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Director Bryan Buckley, a two-time Oscar-nominated writer/director, has earned the nickname “King of the Super Bowl” from The New York Times for directing 71 Super Bowl commercials since 2000. A co-founder of Hungry Man, Buckley's work has been recognized with over 60 Cannes Lions (including two Grand Prix wins), multiple Emmys, a DGA Award, and induction into the MoMA permanent collection. In 2022, he was named the world's most awarded commercial director by The One Show and D&AD. He's also been honored as Adweek's Commercial Director of the Decade and one of Creativity Magazine's 50 Best Creative Minds of the last 25 years. FILMMAKER RETREAT JOSHUA TREE '25 Thursday, September 25th – Sunday, September 28th, 2025. Limit 15 Filmmakers. This will be our 4th year and it's so special, I'd prefer to jump on the phone with you and tell you more. Every year since our first, filmmakers have come back. Pretty much says it all. SIGN UP! DIRECTING ACTOR LIVE SEMINAR ON FILMMAKERS ACADEMY Monday, May 19th at 10am Pacific, I'll be live on the FA platform. Join me for an all-encompassing look at my process for working with actors, from casting to final cut. ONLINE FILMMAKING COURSES - DIRECT WITH CONFIDENCEEach of my online courses come with a free 1:1 mentorship call with yours truly. Taking the Shadow course is the only way to win a chance to shadow me on a real shoot! DM for details. Want to level up your commercial directing game? MAGIC MIND - MY MENTAL PERFORMANCE EXILIR - SAVE w BRADY20Save hugely on Magic Mind with this link. — This link is the way. Thanks, Jordan My cult classic mockumentary, "Dill Scallion" is online so I'm giving 100% of the money to St. Jude Children's Hospital. I've decided to donate the LIFETIME earnings every December, so the donation will grow and grow annually. Thank you. "Respect The Process" podcast is brought to you by Commercial Directing FIlm School and True Gent, aka True Gentleman Industries, Inc. in partnership with Brady Oil Entertainment, Inc.
ENGLISH:He is the co-founder of the agency I&Co and defines himself as a Creative Futurist after having been the Global Chief Creative Officer of AKQA.He was named by Creativity Magazine in their annual "Creativity 50" list and in the "25 Most Creative People in Advertising" list by Forbes. In 2012, he was inducted into "The Hall of Achievement" by the American Advertising Federation.In this episode, I sit down with Rei Inamoto, Founding Partner of I&CO, at Martinez Beach in Cannes. We reminisce about how the Cannes Lions Festival has evolved over the past 18 years since Rei first attended, from a purely creative awards show to now being dominated by big tech companies.Rei shares the origin story behind the Future Lions competition he co-created with PJ Pereira to recognize and inspire young creative talent. We dive into I&CO's guiding principles captured in their 8 "Axioms", focusing on Rei's favorite - "Magic > Logic".Rei explains how this axiom captures the importance of human creativity and imagination in an increasingly data-driven world. We explore examples like how a simple transparent window in the sole of the Nike Air Max created a "key product moment" that made the technology magic and iconic.The discussion also covers Rei's 'Creative Mindset' podcast, where he interviews a diverse range of creative thinkers. He shares insights from guests like the President of Tama Art University on how talent is about uniqueness rather than being better than others.Throughout our engaging chat, Rei demonstrates his gift for drawing connections between design, technology and human creativity. So grab a drink and join us as we ponder the magic in the Martinez sunshine.ESPAÑOL:Él es co fundador de la agencia I&Co y se autodefine como Creative Futurist después de haber sido el Chief Creative Officer Global de AKQAFue nombrado por Creativity Magazine en su listado anual “Creativity 50” y en el listado “Las 25 personas más creativas en publicidad” por Forbes. En 2012, fue introducido a “The Hall of Achievement” por la American Advertising Federation.Esa noche recordamos cómo el Festival Cannes Lions ha evolucionado en los últimos 18 años desde que Rei asistió por primera vez, pasando de ser un festival de premios puramente creativos a estar ahora dominado por las grandes empresas tecnológicas.Rei comparte la historia detrás de la competencia Future Lions que co-creó con PJ Pereira para reconocer e inspirar a jóvenes talentos creativos. Nos sumergimos en los principios rectores de I&CO capturados en sus 8 "Axiomas", enfocándonos en el favorito de Rei: "Magia > Lógica".Rei explica cómo este axioma captura la importancia de la creatividad e imaginación humana en un mundo cada vez más impulsado por datos. Exploramos ejemplos como la simple ventana transparente en la suela de las Nike Air Max que creó un "momento clave del producto" que hizo que la tecnología fuera mágica e icónica.La discusión también cubre el podcast 'Creative Mindset' de Rei, donde entrevista a diversos pensadores creativos. Comparte ideas de invitados como el presidente de la Universidad de Arte de Tama sobre cómo el talento se trata de singularidad en lugar de ser mejor que otros.A lo largo de nuestra cautivadora charla, Rei demuestra su don para establecer conexiones entre el diseño, la tecnología y la creatividad humana. Así que toma una bebida y únete a nosotros mientras reflexionamos sobre la magia bajo el sol de Martinez.Visítanos en https://www.elmartinez.net/ y suscríbete en Spotify, Apple Podcasts o donde lo estés oyendo ahora. Síguenos en FB o IG @elmartinezpodcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Campaign's UK editor Maisie McCabe, features editor Matt Barker and creativity and culture editor Gurjit Degun discuss the latest issue of the magazine.They talk about features including inspirational destinations, profiles on ECDs and directors, thoughts from holding company bosses and how young creatives tackled a brief without the use of tech.The latest issue of Campaign is out now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Damon is Chief Creative Officer and one of the founders of The Monkeys Aotearoa. Before that he was Regional Chief Creative Officer of DDB (New Zealand and Australia). He was formerly Chief Creative Officer of DDB New Zealand where he won over 20 Agency of the Year titles, including DDB New Zealand being named agency of the year in Australia. Before that he was Executive Creative Director of Saatchi & Saatchi Australia and TBWA Hunt Lascaris, which was voted South African agency of the decade in 2010.Damon has collected awards at some of the most prestigious international advertising festival shows, receiving over 50 D&AD Pencils – including 6 yellow and the first and only Black D&AD Pencil ever won in Africa. He has also judged D&AD three times. He's won 67 Cannes Lions, including the Grand Prix, 10 Gold, a Titanium and Innovation Lion, two Grand Clio, 11 One Show Gold Pencils, and the first ever ADC Black Cube ever awarded.He has been recognised as one of the top 10 Executive Creative Directors in the world by both Creativity Magazine and the Big Won Report on multiple occasions. In 2011, Finance Week awarded him Achiever of Year in South Africa. He's had a variety of short stories published as well as articles for various magazines and writes a blog called damonsbrain.com. It is stuff he thinks about instead of world domination.OK, we're stopping there. The ambition of The Imposterous is to make us all feel a little less insecurity and Damon's bio just isn't helping. We had a great chat with Damon and felt all the better for it. Please enjoy the episode.
MW Presents: Spontaneously Candid, a McCann Worldgroup Podcast
In this episode of “Spontaneously Candid,” Harjot turns the tables on accomplished advertising and marketing reporter, Jeff Beer – instead of him telling us a story we want to hear his. What are the key themes of his personal narrative? What drives him? What scares him? What is he proud of and what does he wish he could take back? If we were writing a full feature on Jeff Beer – what would the headline be? Jeff Beer, Staff Editor at Fast Company, covers advertising, marketing and brand creativity. He is one of the most well-regarded reporters covering our space, having written at the famed publication for years and for a suite of the industry's top outlets prior, including Canadian Business Magazine, Marketing Magazine, AdAge, and Creativity Magazine. Jeff writes in-depth stories on the trends and brands reshaping and redefining the industry. With co-author Nicole Laporte, he recently wrote the cover story for Fast Company's coveted “Most Innovative Companies” on Lebron James' SpringHill Company. He is also the host/producer of Fast Company's weekly video series, “Brand Hit & Miss.” In this episode, we're the reporter and the reporter is our subject.
Ty Montague is co-founder and CEO of co:collective, a creative and strategic transformation company who serves clients like Google, YouTube, IBM, PUMA, Microsoft, MOMA, Infiniti, Capital One, and Timberland. Ty believes that there are businesses who are “storytellers” and “storydoers. “Storytellers” are traditional brands like McDonald's, United, and Clorox: They tell their stories through classic advertising. But co:collective is more interested in transforming businesses into “storydoers,” which are brands like Apple, Toms, and Jet Blue that communicate primarily through innovation and customer experience. In other words, their work does the advertising and growth for them. Ty has been named one of the 50 most influential creative people of the past 20 years by Creativity Magazine and was featured on the cover of Fast Company Magazine. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thinkfuture/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thinkfuture/support
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This week’s Misfit Entrepreneur is Ty Montague. Ty is co:founder and CEO of New York-based co:collective. co: is a growth accelerator that works with leadership teams to develop purpose-led business strategy and to implement that strategy through innovation in the customer experience. Founded in 2010, the co: team has been fortunate to work with everyone from Google to IBM, MetLife, PUMA, Microsoft, Capital One and many more of the Fortune 500. Ty has been named one of the 50 most influential creative people of the past 20 years by Creativity Magazine, as well as one of the Top Ten Creative Minds in business by Fast Company magazine. He is the author of the best-selling book, True Story: How To Combine Story and Action to Transform Your Business. And that is where I want to focus with him in this episode – how we can best tell our story and use it to grow our business and ourselves. https://cocollective.com/ Ty was an unlikely entrepreneur and somewhat of a late bloomer. He started out in New Mexico and didn’t really know what he wanted to do with his life. He worked as a raft guide and an auto mechanic before moving to New York where he worked as a bartender. He met someone across his bar that was in advertising and told him to explore it. He took to it and was good. He ended up working at some of the top firms with a lot of success. About 15 years ago, Ty began to notice the differences between advertising and what companies actually were doing. He also saw a new kind of business, one that had a story and conveyed the story through action and the customer experience than through paid media. Ty came to call these companies “story-doing” companies rather than “story-telling” companies. As he compiled his list of these companies, he found a new passion for them. This caused him to leave traditional advertising in 2010 and create Co-Collective to help companies define their higher purpose or quest - then help them put their quest to work throughout their business and with customers. Talk to us about story-telling vs. story-doing… The first company Ty noticed that was a story-doer was Starbucks. He noticed they didn’t advertise traditionally. Starbucks built their company on a quest and creating an experience like no other for customers. Others included companies like Redbull, Tom’s Shoes, Tesla and others. As he studied these companies, he found that they operate in a different way. Ty then codified it. Take us through what you codified… Companies need to figure out their quest. People want to do business with companies that share their values – and companies need to define their values. A quest is a crystallization of your higher purpose as a business, the generous change you want to see in the world, and the rallying cry that want to use to get all of your employees and customers to follow you to the goal you want to achieve. This comes from experience, truth, and the company’s’ DNA. The story has multiple parts. It has the truth about the protagonist which is the truth about the company’s – the challenges/opportunities they face and secret weapons the company has. It has the about the stage they are on. The truth about the market and landscape that the company’s story plays out on. It has the truth about the participants or customers. Who is the company for and how can the company help the participants get what they need out of the relationship. The truth about the antagonist. Who is the dragon the company is working every day to slay? Once these are defined, you use them to become a story doer. At the 13 min mark, Ty gives an example of a company using Tesla that has all the elements of the story and what they are…it’s best to listen. A good quest should be the answer to the question, “What business are you actually in?” The protagonist and antagonist are half of the quest, what is the other half? It is what you do with a quest once you have it. It is important the CEO participates in this and signs off. Once you have the question, you determine the actions to make it a reality. The business model is defined by the quest. The things you do inside your company is defined by the quest. It should determine the things you celebrate and reward in your company, so it is real for employees. The quest informs more traditional marketing. Your branding, messaging, communications. The quest also determines your capabilities. At the 19 min mark, Ty talks about Apple, it’s quest, and the changes since Steve Jobs’ passing. Steve Jobs referred to Apple computers as bicycles for the mind. Believe it or not the most efficient form of transportation ever created is the bicycle. It is easy, simple, and efficient. Apple’s quest lives in that. At the 22:30 mark, Ty goes through a checklist of questions a company needs to answer about its quest. Do you have a clear purpose in the world beyond making money? Have you done the work to define and align on your quest? Does your purpose frame the business that you are in and are you using it as a tool to define your internal culture and customer experience? Is your purpose being used to drive and action and engagement with employees and your customers? Does your purpose define a clear enemy, so it’s not just what you are for, but what you are against? Have you focused on a few transformative actions that bring your purpose to life in the world? Are people outside the company engaging? How does “story-led innovation” fit into this? Ty uses the example of Redbull in thinking they are the action sports sports company that is on a quest to help us push out limits and live our lives to the extreme. Redbull created their own event Flutag, instead of putting their name on advertising at events and now it has hundreds of thousands of participants a year. Your quest will help determine where you innovate and how you differentiate. What is something an entrepreneur can do today around story-doing that will make a difference for them? Ask the first question. What is your purpose outside of making money? How is your purpose going to make the world a better place, inspire employees to want to help accomplish it, and inspire customers to be a part of it and tell others about it? What other trends are you seeing in business, entrepreneurship, and marketing? Diversity on your team is something every entrepreneur needs to think about. Millennials and Gen Z consumers will pay attention to that. Beware the shadow side of being quest led it being a novelty. Authenticity matters. If you are not doing your quest, people will call you out and expose you. With all you’ve done, what has surprised you most on your entrepreneur journey? How much Ty loves it. He worked for people into his mid-40’s and it felt like a real risk. His only regret is not doing it sooner. Make the leap! Best Quote: Companies need to figure out their quest. People want to do business with companies that share their values – and companies need to define their values. Ty's Misfit 3: Quit caring about what anyone else thinks. The best most successful people pursue their truth and don’t let people get in their head. Figure out what you would do if you won the lottery and start doing it right now. Try to leave the world better than when you came into it. Show Sponsors: Sanebox: www.Sanebox.com/MISFIT 5 Minute Journal: www.MisfitEntrepreneur.com/Journal
SARIA explores the unimaginable hardships faced by young female orphans at the Virgen de La Asuncion Safe Home in Guatemala, leading up to the tragic fire which claimed 41 of their lives in 2017. We follow the story of two inseparable orphaned sisters - Saria 12, and her sister Ximena 14, as they fight against mounting daily physical abuse at the very institution designed to protect them. In the sisters' desperation for survival, they devise a daring plan of escape for all the orphans to find freedom in America. SARIA is premiering at the 2020 Oscar Shorts. Director’s Biography: the New York times has dubbed Oscar-Nominee Bryan Buckley the "king of the Super Bowl,” having directed over 60 commercials for the big game since 2000. in 2013, Buckley wrote and directed the short film ASAD, which received an academy award nomination for “Best live action Short Film” and was cited by archbishop Desmund Tutu in a speech as having helped stem xenophobia in his country. Buckley then followed up his short with two feature films - the 2015 Sundance Film Festival opener, THE BRONZE, and THE PIRATES OF SOMALIA, which had its world premiere at the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival. A 2010 Adweek Readers Poll named Buckley the commercial Director of the Decade - he was also named one of the 50 best Creative Minds in the last 25 years by Creativity Magazine. Buckley is an esteemed recipient of the DGA award, multiple Emmys, and over 50 Cannes lions. Most recently, he won the 2019 Cannes Grand prix for his work on MARCH FOR OUR LIVES “GENERATION LOCKDOWN,” done in support of the S.42 Background Check Expansion Act.
'The Self Believer'. Geoff Edwards has been leading on his terms for his entire career. He is a story teller, unafraid to open new doors or take a new path, unafraid to try to change the world on his terms. He has been featured on the cover of Creativity Magazine’s inaugural “Creativity 50” and Boards Magazine's “Top 50 Art Directors” In America. Today, he is Head of Creative at CAA Marketing and Co-Founder of SATURDAY MORNING, a coalition for Peace. I talked to Geoff about superheroes and kryptonite, about building a business with Spike Lee, and about the decision he made that he still thinks about.
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