Episode 152 of the Media People Podcast is LIVE with Karen Howe, President of The Township Group. We chat: 🎯 Why writing for radio has no safety net 🎯 Pivoting into copywriting from art directing 🎯 Terry O’Reilly’s influence on her career 🎯 The importance of the Cannes Lions 🎯 Why silver is a badge of honour 🎯 Co-founding a brewery with her family **Subscribe to the Media People Newsletter**…
Episode 151 of the Media People Podcast is LIVE with Clare Ravenstreet, Zenith SVP Digital & Data Strategy. We chat: 🎯 Growing up in England 🎯 Learning your agency is closing down 🎯 Rebounding from losing your agency job 🎯 How studying geography leads to success in advertising 🎯 A Publicis career spanning 16+ years and two countries 🎯 The Ravenstreet Dynasty origin story **Subscribe to the…
Episode 150 of the Media People Podcast is LIVE with Basil Hatto, NP Digital’s SVP, Product. We chat: 🎯 Is curiosity a superpower? 🎯 Why triathlons are life-changing 🎯 Why he knows less about marketing now than 10 years ago 🎯 Splitting his childhood between Jordan and Cyprus 🎯 Launching a social media platform while in university 🎯 His passion for aviation **Subscribe to the Media People…
Episode 149 of the Media People Podcast is LIVE with Nikki Stone, Founder & Business Futures Architect at YQ. We chat: 🎯 "Chaos of Scaling" with the YQ Equation 🎯 Nikki’s upcoming book 🎯 Holding agency leadership positions at Active International, Publicis, and GroupM 🎯 Leading revenue strategy at CanadaStays–before Airbnb was a thing 🎯 Studying in Sydney, Australia 🎯 Growing up in Ontario’s…
Episode 148 of the Media People Podcast is LIVE Jennifer Lewis–Founder & Leadership Coach at CREATE with Jennifergel. We chat: 🎯 Pulling an all-nighter to complete the SARSStock media plan 🎯 Relocating to Starcom’s Los Angeles office 🎯 Pivoting from media agency life into coaching 🎯 How managerial styles differ between Los Angeles and Toronto 🎯 Studying advertising at St. Clair College 🎯…
Episode 147 of the Media People Podcast is LIVE Christi Geary–Head, AMP Agency and EVP, Advantage Solutions. Christi and I chat: 🎯 How a Tide sample turned into a career at P&G 🎯 What competitive swimming teaches you about sales 🎯 Why a sense of humour is key to success 🎯 Selling fireworks by the highway 🎯 Crossing the floor into agency life 🎯 Growing up in St. Louis **Subscribe to the Media…
Episode 146 of the Media People Podcast is LIVE with Lander Career Co. Founder, Head of Talent & Engagement, Heidi McLeod. Heidi and I chat: 🎯 Launching Lander Career Co. 🎯 Booking bands before the internet 🎯 Getting her first break in media sales 🎯 Why great sales people don’t necessarily make strong sales leaders 🎯 Taking a break from the media industry 🎯 Pivoting into recruitment…
Episode 145 of the Media People Podcast is LIVE with Canadian Football League AVP, Global Partnerships, Justin Vandenberg. Justin and I chat: 🎯 Emailing TSN’s James Duthie 30 times in 30 days 🎯 Why storytelling is the best form of selling 🎯 Grabertising 🎯 Life at TheScore and Twitter 🎯 Leading global partnerships for the Canadian Football League 🎯 Being born in a car **Subscribe to the Media…
Episode 144 of the Media People Podcast is LIVE with Samsung Electronics Canada Senior Legal Counsel, Sahil Razdan. Sahil and I chat: 🎯 Growing up in Markham, Canada 🎯 Why her pursued law over investment banking 🎯 Learning that a past employer was going under on his first day of work 🎯 Attending law school in the US 🎯 The professional challenges foreign trained lawyers face 🎯 Why he doesn’t…
Episode 143 of the Media People Podcast is LIVE with Avvivi Managing Director, Wade Kuiken-Rogers. Wade and I chat: 🎯 Calling in sick for a job interview 🎯 Why sport is an important part of life 🎯 Finding his way into adtech while looking for a finance job 🎯 How Avvivi is disrupting the digital video landscape 🎯 Growing up in Rockwood, Ontario 🎯 His connection to Ryan Gosling and Jim Carrey…