Programmatic Pulse

This week Sean is joined by Joe Adsett, Managing Director UK & US Refluenced AG We discussed 👇 00:15 - Career Journey 05:21 - Why Join a Startup: Culture, Speed & Opportunity 07:48 - Career Growth in Startups & Go-to-Market Ownership 12:30 - Blueprint for Building a Growth Engine 30:28 - Get Ranked AI: SEO Meets Social Search 41:53 - Career Advice: “Don’t Build a Cathedral in a Desert...

This week Sean is joined by Tim Collier, Chief Commercial Officer at Scope3 We discussed 👇 00:15 - Career Journey 02:24 - What AdCP Is & Why It Matters 07:15 - How AdCP Changes the Game for Scope3 & the Industry 14:28 - Agentic Advertising in Practice & The Future of Buying 26:32 - Personal Use of AI & Real-World Agentic Workflows 33:47 - Career Advice

This week on the show Sean is joined by Graham Alexander | Director, AdTech & Marketing Services at With We discussed 👇 00:15 Career Journey 05:31 Joining a GTM AdTech company 07:50 The Power of Kindness & Community in AdTech 13:41 Joining With 20:46 The Role of Marketing in AdTech: Brand, Demand & Distinction 35:19 Career Advice

This week Sean is joined by Freddie Turner, Managing Director EMEA at Chalice AI. We discussed 👇 00:15 Career Journey 04:50 Building your Network for the Future 17:23 Decision Making Process for a New Opportunity 20:13 Who are Chalice? 22:13 What is Sell-Side Decisioning 30:10 Career Advice

This week Sean is joined by Frazer Locke, SVP International Sales at TripleLift. We discussed 👇 00:15 Career Journey 03:19 Working across Retail and eCommerce 18:49 Amazon Experience 34:00 Joining TripleLift 40:15 Opportunities in Retail Media 48:10 Career Advice

This week Sean is joined by Paul Evans, Founder and Chief Positioning Engineer at V2RSION We discussed 👇 00:15 Career Journey 07:26 Transitioning to AdTech 12:11 From Corporate to Startup 14:33 Positioning Explained: What It Is & Why It Matters 21:40 V2RSION Approach 35:41 Career Advice: Every Second Counts

This week Sean is joined by Dave Ajumobi, Programmatic Lead at Two Circles. We discussed 👇 00:15 Dave's Career Journey 13:19 Gaming & Data 15:39 Two Circles & Programmatic Strategy 27:07 Streaming, Data & Omnichannel Growth in Sports 36:36 Career Advice

This week Sean is joined by Shanil Chande , Chief Programmatic Officer at Talon We discussed 👇 00:15 Shanil's Career Journey 07:32 Startup Life - Risk vs Reward & Lessons Learned 12:53 Building Teams & GTM Strategies 16:38 Joining Talon 21:15 Digital Transformation & Building a Programmatic Dept. 25:59 Growth of Programmatic Out of Home 31:35 Why OOH & CTV Are Having Their Mom...

This week Sean is joined by Kari McCreath, Digital Ad Sales Expert. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/karimccreath_q4ready-digitalsales-marketingstrategy-activity-7370741833909514240-zD7Z?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAADBdzioBkFSaHsecYHMyr1eBSE830_mXxT4 We discussed 👇 00:15 Kari's Career Journey 04:53 In-Game Advertising - Potential & Value Exchange for Gamers 09...

This week Sean is joined by Michael Isaacs-Olaye, Managing Director UK at Happydemics We discussed 👇 00:15 Michael’s Career Journey 06:54 Building Expertise in Video and Measurement 11:44 Speaking with Confidence & Staying Curious 14:16 Joining Happydemics: Role, Vision & Growth Plans 21:00 Measurement Channels & New Opportunities 23:19 Diversity, Inclusion & Power of Representati...

This week Sean is joined by Alex Grieves, Global Head of Programmatic at billups. Big shoutout to our show sponsors adnomaly We discussed 👇 00:15 Alex’s Career Journey 02:34 Learning the Tech Side 04:52 Moving into Programmatic DOOH 07:10 Transition to Commercial Director Role 10:10 Joining Billups: Independence, Agility & Tech Focus 12:24 Leading Programmatic at Billups & Team Growth 14:...

This week Sean is joined by Alex Glover, Managing Director, Programmatic at Brainlabs Massive shoutout to our sponsors for this episode adnomaly. Their AI driven anomaly detection prevents costly campaign slip ups by catching issues like missing geo targeting, 404 landing pages, or mis set budgets before they escalate. Safeguard your spend at adnomaly.de We discussed 👇 00:15 Alex’s Career Journey...

This week Sean is joined by Steven Filler , Country Manager UK at ShowHeroes We discussed 👇 00:15 Steven’s Career Journey 02:28 Blueprint for Launching New Businesses 04:51 Who ShowHeroes Are & Why He Joined 07:20 Taking ShowHeroes to Market 09:40 Growth, Challenges & Building Momentum 12:07 CTV’s Present & Future Potential 14:28 Why CTV Could Become the Ultimate Storytelling Platform...

This week Sean welcomes the return of Matthew Newcomb, Managing Director, Keval Ads at Kevel. We discussed 👇 00:17 Welcoming Mr Newcomb Back 03:05 Who Kevel Are & What They Do 05:07 Why Move to Retail Media & Join Kevel 09:40 Getting Up to Speed in a New Vertical 10:25 Retail Media Simplified: How It Works 12:05 Old vs Modern Retail Media Networks 14:32 Opportunities & Challenges in R...

This week Sean is joined by David Sequeira, EVP at Skai. We discussed 👇 00:15 David’s Career Journey 06:05 Lessons from Agency Life & Switching Sides 09:15 Managing Global Roles & Travel Balance 13:25 What Skai Does & the Rise of Retail Media 18:15 Retail Media, Search, and AI Evolution 19:35 Hiring, Culture & Recruitment 23:25 Purpose-Driven Interviewing 27:15 Advice for Ambitiou...

This week Sean is joined by Mike Hauptman, Founder & CEO at AdLib We discussed 👇 02:46 Mike’s Start in AdTech 06:42 Founding AdLib: Why and How 07:18 The Startup Journey: Rewarding but Relentless 13:59 What AdLib Does & How It’s Different 17:18 Who AdLib Serves: 4 Core ICPs 20:30 Why Single DSPs Are Limiting 23:41 Career Advice: Be Real & Make Shit Happen

This week Sean is joined by Caroline Lidington , UK MD & GM - MENA & APAC Invibes Advertising . We discussed 👇 00:20 - Caroline’s Career Journey 02:50 - Launching InVibes & Global Growth 05:20 - Creative Tech & Smart Targeting 07:50 - Fashion Meets GenAI 11:20 - Career Advice & Leadership 15:20 - Belief, Grit & Growth in Lockdown

This week Sean sat down with Zac Selby, Global Head of Digital Strategy at dentsu. We discussed 👇 00:15 - Zac’s Journey into AdTech & Moving to London 04:15 - Local vs Global Media Buying Explained 07:55 - Inside a Global Role & AI Roadmap 11:40 - Smarter Measurement: Behavioral & Attention Metrics 19:20 - Career Advice & Building Visibility 23:15 - Quote to Remember: “What Stands...

This week on the show Sean is joined by Blake Seabrook & Brendan Carney, Country Managers, UK & SE at Readpeak. We discuss👇 00:16 - Career Journeys 05:00 - The Readpeak Platform 07:21 - Publisher and Advertiser Perspectives 09:39 - Breaking Into Agencies & Overcoming Tech Stacks 14:20 - Nordic vs UK Market Differences 21:38 - Market Evolution & Smaller Agencies 24:03 - Career Advi...

This week Sean is joined by Ben Putley⁠, Co-Founder & CEO at ⁠Alkimi⁠. We discuss👇 💫 The evolution of Alkimi 💫 Building a decentralised ad exchange 💫 Lessons from their growth journey 💫 How to utilize AI to gain an edge 💫 Career advice for emerging leaders

This week Sean is joined by Christopher Pettit , Co-Founder & CEO at Revving Chapters below 👇 00:15 Recap of Fired Up Event 01:53 Chris’ Career Journey 06:38 What Revving Does 08:58 Industry Finance Problem 11:18 Why Late Payments Persist 13:43 Building Revving Obstacles & Growth 16:03 Convincing CFOs to Use Revving 18:33 Fixing the AdTech Ecosystem 20:32 Career Progression & Financia...

Programmatic Pulse podcast is back! Sean is joined by the CEO of the 2024 London AdTech Economic Forum winner - Fabian Beste @ 4screen. Chapters below 👇 00:15 Introduction to Fabian and 4Screen 05:46 The Concept and Technology Behind 4Screen 08:59 Starting in Covid 11:57 Partnerships with Major Automakers 14:43 The Startup Ecosystem in Munich 18:26 Growth Opportunities for 4Screen 21:15 Career Ad...

This week Sean is joined by Darren Jacobs, Sales Director EMEA at Zitcha. Chapters below 👇 00:29 - Career Journey 03:10 - Transitioning to a Global Market 06:14 - What Does Zitcha Do? 07:33 - Building a Retail Media Network 11:59 - How a Retailer Can Win 15:03 - Challenge in Retail Media 17:42 - The Future of Retail Media 29:04 - Career Advice

This week Sean is joined by Rachel Smith, Co-Founder & CEO at ExchangeWire. Chapters below 👇 00:29 - Career Journey 06:33 - Growing ExchangeWire 10:01 - The Core Components of EW 12:13 - Simplifying AdTech 20:59 - Importance of Networking // ATS 31:03 - Career Advice

This week Sean is joined by Tom Laband, Co-founder and CEO of Adsquare. 00:29 - Career Journey 02:51 - Growing Adsquare Internationally 05:56 - Entrepreneurial Operating Framework System 09:55 - Journey So Far and Growth Plans for Adsquare 16:32 - Tom's Career Advice