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Marketing Vanguard

Jenny Rooney

Booking Overview

This business interview show focuses on marketing leadership and features senior CMOs, CEOs, agency presidents, and other decision-makers shaping major brands, agencies, and marketing technology companies. Credible pitches include high-level brand and agency executives with demonstrated expertise in AI adoption, brand strategy, consumer growth, sports or entertainment marketing, and organizational leadership; booking difficulty is high.

Metrics

Episodes: 410

Frequency: Several times a week

Rating: 4.8/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1,000 - 10,000

Gender skew: Neutral

Listener location: USA

YouTube: 19.7k subscribers

Instagram: 630.0k followers

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Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

jenny.rooney@adweek.com

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Host

Jenny Rooney - Adweek editorial leader and journalist covering marketing, advertising, brands, and the executives shaping the industry.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

high
Typical Credentials:  
Current C-suite and senior executive leaders from major brands, agencies, media and entertainment companies, and marketing technology firms, with substantial experience in marketing strategy, organizational leadership, consumer growth, or industry transformation.
Required Achievements:  
Leading marketing for a major national or global brand, Serving as CEO, CMO, president, or equivalent senior executive, Building or transforming an agency, marketing organization, or marketing technology company, Driving audience growth, brand strategy, artificial intelligence adoption, or major cultural and sports marketing initiatives

Recent Guest Discussions

Melissa Levy - Trust, Measurement, Agency-client Relationships, And The Future Of Experiential Marketing.

Andy Lopez - Agency Relationships, Artificial Intelligence In Marketing, Consumer Confidence, Brand Strategy, Retail Partnerships, And Solving Consumer Decision Friction.

Chioma Aduba - Agency Leadership, Transparency, Cross-agency Collaboration, And Developing The Next Generation Of Creative Talent.

Ross Martin - Agency Business Models, Structural Industry Challenges, Leadership, And The Future Direction Of Agencies.

Jessica Henrichs - Adaptive Agency Leadership, Peer Support, Organizational Change, And Building Belief During Periods Of Uncertainty.

Recent Topics

Business, Marketing, Brand Strategy, Agency Leadership, Marketing Technology

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Marketing Vanguard
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The Brand Isn’t Always the Star ft. Alyssa Schaefer of MDVIP

November 10, 2026

Most CMOs are trained to make the brand the loudest thing on the block. But what if the brand isn’t supposed to be the star?In this episode of Marketing Vanguard, Jenny Rooney sits down with MDVIP CMO Alyssa Schaefer to unpack what marketing looks like when trust sits in the relationship between a doctor and a patient. She breaks down the strategy that built 33% unaided awareness from an imperfect starting point at Laurel Road, why MDVIP’s doctors and patients are unusually aligned and how sh...

Brandweek 2026: The “Why Us? Why This Brand?” Test Behind Mars’ Boldest Ideas ft. Rankin Carroll

November 06, 2026

The best creative risks should make you a little nervous. But they should never make you ask why your brand is taking them.Live from the Marketing Vanguard stage at Brandweek 2026, Jenny Rooney sits down with Rankin Carroll, Chief Brand Officer of Mars Snacking, to unpack how brands like M&M’s, Snickers and Skittles stay culturally relevant without treating boldness as an excuse for chaos. Rankin takes us behind the scenes of the 2023 Snickers AI experiment that felt “potentially crazy” a...

Brandweek 2026: Can Too Much Attribution Make Marketing Worse? ft. Amanda Teder

November 04, 2026

Attribution’s a tricky thing. It can help marketers make better decisions while simultaneously making their strategy worse. Live from the Marketing Vanguard stage at Brandweek 2026, Jenny Rooney sits down with Amanda Teder, CMO of Generac, to unpack what happens when marketing gets too focused on what is easiest to measure. Amanda breaks down the full-funnel operating model she has built at Generac, why demand generation is only the opening move in a high-consideration category and why some p...

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How do I get in touch with Marketing Vanguard?

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What is the email for Marketing Vanguard?

The publicly listed email for Marketing Vanguard: jenny.rooney@adweek.com.

How many listeners does Marketing Vanguard have?

Podseeker estimates Marketing Vanguard reaches 1,000 to 10,000 listeners per episode. Only the publisher has exact numbers.

Who is an ideal guest for Marketing Vanguard?

Marketing Vanguard typically books industry leaders. Typical guest background: Current C-suite and senior executive leaders from major brands, agencies, media and entertainment companies, and marketing technology firms, with substantial experience in marketing strategy, organizational leadership, consumer growth, or industry transformation. Common among recent guests: Leading marketing for a major national or global brand; Serving as CEO, CMO, president, or equivalent senior executive; Building or transforming an agency, marketing organization, or marketing technology company. Recent guests include Melissa Levy, Andy Lopez, and Chioma Aduba.

How hard is it to get booked on Marketing Vanguard?

High. It mostly books established leaders in its field.

What topics does Marketing Vanguard cover?

Recent episodes cover Business, Marketing, Brand Strategy, Agency Leadership, and Marketing Technology. Pitch an idea tied to one of these topics and mention a recent episode.

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