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Introducing Ad Block, a new Ad Age podcast. Hosted by Ad Age’s own I-Hsien Sherwood and Alfred Maskeroni, Ad Block features personal, casual chats with big names in the industry. We’ve got one rule on this show: no guests can talk about their company or their clients. Get to know the people behind the ads you love—as they talk about anything but.

Further podcasts by I-Hsien Sherwood and Alfred Maskeroni

Podcast on the topic Wirtschaftsnachrichten

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B-Reel's CEO on running a microbrewery from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Anders Wahlquist, founder and CEO of B-Reel, ran a microbrewery in Sweden in the '90s—the first in the country to produce an unfiltered beer. He also talks about '70s cinema, running a nightclub an...

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What is Ad Block? Why you should listen. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Hosts I-Hsien Sherwood and Alfred Maskeroni discuss the concept of Ad Block, future guests and what listeners can expect. They also talk about what they didn’t name the show.

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Uber's VP of global marketing on winging it from 2020-12-18T18:09:12

Thomas Ranese, VP of global marketing at Uber, talks about how a lack of planning can sometimes blow up in your face, at least until you figure out how to make the best of it. He also weighs in ...

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YouTube Gaming's global head of marketing on digital dinner parties from 2020-12-11T10:01

Elizabeth Del Valle explains how to plan and host a great gathering, even over Zoom. She also weighs in on catching up on peak TV and Caribbean coffee culture.

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Xaxis' U.S president on life as a rabbinical spouse from 2020-12-04T10:01

Gila Wilensky never expected to marry a rabbi, but she's settled into duties much like those of a first lady—and adapted to long-distance religious life during the pandemic. She also weighs in o...

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Google's VP of global marketing on loving fast food from 2020-11-30T10:00

Marvin Chow talks about his love of chains like McDonald's, Shake Shack and In-N-Out, especially outside the U.S. He also weighs in on working in his mother's 7-Eleven, being married to a chef a...

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TwentyFirstCenturyBrand's Neil Barrie on playing in indie bands from 2020-11-20T10:01

The consultancy's global CEO spent his younger years touring Europe playing indie rock for a share of the door take. He also weighs in on disappointing The National's Matt Berninger and why drum...

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Lippincott's 'Carrie Dragshaw' on drag, 'Bake Off'—and the personas we all create every day from 2020-11-13T10:01

Brand innovation and strategy partner Dan Clay talks about creating his 'Carrie Dragshaw' persona, meeting Sarah Jessica Parker and the drag we all wear every day.

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Tool of North America's founder on driving in the pro racing circuit from 2020-10-09T16:00

Erich Joiner, founder of Tool of North America, talks about his side gig, driving a Porsche 911 GT3 R on the professional racing circuit. He also weighs in the benefits of learning filmmaking be...

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CRWN Magazine's founder on gardening from 2020-09-18T09:01

Lindsey Farrar, founder and editor in chief of CRWN Magazine, planted her first garden this year. The collard greens flourished. The tomatoes weren't so lucky. She also weighs in on conscious co...

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RQ's CEO on interior design and running a hotel from 2020-08-28T09:01

Brian Salzman, CEO and founder of RQ, has an eye for interior design. He's also one of the owners of Dive Palm Springs, a boutique hotel he helped renovate. He also weighs in on painting parties...

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Pornhub brand ambassador Asa Akira on why everyone should go to therapy from 2020-08-21T09:01

Asa Akira, brand ambassador at Pornhub and adult film actor, talks about the benefits of mental health counseling and couples therapy. She also weighs in on wilderness survival, general anesthes...

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Taboola's founder on building with LEGOs from 2020-08-14T09:00

Adam Singolda, CEO and founder of Taboola, talks about his love of building and creating with LEGO bricks. He also weighs in on Hebrew television and the triumph of obsession and curiosity over ...

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The&Partnership's president on egg freezing from 2020-08-06T21:23:25

Agnes Fischer, president of The&Partnership, is also the author of a book on egg freezing, a process she undertook after a divorce in her mid-30s. She also talks about her love of traditional Hu...

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Dagger's CCO on stand-up comedy from 2020-07-17T17:38:32

Al Patton, CCO at Dagger, is an amateur stand-up comic who’s played shows in New York City and Atlanta. He talks about the similarities between pitching and stand-up, not being able to embrace M...

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Foursquare’s Dennis Crowley on fixing motorbikes from 2020-07-14T20:11:15

Dennis Crowley, co-founder of Foursquare, talks about the vintage Honda CT90 motorbikes his father-in-law gave him for a wedding gift. They break a lot. He also weighs in on running a Division I...

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Dave Edwards of BeenThereDoneThat on not being the smartest guy in the room from 2020-07-03T09:01

Dave Edwards, global head of growth at BeenThereDoneThat, talks about navigating rooms full of brilliant (and some not-so-brilliant) people. he also weighs in on his alter ego Weather Edwards, m...

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Frog's Andrew Zimmerman on traveling with the circus from 2020-06-26T09:01

Andrew Zimmerman is president of frog—a design and innovation consultancy. He talks about the year he spent traveling through Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union with one-ring circuses. He also ...

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Badger&Winters' Madonna Badger on coping with grief from 2020-05-29T09:01

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Cashmere's chief creative officer on hip-hop from 2020-05-22T09:01

Ryan Ford, CCO at Cashmere, talks about the music that influenced him when he was young and how it continues to impact his work now. He also weighs in on lullabies for his new daughter (who gues...

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Co:collective’s founder on flying planes from 2020-05-15T09:01

Ty Montague, founder co:collective, talks about being a licensed pilot who has been flying for nearly 20 years. He also weighs in on pandemic binge watching, aerobatics and the dangers of unstop...

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Code&Theory's CEO on parenting 5 kids during the pandemic from 2020-05-08T09:01

Dan Gardner, co-founder and CEO of Code & Theory, talks about quarantining with his family of seven—along with his wife and their five kids, ages 4 to 11. He also weighs in on the failures of st...

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Thinx CEO Maria Molland on pregnancy during pandemic from 2020-04-10T09:01

Maria Molland, CEO of underwear and period care brand Thinx, talks about facing a global pandemic while 9 months pregnant. She also talks about how the pandemic has changed her media diet, her r...

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Johannes Leonardo's Jan Jacobs on trading surfing for advertising from 2020-03-20T09:01

Jan Jacobs, co-founder and chief creative officer at Johannes Leonardo, talks about his love of surfing. He also weighs in on the allure of F1 racing as both a sport and a design challenge, how ...

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T Brand's Amber Guild on growing up as an activist from 2020-03-06T10:01

Amber Guild, the president of T Brand at the New York Times, talks about growing up as the child of political activists. She also weighs in on life with her British husband, questioning authorit...

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Wieden+Kennedy Amsterdam’s Mark Bernath on psychedelic rock from 2020-02-28T10:01

Mark Bernath, ECD at Wieden+Kennedy Amsterdam, is a musician that records psychedelic rock under the name 'Necessary Explosion,' illustrating the tracks with hand-drawn animations created on his...

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Edelman's Judy John on getting by as an introvert from 2020-02-19T16:32:26

Judy John, global CCO at Edelman, talks about making it in advertising as a shy, socially awkward person who hates small talk and public speaking. She also weighs in on her favorite football tea...

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Cosmopolitan's Jessica Pels on growing up in the ballet from 2020-02-12T10:02

Jessica Pels, editor-in-chief of Cosmopolitan, she talks about growing up as a ballet dancer. She also weighs in on the ways her training has made her a better editor (high pain tolerance, for o...

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Makers' Dyllan McGee on running her first 5k from 2020-02-06T10:01

Dyllan McGee, founder and executive producer at the women-focused media company Makers, talks about getting off the couch and finally becoming a runner. She also weighs in on her favorite things...

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Work&Co's Derek Fridman on street art from 2020-01-29T10:01

Derek Fridman, design partner at Work & Co, talks about his background in street art, specifically wheatpasting—poster graffiti applied with a homemade glue made of flour and water. He also talk...

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Jeff Sweat on leaving Mormonism from 2020-01-24T16:35

Jeff Sweat, founder of Sweat & Co., the public relations and consulting firm previously known as Mister Sweat, talks about growing up Mormon and leaving the religion with his wife and family as ...

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Mother's Joe Staples on growing up with undiagnosed dyslexia from 2020-01-17T10:01

Joe Staples, executive creative director at Mother Los Angeles, talks about growing up with undiagnosed dyslexia and dealing with a school system that didn’t understand him. He also weighs in on...

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Ad Block Encore: OKCupid CMO Melissa Hobley on in vitro fertilization from 2020-01-07T10:01

Melissa Hobley, CMO at OKCupid, describes the obstacles facing people who are undergoing in vitro fertilization. She is currently pregnant with her second child conceived using the technique. Th...

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Ad Block Encore: Wieden&Kennedy NY's Neal Arthur on teaching 8th grade sex ed from 2019-12-31T10:01

Neal Arthur, managing director of Wieden & Kennedy New York, shares stories of his time as a sex ed teacher at a Catholic school. “There’s a weird sort of faux confidence in 8th grade that you h...

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Ad Block Encore: Joan CCO Jaime Robinson on knitting from 2019-12-24T10:01

Joan Creative CCO Jaime Robinson keeps both a spinning wheel and a loom in her closet so she can spin yarn and knit blankets and sweaters, “like the lady in Rumpelstiltskin.” She also reveals he...

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The Ms. Foundation's Teresa Younger on a lifetime as a Girl Scout from 2019-12-17T10:01

Teresa Younger, president and CEO of the Ms. Foundation for Women, is a lifelong Girl Scout who earned every possible merit badge. She also talks about the appeal of local talk radio and weighs ...

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Optimist's Toygar Bazarkaya on hitchhiking from 2019-12-10T10:01

Toygar Bazarkaya, global chief creative officer at Optimist, talks about hitchhiking across Europe in the ‘80s and ‘90s, thumbing rides from his home in Stuttgart, Germany to art museums around ...

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Terri&Sandy's Terri Meyer on getting away from it all from 2019-12-03T10:01

Terri Meyer is co-founder and co-CEO of Terri & Sandy, the agency she runs with her best friend Sandy Greenberg. She talks about how she gets away from the pressures of agency management to rech...

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Ad Block Rewind: Jeff Goodby on his tequila business from 2019-11-26T10:01

In this classic episode of Ad Block, Goodby Silverstein & Partners founder Jeff Goodby talks about his tequila importing business—a small-batch, high-end liquor aged for 5 years in three kinds o...

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Assembly’s Michael Fanuele on Oxford debate, the persuasive power of U2—and having Ted Cruz as a nemesis from 2019-11-19T10:01

Michael Fanuele, president of MDC media agency Assembly, talks about competing in formal debate in high school and college, including against future Texas Senator Ted Cruz. He also weighs in on ...

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Funworks' Paul Charney on sketch comedy from 2019-11-12T10:01

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Effie's Veronica Parker-Hahn on DIY tutorials from 2019-11-05T10:01

Veronica Parker-Hahn, SVP, growth & innovation at Effie Worldwide, talks about how she and her husband learned how to renovate their home—and even prepare for having a baby—all from do-it-yourse...

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Instagram's Kay Hsu on living with cancer from 2019-10-29T09:01

Kay Hsu, global director at Instagram Creative Shop, talks about living with stage IV metastatic breast cancer, an incurable form of the disease that has spread to her bones. “People always say ...

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Gale's Winston Binch on transcendental meditation from 2019-10-22T09:01

Winston Binch, chief brand and experience officer at Gale Partners, talks about transcendental meditation, which he has practiced for several years. Each morning, he closes his eyes and silently...

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Cannabis evangelist Mary Pryor on the marketing of climate change from 2019-10-03T09:01

Mary Pryor, chief marketing officer at Tonic CBD, talks about more effective ways to market the climate crisis, in order to motivate skeptics or people who don’t grasp what she says is the full ...

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Giphy’s Alex Chung on art hacks from 2019-09-24T09:00

Alex Chung, founder of Giphy, talks about the intersection of art, experimentation and technology. He also talks about his favorite street in New York City, the evolution of language and culture...

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BBH's Sarah Watson on home birth from 2019-09-17T09:01

Sarah Watson, chairman of BBH NY and global chief strategy officer at BBH, talks about giving birth to both her children at home in her apartment, without anesthesia or painkillers. She also adm...

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SS&K's Lenny Stern on political campaigning from 2019-09-10T09:01

Lenny Stern, founding partner at SS&K, talks about working on political campaigns for Democratic candidates, from Mondale in 1984 to Obama in 2008 and 2012. He also weighs in on Trump's chances ...

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Bloomberg Media's Anthony DeMaio on ultramarathons from 2019-09-04T09:01

Anthony DeMaio, head of U.S. sales at Bloomberg Media, talks about running a 100-mile ultramarathon. After dropping out after more than 85 miles the first time he attempted the race, he complete...

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Firstborn's Dave Snyder on skateboarding from 2019-08-27T09:00

Dave Snyder, chief creative officer at Firstborn, talks about his lifelong love of skateboarding and his new role as a skater dad to an 8-year-old with sponsorships. Skating “forces you to see t...

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AccuWeather's chief content officer on singing jazz from 2019-08-20T09:01

John Dokes, chief content officer at AccuWeather and president of the AccuWeather TV network, is also a jazz singer with three albums to his name. He has a standing gig each week with a 10-piece...

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Wieden&Kennedy NY's Neal Arthur on teaching 8th grade sex ed from 2019-08-13T09:01

Neal Arthur, managing director of Wieden & Kennedy New York, shares stories of his time as a sex ed teacher at a Catholic school. “There’s a weird sort of faux confidence in 8th grade that you h...

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Vimeo CMO, Harris Beber, on early rising and century rides from 2019-08-07T09:00

Harris Beber, CMO at Vimeo, talks about the benefits of getting up before dawn and tackling physical tasks that feel impossible. Though he’s perpetually sleep deprived, it gives him more time to...

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Grey CCO John Patroulis on hypnosis, odd jobs and niche interests from 2019-07-31T09:01

John Patroulis, worldwide chief creative officer at Grey, talks about niche and counterculture topics that have captured his attention over the years, like hypnosis and the atonal musical creati...

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The Knot Worldwide CMO, Dhanusha Sivajee, on costume parties from 2019-07-24T09:01

Dhanusha Sivajee, CMO at The Knot Worldwide, talks about her love of themed costume parties. She and her husband have held masquerade balls, prohibition bashes and ‘80s parties. She also plays w...

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BBDO NY CCO Greg Hahn on 'mindhacking' from 2019-07-17T09:01

Greg Hahn, CCO at BBDO New York, talk about ‘mindhacking.’ “It’s about how you approach problems and solve them, and how you can do it by thinking about them differently,” he says. He also weigh...

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OKCupid CMO Melissa Hobley on in vitro fertilization from 2019-07-11T09:01

Melissa Hobley, CMO at OKCupid, describes the obstacles facing people who are undergoing in vitro fertilization. She is currently pregnant with her second child conceived using the technique. Th...

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The Martin Agency CEO Kristen Cavallo took her kids to 7 continents from 2019-07-01T09:00

Kristen Cavallo, CEO of The Martin Agency, talks about traveling to all seven continents with her children, beginning before they were teenagers. After hitting four continents, the family decide...

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Preacher CEO Krystle Loyland on smoking meat and cooking at home from 2019-06-19T09:00

Krystle Loyland, CEO of Preacher, talks about her love of cooking, a talent she inherited from her own mother but didn’t discover until after college. “There’s hardly anything more instantly gra...

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TBWA chairman Jean-Marie Dru on philanthropy in semi-retirement from 2019-06-12T09:00

Jean-Marie Dru, chairman of TBWA Worldwide, talks about the work he does with the French Academy of Medicine Foundation and UNICEF France, where he is president. “What’s the most important thing...

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Clio Awards editor-in-chief Tim Nudd on Maine living from 2019-06-05T09:00

Tim Nudd, editor-in-chief of the Clio Awards and editor of Muse by Clio, talks about living the not-so-quiet life in Maine, where he goes fishing, camping and lobstering. “You slowly, through a ...

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The Daily Beast CRO Mia Libby on rediscovering skiing from 2019-05-29T09:01

Mia Libby, chief revenue officer at The Daily Beast, talks about getting back in the game after years of skiing competitively when she was younger. “I need to be able to do something that is not...

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Squarespace CCO David Lee on meditation through photo manipulation from 2019-05-22T09:01

David Lee, chief creative officer at Squarespace, talks about how he discovered that editing photos gave him time to himself to think about everything else going on at work and in his life. “It’...

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Jeff Goodby on his tequila business from 2019-05-15T09:01

Goodby Silverstein & Partners founder Jeff Goodby talks about his tequila importing business—a small-batch, high-end liquor aged for 5 years in three kinds of barrels. “It makes you do your othe...

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RPA's Jason Sperling on graphic novels and comic books from 2019-05-08T09:00

Jason Sperling, SVP, chief, creative development at RPA, talks about his affinity for graphic novels, comic books and trade paperbacks. In advertising “these days, there’s absolutely no shame in...

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Noble People CEO Greg March and his pinball machine collection from 2019-05-01T09:00

Noble People CEO Greg March talks about his nascent collection of pinball machines—an homage of sorts to his father’s love of watches. “There is no less impermanent business than advertising,” M...

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Mekanism CEO Jason Harris on sparring in the ring from 2019-04-24T09:01

Mekanism president and CEO Jason Harris talks about sparring in the boxing ring—for charity at first—which evolved into his preferred workout after a long day at the office. “It was terrifying. ...

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Virtue CCO Cameron Farrelly on hoarding from 2019-04-17T09:00

Virtue CCO Cameron Farrelly talks about the obsessive need to curate—some might say hoard—items that strike his fancy. Collecting “vinyl is like having a hobby that doesn’t have a finish. It’s g...

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Tiffany R. Warren, chief diversity officer and SVP at Omnicom, founder and president of the diversity advocacy organization AdColor from 2019-04-10T09:00

Tiffany R. Warren talks about the skin care tradition handed down through her family and the ways she’s improved upon it. “In a way, when I take care of my skin, it’s a connection to my grandmot...

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Deutsch North American CCO Pete Favat on woodworking from 2019-04-03T13:26:56

Pete Favat talks about building useful things from scrap and renovating his home on “This Old House.” The C-suite leaves less time to get his hands dirty on the job, he says. “You’re using your ...

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Joan CCO Jaime Robinson on knitting from 2019-04-02T12:55:57

Joan Creative CCO Jaime Robinson keeps both a spinning wheel and a loom in her closet so she can spin yarn and knit blankets and sweaters, “like the lady in Rumpelstiltskin.” She also reveals he...

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