Creatives Offscript
by Nate Watkin
We're pulling back the curtain on the industry's leading creatives - from film directors to creative directors to CMOs and more - to learn how they did it. No bull interviews and inspiration on how to grow your career, pull off the shot, or come up with the next big thing.
Episodes
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Creating a Client Focused Design Process with Mitch Monson, Sibling Rivalry
00:00 Welcome and Introduction 00:14 Mitch's Unique Journey into the Creative Industry 00:42 From ROTC to Creative Space: A Personal Story 03:54 The Big Break: Meeting Prince and Changing Trajectories 05:37 Working with Prince: Insights and Experiences 09:53 The Entrepreneurial Leap: Starting a...
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Building a Production Company in 2024 with Dustin Devlin, Vagrants
00:00 Intro 00:38 Diving into Dustin's Filmmaking Journey 03:17 The Birth of Vagrants: From Concept to Reality 10:33 Navigating the World of Original Content and Brand Collaborations 17:04 Inside the Creative Process: Balancing Directing and Entrepreneurship 19:39 A Deep Dive into Producing...
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Original Content Production Pipelines with David Weinstein, Complex
David Weinstein is the former VP of Production at Complex and Buzzfeed, where he oversaw production for a multitude of original content properties, and helped shepherd the media company giant through COVID and the transition to cloud based workflows. David is now taking on his next challenge at…
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Scaling In-House Creative Operations with Dmitry Shamis, Hubspot
Dmitry Shamis is the Global Head of Creative for Hubspot. Dmitry started his career working in the mail room at Paradigm, and ended up as the creative leader for Hubspot, where he transformed a small service based group into an in-house agency with over 140 employees. In this episode, Dmitry…
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Inside Saturday Night Live's Production Process with Hannah Levy, Director
Hannah Levy has directed Saturday Night Live sketches for the likes of Billie Eilish, John Mulaney and Kim Kardashian. She is now repped by Tool of North America and has her first film in development with Paramount. In this episode Hannah tells us the story of getting signed to direct at SNL, and...
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Building a World Class Production Company with Rajan Patel, President at Framework
Rajan Patel is the President and Executive Producer at Framework, one of Hollywood's top entertainment marketing companies with a client list that reads like a who's who at the Oscars - names like Disney, HBO, Marvel, Netflix and many more. In this episode we talk about Rajan's humble beginnings...
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Fusing Brand & Product with Cedric Devitt, CCO of Big Spaceship
Cedric Devitt is the Chief Creative Officer at Big Spaceship, a New York based independent agency with a client list that includes JetBlue, Starbucks and Google. Cedric is an industry veteran whose accolades include helming MRY as social media agency of the year, and also founding the US Air…
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Being Forward Obsessed with Pete Sena, Founder of Digital Surgeons
Pete Sena is a serial entrepreneur, futurist, investor and CEO coach. Amongst his many initiatives, he is the founder of Digital Surgeons, a brand experience design consultancy, and also runs the co-working space District, a founder community, podcast and much more. Pete is a firm believer in…
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Finding Your Creative Inspiration with Tristan Irving, Street Artist
Tristan Irving is a Portland based street artist made famous by his striking paintings of historical figures such as Jean-Michel Basquiat, Frida Kahlo and George Floyd. The latter was featured prominently during the protests and led to him being honored by the Portland Mayor's Office. In this...
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AI as a Co-Creator with Iain S. Thomas, Bestselling Author & VICE / VIRTUE
Iain S. Thomas is a #1 bestselling author, poet and AI evangelist. His latest book "What Makes Us Human" uses GPT-3 artificial intelligence to answer some of humanity's greatest questions. He also works as Group Creative Director at VICE's in-house agency VIRTUE, where he helped launch the Cannes...
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Operational Secrets of Top Creative Studios with Joel Pilger, Consultant at REVthink
Joel Pilger is a former studio owner and now global consultant for REVthink, where he helps top creative companies unlock their potential through strategic positioning, pricing and operations. In this episode, we talk about his experiences running and selling a creative studio, how to deliver a...
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The Future of Creative Work with Patrick Holly, Executive Creative Director at Upwork
Patrick Holly is the Executive Creative Director at Upwork, where he leads a global team comprised of 80% freelancers to deliver Upwork's vision for the future of work. In this interview we discuss his experiences launching a content platform with Steph Curry, understanding a brand's storytelling...
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Anomaly: Azsa West
Azsa West is the Executive Creative Director at Anomaly, where she brings her multi-disciplined background of design, art, filmmaking and photography to lead their creative team. In this episode, we talk about her alternative education as part of the W+K 12; a "cult disguised as an experimental...
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Stept Studios: Davey Spens
Davey Spens is the Creative Director of Entertainment at Stept Studios, where he leads a team to create category defining branded entertainment for their clients. In this interview, we discuss his background as a magazine entrepreneur, art director for Glass Animals, producer on Vice and much…
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Revery: Davis Priestley
Davis Priestly is the owner of Revery and producer extraordinaire, having touched almost every type of content and storytelling. Davis has produced everything from TV shows such as Project Runway, to feature films like Clementine, to branded and non-profit work for the likes of Nike, Pharrell...
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Swift: Marni Beardsley
Marni Beardsley is an advertising veteran, with 25 years of experience at Wieden+Kennedy leading and transforming their integrated art production team into a modern content powerhouse. She is now the Chief Production Officer at Swift and oversees their content team along with a 30,000 foot…
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MUH-TAY-ZIK: Joel Kaplan
Joel Kaplan is the Executive Creative Director and Partner at MUH-TAY-ZIK/HOF-FER, and has been behind award-winning campaigns for Netflix, Nike and Burger King, helped launch the iconic franchise Halo, and even directed films for Hulu. In this episode we follow Joel's career path as he tells us...
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Jam3: Dirk Van Ginkel
Dirk Van Ginkel is the Executive Creative Director at Jam3 and has been responsible for launching the Jam3 Amsterdam office. With a belief that the future is coming at us faster every day, Dirk and his team help brands create experiences on the bleeding edge of innovation. Listen as we discuss...
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GSD&M: Jay Russell
Jay Russell is the Chief Creative Officer for GSD&M, the powerhouse Austin-based agency behind campaigns such as Popeye's Chicken Sandwich wars. Join us on this special episode live from the Cannes Lions as Jay teaches us about finding the tension in a campaign, learning to stand by your opinion,...
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Portal A: Lex Halaby
Lex Halaby is the Creative Director at Portal A, where he leads a team of writers, directors and designers to create content on the bleeding edge of innovation. With a passion for XR, he pushes the boundaries of VR, AR and MR to re-imagine what's possible. Learn about about his family's journey...
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Mother LA: Erin Goodsell
Erin Goodsell is the Head of Production for Mother, AdAge's winner of International Agency of the Year. With experience as a producer for Wieden+Kennedy, 72andSunny and Deutsch, Erin tells us her story of paving a career path in the production industry.
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Tool of North America: Brig
Brig is a commercial director and photographer for Tool of North America, a TEDx speaker, and winner of 11 Cannes Lions including the Top Young Director in 2015. In this interview, hear about how he risked his life savings to break into the world of directing and how he crafted his unique style...
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SpecialGuest: Aaron Duffy
Aaron Duffy was named the #1 Most Creative Person by Business Insider and has landed on similar lists for AdWeek and CreativityOnline. As a creative director, director and co-founder of New York based creative agency SpecialGuest, he’s stacked up multiple Cannes Lions and even a spot in MoMa with...
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Director: Ian Pons Jewell
Ian Pons Jewell is a luminary in the commercial directing world, being voted the #1 commercial director globally by industry producers for the second year in a row. He has directed spots for Apple, Oculus, XBOX, Jack Daniels and many more. In this episode, learn about his rapid ascent to the top…
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Film Riot: Ryan Connolly
Ryan Connolly is a film director and owner of Film Riot, a YouTube channel about filmmaking with over 1.8 million subscribers. Ryan paved his way into a Hollywood directing career by launching this weekly filmmaking show taking viewers behind the scenes as he learned the ropes of film directing.…
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Director: Matt Alonzo
Matt Alonzo is one of hip hop's most renowned music video directors, having directed work for the likes of Lil Wayne, The Game, Justin Bieber, Chris Brown and many more. In this interview we talk about how he cracked into the music video industry in Los Angeles, his search for a mentor in the…
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LEGO: James Gregson
James Gregson is the Head of Social Studio at LEGO's internal creative agency. In this episode, James talks about how he first started in advertising and details his experience transitioning from starting his own branding agency to working at LEGO. He also dives into the ins-and-outs of his…
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Musicbed: Daniel McCarthy
Daniel McCarthy is the CEO & Founder of Musicbed and Filmsupply, the premier music and stock footage licensing platforms for the creative industry. In this episode, Daniel tells us about how he risked it all to go from agency owner to tech entrepreneur, and changed an entire industry along the way.
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Prettybird: Ali Brown
Ali Brown is the President of Prettybird, an award winning production company with trophies from the Cannes Lions, One Show, Clio Awards and more. Ali has also produced the award winning Sundance film Possibilia, served as the AICP/West President and presided over the Young Director's Award Jury…
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MediaMonks: Olivier Koelemij
Olivier Koelemij is the Founder and Managing Director of MediaMonks Los Angeles. Under his leadership, the Los Angeles team has grown to over 125 “Monks” in less than 5 years, acquired multiple companies, and built out a beautiful studio space on Abbott Kinney Boulevard in Venice Beach. An...
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Peloton: Carolyn Tisch Blodgett
Carolyn Tisch Blodgett is the former Global Head of Marketing for Peloton, the cycling company that has revolutionized at-home fitness. In this episode, Carolyn gives us a behind-the-scenes look at what it was like scaling Peloton from their humble beginnings in a WeWork office to a global,...
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Goodby Silverstein & Partners: Margaret Johnson
Margaret Johnson is the Chief Creative Officer at Goodby Silverstein & Partners, one of the foremost advertising agencies in the US, and also serves on the board of the One Show and Facebook’s Creative Council. But it didn't come easy. As an aspiring creative straight out of school, Margaret did...
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We're pulling back the curtain on the industry's leading creatives - from film directors to creative directors to CMOs and more - to learn how they did it. No bull interviews and inspiration on how to grow your career, pull off the shot, or come up with the next big thing.
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