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The MarTech Podcast ™ tells the stories of world-class marketers who use technology to generate growth and achieve business and career success. In each episode, you’ll hear from an innovative marketer as they walk through their career path and discuss the challenges of their current roles. This podcast will unearth the successes and pitfalls of industry experts, as they share their real-world experiences and teach us the tools, tips, and tricks that they’ve learned along the way.
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May 13, 2026 • 4min
The first SaaS platform to eliminate
Isaac Ferreira, VP of AI Growth Systems at Shift Paradigm, builds AI-enabled growth strategy and marketing systems. He explores how AI agents can sit beneath your tech stack and replace bridge and integration tools. He talks about social automation becoming agent-driven. He warns why most AI projects fail when strategy is ignored and stresses governance and data control.

May 12, 2026 • 4min
One thing marketers are overcomplicating
Marketers are overcomplicating AI implementation by trying to solve everything at once. Isaac Ferreira, VP of AI Growth Systems at Shift Paradigm, explains how AI disruption is reshaping marketing technology stacks and buyer journeys simultaneously. The conversation covers building contextual intelligence layers beneath existing SaaS platforms, implementing agentic governance systems for enterprise AI adoption, and developing discovery architecture that cuts through AI-mediated customer interactions.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

May 11, 2026 • 43min
The Scope of AI Disruption
Isaac Ferreira, VP of AI Growth Systems at Shift Paradigm, advises companies on marketing strategy and AI-driven activation. He explores layers of AI disruption in marketing. He discusses intelligence moving beneath the martech stack, the “curation effect” filtering discovery, and how pattern-matched content and non-intermediated channels change visibility.

May 1, 2026 • 6min
What’s the question every board asks that most marketers aren’t ready for?
Board members demand ROI proof that most CMOs can't deliver. Ruth Zive, Chief Marketing Officer at Voices, explains how voice-first technology changes brand measurement fundamentals. She outlines performance-grade voice AI implementation across customer touchpoints and reveals why traditional marketing metrics fail in conversational AI environments. Ruth details specific frameworks for measuring brand impact when customers interact through voice rather than visual channels.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Apr 30, 2026 • 4min
Is this use of AI actually making you less effective?
AI-generated strategy documents are slowing down marketing execution. Ruth Zive, Chief Marketing Officer at Voices, explains how artificial intelligence tools encourage over-planning at the expense of customer-facing action. She reveals how marketers get trapped building internal processes instead of driving demand, and shares frameworks for balancing strategic planning with immediate revenue-generating activities.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Apr 29, 2026 • 5min
If SEO is actually dying, what should marketers stop doing today?
Ruth Zive, CMO at Voices and voice-first technology leader, explains why marketers must move beyond search-dependent tactics. She discusses shifting SEO budgets toward AI/AEO, prioritizing discoverability inside LLMs, and rethinking websites and clicks as primary success metrics. Short, tactical and future-focused conversation on voice and AI-led brand strategies.

Apr 28, 2026 • 4min
One marketing lesson from Lady Gaga that every CMO should steal
Voice technology transforms customer experiences but most brands still sound robotic. Ruth Zive, Chief Marketing Officer at Voices, explains how performance-grade AI voices are replacing synthetic alternatives across enterprise systems. She discusses coordinating voice branding with visual identity systems, implementing actor-powered voice models for conversational AI agents, and measuring voice experience impact on customer engagement metrics.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Apr 27, 2026 • 37min
The Voice-First Shift Companies Can’t Ignore
Voice technology is reshaping how brands connect with customers. Ruth Zive, Chief Marketing Officer at Voices, explains how companies can build authentic brand experiences in voice-first environments. She discusses performance-grade AI voice selection strategies, cross-platform voice consistency frameworks, and practical approaches for integrating voice technology into existing marketing workflows without over-strategizing implementation.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Apr 18, 2026 • 5min
Let's ban this phrase from AI vendor pitches forever
Chris O'Neill, CEO of GrowthLoop and former Google Canada exec, explains why buzzwords like "AI-powered" no longer mean much. He talks about skipping long proofs of concept to launch production in 24 hours. He explores composable CDPs, RFID-driven retail ops, and building automated, data-activated growth engines.

Apr 17, 2026 • 4min
You say you're data-driven but are you lying?
Chris O'Neill, CEO of GrowthLoop and marketing technology leader who scaled Google Canada and launched Glean, discusses agentic composable CDPs. He explores how AI can learn from customer data to automate marketing cycles. He contrasts passive dashboards with actionable, real-time systems and outlines rapid deployment strategies for measurable growth.


