Artist, entrepreneur, and creative director Chris McAdoo has a creative pedigree spanning almost twenty years - from founding his first company at 21, having a career as a painter and printmaker, to joining Designsensory in 2018, turning ideas and concepts into something tangible and enjoyable has always motivated Chris on his creative journey.
At Designsensory, Chris encourages artistic growth and leadership skills across all disciplines, and he's passionate about seeing people do their best work. Also, he used to be able to dunk a basketball, but it's been a while.
Learn more about Chris:
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chrismcadoo.com
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Chris McAdoo has hosted 23 Episodes.
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Craft-maker, Craft-Maker Make Me a Craft-maker; The Art of Craft-making & Musicals with the Crafty Lumberjacks
August 17th, 2020 | Season 2 | 26 mins 51 secs
agency, agency life, astoria, best behavior, best behavior creative club, brad carpenter, branding, business, chris mcadoo, crafty lumberjacks, creative, creativity podcast, design, designers, designsensory, doers, entrepreneur, entrepreneurs, entrepreneurship, full service marketing agency, fun, funny, gov con, happy, joseph nother, knoxville, makers, marketing, marketing podcasts, media, research, tennessee, tourism
If Andrew and Denis are the CRAFTY LUMBERJACKS then that means Chris and Brad are the Lame Lumberjacks. And they are totally fine with that.
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SEASON ONE HOLDOVER: Kate Wolff, Boss Lady to Rule Them All
July 29th, 2020 | Season 2 | 49 mins 36 secs
agency, agency life, best behavior, best behavior creative club, brad carpenter, branding, business, chris mcadoo, creative, creativities, creativity, creativity podcast, design, designers, designsensory, doers, entrepreneur, entrepreneurs, entrepreneurship, full service marketing agency, fun, funny, happy, influencer, joseph nother, knoxville, makers, marketing, marketing podcasts, media, research, sensory, stories, story, storytelling, tennessee, tourism
Chris & Brad interview Kate Wolff, CEO at Lupine Creative & Co-Chair at Do the WeRQ
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Season One Finale
June 25th, 2020 | Season 2 | 20 mins 36 secs
agency, agency life, best behavior, best behavior creative club, brad carpenter, branding, business, chris mcadoo, creative, creativities, creativity, creativity podcast, design, designers, designsensory, doers, entrepreneur, entrepreneurs, entrepreneurship, full service marketing agency, fun, funny, happy, influencer, joseph nother, knoxville, makers, marketing, marketing podcasts, media, research, sensory, stories, story, storytelling, tennessee, tourism
On the season finale of Best Behavior, Chris and Brad sit back and reminisce about all the amazing people & conversations they've had during production of season one.
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Knoxville in the time of COVID with Alan Sims
June 9th, 2020 | Season 2 | 27 mins 40 secs
865, alan sims, branding, business, communication, covid-19, creativity, designsensory, entrepreneurship, inside of knoxville, joseph nother, knoxville, marketing, small business, tennessee
It's the end of the world as we know it... and we feel fine! The 865-Apocalypse series CONCLUDES! And for this final installment we interview Alan Sims, Knoxville Urban Guy, and the man behind popular site InsideofKnoxville.com.
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The power of Arts & Culture with Liza Zenni
June 9th, 2020 | Season 2 | 37 mins 50 secs
865, art, branding, business, communication, covid-19, creativity, designsensory, entrepreneurship, knoxville, liza zenni, marketing, tennessee
It's the end of the world as we know it... and we feel fine! The 865-Apocalypse series returns! This time with Executive Director of the Arts & Culture Alliance of Greater Knoxville--Liza Zenni.
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Uncertain Times and Hospitality with Kim Bumpas, President of Visit Knoxville
May 26th, 2020 | Season 2 | 32 mins 48 secs
branding, business, communication, covid-19, creativity, designsensory, hospitality, kim bumpas, knoxville, marketing, tennessee, tourism, visit knoxville
Time to talk creativity in the hospitality industry, and the best ways for businesses and local events to survive, adapt, and thrive in uncertain times with Visit Knoxville President Kim Bumpas.
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Creativity, Entrepreneurship, and the Beauty of Baked Goods with the legendary Dale Mackey.
May 18th, 2020 | Season 2 | 29 mins 58 secs
branding, business, central collective, communication, creativity, dale mackey, entrepreneurship, marketing, tennessee
What happens when you reaaalllly wanna bring people together, but you gotta stay at the house...because there's a global pandemic? On this episode, we talk with pie-maker extraordinaire Dale Mackey, co-founder of The Central Collective - an eclectic, creative event space in Downtown Knoxville's Happy Holler district.
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Paris Woodhull is SERIOUS about making art on her own terms
May 14th, 2020 | Season 2 | 25 mins 41 secs
best behavior, best behavior creative club, brad carpenter, branding, business, chris mcadoo, creative, creativity, creativity podcast, design, designers, designsensory, doers, entrepreneur, fun, funny, happy, joseph nother, knoxville, makers, marketing, marketing podcasts, stories, storytelling, tennessee
Knoxville, TN native Paris Woodhull is an artist on the rise, and an entrepreneur at heart. Her work may be full of whimsy, but we gotta tell ya, she is SERIOUS about being an artist - and she's willing to do the hard work during good and bad times to ensure inspiring work, a long-lasting career, and a loyal audience.
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Changing EVERYTHING / Brian Strutz of A Dopo Pizza
May 13th, 2020 | Season 2 | 46 mins 13 secs
agency, agency life, best behavior, best behavior creative club, brad carpenter, branding, business, chris mcadoo, creative, creativities, creativity, creativity podcast, design, designers, designsensory, doers, entrepreneur, entrepreneurs, entrepreneurship, full service marketing agency, fun, funny, happy, influencer, joseph nother, knoxville, makers, marketing, marketing podcasts, media, research, sensory, stories, story, storytelling, tennessee, tourism
Create, learn, and don't be afraid of change. We learn a lot in our latest 865-focused episode with Brian Strutz, entrepreneur, chef, and the mind behind A Dopo Pizza.
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You Don't Need Permission to Create / A Conversation with Haseeb Qureshi
May 5th, 2020 | Season 2 | 41 mins 20 secs
agency, agency life, best behavior, best behavior creative club, brad carpenter, branding, business, cares act, chris mcadoo, coronavirus, covid, creative, creativities, creativity, creativity podcast, design, designers, designsensory, doers, entrepreneur, entrepreneurs, entrepreneurship, full service marketing agency, knoxville, makers, marketing, marketing podcasts, ppp
Chris McAdoo is back. And this time... its personal! Well, he never really left, but he's really stoked to be joined by Haseeb Qureshi, Knoxville's resident CARES act expert and information warrior... And it's definitely personal.
Time to talk entrepreneurship, creativity in crisis, and the best ways for small, local businesses to survive, adapt, and thrive in uncertain times. Also... what the heck is a PPP? Haseeb knows, and all the beans are spilled in this don't-miss episode. -
Getting Accessible / A Conversation with Josh Loebner
April 28th, 2020 | Season 2 | 27 mins 28 secs
adweek, branding, business, communication, covid-19, creativity, designsensory, disability, entrepreneurship, inclusion, josh loebner, marketing
Designsensory's Director of Strategy, Josh Loebner, breaks down the past, present, and future of accessibility, disability and inclusion.
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Collective Character and What Really Matters in Crisis / A conversation with Joseph Nother
April 8th, 2020 | Season 2 | 33 mins 3 secs
branding, business, communication, creativity, entrepreneurship, marketing, tennessee, workforce
Chris McAdoo sits down (with appropriate distance, of course) with co-founder and executive creative director of Designsensory, Joseph Nother.