The CMO Podcast

Phil Cook is the CMO of the WNBA, the 26-year-old professional women’s basketball league. The WNBA is valued at more than a billion dollars with the teams included—42% owned by the WNBA, 42% by the NBA, and the rest by other investors. Phil just finished his first year with the WNBA. It’s his first stint as Chief Marketing Officer, and the first ever CMO for the league. He previously worked at Nike for 25 years, working primarily in basketball and women’s sports. In that role, he led Nike’s Global Basketball Brand through identifying and serving new consumers, driving new revenue, and introducing female athletes into marketing campaigns.In this conversation, Jim and Phil discuss the importance of CMOs and CEOs building strong relationships, lessons he learned from working at Nike that helped him in his current role and how he’s navigating being the first CMO of a major sports league. 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.

Musa Tariq is the CMO of GoFundMe, the large crowdfunding platform which launched in 2010. Since its founding, 200 million people have used the platform to raise $15 billion for causes, events or people they care about. And in 2021, Time named GoFundMe as one of the most "100 Most Influential Companies" in the world. Musa recently joined GoFundMe in January 2021. Prior to GoFundMe, Musa was global head of marketing for Airbnb Experiences where he drove brand awareness and adoption of that rapidly growing part of Airbnb’s business. In addition, he has also worked for other major brands such as Ford, Nike, Burberry and Apple. In this episode, Jim and Musa discuss the importance of customers' feedback in innovation, how all great companies have one inherent truth and the power in asking for help. Plus, how our parents shape us and how that relationship permeates each decision we make. 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.

Wes Nichols is a Partner at March Capital, as well as being an active investor and board advisor to public and private company CEOs. Wes is well-known in the CMO community as the co-founder and CEO of MarketShare, the planning and attribution software used by a majority of the Fortune 500. After growing and merging with Neustar, and later joining the board of Neustar, Wes became an active investor in software companies and joined March Capital two years ago.To say Wes is a man of many interests and boundless energy is an understatement. He is an active member of the YPO–the Young Presidents Organization; he is the author of one of Harvard Business Review’s most-read cover stories—and working on another. He is a student of architecture and a recent graduate of the LAPD.In this conversation, Jim and Wes discuss the importance of power, grit and determination when starting a business, tips on attracting venture capital firms like March Capital, and Wes’ inspiration for becoming a police officer.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.

David Sandstrom is the CMO of Klarna, the fintech company founded in Sweden in 2005. Klarna offers products and services to consumers and retailers in payments, social shopping, and personal finance. In 17 short years, Klarna has become Europe’s highest valued private fintech company, with an estimated valuation of about $45 billion. Klarna has 100 million active users, 250,000 merchants on its platform, and processes about 2 million transactions a day. David has been CMO since 2017, where he led the company through an extensive brand transformation. He took it from one of many financial institutions that held a “trustworthy blue” look and feel to a consumer lifestyle brand and shopping platform meld with a fully licensed bank—all with a hot pink edge. During his time at Klarna, David has overseen several pioneering marketing campaigns, inserting the brand into pop culture discussions and garnering international attention.In this conversation, we’ll discuss why David doesn’t have a lot of love for the traditional banking and credit-card industry, creating PR driven marketing, time management, and how having a diverse staff leads to better problem solving.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.

Sara Tervo is the EVP and CMO at Express, a dual gender apparel and accessories brand. Express has been the quintessential shopping mall brand for most of its 42-year history. The brand is putting that image and legacy behind it as Sara and team give it a total makeover. Express has a fast-growing e-commerce business, with a goal to reach $1 billion in sales by 2024. Sara has worked in the fashion business for nearly 20 years–12 of those with Victoria’s Secret, rising to become EVP of Marketing. Sara left Victoria’s Secret to become CMO at the tween brand Justice, before becoming CMO at Express in September 2019.In this episode, Jim and Sara discuss the lessons she took from past experiences and how she applies them to current role at Express, what goes into re-imagining a brand and the importance of purpose and empowering your team.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.

Michelle Freyre is the Global Brand President of Clinique, the iconic skin care and makeup brand. Clinique was launched in 1968 as the world’s first allergy tested, fragrance free, dermatologist-developed beauty brand. It is one of the signature brands of The Estée Lauder Companies Inc., the world’s leader in prestige beauty with nearly $17 billion in sales, a market cap of $115 billion, and 60,000 associates—82% of them women.Fortune named Michelle one of the 50 Most Powerful Latinas in Business. She earned her undergraduate degree at Yale and MBA at Harvard. She then worked briefly at PepsiCo before spending 19 years at Johnson & Johnson—most of that time, working on Neutrogena.In this conversation, Michelle shares what makes brands like Clinique so special, the importance of taking risks and not staying comfortable, the power of empathy, and listening and trusting your team. Plus, she talks about how her six-year-old twins taught her to be a better leader.  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.

Google veterans, Lorraine Twohill & Marvin Chow join Jim to discuss the most ubiquitous brand in the world, Google. Lorraine is the Chief Marketing Officer and Marvin is VP of Marketing at Google. Google is a wholly owned subsidiary of Alphabet. Alphabet’s market cap is roughly $2 trillion, making it one of the three most valuable companies in the world. Lorraine—a native of Carlow, Ireland—joined Google in 2003 as head of marketing for EMEA. Marvin joined Google about 12 years ago, after spending time at Nike, Nickelodeon, Reebok and a variety of startups. In this conversation, Lorraine and Marvin share insight on Google's Pixel Super Bowl ad, how Google stays true to their purpose by never forgetting who they are and why they were founded, what they look for in the talent they hire, how their employees are their richest source of ideas, and 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.

Kevin Keith is the Chief Brand Officer for Orangetheory Fitness, the 12-year-old high-growth brand founded in Boca Raton Florida by Ellen Latham, with the brand purpose to help people live longer, more vibrant lives. And by all counts, it's doing just that with its science-based, performance-oriented, one-hour workouts. OTF has 1 million plus members, 1400 studios in 50 states and 26 countries, and more than $1 billion in system revenue.Kevin has been OTF's Chief Brand Officer for five years. His career path is rich in agency experiences—he's also spent time on the client side at Coca-Cola and UPS. This conversation is rife with valuable lessons and goes to show how a brand can inspire a customer to join the organization as a leader by living its purpose and inspiring others to do the same. Keith shares how OTF stays relevant and continues to grow in an industry where brands can easily be considered a fad. Plus, he talks about building a unified culture within your organization, identifying your cusCMOs 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.

It's The CMO Podcast's third annual Super Bowl roundtable discussion where we break down the enormous amount of creativity, planning and thought that went into the branding moments consumers viewed during the commercials. Not only is the Super Bowl the biggest sporting event in America, but it has also become one of the most important marketing events of the year for brands big and small.In this episode, Jim sits down with some of the marketing minds behind the great work to talk about the efforts behind the ads, the effect they had on the audience, and the discussions they sparked.You’ll hear two separate panels in this episode—with a lineup just as impressive as the athletes who played during the big game.In Panel 1, you'll hear from:Gary Vaynerchuk, Chairman at VaynerX & CEO at VaynerMediaBenoit Garbe, CMO at Anheuser-BuschTodd Kaplan, VP / Head of Marketing at PepsiCoStephanie Agrimanakis Sherman, CMO at DraftKings Inc.Rafik Lawendy, Head of Marketing at Hormel FoodsIn this panel, the discussion revolved around the stand out ads, the work behind assembling the halftime show, where the consumer focus is, and brand strategy.In Panel 2, you'll hear from:Anda Gansca, CEO & Co-Founder at KnotchAndrea Zaretsky, CMO at Morgan Stanley Wealth Management & E*TRADEIvonne Kinser, Vice President of Marketing & Innovation at Avocados From MexicoAllyson Witherspoon, U.S. CMO at Nissan Motor CorporationDana Marineau, CMO at Rakuten RewardsThis discussion focused on content strategy and creating awareness in the weeks leading up to game day—plus, continuing that awareness after airing.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Russell Barnett is the Managing Director and Chief Marketing Officer of My/Mochi Ice Cream—you know, that delicious little ball of ice cream enrobed with Japanese mochi dough. My/Mochi has been making pastries since 1910 and brought the international sensation called mochi ice cream to the United States in 1993. In 2021, NielsenIQ’s Bases group named My/Mochi a winner in its Top Breakthrough Innovation awards.Russell is perhaps the world’s expert in scaling small food and beverage brands to create large categories. He was the head of marketing for Mike’s Hard Lemonade way back in 1997, where he took the brand from inception to $150 million in just 5 years. Prior to My/Mochi, Russell held various roles at companies like Popchips, Garden Protein International, Inc. (Gardein), KeVita and more.In this conversation, Jim and Russell discuss how to bring fun to work, fostering bravery in your team, and why simplicity for the consumer is key when introducing new products. They also discuss building a reputation on trust—and why your reputation is your most important asset. For all of this and more, tune in.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.