This week's guest on The CMO Podcast is Melissa Hobley, the Global Chief Marketing Officer of Tinder–you know: swipe right, swipe left. Seriously, Tinder is a behemoth; it's the #1 dating app in the world with 2 billion swipes a day, 20 million matches a day, and a presence in 190 countries. And with revenue in the $2 billion range, Tinder is the largest name in the Match Group’s portfolio of 40 brands. 

Melissa has worked as the global marketing officer for Tinder since August 2022; she was previously the top marketer at OKCupid for five years. After graduating from Fordham University, Melissa began her career as a publicist in media and entertainment before pivoting into consulting with Buyology. Later, Walgreens came calling, and she spent four years at the giant retailer as VP of Marketing. After a brief stint at a startup, Melissa joined the Match Group as CMO at OKCupid in 2017. 

Tune in for a colorful, radiant and ebullient conversation with a CMO who swipes right on love, creativity and community.

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Melissa Hobley (Tinder) | Swipe Right for a Case Study to Build a Brand that Gen Z loves

Jim Stengel, former&nbsp;CMO&nbsp;of the largest marketer in the world (Procter &amp; Gamble), and now small company entrepreneur sits down for intimate conversations with the most dynamic CMOs from all over the industry.&nbsp;This is not your typical marketing&nbsp;podcast, this is a unique look at the thought process and motivation of the&nbsp;CMO. Jim, who put purpose on the map gets in depth with each guest to reveal more about this pivotal role every brand seeks to fill. Through personal and revealing discussions Jim and his guests paint a picture of this demanding position that very few understand, yet affects the entire consumer experience. The CMO Podcast is sponsored by Deloitte and Webflow.

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Did you know the consumer research industry has a whopping $75 billion in revenue in the US alone? Then, why in the world do we have such trouble discovering insights that can change or reframe how someone feels about a brand or a company? On this week's episode, Jim will shine some light on this massive opportunity!

Jim's guests on The CMO Podcast are Gunny Scarfo and Lindsey Wehking of Nonfiction Research, a six-year-old company with this purpose: to create uncensored, emotional research studies that usher the hidden thoughts and feelings of everyday people into the rooms where decisions get made, so that organizations can better serve everyday people.

Gunny and Lindsey are upstarts in the tradition-rich research industry. Gunny is the co-founder of Nonfiction, with a career that spans several roles in the agency world, including stints at Accenture Interactive and Vice Media; Lindsey spent almost five years at the PR firm FleishmanHillard before her move to Nonfiction. In their conversation, Jim explores their learnings on why research must change, and how this can help marketing leaders better serve their customers.

Reports mentioned in the episode are available here: https://www.nonfiction.co/reports

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Gunny Scarfo and Lindsey Wehking (Nonfiction) | Disrupting the Research Industry

This week, Jim provides a different kind of episode of The CMO Podcast, featuring two executives from different companies who work together in a client partnership relationship. 

Jim's first guest is Clayton Ruebensaal, the SVP and Chief Creative Officer of Comcast, the $122 billion by revenue media, entertainment and technology company. Comcast’s portfolio includes the NBCUniversal brands, Universal Studios, Xfinity, and the Sky brands. 

Also joining Clayton and Jim is Sam Hornsby, the founder and CEO of TRIPTK, a seven-year-old global strategy firm that helps clients to be more purpose-driven, customer-centric and culturally magnetic. Clients include Comcast, Netflix, Samsung, Marriott, and many others. 

Tune in for a broad conversation, from the dynamics in partnerships that create meaningful work, to one of the biggest events that showcases outstanding brand-building partnerships: the Summer Olympics.

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Clayton Ruebensaal (Comcast) & Sam Hornsby (TRIPTK) | Collaboration, Confidence and Curiosity as a CMO Leading to the Olympics

The guest today on The CMO Podcast is Eshan Ponnadurai, the Vice President of Consumer Marketing at META, the 1.2 trillion dollar company by market cap, with a brand portfolio that includes Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, Threads, and Messenger.  

Eshan is a man of many interests, with a voracious curiosity. He was born in Sri Lanka, and moved to Australia when he was four years old. He now lives in New York City with his wife and two boys. Eshan began his professional career at Procter & Gamble Asia, and then began a series of assignments with blue-chip tech companies like YouTube, Google, AirBnB, Uber, and WhatsApp, before taking on a broader role as Vice President of Consumer Marketing for META.  

Eshan once believed that advertising and marketing were the same thing...until he joined P&G and got shocked. Tune in for a conversation with a marketer who has looked to be accountable in every role he's led.

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Links mentioned in the episode...

Follow Eshan on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eshan-p-a459ba1/

Boxes Let's Unlock Cities | Uber: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNyq2_92H0Y

Google Search: Reunion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHGDN9-oFJE

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Eshan Ponnadurai (Meta) | Begin with the End at Mind

The guest today on The CMO Podcast is Shane Murphy-Reuter, the Chief Marketing Officer of Webflow, the 11-year-old company that is disrupting the business of building websites and other digital experiences. Webflow empowers people to design, build and launch websites…without coding.

Webflow is well beyond unicorn status; its valuation is north of $4 billion, with revenue trending toward $150 million. It is well funded–$335 million to date–with a global staff of 600. And here’s a smart choice they have made–Webflow is a friend and sponsor of this show.

Shane has been CMO at Webflow for about two years, after several gigs at high-growth young software companies…including AdRoll, Intercom and ZoomInfo. Shane is a native of Ireland, graduated from University College Dublin with a degree in Business and Law, and eventually moved to the US. Tune in for a conversation with a CMO that has a lot of strong beliefs in branding and marketing.

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Melissa Hobley (Tinder) | Swipe Right for a Case Study to Build a Brand that Gen Z loves

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