Masters of Craft

How many poets do you know who have had the opportunity to participate in strategy sessions alongside Lebron James and top execs at Nike? How many do you know who have given perhaps some of the most creative TED Talks of all time? How many have stood at the front of a sold out theater to give a keynote to some of the world's most sought after business leaders? Through the power of his spoken art,...

Most innovators spend their lives and/or careers exploring the many possible answers to some of the world's most daring questions. In that regard, Krisztina "Z." Holly is guilty as charged. In her personal life, the exploration junkie has conquered land, air, and sea an accomplished skydiver, mountain biker, and SCUBA instructor. In her professional life, she is most known as creator of the first...

In 1974, a young brit named Bob Peirce drove across the US, landed in California, and got so comfortable in LA that he slept on Venice Beach his first night. Over the decades that have passed, Bob awoke to become one of the world's most innovative international diplomats, representing business and social impact efforts on behalf of China, the UK, the US, Ireland, and Africa... to name a few. Then...

Emmy nominated host and executive producer, Shira Lazar stops by to break down the success behind WHATS TRENDING, her professional life-n-times before the show, and facing the one of the biggest challenges in her life during the series' rise to success. www.youtube.com/whatstrending www.twitter.com/shiralazar See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://...

Amos Pizzey is the founder and president of Talenthouse, a platform that houses over 3.1 million creative talents who now have opportunities to work with some of the world's top brands and advertisers. Amos himself began his career at the age of 13, as the drummer for Boy George's Culture Club, and later produced and remixed music for some of the industry's biggest names, from Madonna to the Red H...

"Every once in a while something enormous shows itself: an opportunity, a chance to become even better." -Kyle Cease After several years into Kyle Cease's stand up career, the then all star comic developed a severe stage fright. The anxiety and fear of fainting and thus failing on stage became paralyzing to the point of physical illness. While seeking answers to his anxiety, he began the early sta...

Hackers, and farmers, and dreamers, OH MY! The focus on S.T.E.A.M. education has grown at an enormous rate over the past few years. Kids now have the ability to discover and create at rates that most educational and business institutions have the capacity to capture. This phenomena of youth creation across every area of invention, has become award-winning journalist, Melissa Jun Rowley's passion....

When it comes to lists of smart, young entrepreneurs, Oliver Bogner has been on most of them. The 20-year-old has made Forbes 30 under 30 (2012 and 2013) twice, and has even been listed along with Mark Zuckerberg as one of the world's top young innovators. At age 10, he figured out a way to sell rocks. By 13, he created what soon became a DJ empire catering to 10's of 1000's of young partiers each...

A few years ago, Isaiah Mustafa was just your average professional football player turned struggling actor turned struggling bartender. Then one fateful day, he auditioned for - and eventually was cast in - one of the most successful global campaigns of the past 10 years. His role in the multi platform Old Spice "Smell Like Your Man" movement helped set a new precedent in advertising, catapulting...

"Pressure builds some, and breaks others." -Harlon Barnett In 1988, Harlon Barnett played in Michigan State University's 4th ever appearance at the Rose Bowl, joining the team in their 3rd victory. 26 years later in 2014, he returns to the 100th Rose Bowl (the Spartans only appearance since '88) as the #1 secondary coach in the country, leading the team to victory over Stanford. On Innovation Crus...

Award-winning filmmaker, Amy York Rubin and business strategist, Brandon Chretien join this look back at our 20+ shows of 2013, as we pull out some of the best Innovation Crush learnings of the year, and see how they apply in a more practical sense. Along the way we uncover the importance of interpersonal connection to the things that empower us to be at our own highest point of innovation. www.tw...

Two days after Marc Brogdon graduated from college, the Detroit native landed in Stockholm to begin working for brands around the world. Since then, the super creative marketer has gone on to create wide-eyed, 360-degree marketing strategies and programs for organizations ranging from Disney, to the NAACP, to Kraft and even million dollar technology corporations. On IC, Marc shares his perspective...

Hamet Watt epitomizes what it takes to be a great entrepreneur. A natural curiosity about people and things, a great understanding of business and its nuances, and a true understanding of his own strengths and weaknesses. He serves as Co-Founder and Chairman of Moviepass, a movie subscription service; as co-founder and chairman of B-Life, a brain fitness technology; and a venture partner at Upfron...

When it comes to much of today's music, Nick Cooper is the wizard behind the curtain. In the literal sense, he is the vocal coach who goes beyond the technique to help artists discover who they are as individuals, and who they will be come in life. He's worked with chart topping artists, formula one racer, Lewis Hamilton, and is in cahoots with the Chinese government on a number of new cross-cultu...

Dan Pappalardo is the founder and CEO of Troika, a leading brand consultancy and creative agency. In an age dominated by multi-hyphenates, we find companies and individuals who feel the need to be good at all things marketing. As specialists, Dan and his company challenge that notion with the idea that companies need to be excellent in one area, vs good in EVERY area. On IC, he discusses how he pu...

In today's world, most of the conversation around innovation centers on a blip culture where a company can go from zero to a billion dollars seemingly overnight. On Innovation Crush - much to the contrary of blip culture - AT&T's Urvi Bhandari explains how the 140 year old company is paving the way for people all over the world to live work and play more efficiently. Responsible for implementing A...

Kelly Vaught is the Chief Marketing Officer of Becore, a highly creative, talented and multi pronged experiential marketing agency. What began in a friend's garage has grown in to a Cannes-Lions award winning marketing team of over 30 individuals, with clients ranging from Redbull to xBox to Sonos, Target and even their own in-house craft brewery. On IC, Kelly shares how to "Be Core" in youth mark...

For years, people all over the world have had their eyes and ears on the streets of Detroit, MI, USA. In the midst of all the overly promoted destruction porn, lay several gems of innovation and an overwhelming sense of excitement toward the endless possibilities that come from starting over. 2 years ago The Collaborative Group launched the first ever "Challenge Detroit," a year long initiative de...

Like the more traditional definition of the word, "Evangelist," Adam Chapnick travels the world, spreading the gospel on the power of crowd funding. At any given time, Chapnick's and the Indiegogo congregation consists of anywhere from 7000 to 9000 new businesses and projects on the site; all campaigning for capital from their families, friends, followers, and strangers. On IC, the Indiegogo fireb...

Challenged with the innovation of print advertising for Bliss Cosmetics, MC Squared was recently featured on Season 2 of the AMC reality competition series, THE PITCH. On Innovation Crush, the personality driven, boutique agency walks us through their experience on the show, how the industry has changed over the past 20 years, and shares what it takes for a small agencies to compete in today's mar...

As a recent winner on AMC's THE PITCH, John Meyer and Elcid Choi of Innerspin drop by Innovation Crush to share their vision for the future, their day-to-day personal inspirations, and what it takes to build a successful "small-but-mighty" advertising operation. Feat guest host, and TEDx curator, Cooper Bates. www.innerspin.com See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy...

Simply put, a marketer's job is to translate a brand into exciting, informative, and empowering consumer engagements. In that regard, Dan Goods is the ultimate translator. At NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab, he serves as the company's "Visual Strategist," translating high IQ scientific concepts into public art exhibitions. He and his work in and of itself, truly define "out of the box" thinking. On IC,...

Pearl Media has been a highly sought after pioneer in bringing outdoor advertising into the 21st century. From static billboards to 51,000 sq ft 3D canvasses, the company is an expert in creating stunning, never-before-seen public spectacles that amaze and engage. On IC, Pearl's Anthony Petrillo gives a few pearls of wisdom (get it?), on what it takes to truly engage would-be viewers before, durin...

Jeff Gomez, was recently coined (by us, that is) the "Godfather of Transmedia." As founder and CEO of Starlight Runner, Jeff has been a pioneer in cross platform storytelling for the world's top brands and entertainment properties. A self-proclaimed bona fide nerd in his youth, Jeff breaks down the timeless principles of transmedia that have existed since the cave man era, and what it takes to tru...

Nicole Yershon is Director of the Ogilvy Innovation Lab in the UK. As an intrepreneur, Nicole refers to herself as an "irresistible force against immovable objects." As such, she is constantly playing in the sand box to uncover new solutions to problems brands face on a day-to-day basis. On IC, she shares her personal perspective and professional experience on what it takes to truly be a change le...