Amber Hahn, VP, Head of Strategy at Madwell and Mary Ergul, Strategist at Madwell show us the importance of finding a leader and team who will support your growth. Hear about not feeling guilty about leaving a job with a lot of perks, why it’s

Alex Cuevas, Director of Talent & Recruitment at DDB New York

Jan 5th, 2021 40m 35s

Alex Cuevas, Director of Talent & Recruitment at DDB New York, gives you the tools to land a job in the new year. Hear about how to shift your job search approach, tips on interviewing virtually, how to craft questions that make a great impress

MINISODE: End of Year Heart-to-Heart with Natalie

Dec 8th, 2020 8m 21s

Sit down for an end of year heart-to-heart with Natalie Kim, Founder of We Are Next. Hear about what she’s been struggling with recently and tactics to help overcome them if you’re in a similar boat, what’s coming in 2021 on We Are Next, and a

Sara Anhorn, EVP, Talent at Critical Mass

Nov 10th, 2020 43m 43s

Sara Anhorn, EVP, Talent at Critical Mass, provides guidance and some much needed reassurance for those looking for a job. Hear about what’s kept her at Critical Mass for the past 20 years (she’s worked in three offices and three different disc

Katie Ramp, Director of Talent & Operations at MUH-TAY-ZIK / HOF-FER

Oct 27th, 2020 43m 8s

Katie Ramp, Director of Talent & Operations at MUH-TAY-ZIK / HOF-FER, helps you get the most out of your relationship with your talent team. Hear about her advice on how to switch roles within an agency, questions to ask in your interview to fi

Carla Eboli, Executive Vice President of Multicultural at EnergyBBDO

Oct 13th, 2020 36m 14s

Carla Eboli, Executive Vice President of Multicultural at EnergyBBDO, joins guest host Leo Wong to talk about what it means to work in multicultural advertising, embracing your accent, and lessons she’s learned about leadership. Hear about tips

Mark Allen, Owner of RedCape and Senior Lecturer at SMU

Sep 29th, 2020 41m

Mark Allen, Owner of RedCape and Senior Lecturer at SMU, doesn’t want to see young talent burn out early in their careers. Hear about how to make your portfolio stand out to potential employers, making sure your hobbies and side hustles are aut

Ro Kalonaros, Global Content & Culture at Omnicom

Sep 1st, 2020 30m 48s

Ro Kalonaros, Global Content & Culture at Omnicom, will give you the encouraging push and confidence you’ve been looking for. Hear about how to be an effective communicator with people at all levels, identifying both micro-opportunities to set

Carl Desir, Global Executive Director, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion at R/GA

Aug 18th, 2020 47m 12s

Carl Desir, Global Executive Director, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion at R/GA, is tackling the roots of systemic racism and oppression in the industry. Hear about the individual awareness and action we can all take, thinking about what kind of c

Marinda McKenzie Cummings & Tessa Kohler, Associate Planners at VMLY&R

Aug 4th, 2020 38m 17s

Marinda McKenzie Cummings & Tessa Kohler, Associate Planners at VMLY&R, give us a look into working in experience strategy and starting your career in the Midwest. Hear about what their work entails, advice on receiving feedback as a junior, re

Carolina Cruz-Letelier, Director for Client Services and Partner at MUH-TAY-ZIK / HOF-FER

Jul 21st, 2020 41m

Carolina Cruz-Letelier, Director for Client Services and Partner at MUH-TAY-ZIK / HOF-FER, champions small agency life, leading with kindness, and listening to what your coworkers need in 2020. Hear about being the youngest female Partner and w

Jesse Meza, Digital Media Supervisor

Jul 7th, 2020 35m 26s

Jesse Meza, Digital Media Supervisor, encourages you to be true to yourself—in your interviews, when dealing with other people’s biases, and as you move through your career. Hear about why it was still difficult to land his first job despite al

Saneel Radia, Global Chief Innovation Officer at R/GA

Jun 23rd, 2020 45m 33s

Saneel Radia, Global Chief Innovation Officer at R/GA, gives you a blueprint for starting your career and a look at what it means to work in innovation in the industry. Hear about his many roles and how each was additive to his career, why busi

Christena Pyle, Executive Director of Advertising at TIME'S UP

Jun 9th, 2020 30m 25s

Christena Pyle, Executive Director of Advertising at TIME'S UP, shows us the power of changing your definition of success in your career. Hear about her journey working in account management and production agency-side, to ADCOLOR, to TIME’S UP,

Bea Iturregui, VP of Brand Partnerships at Cycle

May 26th, 2020 34m 32s

Bea Iturregui, VP of Brand Partnerships at Cycle, guides us into the ever-evolving world of influencer marketing. Hear about tools she uses to keep up with what’s changing across the space, lessons she’s learned on relationship building (and wh

Matt Dunn, Art Director at Goodby Silverstein & Partners

May 19th, 2020 35m 45s

Matt Dunn, Art Director at Goodby Silverstein & Partners, joins us to inspire your next creative side hustle. Hear about how stealing a brief from the printer at his internship led to winning a Coca-Cola pitch, his first creative side hustle an

Angela Brown, Senior Social Strategist at GSD&M

May 5th, 2020 45m 26s

Angela Brown, Senior Social Strategist at GSD&M, helps us understand Covid-19’s effect on social media, brands, and our individual paths. Hear about how Covid-19 has changed her role, examples of brands that responded well (and others that didn

Natalie Answers Questions from the Virtual Recruiter Roundtables

Apr 21st, 2020 19m 29s

Natalie sits down to give her advice on starting your career amidst Covid-19, and answers some unanswered questions from the Q&A portion of the Virtual Recruiter Roundtables. RSVP to the third and final Roundtable.

Gina Asaro-Collura, SVP/Creative Director at FCB Health & Adjunct Professor at FIT

Apr 14th, 2020 39m 36s

Gina Asaro-Collura, SVP/Creative Director at FCB Health & Adjunct Professor at FIT, shares her best tips for freelancing, virtual networking and interviews, and working your connections. Hear about getting fired and entering the world of freela

Aaron Wiggan, Director of Brand Strategy at REI

Apr 7th, 2020 46m 28s

Aaron Wiggan, Director of Brand Strategy at REI, shares lessons on mentorship and leadership from his career on both the agency and brand side. Hear about how his undergraduate studies in post-colonial theory, English, and forestry played a rol

Anonymous Creative Director at Global Brand

Mar 31st, 2020 34m 7s

This week's guest is a creative director at a global brand who has chosen to be anonymous so she can speak more freely about the things she sees her younger team members deal with and challenges she herself faces as a female leader. Hear about

Mara Lecocq, Brand & Community Director at Fishbowl

Mar 24th, 2020 41m

Mara Lecocq, Brand & Community Director at Fishbowl, is here to help your side hustle by sharing advice from her own experience. Hear about the birth of Where Are The Boss Ladies and how she created her role at Fishbowl, the agency brief that

Featured Friends of We Are Next: On She Goes

Mar 17th, 2020 51m 8s

The On She Goes crew talks to Ebro Darden of Hot97 & Apple Music, Chantal Rochelle of Buzzfeed’s Cocoa Butter, Shea Jackson McCann of Google, Carla Hassan of Citi, Diego Scotti from Verizon & on-air personality/journalist Tai Beauchamp; all ab

Molly Schlinger, Director of Creative Strategy at Hill+Knowlton

Mar 10th, 2020 36m 16s

Molly Schlinger, Vice President, Creative Strategy at Hill+Knowlton, wants you to know that a creative agency isn’t the only place to be a strategist. Hear about resources for those who don't have formal strategy training, the opportunities to

Tien Dang, Associate Producer at Anomaly

Mar 3rd, 2020 33m 55s

Tien Dang, Associate Producer at Anomaly LA, didn’t know what she wanted to do within advertising, took her time figuring it out, and found a job she’s excited to go to every day. Hear about keeping yourself open and learning along the way, ba