Big Spaceship’s Michael Lebowitz: ‘Half of all success is serendipity’

FromThe Modern Retail Podcast

Start listening View podcast show

Big Spaceship’s Michael Lebowitz: ‘Half of all success is serendipity’

FromThe Modern Retail Podcast

ratings:

Length:

29 minutes

Released:

Mar 15, 2018

Format:

Podcast episode

Description

Michael Lebowitz is the founder and CEO of creative agency Big Spaceship, which has grown to over 100 employees since he started it in 2000. In this episode of Starting Out, Lebowitz talks about the importance of creating a framework for creativity and his path to founding a company.

Released:

Mar 15, 2018

Format:

Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

The Modern Retail Podcast is a weekly show that hears from executives in the retail space, from legacy companies to the buzzy world of DTC startups. Cale Weissman, editor of Modern Retail, hosts.

Skip carousel

Best of 2017: Marketing experts share their best tips for success: This year, Digiday launched a new podcast called “Starting Out." We invited some of the biggest names in marketing to share the secrets of their leadership and success. Here are the five best pieces of advice that our guests swear by. by The Modern Retail Podcast
13 min listen
OMD CEO John Osborn: Allow yourself flexibility to explore opportunities: John Osborn recently made a major leap when he moved to media agency OMD after 25 years at creative shop BBDO. But the seemingly sharp turn in his career was the result of an organized mind. On this episode of Starting Out, Osborn discusses being an... by The Modern Retail Podcast
18 min listen
'I had shitty mentors': Bryan Wiener on learning to lead: 360i Chairman Bryan Wiener has a pretty simple formula for success: old-fashioned hard work. Wiener, who has had a long career in the ad business and watched the digital ad industry quite literally grow up, joined this week's Starting Out to talk... by The Modern Retail Podcast
35 min listen
'When you get fired it sticks with you': Jeff Goodby on the hardest part of his job: Jeff Goodby, the chairman at Goodby Silverstein and Partners, has built a storied career in advertising. Goodby founded the agency along with Rich Silverstein, who he met at Ogilvy in the early 1980s. The agency has grown, kept growing, and more... by The Modern Retail Podcast
31 min listen
'There weren’t people talking about the things I wanted to say': Ogilvy Noor's Shelina Janmohamed on changing narratives: Shelina Janmohamed is the vp at ad agency Ogilvy Noor, Ogilvy's Islamic consultancy, where she teaches brands how to sell to the Muslim customer. This aligns seamlessly with her personal brand as the author of "Love in a Headscarf," a book that began... by The Modern Retail Podcast
21 min listen
‘It meant more when I finally achieved something’: Sarah Thompson on life as an outsider: On the first episode, Sarah Thompson, the global CEO of Droga5, joined us to discuss the value of keeping it simple and what it’s like to try land a job in the hyperconnected world of advertising without connections. by The Modern Retail Podcast
17 min listen
'My biggest fear is inertia': DDB’s Wendy Clark on having a doer mentality: Wendy Clark, CEO of DDB North America, has won many awards during her years of leadership in the agency world. For her, it boils down to being a doer -- something that her upbringing and her love for volunteering at nonprofits have fostered.... by The Modern Retail Podcast
30 min listen
‘I always wanted to put on a show’: Y&R global CEO David Sable on being in the public eye: David Sable, Y&R global CEO and chairman of the board, is a pillar of the Madison Avenue set. The former Wunderman executive is known for his love of magic tricks and showmanship -- something that's been ingrained in him from the start. On this... by The Modern Retail Podcast
28 min listen
'Anyone can be an entrepreneur': VC Eric Hippeau on diversity in startups: Eric Hippeau, managing partner at Lerer Hippeau Ventures, has invested in many entrepreneurial projects. For him, an important part of deciding whether to say yes to a team is to look for educational or experiential diversity in the founders'... by The Modern Retail Podcast
22 min listen
'You gotta show up': Katrina Craigwell on introverts at work: Katrina Craigwell, GE Digital head of marketing innovation, has become a force in the marketing industry for her championship of women and women of color in the field. In this week’s edition of Starting Out, Craigwell, a Canada native, tells us how... by The Modern Retail Podcast
23 min listen
‘If I do this one more day, I might be doing it forever’: Ian Schafer on leaving the agency business: Longtime agency veteran Ian Schafer recently announced his exit from the agency business following a midlife crisis that motivated him to try something new. On this week’s Starting Out, Schafer talks about learning to manage a business and pivoting... by The Modern Retail Podcast
18 min listen
Northwestern Mutual’s Aditi Gokhale: ' I’m not a big believer in outsourcing everything to agencies': Aditi Javeri Gokhale, the CMO of Northwestern Mutual, crafted her own job description as the first-ever CMO of the company and overhaul Northwestern Mutual’s brand awareness and practices. On this episode, she discusses her plan of action and where... by The Modern Retail Podcast
27 min listen
Cycle Media’s Jason Stein: 'You can’t succeed if you’re not delegating to great people': Jason Stein, founder and CEO of marketing service agency Laundry Service and media company Cycle, pushed himself to the extreme while founding two companies and learned to step back and lead once they were established. On this week’s Starting Out,... by The Modern Retail Podcast
20 min listen
DigitasLBi’s Michael Kahn: Sustainable leadership is a ‘marathon at a sprint pace’: Michael Kahn went from multiple entrepreneurial stints to a long-term leadership role at Performics before arriving at DigitasLBi as its global brand president. In this episode of Starting Out, Kahn discusses the challenges of switching gears from... by The Modern Retail Podcast
19 min listen
Ogilvy & Mather’s John Seifert You’re only as good as others give you permission to be: From college dropout to the worldwide CEO of Ogilvy & Mather, John Seifert’s career seems like the plot of a movie. Seifert joined the agency for a summer job during his sophomore year at the University of Southern California 38 years ago -- and... by The Modern Retail Podcast
23 min listen
'I wanted to see if I could be really, really happy': Rei Inamoto on his life goals: On this week's Starting Out, Rei Inamoto details his childhood in Japan, his experience as a twin and his five-year plan. by The Modern Retail Podcast
24 min listen
'Instinct gets you money, instinct gets you power': Dany Lennon on using her gut: Dany Lennon has done it all: From music to advertising to agency life, Lennon, now the founder of recruiting and coaching company Creative Register, is fondly known among agency executives as the “original connecter.” She’s placed some of... by The Modern Retail Podcast
27 min listen
P&G’s Marc Pritchard: ‘We needed to start having a discussion about unconscious bias’: Marc Pritchard, chief brand officer at Procter & Gamble, made waves in the marketing industry by starting a conversation about unconscious racial bias, a step aligned with the principles that define his leadership -- humility and transparency. On... by The Modern Retail Podcast
21 min listen
Introducing Starting Out: Starting Out is Digiday’s latest podcast. A show where we find out how the industry’s biggest movers and shakers made it, what’s their special power and what makes them tick. Starting Out will talk shop but also throwback to how it all began.... by The Modern Retail Podcast
1 min listen
‘In careers, you make bets’: GE’s Linda Boff on taking chances and hiring with her ‘spidey sense’: GE CMO Linda Boff has been in business for years. As a manager, she has developed what she calls a "spidey sense" about hiring. On this episode of Starting Out, Boff discusses how this sense has helped her decide which candidates to take chances on. by The Modern Retail Podcast
29 min listen
Omnicom’s Jonathan Nelson: 'As you run a larger company, it’s harder to say we’re all equal': Jonathan Nelson is the CEO at Omnicom Digital, a global marketing and communications holding company that employs about 84,000 people around the world. Nelson is a true veteran of digital. He founded Organic in 1983 and has seen some serious highs and... by The Modern Retail Podcast
26 min listen
McCann’s Harris Diamond: Hire people who are better than you: McCann Worldgroup CEO Harris Diamond has taken the IPG network to new heights since he came on board in 2012. In this episode of Starting Out, Diamond talks about work-life balance and an important lesson he learned in management. by The Modern Retail Podcast
23 min listen
'Lucky doesn’t happen by accident': Brandless’ Tina Sharkey on finding opportunities: Tina Sharkey, co-founder and CEO of Brandless, thought she would follow in her mother's footsteps and run a fashion company. But after graduation, her plans changed -- thanks to her mother. On this week’s Starting Out, Sharkey talks about growing up... by The Modern Retail Podcast
23 min listen
'In our industry, we wring our hands a lot': Jaime Robinson on getting back to basics: Jaime Robinson is one of the industry's best-known creatives. The former Wieden+Kennedy executive now runs her own shop, Joan, which she co-founded last year with former Refinery29 exec Lisa Clunie. But she sees her job -- and that of anyone in... by The Modern Retail Podcast
27 min listen
Leo Burnett’s Mark Tutssel on applying lessons from sports to advertising: Mark Tutssel is the executive chairman at Leo Burnett. Early on, he learned to watch people to understand them and the value of their attention. On this episode of Starting Out, Tutssel talks about the cruel yet kind decision of an agency executive in... by The Modern Retail Podcast
27 min listen
Razorfish co-founder Jeff Dachis on his days of being a provocateur: Jeff Dachis is the founder of diabetes management app One Drop and co-founder of Razorfish. On this episode of Starting Out, Dachis discusses his career path, from his days of being a self-described provocateur in downtown New York to starting a new... by The Modern Retail Podcast
30 min listen
Shiv Singh: When it comes to platforms, marketers have messed up: For Shiv Singh, most of the industry's current problems come down to trust. That's the focus of the former PepsiCo and Visa marketing executive's new book, co-written with psychologist Rohini Luthra. The book, called "Savvy: Navigating Fake Companies,... by The Modern Retail Podcast
35 min listen
‘Advertising’s a weird industry’: Wieden+Kennedy’s Neal Arthur on stumbling into a career: As managing director of Wieden+Kennedy, Neal Arthur is an independent spirit who grew up as the only black kid in his California neighborhood. At Wieden and Kennedy, his independence found a home. On today’s episode, Arthur talks about stumbling... by The Modern Retail Podcast
30 min listen
MullenLowe Group's Alex Leikikh: There are too many agencies: The agency world is shrinking. Alex Leikikh, global CEO at MullenLowe Group, thinks there is an oversupply of agencies in the U.S. market. He believes that as more clients start to go in-house, there will be more mergers and more agencies will go out... by The Modern Retail Podcast
33 min listen
Big Spaceship’s Michael Lebowitz: ‘Half of all success is serendipity’: Michael Lebowitz is the founder and CEO of creative agency Big Spaceship, which has grown to over 100 employees since he started it in 2000. In this episode of Starting Out, Lebowitz talks about the importance of creating a framework for creativity... by The Modern Retail Podcast
29 min listen

More Episodes from The Modern Retail Podcast

Skip carousel

Rundown: Starbucks stores struggle, Walmart launches a new private label line & Dave & Buster’s bets on betting by The Modern Retail Podcast
27 min listen
Former Peloton CEO John Foley on why he launched his rug startup Ernesta by The Modern Retail Podcast
38 min listen
Rundown: TikTok's impending U.S. ban, Saks goes into retail media & Amazon's grocery ambitions by The Modern Retail Podcast
31 min listen
Prose CEO Arnaud Plas on growing a company with profitability in mind by The Modern Retail Podcast
22 min listen
Digiday Media Presents: The Return Season Three by The Modern Retail Podcast
3 min listen
Rundown: Peloton takes away free app workouts, adults help boost Lego's sales & Amazon's plans for just walk out tech by The Modern Retail Podcast
28 min listen
Violife's chief brand officer on making plant-based cheese mainstream by The Modern Retail Podcast
37 min listen
Rundown: Gatorade expands healthy options, retail credit cards declining & Bark gets into pet air travel by The Modern Retail Podcast
31 min listen
CEO Susan Kim on how Kopari was at the forefront of the clean beauty trend by The Modern Retail Podcast
34 min listen
Rundown: Beauty sales slow down, retailers late on vendor bills & food startup drama by The Modern Retail Podcast
33 min listen
'It's really about quality over quantity': Pattern Brands' Suze Dowling on the new roll-up brand playbook by The Modern Retail Podcast
34 min listen
Rundown: H&M inches makes profitability progress, Wirecutter reviews & Dollar Tree price hikes by The Modern Retail Podcast
25 min listen
How Sunday is trying to shake up the yard and garden industry by The Modern Retail Podcast
32 min listen
Rundown: Nordstrom may go private, Unilever spins off ice cream biz & Shein's new revenue stream by The Modern Retail Podcast
29 min listen
Ridge CEO Sean Frank on trying to build a $1B accessory brand by The Modern Retail Podcast
43 min listen
Rundown: The Body Shop shuts down U.S. business, Outdoor Voices closes stores & apparel C-suite shakeups by The Modern Retail Podcast
28 min listen
Rocco co-founder Alyse Borkan on making mini-fridges a conversation piece by The Modern Retail Podcast
31 min listen
Rundown: Harry's reported IPO, Ashley acquires DTC mattress group & Abercrombie eyes global growth by The Modern Retail Podcast
29 min listen
Époque Evolution co-founder Nancy Taylor on why she says 'responsibility' instead of 'sustainability' by The Modern Retail Podcast
31 min listen
Rundown: Thrasio's bankruptcy, Warby Parker plans more stores & Celsius reports record sales by The Modern Retail Podcast
30 min listen
Wing CFO Shannon Nash on why 2024 is the "year of the drone" by The Modern Retail Podcast
35 min listen
Rundown: Reddit's IPO, Beyond Meat gets healthier & Macy's proxy fight continues by The Modern Retail Podcast
28 min listen
Little Words Project founder Adriana Carrig on making friendship bracelets a thriving business even before Taylor Swift by The Modern Retail Podcast
37 min listen
Rundown: Express's financial woes, retailers ban shoppers for excessive returns & Walmart eyes Vizio acquisition by The Modern Retail Podcast
29 min listen
The Goods Mart founder Rachel Krupa on building a convenience store that's more than a shoppy shop by The Modern Retail Podcast
35 min listen
Rundown: Zac Posen heads to Gap, Target reportedly weighs paid membership, and Tapestry shows promising growth by The Modern Retail Podcast
26 min listen
'There's this longevity': Bugaboo's Jeanelle Teves on expanding a premium baby brand in North America by The Modern Retail Podcast
35 min listen
Rundown: H&M CEO out, TikTok expands Shop & Amazon's ads business grows by The Modern Retail Podcast
29 min listen
Misfits Market COO Corey Farrell on growth plans post-Imperfect Foods acquisition by The Modern Retail Podcast
29 min listen
Rundown: Macy's turns down buyout bid, Solo Stove's marketing woes, & Etsy's Super Bowl ambitions by The Modern Retail Podcast
30 min listen

Related podcast episodes

Skip carousel

David Skok, Matrix Partners (Pt. 1): David Skok, Matrix Partners (Pt. 1) by The Growth Show
32 min listen
Episode #681 - Our Biggest Challenge Is Execution with Keith Bilous, The Original Growth Hacker: In this episode of the Million Dollar Mastermind podcast, Host Larry Weidel is joined by one of the original ‘Growth Hackers’, Keith Bilous, Founder of The Business Athlete Performance Lab (bapl.ai). He is a business leader and serial entrepreneur with over 20 years of experience who has launched and scaled several successful ventures. He grew his virtual social media agency, ICUC Social, to an eight-figure business before the advent of social media and nearly two decades before remote work became mainstream. by Million Dollar Mastermind with Larry Weidel
13 min listen
Bridging Visions: In this week’s episode, Laura and Mike explore the power of visioning exercises, the challenges of navigating remote work culture, and the aspirations for a workplace that mirrors the nurturing environment of parenthood. Along the way, they explore the importance of specific feedback and the role of leadership in fostering an environment that not only aims for traditional success but also supports the well-being and development of its people. by Love in Leadership
55 min listen
Build Your Brand with Community-Led Growth: Lloyed Lobo discusses his book “” and ways to build iconic brands with community-led growth. Lloyed is the co-founder of Boast.Al where he leveraged the community-led growth model to bootstrap the company to eight-figure revenue. He is also... by Everyday MBA
26 min listen
Michael Bush on What Makes a Great Place to Work For All by Inclusion Begins with Me: Conversations That Matter
34 min listen
How To Increase Creativity Using “Mise En Place”: Increase Creativity Using “Mise En Place” ? I want to talk to you about how you can design your workplace in order to help you do your most creative work. NEWS & DEALS! Free Course! FULL TRANSCRIPT Hey there, it’s James Taylor here, by SuperCreativity Podcast with James Taylor | Creativity, Innovation and Inspiring Ideas
4 min listen
#7: World 50 CEO David Wilkie | The Power of Peer Communities: World 50 CEO David Wilkie joins the pod this week to share insights on his exclusive company, discuss the power of peer networks, and how alignment of purpose, trust, curiosity, and diversity of thought promote growth. As CEO of World 50, David is... by Soul & Science: Fast Forward Your Marketing Mind
25 min listen
235 | Mike Koenigs | Overcoming Limitations: Abundance, Dreams, and Making It Happen: Ever wondered how to reboot your life’s operating system for boundless success and purpose? by The Greatness Machine
66 min listen
York hits $1.5m Revenue Helping Founders Scale: Kyle York is co-founder, CEO and managing partner at York IE where he sets the company’s vision of building a hybrid strategic advisory, investment and operational growth firm. Kyle works closely with entrepreneurs and investors to help them realize... by SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
20 min listen
419. Your Best Year Ever with Michael Hyatt by The ONE Thing
48 min listen
Episode 45: A Step-By-Step Content Inc. Model In Action: Joe Pulizzi Shares How Joy Cho Used The 6 Steps To A Content Inc. Model To Grow Her Brand And Business by Content Inc with Joe Pulizzi
9 min listen
Self Discovery: How do you gain true self discovery in business and life? by Join Up Dots - Online Business Success Made Easy
52 min listen
136: Redesigning the Future of Work by Practice Disrupted by Practice of Architecture
50 min listen
Carlyle Group CEO: You may not like change, but you're going to like obsolescence even less by Redefiners
36 min listen
Creative Leadership: Keys to Co-Creating Value: Interview with Steven Kowalski, Ph.D. by The Nonprofit Exchange: Leadership Tools & Strategies
30 min listen
Episode 35: Liz Powers - For Profit + For Purpose: An Innovative Combo: Liz Powers - For Profit + For Purpose: An Innovative Combo by Why Not Now? with Amy Jo Martin
48 min listen
421: Why Great Leaders Have No Rules with Kevin Kruse: Author Kevin Kruse offers wise--yet contrarian--pointers for leaders. You'll Learn: Arguments for closing your Open Door policy Why to set guardrails instead of rules How to be likeable without striving for being liked About... by The Archive of Awesome
41 min listen
Work In the Seams & Cracks: If you really want to do something- anything!- and you want to be great, you’ve got to work in EVERY seam and crack because it's a competitive world and there's a TON to get done. That’s the ESSENTIAL Shawnism for you this week from Shawn D. Nelson,... by Let Me Save You 25 Years
54 min listen
The Four Keys to Growth (Part 2): In part two of this series, John Maxwell focuses on the second key to growth, which states that growth means change. To reach for something new requires us to let go of something old. We must learn to embrace the process of learning, unlearning,... by Maxwell Leadership Podcast
33 min listen
Start With The Premise That You Will Make it Happen with Steve Cody of Bunking by The Scale Up Show
29 min listen
Dan Demystifies The Truth About Success-Beware The Lies They Tell You with Michael Gebben by Dan Lok Show
62 min listen
Michael Schein on Building Hype and Delivering: ABOUT MICHAEL SCHEIN Michael Schein is a self-described hype artist. He is the founder and president of MicroFame Media, where he’s worked with clients such as eBay, LinkedIn and Citrix. He is also the author of The Hype Handbook, shares 12... by Elevate with Robert Glazer
58 min listen
Part1of2: Alex Budak: Becoming a Changemaker: Questioning The Status Quo by The Dov Baron Show (previously known as Leadership and Loyalty)
32 min listen
105: “Yes, and...” approaches to improv-ing work with Bob Kulhan: Business Improv Founder Bob Kulhan reveals how improv techniques can be applied to the workplace. You'll Learn: How improv’s “Yes, and…” philosophy can enrich many facets of work Improv’s wisdom on conducting better meetings How to reframe... by The Archive of Awesome
41 min listen
114: Consulting success with Michael Zipursky: On this week's podcast I speak with Michael Zipursky, CEO, author of The Elite Consulting Mind and coach to elite consultants. Michael is in the business of helping consultants to scale and grow, to attract more clients, to increase fees and... by Working Without Pants - Creative Entrepreneurship
38 min listen
#210 - Surviving a Start Up with Steve Hoffman by Tomorrow's Leader
25 min listen
408. Amol Sarva on Being a Serial Entrepreneur: Amol Sarva is a backer, advisor, and mentor at 50+ companies; he has co-founded several startups, including , , , , , and he has developed and taught the course "Venturing to Change the World" at Columbia University. In this episode, he talks about... by Unleashed - How to Thrive as an Independent Professional
37 min listen
Lee Benson - From 9 Figure Exit To Creating The MIND Methodology by The Casey Adams Show
51 min listen
Lee Benson - From 9 Figure Exit To Creating The MIND Methodology by The Casey Adams Show
51 min listen
When the Leader Believes In the People: One of our favorite events at Maxwell Leadership is our biannual International Maxwell Conference (or IMC) in Orlando, Florida. As you may have heard, this year we’re opening the first day of IMC to the public for the first ever Personal... by Maxwell Leadership Podcast
42 min listen

Discover this podcast and so much more

Big Spaceship’s Michael Lebowitz: ‘Half of all success is serendipity’

Big Spaceship’s Michael Lebowitz: ‘Half of all success is serendipity’

Description

Titles in the series (100)

More Episodes from The Modern Retail Podcast

Related podcast episodes