Jimmy Smith, Founder and CEO of Amusement Park Entertainment, is a creator, who has faced down adversity and celebrates both the humanness and spirituality of people. He has earned countless awards for his work as a Writer and Creative Director for Nike at Wieden + Kennedy, Executive Creative Director at BBDO and most recently, Gatorade’s Group Creative Director at TBWA\Chiat\Day LA.
In This Episode:
-Enduring racism as a child and how it shaped him
-Why he doesn’t have hatred in him
-Refusing to take no for an answer
-Where he developed confidence from
-Racism in the ad agency world
-How he filters through what a great idea is
-Figuring out what he was good at
-His 1st ad campaign
-The importance of having African-American role models to look up to
-Working through his relationship with God
-Stresswood as a defining moment in his life