Never Went to Business School

About Never Went to Business School

Behind the Scope hosts conversations about the business behind creative work. We talk about pricing, positioning and building a sustainable career in the creative industry.

Publisher

Rebecca Russell & Rebecca Balogh

Category

arts · business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

21 Jun 2023

Latest episode

12 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

196 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   12 Oct 2026

   #145 The Power of Creative Collaboration – with Daniel Triendl

   Daniel Triendl is an illustrator based in Austria and someone whose career has been shaped by the people around him. In this episode we talk about how working alongside other creatives in New York pushed him to start illustrating seriously, and what his ongoing collaboration with fellow illustrator Birgit Palmer looks like in practice. We also get into the design community, why creatives tend to keep to themselves even when they don't need to, and why reaching out is always worth it. Guest links: Website: https://www.danieltriendl.com (https://www.danieltriendl.com) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/danieltriendl (https://www.instagram.com/danieltriendl)

2. 

   28 Sept 2026

   #144 AI Slop: Is Human-Made the New Luxury?

   A McDonald's Christmas ad made entirely with AI. A Porsche ad drawn completely by hand. Both dropped around the same time. Only one of them got pulled from the internet. In this episode, we get into what these two examples actually tell us about where the market is heading. We're seeing the beginning of a real split: AI is becoming a signal for cheap, and human-made is becoming a signal for quality, craftsmanship, and even prestige.

3. 

   14 Sept 2026

   #143 The Year of Overwhelming Okayness: How We Stripped the Character Out of Everything

   Where did all the emos, skaters, and indie kids go? And where are we finding meaning behind what we wear and who we belong to? The algorithm telling us how to think, AI homogenizing our research habits, 2025 was officially called the year of overwhelming okayness in brand identity. It's all connected. In this episode we get into why everything looks the same right now, in branding, on social media, in our homes, on our feeds, and what's driving it.

Who has been a guest on Never Went to Business School

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Julia
• Klara
• Hongwei Tang
• Gernot Preslmayer
• unknown

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Spotify

4.2 / 5

36 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 25 / 100

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Quality

23

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

67

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