A - List 5004 Hannes Ciatti

Hello, 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 begins in a little town in a tiny village in Northern Italy. From there, he would make his way to Germany, then Australia and finally New York, where he and his partner, John McKelvey would be hired by none other than David Droga before going on to start JohnxHannes. This is an epic story that goes from the Dolomites to Droga5. And there’s plenty to learn along the way. Whether you’re just starting out or looking to start your own agency. You can check out all the work and reach out to Hannes at altony.co. The A-List is sponsored by Adhouse Advertising School, where we’ve got new classes starting at the end of September. You get ten weeks of classes with an ad pro for way less than the big ad schools charge. Apply today at adhousenyc.com and we’ll get you in. All classes are on zoom so you can take them from anywhere. Even the Dolomites. Contact Tom Christmann at tomchristmann.net. Thanks for listening. Please rate and subscribe to the a-list wherever you listen to podcasts. And thanks to Ross Hopman over at Duotone Audio Group for the music. Get vaccinated if you can. See you soon!