Marketing Blueprint - The CMO Interview Series

Marketing Blueprint - Interview with Jaya Kumar


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๐—œ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ:Leading With Purpose: Jaya on Global Leadership, Reinvention, and the Mindset Behind a World-Class CMO CareerFrom India to Canada, the United States to Singapore, and across industries from CPG to finance to SaaS, Jaya has lived one of the most extraordinary marketing and leadership journeys of the past few decades. In this episode, he reveals the mentors, philosophies, and courageous decisions that shaped his path from P&G to CMO of PepsiCo, and ultimately to president and chief digital and experience officer across multiple global enterprises.๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ช๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ป:- The Three Shifts Every Future Executive Must Make: Jaya breaks down the essential career accelerators โ€” changing categories, changing geographies, and changing accountabilities โ€” and why mastering even two can transform your trajectory.- Silent Leadership and the โ€œAlivenessโ€ Principle: The life-changing advice from the Dalai Lama and other mentors that reshaped how Jaya motivates teams, nurtures talent, and unlocks peopleโ€™s gifts.- Turning Tough Bosses Into Growth Engines: A simple but transformative question Jaya asks every leader he reports to โ€” even the difficult ones โ€” and how it converts tension into mentorship.- The Art of the Possible: Why breakthrough ideas often begin where feasibility ends, and how this mindset led to iconic campaigns like Doritosโ€™ first Super Bowl user-generated ad.- Career Outcomes vs. Objectives: Why โ€œCMOโ€ should never be the goal, and how focusing on learning, impact, and networks naturally pulls you upward.- Building the Trust That Follows You Across Companies: How long-term relationships, shared growth, and laughter turned colleagues into companions he brought from role to role โ€” and eventually, into successors.This conversation is a masterclass in leadership, courage, humility, and reinvention from someone who has shaped teams, brands, and careers around the world. If you want to rethink your path, lead with meaning, and build a career that lasts decades, this is the episode you wonโ€™t want to miss.๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—•๐—น๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜: ๐—–๐— ๐—ข ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฑMarketing Blueprint: The CMO Interview Series is your shortcut to the top. We decode the journeys of Marketing Leaders & CMOs, bringing you actionable insights on strategy, career growth, and essential skills.๐™Ž๐™ช๐™—๐™จ๐™˜๐™ง๐™ž๐™—๐™š & ๐™ก๐™š๐™ซ๐™š๐™ก ๐™ช๐™ฅ ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช๐™ง ๐™ข๐™–๐™ง๐™ ๐™š๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™œ๐™–๐™ข๐™š!#MarketingBlueprint #Marketing #MarketingPodcast #MarketingCareerhttps://www.julienrio.com/landing/Marketing-Blueprint.php?guest=20#Episode

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