Best Jim Stengel Podcasts (2025)

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George Felix (Chili's Grill & Bar) | The Playbook for Becoming Brand of the Year 58:22

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Who doesn’t remember the Chili’s jingle—“I want my baby back, baby back, baby back…”? Or maybe you’ve seen the viral TikToks about Chili’s Triple Dipper. Chili’s is back in culture in a big way, and much of that credit goes to their Chief Marketing Officer, George Felix. George is one of today’s most dynamic marketing leaders. He started his career…

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Ep 282: Phil Thomas of Informa Festivals - "The Connector" 40:57

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How connected do your people feel? Phil Thomas is the Chief Creative Officer of Informa Festivals. They're the company that owns Cannes Lions. And Phil has recently been named as Chairman of Comic Relief. One of the things that I've learned hosting this podcast is that the most powerful leaders rarely get remembered for their titles. They're rememb…

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Ariel Kelman (Salesforce) | Leading the Charge in AI Innovation 51:54

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Fall is here, which means back to school, football season, crisp apples, and the world’s biggest blend of tech conference and music festival: Dreamforce. Now in its 22nd year, Dreamforce 2025 returns to San Francisco on October 14th to the 16th, featuring headline speakers like the CEOs of Google and Starbucks, plus musical guests Metallica and Ben…

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Jessica Padula (Nespresso USA) | Brewing Growth & Sustainability 56:49

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This week, The CMO Podcast is serving up a rich and flavorful conversation as Jim sits down with Jessica Padula, Vice President of Marketing and Sustainability for Nespresso USA. Nespresso, part of Swiss-based Nestlé, started in the 1980s with one bold idea: that anyone should be able to brew a café-quality coffee at home. Fast forward to today, an…

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Building Brands with Courage: Voices from Hinge, Essity, and Be LOVE 35:44

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This week, we’re wrapping up the summer with the final episode recorded in the south of France at the Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity. Captured at Chez Vayner, this roundtable brings together three powerhouse leaders to explore how trust, courage, and community are driving the next wave of brand growth—and why the return of creative simplicity …

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Marketing Across Uncertainty | Lessons from the Deloitte Global Roundtable with Nestlé, Saucony, Zurich Insurance and 47:55

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In a world of constant disruption and global uncertainty, how can marketing leaders keep their teams focused, inspired, and moving forward? In this week’s episode, recorded live at the Deloitte Digital Apartment during the Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity, Jim welcomes four senior marketing leaders who share how they lead with resilience, creati…

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Calum Laming (British Airways) | Brand-Building at 35,000 Feet 46:14

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In this week's episode The CMO Podcast, Jim sits down with Calum Laming, the Chief Customer Officer of British Airways. He and his team are responsible for a creative replatforming of British Airways, celebrating the airline as a British Original. For their remarkable creative work, Calum and team won the highest honor last year at the Cannes Lions…

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From Startup to Legacy: How Life Stages Shape Leadership, featuring Shutterstock, Audemars Piguet and Cymbiotika 39:52

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On this week's episode of The CMO Podcast, Jim is joined by three remarkable leaders who are at very different stages of their careers and lives, but all share a bold vision for leadership and creativity. Aimee Egan, Chief Enterprise Officer of Shutterstock, brings the perspective of driving growth and transformation in one of the world’s most infl…

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Jonnie Cahill (PepsiCo) | How to Onboard with Intention 48:00

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Jim’s guest this week on The CMO Podcast is Jonnie Cahill, the newly appointed SVP and Chief Marketing Officer of International Foods at PepsiCo. Originally from Dublin, Ireland, Jonnie stepped into this role in April 2025 after more than 12 years at Heineken, where he most recently served as Chief Marketing Officer for the U.S. PepsiCo is a global…

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Melody Lee (Mercedes-Benz USA) | Success is Never Solo 48:49

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This week, Jim welcomes Melody Lee, the Chief Marketing Officer of Mercedes-Benz USA. Mercedes-Benz is one of the world’s most enduring luxury brands and will celebrate its 100th anniversary next year. Melody’s career in marketing had an inauspicious start. She graduated from Georgia Tech with both a BS and an MS in international affairs, took a $1…

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Building Brand Love with UGG, Tinder, Tubi and Transunion 43:40

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In this special roundtable episode of The CMO Podcast, recorded live at the Brand Innovators LVMH Villa, presented by Shutterstock. Jim Stengel sits down with four powerhouse marketing leaders to explore the timeless—and timely—question: What does it take to build a brand people truly love? Joining Jim are... Matt Spiegel, EVP of TruAudience Growth…

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Brian Irving (Lyft) | The Pink Rebels 43:25

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Jim's guest this week on The CMO Podcast is Brian Irving, the Chief Marketing Officer at Lyft, the 13-year-old, San Francisco-based company whose purpose is to improve people’s lives with the world's best transportation. Lyft does business in the US and Canada, and has about $6 billion in revenue Brian has been at Lyft for about 15 months. Before t…

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Elizabeth Rutledge (American Express) | The Customer at the Center of Everything 48:15

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Jim's guest this week on The CMO Podcast is Elizabeth Rutledge, the Chief Marketing Officer of American Express. Elizabeth is a unique CMO–she has been at AmEx for her entire career of 35 years, and she has been CMO for seven of those years. AmEx’s stock was about $4 when Elizabeth joined, and it is about $300 currently. More trivia–American Expres…

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The Creator Economy Roundtable with Brandon B, Kim Larson (YouTube) and Kenny Gold (Deloitte Digital) 40:37

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We had a whirlwind five days in Cannes last week, bringing you our first of many live, in-person episodes recorded as part of the Cannes Lions Festival. And to kick it off, Jim is diving into a topic that was a part of many conversations in the south of France…the Creator Economy. Creators and the space they’ve forged have become one of most transf…

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The Day the Universe Changed with Mike Moynihan (Lego) and George Carey (Human-ology) 1:02:52

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You have probably noticed we are getting more provocative with our episodes and their titles. A few weeks ago we released an episode titled “Is Brand Purpose Dead.” Well this week’s episode takes it up a notch: “The Day the Universe Changed: How the last five years have changed us as humans and consumers.” Jim's guests are Mike Moynihan, the SVP of…

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Carrie Palin (Cisco) | Powering An Inclusive Future For All 56:30

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This week Jim's guest on The CMO Podcast is Carrie Palin, the SVP and Chief Marketing Officer of Cisco, the $55 billion by revenue tech leader, whose purpose is to leverage technology, people, and broader networks to solve society’s greatest challenges. Cisco is on quite a roll–its stock is up about 40% in the last year. Carrie never took a marketi…

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Kelley Puckett (goodr) | Sunglasses with the Permission to Be Unabashedly Yourself 48:29

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It’s officially summertime here in the U.S., and Jim welcomes a guest whose company truly embodies the spirit of the season. Kelley Puckett is the Chief Marketing Officer of goodr, a high-growth sunglasses brand founded nine years ago in Southern California. Like many great startups, goodr began by identifying a problem and solving it. The founders…

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Rah Mahtani (Alibaba.com) | Making It Easy to Do Business Anywhere 47:15

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This week Jim welcomes Rah Mahtani, the Head of Commercial Strategy US for Alibaba.com, the Chinese multinational technology company founded in 1999 by Jack Ma and 18 colleagues. Alibaba Group operates as a holding company for a wide array of businesses, including online retail, wholesale through Alibaba.com, logistics (Cainiao), cloud computing (A…

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Ep 281: Neil Waller of Whalar Group - "The 'This' Leader" 54:45

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What's the ‘this’ in your business? Neil Waller is the Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Whalar Group. They're a global creator company. Whalar have done as much as anyone, and more than most, to catalyze the creator economy. And as you'll hear, it was inspired by a conversation with and an unforgettable provocation from Sir John Hegarty. But behind their s…

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Is Brand Purpose Dead—or More Alive Than Ever? | Conversation with Kory Marchisotto (e.l.f.Beauty), Mark Ritson (Mini MBA), Lisa Materazzo (The Ford Motor Company) and Sara Carter (adam&eveDDB) 1:03:23

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Do you think brand purpose is a tired idea that never truly had relevance in the world of branding and business? Or do you believe that having a brand purpose—and activating it in everything you do—is the most effective way to run a successful company? On this show, we've heard compelling arguments on both sides of the debate. So today, we're bring…

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Sofia Colucci (Molson Coors) | Uniting People Through Delicious Beverages 51:06

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We’re on the verge of summer, so you’re probably dreaming of that ice-cold beer—whether at the beach, the ballpark, or on your back porch. This week, Jim welcomes Sofia Colucci to the podcast. She’s the Chief Marketing Officer for North America at Molson Coors, the fourth-largest brewer in the world, with about $12 billion in revenue. Molson Coors …

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Reflections on the Journey to Chief Marketing Officer with Jim Stengel 45:29

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This week's episode is something a little different. Jim returns to the beautiful Miraval Berkshires — a place known for reflection, intention, and growth. And that spirit is exactly what this conversation is all about: Jim's own Reflections on the Journey to Chief Marketing Officer. We each have our own journey, but today, Jim will take you throug…

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Linda Boff, David Lubars and Rishad Tobaccowala | The Advertising Hall of Fame Class of 2025 Inductees 49:11

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This week, we are celebrating the Class of 2025 inductees into the Advertising Hall of Fame, as Jim welcomes three of this year's honorees for a roundtable discussion. Recorded live the morning after "The Biggest Night in Advertising"—the American Advertising Federation’s annual Hall of Fame induction and celebration—the conversation highlights a f…

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The Future CMO Summit featuring General Motors, JPMorgan Chase, Coach and Mondelez 45:09

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This week, Jim is coming to you from the serene and stunning Miraval Berkshires, nestled in Western Massachusetts, where Vayner hosted the Future CMO Summit. We welcomed twenty next-gen marketing leaders for a perfect setting that inspired a candid, energizing roundtable with some of the brightest minds in the industry today. Joining Jim are four s…

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Ep 280: Jill Cress of H&R Block - "The Invested Leader" 52:59

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Jill Cress is the Chief Marketing and Experience Officer for H&R Block. She also serves on the board of the AdCouncil, and she's been recognized on Forbes’ list of the World's 50 Most Influential CMOs. Before H&R Block, Jill spent 20 years at MasterCard. Now, a leader who spends most of their professional life working in financial institutions coul…

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Rachel Thornton (Adobe) | Exploring Curiosity Through Digital Experiences 47:35

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This week, The CMO Podcast is on a field trip, as Jim recently attended the Adobe Summit Digital Experience Conference in Las Vegas. The three-day event featured over 200 sessions, hands-on labs, sneak previews of new products, and plenty of opportunities for fun networking. So, it’s fitting that his guest is someone at the heart of the Adobe Summi…

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Natalia Ball (Mars) | A Better World for Pets 52:50

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As we celebrate National Pet Day, Jim's guest this week on The CMO Podcast is Natalia Ball, the Global Chief Growth Officer of Pet Nutrition at Mars. This is a big business for Mars, Petcare is about 60% of its estimated $50 billion in sales. Mars was founded as a candy company by Frank C. Mars in 1911 in Tacoma Washington; it remains to this day a…

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How CMOs Thrive in Times of Rapid Change with Emily Silver (Dick's Sporting Goods) | Live from Adobe Summit 47:24

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This week we’re bringing you a special episode, recorded live at the Adobe Summit in Las Vegas in March 2025. As we here at the CMO podcast are happy customers of Adobe, we were excited to be part of the programming at the Summit. Our topic was How CMOs can thrive in these times of rapid change, with Jim being joined on stage by Emily Silver, SVP a…

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Emmanuel Orssaud (Duolingo) | April Fool's Day Measured in Smiles 49:56

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Happy April Fools! To celebrate the spirit of first day of April, Jim welcomes to the show one of Duo the Owl’s best friends, Emmanuel Orssaud, the Chief Marketing Officer of Duolingo, one of the hottest growth brands in the world with one of the hottest mascots in the world. Duolingo is the most downloaded education app in the history of the App S…

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Scott Goodson (StrawberryFrog) & Sherry Graziano (Truist) | Teamwork Builds Great Partnerships 51:27

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Spring is time for rebirth and renewal…and today’s episode is about a relationship between a client and an agency that embodies continual rebirth and renewal. Jim's guests this week are Sherry Graziano, the EVP, Head of Digital, Client Experience & Marketing at Truist Bank, and Scott Goodson, the CEO and Founder of ad agency StrawberryFrog. Sherry …

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Ep 279: Lisa Fischer - "The Background Leader" 54:00

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When do you stop and take a breath? If you've listened to Luther Vandross or Tina Turner, or Sting, or Chaka Khan, or Teddy Pendergrass, or Roberta Flack, then you've heard Lisa Fischer sing. If you went to a Rolling Stones concert between 1989 and 2015, you saw Lisa as the band's lead female singer join Mick Jagger on stage. If you've seen her in …

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Julie Haddon (NWSL) | Reshaping the Future of Women's Soccer 52:12

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This month marks the opening of a new season for the red-hot NWSL–The National Women's Soccer League. Jim's this week is the Chief Marketing and Commercial Officer of the NWSL, Julie Haddon. Jim has known Julie for many years, going back to her years at the NFL as VP of Global Brand and consumer marketing, before joining the NWSL as its first-ever …

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Nicole Parlapiano (Tubi) | Swing Big on Brand Building 58:42

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Jim's guest this week is Nicole Parlapiano, the Chief Marketing Officer of Tubi, and the woman behind so much of the strategy and innovation that sets Tubi apart from its competitors. When we launched this podcast in 2019, no one had heard of Tubi. Now this eleven-year-old brand seems to be everywhere: streaming the 2025 Super Bowl, standing out am…

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Ep 278: Shu Hung of AKQA - "The Quiet Leader" 32:59

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Do you welcome the sounds of silence? Shu Hung is the Global Chief Creative Officer of AKQA. In a complicated world, Shu has learned that knowing who you are is the foundation on which leadership success is built. Please come as you are. There is such profound truth in that request, and such enormous challenge. We spend so much of our lives wonderi…

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Vanessa Wallace (Savage x Fenty) | Make Your Own Rules to Express Your Style 53:44

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We kick off Women's History Month with a guest who has championed inclusivity, on and off the courts. Vanessa Wallace, a former NCAA basketball star for the University of Texas Lady Longhorns, and now the Chief Marketing Officer of Savage X Fenty, the intimates, loungewear and sportswear brand founded by Rihanna in 2018. Headquartered in El Segundo…

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Jim Stengel's Reflection from a Trip to Cuba 17:42

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We're bringing you a bonus episode today as Jim just returned from a 10 day trip to Cuba. Listen in as Jim reflects on his time in the colorful country, including the sights, sounds and smells, plus a few lessons learned from the experience. Plus head over to our Instagram for a photos from his trip: https://www.instagram.com/thecmopodcast/ See Pri…

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Ep 277: Nicole Parlapiano of Tubi - "The Open Communicator" 39:36

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What should we expect from you? Nicole Parlapiano is the Chief Marketing Officer at Tubi. When she arrived two and a half years ago, Tubi was an eight year old business that had no brand recognition. Today, with the help of their ad agency, Mischief, the streaming service has 97 million active monthly users, up from 20 million in 2019. Leading a ch…

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Jerri DeVard (BECA) | The Black Executive CMO Alliance 54:00

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This week we wrap up Black History month, and Jim's guest is one of the most consequential black marketing leaders of all time. Jerri DeVard, the Founder and CEO of BECA, the Black Executive CMO Alliance. Jerri started her career in marketing the same year Jim joined Procter & Gamble; she also started in consumer goods, working 10 years at the Pill…

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Stacey Andrade-Wells (Liquid I.V.) | Elevating the Vitality of People and the Planet 56:49

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Jim's guest today on The CMO Podcast is Stacey Andrade-Wells, the Chief Marketing Officer of the red-hot hydration brand, Liquid I.V.. Here are a few fun facts about Liquid I.V.: Founded only thirteen years ago, in 2012, Liquid I.V. is now roughly $1 billion in sales. Unilever, the $64 billion by sales British consumer goods company, purchased the …

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Super Bowl LIX Marketing Roundtable 49:59

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Welcome to our 2025 Super Bowl Roundtable bonus episode of The CMO Podcast! This is the sixth consecutive time we have done a Super Bowl roundtable session, and we think this episode is the best yet. Recorded as part of a live stream, in collaboration with Gary Vaynerchuk and his team at Vayner Media. Jim starts the conversation with the Kansas Cit…

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Scott Galloway & Tim Armstrong // CMO Podcast Alumni Reunion 50:45

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This May, Jim will celebrate six years of The CMO Podcast. He has had the opportunity to welcome over 330 marketing leaders to this show, many of whom have become friends, and of each other. Well in 2025, we are looking to lean more into this community, by hosting reunions, in-person and virtual. So for this week’s episode, we kick it off with a ba…

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Ep 276: Sir Andrew Strauss - "The Captain" 44:12

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Sir Andrew Strauss is the former Captain of the England cricket team which he led to become the number one team in the world for the first time in England's history. He then became England's Director of Cricket and he's recognized as the architect of the country's first ever one day World Cup victory. In 2019, he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II …

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Michelle Peterson (Kendra Scott Jewelry) | Family, Fashion, Philanthropy and Founder 59:10

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Jim's guest on The CMO Podcast for a special Valentine day edition is Michelle Peterson, the Chief Marketing Officer of Kendra Scott, the 23-year-old fashion lifestyle brand founded by Kendra Scott in Austin Texas. This is one unusual brand: it is guided by a three-pronged brand platform: family, fashion, and philanthropy. Its organization is 96% w…

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Jennie Weber (Best Buy) | Retail Media at the Center of CES 54:04

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January is always the month of the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. So it’s fitting before this month ends that Jim talks with a CMO who knows lots about consumer electronics trends than most. Jim's guest this week on The CMO Podcast is Jennie Weber, the Chief Marketing Officer of Best Buy, the $40 billion plus in sales consumer electronics …

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Victoria Lozano (Crayola) | Leading the Charge in Creativity 55:23

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Jim's guest this week on The CMO Podcast is Victoria Lozano, the EVP of Marketing at Crayola, the 122-year-old brand founded in Easton, Pa. by Edwin Binney and C. Howard Smith. The first Crayola product was a box of eight crayons, and sold for a nickel. Crayola is one of the most well-known brands in the world–brand awareness in the US is 99%.Since…

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Ep 275: Jim Stengel - "The Intentioned Leader" 47:28

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Who do you trust? Jim Stengel is the former CMO of P&G, and he's now a hugely successful author, speaker, coach, consultant, and advisor. He's also the host of the brilliant CMO Podcast. In our conversation, Jim and I started to lay the framework for how we think that leadership is going to have to evolve as the confidence in most institutions, inc…

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The CMO Podcast Year in Review | Reflecting on the Major Themes from 2024 48:37

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As we look into 2025, listen in as Jim is joined by three lively and inspiring previous guests from last year of the podcast to reflect on the major themes of the 50 episodes and felt by CMOs in 2024. Jim's guests are DeLu Jackson, the Executive VP and Chief Marketing Officer at security company ADT, Melissa Hobley, the Global Chief Marketing Offic…

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Ep 274: How Will The Best Leaders Lead In 2025? 18:08

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Welcome to the first episode of 2025. A year that promises to be unlike any other on so many levels. This episode is designed as a provocation, an inspiration, and a roadmap for the leaders of businesses, for whom unlocking creative thinking is critical. Over the last four weeks, I've talked to 12 exceptional leaders from a diverse set of experienc…

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Lessons from the Next Generation CMO Academy at Deloitte University 46:06

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For this week’s episode, Jim is returning to Deloitte’s Next Generation CMO Academy, with a listen into several of the conversations he has had with fellow marketing leaders, on how we hone and build the skills needed to be a CMO in this fast-paced world. With that theme in mind, we've pieced together snippets from a few special conversations from …

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Dea Lawrence (Variety) | Ring In The New Year With An 120 Yr Old Entertainment Icon 44:14

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Happy New Year! Last year Jim had over 50 thoughtful conversations on The CMO Podcast, and he's kicking off 2025 with a doozy. The business of entertainment is increasingly the business of brand building, so Jim is beginning this year with a woman who really gets entertainment. His guest this week on The CMO Podcast is Dea Lawrence, the Chief Opera…