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Marketing In The Now

Nowspeed 140 Episodes Aug 12, 2026

Join Nowspeed's CEO, David Reske, as he engages in discussions with founders, marketers, and CEOs from around the globe. Together, they'll delve into the realm of marketing and leadership, aiming to unravel the myths and misunderstandings that often surround these topics.

Episodes

Taking AI From Search Engine to Thought Partner
Taking AI From Search Engine to Thought Partner Aug 12, 2026 1708 Serial entrepreneur David Guttman — a Wharton grad with one eight-figure and one nine-figure exit, cancer survivor, and mentor to nearly a dozen CEOs — joins David Reske to reveal how top operators are actually using AI, and why most people are still leaving the vast majority of its value on the table. David explains why treating AI like a search engine barely scratches the surface, and walks thro
Embracing AI as Your Superpower
Embracing AI as Your Superpower Jul 29, 2026 1934 In this episode of Marketing in the Now, host David Reske sits down with Eleanor Kubacki, CEO of EFK Group, a socially responsible marketing agency with 30 years of experience serving clients like Nike, the U.S. Navy, and the CDC. Eleanor shares her personal journey from AI skepticism to full-scale reinvention, unpacking why women — especially those 50 and older — are uniquely positioned to lead i
AI-Native Go-To-Market: Building Smarter Sales
AI-Native Go-To-Market: Building Smarter Sales Jul 14, 2026 1766 In this episode, David Reske sits down with Katie Sadler, owner of SDLR Consulting and go-to-market strategist, to explore what it really means to build an AI-native sales and marketing operation. Katie breaks down the difference between AI endpoint tools and truly AI-native workflows, shares practical examples of where AI is creating the biggest breakthroughs in B2B sales — from intelligent conte
AI Answer Engines & GEO: The Future of B2B Marketing
AI Answer Engines & GEO: The Future of B2B Marketing Jun 30, 2026 1391 In this returning visit to Marketing In The Now, David Reske sits down again with Mark Goloboy, founder of Market Growth Consulting, to explore how AI is transforming the way B2B companies market, sell, and operate. Mark shares how he rebuilt his own website around a custom GPT — what he calls an "answer engine" — designed to function as a digital twin that responds to prospect questions in his ow
How Great Brands Inspire Irrational Loyalty
How Great Brands Inspire Irrational Loyalty Jun 16, 2026 1467 What separates a brand people use from a brand people love? In this episode of Marketing In The Now, host David Reske sits down with Lee Nadler — CMO of Flip and marketing veteran behind iconic brands like Snapple, DoubleClick, and MINI Cooper — to explore the discipline of building brand movements. Drawing on three decades of experience, Lee unpacks how the most powerful marketing goes beyond mes
How AI Is Rewriting the Buying Journey from Search to Purchase
How AI Is Rewriting the Buying Journey from Search to Purchase Jun 2, 2026 1576 Mike Ensing, CEO and co-founder of Revere, returns to Marketing In The Now to go deeper on what he calls the "AI brand control crisis" — a fundamental shift in how brands are perceived, discussed, and recommended in the age of LLMs. Host David Reske and Mike pick up where they left off a year ago, exploring how dramatically the landscape has changed: from the rise of clickless search and AI-driven
The Missing Layer Under AI: A Marketing Operating System
The Missing Layer Under AI: A Marketing Operating System May 19, 2026 1524 In this episode of Marketing In The Now, David Reske sits down with Maria Scheifler, a 15-year go-to-market veteran and Fractional CMO of MKT Velocity, to unpack her sprint-based marketing operating system — a framework built to help growing teams cut through chaos, align with revenue goals, and ship meaningful work consistently. Maria explains why AI alone can't fix a broken team dynamic, and why
From Fear to Fluency: Leading Your Team Through AI
From Fear to Fluency: Leading Your Team Through AI May 13, 2026 1730 In this episode of Marketing In The Now, host David Reske sits down with Pam Boiros — fractional CMO and creator of the Marketing AI Jumpstart — to explore why successful AI adoption is fundamentally a people challenge, not a technology one. Pam shares why AI literacy is the antidote to workplace fear, how to reimagine marketing workflows from the ground up rather than simply layering AI onto exis
Train AI to Sound Like You: Brand Strategy in the Age of AI
Train AI to Sound Like You: Brand Strategy in the Age of AI May 12, 2026 1900 In this episode of Marketing In The Now, host David Reske sits down with brand consultant, keynote speaker, and author Ernie Harker (Your Brand Sucks: How to Ignite a Brand That Doesn't) to explore how AI is reshaping the world of branding and design. Ernie shares his fascinating journey from storyboard illustrator to AI-powered brand strategist, and why the rise of AI image and content generation
How AI Is Changing the Role of Product Marketing
How AI Is Changing the Role of Product Marketing Apr 29, 2026 1950 In this episode of Marketing In The Now, David Reske sits down with Andy Donkin — growth strategist and former Amazon executive — to explore how AI is fundamentally transforming the role of product marketing. Andy makes a compelling case for reimagining the product marketer not as a tactical executor, but as a "marketing architect" — a strategic quarterback who leverages AI tools to synthesize cus
Why AI Can't Fix Marketing Without a Data Foundation
Why AI Can't Fix Marketing Without a Data Foundation Apr 22, 2026 1702 In this episode of Marketing In The Now, host David Reske sits down with Marie Bahl, CMO of Uptempo and a three-decade veteran of enterprise software marketing, for a thought-provoking conversation about why AI alone won't solve marketing's biggest problem. Marie argues that before marketers can truly harness the power of AI, they need something the industry has long been denied: a unified data ba
Gut Instinct vs. Data: The Modern CMO
Gut Instinct vs. Data: The Modern CMO Apr 15, 2026 1669 In this episode of Marketing In The Now, host David Reske sits down with Kevin Dougherty, CMO of NeuraPoints, for a candid conversation about what it really takes to lead marketing in today's fast-moving, opinion-heavy business environment. Drawing on 26 years of experience — from boots-on-the-ground sales to executive marketing leadership — Kevin shares why trusting your gut isn't just intuition,

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