The CMO role is being rewritten in real time. Boards now see growth running through marketing. Lisa Martin distills insights from dozens of CMO conversations and her appearance on Tech Marketing Rewired to reveal the 2026 agenda—from AI entering the prove-it era, to integrated marketing as the company’s operating system, and why trust and media presence are today’s true competitive edge. It’s a candid, practical roadmap for leaders who want to scale faster, align teams, and w

In this episode of CMOs Unscripted, host Lisa Martin sits down with Mandy Dhaliwal, CMO of Nutanix, to explore how integrated marketing has become a strategic operating model for high-growth organizations. With over 25 years of experience in cloud and software markets, Mandy shares how modern CMOs can elevate marketing from a siloed function to a powerful, company-wide driver of value.

In this episode of CMOs Unscripted, host Lisa Martin sits down with Ash Parikh, CMO of Trellix, to unpack the essentials of succeeding as a private equity-backed CMO. Ash shares his perspective on the two non-negotiables for every marketing leader: Efficiency and Effectiveness, revealing how data-driven decision-making and results-focused execution set the best CMOs apart.