

Frictionless Growth Marketing
Sonia Thompson
Friction is the enemy of growth.
And Frictionless Growth Marketing is the show for marketers, business leaders, and founders who want to grow by removing the friction in their customer experience—the kind you may not even realize is pushing people away every single day.
Hosted by Sonia Thompson, Inclusive Growth & Customer Experience Strategist, the show teaches you how to create sustainable growth by designing customer experiences that feel seamless, intuitive, and human—experiences that earn deep trust with today’s identity-rich, values-driven consumers.
Each week, Sonia breaks down what it really takes to grow in today’s market with today’s customer—from evolving traditional tactics so they actually work now, to decoding shifts in customer behavior and expectations, to learning from brand case studies so you can adapt with clarity and confidence.
You’ll learn how to:
Build frictionless customer journeys that convert
Engage identity-rich growth communities with authenticity
Design inclusive, high-performing growth strategies
Elevate brand trust, belonging, and loyalty
Remove the messaging, experience, and operational barriers holding your business back
Plus, you’ll hear candid conversations with marketing leaders and subject-matter experts about how the smartest brands are winning by putting identity, belonging, and experience at the center of their growth engine.
If you want to reach more of the people you’re meant to serve—and convert more of them—without leaning on outdated formulas or brute-force tactics (that quite frankly are less and less effective each day), this show will guide you through the new rules of modern growth.
And Frictionless Growth Marketing is the show for marketers, business leaders, and founders who want to grow by removing the friction in their customer experience—the kind you may not even realize is pushing people away every single day.
Hosted by Sonia Thompson, Inclusive Growth & Customer Experience Strategist, the show teaches you how to create sustainable growth by designing customer experiences that feel seamless, intuitive, and human—experiences that earn deep trust with today’s identity-rich, values-driven consumers.
Each week, Sonia breaks down what it really takes to grow in today’s market with today’s customer—from evolving traditional tactics so they actually work now, to decoding shifts in customer behavior and expectations, to learning from brand case studies so you can adapt with clarity and confidence.
You’ll learn how to:
Build frictionless customer journeys that convert
Engage identity-rich growth communities with authenticity
Design inclusive, high-performing growth strategies
Elevate brand trust, belonging, and loyalty
Remove the messaging, experience, and operational barriers holding your business back
Plus, you’ll hear candid conversations with marketing leaders and subject-matter experts about how the smartest brands are winning by putting identity, belonging, and experience at the center of their growth engine.
If you want to reach more of the people you’re meant to serve—and convert more of them—without leaning on outdated formulas or brute-force tactics (that quite frankly are less and less effective each day), this show will guide you through the new rules of modern growth.
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Jan 25, 2022 • 17min
4. My origin story: How & why I became an inclusive marketing strategist
As you can probably tell in the title of today's episode- I'm sharing a bit more about me and how I became an Inclusive Marketing Strategist. I share my journey through multiple different corporate jobs, at places like Inc and Johnson & Johnson, and how those jobs taught me the importance of inclusion. I open up about some of the tough moments that really shaped who I am today.Along with my career path, I also cover my travels across the globe: my journey to China and India, as well as my experiences in South America and a few of the details of my love story!Thank you so much for listening, and being a part of this ongoing journey. If you enjoyed today's episode please consider sharing this episode or rating it below!Get the episode transcriptJoin the Inclusion & Marketing newsletter

Jan 18, 2022 • 13min
3. Yesterday's customers are not today's customers. Here's why
The future is more diverse than it has ever been, which means the makeup of the people your business serves is shifting.In this episode, I go over how to translate the changing demographics of the day-to-day world into your business marketing.Together lets reimagine who your Ideal Customer Avatar is to be more inclusive to all, not just to the “typical” customer that businesses spent decades focusing on.Get the episode transcript hereGet the Inclusion & Marketing newsletter

Jan 18, 2022 • 26min
2. Is diversity a distraction to business? With Antoine Andrews
In this episode, I interview Antoine Andrews, who has been in the diversity field for almost 20 years and is currently the Chief Diversity and Social Impact Officer at Momentive (formally known as Survey Monkey).We cover:
The research done on diversity on Momentive
The shift in consciousness he's noticed over the last 15-18 months
What he believes is most important to gain from the research
What he thinks is most important for businesses to focus on moving forward
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Jan 18, 2022 • 14min
1. Why it's not enough to just add seats to your table (and what to do instead)
Welcome to the first episode of the Inclusion and Marketing Podcast! In this episode, I cover what inclusivity really is.It’s 2022, and it’s time for every business owner to know how important it is to completely redefine their rules. Gone were the days where just adding a seat to the table is enough. One size does not fit all.Join me on this journey as I dig deeper into not only how to be more inclusive, but why it is the future of business marketing.Get the episode transcript hereJoin the Inclusion & Marketing newsletter

Jan 6, 2022 • 38sec
Inclusion & Marketing podcast trailer
Welcome to the Inclusion & Marketing Podcast! Here is a snippet of the first few minutes of the very first episode, titled When It's Not Enough To Just Add Seats To The Table (And What To Do Instead), releasing on Tuesday, January 18th!If you would like to connect with me and learn more about how I can help your brand with revamping its marketing to be completely inclusive:Join the Inclusion & Marketing Newsletter


