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Awaiting Approval

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 What happens when seasoned creatives finally speak without filters? Hosted by Adam Jennings, a design leader with three decades of experience, Awaiting Approval invites creative directors, design leads, and experienced makers to share the work they’re proud of, the lessons they learned too late, and the messy, human truth of leadership. Awaiting Approval is a Cordial Fox production. Hosted by Adam Jennings. Produced by Adam Jennings & Jasmin Egner

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  • David Martin - Curiosity

    David Martin - Curiosity
    May 7 2026

    David Martin founded Fantasy Interactive before most people knew what interaction design was. He helped shape the visual language of operating systems used by billions, built one of the most influential creative agencies of its era, and worked with some of the biggest names in tech and culture. He’s also a pilot, a go-kart mechanic, a consciousness obsessive, and a dad who quit the nine-to-five to be trackside with his eleven-year-old son. He is, in the best possible way, a lot.

    This conversation goes everywhere. We talk about ADHD as a superpower and a saboteur, why David believes education is fundamentally broken, the Thursday morning coffee meetings where a pastor, an ex-NFL player, and a tech founder argue about the nature of existence, and what it means to raise kids in a world where the rules are being rewritten in real time. We also talk about opportunities, the kind that change the direction of a life, and what it really takes to spot someone worth betting on. David doesn’t do inspiration for inspiration’s sake. But there’s a lot in here that’ll stay with you.

    If you’re feeling stuck, or just want to think out loud about where you’re headed, you don’t have to figure it out on your own. I offer free 15-minute conversations for anyone who wants to talk through what’s in front of them. Whether that leads to working together or not doesn’t matter. What matters is that you’ve got someone in your corner, even for 15 minutes. Head to http://www.growwithadamjennings.com and book a call. I’d genuinely love to hear from you.

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    48 min
  • Season 3 Trailer & Cast Reveal

    Season 3 Trailer & Cast Reveal
    Apr 30 2026

    Season 3 of Awaiting Approval is here.

    22 episodes. 22 conversations. 22 themes. One season.

    Starting May 7th.

    Watch the trailer now.

    E1 — David Martin — Curiosity — 7th May

    E2 — Debbie Millman — Becoming — 14th May

    E3 — Nacho Zuccarino — Vulnerability — 21st May

    E4 — Odeya Noble-Bougay — Continuity — 28th May

    E5 — Charles Cadbury — Conviction — 4th June

    E6 — Tamora Petitt — Clarity — 11th June

    E7 — Maryam Cristillo — Love — 18th June

    E8 — James Ferguson — Adaptability — 25th June

    E9 — Martina Hodges-Schell — Range — 2nd July

    E10 — Maria Nicholas — Service — 9th July

    E11 — Recruiter Roundtable Part 2 — 16th July

    E12 — Awaiting Approval LIVE — 23rd July

    E13 — Lara Juriansz — Boldness — 30th July

    E14 — Michael Glass — Legacy — 6th August

    E15 — Emily Court — Authenticity — 13th August

    E16 — Mark Iddon — Instinct — 20th August

    E17 — Oriana Gaeta — Belonging — 27th August

    E18 — Julie Kennedy — Reinvention — 3rd September

    E19 — Roberto Rotondi — Patience — 10th September

    E20 — Mikaela Dragon — Vision — 17th September

    E21 — Katja Alissa Mueller — Identity — 24th September

    E22 — Guy Vickerstaff — Craft — 1st October

    E23 — Terri Williams — Trust — 8th October

    E24 — Jess Campbell — Healing — 15th October

    E25 — Cast Roundtable — 22nd October

    E26 — Season Debrief — 29th October

    To every single person on this list: thank you. Thank you for trusting me with your story. Thank you for your honesty, your vulnerability, and your willingness to go to places most people don’t go to on a podcast. This season exists because each of you said yes.

    Just search “Awaiting Approval” on your podcast platform of choice, including YouTube. Follow now so you don’t miss the season premiere next Thursday.



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    5 min
  • Awaiting Approval. Season 2, Episode 18 - Debrief

    Awaiting Approval. Season 2, Episode 18 - Debrief
    Apr 2 2026
    Season 2 of Awaiting Approval comes to a close with something a little different.No guest this time. No one-word theme attached to a single conversation. Just me, stepping back to look at what this season became.And honestly… I’m still a bit stunned by it.Since launching the show in summer 2025 with no marketing spend, the podcast has grown far beyond anything I expected. More than 10,000 listens. Charting in over 15 countries. And not a single day since August 2025 where it hasn’t appeared somewhere in the charts.That still feels surreal.But this episode is not really about numbers. It’s about what stayed with me.Across Season 2, I gave each episode a single word. Not to reduce the conversation, but to give it an anchor. A way of holding onto the essence of what each guest brought into the room. And when I stepped back and looked at those words together, something else emerged.A pattern.Not a neat one. Not a single message repeated over and over. But a thread.And the thread that kept surfacing, in all sorts of different ways, was kindness.Kindness in the work. Kindness in leadership. Kindness in how we treat each other. And maybe most of all, kindness towards ourselves.Because so many of these conversations touched on pressure, expectation, self-doubt, burnout, ambition, fear, and the endless feeling that we should somehow be handling it all better than we are.And underneath all of that was this quieter truth.We do not need to make it harder than it already is.This episode is a reflection on what Season 2 has meant to me, what the guests gave so generously, and how the podcast has started to grow into something bigger than a series of interviews. I also talk about one unexpected side project that came out of the season - a playlist called Awaiting Approval - The Soundtrack - made up of one song from each guest, with no names and no explanations. Just emotional fingerprints, side by side. Tune in on Spotify here Tune in on YouTube here https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLg04wl30BvuxGIPVDNyfEZPO69njpSldz&si=xBMGXih7Drz8Qztr There is also a look back at the first ever Awaiting Approval LIVE, which was very much an experiment, and a look ahead to Season 3, which is already in motion and feels bigger, deeper, and more emotionally honest than anything we’ve done so far.More than anything though, this episode is about gratitude.For the guests. For the listeners. For the people who shared the show, rated it, messaged about it, or quietly kept coming back to it.Because without that, this would just be a collection of conversations.With that, it becomes something else.In this episode, we cover:• The growth of Awaiting Approval since launch• Why Season 2 felt different• The one-word structure behind each episode• The themes that emerged when looking across the full season• Why kindness became the defining thread• Pressure, self-doubt, expectation, and the emotional undercurrent of the season• The importance of being kinder in the room, in the work, and to ourselves• The origin of Awaiting Approval - The Soundtrack• Why one song from each guest became its own kind of portrait• Reflections on the first Awaiting Approval LIVE• What I learned from putting the podcast into a room• The different ways listeners can support the show• Gratitude to every guest who trusted me with their story• Why the audience matters more than stats ever can• A first glimpse at what’s coming in Season 3If the rest of Season 2 was about listening closely to others, Episode 18 is about listening closely to what the season itself was trying to say.And for me, it said this:Lead with care. Stay human. Keep going.===This is Awaiting Approval. The globally charting design podcast about the messy, human side of creative leadership.Hosted by Adam Jennings - a creative leader with three decades of experience leading teams and projects for global brands including Microsoft, Salesforce, 20th Century Fox, Paramount Pictures, Ancestry, Dolby, BBC and many more - this show features honest, unscripted conversations with the leaders shaping design, storytelling, and innovation today.These are the conversations you don’t hear in keynotes. The ones about imposter syndrome, trust, failure, confidence, and finding your voice as a leader.Whether you’re just stepping into creative leadership or you’ve been at it for years, Awaiting Approval is your place to feel seen, challenged, and encouraged.Awaiting Approval is a Cordial Fox production.Hosted by Adam Jennings.Produced by Adam Jennings & Jasmin Egner.© Cordial Fox Limited, 2026.Ready to level up your leadership with real, honest support?Join the next cohort of Supercharged Creative Leaders - my flagship four-week programme for creative leaders who want clarity, confidence, and a community that gets it.✅ Small groups (just 6 per cohort)✅ Weekly live sessions with me and your cohort✅ Async access to me and your cohort via a private Slack community✅ ...
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    18 min
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