Breaking and Entering Advertising Podcast

Kapono founded Combo.  Combo is a leading strategy and design agency based in NYC.  Kapono's story starts in Seoul, Korea, where his father influenced him on all things design.  Fast forward to today, he has founded his own agency and leads design and has completed fantastic work for brands like Instagram, GAP, Bed bath and beyond, Nike Golf and plenty more. We intentionally left out all the best...

Listen to Doug Zanger! He's a leading voice in the industry.  Also, the sound of his voice is excellent; he has been in radio and advertising for 25+ years.  His advice is even better.  You'll learn about the long weird winding path we call careers and some advice for when the winds turn into whines. Doug's experience in radio, writing for Adweek and the Drum, and a stint at the Martin Agency all...

An agency you should know: Cactus.  Cactus is a full-service creative shop based in Denver.  At the helm is Jeff Graham, President and CMO.  We talk about Cactus, what he's been up to in his 30+ year career and how we can all better our break-in odds. Connect with him by checking out our master resource list on our website: https://breaking-entering.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcas...

She's the CEO of McCann Worldgroup China.  With 23 years of experience in marketing at powerhouses like Apple and Starbucks, Emily Chang offers some excellent advice.  Like how to persevere through the first few years of your career, shedding light on client side and what it's like to lead thousands of people to success.  Check out our IG or website to connect with her and see our free master reso...

The Young Shits Awards.  Ever heard of it? It's a monthly award show designed to help you get a job.  YS provides a new brief every month, judged by excellent Creative professionals in the industry.  We have the founders, Kathryn Kvas and Vignesh Seshadri, to tell their stories and speak about their award show and how it can help you.  They both broke into Droga5 for their first jobs, so listening...

She's the president of Swift Agency, based in Portland, Oregon.  Taleah Mona-Lusky oversees work for fantastic clients such as Gatorade, IBM, Google, Waze, PayPal, Teavana and Venmo.  Swift is also female-founded and female-led, with women comprising 80% of leadership. In addition, 40% of their staff identifies as BIPOC.  Listen to her story to learn about breaking into advertising, or perhaps Swi...

Our guest learned how to balance a four-day workweek.  Dipti Bramhandkar is the Executive Strategy Director of North America at Iris Worldwide. She's a phenomenal strategist that will teach you how to break in and balance work and life the right way. Check out her resources on our Instagram Check out our website, too, to connect.  Paid Disclosure: Disclosure: This episode of Breaking and Entering...

He's saving the world with advertising.  Dan Lucey is the Chief Creative Officer of Havas NY, and co-host of the podcast Advertising Will Save Us.  They should change his title to CEO - Chief Energy Officer.  Dan brings great energy to this podcast, speaks directly to young advertising talent and provides fantastic advice.  You'll want to listen to this one. Check out his podcast, Advertising Will...

She's the boss of the Working Assembly. The Working Assembly is a branding and creative agency collaborating with emerging and evolving brands. Jolene Delisle founded the company about 5.5 years ago and is not looking back. Well, actually, she looks back at her career in this episode to tell you the dos and don'ts of getting a job in advertising. Now that she's the boss. See her recommended resour...

Kate Weidner is the CEO of SRW Agency based here in Chicago.  SRW is a full-service creative shop specializing in Health and Wellness Brands.  Based in Chicago and Boulder, they've done incredible work for Vital Proteins, Good Culture, Kite Hill, Lightlife and more.  Listen to Kate's break-in story and advice to the young creative.  Check out our Instagram @breakingandenteringpod for secret resour...

She's an Adweek Creative 100 and works at Droga5.  There's your credibility to listen to Sara Muchnick teach you how to break into advertising.  However, you will have to take my word when I say that she is incredibly passionate and caring; her advice will also help anyone reading this thrive in advertising for the long term. Check out our IG to see her recommended resources @breakingandenteringpo...

He wrote the book on how to get a job in advertising as a junior.  Also, on how to thrive in it.  Thomas Kemeny is the Author of Junior: Writing your way ahead in advertising.  In this episode, we talk about his life, career and all about the book with an added surprise. I think I caught him off guard in this interview.  Read his book, http://thomaskemeny.com/junior  --- Send in a voice message: h...

Natalie Kim is Back! We all know her from We Are Next, one of the leading resources for aspiring advertisers. However, this time she's here to tell us about her new role as Associate Program Director for Learning & Development at Critical Mass. Critical Mass is a digital experience design agency that just launched Trailhead. Trailhead is their brand new program for emerging talent. Listen to Natal...

Did you read the 5 Ad Books blog on our website and are looking for more books to read? Check out this podcast for 5 more ad books to add to your collection! Don‘t forget to read our blog post for links to every book that we featured. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/breakenter/message

This week we feature Will Haire, President and Co-Founder of BellaVix. BellaVix is a marketplace management agency helping retail brands systematically multiply sales and achieve category domination to grow sales on Amazon and Walmart. Paid Disclosure: Disclosure: This episode of Breaking and Entering was made possible through a paid collaboration, which helped us produce and grow our show. While...

Want to learn about 5 holding companies and 10 top ad agencies? Are you interviewing someone at an agency but don't know any of the agencies campaigns? Check out the new episode of Juvenile where we discuss some important agency info! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/breakenter/message

Years of agency experience and advice bundled into 35 minutes. Steph Cajucom has worked on some of the most sought-after brands in the world like IBM, Target, Stella Artois, Virgin Voyages, and Wrangler. In addition, she's worked as a writer and director at multiple shops and now works at Translation. Steph brings the energy and advice in this episode that'll spark your motivation to break in or t...

Joe Yonke is a Media Intern at Giant Spoon! Not only did he finish interning at a fantastic agency, but he is a fine artist that sells his own work. Be sure to give this episode a listen if you want to learn about ways to distinguish your hobbies from your job. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/breakenter/message

Around eight years ago, Seth and his partners decided to embark on a new agency adventure and set up a new shop far from NYC. As a result, Seth Gaffney and his partners created Preacher. Preacher is a full-service creative company based in Austin, Texas. They partner with brands and people they truly believe in and tell their stories with conviction, craft and plenty of soul. They call this spread...

Be sure to watch the new Blueprint episode. We discuss different study abroad options for college students and advertising majors. If you try out one of the options, be sure to DM us some pictures of your experience! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/breakenter/message

Greg Hahn shares his career advice in this episode. He's the founder and chief creative officer at Mischief. Just over two years old, the agency has won Agency of the Year by Adage, Agency of the Year by Campaign US, and the second most innovative agency by Fast Company. But in this episode, we focus on Greg's career story and advice to help you break in and thrive in creative advertising! Be sure...

This week we talked to a Havas intern! Kayla Brooks is an incoming junior at Indiana University studying International Relations and Journalism with a concentration in Public Relations. Listen to this episode to learn a bit about her experience in student government and going to school in London. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/breakenter/message

She recently brought home the only Gold Lion in the Innovation Category at Cannes and was named one of Adweek's Creative 100. Samira Ansari is the Chief Creative Officer at Deutsch New York, overseeing all creative efforts on an array of brands, including J&J, ABinBev, PNC Bank, Cetaphil, and Tata Consulting Services, among others. She has worked at agencies including FCB New York, Saatchi & Saatc...

Do you want to know all about the resources on B&E? Are you looking to network with guests featured in previous episodes? Check out this quick 3 minute guide! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/breakenter/message

He opened the Upside Down World on the Empire State Building. Ian Grody is an Executive Creative Director at Giant Spoon. His work is world-famous - like the Rift activation for the new Stranger Things Launch. Ian started out writing TV and Movie ideas and scripts before advertising. Learn how he broke in and his advice on how to thrive in the field. For educational blogs, resource lists, and extr...