Let's Bring It In: Discussions with In-House Creative Leaders

Stop Calling It an In-House Agency | Matt Orser, VP Creative at Nutrabolt

Matt Orser has built creative teams inside Dollar Shave Club, Frida and Nutrabolt. But there’s one phrase he would like the industry to stop using: “In-house agency.” M

Ron Huey On Why Great Creative Still Matters

What does it actually take to build a great creative career? Ron Huey has spent more than 30 years in advertising, from Team One and The Martin Agency to founding the hi

Inside The New York Times’ T Brand Studio | Vida Cornelious on Creativity, Culture & AI

Vida Cornelious, Senior Vice President of Creative and Strategy at The New York Times, joins Greg Christensen to talk about leading T Brand Studio, building a multidiscip

Starbucks Creative Director Luis Marques on Why Clever Ideas Aren’t Enough

Luis Marques has worked at some of the most creatively ambitious places in advertising, from Hyper Island to Crispin Porter + Bogusky, BBDO, and Starbucks. But one of th

Is the Creative Career Path Broken? Jim Bosiljevac and Will Chau on What Comes Next

What does the future of a creative career actually look like? In this special panel episode of Let’s Bring It In, Greg Christensen sits down with two former guests: Jim

Cameron Day on AI, Advertising, and Building an Evil Creative Twin

Cameron Day is a writer, creative director, author, mentor, and self-described AI Anarchist. He grew up around Chiat/Day, built a career across major brands and small age

Aaron Wiggan (Seattle Kraken): Building an NHL Brand from Scratch

Aaron Wiggan, Vice President of Brand Creative for the Seattle Kraken, joins Let’s Bring It In to talk about building an NHL brand from scratch, moving from agency life t

Erin Eby (PlatinumBlack): Creative Leadership in the Age of AI and Complexity

Erin Eby is the Executive Creative Director at PlatinumBlack, where she leads work for complex brands across energy, manufacturing, and technology. In this episode, Erin

Erin Lewis & Brandon Ankney (Oklahoma City Thunder): Building a Championship Brand

In this episode of Let’s Bring It In, Greg Christensen talks with Erin Lewis (VP of Marketing & Brand Engagement) and Brandon Ankney (Director of Brand Identity & Creativ

Kevin Frank (LinkedIn): Raising Creative Teams and Building an In-House Agency of the Year

Kevin Frank spent nearly six years as Executive Creative Director at LinkedIn, where his team was named Ad Age’s In-House Agency of the Year. He’s also the author of Rais

Matt Davis (Solo Stove): How Solo Stove Became a Breakout Brand Through Content and Community

Matt Davis joins Let’s Bring It In to share how Solo Stove became one of the fastest-growing direct-to-consumer (DTC) brands, and what it takes to build a modern brand th

Adam Koppel (OpenAI): From Wieden to OpenAI and the Future of Creative Careers in the Age of AI

Adam Koppel has worked at Wieden+Kennedy, Anomaly, Google, and OpenAI. In this episode of Let’s Bring It In, we talk about what happens when agency craft meets product-dr

Bryan Haupt (Molson Coors / VOLT): Building an In-House Agency That Creates Culture, Not Just Ads

Bryan Haupt is the Creative Director at Volt, the in-house agency for Molson Coors, and in this episode of Let’s Bring It In, he joins host Greg Christensen to break down

Case Lawrence (Off The Ground): From Startup to Global Brand in the Trampoline Industry

Case Lawrence, entrepreneur and founder of Sky Zone, talks about his new book, Off the Ground. He talks about creating novelty, being proactive in a crisis , and the diff

Emma Baines (Tony’s Chocolonely): Building a Mission-Driven Brand to End Exploitation in Chocolate

Emma Baines, Global Head of Creative at Tony’s Chocolonely, joins Let’s Bring It In to talk creative leadership, purpose-driven branding, and building impact from the ins

Richie Gleason (Bluemercury): Building a Luxury Beauty Brand Through Creative Leadership

In this conversation, Richie Gleason, the Executive Creative Director at Bluemercury, shares insights into the luxury beauty marketplace, his journey through the creative

Andy Andersen (Dude Wipes): Building a Challenger Brand with Humor and Bold Creative

From film school to flushable fame, Andy Andersen’s career path is anything but ordinary. Now VP of Creative at DUDE Wipes, Andy joins Let’s Bring It In to talk about how

Jim Bosiljevac (UT Austin): Teaching the Next Generation of Creative Leaders

Jim Bosiljevac, former ECD of Yahoo! and now Associate Professor at the University of Texas, has just launched a new course on Domestika called Developing Advertising Cam

Jamie Reilly (Atlassian / Formerly Vans): Building Creative Culture from Apple to Vans to Atlassian

In this episode Jamie Reilly, Group Creative Director at Atlassian and former VP of Global Creative at Vans, talks about what it takes to build and sustain brand love, ho

Bill Girouard (Liberty Mutual / Copper Giants): Building a Modern In-House Creative Agency Inside a Global Brand

Bill Girouard leads Copper Giants, the in-house agency behind Liberty Mutual’s wildly recognizable campaigns — from “Liberty Biberty” to the wax-statue super saver. In th