Advisory
Leaders aren't short on information. They're short on signal, trust and execution.
The CMO Whisperer Advisory wasn't built in a conference room. It was built over 25+ years of conversations with CMOs, founders, operators and business leaders, in boardrooms, at global events, backstage and across thousands of interviews. Not theory. Pattern recognition.
We're a high-trust executive advisory and strategic activation platform. Organizations engage us when they need clarity, access and experienced operators who can help accelerate decisions, unlock opportunities and move the business forward.
Four ways we move the business.
Executive Advisory
Strategic counsel for CMOs, founders and senior operators navigating growth, AI disruption, organizational alignment, brand positioning and business transformation.
Strategic Growth and Market Activation
Hands-on support across narrative, go-to-market strategy, positioning, partnerships, executive visibility and event activations.
Executive Access and Intelligence
Curated access to experienced operators, executives and industry leaders across marketing, technology, media, growth, operations and transformation.
Media and Thought Leadership
Executive visibility and storytelling, branded content, on-site industry content capture and partner amplification.
Tailored to the challenge.
Advisory retainers
Ongoing executive support, strategic counsel and decision acceleration for senior leaders and teams.
Strategic projects
Focused work on growth strategy, positioning, go-to-market planning, executive alignment and transformation.
Workshops and leadership sessions
Facilitated conversations that align teams and accelerate decisions on complex challenges.
Executive access and introductions
Curated connections to operators, executives, founders and industry leaders relevant to your challenge.
Event and market activations
Executive visibility, content strategy and strategic engagement around major industry events.
Media and thought leadership programs
Executive storytelling, content creation and market-facing thought leadership.
Operators, not observers.
Most advisory firms operate from theory. Most leadership communities operate in silos. Most agencies focus on outputs instead of executive realities. We combine operator experience, executive access, strategic advisory, cross-functional intelligence, and media and amplification in one place.
Steve Olenski
Co-founder and Managing Partner. Former Forbes writer who has spent decades interviewing, advising and building relationships with CMOs, founders and operators.
Bruce J. Hershey II
Co-founder and Managing Partner. Former Global CMO of the Year with deep experience scaling businesses, operational rigor and growth execution.
DeLu Jackson
Managing Partner. Former Chief Marketing and Communications Officer at ADT, with senior leadership roles at Nissan and Kellogg's.
Plus the CMO Whisperer Advisory Board: CEOs, CFOs, CIOs and agency leaders who challenge how marketing earns its seat at the table.
Three partners. A network of operators behind them.
When you work with us, you don't just get three advisors. You get the network we've built over 25 years: our Advisory Board, the leaders who've joined us on the podcast, the Whisperer Society, and thousands of executive relationships. When a challenge needs a specific kind of experience, we bring in the operator who has lived it.
Experience across the verticals that matter
Consumer brands and CPG
Leaders from brands such as Kellogg's, Conagra, Coca-Cola and AB InBev.
Retail and restaurants
Operators from McDonald's, Wendy's and la Madeleine.
Automotive
Brand and growth leaders from Ford, Nissan, Kia, Hyundai, Subaru and Audi.
Technology, data and martech
Leaders from Autodesk, Claritas, Fluent and AI-first companies.
Media, sports and entertainment
Executives from the NFL, Sony, Warner Bros., Hasbro and Publicis.
Security, telecom and finance
Experience at ADT, AT&T and Citi.
Our network includes leaders connected to these organizations. It does not imply endorsement by the companies named.
Bring us the challenge
Growth, positioning, transformation, a launch, a board question.
We match the right operators
Our partners lead; we bring in board members and network leaders who have solved it before.
Move faster, with less risk
Clarity, introductions and execution support, not a deck that sits on a shelf.
Let's start the conversation.
Whether you're navigating transformation, building for growth or looking for a trusted outside perspective, we'd welcome it.
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