From Johannesburg to Amsterdam, Natasha Maharaj has helped shape brands that don’t just sell, but shift culture. 🇿🇦 ➡️ 🌎 From Unilever’s disciplined brand building to Nestlé’s commercial deep dives, from local cultural hits at Distell to scaling for 100+ countries at Heineken, Natasha Maharaj has walked the talk and has the battle scars to show for it. Now Global Brands Director at Heineken (overseeing brands like Desperados, Amstel & Tiger Beer), Natasha Maharaj joins me on this all-new episode of The Diary of a CMO™ to discuss:✅ Balancing local soul with global scale✅ Creativity in one of the world’s most regulated categories✅ The power of cross-functional, psychologically safe teams✅ Marketing’s biggest job today is to co-create, not control✅ How to keep 100-year-old brands hot with Gen Z...and so much more.This episode is a masterclass in building brands that last, building people and not just market share, and defying all odds including yourself. 📌

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