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Awaiting Approval

Adam Jennings hosts a podcast about the messy, human side of creative leadership

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Frequency: 1 episode/9d. Total Eps: 53

What happens when seasoned creatives finally speak without filters? Hosted by Adam Jennings, a design leader with three decades of experience, Awaiting Approval invites creative directors, design leads, and experienced makers to share the work they’re proud of, the lessons they learned too late, and the messy, human truth of leadership. Awaiting Approval is a Cordial Fox production. Hosted by Adam Jennings. Produced by Adam Jennings & Jasmin Egner

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Awaiting Approval Teaser Trailer

Season 1

Friday, April 25, 2025 • Duration 00:58

This is a new podcast where I sit down with seasoned leaders from across the creative industries to talk honestly about the work, the lessons, and the leadership moments that shaped them.

The episodes are real, unfiltered, and always end with the same simple question.

How each guest interprets that question? That’s up to them!

And you’ll need to subscribe to find out what the question is.

This trailer gives you a taste of what’s to come.

I hope you’ll subscribe and join me.

- Adam

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit growwithadamjennings.substack.com/subscribe

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🎙️ Awaiting Approval - Season One Guest Line-up Announcement

Season 1

Monday, June 9, 2025 • Duration 03:01

For the last 30 years, I’ve led creative teams across every discipline.

One thing’s always been true - the most interesting conversations happen with creative people.

So I started recording them.

Awaiting Approval is a podcast about the messy, human side of creative leadership.

And Season One is packed with the kinds of guests I wish I’d had access to when I was starting out.

From Apple, Microsoft, Paramount, LinkedIn, and more - these are raw, honest, unscripted conversations about leading with creativity, integrity, and courage.

💥 Season One guests include:

👇 Watch the trailer

🔔 Follow the podcast

🎧 First episode drops this week

I’m proud of this line-up - and so grateful to every guest for showing up with honesty, humour and heart. And a special thank you to my partner Jasmin for all her work and support.

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit growwithadamjennings.substack.com/subscribe

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Awaiting Approval. Season 1, Episode 1 : Kevin Frank

Season 1 · Episode 1

Thursday, June 12, 2025 • Duration 45:15

S1 E1 : Kevin Frank - Creative Leader (ex-Apple, LinkedIn) and Author of Raising Creative Teams

Kevin Frank has spent three decades leading creative at some of the world’s most iconic brands, from launching global campaigns at Apple to redefining brand and culture at LinkedIn. Along the way, he’s earned recognition from Cannes, D&AD, and AdAge’s In-House Agency of the Year and Best Places to Work lists.

In this episode, Kevin opens up about the hard lessons of leadership, why relationships matter more than awards, and the moment at Apple that changed how he saw creative direction forever. We also talk about his new book, Raising Creative Teams, and why the best creative leaders are in the business of helping others shine. A Cordial Fox Production. Hosted by Adam Jennings. Produced by Adam Jennings and Jasmin Egner

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit growwithadamjennings.substack.com/subscribe

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Awaiting Approval. Season 1, Episode 4 : Laura Baker

Season 1 · Episode 4

Thursday, July 3, 2025 • Duration 47:37

Laura Baker - Managing Director at Fearless (Founding member of FIFTY, ex-industrial designer)

From Post-It notes in the dark to leading one of the most respected design consultancies in the UK, Laura Baker’s path into leadership was anything but planned.

In this episode, Laura shares how an unexpected client decision thrust her into leadership, how a gut-punch moment around burnout reshaped how she leads, and why she believes legacy is about leaving things better than you found them. We talk about building trust, reframing value when you’re no longer “doing the work,” and the quiet power of step-by-step leadership. Laura also offers a thoughtful take on where the creative industry is heading, why she’s not scared of AI, and the real skills designers should be doubling down on right now.

You can connect with Laura on LinkedIn here

This is Awaiting Approval. A podcast about the messy, human side of creative leadership.

Hosted by Adam Jennings - a creative director with three decades of experience leading teams and projects for global brands including Microsoft, Salesforce, 20th Century Fox, Paramount Pictures, Ancestry, Dolby, BBC and many more - this show features honest, unscripted conversations with the leaders shaping design, storytelling, and innovation today.

These are the conversations you don’t hear in keynotes. The ones about imposter syndrome, trust, failure, confidence, and finding your voice as a leader.

Whether you’re just stepping into creative leadership or you’ve been at it for years, Awaiting Approval is your place to feel seen, challenged, and encouraged.

Awaiting Approval is a Cordial Fox production.Hosted by Adam JenningsProduced by Adam Jennings & Jasmin Egner© Cordial Fox Limited, 2025.

Ready to level up your leadership with real, honest support?

Join the next cohort of - my flagship four-week programme for creative leaders who want clarity, confidence, and a community that gets it.

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit

Awaiting Approval. Season 1, Episode 3 : Stan Reimgen

Season 1 · Episode 3

Thursday, June 26, 2025 • Duration 51:10

Stan Reimgen - Co-Founder at Big (ex-Commerzbank, Zalando, Microsoft, Tomorrow Bank)

From launching mobile banking for 1.5 million customers at Commerzbank to building sustainable innovation with pioneers like Zalando, Microsoft, and Tomorrow Bank, Stan Reimgen’s journey is a masterclass in purpose-driven design leadership.

In this conversation, we explore his shift from business school to hands-on design, the power of experimentation, and what it really means to create work that helps the planet - not just the product roadmap. Stan opens up about parenthood, purpose, and why designers need to reclaim their creative fire before the industry burns them out.

You can connect with Stan on LinkedIn here

This is Awaiting Approval. A podcast about the messy, human side of creative leadership.

These are the conversations you don’t hear in keynotes. The ones about imposter syndrome, trust, failure, confidence, and finding your voice as a leader.

Whether you’re just stepping into creative leadership or you’ve been at it for years, Awaiting Approval is your place to feel seen, challenged, and encouraged.

Awaiting Approval is a Cordial Fox production.Hosted by Adam JenningsProduced by Adam Jennings & Jasmin Egner© Cordial Fox Limited, 2025.

Ready to level up your leadership with real, honest support?

Join the next cohort of Supercharged Creative Leaders - my flagship four-week programme for creative leaders who want clarity, confidence, and a community that gets it.

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit

Awaiting Approval. Season 1, Episode 2 : Charmaine Wyland

Season 1 · Episode 2

Wednesday, June 18, 2025 • Duration 46:19

S1. E2. : Charmaine Wyland – User Focused Design Leader, (Ex-Gumtree, Just Eat, Expedia, SapientRazorfish)

From e-learning in Dublin to redesigning legacy media platforms and leading massive digital transformations for big brands in both the USA and UK, Charmaine Wyland’s creative leadership journey is anything but linear - and all the better for it.

In this episode, Charmaine reflects on her serpentine career path, shares what it really takes to grow high-performing teams, and offers a masterclass in navigating change with empathy and clarity. We talk design maturity, rebrands, AI’s impact, and how she used storefronts to train her design team’s eye for homepage design. Charmaine also opens up about her proudest work at Racing Post, how she stress-bakes her way through deadlines, and why she’s always been more interested in how people think than what they make.

This is Awaiting Approval. A podcast about the messy, human side of creative leadership.

Hosted by Adam Jennings - a creative director with three decades of experience leading teams for Disney, Apple, Microsoft, Paramount, LinkedIn and more - this show features honest, unscripted conversations with the leaders shaping design, storytelling, and innovation today.

These are the conversations you don’t hear in keynotes. The ones about imposter syndrome, trust, failure, confidence, and finding your voice as a leader.

Whether you’re just stepping into creative leadership or you’ve been at it for years, Awaiting Approval is your place to feel seen, challenged, and encouraged.

Awaiting Approval is a Cordial Fox production.Hosted by Adam JenningsProduced by Adam Jennings & Jasmin Egner© Cordial Fox Limited, 2025.

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit growwithadamjennings.substack.com/subscribe

Awaiting Approval. Season 1, Episode 5 : Dave Zaboski

Season 1 · Episode 5

Thursday, July 10, 2025 • Duration 50:29

Dave Zaboski - Artist & Former Animator at Disney, Warner Bros. and Sony (Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, The Lion King, Pocahontas, Fantasia 2000)

From animating some of the most iconic films of all time to painting for the Dalai Lama and co-founding a tech startup, Dave Zaboski has spent a lifetime turning thoughts into things - and teaching others to do the same.

In this episode, Dave reflects on his time inside Disney’s second golden age, what it means to “solve for the light,” and why culture matters more than process when building high-performing creative teams. We talk about plussing, power, and presence - and how real collaboration needs care as much as skill. Dave shares lessons from leaving Disney to follow a deeper calling, and why he believes AI must be guided by human intention, not simulation. A conversation full of warmth, wisdom, and creative truth.

You can connect with Dave on LinkedIn here

This is Awaiting Approval. A podcast about the messy, human side of creative leadership.

Hosted by Adam Jennings - a creative leader with three decades of experience leading teams and projects for global brands including Microsoft, Salesforce, 20th Century Fox, Paramount Pictures, Ancestry, Dolby, BBC and many more - this show features honest, unscripted conversations with the leaders shaping design, storytelling, and innovation today.

These are the conversations you don’t hear in keynotes. The ones about imposter syndrome, trust, failure, confidence, and finding your voice as a leader.

Whether you’re just stepping into creative leadership or you’ve been at it for years, Awaiting Approval is your place to feel seen, challenged, and encouraged.

Awaiting Approval is a Cordial Fox production.Hosted by Adam JenningsProduced by Adam Jennings & Jasmin Egner© Cordial Fox Limited, 2025.

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit

Awaiting Approval. Season 1, Episode 7 : Bill Snebold

Season 1 · Episode 7

Tuesday, July 22, 2025 • Duration 54:17

Bill Snebold – Creative Director & Entertainment Industry Specialist (Former design leader at Paramount Pictures and Disney; clients include Disney, The CW Network, and PBS)

From specifying typographic details for actor resumés in a Hollywood attic to designing marketing materials for Titanic and Mission: Impossible, Bill Snebold has been at the forefront of media innovation.

In this episode, Bill traces a career that began with X‑Acto knives and paste‑up boards and evolved into award‑winning digital campaigns, websites, and packaging for some of Hollywood’s biggest franchises. He reveals how an insatiable curiosity led him to pioneer design in Flash, the early web, iPhone apps, and now AI - while keeping storytelling and client goals as his true north.

Join us for behind‑the‑scenes lessons on leaping from analog to digital, designing under pressure, giving clients what they really want, and accepting that even the brightest ideas sometimes end up on the cutting‑room floor.

You can connect with Bill on LinkedIn here

This is Awaiting Approval. A podcast about the messy, human side of creative leadership.

These are the conversations you don’t hear in keynotes. The ones about imposter syndrome, trust, failure, confidence, and finding your voice as a leader.

Whether you’re just stepping into creative leadership or you’ve been at it for years, Awaiting Approval is your place to feel seen, challenged, and encouraged.

Awaiting Approval is a Cordial Fox production.

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit

Awaiting Approval. Season 1, Episode 6 : Rashmi Lopez

Season 1 · Episode 6

Thursday, July 17, 2025 • Duration 51:17

Rashmi Lopez - Creative Director & Founder (ex-CareRev, Genius Sports, MediaTemple, IGN)

From gaming and beauty to healthcare and tech, Rashmi Lopez has led design across some of the most unexpected corners of the creative industry. Her journey? Anything but linear.

In this episode, Rashmi opens up about surviving multiple layoffs, chasing community over titles, and why every sketchbook should be your messy sketchbook. We explore the shift from making things pretty to making things matter - and what it really means to lead with purpose in an industry that often forgets the human behind the design.

You can connect with Rashmi on LinkedIn here

This is Awaiting Approval. A podcast about the messy, human side of creative leadership.

These are the conversations you don’t hear in keynotes. The ones about imposter syndrome, trust, failure, confidence, and finding your voice as a leader.

Whether you’re just stepping into creative leadership or you’ve been at it for years, Awaiting Approval is your place to feel seen, challenged, and encouraged.

Awaiting Approval is a Cordial Fox production.Hosted by Adam JenningsProduced by Adam Jennings & Jasmin Egner© Cordial Fox Limited, 2025.

Ready to level up your leadership with real, honest support?

Join the next cohort of Supercharged Creative Leaders - my flagship four-week programme for creative leaders who want clarity, confidence, and a community that gets it.

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit

Awaiting Approval. Season 1, Episode 8 : Jane Cook

Season 1 · Episode 8

Thursday, July 31, 2025 • Duration 51:43

Jane Cook - Product Experience Design Leader (ex-Uswitch, Global Media, Visa Europe, Vodafone, Dell Technologies, Hasbro, Mattel)

From designing Barbie dolls in Milan to leading design teams across fintech, healthtech, and global consumer brands, Jane Cook brings heart, grit, and clarity to every stage of her creative leadership journey.

In this episode, Jane shares how an early career in industrial design laid the foundation for two decades of product design leadership, the moment she realised she loved mentoring more than pixels, and why scribbling on walls still plays a key role in her process. We explore the evolution of design ops, inclusivity, and responsive design, and unpack how she stayed creative while leading at scale. Jane reflects on the pressures of leadership, the power of being people-first, and how to hold onto creativity even when the system tries to wear it down.

You can connect with Jane on LinkedIn here

This is Awaiting Approval. A podcast about the messy, human side of creative leadership.

These are the conversations you don’t hear in keynotes. The ones about imposter syndrome, trust, failure, confidence, and finding your voice as a leader.

Whether you’re just stepping into creative leadership or you’ve been at it for years, Awaiting Approval is your place to feel seen, challenged, and encouraged.

Awaiting Approval is a Cordial Fox production.Hosted by Adam JenningsProduced by Adam Jennings & Jasmin Egner© Cordial Fox Limited, 2025.

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit

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