Chief Brand Officer of Deluxe, Amanda Brinkman and creator, producer and host of their hit series “Small Business Revolution,” on Hulu and Prime Video which has been named among Inc. Magazine’s top shows for entrepreneurs, joins host Jennifer Gutman of the Radically Transparent podcast, brought to you by Oktopost, to tackle the topic of brand purpose and how to put it into action.

But to describe this episode as only about brand purpose is doing the entire conversation a disservice.

What’s so beautiful is the way their discussion frames the importance of brands doing well by being good. Yes, that means companies need to focus less on talking AT people and more on content that makes people WANT to actually spend time with their brand.

By the end of this episode, you’ll be left astonished, in awe, and feeling very, very inspired-- and maybe that’s the exact kind of motivation you need to reach your customers in an authentic way through content.

Forrester’s Social Media and Advocacy Manager, Claire Kennedy, reveals what it’s like to manage a brand’s online presence, produce great content and what to do when your social voice is failing to resonate with your audience across LinkedIn, Twitter and other channels.

With a true passion in connecting people to brands and finding news ways to interact, engage and advertise, Claire opens up to host Jennifer Gutman, Director of Social Strategy at Oktopost, about being the alignment bridge between marketing and sales. She discloses the challenges of finding a brand's social voice, how she battled with decreasing engagements and what she did to overcome a plummeting engagement rate. 

Claire is the brand therapist you didn't know you needed and this episode will have you re-thinking a successful approach to social in no-time!

Law practice and marketing are an odd marriage. CMO Howard Kravitz for Winston & Strawn LLP, an AmLaw 50 global law firm, joins the conversation to take a deeper dive into why it’s not always an easy fit on either side. For legal marketers, the thought of dealing with the regulatory hurdles and mandatory legalese can be a nightmare. For partners, the idea of showing up on the same feed alongside cat photos and viral videos may lack a certain gravitas. How can this gap be bridged, and why is it worth your attention?

On this episode of Radically Transparent, brought to you by Oktopost, modern-day challenges confronting law firms are brought to light as both legal marketers and partners work to retain current clients, expand relationships, beat out competing practices and attract new prospects. 

Tackling what are typically thought of by marketing leaders as challenging topics, Catherine Dutton, Global Deputy CMO of Atos joins the Radically Transparent podcast, presented by Oktopost, to reveal why staying ahead of the competition is dependent on more than just creating winning marketing strategies.

Beyond the strategy table, Catherine uncovers the truth and importance behind building inclusive and diverse global teams to drive an organization to success. She even outlines an immense amount of perspective on what defines a true modern-day marketing rockstar and how her own team of them are leading the way in digital transformation.

With over 15 years of experience in direct B2B, client facing roles at Fujitsu and currently Atos, and many accolades under her belt, Catherine proves on this episode that the role of the marketing team has never been more important.

Across B2B organizations, forward-looking marketers are embracing artificial intelligence. Chris O’Connell, Senior Product Marketing Manager of SugarCRM reveals why now is the time for marketers to embrace AI with all their heart and so much more about the world of product marketing.

On this episode of the Radically Transparent podcast, brought to you by Oktopost, we'll uncover how using AI is assisting the marketing function to become a more efficient and effective machine at harnessing the infinite amount of data at their disposal to drive revenue impacting initiatives.

Heating things up by discreetly disclosing how marketing teams can use big data to get more time back in their days, get inside their prospect’s heads and tighten hand-over processes between marketing and sales, Chris makes this the unmissable AI-centric discussion marketing leaders have been waiting for all year.

Noted creator of company culture, speaker and sales expert Derek Grant, SVP of Market Strategy at SalesLoft, delivers a hearty serving of perspective on the modern day sales professional, building a stellar company culture, leading with visibility and being intentional. He even shares a story about how being “value shamed” by his team helped him on this high energy episode of the Radically Transparent podcast, brought to you by Oktopost.

Sales and marketing professionals at all levels will find value in Derek’s interview. He has a knack for storytelling as he shares his tips for holding people accountable as a leader and so much more!

Work as we know it has changed– and so have our values when it comes to work. We’re zooming in on one of the hottest topics in management with Russell Rothstein, Founder & CEO of IT Central Station, Perry Nalevka, Founder & CEO of Penguin Strategies and Daniel Kushner, Founder & CEO of Oktopost to find out how they are holding themselves accountable as leaders to create out-of-this-world places of work and beyond happy employees!

Committed to the idea that everyone can thrive in the new world of work when employees are happy, 3 CEOs weigh-in on the pains, gains and lessons learned in building a healthy work culture and retaining top talent.

Why should organizations and marketers care about collaboration? Kevin Bobowski, SVP Marketing at Aurea Software digs into the term and what it really means to give teams time to concentrate and focus on teamwork rather than working on random, tactical tasks that take away from coming up with big inspirations.

Joining this episode of the Radically Transparent podcast, brought to you by Oktopost, Kevin focuses on how his team is producing outcomes and why dedicating time for teamwork is critical for high performing teams. He even reveals his secret sauce to ensuring marketers love their jobs, are proud of their contributions and do really, really strong work. 

With a track record of helping marketers do their best work and an impressive line-up of leading go-to-market strategies for companies such as Act-On Software, ExactTarget, Bizible (acquired by Marketo) and now Aurea Software, this episode is geared towards empowering marketing leaders to produce creative outcomes over tactical activities.

When you’re pressed to drive sales, it’s tempting to try everything and “boil the ocean," according to Kevin Mulrane, VP Head of Sales, US, an experienced sales leader who has led explosive growth for companies like AOL, Madison Logic, GWI and now ProQuo AI. 

But to be an effective, revenue leader, you need to be able to prioritize what’s really important. On this episode of Oktopost's Radically Transparent podcast, you’ll learn how to challenge yourself out of your comfort zone, work cross-functionally, build meaningful relationships and spark real success to explode company growth.

MarTech legend Jon Miller, co-founder of Marketo and Engagio, and now CMO at Demandbase joins Oktopost's Managing Director EMEA, Colin Day, filling in for host Jennifer Gutman on this episode of Radically Transparent, brought to you by Oktopost.

Back in 2018, Marketo was purchased by Adobe for $4.75B, and Engagio was recently acquired by Demandbase.

Jon reveals in this episode about what keeps him up at night professionally, discloses how he found himself in the world of marketing automation, what he’s learned on his journey to becoming a founding father and leading MarTech visionary and how he stays relevant in the market by thinking beyond Account Based Marketing (ABM).

He even discloses his own ABM strategy and gives a few valuable tips and pointers to getting started with an effective ABM plan.