
Ops Cast
Ops Cast, by MarketingOps.com, is a podcast for Marketing Operations Pros by Marketing Ops Pros. Hosted by Michael Hartmann, Mike Rizzo & Naomi Liu
Episodes
211 episodes
How AI Upleveled the Promise of Personalization with Dean de la Peña
In this episode of Ops Cast by MarketingOps.com, powered by The MO Pros, hosts Michael Hartmann, Mike Rizzo, and Naomi Liu speak with Dean de la Peña, VP of Identity, Data Strategy, and SaaS at Resonate.Dean discusses the role o...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 193
•
50:20

Will MQAs Replace MQLs? with Andrea Frazier and Jessica Fewless
In this episode of Ops Cast by MarketingOps.com (powered by The MO Pros), hosts Michael Hartmann, Mike Rizzo, and Naomi Liu delve into one of the most discussed shifts in B2B marketing and revenue operations: the evolving roles of Mark...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 192
•
52:02

Inside the Community-Building Power of Women in Marketing Operations
In this episode of Ops Cast by MarketingOps.com, powered by The MO Pros, host Michael Hartmann is joined by co-hosts Mike Rizzo and Naomi Liu to explore the role of community within the Marketing Operations profession.What does community...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 191
•
1:02:03

How Can Marketers Partner with Sales in the Boardroom with Kyle Priest and Eric Hollebone
On today's episode, we talk with Kyle Priest (former CMO, CRO, COO, and President at multiple SaaS firms and agencies) and returning guest Eric Hollebone (President & COO at Demand Lab) to discuss what it really takes for marketing...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 190
•
59:57

Alignment in Action: Turning Metrics into Meaningful Business Results with Pratibha Jain
On today's episode, we talk with seasoned B2B marketing leader Pratibha Jain, who has spent nearly two decades driving demand, growth, and operational excellence across multiple industries. From cloud computing to HR tech, she’s seen—and measur...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 189
•
56:27

Balancing Strategic Projects and Tactical Needs in Ops with Carissa McCall
On today's episode, we talk with Carissa McCall, Director of Revenue Operations at Liquibase, to tackle one of the most common challenges in marketing and revenue operations: how to balance strategic projects with the unrelenting pull of da...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 188
•
41:33

The Meaning of Life, the Universe, and MOPs with Andy Caron
On todays episode, we down with Andy Caron, President of Revenue Pulse, to explore the unexpected intersections of curiosity, attribution, psychology, and the marketing operations profession. Andy shares her non-linear journey from costume desi...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 187
•
54:23

Moneyball for Lead Scoring with Lucas Winter
On today's episode, we sit down with lead scoring consultant Lucas Winter to explore a refreshing, data-first perspective on building lead scoring models—one that challenges the conventional wisdom and AI hype alike. With storytelling flair and...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 186
•
47:38

Demand Gen and Ops Working Together with Janelle Amos
On today's episode, we are joined by Janelle Amos, founder and chief strategist at Elevate Growth, to explore how demand generation and marketing/revenue operations teams can thrive through better collaboration, mutual understanding, and strate...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 185
•
44:54

Behind the Scenes with the OpsCast Crew
On today's episode, hosts Michael Hartmann, Naomi Liu, and Mike Rizzo come together for a candid midyear conversation about everything happening in the MO Pros community and the broader Marketing Ops landscape. From membership model updates and...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 184
•
48:25

Following Your Passions to Marketing Operations with Ahmad Moore
On today's episode, we talk with Ahmad Moore, founder of Pressure Marketing, to unpack his unconventional but deeply inspiring journey into marketing operations. From IT help desk roots to sales leadership and now running his own MOps-focused a...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 183
•
49:21

How Can Marketing Ops help with the "Messy Middle" of the Buyers Journey with Martin Pietrzak
On today's episode, Mike Rizzo talks with Martin Pietrzak, founder and president of Pinch Marketing, to unpack what Google and others have called “the messy middle” of today’s buyer’s journey.Gone are the days of the simple, linear sales...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 182
•
43:48

Why Should Marketing Ops Pros Care About Customer Marketing and Customer Contact Data with Irwin Hipsman
In today's episode, we talk with Irwin Hipsman, founder of Repititos, to explore the often-overlooked world of customer marketing and the critical role of customer contact data. Irwin shares findings from his recent research report on the...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 181
•
50:01

The MOps Leap: Transitioning into Strategic Marketing Roles with Rick Collins
On todays episode, we talk with Rick Collins, Vice President of Demand Generation at ConnectWise, to explore his unconventional yet inspiring journey from IT to marketing operations and ultimately into executive marketing leadership. Rick share...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 180
•
47:42

Email Deliverability in the Age of AI with Mustafa Saeed
The rise of AI tools has dramatically changed the landscape of email marketing and sales outreach, creating both exciting opportunities and significant risks. As Mustafa Saeed, co-founder and CEO of Luella, explains in this eye-opening conversa...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 179
•
47:39

The Ugly Work Behind a Beautiful CRM
Ever wondered why your marketing data isn't delivering the insights you need? The answer lies in what Nicole Alvarez calls "the ugly work" – those essential but unglamorous tasks that create the foundation for beautiful marketing results.
•
Season 1
•
Episode 178
•
50:48

How to Streamline GTM Execution with Garrath Robinson and Sebastian Hidalgo
Join us as we welcome back Garrath Robinson and first-time guest Sebastian Hidalgo from RevXcel for a deep dive into what it really takes to execute a go-to-market (GTM) strategy effectively today. Spoiler: it’s not just about tactics ...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 177
•
51:05

How To Find Use Cases to Use AI to Automate Ops Tasks with Tarun Arora
Feeling swamped by marketing operations busy work?AI-powered automation can help you reclaim your time — but knowing what’s real versus hype isn’t easy.In this episode, Tarun Arora, a marketing tech veteran and founder of RevC...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 176
•
50:44

How to Create Content at Scale with Satej Sirur
When your marketing team needs to produce thousands of content pieces each month, the operational challenges can become overwhelming. In this eye-opening conversation with Satej Sirur, founder and CEO of Rocketium, we explore the emerging field...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 175
•
45:43

Why Marketing Ops Professionals Should Understand Product Marketing with AJ Driscoll
What does it take to elevate marketing operations from a technical support function to a strategic business driver? AJ Driscoll reveals how understanding product marketing fundamentals transformed his career trajectory from system administrator...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 174
•
43:31

Taming the Data Dumpster Fire: How to Make Marketing Metrics Make Sense with Eric Westerkamp
Marketing leaders face a painful dilemma: they need to prove their impact through data, but marketing data is notoriously messy compared to the cleaner, more discrete data available to sales and finance teams. This gap creates what Eric Westerk...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 173
•
49:27

Practical Tips for First-Party Data and Identity Resolution with Jeremy Katz
What happens when all your digital breadcrumbs—personal emails, professional accounts, device IDs, and physical addresses—get connected into a single identity? Jeremy Katz, SVP of Product Solutions, Identity and Data at Merkle, takes us deep in...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 172
•
48:54

Tips and Tricks for Finding a New Ops Role with Ryan Murphy
The modern job hunt is broken—but Ryan Murphy, Managing Partner at UpfrontOps, has cracked the code. After being forced to resign from his position during a cross-country move, Ryan found himself frantically applying to hundreds of jobs with ze...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 171
•
50:03

Garbage In, Garbage Out: How Bad UTMs Wreck MAP, CRM & CDP Attribution with Dan McGaw
Ever feel like your marketing data is giving you half-truths? You're not alone. In this eye-opening conversation with Dan McGaw, founder and CEO of UTM.io, we dive deep into the critical but often overlooked foundation of all marketing attribut...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 170
•
52:33

The Evolution of Video Production with Christian Schu and David Siciliano
The landscape of video production has undergone a seismic shift over the past decade. What was once a straightforward process of creating a single, polished piece of content has evolved into a complex ecosystem where every production must funct...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 169
•
52:27
