Real Creative Leadership

How Creative Rock Stars Thrive on Creative Friction — with Jason Sperling

Real Creative Leadership

Show Notes

When Reality Labs at Meta’s Global Executive Creative Director Jason Sperling attended art school, his professor burned one of his pieces in front of the entire class — literally. But that didn’t stop him. Tune in to the newest episode of Real Creative Leadership to learn more about Jason’s creative friction, and how he used constraints and criticism to grow into the seasoned leader he is today. Real Creative Leadership is building a community to address the issues, challenges, and benefits o...

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