Eight Things New Strategists Will Know Once They’re Old Strategists
The strategy career has been kind to me. Frustrating but kind. And I hope it’s kind to you. I often get this question, “Any advice for someone new to strategy?” It’s a grabby question. A little lazy....
10 Feb 202217min
The Linearity Lie - Why Planning Is A Necessarily Messy Process - Nick Hirst, adam&eveDDB
Nick Hirst is Executive Strategy Director at adam&eveDDB in London. He's twenty years into his planning career. He's been at adam&eveDDB for eight years and spent some of them as Head of Planning. Tha...
7 Feb 202236min
From Burnout To Making Decisions About Where And How To Live - Pooja Munshi, UN Environment Programme
Pooja Munshi is Head of Web, Data Analysis, and Digital Transformation at the UN Environment Programme. She's based in Nairobi, Kenya, but she's lived and/or worked in Paris, Berlin, London, Delhi, Bo...
31 Jan 202223min
Strategy While Exhausted - Solo Chat
In this episode I run you through some recent student work from the Sweathead Strategy Accelerator (thanks to Colin Craig from Moon Rabbit) as well as ten tips about doing strategy while exhausted. O...
24 Jan 202225min
From Full-Time Rapper to Full-Time Strategist - Rakaa Taylor, Dilated Peoples
In today's Sweathead episode, Rakaa Taylor shares with us how he made the leap from being a rapper, musician, and artist to being a full-time strategist. He draws parallels between songwriting and str...
17 Jan 202240min
Leading with Instinct - Ambika Pai, Chief Strategy Officer
In today's Sweathead episode, Ambika Pai teaches us what Instinctual Leadership is and why it is important for leaders and managers to learn how to lead with instinct. She also discusses the types of ...
10 Jan 202247min
15 Strategy Questions Answered - Walk and Talk, Central Park (bye bye 2021)
Last episode of 2021! We discuss why creatives might dislike a strategist, what to do as the only creative strategist in a team, why “right” doesn’t matter, and how to turn despair into creativity. Th...
31 Dec 202139min
Strategy In A Culturally Fluent Way - Dr Anastasia Karklina Gabriel, Brand Consultant
In today's Sweathead episode, Anastasia Karklina Gabriel talks about cultural intelligence and how it can affect brand strategy. She discusses how difficult it is to grapple with diversity, inclusion,...
20 Dec 202142min
