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Ad Age Ad Block
Hosted by I-Hsien Sherwood and Alfred Maskeroni · EN
Introducing Ad Block, a new Ad Age podcast. Hosted by Ad Age's own I-Hsien Sherwood and Alfred Maskeroni, Ad Block features personal, casual chats with big names in the industry. We've got one rule on this show: no guests can talk about their company or their clients. Get to know the people behind the ads you love—as they talk about anything but.
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Uber's VP of global marketing on winging it
Dec 18, 202000:36:52Tap to summarizeThomas Ranese, VP of global marketing at Uber, talks about how a lack of planning can sometimes blow up in your face, at least until you figure out how to make the best of it. He also weighs in on the wisdom he'd like to bring back from the mountaintop and how to avoid running into walls at work.
Transcribe →YouTube Gaming's global head of marketing on digital dinner parties
Dec 11, 202000:49:17Tap to summarizeElizabeth Del Valle explains how to plan and host a great gathering, even over Zoom. She also weighs in on catching up on peak TV and Caribbean coffee culture.
Transcribe →Xaxis' U.S president on life as a rabbinical spouse
Dec 4, 202000:40:09Tap to summarizeGila Wilensky never expected to marry a rabbi, but she's settled into duties much like those of a first lady—and adapted to long-distance religious life during the pandemic. She also weighs in on trying out for MasterChef and the lessons we'll all take from forced digital sabbaticals.
Transcribe →Google's VP of global marketing on loving fast food
Nov 30, 202000:41:52Tap to summarizeMarvin Chow talks about his love of chains like McDonald's, Shake Shack and In-N-Out, especially outside the U.S. He also weighs in on working in his mother's 7-Eleven, being married to a chef and the social impact of brands at scale.
Transcribe →TwentyFirstCenturyBrand's Neil Barrie on playing in indie bands
Nov 20, 202000:45:48Tap to summarizeThe consultancy's global CEO spent his younger years touring Europe playing indie rock for a share of the door take. He also weighs in on disappointing The National's Matt Berninger and why drummers have so much baggage.
Transcribe →Lippincott's 'Carrie Dragshaw' on drag, 'Bake Off'—and the personas we all create every day
Nov 13, 202000:48:47Tap to summarizeBrand innovation and strategy partner Dan Clay talks about creating his 'Carrie Dragshaw' persona, meeting Sarah Jessica Parker and the drag we all wear every day.
Transcribe →Tool of North America's founder on driving in the pro racing circuit
Oct 9, 202000:50:56Tap to summarizeErich Joiner, founder of Tool of North America, talks about his side gig, driving a Porsche 911 GT3 R on the professional racing circuit. He also weighs in the benefits of learning filmmaking before digital, running a coffeeshop and crashing into a concrete wall at 120 mph.
Transcribe →B-Reel's CEO on running a microbrewery
Sep 25, 202000:43:09Tap to summarizeAnders Wahlquist, founder and CEO of B-Reel, ran a microbrewery in Sweden in the '90s—the first in the country to produce an unfiltered beer. He also talks about '70s cinema, running a nightclub and performing as a DJ.
Transcribe →CRWN Magazine's founder on gardening
Sep 18, 202000:44:17Tap to summarizeLindsey Farrar, founder and editor in chief of CRWN Magazine, planted her first garden this year. The collard greens flourished. The tomatoes weren't so lucky. She also weighs in on conscious consumption, buying dirt and realizing she was conditioned out of a birthright.
Transcribe →RQ's CEO on interior design and running a hotel
Aug 28, 202000:43:14Tap to summarizeBrian Salzman, CEO and founder of RQ, has an eye for interior design. He's also one of the owners of Dive Palm Springs, a boutique hotel he helped renovate. He also weighs in on painting parties, office environments and explains how to spruce up a room for $5.
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