CreativeOps Podcast

May 23 2024
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Dive into the every changing world of creative operations with Nish Patel, a respected figure in the industry since 2014. Every week, immerse yourself in enlightening discussions with creative operations leaders as they share stories of challenges, solutions, and insights on both prevailing and emerging topics. Central to these conversations are the foundational pillars of Creative Ops: People, Process, and Tech. And with the dawn of AI set to bring sweeping changes, the podcast consistently highlights how artificial intelligence is redefining yesterday's challenges and unveiling new opportunities. Whether you're tuning in for an insightful interview with an industry expert or Nish's fresh perspective on key issues, the CreativeOps Podcast is the essential water cooler for the creative ops community. Listen in to glean wisdom from both successes and setbacks, equipping yourself with invaluable insights to navigate the dynamic world of creative operations. Newly relaunched and more relevant than ever, the CreativeOps Podcast stands as your comprehensive guide to the ever-evolving landscape of creative operations.

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Grassroots Creative Ops: From Chaos to Efficiency w the Jeffrey Lash & Roman Kuebler of Under Armour

May 23 2024 45 mins  
In this episode, we'll take you behind the scenes with Roman Kuebler and Jeffrey Lash, the dynamic duo of creative ops at Under Armour. They share their secret sauce for building a well-oiled creative operations enabled content supply chain from the ground up, one template, one process at a time.Key Takeaways:1. Empathy as the Foundation for Effective Creative Operations: Understan

Smashing Silos: Creative Ops & Marketing Ops Unite w Mike Rizzo of MarketingOps.com

May 08 2024 47 mins  
In this episode, Mike Rizzo, founder of Marketing Ops.com, joins us to explore the untapped opportunities in creative ops and marketing ops alignment. Discover how these two critical functions can partner to drive better outcomes across the entire organization.Key Takeaways1. Creative Ops and Marketing Ops: Natural Partners: Creative ops and marketing ops are natural partners that

Legal as Co-Pilot in Accelerating Creative's AI Adoption w Betty Louie of Brandtech Group

May 01 2024 59 mins  
In this episode, we challenge the stereotype that legal teams hinder innovation by sitting down with Betty Louie, General Counsel and Partner at BrandTech Group. Betty shares how their legal team has been integral to catalyzing AI adoption through their simple yet effective "Green List" process, which creates a safe space for experimentation.Key Takeaways1. Legal Teams as Enablers

Dots: Live from New York!!! & The Best Process of 100,000 Foot Creative Ops Leaders is ....

Apr 29 2024 24 mins  
In this episode, I riff and rant on three topics00:00 Heads Up03:09 Live from NYC ... want to watch 04:15 Meet Me at Henry Stewart Creative Operations Conference05:41 The Best Process of 100,000 Foot Creative Ops Leaders Tune in for actionable insights to level up your Creative Ops game!Subscribe:SpotifyGoogle PodcastsPlayer.fmPodcast addictRSS

Dots: Creative Ops Stories & Behaviours; WTF of Creative Ops & Simon Cowell x Socrates x Your Brief

Apr 22 2024 45 mins  
In this episode, I riff and rant on three topics02:20 Creative Ops Vocabulary Follow Up: the power of language in shaping Creative Ops stories and (desired) behaviours10:50 WTF of Creative Ops: Are you observing and asking about the Fs in your process? 17:35 Creative Briefs: Simon Cowell x (annoying 5 year old) Socrates = Eliminating a whole bunch of Fs Tune in for actionable insig

Secrets of a People-Centric Creative Ops Leader w Bethany Thornton

Apr 18 2024 40 mins  
In this episode, Bethany Thornton, former head of Creative Operations at Atlassian, shares her secrets of a people-centric approach to Creative Ops. She discusses how fostering communication, collaboration, and a culture of curiosity allowed Atlassian's creative organization to thrive through a period of rapid global growth.Key Takeaways & Sound Bites1. Onboarding as a Foundati

Creative Ops Dots: Purpose; Creative Ops Vocabulary; Change, Grandpas & Bruce Lee

Apr 15 2024 39 mins  
SummaryIn this episode, I discuss: Purpose of this Podcast: sharing my What, Why & How. "..... to facilitate the evolution of creative operations and help define what it is and what it can be......" Creative Ops Vocabulary: the power of the words we use to create the stories we want to come true (i.e. people provide feedback on time). "....for example .... the language and stor

Creative Ops Crystal Ball Gazing w/ Jeremy Wintroub of ICP

Mar 20 2024 58 mins  
Episode HighlightsJeremy's Definition of Creative Ops (2:00)Mix of people, process and technology to bring brand stories to life"Breathing oxygen" into historically fractured creative processesThe evolving relationship between scale and storytelling (12:00)Overcoming the tension between creativity and operational efficiencyUsing AI to break free from templatized approaches to scali

Creative Ops Dots: More on Scale & Story; That Altman Quote & Creative Ops Altitudes

Mar 18 2024 27 mins  
Scale & Story: more data points from the community That Altman Quote: he is right, BUT ....Creative Ops Altitudes: a proposed framework for bringing more clarity to creative ops career progression

Creative Ops Dots: The Org Chart Debate

Mar 11 2024 33 mins  
In this episode, Nish explores the topic of where creative operations should be located on the org chart. He discusses the response to a previous episode on the subject and shares the results of a survey he conducted. Nish also highlights the feedback he received from the community and the conversations he had with marketing operations professionals. Nish concludes by explaining wh