#12 - At the Nexus of Economics & Media Advertising - Brian Weiser - Founder, Madison & Wall
OUR GUEST:
Brian Weiser - Founder, Madison & Wall; xCMO at Simulmedia; xGroupeM; xDeutche Bank.
OUR CONVO:
BRIAN WEISER, often called “Madison Avenue’s De Facto Chief Economist” and a highly respected figure in the media and advertising industry. We discussed (taped in June 2023) Upfronts, Newfronts, the WGA strike and the current state of media buying for linear and CTV.
GUEST CONTACT INFO:
brian@madisonandwall.com
NEWSLETTER SIGNUP
OUR GUEST:
Marissa Gomes - Senior Director of Marketing, Kiva Brands; xMattel; xDelMonte
OUR CONVO:
In honor of Women's History Month, Marissa joins us in the podcast to tell the story of her career journey as a female marketing leader in CPG and drops some great nuggets of wisdom for up-and-coming female marketers.
GUEST CONTACT INFO:
Linkedin:
linkedin.com/in/marissa-gomes-91a842
Guest Book Reco:
Leaders Eat Last: Why Some Teams Pull Together and Others Don't By: Simon Sinek
OUR GUEST:
OUR CONVO:
Ida joins the podcast to share her career and personal journey through the prism of the The Hero's Journey. Along the way, she imparts many insights along her path in a remarkable marketing career (encompassing innovation, strategy, research, GTM, etc.) and some advise for up and coming marketers.
A quick primer on "The Hero's Journey" framework for context:
https://creativeeducator.tech4learning.com/2013/lessons/Heros-Journey
GUEST CONTACT INFO:
Linkedin:
linkedin.com/company/abilitytoengage/
P&G Podcast - Learning from Leaders: https://www.pgalums.com/podcast/
Guest Book Reco: "Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less" by Greg McKeown
https://www.audible.com/pd/Essentialism-Audiobook/B00IWZ6XGA?action_code=ASSGB149080119000H&share_location=pdp&shareTest=TestShare
09: Brand Innovation - Nikki Mamuric - NPD Director & Fmr. Brand Director, Sargento Foods; Fmr. Marketing Director, L'Oreal; P&G Alum
OUR GUEST:
Nikki Mamuric, NPD Director, Sargento Foods Inc. & AdWeek Executive Mentee
OUR CONVO:
Nikki joins the podcast to share highlights from her distinguished marketing career (starting with our days as ABMs at P&G) and encompassing her brand innovation leadership at companies ranging from CPG food to health & beauty.
GUEST CONTACT INFO:
OUR GUEST:
Kris Holmes
Author of "Ignite Your Career!: Strategies and Tactics to Unleash Your Potential"
Principal & Executive Recruiter, O'Connell Group, LLC
OUR CONVO:
Kris returns to the podcast by popular demand to offer a deep-dive conversation into career best practices for mid-career marketing professionals drawn from her best selling book "Ignite Your Career!: Strategies and Tactics to Unleash Your Potential"
Our conversation is divided in 3 parts:
1) Getting the Job
2) Keeping the Job & Navigating the Culture
3) Leveling up your Marketing Career
GUEST CONTACT INFO:
Website
www.igniteyourcareerbook.com
kris@igniteyourcareerbook.com
kris@oconnellgroup.com
OUR GUESTS:
Dan Terek, Dir. of CTV/OTT Strategy, MNTN
Mouton Hennessee, Account Exec / Partnerships, MNTN
OUR CONVO: Performant CTV & recent rebranding of Steelhouse to MNTN
CONTACT INFO:
DAN TEREK
https://www.linkedin.com/in/dan-terek
https://nrfconverge.nrf.com/ Webinar: "The Top3 Connected TV KPIs & Benchmarks Every Retailer Needs to Know" by Dan Terek
MOUTON HENNESSEE
Mouton@Mountain.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mouton-hennessee
LINKS:
https://mountain.com
https://deadline.com/2021/06/mntn-acquires-ryan-reynolds-maximum-effort-marketing-1234780296/
OUR GUEST:
Austin Strauss, Director of Programmatic, iNvolved Media
OUR CONVO:
Programmatic Advertising - Present & Future Trends
GUEST CONTACT INFO:
OUR GUEST: Aparna Mukherjee, JSK Stanford Community Impact Fellow; Civic Technologist aka Hypewoman for Local + Democratic Voice; Priors: @NYTimes @Bloomberg @WSJ @McKinsey
OUR CONVO: Clubhouse, Cause Marketing & Micro-Influencers
GUEST CONTACT INFO:
@aparnamuk (Twitter; IG)
https://jsk.stanford.edu/fellows/class-of-2021/aparna-mukherjee/
MORE INFO:
Clubhouse: FutureProof (Saturdays eves) - co-hosted by Aparna M.
OUR GUEST:
Mike Burkenbine, CEO of Becket Film Fund
OUR CONVO:
We discuss Mike's impressive CPG & entertainment market research career (Nielsen, Kellogg, Dole, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Activision) culminating in his current venture as CEO of the Becket Film Fund which focuses on independent feature film development with a equity prism by leveraging minority and under-represented talent in feature films that have shown to significantly increase box office and ancillary revenue.
GUEST CONTACT INFO:
linkedin.com/in/mburkenbine
Website
https://www.becketfilmfund.com
OUR GUEST:
Kris Holmes (Principal & Executive Recruiter, O'Connell Group, LLC)
OUR CONVO:
We discuss marketing career best practices from veteran marketing recruiter Kris Holmes and her best selling book "Ignite Your Career!: Strategies and Tactics to Unleash Your Potential".
GUEST CONTACT INFO:
linkedin.com/in/kris-holmes-966548
Website
oconnellgroup.com (Company Website)
kris@oconnellgroup.com
OUR GUEST:
Varun Ganapathy, Director Of Strategic Partnerships - Conversational AI at DMI (Digital Management, LLC)
OUR CONVO:
Varun works at the intersection of AI and customer experience and we discuss the changing landscape of CX (and its key role in managing brands) and how AI is enabling new ways to better serve CPG, service sector, and even public sector clients & cover several related use cases.
GUEST CONTACT INFO:
linkedin.com/in/varunbganapathy
OUR GUEST:
Rodney Gurdal (Mattel Licensing)
OUR CONVO:
Rodney Gurdal is our guest. Rodney is a Marketing MBA turned Data Scientist, with knowledge of a wide range of analytical tools and techniques, backed by over 20 years of real-world business application across several industries. Experience includes Mattel, Honda, and Viacom. He also currently serves as principal consultant at Forty Two Consulting.
GUEST CONTACT INFO:
linkedin.com/in/rodneygurdal