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Interviewer: What would I be surprised to find on your desk?
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Andrea Diquez: A bottle of Johnny Walker Black.
0:05
Interviewer: Do you drink it?
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Andrea Diquez: Yeah.
0:12
Interviewer: Who are you?
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Andrea Diquez: My name is Andrea Diquez, and I am the CEO of Saatchi New York.
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Interviewer: Why did you get into the creative business?
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Andrea Diquez: By chance.
0:20
Interviewer: What has been the theme of your career?
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Interviewer: What’s the best professional wisdom anyone’s ever given you?
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Andrea Diquez: Care about people.
0:27
Interviewer: What is your professional superpower?
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Andrea Diquez: I build incredible teams that create great ideas every day.
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Interviewer: What’s the biggest misperception people have about your job?
0:35
Andrea Diquez: That it’s easy.
0:37
Interviewer: Which industry topic doesn’t get talked about enough?
0:39
Andrea Diquez: The importance of humour and comedy.
0:41
Interviewer: When you hit a creative block, how do you unstick yourself?
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Background voice (laughing): I love that answer.
0:47
Interviewer: If you hadn’t chosen this career path, what do you think you’d be doing right now?
0:51
Andrea Diquez: I would be producing theatre.
0:53
Interviewer: Which industry jargon makes you want to cringe?
0:54
Andrea Diquez: Digital.
1:02
Andrea Diquez: Oh, because everything is digital. It’s just not one thing. Everything is. Digital.
