Adventurous CMO

Adventurous CMO, presented by Grizzly, is a show about the leaders behind the world’s most Adventurous Brands. Each week, hosts Greg Gibson and Nate Spees explore and make sense of the changing world of marketing, and hold brave conversations with today’s brand leaders.

From rebrands to campaigns and creativity to culture, get a behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to be different, demand attention, and drive growth.

Alongside the world’s most innovative CMOs and creative leaders, we cut through the noise, break down the work behind the work, and help people navigate the best way to build brands that breakthrough in culture.

Join us on Adventurous CMO as we explore the insights, ideas, and innovation at the heart of the brands and the work you love.

30 minutes. Every week. Live on LinkedIn. Available everywhere you listen.

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Contributors

Host

Greg Gibson

Greg Gibson is Chief Creative Officer and Partner at Grizzly, an independent creative agency with offices in San Diego and Atlanta.

For over a decade, Grizzly has helped some of the world’s most innovative companies, including Google, Marriott, and Microsoft, create new futures through brand strategy, design, and storytelling.

Greg leads the agency’s strategy and creative teams, helping build a creative culture where ideas can come from anywhere and everyone works together to guide brands onward through adventurous creative work.

Greg lives and works in San Diego, CA. He’s a husband, father, designer, and musician who loves spending time outdoors, traveling, watching basketball, and making the world a more creative and adventurous place.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregorygibson/

Host

Nate Spees

https://www.linkedin.com/in/natespees/

Guests

Guest

Casey Bevington

Brand Leader, Marketing Executive, Complex Problem Solver, Creative Director, Art Director, Graphic Designer, Photographer, Story Teller, Surfer, Golfer, Cyclist.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/casey-bevington-0b39577/

Guest appearance on:

E03 - In-House Creative and Brand Storytelling with Casey Bevington

Guest

Jessica Lovell

With 15 years of experience, I am a 360° creative with campaigns recognized by Telly, Shorty, Adweek awards, and more. I build and manage creative teams at advertising agencies and in-house.

SELECT CLIENTS
Dove • Kind Snacks • Fisher-Price • ABC • Oikos • Harmless Harvest • Melissa & Doug • Knorr Foods • Axe • Sour Patch Kids • Chips Ahoy • Halls Cough Drops • Triscuit • Wheat Thins • Good Thins • Swedish Fish • Ritz • Citibank • CBS • ABC • LEXUS • Purina • ASICS

CHANNELS & PLATFORMS
I create 360° campaigns across broadcast, OTT, paid social media and performance marketing, organic content across Youtube, LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, Tiktok, and Twitter or X, creative direction for influencer marketing, web banners, and display, print, direct mail, email, blogs, whitepapers, website creative.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessica-lovell-a3841125/

Guest

Kevin Dahlstrom

4-time CMO, 4-time time founder, active investor. I help great companies create unfair advantage through brand.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevind/

Guest appearance on:

E05 - Reaching the Summit with Kevin Dahlstorm

Guest

Ryan Fitzgerald

I love leading highly collaborative teams to create unforgettable experiences. I add the most value to a project when I get to be a strategic thinker, team leader, people developer, culture creator, vision castor, results getter, potential maximizer, and problem solver.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryanwfitzgerald/

Guest appearance on:

E04 - Strategic Marketing with Ryan Fitzgerald