I've taken time to think through the things that matter most to me and how I want to bring change in my industry. Professionally, it's been sort of a reset. We decided to move to NYC together and have taken our relationship to the next level, and the next level, and now we have a baby coming! I left the Bay Area and moved in with my partner in Los Angeles, and that was amazing, all things considered. How Covid-19 changed your life, personally or professionally. Also, Miiriya on Twitter is the best at it right now. Check out their Instagram page to watch all the dope videos.
Someone or something worth following on social media.īlack Tea is a great content series created by Muse by Clio and the amazing Michelle Lawrence. Also love the story Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie tells in the book Americanah. He goes through hella trauma but he's still standing and fighting through-hard not to love that one.
A book, movie, TV show or podcast you recently found inspiring.ĭavid Makes Man is an amazing story about a young Black boy growing up in Florida. A visual artist or band/musician you admire.
I cried and pleaded, but come second year, his driver dropped me off at the department. My dad worked in the school and I was embarrassing him (lol), so he insisted I switch over to advertising. I studied law in my first year of college but I wasn't cutting it for a host of reasons. A moment from high school or college that changed your life. He pushed me to not simply think of cool words and puns but actually think through a concept or true insight for my work. He was the most conceptual person I knew and was also a great teacher. A person you idolized creatively early on.Īt my first agency, my copy head was a really cool dude called Yemi Arawore. I made up stories in my head and also spent a lot of time poring through my parent's books. I had dogs, toys and a broken-down VW beetle in our compound to play with. My siblings went to boarding school and eventually moved to the U.S. Looking back, I guess it came from spending so much time by myself. How you first realized you were creative.
At the start of 2021, I moved to Brooklyn, New York, with my partner.
in 2015, started out in Atlanta before I made my way to California. I went to college and found advertising in my home city. Where you grew up, and where you live now. We spent two minutes with Bello to learn more about his background, his creative inspirations, and recent work he's admired.īello, tell us. Bello spends his free time listening to battle rap while folding pizza dough. He is passionate about creative solutions and his favorite ideas present obvious solutions from a fresh point of view. Bello has worked on Guinness, Bharti Airtel, BMW, Xfinity, Louis XIII, Samsung and YouTube, among many other brands. He started his advertising career in Lagos, Nigeria, before making his way to the U.S. Dotun Bello is a Nigerian creative working as senior copywriter at TBWA\Chiat\Day NY.