Cmo Moves

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. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out 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. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out 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. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out 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. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out 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! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out 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 ch

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. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out 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… See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out 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. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out 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. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out 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. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out 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. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out i

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

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. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out 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. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out 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. See acast.com/privacy for privacy a

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. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out 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. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out 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. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out 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. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.