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Inspiring Futures is a podcast about the future hosted by Ed Cotton. We live in the now, everything around us is increasingly real-time, so we are somewhat challenged to think about the future because it’s an unknown and takes discipline to think about. But what happens when we do we think about the future, when do we think about it, who inspires the futures we think about and what do we think the future will hold? Inspiring Futures is a podcast that talks to people from diverse backgrounds, ...
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Join Marcus (Founder of CO2YOU) as he gasses with inspirational entrepreneurs about the ups and downs of going it alone. A podcast for those going solo and setting up your own business, whether you're all in or if it's a side hustle. Hear honest stories from guests who have walked the path and they share their trials, tribulations and... successes.
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Theology In Particular is a podcast about theology and the church from a confessional reformed baptist perspective. We will discuss a variety of theological topics, biblical texts and even do a few books reviews along the way. A podcast by IRBS.
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Find out what it takes to be an elite level athlete as we lift the lid on their personal and professional lives with unrivalled honesty leading to fascinating stories and insight from around the sporting world. Jack Nowell - alongside his team mates, family and inspirations - delves into his experience of being an England, Exeter and British Lions rugby player with Nick Bright. Discussing life on the pitch, they also explore how players relax, how important it is to set themselves up for aft ...
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Why should strategists do focus groups with real humans if AI-enabled synthetic focus groups can yield an equally powerful aha moment at a fraction of the cost? That’s one of several challenging questions I explore with Ed Cotton, brand consultant and former chief strategy officer from Butler, Shine, Stern & Partners (BSSP). For the past 25 years, …
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In Episode 168 of Theology In Particular, I’m joined by Dr. Jeffrey Riddle to discuss a book he has written entitled, Before The Foundation Of The World: Doctrines Of God's Free Grace. This book is a fine introduction to the doctrines of grace, also known as the five points of Calvinism. Contact: For information about International Reformed Baptist…
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In Episode 167 of Theology In Particular, I’m joined by Dr. Ed Romine & Dr. Brandon Rhea to discuss their upcoming IRBS class: Charles Spurgeon: The Sabbatarian Evangelist. Drs. Romine & Rhea will be co-teaching this one-unit elective at IRBS on January 13-16, 2025. Contact: For information about International Reformed Baptist Seminary, go to irbss…
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The latest Inspiring Futures episode features an interview with Allen Adamson of Metaforce. Allen is a seasoned executive with experience client side at Unilever and in the agency world with the likes of Landor, Y&R, and Ogilvy. He has taken his extensive experience in both worlds to build his own consulting company that's focused on helping client…
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In Episode 166 of Theology In Particular, Dr. Jason Montgomery & Dr. Ryan Davidson join me to discuss what they have learned over the years from reading the early church fathers. Contact: For information about International Reformed Baptist Seminary, go to irbsseminary.org. For feedback, questions, or suggestions, email Joe Anady at tip@irbsseminar…
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Tim Malefyt has an amazing ability to make the familiar strange. He does this by doing deep, ethnographic research, helping brands uncover hidden consumer truths through a combination of carefully constructed activities and thoughtful conversation. As a business anthropologist, Tim’s research methodologies and key findings have helped re-energize a…
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In Episode 165 of Theology In Particular, I’m joined by Dr. James Renihan to discuss Ephesians 4:11-13: “And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers, to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ, until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son …
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The latest Inspiring Futures podcast is a discussion with Joe Nash and Patrick Kizny about the current and future state of creative services and creative studios. Joe was formerly the Director of Business Strategy at Buck and the co-founder of Slate. Patrick runs Futurecrafting which provides strategic advisory services to brands and companies and …
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In episode 164 of Theology In Particular, I’m joined by Dr. James Renihan to discuss Benjamin Keach’s book, The Glory Of A True Church. Contact: For information about International Reformed Baptist Seminary, go to irbsseminary.org. For feedback, questions, or suggestions, email Joe Anady at tip@irbsseminary.org. Links: To order the 3535 Foundation …
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Dan Cohen loves a good challenge. Tell him he can’t say something in a campaign headline and he’ll find a creative way around it, to the delight of clients and customers alike. Over the past thirty years, Dan’s creative, collaborative approach has helped a wide variety of brands in commoditized categories, including Bounty (paper towels), Charmin (…
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The latest episode of the Inspiring Futures podcast features an interview with Lori Bartle of Cultivagency. Lori has over two decades of experience in Account Management although she much prefers to call it Account Leadership. In our conversation, we discuss some of the challenges the discipline faces and the critical importance of a role that brin…
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In Episode 163 of Theology In Particular, I’m joined by Dr. James Renihan to discuss John Cotton and his book, The Keys Of The Kingdom Of Heaven. This book influenced many in the seventeenth century, including John Owen. Owen credits this book with convincing him of the congregational way. Therefore, Cotton’s Keys significantly impacted the Savoy P…
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The latest episode of Inspiring Futures features an interview with Tom Suharto, Global Strategy Lead at Forsman & Bodenfors. Tom started in market research (quant) worked with Hall and Partners and helped to establish their office in Shanghai and then on to Wieden in Shanghai to work on Nike, Disneyland, and then to the Portland office to work on N…
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In Episode 162 of Theology In Particular, I’m joined by Dr. James Renihan to discuss the ecclesiology and polity expressed in chapter 26 of the Second London Confession and to make a case for congregationalism from the Scriptures. Contact: For information about International Reformed Baptist Seminary, go to irbsseminary.org. For feedback, questions…
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A great magic trick, like a great creative briefing, begins long before everyone gathers in a room. To the general public, Mike Jacobson may be best known for his magic show performance on America’s Got Talent in 2023, but for the past decade in the business and advertising world, Mike has brought his unique methods to strategic briefings and creat…
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In Episode 161 of Theology In Particular, I’m joined again by Dr. Joshua Henson to discuss the Old Testament prophets and their message to Israel and the nations. This is episode four in a four-part series: Part 1 – A Paradigm For Reading The Old Testament Prophets Part 2 – The Prophetic Message To Israel And Its Fulfillment In Christ, The True Isr…
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When Hyphenated was awarded Silver, West Coast in Ad Age's Small Agency of the Year Awards the publication wrote the following introduction. "When William Esparza and Kelli Robertson left their roles at R/GA in 2019 to establish their own creative agency, they chose the name Hyphenated to reflect the agency’s aim of bridging the gap between brands …
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In Episode 160 of Theology In Particular, I’m joined again by Dr. Joshua Henson to discuss the Old Testament prophets and their message to Israel and the nations. This is episode three in a four-part series: Part 1 – A Paradigm For Reading The Old Testament Prophets Part 2 – The Prophetic Message To Israel And Its Fulfillment In Christ, The True Is…
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Sascha Mayer knows what it’s like to be invisible. Like so many new moms nursing their children, if she wanted to nurse or pump when she was away from home, her options were often limited to a bathroom stall, an unattended room, or a parked car. But it was around Labor Day weekend in 2006 that an article in the New York Times and a confluence of ot…
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In Episode 159 of Theology In Particular, Dr. Joshua Henson joins me once again to discuss the Old Testament prophets and their message to Israel and the nations. This is episode two in a four-part series: Part 1 – A Paradigm For Reading The Old Testament Prophets Part 2 – The Prophetic Message To Israel And Its Fulfillment In Christ, The True Isra…
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In Episode 158 of Theology In Particular, Dr. Joshua Henson joins me to discuss the Old Testament prophets and their message to Israel and the nations. We plan to devote four episodes to this subject: Part 1 – A Paradigm For Reading The Old Testament Prophets Part 2 – The Prophetic Message To Israel And Its Fulfillment In Christ, The True Israel Pa…
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There are a lot of strategy documents in the world. Briefs. Decks. White papers. Books. According to Alex M H Smith, most of them are full of shit. Impenetrable, calcified, piled-high bullsh*t. That’s because, despite all their words and charts and graphs, these so-called strategies fail to inspire action. And that’s what Alex wants to change in th…
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In Episode 157 of Theology In Particular I’m joined by Dr. Daniel Scheiderer to discuss the Covenant of Redemption with special attention given to the way in which Particular Baptists have articulated this doctrine throughout history. Contact: For information about International Reformed Baptist Seminary, go to irbsseminary.org. For feedback, quest…
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In Episode 156 of Theology In Particular I’m joined by Dr. Ryan Davidson to discuss the pastoral care offered to families in the first two centuries of the church. The early church developed largely in the Greco-Roman context. Dr. Davidson helps us understand how the family was structured in that culture and the challenges faced by pastors and Chri…
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The latest Inspiring Futures podcast features an interview with Jonathan Wise one of the co-founders of the non-profit Purpose Disruptors. Jonathan was once a strategist at JWT, but quit his job to study for an MBA in Sustainability. In the episode, we discuss his journey and transformation, what Purpose Disruptors is, and how it is trying to impac…
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For over two decades, Shobha Sairam has worked on a wide variety of brands at a number of agencies around the world, including Leo Burnett, Mother, Deutsch, and The Community among others. Most recently, Shobha has led strategy at 22 Squared Inc, based out of New York, where she and her team have breathed new life into brands like Baskin Robbins, P…
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In Episode 155 of Theology In Particular, I’m joined again by Dr. James Renihan to discuss a portion of the book "Lectures To My Students" by Charles Spurgeon. Contact:For information about International Reformed Baptist Seminary, go to irbsseminary.org. For feedback, questions, or suggestions, email Joe Anady at tip@irbsseminary.org.…
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In Episode 154 of Theology In Particular, I’m joined again by Dr. James Renihan to conclude our discussion through Richard Steele’s book, A Remedy For Wandering Thoughts In The Worship Of God. May the Lord help us to give him our very best in corporate worship. Contact:For information about International Reformed Baptist Seminary, go to irbsseminar…
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Most ad agencies have clients. That’s not exactly the case with Bullish Inc. Started in 2015 by Michael Duda and Brent Vartan, the co-founders of Bullish asked a provocative “what if” question that re-envisioned what an agency could be to help maximize a new brand’s success. Their question: “What if we invested in early stage brands by providing ac…
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The latest episode of Inspiring Futures features an interview with Dr. Grace Kite, the founder of Magic Numbers and Magic Works, an analytics-focused consultancy that helps companies and brands understand how they grow. In our conversation, we discussed the challenges and importance of being strategic when understanding the factors behind growth, t…
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In Episode 153 of Theology In Particular, I’m joined again by Dr. James Renihan to continue our discussion through Richard Steele’s book, A Remedy For Wandering Thoughts In The Worship Of God. May the Lord help us to give him our very best in corporate worship. Contact:For information about International Reformed Baptist Seminary, go to irbsseminar…
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In Episode 152 of Theology In Particular, I’m joined by Dr. James Renihan to discuss a little book written by the 17th-century Puritan Minister, Richard Steele, entitled A Remedy For Wandering Thoughts In The Worship Of God. This little book encourages God’s people to focus on the Lord in worship. We hope these conversations about Steele’s book are…
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The latest Inspiring Futures episode features an interview with Beth Bentley the co-founder of consultancy Tomorrowism. Beth's experience includes- Deputy Head of Strategy- Adam & Eve, London Executive Head of Strategy- at Wieden&Kennedy- London SVP Strategy Virtue at Vice. She is also the author of a best-selling book, was the Chief Strategy Offic…
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In Episode 151 of Theology In Particular, Dr. James Dolezal joins me to follow up on a conversation we had about a year ago. It was in episode 89 that we discussed angels. Here in this episode, we talk about demons. We hope this conversation will be used to heighten your appreciation for the great act of redemption that God has worked for his peopl…
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Curiosity, conviction, and a desire to get out of one’s comfort zone - these are just a few of the characteristics that Seth Gaffney and Marika Wiggan look for in strategic candidates at Preacher, and it’s this non-traditional approach to finding talent and building campaigns that has led to Preacher’s continued success, winning them Small Agency o…
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The latest Inspiring Futures podcast features an interview with Caroline Johnson- Co-Founder of The Business Model Company. Caroline worked at Grey but then worked at KPMG as a consultant. The Business Model Company advises agencies on how to evolve their business models to generate value for their clients and increase revenues and profitability fo…
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In Episode 150 of Theology In Particular Dr. Richard Barcellos joins me one more time to talk about the scope of Scripture. This is now the fourth conversation we have devoted to this topic. In the first, Dr. Barcellos introduced the principle that Scripture has a scope, focus, or bullseye. In the second, Dr. Barcellos walked us through some passag…
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Andy Nairn co-founded Lucky Generals- an ad agency with offices in London and New York. Beyond running an agency, Andy has written a best-selling business book "Go Luck Yourself" and has just completed his first novel- "Trail of Blood" a murder mystery set 500 years ago on the border between England and Scotland. Some quotes from our chat. On Pitch…
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Maz Karimian heads up strategy at ustwo an employee-owned product design company that brings emotional game-inspired thinking to product design—some key quotes from our conversation below. About ustwo “Monument Valley is the game and the game series That was so successful that usTwo games was split off as a sort of a separate sister entity, still u…
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In Episode 149 of Theology In Particular Dr. Richard Barcellos returns to talk about the scope of Scripture. This is now the third conversation we have devoted to this topic. In the first, Dr. Barcellos introduced the principle that Scripture has a scope, focus, or bullseye. In the second, Dr. Barcellos walked us through some passages in the New Te…
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In Episode 148 of Theology In Particular, Dr. Richard Barcellos returns to talk again about the scope of Scripture. In episode 147, Dr. Barcellos introduced this hermeneutical principle. In this conversation, he walks us through a few New Testament passages to demonstrate that Jesus and his Apostles interpreted the Old Testament as having Christ as…
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Daniel Groh heads up brand at Satisfy Running. In this interview, we discuss the transformed state of the running category and Satisfy's place within it. How the brand leans into personal expression and appeals to those who want to express themselves beyond the traditional players and the traditional running silhouette. How it's leading the charge …
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In Episode 147 of Theology In Particular I’m joined by Dr. Richard Barcellos to discuss hermeneutics, especially the idea that the whole of Scripture has a scope or focus, and that the individual portions of Scripture need to be interpreted in light of the scope of the whole. We hope you enjoy this conversation and are helped by it. Contact:For inf…
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In Episode 146 of Theology In Particular, I’m joined by Dr. James Renihan to discuss a little book written the 17th century Particular Baptist Minister, Hercules Collins, entitled The Temple Repaired. This is primarily a book about preaching. I trust that those who preach and those who listen to preaching will be encouraged by this conversation. Co…
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The latest episode of Inspiring Futures features an interview with John Geletka John is the owner and founder of Geletka + - a small agency located in the West Loop of Chicago The agency started five years ago. John's an artist by training but has done several different jobs in his career including corporate marketing, but he's also an entrepreneur…
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In Episode 145 of Theology In Particular, I’m joined by the President of International Reformed Baptist Seminary (IRBS), Dr. James Renihan, to give thanks to God for 25 years of IRBS. Dr. Renihan also shares some thoughts about the past and the future. I thoroughly enjoyed this conversation. I trust you will be encouraged by it too. Contact:For inf…
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In Episode 144 of Theology In Particular, I’m joined by Dr. James Renihan to discuss a book he co-edited and published back in the year 2005 entitled, Nehemiah Coxe and John Owen, Covenant Theology From Adam To Christ. This book has helped many Reformed Baptists to rediscover and understand the Covenant Theology expressed in the Second London Confe…
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The latest Inspiring Futures podcast is an interview with Eliza Yvette Esquivel. Eliza has worked both on the agency and client side. She's had senior brand management roles at Mondelez and Microsoft and as a strategist and CSO at several different agencies, including Barbarian, Future Brand, DDB, JWT, Wieden and Kennedy Amsterdam, and TBWA. In our…
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Warren Berger is an author and journalist who has spent the last 25 years writing about the worlds of design, advertising and innovation. Back in the day he got a feature story about Weiden and Kennedy into the NYT Magazine and he wrote the book "Advertising Today" that was published by Phaidon,. For the past 10 years, he's been focused on the worl…
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