In celebration of Indie Agency News’ first anniversary and an inaugural year filled with a treasure trove of great #indiethinking, we’ve compiled some of the best we’ve featured so far for your viewing and learning enjoyment.
Whether you’ve been thinking of starting your own agency, finding a mentor, attracting better clients, talent and strategy to move forward, adopting AI in your current practices, recognizing your biases or seeking ways to disrupt the industry – this episode and series will help you find the questions, solutions and resources to thrive.
In this Best of #indiethinking episode, we highlight:
- Niki Herr and Nandi Smythe of Xpedition
- Why mentorship is in crisis in the industry with Jason Bagley, former W+K ECD and founder of The Audacious School of Astonishing Pursuits
- The drive for more women and diverse agency ownership with Christy Hiler and Jean Freeman, co-founders of OwnIt
- The current state of strategy with strategists Reza Rostampisheh and Alex Morrison
- Why AI won’t kill your agency with Nilesh Ashra, founder of Pragmatic Futurism
- Navigating the emotions of starting an agency with Øuterkind co-founder Christian Gani
- Defining creative bias with creative consultant Luis Camano
- Why chemistry between a brand and an agency is critical with Russell Barnett, managing director of Doughlicious
Tune in and be sure to catch more #indiethinking coming up (and maybe even share some of your own)!
Check out the full #indiethinking episodes:
- Building More Inclusive On-Set Experiences
- The Audacious Quest for Better Industry Mentorship
- How CMOs Choose Agencies + OwnIt Keeps the Heat On
- The State of Strategy: Building More Responsibility
- A.I. Won’t Kill Your Agency. Here’s Why.
- Why Not Not? Starting Your Own Agency Episode 1: Navigating the Emotions
- WTF is Creative Bias? And 5 Ways to Keep It In Check