When everyone says no, don’t give up on your dreams [w/ Krystle Mullin]

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01/29/25 • 91 min

Krystle’s story slash soon to be a Netflix series is a gripping tale of tenacity, eagles, and vodka roulette. From a master’s degree to scrappy (Windex-y??) career starts, she goes from being told she’s not good enough to becoming that agency’s CCO. This episode is unignorable.

ABOUT OUR GUEST:

Krystle Mullin is CCO at john st. and T&Pm Canada in Toronto. She returns to Canada’s advertising scene after being a Global ECD at Edelman and VP CD at RPA in Los Angeles. She’s been coined Ad Week’s Top 100, Strategy’s Top 10 Creative Directors in Canada and One Club’s Next Creative Leader. Her work has been recognized by, among others, D&AD, The One Show and Cannes Lions.

ADCC Created is brought to you by The Advertising & Design Club of Canada, hosted by Lyranda Martin Evans (Fellow Human), with music and studio care of Grayson Music.

ABOUT OUR GUEST:

ADCC Created is brought to you by The Advertising & Design Club of Canada, hosted by Lyranda Martin Evans (Fellow Human), with music and studio care of Grayson Music.

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When work is on fire [w/ Ron Tite]

“What’s the deal with advertising??” Ron’s set takes us on a wild ride, from stand-up, to account guy, to creative, to owning his own agency. Plus, how his side hustle turned full time.

ABOUT OUR GUEST:

An entrepreneur, speaker, and best-selling author, Ron Tite has always blurred the lines between art and commerce. He has been an award-winning advertising writer and Creative Director for some of the world’s most respected brands including DoorDash, Fidelity, Google, Intel, Microsoft, Walmart, Volvo, and many others.

He is founder and chief strategy and creative officer of agency Church+State, host and executive producer of the hit podcast, The Coup, and executive producer of the Canadian Screen Award nominated documentary film, Fresh Water (Crave, 2021).

He has written for television, has been a frequent guest on CTV, CBC, and Global news programs, and was a judge on the CTV business reality show, Dream Funded. He wrote and performed a hit play. Created a branded art gallery. Published an award winning comedy book for the CBC. And for 5 years was the host and executive producer of the Canadian Comedy Award nominated show, Monkey Toast.

In demand as a speaker all over the world, Ron speaks to leading organizations all over the world about creativity, disruption, leadership, and growth.

Ron’s first book was, Everyone’s An Artist - Or At Least They Should Be (Co-written by Scott Kavanagh and Christopher Novais), was published by HarperCollins in 2016. His most recent book, Think Do Say: How to Seize Attention and Build Trust in a Busy Busy World, hit store shelves in October of 2019. His 3rd book, The Purpose of Purpose, will be released in May 2025.

ADCC Created is brought to you by The Advertising & Design Club of Canada, hosted by Lyranda Martin Evans (Fellow Human), with music and studio care of Grayson Music.

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When being kind is the best advice [w/ Luc Du Sault]

Luc talks about his “Mad Men” roots and why advertising and design in Quebec are so unique. Plus, he shares how work for the government can get you on the international stage. C’est malade!

ABOUT OUR GUEST:

In 2004, Luc and his friends founded the Quebec City office of LG2. Since then, they've created a fun place to find great ideas. Luc has led his teams on many projects recognized on the national and international scene like Cannes, D&AD, London Internationals, One Show and Clios. I've also been lucky enough to sit on numerous amazing juries including Cannes, One Show and Clios.

Luc fell in love with creativity at 4 years old, when his dad brought home a storyboard for a TV spot. That passion continued to grow at Cossette where he worked on General motors, pharma accounts and McDonald’s. Now, Luc leads a group of many different talents who are brilliantly solving all sorts of problems for the Société de l'assurance automobile du Quebec, CAA, Beneva, Familiprix, Canac hardware, the Quebec government and the Quebec dairy board.

Luc has always been proud to contribute to the success of LG2, which is now the largest independent agency in Canada.

But more importantly, he will continue to create the way he always has - with the heart of a 4-year-old.

ADCC Created is brought to you by The Advertising & Design Club of Canada, hosted by Lyranda Martin Evans (Fellow Human), with music and studio care of Grayson Music.