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Marketing Nuggets
Your marketing mentor & biggest cheerleader, here to share the real, messy, beautiful truth about what it takes to level up your marketing, productivity, and confidence. Whether you're drowning in B2B complexity, chasing B2C creativity, or staring at a to-do list that feels impossible, I'm spilling everything from my 12+ years that I wish I'd known.
We're talking award-winning campaigns that started as complete disasters, the late-night brainstorms that changed everything, and the systems that actually move the needle (plus the epic fails that taught me the most). Because here's what I know for sure: success doesn't happen in isolation. It's about building marketing strategies that work, creating unshakeable confidence for the big scary moments, and using productivity systems that achieve your marketing goals.
No matter where you are in your journey - from graduate to director - this podcast is for ambitious marketers ready to stop playing small and embrace the mess of figuring things out to have a successful and fulfilling marketing career.
Come for the stories. Stay for the strategies that actually work.
Episodes
156 episodes
158: The Reason Your Best Marketing Days Feel Different, And How to Have More of Them
On your best days at work - the days where you get to your desk, you know exactly what you're doing, you get into flow, you make real progress on things that matter… what's actually different about those days?I'd bet it's not that you ha...
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157: The Six Questions Senior Marketers Ask - That Most Marketers Never Think To
Over a decade in marketing and I can tell you the exact moment I stopped being the person who delivered the update and became the person who shaped the direction.It wasn't a promotion. It wasn't a big campaign win. It was the questions I...
156: How Ambitious Marketers Break Out of Execution Mode and Start Leading
One day, about 5 years into my career, my manager pulled me aside and said something that stung for days."Emma, you're excellent at executing what's in front of you. But I need you to start thinking about what should be in front...
155: You're Already in the Right Rooms. Are You Owning Them?
Here's something nobody puts in a job description.The signals you send before you open your mouth. Where you sit. How you hold yourself when someone else is speaking. The pace you speak at when you finally do. These things are being read...
154: The Three Presence Myths That Are Keeping You Invisible
You've watched someone own a room and told yourself: they're just naturally like that.I used to believe that too. Until I figured out that what I was watching wasn't personality. It was something else entirely.In this episode, I'm...
153: When It All Goes Wrong: The Marketer's Guide to Bouncing Back
Something went wrong. It doesn't matter what - a campaign that tanked, a presentation that died in the room, feedback that landed harder than you expected, a decision that turned out to be the wrong one. It happened publicly. And now you have t...
152: The Three Conversations Every Marketing Manager Gets Wrong (And How to Get Them Right)
There are three conversations that happen in every marketing manager's month. And most of us have been quietly getting all three of them wrong, not because we're bad at our jobs, but because nobody ever taught us what the high-stakes version of...
151: Imposter Syndrome: Why I Hate the Phrase (And What To Do Instead)
I've heard the phrase "imposter syndrome" probably a thousand times in my career. And every time, I hate it. Not because the feeling isn't real, but because I think the label is making us more stuck, not less.In this episode I'm getting ...
150: Feeling Stuck With Your Marketing? Here's What to Do Next
If your marketing role has started to feel a bit... comfortable, then this episode is your nudge.Sometimes feeling stuck in your marketing career isn't about burnout or losing motivation, it's a sign you're ready for something more. And ...
149: Lost Your Marketing Mojo? Here's Exactly How to Get It Back
Every marketer loses their mojo at some point. The ideas stop flowing, the confidence dips, and suddenly you're staring at your to-do list wondering what happened to you.In this episode, I'm sharing the January that nearly made me questi...
148: From AI Tools to AI Marketing Systems: What I’m Building Next
This is the final episode in my AI mini-series and it feels like a turning point.Over the last few episodes I've taken you through how I actually use AI day to day, the mindset shift from speed to outcomes, how to prompt properly, how to...
147: Ai for Confidence: The Unexpected Use Case
Two hours before a keynote to 80+ marketers, I was sitting in a freezing Starbucks trying not to spiral. What if I rush? What if I blank? Is 25 minutes even enough time? (Especially when the last time I spoke, I fully blanked for ten seconds an...
146: How to Lead Your Team Through AI (Even When You're Still Learning It Yourself)
We're barely into Q2 and I'm already sharing this, because I know so many of you are in exactly this position right now.Most leaders wait until the end of the year to share the wins. But with AI moving this fast, I wanted to bring you on...
145: Stop Starting From Scratch: Build Custom GPTs for Marketers
If you’re still opening a new ChatGPT window every time you need something, re-explaining your company, your audience, your tone and your strategy from scratch… we need to talk.Custom GPTs completely changed how I use AI in my marketing....
144: How to Prompt Like a Pro: Smarter AI Starts With You
Most marketers don’t have an AI problem. They have a prompting problem.If you’ve ever typed something into ChatGPT, hit enter, and felt underwhelmed by what came back this episode is for you.In this one, I’m breaking down why prom...
143: You're Saving Time with AI…Now What? Redesigning Your Strategy for Real Results
Last week, we talked about using AI to save time in your marketing work.This week, we’re going a level deeper.Because here’s the realisation I had to face: even though AI was helping me move faster, I was still working in exactly the...
142: Using AI Without the Overwhelm Spiral: How I Actually Save Time as a Marketer
A lot has changed in how we use AI at work, so it was time to update this one.In this refreshed 2026 episode, I’m sharing how I actually use AI in my marketing role to save time, without falling into the overwhelm spiral that so m...
141: How Stop Dreading Presenting to Senior Leadership and Start Crushing Them
Presenting to your peers? You've got plenty of practice. But presenting to senior leadership? That's a whole different game and you don't get those small "micro moments" to build confidence first.In this episode, I'm sharing the strategi...
140: How to Run Productive Marketing Meetings That Build Real Momentum
I’ve been in thousands of marketing meetings, internal, external, agency-side, client-side. I’ve led campaign launches, budget approvals, influencer briefings… you name it.Some of those meetings were magic… some were not!And there...
139 How to Lead (Not Just Survive) Campaign Launch Day
Campaign launch day is one of the most high-pressure moments in a marketer's calendar. Whether it's Black Friday, a global product drop, or a brand campaign you've been building for months, this is when everything you've prepared either flies o...
138: Big Game Commercials 2026: Marketing Lessons You Can Steal
The Big Game commercials are basically the Olympics of marketing: massive budgets, insane pressure, and the whole internet judging your work in real time.In this episode, we’re breaking down the best, worst, weirdest, and most genius com...
137: Nail Your Next Marketing Job Interview: The Confidence Stack You Need
Marketing interviews are their own unique kind of pressure. You're not just selling yourself, you're selling how you sell. So if you've ever walked out of one thinking, "Why did I waffle so much?" or "Did I even sound like I knew what I was doi...
136: The Weekend Reset Formula: The Routine That Ended My Sunday Scaries
Do your weekends leave you feeling recharged or just... drained?If Monday mornings hit like a truck and you dread that sinking Sunday evening feeling, you are not alone. I used to be the same. Until I started bringing more inten...
135: How to Share Your Marketing Ideas with Confidence (Even in a Room Full of Experts)
Sharing your ideas in a room full of smart, opinionated marketers can feel terrifying. You put so much pressure on yourself to have the “right” idea that you end up saying nothing at all.Sound familiar? I’ve got you, because I’ve been th...
134: The 10 Promises I’m Making This Year to Become a Better Marketer
If you're still in the same role you were in during 2025… then the goal isn't to beat anyone else. It’s to beat your 2025 self. To think better, work smarter and show up with more confidence.So this year, I’m making 10 promises to myself...