The Pre-Made Podcast

By: Matthew C Collins
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  • Summary

  • In this podcast, you'll hear stories from and about people who have faced a pivot in their lives. Along the way, they've overcome long odds and serious setbacks to do extraordinary things in their communities and careers. Their resilience, perseverance and intentional living will inspire you.
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Episodes
  • Lee Maicon Sees A 1994 Revolution in Advertising

    Lee Maicon Sees A 1994 Revolution in Advertising
    Mar 10 2025
    Lee Macon has worked in advertising through arguably its greatest transformations. He began at the dawn of the consumer internet, navigated the shift to social media, and now is helping clients figure out AI. As the Chief Strategy Officer at the Community, a global creative agency, Lee oversees strategic efforts for major clients like Verizon, Netflix, and Porsche. When he's not helping his clients grow, Lee is a dedicated father, navigating the challenges of parenting across different generations. In this interview, you'll learn about: Why our graduating year of 1994 represents a line of demarcation in the advertising world, separating the world of pre- and post-digital. The importance of understanding diverse audiences. The evolution of advertising strategies over the years. Balancing short-term and long-term marketing goals. Whom in the Class of 1994 he wants me to interview next. You can email Lee at lee@leemaicon.com.
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    51 mins
  • Jim Confalone Goes From Art School to Business Cool

    Jim Confalone Goes From Art School to Business Cool
    Mar 5 2025
    Jim Confalone's journey from fine arts to founding a successful B2B marketing firm is marked by tragedy and a timely eye for opportunity. Jim, the founder of B2B marketing agency Modicum, shares the evolution of his career, from his initial passion for painting to servicing blue chip clients like Google and Qualcomm. Modicum specializes in creating powerful visual designs that help businesses make distinctive and lasting impressions on their customers, especially at big product launch events. His big breakthrough came when he solved a key problem most business people encounter at some point: Microsoft's PowerPoint is an awful canvas for visual design. In this episode, you'll learn: Jim's career evolution from a fine arts background to founding a successful B2B marketing firm - and the entrepreneurial qualities both careers require. His marketing philosophy, which emphasizes the importance of substance and truth in marketing, avoiding unnecessary bells and whistles. The therapeutic role art has played in his life, through painting and other creative activities that have helped him navigate tragedy. The Amherst classmate he wants me to interview next Note: This episode touches on suicide. To get in touch with Jim, email him at jconfalone@gmail.com, and visit his agency's website: www.modicum.agency.
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    43 mins
  • Vicky Levy, Part 1: Survivor

    Vicky Levy, Part 1: Survivor
    Feb 24 2025
    Vicky Levy’s story is so compelling that one episode of this podcast can't contain it all. In Part 1 of her extraordinary story, she touches on her journey into life sciences and her current role as Global Life Sciences and Healthcare Industry Leader at Deloitte. But her reason for staying in life sciences and healthcare is even more profound than her reasons for pursuing the industry in the first place. You see, Vicky is a cancer survivor. As luck would have it, her diagnosis occurred at just about the same time that a miraculous category of drugs emerged to treat her rare condition. In this episode, you will learn: How Vicky - a history major at Amherst College - learned to advocate for herself with her doctors and their cutting edge medical research Her keys to navigating a life-altering medical diagnosis The extraordinary generosity her Amherst friends and sister-in-law demonstrated as Vicky and her husband contemplated starting a family In Part 2, we will talk more about her work and perspective on the global healthcare industry. We also will talk about her Amherst College experience, the role that liberal arts plays in her work today, and the Amherst classmates she'd like me to interview next. If you or someone you know is interested in learning about pharmacological clinical trials, visit https://clinicaltrials.gov/to get started.
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    47 mins

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