Pop Rock Disco

About Pop Rock Disco

POP ROCK DISCO is a new media publication documenting the modern creative process in real time. Volume 1 (now live) goes inside one of the world's most storied advertising agencies, following its leadership in real time as they reimagine what an agency can be in 2026; told across a three-part miniseries, an exclusive check-in with their new Chief Creative Officer, and a deep-dive conversation with the two leaders steering it all. Subscribe to get early access, exclusive insights and takeaways, and insider experiences you won't find anywhere else.

Publisher

Pop Rock Disco

Category

arts · business

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

27 Sept 2026

Latest episode

2 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

5 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   2 Oct 2026

   [Volume 1 Issue 3] BEN JAMES & MAGGIE MALEK: The Business of Creativity at Crispin

   Ben James and Maggie Malek have been partners for four years, long before either one had the title to make it official. He's Crispin's new Chief Creative Officer. She's the CEO who hired him. In this closing episode of Volume One, they sit down togethe...

2. 

   1 Oct 2026

   [Volume 1 Issue 2] BEN JAMES: Relentless Reinvention at Crispin - One Month In as CCO

   Ben James started at Crispin in 2002, a twenty-something coming up in the agency. He left in 2006. Now he's back 20 years later as Chief Creative Officer, recording this feature episode on the literal last day of his first month in the role. Vince and ...

3. 

   27 Sept 2026

   [Volume 1 Issue 1.3] BEN JAMES: His First 30 Days as Crispin's New CCO (part 3)

   It's the last Friday in August, and Ben James is a month into the job. The office is quiet - Summer Fridays - and he's using the pause to reflect on everything that's clicked into place since week one: the new team ritual that's spread across offices, ...

4. 

   27 Sept 2026

   [Volume 1 Issue 1.2] BEN JAMES: His First 30 Days as Crispin's New CCO (part 2)

   It's week three, and Ben James is sitting with his growth team at Crispin, talking through what it means to invent something new in an industry built on borrowing. From the origin of the Truth anti-smoking campaign in the late '90s to a reimagined tenn...

5. 

   27 Sept 2026

   [Volume 1 Issue 1.1] BEN JAMES: His First 30 Days as Crispin's New CCO (part 1)

   It's the end of the week. Ben James has just taken over as Chief Creative Officer at Crispin, splitting his time between the agency's New York and Houston offices and starting as he always does: by listening. This is part 1 of our 3-part check-in serie...

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