About This Episode
Daniel Portrait, founder of Kamp Grizzly, breaks down how the agency evolved from a small Portland studio into a global creative partner for brands like Apple, Adidas, Uber Eats, HBO, and Amazon.In this conversation, he explains how Kamp Grizzly grew over 20+ years into an 80+ person agency and how their approach to experiential marketing and IRL activations has become central to modern advertising. He shares why brands are investing more in real-world moments that scale digitally, along with the thinking behind campaigns like Uber Eats’ Halloween film.Daniel also gets into what agencies need to win in a creator-driven, AI-influenced industry, why “joy” is becoming a KPI, and what he looks for when hiring the next generation of creatives. Throughout the episode, he shares lessons from working with top brands and why having a strong point of view continues to separate great creative work from the rest.More from Breaking and Entering Media:💼 Follow on LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/breaking-entering-media 📖 Read our Publications https://www.breaking-entering.com/blog💬 Join our Unlocked GroupMe https://groupme.com/join_group/102437585/xg5Z5tei✉️ Subscribe to The Vault https://breakingandenteringadv.substack.com/📹 Subscribe to our :60 Advertising News Videos https://breakingandentering.beehiiv.com/🏆 Check out the Crowbar Awards to break into advertising https://www.crowbarawards.com/🤝 Work With Us - Email: breakingandentering@smoothmedia.co
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Geno Schellenberger
Co-founder, Breaking and Entering Media
Geno has conducted over 600 conversations with the people shaping advertising, marketing, creativity and culture over six years.
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