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Patrick Milling Smith is co-founder and CEO of renowned production company SMUGGLER, named AdAge’s 2020 and shots’ 2021 Production Company of The Year. Alongside his partner Brian Carmody, Patrick has produced some of the most iconic campaigns of the past two decades and racked up every award known to man. Their roster of directors includes Kathryn Bigelow, Barry Jenkins and Jonah Hill. Additionally, SMUGGLER has produced internationally acclaimed Broadway plays. Their credits include the eight-time Tony Award-winning musical, Once. Macbeth starring Daniel Craig, returning to Broadway this…
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Talking to Ourselves
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Created by Omid Farhang, award-winning Creative Director and Founder of Majority. Featuring the marketing industry’s most admired leaders sharing advice, revealing process and routines, telling a few war stories, hopefully uplifting a few cynics, and divulging secrets to a fulfilling career in marke
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E57 · 6 May 2022 · 1 hr 6 min
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E56 · 8 Mar 2022 · 1 hr 19 min
Episode 56: Mike Cessario, founder of Liquid Death
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E55 · 16 Feb 2022 · 56 min
Episode 55: Melissa Proctor
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E54 · 20 Jan 2022 · 1 hr 21 min
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E52 · 2 Sep 2021 · 1 hr 14 min
Episode 52: Mo Said
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E51 · 15 Jul 2021 · 1 hr 1 min
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E50 · 4 Jun 2021 · 45 min
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E49 · 9 Mar 2021 · 1 hr 1 min
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E48 · 25 Jan 2021 · 1 hr 10 min
Episode 48: Guy Shelmerdine
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