The idiot himself, James Dowd.
About
From winning a poetry award at the age of six to never winning a Cannes Lion, James is a sometimes-award-winning writer and creative director with over two decades of experience (no, you're old!) spanning TV/film production, brand development, creative consulting, and advertising.
Skilled in branding, storytelling, copywriting, concepting, long-winded ramblings about creativity and writing, advertising, and marketing, James runs the Rebellion creative team and content studio, overseeing all the fun stuff that breaks rules and grows businesses.
Outside of Rebellion, James occasionally lectures at universities, speaks at conferences, and podcasts on podcasts.
Recently, he created the talent accelerator Creative Wild, where he reimagined hiring to infuse diversity of thought and background into the industry.
Previously, he wrote maybe the world’s best writing book (probably not), Write Dumb: Writing Better by Thinking Less.
Beyond that, James didn't want to talk about himself anymore, so he asked some other people to jump in and share their expert opinion of him:
"James Dowd? Never heard of him." - David Droga
”Yeah…that one was my bad.” - God
"(silence)" - a speechless Leo Burnett (could be because he is dead, but James is ever an optimist)
"James is the smartest, handsomest, most creative person in the whole wide world!" - James' mom