Miami Art Week, Jobs, and Scrim
Welcome to the Culture Edit.
This week, we’re coming to you from Miami, where we’ve spent the past few days immersed in the vibrant world of the largest art festival in North America.
But here’s the thing, the art is just the catalyst for Art Week (or Art Basel, if you will). It’s not just about galleries and exhibitions. The city buzzes with brand activations, high-stakes deals, strategic partnerships, and the kind of relationship-building that fuels industries far beyond the art world. From immersive installations to boundary-pushing collaborations, what’s happening here is reshaping how businesses connect with culture—and with people.
What stood out most is this: art isn’t just about aesthetics; it’s a mirror for society and a compass for where it’s headed. It sets the tone, the mood, and the agenda. And businesses that pay attention, that really listen to the cultural pulse, are the ones that thrive in this ever-changing landscape.
Tomorrow’s podcast episode dives into everything we’ve seen and experienced—from how brands struggle with activation to the future creative strategies that could redefine partnerships. And if you have not listened to last week’s episode with John Trainor, you should give it a listen as the feedback has been great!
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Culture Edit Podcast
Ep. 069 – John Trainor Returns!
This week’s episode features returning guest and CTO of Wahoo Fitness, John Trainor. We chat marathon war stories, the latest in AI possibilities, and why leadership communication is hard but effective. John gives us insights into Wahoo’s wildly popular and disruptive new treadmill the KICKR RUN with its “run free” feature. We also chat Wahoo’s new bike computer - the ELEMNT ACE with its revolutionary wind measurement tools and Nikki makes a request to add a speaker. We wrap things up with a chat about why it’s only when you’ve nearly died that you truly appreciate having the gift of endurance athletics (it goes dark for a minute) and Chad’s disturbing scar from 2009.
This is an episode you don’t want to miss.
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