The Ad Podcast

Neil Patel - Founder - NP Digital Neil Patel is a New York Times Bestselling author. The The Wall Street Journal calls him a top influencer on the web, Forbes says he is one of the top 10 marketers, and Entrepreneur Magazine says he created one of the 100 most brilliant companies. He was recognized as a top 100 entrepreneur under the age of 30 by President Barack Obama and a top 100 entrepreneur u...

Jacob Tell - Founder - Oniracom, LoDo Studios, District216 Jacob Tell is a producer who coalesces community, aligns people around values, and helps businesses grow through authentic storytelling and technology. AS A CREATIVE AGENCY FOUNDER AND CEO FOR OVER TWO DECADES, JACOB HAS STUDIED AND WORKED WITHIN THE CULTURAL TRANSITION FROM ANALOG TO DIGITAL, AND PRODUCED EVENTS + CAMPAIGNS FOR VARIOUS MA...

Meet Mathew Knowles, the global leader in sales & marketing, brand development, entrepreneurship and leadership. With over $5 billion generated across multiple industries, over $100 million in exits and acquisitions, and the development, recording and distribution of some of culture's most notable careers such as Beyoncé, Destiny's Child, Earth, Wind & Fire, Solange, and many more;...

Dave Kaufman - Senior Director, Global Marketing @ Meta | VR & Metaverse Dave Kaufman is lucky to have spent his career leading marketing for nascent technologies, and establishing new teams in unique environments ranging from The White House, to Google [x], and Reality Labs at Meta. He is currently the Senior Director and Global Head of Marketing for VR (Meta Quest, fka Oculus VR) and Metaver...

Dr. Travis Bradberry is the Author of Emotional Intelligence Habits which offers a groundbreaking new way to change your habits and change your life. In the book, Dr. Bradberry, the world's foremost expert on increasing EQ, offers an abundance of practical strategies that will teach you how to form good habits, break bad ones, and master the micro behaviors that will take your EQ to new height...

Lisa Farris - Chief Marketing Officer - Soundtrack Your Brand She is an Accomplished Market Development & Digital Media Executive focused on innovation, execution, and leveraging technology in order to transform brand and consumer engagement. A recognized business transformation strategist with the unique ability to balance creative and analytical problem-solving. Proven brand builder and mark...

Emily Doskow - Chief Marketing Officer - Leo Burnett She is a Strategic growth and brand development expert with 20+ years of experience. Deep expertise in branding, marketing, and advertising, developing new capabilities and revenue streams, driving marketplace differentiation, leading multi-disciplinary business development teams on a national and global scale, and exceeding growth objectives. 9...

Ian Stewart - Chief Marketing Officer at Wedge Brands LLC, XCEL Wetsuits Ian Stewart is the Chief Marketing Officer at Wedge Brands, owners of Xcel Wetsuits. Marketing experience at Converse, UGG, MTV, The Coca-Cola Company. A brand marketer with 25 years of regional and global experience around the world, Ian was at Converse as their head of marketing. He has also held marketing roles at MTV, Coc...

Dan Khabie - Founding Partner- CourtAvenue Dan Khabie launched his career in business transformation in 1997 with the creation of Digitaria, an award-winning digital media agency with a roster of clients that included DreamWorks Animation, ESPN, the National Football League (NFL), and Qualcomm, among others. When his company was acquired by WPP in 2010, Dan later became global CEO of Mirum, a 2,50...

Laura McHolm - Founder & Chief Marketing Officer - NorthStar Moving Company One of the few women at the helm of a moving company, Laura McHolm had an unlikely start as co-founder of NorthStar Moving Company. Laura began university at the age of 16. After graduating from the University of California, Berkeley at Berkeley she taught basic programming on Apple computers, then worked in marketing...

Doug Reifschneider  - Fractional Chief Marketing Officer -  Chief Outsiders  Reifschneider grew up in the foodservice industry. He is a marketing veteran with 25+ years of progressive field, agency, and corporate marketing experience. Doug started in the restaurant business in the field by teaching franchisees and company operators how to conduct local restaurant marketing (LRM). He also formed ad...

Brendan Shields-Shimizu  is the Chief Innovation Officer at  Crispin Porter + Bogusky  a role he took on when CPB announced an expansion of services and integrated new capabilities under the agency banner. Prior to this role, Brendan served as CEO at  Observatory by Crispin , one of  Fast Company ’s “World’s Most Innovative Companies” for three years in a row in 2020, 2021 and 2022.   He had been...

Justin Steinman  - Chief Marketing Officer -  Definitive Healthcare  As Chief Marketing Officer of Definitive Healthcare, Justin is responsible for the strategy, development, and execution of all aspects of marketing for the company, including product marketing, demand generation, corporate marketing, public relations, and corporate communications. Prior to joining Definitive Healthcare, Justin se...

Jeff Sass  - Author of Everything I Know about Business and Marketing, I learning from the Toxic Avenger. Jeff is a senior level digital media, marketing and business development executive with a rare mix of creative and business experience in mobile marketing and entertainment, traditional entertainment, electronic entertainment, licensing & merchandising and technology. A frequent speaker an...

Jessica Lyn Zall  - Chief Marketing Officer -  Percent  Jessica Zall is the Chief Marketing Officer of Percent, a groundbreaking technological and data-driven platform that has created the modern credit marketplace by connecting investors, borrowers, and underwriters and enabling them to transact more efficiently. Jessica leads the company’s marketing and communications strategy with a strong focu...

Tony Billmeyer  - Chief Marketing Officer -  Show-Me Organics  Lead marketing for some of the fastest growing cannabis brands in Missouri. Show-Me Organics operates a vertically integrated house of brands with something for everyone: -  Vivid Cannabis  offers a charismatic line of top shelf products, setting the bar for quality in the market. - Missouri's Own offers an approachable line of gou...

Stephanie Fried  - Chief Marketing Officer -  Fandom  Stephanie Fried has spent 20 years building and leading the most innovative marketing and research teams in media. She is currently the Chief Marketing Officer at Fandom, a global entertainment brand powered by fan passion. In this role, Fried oversees all marketing efforts for Fandom and its portfolio of brands including  Fanatical ,  TV Guide...

Lisa Tan - Chief Marketing Officer -  Reverie  Lisa Tan is the chief marketing officer of Reverie, a cutting-edge sleep technology company on a mission to help people live better lives through the power of sleep. Tan leads the marketing and customer experience teams across Reverie’s wholesale and direct-to-consumer verticals. Combining her passion for teaching others how to embrace quality sleep w...

Amy Tunick  - CMO -  National CineMedia (NCM)  Amy oversees NCM’s B2B and B2C marketing including brand, creative and content strategy, partnerships, events, studio relations and public relations, working collaboratively across the organization to drive innovation and strengthen the company’s connections with consumers, brands and agencies. Throughout Tunick’s career, she has overseen integrated m...

Derek Osgood  - CEO - Ignition Derek Osgood is a product marketing specialist, entrepreneur, and Founder & CEO of Ignition, a platform that helps brands streamline go-to-market strategies. He has launched several products that have collectively generated over $1 billion in revenue. Before Ignition, Derek worked as Director of Product Marketing at  Rippling , Director of Marketing and Growth at...

Matthew O'Connor  - CEO - AdQuick  Matthew O'Connor is the CEO and cofounder of  AdQuick.com , the first platform to allow brands, agencies and individuals to complete the entire process of planning, buying, executing and measuring out-of-home (OOH) advertising campaigns anywhere in the U.S. and around the globe.

Tom Richards  - CMO -  NINJIO Cybersecurity Awareness Training  Tom is the Chief Marketing Officer at NINJIO Cybersecurity Awareness Training, where he is the leader of the marketing functions, member of the senior executive team, and spokesperson for the brand. He has long advocated for stronger cybersecurity practices across companies to keep people and their data safe. Previous to NINJIO, Tom w...

Devon O'Rourke is the Founder and Managing Partner of product marketing consulting firm, Fluvio, an occasional angel investor, and the host of the Embracing Erosion podcast. Devon has over a decade’s worth of experience working alongside growth, marketing, product, research, design, sales, PR, and engineering teams to successfully bring new software and technology products to market. Before fo...

What drives the deep craving for a White Castle burger? Why do “Cravers” wait in line for hours, even days, before the opening of a new location? And how has the 101-year-old, family-owned hamburger chain — the first in America — facilitated collabs with the likes of PUMA and Wu-Tang Clan? For chief marketing officer Lynn Blashford, it’s a marketing special sauce that drives the brand to reach new...

In this episode I interview Kim Hurwitz the CMO of Fite. TV. https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimhurwitz/ https://www.instagram.com/fortordbaby/?hl=en