The Brief Bros.

About The Brief Bros.

The Brief Bros. is a video podcast about creative briefs, briefing and advertising. It’s hosted by Howard Ibach, former copywriter and creative director and author of two books on the creative brief, and Henry Gomez, an ad agency strategist with 27 years of experience.

Publisher

Creative Brief Workshops LLC

Category

business · education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

14 Jan 2023

Latest episode

19 Nov 2025

Latest episodes

175 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   19 Nov 2025

   240: Cam Day, Part 2

   In Part 2 of our conversation with Cameron Day, author of Mad Man. The talk turns from advertising’s past to its uncertain future. Cam teases his next book, ChAIos. It's an irreverent and eye-opening guide to understanding and working with AI in the creative world. Join me and Henry Gomez, your hosts on The Brief Bros. We explore what it means to stay human, and creative, when the machines join the brainstorm.

2. 

   12 Nov 2025

   239: Cam Day: Tales from the Trenches, Part 1

   Advertising veteran Cameron Day joins The Brief Bros.—for the fourth time. This visit, Cam talks about his raw, hilarious, and unfiltered new book, Mad Man: F**ed-Up Tales from the Post-Mad Men Ad Trenches. Henry Gomez and I dive into the wild stories, lessons, and scars from Cam’s four decades in the ad world. It’s a brutally honest look at the business we love—and love to hate. Join us.

3. 

   22 Oct 2025

   238: Strategy perspectives with Mark Pollard, Part 2

   We introduced you to Mark Pollard last week. He may be the most traveled teaching strategist on the planet. Mark is known as your "strategy friend." And he's the founder and principal of Sweathead. It's his globe-hopping workshops on advertising strategy. He's back for Part 2  of his conversation with me and Henry Gomez on The Brief Bros.

Reach and audience

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

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 40 / 100

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

Quality

56

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

60

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Guest appearances

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