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Jenny reveals (in the second sexiest accent in the world) a campaign for the AGO called “Art Rate Monitor.” Plus, hear how her almost career in law, and growing up in South Africa, inform her work today   ABOUT OUR GUEST: After spending 20 years working in South Africa Jenny moved to Toronto and is currently a Chief Creative Officer at independent creative shop, Zulu Alpha Kilo. Jenny cofounded Op...

Zach and Geoff get saucy and share the stories behind iconic campaigns like Heinz “Draw Ketchup” and “Can’t Unsee it” with Deadpool. ABOUT OUR GUESTS: Geoff Baillie is a Group Creative Director at Rethink , where he started as an intern in 2018. He’s led work for brands like IKEA, Molson Coors and Heinz—including campaigns like Draw Ketchup, Heinz Ketchup and Seemingly Ranch, and the Heinz x Marve...

Ugo and Léo reveal how they turned their youthful skateboard years into a (two time winning) design studio of the year. Hear about the Montreal design scene, the FORUM festival they launched, and getting inked.   ABOUT OUR GUESTS: Léo Breton-Allaire and Ugo Varin Lachapelle are Partners & Creative Directors at Caserne . Léo is partner and creative director at Caserne. His role involves guiding tea...

Pack your bags, Brynna is taking us on a career journey that spans Chicago - Mexico - Miami - Toronto. Plus, hear the story behind campaigns like “Prescribed to Death.”   ABOUT OUR GUEST Brynna Aylward is an award-winning creative leader who is making her mark as the first Chief Creative Officer of adam&eveDDB US . With a reputation for fostering collaboration and innovation, Brynna leads a dynami...

Kelly & Ali sing the praises of the Canadian music industry. Hear how audio and advertising intersect. Cue up emerging artists on your playlist. Be inspired to shop for a fancy new sparkle vest. It’s an episode in perfect harmony. ABOUT OUR GUESTS: Kelly McCluskey Exec Producer/Partner, Grayson Music At the helm of the commercial production team, Kelly has managed a diverse portfolio of audio proj...

Sabaa and Driscoll share their origin stories (Sabaa’s includes the ‘95 Raptors launch and Driscoll’s leans Eat Pray Love) and why they make the ultimate duo today. Hear about campaigns for McDonald’s, Amazon, and maybe flying cars. ABOUT OUR GUESTS: Driscoll Reid is Chief Creative Officer at Cossette . He joined Cossette after previous stints at Wieden+Kennedy (Portland and Tokyo), 72 and Sunny,...

Launch your own agency with blood, sweat, and pee. Meghan and Cameron reveal how they built Hard Work Club with Post It notes and a dream. Plus, they unpack work for Knix and Doordash. ABOUT OUR GUESTS: Meghan Kraemer - Co-founder, Executive Creative Director As a woman and mother, Meghan is unlike 98% of creative agency owners. An advocate for women in the industry, she is a champion for equality...

Francesco (Fran, if you’re buds) on his ascension from lowly intern at Ogilvy to the CCO throne. Plus, the Dove campaigns he’s worked on for the last 2 decades.   ABOUT OUR GUEST: Francesco is an internationally-recognized, Emmy nominated, Chief Creative Officer of Ogilvy Canada where he leads the Toronto and Montreal office. He is Ogilvy’s highest ranked CCO in the world. Prior to his current rol...

Bryan and Rob talk advertising and design on the Left Coast, from their days in Calgary to launching an agency in Vancouver. Plus, plenty of discussion around Dick Pics (it’s pictures of dudes named Richard, mom!). ABOUT OUR GUESTS: Rob Sweetman and Bryan Collins are founders and Chief Creative Officers of ad and design agency ONE23WEST. They've been a creative team for over 20 years starting at v...

Luc talks about his “Mad Men” roots and why advertising and design in Quebec are so unique. Plus, he shares how work for the government can get you on the international stage. C’est malade! ABOUT OUR GUEST: In 2004, Luc and his friends founded the Quebec City office of LG2. Since then, they've created a fun place to find great ideas. Luc has led his teams on many projects recognized on the nationa...

Krystle’s story slash soon to be a Netflix series is a gripping tale of tenacity, eagles, and vodka roulette. From a master’s degree to scrappy (Windex-y??) career starts, she goes from being told she’s not good enough to becoming that agency’s CCO. This episode is unignorable.   ABOUT OUR GUEST: Krystle Mullin is CCO at john st. and T&Pm Canada in Toronto. She returns to Canada’s advertising scen...

“What’s the deal with advertising??” Ron’s set takes us on a wild ride, from stand-up, to account guy, to creative, to owning his own agency. Plus, how his side hustle turned full time.   ABOUT OUR GUEST: An entrepreneur, speaker, and best-selling author, Ron Tite has always blurred the lines between art and commerce. He has been an award-winning advertising writer and Creative Director for some o...

Our 50th episode extravaganza! Graham Chisholm, this year’s Mick Griffin Best Editing Award Gold winner, gets candid about his career. From not knowing what he wanted to do, to working in Montreal to Toronto to LA, to launching a business, Graham talks about his career as an editor, the ups and downs, never giving up, and his process for great work. His incredible stories from the cutting room flo...

Derek unpacks the Missing Matoaka project, and the true story of Pocahontas. He very candidly speaks about his family and his connection to the work as an Indigenous Canadian. SEE THE WORK: Missing Matoaka ABOUT OUR GUEST: Derek Blais has been solving problems using creativity from a young age. Having attended a high school bearing Marshall McLuhan’s name, Derek became immersed in media theory, te...

Caroline and Robbie talk about burning The Handmaid’s Tale (or rather, trying to burn it, with a flame thrower… and Margaret Atwood) as well as work for IKEA that got trolled. SEE THE WORK: The Unburnable Book IKEA - The Troll ABOUT OUR GUESTS: Caroline Friesen and Robbie Percy are Partners, Group Creative Directors at Rethink in Toronto. Their work has been nationally and globally recognized by A...

Stephanie opens up about the power of design and its role in not only our industry but in making the world a better place. She also discusses how she used her design expertise to map her journey to motherhood (Project Junior) as well as work to combat unconscious bias with The Micropedia.  It’s a personal, beautiful, incredibly inspiring interview.  SEE THE WORK: Project Junior - Part 1 | Part 2 |...

Have you ever wondered how to present ideas by carving a potato? Find out the answer with Diti and John! They are THE power couple of all things design, creative, and cool. Plus celeb gossip! Hear the inside scoop on working with Halsey, Lenny Kravitz, and The Fat Jewish. ABOUT OUR GUESTS: Diti Katona and John Pylypczak are co-founders of Concrete. Concrete is an independent creative studio. Their...

Amin teaches himself how to launch an agency at age 22, befriends the Raptors, starts a “Pimp My Ride” business, gets into the restaurant game, almost goes bankrupt multiple times, sells his ice cream franchise for like a bazillion dollars, is now into AI – oh, and still runs a successful agency. If you remember C-Lounge, this episode is for you. ABOUT OUR GUEST: Amin is a multi-disciplinary desig...

Let’s get paid to play video games! Erin teaches us how to hack the system and get a bazillionaire to help fund local communities. Plus, how to launch your own agency.  SEE THE WORK: Bill it to Bezos ABOUT OUR GUEST: Erin Kawalecki is Partner & Chief Creative Officer at Angry Butterfly . Erin was described by her first boss as ‘overly opinionated’. Since then, she has created work that’s been inte...

Steven Hemal discusses their upcoming memoir “Bananas & Coffee: how to thrive as a creative.” Plus, they unpack KFC "Fixed It" and Nescafe “Jars”. Also… is this one person or two? Find out! ABOUT OUR GUESTS: Steve Ierullo and Hemal Dhanjee’s story started nine years ago at a Second Cup, where they turned a diet of coffees and bananas into a successful career in advertising. In that time, they’ve w...

Xavier talks through the creative process for Heinz A.I. Ketchup and Decathlon Ability Signs.  Plus, he talks candidly about living, working, and creating in Montreal.  And reminds us not to trip on the flowers on the carpet. SEE THE WORK: Heinz A.I. Ketchup Decathlon Ability Signs ABOUT OUR GUEST: Xavier Blais is Partner, Executive Creative Director at Rethink in Montreal. Over the past 13 years,...

Denise shares new work for Kruger that shows how messy love can be. And how messy working in advertising can be. But we love it anyway. And how messy starting an ad agency can be. But she did it anyway. And loves it.  SEE THE WORK: Love is Messy ABOUT OUR GUEST: Denise Rossetto is Partner & Chief Creative Officer at Broken Heart Love Affair . She has been recognized as one of Canada’s top Creative...

Director Mark Zibert, and EPs Simon Dragland & Rita Popielak reveal what happens on the production side of things on huge award-winning campaigns such as SickKids and ROM. Plus how a great agency / client / production partnership can bring beautiful ideas to life.  ADCC Created is brought to you by The Advertising & Design Club of Canada , hosted by Lyranda Martin Evans ( Fellow Human ), with musi...

Andrea Cook (CEO, Performance Art) as our first CEO guest! An economist who once set her sights on becoming the next Gordon Gekko, she rose through the ranks of advertising, leading the charge in the digital, data, and CRM space. Now the work she “moves boulders for” wins Lions and is the benchmark for world-class, data-rich thinking. Plus, find out why her old boss threw the entire contents of a...

Cynthia Heyd (Executive Producer, The Deli Agency) brings us through the evolution of the role of producer since the ‘90s. She talks candidly about the “mad men years”, sensational set stories, why she became an entrepreneur, and ageism in the industry. SEE THE WORK: 7-Up - Odd Number ADCC Created is brought to you by The Advertising & Design Club of Canada , hosted by Lyranda Martin Evans ( Fello...