Creative Operations Podcast

Join host Nish Patel and Denise Neary, Sr. International Creative Project Manager at Ancestry.com as they dig into the roots of Creative Operations at Ancestry.com

The Creative Ops Podcast is back by popular demand! Check out the first episode in this rebooted series where host Nish Patel dives into the trenches of Creative Operations with Sam's Club's Amy Tesch Strickland on topics ranging from how work is managed, gaining executive support, what metrics matter.

Inspired by his recent annual physical, host Nish Patel talks about the importance of noticing early warning signs of problems in creative production and what you should be measuring so you can take preventative actions before something major happens. www.creativeopshub.com twitter.com/nishpatel ideas@creativeopshub.com

In this episode, Nish Patel recounts some of his own key takeaways after a Best Practices session with Sam’s Club. Hear how their head of Creative Operations and industry leader, Amy Strickland, applies tactics learned from the world of product development and engineering to continuously design, measure, and optimize creative production at the e-commerce powerhouse. Download the State of Creative Ops Report: www.conceptshare.com/creativeops Get inspired at the Creative Ops Hub: www.creativeopshub.com Get in touch with Nish on Twitter: www.twitter.com/nishpatel Get in touch with Nish by email: ideas@creativeopshub.com

Host, Nish Patel, responds to a question directly from listeners of the podcast about getting buy-in and support from the CMO (or other executives). So, how do you get the CMO to give a $#@! about Creative Operations? How do you find common ground with the executive teams, and continuously prove the value of creative operations? This episode covers what CMO's care about most, and how to get them on board. Have a question or want to schedule a Mini Workshop to focus on the areas that you are trying to improve in Creative Ops w. a breakout on how to get your CMO to care more about Creative Ops? Email: nish.patel@conceptshare.com Check out this full 2 day workshop in San Francisco; May 4 to 5 www.CreativeOpsSummit.com If you have any questions you would like us to dig into on a future episode let us know. ideas@creativeopshub.com Start a conversation over at the CreativeOpsHub.com

Want to have the most productive year yet? This episode is exactly what you need to kick things off in 2017. Host Nish Patel welcomes listeners back with a list of the 10 main goals, or "resolutions" he has heard from in-house creative teams during the Creative Operations Summit in New York in October, and through the dozens of on-site best practices workshops he's run with teams. Connect with Nish on Twitter: www.twitter.com/nishpatel Connect & Learn at the Hub: www.creativeopshub.com Learn more about the Workshop: www.creativeoperationssummit.com Book your own mini workshop: go.conceptshare.com/creative-operations-best-practices-session Send us your topic idea, questions, and suggestions: ideas@creativeopshub.com

In the latest installment of the Spotlight on Creative Operations Leaders series, host Nish Patel speaks with AirBnB's Production Manager, Hoon Kim about his experiences working at Pixar, how it gave him the tools to move into his current role at AirBnB, and how AirBnB approaches creative production by collaborating with marketing and creative teams to optimize creative production. ideas@creativeopshub.com www.creativeopshub.com www.creativeoperationssummit.com www.twitter.com/nishpatel

Part 3 of the Spotlight on Leaders in Creative Ops - Nish Patel talks with Heidi Tuneberg, Senior Director, US Marketing Creative Operations at Best Buy about her role, and how she leverages agile methodologies to drive efficiencies and performance in creative production at Best Buy. ideas@creativeopshub.com www.twitter.com/nishpatel www.creativeopshub.com www.creativeoperationssummit.com www.bestbuy.com

In this 2nd part of the Spotlight on Leaders in Creative Ops series Nish Patel talks with Nicole Alanis of Victoria's Secret to learn how different (or not) it was to move from managing creative production for B2B companies in Biotech to consumer based retail lingerie, and how creative operations and traffic operations work together to optimize creative production at Victoria's Secret. www.creativeopshub.com www.creativeoperationssummit.com ideas@creativeopshub.com www.victoria.com

In this "Spotlight on Leaders in Creative Operations" episode, Host Nish Patel discusses the role of Design Operations at 3M with Lisa Price - Design Operations Director. www.mmm.com www.creativeopshub.com www.creativeoperationssummit.com www.twitter.com/nishpatel ideas@creativeopshub.com

Host Nish Patel gets into the nitty gritty of the Creative Operations role and shares his thoughts on why Creative Operations is truly the CEO of creative production. Links mentioned in this episode: www.creativeopshub.com www.creativeoperationssummit.com Email your topic ideas and feedback to ideas@creativeopshub.com

Host Nish Patel explores the many facets of Creative Operations - a new, yet quickly emerging role at the biggest brands in the world. In this inaugural episode, Nish introduces himself, explains why he even cares about Creative Operations, and shares some anecdotes from the hundreds of discussions he's had with leaders in the space. www.creativeopshub.com www.creativeoperationssummit.com Email your topic ideas and feedback to ideas@creativeopshub.com