks the world’s top advertising professionals how they got started in the business. In this episode, Tom Christmann -- ECD at Vayner Media and co-dean at Adhouse Advertising School -- speaks with Analisa Goodin, Founder and CEO of Catch & Release.
After art school, Analisa started taking on side gigs to fund her art. One of those gigs was helping Goodby Silverstein & Partners source found content for a Sprint campaign. That side job led her to starting her own company to help agencies and brands source, clear, an...
2022-03-0444 minThe A-List PodcastA - List 5007 Jason BagleyHey #adnerds! Welcome to another episode of The A-List, the podcast that asks the world’s top advertising professionals how they got started in the business. In this episode, our host Tom Christmann talks with Jason Bagley, a freelance creative who spent 16 years working at Wieden & Kennedy in Portland.
Jason's origin story is full of insight and humor. You'll hear how he landed his dream job (replacing Jeff Kling who had written the Miller High Life ads that Jason loved so much). You'll hear how he then rose in the ranks, despite a deep case of imposter syndrome. You'll hear ho...
2022-02-051h 05The A-List PodcastA - List 5006 Cameron DayHello, #adnerds and welcome to another episode of The A-List, the podcast that asks the world’s top advertising professionals how they got started in the business. Tom Christmann has been busy starting his new job as ECD at Vayner Media and being co-dean at Adhouse Advertising School. (And getting COVID) (he's okay now).
But he promises to start dropping episodes more regularly, starting with this conversation with Cameron Day, author of the new book Chew With Your Mind Open.
Cameron is a second-generation advertising man. His dad, Guy Day, co-founded Chiat Day. And he’s spent the last quarter-century work...
2022-01-281h 11
The A-List PodcastA - List 5005 Pete FavatHey Adnerds! It's time for another episode of The A-List Podcast, sponsored by adhousenyc.com. This episode, host Tom Christmann talks to Pete Favat, Creative Chairman at Deutsch LA, which describes itself as "a data-inspired, culturally shaped creative studio."
Pete started at Wunderman in New York, but really fell in love with advertising on a trip to LA for his first TV shoot, which ended up winning awards. Today, he works at an agency that sits at the intersection of entertainment, technology and culture. Clients include Walmart, Taco Bell, Dr Pepper, Georgia-Pacific, Lowe's, Bayer, Nintendo, PetSmart and Snapple.
Tom and...
2021-10-251h 02
The Kook Jester ShowTom Christmann - Just Give it a ReasonI met Tom when I took his Next Level Copy class through AdHouse. Tom pours his vast advertising experience - seriously, he's worked on some amazing campaigns - into his current passion as co-dean of AdHouse, the home for aspiring AdNerds. Also, as host of the A-List Podcast, he discovers how other creatives got their start in the business. In our interview, Tom outlines what advertising has the power to do and why admitting you're bad at something is actually a good thing. Spoiler Alert - it's because you can grow. Have a listen.
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2021-09-1538 minThe A-List PodcastA - List 5004 Hannes CiattiHello, fellow #adnerds and welcome to The A-List, the podcast that asks the world’s top advertising professionals how they got started in the business.
In this episode, Host Tom Christmann talks with Hannes Ciatti, former founder of JohnXHannes and current founder and Chief Creative Officer of Alto New York, a creative company for courageous brands.
Hannes has made some iconic work over his career. He made Misty Copeland go viral for Under Armour. He helped Jon Makovich start a menswear line with Squarespace. And he dropped the world’s first expensible music video for Expensify with 2Chainz.
But Hannes’ story...
2021-09-021h 02The A-List PodcastA - List 5003 David EsratiThis is The A-List, the podcast that asks the world’s top advertising professionals how they got started in the business. In this episode, Tom Christmann, freelance copywriter at tomchristmann.net and co-dean at Adhouse Advertising School, speaks with David Esrati of The Next Wave in Dayton Ohio.
David is a true #Adnerd in every sense of the word. He’s also a disabled veteran, a politician, and an activist and self-described truth teller who has gotten in trouble more than once for it.
David is also a digital pioneer. He started The Next Wave way back in 1988 and was one...
2021-08-2052 min
The A-List PodcastA - List 5002 Gavin LesterTom Christmann talks with Gavin Lester, CCO of Zambezi (zmbz.com) n independent agency in Culver City, California. Tom and Gavin discuss going from art to advertising, Goodby vs. BBH, the making of Levi's "Odyssey" (directed by Jonathan Glazer) and so much more.
Tom can be reached at tomchristmann.net. Gavin can be reached at gavin.lester@zmbz.com. And the whole thing is sponsored by Adhouse Advertising School (adhousenyc.com) where we are now shipping decks of our newest product Adhouse Of Cards - 35 techniques that will expand your thinking and improve your campaigns. And the best part is...
2021-07-151h 01
The A-List PodcastA - List 5001 Danny GregoryHello and welcome to the A-List, the podcast that asks the world’s top advertising professionals how they got started in the business. In this episode, host Tom Christmann talks with Danny Gregory.
Danny is the founder of Sketchbook Skool and the best-selling author of several books on creativity. But before all that he was in advertising. They talk about how Danny got in, but also how he got out to start his own business teaching people to get back to making art with Sketchbook Skool.
Danny’s story will take us from Pakistan to Pittsburgh to Princeton to Jimmy Cart...
2021-05-1150 min
The A-List PodcastA - List 4016 Eva McCloskeyIn this episode of the A-List Podcast, Tom Christmann, creative for hire at tomchristmann.net and one of the Head Adnerds at Adhouse Advertising School, talks with one of the baddest women in advertising, Eva McCloskey.
Eva didn’t go to college, but that didn’t stop her from finding herself as a VIP media liaison for John Hancock at the Salt Lake City Olympics at the ripe old age of 21. Or becoming one of the founders of The Barbarian Group and a key part of Co:Collective in the early days. Oh, She also may or may not have been...
2021-03-0856 minThe A-List PodcastA - List 4015 Sariah DorbinHello Adnerd. This is the A-List Podcast. The podcast that asks the world’s top advertising professionals how they got started in the business. Your host is Tom Christmann, creative for hire at tomchristmann.net. And one of the Head Adnerds at Adhouse Advertising School. Today you’ll hear Tom's conversation with Sariah Dorbin, Executive Creative Director at Quigley-Simpson, an independent, female-owned agency in Los Angeles that unites brand and demand for results that matter.
Sariah found photography in high school, a passion that led to her becoming an adnerd pretty early on. She worked at some great agencies from back...
2021-03-0158 min
The A-List PodcastA - List 4015 Sariah DorbinHello Adnerd. And welcome to another episode of the A-List Podcast, the podcast that asks the world’s top advertising professionals how they got started in the business.
Today you’ll hear host Tom Christmann's conversation with Sariah Dorbin, Executive Creative Director at Quigley-Simpson, an independent, female-owned agency in Los Angeles that unites brand and demand for results that matter.
Sariah found photography in high school, a passion that led to her becoming an adnerd pretty early on. She worked at hot shops like Dancer Fitzgerald San Francisco and Della Femina LA. Then she finally got her dream job at Chia...
2021-02-2658 minThe A-List PodcastA - List 4014 Bianca GuimaraesWelcome to another episode of The A-List Podcast, the podcast that asks the world’s top advertising professionals how they got started in the business. In this episode, Tom Christmann chats with Bianca Guimaraes, Executive Creative Director at Mischief.
Bianca was born and raised in Brazil and started her career in advertising in São Paulo at age 18. At 22, she bought her first pair of winter boots and moved to New York without a job, eventually finding a spot at JWT.
Bianca has been featured in Business Insider’s list of the ‘30 Most Creative People in Advertising Under 30’ as well as AdWeek's...
2021-02-2159 min
The A-List PodcastA - List 4013 Jeff BenjaminWelcome Adnerds. Today you’ll hear host Tom Christmann's conversation with Jeff Benjamin, Chief Creative Officer at Tombras.
Tombras is one of the top independent agencies in North America, headquartered in Knoxville Tennessee, with offices in New York, Atlanta, Charlotte and DC.
Jeff Benjamin has been at the forefront of digital creative innovation at agencies like Goodby, Crispin Porter Bogusky, JWT and Barton F. Graf. He continues that at Tombras with The MoonPie MoonMate—a virtual roommate that ran on Alexa and Google Home that kept people company while quarantining alone. And paid you rent in the form of MoonPies. (Yum...
2021-01-291h 31The A-List PodcastA - List 4012 Mo OsunborA conversation with Mo Osunbor, Creative/Art Director at Facebook. Before his current job, he worked at Razorfish, Deutsch and JWT, where he created the Unsafety Check for Black Lives Matter that got him noticed by Facebook.
This year, Mo collaborated with Spotify’s Alex Reinoso, Nick Elliot of Havas and Vaibhav Bhanot of Wunderman Thompson to create https://www.linkit.black/ a digital movement to help get more opportunities for black people in advertising. (Follow their Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/linkitblack/ )
Mo and host Tom Christmann discuss:
- the importance of being uncomfortable
- having the courage to...
2020-12-0742 minThe A-List PodcastA-List 4011 Molly Mitchell of HouseboatToday you’re going to hear an episode we recorded back in August. I have thankfully gotten busier with freelance work recently and that plus the Adhouse class i teach and just the general malaise of 2020 have made the A-List hard to get to these days. Thanks for being patient everyone, especially all the people who are still waiting for their episodes to launch.
So back in August I got to talk to Molly Mitchell. We met when she was a rep for a production company. Today, Molly is the Executive Producer and founder of Houseboat, a creative resource for pr...
2020-12-0242 minThe A-List PodcastA - List 4010 - Laura Canzano & Bre FernLaura Canzano and Bre Fern are the Co-Founders of Breaking Ad, an instagram account dedicated to breaking down the ad game for newbies.
Bre was born in Cuba, raised in Miami, dropped out of Law School in DC and discovered advertising while on a meditation retreat to China.
Laura Canzano was born in Switzerland, raised in Panama, was denied acceptance to the creative track at University of Texas, but found herself at Miami Ad School Madrid.
These two awesome women demonstrate the importance of networking and finding allies as you navigate your career. And now both are giving back with...
2020-09-2353 minThe A-List PodcastA - List 4009 - Kevin Mulroy of Mischief USAOn this episode of The A-List (the podcast that asks the world’s top advertising professionals how they got started in the business) Tom talks to Mischief USA ECD Kevin Mulroy.
Mischief is an offshoot of Canadian Agency No Fixed Address, the fast-growing disruptor agency that scooped up Greg Hahn after he was fired by BBDO this summer. Kevin describes Mischief USA as “a small band of experienced, accountable creatives moving fast and caring about what they make.”
Kevin tells us about being a bad student in high school (except for creative writing), hating and losing his first job in advert...
2020-09-0952 minThe A-List PodcastA - List 4008 - Steve PachecoIn this episode, Tom talks to Steve Pacheco, CEO of The American Advertising Federation.
Steve was a journalism student at the University of Memphis when an ad class showed him how fun advertising could be. Soon he was making radio ads for a local laundry service that worked TOO well. This led to a job at Humphreys Ink, a small ad and design agency which quickly grew to be one of the largest agencies in Memphis. Then recession hit and Steve went client-side at International Paper, where he first worked with BBDO. This led directly to Steve’s job at Fe...
2020-08-0641 minThe A-List PodcastA - List 4007 - Keni ThackerToday we’re serving up Tom's conversation with Mr. Keni Thacker, the founder of 100rosesfromconcrete.com, a network for men of color in the advertising, marketing, media and public relations industries. Keni is also a creative consultant, accomplished writer, director, documentarian, motivational speaker and tech guru. He’s speaking at the three percent conference. He’s judging the Next Creative Leaders Awards at The One Club for Creativity. And he continues to be an advocate for diversity and inclusion in the advertising industry.
When Tom first met Keni back in 2009 he was doing Event Technology at J. Walter Thompson. (He was th...
2020-07-3150 minThe A-List PodcastA - List 4006 - Mike RovnerFreelance CD/writer Mike Rovner may not be a household name, but he has made bobblehead dolls out of people with household names. (For the full story, you have to listen). He's also gone from English Major to Account Guy to Accomplished Ad Creative, making some award-winning, funny work, even if he didn't make his first tv spot until he was nearly 28 years old.
Mike is also a professor at Adhouse Advertising School, teaching a class called YOUR IDEA SUCKS (BECAUSE THEY ALL DO AT FIRST) with his art director partner, Soren Youngren. After you've been inspired by his story...
2020-07-2144 minThe A-List PodcastA-List Podcast 4005 George TannenbaumRecorded this over a month ago. But the current state of our world has made my brain into cottage cheese. Anyway, I got to talk to George Tannenbaum, former Copy Chief and Executive Creative Director on IBM at Ogilvy AND CURRENT ADHOUSE PROFESSOR.
If you're not reading Ad Aged, George's daily blog, then you are in for a treat. https://adaged.blogspot.com/ is required reading for anyone interested in the daily musings of a really talented writer and thinker.
We begin with George’s first in-house job writing (typing, actually) copy for the Montgomery Ward catalog in 1980. We talk ab...
2020-06-241h 01The A-List PodcastA - List Podcast 4004 Derek WalkerListen in as host and Adhouse professor Tom Christmann speaks with Derek Walker, owner of Brown & Browner Advertising in Columbia, SC and a brash and opinionated voice that never lets the industry off the hook on twitter (@derklwalker).
Derek's origin story is fascinating. He grew up in Germany as the son of a U.S. army drill sergeant. He was turned away from a job he had all but landed on the phone because, according to the unnamed Atlanta agency owner: “our clients aren’t ready for a black copywriter”.
Tips from this episode: ALWAYS READ THE EMPLOYEE MANUAL, take a sale...
2020-06-1158 minThe A-List PodcastA-List Podcast 4003 Alan CeruttiWARNING: This episode of The A-List Podcast may make you want to pick up and move to Saigon.
Listen in as our host, Freelance Creative and Adhouse Professor Tom Christmann, talks to Alan Cerutti, CEO and co-founder of Happiness Saigon, a creative agency in Vietnam.
Alan's origin story has it all: Trojan Horses in Brussels. Cars hanging from billboards in Christchurch. A girlfriend moving to Hong Kong. And a trip to Vietnam that was supposed to last three months turning into five years and counting at this hot creative shop.
It also has plenty of advice for young people who...
2020-05-2951 minThe A-List PodcastA-List Podcast 4002 Tyler DeAngeloEpisode 2 of season 4 of The A-List Podcast is here! Tom talks to Strawberry Frog ECD Tyler DeAngelo, who learned his dogged determination on the ski slopes of northern Maine before getting a job offer at Leo Burnett, Bratislava. You know what? We should let Tyler tell the story.
Tom and Tyler also talk about the effects of COVID-19 on the industry and, if you listen to the end, you'll hear a rarity: an alternate theme song for The A-List created by Duotone Audio Group. (Thanks Ross.)
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And, as always, the A-List is sponsored by Adhouse Advertising School. Classes start...
2020-05-1551 minThe A-List PodcastA-List Podcast 4001 Greg DiNotoThe A-List Podcast is back with a check-in with a second conversation with Greg DiNoto, founder of DiNoto, Inc. With a long history of driving relationship and commerce for some of the world's most sophisticated marketers, Greg believes in brands. And in this episode, we discuss how brands can win during a pandemic (and anytime really) by practicing Utility and Humility. Enjoy.
In addition to founding DiNoto Inc. and co-founding DiNoto Lee with partner, Esther Lee, Greg also served as Partner and Chief Creative Officer at Deutsch, Inc. where he helped the agency achieve two-time agency- of-the-year status from Advertising...
2020-05-0738 minThe A-List PodcastThe A-List Podcast(Dean's List Edition): Matt Low & Mani SchlisserOn this week’s episode of The A-List Podcast, host and DiMassimo Goldstein CCO, Tom Christmann is joined by BBDO’s Matt Low and Mani Schlisser
Matt is a Senior Copywriter (and resident sneaker enthusiast) at BBDO Worldwide where he has worked since being an intern for nearly five years. Matt is a graduate of Syracuse University and in his nascent career as a copywriter has received numerous accolades and nominations by bodies such as: The New York Festivals Advertising Awards, The Webbys, and his recognition earned him a feature in AdWeek.
Mani has recently taken on a role as a Se...
2019-08-2258 minThe A-List PodcastThe A-List Podcast(Dean's List Edition): Alex Brueggeman & Ivan Whitted II[0:00-2:01] Intro.
[2:31-5:31] Alex and Ivan talk about their upbringing in Georgia, Haiti and Tuscon, Arizona!
[5:32-8:22] Alex talks high school influences and his discovery of anthropology at Howard.
[8:27-11:00] Ivan discusses early inspiration in the performing arts and discovering PR and advertising.
[11:01-13:04] Alex discusses Howard University and the value of HBCUs.
[13:10-15:58] Ivan discusses life after college and being inspired to jump into copywriting.
[16:00-21:07] Alex's switch into advertising.
[21:14-27:43] Ivan's experience in ad school and moving to NYC.
[27:52-34:56] Alex's work at 72andSunny and developing diversity initiatives.
[35:30-40:20] Ivan's take on diversity and agency culture.
[41:30-46:18] Alex and...
2019-08-1551 minThe A-List PodcastThe A-List Podcast: Gerard Caputo[0:00-2:06] Intro
[3:01-7:55] Growing up in Little Falls, New Jersey
[10:52-14:00] Discovering photography in school and creative writing.
[14:01- 18:35] Transitioning to advertising and becoming an intern at Mullen
[20:17-26:36] Building his book, ‘finding the fire’, and becoming an art director.
[28:12-31:30] Emerging as a creative and moving on to Fallon, in Minneapolis.
[32:18-34:01] Tips for young people who relocate to new cities
[34:30- 38:20] Being stubborn and pushing to make great ads.
[40:14-44:00] On the rise of digital storytelling
[45:00-50:33] Leaving Fallon for BBDO and meeting Tom!
[54:24 -1:00:23] Leaving BBDO and evading complacency
[1:01:12- 1:06:55] Moving to BBH and the challenges of bein...
2019-08-081h 10The A-List PodcastThe A-List Podcast: Mark DiMassimo[0:00-3:00] Intro.
[3:01-7:25] Mark talks about growing up in NJ and his early upbringing.
[7:26-9:29] Mark’s imagination and first forays into creativity as a profession.
[9:29-13:46] Mark’s super-dark childhood short story and learning how to express himself.
[13:47-16:11] Wayne Dyer’s ‘Erroneous Zones’ as a Marketing inspiration.
[16:13 -20:23] SUNY Fredonia, majoring in music, and discovering the library.
[21:17-24:45] Transferring to Cornell and Industrial and Labor Relations.
[24:54-27:44] How he made the switch to communications and ultimately deciding on Advertising as a career path.
[25:00-32:30] BBDO Direct and Mark’s first job working on brand accounts in advertising.
[32:31-40:20] Mark discuss...
2019-08-0157 minThe A-List PodcastThe A-List Podcast: Steve SandstromShow Notes:
[0:00-2:33] - Intro
[2:34 - 7:40] How to pronounce ‘Oregon’ and Steve’s upbringing in Portland.
[7:41- 9:52] Steve’s early inspirations and first exposure to art through his family.
[9:52- 14:17] Learning design fundamentals in school and discovering graphic design in college.
[14:18 - 17:33] Steve’s first design job as an illustrator and standing out in class.
[17:34 - 21:00] for the love of drawing.
[21:01 - 26:50] University of Oregon and developing a unique style at the Daily Emerald.
[26:51 - 30:17] Deciding on commercial art and getting notable exposure for designing.
[30:18 - 34:15] Starting a design career in advertising and advice to young artists
[34:16 - 37:10] Turning a local radi...
2019-07-251h 07The A-List PodcastThe A-List Podcast: Michael Bierut[0:00 – 1:56] Intro
[1:57 – 4:27] Growing up in non-starstudded Ohio and discovering his drawing talents.
[4:28 – 7:20] Serendipitously stumbling on the book “Aim High for a Career in Graphic Design / Art by S. Neil Fujita” at age 14 and starting art as a vocational trade.
[7:21 – 12:10] The benefits of social ineptitude and the nerve to push yourself creatively.
[12:10 – 17:57] The curse of ‘knowing the rules.’
[17:58 – 26:16] For the love of rules and parameters.
[26:17 – 28:16] Helvetica and 70’s font style at the University of Cincinnati
[28:17 – 33:35] The magnetic pull to New York City and working with mastermind Massimo Vignelli.
[33:36 – 36:10] The healthy side of a workaholic.
[36:11 – 38:16] Wisdom gained from 10 years with Vignelli and the importance of compelling ideas...
2019-07-1854 minThe A-List PodcastThe A-List Podcast: Mike Lescarbeau[0:00 – 2:22] Intro
[2:23 – 7:50] Writing 200 headlines with Tom McElligott and growing up in Minnesota
[7:51– 18:14] The natural ease of writing copy and early advertising experiences
[18:15 – 25:50] Moving from advertising to HR
[25:51 – 31:25] How to make interviews safer spaces
[31:26 – 37:42] Embracing Millennials and dealing with hard clients
[37:43 – 50:10] Breaking down barriers with other people and being inclusive
[50:11 – 58:17] First steps in helping a company hire
[58:18 – 1:00:07] Outro
2019-07-1159 minThe A-List PodcastThe A-List Podcast: Nick Law[0:00 – 2:10] Intro
[2:11 – 2:20] Growing up in Sydney, the benefits of a “feral” upbringing, avoiding school & enjoying art
[4:46 – 8:18] Drawing, discovering graphic design, getting into art school
[8:19 – 11:06] First jobs and how to become a master
[11:07 – 12:54] Are big ideas that important?
[12:55 – 15:16] The importance of not taking the first job you land, the difficulty of unlearning bad habits
[15:17 – 21:58] Taking a gap year, starting at Pentagram and moving in advertising in 1988, moving to New York in 1994, entering the dot com boom and the internet
[21:58 – 27:40] the “strange delicious isolation” before the internet and the unavoidable future of it
[27:41 – 42:40] How creatives can use the newest tools and executing ideas at the speed of thought
...
2019-06-271h 03The A-List PodcastThe A-List Podcast: Karl Lieberman[0:00 – 2:55] Intro
[2:56 – 7:42] Having an artistic childhood in New Jersey with a painter mother and a doctor father
[7:43 – 13:00] Exposure to the advertising world, learning jobs don’t have to stuck, pursuing art at The University of Delaware
[14:30 – 25:29] Interning at Mother London, getting a portfolio invention, partnering with art director Brandon Henderson and landing first jobs
[25:29 – 30:05] Working with hero Jeff Kling (Miller High Life) in the creative department, writing a basketball blog, connecting the dots between writing and writing ads
[30:05 – 37:35] Writing Dos Equis’s The Most Interesting Man in the World campaign
[38:40 – 39:57] Working harder post Dos Equi’s campaign
[39:58 – 52:40] From Gyro to Mother then eventually Wieden...
2019-06-201h 00The A-List PodcastThe A-List Podcast: Paula Scher[0:00 – 1:30] Intro
[1:31 – 2:31] How drawing became a respite from family disputes
[2:32 – 3:59] Getting inspiration from beatnik counter-culture at the Corcoran School of Art in D.C. and using artistic inclination to make social connections in teen suburbia
[3:59 – 5:33] Linking her talent to the field of graphic design
[5: 34– 6:56] Embracing time and failure as the greatest teachers, “For me, finding what I’m good at is an ever-evolving playing field.”
[6:57 – 8:13] The importance of pissing off the older generations. “To discover something you have to make errors. Discoveries look weird when they’re new. Then someone comes along and does it better. Discoveries may not be recognized, but they’re necessary...
2019-06-1358 minThe A-List PodcastThe A-List Podcast: Prentice Howe[0:00 – 1:18] Intro
[1:18 – 2:20] Honolulu born, and Boston raised, Prentice ends up finding his roots in Texas once he starts attending SMU.
[2:20 – 3:57] Taking an Intro to Advertising class at SMU that quickly changed his anticipation of being a business major, finding a passion for the advertising industry and starting to build a creative portfolio
[3:58 – 5:58] The jump starts to his career— working on accounts such as Anheuser-Busch while traveling and building his portfolio along the way
[5:58 – 10:28] Mentions of some of his first work produced in the industry and learning that eliciting emotion doesn’t always evolve by just “being funny”
[10:28 – 14:40] Leaving Texas to try out life in LA writi...
2019-06-0648 minThe A-List PodcastThe A-List Podcast: Ricardo Casal & Juan Javier PenaOn this week's episode of The A-List Podcast, host and DiMassimo Goldstein CCO Tom Christmann is joined by Ricardo Casal and Juan Javier Pena, Creative Directors at DAVID The Agency, an agency founded in Buenos Aires that exemplifies the "always on" approach to advertising.
Ricardo and Juan's professional experience together began in Ecuador with their joined college projects jumpstarting their career and leading them to internships and ultimately to becoming, now, creative directors for an internationally renowned agency.
In this episode, they share the story of their undeniable interest in advertising, their thoughts on culture hacking, what attracted them about work...
2019-05-3056 minThe A-List PodcastThe A-List Podcast: Dhruv Nanda[0:00 – 1:28] Intro
[1:29 – 5:45] From Growing up in Dubai to attending a private school in Zambia, Africa for 3 years
[5:50 – 12:32] Leaving Africa to study Law at Carleton University in Canada, and working in a hardcore financial sales role right out of college
[12:40 – 18:03] Learning the art of persuasion through sales, how reading the "Ogilvy in Advertising" book ultimately drove his attention to the industry, and his decision to attend Miami Ad School
[18:54 – 24:00] His consistent interest in drawing comics, drama, and sketch comedy playing a role in his choice to become a Copywriter
[24:29 – 30:40] His experience at Miami Ad School, and what meditation and being in the right mindset...
2019-05-231h 01The A-List PodcastThe A-List Podcast: Bobby C. Martin Jr.On this week’s episode of The A-List Podcast, host and DiMassimo Goldstein CCO Tom Christmann is joined by Bobby C. Martin Jr., founding partner of Original Champions of Design, a design and branding agency that builds better brands through informed and strategic identity system design.
In 2017, FastCompany named Martin Jr. one of the Most Creative People in Business. At OCD, Martin Jr. has led design projects for a wide range of clients such as the Girl Scouts of the USA, MTV, The New York Times, the National Basketball Association and the Studio Museum in Harlem to ensure their growth an...
2019-05-161h 06The A-List PodcastThe A-List Podcast: Anselmo RamosThe A-List Podcast: Anselmo Ramos by Tom Christmann
2019-05-071h 042019-01-311h 18The A-List PodcastThe A-List Podcast with Ari WeissThe A-List Podcast with Ari Weiss by Tom Christmann
2018-12-131h 12The A-List PodcastThe A-List Podcast: Franklin Tipton & Libby BrockhoffThe A-List Podcast: Franklin Tipton & Libby Brockhoff by Tom Christmann
2018-12-061h 09The A-List PodcastThe A-List Podcast: Evelyn NeillThe A-List Podcast: Evelyn Neill by Tom Christmann
2018-11-2956 minThe A-List PodcastThe A-List Podcast: Jason MusanteThe A-List Podcast: Jason Musante by Tom Christmann
2018-11-1559 minThe A-List PodcastThe A-List Podcast with Greg DiNotoIn the latest episode of The A-list Podcast, host and DiMassimo Goldstein CCO Tom Christmann is joined by Greg DiNoto, an award-winning creative and the founder and CEO of DiNoto, Inc.
His agency, which is based in Brooklyn, unlocks the potential in brands with compelling platforms that define a uniquely ownable emotional space – and drive content, experience, and engagement. DiNoto’s clients include Disney/Freeform, Corcoran Real Estate, Synchrony Financial, Deutsche Bank, OnVocal, and Untuckit. Prior to opening up his own shop, DiNoto was a Partner and Chief Creative Officer at Deutsch, where he helped the agency grow significantly.
During their...
2018-11-0857 minThe A-List PodcastThe A-List Podcast: Justin GignacOn this week's episode of The A-List Podcast, host and DiMassimo Goldstein CCO Tom Christmann is joined by Justin Gignac, a renowned freelance artist and co-founder of Working Not Working, a network that works to eliminate the obstacles between creative people and opportunity. Prior to launching Working Not Working in 2012, Gignac spent years in the industry as an award-winning art director and creative director.
Gignac is well known for helping create "Elf Yourself", an interactive website built for Office Max in 2006 that instantly became a worldwide phenomenon, amassing over 36 million visits in just five weeks.
During their conversation, Gignac talks abou...
2018-11-011h 08The A-List PodcastThe A-List Podcast: Linda Kaplan ThalerThis week on The A-List Podcast, host and DiMassimo Goldstein CCO is joined by industry icon and Advertising Hall of Famer, Linda Kaplan Thaler.
Over the course of her illustrious career, Kaplan Thaler created some of the world’s most famous advertising campaigns, such as the Aflac duck. She also authored and composed two of the most globally recognized advertising jingles: “I Don’t Wanna Grow Up, I’m a Toys ‘R’ Us Kid,” and “Kodak Moments.”
Kaplan Thaler’s impressive resume extends well beyond advertising. She is a nationally acclaimed author with several best-selling books to her name; she has worked on two pr...
2018-10-2543 minThe A-List PodcastThe A-List Podcast: Jamie BarrettOn this week’s edition of The A-List Podcast, Jamie Barrett calls in to the studio for an inspiring interview with host and DiMassimo Goldstein CCO, Tom Christmann.
Barrett is the Founder and Executive Creative Director at barrettSF, an agency he launched in 2012. Before opening his own shop, Barrett made a name for himself as an esteemed creative, delivering world famous campaigns for many of the most renowned agencies in the industry such as Goodby Silverstein & Partners, Fallon, Wieden+Kennedy and Chiat\Day.
In this episode, learn all about Barrett’s life before advertising, where he spent one summer teaching tenn...
2018-10-181h 05The A-List PodcastThe A-List Podcast: Eric WeisbergOn this week’s episode of the A-List Podcast, host and DiMassimo Goldstein CCO Tom Christmann is joined by Eric Weisberg, Global Chief Creative Officer at Doner, where he oversees creative across the agency’s 600-person micro-network in Los Angeles, Detroit, New York City, and London. Beyond his achievements as an award-winning creative, Weisberg is renowned for his ability to blend ideas, technology and media.
In this inspiring interview, Weisberg talks about the innovative ways he would reach out to agencies as a young creative looking for a job, what inspired him at Cannes this year, why collaboration is essential to b...
2018-10-1157 minThe A-List PodcastThe A-List Podcast: Chris Beresford-HillThe A-List Podcast: Chris Beresford-Hill by Tom Christmann
2018-10-041h 00The A-List PodcastThe A-List Podcast: Tiffany RolfeThe A-List Podcast: Tiffany Rolfe by Tom Christmann
2018-09-2755 minThe A-List PodcastThe A-List Podcast: Dan LuceyThis week on the A-List Podcast, host and DiMassimo Goldstein CCO Tom Christmann is joined by Dan Lucey, Executive Creative Director at BBDO. With multiple awards to his name from Cannes to The One Show, among many others, Dan is one of the most respected and accomplished creatives in the industry.
In this episode, Dan takes us full circle, starting from his time as a student at AdHouse all the way to becoming a teacher for the program. He shares valuable lessons from his experiences of both triumph and defeat, tells the story behind his hilarious Talking Stain ad for...
2018-09-201h 03The A-List PodcastThe A-List Podcast: John PatroulisIn this season’s premiere episode, host and DiMassimo Goldstein CCO Tom Christmann returns to the recording booth to interview John Patroulis, Worldwide Chief Creative Officer of Grey Global Group.
Prior to joining Grey, Patroulis spent six years at BBH New York, joining as the agency’s Chief Creative Officer before being named its first-ever Creative Chairman in 2015. Under his leadership, BBH became one of the most awarded agencies in New York City.
Tune in to hear how Patroulis went from swinging a sledgehammer in Toledo, Ohio, to becoming one of the most decorated creatives in the industry. His adventure-filled care...
2018-09-131h 29The A-List PodcastThe A-List Podcast: 10 Lessons from Season 1The A-List Podcast: 10 Lessons from Season 1 by Tom Christmann
2018-08-1648 min
Visionary Lifestyle PodcastVLP S6 4 Silvia Christmann : Self Care, Freedom and Frameworks for GrowthGreetings rainbow warriors. I’m coming to you today from Split, Croatia. As I mentioned on the last show, I needed to exit the Schengen territory for a month due to visa restrictions (damn you borders)and after exploring many opportunities I decided on Croatia. Apologies for the show being a bit late this week, because I have been moving around a lot, and haven’t had an adequate place to work or record the show. Welcome to the world of a digital nomad ha. I’m saving a month of my Schengen Visa allowance for September when I’m offerin...
2018-08-0557 minThe A-List PodcastThe A-List Podcast: David BaldwinOn the latest installment of The A-List Podcast, host and DiMassimo Goldstein CCO Tom Christmann is joined by David Baldwin, the founder and CEO of Baldwin&, an ad agency based in Raleigh, North Carolina, that was named Small Agency of the Year twice in its first five years. Baldwin is also the former chairman of the One Club in NYC and was an executive producer for the Emmy Award-winning film Art & Copy.
His advertising has been recognized by The One Show, Cannes, D&D, the Clios, the Effies, the Andy Awards, and more.
Tune in below as Baldwin and Christmann...
2018-04-0558 minThe A-List PodcastThe A-List Podcast: Paul CaiozzoAfter a short hiatus, host and DiMassimo Goldstein CCO Tom Christmann returns to the booth for another exciting (and hilarious) episode of The A-List Podcast! This time, he’s joined by Paul Caiozzo, an award-winning creative and the cofounder of Office of Baby, a youngish creative independent agency that’s mature enough to work for companies like Google, Etsy, Zocdoc, and StreetEasy. Before starting his own agency, Paul served as the executive creative director at Goodby Silverstein & Partners.
In this inspiring interview, Paul shares the unique story behind how he got into advertising, how negativity is poison, the challenges and bala...
2018-02-151h 02The A-List PodcastThe A-List Podcast: Sandy Greenberg and Terri MeyerThis week on The A-List Podcast, host and DiMassimo Goldstein CCO is joined in the studio by Sandy Greenberg and Terri Meyer, co-founders of TERRI & SANDY, an award-winning, brand-igniting agency that was recently named Ad Age’s Small Agency of the Year.
Before founding their own agency, both Sandy and Terri left their creative marks on some of the biggest agencies in the world, helping to build some of the most iconic brands, including Mars, Kraft, Campbell’s, Disney and Nestlé. Along the way, they've won virtually every industry award, including twelve Effies. Terri and Sandy’s work has permeated popular...
2017-12-0550 minThe A-List PodcastThe A-List Podcast: Tom ChristmannOn a very special edition of The A-List Podcast, host and DiMassimo Goldstein CCO Tom Christmann switches seats and becomes the interviewee. Lauren Slaff, founder, president, and director of podcast sponsor AdHouse Advertising School plays the role of host as the two longtime friends talk about conquering fears, the importance of leaving your ego at the door, creating a personal brand, and so much more. Full episode and show notes below!
• [0:00 – 2:30] Into
• [2:31 – 6:32] Growing up in New Jersey, and how his childhood love to draw and write stories was inspired by his father “Mongo”
• [6:34 – 13:32] Tom talks about the benefit of going to college in Ma...
2017-11-2957 minThe A-List PodcastThe A-List Podcast: Bobby HershfieldThe A-List Podcast: Bobby Hershfield by Tom Christmann
2017-10-0354 minThe A-List PodcastThe A-List Podcast: Omid FarhangIn the fifteenth installment of the A-List Podcast, host and DiMassimo Goldstein CCO Tom Christmann is joined by Omid Farhang, the Chief Creative Officer at experiential agency Momentum Worldwide. Over the course of forty-five minutes, Farhang quotes the Wu-Tang Clan, talks about growing up as the child of an Iranian cowboy, and shares some of the most valuable lessons he learned working under and alongside the biggest names in the industry. Show notes below!
o [0:00 — 1:36] Intro
o [1:37 — 8:05] Farhang tells Tom about growing up the child of an Iranian cowboy, and the pressure he felt to become a doctor or a lawy...
2017-09-2648 minThe A-List PodcastThe A-List Podcast: Roger CampIn the latest episode of “The A-List” podcast, host and DiMassimo Goldstein CCO Tom Christmann is joined by the hilarious Roger Camp, Partner and Chief Creative Officer of San Francisco based Camp+King. During his 20+ years in advertising, Camp has been awarded every major creative award under the sun and has worked on some of the world’s biggest brands, such as Amazon, Nike, Virgin Atlantic, Coca-Cola, and Adidas. He’s about as A-list as they come.
Tune in to hear all about how Camp likes to get naked with his dad, the three-fail rule, how to make brands and business...
2017-08-0952 minThe A-List PodcastThe A-List Podcast: Bill OberlanderThis week on “The A-List” podcast, host and DiMassimo Goldstein CCO Tom Christmann chats with his long-time friend and former boss, Bill Oberlander, the executive creative director at OBERLAND. Bill has worked as a creative executive at many top agencies, including JWT New York, Cossette New York, McCann Erickson, Ogilvy & Mather, and Kirshenbaum Bond + Partners. Working on such global accounts as Microsoft, Estee Lauder, Intel and Nike, Bill has helped reinvent brands with his iconic and transformational campaigns.
Tune in as Bill and Tom discuss what it takes to break into advertising in New York City, why philanthropy is important for...
2017-07-261h 02The A-List PodcastThe A-List Podcast: Dan KelleherIn the latest episode of “The A-List” podcast, host and DiMassimo Goldstein Chief Creative Officer Tom Christmann sits down with creative maestro Dan Kelleher, Chief Creative Officer at Deutsch. Dan has worked at many of the world’s most renowned agencies, including Saatchi & Saatchi, BBDO, Cliff Freeman & Partners, and DeVito/Verdi. His work for brands such as BMW, DIRECTV, General Mills, FedEx, and Guinness has earned some of the industry’s top awards. Bill Clinton once said that his favorite commercials were the “Cable Effects” spots for DIRECTV, which Kelleher helped bring to life. Dan was also responsible for bringing us the BMW S...
2017-06-281h 10The A-List PodcastThe A-List Podcast: Kash SreeThe A-List Podcast: Episode 11 with Kash Sree
In this week’s episode of “The A-List” podcast, host and DiMassimo Goldstein Chief Creative Officer Tom Christmann chats with the brilliant Kash Sree, Group Creative Director at gyro New York. Kash has worked at many of the top agencies across the world, from SS&K to Perreira & O’Dell, JWT, BBH New York, and Wieden + Kennedy. Working on such global accounts as Vaseline, DeBeers, Axe, Nintendo and Nike, Kash has helped create some of the industry’s most iconic campaigns, including Nike’s “Hackeysack” spot with Tiger Woods. Kash was also the recipient of an...
2017-06-151h 11The A-List PodcastThe A-List Podcast: Eric SilverThe podcast that asks the world's top advertising professionals how they got started in the business. Hosted by Tom Christmann, CCO of DiMassimo Goldstein, an inspiring action agency in New York City.
2017-06-061h 03The A-List PodcastThe A-List Podcast: Megan SkellyThe podcast that asks the world's top advertising professionals how they got started in the business. Hosted by Tom Christmann, CCO of DiMassimo Goldstein, an inspiring action agency in New York City.
In the ninth episode of “The A-List” podcast, host and DiMassimo Goldstein Chief Creative Officer Tom Christmann chats with his long-time friend Megan Skelly, the Group Executive Creative Director at R/GA. Megan has been the creative lead on some of the world’s biggest name brands such as Coca-Cola, Target, Stella Artois, and most recently Verizon Wireless. Last year, Business Insider named her one of the “30 Most Creative...
2017-06-0155 minThe A-List PodcastThe A-List Podcast: Rob SchwartzThe podcast that asks the world's top advertising professionals how they got started in the business. Hosted by Tom Christmann, CCO of DiMassimo Goldstein, an inspiring action agency in New York City.
This week on “The A-List” podcast, host and DiMassimo Goldstein Chief Creative Officer Tom Christmann is joined in the studio by Rob Schwartz, the Chief Executive Officer at TBWA\CHIAT\DAY New York. Before becoming CEO, Schwartz enjoyed a long and very successful career as a creative, winning nearly every advertising award under the sun and spearheading the creative behind some of the world’s most recognized brands such a...
2017-05-1757 minThe A-List PodcastThe A-List Podcast: Gerry GrafThe podcast that asks the world's top advertising professionals how they got started in the business. Hosted by Tom Christmann, CCO of DiMassimo Goldstein, an inspiring action agency in New York City.
This week on “The A-List” podcast, host and chief creative officer of DiMassimo Goldstein Tom Christmann chats with the one and only Gerry Graf, founder and chief creative officer of Barton F. Graf.
Before starting his own agency, Graf spent the better half of two decades making award-winning creative for some of the most well-respected agencies in the world, such as Goodby Silverstein and Partners, BBDO, TBWA/Chiat Day...
2017-05-1158 minThe A-List PodcastThe A-List Podcast: Matt IanThe podcast that asks the world's top advertising professionals how they got started in the business. Hosted by Tom Christmann, CCO of DiMassimo Goldstein, an inspiring action agency in New York City.
They say you’re not in advertising until you’ve been fired. Droga5 ECD Matt Ian knows a little bit about that. He was fired from his first job in advertising. But did he give up? No sir. And look at him now! In this episode of The A-List, we reel in the years with Matt as he discusses his beginnings as an aimless youth in Connecticut and then...
2017-05-0552 minThe A-List PodcastThe A-List Podcast: Jill ApplebaumThe podcast that asks the world's top advertising professionals how they got started in the business. Hosted by Tom Christmann, CCO of DiMassimo Goldstein, an inspiring action agency in New York City.
This week on “The A-list” podcast, host and DiMassimo Goldstein chief creative officer Tom Christmann is joined by Jill Applebaum, creative strategist at Facebook Creative Shop. Before joining Facebook, Applebaum made a name for herself at several different agencies including DMB&B, Ogilvy & Mather, Young & Rubicam, J. Walter Thompson and DraftFCB, where she was one of the masterminds behind Oreo’s revolutionary “Daily Twist” campaign. That year, she and her cr...
2017-04-2651 minThe A-List PodcastThe A-List Podcast: David AngeloThe podcast that asks the world's top advertising professionals how they got started in the business. Hosted by Tom Christmann, CCO of DiMassimo Goldstein, an inspiring action agency in New York City.
The A-LIST
EPISODE #004 – DAVID ANGELO
RECORDED APRIL 12, 2017.
Welcome to the fourth episode of the A-List, the podcast that asks the world’s top advertising professionals how they got started in the business. For this episode, Tom invited David Angelo into our Gramercy studios in New York City. (In-Person!) David is the Founder and Chairman of David & Goliath, an integrated agency in El Segundo, California. You'll hear about David's time...
2017-04-1759 minThe A-List PodcastThe A-List Podcast: Greg HahnThe podcast that asks the world's top advertising professionals how they got started in the business. Hosted by Tom Christmann, CCO of DiMassimo Goldstein, an inspiring action agency in New York City.
The A-LIST
EPISODE #003 – GREG HAHN
RECORDED MARCH 10, 2017.
Hey, everyone! This is our third episode of the A-List, the podcast that asks the world’s top advertising professionals how they got started in the business. Today, Tom speaks with Greg Hahn, Chief Creative Officer at BBDO New York. They talk about Greg’s journey from Cincinnati, Ohio to his first internship at Franklin Stoorza in San Diego. Greg shares how he...
2017-03-2541 min