Rebellion Group

About Rebellion Group

Welcome to The Center of Creativity — the podcast by Rebel, a creative brand studio in the Rebellion Group, where creative minds collide to celebrate the art and chaos of our crafts in a world that seems to value them less and less. We dive deep into the business of creativity, from breaking into the industry and building careers to navigating the freelance hustle. Your host at The Center of Creativity is James Dowd, a leader behind Rebellion’s work across creative strategy, agency operations, behavioral intelligence, psycholinguistics, AI, brand positioning and consulting, as well as the future of marketing and business in Connecticut and New England. Follow along to catch every episode. Experience the Rebellion at GroupRebel.com and RebellionGroup.com.

Publisher

Rebellion Group

Category

business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

29 Sept 2020

Latest episode

19 Sept 2025

Latest episodes

79 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   19 Sept 2025

   Getting Hired is Weird. Let's Talk About It.

   Old man James brings some youngins together to talk about the job market, applying, and getting hired...and just how damn difficult it is out there for job seekers and what they can do to stand out and fire up their careers. Warning that James does the "In my day..." nonsense a whole bunch. It's annoying, but we'll forgive him this time, right?

2. 

   28 Jan 2025

   Gameplan for Creativity w. Rob Thompson

   A perfect mix of sports, creative & content, and general work life & career -- Leader in sports innovation and compelling creative content, Rob Thompson joins the Rebel team to discuss his history creating experiences for major brands like the NFL and Disney. It's a quick-hit episode, packed with deep insights from a great dude with an astounding career. Enjoy!

3. 

   15 Jan 2025

   001: New Poddie! The Center of Creativity!!!!!

   All-new ep of an all-new poddie! It's the Center of Creativity, where we talk about the business of creativity and the identity of creatives, featuring hosts V Zhikhareva, Tim O'Shea, and James Dowd.

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

10,617

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.8 / 5

18 ratings

Spotify

4.5 / 5

8 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 51 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

53

Social presence

0

YouTube

72

Engagement

51

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Guest appearances

Books guests

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