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Don’t Get Me Started

Hosted by Dan Balser, a former department head at The Creative Circus in Atlanta, this is a series of conversations about advertising. But they're not just about the industry; they're about the people in it.
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Nov 11, 2021

The Academy at Goodby, Silverstein & Partners is the brainchild of Zach Canfield, the agency’s Director of Talent. Dan is now its director, and this episode marks a personally significant moment of transition.

Aug 3, 2021

Leaving agency life in his past, Sean shares his thoughts on start-up culture, imposter syndrome, and the overemphasis put on deck perfection.

Jul 8, 2021

A natural strategist at heart, Nathalie shares her thoughts on how to best work with strategists, the genesis of insight, and moving to a new job. She also has some profound advice for young professionals (esp. women).

Jun 17, 2021

This one manages to cover Wordsworth’s Ode; feeling different and integrating; the value of a good strategy; the making of an epic, celebrity-laden commercial; levity; and finding a family at work. It wraps up with a generous offer from Omid.

May 17, 2021

On finding your professional family, inner workings of e-commerce marketing, and uncovering opportunities in unlikely places

Apr 8, 2021

An inside view of a great agency, from a leader's perspective

Mar 17, 2021

Advertising as a platform, the value of a good presentation, some real talk, and the power of truth well expressed

Feb 17, 2021

An online, mid-pandemic chat about a cookie vault, Seinfeld, sketch comedy and one copywriter’s process

Dec 16, 2020

The power of asking questions, being humble, and acting with intention. The value of going in-house, self-analysis, and knowing what matters to you.

Nov 16, 2020

A conversation with an award-winning, bi-cultural agency leader on creating not only great work, but also your own autonomy, your own agency within an agency, and originality within familiarity

Sep 17, 2020

Aaron, an intern with Mischief and Brandon, a freelancer with Arts & Letters Creative Co., discuss resourcefulness, resilience, mental exhaustion, and life as creatives of color.

Aug 6, 2020

Life in the Covid-19 pandemic, burnout, the ethos of Dara Khosrowshahi, empathy, and a short commercial for Funworks

Jul 8, 2020

The ongoing struggle with race in advertising, how to talk about bias, learning the craft in the Covid era, and squeezing the lemon

Jun 16, 2020

Making sense of this moment, a hard talk about being Black in a mostly White industry, and using your platform for good

May 14, 2020

Visiting from Birmingham, Jason shares his thoughts on content creation, partnerships, career moves, asking for what you need, and the value of saying yes.

Apr 29, 2020

Returning to The Circus after seven years, Erin covers starting over, the value of diversity, and her first big-budget TV shoot.

Apr 9, 2020

Recorded pre-COVID, this chat with two Circus alumni (replete with a gamified Q&A) covers advice for young creatives, a really bad portfolio review, acknowledging misery, and idea harvesting.

Mar 24, 2020

Directly off of a flight from Minneapolis, the two CDs sat down to talk about their agency, their careers, and important lessons learned.

Feb 27, 2020

Steve brings his dry wit to a conversation about embarrassment, revisions, bad work, ideas vs. executions, and career moves.

Feb 13, 2020

Kevin shares a sliver of his wisdom regarding personal growth, finding a place to find your strength, strategy vs. concept, and partnerships.

Jan 30, 2020

The real job of a creative director, the English FA, and doing work worth doing

Ben Greengrass, CD at ThoughtMatter

Jan 16, 2020

From Canada to Idaho to Atlanta to Detroit to Las Vegas and back to Atlanta, Kam has picked up some knowledge and is happy to discuss.

Dec 19, 2019

Funworks, an AdAge Small Agency of the Year, has upended conventions of how creative work is generated and presented. And its engaging, energetic CEO is more than happy to enthusiastically discuss it.

Dec 5, 2019

The longtime listener and first-time guest discusses Steph Curry, China, YouTube and TikTok, empathy, insight and behavior, and lessons learned at Apple.

Nov 21, 2019

Turning the proverbial tables, Brian (a copywriting student in his final quarter at The Creative Circus) asks Dan some questions.

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