Head of Hyper Island North America Tim Lucas is the latest guest on untalented by UNKNOWN. Fresh from the New York Nobody Wants To Work For You (NWTWFY) workshop, Ollie and Tim deep dive into all things NWTWFY. If you want to find out more about NWTWFY, this is a deepdive. We discuss Tim’s journey into anthropology, what he does at Hyper Island, what NWTWFY is, how he got involved with the project, what he thinks is going on right now in the creative industry, how he designed the New York...

Mother Design Associate Creative Director Elliot Vredenburg is the latest guest on untalented by UNKNOWN. We discuss Elliot’s journey, how bad design can be good, why agencies are losing talent, how every agency is the same, the influence of skateboard culture on design, where young people should look for design influence, if agencies are no longer trusted as experts and how variety of clients and work keeps people in the industry. Elliot Vredenburg:...

Something™ Creative Director Helena Hamilton is the latest guest on untalented by UNKNOWN. We discuss Helena's journey, how tokenism is rife in the industry, why you need passion to survive in the industry, why diversity hiring needs time, the reality of virtue signalling, when creatives feel powerless and why Helena doesn't own a TV. Helena Hamilton: https://www.linkedin.com/in/helena-hamilton-040b57157/ 🎧Listen Here: https://linktr.ee/untalentedbyunknown 👉 Follow on TikTok:...

MRM EVP and Chief Creative Office Harsh Kapadia is the latest guest on untalented by UNKNOWN ... Harsh has worked at 3 agencies in 4 different countries, he earned his stripes at JWT and VMLY&R. We discuss Harsh's journey, way to truly unlock a diverse workforce, the differences between working in India, Australia, England and the US, the importance of mentors, why creatives should seek therapy and why we need to be a little less serious. Harsh Kapadia:...

And Rising Co-Founder Jonathan Trimble is the latest guest on untalented by UNKNOWN ... Jonathan earned his stripes at VMLY&R, adam&eveDDB and Fallon London before finding his own business. We discuss Jonathan's journey, the problem with growing too fast and taking on too many clients, who the winners and losers are in the future of the creative industries, why there is a talent shortage, the realities of being fired by a client and the best way to lead creative teams to create...

Amplify CCO Jeavon Smith is the latest guest on untalented by UNKNOWN ... Jeavon earned his stripes at Jack Morton where he started as a Senior Experience Designer. Described as a creative visionary, Jeavon started at Amplify as a ECD and is now Chief Creative Officer (CCO). We discuss Jeavon's journey, what makes Amplify special, why we need to stop worrying about talent leaving, how obsessing over audience is the most important thing, why brands need to be careful when taking from...

KOTO COO & Founder Caroline Matthews and Wolff Olins Global ECD Emma Barratt are the latest guests on untalented by UNKNOWN ... Both Caroline & Emma are highly successful in the industry. They share the good, the bad and the ugly experiences encountered on the way of their success. We tackle taboos around Female leadership, how we can overcome the obstacles, the important conversation around maternity leave in this subject, how agency culture has been toxic, how to pave the way for...

It's a first for the podcast this week. Two of our own are the guests on untalented by UNKNOWN ... Sean and Joe look after our product design team here at UNKNOWN, and in this podcast they give you an insight into all things design. We discuss how to enter the industry as a junior, if Sean and Joe believe their University degrees hindered their progress as designers, will AI take design jobs?, what the latest is with WEB3, having a golf lesson with AI Tiger Woods and how to stand out from...

Executive Coach and Leadership Expert Hasan Khair is the latest guest on untalented by UNKNOWN ... Has gives us a masterclass on leadership. We discuss how to have the difficult but necessary conversations in business,  what great leadership looks like, how to become a better leader, whether the industry has a diversity problem and if any action has been taken, the difference between teaching and telling, whether or not values are BS and how to ensure the advertising industry remains...

Gensler Creative Director Louise Jorden and Freelance Designer Titi Finlay are the latest guests on untalented by UNKNOWN ... this is a special conversation birthed on the back of Woody's LinkedIn post about the lack of female leaders in the design industry. We take both perspectives on the female leadership epidemic from a senior and a junior and discuss if anyone can be a leader, do Female's suffer more from imposter syndrome, how there are no Female leaders to aspire to in the sneaker...

Accept & Proceed MD Sally Oldfield is the latest guest on untalented by UNKNOWN ... Sally is an industry legend and shares her experience of becoming a Female leader in an industry where the odds are tragically stacked against you. We chat about the Female Leadership epidemic, why talent is leaving the industry, why agency culture has to change, what young creatives can do to stand out and why it's important to have Female and Male leaders. Sally Oldfield:...

Writer and Creative Director Ray Smiling is the latest guest on untalented by UNKNOWN ... Ray is a storytelling legend and shares his experiences from writing ads for the worlds biggest brands. If you've ever wanted to know how to tell brilliant stories, write better ads, why brands stealing culture is wrong, the difference between storytelling in ads and film, what young creatives should do to find their fire, why Ray wants to transition into being a Film Director. Ray Smiling:...

Diego Segura is the latest guest on untalented by UNKNOWN… Diego shares how industry legend Brian Collins gave him a design internship at Collins at just 18 years old, why he is now betting on Web 3 with his start-up NATION, how to keep Gen Z talent motivated, what inspired him to become a designer and how Web 3 will positively change the world. Nation: https://nation.io/ Diego Segura: https://www.linkedin.com/in/diegodoes/ 🎧Listen Here: https://linktr.ee/untalentedbyunknown 👉 Follow on...

Agency Co-Founders Andrew Khatouli and Matt Miller are the latest guests on untalented by UNKNOWN ... Andrew and Matt share how their experiences shaped the need to create their own culture-aware creative studio. How they created their own path into the industry, why brands need to bring more perspectives and voices into the room, how tokenism exists, the importance of cultural insights for global creative, does Qatar regret hosting the World Cup? the danger that comes with labelling entire...

SVP, Executive Director of Creative Talent at MullenLowe U.S. Frannie Rhodes is the latest guest on untalented by UNKNOWN ...  Frannie is an industry legend and has 20+ years experience of multi-disciplinary experiences in the creative industry. She is famed for building creative departments and connecting creative leaders across the globe. We dig deep to find out how agencies can still attract and retain talent, why the creative industry is desirable and the reason why creatives struggle...

Creative Director Jerome Gaslain is the latest guest on untalented by UNKNOWN... 
 
 Jerome has spent the majority of his career in Sydney, and has worked at AKQA coming up to 4 years. In May 2021 he moved from AKQA Sydney to AKQA Amsterdam.  
We chat about purposeful work, how brands jump on bandwagons, why creatives should never make assumptions, how complacency is the enemy, why tech companies are laying-off so many people and how we need to learn from our mistakes with Social Media for...

Creative Director Arthur Foliard is the latest guest on untalented by UNKNOWN...    Arthur is coming up to 6 years at branding studio KOTO and has spent the last 7 months launching KOTO New York.   We chat about the need to be different in New York and why it’s home of the best agencies in the world, what KOTO’s special sauce is, why remote work is damaging the workplace and how schools are not important in the hiring process for KOTO.    Arthur: https://www.linkedin.com/in/arthurfoliard/   🎧...

Brand Strategist Nathan Manou is the latest guest on untalented by UNKNOWN...  Nathan has worked with some incredible agencies including Mother Design, Goodby Silverstein & Partners, Porto Rocha and 72andSunny.  We chat about the benefits of working at smaller studios, why having outside interests is so important to what you do, what gets in the way of good work, and how workplace friction can lead to making the creative better.   Nathan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathanmanou/  🎧...

Freelance creative Ezequiel Consoli 'The Gay Creative' is the latest guest on untalented by UNKNOWN ... Ezequiel has worked for New York's best creative agencies and has already won an Emmy at the age of 29 for his project 'Inside and Outwards'. He's made the choice to leave full-time employed and to work freelance. We chat about all things tokenism, work-life balance, why talent no longer want to work for agencies, why awards are BS, and how agencies can still make their workplace...

Managing Director James Rowe is the latest guest on untalented by UNKNOWN ... James is coming up to 10 years at adamandeveDDB and was in the founding team of bringing adam&eveDDB to New York. We chat about all things New York, what did it take for adam&eveDDB to be successful here, what’s the difference between creative in LDN and NYC, and how can advertising still get the best young creative talent? James Rowe: https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-rowe-97499916/ 🎧Listen Here:...

Executive Creative Director Ida Gronblom is the latest guest on untalented by UNKNOWN ... Ida shares her experience of transitioning from a fashion designer in Sweden to becoming one of the most respected ECD’s in New York. We chat about all things creativity, ageism, quiet quitting, and what it was like to work for the late legend Dan Wieden. Ida Gronblom: https://www.linkedin.com/in/idagronblom 🎧Listen Here: https://linktr.ee/untalentedbyunknown 👉 Follow on TikTok:...

Global Principal Creative Wayne Deakin is the latest guest on untalented by UNKNOWN ... Wayne is an industry legend and shares his experience of transitioning from being a leader at a top digital agency to being Global Principal Creative for one of the world's largest branding consultancy's; Wolff Olins. We chat about all things brands, why trends are bullsh*t, the power of neurodivergent thinking, how to be a recession proof designer and the madness of Adobe's $20billion acquisition of...

Design strategy director Dani Sampson is the latest guest on untalented by UNKNOWN ... Dani shares her experience of transitioning from branding to now working for the creative studio everyone is talking about; Uncommon. We chat about all things strategy, branding, female leadership, blanding, AI in design (mid journey), quiet quitting and what makes a harmonious relationship between designers and strategists. Dani Sampson: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dani-sampson 🎧Listen...

Creative Director and Studio co-founder Andy Harvey is the latest guest on untalented by UNKNOWN ... Andy shares his experiences of working as an Art Director for Burberry to now being a Founder of his own Creative studio. From being involved in the fashion industry to now helping brands create positive impact in the world - we chat about all things creativity, purposeful work, Mercedes greenwashing, Alcohol in the workplace,  ASDA Basics ‘Poverty Advertising’ yellow packaging and whether...

Creative Director Dean George is the latest guest on untalented by UNKNOWN ... Dean shares his experiences of working in the advertising industry as a young fresh creative. From creative directing and film directing emotional films about Premier League and England football players Phil Foden and Trent Alexander-Arnold, to creating one of the hottest culture magazines in London, to wanting to work at a traditional ad agency - we chat all things creativity, diverse talent accessing the...