Programmatic Pulse

This week Sean is joined by Ravi Patel , Founder & CEO at SWYM.ai Chapters below 👇 00:29 - Career Journey 03:45 - What is SWYM.ai ? 05:55 - Dynamic Curation 09:45 - Journey so Far and Growth Plans 11:38 - Achieving Product Market Fit in AdTech 16:11 - Where Does PMF Go Wrong 18:32 - Ravi's Career Advice

This week Sean is joined by Max von Weber, Founder & CEO at adnomaly Chapters below 👇 00:39 - Career Journeys 02:35 - Adland in Germany 04:13 - Inspiration Behind Adnomaly 06:58 - What adnomaly Solves and Client Success Stories 11:27 - Growth Plans 13:30 - Leading From the Front 16:00 - The Feelings you Went Through When Starting adnomaly 21:01 - How to Succeed Working in a Startup 23:46 - Ad...

This week Sean is joined by Mallory Simmonds, President EMEA at Kepler. Chapters below 👇 00:15 - Career Journeys 04:30 - Transitioning From the US to UK Market 07:33 - Inside the Pitch Process 12:13 - Standing Out in a Sea of Sameness 15:30 - Blending Data with Creative 19:48 - Balancing Motherhood, Career and Training 22:30 - Triathlon Training 31:41 - Career Advice

This week Sean is joined by Matthew Newcomb, Regional Director at ⁠Azerion⁠ & Cassidy Nasello, founder at FELT . Chapters below 👇 00:38 - Career Journeys 05:21 - Making Agreements not Expectations 13:40 - When You're Ready You Will Know 15:38 - Getting Ahead of the Problem 19:25 - Methods to Overcome Adversities 25:51 - Establishing a Work-Life Seperation 30:31 - Premortem Technique 33:25...

This week Sean is joined by Heather Carver , CRO at Freestar . Chapters below 👇 00:38 - Prebid.org Ascent Event 05:55 - Heather's Career Journey 12:54 - AdOps to Commercial - Strong Foundations 16:01 - Who Freestar are 22:51 - Establishing a Consultative Approach 25:52 - Roadmapping Success for your Team 28:52 - 'Slowing Down to Move Fast' 33:40 - Adversities you Overcame in your Care...

Sean is joined by Marc Guldimann, Founder & CEO at Adelaide . Chapters below 👇 00:15 - Marc's Career Journey 07:12 - Inspiration Behind Adelaide's Name 08:20 - Building a Team Roadmap 09:55 - Top Line View of Attention in Media 13:00 - Establishing Attention as a Mainstream Media Currency 16:36 - Attention and how Media is now Bought 19:02 - Incentives for Advertisers, Platforms and C...

This week Sean is joined by Zuzanna Gierlinska, Chief Commercial Officer at MIQ. Chapters below 👇 00:18 - AdTech Personality of the Year 02:05 - Zuzanna’s Career Journey 05:50 - Different Personalities for Different Environments 08:05 - What Brought you to MIQ 12:13 - Building a Career with Intention: How to Plan & Progress 24:35 - The Importance of Networking 27:25 - Creating Your Own ‘Board...

This week Sean is joined by Chris Kenna, who is the CEO of BA Diversity Media. Chapters below 👇 🎙 Chris' Career Journey 🎙 Navigating the CTV Landscape 🎙 The Difference in the US Ad Market to the UK 🎙 Cultural Upfonts 🎙 AI's Role in Content Production 🎙 The Current State of DEI 🎙 Chris' Advice for Emerging Leaders

This week Sean is joined by Charles Cadbury , CEO at Say It Now And special guest Boardy ! Chapters below 👇 🎙 Charlie's Career Journey 🎙 Audio as a Channel 🎙 The Mission Behind Say It Now 🎙 The Future of Voice 🎙 Conversation with Boardy 🎙 AI as an Innovator 🎙 Charlie's Career Advice

This week on the show Sean is joined by Gregg Rogers, Senior Director, Curation Partnerships at Equativ. Chapters below 👇 🎙 Gregg’s Career Journey 🎙 The Evolution of Equativ and Its Mission 🎙 Breaking Down Curation: Why It’s More Than Just a Buzzword 🎙 SSP vs. DSP: Why Curation on the Supply Side Matters 🎙 Addressability & Audience Targeting 🎙 AI, Creative Personalisation & Commerce Media...

This week Sean is joined by James Appleby, UK Managing Director at Assembly Global Chapters below 👇 🎙 James’s Career Journey 🎙 The Evolution of Assembly: Performance-First Media Innovation 🎙 Balancing Agency Life: Challenges, Growth, and Culture 🎙 The Role of People in Defining Agency Success 🎙 Hybrid Work and the Importance of In-Person Connection 🎙 Advice on Finding Passion in Your Career 🎙 Jam...

This week Sean is joined by Joy Ross, SVP, DSP at Cadent. 00:15 Joy’s Career Journey 02:09 Lessons from Building Standards in Programmatic Advertising 05:56 Inside Cadent: Converging TV and Programmatic Innovation 07:00 The Future of CTV: Growth, Challenges, and Opportunities 09:25 UK vs US - CTV Market 14:00 The Women in Programmatic Network: Building Global Connections 17:15 Create Joy: Supporti...

This week on the show Sean is joined by Gareth Neville, head of Business Development at Kepler. Chapters below 👇 01:14 Gareth’s Career Journey: From Local Publishing to AdTech Leadership 05:45 The year 2020 10:20 Insights from Working at Amazon 17:45 Working at Kepler and Role as Head of Business Development 20:00 The Power of Building Meaningful Relationships 27:15 Supporting Emerging Leaders &a...

This week Sean is joined by Matt Bennathan, Chief Commercial Officer at Zeotap. Chapters below 👇 00:27 Matt’s Career Journey: From Data Sales to AdTech leadership 03:00 Inside Zeotap: Solutions, Recent Funding & Culture.  08:25 Going From a Massive Corporation to a Scale-Up 14:05 The Power of Saying No: Staying Disciplined for Success 19:25 Staying Present & Supporting the Next Generation...

This week Sean is joined by Matthew Goldhill, Founder of Picnic Chapters below 👇 🎙 Matthew’s Career Journey 🎙 The Evolution of Picnic: Lessons, Pivots, and Building with Purpose 🎙 Introducing PIQ: Revolutionising Media Quality Metrics 🎙 Highlights from Picnic’s Media Quality Report 🎙 Industry Challenges: Trust, Metrics, and Made-for-Advertising Sites 🎙 Predictions for 2025: Building Trust and Adv...

This week Sean is joined by Anya Libova, Director Publisher Development at DoubleVerify Chapters below 👇 0:49 - Anya’s Career Journey 4:45 - Winning AdTech Rising Star 7:54 - Inside DoubleVerify: Role & Mission 9:18 - Spotlight on DV’s News Accelerator 12:41 - Co-Founding AdTech Connect 20:30 - The Importance of Mentorship in Career Growth 27:55 - 2025 Predictions 29:20 - Anya’s Top Advice fo...

This week Sean is joined by Philip Acton, Country Manager UK at Adform Chapters below 👇 🎙 Philip’s Career Journey into Advertising 🎙 Leading Adform in the UK: Role & Responsibilities 🎙 Strategies for Building a High-Performing Team and Culture 🎙 Leadership Style: Empowering the Team to Succeed 🎙 Adform’s ID Fusion 🎙 Growth in Omnichannel and the Rise of CTV 🎙 Opportunities in CTV Advertising...

This week Sean is joined by Nick Hill, Head of Programmatic at EssenceMediacom Chapters below 👇 🎙 Nick’s Journey into Advertising 🎙 Current Role and Agency Life 🎙 Key Differences Between Agency and Media Partner 🎙 Leadership Styles That Drive Success 🎙 Quality vs. Quantity in Hiring and Programmatic Buying 🎙 End-of-Year Predictions: 🎙 Curation 🎙 Emerging Channels 🎙 Nick's Top Advice for Excelling...

This week Sean is joined by Cadi Jones, SVP, EMEA at Index Exchange Chapters below 👇 🎙 Cadi's Career Journey into Advertising 🎙 Inside Index Exchange: Role & Mission 🎙 Unpacking Curation—The Hottest Topic in AdTech 🎙 Defining 'Premium' Publishers and Inventory Standards 🎙 Navigating Industry Events & Managing Workload 🎙 Keeping Pace with Ad Trends and Channels 🎙 Cadi’s Top Tips for Excell...

This week Sean is joined by Geoff Wolinetz, SVP, Publisher and Demand Platforms at OpenX. Chapters below 👇 🎙 Geoff’s Journey into Advertising & AdTech 🎙 OpenX’s Mission and Geoff’s Role 🎙 What Excites Geoff About OpenX’s Strategic Direction 🎙 Tackling Complex Challenges at OpenX 🎙 The Roadmap for CTV Adoption in Europe 🎙 Defining Success in CTV & Programmatic TV 🎙 The Art of Mentorship: F...

This week Sean is joined by Tim Collier, Head of UK and Northern Europe Lead at Scope3. Chapters below 👇 🎙 Tim's Path to Advertising and Sustainability 🎙 Lessons from Google That Shaped His Career 🎙 The Mission and Vision of Scope3 🎙 Scope3’s Role in the Ad Ecosystem 🎙 Tackling Sustainability Challenges and Celebrating Wins 🎙 Industry Myths About Sustainability - What Needs to Change? 🎙 Practical...

This week Sean is joined by Salvatore Internullo - Chief Growth Officer at MINT. Chapters below 👇 🎙 Salvatore’s Journey into Advertising and AdTech 🎙 Navigating New Industries - How He Does It 🎙 Mint’s Vision and Salvatore’s Role 🎙 A Deep Dive into Mint’s ARM (AI-Driven Resource Management) 🎙 Growth Strategies for Mint in a Competitive Market 🎙 What’s Next for Mint.ai 🎙 The Role of AI in Marketin...

This week Sean is joined by Matt Barash, Ad Tech Exec. Chapters below 👇 🎙 Matt's Journey: 25 Years in Media and AdTech 🎙 Early Days: From Broadcast to ESPN and Beyond 🎙 Memorable Moments: Selling Ads for the Super Bowl 🎙 Navigating the Programmatic Space 🎙 Key Mentorships and Career Influences 🎙 The Value of Relationships and Building a Strong Network 🎙 The Power of Personal Branding 🎙 Trends Sha...

This week Sean is joined by Nathan Lindberg, Head of US Brand Partnerships at Overwolf. Chapters below 👇 🎙 Nathan's Journey from Traditional Media to Esports 🎙 What Sparked Their Passion for Gaming 🎙 Overview of Overwolf and Their Role 🎙 How Brands Integrate with the Overwolf Ecosystem 🎙 Creative Mods on Overwolf that Blew Their Mind 🎙 Growth Opportunities for Overwolf 🎙 Myths About the Esports I...

This week Sean is joined by Alex Heng, Director of Client Services at Genius Sports Chapters below 👇 🎙 Alex's Career Journey 🎙 Early Days of Sales 🎙 Ensuring Client Services is a High Functioning Team 🎙 Genuis Sports FanHub Platform 🎙 Enhancing the Fan Experience across Platforms 🎙 Examples of Fan Engagement Done Correctly 🎙 Upskilling in Wider Paid Media Channels 🎙 Alex's Career Advice