Dennis Huynh & Emem Offong

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“Design is design is design…It’s clear that brands are interested in editorial. They have stories to tell. The best people to tell those stories come from SPD.”

-Dennis Huynh

In this episode of Who The F Did That?, SPD Advisory Board Member and Senior Visuals Editor at Vanity Fair, Natalie Gialluca spoke with fellow board members, Dennis Huynh, Director, Product Design - Editorial at GoodRx and Emem Offong, VP, Experience Design Manager at JPMorgan Chase & Co. about their experiences shifting from print to digital and from editorial to brand work.

Stay tuned to @spdesigners for more podcast updates. Listen on Apple Podcasts here & on Spotify here!

Executive Producer: Keisha Dean; Producers: Natalie Gialluca, Chelsey Lamwatt Sound Editor: Stanley Collado; Host: Natalie Gialluca; Podcast Logo: Caleb Bennett

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Photo Agents and Us: Gregg Lhotsky & Judy Casey

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“It’s like this weird symphony that we try and put together….and it’s supposed to be like beautiful music.”

—Gregg Lhotsky

“I like to say to people….this is like a marriage.”

—Judy Casey

A conversation with Gregg Lhotsky, Global Managing Director of B+A Reps, a worldwide firm and Judy Casey, President of Judy Casey Inc, a boutique agency in NYC. 

In this episode, SPD Board Member, Visuals Director + Producer, Natalie Gialluca, interviews Gregg Lhotsky, Global Managing Director of B+A Reps, a worldwide creative representation agency and Judy Casey, President of Judy Casey Inc, a boutique creative agency in NYC. They discuss the relationship of photo agent/photographer, how they find new talent and the process for getting noticed and signed by an agent. They all chat about the photo agent/photo editor/art buyer/creative director relationship and what that looks like in 2022, post pandemic with magazines on the decline and digital on the rise.

“When you have the energy of the set, so much comes alive.”

— Natalie Gialluca

Executive Producers: Lan Yin Bachelis, Keisha Dean; Producers: Natalie Gialluca, Chelsey Lamwatt, Sarah Rozen; Sound Editor: Stanley Collado; Host: Natalie Gialluca; Podcast Logo: Caleb Bennett

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Special Career Coaching Episode Part 2: Bucky Keady & Jocelyn Yant

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For our second episode in our two-part series about career goals, SPD Board Member and Visuals Director + Producer, Natalie Gialluca interviews Bucky Keady, Senior Human Resources Leader, and Jocelyn Yant, Lead Recruiter at Creative Circle. Bucky and Jocelyn have worked in recruiting, finding and hiring top creative professionals for decades. They share insider knowledge about HR recruiters, what they look for in candidates and how to make yourself stand out in the pile of resumes. We discuss the best ways to present your skillset, prepare for your interview and the emotional journey of changing jobs and careers. With the ever changing world of publishing, we all have to be prepared to pivot and with the secrets and tips Bucky and Jocelyn share, you will be one step ahead!

If you missed the first episode in our career goals series, listen to Natalie chat with Phil Dean, HR Professional and Detroit Writing Room Career Coach, and Stephanie Steinberg, Founder & CEO of The Detroit Writing Room and The New York Writing Room about finding, preparing for and landing your next job here. Stay tuned to @spdesigners for more podcast updates. Listen on Apple Podcasts here & on Spotify here!

Executive Producers: Lan Yin Bachelis, Keisha Dean; Producers: Natalie Gialluca, Chelsey Lamwatt, Sarah Rozen; Sound Editor: Stanley Collado; Host: Natalie Gialluca; Podcast Logo: Caleb Bennett

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Special Career Coaching Episode Part 1: Phil Dean & Stephanie Steinberg

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In this episode of Who The F Did That?, SPD Board Member and Visuals Director + Producer, Natalie Gialluca interviews Phil Dean, HR Professional and Detroit Writing Room Career Coach, and Stephanie Steinberg, Founder & CEO of The Detroit Writing Room and The New York Writing Room, about conquering the daunting task of finding a new job. We explore the steps of how to hunt, apply for, and land your next gig. We discuss what to include in your cover letter, the importance of your LinkedIn profile and how to get noticed through the resume robots. With magazine jobs becoming fewer and the pool becoming larger, Phil and Stephanie share their tried and true tips for how to separate yourself from the pack and stand out.

For anyone looking to change jobs or careers, check out this episode of Who The F Did That?. This is the first episode in a two-part series about career goals. Stay tuned to @spdesigners for more podcast updates. Listen on Apple Podcasts here & on Spotify here!

Executive Producers: Lan Yin Bachelis, Keisha Dean; Producers: Natalie Gialluca, Chelsey Lamwatt, Sarah Rozen; Sound Editor: Stanley Collado; Host: Natalie Gialluca; Podcast Logo: Caleb Bennett

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Special COVID-19 Episode Part 2: Ilana Schweber & Austin Hargrave

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“It comes down to trust and working with photographers that you have good communication with…”
-Natalie Gialluca

 

“A lot of the time, it was the wives
or the husbands or the children
holding the camera.”
-Austin Hargrave

In the latest episode of Who The F Did That?, SPD Board Member and Visuals Director + Producer, Natalie Gialluca chats with Ilana Schweber, Director of Photography, People Magazine and Austin Hargrave, Photographer, about shooting during the COVID-19 pandemic. Ilana and Austin share how they have adapted during this time and continued to produce and photograph celebrity shoots both in-person and virtually. They discuss tackling significant People Magazine shoots such as their Sexiest Man Alive and People of the Year issues as well as their work with celebrity talent such as Regina King, Jimmy Fallon, Edgar Ramirez, Goldie Hawn, Kurt Russell, and more. Check out this episode of Who The F Did That? as they share with us their virtual photo shoot process as well as their return to in-person shoots. This is the second episode in a two-part series about creating during the COVID-19 pandemic. You can listen to the first episode featuring Lynda de Zorzi and Caroline Yi here. Please note: this episode was recorded on December 28, 2020. Please make sure to double check state and local laws, as well as CDC guidelines for the most up-to-date information. Stay tuned to @spdesigners for more podcast updates and follow the episode’s guests on Instagram at @nataliegialluca, @ilanaschweberkaplan, and @austinhargrave. Listen on Apple Podcasts here and on Spotify here!

“It's the problem solving that's
more creative.”
- Ilana Schweber

Executive Producers: Lan Yin Bachelis, Keisha Dean; Producers: Natalie Gialluca,
Chelsey Lamwatt, Sarah Rozen; Sound Editor: Stanley Collado; Host: Natalie Gialluca; Podcast Logo: Caleb Bennett

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Special COVID-19 Episode Part 1: Lynda de Zorzi & Caroline Yi

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“I feel a thousand times safer [being on set] than even going to my grocery store.”

- Natalie Gialluca

In our next episode of Who The F Did That?, SPD Board Member and Visuals Director + Producer, Natalie Gialluca interviews Lynda de Zorzi, freelance Line Producer and North East Operations Manager of PURE Sets, and Caroline Yi, freelance Executive Producer, about creating a safe shoot environment. During the industry shutdown, Lynda and Caroline both educated themselves on the coronavirus, set safety, and the new precautions required to return to work during a pandemic. Check out this episode of Who The F Did That? as they share with us their best practices and protocols for navigating this new landscape. This is the first episode in a two-part series about creating during the COVID-19 pandemic. Please note: this episode was recorded on December 14, 2020. Please make sure to double check state and local laws, as well as CDC guidelines for the most up-to-date information. Stay tuned to @spdesigners for more podcast updates. Listen on Apple Podcasts here and on Spotify here!

“It's OK if you're not working right now. It's also OK to say no to a job. It's OK if you're scared or if you don't know.”
-Caroline Yi

Executive Producers: Lan Yin Bachelis, Keisha Dean; Producers: Natalie Gialluca, Chelsey Lamwatt, Sarah Rozen; Sound Editor: Stanley Collado; Host: Natalie Gialluca; Podcast Logo: Caleb Bennett

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“Covid mitigation is not dictated
by your paycheck..”
-Lynda de Zorzi

Carla Frank & José Reyes

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“One of the greatest joys of putting together a magazine is that it's a journey.”

-Carla Frank

The latest episode of Who The F Did That? features SPD55 Co-Chairs Carla Frank, Founder & Strategic Creative Director of Carla Frank Creative and José Reyes, Founder & Creative Director of Metaleap Creative. After first meeting at a SPD judging in the early aughts, Carla and José spearheaded the 55th Annual Awards that featured the best work of 2019 and focused on the theme “The Next Space.” Check out this episode of Who The F Did That? for a wide-ranging conversation spanning their Oprah encounters and custom publishing experiences to the importance of word of mouth, showing up, and innovation. Please note: this episode was recorded earlier this year before we went into lockdown. You can watch the virtual SPD55 awards here and stay tuned to @spdesigners for more podcast updates. Listen on Apple Podcasts here and on Spotify here!

Executive Producers: Lan Yin Bachelis, Keisha Dean; Producers: Chelsey Lamwatt, Nicole Mazur, Sarah Rozen; Sound Editor: Stanley Collado; Podcast Logo: Caleb Bennett

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Amy Feitelberg & Marshall McKinney

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“We’re in the ‘What If’ business.”

-Marshall McKinney

Our next episode of Who The F Did That? brings together former colleagues Amy Feitelberg, Photo Art Direction Lead at Square, and Marshall McKinney, Creative Director of Garden & Gun. After meeting and working together at Outside Magazine, Amy and Marshall both left Santa Fe and moved to opposite coasts. Amy continued her magazine career as Photo Director of Los Angeles Magazine before leaving editorial for tech company, Square in San Francisco. Marshall headed out east to Charleston to help with the then-new publication Garden & Gun, where he’s continued to oversee the creative for the publication for over a decade. Keep listening to hear them discuss their contrasting careers from transitioning from editorial to tech, to designing a leading regional magazine for the last 12 years. Stay tuned to @spdesigners for more podcast updates. Listen on Apple Podcasts here and on Spotify here!

Executive Producers: Lan Yin Bachelis, Keisha Dean; Producers: Chelsey Lamwatt, Nicole Mazur, Sarah Rozen; Sound Editor: Stanley Collado; Podcast Logo: Caleb Bennett

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David Curcurito & Nigel Parry

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“Is that how you normally land your jobs?
By drinking in swimming pools with
the heads of companies?”

-Nigel Parry

Our next episode of Who The F Did That? brings together longtime collaborators and friends David Curcurito, Creative Director/Partner, Works Well With Others Design Group and Photographer Nigel Parry.

During David’s 11-year tenure as Creative Director of Esquire, Nigel and he worked together on many covers ranging from George Clooney to Donald Trump. Keep listening for more behind-the-scenes stories of presidential photo shoots and special deliveries of red velvet cake from Tom Cruise. Listen on Apple Podcasts here and on Spotify here!

Executive Producers: Lan Yin Bachelis, Keisha Dean; Producers: Chelsey Lamwatt, Nicole Mazur, Sarah Rozen; Sound Editors: Stanley Collado; Podcast Logo: Caleb Bennett; Speaker Portraits: Rachael Coker (Nigel), JD Urban (David)

Trevett McCandliss & Nancy Campbell

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“Freedom is amazing but it can also be very scary because anything is possible.”

-Nancy Campbell

Nancy Campbell and Trevett McCandliss, the creative duo behind the studio McCandliss and Campbell, join us for the next episode of Who The F Did That?

After working together for 12 years, Nancy and Trevett are Creative Directors for the award-winning Earnshaw’s and Footwear Plus as well as teachers at Kean University. Follow McCandliss and Campbell on Instagram at @mccandlissandcampbell and stay tuned to @spdesigners for more podcast updates. Listen on Apple Podcasts here and on Spotify here!

Executive Producers: Lan Yin Bachelis, Keisha Dean; Producers: Chelsey Lamwatt, Nicole Mazur, Sarah Rozen; Sound Editor: Stanley Collado; Podcast Logo: Caleb Bennett; Speaker Portraits: Linda Farwell (Nancy), Joseph Pluchino (Trevett)

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Krystal Atwater & Brad Smith

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“We have to look at these things in a way where it needs to work on the side of a building but it also needs to work on
the size of a postage stamp.”

-Krystal Atwater

Our next episode of Who The F Did That? brings together Krystal Atwater, Photo and Video Asset Manager of the NFL and Brad Smith, Vice President, Photography of the WWE.

Krystal and Brad both majored in photography and worked at several publications before they arrived at their respective positions. Keep listening to hear them talk about their transition from print and the differences/similarities between the Super Bowl and WrestleMania. Listen on Apple Podcasts here and on Spotify here!

Executive Producers: Lan Yin Bachelis, Keisha Dean; Producers: Chelsey Lamwatt, Nicole Mazur, Sarah Rozen; Sound Editors: Stanley Collado, Rivita Goyle; Podcast Logo: Caleb Bennett; Speaker Portraits: Taylor Ballantyne/Sports Illustrated (Brad), Eric Espino (Krystal)

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Eddie Leida & Nathalie Kirsheh

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“The point of distinction is a critical thing more so than ever now especially while everybody’s jumping on the same bandwagon to use the same vehicles to get their message out.”

-Eddie Leida

Join us for SPD’s first-ever podcast episode of Who The F Did That?

Eddie Leida, VP, Design Director of Barneys New York sat down with Nathalie Kirsheh, Creative Director of Allure, Glamour, and SELF to chat about their 19-year history, their respective careers, and how fear is a tremendous motivator. Follow our first guests on Instagram at @eddieleida and @nathaliekirsheh and stay tuned to @spdesigners for more podcast updates. Listen on Apple Podcasts here and on Spotify here!

Executive Producers: Lan Yin Bachelis, Keisha Dean; Producers: Chelsey Lamwatt, Nicole Mazur, Sarah Rozen; Sound Editors: Stanley Collado, Rivita Goyle; Podcast Logo: Caleb Bennett; Speaker Portraits: Ramona Rosales (Nathalie), Nao Tamura (Eddie)

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Coming Soon: Who The F Did That? A Podcast from The Society of Publication Designers

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Every day, we encounter all types of captivating work from magazines and store displays to videos and social media and wonder with amazement “Who The F Did That?”

Join the Society of Publication Designers for creative conversations about design, visual storytelling, and creative leadership.

Subscribe on Apple Podcasts here and on Spotify here.

Many thanks to Lan Yin Bachelis, Caleb Bennett, Stanley Collado, Nicole Mazur, and Sarah Rozen.

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