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We’re building a community
of creative leaders

We aim to provide practical guidance for any creative director seeking to bring the value of creative ideals to the highest levels of their organization. Our intent is to help build a new wave of creative leaders who don’t just get the value of creative ideas, but who have the business sense, leadership, and practical knowledge to give creativity enough power in business. We hope you’ll be part of our journey.

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With Adam Morgan, VP of Brand, Twilio

What It Really Takes to Become a Creative Director

Season 6 kicks off with a must-listen for senior creatives ready to take the next step. Host Adam Morgan breaks down what it really takes to land a Creative Director role — the experiences you must have, the details to leave out, and the important questions you must ask.

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With Adam Morgan, VP of Brand, Twilio

What is the Future of Creative Leadership?

This retrospective of Season 5 of Real Creative Leadership is really a look into the future, as host Adam Morgan reflects on the season’s most relevant episodes and prescient themes — including global growth, developing a creative vision, and the future of design.

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With Karan Dang, CEO, DANG

From Creative Leader to CEO

In this latest episode of Real Creative Leadership, Karan joins host Adam Morgan for a discussion about his storied career path and where he sees creative leadership headed in the future. Karan advocates for seeing youth trends as tactics to engage audiences of all ages and sharing ways to nurture your creative teams to perform their very best. He calls it finding your creative framework. Listen now for more.

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With Laura Montarroso Daher, Founder, Music Collective

The Power of Auditory Branding

In this episode of Real Creative Leadership, host Adam Morgan talks with Laura Montarroso Daher, founder of Music Collective and a creative visionary when it comes to auditory branding. Laura explains why brands should be incorporating sound and music into their creative strategy (which encompasses way more than catchy jingles) and how to look for inspiration and storytelling techniques in both familiar and unlikely places.

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With Jod Kaftan, Head of Product and Research Design, Oracle

The Future of Design Is Human

In this episode of Real Creative Leadership, host Adam Morgan is joined by Jod Kaftan, head of product and research design at Oracle, for a candid conversation about the future of design in an increasingly automated world.

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With Adam Morgan, Senior Director of Brand and Creative at Splunk

The Creative Leadership Maturity Model

Adam Morgan uses this episode of Real Creative Leadership to break down his five-level creative leadership maturity model, designed to help creative teams elevate their work and start connecting with their organizations in a deeper, more meaningful way.

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With Maya Dukes, Managing Director of Global Brand Strategy, Creative & Social Media, Delta Air Lines

Filling Your Creative Cup

Adam Morgan hosts Maya Dukes, Managing Director of Global Brand Strategy, Creative & Social Media at Delta Air Lines, for a wanderlust-inducing episode that dives deep into why filing your own “creative cup” is more important than ever before

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With Jennifer Lai Stern, Head of Brand Studio at PayPal

Sidecar Leadership

Leading from the “sidecar” is the best management strategy you haven’t heard of—until now. Host Adam Morgan chats with guest Jennifer Lai Stern, head of Brand Studio at PayPal, about her extensive industry experience and her favorite ways to lead creative teams with empathy as well as skill.

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With Ephraim “Eph” Gerard Cruz, Director of Operations, Xfinity Creative

The Three Pillars of Creativity

In this episode of Real Creative Leadership, Eph Cruz, Director of Operations at Xfinity Creative, talks about how developing a stable foundation paved the way for passionate and curious innovations in both his professional and personal lives. Eph’s three main creative pillars — the paycheck, the passion, and the playground — get to the heart of true creative development — that everyone can do it, as long as you know what you want.

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With Adam Morgan, Executive Brand and Creative Leader

These are the hottest creative trends for 2024

In this special season five premiere of Real Creative Leadership, host Adam Morgan shares never-before-heard clips from previous guests who answer the question, “What trends are you seeing in 2024?” With insights on everything from hiring to AI, join this powerhouse digital roundtable and learn how to leverage powerful tools and strategies to make 2024 your most innovative year yet.

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With Adam Morgan, Executive Brand and Creative Leader

The Secrets to Building a Winning Creative Team Structure

Adam Morgan returns to his 2023 Adobe MAX standing-room-only session with an insider’s look into building the ultimate creative dream team. With Adam’s own expert insight as well as interviews with other industry leaders, and proprietary research from Stoke, you’ll get practical applications to transform your organization into one that produces incredible creative — and hits all your other targets, too.

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With Danny Fontaine, Creative Director, UK & Ireland at IBM, and Founder of “Pitch Masters” podcast

How to Prepare Yourself for the Pitch

Building the perfect pitch takes experience and insight, which guest Danny Fontaine has in spades. Host of the popular podcast, “Pitch Masters,” Danny joins Adam Morgan for a conversation about storytelling driven by emotions and vulnerability, all while proving that pitching the client can be anything but routine.

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With Michelle Stuhl, Executive Search Consultant, President & CEO

How to Land Your Next Creative Dream Job

In this episode of Real Creative Leadership, industry veteran Jeff Paris chats with Adam Morgan about the role of “quiet creatives” and how to leverage a team filled with more introverted folks to tell stories that surprise and connect.

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With Jeff Paris, VP and Executive Creative Director at Master Control

The Unique Advantage of ‘Quiet Creatives’

In this episode of Real Creative Leadership, industry veteran Jeff Paris chats with Adam Morgan about the role of “quiet creatives” and how to leverage a team filled with more introverted folks to tell stories that surprise and connect.

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With Nicolas Mejia, Head of Creative, Shop at Shopify

Don’t Knock the ‘Creative’ Hustle

This episode of Real Creative Leadership discusses how the approach to “hustle culture” in creative work can inform and support your career evolution

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With Nicole Parente-Lopez, Executive Creative Director, Intuit Brand Storytelling and Experiences

Creative Leadership Through Difficult Change

This episode of Real Creative Leadership discusses how to think strategically about progress. Because the reality is: it takes time.

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With Samantha Berg, Head of Design at Chime

Diversity, Equity, and Creativity

Diversity lets you up your ante across the creative work spectrum. Join Host Adam Morgan and Sam Berg, Head of Design at Chime, to learn how inclusive practices increase the capacity, possibility, opportunity, and—yes—outcomes of your teams.

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With Shachar Aylon, Creative Director, Amazon Music AMP

How to Thrive In a Down Market

Join Adam Morgan, Senior Director of Brand & Creative at Splunk, and Shachar Aylon, Creative Director at Amazon Music AMP, as they dissect what it takes for creative leaders and teams to thrive when the chips are down.

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Creative Leadership Roundtable with Adam Morgan

In this episode, Adam Morgan is joined by three guests, winners from a drawing at Adobe MAX and creative leaders themselves, for a group chat about the tricks of the creative leadership trade.

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With Nicole Parente-Lopez, Executive Creative Director, Intuit Brand Storytelling and Experiences

Creative Leadership Through Difficult Change

This episode of Real Creative Leadership discusses how to think strategically about progress. Because the reality is: it takes time.

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