Inspiring Futures

Inspiring Futures

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Inspiring Futures pulls back the curtain on the minds reshaping advertising and marketing today. Host Ed Cotton, former Chief Strategy Officer at Butler Shine and Stern & Partners, engages industry visionaries in raw, unfiltered conversations about their career pivots, creative breakthroughs, and strategic innovations. No canned responses. No PR filters. Just honest insights about navigating the complex world of brands, creativity, and agency life. Each episode delivers actionable wisdom from those who’ve mastered the craft and aren’t afraid to share their failures alongside their successes.

Recent Episodes

  • Rachel Ramaswamy- Managing Partner - Work and Co

    2 months ago
  • The Talent Architect: Christine Olivas (No Single Individual) on Building Today's Agency Model

    3 months ago
  • Tara Lawall- Chief Creative Officer and Partner- Rethink NY

    3 months ago
  • Pip Bingemann- Co-Founder- Springboards.Ai

    4 months ago
  • Michael Miller and Chris Noble- Consiglieri

    4 months ago
  • Ali Burton- Gate One and Catch

    5 months ago
  • Donna Dupont- Chief Strategist, Foresight and Design- Purple Compass

    5 months ago
  • Brent Vartan- Managing Partner- Bullish- Moving Strategy Upstream

    7 months ago
  • Mark Lester- Squint Consulting

    7 months ago
  • The World of Pharma Marketing- Martin Stapff- Co-Founder, Chief Creative Officer, Michelle Rigot- Executive Creative Director/Strategy- Yama Group

    8 months ago