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Becoming: Christmas Fantasy
I knew the scene I envisioned wouldn’t get the result I wanted.
Dec 25, 2025
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Becoming: Pushing Back
Strong.
Dec 9, 2025
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Becoming: Given up
Becoming: Given up
Nov 29, 2025
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Think Small
Rumors suggest Omnicom may discard the DDB brand –– icon of creative advertising.
Nov 22, 2025
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Becoming: Camp
Challenges become opportunities to learn and connect
Nov 18, 2025
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The shit is hitting the fan
Nov 1, 2025
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Nov 22, 2025
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Becoming: Everything changed
Feb 10, 2025
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Insight: You're fired
Sep 28, 2025
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Becoming: A Perfect Holiday
“Betty, where’d you put the big platter.
Nov 3, 2025
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The shit is hitting the fan
Job losses hitting creative services.
Nov 1, 2025
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Insight: You're fired
Instead of “I was canned, therefore I failed,” think, “Those assholes just gave me a new life.”
Sep 28, 2025
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Becoming: The Penny-Crushing Machine
A moment when others' limiting assessments gave ground to a hint of a talent-driven future.
Sep 25, 2025
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Becoming: With Cars, I Felt Strong
How the neighborhood "cool kid" showed style and persona buttress confidence from childhood to adulthood.
Aug 29, 2025
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The well runs dry
How a perfect storm of declining revenue led to opportunities for creativity, prosperity, and community.
Aug 14, 2025
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Ambiguity
How a client's ambiguity inspired complex emotions in a team member, threatening mutuality and success.
Jul 27, 2025
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Elevating Client Conversations
Asking questions deepens and enriches conversations, helping us build relationships with clients beyond the immediate project.
Jul 20, 2025
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Becoming: Protest
Consequential missed opportunities from our past have a way of nudging us throughout our lives.
Jul 12, 2025
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Short Take: The three-step close
How do you get a client to commit in the moment?
Jun 22, 2025
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Becoming: Bigotry absorbed
Dad pulled up and, looking at us, rolled down the window.
Jun 1, 2025
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Short Take: Ad spend up; agencies laying off
Cost-cutting, from Friday’s Campaign:
May 25, 2025
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