A CMO Confidential Interview with Maryam Banikarim, Chair of The Wall Street Journal CMO Council, Co-Founder of The Longest Table, and 5-time CMO.

Maryam discusses how the industry is evolving, the continuing importance of data and storytelling, why many leaders are wondering "if they want the job," and how every CMO job is different.

Key topics include:

- Why so many people have a side hustle

- How younger employees see corporate jobs as "higher risk"

- Why the key to success is "knowing how to pick yourself up and recover"

Tune in to hear why you should "Stop blaming your parents!" and how a key character for the late '70s show Taxi was created.

⏱️ Chapters

1:46 - AI and Marketing Evolution

6:13 - CMO Role and Responsibilities

10:39 - Agency Trends and Side Hustles

19:39 - Community Building and Leadership

25:46 - Working with Executive Boards

29:07 - Managing Career Setbacks

32:20 - Personal Anecdotes and Conclusion

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To celebrate our 175th episode, we sit down with Neal Mann, CEO and Co-Founder of NOAN (an AI-native fact layer business), formerly the Global Head of Transformation at Anomaly and News Corp journalist. Neal shares his thoughts on what it takes to create and manage AI agents, the importance of "structure," and how to combat "AI Slop."

Key topics include:

- How onboarding an agent is similar to onboarding a human

- Why AI thrives on structure

- The concept of "A Business Brain built with Legos"

Tune in to hear how to "fire" an agent and why the Netflix series "Mindhunter" is a tutorial on corporate transformation in addition to a show about serial killers.

⏱️ Chapters

1:21 - Defining AI Agents vs Assistants

2:27 - Implementing Agents into Team Workflows

6:19 - Structuring Data for AI Success

10:42 - Avoiding the AI Slop Problem

16:51 - Tracking ROI of AI Agents

23:30 - Tips for Onboarding AI Agents

27:06 - AI Impact on Marketing Agencies

29:38 - Common Mistakes in AI Adoption

32:01 - Final Advice on Business Transformation

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A CMO Confidential Interview with Dr. Ed Dobbles, Founder of Dobbles.AI and former VP of Analytics and Insights at Diageo, H&R Block, and SUPERVALU. Ed discusses the evolution of analytics from the Almanac to BI to Generative Analytics and explains his thinking on why great tools often don't get used.

Key topics include:

- Why "Analytics is hard, but people are harder"

- How generative analytics will allow leaders to truly talk to their data

- The importance of AI governance

- Why "All models are wrong but some are useful"

Tune in to hear stories about H&R Block, Malort Liquor, and the racquetball court at Best Buy.

⏱️ Chapters

1:44 - Defining Analytics and Business Intelligence

3:26 - The Evolution of Data Adoption

9:31 - Analytics and Human Factors

15:06 - AI Systems and Synthetic Panels

24:35 - Building Future Analytics Teams

32:10 - Closing Advice and Stories

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