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SEASON FINALE! Kate Hughes - AdYack Podcast Season 3, EPISODE 7 Today on the podcast, I get to interview someone who has forged a career out of always putting herself in the best light. Someone who knows the power of the pivot and whose energy is off the charts. You could light a city with the wattage that emanates from her presence. I’m talking of course about Kate Hughes. Kate is one of those pe...

Today on the podcast, I get to talk to one of the mentors who helped me discover my passion for great creative. John Hayes. John was the GM of Adams Outdoor Advertising when I met him for the first time. The year was 1999 and I was ready for a new challenge. Shortly after that meeting, he offered me an art director position, and I eagerly accepted. Back then, John was restructuring Adams to go all...

For several years now, I have been experiencing the phenomenon commonly known as serendipity with greater frequency. It's considered an unexpected fortunate discovery. But, it turns out, it happens all the time; you have to be open to experiencing it. The latest serendipitous event for me happened when I opened an email from Tina Zaremba. Her initial message was followed by a meeting over zoom, le...

Charles Stonewall Webster’s dictionary describes an artist as someone with the talent to create art (such as a painting, a sculpture, music, or photography) while using their conscious skill and creative imagination. So with that definition, I would say my next guest is what I would refer to as an artist’s artist. Charles Stonewall is a highly gifted and talented Lehigh valley based artist and pho...

Today on the podcast, I have someone who I have wanted to talk to for quite some time, and thankfully our schedules finally aligned. OutFront Studio’s National Creative Director, Eddy Herty. Eddy is highly respected in the advertising industry and is a frequent guest speaker at industry-leading events, including Outdoor Advertising Association Of America, The Infinity Film Festival, HOW Design Liv...

Jason Tselentis is one of those people you only have to know for about 5 seconds before you realize that, one, he’s a very chill, down-to-earth, easy-going guy, and two, he loves his pugs, Alien & Predator. Spend a little more time with him, and you’ll realize he is also very talented, and I am thrilled to have him on the podcast. Jason is a visual communication design and typography professor...

Welcome back to ad yack. Season 3. It’s nice to be back because I wanted to amp things up a little with the first episode of season three, and I’m happy to say, that my first guest of the hits all the right notes. Crystal Durant is a very talented NYC based Graphic Designer, DJ, Singer, Rock Show Producer, Sound Designer for Broadway, Podcaster, Metalsmith, Printmaker, Art Educator, Pop Culture De...

Tony is a marketing and innovation veteran with over 25 years of experience driving innovation at two of New York City's global ad agencies, Grey Advertising and Saatchi & Saatchi. Tony experienced daily exactly how creativity gets used to drive everything from client pitches, brand strategies, messaging, design, and media placement. But on the other hand, he also witnessed how easy it was for...

Jen Borror is the owner/operator of Hoot Design Studio in York, Pennsylvania and is an award-winning illustrator and graphic designer. She’s worked in the design and marketing industry since 2004. Before her father’s passing in 2019, she felt inspired when he told her, “Life is short, Jenny, do what you love now while you have the time.” She took her father’s advice to heart and opened Hoot Design...

This episode's guest is David Hoffeld. David is the CEO and chief sales trainer of Hoffeld group and is the author of the groundbreaking book the science of selling, and has a brand new book coming out in March. Sell More with Science , David and I yack it up on a bunch of interesting topics that include knowing the difference between persuasion and manipulation, how to get out of a sales slump, h...

If the Lehigh Valley had a Hall of Fame for creatives, my next guest would absolutely be in it. We're talking about Peter Stevenson. Peter is a fine artist, Creative Director, and illustrator. His illustrations have been featured in The Washington Post The Washington book review, the Wall Street Journal, and his work has been commissioned by clients that included at&t communications Crayola, E...