An Interview with Award-Winning Creative Director, Writer, and Filmmaker John Follis

As a Madison Ave ad man, John Follis, spent the first 7 years of his career getting fired, and the next 25 getting famous. Despite his rough career start he eventually co-founded a Mad Ave agency that, in 3-years, became one of the most awarded agencies in the country. Relatedly, John was selected one of Madison Ave's "12 Best" by The NY Ad Club. John’s high impact creative has helped sell everything from Coke to God and his high impact campaigns have been covered in The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Forbes, TIME, The Harvard Business Review, and a Prentice-Hall marketing textbook. As a requested speaker John's addressed The World Business Academy and The Yale Entrepreneur Institute among others. He’s also the only entrepreneur to be honored at The White House and The UN for his public service work. What makes his success particularly noteworthy is what he's had to overcome to achieve it. He was fired 4 times in the first 7 years of his career. His acclaimed narrative video series; “True Stories in Advertising” documents his wild ad biz adventures.