Objects: things we covet, collect, display, share and utilise. But what do they mean as ‘stuff’ increasingly integrates with our digital lives, or even morphs into virtual worlds?Who better to ask than Justin Peyton from Wunderman Thomps...

This time, it's Chris Arning who's come to stir the pot with Drago and Scott. Chris runs boutique consultancy Creative Semiotics, teaches an online course titled How to Do Semiotics in Seven Weeks and is the co-founder of Semiofest, and more.....

Potluck returns for our 3rd season, and the first episode of 2022.Pei Ying Loh is Head & Co-Founder of Kontinentalist, an organisation dedicated to telling data-driven stories about Asia.  As a collective of writers, designers,...

Before Scott and Drago hang their aprons and ladles for the year, they sit down to stir the pot one last time in 2021.The two hosts discuss their favourite parts of the conversations they've had throughout the year with Katie Dreke, Ambrish...

Hear the full feast of our conversation with Peter Smyth, a man of many talents, analogies and stories! We follow his cycle from Toronto to Hong Kong, onwards to Tokyo – and now back. Where his career has spanned both big agency life (BBDO) and...

In the third and final part of our conversation with Peter Smyth, we have the usual conversation for this segment around three main areas:Flavour of the Month, where we travel back in time to Honda motorbike's entry into the US in 1962....

In Part 2 - ‘Hacking Humans’, we fold in the next layer of our conversation with Peter Smyth.This time, Drago and I enjoy hearing his modus operandi for understanding people and culture…·       ‘Thinking in bet...

Drago and Scott are stirring the pot - with Peter Smyth, Head of Marketing & Comms at Van Cleef & Arpels Japan.A strategy legend in Japan, Peter is with BBDO for 16 years - in Toronto, HK and Tokyo.  He then moves to client...

Settle down to hear the full feast of our conversation with Vasuki Shastry, author of 'Has Asia Lost It? Dynamic Past, Turbulent Future'.  Vasuki is an inspiring writer, thinker and leader; formerly of the IMF and Standard Chartered Ba...

From Dante's inferno, to Brand Burns...rounding off our conversation with Vasuki is our quickfire segment... Flavour(s) of the month: on a lighter note, we touch on the eclectic range of literature that’s on his summer reading list,...

A 20-minute ride through Mumbai with an auto rickshaw driver, two contrasting realities, and a sudden epiphany for our author. In part 2, Vasuki discusses how human stories helped him anchor the heavy hitting challenges facing developing Asia t...

Drago & Scott are stirring the pot - with Vasuki Shastry, author of Has Asia Lost It? Dynamic Past, Turbulent Future.  He starts his career in journalism with Business India and India Today in Mumbai, then works with the Business T...

As we enter a poignant summer of sport,  we have a timely conversation with Professor Simon Chadwick, Global Professor of Eurasian Sport at Emlyon Business School (based in Paris & Shanghai). As a writer, academic, consultant and speak...

Top-down to Bottom-up; this full feast episode cover all 3 parts of our conversation with strategist Jocelyn Tse. Through the lens of a career that has spanned the big creative agency world in China and Hong Kong, and most recently as the found...

Drago & Scott are stirring the pot - with Jocelyn Tse, Founder & Lead Strategist, MMSN.  Multi-award-winning strategist, Jocelyn brings a rich insider's perspective on strategy and the industry as a whole from her work with all maj...

In part two of our discussion with strategist Jocelyn Tse, we turn to hacking humans. This is where we roll up our sleeves and talk about her shortcuts and tips  for understanding real people and culture.We hear from Jocelyn on:

Drago & Scott are stirring the pot - with Jocelyn Tse, Founder & Lead Strategist, MMSN.  Multi-award-winning strategist, Jocelyn brings a rich insider's perspective on strategy and the industry as a whole from her work with all ma...

Ajay Jilka works at the exhilarating intersection of Esports and brand partnerships, a space ripe with opportunities across Asia and indeed the globe.In this full feast episode,  we take you inside the world of sports marketing in ...

Wrapping thing up with Ajay Jilka, it's time for our quickfire round of 3 burning questions...Flavour of the Month:  how Heineken emerged with credit in response to the European Super League fall-outBrand Bullshit: cutting ...

VIDEO GAMES, COVID-19 AND CHINESE YOUTH – in part 2 we learn about some of Ajay’s hacks for understanding the real people behind the rise of Esports. All through the lens of his recent report involving research among 16-21 year old Chinese game...

Going head-to-head with a Mobile Legend!  Drago and I stir the pot with Ajay Jilka.In part 1 of 3, we lift the lid on Ajay’s experience of sports marketing in China and the region at large. From the afterglow of the 2008 Beijing Oly...

Enjoy the full feast of our 3-part discussion with Charlotte Wilkinson of HelloSister & SidebySide.Part 1: Lifting the lid on Asia: lessons in curiosity, empathy and desire to challenge the status quo. We also learn ...

Finally, in part 3, three burning questions to complete our celebration of IWD and the feast with Charlotte Wilkinson of Hello Sister.Flavour of the month:  Charlie speaks about brands that are doing it right, but more b...

In part 2 of our discussion, we delve into Charlotte's 'hacks' for deeper human understanding and insight generation, particularly when it comes to women, including:How challenging, more empathetic approaches are necessary to get to...

Helping brands embrace diversity and gender equality are at the heart of Charlotte Wilkinson’s work. Based in Singapore, and working on challenges around the region, Charlotte is the Founder of both Hello Sister - a female-focused insights bout...