David Alberts
Dave and I first worked together when he was CCO of BeenThereDoneThat. We loved the way each other’s brains whirred and have collaborated ever since.
My role
Regular strategic creative partner, firm friend, and fellow rucking enthusiast.
What we’ve made together
Everything from Global Citizens' Assembly comms (including major EU assemblies on hate speech and sustainability) to advising Australian economist-intellectual, Nicholas Gruen on his film series The Shared Centre: Awakening Our Better Angels, to strategic creative work for brands such as Unilever, YouTube, Mediabrands, Google and many more.
The most interesting thread is Dave's instinct for designing entirely new types of companies rather than campaigns. I helped him position Answers Are Out There (co-founded with Stela Barcelos), which brings the Citizen’s Assembly process into corporates. More recently I provided a sounding board as he and co-founder, Gayle Troberman, launched Bubbler, "A Conversation Company", a JV with iHeart Media bringing inspirational marketing podcasters and thought leadership directly into your lugholes - “if you’re not in the conversation you’re not in the game.”
Dave is deeply curious, entrepreneurial and strategic. Unlike many ad-trained creatives, his idea of creativity isn’t just “another campaign”, it’s designing entirely new models, properties, or behavioural approaches. Which is exactly why we like working together.
"Andy is my go to strategic creative partner. He is both interesting and interested. In an artificial world he brings the joy back into working with humans."
David Alberts