The CMO Podcast

Ukonwa Ojo is the former Global Chief Marketing Officer for Amazon Prime Video & Studios and Vinoo Vijay is the the EVP and Chief Marketing Officer for Truist, a Top Ten US commercial bank, serving 15 million customers across the US.

This conversation with these two accomplished marketers was recorded in front of an audience at the 2022 Deloitte University's Next Generation Academy in Westlake, Texas. Ukonwa and Vinoo discuss leadership and how they navigate their role as CMO with the other members of the C-suite. 

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.

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As of this summer, Ukonwa Kuzi-Orizu Ojo exited her role as Global Chief Marketing Officer for Amazon Prime Video & Studios. There, she worked on marketing strategies for the series Being the Ricardos, The Boys, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and the film Coming 2 America. 

When she was 15 years old, Ukonwa moved from Nigeria to the US and eventually earned an MBA from the prestigious Kellogg School at Northwestern. Prior to joining Amazon, she served as CMO at MAC Cosmetics and Coty’s consumer beauty portfolio, which includes CoverGirl, Clairol and Sally Hansen.

Recorded from this year's Deloitte University's Next Generation Academy, Ukonwa discusses her journey from Nigeria to the US and the principles that make for great leadership and team building. She stresses how important a diverse team is and points to specific wins she's had that exemplify that idea.

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.

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Kathyrne Reeves is the Senior Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer at Illumina, a San Diego-based company that unlocks the power of the genome. 

Kathryne is Illumina's first CMO. She has more than 25 years of marketing and corporate strategy experience, previously holding senior leadership roles at Nationwide, Scott’s Miracle Grow, and Cardinal Health.

Kathryne is a returning guest to the podcast so the focus on this bonus episode is on leadership. Recorded in front of an audience of marketers at 2022's Deloitte University's Next Generation Academy in Westlake, Texas, Kathryne discusses her leadership philosophies. 

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.

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Lauren Weinberg is the Chief Marketing and Communications Officer at Square, a payments platform aimed at small and medium businesses that allows them use their phone or tablet as a credit card reader. The brand's corporate company, Block, also owns Cash App, Spiral, TIDAL and TBD. Founded by Jack Dorsey and Jim McKelvey in 2009, Square's revenue is about $18 billion. 

Lauren joined Square over 5 years ago and has been CMO for about 4 years. Prior to Square, Lauren was at Nielsen, Comscore, Advertising.com, Viacom and Yahoo. Lauren is the co-author of the recent book, Self-Made Boss: Advice, Hacks, and Lessons from Small Business Owners. 

In this episode, Lauren goes through her journey from data and analytics to marketing. She explains how she got her colleagues on board with investing in marketing. Lauren also discusses how her book takes a look at how small business owners innovated during the pandemic.

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.

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Jeff Jenkins is the Executive Vice President of Global Marketing at Carter's Inc. Carter's is the market leader in baby and children's apparel with $3.5 billion in sales. They got their start in 1865 and now their brands include Carter's, Oshkosh B'Gosh, and more. 

Jeff actually started out as an actor and tennis player before jumping to marketing for NASA, Yum! Brands, Whole Foods and CKE brands (Hardees and Carl’s Jr.). For three years now he has been with Carter's.

In this episode Jeff talks about his unorthodox career in acting and tennis and how it led to him going into marketing. Jeff also explains why he was surprised by how the CMO role is actually 90% "chief" and 10% "marketing".

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.

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Dale Sperling is the Chief Marketing Officer of Stash, the personal finance app. At just 7 years old, Stash has upwards of 6 million subscribers and has received $450 million in venture capital. Stash also has a strong focus on education and is attempting to help with America's financial literacy problems.

7 years ago, Dale became Stash's first marketing hire and by 2017 their CMO. Dale got her degree at Rutgers and has a marketing background working at Kaboose and Disney. 

In this episode Dale elaborates on Stash's commitment to spreading financial literacy. She also goes through her career, stressing the importance of having fun. Plus, hear she and Jim talk commercial jingles and Garbage Pail Kids...

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.

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Tim Mapes is the Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing and Communications Officer at Delta Air Lines. Based in Atlanta, Delta is the global leader in air travel and the country's oldest. They have 75,000 employees, 200 million yearly customers, and did about $35 billion in sales the latest fiscal year. 

Tim has been with Delta for over 30 years, making him somewhat of a marketing executive unicdorn. He jumped to Delta after spending 4 years on the agency side with BBDO Worldwide.

Recorded in June, this wide ranging conversation goes through Tim's jump from agency to client and how his longevity at Delta has benefitted him and the brand. He also highlights how much Delta stresses the importance of focusing on their employees.

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.

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Samantha Maltin is the EVP and Chief Marketing Officer of Sesame Workshop. Founded in 1969, Sesame Workshop is the non-profit educational organization behind Sesame Street which reaches 156 million kids across 150 countries. Their purpose is to help kids everywhere grow smarter, stronger and kinder.

Samantha has an extensive media marketing resume working with such big names as Nickelodeon, MTV, and A&E. She got her start with Sesame Workshop 3 years ago.

In this conversation from the 2022 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, Samantha discusses how important it is to align yourself with a company whose purpose matches up with your own values. She talks about some of the exciting work Sesame Workshop is doing for education and she even gets interrupted by one of her famous, furry, cookie-obsessed, colleagues from Sesame Street...

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.

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Suzy Deering is the Global CMO at Ford Motor Company. Founded in 1903, Ford is one of the most iconic American brands. With $135 billion in revenue and 186,000 employees worldwide, Ford is a giant in the industry.

Suzy got her start at the Walt Disney Company and since then held marketing positions at Verizon and eBay, among others. She's been with Ford since November of 2020.

Recorded from the 2022 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, this conversation goes over Suzy's move from eBay to Ford in 2020 at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. She discusses how she didn't let the pandemic stop her from getting to know her co-workers, the hard work that goes into changing industries, and so 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.

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Tracy Stalllard is the Global VP, Experiential and the head of the In House Agency (draftLine) at Anheuser-Busch InBev. AB InBev is the largest brewer in the world. You might have heard of Budweiser, Corona, Stella Artois, Michelob Ultra, to name a few of their brands. 

Tracy started working for the beer giant right after getting her B.S. in Civil and Environmental Engineering at The University of California, Berkeley. She's now been at AB InBev for over a decade and currently is helping to lead this critically acclaimed marketing department stay creative.

This bonus episode of the CMO Podcast was recorded in front of a live audience at the 2022 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, where AB InBev won the coveted Creative Marketer of the Year Award. Hear what Tracy did to impact her company and learn about her philosophies on staying creative and relevant. 

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.

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