From L’Oréal To Goats On A Boat with Associate Creative Director Julia Nicholas.

Associate Creative Director Julia Nicholas has risen up the agency ladder quickly, working on everything from beauty to weight loss to cars and more. An Art Director by trade, she craves variety in her many assignments, diving into each project with passion. We talk about her journey, the many mentors she’s had, the great spots we’ve made together and more. Catch Julia in the behind-the-scenes I’ve posted for our “Treeyota” spot and hear just how she came up with the crazy concept, and fitting into a long-running campaign. Honored to collab with her and help bring the spots to life. Click here for her stuff, and enjoy these:

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Jordan

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Rise Of The Freelance Creative Director With CD Jon Shore.

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Both a Creative Director and prolific Copywriter, Jon Shore and I have worked on and off for over a decade, cranking out dozens of comedy spots. After 25 years at one shoppe, Jon headed out on his own and never looked back. Visit jonshorecreative.com for his work.

We chat about collaborating, getting the most out of others, and letting go of certain aspects in order to see a project grow. Jon gives kudos to the Account Teams as well for setting the process in motion the right way. A first on the show. We also briefly wax about the Oscar movies, which may be in the past by the time you hear this.

Here’s a few favoritea I shot with Jon and his former CK Team, starring Pat Finn, starting with a gem called “Flowers” appropriately.

Oh, Commercial Directing Bootcamp hits NYC on April 16th, 2016. I can’t think of a better way to spend a Saturday afternoon. Spots are being gobbled up. Limit 20 filmmakers.

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Jordan

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What The Set Decorator Does With Chris Coles.

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If you’re wondering just what the Set Decorator does specifically, my guest Chris Coles has the answers. The Set Decorator brings the set to life, interpreting the vision of the Production Designer, who has been in cahoots with the Director. Chris shares similar beliefs as I do about really putting in one’s 10,000 hours to master one’s craft, and we discuss about the “generation of entitlement”, and its effect on the business. We just wrapped a big Toyota job for Cramer Krasselt Phoenix, so we chat about that gig, and you’ll even learn how he met his soon-to-be wife. Their new prop shoppe, Little Bohemia, will be open by the time you click here. Chris is great at what he does and I’m lucky to have him on set.

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Jordan

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How Do Agency Folks View Director’s Cuts? Sr. VP/ECD Ian Barry Explains.

At age 8, second generation ad wizard Ian Barry pitched his first advertising campaign, now he’s Senior VP/Executive Creative Director at Cramer Krasselt Phoenix. We chat about how his agency chooses directors, swap stories from the trenches and he explains what a “chemistry meeting” is. After nine years and dozens of spots with this funny guy, I’m proud to call him a collaborator and friend.

Here’s just one of our award-winning comedy spots we did for Toyota:

And my director’s cut of the same spot. Why?

“Be bold and bring ideas to the table” is just one of the many nuggets I gleaned from our conversation. Have a listen and share.

Buy his brother Todd Barry’s stand-up comedy special on Louis C.K.’s website. “The Crowd Work Tour”. Todd is a fav of mine and David Letterman.

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