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This week Sean is joined by Ruben Schreurs, Group CEO, Ebiquity

We discussed 👇📌 Ruben's Career Journey📌 Building And Selling Digital Decisions📌 Inside The C-Suite Progression📌 Agentic AI: Signal Vs Noise📌 Total TV And Programmatic OOH📌 Retail Media Beyond Retailers📌 Ruben's Career Advice

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This week on the show Sean is joined by Rebecca Ackers, VP Commercial, UK & DV+ EMEA at Magnite

We discussed 👇📌 Rebecca's Career Journey📌 Scaled Omnichannel Marketplaces📌 CTV As The Anchor Channel📌 Buyer & Seller Agents📌 Building Resilient Teams📌 Rebecca's Career Advice

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This week Sean is joined by Phylicia Koh, General Partner at Play Ventures.

We discussed 👇📌 Phylicia's Career Journey📌 The $200bn Business Of Games📌 Why Ad Tech Stopped Being Disruptive📌 The Consumer Agent In The Loop📌 Agent-To-Agent Buying And Selling📌 Where Founders Should Be Building📌 Phylicia's Career Advice

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This week Sean is joined by Steve Rowbotham, CEO at Navigator

We discussed 👇

📌 Steve's Career Journey

📌 From Olympic Rowing To Leadership

📌 Inside Navigator's Commerce Media Pivot

📌 Fragmentation And Standardisation In Retail Media

📌 Why Travel Is The Next Growth Sector

📌 Steve's Career Advice

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This week Sean is joined by Rob Trotter, Managing Director, EMEA at Sightly.

We discussed 👇📌 Rob's Career Journey📌 Launching Sightly Across Europe📌 Moment Targeting And Cultural Relevance📌 Brand Safety In Real Time📌 Agentic Workflows And Agent-To-Agent📌 The Always-On Media Plan📌 Rob's Career Advice

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This week Sean is joined by Andrew French and Thomas Bienias from Kayzen.

We discussed 👇📌 Andrew & Tom's Career Journeys📌 Device IDs, SDKs & In-App Creative📌 Importance of Transparency 📌 Kai Explorer & Agentic Media Planning📌 Andrew & Tom's Career Advice

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This week Sean is joined by Richard Cavill, Head of Programmatic at Bicycle.

We discussed 👇 

📌 Richard's Career Journey 

📌 Holdco vs Independent Agencies

📌 AI in Media Planning

📌 The SSP vs DSP Debate

📌 The Future of Publishers

📌 Richard's Career Advice

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This week Sean is joined by Storm Keys, VP of GTM at DOJO AI

This one's packed with sharp takes on AI, sales cycles and what it actually takes to build a category.

We discussed 👇

📌 Storm's Career Journey

📌 Building An AI Marketing Brain

📌 US Vs Europe Sales Playbook

📌 Using Dojo To Sell Dojo

📌 Storm's Career Advice

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Today, Sean is joined by Jules Minvielle, CEO & Co-Founder, Olyzon

Jules is now running Olyzon, an agentic CTV advertising platform fresh off a $10M Series A backed by Sir Martin Sorrell's S4 Capital. This one covers what's actually broken in CTV buying today and how agents are being built to fix it.

We discussed 👇📌 Jules' Career Journey📌 Building Olyzon's Agentic CTV Platform📌 Solving CTV's Biggest Blind Spots📌 $10M Series A With S4 Capital📌 CEO vs COO Lessons📌 Jules' Career Advice

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Today, Sean is joined by Elliot MacNay & Joseph Taylor, Co-Founders at Vidium.

We discused:

📌 Building Vidium's Vision📌 Moving Beyond VCR As a KPI📌 New Direct Offering Announcement📌 Scaling a Self-Funded Business

Today, Sean is joined by Nick Hinsley, CRO at Vantage.

We discussed 👇📌 Nick's Career Journey📌 Retail Media's Excel Problem📌 Why Only 12% Truly Orchestrate📌 In-Store Digital Media Growth📌 AI and Predictive Recommendations📌 M&A Coming to Retail Media📌 Nick's Career Advice

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Today, Sean is joined by Alex Collmer, Founder & Executive Chairman at VidMob.

We discussed 👇📌 Alex's Career Journey📌 What VidMob360 Actually Does📌 Why Creative Is Still an Afterthought📌 Category Creation vs Solving Pain Points📌 Governance In An AI Content World📌 Alex's Career Advice

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Today Sean is joined by Ali Manning, Co-Founder & COO at Chalice AI.

We discussed 👇📌 Ali Manning's Career Journey📌 Redefining Inventory Quality📌 Custom AI Models In The Bidstream📌 What Real Agentic Marketing Looks Like📌 Hiring Opportunistically For Culture📌 The Financial Grit Of Founding📌 Ali Manning's Career Advice

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This week Sean is joined by Marco Matos, CEO and Founder at Adora

We discussed 👇📌 Marco's Career Journey📌 Building Adora's Data-Content Flywheel📌 Big Tech Speed vs Startup Speed📌 Why Adora Chose Enterprise Customers📌 Betting Big on AI Video📌 Marco's Career Advice

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Today, Sean is joined by Andrew Williams, Senior Director EMEA at Mogl.

We discussed 👇📌 Andrew's Career Journey📌 Building Mogl's EMEA Business📌 Mogl's Trade Desk Partnership📌 Why Indie Agencies Are Thriving📌 Andrew's Career Advice

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Today, Sean is joined by Ryan Nelson, CMO at StackAdapt

We discussed 👇

📌 Launching Ads Inside ChatGPT📌 Marketing a Rocket Ship📌 Finding the Brand-Performance Split📌 Using AI Without Losing Your POV📌 Ryan's Career Advice

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Today Sean is joined by Cadi Jones, SVP EMEA at Index Exchange.

We discussed 👇📌 What Index Cloud Actually Does📌 From Curation To Optimization📌 Supply Side Optimisation 📌 Why Cannes Is Unmatched For Connections

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This week Sean is joined by Travis Clinger, Chief Connectivity & Ecosystem Officer at LiveRamp

We discussed 👇

📌 Travis' Career Journey

📌 How LiveRamp's Data Network Works

📌 From Product Ops to the C-Suite

📌 The LiveRamp x OpenAI Partnership

📌 Data as the Foundation of AI

📌 Travis' Career Advice

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This week Sean is joined by Andy Oakes, CEO and Co-Founder of Bluestripe Group

We discussed 👇

📌 Andy's Career Journey

📌 The Art of Memorable Panels

📌 Standing Out at Industry Events

📌 Navigating Cannes

📌 A Hesitant AdTech Market

📌 Andy's Career Advice

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This week Sean is joined by Remi Boudard, Global CRO at AiOO.

We discussed 👇

📌 Remi's Career Journey

📌 AiOO Tech

📌 DOOH and Retail Media Convergence

📌 Why 80% of Transactions Still Happen In-Store

📌 Remi's Career Advice

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This week on the show Sean is joined by John Thankamony, Managing Director Total Addressable, dentsu

We discussed 👇

📌 John's Career Journey

📌 The Agency Model

📌 AI Agents & The Future of Media Buying

📌 Pitching to Agencies - What Actually Works

📌 Stakeholder Mapping Across Buy Side Levels

📌 John's Career Advice

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This week Sean is joined by Gavin Wilson, Global Chief Commercial Officer at VIOOH

We discussed 👇

📌 Gavin Wilson's Career Journey

📌 VIOOH's SSP Model and Global Scale

📌 How Programmatic Is Transforming OOH

📌 The "Buy Now and Hold" Case for DOOH

📌 Roles and Skills Driving the OOH Ecosystem

📌 Gavin Wilson's Career Advice

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This week Sean is joined by Dominic Di Talamo, UK Managing Director at xpln.ai

We discussed 👇📌 Dominic's Career Journey📌 Why the Attention Space Is Heating Up📌 Bridging the "So What" Gap in Media Measurement📌 The Power of Mentorship in Ad Tech📌 Hiring for Fundamentals Over Flash📌 Dominic's Career Advice

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This week Sean is joined by Hailey Brewer, Enterprise Sales Director at Happydemics.

We discussed 👇📌 Hailey's Career Journey📌 Breaking Into Digital With No Experience📌 Joining Happydemics & The Move Into Measurement📌 Sales 101 For A New Role Or Channel📌 Returning To Sales After Maternity Leave📌 Hailey's Career Advice

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This week Sean is joined by Kamran Vahabi, Publisher Development Director at GumGum

We discussed 👇 

📌 Kamran's Career Journey

📌 GumGum's Mindset Company Approach

📌 Growing Horizontally Not Vertically

📌 The Publisher Sales Playbook

📌 Embracing Discomfort And AI

📌 Kamran's Career Advice

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This week Sean is joined by Michael Bayston, Global VP AdTech Solutions at Acast

We discussed 👇

📌 Michael's Career Journey

📌 How Podcast AdTech Actually Works

📌 Audience & Contextual Targeting in Audio

📌 Brand Suitability at Scale

📌 Acast's Global Expansion

📌 Michael's Career Advice

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This week Sean is joined by Chris Keenan, Head of Agency Development EMEA & APAC at StackAdapt

We discussed 👇

📌 Chris Keenan's Career Journey

📌 Consultative Sales & Product Depth

📌 StackAdapt's Speed & Specialization

📌 Vertical-First DSP Strategy

📌 Bridging DSP Into MarTech

📌 Chris Keenan's Career Advice

This week Sean is joined by Paul Wright, senior AdTech & Media Leader.

We discussed 👇

📌 Paul's Career Journey

📌 Retail & Commerce Media Evolution

📌 AI's Impact on Advertising

📌 First-Party Data Strategy

📌 SMB Growth Opportunity

📌 Paul's Career Advice

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This week Sean is joined by Michelle Preusch, VP Sales EMEA at Chalice AI

We discussed 👇📌 Michelle's Career Journey📌 US vs UK AdTech Culture📌 Why Michelle Joined Chalice AI📌 AI's Real Role in Programmatic📌 Supply-Side Intelligence & Open Web Quality📌 Michelle's Career Advice

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This week Sean is joined by Richard Ottoy, SVP of Sales, EMEA at Assertive Yield B.V.

We discussed 👇

📌 Richard's Career Journey

📌 Building Digital From Print Roots

📌 Assertive Yield's Publisher Solutions

📌 Audience Segmentation & Personalisation

📌 Richard's Career Advice

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This week Sean is joined by Joe Evea, Managing Director UK at Titan OS

We discussed 👇

📌 Joe's Career Journey

📌 What Titan OS Actually Does

📌 Brands Have Forgotten How to Tell Their Own Story

📌 CTV is THE Big Opportunity for Brand Building

📌 Sales Person vs. Business Developer

📌 Joe's Career Advice

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This week Sean is joined by Fern Potter, Chief Strategy & Growth Officer at Multilocal

We discussed 👇

📌 Fern's Career Journey

📌 Programmatic Grew Up, But Got Messy

📌 Enter Multilocal: Curation as the Fix

📌 The New Skill Set Nobody's Talking About

📌 "Go Be You"

This week Sean is joined by San Sareen, Regional Vice President at impact.com

We discussed 👇

📌 San's Career Journey

📌 What Impact.com Does

📌 The Creator Economy is Booming

📌 AI Creators vs. Human Creators

📌 Planning for Big Moments and Career Advice

This week Sean is joined by Filippo Gramigna, Co-CEO at Onetag

We discussed 👇

📌 Why the Aryel acquisition

📌 The full Value Exchange model

📌 Creative element in Programmatic

📌 Where programmatic is heading: AI, APIs & fewer platforms

📌 Career advice: embrace change, stay relational, stay curious

This week Sean is joined by Andy Beames VP, Commercial at Samba TV .

We discussed 👇

📌 Andy's Career Journey

📌 Building a Career Through Transferable Skills, Not Perfect Planning

📌 The Power of Collaboration & Co-Mentorship Over Ego

📌 Evolving from Media Sales to Data & Tech-Led Solutions

📌 Career Advice

This week Sean is joined by Tom Triscari, Founder at QuoVadis.

We discussed 👇

📌 Tom's Career Journey

📌 Content as a Launchpad: Newsletter → Events → Corporate Development

📌 Early-Stage Hiring: What Founders Get Wrong in Go-To-Market Roles

📌 The Venn Diagram of Sales: Market, Product & Execution Alignment

📌 Emerging Opportunities: GenAI Ads, CTV Context, Sell-Side Agents

📌 Career Advice: Read More, Know Advertising History & Think Long-Term

This week Sean is joined by Matt Hamill, Head of Sales UK at Displayce

We discussed 👇

📌 Why Programmatic DOOH Is Hitting a Tipping Point

📌 Bridging Traditional Out-of-Home and AdTech

📌 Democratising DOOH with Better Tools

📌 Career Strategy: Patience Over Titles

📌 Mentorship, Hard Work & Enjoying the Messy Middle

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This week Sean is joined by Jason Fairchild, Co-Founder & CEO at tvScientific

We discussed 👇

📌 Jason's Career Journey & Early AdTech Foundations

📌 Building OpenX & Leading Programmatic at Scale

📌 Founding TV Scientific

📌 The Pinterest Acquisition & Intent Meets Television

📌 What It Takes to Build an AdTech Company

📌 Career Advice

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This week Sean is joined by Matt Barash, Chief Commercial Officer at Nova.

We discussed 👇

00:15 - Industry Reset & Opportunity in Uncertainty

03:01 - Nova: Creative & The Role of Creative in Programmatic / AdTech

12.04 - Navigating Career Growth: Relationships & Failure

21:29 - Year Ahead

This week Sean is joined by Julia Burton Brown, Country Manager at Taboola.

We discussed 👇

00:15 - Julia’s Career Journey

07:58 - Choosing the Right Environment

12.45 - Navigating the Wrong Role

14:58 - Who Taboola Are & The Shift Beyond Native

19:21 - Being LGBTQ+ in AdTech: Visibility & Representation

23:29 - Career Advice: Do the Things That Scare You

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This week Sean is joined by Jessica Aylett, Head of Sales GumGum.

We discussed 👇

00:00 - Jess’ Career Journey

04:47 - Who GumGum Are & The Mindset Graph

06:30 - Leading Sales Teams & Ambition in High-Performance Roles

07:07 - Mindset, Growth & Adapting

09:08 - Moving from Agency to Sales

15:30 Sales Slumps, Momentum Dips & Resilience

20:30 Career Advice: “What Got You Here Won’t Get You There”

This week Sean is joined by Tom Barbour, Sales Director at Vistar Media.

We discussed 👇

00:00 Tom’s Career Journey

05:29 Why Move Into Programmatic Out-of-Home

09:05 Who Vistar Are & How They Fit Into DOOH

12:38 Success Stories & Industry Momentum

17:22 Why Brands & Talent Should Care About Programmatic DOOH

22:02 Being LGBTQ+ in AdTech

29:39 Career Advice

This week Sean is joined by Cameron Armstrong, Head of Programmatic at VCCP Media.

We discussed 👇

00:00 - Cameron’s Career Journey

04:07 - Why Programmatic & How the Channel Evolved

06:30 - Who VCCP Are & Why He Joined

09:05 - The “Mad Men + Math Men” Era

11:05 - Life at an Independent Agency

15:48 - Industry Challenges & “Advertising Who Cares?”

22:53 - Networking, Community & AdTech Connect

27:36 - Career Advice & The Third Door Analogy

This week Sean is joined by Dora Michail-Clendinnen, CRO at Venatus.

We discussed 👇

00:15 - Career Journey

06:10 - Who Venatus Are

08:32 - Gaming's $200B Opportunity

11:52 - How Venatus Fits Into the Gaming Ecosystem

13:53 - The Shift in Perception of Gamers

16:16 - Moving Brands From Experimental to Always-On

21:28 - What Needs to Happen for Gaming to Break Through

22:36 - Career Advice: Choose Work That Energises You

This week Sean is joined by Joe Adsett, Managing Director UK & US Refluenced AG

We discussed 👇

00:15 - Career Journey

05:21 - Why Join a Startup: Culture, Speed & Opportunity

07:48 - Career Growth in Startups & Go-to-Market Ownership

12:30 - Blueprint for Building a Growth Engine

30:28 - Get Ranked AI: SEO Meets Social Search

41:53 - Career Advice: “Don’t Build a Cathedral in a Desert”

This week Sean is joined by Tim Collier, Chief Commercial Officer at Scope3

We discussed 👇

00:15 - Career Journey

02:24 - What AdCP Is & Why It Matters

07:15 - How AdCP Changes the Game for Scope3 & the Industry

14:28 - Agentic Advertising in Practice & The Future of Buying

26:32 - Personal Use of AI & Real-World Agentic Workflows

33:47 - Career Advice

This week on the show Sean is joined by Graham Alexander | Director, AdTech & Marketing Services at With

We discussed 👇

00:15 Career Journey

05:31 Joining a GTM AdTech company

07:50 The Power of Kindness & Community in AdTech

13:41 Joining With

20:46 The Role of Marketing in AdTech: Brand, Demand & Distinction

35:19 Career Advice

This week Sean is joined by Freddie Turner, Managing Director EMEA at Chalice AI.

We discussed 👇

00:15 Career Journey

04:50 Building your Network for the Future

17:23 Decision Making Process for a New Opportunity

20:13 Who are Chalice?

22:13 What is Sell-Side Decisioning

30:10 Career Advice

This week Sean is joined by Frazer Locke, SVP International Sales at TripleLift.

We discussed 👇

00:15 Career Journey

03:19 Working across Retail and eCommerce

18:49 Amazon Experience

34:00 Joining TripleLift

40:15 Opportunities in Retail Media

48:10 Career Advice

This week Sean is joined by Paul Evans, Founder and Chief Positioning Engineer at V2RSION

We discussed 👇

00:15 Career Journey

07:26 Transitioning to AdTech

12:11 From Corporate to Startup

14:33 Positioning Explained: What It Is & Why It Matters

21:40 V2RSION Approach

35:41 Career Advice: Every Second Counts