Cmo Moves

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

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

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

For TJ Abrams, every career move he’s made has been based on people and purpose. In their first ever brand campaign, Exos is aiming to restore a sense of community within the health and wellness space with a suite of digital products that with encourage consumers to perform at their best.CMO Moves host Heide Palermo sat down with Abrams to discuss some fun ways in which he’s engaging his team virtually and his perspective on whether or not having an MBA is vital to ascend to the C-Suite. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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

When Steven Tristan Young decided to take on the role of the first-ever CMO for the digitally native fashion marketplace Poshmark three years ago, he knew he had a big opportunity to make a mark on a lesser-known category that was ripe for adoption. And he was no stranger to taking on such a task, having served as VP of Growth for Grubhub at a time when the concept of food delivery was just starting to catch on.In this episode, Young shares what it means to be a tech CMO today and what skills are most needed for marketers moving forward. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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

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

With a long and exciting history in the retail space, Lisa Pillette is pioneering the mattress industry with authenticity and warmth. After spending time at some of the world’s most exciting brands such as Ralph Lauren, Lacoste, and HSN, it’s no wonder the young direct-to-consumer brand, such as Casper, is thriving.Tune into this special guest-hosted episode of CMO Moves to hear Lisa talk about tapping into the creative process and what her favorite summer sweet treat is! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Special Edition: The Business of Marketing Season 2! Adweek’s Chief Innovation Officer, Toby Daniels sits down with Hulu President Kelly Campbell to discuss her role managing Hulu’s suite of on-demand and live streaming businesses, as well as, overseeing Disney’s digital media and Movies Anywhere business. They also dive deep into Kelly’s extensive career, which includes serving as Hulu’s CMO where she led the brand’s overall marketing across their subscription video on demand and live TV businesses, and her previous roles at Google Cloud and JPMorgan Chase.Kelly also discussed navigating the new role as President during the pandemic, how she has been onboarding new people into her teams, how the Hulu culture has evolved since she has taken on this new role and the importance of having clearly articulated values within the organization. Kelly is truly an incredible and inspirational C-Suite leader, and this conversation only scratches the surface of the insights and experience she has.Subscribe to The Busines

After 12 years of experience in the New York dating scene and now married with children, Melissa Hobley is currently in 32 different dating apps—and so is her husband. But that shouldn't come as a surprise since Melissa acts as the current Global Chief Marketing Officer for OKCupid, so she must keep a close eye on what the digital dating landscape looks like.Tune in to the latest CMO Moves episode to discover how OKCupid is using their profile set-up to weed out some of the negative tropes of the dating scene, how they're facilitating conversations with like-minded individuals to encourage more matches and where the future of dating is headed. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Jeff Jenkins is no stranger to working for exciting brands. His impressive career history includes Yum! Brands, Taco Bell, and even NASA to name a few. Jeff’s decision to take on a new role at Carter’s came easy saying he found a deep emotional connection with the brand as a parent of two young children.Tune in to this CMO Moves episode as Jeff Jenkins talks about mentorship, brand history, and advice for recent graduates. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

To continue our guest-hosted series of CMO Moves, Kate Gunning, CMO of IEX sits down with Nathaniel Ru, Co-Founder and Chief Brand Officer of Sweetgreen to discuss healthy fast food at scale and their love for summer salads.It all started in college for Nathaniel Ru where he met his business partner Jonathan Neman in their first day of accounting class freshman year of college. Nathaniel and John bonded over their passion for food and shared experience of growing up with parents who are immigrant entrepreneurs. From there, the idea of Sweetgreen was born. “We had this vision: how do we re-imagine fast food so that it can be synonymous with healthy food?”To find out more about Nathaniel’s unpredictable path to Co-Founder and Chief Brand Officer or simply to find out what is in the Naomi Osaka Bowl, tune in to this latest episode of CMO Moves now. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Kelly Cook has a reputation for three things: a straight-shooting, big-hearted leadership style, a laser focus on what the customer needs, and the ability to turn around marketing departments that are ready for digital transformation. After leadership roles at DSW, Waste Management and others she took on the CMO gig at David's Bridal in 2019, just as the company was recovering from bankruptcy and right before the global Covid pandemic all but shut down the wedding business.In this podcast episode of CMO Moves, Cook pulls back the curtain to show us how David's Bridal has masterfully weathered the pandemic and taken the opportunity to speed up its digital transformation See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Kicking off the guest-hosted CMO Moves episodes is an incredible duo: Eric Toda, global head of social marketing at Facebook, sits down for a chat with eos Products' first-ever CMO, Soyoung Kang.Tune in to this very special episode of CMO Moves on how you can learn just as much from your failures as you can from success, how having an appetite for risk to keep up with fast-paced consumers can reshuffle your campaigns, how having trust from your organization is essential for marketers, and lastly a full-on masterclass on community building and how speaking the language of the community-led eos Products to rename their shaving cream to "Bless Your F#@%ing Cooch" based on a viral TikTok influencer. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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

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

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

When William White took on the role of chief marketing officer at Walmart, he considered it not only an honor to be working for the No. 1 Fortune 500 company, but also a dream job at a brand that comes with much responsibility. Not to mention, he just so happened to start his first-ever CMO role right at the start of a global pandemic.In this episode, William discusses the power and potential of the brand’s membership program Walmart+, the brand’s partnership with TikTok and how they brought the first shoppable live stream to the U.S. Tune in to hear about his road to becoming the CMO of Walmart, the evolving role of the CMO, how he’s tackling DEI as a leader and of course, what he would be if he wasn’t a CMO. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Minjae Ormes took on the role as CMO of a start-up within a Fortune 15 company for one main reason—and that reason was based on her own criteria. “I was ready for more meaning—ready to take a bigger chance on myself, ready to take on a bigger risk and just go for something where I could really drive impact for the business,” Minjae said. Tune in to hear how her team is leveraging consumer behavior insights to activate campaigns—like the new spot featuring the 12 degrees of Kevin Bacon—and evolving carrier's product offering to better fit what its consumer needs. She also shares the must-have skills she looks for in talent, how she’s feeding her own curiosity and priming for what’s next and critical advice on how to follow your own set of criteria to guide your career. She also takes on my lighting round like a champ! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.