The CMO Podcast

Andréa Mallard is the Chief Marketing Officer at Pinterest, one of the largest social companies in the world and a visual discovery engine for finding ideas like recipes, home and style inspiration, and more. Pinterest was founded in 2009 and has roughly 440 million active users per month. Andréa has been the CMO for two years and is Pinterest's first CMO.

In this conversation, Andréa talks about noticing how people actually use Pinterest and acting on that (instead of only focusing on how it was designed and intended to be used). She also talks about how marketing is a blend of art and science that is best told through storytelling, which is why Pinterest is not just a visual discovery engine—but it's also a place to find answers.

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In this episode, hear Jim moderate Innovators Who Made The Impossible Possible, a panel hosted by Contentsquare. Contentsquare is an analytics platform that captures and analyzes every digital interaction on your website or app to tell you what content is working and what’s falling flat.

On this panel, we have Alexis Lanternier, the EVP of eCommerce at Walmart Canada, and Ekta Chopra, the Chief Digital Officer at e.l.f. Cosmetics. The panel discussion revolves around delighting your consumers online and how COVID-19 has accelerated online shopping.

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Orla McAleer is the Chief Marketing Officer for Alltech, a private company that develops agricultural products for use in both livestock and crop farming, as well as products for the food industry. 

Orla has been with Alltech for 18 years and has been CMO for 4 of those years. In this discussion, Orla talks about the importance of principals to the growth of a company, along with the power of a founder's story. She also talks about how she was able to align Alltech's work culture with its corporate mission, and the importance of purpose even in a category as specific as theirs.

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Deodorant is a $3 billion category in the US, and on this episode of Prosperity Through Purpose Jim and his guests are taking a close look at the deodorant Secret. Secret is one of the best-known brands in the category, but space is becoming crowded with the likes of smaller brands and private labels that are offering natural and aluminum-free products. So how is Secret staying ahead? 

Joining Jim to answer this question and to discuss how Secret is doing it are, Carolyn Hennessey a former P&G executive and now an independent consultant, and Jeff Peacock the President and Co-Founder at BERA  the predictive analytics brand tech platform.

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Norman de Greve is the Chief Marketing Officer at CVS Health, which includes the brands CVS Pharmacy, CVS care mark, Aetna, Minute Clinic Omnicare, and more. 

Norm joined CVS in 2015, with the ambition to change healthcare. In this conversation, Norm talks about how he is doing that in this role. From ending tobacco sales in stores to the challenges of coming into a job with this sense of scope. Norm also talks about how CVS is trying to make healthcare more accessible in the USA across all of its business offerings. 

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Emily Callahan is the Chief Marketing and Experience Officer for ALSAC, the fundraising, and awareness organization for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Emily is their first CMO and before joining St. Jude she was the SVP of marketing for, Suzan G. Korman for the cure. 

In this conversation, Emily talks to Jim about being the first marketing officer for ALSAC, and how her leadership is helping St. Jude's fundraising and awareness. She also talks about the importance of purpose within the organization, and how her team makes the best of their budget. 

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Stephanie Preiss is the Vice President of TV and Audio for The New York Times. Founded in 1851, The New York Tims is the national newspaper of record, and over the past decade, The New York Times has been taking their journalism to digital mediums which is what Stephanie oversees. 

This conversation was recorded as part of the Kellog Northwestern Marketing Leadership Summit and Jim and Stephanie talk about the future of The New York Times' approach to storytelling and bringing their print integrity and storytelling abilities to different mediums. She also talks about the impact these new platforms have for advertisers, marketers, consumers, and how these platforms are maturing. 

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Alexandra von Plato is the CEO of Publicis Health which is a healthcare communications network that comprises nearly 12 agency brands. PHCG was established in 2003, and was the first healthcare-specific network in communications, and their goal is to create effective marketing and advertising for major pharmaceutical and healthcare companies. 

In this conversation, Alexandra talks about how her career as a creative helps inform her executive decisions, and how storytelling is at the core of their business decisions. She also discusses how messaging and her business has been affected by COVID-19. 

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Brad Hiranaga is the Chief Brand Officer for General Mills, North America. General Mills is a 154-year-old legacy brand that generates $18 billion in revenue, with over 100 brands in 15 categories in its portfolio. Brad has been with General Mills for over 15 years and has worked on some of their most innovative marketing campaigns. 

In this conversation Brad credits his family for his success as a marketer and explains why it's important to always listen to your intuition, even when the data says otherwise. Brad also shares his approach for dealing with failures, how General Mills is adopting purpose across its brands, and how brand loyalty informed Brad's instincts as a marketer.

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The iconic retail store Target is a 118-year-old company that generates $75 billion a year. Target is surging on both purpose and revenue. In a time where so many retailers are facing uncertainty and bankruptcy, Target is growing like crazy—and in this episode, we dig into why.

Joining Jim on this episode is Samantha Avivi, a growth consultant at The Jim Stengel Company, and Joah Santosthe, Chief Marketing Officer at BERA, the predictive analytics brand tech platform. Together, they discuss how Target scores on growth, purpose, and more. Full disclosure, The Jim Stengel company is a partner and investor in BERA.

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