Black T-Shirts Vodcast Catches Up With The Flower Shop’s Al Merry

This week they’re joined by Al Merry, chief creative officer and founder of the Flower Shop, one of the hottest new independent ad agencies from New York City.

In this episode of Black T-Shirts, Al Merry chats to Adam and Brent about what it takes to move from being a creative to founding and running a creative business at the blistering pace set by the current advertising landscape. The interview touches on many tensions faced by creatives and the creative industry today. Perhaps the most relatable point of contention is the tension faced between a focus on the work, vs the commercial and practical realities of running a business. 

All episodes of Black T-Shirts will be available via premium podcast creators MIK Made. You’ll also be able to listen now for the first time as a vodcast on the Black T-Shirts YouTube channel.

Adam Ferrier is the founder of award-winning creative company Thinkerbell, Brent Smart is CMO at one of the world's largest telecommunications companies, Telstra. 

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