Ace of Hearts and the Return of Creative Belief

Ace of Hearts and the Return of Creative Belief

April 8, 2026 · 59 min

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The episode discusses the emergence of Ace of Hearts, a new creative agency, and the need for more vibrant and alive creative companies in the industry.

Ace of Hearts is one of those rare new agencies that arrives with real heat around it. Not just because the founders come from serious places, but because it seems to answer a feeling a lot of people have right now: that creative companies have become too managed, too tired, too airless, and that something more alive is needed. Martin Beverly has come through AMV, Wieden+Kennedy and Adam & Eve, so he has seen three very different versions of creative excellence up close: the discipline of...

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Host: Ed Cotton

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Organizations: AMV, Wieden+Kennedy, Adam & Eve, Ace of Hearts

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