Brands, Beats & Bytes

Album 8 Track 22: Long Live Brand, If the Spreadsheet Don't Kill It First. w/Lead Human The CMO title is vanishing, and CEOs are losing confidence in marketing's ability to drive growth. How did we get here, and what can marketing leaders do to reclaim their power? In this special collaborative episode, the hosts of Lead Human (Tim Spengler and Jack Myers) join forces with the Brands, Beats &...

Hey Brand Nerds, we are back with a Most Influence Remix! In our careers, we typically don't make it to where we are alone. We give our guests the opportunity to shoutout someone (or multiple people) who has/have had a great influence on them - and we are rarely not moved by the answers we hear.  Check out some of our favorites from five of our former guests: 1. Rick Hayduk 2. Katie Casey 3. Jack...

Hey Brand Nerds, we are back with a Most Proud of Remix! Our guests take us into what they are most proud of - and the cool thing is - most involve the impact on others or how the people in their lives are what they are most proud of.  Check out some of our favorites from four of our former guests: 1. Ivan Juzang 2. Paige Young 3. Scott Robinson 4. LaDonna Gooden 5. Jodi Anderson Jr.  #marketing #...

Hey Brand Nerds, we are back with a Tech Remix! Each of today's guests are approaching the conversation about AI from four different angles - all which we should know and consider!  Check out some of our favorites from four of our former guests: 1. Sheldon Poon 2. Jack Myers 3. Todd Putman 4. Noel Cottrell  #marketing #advertising #branding #digitalmarketing #media #socialmedia #brandsbeatsbytes #...

Hey Brand Nerds, we are back with a Brand Love Remix! Take a listen and see which brands resonate as your favorite too!  Check out some of our favorites from four of our former guests: 1. Tracy Chamblee 2. Seth Matlins 3. Dave Prager 4. Stephen Greene  #marketing #advertising #branding #digitalmarketing #media #socialmedia #brandsbeatsbytes #cmo #brandlove

Hey Brand Nerds, we are back with a Biggest F-Up Remix! Take a listen to avoid these F-Ups in your own career!  Check out some of our favorites from four of our former guests: 1. Krista Patterson 2. Louis Monoyudis 3. Bernard Bell 4. Sheldon Poon  #marketing #advertising #branding #digitalmarketing #media #socialmedia #brandsbeatsbytes #cmo #biggestfup

Album 8 Track 21: Educated Rapper of Brand & Business w/Tracy Chamblee On today’s episode of Brands, Beats & Bytes, DC and Larry are joined by Tracy Chamblee, a marketing powerhouse whose career spans P&G, Coca-Cola, Mars Petcare, Georgia-Pacific, and Nixon Medical. Tracy (dubbed by DC as "the educated rapper of business") brings incredible edge, heart, and intellect to the podcast. He...

REMIX: Album 8 Track 8: Mastering the Space Between the Bytes w/Dave Prager Brand Nerds, we are back in the building! Today, we are firmly rooted in the "Bytes" as we welcome Silicon Valley marketing savant and AI founder, Dave Prager. If you are tired of the "get-rich-quick" AI hype and want real, grounded wisdom on how technology intersects with actual human behavior, this episode is for you. Da...

Album 8 Track 20: Unlocking the Predictive Advantage w/Sheldon Poon What happens when you mix a computer science background, a decade teaching high schoolers, and a philosophy degree?  You get today's guest, Sheldon Poon, Founder and CEO of Drive Marketing, a leader driving $10 back for every $1 spent on Meta and Google ad campaigns. In this episode of Brands, Beats & Bytes, Darryl "DC" Cobbin...

Album 8 Track 19: How Authentic Positioning Drives Success w/Krista Patterson In this episode of Brands, Beats & Bytes , hosts Darryl "DC" Cobbin and Larry "LT" Taman welcome positioning expert Krista Patterson, Co-Founder and CEO of Positioning Collective. Drawing from her executive tenure at tech giants like Cisco, ServiceNow, and VMware, Krista reveals why systemic business problems almost...

Summer Remix: Album 8 Track 12: Win the Room - Accelerate Your Career w/Bernard Bell How do you go from "Step Zero" to a Senior VP role at a major cable network? Bernard Bell, known as "The Confidence Professor," joins the podcast to explain why Executive Presence is the ultimate career accelerator. In this candid conversation, Bernard breaks down the difference between networking and "engaging,"...

Summer Remix: Album 8 Track 15: The Currency of Purpose w/Stephen Greene What happens when you mix the power of world-class music, brand partnerships, and community service? You get Rockcorps—a global movement that revolutionized how brands connect with youth. In this episode of Brands, Beats, and Bytes, hosts Darryl "DC" Cobbin and Larry "LT" Taman sit down with Rockcorps co-founder and CEO, Step...

Summer Remix: Album 8 Track 9: Accelerating Your Career: Think Two. Act One. w/Kristen Fischbeck Brand Nerds, we are back in the building! Today, we are diving deep into what it takes to achieve professional growth as we sit down with Kristen Fischbeck.  If you are a marketer looking to "compress the timeline" between where you are and where you want to be, this episode is your blueprint. Kristen’...

Summer Remix: Album 8 Track 16: Lead with Guts, Accelerate Growth w/Bob Kraut How did a $5 million marketing stunt turn into one of the top 5 marketing ideas of the last 50 years? In this episode of Brands, Beats & Bites, hosts Darryl "DC" Cobbin and Larry "LT" Taman sit down with legendary CMO Bob Kraut (former CMO of Papa John's, Arby's, Pizza Hut, and Captain D's) to pull back the curtain o...

Summer Remix: Album 8 Track 6 - Step Up. Speak Up. Move Up. w/Shawna Hausman Brand Nerds, get ready to take some serious notes! On this episode of Brands, Beats and Bytes, hosts Darryl "DC" Cobbin and Larry "LT" Taman sit down with retail and digital marketing powerhouse Shawna Hausman . From her scrappy early days in the Gap Inc. universe to driving a massive 300% sales increase as CMO of FSA Sto...

Summer Remix: Album 8 Track 7: The Art of Creative Violence: Building Bold Brands w/ Noel Cottrell Are legacy advertising holding companies sinking like the Titanic? In this episode of the Brands, Beats, and Bytes podcast, hosts DC and LT welcome creative savant and industry giant, Noel Cottrell. After building a storied career working with massive brands like Sissy Boy Jeans, Coca-Cola, and E-Tra...

Summer Remix: Album 5 Track 32 - Be You. Be Kind. Be Badass. w/Paige Young What’s happening Brand Nerds?! We’re happily joined by special guest Paige Young, Chief Communications Officer @ ServiceNow. For the Brand Nerds striving for that C-suite position, this episode will be a real treat. Paige humbly shares her triumphs and lessons throughout her exceptional career.  Here are a few key takeaways...

Welcome to our Summer Remix series! What separates a standard marketer from a transformational leader? Join us as we talk to Todd Putman (Chief Transformation Officer, Generous Brands) about the transition from marketing to the C-suite. Todd reveals his "Peopler" framework—the ability to see human insights that data hides—and shares the career strategies that helped him navigate Fortune 100 giants...

Album 8 Track 18: What's Poppin? World Cup 2026 The World Cup is officially upon us, North America! But you don’t need to be a fútbol historian to understand the sheer economic and cultural power of this tournament. In this special "What's Poppin'" episode of Brands, Beats & Bytes , hosts DC and Larry put on their brand lenses to dissect the 2026 FIFA World Cup using the classic marketing matr...

REMIX: Album 5 Track 15 - The Pursuit of Balance in the Boardroom Brand Nerds! Get ready...we are talking about life inside and outside of the boardroom. Jeryn Turner is not only a successful business professional, she is also a yoga instructor and author who finds balance in life. She's inspiring us to think differently while still being successful and authentic. A jew-el dropper you don't want t...

Album 8 Track 17: The Mythology Behind a Great Marketer w/Louis Monoyudis What does an undergrad degree in folklore and mythology have to do with scaling direct-to-consumer (D2C) brands to millions in revenue? Everything. In this episode of Brands, Beats, and Bytes , hosts Darryl "DC" Cobbin and Larry Taman sit down with seasoned executive Louis Monoyudis (CMO at Artware Editions, former global CM...

REMIX: Album 4 Track 12 – Matt Tumminello, President at Target 10 Hey Brand Nerds! We have a treat for you today! We have Matt Tumminello in the virtual building dropping jewels from both his career and personal experiences as a leader in the LGBTQ+ marketing space. Jolted to impactful and meaningful action after witnessing 9/11 as a New Yorker, Matt dove head first into the LGBTQ+ marketing space...

Album 8 Track 16: Lead with Guts, Accelerate Growth w/Bob Kraut How did a $5 million marketing stunt turn into one of the top 5 marketing ideas of the last 50 years? In this episode of Brands, Beats & Bites, hosts Darryl "DC" Cobbin and Larry "LT" Taman sit down with legendary CMO Bob Kraut (former CMO of Papa John's, Arby's, Pizza Hut, and Captain D's) to pull back the curtain on his iconic c...

Album 8 Track 15: The Currency of Purpose w/Stephen Greene What happens when you mix the power of world-class music, brand partnerships, and community service? You get Rockcorps—a global movement that revolutionized how brands connect with youth. In this episode of Brands, Beats, and Bytes, hosts Darryl "DC" Cobbin and Larry "LT" Taman sit down with Rockcorps co-founder and CEO, Stephen Greene (SG...

Album 8 Track 14: YES as a Career Strategy w/Scott Stuckmann How does a mechanical engineer from Wisconsin become a global marketing powerhouse? In this episode of Brands, Beats and Bytes , DC and LT sit down with Scott Stuckmann (Kraft Heinz, Nestle, Coca-Cola) to deconstruct a career defined by "The Art of Navigation." Scott shares his unique journey from documenting radar processes to launching...