The CMO Whisperer

Steve Olenski

The CMO Whisperer, hosted by former Forbes writer Steve Olenski, is dedicated to those who keep it real in AND out of the world of marketing. From others in the C-suite to agency leaders to editors of publications to athletes to entertainsers and on and on, this show is for them and about them.

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The CMO Whisperer

Episodes (120)

Monday The Agentic Shift in Marketing - Don Sklenka
Fri Feb 13th Culture Is the Currency - Bonin Bough
Mon Feb 9th Inside Music’s Brand Machine - Kerry Gordy

The CMO Whisperer

Feb 16, 2026
31½ minutes
72 MB

My guest today is Don Sklenka, SVP of AI Optimization at Claritas and one of the rare operators who's lived at the intersection of creative media and machine intelligence long before AI became a buzzword on every deck. With nearly 25 years in digital marketing, Don built his foundation inside global agency powerhouses like Publicis and Dentsu, leading omni-channel strategies for Fortune 500 brands across retail, CPG, automotive and healthcare. Today, Don is scaling patented AI solutions that turn data into decisions and campaigns into performance engines, real-time optimization, predictive analytics, smarter, creative, better outcomes, less noise, and more s...

The CMO Whisperer

The Agentic Shift in Marketing - Don Sklenka

Steve Olenski

00:00 -31:25