Episodes

  • Highlights: DoorDash | Take 5 Oil Change

    Highlights: DoorDash | Take 5 Oil Change
    Dec 25 2025
    Highlights of interviews with Toby Espinosa, Vice President of Ads at DoorDash, discussing scaling a startup into a global marketplace and the future of retail media innovation, and Doug Zarkin, Chief Marketing Officer at Take 5 Oil Change and former CMO of Pearle Vision, exploring emotional branding through authenticity and creativity.

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    31 mins
  • Inside Time’s Best Inventions and Innovation Selection Process

    Inside Time’s Best Inventions and Innovation Selection Process
    Dec 18 2025
    Emma Barker Bonomo, Editorial Director at Time, joins Barbara & Americus to discuss how the magazine curates its annual Best Inventions list, highlighting the criteria, trends, and global significance behind the most impactful innovations of the year.

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    31 mins
  • Best of 2025

    Best of 2025
    Dec 11 2025
    This “Best of 2025” episode highlights insights from Shannon Shae Montoya, Global Head of B2B Marketing, Sponsorships, and Events at Yahoo; Toby Espinosa, Vice President of Ads at DoorDash; Adam Kornblum, Chief Creative Officer at L’Oréal; and Merill Hollander, founder of Fiametta, as they discuss how data-driven creativity, storytelling, and bold experimentation are shaping the future of marketing, retail media, beauty, and fine jewelry.

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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • Highlights: Youth Logic | Think Faster, Talk Smarter

    Highlights: Youth Logic | Think Faster, Talk Smarter
    Dec 4 2025
    Highlights from Barbara & Americus' conversations with Connor Blakley, founder of Youth Logic, about effective Gen Z engagement, and Matt Abrahams, Stanford Graduate School of Business lecturer and author of Think Faster, Talk Smarter, who discussed practical frameworks for reducing anxiety and communicating with clarity and confidence.

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    30 mins
  • Highlights: Adidas Originals | Amgen

    Highlights: Adidas Originals | Amgen
    Nov 27 2025

    Annie Barrett, Vice President of Marketing for Adidas Originals, Basketball and Partnerships, and Sean Bruich, Senior Vice President of AI, Engineering and Data Science at Amgen, share insights on how iconic brand storytelling and rapidly evolving AI capabilities intersect to drive authenticity, collaboration, and transformative innovation across industries.


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    30 mins
  • Navigating Marketing Shifts Amid AI, Inflation, and Cultural Change

    Navigating Marketing Shifts Amid AI, Inflation, and Cultural Change
    Nov 20 2025

    Peter Adams, Senior Writer at Marketing Dive, joins Barbara Kahn to explore how economic bifurcation, evolving loyalty drivers, and rapid advances in AI are forcing marketers to rethink strategies, adapt to cultural moments, and navigate an increasingly complex industry landscape.


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    29 mins
  • Highlights: Take 5 Oil Change | Think Faster, Talk Smarter

    Highlights: Take 5 Oil Change | Think Faster, Talk Smarter
    Nov 13 2025
    Doug Zarkin, Chief Marketing Officer at Take 5 Oil Change and former CMO of Pearle Vision, joins Barbara Kahn and Dr. Americus Reed, II to discuss emotional branding through authenticity and creativity, while Matt Abrahams, Stanford Graduate School of Business lecturer, author of Think Faster, Talk Smarter, and host of Think Fast, Talk Smart: The Podcast, explains how to overcome anxiety, structure ideas, and communicate clearly under pressure.

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    32 mins
  • Highlights: L’Oréal's Chief Creative Officer for U.S. Brands | Founder of Fiametta

    Highlights: L’Oréal's Chief Creative Officer for U.S. Brands | Founder of Fiametta
    Nov 6 2025
    L’Oréal’s Chief Creative Officer, Adam Kornblum, joins Barbara Kahn and Dr. Americus Reed, II to share how storytelling and experimentation fuel innovation across top beauty brands. Merill Hollander, founder of the contemporary fine jewelry brand Fiametta, tells Barbara and Americus how her company is redefining fine jewelry with lab-grown diamonds and a bold, self-expressive approach.

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    32 mins