The CMO Whisperer

My guest this week is Aubriana Lopez, Head of Data Strategy, Global Product Marketing for Samsung Ads. Aubriana is an experienced multi discipline marketer who's had the ability to grow her expertise throughout the ever evolving nature of the media business, with a focus on audience development, cross functional measurement, and in depth reporting and insights.

My guest this week is former NBA player, Channing Frye. After an illustrious 14 year career, which included winning a championship in Cleveland with none other than LeBron James. Channing is now lead analyst for Warner Brothers Discovery, where he hosts the multitude of shows, including handles on NBA TV and his cohost of a very popular podcast with another NBA player, Richard Jefferson. 

Channing also started his own private wine label called Chosen Family Wines. Here's my highly entertaining conversation with Channing Frye.

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From Bank of America to American Express to a champion of journalism done right, Lou Paskalis is a leading voice in the world of marketing and media today.

My guest this week is Reena Agnihotri, former Global Head of Brand Consulting at Deloitte, Reena is now Global CMO at Valiantys, a leading global Atlassian partner that accelerates customers business transformations using agile methods. Reena is also part of an exclusive leadership program through Women of Influence, a program designed for decision makers who want to optimize their leadership potential and continue establishing their legacy.

My guest this week is Michael Williams. Michael's a global leader who has served as CMO for the Grand Prix of America Formula One, the New Jersey Devils, and the San Francisco 49ers. He was also responsible for all sales and marketing for the Walt Disney Company's Mighty Ducks of Anaheim and is currently the General Manager and Managing Director of Summit One Vanderbilt, the tallest commercial skyscraper in Manhattan.

My guest today is Jawad Bisbis. After starting his marketing career at Procter & Gamble, Jawad has held senior roles at 7Eleven, Focus Brands, Coca Cola, and Luxottica, right up to his current role as global VP of marketing at Ball Corporation. He holds a master's degree from KEDGE business school in France and is fluent in Arabic and French.

 My guest this week is Pierre Bouvard, Chief Insights Officer for Cumulus Media and Westwood One. He leads their audio active group of media and creative advisory service and works with both national brands and agencies to craft targeting and measurement solutions. Prior to his current role, Pierre was SVP at TiVo Research and Analytics, where he led cross media and measurement engagements for Procter & Gamble and Comcast.

My guest this week is Jon Bond. At age 27, Jon and his partner Richard Kirshenbaum founded Kirshenbaum Bond, a truly new kind of agency that challenged the status quo from the Mad Men era. And within just six months, the agency had been featured in New York Magazine. Jon has gone on to do so many other things, including working with Forbes to create its iconic 50 most influential CMOs. Jon also sits on the boards of many companies and is the chairman of the U.S. advisory board for System1.

Links

• Jon's LinkedIn
• Steve's LinkedIn

My guest this week is Dawn Hudson. From CEO, to CMO, to chairman of the board, her career has spanned high level posts in media, retail, consumer goods and more. Dawn has at brands like the NFL, Pepsi, Lowe's, PF Chang's, Nvidia, the LPGA and the list goes on.

My guest this week is Bruce Hershey. Yes, as in the Hershey Kiss, Hershey candy bar. Bruce has over 30 years of marketing experience and he's held various leadership roles, responsible for marketing strategy and growth on both the client and agency side. In 2019, Bruce won the highly coveted CMO of the year award. Here's my conversation with my dear friend, Bruce Hershey.

Links

• Bruce's LinkedIn
• Steve's LinkedIn