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.
In this episode of Real Creative Leadership, Karan Dang joins Adam Morgan for a conversation about his new venture as CEO of his own branding consultancy firm, a natural evolution from his time as a creative leader at big-name brands across the industry. Together, Karan and Adam discuss what it takes to foster creativity (hint: it’s humility, curiosity, and a determination to keep up with youth culture) and how talent is really just hard work disguised as innate ability. Listen now to hear more from Karan and his unique experience collaborating with brands like Walmart and Disney.
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.
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.
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. With insights into nurturing creative talent and finding opportunities to bring creativity into discussions about the “business” side of things, Adam leverages his decades of experience to help listeners see the possibilities of what their teams can really do.
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.
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.
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.