The Untold Stories of Starting a Creative Business

The Untold Stories of Starting a Creative Business

After 14 years of working at ad agencies and tech startups in Amsterdam and New York City, creative directors duo Paul Bakker and Jeroen de Korte have started their own agency: And Now This. But how do you actually start a creative business? What are the watch-outs? What does it take to quit your job and get your own company up and running? To find out, hosts Paul and Jeroen talk to the people who came before them. Founders of successful and inspirational creative agencies and businesses around the world. To uncover their untold stories.

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January 6, 2020 82 mins

On this episode we sit down with Kerrie Finch, founding partner of futurefactor, one of the most successful reputation management companies within the creative, startup and tech sectors. Futurefactor helps brands like AirBnB, Happn and MediaMonks to establish a reputation through PR messaging and thought leadership. The company was founded in 2009 and employs 20 people across offices in Amsterdam, London and LA.

We talk to Ker...

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In de aanloop naar de 18e editie van Fresh Music Festival Appelsap spreken we met co-founder en creative director Rogier Smalhout. Rogier begon Appelsap in 2000 met 2 vrienden als block-party / summer jam / hiphop feestje in het Amsterdamse Oosterpark. Inmiddels is Appelsap uitgegroeid tot een lokaal, cultureel instituut waar de nationale scene op een voetstuk wordt gezet.

We praten met Rogier over op je bek durven te gaan, over ee...

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Mike McGee is the co-founder and chief creative officer of Framestore, a global visual effects company. He founded Framestore with 4 partners in London, in 1986. 

Framestore has been referred to as Hollywood's go-to visual effects company and has received five Oscars - for Golden Compass, Gravity and Blade Runner 2049. Today, Framestore employs 3000 people across offices in London, New York, LA and Montreal, working across fil...

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We spreken met Abder Trabsini, co-founder en creative director van Daily Paper. Een streetwear kleding label, uitgegroeid tot een begrip, met meer dan 160 verkooppunten in 25 landen.

Daily Paper is in 2008 gestart door een groep vrienden, een collectief. Ze begonnen als een blog en lanceerden in 2010 een serie T-shirts. Die werden zo populair dat de guys, zonder enige mode-ervaring, besloten een kledinglabel op te zetten. 

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February 20, 2019 69 mins

We zitten rond de tafel met Arie Boomsma, TV-personality, schrijver, fitness & health goeroe en mede-eigenaar van Vondelgym sportscholen. Na de eerste gym aan de Overtoom in Amsterdam West en de tweede in Oost, opende Arie in november de derde vestiging in 3 jaar tijd, op de Zuidas. 

Jeroen en Paul praten met Arie over hoe ergernis de beste drijfveer is voor oplossingen, over het fijne van rekeningen betalen en over Jane F...

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January 21, 2019 99 mins

In de laatste week van 2018 spraken we met Edson Sabajo, oprichter en mede-eigenaar van Patta. Een sneakerstore, uitgegroeid tot een wereldwijd begrip. 15 jaar na opening is Patta niet alleen meer een exclusieve sneakershop met locaties in Amsterdam en London, maar ook een streetwear label dat wereldwijd in 20 high-end locaties wordt verkocht.

We praten met Edson over hoe Patta sneaker culture naar Nederland haalde, over dingen ter...

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Dit is een bonus episode van The Untold Stories of Starting a Creative Business #11. Een kleine toegift van ons gesprek met Edson van Patta. Voordat wij ons gesprek officieel begonnen zaten we al een tijdje te ouwehoeren met elkaar en dat was eigenlijk best een leuk gesprek. We wilden het jullie daarom niet onthouden. Enjoy!

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In Amsterdam-Noord spreken Paul en Jeroen met Gijs Determeijer, één van de eigenaren en executive producer van HALAL Amsterdam - en sinds kort ook Berlijn. HALAL is een internationale productiemaatschappij voor film en fotografie, opgericht in 2010, met 8 jaar later inmiddels 24 regisseurs en fotografen onder hun hoede. Bij HALAL staat artistiek werk en popular culture centraal. Met hun commercials, fotografie, documentaires, muz...
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September 20, 2018 65 mins
In this episode Paul and Jeroen speak with Trevor Robinson, founder and executive creative director of Quiet Storm - UK's first joint creative agency and production company, founded in 1995. Trevor encourages UK's creative industries to embrace those who come from ethnic minority backgrounds. His commitment has led him to be awarded OBE by Prince Charles. This episode was recorded back in June, at the Cannes Lions Festival. Over a...
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August 16, 2018 58 mins
We hadden een heel prettig gesprek met Maddie Raedts, oprichter en chief creative officer van IMA - Influencer Marketing Agency. IMA is opgericht in 2010, nog ver voordat de influencer een bekend begrip was, en in 2017 opgenomen in de "Forbes 30 under 30" lijst van meest veelbelovende ondernemers. Inmiddels is IMA uitgegroeid tot een bureau met 75 man, 20 nationaliteiten en een wereldwijd netwerk van 35.000 influencers. We sprake...
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July 11, 2018 57 mins
This is our conversation with MediaMonks' co-founder Wesley ter Haar. MediaMonks is one of the world's biggest creative production companies, with 11 offices worldwide and 700 people on staff. They recently made global headlines with the acquisition by Martin Sorrell's new company S4 Capital. The €300M deal is the biggest for a production company ever. Jeroen and Paul speak with Wesley about how it all started in 2001, somewhere i...
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For our second Cannes-episode Paul and Jeroen spoke with Boris Veldhuijzen van Zanten, co-founder and CEO of The Next Web. One of the world's largest and most influential media platforms on technology, with up to almost 7 million monthly readers. Boris started his first company when he was 21, and got acquired a few years later. Today, TNW hosts yearly conferences and recently launched TQ, one of the coolest co-working spaces in Am...
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For a special Cannes edition of the podcast, Paul and Jeroen attended advertising's biggest festival and award show: the Cannes Lions Festival. Over a glass of rosé, we talked with some of the world's most inspirational creative entrepreneurs, about the importance of Cannes for starting agencies, and uncovering their untold start-up stories. In this episode we sit down with Natalie Graeme, founder of Uncommon London. A creative st...
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Paul en Jeroen gaan in gesprek met Ron Simpson, oprichter van het absurd populaire avocadorestaurant in De Pijp en - sinds kort - in Amsterdam Zuid. Ron runt naast The Avocado Show een talent agency, is bekend geworden met het DJ collectief Girls Love DJ's en is serial feestorganisator in o.a. Jimmy Woo. Kortom; een man die te veel doet om in een kort intro te omschrijven. We praten met Ron over viral gaan met een idee voor een re...
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A conversation with Andre Andreev, founder and director of Dress Code NY, a film production and animation company based in New York City. Dress Code produces commercial films, tv-spots, online films and original content like animated shorts and documentaries. They opened up shop in 2007, since then their work has been recognized by SXSW, The Webby Awards, Vimeo Staff Picks and has been featured at film festivals all over the worl...
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March 5, 2018 77 mins
Paul & Jeroen praten met Omar Kbiri, oprichter en creative director van Maak Amsterdam. Omar is expert op het gebied van nieuwe media, popcultuur, PR en communicatie. Een duizendpoot met roots in PR en influencer marketing. Maak is een creatief bureau en maakt campagnes met een sterk raakvlak tussen merken en makers. Naast Maak heeft Omar in samenwerking met Top Notch influencer agency MADE opgericht dat een nieuwe generatie arti...
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Paul and Jeroen sit down with Jeff Johnson, co-founder and Creative Director of The Arrivals, a New York City based outerwear fashion label that launched in 2014. The Arrivals sells direct-to-consumer online, specializing in beautifully crafted coats and jackets. Jeff is an architect originally and decided to give up his profession to persue a new endeavor. He founded The Arrivals with his partner and investor Kal Vepuri. We ta...
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