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Casual conversations with creative thinkers about how they practice their craft. This is the Creative Stickup Podcast from jeffstevenscreative.com Creative | Strategist | Culture Builder | Content Creator | Experience Designer
“This podcast is an exercise in not being perfect” says recovering perfectionist Ken Calcaterra. Amen brother.
Fresh off his documentary Emmy, video storyteller, podcast host and my buddy Ken Calcaterra and I interviewed each other just for kicks. We determine: Larry deserves as much as Bono – Old guys still want to rock – Creative’s wouldn’t be hurt by taking some basic business classes - Never give up and try new shit – Which metal track works for a beer commercial - recovering perfectionism is manifesting itself, The band The Death, Javier Mendoza and our respective start ups. Enjoy!
The Documentary that won the Emmy
http://kencalcaterra.com/pedaling-to-stop-pushing-winner-mid-america-emmy-2016/
The Hard Rock Life
http://kencalcaterra.com/its-a-hard-rock-life-teaser-2015/
McAnallen and Son.
When you meet Ray McAnallen, he’s one of those guys you don’t forget. Cigar, beard, Hawaiian shirt, that certain swagger – is he a private eye in a Carl Hiasson book? A Lost Jimmy Buffet keyboardist who missed the tour bus? Nope, Ray is a St. Louis Ad man.
And what you see is what you get with Ray - he’s been part of the St. Louis ad scene for 30 plus years. From his days as an art director at the height of D’Arcy to his current run with Ad Savants, Ray possesses that always enthusiastic vibe and quick laugh that you can tell brings real fun to insanity of the ad biz.
His son Max not only joined him for the cast, but also has started his own career in the scene, coming up in HR none the less, but now has found his way into the new St. Louis creative endeavor, Startups.
The guys talk about their father/son relationship, what it was like growing up in a household run by a “creative”, advice on keeping it real, and getting ready for the upcoming Agency Jam. Enjoy.
Content, motion, sound and swagger. Antidote is the remedy to rock.
Michael Francis and Ryan Bury started their production studio 8 years ago. It was small and scrappy and defined by a peculiar little space and very good work. They’ve since grown up and grown out. With a vast and beautiful new space, new look and feel and a fresh sensibility they’ve made their bones and are now comfortably occupying the “Heavy Hitter” category in town. Simply put, they’ve arrived. I caught up with the duo to talk about their current state of creation and reflect a little on what they’ve built together and where they are headed in the future.
They’re feeling so plucky in fact that they’ve decided to bring the Agency Jam back – The one where every agency in town puts a band together, designs posters and t-shirts and then battles it out for supreme bragging rights of rock and design chops. September 14th – mark your calendars.
The Reel https://vimeo.com/219936318
Music by Flaming Death Trap
Fathers Day Special – Cbabi Bayoc takes on the art of being a dad.
Cbabi Bayoc's artistic work mixes caricature, realism, portraiture, and compassionate observation to create an important and remarkable narrative of the African American family experience. In fact, a few years ago he painted a finished work every day for a year on the subject of fatherhood. Throw in the fact that he and his wife run an incredibly successful and delicious bakery, café and studio called Sweet Art, and Cbabi is an artist who has harnessed his creativity for social change and sweet commerce.
Jeff sat down with Cbabi to talk about where he learned his craft, his Prince album cover experience, and how his name change to Cbabi (Creative Black Artist Battling Ignorance)in college gave him his life’s mission.
Have a listen and enjoy!
http://sweetartstl.com/index.php/about/meet-cbabi
Recovering Creative Director. Chris Aguirre leads the Recovery Revolution.
After nearly 20 years of sobriety and a few years out of the ad business, Chris Aguirre found himself at the point in his life where something had to give. His own battle with depression and social anxiety mixed with a creative’s dark cynicism had pushed him out of the ad business. Worse, it kept him out of ‘the rooms’ as it were, so there was no where to take this sudden desire to give back to those still battling their demons.
So he started Since Right Now (sincerightnow.com/), a highly evolved brand that has become one of the authoritative voices (and by far the best looking) in challenging the old thinking that stigmatized those in recovery.
Since it’s inception 3 years ago, the site has featured interviews, musings, articles, poetry, art, music, comics, merch and wisdom from a venerable who’s who in the space and one theme is woven throughout – the link between getting sober and finding your creativity.
With a possible printed magazine on the horizon, SRN has helped shape the dialogue, soundtrack and visual sensibility of recovering out loud. It’s a place for anyone who may have a problem to go and identify with others who’ve been there before.
It’s been my pleasure to be along for the ride as a co-host the SRN podcast. Check them all out here.
http://sincerightnow.com/pdcst/ http://sincerightnow.com/srn-ntwrk/
Thanks Antidote STL! http://www.antidotestl.com/ Music by Flaming Death Trap.
Check out the Schwinn Varsity Trailer here. NSFW. https://vimeo.com/213769266
Summer, 1977. Two teenage boys set out on a bicycle journey in an epic search for freedom, America, and a dumpster full of discarded Porno mags. A little "Stand By Me", a little "Dazed and Confused" and a Whole Lotta Love, writer/producer Richard Eschenroeder has had "Schwinn Varsity" in some stage of development for 15 years. Jen and I caught up with him and got the story behind the project and the passion it took to keep it alive over time and distance. The idea is an homage to the classic film "Easy Rider", and the trailer was made right here in STL. It's a beautiful piece of work. Put the Pedal to the Metal and check it out.
Music by Flaming Death Trap.
“There’s these two knuckleheads on the couch telling the editors what to do, that’s when I realized I wanted to be one of those guys," says Joe Bishop on the moment he realized he wanted to be an agency creative. Since then he and his compadres have been creating some of the more famous and infamous (Quadracorn!) work to come out of the St. Louis agency scene. Joe talks to Jeff and Jen about getting his start doing memorial videos for the recently deceased, being asked to find his own way out during his first interview and the advanced metrics of casino barge level in judging the effectiveness of a campaign. And we offer our opinion on when exactly agency creatives will be replaced by artificial intelligence (next Thursday). Enjoy! Quadracorn Spot: http://www.welovead.com/en/works/details/4e1DirrC Shoutouts: AntidoteSTL! and Flaming Death Trap!
Talent Plus turns 40. “I still love doing this,” says Sharon Tucci, which is not at all surprising if you've spent any time around her. Her daily enthusiasm, real generosity and natural ability to listen and connect have made her one of the true cultural icons of our city. In every era since she opened her doors in 1977, Sharon has been on trend and totally relevant across the creative and artistic scene in St. Louis. Jen and I have been trying to get her to agree to an interview for over a year and we finally cajoled her. After all, she’s much more comfortable behind the scenes, making deals for her clients. We talk about her start and the early days of Talent Plus, the 70’s CWE scene, and then a little music, models, film, fashion, super souling and the TP future. Enjoy! http://www.talentpl.us/ Thanks to Antidote for partnering on the Podcast - Go see the new space - http://www.antidotestl.com/
Music by Flaming Death Trap
Keep Fast Company. Jon Maurice has the Need for Speed. With the new show, Speed is the New Black, coming to Velocity in May and Fast N’ Loud roaring into it’s 10th season, Jon Maurice and his No Coast cohorts have made plenty of noise in reality TV. Now they’ve turned their sights into using this model to creates hits and build audiences for brands.
As part of our Badass series, Jon drops by to talk with Jeff and Jen about having success from learning to fail, making commerce with your art and using St. Louis as the backdrop for the new show. This podcast sponsored by Creative Circle.
http://nocoastoriginals.com
A bit on the new show http://artofgears.com/2016/12/31/speed-is-the-new-black-to-air-in-2017-on-velocity/
Music by Jon's son Anthony of Flaming Death Trap
This podcast sponsored by Creative Circle!
Kicking off our Badass series, Jen and I wanted to interview creative types who are in their prime and knocking it out of the park. Leslie Bogosian fits that bill. Sharp, fearless, the consummate idea driven art director, we talk to Leslie about the workings of the modern creative team, badass women in the creative department and her recent dive into motherhood.
Check her out: https://www.schadbogo.com/ https://www.instagram.com/schadbogo/
Music by Flaming Death Trap
Meet Michael Weiss, VP Marketing of Creative Circle and lifelong story teller. From being a Musician, Script Reader, PA to Roseanne and Tom, Author, Digital Agency Owner, and then to Creative Circle, Michael brings a unique perspective and eclectic mix of experience to the creative talent agency game. Jen and Jeff talk to Michael about the new paradigm of the gig economy, the power of Eruption and the energy of ideas that move you.
Here's a link to his book on Presentation Skills: http://a.co/7SfOKo3
TED talk Moments of Note: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0NWPke3gsw&t=839s
Eddie Van Halen's Eruption: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sI7XiJgt0vY
music by Flaming Death Trap
This episode sponsored by Creative Circle!
Tom Townsend is a Creative Director's Creative Director. Constantly curious, he is interested in everything and has built a career based on the integrity of great work. Yet, he has done arguably done most meaningful work since he left the agency he co-founded. Tom has brought to life his dream of giving Pianos to People who can't afford them. The idea: a passion for music can be a great equalizer. Get involved at http://pianosforpeople.org/ He has also led in the creation of the A-Town Get Down, his Savannah GA music and arts festival named for his son Alex, who died in a car accident at the age of 21, but who's life was one of creativity and encouragement to those around him. The festival is Tom's living creation and inspiration, a true lesson in making something beautiful out of something tragic. Enjoy our great talk with Tom. Check it out - One of my favs, Cracker is headlining! http://a-towngetdown.com/
Getting a truly meaningful insight to create from is often more valuable than the idea that comes from it. Bob Cuneo figured that out 15 some odd years ago as a Creative Director watching his work get murdered in the graveyard of a poorly run focus group. So he decided to start his own insight driven strategic agency. And over time, they've become one of the best in the world at helping clients find that ever valuable insight into the human condition. Jen and Jeff talk to Bob about his journey both through the marketing world of St. Louis and his travels around Planet Earth. One insight we learned: Nashville might need more hot lesbians. Enjoy.
Sponsored by Creative Circle https://www.creativecircle.com/
Music by Flaming Death Trap
"The people that got into the marijuana business are the same kinds of people that own bars. Risk takers, storied personalities and extremely fun to hang out with," notes this week's guest Jack Thorwegen in what could easily be a description of himself. As the kick-off to our Legends series, our new co-host Jennifer Oertli and I sit down and talk to Jack about Proof, Pot, Beer, Spirits, Zip and the importance of your agency's first hire. Enjoy.
This Stickup is brought to you by Creative Circle! https://www.creativecircle.com/
http://theproofagency.com/
Music by Flaming Death Trap
Everybody’s Angel Investor.
Laura Burkemper knows the start-up hustle.
In fact, she might be the busiest woman in the St. Louis Start up game. She’s a lead mentor in Stadia Ventures, a big part of the Billiken Angel Network, teaches entrepreneurship at SLU and has helped create an impressive portfolio of investments, strategic vision and bottom line results.
Over time, she’s learned how to pick ‘em. She and Jeff talk about the St. Louis Start up community, why it’s better than other comparable cities and when to bet on the jockey and not the horse.
Check out these links.
http://www.stadiaventures.com/
http://www.billikenangels.com/
Music by Flaming Death Trap
How's your novel coming? If you are one of the half million or so crazy would be writers out there who are trying to finish your novel in 30 days as part of NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) you've got one day left to finish off your 50,000 word masterpiece! Or in my case, a 50,000 car pile up. But it's done and I have Kelly Jones to thank for the experience. She got caught up in NaNo some 10 years ago and has participated in it ever since. She also did her thesis on it's power to bring creatives together to create something with no inherent reward attached to it. I told her we do that sort of thing everyday. Find out how NaNo brings out the writers in all of us.
Thanks Kelly, and we will see everyone again next November!
http://nanowrimo.org/
http://www.marissameyer.com/ (A NaNo Star)
Daniel Wiseman, Creative Director, is one of the founders of Pixel Press. With the recent Mattel Toy deal, this startup looks like it's really taking off. Daniel tells Jeff about the founding of the company, getting to design a game for Cartoon Network, and the ups and downs of doing a start up in St. Louis.
Check out Daniels amazing work here.
http://www.danieldraws.com/ http://www.projectpixelpress.com/ http://www.bloxelsbuilder.com/ https://vimeo.com/114086604 - Adventure Time Game https://www.instagram.com/d_wiseman/
Jeremy Corray, Defender of the St. Lunaverse!
Jeremy talks! He and Jeff chat about his brave new world with Coolfire Studios, his being able to live a childhood dream and work on Voltron, the early funny stuff and how he sees the future of content studios. And a whole lot more!
Every Thirty Seconds https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2PRsoyLnaU
Music by Flaming Death Trap
We say all politics is local and I believe it. As much as the always-on-eleven-reality show the current presidential campaign has become, it’s the decisions of the city and the neighborhoods we live in that will actually have far greater effects on our daily existence. Kacey works for US Bancorp in the Community Development Corporation and co-chairs a coalition led by Urban Land Institute in partnership with Forward Through Ferguson, aimed at community development goals in the Ferguson Commission report. Kacey and Jeff talk about how governments use tax credits get private money to develop affordable housing for the public good, the dynamics of Racial Equity and what is at stake in next years St. Louis Mayors Race. http://forwardthroughferguson.org/ Here's the link to the anti racism training firm we talk about. http://crossroadsantiracism.org/
The Real Mad Man. Jon Hamm is figuring out exactly how to change your mind.
WPP decided the world needed another global activation shop. So it cobbled together three or four of its agency chains with offices and staffs and cultures from all over the world and named the new entity Geometry. Then they went out and got somebody crazy enough to pull it all together. Jon Hamm, mentor and friend, has made a career of being able to see and articulate where the business needs to move in order to add real value for clients. And he's got a big task ahead of him.
Jon tells Jeff about his first year at Geometry and how the agency is mixing the science of consumer behavior with the exact moments we are most likely to change our mind. Of course we also chat about how he came up in London as a PA at RSA, started producing films, then started the digital shop Green Room and wound his way to big time agency head. Enjoy.
PS - Thanks for the tea Philip.
In the creative business you always hear about hiring people that are better than you. Or more appropriately, hire those who scare the bejesus out of you. I had no idea what that meant until I met Ben Little some 12 plus years ago.
I met Ben my first month in London, he was in his mid 20’s and already a charismatic force that both attracted and created game changing ideas and talented people who wanted to work on them.
His company, Fearlessly Frank that he runs with his partner Wayne Guthrie, offers the perfect mix of stellar creative and inspirational business leadership. They do everything from start ups to multinationals.
Ben and I talk about how the agency got started, found their independence, and how he took this notion of being Fearlessly Frank with clients into becoming one of the largest innovation consultancy's in the UK.
Check them out fearlesslyfrank.com
Write Way Round. Tom Hodgson has a story to tell.
I’m in London this week and was lucky enough to cast some pod with various creative types and gangsters that I’ve worked with over the years. There was no one better to catch up with then the screenwriter Tom Hodgson. Giving him that title has a long time coming, as Tom has wound his way through film development, copywriting, strategy, digital content directing and finally and most fittingly, to becoming a writer. Tom’s second feature film, The Hippopotamus, adapted from the Stephen Fry's bestseller, is screening next week and will be out in the US next year.
Check Tom out here: www.corhampton.com Follow him as well Twitter (@thodgo)
Punk Rock Post
If DIY is the Punk Rock ethos, then rukus is the kind of production house that breaks out and builds a t-shirt wearing cult following by making great music and working their asses off. Celebrating their sixth year in business, Michael Hurst talks about being thrown in the deep end and surviving, evolving into an Executive Producer and his observations on the state of the St. Louis Ad Scene as he wraps up his Ad Club Presidency.
Look out for their Anniversary Party coming soon.
The ruckus reel: http://rukuspost.com/project/showreel/
Music by Flaming Death Trap
The Ministers of Sound - Mark Bartels of 90dw and Mike Radentz of Antidote.
Sound, I would argue, might be the most overlooked, vitally important, and very mysterious aspect of any production. Yet, when it's done well, it can take something good and make it a thing of beauty. Mark and Mike talk to Jeff about their craft, their tricks, favorite movies and go to sound effects. Enjoy the finest sounding podcast of all time!
Music by John Williams as played by Mark Bartels, Mike Radentz and Flaming Death Trap.
Peace, Bread and Social Enterprise.
'A-ha' moments can arise at any time, anywhere. For Markey Culver, it was when she found herself hungry while walking back and forth between her house and the school where she taught English in a small East African village. Markey tells the fascinating story that led her to create The Women's Bakery - a vocational school that teaches the women of Rwanda and Tanzania to bake bread for themselves and for profit. Have a listen to how this remarkable social enterprise got started. http://www.womensbakery.com/
Meet the Method Ad Man. The longer Wade is in the business, the more he wants to stay close to the work. As a founder of the agency Grenadier in Boulder (named after the elite senior troops that led the great armies of the last century), Wade and his colleagues are operating against the age old agency principle: As soon as you become great at creative, you get bumped up to management and stop doing creative. They all still get their hands dirty.
Wade talks to Jeff about his journey from Lawrence, Kansas through LA, St. Louis (at Core) Boston and now Boulder. We touch on creative account people, young 'writers' who don’t want to do the work, how Core taught him to be a Method Ad Man and advice on starting your own shop.
Check out his shop here: http://www.grenadierco.com/
Music by Flaming Death Trap
SPACE RACE. Matt Homann is fixing your sucky meeting.
Too many meetings. It’s on everyone’s short list of things we complain about at work. Start late. No agenda. Somebody with a 167-slide deck trying to show how smart they are. The last hour, wondering if you stabbed yourself in the eye with your pen, would that be enough to end the meeting? Please, stop the torture.
Matt Homann and Filament, believe they have the answer. With 10,000 square feet of inspiring meeting space on 15th and Washington, they want to change the way meetings are designed by helping facilitate your meetings outcome.
http://www.thefilament.com/ http://www.thefilament.com/manifesto/ https://invisiblegirlfriend.com/
The Data Whisperer. Jenny Dibble knows your KPI's.
In a world full of data, those who can make sense of it have the advantage. Jenny has made a career of doing just that. From building and selling her first agency in Seattle, to her stints at Amazon, Coolfire and Brighton, to her new venture, Creative Anvil, Jenny tells Jeff about SaaS tools, vanity metrics and how to use data to make better decisions.
http://creativeanvil.com/ http://www.readybuild.com/ http://www.wnyc.org/shows/notetoself
Kay Cochran is Smoking. One of the original RT'ers, she was employee 006, Kay tells Jeff about the agency as it approaches 20 years, working with up and comers and what goes into a great campaign.
Links to stuff we talk about
https://vimeo.com/142153758
Music by Flaming Death Trap
Creative Disrupter. John Dames brings in the big guns.
There aren’t that many creatives in town that I truly have portfolio envy over. John Dames is one of them. From being CORE number 001, to directing and designing epic videos, to helping Special Forces do their jobs, John tells Jeff about firing clients, doing it all wrong and having the balls to create without limits.
Here’s some links to stuff we talk about
Gucci https://vimeo.com/14949511
Custom software https://vimeo.com/15271957
Malice https://vimeo.com/55460671
Balls Video https://vimeo.com/27382812
Ambient Content Series Cats https://vimeo.com/5300322
Paintings https://vimeo.com/5246399
Dancers https://vimeo.com/5246256
Angel https://vimeo.com/15289803
Playground https://vimeo.com/15290235
Enjoy my highly relevant and enlightening conversation with Ryan Brown where we discuss in no particular order: The Adjacent Possible and how you need to start rubbing shoulders with everyone a whole lot more. Placing Small Bets and then rigorously testing and adjusting the results. The Way of Being Relevant, Ryan's four part breakdown of the very word in every client brief. The Manifest Platform, how this digital shop wants to be the place to connect everyone's ideas to clients. And growing up on the wrong side of the Tracks in South Bend, Indiana. Have a listen!
Some links: http://manifest.com/ https://hbr.org/2011/08/finding-your-next-big-adjacent
Music by Flaming Death Trap
Meet the Designer.
You've heard of design thinking, Mike Spakowski is a true practitioner and connoisseur. As founder and creative director at Atomicdust and Chairman of Design Week, Mike tells Jeff about his journey from tinkering with computers to founding his shop and the design centric, collaborative way he approaches his work and the St. Louis design scene.
Check them out: http://www.atomicdust.com/
music by Flaming Death Trap
One of the best parts of St. Louis and doing this Podcast is finally getting to meet someone you’ve heard about for years but never met. The town is the exact size for these encounters to happen often. Just large enough where you can’t know everyone, but small enough to where you know someone who does
I had the pleasure of meeting Elizabeth Tucker of ALIVE, a person who fits this description to a T. She started Alive Magazine with Attilio D’Agostino in 2002 with a bang. They immediately found an underserved-and-lifestyle-aware scene in St. Louis and have helped evolve that very scene ever since. They created Fashion Week in 2007, and brought back a fashion scene to the city. With the recent redesign of the magazine and the launching of an agency, ALIVE is as interesting as ever. Elizabeth tells Jeff about her beginnings, Attlio’s nutritional supplement speech to stay in St. Louis, how to live by the Golden Rule and how to divergent thinking keeps her fresh. And where she went to High School!
Links: Here’s the St. Louis Fashion Week video we talk about in the cast.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rdga4L4nwRQ
Music by Flaming Death Trap Photo by Attilio D'Agostino.
If every arts scene needs it's patron to thrive, Susan Sherman is certainly on a very short list for the role. For 25 years she's worked to help make our performing and visual arts community a vital part of this city. Now she's tackling her biggest challenge - bringing back the fashion business. Susan tells Jeff all about the St. Louis Fashion Fund and it's signature project, The Fashion Incubator.
https://saintlouisfashionfund.org/
Allan Meyerson has brought his New York edge and helped build one of the biggest and most successful agencies in St. Louis. He's surrounded by great talent, big clients and a shop thats found its groove. Allan talks to Jeff about his no nonsense approach to building a great creative culture and his journey from the New York shop with his name on the door to putting down roots here in the Lou.
Take me to Church.
Matt Miofsky has become a man of God. He leads a vibrant and growing Church in St. Louis. But before all that he was an theoretical math major at Wash U looking for someplace to channel his creativity. Matt talks to Jeff about his journey, his storytelling process and how a quirky spirit can lead you to fulfillment down the road less traveled.
Mixology and cocktail culture is everywhere, it's one of the most creative spaces being explored. The most creative of these spirits? It might just be Gin. No one in the world has a better handle on this effervescent spirit than Natasha Bahrami, The Gin Girl and namesake of the St. Louis Institution, Cafe Natasha.
http://www.natashasginroom.com/ http://cafenatasha.com/
Music by Flaming Death Trap
What does it take to lead an agency? These are the folks who know the answer.
Annie Castellano - Senior Vice President/Executive Creative Director at ITC Stacey Goldman - Principal/Chief Strategist/Cannonball Gus Hatrich - President at Paradowski Creative Allan Meyerson - Senior Vice President/Executive Creative Director at Group 360
New Honor Society's Holly Aguirre and Heidi Singleton (Hi Ho) are building great agency culture. From the disparate pieces of Zip and Rivet, they've found their soul and are bringing inspiring marketing to brands and the St. Louis agency scene.
We asked the town for the rising stars of 2016. This is who they sent us. Check out the young guns, where did they come from and where are they headed?
Bri Gilomen – Junior Creative Project Manager at FH Jerry McNeive - Digital Production Developer/Designer at Rodgers Townsend Rebekah Nelson - Video Editor/Production Artist at H & L Partners Justin Striebel – Art Director at HLK Kelcey Towell - Designer at TOKY
Radiant CX's Amy Gwin hosts an Innovation Roundtable with Pat McGauley of The Startup Within, Angela Minges of Nestle Purina and Dan Reus of Openly Disruptive
Always Travel with a Townie. Meet the ultimate one. Does St. Louis have an unofficial mayor? If it does, Mr Smith may be that guy. Publican, Promoter and Fixer of all kinds, including, perhaps the racial divide, Steve takes me on an epic MLK day drive through North St. Louis, where we talk music, boxing, politics and the best North Side taverns to explore.
Josie Littlepage has become the go to wedding planner in St. Louis. If you think you've got nervous, emotional or demanding clients, it's nothing compared to the creative endeavor and cast of characters that inhabit your average wedding. Josie gives Jeff the lowdown on brides to be, overbearing mothers and modern love. Check her out at http://www.cosmopolitanevents.com/
Rob Grimm wants to teach the world to shoot. After surveying a sea of crappy "how to" Youtube videos, Rob Grimm and his partner Gary Martin, have decided to do it right. At RGGEDU.com, Rob reveals and gets other huge photogs to reveal their secrets. It's bit like great Magicians showing you how they do it!
Music by Flaming Death Trap
Kevin Brennan is cultivating new evenings of culinary one night stands, and it sounds delicious. When he started, he didn't want to own a bar. But he does. So he's constantly innovating by trying new and interesting ideas so he can pretend like he's out of the bar business. From the Cigar Club and Brand, to the BHive co-working space to the Skunk'd Ping Pong Parlor, Kevin has redefined what the public house can be. Now he's launching a new rock star chef series that pushes the envelope of culinary delights.
URL's from the world of Brennan's. http://www.definitelynotarestaurant.com/ http://bhive.space http://cometobrennans.com http://durangocigars.com
Fast Times at Fusion Marketing. Brian and Jeff talk about the ups and downs of having the toughest job in the Advertising business. From influences, to talent to how to run a creative department, Brian is getting it done and the work at his agency has never been better. Books recommended: Creativity Inc, by Ed Catmull. Music by Flaming Death Trap
As part of our Sticky Business evening, Carlos Zamora interviewed Jen Oertli https://stickybusinesscom.wordpress.com/
From writing and shooting to finding the money, filmmaking is the ultimate creative endeavor. Chris and Angie Lawing, Partners in Mercury Labs, know how hard it is to get one made. One of their films, Witness 11, is showing as part of the St. Louis International Film Festival on November 11 at the Tivoli Theater. They sat down with Jeff to talk about the movie making process, great pickup lines and how to kill an advertising pitch.
A St. Louis O.G. tells tales of creating, building and flipping Hot Rods Shows, Cinnamon Tequila and Ending then Restarting the Feud between the Hatfields and McCoys. Books mentioned you should read: The Mission, the Men and Me by Pete Blaber and The Black Swan by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Music by Flaming Death Trap
In the new series brought to you by C8S and Radiant, Jeff and Amy discuss the gap in company values, what leaders can do about it and the secret of the Cardinal Way.
Flaming Death Trap provides the music. Photo by Mike Fehr.
Dr. Kathy Cramer has been mixing positivity and leadership together for a while. She sits down with Jeff and tells him where the heroic leaders we all want to be come from.
Ed Martin wants to create chaos at the Republican convention in Cleveland next June. To do that, he needs to disrupt the entire system. Iowa beware! This man wants to open up the Primaries to everyone.
If you haven't heard, Jim Harper left Boxing Clever, his agency, to go home. In many ways his choice was about being true to your creative self. Jeff sits down with Jim and gets the scoop at the main street Barber Shop.
Music, as always, by Flaming Death Trap
Dave Gray is at the epicenter of creating what the company of the future looks like. He sits down with Jeff and tells all. Check him out at xplaner.com
Music, as always, courtesy of Flaming Death Trap
Jennifer enlightens Jeff on bad culture, good HR and her new venture Radiant CX.
Music Courtesy of Flaming Death Trap
Jeff gets Heidi to spill her secrets on how she and her band of merry storytellers and cultivators are building a mighty new marketing shop dedicated to less sell more soul. Music courtesy of Flaming Death Trap