The CMO Podcast

On this episode of The CMO Podcast, we are turning the tables with Jim in the guest seat! This interview took place during Deloitte's CMO Accelerator Program at Deloitte University in West Lake TX, as Jim was interviewed by none other than the CMO of Deloitte US, Suzanne Kounkel. Their insightful conversation took place in front of a room filled with CMOs of the world's largest companies and brands.

In this episode, Suzanne talks to Jim about working with brands to rediscover their purpose and how messaging purpose is more important than ever. You'll hear all about Jim's personal beliefs, thoughts and ideas on leading teams to pursue brand purpose.

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Erika Nardini is the CEO of Barstool Sports, a sports and pop culture media brand covering daily news and highlights through blogs, videos, social media and podcasts.

Founded as a print publication in 2003, Barstool grew to be a juggernaut in the sports media industry with an average of 66+ million monthly unique visitors to their website. They are also home to many popular podcasts, including including “Pardon My Take,” “Call Her Daddy” and " The Corp With A-Rod and Big Cat."

In this conversation, Erika talks to Jim about her journey to Barstool and the lessons she learned from working at places like Yahoo, Microsoft and Verizon – just to name a few. She covers the importance of being able to react to the culture shift, especially with what's happening in the world, and the importance of talent within an organization. She also discusses what's in store for Barstool, the future of sports entertainment and how Barstool's creators are providing entertainment to their audience during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Andrea Zahumensky is an industrial engineer turned marketer. She is the Chief Marketing Officer for KFC where she oversees all marketing initiatives for the restaurant locations around the world. Andrea has worked on some of the most interesting campaigns including their partnership with Crocs, the resurrection of Colonel Sanders and even a dating simulator for the Colonel!

In this conversation, Andrea shares why her team brought Colonel Sanders to the forefront of KFC's branding and how the values of the restaurant's founder made an impact on their sales and awareness.  

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In this episode, Jim Stengel sits down with two special guests in front of a live studio audience at Deloitte University! He is joined by President and CEO at H&R Block, Jeff Jones, along with EVP & CMO at Target Corp, Rick Gomez.

This discussion was the kick-off plenary session for Deloitte's Next Generation CMO Academy, a three-day intensive conference that prepares and educates future and current CMOs of all backgrounds and disciplines.

In this conversation, Rick and Jeff talk about what brand purpose looks like in their company. They also breakdown their favorite Super Bowl ads from last year and the impact their brands have on culture. Plus, the live audience of CMOs from other Fortune 100 companies chime in with some really insightful questions.

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Sarah Flynn is the General Manager of Thirty Five Ventures which was co-founded by all-star basketball veteran Kevin Durant, and his manager Rich Kleiman. Thirty Five Ventures serves as the umbrella for all of their business interests across sports, tech, culture and more.

Before joining Thirty Five Ventures, Sarah worked within the creative arts –including stints at various record labels and publishing (magazines and books). This led to a very interesting job at Jay-Z’s Roc Nation where she helped create and grow their Sports Marketing Department.

In this interview, Sarah discusses the nature of disruption with this kind of marketplace. She also talks about what it is like to work with such high profile people and what she has learned from them. Plus, she touches on some of the unique projects Thirty Five Ventures has in the works that are breaking new ground in marketing.

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Vinoo Vijay is the CMO of H&R Block, which is one of the largest tax preparation services in the United States and Canada. Before stepping into the CMO role at H&R Block, Vinoo was the CMO of TD Bank, where he and his team transformed the company to be more customer-centric and broke a lot of industry norms. At H&R Block, he is focused on doing same thing by prioritizing people at the forefront of each customer interaction – instead of the tax codes.

In this conversation, Vinoo shares the many life and career experiences that informed him as a marketer – including his views, his childhood in India and his education at an international boarding school. He also provides insight on how he has created brand purpose at financial institutions by putting the customer interaction first. Additionally, Vinoo explains how he pivoted career paths.

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Jennifer Olsen has had a lengthy career in marketing, working for both start-ups and established brands. She is currently the CMO of UNTUCKit, a clothing company that has reached $200 million in sales.

Previous to this role, she spent 10 years in marketing at Gap. She also held the role of CMO at Crate and Barrel and Stitch Fix, along with becoming Vice President of Marketing at Yahoo.

In this episode, Jennifer talks about her career path, side hustles and how her single dad inspired her work ethic. This is a great discussion with a marketer who has worked in both start-ups and the major brand corporate playing field. She also discusses her thoughts on marketing in the digital space to spread brand messages.

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On this episode of the CMO podcast, Jim is discussing this year's Super Bowl ads with some of the night's biggest marketers including, Ricardo Marques, the VP of marketing for Anheuser-Busch/InBev, and Todd Kaplan the Vice President of Marketing at PepsiCo. Also joining this panel discussion which was recorded in front of a live audience is Harvard Business School's, Shelle Santana with a special appearance by Gary Vaynerchuk who talks about his three super bowl ads and more!

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On this week's show, we take a look back at some of the standout moments of brand purpose with our past guests. In this episode, we focus on how these leaders convey purpose in their organizations.

Pedro Earp, Chief Marketing and ZX Ventures Officer at Anheuser-Busch InBev

Kristen Lemkau, CEO of US Wealth Management at JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Fernando Machado, Global Chief Marketing Officer at Burger King Corporation

Michelle Peluso, SVP Digital Sales & Chief Marketing Officer at IBM

Marc S. Pritchard, Chief Brand Officer at Procter & Gamble

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Marisa Thalberg is the incoming Executive Vice President, Chief Brand and Marketing Officer at Lowe's. She has previously held roles at Revlon, Estée Lauder, Unilever and Taco Bell. At the time of this recording, she was in transition from her role of CMO at Taco Bell to her new role at Lowe’s. During her time at Taco Bell, Marisa built on the brand's trending momentum, taking it to a true lifestyle brand and one of the world's favorite fast food chains.

In this conversation, Marisa talks about how her experience as a TV producer helped her inform her storytelling abilities to companies and brands. She also talks about transitioning industries – from marketing cosmetics to fast food.

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