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Industry leaders get real on the business of running a thriving agency, design studio, sounds studio or production company. Hosted by RevThink. © 2015–2026. All Rights Reserved.
Episodes
- The Momentum Solution with MOT
Nasya Kamrat and Ricki Pasinelli, creators of the MOT growth operating system, explain their findings on why momentum fades between strategy, brand, marketing, relationships, and decisions. They discuss the recurring issues with traditiona…
- The Tools Shaping Modern Storytelling | with David McGavran | CEO at Maxon
David McGavran, CEO of Maxon since 2018, discusses tools shaping modern storytelling. His prior role at Adobe involved leading engineering for professional audio and video, influencing global post-production workflows. At Maxon, he has ove…
- From Solo to Scale with Matt Cornelison
Matt Cornelison, founder of Fungi Media, shares insights on creating engaging content for B2B organizations. His background includes notable, albeit unconventional, achievements.
- The Future of AI Powered Strategy with Valerie Madden
This episode features Valerie Madden, a strategist and innovator who uses AI for brand identity campaigns. She has worked on major projects for Amazon MGM Studios and NBCUniversal and has received industry awards.
- The Ask & The Sale with Drew Norton
In this episode of RevThinking™, guest Drew Norton discusses his background in sales leadership and training. He shares insights from his experience developing high-performing sales teams and mentoring professionals across various industri…
- Unblinding Creativity with Radim Malinic
Radim Malinic is a creative director, designer and bestselling author. Living and working in South West London, he runs Brand Nu Studio , an award winning branding and creative studio + Brand Nu Books an independent publishing imprint. Bef…
- Storytelling and Spirit-telling with Jane Morgan
Jane Morgan is a filmmaker, business owner and spiritual babe. She's in a big transition at the moment finding her way to mixing business and spirit, using the pen and the microphone as the way through. The discussion goes through her extr…
- From Hollywood to Humanity with Bart Hendrikx
Bart Hendrikx's journey transitions media, entertainment, and global strategy. His expertise spans feature films (e.g., Mr. & Mrs. Smith) and brand activations (Sonos x Gorillaz). He advised major clients like 20th Century Fox and played a…
- Introducing New Confab Groups
Confab Groups are weekly masterminds emphasizing different specialties quarterly. - Choose from 6 groups each with a different focus - Weekly sessions occurring over 3 months - Build relationships with your fellow peers - Replays available…
- Always Relevant, Never Predictable | Curt Doty
Curt Doty propelled two entertainment marketing agencies to 8 figure growth and worked with over 50 Fortune 500 companies, Curt has a proven track record. A former NBC Universal creative executive, Curt is an award-winning brander and mark…
- The Golden Age of Television with Lee Hunt
Lee Hunt is a strategist and industry thought leader for media companies across the globe. His success in launching and positioning entertainment brands, in addition to his groundbreaking work in audience management and competitive analysi…
- From Flash to AI: The Next Revolution | with Wesley ter Haar at Monks
Wesley ter Haar is a co-founder and the Chief AI Officer at Monks. Now in year 25, he’s helped grow the company from a scrappy production shop from Amsterdam into a global leader in creative, tech and now AI. With 7000 people working acros…
- Meaningful Marketing with Alex James
Alex James has spent the last 12 years helping B2B service businesses across the globe become experts at conveying their expertise. He believes the go-to strategies of the 2010s, like niching down, solving problems and sharing ideas are no…
- Curiosity Drives Influence | Melissa Havel
Melissa Havel is a senior communications strategist, executive advisor, and team coach who blends big-idea thinking with a disciplined approach to problem-solving and delivering results. She has driven powerful storytelling and strategic c…
- Finding Success in Creative Careers with Mark J. Jones
Mark Jones is an accomplished educator, producer, and author, known for bridging the worlds of culture, technology, and education. As the Dean of the Faculty of Animation, Art, and Design at Sheridan College and former Director at Seneca F…
- What Paradiso Feels Like with Héctor Ayuso
Héctor Ayuso has spent the last 30 years chasing ideas and making them real. Call him an artist, filmmaker, creative director, storyteller, or just a guy who can't sit still—labels don’t matter, doing does. From Spain to Mexico, Italy to t…
- From Metrics to Mastery with Marcel Petitpas
Marcel Petitpas is the CEO & Co-Founder of Parakeeto, a company dedicated to helping agencies measure and improve their profitability. In his work as a speaker, podcast host, and consultant, specializing in Agency Profitability Optimizatio…
- Hands Off CEO with Mandi Ellefson
Mandi Ellefson transformed her life from battling $175k in debt to amassing a multi-million dollar net worth before hitting 40. As the visionary behind Hands-Off CEO, Mandi isn’t just another success story; she’s a lifeline for consulting…
- Behind the Scenes of Creative Leadership with Cecilia Owens
Cecilia Owens is an esteemed finance and operations executive with over 20 years of progressive experience in financial reporting, budgeting / forecasting, strategic planning, cash management, business operations, HR oversight, and busines…
- Assembling Great Minds with Tony Kadillak and Carson Hood
Tony Kadillak has spent 20 years in branding and promotion, servicing today's most recognizable entertainment and sports brands. Currently EP at Versus, he’s been responsible for supporting the strategic growth of his agency teams, while f…
- The Catalyst Champion with Esther Weinberg
Join Esther and Tim for the DDD Catalyst Think Tank at DDD Milan this October. https://ddd.live/programs/catalyst-think-tank Esther Weinberg is a business growth accelerator that equips executives in high-growth media and technology indus…
- Resilience in Chaotic Times with Blair Enns and David C. Baker
This is a recording from RevThink's The Weekly Briefing from August 7th, 2024. This discussion was followed by a Q&A which you can watch here: https://community.revthink.com/c/the-weekly-briefing/resilience-in-chaotic-times-strategies-for-…
- Purpose-Driven Production with Alana Tompson
Alana Tompson is a Melbourne cinematographer and the creative director of Said & Done Media. She also hosts a podcast called Said & Undone which interviews creatives about what could be done – and is being done – to increase the diversity…
- Creative Department with Kevin Robinson
Kevin Robinson is an award-winning design leader with decades of experience as a director, entrepreneur, executive creative director, strategist, and advisor. Throughout his professional career, Robinson founded and led Juniper Jones, a mu…
- Luxury at Heart | Marlene P. Naicker at MULDOONEYS
Marlene P. Naicker, a serial fashion entrepreneur and the Founder/Creative Director of MULDOONEYS, epitomizes resilience and innovation. Born in apartheid-era South Africa in 1975, she draws inspiration from influential figures like Mahatm…
- Respectful Creative Leadership with Joanne Chan | Turner Duckworth
Joanne is CEO of Turner Duckworth, a world-class branding agency with studios in San Francisco, London and New York. Turner Duckworth has designed some of the world’s most valuable brands, including Amazon, McDonald’s, Coca-Cola, Levi’s an…
- Showcasing Creativity: A Conversation with STASH’s Stephen Price
Stephen Price is the founder and creative director of Stash Media Inc. and executive editor of Stash Magazine and the Stash Permanent Collection – the world’s only video streaming platform dedicated to design, animation, and VFX. Stephen h…
- From Reels to Real Impact: The Creative Journey of Will Travis
Will Travis is an internationally respected brand builder and social connector. With a career leading respected branding / advertising agencies ATTIK, Dentsu and SidLee as CEO, he has worked with brands like Toyota, Facebook, Apple, Nike,…
- RevThinking 2024 Teaser
- Why We Keep Doing Camp Mograph with Mark Cernosia
Those who know, know: Camp Mograph fosters inclusivity, promoting open dialogue among attendees and speakers without hierarchy. Originally a passion project, the event has transformed into a business, posing challenges in balancing time co…
- Moving Sound Up the Food Chain with Eric Singer at Coupe Studios
What happens when your studio fully exploits the untapped potential of sonic expertise? To answer that question, our guest Eric Singer shares a bit of the science – and a lot of his passion – from the forefront of audio awesomeness at Coup…
- Mothers of MoGraph with Jennie Davis and Kaci Smith
In this special podcast episode, Tim Thompson, founder at RevThink, sits down with the inspiring creators behind the newly formed community, Mothers of MoGraph: Jennie Davis and Kaci Smith. Discover the strength, resilience, and great crea…
- The End of the Beginning for Motion Design with John LePore and Ryan Summers | PART 2
We rejoin forces with Ryan Summers and John LePore for a fresh deep dive into the incredible potential and versatility of motion design! Oh, if you missed PART 1, see the link below. In this episode, we answer these questions: - How can mo…
- The Pitch's Silver Lining with Steve Viola at FX
SVP, Design & Visual Effects at FX, Steve Viola, shares invaluable lessons gathered throughout his career in top-notch collaborations on both the studio side and client side of the table. Join RevCommunity: https://www.revthink.com/join Ex…
- To Persevere or To Pivot (Replay)
Maybe you woke up this morning and wondered if I could keep doing this. What can I do differently to change this situation? Business is a lot like life itself. It has its seasons - the times of growth and prosperity and the inevitable down…
- Unleashing Your Creative Gift: An Encouragement to Founders
Running a creative business is messy, for sure. But it’s worth it. Because a business is the path to unleashing your greatest creative work. You can do this. Want to engage directly? Join RevCommunity today. RevCommunity is the gathering o…
- Smartphones Are Passé and Other Revolutions with Justin Cone
Is AI a threat to motion design? Wait, what is motion design? Is it becoming increasingly ubiquitous in our world? Is its own lexicon? What parts do education and community have to play? Attempting to answer these questions, our guest toda…
- A Feast of Lessons - The Parable of the Village Cook
Are you struggling with setting boundaries with bully clients? Do you find yourself constantly trying to please insatiable clients who demand more and more, even when the project is technically complete? If so, this episode of RevThoughts…
- Preserving My Team (Replay)
On this episode of the RevThinking podcast we give you a taste of our RevThink Weekly Briefing series. In this particular Weekly Briefing, we discuss recent studio layoffs, how to navigate budget struggles without laying off team members i…
- Startup (Creative) Business Principles with Paul Mikhaylenko
In our latest RevThinking episode, Joel Pilger and Paul Mikhaylenko (a.k.a. Mikhay), the CEO of Bloom.io, discuss the startup principles of a creative business. If you're a creative professional looking to start your own creative business,…
- RevThoughts: Finding & Handling Growth
In this week's snackable conversation we talk about the often overseen difference between finding and handling growth in your creative business. We discuss how to navigate through the ups and downs of scaling hundreds of creative studios.…
- Experts Travel: Two Case Studies of Leveling Up with Roberto Maia and Felippe Silveira
Today, we're joined by two incredible entrepreneurs who had a dream and went on a journey for it. Literally. Meet: Roberto Maia - Partner at AevoTech and AevoStudio and Felippe Silveira - Co-Founder and Executive Produce at MOWE Studio Ins…
- The End of the Beginning for Motion Design with Ryan Summers and John LePore | Part One
Animation… broadcast design… motion graphics… mograph… motion design… Looking back over the past 30 years, our field has exploded, regardless of what you call it. In this veritable tour de force, I’m joined by futurists John LePore (former…
- RevThoughts: Annual Virtual Holiday Look-Back Briefing
In our last Weekly Briefing of 2022, join us as we take a trip down memory lane and reflect on the wide array of topics we covered this year. What topic made the biggest impact on you? What are you looking forward to discussing in 2023? Le…
- InMoDe with Ricardo Roberts and Hung Le at BIEN
In this episode Ricardo Roberts and Hung Le at BIEN introduce the concept of "inclusive motion design". They are taking a research-driven approach to understanding human behavior and challenging existing prejudices and biases through their…
- RevThoughts: End-of-Year Focus
FOMO is big and we all need to learn how to snap out of it. Think about it: you’re afraid if you focus on THIS, you might miss out on THAT. So you spread your bets. You play small. You put a little energy into a lot of different projects,…
- RevThoughts: Are We Slow?
We hope you're listening to this podcast before things slow down in your creative business, so we can help you anticipate the future. If you're already noticing that the market is less responsive, though - reach out to us. We'll build a se…
- Brand Therapy with Brittany Grinham
At one time or another we’re all at a loss for words. That’s when you lean into an expert like Brittany Grinham… to find your voice. Or help your client find theirs. With a pedigree including brands Netflix, Apple, Target and agencies TBWA…
- RevThoughts: Be More Agency
Pitching for free is passé… Charging for your time is dead… Getting paid for your thinking (strategy) is the future… You know what this feels like? Our industry evolving. We’re growing up. Together. This RevThoughts is a snippet from one o…
- Assembling a Great Process with Nate Watkin, CEO at Assemble
This week we had a chat with our long time friend Nate Watkin. We spoke about how production became a major paint point in his creative career. And...how that triggered him to create Assemble - a tool that might be the solution you need to…