Failure is Funny with Venk Potula

"All failure is feedback."

David Littlejohn is the founder and Chief Creative Director of Humanaut an Independent Agency based in Chattanooga, TN. The agency recently expanded it's offices to include a 6,000 square foot film studio with lights, cameras, edit bays, and post-production in-house. He has spent the last 15 years working as a copywriter, creative director, and equity partner in several startup ventures. In a past life, David worked with CP+B and other top agencies to create integrated ad campaigns for Domino's, Toyota, VW, and Best Buy's Twelpforce, which took home the Cannes Titanium Grand Prix in 2010. He founded Humanaut in 2013 and was named one of AdWeek’s Creative 100 in 2016. In 2020, Humanaut was added onto the Ad Age A-List as the 10th best agency in the country. We dive into 'Content Camp' a Humanaut Experiment I had the chance to participate in and talk about what most young people struggle with and how to re-frame your expectations to find success.

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"Thoughts Become Things" - Tesher

An artist based in Toronto, Canada, Tesher is known for creating remixes that combine genres from Latin American, Hip Hop, RnB, and Bollywood.

We get the chance to sit down with the emerging artist who, at the time of this podcast recording, was just starting to see his track, "Young Shahrukh" gain traction. Now, the song has 10+ million views on Youtube, 6.5+ million streams on Spotify, earning a record label deal with Sony Music India and a No. 1 spot on the UK Official Asian Charts. Join us as we speak about the very early beginnings of his music career and how his "Old Town Road x Ramta Jogi" remix went viral on TikTok. We dive into our mutual fandom over the Bollywood Superstar, Shahrukh Khan, the movie Don, independent music production, and the creative process. 

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Hi, I'm Venk Potula, and I find failure fascinating. We all know failure is inevitable, but how can we best learn from our failures? How can we turn our failures to create success? Failure is Funny is an interview podcast where I try and find those answers. If you’re a creative, an entrepreneur, or just curious about what it takes to find success then this is the show for you.