Executive Guidance

Join Toptal’s Cyber and Information Security Services Practice Lead, Zohra Ibrahimi, and Marcie Roth, Executive Director and CEO of the World Institute on Disability, as they discuss how accessibility is evolving into a strategic business priority. Marcie shares how inclusive design, AI, and representation can drive growth, improve resilience, and unlock new opportunities across organizations and...

Join Toptal’s Growth and Digital Marketing Practice Lead, Jeff Gangemi, and Insight Partners’ Operating Partner, Pablo Dominguez, as they discuss how AI is transforming the way B2B SaaS companies grow and operate. Pablo shares insights from working with hundreds of software companies, highlighting why AI-first strategy, a culture of builders, and strong operational structure are critical to scalin...

Join Toptal’s Cyber and Information Security Practice Lead, Zohra Ibrahimi, and iRhythm Technologies CISO Orus Dearman as they discuss how healthcare security leaders balance innovation, compliance, and patient trust. The conversation explores AI governance, vendor ecosystem risk, and how security teams can enable the business while protecting sensitive patient data and clinical systems. Hosted on...

Join Toptal’s Growth and Digital Marketing Practice Lead, Jeff Gangemi, and Matt Diiorio, Vice President, Head of Growth & Channel Activation at Prudential Financial, as they explore how large organizations can turn marketing into a true driver of business impact. Matt shares lessons on aligning marketing to revenue, building agile teams, and focusing on high-value initiatives that drive scala...

Join Toptal’s Cyber and Information Security Practice Lead, Zohra Ibrahimi, and Brad Moldenhauer, VP and CISO in Residence at leading cloud security company Zscaler, as they explore how modern security leaders enable the business while managing risk at scale. The conversation covers zero trust beyond the buzzword, AI’s impact on attackers and defenders, and how CISOs can communicate material risk...

Join Toptal’s Growth and Digital Marketing Practice Lead, Jeff Gangemi, and Stacker Co-founder and CEO Noah Greenberg as they explore how modern brands turn content into a true growth engine. Noah, whose content distribution platform is used by brands like Sofi and Redfin, shares insights on data-driven storytelling, brand authority, and why distribution, not volume, is what separates high-perform...

Join Toptal’s Growth and Digital Marketing Practice Lead, Jeff Gangemi, and Scrunch’s Head of Marketing, Kevin White, as they explore how AI-powered search is reshaping buyer behavior and discovery. Kevin shares insights on navigating GEO, why experimentation matters more than best practices, and how clarity, structure, and customer-first thinking are essential to winning visibility in the age of...

Join Toptal’s Cyber and Information Security Services Practice Lead, Zohra Ibrahimi, and Yahoo’s Director of Security GRC, Steven Asifo, as they explore how modern security leaders can build strong security cultures at scale. Steven shares insights on making security approachable and why communication, trust, and human-centered leadership are essential to effective risk management in an AI-enabled...

In this episode of the Executive Guidance podcast, Lumivero CMO Tessa Barron joins Toptal’s Growth and Digital Marketing Practice Lead, Jeff Gangemi, to share her journey from marketing execution to strategic leadership. Learn how she builds proactive, audience-driven teams and why true marketing impact starts with fully understanding the business. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more i...

Join Toptal’s Growth and Digital Marketing Practice Lead, Jeff Gangemi, and Pavilion’s Founder and CEO, Sam Jacobs, as they explore how modern leadership is evolving. Sam shares how Pavilion helps go-to-market leaders accelerate their careers through clarity, education, and community, while redefining what it means to build organizations rooted in focus and long-term growth. Hosted on Acast. See a...

Join Toptal’s Cloud Services Practice Lead, TJ Urglavitch, and Divyesh Shah, Head of Partner Solutions Architecture at AWS, as they explore how AWS is shaping the future of cloud and AI through partnership and innovation. Divyesh shares how AWS empowers its partner ecosystem to deliver measurable impact, integrate responsible AI, and enable enterprises to build secure, scalable, and trusted soluti...

Join Toptal’s Growth and Digital Marketing Practice Lead, Jeff Gangemi, and Movable Ink’s VP of Growth Marketing, Justin Keller, as they discuss how AI and creative automation are reshaping personalization. Justin shares how Movable Ink helps brands transform data into meaningful, one-to-one experiences, combining technology, creativity, and strategy to deepen customer engagement and drive growth....

In this episode of the Executive Guidance podcast, Toptal’s Jeff Gangemi sits down with Chili Piper Co-founder and Co-CEO, Alina Vandenberghe. Alina shares her journey from engineering and sales into entrepreneurship, and how she built Chili Piper into a global company redefining B2B growth. They explore how AI agents are transforming top-of-funnel marketing, and what it really takes to lead with...

Join Toptal’s Growth and Digital Marketing Practice Lead, Jeff Gangemi, and Jon Miller, co-founder of Marketo and CEO and co-founder of a stealth AI startup, as they explore how AI will reshape B2B marketing. Jon shares why the old playbook of gated content and marketing-qualified leads is losing effectiveness, how personalization remains marketing’s north star, and why AI is the platform shift th...

In this episode of the Executive Guidance podcast, CentralSquare Technologies CPO Brian Fugere sits down with Toptal’s  Growth and Digital Marketing Practice Lead, Jeff Gangemi, to share how his team is bringing modern technology to one of the world’s most critical sectors: government operations. Brian discusses product strategy for always-on public safety systems, the role of AI in automatin...

In this episode of the Executive Guidance podcast, MetLife’s SVP and CMO of Regional and Institutional Marketing, Global Customer Insights, Koley Corte joins Toptal’s Growth and Digital Marketing Practice Lead, Jeff Gangemi to explore how she leads one of the most complex marketing portfolios in global financial services. Koley shares how customer insight drives her strategy, how she balances dept...

In this episode of the Executive Guidance podcast, Avid CMO Angela Stelle sits down with Toptal’s Growth and Digital Marketing Practice Lead, Jeff Gangemi, to share how she’s helping a legendary brand evolve for a new generation. Angela reflects on the leadership lessons learned from years of cross-functional experience and explains how building the right team, driving brand reinvention, and showi...

Join Toptal’s Growth and Digital Marketing Practice Lead, Jeff Gangemi, and Publicis Media AI Strategy Lead, Jason Smith, as they explore how AI is transforming media strategy. Jason shares insights on the role of AI in audience segmentation, creative testing, and campaign optimization, while emphasizing the importance of responsible AI governance. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more i...

Join Toptal’s Growth and Digital Marketing Practice Lead, Jeff Gangemi, and Emily Jackson, SVP of eCommerce at Forbes, as they discuss the evolution of commerce content, the role of AI and search in product discovery, and how publishers can balance trust with monetization in the digital age. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join Toptal’s Cloud Services Practice Lead, TJ Urglavitch, and Ricoh’s Vice President of Portfolio Software Solution Development, Ashok Shenoy, as they discuss how Ricoh is successfully implementing AI by focusing on people and processes. Ashok shares how Ricoh built an AI-ready culture, integrated human oversight, and ensured data governance for long-term success. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/p...

Join Evidenza co-founder and former global head of development of The B2B Institute at LinkedIn, Peter Weinberg, for an insightful conversation on the future of B2B marketing. In this episode of Executive Guidance, hosted by Toptal’s Growth and Digital Marketing Practice Lead, Jeff Gangemi, Peter shares insights on the balance between brand and performance marketing and why distinctiveness—not jus...

Join Toptal’s Growth and Digital Marketing Practice Lead, Jeff Gangemi, and Logitech marketing leader, Hayley Nelson, as they discuss the evolution of content marketing. Hayley shares how she built high-performing content teams at Salesforce, Airbnb, and Logitech, applying agile methodologies, newsroom principles, and deep customer insights to create compelling brand stories that build trust and d...

Join Edible’s VP of eCommerce, Erica Randerson, for an insightful conversation on blending legacy with innovation. In this episode of Executive Guidance, hosted by Toptal’s Growth and Digital Marketing Practice Lead, Jeff Gangemi, Erica shares insights on Edible’s transformation, from expanding eCommerce capabilities to launching new brands like freshfruit.com. Discover how Erica leverages data, A...

Join Google Cloud’s M.K. Palmore, a Director of the Office of the CISO, for an insightful discussion on building trust and agility in cybersecurity. In this episode of the Executive Guidance podcast, Toptal’s Information Security Practice Lead, Michael Figueroa, invites M.K. to discuss his career in national security and the private sector, covering strategies to foster resilient digital transform...

Join Yahoo’s CISO, Sean Zadig, for a deep dive into how proactive cybersecurity leadership fortifies global advertising platforms. In this episode of our Executive Guidance podcast, hosted by Toptal’s Information Security Practice Lead, Michael Figueroa, Sean shares insights from his federal cybercrime investigations and explains how thinking like an attacker drives effective security strategies t...