Partner With Us
You're not buying a podcast. You're buying into the room.
The CMO Whisperer is a leadership media platform built on candid, unfiltered conversations with the executives shaping modern business, marketing and culture. Partners don't get an ad slot. They get woven into the conversations decision-makers trust, across the podcast, video, LinkedIn, the newsletter and live experiences.
The people who say yes.
Not a broad, general audience. A concentrated, high-trust network of executives who control brand investment, marketing strategy, technology decisions and organizational direction.
C-suite
CMOs, CEOs and COOs
Brand and marketing leaders
Senior marketing, brand and growth leaders
Builders
Founders, entrepreneurs, investors and operators
Innovation
Technology and innovation leaders
Media and entertainment
Executives across media, sports and entertainment
Culture
Athletes, entertainers and cultural leaders with real business stories
Continuous executive exposure.
Podcast
Candid executive conversations with CMOs, brand leaders and innovators.
Newsletter
Executive insights and curated content for senior marketing and business leaders.
20,000+ executive followers and organic reach into the most influential professional audience.
Video
Short-form interviews and clips captured at events, built to travel long after the moment.
Live experiences
On-site podcast lounges and executive gatherings at CES, Cannes Lions and other major industry events.
Thought leadership
Articles, commentary and partner storytelling rooted in 1,500+ published pieces.
What leaders say when the recorder is off.
Anyone can buy reach. What no one else can offer is what we hear. For 25 years, Steve and the team have had candid conversations with the executives who set budgets and direction, in boardrooms, at private dinners, backstage at the biggest industry events and on the podcast. Those conversations give us a read on what leaders are actually prioritizing, worrying about and buying, long before it shows up in a survey or a trend report.
Partners get access to that signal. Not gossip and never attributed: patterns, priorities and pressure points, gathered under the trust that makes leaders talk to us in the first place.
Executive pulse briefings
Regular readouts on the themes coming up across our conversations with CMOs, CEOs and operators: what's rising, what's stalling, where budgets are moving.
In the room
A seat at curated dinners and roundtables, where partners hear first-hand what decision-makers need, and build relationships that don't come from a booth.
Strategic read-outs
Partner-specific sessions with Steve, Bruce and DeLu to turn what we're hearing into positioning, messaging and go-to-market moves.
Limited by design.
We work with a small number of partners each year to protect the quality of the conversations and give every partner meaningful visibility.
Platform partnerships
Executive Platform Partner
- Presenting partner across the full podcast season
- Integrated host mentions
- Curated executive conversation participation
- Newsletter and website visibility
- Leadership content collaboration
Podcast Season Partner
- Host-read integrations across 12 episodes
- Brand mention in show notes
- LinkedIn promotion
- Newsletter inclusion throughout the season
Episode Sponsor
- Host-read brand mention
- Show notes inclusion
- LinkedIn promotion tied to the episode
Event and executive experience partnerships
Event Platform Partner
- 3 podcast episodes featuring your executives
- 10 short-form video interviews on site
- LinkedIn promotion and event recap content
- Curated executive gathering participation
Podcast Lounge Partner
- Branded Podcast Lounge activation
- 5 live podcast episodes
- 15 short-form video interviews
- Brand presence across all event content
Flagship Event Partner
- Co-branded event activation
- 6 podcast episodes
- 20 short-form video interviews
- Featured executive roundtable
- Post-event thought leadership collaboration
Investment details are shared on a discovery call. Custom engagements are also available: private executive dinners, leadership roundtables, webinar integrations, conference lounge activations, speaking engagements and corporate workshops.
Access. Credibility. Trust. Results.
Executive access
Direct visibility within a curated network of CMOs, CEOs, brand leaders and operators.
Authentic storytelling
No scripted ads, no hollow endorsements. Steve integrates your message the way a trusted colleague would.
Thought leadership
Your brand becomes part of conversations executives trust, follow and share.
Relationships that last
Access to the community and credibility Steve has built over two decades.
Content that travels
Every episode and activation keeps getting shared, referenced and revisited.
Built by operators
Led by Steve Olenski, Bruce J. Hershey II and DeLu Jackson, who have sat in the seats our audience sits in.
Three steps to get started.
Tell us about your goals
Share a bit about your organization and what you want to achieve.
Discovery conversation
We align on objectives and find the right partnership structure.
Your custom proposal
A plan built around your audience, your goals and your timing.
Is this the right room for your brand?
Partnerships are limited each year. Start the conversation today.
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