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Date created
2015/08/22
Latest episode
2026/10/27
Average duration
73 min.
Release period
14 days
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Lively & insightful chats with the people who power the media industry.
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EP157 - Six+One - Managing Director - Leigh Baker
2026/10/27
Episode 157 of the Media People Podcast is LIVE with Leigh Baker, Six+One Managing Director. We chat:
🎯 The Champions League of Advertising
🎯 Leaving London for Madison Avenue
🎯 How agency life differs between London and New York City
🎯 Growing up in Sidmouth, England
🎯 Trying to make it as a musician
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EP156 - Media Pulse - SVP & Managing Director - Deborah Gurofsky
2026/10/13
Episode 156 of the Media People Podcast is LIVE with Deborah Gurofsky, SVP & Managing Director of Media Pulse. We chat:
🎯 Co-founding Media Pulse during the pandemic
🎯 Picking up commercial rushes at 3:00AM
🎯 Why Barbie is a positive influence
🎯 Why she moved from production to media
🎯 Scaling a sales pipeline while everyone worked from home
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EP155 - Riverside - Head of Community - Kendall Breitman
2026/09/29
Episode 155 of the Media People Podcast is LIVE with Kendall Breitman, Riverside’s Head of Community. We chat:
🎯 Leading Riverside’s global creator community
🎯 Working the breaking news desk
🎯 Leaving home for a girl
🎯 Covering Clinton vs Trump
🎯 Growing up in West-Philadelphia
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EP154 - aimforsuccess.ca Executive Coach - Amy Grove
2026/09/15
Episode 154 of the Media People Podcast is LIVE with Amy Grove, aimforsuccess.ca Executive Coach. We chat:
🎯 Why it was the right time to go all in
🎯 Why courage creates momentum
🎯 The one skill all leaders MUST master
🎯 How COVID changed employees and the workplace
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EP153 - ZS Media Consulting Founder - Zack Stern
2026/09/01
Episode 153 of the Media People Podcast is LIVE with Zack Stern, Founder of ZS Media Consulting. We chat:
🎯 How leaders sharpen their skills
🎯 The many hats an entrepreneur must wear
🎯 Why he started ZS Media Consulting
🎯 His agency career
🎯 The difference between consultants and traditional media people
🎯 Growing up in Toronto
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EP152 - The Township Group President - Karen Howe
2026/08/18
Episode 152 of the Media People Podcast is LIVE with Karen Howe, President of The Township Group. We chat:
🎯 Why writing for radio has no safety net
🎯 Pivoting into copywriting from art directing
🎯 Terry O’Reilly’s influence on her career
🎯 The importance of the Cannes Lions
🎯 Why silver is a badge of honour
🎯 Co-founding a brewery with her family
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EP151 - Zenith SVP Digital & Data Strategy - Clare Ravenstreet
2026/08/04
Episode 151 of the Media People Podcast is LIVE with Clare Ravenstreet, Zenith SVP Digital & Data Strategy. We chat:
🎯 Growing up in England
🎯 Learning your agency is closing down
🎯 Rebounding from losing your agency job
🎯 How studying geography leads to success in advertising
🎯 A Publicis career spanning 16+ years and two countries
🎯 The Ravenstreet Dynasty origin story
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EP150 - NP Digital SVP Product - Basil Hatto
2026/07/21
Episode 150 of the Media People Podcast is LIVE with Basil Hatto, NP Digital’s SVP, Product. We chat:
🎯 Is curiosity a superpower?
🎯 Why triathlons are life-changing
🎯 Why he knows less about marketing now than 10 years ago
🎯 Splitting his childhood between Jordan and Cyprus
🎯 Launching a social media platform while in university
🎯 His passion for aviation
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EP149 - YQ, Founder & Business Futures Architect - Nikki Stone
2026/07/07
Episode 149 of the Media People Podcast is LIVE with Nikki Stone, Founder & Business Futures Architect at YQ. We chat:
🎯 "Chaos of Scaling" with the YQ Equation
🎯 Nikki’s upcoming book
🎯 Holding agency leadership positions at Active International, Publicis, and GroupM
🎯 Leading revenue strategy at CanadaStays–before Airbnb was a thing
🎯 Studying in Sydney, Australia
🎯 Growing up in Ontario’s Niagara region
**Join the waitlist for Nikki Stone's new book, Architect Resilience: www.thesixthsuitepodcast.com/architect-resilience
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EP148 - CREATE with Jennifergel Founder & Leadership Coach - Jennifer Lewis
2026/06/23
Episode 148 of the Media People Podcast is LIVE Jennifer Lewis–Founder & Leadership Coach at CREATE with Jennifergel. We chat:
🎯 Pulling an all-nighter to complete the SARSStock media plan
🎯 Relocating to Starcom’s Los Angeles office
🎯 Pivoting from media agency life into coaching
🎯 How managerial styles differ between Los Angeles and Toronto
🎯 Studying advertising at St. Clair College
🎯 Growing up in Woodstock, Ontario
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EP147 - Head, AMP Agency and EVP, Advantage Solutions - Christi Geary
2026/06/09
Episode 147 of the Media People Podcast is LIVE Christi Geary–Head, AMP Agency and EVP, Advantage Solutions. Christi and I chat:
🎯 How a Tide sample turned into a career at P&G
🎯 What competitive swimming teaches you about sales
🎯 Why a sense of humour is key to success
🎯 Selling fireworks by the highway
🎯 Crossing the floor into agency life
🎯 Growing up in St. Louis
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EP146 - Lander Career Co. Founder, Head of Talent - Heidi McLeod
2026/05/26
Episode 146 of the Media People Podcast is LIVE with Lander Career Co. Founder, Head of Talent & Engagement, Heidi McLeod. Heidi and I chat:
🎯 Launching Lander Career Co.
🎯 Booking bands before the internet
🎯 Getting her first break in media sales
🎯 Why great sales people don’t necessarily make strong sales leaders
🎯 Taking a break from the media industry
🎯 Pivoting into recruitment
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EP145 - Canadian Football League AVP, Global Partnerships - Justin Vandenberg
2026/05/12
Episode 145 of the Media People Podcast is LIVE with Canadian Football League AVP, Global Partnerships, Justin Vandenberg. Justin and I chat:
🎯 Emailing TSN’s James Duthie 30 times in 30 days
🎯 Why storytelling is the best form of selling
🎯 Grabertising
🎯 Life at TheScore and Twitter
🎯 Leading global partnerships for the Canadian Football League
🎯 Being born in a car
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EP144 - Samsung Electronics Canada Senior Legal Counsel - Sahil Razdan
2026/04/28
Episode 144 of the Media People Podcast is LIVE with Samsung Electronics Canada Senior Legal Counsel, Sahil Razdan. Sahil and I chat:
🎯 Growing up in Markham, Canada
🎯 Why her pursued law over investment banking
🎯 Learning that a past employer was going under on his first day of work
🎯 Attending law school in the US
🎯 The professional challenges foreign trained lawyers face
🎯 Why he doesn’t have an Instagram account
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EP143 - Avvivi Managing Director - Wade Kuiken-Rogers
2026/04/14
Episode 143 of the Media People Podcast is LIVE with Avvivi Managing Director, Wade Kuiken-Rogers. Wade and I chat:
🎯 Calling in sick for a job interview
🎯 Why sport is an important part of life
🎯 Finding his way into adtech while looking for a finance job
🎯 How Avvivi is disrupting the digital video landscape
🎯 Growing up in Rockwood, Ontario
🎯 His connection to Ryan Gosling and Jim Carrey
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