Founder & Editor-in-Chief
A lot of company values are worth no more than the paper they’re written on. But many agency leaders I spoke to during the first season of Uncut shared with me their guiding principles, which was often a motto they saw as the agency’s operating instructions.
Alex Zeevalkink
Every leader in The Subthread’s Uncut series, which features agency leaders from across various disciplines, had something to say about AI. What’s striking is how little they agree. Three of them – Rosh Singh, Nomi Leasure and Emily Rickard – map the real risk in three completely different places.
Alex Zeevalkink
For the last decade, marketing has been less about creativity and emotion and more about data and measurement. If you could track or optimise it, you did. If you couldn’t prove it, it slipped down the priorities list. For many brands, that worked… until it didn’t.
Alex Zeevalkink
As the world hurtles through a decade of disruption, 20(Something) co-founder Andrew Barnard explains why building an agency for this moment meant ruthlessly focussing on three disciplines and always reminding himself that the work can actually contribute to a better future.
Alex Zeevalkink
In Uncut, editor-in-chief Alex Zeevalkink sits down with agency leaders to dig into the realities of their roles, how they innovate, motivate, and where they believe the industry is headed. This week she talks to Tyler Berry and Rob Pratt, co-founders of creative branding studio YeahNice.
Alex Zeevalkink
In Uncut, editor-in-chief Alex Zeevalkink sits down with agency leaders to dig into the realities of their roles, how they innovate, motivate, and where they believe the industry is headed. This week she talks to Emma Shuldham, managing director at entertainment and culture agency Attachment.
Alex Zeevalkink
Founded just three years ago, experiential agency Pinch has already gone from upstart to trusted partner for brands like Amazon, Netflix, and Lululemon. In this episode of Uncut, recorded at Cannes Lions, Nomi talks about what it really takes to build a people-first experiential studio.
Alex Zeevalkink