085 Johannes Lehmann - Co-Founder of the Modest Department

In this episode, we welcome Johannes Lehmann, co-founder of modest department — one of the leading German media productions to date with customers such as adidas, Arc'teryx, Carhartt, Fendi, Google, Mercedes-Benz, MTV, Netflix and Nike.

insolvency

At the beginning of the year, modest dept. announced that business operations were discontinued and the company had filed for bankruptcy — a pretty big shock in the industry. We are extremely grateful that Johannes talks so openly about the topic and is therefore sharing his learnings with us and many other production companies/agencies. We discuss the reasons for the insolvency and how the process works.

highlights

Johannes shares with us the biggest highlights and anecdotes from 9 years: A telephone inquiry from one of the largest tech companies in the world was mistaken for a joke call, shoot with Virgil Abloh, and much more.

Johannes is also a member of the Board of the German Producers Alliance and talks about his values and mission.

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