A-List 6001 Matt Vitou

Hello 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 email • Discovering the Creative Circus in Atlanta • Why every ad-hopeful should be on LinkedIn • How he wound up losing his shirt at Wuhan prison in China • Creativity diets We'll also hear some great tips on staying inspired, including the Criterion Collection and the practice of wandering cities known as Dérive. If you are curious about breaking into the ad business or want to be inspired to do your best work, you’re in the right place. Music: Ross Hopman of Duotone Audio Group.