"My Hard Drive Was Wiped": Creative Grit, Blue Screens, and Finding the Real Top of the Mountain with AdPipe President, Myron Nilsson
On today’s episode I’m thrilled to welcome Myron Nilson, CEO of AdPipe Studio in Atlanta and former Executive Creative Director at Hilton. Today he’s going to talk about a difficult time in his personal life, how it wiped out his mental creative hard drive and what he did to comeback stronger than ever. He’ll also share his thought on dyslexia as a superpower and what he’s seeing on the horizon for AI. • Myron on Wipeout: https://youtu.be/iLCL4xVCgiY• AdPipe: https://www.adpipe.com• Modular Event (Oct 22): https://www.adpipe.com/modular-2025
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What a 29 year old Creative Director knows better than a 49 year old Creative Director - with CD Emily Kurek
On this episode, I have the pleasure of speaking with Emily Kurek, Creative Director at Ammunition in Atlanta, Georgia. Emily and I struck up a conversation on LinkedIn and during our exchange she mentioned that when she became a creative director at just under 30 years old, she got a lot of flack from some people that thought she didn’t have enough experience or was too young to be effective. And that got me to thinking….I bet there are a few things a young creative director knows more about or can do better than the older generation CD. And that’s what we’re going to talk about today. So if you wanna come after anyone, come after me because I came up with this topic and she bravely stepped up to the plate. Perhaps bravery is one of things a younger CD brings to the table?
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The Importance of Inclusivity in Creative Work with Nat Resende, EVP/ECP Digitas North America
On episode 83, I speak with Nat Resende, who grew up on a coffee farm in Brazil and has worked her way up to EVP and ECD, leading Creative for Digitas North America.She’s a champion of inclusive representation in the world of advertising and mentors creatives navigating the industry from a minority experience.Today, we’re focusing on the importance of weaving inclusivity into our creative work—especially at a time when DEI is under attack. It’s a timely and hugely important issue.
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Overcoming client objections with presentation and pitch expert Ben Levy
I’m thrilled to welcome back pitch and presentation expert Ben Levy for his encore appearance on Confessions of a Creative Director. Ben has a new book out called Stop Reading Slides: How to nail creative presentations and sell your best ideas. This book covers everything you need to know about the topic but today we’re going to focus on perhaps the most important part which is overcoming client objections. We've all been there. We present the best work of our lives....and the client just doesn't "get it" or thinks "it won't work."
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Pop Culture Trends You Need To Know About with Pop Culture Strategist/Creative Director Calvin Innes
On this episode, we nerd out with Creative Director Calvin Innes from JVM Nerd London, a full service creative and media agency for Gaming, Nerd-Culture, and Fandom Communities. He’s going to deliver the Pop Culture Trends Creative Directors need to know about including the rise of the Kidults and the influence of gamification on retail and culture.
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Confessions of a Creative Director tells the stories behind the ideas as told by some of today's best and brightest Creative Directors. Hosted by veteran CD Jaime Cabrera, the show features in-depth interviews, fun segments and of course a confession or two, all over a few cocktails.
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