Just a Chat With

Andrew Dobbie

A video podcast talking brand & creativity with the world’s best in class. Host Andrew Dobbie, Founder at Madebrave. Listen on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Google Podcast and more, or watch on YouTube.

  • 47 minutes 47 seconds
    Adam Morgan | Executive Creative Director, Adobe - How to inspire creativity in your team?

    In this episode, we sat down with Adam Morgan who is the Executive Creative Director at Adobe.

    With over 25 years of experience in marketing, with a focus on creativity, strategy and storytelling, Adam has produced several award-winning campaigns. He was also named the 40 under 40 up-and-coming professionals by Utah Business Magazine and in 2020 and AdWeek named him one of the top 100 creative minds in the world, influencing advertising, media, and culture. 

    If that wasn’t enough, he has also written a book called “Sorry Spock, Emotion Drives Business” and hosts his own podcast, “Real Creative Leadership” which talks about the issues, challenges and benefits of creative leadership. 

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    14 November 2022, 11:13 am
  • 34 minutes 53 seconds
    Alex Dickens | Head of Brand, Grenade - How to Stay True to Your Brand?

    In this episode, we sat down with Alex Dickens who is the Head of Brand at Grenade. 

    Alex has been working for Grenade for the past eight years, starting out as their Junior Graphic Designer. Throughout this time, he has managed to build the Grenade brand into the award-winning, worldwide, explosive brand it is today. 

    Listen on to find out how he managed to get the best out of his creative team and what the Grenade brand stands for beyond the product. 

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    3 October 2022, 5:56 am
  • 52 minutes 3 seconds
    Craig Black | Visual Artist - Is Acrylic Art The Next Big Brand Trend?

    In this episode, we sat down with Craig Black who is an amazing visual artist from Scotland. Craig is extremely passionate about what he does and has recently shifted away from his original technique of typography to create a whole new technique in visual art called Acrylic Fusion. This new technique involves mixing acrylic paints to create interesting and mesmerising patterns on different surfaces and products such as shoes, footballs and skateboards. All this began after he was inspired by his Wife’s leggings!

    His unique and versatile style has since led him to work with brands such as UEFA, Wisdom Audio, Pepsi and Ribble Cycles and his work has been displayed from New York to Dubai and Sydney.

    Listen on to find out how he has managed to grow such a successful studio, how he has evolved his artistic talent and his top tips for bringing in new opportunities.

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    1 August 2022, 5:00 am
  • 45 minutes 8 seconds
    James Cross | Creative Director, BBC Creative - How to Build Shareable Stories Into Your Creative

    In this episode, we sat down with James Cross who is the Creative Director at BBC Creative. James joined the BBC in 2017, shortly after its inception. Since then, James has produced award-winning campaigns such as the Tokyo 2020, FIFA 2018 world cup and the ‘We know our place’ campaign celebrating women in sport.

    James got his start as a Copywriter, working with brands such as WKD, Domino’s and Harley-Davidson. Today, we discuss his transition from Copywriter to Creative Director, and how he manages to create such talented and distinctive creative work. 

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    18 July 2022, 5:30 am
  • 43 minutes 48 seconds
    Episode 32: Rob Mayhew | TikTok Star, Head of Influence & Retail - “Just Turn Up Everyday”

    In this episode, we sat down with Rob Mayhew, a stand-up comic, TikTok star and Head of Influence and Retail at FleishmanHillard.   

    In his 20 years of agency experience, Rob has worked with brands such as McVities, GSK, Lacoste, Bacardi, Molson Coors, and General Mills, building both content and global shopper strategies.   

    Rob now uses this experience, along with his comedic timing, to create viral sketches about agency life that resonate throughout the entire industry.   

    Listen on to discover how he comes up with ideas for TikTok, how he manages to post consistently while working full-time, what impact his TikTok success has had on his life and some of his top tips to get started!

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    27 June 2022, 5:00 am
  • 47 minutes 15 seconds
    Episode 31: Ndukwe Onuoha | Creative Director, Oliver MEA - “Shut Up & Listen”

    In this episode we sat down with Ndukwe Onuoha, an advertising copywriter, spoken word poet, and Creative Director at Oliver MEA which is based in Johannesburg, South Africa.

    Over the course of his career, Ndukwe has created memorable communications in Nigeria and West Africa for brands like AB InBev, Uber, British Council, and Diageo's International Premium Spirits, amongst others. 

    Ndukwe describes himself as a “copywriter by day but a poet by design”, and you can listen to his second Spoken Word album, ‘Nwa Chukwu’, on all popular streaming platforms. 

    In 2020, Ndukwe was endorsed by Arts Council England for his work in poetry and moved to the UK with his family in 2021. He now lives in Derby with his wife and two children and continues to work on getting African stories told on the world stage.    

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    6 June 2022, 5:00 am
  • 53 minutes 33 seconds
    Episode 30: Ash Jones | Founder, Great Influence - “Find Your Niche”

    In this episode we sat down with the amazing Ash Jones, the Founder at personal branding agency, Great Influence.  

    Ash has helped to build personal brands for some of the UK’s biggest CEOs & Founders and transform them into industry-leading influential figures on Linkedin.  

    His journey started with Steven Bartlett, CEO of Social Chain, where he was one of the founding employees in the team. Ash helped set the strategy for Steven’s personal brand. Steven is now widely considered to be one of the UK’s most influential entrepreneurs, with his #1 business podcast 'Diary Of A CEO' and Sunday Times bestselling book 'Happy Sexy Millionaire'.  

    Since then, Ash has worked with a number of CEOs & Founders, most notably the CEO of PrettyLittleThing - Umar Kamani, Myprotein Founder - Oliver Cookson, Huel Founder - Julian Hearn, and Parklife & Warehouse Project Founder - Sacha Lord.


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    4 April 2022, 12:00 am
  • 51 minutes 44 seconds
    Episode 29: Betty | Co-Founder & Director, DeadFellaz - “Moving Quickly”

    In this episode we sat down with the amazing Betty NFT, who is the co-founder and director of Deadfellaz - an NFT collection & community and you could say metaverse web 3.0 brand.

    The Deadfellaz collection of 10,000 NFTs sold out within 20 minutes of launch on the 13th September 2021, and has since traded over 46 million USD through NFTs.

    With a DeadFellaz token comes art, culture & community. And they are here for the love of art and the evolution of gamification, IP & NFT tech. They have big plans and focus on innovating within the NFT space & empowering their holders in creative ways.

    Betty’s role within Deadfellaz as one of the two co-founders (along with her husband and Deadfellaz illustrator Psych) who have handled everything from concept development, community engagement, and brand outreach to marketing, innovation, and experience design. 

    Betty is also co-Director of a creative production agency servicing AAA brands and corporations globally and has been in the industry for the last 11 years.


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    31 January 2022, 7:00 am
  • 58 minutes 7 seconds
    Episode 28: Chris Do | CEO & Founder, The Futur - “Your Repeatable Story”

    In this episode we sat down with the amazing Chris Do, an award-winning designer, director, CEO and Chief Strategist of Blind which is a Brand Strategy Design Consultancy.  

    Chris, based out of California, is also the founder of The Futur which is an online education platform with the mission of teaching 1 billion people how to make a living doing what they love through various online courses, and tools to help you people build better design skills and better creative businesses! His Youtube channel for the Futur now has over 1.8m Subscribers.  

    His company Blind was founded in 1995, and is a pioneer of Motion Design. Today, Blind continues in the tradition of excellence by bringing a world-class team of strategists, designers, filmmakers, writers and animators to create truly memorable video content for clients such as Snapchat, Nike, EA Sports and Microsoft to name a few!   

    Chris currently serves as the chairman of the board for the Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation (SPJA) and as an advisor to Saleshood, which is a sales enablement platform. He has also served as an advisory board member for AIGA/LA, Emmys Motion & Title Design Peer Group, Otis Board of Governors, Santa Monica College and Woodbury University.

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    24 January 2022, 12:01 am
  • 50 minutes 25 seconds
    Episode 27: Claude Silver | Chief Heart Officer, VaynerMedia - “Kind Candor”

    In this episode we sat down with the amazing Claude Silver who is the Chief Heart Officer at VaynerMedia which was founded by Gary Vaynerchuk and has offices in New York, Los Angeles, London, and Singapore.

    With over 20 years of experience in positive psychology and leadership positions in brand strategy, Claude is nearly seven years into her current role at VaynerMedia where she oversees talent management, retention, L&D, coaching, people operations, recruitment, and especially culture for over 1000 people.

    Claude has a passion for creating spaces where people can thrive, and says her life purpose is “to be of joyful service and unlock emotional optimism in all”

    Claude is also the host of ‘Emotional Optimism: Living in the Silver Lining Podcast’, where she talks to guests about tapping into emotional optimism, and heart leadership.

    More about Claude here on her website

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    13 December 2021, 7:00 am
  • 48 minutes 52 seconds
    Episode 26: Ica Headlam | Creative & Host of ‘Creative Me Podcast’ - “We Are Here"

    In this episode we sat down with the amazing Ica Headlam who is a creative and podcast host based here in the north-east of Scotland.

    In late 2017 Ica started to independently produce and host the 'Creative Me Podcast', a weekly show that explores creativity and arts in the North East of Scotland, with the aim of drawing a wider focus on Aberdeen's creative community. To date, it has been commissioned for the Look Again Festival, Northlands Creative, and City Moves festival dance live. The podcast has also been downloaded over 26,000 times, and is about to hit 100 episodes.

    Ica is also the founder of We Are Here Scotland a platform that aims to amplify the voices of Black and People of Colour artists and creatives across Scotland's creative industries.

    Ica is also a qualified Social Worker who works with vulnerable young adults across the city and is a strong advocate for representation across the arts and values the importance of open and honest dialogue.

    Hailing from South-East London - Ica moved to Scotland in 2004 and now lives in Aberdeen with his wife and two and a half-year-old daughter.

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    1 October 2021, 6:25 am
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