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Create or Destroy: Reimagining Marketing with Seth Matlins

Seth Matlins
Marketing
Value Creation
Branding
Meaning In Branding
LVMH
Duolingo
Customer Experience
Brand
Business
Organizational Design
Artificial Intelligence
Amazon Web Services
Qualcomm
Canva
Adobe
EOS Products
Uber
Linkedin
Bose
Yeti

Each week, marketing maestro Seth Matlins is joined by the most influential thinkers across business and culture for unvarnished, actionable, and frequently irreverent conversations on the forces that shape how value is either created or destroyed. From product decisions, supply chain, and capital allocation, to cultural and economic shifts, competitive dynamics, technological disruptions, and int... more

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This episode Seth sat down with his friend Noel Mack, Gymshark's Chief Brand Officer, for a conversation that became a masterclass in what it means to turn down money in service of meaning.

Gymshark is one of only two bootstrapped unicorns in UK hi... more

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This week, Seth Matlins talks with Amazon Web Services CMO Julia White, who’s spent 25 years inside enterprise tech, including a 20-year tenure at Microsoft, where she led product marketing for Office 365 and Azure, leaving to become Chief Marketing ... more

Lululemon Chief Brand and Product Activation Officer Nikki Neuburger has been inside three enterprise realities that couldn't be more different: Nike at its peak, where brand was the business and everyone knew it; Uber Eats, where she helped build a ... more

Entrepreneur and author Eric Ries wrote the seminal book "The Lean Startup" and spent years teaching founders how to build companies, before realizing he'd never taught them how to protect what they built. In an economy where profit and value are oft... more

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Recent Guests

Julia White
AWS Chief Marketing Officer
Amazon Web Services
Episode: Amazon Web Services CMO Julia White, on Why Earnings Calls Are Stories About Demand
Nikki Neuburger
Guest with executive branding experience at Nike, Uber Eats, LuluLemon
Former Nike/ Uber Eats/ LuluLemon executive
Episode: LuluLemon CBO Nikki Neuburger | When Cracks in the C-Suite Become Craters at The Front Line
Eric Ries
Entrepreneur and author of Incorruptible, former Lean Startup author
Episode: 'Incorruptible' Author Eric Ries on Making Money But Creating No Value
Manu Orssaud
Duolingo CMO
Duolingo
Episode: Duolingo CMO Manu Orssaud on What Gets Destroyed When the Street Decides Your Strategy
Musa Tariq
Co-founder of Science and Story (consultancy)
Science and Story
Episode: Musa Tariq on How Short-Term Growth Can Disguise Bad Strategy
Mathilde Delhoume-Debreu
Global Brand Officer at LVMH and Brand Equity Advisor across 75 Maisons
LVMH
Episode: LVMH’s Mathilde Delhoume-Debreu | From Diapers to Dior: Value Creation Across Industry
Carla Hassan
CMO of JPMorganChase
JPMorganChase
Episode: JPMorganChase CMO Carla Hassan on What Happens When the Product Doesn't Speak for Itself
Jim Mollica
CMO of Bose and President of Bose Luxury (Macintosh and Sonus Faber)
Bose
Episode: Bose CMO Jim Mollica on The Number One Predictor of Value Creation
Jonathan Mildenhall
CMO of Rocket Companies, former Coca‑Cola and Airbnb executive
Rocket Companies
Episode: Rocket Companies CMO Jonathan Mildenhall on The Business Case for Creating an Iconic Brand

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Seth Matlins
Host of Create or Destroy: Reimagining Marketing with Seth Matlins

Reviews

4.8 out of 5 stars from 24 ratings
  • So many insights!

    I love how Seth approaches value creation or destruction and how Nick Tran hits the ball back. Appreciate these insights for marketing pros

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Annuperspective
    United States5 months ago
  • Really really good new show

    I learn something new every time

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    akej12345
    United States5 months ago
  • Fantastic start

    Seth brings next-level insights for business leaders and marketers. Looking forward to future eps.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    PodPerson13
    United States5 months ago

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The takeaways are useful for strategists aiming to influence long-term value.
Host brings sharp, candid insights and practical frameworks.
Great depth on value creation and marketing alignment, very actionable.
Quality of conversations and guest caliber make this appealing for sponsorships.
Guests are top-tier and bring diverse perspectives on branding and growth.

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Amazon Web Services CMO Julia White, on Why Earnings Calls Are Stories About Demand
Q: You're like OG modern generation enterprise tech. How has your understanding of value creation evolved across shifts like cloud and AI?
Value now hinges on human emotion and the buyer's ego and fear, not just product features. Marketing should speak to those deeper needs and map product capabilities to real customer fears and aspirations.
Duolingo CMO Manu Orssaud on What Gets Destroyed When the Street Decides Your Strategy
Q: With a TAM that spans everyone from Bill Gates to a Syrian refugee, how do you decide where to focus marketing efforts?
The core is building a product for everyone and relying on a data-driven flywheel that starts with a strong product and authentic community signals; branding and content then guide broad growth while performance channels handle scale.
LVMH’s Mathilde Delhoume-Debreu | From Diapers to Dior: Value Creation Across Industry
Q: How should audiences think about identifying a CMO's influence on the bottom line across a career from FMCG to luxury?
CMOs should be evaluated by how they scale desirability, maintain brand DNA, and translate craft and culture into measurable long-term impact, rather than focusing solely on short-term numbers.
Rocket Companies CMO Jonathan Mildenhall on The Business Case for Creating an Iconic Brand
Q: How did you craft the business case for building an iconic brand at Airbnb, and what lessons translate to other companies today?
Jonathan explains that the business case combined aggressive investment with a clear narrative that branding drives shareholder value. He led a white paper and board reporting to demonstrate how a strong brand attracts disproportionate earned media, advocacy, talent, and returns, eventually allowing a budget rise from $25M to $750M and shifting focus from performance to brand-led growth.
Gary Vaynerchuk: Fighting Your Customer Never Creates Value
Q: How do you reconcile gut with data when evaluating opportunities?
Gut is informed by experience and pattern recognition; when combined with real, verifiable data and disciplined analysis, it becomes a powerful predictor of value creation rather than mere luck.

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