The CMO Podcast

Vineet Mehra is the Global Chief Marketing Officer of Walgreens Boots Alliance, which has retail stores and pharmacies in over 25 countries and does roughly $140 billion dollars in revenue a year. Vineet oversees all of the marketing initiatives and during this pandemic, he and his teams around the globe are doing their share to help the people of the world. In this conversation, Vineet shares how Walgreens Boots Alliance is supporting frontline workers around the globe, and why creativity amongst brands is so prevalent today. Plus, how combining purpose with commerce is a major goal for Walgreens Boots Alliance.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

20 Mai 202054min

Raja Rajamannar is the Chief Marketing & Communications Officer, and President of Healthcare Business at Mastercard. During this pandemic, Mastercard is finding organic ways to help their customers by offering their proprietary tools and resources to their customers. During this time, Mastercard is also offering healthcare workers and families free meals, lending loans to small business owners, offering cybersecurity solutions and much more. Raja shares how he thinks people will look back at this time in history and remember the brands that helped during this unprecedented moment. His goal for Mastercard is to be remembered for doing all they couls to help their consumers around the world. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

18 Mai 202029min

Linda Boff wears many hats at GE (General Electric). She is their Chief Marketing and Communication Officer, VP of Learning & Culture, and President of the GE Foundation. GE is a 128-year old company that creates products in the fields of aviation, healthcare technology, renewable energy & power, additive manufacturing, and more. In this conversation, Linda talks about how her love of art and life fuels her creativity at GE. She also talks about GE's ongoing efforts to combat COVID-19 and how they are rising to the challenge.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

13 Mai 202040min

David Kidder is the co-founder and CEO of Bionic which is a company that helps large businesses scale and staff just like a startup. The first time David came on the podcast we spoke about how Bionic's Growth OS tool helps established companies and organizations think like entrepreneurs and venture capitalists.During this episode of Leadership During Crisis David shares how Bionic is helping big companies drive innovation during these times. David also talks about the momentum there is for companies to reach people using unconventional ways, and how now is the time to lead with empathy while thinking outside the box to reach people.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

11 Mai 202025min

Michelle Harmon-Madsen is the CMO of AccuWeather, a media company that provides commercial weather forecasting services around the globe. AccuWeather helps 1.5 billion people around the globe get their weather forecast. Talk about trial by fire, Michelle began her position right as the COVID-19 crisis began affecting the United States. She does not recommend starting a new job during a pandemic, but this challenge really put her skills to the test, and she doles out a lot of wisdom in this episode.In this conversation, Michelle tells Jim how she acted quickly to integrate herself into the company's culture, and how she acted swiftly and respectfully when things started moving fast. She also discusses how AccuWeather is a company that is built on innovation, and how that initiative is integral to the company's culture and purpose. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

6 Mai 202056min

Michelle Peluso is the SVP Digital Sales & Chief Marketing Officer at IBM. In this conversation, Michelle talks about how IBM is stepping up to the challenge of helping major companies and first responders deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. A lot of companies rely on big blue for their technical support, logistics, and AI, and Michelle is ensuring that this support is not disrupted.This is the second time Michelle has joined the CMO Podcast, and If you heard her first episode it was all about the importance for brands to be agile and to pivot when needed. Michelle discusses how IBM's own agility put them in the position to be able to pivot as the pandemic altered every aspect of their business.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

4 Mai 202026min

Jocelyn Wong is the former CMO of the Lowes company, having been with the brand for the last 3 years. Before that, she was also the CMO of Family Dollar and a VP in the marketing department for Safeway. Jocelyn’s career started in R&D but shortly after, she found her calling in marketing.In this conversation, Jocelyn shares how her life started on one path and changed to another. How change is consistent, and the best ways to embrace it and pivot to your next move. This conversation is brimming with information about how to create purpose for your brand, how to make your next move, and how to enjoy yourself while trying to plan your next adventure.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

29 Apr 202052min

Alex Josephson is the Global Head of Twitter Next, which is a Twitter's brand strategy team that consults companies and brands on the best ways to use Twitter for their campaigns. In this episode, of our Leadership During Crisis series, Alex shares how he is helping brands pivot their messaging during the pandemic, and shares Twitter's strategy to sharing relevant information during this crisis. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

27 Apr 202026min