The Art Directors Club just interviewed me about how I began in advertising and what advice I might give people just starting out.
I tried to be amusing .
The Art Directors Club just interviewed me about how I began in advertising and what advice I might give people just starting out.
I tried to be amusing .
Danny Gregory 
I love the piano music playing behind you as you speak. It makes you seem more important. Maybe you should carry around a boom box and have that music playing behind you all the time.
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Ha! Sounds like Danny needs a Thump Trunk (www.thumptrunk.com). I have no affiliation with this company, but it’s a cool product that serves your purpose, Tommy.
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Way cool! It just needs a compartment for art supplies!
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Thanks Danny!! I love your advice and it could not have come at a better time!
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You’re never one for following the straight line 🙂 Great interview and story.
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Good story – and sounds very familiar. With a few variations, that’s exactly how I got my first agency job. I managed to get an interview with a creative director at an LA agency, showed my “portfolio” of ads I had written and laid out (we’re talking old school, rendering type by hand). I pitched him and the associate CD on the idea of a 2 day a week unpaid internship, part of my grad school graduation requirement. He asked me if I was copy or art side. “You have to choose?” I naively asked. So I picked copy, since I *was* in journalism grad school, and when I graduated in June the internship turned into a full time job. The associate CD and I are still good friends to this day. Showing up and working hard works. Always has. Always will.
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Thank you for your continued inspiration. It is greatly appreciated. I am psyched!
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Great interview, Danny. I particularly like your last piece of advice. Thanks for sharing.
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To manage your life creatively and alsways think of new ideas for doing things…a good mantra. You are definately inspiring the creative souls out there.
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Thanks for sharing this video — you told a great story about how you wove into a small agency by being creative. And I really liked the two lessons you gleaned from that experience. Thanks!
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Danny, I love stories of creative job-hunting!
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