Next In Line

Ian Colley, Chief Marketing Officer at DeepIntent, joins host Karina Jimenez to share the career journey that took him from public relations agencies in the UK to more than a decade at IBM, followed by a transition into advertising technology at The Trade Desk and eventually pharmaceutical marketing. He reflects on what drew him to the healthcare industry and why its unique challenges create opportunities for data-driven advertisin...

Alan Wizemann joins host Cesar Jimenez to share the unconventional career journey that took him from writing software at just nine years old to building startups and leading digital transformation at companies like Target, lululemon, and Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits. Without following a traditional college path, Alan built his career through curiosity, experimentation, and a willingness to challenge established ways o...

Miguel Zorrilla, Senior Vice President of Marketing at Central Garden & Pet, joins host Karina Jimenez to share the career journey that took him from internships at MTV and Island Def Jam to an unexpected role in HR at Mars Wrigley, where he discovered his path into brand marketing. He reflects on his experience working with iconic brands like Snickers, Twix, and Butterfinger before making the intentional leap into the pet care...

Steve Arentzoff, Chief Marketing Officer, joins host Karina Jimenez to share the career journey that has taken him across multiple industries, giving him a unique perspective on what drives successful marketing regardless of the sector. He reflects on why understanding the customer’s challenges and communicating a clear, credible value proposition matter more than the product itself. Steve also shares his approach to joining ...

David Jost, Vice President of Cybersecurity at Amplix and Founder of The Cyber Resilience Tour, joins host Karina Jimenez to reflect on a career spanning media, software, technology, growth, and cybersecurity, connected by a constant attraction to change and transformation. David shares why he believes in disrupting yourself before comfort turns into stagnation, how curiosity can turn uncertainty into excitement, and why some of th...

Chantell Ghosh, CMO, joins host Karina Jimenez to share the deliberately nonlinear career that took her from practicing law to founding a communications agency focused on crisis storytelling and reputation management, and eventually into full-funnel marketing leadership. She reflects on why she never saw leaving law as losing what she had built, but as creating space for what could come next, and how every skill and experience cont...

Samuel “Sammy” Baker, the youngest guest to join Next in Line, sits down in person with host Karina Jimenez to share how he turned one of the hardest periods of his life into Persevere Gear, a clothing brand he launched at just eleven years old.

After facing health challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic and struggling to earn playing time on his travel basketball team, Sammy created the brand as a reminder to keep goin...

Tamecka McKay, Chief Information Officer (IT Director) at the City of Fort Lauderdale, joins host Cesar Jimenez to share how some of the most challenging moments of her career reshaped the way she leads. Within her first eight months on the job, she faced three back-to-back disasters, including a historic flood that shut down critical systems at City Hall.

With an infrastructure modernization plan already in place, Tamecka was able...

Leslie Alore, Chief Marketing Officer, joins host Karina Jimenez to share the unexpected career journey that took her from dreams of becoming a fighter pilot and studying engineering to finding her path in marketing. She reflects on the difficult feedback that changed the way she thought about leadership, including a humbling 360-degree review that taught her to adapt her communication style without compromising who she is. Leslie ...

Tricia Ferreira, Senior Vice President of Technology Product Management at World Fuel, joins host Cesar Jimenez to share the unexpected decision that took her from an accounting scholarship to computer science and eventually into GE’s IT leadership program and a career in technology. She reflects on the leadership lessons that shaped her along the way, from valuing attitude over aptitude and treating failure as part of learni...

Luke Leinberger, Global Head of Social Media at Gravity Global, joins host Karina Jimenez to share how a background in creative writing led him into social media at a time when the channel was still considered a “nice to have.” From growing a boutique agency’s social offering to leading a full global practice after the agency’s acquisition by Gravity Global, Luke has spent the last decade watching social mov...

Maurizio Carano, Vice President of Global Marketing at MCC Label, joins host Karina Jimenez to share the unconventional career journey that took him from chemistry and academia into product management and global marketing. He reflects on how curiosity, openness, and a willingness to pivot shaped his career, while sharing why the best leaders listen with the intent to understand and genuinely consider what is best for the people aro...

Andy Wang’s career in marketing started in an unexpected place: his family’s small business. What began as an opportunity to learn how a business operates from the ground up eventually led him into digital marketing, MarTech, customer experience, demand generation, and enterprise leadership at CDW. Through it all, one lesson has remained constant: people are at the center of every successful business.

In this episode, An...

Sarah Handlos, Director of Brand, Video & Design at Q2, joins host Karina Jimenez to share how a high school graphic design class sparked a career that has spanned small advertising agencies, boutique design studios, and nearly 13 years building creative strategy at Q2. Along the way, mentors taught her to never be afraid to ask a question and to fall in love with the problem rather than the solution.

In this episode, Sarah shar...

Jose Benitez, CEO & AI Lead at Garnier Miami, joins host Karina Jimenez to share how nearly three decades in advertising and a lifelong curiosity for technology led him to become an early adopter of AI and an advocate for its role in the creative and marketing industries. Today, he applies that experience not only with clients and his agency, but also in the classroom, helping creatives understand how to use AI more intentional...

Christina Shuffield’s path to the CIO seat was anything but traditional. She began studying psychology before discovering an unexpected aptitude for technology, eventually building a career across ERP, enterprise applications, product development, transformation, cybersecurity, and global IT leadership. Along the way, she learned that the skills that move technology leaders forward aren’t always the most technical ones.

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Samuel “Sammy” Baker, the youngest guest to join Next in Line, sits down in person with host Karina Jimenez to share how he turned one of the hardest periods of his life into Persevere Gear, a clothing brand he launched at just eleven years old.

After facing health challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic and struggling to earn playing time on his travel basketball team, Sammy created the brand as a reminder to keep goin...

After 29 years at Disney, Rachel Hutter joins host Karina Jimenez to reflect on a career that began with a childhood dream and ultimately took her from engineering and theme park operations to serving as Executive Vice President of Studio Operations across Marvel, Lucasfilm, Pixar, Disney Animation, 20th Century, Searchlight, and more.

Rachel shares why some of the most important career decisions come down to choosing the right lead...

Etter Hoang, former Chief Data & Analytics Officer at Tampa General Hospital, joins host Cesar Jimenez to share the unconventional career journey that took him from medical school to becoming a data and analytics leader in healthcare. Along the way, Etter learned to view every experience as a transferable skill and to continually seek opportunities that challenge him to grow.

Etter shares why turning data into action starts with...