The Junior Mafia: Recent Episodes
Dom Hickey & Jade Hickey
In this podcast, we're talking to the brilliant creative minds shaping the future of advertising and marketing. We're talking to the junior mafia in adland.
The Junior Mafia talks to Senior Art Director, Meredith Besseling. We chat about Consultancies vs agencies, AI, and creative opportunities in gaming.
The Junior Mafia talks to DDB Planning Director, Tom Witcombe. We chat about Award School, what makes people laugh, and why comedians are the best source of insights.
The Junior Mafia talks to Howatson+Company Planning Director, Georgia Pritchard. We unpack the branding phenomenon that is Barbie, the marketing brilliance of Taylor Swift, feminism, pop culture, and why rich people are now popular cultures biggest enemy.
The Junior Mafia talks to Renata Yannoulis, Senior Strategic Planner at TBWA. We chat about cultural signals and edges, targetting Gen Z, Big Boob Energy, and AI.
The Junior Mafia talks to August Lantay-Lefkovich, Lead Thinker - Content at Thinkerbell. We cover everything from side hustles, diversity, hard work, why a thick skin is one of the best things to have in advertising.
The Junior Mafia talks to Rachel Tucker, Planner at TBWA. We chat about the pleasure plague, why diving into the deep end is a good thing, and gaming.
The Junior Mafia talks to Publicis Copywriter, Anais Read about awards, mentoring, cyberbullying, & persistence.
The Junior Mafia talks to Heather Morrison, CEO, and Co-founder of Handi. We chat about some of the brilliant innovations changing people's lives for the better and Heather shares her journey to launch the world’s first line of hand’s free sex toys for those with disabilities.
The Junior Mafia talks to BBDO Associate Creative Director Matt Low about resilience, making the most of opportunities, and why creatives need to sell themselves better.
The Junior Mafia talks to The Monkeys Copywriter, Lizzie Wood about creative partnerships, making great work, and being a female creative in advertising.
The Junior Mafia talks to VMLY&R Art Director Rosie Gearside about rainbow capitalism, brand purpose, and life as an art director.
The Junior Mafia talks to Cultiver Content Producer Emma Breislin about landing and losing a dream job in 2020 and writing for love and business.
The Junior Mafia talks to DDB Social Business Manager Mobolaji Komolafe about values, storytelling, poetry, and why the best ads let your imagination roam free.
The Junior Mafia talks to Clemenger BBDO Planner Vince Usher about fame, graffiti, culture, and why how we hire talent in the advertising industry is ready for a shakeup.
The Junior Mafia talks to VMLY&R Senior Data Planner about the death of the cookie, fake news, cultural shifts, and a day in the life of a data planner.
The Junior Mafia talks to Akcelo Planning Director Isaac Lai about his alternative plans to become a spy, criminology, corsets, mentoring, and food puns.
The Junior Mafia talks to The Works Planner Lucy Batchelor about gender-neutral creative briefs, the power of introverts, and diversity in adland.
We talk to DDB Planner Nate Kwok about Young Lions, coming of age stories, the connection between strategic thinking and mindfulness, and what it's like to jump from client-side to agency side.
A short episode that gives you a little background on who we are and how we came to be here.