After having spent most of her career running an independent creative studio in NYC, Elizabeth Carey Smith decided to go in-house and work as a full time creative director at one of the world's largest and most established bank. What did she learn leading a team of 22 creatives? How did she resolve conflicts? How did she sell her "radical" ideas up the management chain? This and more. https://www.twitter.com/theoriginalecs https://www.instagram.com/elizabethcareysmith 02:00 - What has it been like going from freelance to full time 14:00 - Why go full time from freelance 16:00 - What does branding mean for a company 21:00 - How to get a company to hear you 26:00 - What Elizabeth taught the 22 designers working under her 32:00 - What did Elizabeth get in trouble for 36:00 - What did Michael Levine do to make his guests comfortable 42:30 - How was it with hiring people and firing people 47:00 - How Elizabeth handled a fight with someone working under her 51:00 - Why someone would get fired - a first hand experience from Chris 1:00:00 - What could someone who’s working in house do to become indispensable 1:09:00 - Never be complacent while working in house. Leave better than you came in 1:12:00 - What techniques did Elizabeth use to merge well with 22 designers she had to oversee 1:18:00 - How to build a great relationship with a new superior 1:19:00 - Keep learning in your 50s 1:29:00 - Why you should find your brand ambassador 1:30:00 - Recap === 🚀 Futur Accelerator The step-by-step blueprint and coaching program designed to get your creative business off the ground: https://thefutur.com/accelerator 🥇 Futur Pro The professional creative community designed to grow your personal brand, your business, and your network: https://thefutur.com/pro ✍️ Other Courses, Templates, and Tools: https://thefutur.com/shop 🎙 The Futur Podcast: https://thefutur.com/podcast Recommended books, tools, music, resources, typefaces & more: https://thefutur.com/recommendations Music by Epidemic Sound: http://share.epidemicsound.com/thefutur Shorts Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/@thefutur/shorts We love getting your letters. Send them here: The Futur c/o Chris Do 1702 Olympic Blvd. Santa Monica, CA 90404 *By making a purchase through any of our affiliate links, we receive a very small commission at no extra cost to you. This helps us on our mission to provide quality education to you. Thank you. — Host– Chris Do Content Director– Matthew Encina Cinematography– Mark Contreras, Stewart Schuster, Ricky Lucas, Jona Garcia Live Editor– Jona Garcia Editor– Stewart Schuster, Mark Contreras, Ricky Lucas, Jona Garcia Social Team: Elle Money, Alex Burlui Futur Theme Music – Adam Sanborne http://www.adamsanborne.com Typefaces: Futura, DIN, Helvetica Now, Calibre, Knockout, Champion Gothic Futur theme song— Adam Sanborne