Selling creative ideas used to be part of the craft. Today, it’s often harder than coming up with the idea itself.

Come with me to explore why selling creative ideas has become so difficult, what’s changed in client behavior and decision-making, and why talent alone no longer gets ideas approved.

This conversation is for creatives, strategists, and leaders who sense that something fundamental has shifted. From risk-averse clients and broken feedback loops to politics, process, and performative collaboration, the problem isn’t creativity. It’s how decisions are made, avoided, or quietly deferred.

In this episode of The Unspoken Yes, we start 2026 looking at why January feels heavier than it should, why creative resolutions often fail, and what actually works when your goals depend on processes you simply don't control.

Instead of big promises or motivational noise, this episode focuses on small and practical decisions that change how you experience work inside advertising agencies and creative careers.

Suscribe to the podcast for honest conversations about advertising, creative leadership, careers, and the decisions that rarely get discussed out loud.

I also share a bilingual newsletter on LinkedIn, called El Sí Invisible, where these conversations continue in writing.

Have you ever left an advertising meeting thinking "that went well"... and then nothing happened?

This first episode of The Unspoken Yes is a short introduction to the ideas behind the podcast, and to the kind of conversations we'll be having going forward.

Roberto Platas shares why silence, pauses, and what isn't said often matter more than the words themselves in advertising meetings, creative work, and leadership. Drawing from years of working across different countries and cultures, this episode sets the context for a series focused on reading rooms, understanding people, and navigating the invisible dynamics that shape ideas and decisions.

This is not a how-to episode, it's an invitation to start paying attention.

If you work in advertising, creativity, or leadership, The Unspoken Yes is a space to slow down, listen better, and understand what's really happening when no one says a word.

Subscribe to follow the series from the beginning.