Hyundai’s CMO Angela Zepeda never anticipated becoming a brand CMO, having spent the majority of her career on the agency side. And while she always saw herself going down the path of a COO role, it was that operational expertise and ability to solve real business problems through creativity that caught the eye of the Hyundai leadership team which led to the offer (on a Wednesday morning she recalls so well). In this episode, the chief marketer dishes on the non-marketing skillsets required of CMOs today and how it's never too late to invest in yourself and your career. She also shares an inside look at the Hyundai’s latest “full-funnel attack” campaign for the new Tuscon release and how she’s working to innovate on the inside to support digital retailing and on the outside with true brand storytelling.

Angela Zepeda, CMO of Hyundai - the Creative "Side Hustle" of Today's CMO

Her current position at fintech start-up Happy Money may be Sadira Furlow’s first-ever CMO role (and this her first-ever podcast!) but don’t let the rookie façade fool you. The 2020 Brand Genius honoree has a string of noteworthy career achievements under her belt, including viral Superbowl campaigns like Mountain Dew’s “PuppyMonkeyBaby” and one of her proudest career wins in building from the ground up, PepsiCo’s first premium water brand LifeWTR.

She’s also an incredibly humble leader whose path to CMO was far from expected. Today, she’s building the Happy Money brand house as well as the brand voice through digital content that speaks to consumers in the way that they like to talk about money (debt-hacks, anyone?). Tune in to hear Sadira’s faith-fueled career journey, her must-have marketing skills, advice to those starting a new role remotely and what she would be if she wasn’t a CMO, which she could (and should) totally still do even as a CMO!

Sadira Furlow, CMO of Happy Money - Faith-fueled Leaps on the Path to CMO

While most would find changing roles and marketing strategies during a pandemic challenging, Away’s CMO Selena Kalvaria saw it as a perfect opportunity. “We brought everything in together. We redeveloped our processes, how we work together, and we just moved in lock step. It's been a fantastic journey. The company has had explosive growth even as a pandemic has set us back. I feel like in many ways it's driven us forward.”  

Before joining Away as their VP of Brand and now CMO, Selena graduated from Princeton University with a Bachelor's Degree in archaeology and finance and started her career on Wall Street before leaving to work in marketing for brands like Diageo and Anheuser-Busch.

Selena Kalvaria, CMO of Away - How the Travel Brand Is Building and Maintaining Community Love

For the sports-fuel brand Gatorade and video game software company Electronic Arts, entertainment has been blurring the line between the business and their audiences. From partnerships with Snoop Dogg and Keyshawn Johnson to bringing sports to digital via Twitch like having Marshawn Lynch and more athletes recreate the Pro Bowl during the pandemic, both brands have seen an incredible digital transformation in the past years.

Discover the moves David and Kalen are taking to fuel sport, how playing the video game Madden came full circle for the marketers' strategy, and how embracing the community as a shared experience allowed them to tap into unique insights.

David Tinson, CMO of EA, and Kalen Thornton, CMO of Gatorade - Marketing Is The Name of the Game

When Amina first started, her career building consisted of iconic brands such as Pantene and Pampers at Proctor and Gamble. After 12 years, Amina set out on an important life journey that would determine her next big move to be CMO of the world’s first climate positive grocery store.

Tune into this episode to learn more about Thrive Market’s shoppable cookbook launch and hear all about her journey to CMO!

Amina Pasha, CMO of Thrive Market on Launching its First Shoppable Cookbook

In Kenny Mitchell’s return to the CMO Moves podcast, he reflects on the past two years in his role with a heavier focus on the future of AR. Serving as the lead for both the B2B and B2C business, Mitchell discusses the “magic” behind the platform’s most recent campaign, Open Your Snapchat, where consumers can open unique and localized AR experiences across major cities.

Listen to this episode to learn what tools today’s marketers need in their tool belt and why curiosity is so critical. Also, make sure to listen to his first episode to get flooded with game-changing career advice.

Kenny Mitchell, CMO of Snap - Distinguishing Between the Noise and the Signals

Carl Loredo always had aspirations, not expectations, of becoming CMO when he joined Wendy’s six years ago, having previously been in the chief marketing seat for furniture brand KraftMaid.

In addition to leaning into its core values, Loredo claims the brand’s other key ingredient is built on trust and cross-collaboration to bring people along. Listen to get Loredo’s candid advice for aspiring CMOs and why problem-solving goes hand-in-hand with marketing today.

Carl Loredo, CMO of Wendy's - Growing the “Challenger Brand with a Charm”

When Kate Huyett made the decision to leave business school early on in her career, the last role she expected her path to lead her to was CMO of apparel brand, Bombas. Huyett had always used her love of learning as her “north star” and trusted that having an MBA would land her exactly where she needed to be.

CMO Moves host Heide Palermo sits down with Huyett to discuss what's next for the brand including their new launch of the second most requested clothing item in homeless shelters as well as the marketing breakfast she's been running for several years.

Kate Huyett, CMO of Bombas - Using Learning as a Love Language

Aron North has always been intentional with his career moves, even from childhood. North recalls a flyer he made as a kid that read “Aron is my name, taking out your trash cans is my game.”

Tune in for a crash course in entrepreneurial thinking grounded in business imperatives. North also shares his biggest do’s and don’ts for a harmonious brand-agency relationship and advice on how to keep your creative briefs, well, brief.

Aron North, CMO of Mint Mobile - Why Creative Is Jet Fuel To the Engine

Linda describes her path to CMO as a series of doors that opened to new opportunities. Her resume boasts research and brand roles at CPG giants like P&G, General Mills—not to mention two CMO roles prior to becoming CMO of Campbell Soup Company. Now, Lee is talking all about how the marketing team over at Campbell’s has modernized the brand to make the product more relevant to consumers under the meals and beverages portfolio.

In this episode, Lee shares insights into how she’s navigating pandemic-accelerated changes, the one thing she looks for when building a team, and the importance of creating space for others.

Linda Lee, CMO of Campbell's - Modernizing the Nostalgic Brand

From the challenge of retaining talent and fostering an inviting culture on the inside to the necessity of moving at the speed of culture on the outside, marketing leaders have to prioritize both (and find the synergies between them) in order to thrive in the future.

In this special edition, hear from seven CMOs from brands like Wendy’s, Campbell’s and Snap Inc. on those specific challenges while host Heide Palermo and co-host Jabari Hearn, svp of marketing at Westbrook Media dish on their perspectives and share a few of our own.

Special Edition: CMOs and the Culture Conundrum

After 10 years in London and a bit of career pause, Denny Tu joined IMAX in 2017 and for the past four and a half years, he’s served as IMAX’s chief marketing officer—a title he said he dreamed of his entire life. But, with great power comes great responsibility and expectations.

Tune in to hear Denny's personal connection to that effort and what happened when he listened to an IMAX demo for the very first time. Learn how he's prioritized personal needs throughout his career journey, his perspectives on what it means to be a CMO today and his advice for embracing "your other."

Denny Tu, CMO of IMAX - Embracing What Makes You Different Over Achievements

In this all new CMO Moves Duos episode, BET CMO Kimberly Evans Paige and NTWRK Jason Brown dive into the intersection of entertainment and commerce for their culture-led brands. The two leaders share how they're achieving the perfect science of creativity and community to empower young creators and artists and help them tell their own stories.

Tune in to hear more about the exciting collaborations Kim and Jason have already executed, how they’re thinking about Black History Month and the delicate dance of keeping a pulse on new and emerging talent.

Jason Brown, CMO of NTWRK, and Kimberly Evans Paige, CMO of BET - Contributing Back to Culture

What would make an agency veteran go client side and never look back? Well, for Craig Rowley, CMO of personalized goods purveyor Shutterfly, it was all about the opportunity to truly lead a brand.

Tune in to hear more on Rowley’s career journey, how his agency experience helps him in his role today and what he sees fundamentally changing about the CMO role and brand-agency relationships moving forward.

Craig Rowley, CMO of Shutterfly - Building Brand and Empathy

Having spent more than 25 years in the theme park industry, with her most recent role as CMO and EVP of marketing for Universal Parks and Resorts North America, Wiley gives us a peek into the exciting innovations coming to the Orlando and Hollywood destinations. Nintendo, anyone? She also shares how her team builds, protects, and grows the brand alongside its biggest fans to drive tangible business results and the role social media has played in helping the company shape its post-pandemic experience.

Tune in to hear how the marketing team at Universal Parks and Resorts leverages storytelling and immersive experiences throughout its parks and resort. You’ll also hear Wiley’s memorable advice on embracing who you are (especially when you’re the “only” in the room), the power of mentors who help you see your blind spots and advocating for yourself and your work.

Xiomara Wiley, CMO & EVP, Marketing, Universal Parks & Resorts - Defining Brand Alongside Consumers

Over the course of her career, Carolyn Dawkins has led marketing efforts for some of the world’s most admired companies - L’Oreal, Kellogg’s, Google, Coty, and Estee Lauder.

As her journey continues as SVP for Clinique, she is constantly challenging her team to tackle new frontiers for beauty, think holistically about decoding brand challenges, and interact with one another using radical candor as a guiding principle.

Hear her story from Australia to New York, perspective on data, and her practical tips for approaching the metaverse strategically—and fearlessly.

Carolyn Dawkins, SVP, Clinique - Translating Brand Equity in the Metaverse

In this kick-off episode, Seth Farbman, CMO of Spotify, shares his point of view on how marketers need to retrain their thinking patterns to become more authentic through vulnerability, how to develop belief systems to guide their approach to business, how to connect with consumers through culture, how to develop a common language, how to build a world-class team from the ground-up, how to enroll coaches to align leadership teams, how to embrace diversity of thought to provide a truly inclusive environment, how to have a level of boldness and bravery in service of something bigger than yourself in order to be successful.

Seth Farbman, CMO of Spotify – Belief Systems, Authenticity and Bravery

Linda Boff, CMO of GE, shares how her early experiences have shaped her approach to storytelling, how to bring together internal and external perspective into a powerful ecosystem of innovation, how to channel ideas into action, how to invest in your team with quality time and resources, how to unite employees across the globe with a brand that is human and accessible, how to turn the impossible into unimpossible.

Linda Boff, CMO of GE - Mastery of Storytelling

Tony Rogers, CMO of Walmart US shares his incredible journey to becoming a CMO of the world's largest company and his four stages of evolution: functional expert, cross-functional champion, customer advocate and purpose leader.

Tony Rogers, CMO of Walmart U.S. - The Power of Purpose

Mary Beech, CMO of Kate Spade New York, shares how she's overcome trials and tribulations throughout her career while juggling the tough balance of work-life commitments; how to turn negative feedback into positive momentum, how to prioritize time spent at work and at home, how to strategize for your week, how to plan your career and more…

Mary Beech, CMO of Kate Spade - Fierce Honesty and Tough Decisions

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.

Stuart Redsun, former CMO Columbia Sportswear Company - Seeking Brand Truth

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.

Dave Edelman, CMO of Aetna - Agile Digital Transformation of a Complex Ecosystem

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.

John Burke, CMO and President of Bacardi Global Brands - Back to the Bar!

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.

Debra Bass, Global CMO & US President of Nuvo - Why Every Move You Make Takes A Village

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.

Simon Lowden, President Global Foods, PepsiCo - Getting Comfortable with Discomfort

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.

Special Edition: Duos with Marc Pritchard, CBO of P&G and Antonio Lucio, CMO of Facebook

Bozoma (Boz) Saint John, CMO of Endeavor (aka @badassboz) has had an exciting career leading brands like Uber, Apple Music, Pepsi and now Endeavor. In this episode, we dive deep into her unique superpowers– which sit squarely amidst the magic of pop culture– and how she added skills along the way to help her do “the full job.” Despite creativity being her leading strength, Boz has leaned into “the math” to underscore her achievements. A skill, she says, she was criticized for not mastering early on in her career. Find out what Boz is up to now at Endeavor from movie stars to athletes to brands to Miss Universe and Professional Bull Riders. This episode is filled with heart, excitement and great life advice. As Boz shares her experience of losing her husband at such a young age, she reminds us all to live life urgently. She describes her own life as a campfire, where you need lots of different kinds of logs to really make the fire blaze. There is no denying, she’s on fire in the best way.

Bozoma Saint John, CMO of Endeavor - Being the Campfire and Living Life Urgently

Brad Haley, CMO of IHOP (sometimes now referred to as IHOb) is no stranger to big, bold, daring campaigns. A “cereal” restaurant marketer, as reinforced by the brand's recent product extension of cereal pancakes, Brad points to his key success factors: taking risks, his team, and having best-in-class agency partners. Indeed, the IHOb campaign was remarkable. In this episode, Brad goes deep into the campaign conception, the results, and how IHOP has been on a continual upward march in building brand momentum alongside Adweek’s Agency of the Decade, Droga5. We also dive deep into Brad’s earlier roles at CKE and Jack in the Box, where he first developed his formula for success that he's been refining ever since. This includes strong agency partnerships across the full-funnel marketing activities and the importance of not losing sight of the upper funnel. And going back to the very beginning of what Brad said was key to success, “having the very best internal team you can have,” Brad shares with us what his internal organization looks like, his broad cross-functional responsibilities, and his dedication to fostering diverse and inclusive teams. As part of IHOP’s core values, Brad describes all the actions they take and what they measure to ensure they are living up to those values and how success is breeding success.

Brad Haley, CMO of IHOP - Building Brand Momentum with Best-in-Class Agencies

In this session from the Adweek D&I Summit, Petco CMO Tariq Hassan interviews Salesforce CMO Stephanie Buscemi on how to elevate diverse voices. Be sure to check out the other 10-minute conversations in this special series focused on Diversity, Inclusion, Equality and Equity for all.

D&I Summit Series: Stephanie Buscemi interviewed by Tariq Hassan on Elevating Diverse Voices

What an honor to interview the Queen Interviewer of all time, Katie Couric, Award-Winning Journalist, Co-Founder, Stand Up To Cancer, and Founder, Katie Couric Media.  In this unique episode of CMO Moves we cover a large range of topics that are top of mind for all marketers today, including social unrest, health and wellness, shift in media budgets, rise of social media importance and the power of brands working together. 

When Katie is not fighting social injustice, fighting cancer or fighting economic downturn, she’s busy fighting hunger. And today, on the 22nd anniversary of the 1998’s hit family movie The Parent Trap, she brought back the original cast (less Natasha Richardson, sadly) via her Instagram channel to raise funds for World Central Kitchen’s emergency relief and resiliency programs in the wake of Covid-19.  For more information, please visit: https://www.instagram.com/tv/CC3RtRIFreN/

Katie Couric - Changing the World Through Influence and Dedication

Zak Brown, CEO of McLaren Racing, joins us to share his perspective on the motor racing industry today, the future, and why he brought on the first CMO of McLaren Racing, Mark Waller, former CMO of the NFL. Zak, as CEO, has had to make some tough decisions these past few months, including having to furlough three-quarters of the staff, but he remains positive on the future as the learnings are pushing the technology sport to new levels that are in the fan’s best interest. “It’s easy to be a CEO when it’s easy, it’s hard to be a CEO when it’s hard, but the good CEOs, I think, thrive in that environment.”

Zak Brown, CEO of McLaren Racing - Steering Through The Most Complicated Track History

Almost three years ago, I published Episode 5 of CMO Moves, called The CMO Roadmap to Success, with Greg Welch, Senior Partner of Spencer Stuart. Having placed over 500 CMOs at the time, all ears tuned in to find out the secrets to landing the big job.  Today, I bring back Greg to give us on update on the current CMO landscape, what’s changed this year (everything!) and what’s ahead for CMOs.  In addition, Greg introduces us to the Spencer Stuart CMO Summit that just went live and is included in this episode.  Three Global CMOs from New York to Brazil to Singapore weigh in on what’s changed in their world and what they look forward to: Janey Whiteside, CCO Walmart, Silvia Lagnado, Sustainable Growth Officer, Natura & Co, and Erica Kerner, Head of Marketing Strategies and Partnerships, ONE Championship.

Greg Welch and Global CMOs Weigh in on Today’s CMO Opportunities

On his last day as Global CMO of Facebook and also his last day as a CMO after 40 years in marketing, Antonio Lucio took to the virtual stage during Brandweek to share his thoughts on business, marketing and life. Antonio takes us through his journey in marketing and leadership and shares will all of us the lessons he learned along the way. He also shared the negative consequences when you take on too much at work without being mindful of you and your family. Having survived divorce, depression and a heart attack, Antonio offers his advice as someone who has “made every mistake in the book.” Tune into this breathtaking farewell filled with tips no one really ever tells you and be sure to have a pen, paper and a box of Kleenex handy.

Antonio Lucio, Global CMO of Facebook – Inclusive Leadership Through Turbulence

In this third installment of a CMO Moves mini-series called “People-powered Growth Fueled by Transformative Technology” that we’ve brought to life alongside Lara Balazs, CMO and GM of Strategic Partner Group at Intuit, we sat down with Condé Nast CMO Deirdre Findlay to hear how the two of them are thinking about agility and speed given Covid impacts, social unrest and future needs. We also discuss what it was like for Deirdre to start her new role as CMO just before the Pandemic hit and how Lara’s role has recently expanded. Tune in to this insightful episode filled with lessons in leadership and practical tips to help us all navigate the here, now and beyond. Also don’t miss Deirdre’s perspective of fashion these days and what Deirdre and Lara would be doing right now to change the world if money and talent were no object.

Deirdre Findlay, CMO of Condé Nast and Lara Balazs, CMO of Intuit - Agility and Speed

Have you heard the one about the girl in the bush? If not, you’re going to want to tune in to this episode for that story and some of the most practical and honest career advice we all need to hear right now. I first had Denise Karkos on CMO Moves at the start of 2018 when she was the CMO of TD Ameritrade. In this episode, we talk about what led her to make the move after 13 years from financial services to the entertainment industry, how she’s focusing on her team right now and the one thing you can do to build back your confidence after a slip-up.

Denise Karkos, CMO of SiriusXM and Pandora - Putting ‘Another Single on the Board’

In honor of CMO Moves 150th episode, we went LIVE for the very first time to include the community in this important conversation around “The Business of Marketing”. Eight of the world’s top CMOs came together to discuss the intersectionality of Marketing, Finance, Technology, HR, and the Board Room and shared their perspectives on what it takes to be a well-rounded marketing business leader today.  Thank you:
* Alicia Tillman, Global CMO of SAP
* Antonio Lucio, former Global CMO of Facebook
* Dara Treseder, Head Of Global Marketing and Communications of Peloton
* Linda Boff, CMCO of GE and President of GE Foundation
* Marisa Thalberg, Chief Brand and Marketing Officer of Lowe’s Companies
* Martin Renaud, CMO of Mondelez International
* Raja Rajamannar, CMCO of Mastercard and President Healthcare Division of Mastercard
* Vineet Mehra, Global Chief Marketing and Customer Officer of Walgreens Boots Alliance

8 Leading CMOs Discuss The Business of Marketing on Episode #150

It’s not every day you get to interview the CMO of PepsiCo Beverages… and his daughter! When Greg Lyons invited me into his home, via zoom of course, I not only got to spend quality time with Greg talking through career and life defining moments, but I got to meet his lovely daughter, Molly, his two Bernese Mountain Dogs, and a cameo appearance (wave from the window) from his son. Join us as we explore Greg’s career journey, the moves that he made, the mistakes that he learned from, how he’s planning to spend the Super Bowl for the first time in 10 years, what his daughter has to say about all her new found dad time, and how he balances home, heart and happiness.

Greg Lyons, CMO of PepsiCo Beverages – Balancing Home, Heart and Happiness to the End Zone

This episode marks a first for CMO Moves. We turned the tables on host Nadine Dietz as she joins as a guest for the very first time. CMOs Vineet Mehra and Musa Tariq take the hosting reigns to put Nadine in the hot seat to dish on the new adventure she’s taking on, as well as her new roles with Adweek. Nadine takes us back to her upbringing, her early career and some of the most personal and pivotal times in her life that have shaped who she is today. And of course, we wouldn’t let her off the hook without having her answer the famous last question she's asked every CMO...

Special Episode: Nadine Dietz in the Hot Seat!

I first was introduced to Sophie Bambuck last year when a few folks in our community kept mentioning her name as someone we just had to know. As promised, Sophie turned out to be a delightfully humble leader and mentor who views marketing in such a refreshingly simple way.

The French-born (listen at :55 seconds in to hear how to say her last name right!), Portland-based leader spent most of her career in brand marketing at Nike, before taking on her first role as CMO for DTC fashion brand Everlane last month. And while Sophie’s path to CMO was not one she anticipated early on, she always knew that she wanted to set a good example for her two daughters and do something to have a positive impact on culture. “I knew that I wanted to tell stories. I wanted to make people feel something.”

Tune in to hear how Sophie is thinking about storytelling and approaching sustainability from a marketing lens at Everlane. She also shares how she’s taking on her first 90 days as CMO and what’s it been like to onboard during the pandemic and critical advice she offers for aspiring CMOs centered around picking people over titles and jobs.

Sophie Bambuck, CMO of Everlane - Picking People Over Jobs

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