Programmatic Pulse

This week Sean is joined by Andy Beames VP, Commercial at Samba TV . We discussed 👇 📌 Andy's Career Journey 📌 Building a Career Through Transferable Skills, Not Perfect Planning 📌 The Power of Collaboration & Co-Mentorship Over Ego 📌 Evolving from Media Sales to Data & Tech-Led Solutions 📌 Career Advice

This week Sean is joined by Tom Triscari, Founder at QuoVadis. We discussed 👇 📌 Tom's Career Journey 📌 Content as a Launchpad: Newsletter → Events → Corporate Development 📌 Early-Stage Hiring: What Founders Get Wrong in Go-To-Market Roles 📌 The Venn Diagram of Sales: Market, Product & Execution Alignment 📌 Emerging Opportunities: GenAI Ads, CTV Context, Sell-Side Agents 📌 Career Adv...

This week Sean is joined by Matt Hamill , Head of Sales UK at Displayce We discussed 👇 📌 Why Programmatic DOOH Is Hitting a Tipping Point 📌 Bridging Traditional Out-of-Home and AdTech 📌 Democratising DOOH with Better Tools 📌 Career Strategy: Patience Over Titles 📌 Mentorship, Hard Work & Enjoying the Messy Middle A massive thank you to our show sponsors adnomaly

This week Sean is joined by Jason Fairchild , Co-Founder & CEO at tvScientific We discussed 👇 📌 Jason's Career Journey & Early AdTech Foundations 📌 Building OpenX & Leading Programmatic at Scale 📌 Founding TV Scientific 📌 The Pinterest Acquisition & Intent Meets Television 📌 What It Takes to Build an AdTech Company 📌 Career Advice A massive thank you to our show sponsors...

This week Sean is joined by Matt Barash, Chief Commercial Officer at Nova. We discussed 👇 00:15 - Industry Reset & Opportunity in Uncertainty 03:01 - Nova: Creative & The Role of Creative in Programmatic / AdTech 12.04 - Navigating Career Growth: Relationships & Failure 21:29 - Year Ahead

This week Sean is joined by Julia Burton Brown, Country Manager at Taboola. We discussed 👇 00:15 - Julia’s Career Journey 07:58 - Choosing the Right Environment 12.45 - Navigating the Wrong Role 14:58 - Who Taboola Are & The Shift Beyond Native 19:21 - Being LGBTQ+ in AdTech: Visibility & Representation 23:29 - Career Advice: Do the Things That Scare You A massive thank you to our show sp...

This week Sean is joined by Jessica Aylett, Head of Sales GumGum. We discussed 👇 00:00 - Jess’ Career Journey 04:47 - Who GumGum Are & The Mindset Graph 06:30 - Leading Sales Teams & Ambition in High-Performance Roles 07:07 - Mindset, Growth & Adapting 09:08 - Moving from Agency to Sales 15:30 Sales Slumps, Momentum Dips & Resilience 20:30 Career Advice: “What Got You Here Won’t G...

This week Sean is joined by Tom Barbour, Sales Director at Vistar Media. We discussed 👇 00:00 Tom’s Career Journey 05:29 Why Move Into Programmatic Out-of-Home 09:05 Who Vistar Are & How They Fit Into DOOH 12:38 Success Stories & Industry Momentum 17:22 Why Brands & Talent Should Care About Programmatic DOOH 22:02 Being LGBTQ+ in AdTech 29:39 Career Advice

This week Sean is joined by Cameron Armstrong, Head of Programmatic at VCCP Media. We discussed 👇 00:00 - Cameron’s Career Journey 04:07 - Why Programmatic & How the Channel Evolved 06:30 - Who VCCP Are & Why He Joined 09:05 - The “Mad Men + Math Men” Era 11:05 - Life at an Independent Agency 15:48 - Industry Challenges & “Advertising Who Cares?” 22:53 - Networking, Community & Ad...

This week Sean is joined by Dora Michail-Clendinnen, CRO at Venatus. We discussed 👇 00:15 - Career Journey 06:10 - Who Venatus Are 08:32 - Gaming's $200B Opportunity 11:52 - How Venatus Fits Into the Gaming Ecosystem 13:53 - The Shift in Perception of Gamers 16:16 - Moving Brands From Experimental to Always-On 21:28 - What Needs to Happen for Gaming to Break Through 22:36 - Career Advice: Cho...

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...