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A Quick Trip Around Africa, the Middle East, and Asia - Sit and Talk, Nairobi
Mar 25, 2026
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Is There A "Strategist" Personality Type? - Sit And Talk, Medellín
Nov 4, 2025
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Sep 25, 2025
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| 3/25/26 | A Quick Trip Around Africa, the Middle East, and Asia - Sit and Talk, Nairobi | Join me as I take you on some of my trips.And follow me at http://www.instagram.com/markpollardFor details about upcoming events and company training, visit http://www.sweathead.com | — | ||||||
| 11/13/25 | 20 Interesting Behaviors From Medellín, Colombia - Sit And Talk, Panama City | Find out about our upcoming conference and classes at http://www.sweathead.comFollow Mark here: http://www.instagram.com/markpollard | — | ||||||
| 11/4/25 | Is There A "Strategist" Personality Type? - Sit And Talk, Medellín | To find out more about our conference The Sweathead Do-Together and my upcoming masterclasses in Africa and the Middle East, visit: http://www.sweathead.comFollow me on Instagram:http://www.instagram.com/markpollard | — | ||||||
| 9/25/25 | Sydney Sweeney & American Eagle: Smart or Stupid Marketing? | Watch this on the new Sweathead YouTube channel:https://youtu.be/cqUmFaJ6Af4It's part of our new series Brains On Brands.Sydney Sweeney and American Eagle dropped one of the most talked-about ads of the year. In this video, we break down why the campaign is controversial what it says about celebrity marketing, and what strategists, creatives, and brands can learn from it.Featuring:Amira Barger - EVP, Edelman http://www.instagram.com/amirabarger Anastasia Kārkliņa Gabriel - Culture Expert http://www.instagram.com/anastasiakgabriel Lola Bakare - CMO Advisor http://www.instagram.com/titilola For more Sweathead: - Strategy classes and ebooks http://www.sweathead.com - Instagram http://www.instagram.com/sweathead - Mark Pollard on Instagram http://www.instagram.com/markpollard | — | ||||||
| 9/6/25 | How To Live A More Creative Life - Walk And Talk with Chris Do and Rakaa | Many thanks to Chris Do from The Futur and Rakaa from Dilated Peoples from this impromptu walk around Los Angeles. You can find them here:http://www.instagram.com/thechrisdohttp://www.instagram.com/therealrakaaCome to our annual conference -->The Sweathead Do-Together happens online and in Chicago and New York this November, 2025: https://sweathead.com/the-sweathead-do-together/My newish YouTube channel:https://www.youtube.com/@markpollardstrategyfriendFollow along on Instagram:http://www.instagram.com/markpollardhttp://www.instagram.com/sweathead | — | ||||||
| 8/14/25 | Travel Adventures Plus 5 Strategies From Australia and Asia - Sit and Talk | Follow along for the real-time version of these: http://www.instagram.com/markpollard | — | ||||||
| 6/9/25 | Strategy Framework Examples Of The Four Points From Europe Masterclasses - Live From Tbilisi | Find out about our upcoming summer camp and masterclasses at http://www.sweathead.comFollow us athttp://www.instagram.com/markpollardhttp://www.instagram.com/sweathead | — | ||||||
| 3/31/25 | Six Workshopped Strategies From Latin America - Bogota, Colombia | For details about our upcoming classes, visit:http://www.sweathead.comChicago, NYC, Barcelona, Madrid, Lisbon, Amsterdam, Bucharest, Prague, and more.Find Mark here:http://www.instagram.com/markpollard | — | ||||||
| 2/27/25 | Working In Advertising In New York City - Becky Wang, Rosie Siman, Joe Burns | Watch us discuss all of this here on YouTube:https://youtu.be/IAp_TsXrG7Q?si=OeGELRvjHM8FPNG9- The USA vs the UK- US clients vs UK clients- Doing creative work in Corporate America- The good and not good things about New York CityStrategy events and classes: http://www.sweathead.com | — | ||||||
| 2/24/25 | This Amazon Art Director Quit Amazon In Public - Jason Murray | This interview comes from Part 2 of my YouTube series about surviving New York City, especially the Corporate America parts.Jason has worked at Energy BBDO, Huge, and Amazon. He recently documented his leaving of Amazon.We discuss:- Why he did this- What he's learned from working in NYC- Being an introvert in Corporate AmericaAnd more.Watch us discuss all of this on The High Line:https://youtu.be/IAp_TsXrG7Q?si=OeGELRvjHM8FPNG9Jason: http://www.instagram.com/jason_swetMark: http://www.instagram.com/markpollardStrategy events and classes: http://www.sweathead.com | — | ||||||
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| 2/18/25 | Would New York Make You Or Break You? - Part 1 with Julian Cole, Jack Appleby | Watch my first raw travel YouTube video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0josxmlLCKU&t=1437sIt features strategists and friends Julian Cole and Jack Appleby.I also take you on a tour of NYC and share what the city has taught me.Julian: https://www.instagram.com/juliancole.strategy/Jack: https://www.instagram.com/jackapplebyny/Mark: http://www.instagram.com/markpollardStrategy training (including our events in LATAM in March/April 2025): http://www.sweathead.com | — | ||||||
| 2/3/25 | 2025 Trends And The Problem With Trend Reports - Lee Ci En and Amy Daroukakis | Lee Ci En and Amy Daroukakis have been collecting trend reports in a Google for years now. You've probably fiended for access :) The thing is, trends can be useful but a lot of trend reports are not. In this episode, we discuss: - 7 trends they think we need to pay attention to, - What's wrong with the trend report industry, - And the projects both are involved with. Amy Daroukakis, Founder, Culture Concierge https://www.linkedin.com/in/amydaroukakis/ Lee Ci En, Media Strategist at Publicis Groupe https://www.linkedin.com/in/lee-ci-en/ Strategy ebooks and training: http://www.sweathead.com Mark Pollard http://www.instagram.com/markpollard | — | ||||||
| 1/30/25 | Strategy Clarity On A Page - Sit and Talk, DC | In this episode, I reflect about some of the countries I visited in 2024 - from The Maldives to Saudi Arabia. I also talk about the mindset required to reach clarity, big personal reflections, and my upcoming attempt at YouTube. Read about clarity here: https://mailchi.mp/sweathead/clarity-on-a-page https://mailchi.mp/sweathead/what-is-this-mood The one-page documents are in Best Strategists Club: https://www.instagram.com/markpollard/ Find details about our LATAM events in March and April and other training here: http://www.sweathead.com | — | ||||||
| 12/19/24 | Explain Saudi Arabia To Me - Omar Alomran, Thmanyah | I'm in Riyadh this week. It's my first time. I'm here for a new creator conference called Impaq Makers. It's run by the Ministry of Media. I spent a few days exploring the city and speaking to people. But a strategist friend Faisal Alshareef told me about a big YouTube channel here called Thmanyah. I asked if I could meet them and interview them. Faisal made it happen. Thmanyah have a Guinness World Record for the most-viewed YouTube video but, if you're like me, I bet you've never seen it. One of Thmanyah's public faces is Omar Almoran. He hosts a weekly news podcast called the Alfajr Podcast. In this episode, recorded in the Thmanyah office, I try to understand the kinds of change happening in Saudi Arabia as well as their scale and pace. You can find Omar here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/omar-alomran-kfupm/ Follow me here: http://www.instagram.com/markpollard Strategy classes are here: http://www.sweathead.com | — | ||||||
| 11/18/24 | All Reach Is Not Created Equal (Plus Distinctiveness Vs Differentiation) - Felipe Tomaz from Oxford, Tom Roach from Jellyfish | Felipe Tomaz is Associate Professor of Marketing at the Saïd Business School at University of Oxford. He's about to publish a paper in the Journal of Marketing after analyzing 1,000 campaigns and a million customer journeys via Kantar and Wavemaker. With this paper, he'll be showing that "not all reach is created equal" as well as how few campaigns are actually effective. I invited Tom Roach to join me for this chat. Links Felipe: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drfelipethomaz Tom: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-roach-5b468026/ Mark: http://www.instagram.com/markpollard For strategy training, check out http://www.sweathead.com | — | ||||||
| 11/14/24 | Over-thinking, Procrastination, And Self-Doubt - Ipsita Das, Personal Development Coach | Ipsita Das often reaches millions of people every month. While she was studying media and psychology at he New School, her Instagram account started to pop. Now, she works with tens of people every week. She tries to help them with the thoughts in their minds that are holding them back. In this episode, we discuss the five issues Ipsita hears about more. Ipsita will be teaching at our 2024 Sweathead Do-Together. Find tickets at http://www.sweathead.com. Links: Ipsita: https://www.instagram.com/helloipsita/ Mark: http://www.instagram.com/markpollard | — | ||||||
| 11/12/24 | How To Better Pitch To Clients - Steve Walls, Moon Rabbit | Steve Walls has had big strategy jobs at TBWA, Ogilvy, Publicis Groupe, and more. But, now, he lives in Zurich, works with Moon Rabbit, and sees agency pitches from the other side - as someone helping marketers get more out of their agencies. In this episode, we discuss what Steve sees agencies get right and wrong in the pitch process. Steve will be teaching at our 2024 Sweathead Do-Together. Find tickets at http://www.sweathead.com. Links: Steve: https://www.linkedin.com/in/steve-walls-bb533638 Mark: http://www.instagram.com/markpollard | — | ||||||
| 11/4/24 | A Magician Who's A Strategist - Or Is It The Other Way Around? - Mike Jacobson, Strategist & Magician | Mike Jacobson has worked in strategy for years. But he's been a magician for decades. Not long ago, he appeared on America's Got Talent. That's how good he is. In this episode, Mike breaks down the business of magic as well as how what he's learned from being a magician and strategist has helped both of his crafts, something he'll be teaching at our upcoming strategy conference The Sweathead Do-Together. Links: Mike: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacobsonmike/ Mark: http://www.instagram.com/markpollard The Sweathead Do-Together: https://sweathead.com/the-sweathead-do-together-2024/ | — | ||||||
| 10/31/24 | Strategic Territories And Starting Ideas - Joe Burns, Creative Quality Meats | I recently spoke with Joe about strategy frameworks and whether they're dumb. In this episode, we discuss strategic territories, which is one of those tools that is either useful or offensive, depending on how people use it. Joe will teach us how to use territories at our upcoming strategy conference The Sweathead Do-Together. Links: Joe: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joe-burns-bb73a31b/ Mark: http://www.instagram.com/markpollard The Sweathead Do-Together: https://sweathead.com/the-sweathead-do-together-2024/ | — | ||||||
| 10/28/24 | Are You Sure You're Using The Word "Culture" Properly, Strategists? - Lucien Etori, McCann NY CSO | Lucien Etori is the Chief Strategy Officer of McCann New York. He grew up moving around a lot as well as a fan of several music subcultures. This has led him to question the way a lot of advertising people use the word "culture". What do people mean by "culture" and "the culture" and "be part of the culture" and "to do work at the speed of culture"? And this is what we get into. Links: Lucien: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucien-etori Mark: http://www.instagram.com/markpollard The Sweathead Do-Together: https://sweathead.com/the-sweathead-do-together-2024/ | — | ||||||
| 10/24/24 | Going Full-time As An Independent Cultural Strategist - Jenny Chang, Constellation Theory | The last time I spoke with Jenny Chang was four years ago. Since then, she's worked in agencies and for Lego and has now launched her own company, Constellation Theory. In this episode of Sweathead, we discuss this journey as well as what it's like to build a business around yourself. Jenny is hosting our upcoming strategy conference The Sweathead Do-Together. Links: Jenny aka jennifer m chang: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jayemsey Mark: http://www.instagram.com/markpollard The Sweathead Do-Together: https://sweathead.com/the-sweathead-do-together-2024/ | — | ||||||
| 10/21/24 | Neurodivergence As A Chief Strategy Officer - Kevin Chesters, CSO, Author of The Creative Nudge | Kevin Chesters has CSO’d it all - Ogilvy, Wieden + Kennedy, Dentsu and more. He’s started a business. He’s sold a business. He’s also started writing a book and finished writing a book, which is the hardest part of starting to write a book. It’s called The Creative Nudge. Kevin is speaking at our fourth Sweathead Do-Together about how to say your ideas in a few words. In this chat, we touch on this topic but we spend a lot more time on being diagnosed with being on the autism spectrum as an adult. Links: Kevin: http://www.kevinchesters.com Mark: http://www.instagram.com/markpollard The Sweathead Do-Together: http://www.sweathead.com | — | ||||||
| 9/24/24 | What Creatives Want From Strategists (And Brand Tracking 101) - James Hurman, once the world’s number 1 planner | James Hurman was once the number one planner in the world. Now, he runs an innovation studio called Previously Unavailable, he teaches a Master of Advertising Effectiveness with the crew at WARC and Cannes Lions, and he directs brand-tracking company Tracksuit. In this episode, we discuss James’s 18 months in the creative department and what he learned that can help strategists. We also get into the 101 of brand tracking. Here, you can find… James: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jameshurman/ Mark: http://www.instagram.com/markpollard Sweathead: http://www.instagram.com/sweathead Strategy classes and books: http://www.sweathead.com | — | ||||||
| 9/16/24 | How To Deal With Feeling Stuck In An Advertising Career - Iuren Ramiro | How often does your advertising career feel stuck? How often do you compare your career to other people’s careers? What do you do to get your career un-stuck? Iuren Ramiro is a Strategy Director at Agência WE in São Paulo. He’s also on the ANA and Lions CMO Growth Councils. In this episode, we discuss Iuren’s own journey through the darkness as well as a recent survey we ran to see how other strategists feel about these topics. Find our deck on feeling stuck in nan advertising career here: https//sweathead.com/feeling-stuck-in-advertising-deck/ Here, you can find… Iuren: https://www.linkedin.com/in/iuren/ Mark: http://www.instagram.com/markpollard Sweathead: http://www.instagram.com/sweathead Strategy classes and books: http://www.sweathead.com | — | ||||||
| 9/11/24 | Persuasion - How To Sell Your Ideas - Maytê Carvalho, CSO | Maytê Carvalho won a special version of Brazil’s The Apprentice television show when she was 18 years old. People told her she was persuasive. They told her to write a book about it. But, first, Maytê decided to study persuasion and ended up getting a Master’s degree focusing on it. She also became a Research Fellow at the Berkeley Global Society. Simultaneously, Maytê worked in the Grey Group and Accenture Song in São Paulo and TBWA\Chiat\Day in LA then CUBOCC in New York as their Chief Strategy and Growth Officer. She’s just moved to LA and set up her own company. We talk about all of this. Here, you can find… Maytê: https://www.instagram.com/maytecarvalhos Mark: http://www.instagram.com/markpollard Sweathead: http://www.instagram.com/sweathead Strategy classes and books: http://www.sweathead.com | — | ||||||
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