Season 1 has come to a close, but in case you missed our previous episodes, here is a recap of some of the key highlights. Tune in wherever you get your podcasts!

Jay Tucker is a marketer, educator, and technology leader with over 20 years of experience in the technology, academic, and entertainment sectors. At UCLA’s Center for Media, Entertainment & Sports, Jay is responsible for the Center’s vision, thought leadership, educational offerings, and major events—including the annual PULSE conference. This week on CTA he dives into an assortment of topics with Phil, including thoughts on influencing diversity in content creation and why baseball barely resembles the glory days of the 1990s and 2000s. For more info about UCLA’s MEMES program, please visit https://www.anderson.ucla.edu/about/centers/media-entertainment-and-sports

Co-Founder and CEO of Diversely Helen McGuire joins CTA to chat about her career journey, which began in the music industry and then followed her passion toward entrepreneurship and diversity and inclusion. She dives into what observations led to her career pivot, and the innovative ways Diversely is changing the game with merging AI technology and recruiting efforts. To learn more about Diversely please visit https://www.diversely.io/.

Quinn Rufener – Digital Strategy Specialist at RPA – joins CTA for a special two-segment episode for Mental Health Awareness month. Quin Rufener kicks off our time by sharing her journey with neurodivergence and the ERG she started at RPA, “Think Different.” She addresses the stigmas, learning more about her unique working style and how managers can empower neurodivergent employees to do their best work.

Segment two hosts a conversation with RPA’s People Generalist, Laura Zeidman, on the ways RPA partners with vendors and organizations to support its associates mental, physical and nutritional health. This is a timely discussion on a fascinating topic that you don’t want to miss. Tune in wherever you get your podcasts!

Tremor Video’s VP of Sales, Sarineh Croft and VP of Creative Solutions, Gabriela Maestre, join CTA to discuss Tremor Video – one of the leading and most innovative video advertising companies in North America. They discuss how they’re pushing the boundaries of video marketing, their unique approach for understanding client needs and user journeys, and a glimpse at the proprietary methods they’ve developed to captivate more audiences.

Speaker, author and business coach, Fred Joyal joins CTA for a rundown of his decades-long career. He chats about everything from his humble beginnings as a junior copywriter, to pioneering a completely new business model with 1-800-Dentist. Throughout it all he shares everything he learned from building a company, creating top notch cultures, and tips with building one’s confidence. Tune in wherever you get your podcasts!

RPA’s Pete Imwalle, Sarah May Bates, and Phil Irvine joined a roundtable at Loyola Marymount University about diversity in advertising moderated by former CNN anchor Carol Costello. They discussed the low statistics of representation in advertising, actionable ways the industry can change course and how RPA has addressed the matter across departments. For RPA, diversity is and continues to be so much more than tokenism. It’s about depicting different perspectives to empower people of every background with relevant products, services and opportunities as unique as they are.

Brittany Driscoll is a CEO, podcast host, and three-time cofounder. After cutting her teeth in the trenches at diverse, well-known marketing agencies, she immersed herself in the health and wellness space. She contributed to Drybar’s growth from 30 million in revenue to 100 million as VP of Marketing. She then sought a new challenge and co-founded Squeeze: A Way Better Massage Experience. On CTA, she shares everything from the big life lessons she’s learned along the way to the brand details that set Squeeze apart and ultimately what it takes to thrive in highly competitive industries.

Neil Hoyne – Chief Measurement Strategist at Google and Senior Fellow at Wharton previews his new book "Converted: The Data-Driven Way to Win Customer’s Hearts.” He talks about his career journey and provides expertise around utilizing customer lifetime value to guide organizational decisions. Sprinkled throughout are stories about the CIA, finding airport gates, and failing 36 times (give or take) to find employment with Google. This is an engaging episode you don’t want to miss.

Eli Winkler isn’t just another “thought leader”, he’s a marketing expert with decades of hands-on experience working his way up from coordinator to CEO. Drawing on his expansive experience in retail, he shares strategies for building brands that connect with people, how important it is for teams to have a chip on their shoulder and his learnings in his most recent role as President.