A - List 4016 Eva McCloskey

In this episode of the A-List Podcast, Tom Christmann, creative for hire at tomchristmann.net and one of the Head Adnerds at Adhouse Advertising School, talks with one of the baddest women in advertising, Eva McCloskey. Eva didn’t go to college, but that didn’t stop her from finding herself as a VIP media liaison for John Hancock at the Salt Lake City Olympics at the ripe old age of 21. Or becoming one of the founders of The Barbarian Group and a key part of Co:Collective in the early days. Oh, She also may or may not have been in the CIA at one point. Today, Eva is the Managing Director at The Academy of Interactive and Visual Arts, an invite-only assembly of leading visual arts professionals from design, advertising and PR. You can request a membership or enter one of three award shows at AIVA.org. Among the lessons in this one: - Read a lot. It will teach you to write and think. - Whatever you are doing, focus on doing good work and then talk passionately about it. - Don't be afraid to mess up. Mistakes are never as big a deal as they seem at the time. But you can learn a lot from them. - Go to the award shows and industry parties (virtual or otherwise) and mingle. Be nice to everyone. Have fun. An inspiring story. Thanks for coming on Eva!