The CMO Podcast

Tim Mapes is the Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing and Communications Officer at Delta Air Lines. Based in Atlanta, Delta is the global leader in air travel and the country's oldest. They have 75,000 employees, 200 million yearly customers, and did about $35 billion in sales the latest fiscal year. Tim has been with Delta for over 30 years, making him somewhat of a marketing executive unicdorn. He jumped to Delta after spending 4 years on the agency side with BBDO Worldwide.Recorded in June, this wide ranging conversation goes through Tim's jump from agency to client and how his longevity at Delta has benefitted him and the brand. He also highlights how much Delta stresses the importance of focusing on their employees.CMOs often hold one of the most innovative and challenging roles in business today. Those who excel can operate at the highest level to drive growth and create value for their organizations. To learn more how Deloitte helps bolster the value CMOs deliver, visit www.cmo.deloitte.com.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Samantha Maltin is the EVP and Chief Marketing Officer of Sesame Workshop. Founded in 1969, Sesame Workshop is the non-profit educational organization behind Sesame Street which reaches 156 million kids across 150 countries. Their purpose is to help kids everywhere grow smarter, stronger and kinder.Samantha has an extensive media marketing resume working with such big names as Nickelodeon, MTV, and A&E. She got her start with Sesame Workshop 3 years ago.In this conversation from the 2022 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, Samantha discusses how important it is to align yourself with a company whose purpose matches up with your own values. She talks about some of the exciting work Sesame Workshop is doing for education and she even gets interrupted by one of her famous, furry, cookie-obsessed, colleagues from Sesame Street...CMOs often hold one of the most innovative and challenging roles in business today. Those who excel can operate at the highest level to drive growth and create value for their organizations. To learn more how Deloitte helps bolster the value CMOs deliver, visit www.cmo.deloitte.com.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Suzy Deering is the Global CMO at Ford Motor Company. Founded in 1903, Ford is one of the most iconic American brands. With $135 billion in revenue and 186,000 employees worldwide, Ford is a giant in the industry.Suzy got her start at the Walt Disney Company and since then held marketing positions at Verizon and eBay, among others. She's been with Ford since November of 2020.Recorded from the 2022 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, this conversation goes over Suzy's move from eBay to Ford in 2020 at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. She discusses how she didn't let the pandemic stop her from getting to know her co-workers, the hard work that goes into changing industries, and so much more.CMOs often hold one of the most innovative and challenging roles in business today. Those who excel can operate at the highest level to drive growth and create value for their organizations. To learn more how Deloitte helps bolster the value CMOs deliver, visit www.cmo.deloitte.com.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Tracy Stalllard is the Global VP, Experiential and the head of the In House Agency (draftLine) at Anheuser-Busch InBev. AB InBev is the largest brewer in the world. You might have heard of Budweiser, Corona, Stella Artois, Michelob Ultra, to name a few of their brands. Tracy started working for the beer giant right after getting her B.S. in Civil and Environmental Engineering at The University of California, Berkeley. She's now been at AB InBev for over a decade and currently is helping to lead this critically acclaimed marketing department stay creative.This bonus episode of the CMO Podcast was recorded in front of a live audience at the 2022 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, where AB InBev won the coveted Creative Marketer of the Year Award. Hear what Tracy did to impact her company and learn about her philosophies on staying creative and relevant. CMOs often hold one of the most innovative and challenging roles in business today. Those who excel can operate at the highest level to drive growth and create value for their organizations. To learn more how Deloitte helps bolster the value CMOs deliver, visit www.cmo.deloitte.com.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Melissa Selcher is the SVP and Chief Marketing and Communications Officer at LinkedIn. Founded by Reid Hoffman 19 years ago, LinkedIn is a professional network company that was acquired by Microsoft in 2016 for $26 billion. LinkedIn now does more than $10 billion in revenue and has made itself an indispensable company for those looking for jobs and those hiring.Melissa has been at LinkedIn for over 6 years and has been their CMCO for over 2 years. She has held roles at SanDisk, Sun Microsystems and Cisco. Melissa is a Princeton grad and has an MBA from the Haas School of Business at Berkeley. Talking from the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, Melissa tells Jim about what she's learned at Cannes and how her curiosity has helped her. She explains how an indispensable company like LinkedIn can never rest upon their laurels when it comes to marketing.CMOs often hold one of the most innovative and challenging roles in business today. Those who excel can operate at the highest level to drive growth and create value for their organizations. To learn more how Deloitte helps bolster the value CMOs deliver, visit www.cmo.deloitte.com.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

At the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity in France, Jim hosts 2 marketing leaders who soaked up many lessons from the festival. It's Jill Kramer (Chief Marketing and Communications Officer at Accenture) and Ramon Velutini (Global Chief Marketing Officer and President of Duracell Inc.).This discussion largely focuses on the role of creativity for marketing leaders and lessons learned at the festival. There's a lot on what dynamics exist between brands and ad agencies and the importance of time. CMOs often hold one of the most innovative and challenging roles in business today. Those who excel can operate at the highest level to drive growth and create value for their organizations. To learn more how Deloitte helps bolster the value CMOs deliver, visit www.cmo.deloitte.com.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Mathilde Delhoume-Debreu is the Global Brand Officer for LVMH, the biggest luxury brand company there is. They are the only company that has brands ("Maisons") in the five major luxury categories: fashion and leather goods, wines and spirits, perfumes and cosmetics, watches and jewelry, and selective retailing. Their 75 Maisons have sales over $70 billion.Mathilde spent 30 years with Procter & Gamble in various roles. By 2017 she joined LVMH starting as Brand Equity Director. This conversation takes place at this year's Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. Jim and Mathilde discuss their time working together at P&G and Mathilde explains her very thoughtful philosophy on purpose and creativity. CMOs often hold one of the most innovative and challenging roles in business today. Those who excel can operate at the highest level to drive growth and create value for their organizations. To learn more how Deloitte helps bolster the value CMOs deliver, visit www.cmo.deloitte.com.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Speaking in France at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, Jim hosts a roundtable of four fantastic marketing leaders. There's Dean Aragon (CEO Shell Brands International AG and Group Brand Officer), Todd Kaplan (Chief Marketing Officer for Pepsi) Marcel Marcondes (Global Chief Marketing Officer at AB Inbev), and Lynn Schlesinger (Chief Customer Experience Officer at Forbes).The conversation is focused on how marketing leaders can be creative, inspire creativity, and so much more. You'll hear how the difficult pandemic led to more creative ideas and you'll get their take on if creativity can be taught. CMOs often hold one of the most innovative and challenging roles in business today. Those who excel can operate at the highest level to drive growth and create value for their organizations. To learn more how Deloitte helps bolster the value CMOs deliver, visit www.cmo.deloitte.com.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Laura Jones is the Head of Marketing at Instacart, the leading grocery tech company on the continent. Instacart is a 10-year-old business that makes it easier for millions of people to get their groceries through partnerships with more than 800 national, regional, and local retail brands to facilitate online shopping, delivery and pickup services from more than 70,000 stores. Laura is in her first year at Instacart. She previously held a long-term position with Uber, along with working at big-time companies like Google, Visa and Deloitte.Speaking at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, Jim and Laura talk about the importance of creativity and how "design thinking" informs her creative process. Laura also discusses how painting re-charges her mind and inspires her. CMOs often hold one of the most innovative and challenging roles in business today. Those who excel can operate at the highest level to drive growth and create value for their organizations. To learn more how Deloitte helps bolster the value CMOs deliver, visit www.cmo.deloitte.com.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Alice Milligan is the CMO of Morgan Stanley, an over 85-year-old multinational financial services firm, with about $60 billion in annual revenue and a market cap of roughly $140 billion. In 2020, Morgan Stanley acquired E-Trade and Eaton Vance the following year.Alice has an impressive resume that includes 15 years at American Express and five years at Citi. In 2019, she was the Chief Customer Officer of E-Trade. She is now officially the CMO of Morgan Stanley. In this conversation, Alice discusses what it was like maneuvering in a corporate acquisition during a worldwide pandemic. She talks about the lessons she's learned as a leader and the importance of being a customer of the company you work for.CMOs often hold one of the most innovative and challenging roles in business today. Those who excel can operate at the highest level to drive growth and create value for their organizations. To learn more how Deloitte helps bolster the value CMOs deliver, visit www.cmo.deloitte.com.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.