Marketing Vanguard

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.