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Podcast · 79 episodes

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by Mike Linton // I Hear Everything Podcast Network · English

Wonder what it's like to control millions of dollars of marketing budget? Manage hundreds of people? Make the decisions on which ideas get to market? The CMO Confidential podcast shares how it feels to be in that chair of the shortest-tenured position on the C-suite. We detail the long, hard road most ideas take to get to market & how challenging it is to get the best ones through. Hosted by Mike Linton -- the former P&G Brand Manager who went on to be the Chief Marketing Officer of Best Buy, eBay, and Farmers Insurance, as well as the Chief Revenue Officer of Ancestry.com and the head marketer at Remington -- this show serves as an ongoing lesson plan for how to get, do, keep, and handle the pressures of the CMO job.

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Shiv Singh | CEO, Savvy Matters - Where AI Is Taking Marketing: Things That Make You Go “Hmm”How AI is taking control of marketing—creating a “jagged frontier” where AI is vastly better in some tasks, slower in others—forcing CMOs to lead human+agent teams, make fewer harder bets, and…14 Apr 2026 · 50 min · 16 chapters
Peri Hansen | Leader, CMO Practice, Korn Ferry - Is Marketing Still Marketing?Korn Ferry’s CMO practice leader Perry Hansen argues marketing is no longer “just marketing.” CMOs are becoming enterprise change agents who must master MarTech/AI, influence sales and…7 Apr 2026 · 33 min · 15 chapters
Dave Penski | Publicis Groupe | Media in the Age of AI: PART 2Dave Penske (Publicis Groupe) discusses marketing and media pressures in the AI era and the economy.31 Mar 2026 · 26 min · 7 chapters
Dave Penski | Publicis Groupe | Media in the Age of AI | Part 1Media and agency strategy in the age of AI, plus how AI changes advertising, websites, and agency economics.24 Mar 2026 · 34 min · 13 chapters
Megan Lally | CEO, Highdive | What Your Agency Wants to Tell You But Won'tMike Linton, former CMO of Best Buy, eBay, Farmers Insurance, Ancestry.com.17 Mar 2026 · 34 min · 15 chapters
Richard Sanderson | The 2026 Spencer Stuart CMO Survey - Marketers in the Messy MiddleRichard Sanderson | The 2026 Spencer Stuart CMO Survey - Marketers in the Messy Middle10 Mar 2026 · 35 min · 11 chapters
Nic Chidiac | Razorfish | Your Customers Aren’t as Loyal as You Think They Are - The Fragile Nature of LoyaltyCMO Confidential explores the challenges and intricacies of being a Chief Marketing Officer (CMO), sharing insights on managing large budgets, teams, and the journey ideas take to reach the market.3 Mar 2026 · 37 min · 18 chapters
Bill Zengel | ANA | The Confident B2B Marketer - Are You One of the Few?In this episode, Mike Linton interviews Bill Zengel, the B2B Practice Leader and SVP of the Association of National Advertisers (ANA).24 Feb 2026 · 36 min · 16 chapters
Tom Goodwin | Reflections on AI - Questions, Contradictions & Observationsis hosted by Mike Linton, a seasoned marketing executive with experience as Chief Marketing Officer at several major companies.18 Feb 2026 · 41 min · 15 chapters
Pete Imwalle | Former CEO, RPA | Agency Economics in the Age of AIMike Linton, former CMO of Best Buy, eBay, Farmers Insurance, and Ancestry.com.10 Feb 2026 · 40 min · 18 chapters
James Shira | What Your CIO Wants to Tell You But Won't | Principal, Global CIO and Global CISO, PwCJames Shira | What Your CIO Wants to Tell You But Won't3 Feb 2026 · 39 min · 14 chapters
Rob Ward | A Top Venture Capitalist Analyzes the AI Landscape | Co-founder GP | Meritech CapitalFormer CMO of P&G, Best Buy, eBay, Farmers Insurance, and Ancestry.com.27 Jan 2026 · 41 min · 16 chapters
Dissecting Compensation - A Primer on Understanding, Negotiating and Managing PayIn this special episode of CMO Confidential, hosted by Mike Linton, the discussion revolves around understanding and negotiating compensation for Chief Marketing Officers (CMOs) and other marketing…20 Jan 2026 · 49 min · 22 chapters
Alex Schultz | CMO at Meta | Marketing at Meta - The View From the Eye of the Storm"Mike Linton, Former CMO of Best Buy, eBay, Farmers Insurance, and Ancestry.com.13 Jan 2026 · 45 min · 18 chapters
DJ Patil | An Update From the Front Lines of AI - A Perspective From Spock on the Bridge(Former CMO of Best Buy, eBay, Farmers Insurance, and Ancestry.com)6 Jan 2026 · 36 min · 12 chapters
Dick Satterfield | Could I, Would I, Should I Leave? - A Career Management DiscussionDick Satterfield | Could I, Would I, Should I Leave? - A Career Management Discussion30 Dec 2025 · 27 min · 13 chapters
The Top 5 Mistakes CEOs and Boards Make When Hiring CMOs | Kate Bullis - David Wiser | ZRG PartnersKate Bullis and David Wiser, Managing Partners at ZRG Partners23 Dec 2025 · 32 min
Tom Stein and Jann Schwarz | The Truth Behind the Curtain in B2B MarketingIn this episode of CMO Confidential, hosted by Mike Linton, the discussion centers around the insights from the 2025 Brand-to-Demand Maturity and B2B Buyability studies.16 Dec 2025 · 38 min
Dr. Joel Shapiro | Kellogg School | What an NFL Injury Analysis Can Teach Business About ResilienceIn this episode, Mike Linton interviews Dr. Joel Shapiro, a Professor at the Kellogg School of Management and former Chief Analytics Officer at Varicent. The discussion revolves around Dr.9 Dec 2025 · 31 min
Michael Treff, CEO Code and Theory | B2B Marketing - The Year in Review & the Year AheadIn the 150th episode of the CMO Confidential podcast, hosted by Mike Linton, Michael Treff, the CEO of Code and Theory, discusses the evolving landscape of B2B marketing.2 Dec 2025 · 40 min
Evan Wittenberg | Chief People Officer, VuMedi | What HR Really Thinks About MarketingEvan Wittenberg, Chief People Officer at VuMedi25 Nov 2025 · 41 min
Brand U - Building Your Personal Brand as a Marketing Leader | Kip Knight | CMO Coaches FounderKip Knight, Founder of CMO Coaches18 Nov 2025 · 38 min
AI - The Year in Review & The Year Ahead | Andy Sack and Adam Brotman | Forum3In this episode of CMO Confidential, hosted by Mike Linton, the discussion revolves around artificial intelligence (AI) and its transformative impact on marketing and business.11 Nov 2025 · 45 min
AI Is Smashing the Marketing Funnel & It Might Crush CMO's in the Process | Mike Walrath | YextAI Is Smashing the Marketing Funnel & It Might Crush CMO's in the Process | Mike Walrath | Yext6 Nov 2025 · 46 min