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• August 30, 2024Career Advice, Creativity, writing

  Episode #50: Writing Your Way Ahead in Advertising with Thomas Kemeny

  Thomas Kemeny shares his journey as a copywriter and author of the book Junior: Writing Your Way Ahead in Advertising. Thomas provides tips on writing, presenting, and pitching, and explains why juniors are the lifeblood of an advertising agency.

• August 1, 2024Career Advice, Journaling, mental health, Mom Advice

  Episode #49: Journaling

  Karen F. Geiger, author of Storied Life Journal: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Living shares how journaling helps you design a life with more stories. Karen will cover the benefits of journaling as a regular practice and demystify the difficulty of journaling with helpful techniques and prompts to help you connect to the page and tell your own story.  

• July 8, 2024Advertising, Agency Life, Career Advice, mental health

  Episode #48: The Life Brief with Bonnie Wan

  In this episode, Bonnie Wan shares her journey as an advertising brand strategist and author of the book The Life Brief: A Playbook for No-Regrets Living.  Modeled after the ad agency creative brief, the life brief is a playbook that will help readers unlock clarity in a part of life that matters most. You will learn Bonnie’s three-step practice with specific exercises to make your life brief a reality.  

• June 10, 2024Diversity & Inclusion, Leadership, Mentorship

  Episode #47: Inclusify to Build More Innovative Teams

  In this episode, Dr. Stefanie K. Johnson, PhD talks to us about her Wall Street Journal Bestseller Inclusify: The Power of Uniqueness and Belonging to Build Innovative Teams.

• April 15, 2024Advertising, Creativity, Marketing, Storytelling

  Episode #46: Storytelling

  In this episode, Amy Saidman from Story District teaches us about storytelling. You will learn the biggest challenges facing storytellers, how to address them, the key elements of a good story, and tips to improve your storytelling skills.

• March 11, 2024Advertising, Career Advice, Marketing, Mentorship

  Episode #45: Tips for Middle Managers

  Middle managers play a crucial role in organizations bridging the gap between top-level management and front-line employees. But it takes the right combination of skills, visibility, and strategic networking to help middle managers get noticed.

• February 14, 2024Advertising, Agency Life, Career Advice, Marketing, Mentorship

  Episode #44: How to Get Unstuck in Your Career

  There are times when you feel stuck in your career and need a boost! Learn 5 ways to get unstuck in your career from brand marketing strategist Carli Sidoti.

• December 14, 2023Advertising, Agency Life, Career Advice, Marketing

  Episode #43: How to Have Difficult Conversations

  Colette Fortin, a divorce mediator turned business coach provides a framework for having difficult conversations. Learn the types of difficult conversations, different ways to view them, and how to get to the zone of yes using the model and continue the path forward.

• October 23, 2023Advertising, Agency Life, Career Advice, Marketing

  Episode #42: Surviving & Thriving After a Layoff  

  Layoffs are a fact of life if you work in marketing or advertising. Marketing leadership coach and consultant Elizabeth Coluby shares her personal experience and tips on how to survive and thrive after a layoff.

• September 13, 2023Advertising, Agency Life, Career Advice, Internship

  Episode #41: 5 Ways to Sell Yourself: Entry-Level Interview Tips

  In this episode, Kelly Callahan-Poe and Julia McDowell provide 5 entry-level interview tips for marketing and advertising jobs. Today employers take an average of 6-8 seconds to review a resume. While hard skills make up the majority of a resume, it’s the soft skills that make or break your ability to get hired. Learn the top 5 ways to sell yourself with a bonus 5 at the end of the episode.