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Broken Heart Love Affair's Jay Chaney (Partner, CSO) & Kristy Pleckaitis (SVP, Strategy) talk about why great strategies allow creative minds to get crazy, the way they uncover human insights, and they unpack groundbreaking work for the Royal Ontario Museum. Plus, the story behind how BHLA was born. Which is basically a steamy romance novel. SEE THE WORK: ROM IMMORTAL ADCC Created is brought to yo...

Mikey Richardson (Co-Founder/Co-ECD, Jacknife) talks design language for YTV, and how they won the pitch with a garbage bag of ideas. Plus, how he and partner Mike Kelar launched a studio right out of OCAD and it’s still going strong 26 years later. ADCC Created is brought to you by The Advertising & Design Club of Canada , hosted by Lyranda Martin Evans ( Fellow Human ), with music and studio car...

Steve Miller (ECD, FUSE Create) talks about the Sleep-Eze campaign that had everyone in a dream state. Plus, how rock’n roll can help you break into advertising, and the story behind La Carnita + Sweet Jesus ice cream. SEE THE WORK: Sleep-Eze ADCC Created is brought to you by The Advertising & Design Club of Canada , hosted by Lyranda Martin Evans ( Fellow Human ), with music and studio care of Gr...

Natalie Armata and Alanna Nathanson (Co-CEO & CCOs, Giants & Gentlemen) dig into Harvey's and reveal the drink of summer. Plus, how they launched their own agency with a ton of ambition (and zero clients) and have transformed it into the gentle giant it is today. SEE THE WORK: Harvey's - Burger Boss ADCC Created is brought to you by The Advertising & Design Club of Canada , hosted by Lyranda Marti...

Barry Quinn (Founder/Chief Creative, Quake ) talks Miller Lite, GoodFood, launching and growing Juniper Park, and his new adventure, Quake. SEE THE WORK: Miller Lite - Minimalist Can Miller Lite - Concert Posters Miller Lite - Canimations GoodFood ADCC Created is brought to you by The Advertising & Design Club of Canada , hosted by Lyranda Martin Evans ( Fellow Human ), with music and studio care...

Shasta Lutz, casting director and owner of Jigsaw Casting, talks about the talent that brings scripts to life. Hilarious, honest, and candid, Shasta takes us on her career journey, how the industry has evolved, and where we are going today. SEE THE WORK: Kruger - Unapologetically Human Pan Am Games - Invade (Athletes) Pan Am Games - (Fans) ADCC Created is brought to you by The Advertising & Design...

The client side of the SickKids VS. story! Lori Davison (Chief Marketing & Communications Officer, ROM) shares what it takes to be a bold, hugely successful marketer and a true agency partner. Hear how, as a client, fostering creativity and trusting your gut leads to game-changing results. SEE THE WORK: SickKids VS - Undeniable ADCC Created is brought to you by The Advertising & Design Club of Can...

Dhaval Bhatt (CCO, Courage and former Partner/CD, Rethink) talks about the importance of diversity and inclusion in advertising, and the story behind work for IKEA, Scotiabank and Molson. Plus, Dhaval’s journey from India to the Canadian advertising world, and how one signature changed his life. SEE THE WORK: IKEA - Assemble Together Scotiabank - Hockey for All Molson - Hockey Night in Canada, Mul...

Graham Lang (former CCO at Juniper Park\TBWA) talks about how a social media campaign on TikTok saved lives around the world. SEE THE WORK: Signal for Help  ADCC Created is brought to you by The Advertising & Design Club of Canada , hosted by Lyranda Martin Evans ( Fellow Human Creative ), with music and studio care of Grayson Music . Follow us on Instagram @theadcc Say hi! Email us at created@the...

In the season 2 finale, Tom Westin (Partner, Creative Director at Grayson Music ) talks about a career in the music business, rock ‘n roll, and how one dinner can change your whole life. Plus, he unpacks the craft behind campaigns for Rogers and DoorDash and how the audio business, like our industry, is rapidly evolving.  SEE THE WORK: DoorDash - Welcome to the Flavourhood Rogers - Forward Togethe...

Rica Eckersley (Creative Director at UNION) talks about her longtime partnership with Adam Thur and unpacks two incredible campaigns they did for Interval House (Broken Bride Registry & Freedom Tampons). Plus, Lyranda reveals how influential Rica has been on her career.  SEE THE WORK: Broken Bride Registry Freedom Tampons 'The Way To Live' website The Advertising & Design Club of Canada ADCC Creat...

Mo Bofill (Partner & Creative Director, Design at 123w ) talks about her work on No Name, why design is more important than ever, and why people don’t quit their jobs (they quit their bosses).  SEE THE WORK: No Name: 1 / 2 / 3   No Frills Haulers: 1 / 2 / 3 Vancouver Mural Festival The Advertising & Design Club of Canada ADCC Created podcast is hosted by Lyranda Martin Evans (CCO of fellowhumancre...

Patrice Pollack (Creative Director at FUSE Create ) talks about work for Reel Start, which empowers underrepresented youth to change their world through film. Plus, how she couldn't get a job in advertising, so just went off to win a Lion instead. SEE THE WORK: Air Canada - Gift of Home Motrin - Tina's Uterus Reel Start - Give New Voices A Voice - Gabriel | website | instagram The Advertising & De...

Brian Murray (CCO of Ogilvy Canada) on how they visualized the impact of food waste for Hellmann’s and how a campaign for Dove that celebrates front line workers made it to the cover of the New York Times.  SEE THE WORK: Hellmann's Feeds a Stadium Food Waste Hellmann's Island (Animal Crossing) Dove "Courage is Beautiful" The Advertising & Design Club of Canada ADCC Created podcast is hosted by Lyr...

Mike Dubrick & Joel Holtby, Partners and Creative Directors at Rethink , talk about Ikea Stuff Monster and Lamp 2.   CREEP THE WORK: Lamp 2 Lamp (2002) Stuff Monster The Advertising & Design Club of Canada 's Created podcast is hosted by Lyranda Martin Evans, CCO of fellowhumancreates.com, with music and studio care of Grayson Music . Follow us on Instagram at @TheADCC Check out our digital Archiv...

Lance Martin , Chief Creative Officer at UNION , goes behind the scenes for work on Viagra and Mini Cooper. Special Sober October edition! SEE THE WORK: Viagra  - Golf / Office / Elevator MINI - Parks Faster MINI - Let There Be Xenon Created is brought to you by The Advertising & Design Club of Canada , hosted by Lyranda Martin Evans, Founder of fellowhumancreative.com , with music and studio care...

Christina Yu , former Managing Partner / Creative at Rethink and EVP, CCO at Red Urban on work for Volkswagen, Stella Artois, and on being the “token female in the room.” SEE THE WORK: Flow 93.5 campaign Once More: The Story of VIN 903847 Other work for VW: Art Heist | Beetle 3-Track WOTE   Stella Artois - The Race Created is brought to you by The Advertising & Design Club of Canada , hosted by Ly...

Peter Ignazi (Global CCO, Cossette) talks about how to crack globally recognized creative work for huge multinational clients like McDonald’s and General Mills.  SEE THE WORK: Follow The Arches Raptors Drain the Arches Bring Back the Bees: TV Spot | Campaign Created is brought to you by The Advertising & Design Club of Canada (ADCC), hosted by Lyranda Martin Evans (founder of fellowhumancreative.c...

Former DDB Canada CCO/CEO Brent Choi on work for BMW Canada with a client who cashed in every chip to make it happen. Plus, work for Northwell Health that changed lives. He also discusses his experience as “the only non-white person” when working in certain areas of the USA post-Trump.  SEE THE WORK: BMW - Walls BMW - Helipad Northwell Health - The Fin   Created is brought to you by The Advertisin...

Neil Walker-Wells (Group Creative Director, Juniper Park\TBWA) talks about the greatest basketball team ever and their partnership with GoDaddy. Was it a blessing… or a curse?  SEE THE WORK: Itty Bitty Ballers Powell on the Piano CJ’s PJ’s A Raptor Tale Motivational Muggs Created is brought to you by The Advertising & Design Club of Canada (ADCC), hosted by Lyranda Martin-Evans (founder of fellowh...

Creative Powerhouse Jordan Doucette talks about her tenure as CCO of Leo Burnett Chicago, and what it was like to move her whole family during a global pandemic to accept a partnership at her dream agency, No Fixed Address. SEE THE WORK: Kraft Now Pay Later  Created is brought to you by The Advertising & Design Club of Canada (ADCC), hosted by Lyranda Martin Evans, music and studio care of Grayson...

A special two part episode. Director Hubert Davis and Joseph Bonnici (CCO, Bensimon Byrne) talk about their unique creative partnership, friendship, and about major issues facing our industry (and the world). An important, must-hear episode.  SEE THE WORK: Break Bread Smash Stigma campaign    June’s documentary Boys Don’t Cry The Original Startup Created is brought to you by The Advertising & Desi...

Ian Mackenzie (Chief Creative Officer at FCB/SIX ) sinks his teeth into how the world-famous McDonald’s 'Our Food. Your Questions' platform came to be. Plus, he shares the story behind the powerful campaign 'Go Back to Africa.' SEE THE WORK: Our Food. Your Questions. work: "Go Behind the Scenes at a McDonald's Photo Shoot" "Pink goop in Chicken McNuggets?" "What parts of the chicken does McDonald'...

Dave Chiavegato (Partner, Creative at Grip Limited ) talks about a small challenger brand called Bud Light and how The Institute was created. Plus, how a client with a dream for how things could be done differently helped form the agency Grip is today. SEE THE WORK: Vikings Attic Launcher Figure Skating Sin and Sentimentality Wedding Dress Ulterior Emotions   Created is brought to you by The Adver...

Zak Mroueh (Founder, CEO, and Chief Creative Officer of Zulu Alpha Kilo ) talks about creating his own agency, and admits he had no idea what he was doing, and no clients, when he went for it. SEE THE WORK: Work prior to founding Zulu: Nicoderm: 1 / 2 FedEx: 1 / 2 / 3 Viagra Mini billboard Work at Zulu Alpha Kilo: ThinkBox: 1 / 2 / 3 People for Good Singing Zuligans Cash Mob Zulu Alpha Kilo websit...