The Fractional CMO Advantage | Featuring Karen Hayward | Ep. #35

Karen Hayward is a seasoned marketing executive, having spent two decades at Xerox Canada as the VP of marketing.

Over the last 7 years, she’s set her sights on helping mid-market companies accelerate their growth as a managing partner at Chief Outsiders where she uses her skills to pair companies with experienced fractional marketing executives. She’s also the author of “Stop Random Acts of Marketing: Deliberate & Practical Growth Strategies for Mid-Market CEOs.”

From GE to Girl Scouts: How Marketing Leadership Creates Impact | Featuring Jocelyn Renee Johnson

What does it take to successfully lead marketing for some of the world's most iconic brands? Jocelyn Renee Johnson, former GE executive and CMO of Girl Scouts of the USA, and now Chief Marketing Officer of the American Bar Association, joins Adam Helweh to share...

Retention Secrets: How to Grow Revenue Without New Customers | Featuring Marley Wagner

Is Customer Success Broken? Marketers obsess over customer acquisition, but what happens after the sale? Retention and expansion are the real game-changers in B2B success—and Marley Wagner knows exactly how to do it right. In this episode, Adam Helweh sits down with...

Sales vs. Marketing: Why the War Is Killing Your Revenue | Featuring Ellen Smolko

Is your B2B marketing strategy built for the future? In this must-listen episode, Adam Helweh sits down with fractional CMO Ellen Smolko to discuss how AI, sales alignment, and strategic marketing are reshaping B2B growth in 2025. With decades of experience—from her...

B2B Marketing in 2025: What Marketing Leaders Must Know | Featuring Rosa Lear

B2B marketing is undergoing a radical transformation—buyer behaviors are evolving, AI is reshaping workflows, and businesses that fail to adapt risk being left behind. In this episode, Adam Helweh sits down with fractional CMO Rosa Lear to discuss how AI,...

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About Marketing in the Raw Podcast Are you ready to expand how you define the practice of marketing and your vision of where it’s headed? Host Adam Helweh, CEO of digital marketing agency Secret Sushi, interviews industry experts and innovators to learn how to be better marketers in a digitally connected world. He’ll also venture off the beaten path, exploring new ways to build customer relationships, emerging technology, and industry trends impacting your marketing’s success.