Genuin Connections
Video conversations with our community of brand marketers, innovators, creators, media mavens, and commerce-minded thought leaders.
Episodes
Recorded live at the 2026 Cannes Lions, Genuin Connections host Matt Wurst sits down with Brian Kaminsky, Chief Operating Officer at Infillion, for a sharp, no-hype conversation about where advertising is actually headed.
Brian has spent 20+ years scaling media businesses, from HuffPost and Reuters to more than a decade inside iHeart's ad tech world. In this episode he breaks down the shift from programmatic to agentic advertising...
Recorded live at POSSIBLE 2026 in the Genuin Suite at the Fontainebleau in Miami Beach, this special episode of Genuin Connections brings together two leaders at the center of where media, commerce, and AI are converging: Ashan Khan, Head of Global Agency Partnerships at Uber Advertising, and Scott Hendrickson, Chief Revenue Officer at Firmly.
Host Matt Wurst, CMO of Genuin, leads a conversation titled "From Discovery to Decision...
What if advertising could actually do something good — and perform better because of it?
Chad Hickey, CEO and Co-Founder of Givsly, spent nearly two decades building revenue teams at some of ad tech's most data-driven companies. Then he asked a question the industry tends to avoid: what if media dollars could reflect what people actually believe?
That question became Givsly — a values-based advertising platform that...
How is AI reshaping the future of marketing, advertising, and consumer decision-making? And what happens when discovery, research, and purchase all happen in a single conversation?
In this episode of Genuin Connections, host Matt Wurst (CMO, Genuin) sits down with Debra Aho Williamson, Founder and Chief Analyst at Sonata Insights and former eMarketer analyst of 20 years, to unpack the rapid rise of AI media and the AI advertising ...
Recorded live at the Genuin-hosted Happy Hour during CES 2026 in Las Vegas, this Genuin Connections Q&A features Andy Wilson, EVP of Business Development and Commerce at McClatchy Media, in a candid conversation about the future of publishers, video, and community. Andy shares how McClatchy is rethinking engagement through vertical video, empowering editors to be front-facing, partnering with creators and influencers, and ...
In this episode of Genuin Connections, host Matt Wurst sits down with Eric Sheinkop, CEO of The Desire Company, to explore the future of retail and commerce media. From working with Beyoncé’s team to building the world’s largest community of cross-disciplinary experts, Eric shares how authentic, expert-led content creates trust, boosts purchase confidence, and drives conversion.
The conversation dives into:
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Why re...
Franklyn West founder & CEO Ashley Miles joins Genuin CMO Matt Wurst for a high-energy conversation on leadership, growth, and building modern communities that last. From scaling a retail media network to $1B in revenue, to reimagining how brands use AI, Ashley shares actionable insights for product leads, growth strategists, and marketers navigating today’s fast-moving business landscape.
Key topics include:
- The ris...
What happens when you mix community-driven strategy, creative agility, and a cold beer? You get Dana Hork. 🍻
In this episode of Genuin Connections, host Matt Wurst sits down with Dana Hork, founder and CEO of Beers with Friends, to talk about building brands that actually connect. From leading social at Walmart to launching a new kind of creative agency, Dana has consistently delivered big ideas that are both remarkable and makea...
What happens when one of the world’s most iconic storytelling brands reimagines how ideas are discovered, shared, and scaled?
In this episode of Genuin Connections, Tricia Maia, Head of Product at TED and the visionary behind TED Shorts, joins us to discuss how TED is evolving in the age of short attention spans, AI, and community-powered content.
From embracing new content formats and social video to navigating the ever-pr...
In this episode of Genuin Connections, Genuin CMO Matt Wurst sits down with Jennifer Kattula, GM and CMO of Microsoft Advertising, for a wide-ranging conversation about the intersection of AI, creativity, responsible leadership, and customer-driven growth.
Jennifer pulls back the curtain on how Microsoft is embedding conversational AI into its products, using internal AI hackathons to unlock workflow innovation, and redefining wh...
In this episode of Genuin Connections, Matt Wurst sits down with Ruth Yomtoubian, VP of Global Innovation at VSP Vision, for a powerful and practical conversation on what it really takes to drive innovation at scale.
From building cross-functional AI strategies to empowering providers and shifting outdated “build-it-here” mindsets, Ruth shares how she’s helping transform one of the most established healthcare br...
Brands talk about community, but are they truly building one? In the latest episode of Genuin Connections, Genuin CMO Matt Wurst sits down with David Teicher, Co-founder & CEO of Qru, to explore what brands get wrong about community-building—and how to do it right.
Key takeaways:
🔹 Niche, engaged communities drive deeper impact than mass reach
🔹 Loyal customers are often overlooked in favor of new acquisitions
...What makes a story truly impactful? In the latest episode of Genuin Connections, we sit down with Marcelo Bukin—filmmaker, storyteller, and global adventurer—to explore the essence of human connection, purpose, and storytelling that resonates.
📌 Key Takeaways:
- Why human connection is the foundation of great storytelling
- How authenticity attracts the right audience
- The 4 branding essentials for business succe...
Welcome to the inaugural episode of Genuin Connections, a video podcast series where we dive deep into the minds of marketing and media thought leaders shaping the future. In this debut episode, Matt Wurst sits down with Marc Scarpa, founder and CEO of DeFiance Media, to explore the intersection of storytelling, technology, and community.
Marc shares his trailblazing journey in participatory media, from pioneering live digital ev...
Video conversations with our community of brand marketers, innovators, creators, media mavens, and commerce-minded thought leaders.
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