Marketing Vanguard

In 90 episodes of CMO Moves, we've covered a number of important issues that are driving the CMO agenda today. One, in particular, keeps rising to the top as a mystery unsolved: people-powered growth fueled by transformative technology. In all my discussions with exceptional CMOs, we’ve discussed this topic, but Lara Balazs, CMO of Intuit, decided to take it on in with unwavering intention. Together with Lara, we devised a four-part series that would dive deep into different parts of the equation, bringing you key learnings and actionable insights along the way. Today, we’re tackling part one, Personalized Performance, with the incredible Suzy Deering, CMO of eBay. Join us as we tackle this topic from Intuit’s mainstage, which was broadcasted globally to the Intuit marketing and communications team around the world. Stay tuned for parts two, three and four – where we tackle another part of the critical mission with different CMO experts for each topic. For now, grab a pen and paper as we are going deep. Check out the article (www.adweek.com/cmomoves) for a quick cheat sheet on investing in data science, developing your teams, moving beyond your vertical and plenty more – all from this powerful discussion between Lara and Suzy on CMO Moves Duos. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I’ve been waiting (im)patiently to release this amazing podcast ever since we recorded it a few weeks ago. As you walk around this Halloween evening, you may see something magical. Pirates sailing their ships, Princesses in their carriages – which happen to be special costumes for children in wheelchairs to feel part of the pack. There are even adaptive costumes to help kids needing medical devices feel included as well. And, you may even see children carrying around their favorite doll or action figure that represents the diverse world we live in.These exceptional moments of diversity and inclusion for all are driven by committed leaders like Rick Gomez, Chief Marketing and Digital Officer of Target and Pam Kaufman, President of Viacom/Nickelodeon Global Consumer Products, who have championed inclusion for their teams, with their partners and, most importantly, for the consumers they serve.Tune in to this very entertaining and insightful conversation with Pam and Rick. Be ready for some big laughs and maybe even a few tears. You’ll learn what keeps Pam fueled for her day and what color brings out the best in Rick. And most importantly, find out what it’s like to lead inside-out transformation for the greater good across the massive organizations of Viacom and Target. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

From her early days in finance to fashion, to now adtech, Susan Vobejda defines her professional journey so far as a learning career. And with the desire to be on the cutting edge of tech and data-led growth, Susan made the move from CMO of Tory Burch to CMO of The Trade Desk. But even with a firm grasp on data as what she refers to as one of "the most important asset that you have," Susan stresses the value of creativity for marketers. Since taking the marketing helm at The Trade Desk two years ago, Susan has made it her mission to help find the soul of the brand – and she’s done it by telling people-centric stories. In this episode, find out how Susan markets the ad-tech company with a B2C mindset, how she's thinking about data, and the differences between the open internet and “walled gardens.” Oh, and the burning question of whether or not are our phones are listening to us to target ads? Yes, we touch on that too. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Elisabeth Charles, CMO of Rodan + Fields is not only a serial big-brand CMO (formerly of Petco, Athleta and Old Navy), she’s already earned her stripes as a GM for Old Navy Outlets before taking on her role leading marketing for the No. 1 skincare brand in North America. Rodan + Fields is a new format for Elisabeth too, with 300,000 consultants representing the skincare brand direct with their own built consumer base. What’s equally interesting is that Elisabeth now reports to CEO, Diane Dietz, who is the former CMO of Safeway. Tune in to hear more from Elisabeth on how she approached her first interview with Diane and why she took the job. Also, find out about the exciting world of Rodan + Fields, and why this brand, once owned by Estee Lauder, decided to go direct. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chicken sandwiches, Cheetos, gazebos and movie recommendations. I knew from the second I planned to record with Kurt Kane, President and Chief Commercial Officer of Wendy’s, and Tony Rogers, Chief Member Officer of Sam’s Club, I was in for a wild ride. And they did not disappoint. Join us in this fabulous and fun conversation around social media and how to create healthy tension in your brand while removing distracting friction. Don’t miss the leadership tips from both Kurt and Tony in how to bring together disparate parts of your organizations to turn concepts into reality. And, of course, their career tips on how they evolved from CMO to their new roles as President and Chief Member Officer, respectively. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Salesforce CMO Stephanie Buscemi first started her career in radio and TV, but as a native "Bay Area gal," she soon came back to her roots and set her sights on tech. Her broadcast journalism background has proven valuable, giving her the perfect footing to humanize seemingly complicated technologies and use storytelling to bring to life the company's core values of trust, customer success, innovation and equality. Listen to this episode to find out how Stephanie got to where she is today, how she's driving equality in Silicon Valley and what this almost $16 billion tech company believes drives true innovation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What happens when you bring together two CMOs from live sports and online gaming? A fascinating conversation around the future of sports – both on the ground and online – driven by superfans. As lines continue to blur between professional athletes and expert gamers, the future is all about engaging and empowering fans around the world to be part of the game and even compete with each other. As Daniel Cherry III calls it: “competitive entertainment.” Join Julian Duncan, CMO of NFL Jacksonville Jaguars and Daniel Cherry III, CMO of Activision Blizzard Esports as they dive deep into this exciting world and hear how they are constantly upping their game. From spa cabanas in the stadium to bringing online to life with community competitions like “Overwatch League.” And what’s this about Chris Bruzzo, CMO of EA, Pac-Man and Brandweek? I heard Julian will be delivering some baked goods… You can’t make this stuff up so you’ll have to tune in to hear more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Fiona Carter has “the best job in the world,” as Chief Brand Officer of AT&T, a 142-year-old company which is “at the heart of everybody's lives” focused on connecting people from the very beginning. But as the world evolved, so did AT&T, acquiring DIRECTV and WarnerMedia, and moving into content connectivity and convergence. Fiona’s role as CBO is quite unique in that she oversees PR, Employee Communications, Corporate Communications, Media (one of the largest media budgets in the world), Sponsorships and advises her CMO partners on the team. Join Fiona in this deep dive into all things marketing and media and hear how she built her toolbox of expert skills across agency and brand roles. Don’t miss hearing her amazing origin story and how this little British girl that grew up in the countryside became the Chief Brand Officer of one of the largest companies in the world. And definitely stay tuned to hear how her top role model and biggest fan, her mum and her daughter, inspired her to lead massive change industry-wide for women equality and portrayal around the globe. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What happens when you bring two of the most influential marketing leaders in the world together on one podcast? I just had to find out, which is why I invited Marc Pritchard CBO of Procter & Gamble and Antonio Lucio, CMO of Facebook to come together to interview each other in this very special CMO Moves Duos episode. We’ve all heard from or read about Marc and Antonio individually on the importance of transparency, trust, diversity, inclusion, credibility, reinvention and responsibility. Hearing them discuss the topics together and the rationale behind their shared perspectives only further underscores their impact in our marketing community and provides all of us a blueprint for becoming the best leaders we can be. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jason White, CMO of Cura Cannabis Solutions and former head of Marketing for Beats by Dr. Dre, shares his impressive career journey from his “not-so-sexy beginnings” selling soap in Colorado Springs to the exciting agency world in China to running one of the hottest brands at Apple to taking on the mysterious and complicated cannabis category. So how did this 12-year-old wide-eyed kid, who was in love with the Michael Jordan world of storytelling and just wanted to make Nike ads, become a shepherd for social justice at one of the largest cannabis companies in the U.S.? Don’t miss this epic adventure with Jason White, where we travel the globe and visit the deepest corners of society. What would Jason be doing now if money and talent were no object? He’d have strings… Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Alegra O'Hare has quite the plethora of career success tips in her back pocket, along with a sommelier license that has a future role to play still. As one big career stop before Gap, Alegra spent 12 years at Adidas, most recently leading Global Brand Marketing for Adidas Originals. In that role, she sharpened her toolkit for success and experienced one of her scariest career moments yet – accepting her Brand Genius award in front of famed fashion editor, Anna Wintour. As we dive deep into Alegra’s new role at Gap, we explore how she approached her first 90 days, how she uncovered the opportunities, what changes she has instituted already and how that has enabled her and her team to produce two blockbuster campaigns within a week of each other – Forward and Denim Now. She also shares tips on how to stay focused on success and “the next 20 feet” – which, as she shares in her podcast, also serves as her personal email address. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the 15 years that Rebecca Minkoff has been building the Rebecca Minkoff fashion brand, she has worn many hats, including acting CMO until such a time where she decided it was critical to hire a CMO to lead her brand, her name, her products that she built by hand, literally. Find out what her tipping point was and what this busy mom of three is up to now with The Female Founder Collective, a Superwomen podcast and a new education program to help women succeed in business, with still juggling her day job as Designer and Founder of Rebecca Minkoff. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What better role than Chief Brand Officer for someone who's "in love with brands?" Brad Hiranaga and I sat down in Cannes to talk about what he’s up to at General Mills in his role as North America Chief Brand Officer and where his love for brands has taken on a higher meaning. In this episode, we dive into the difference between the CMO and CBO role, connecting purpose and culture across 30,000 employees, and how they're not only recruiting and retaining talent in Minneapolis, but also accelerating diverse talent into leadership positions. Find out what it means to use brand and marketing as a force for good and to set tangible goals such as a million acres and one hundred million meals to level up to a billion acts for good. Also, don’t miss Brad’s fantastic career advice and how he navigated to find harmony between his personal passion and the purpose he leads for General Mills. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

One of the first things that attracted Kelly Campbell to the role of Hulu CMO was the opportunity to drive growth. And that’s precisely what she’s done with subscribers up 60% within the past 18 months, going from 17 million to more than 28 million. Kelly first started her career in finance before spending 12 years at Google (one of which was in Japan), sharpening her leadership skills and falling in love with marketing.That love for marketing and the opportunity to help Hulu play a role in shaping culture was also a major draw and an area where the brand has thrived under Kelly’s leadership. From partnering with the World Record Egg (and its creators) to help bring awareness to mental health (an idea that came from Nick Tran, Hulu VP of Brand Marketing and Culture), to finding a unique way to advertise in sports.Listen to this episode for more of Kelly’s inside scoop on Hulu’s latest campaigns, how she’s driving growth for the brand and her biggest career tips. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As Tim Ellis, CMO of the NFL, and I were sitting in Cannes just recently, we turned the mic on and embarked on an incredible journey together. This podcast really should be two separate ones but they come from one fantastical person, Tim.The first would be a podcast about a curious and adventurous young man who went from learning how to fence in Paris, to working in a Kibbutz in Israel milking cows and driving tractors, to building oil rigs in Norway, to being an actor and teacher in Tokyo, Japan, to then jumping on a cruise ship as a bartender to see the world, to joining an agency in Sweden to eventually deliver the ad that changed the SuperBowl forever. How did he do it? Well, you’ll have to tune in to find out and then hang tight as we dive deep into the NFL and what he’s doing with a collective audience of 750MM as part 2 of this incredible podcast.That’s right. 750MM is the collective audience of the NFL when you add up the NFL brand, the clubs, the players, the former players – A.K.A. “legends” - into one social media ecosystem. What do you do with that ecosystem? Well, Tim has a pretty elaborate plan he shares around education, focus on verticals, partners, influencers, social platforms and more. His recipe for success is not to be missed. It’s exciting and fun and includes people with names like Ninja and JuJu - you’ve probably heard of them. ;) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Marisa Thalberg, Global Chief Brand Officer of Taco Bell, knows what’s like to juggle career and life better than most. As a first-time mom and an accomplished marketing leader of multiple brands, from Luxury to QSR, Marisa also balanced a full-time second career, Executive Moms. Marisa founded Executive Moms in 2000 to help debunk the negative mythology that still exists in popular culture about working moms and to support “fabulous women who are both mothers and professionals”. In this incredibly packed episode, we go deep into what prompted Marisa to launch Executive Moms while Head of Global Advertising at Unilever Cosmetics, along with all the lessons she’s learned along the way that earned her the Chief Brand Officer spot at Taco Bell and continuously drives her success today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Introducing a whole new mini-series as part of CMO Moves....Duos! After I released my 70th episode, I thought to myself, “hmmm, I have a lot of incredible new guests coming up, but I also miss hearing from the first 70!” As you know, time flies and my prior guests have been super busy doing all kinds of new and wonderful things. Since I already interviewed them, I thought we'd turn the tables for a little fun. And with that, CMO Moves Duos was born. First up is Carla Hassan, Chief Brand Officer of Citi and Diego Scotti, CMO of Verizon interviewing each other! That’s right, I passed the mic over and sat back to enjoy the show myself. Fasten your headsets and get ready for an epic new adventure. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lara Hood Balazs, CMO of Intuit, has worked for several of the world’s top companies: Amazon, Visa, Nike, Gap Inc., General Mills and now, Intuit. What does this serial B2C marketing leader take with her in every role? Scrappiness. Something she learned when she first graduated with honors and couldn’t find a job. Instead of being dismayed, Lara designed her own job where she pushed herself to try new things on a daily basis in order to build out her skills. From that point forward, Lara has always stayed on top of her game by never settling for the status quo and by learning from the experiences she creates in every role that allows her to push the boundaries. Join us as we dive deep into how Lara is thinking about technology at Intuit, where AI and ML become part of the equation, how she creates diverse teams and ensures that everyone has a full voice at the table to drive growth for Intuit, and how she’s stayed scrappy throughout her career to rise to top, consistently. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tariq Hassan, CMO of Petco, is a true “champion” of transformation in every sense of the word. Not only is he championing change within Petco in the name of pet parents everywhere, but he’s also fueling his organization with new thinking and lifting up diverse talent to be part of ongoing solutions. In fact, he was just celebrated at Adweek’s Champions’ event, as part of our inaugural class of those exceptional leaders that rise up and reach back. His recipe for success inside and out? Empowerment, engagement, incentive, inclusion, and transparency. Tune in to hear more from Tariq on how he’s thinking of pet parents, their lifelong journeys and the oxytocin that surrounds his universe to drive meaningful transformation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Janey Whiteside, Chief Customer Officer of Walmart, is modeling a new role to evolve the customer experience of Walmart, bringing together what once used to be disparate functions together under one roof. In Janey’s role, she is responsible for four critical pillars: customer, product, marketing, and Jet. Tune in to hear her deep dive into all four! Also, don’t miss her exceptional career advice and how she has grown in her career to earn her unique leadership role at the world’s largest company. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With a string of exciting career moves, from launching his own boutique to Gucci to Barneys, CMO of Sotheby's International Realty Kevin Thompson has very quickly become a mastermind at luxury brand reinvention.This global luxury real estate brand associated with the iconic 275-year-old Sotheby's auction house, went from $4 billion in sales in 2014 to $112 billion in 2018, serving 72 countries with close to 23,000 agents. So when Kevin came in, his role was to step on the gas and pioneer the future with digital disruption knocking on their door, amidst the largest intergenerational transfer of wealth ever – somewhere in the neighborhood of $24 trillion that will pass to millennials.Tune in to hear more on how Kevin is leveraging his vast experience with luxury brand psychology and transformation in this latest episode of CMO Moves. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Digital and Diversity. These are the top two trends of the 21st century according to media-tech maven Steven Wolfe Pereira. And he's building direct-to-consumer brands with exactly that at the heart of it all with his new venture Encantos. After a fascinating career in tech, telecommunications, finance and media, Steven is focused on building direct-to-consumer brands that truly represent the modern day family. And they are off to a strong start with their already Emmy-nominated brand Canticos, a bilingual series of nursery rhymes exclusively on Nick Jr. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Valerie Hernando Presse, Global CMO of Danone, has been on a mission for the past 18 months with Danone’s 2000 global marketers to reimagine marketing. As the first Global CMO of Danone, Valerie’s prior role in Strategy and Corporate Affairs (along with some candid family feedback) inspired her to take this course to better connect marketing, business and purpose by putting people in the center of every brand, in particular, manifesto brands. This episode is packed full of incredible advice on how to transform into a “people-powered” marketing team. I can’t do justice in one short summary, so join us as we dive deep into each step and hear from Valerie directly on how she is challenging herself and her team to live up to Danone’s promise of “One Planet, One Health”. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Simon Lowden, President of Global Foods at PepsiCo, loves his new role in building the PepsiCo foods portfolio from indulgence through to nutritional. After 22 years and a number of roles at PepsiCo, including his latest role as CMO, Simon’s move to President is, by design, to keep him from getting too comfortable with what he knows and continuously pushing him into new territory. Now, his mission is to develop the longer-term strategic intent for the business, drive market share growth and evolve capabilities for the future. Tune in to hear more from Simon on how he thinks about balance when working with agencies, how he’s focusing on sustainability and his priceless tips for career success. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

"I have a really weird background for a marketer..." As I sat with Ty Shay, hearing about his career path—from Wall Street to P&G to launching Hotwire.com to now, Global CMO for one of the largest Cybersecurity companies in the world—I was reminded that sometimes taking the not-so-obvious path gets you to exactly where you should be. On this episode, Ty and I discuss the challenge of balancing the art of telling effective brand stories with the measurement science of customer engagement - something he refers to as "performance storytelling". And when it comes to protecting more than 50 million customers from growing cyber crimes, Ty believes using "fear is a very limited way to attract customers", despite the behind-the-scenes action of cyber warfare looking close to what you see in the movies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gail Tifford, Chief Brand Officer of WW International, formerly known as Weight Watchers, has had a very exciting and unusual career! From lawyer to assistant brand manager on Q-Tips (her parents “loved” that moved) to leading global brands at Unilever and now Chief Brand Officer of WW – but wait, there's more. While at Unilever, Gail co-founded #SeeHer with Shelley Zalis, CEO & Founder of The Female Quotient. #SeeHer has already had monumental impact on how women are portrayed in media and has catapulted industry-wide reform in partnership with the ANA and The Alliance for Family Entertainment. With all this momentum and impact, there is no question why we at Adweek tapped Gail Tifford to be Chairwoman of the new Women Trailblazers Council. Tune in to hear Gail’s heart-stopping personal challenge which almost made her pass on the role of Chief Brand Officer of WW International 20 years later. Hear how she’s stayed true to her gut, her 3 critical career tips and how she is now impacting lives across the globe by empowering everyone to make healthier choices with better food products, technology, accountability, community and support. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Heidi Browning, CMO of the National Hockey League (NHL), first inspired me to launch the Gen ZEO series after talking with her last year on all the cool ways she was enrolling Gen Z into her brand formula, taking the NHL from the first 100 years into the next 100 years. A lot has happened since that pivotal conversation, including today’s announcement that the NHL officially launched their Power Players council that consists of fans ages 13 to 17. Tune in to hear how Heidi has been busy weaving together a number of new innovations into the NHL fan experience, like the glowing puck data center and sports betting as well as how Hockey is truly a team sport both on the ice and off the ice. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Emily Culp, President of Cover FX Skincare knows what it takes to move from CMO to President. From starting her career on the agency side with Digitas and Ogilvy, to leading digital and omni-channel marketing for brands like Clinique, Unilever and Rebecca Minkoff to the CMO of Keds, Emily is not one to shy away from stretch-opportunities. On this episode, Emily talks about the importance of finding and joining a board that is the right fit – in commitment, expectations and chemistry – and how that helped prepare her for her now role as President. Tune in to hear about her search for "purple squirrels", the difference between weight lifting and meditation, and the wonderful quote she leaves us with at the end. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When Seth Freeman, CMO of Buffalo Wild Wings, reached out and asked if I wanted to talk Sports, Bars, Wings and Beer, I mean come on, how could I resist? His ferocious excitement around how he was rejuvenating the Buffalo Wild Wings brand to become the Great American Sports Bar had me completely intrigued. The former Wall Street darling brand seemed to have lost its way and Seth is on a mission to bring it all back with ROAR. Literally, tune in and you’ll hear Seth ROAR. Join us in this fun adventure through how Seth created a new brand architecture and is actively tearing down old walls while opening up new spaces with his marketing and agency teams and the 80,000+ employees, aka brand ambassadors, to bring back free-spirited camaraderie. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

“There's something very special about working in a category that has so much impact on people's lives.” Meredith Verdone, CMO of Bank of America, unequivocally loves her job. And with 20 years of experience with the bank, Meredith has not only seen growth in her role – now taking on all brand, media and creative strategy for the enterprise – but also in the way the brand connects with consumers on the sometimes sticky subject of money. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Debra Bass, Global CMO and US President of Nuvo is not only an authority on village movements, she’s led and been supported by villages of all kinds in her unconventional career. Growing her marketing expertise through AT&T, Procter & Gamble, Bristol Myers Squibb, Panasonic, followed by 15 years at Johnson & Johnson, Debra is now making another unconventional move to lead Nuvo, a radical new technology company focused on reinventing pregnancy care for the 21st Century. Tune in to hear her incredible career tips as well as some fun personal learnings from her global travels. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Cynthia Chen, CEO of General Mills China, is on the cutting edge of all things “China fast” and radically different marketing approaches to grow a global brand. In a world where Häagen-Dazs, owned by General Mills in China, is considered a lifestyle brand that earns 2.4B impressions in a single event, and where red pleather pants and dumpling-decorated red hats are co-created with General Mills and their partners, it’s easy to think you are living in an alternative universe. Tune in to hear how Cynthia is setting new standards for partnerships, growth, risk, speed and role models in the C-Suite. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Maria Menounos is a celebrity, a host, an author, a podcaster, a wrestler and the CEO of a revolutionary new type of network, AfterBuzz TV, which produces more than 150 hours of programming each week and develops the careers of hundreds of new hosts each year which has earned billions of downloads all over the globe. Beyond her success from Entertainment Tonight, Access Hollywood, The Today Show, Nightly News and now AfterBuzz TV, Maria has always been committed to supporting the community around her. While quarterbacking her mother’s stage 4 brain cancer care, Maria discovered she herself had a brain tumor and faced a pivotal point in her life and career. Tune in to hear more from Maria! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today is a fun day. It’s #BacktotheBar day which means that more than 7,000 Bacardi employees across 130 global cities will storm 1000+ bars during a sixteen-hour period. I had the great honor of chatting with John Burke, who is the CMO of Bacardi and also the President of Bacardi Global Brands in preparation for this beloved day. With honor, I share his incredible story of how he is leading the Bacardi brands, and more importantly, the Bacardi teams with a single mission to stay focused on the consumer and give back to the communities from where they came. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chris Brandt, CMO of Chipotle, is on a mission to help make Chipotle a lifestyle brand versus just a food brand, which means creating emotional connections with consumers who buy into the brand, not just buy it. In this episode, Chris dives deep into the critical marketing skills required - storytelling, innovation and collaboration - to deliver exciting new ways to engage consumers every day. Chris also shares his perspective on the difference between finance and “marketing math”. Tune in to hear his incredible journey and how he’s learned to focus, measure and celebrate not just the touchdowns, but all the first downs required to deliver long-term results. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Julian Duncan, CMO of the NFL Jacksonville Jaguars, is one inspirational guy. From the first moment we started talking, I was blown away by his humble and joyous demeanor. This is someone who grew up without many role models for where he is today and managed to play professional football and create his own roadmap to CMO just by being himself, funko pop addiction and all. Tune in to hear more from Julian on his incredible journey, how he uses culture as his career guide, how he keeps himself at the forefront of marketing and how he’s become the deadliest player at Taboo. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nick Drake, EVP of Marketing & Experience of T-Mobile shares his many important career and life lessons from the Rugby field to the inside of agencies to the ocean on a surfboard and into the Outback as a Jackaroo. Nick’s life adventures are mesmerizing and despite his humble and gracious demeanor around his opportunities in life, his spirit of always “going into the unknown and amazing things will happen” has shaped his career and all the companies he has led into greatness. Tune in to hear more about how Nick is leading T-Mobile with “Are you with us” and don’t miss his point of view on the efficacy of advertising today and the role that 5G will play in ferreting out the brands and agencies that will truly win in the future. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Andrea Zahumensky, CMO of KFC U.S. is a “small town girl, raised on small town values” and learned early on that doing things the hard way is often the right way. Throughout her career, which started in IT post graduating with an engineering degree, it has remained a consistent truth in her life and helped her earn her role as CMO of an iconic $4B brand. Tune in to hear her insightful career tips and the exciting marketing initiatives she’s driving at KFC, including innovative food mash-ups and creative campaigns that uses marketing as a “magnet vs a mirror”. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jeanine Liburd, Chief Marketing and Communications Officer of BET, and I met last year at Brandweek in Palm Springs. As I sat listening to her talk about one of my favorite topics, Culture, I just knew I had to have her as my guest on CMO Moves. Not only did Jeanine dive deep into Culture, she went deeper into a driving factor of Culture, Passion. Join us in this exploration of how BET is centering all their programming and activities to support and help advance the culture they represent. Find out how Jeanine translates emotion into passion to make meaningful progress in a world where, unfortunately, racial strife still exists. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How do you market a category that has almost no historical consumer behavior data, no precedent on best practices, an outdated stigmatism of shame and is still illegal in many states as well as Federally? Well, that’s exactly what David Dancer, CMO of MedMen is on a mission to do. MedMen is one of the largest cannabis retailers globally and has already seen exponential growth in the short eight months with David leading the charge. Tune in to hear more from David on how he’s building exciting new capabilities and tackling the psychological transformation of the category out of the dark corners. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In today’s very special edition, and final episode of CMO Moves in 2018, I'm bringing back three past guests who I chatted with earlier this year on CMO Moves to find out how things have been going since we last checked in. Also, since all three of these guests sit on our Innovators Council, I thought it'd be a good time to ask them what they think the hottest trends will be in 2019. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jennifer Sey, Global CMO of Levi Strauss & Co., has had an incredible journey from elite gymnast to Global CMO. She shares the personal hurdles she had to overcome along the way and the incredibly impactful moments in her career, both bright and dark, that helped her to find her voice and become the exceptionally well-rounded leader she is today. This incredible mom of four (18, 15, 4 and 2!) has led a monumental turnaround for Levi’s, elevating the role of marketing to help make Levi’s hot again, has published a powerful memoir, produced two short films and is working on a documentary. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Alison Wagonfeld, CMO of Google Cloud, has had a unique career path from launching QuickenLoans for Intuit to start-ups to managing Harvard Business School’s California Research Center to Venture Capital, all to arrive in her role leading marketing for such a forward-thinking business unit in one of the world’s largest companies. Join us in this fascinating deep dive into technology today, what’s coming tomorrow and how Alison organizes her team to take on the rapidly changing landscape to help businesses adopt and embrace the future. Also don’t miss Alison’s tips on how to personally get ahead of the technology curve and what trends she sees growing in the next 5-10 years. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kellyn Smith Kenny leads global marketing for Hilton, which includes 15 different trading brands, nearly 900,000 rooms, almost 400,000 team members and operates in over 100 countries all around the globe. Having come from Uber after building their marketing team from the ground up, Kellyn knows what it takes to revolutionize an industry. Tune in to hear more from Kellyn on how she’s changing the game for hospitality, her leadership style, how to use both your head and your heart and how she is living up to the pioneers before her - the same ones who invented the Brownie, the Martini and the Pina Colada, just to name a few fun factoids about Hilton. Did you know that? I sure didn’t. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Just last week, Citi announced that Carla Hassan would be joining them as their new global Chief Brand Officer. I had the great honor of sitting down with her the next day to dive deep into her new role, what she’s excited to take on and where she plans to start. We also cover some incredibly personal topics that have shaped her leadership style along the way. Most notably, Carla is a working mom who has previously struggled in dealing with painful harassment for being a Lebanese immigrant in the U.S. and overcoming cancer that threatened her daughter’s life. If you ever had any doubt on the value of empathy or why that needs to be a business imperative, you must listen to this incredibly honest, raw and wonderful episode with Carla. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Casey Hurbis, CMO of Quicken Loans leads America’s Largest Lender, with 17,000 team members and 1,100 interns (18,000 apply every year) in downtown Detroit, having a significant impact on the revitalization of Detroit and Quicken Loans having been consistently voted one of the best places to work. As Casey shares his offensive and defensive marketing strategy, he also shares what it takes to run a massive in-house agency that produces over 13,000 assets on a annual basis. Most importantly, as Casey reminds us all, it’s all about purpose. “Our purpose is very, very simple. We want to help everyone in America realize their dream of being a homeowner.” Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dave Edelman, CMO of Aetna, is one of the world’s leading authorities on not just Digital Transformation, but how to do that with agility and scale. When Dave took on the role of CMO of Aetna, he was not only geared up, he was excited to help lead a massive marketing transformation effort that included 3000+ customer touch points, many of which were B2B. But it wasn’t the transformation in and of itself that excited him, it was the why behind the effort. To turn Aetna into a consumer-oriented, brand-forward company with a clear vision and a new-found purpose. If you ever wanted to hear how to transform a company with a complex B2B2B2B2C ecosystem leveraging all the power of digital, creative, operations, strategy and vision…now’s the time. A real masterclass with Dave Edelman. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lee Applbaum, Global CMO of Patron Tequila and Grey Goose Vodka is in a “pinch me moment” of his career being able to work on not just one iconic brand, but two at the same time. Both brands have incredibly rich heritages with similar DNA and ethos, but face different challenges. Key to success, beyond having a world class marketing team and partners, is the consumer. Join us in this fascinating exploration of how to leverage and augment brand swagger with the coolest technology, like VR, AR and Bot-Tenders, to truly become #PatronWorthy and get a peek at what Lee’s planning for Grey Goose. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Fernando Machado, Global CMO of Burger King, is an advertising award machine with more than 120 Lions in Cannes (5 Grand Prix), 16 D&AD Yellow Pencils, 1 Grandy and 2 Grand Effies in North America. Critically important in his success formula is moving at the speed of pop culture and taking risks with great agency partners. Having started as an intern at Unilever as a Chemical Engineer and working his way up to Global CMO of Burger King, he shares his top advice for other marketers, “First really get to know your brand, then develop a taste for great advertising and then just do it!” His advice to agencies? “Help your client do these three things!” Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dana Anderson, Chief Transformation Officer of MediaLink, is one of my favorite people on the planet. She mesmerizes me with her brilliant, sharp humor which is always delivered with transparent, best intentions. Every time I talk with Dana, I want to write down every word she says as she shares truths and insights that come from her tremendous career experience. As former CMO of Mondelez and now CTO for MediaLink, I knew there would be no better person to ask than Dana on what’s happening today in the challenging and rapidly changing intersection of agencies and brands. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.