Creative Working Title

The Guides of Creative Wild welcome the Wild Ones into the studio to talk about the origins and purpose of the talent accelerator. Learn more about Creative Wild at TheCreativeWild.com.

Digital Surgeons co-founder Pete Sena and Sr Brand Experience Designer Kellie Pcolar join Steve to talk about AI Art Generation! From designing cover art for Cosmo magazine to thousands of creatives just mindlessly screwing around on Dall-E for hours and hours, AI-generating art is hot, hot, HOT! So enjoy.

JP joins the Bodcast, as he called it, to make Steve say f*ck way too much and to tell old stories with James for way too long. It's long, it's hilarious, and it's worth a listen. Enjoy!

Steve and James are once again joined by creative genius Mo to talk about creativity and big, dumb ideas that need to be shared with the world.

Join creatives Steve Walter and James Dowd as they welcome Associate Creative Director Justin Girard to chat all things design & creativity, including dinosaurs, why Europe loves us, and how much math sucks. Yep, this is premium, high-brow content, folks. Enjoy!

We're getting sh!t done at DS, which means it's a day for focus and progress -- unless you're Steve & Jeff who made it a day of content creation with special guests Brianna Mejia (Content Intern and brilliant badass) and Monique Sourinho (food stylist, photographer, model, artist, and all-around Creative at beethelove.net). Listen and enjoy!

This is a magical one, folks! Superstar coach, entrepreneur, leader, and legend Rochelle Ellis joins the boys to remind them that they're idiots and to demonstrate how she's a powerhouse who's transforming lives, and the world, by helping millennial women discover themselves and their power, rethinking what it means to be humble, and crushing the languishing feelings covid is causing in so many of us. Enjoy!

Jeff and Steve sit down with the coach and design master himself, Andre Picard! Together, the fellas discuss how branding is more than just design; it's the fundamental foundation that needs to become muscle memory as you approach branding and, more specifically, brand experience. Enjoy!

For some dumb reason, the guys went into the studio to talk about the Super Bowl, because that's something people apparently do in the middle of April. But after that, they finally figure out what CPM stands for as well as what makes for good influencer content. Enjoy!

Media Director Jeff DeSimone joins Associate Content Director Steve Walter to talk all things digital media, from paid social to getting comfy on Clubhouse. And don't be confused when James Dowd randomly talks! He keeps walking in and out of the room the whole damn time. He's creative in finding new ways to annoy everyone.

James is dead, long live Ryan! Join the greatest ever host of the Creative Working Title, Ryan Freeland, as he chats with Gabby about nothing at all serious. Together, they cover the hot issues, like skatting your pants, Lindsey Lohan's dead twin, and the conspiracy theory that the shows Young Sheldon and The Big Bang Theory might be somehow connected.

Back from hiatus, this Creative Working Title episode introduces its most obnoxious guest yet! Ryan rolled in with a lot of demands but he also brought a lot of laughs, however they were mostly him laughing at his own jokes. Enjoy as Ryan and James talk about making video content for brands and then Ryan steals the show (literally) by taking over as host to interview James.

Ready for the weirdest slash funniest episode yet? Well here it is. Digital Transformation Shaman Cory Zibell and Growth Mindset Guru Jake Burden join James to talk about the future of mobile breakfast foods, realistic super heroes, and the philosophy of creativity through a series of hot takes. Hold on to your damn hats, cause things are about to get real weird. Note: sorry for the poor audio quality. James messed up the mic set-up, which you can hearing him explain as being fine right as they begin. Luckily, we learn from his many mistakes!

Iconoclast David Salinas joins James to talk about how he applies his unique creative vision to his entrepreneurial projects, like District New Haven -- a tech campus in New Haven, CT -- an its new member, the Holberton School of Software Engineering, which is creating the next generation of programmers...for free. https://www.holbertonschool.com/locations/new_haven

Superstar photographer, videographer, podcast host, and all-around creative content mastermind, Steve Walter, joins James Dowd to talk about branding yourself as a freelancer, landing agency work, and understanding the client better by simply buying a house. Find Steve at http://stevewalterphoto.com

Incredible designer, illustrator, and church pastor Nate Czajkowski brings his great radio voice to chat with James Dowd about how we reflect God's nature in our creative work. They also share war stories from their days together at another agency and so many other creative things because this is a really long episode. Obviously these two fellas had a lot to say. Enjoy.

Wild & free graphic designer Kellie Pcolar joins James Dowd to talk about tattooing babies' faces, creative process, and how Kellie cheated by preparing for the podcast with pre-written responses. Somehow, despite Kellie's notes, everything stayed weird and creative the whole way. Phew.

All-around creative madman Brian Sena joins James to talk about creative dictatorships, seeking validation in our work, the exposed nerve of the positive marketer, and eating Mexican food for good conversations.

The most handsome, charismatic man alive is here to talk about the creativity of coding. Fun fact: not only is Adam Soffer a master of software development, but he's a Blockchain expert and also buddies with the Dalai Lama. Enjoy his take on how music and creativity align, and how uncomfortable he is with James attacking him with an unexpected interview.

She chewed gum on a podcast. What a monster! Hopefully you can ignore it, because Jaime has some brilliant things to say about finding and nurturing creativity, both in the workplace and in our everyday lives. Maybe chew some gum yourself and then you won't know if it's her chewing or you. #LifeHacks

An Account Director and occasional Copywriter at Digital Surgeons, Tori joins James for a quick chat about creativity, side hustles, and dealing with annoying creative people like James. She also immediately asked for money when walking into the room. What a monster, right? Be sure to tell her that because no one recalls her paying him back.

Yale PhD turned creative strategist Mike Zimm joins James to discuss the history of creativity and how the Gods and spirits can still influence us, and how we're better off just going to drink a bourbon instead of trying to focus.

Savage Joe Pilcavage joins James to talk about creative leadership, gamification of life, running around the yard in a suit of armor, and finding the next generation of creative minds out there.

Copywriter and Content Producer Jimmy Burt hangs out to chat about breaking into the industry, creative process, and playing nice with other creatives.

Digital Surgeons designer and creative weirdo, Inessa, joins Creative Director, James Dowd, for the first episode to talk about creative process, what it means to be a creative, and developing one’s creativity on the job based on what school doesn’t teach us.

Staples employee of the month turned Digital Surgeons intern turned creative superstar joins James to talk about his views and approaches to creativity and how anyone can become a design monster like him (but not in those exact words).

MBA Brianna joins James to show him that yes, she IS smarter than him in every way. They also talk about creativity and how data truly inspires the work.