Joanna D’Avanzo teaches young creatives to think like mother sea turtles: produce a lot of ideas, accept that most will not survive, and return ready to make more.

The award-winning Marist University professor and former VP/creative director joins The Last Advertising Podcast to explain why great creatives know a little about a lot, why AI is one-note, and how museums, art history, subway conversations, unfamiliar films, and honest feedback make the work better.

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Advertising changes faster than universities can rewrite a syllabus, but Joe Glennon believes the fundamentals still win.

The Indiana University senior lecturer and former creative director joins The Last Advertising Podcast to explain why every idea still starts with the brand, how AI creates a race to average, and why curiosity and work ethic separate the students who break in from those who blend in.

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Advertising says it wants fresh talent, then asks that talent to arrive with agency experience already stamped on a résumé.

BLAC Executive Director Nicolet Gatewood joins The Last Advertising Podcast to explain how BLAC opens the door through a paid 12-week internship, why the support continues after interns break in, and what agencies miss when they keep recruiting from the same places.

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