Marketing Vanguard

Vineet Mehra, CMO of Ancestry, leads one of the most purpose-driven brands in the world, which is to genuinely and authentically change the world by helping “people create personal discoveries, and through those personal discoveries, they find connections to others and we all become closer as a result.” With over 11 billion human connections between family trees, Vineet shares how to enroll consumers as chief storytellers in an efficient, modern, marketing machine. Tune in to hear more from Vineet on Purpose 2.0 and the Next Generation CMO, as well as how navigate your career in this new era of Ambidexterity. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jim Stengel is the President and CEO of The Jim Stengel Group and ultimate teacher of teachers, helping companies find their purpose and developing the leaders of tomorrow. Previously, Jim was the Global Marketing Officer of P&G, where he led a 7000 person marketing team, managed an advertising budget of $8 Billion+ and won the Advertiser of the Year award at Cannes Lions. Today, Jim works more hours than he did at P&G, but, as he says, he’s “less tired, more energized and slightly more interesting just because I'm spending nearly 100 percent of my time on things that I absolutely love.” Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stuart Redsun, former CMO of Columbia Sportswear Company, has worked with a lot of cool brands in his career, to include Nike, Gateway, Motorola, Sony, Under Armour and the portfolio of brands at Columbia Sportswear Company (Columbia, Sorel, Mountain Hardwear and prAna). Join us in this fascinating conversation about Brand Truth, what it is, how to find it and how to apply it to bring not only consumer loyalty, but employee loyalty. Also hear Stu’s top advice for what to do in your first CMO role, how to gain credibility and leave your own mark. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What would happen if you woke up one day and realized you no longer wanted that corner office? Your passion was gone. What would you do? I was lucky enough to catch Robin Domeniconi, CEO and Founder of Threaded Tales and former CMO of (RED), in between her global hops, to grab her inspirational story to share with you. I met Robin a couple of years ago and her story has stayed with me in vibrant color ever since. A remarkable journey that took her on a whirlwind career leading some of the world’s most popular publications, like Real Simple and Elle, jumping into private equity, evolving brands like Microsoft and Rue La La into media properties and then… a one-way ticket to Bali. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

David Rubin, Head of Audience and Brand at The New York Times (NYT), spends a lot of time thinking about human truths and emotional connections, not just at the NYT, but throughout his whole career. It's how he led successful brands at Unilever, Pinterest and now the NYT. He also offers some great advice about how to expand your thinking beyond your purview to break through barriers, like how he leveraged inspiration from The Blair Witch Project to take Axe to the top of the market and how he's now thinking of the future of the NYT looking at the success of Spotify and Netflix. Tune into this fascinating CMO Moves #podcast to hear more on what The New York Times is up to and, per David, how to "move fast and don't be afraid to break stuff." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

John Dillon, CMO of Denny's, has been on a mission for 11 years to rejuvenate one the most iconic American brands and shares the brand journey through consumer insights, social media, AI, restaurant design, menu revamping, franchisee enrollment to follow their North Star. Also, don’t miss the incredible story from John on how Denny’s rediscovered its purpose and why they are now building a truck! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Meg Goldthwaite, CMO of NPR, shares the secrets of great storytelling, especially when telling stories of other storytellers while leveraging leaps in technology! Like the storyteller squared that she is, she is also a mom squared, ensuring her three children thrive in their lives at home and get to experience disparate corners of the world as she serves mankind! Tune to hear more on what Meg (and “Yoda”) have to say about balance and being brave! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Gomez, CMO of Target, shares his journey to become the marketing leader of the beloved Target brand, the success factors of Retail, his dedication to empathy as the key for leadership, the source of his confidence, how to break through boundaries and have a positive impact on culture. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Greg Revelle, CMO of Kohl’s, shares how he his fosters innovation with how he leads his teams, tenets for impactful leadership, great career building tips, what to ask for from your boss, how to champion success and provide an environment where people can bring their best selves to the table. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chris Capossela, CMO of Microsoft, shares his career path from his first job helping his family restaurant through 27 years at Microsoft to become CMO leading one of the most impressive cultural transformations in the industry and what he learned from his mentors, like Bill Gates and Satya Nadella, along the way. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.