Marketing is a broken industry. Budgets get cut in the name of AI, till companies realise they’re spending more on tokens (https://www.inc.com/chris-morris/ai-was-supposed-to-save-companies-money-instead-its-blowing-up-budgets-in-a-big-way/91372478)than on people. Industry awards are filled with fraud.
Ads are so fucking dull. I could go on.
How do we fix this?
I don’t have a magic recipe, but I have an idea. Put people at the centre.
So I am launching a new interview series: Uncomfortable Ad Break.
A series of candid conversations with industry professionals, creators, advertisers, art directors, and more.
The aim is to name a spade a spade, call out the bullshit, and talk honestly about what we can change in our everyday working lives to make the industry a better place.
Welcome to the sixth edition of the Uncomfortable Ad Break (https://carlotalksadv.substack.com/p/uncomfortable-ad-break-000-intro) chats. Today, Gala Jackson-Coombs, founder of Glint Marketing, talks about building a business around motherhood, why B2B marketing remains underserved, the problem with selling hours rather than outcomes, and why AI could make creative more valuable, not less.
Follow Gala on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/galajc/)
Gala’s B2B agency, Glint Marketing, (https://glintmarketing.co.uk/) is on Instagram (http://glint.marketing/) and coming soon to YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@glintmarketing)!
15 Sept 2026
Uncomfortable Ad Break #005: Joel Bjarni Marlinarson
Welcome to the fifth edition of the Uncomfortable Ad Break (https://carlotalksadv.substack.com/p/uncomfortable-ad-break-000-intro) chats. I met Joel last year in Cannes, and I can’t stop being jealous of how good his analysis is (+ he’s a genuinely lovely person, something not to give for granted in this industry).
Joel’s website (http://www.coldestcreative.com)
Follow Joel on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/coldestjoel/), and on TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@coldestjoel)
15 Sept 2026
Uncomfortable Ad Break #004: Michael Corcoran
Welcome to the fourth edition of the Uncomfortable Ad Break (https://carlotalksadv.substack.com/p/uncomfortable-ad-break-000-intro) chats. If you don’t know Michael personally, you’ve known for this work: he’s the strategy behind the incredible success of nonetheless than Ryanair.
Follow Michael on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelrichardcorcoran/), Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/mc_so_me/), and on Twitter (https://twitter.com/cindygallop)
Slice Social is here (https://www.slice-social.com/)
15 Sept 2026
Uncomfortable Ad Break #002: Lauren Spearman
This is the second edition of my Uncomfortable Ad Break (https://carlotalksadv.substack.com/p/uncomfortable-ad-break-000-intro) chats. Lauren is one of my favorite creators, with an amazing community and strong points of view she isn't afraid to share.
Connect with Lauren on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurenspearman/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurenspearman/)
Lauren’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@laurenspearman (https://www.youtube.com/@laurenspearman)
Sign up to find out more: https://www.careering.com/ (https://www.careering.com/)
15 Sept 2026
Uncomfortable Ad Break #003: Cindy Gallop
Welcome to the third edition of the Uncomfortable Ad Break (https://carlotalksadv.substack.com/p/uncomfortable-ad-break-000-intro) chats. Cindy is one of my industry heroes, one of the boldest personalities I’ve ever met.
Follow Cindy on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/cindygallop/), Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/cindygallop/), and on Twitter (https://twitter.com/cindygallop)
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