Ops Cast

From In-House Marketing Ops to Independent Consulting with Carey Picklesimer

Text us your thoughts on the episode or the show! What does it really take to leave a stable in-house Marketing Operations role, start your own consulting business, and

From Agency to In-House to Independent Consulting with Nate Hall

Text us your thoughts on the episode or the show! What does it take to move from agency consulting to in-house Marketing Operations and eventually build an independent c

From Moonlighting to MarTech Consulting with Alden Dale

Text us your thoughts on the episode or the show! What is the best way to move from an in-house Marketing Operations role into consulting without immediately giving up t

Consulting, Client Relationships & Career Growth with Mike Rizzo

Text us your thoughts on the episode or the show! What does consulting teach you that working in-house cannot, and when does it make sense to leave agency life and retur

Really Listen To Your Customers with Andrea Lechner-Becker, CMO at LeadMD

Text us your thoughts on the episode or the show! What happens when a career in sports marketing leads to marketing automation, consulting, and eventually the CMO seat?

Be Confident In Your Expertise With Julia James

Text us your thoughts on the episode or the show! What does it really take to build a MarTech consulting practice while keeping a full-time role, and how much experience

So Long, Farewell - The End of an Era

Text us your thoughts on the episode or the show! After nearly 250 episodes and more than five years of conversations, Ops Cast is signing off, at least in its current f

From Search and Retrieve to Solve My Problem with Len Ward

Text us your thoughts on the episode or the show! AI is changing how people search for information, evaluate options, and make buying decisions. But what happens when cu

Follow Your Curiosity

Text us your thoughts on the episode or the show! In this episode of the Society of Marketing Technology Consulting Podcast, Courtney and Grant sit down with Bryan D’And

Is Moonlighting Cheating?

Text us your thoughts on the episode or the show! What does it really take to build a successful consulting business while keeping a full-time job? In this episode of t

Introducing the Society of Martech Consultants

Text us your thoughts on the episode or the show! What does it really take to become a successful MarTech consultant? In this episode of Stories from the Martech Commun

Finding Balance in an AI World with Debby Mayen

Text us your thoughts on the episode or the show! AI is becoming part of every Marketing Ops workflow. But what if the most valuable skills in the future aren't tec

Navigating Career Growth, Hiring, and Human Skills in the Age of AI with Abby Koble and Ashley Langford

Text us your thoughts on the episode or the show! AI is changing Marketing Ops. But the biggest change may have nothing to do with technology. In this episode of Ops Ca

The Hidden Cost of Your Martech Stack with Gaurav Palande

Text us your thoughts on the episode or the show! Your GTM tech stack is probably costing you more than you think. Not because of software licenses alone, but because o

State of the MOPro - Mid 2026/with Naomi, Mike, and Michael

Text us your thoughts on the episode or the show! What does mid-2026 actually feel like for the people running marketing and revenue ops? And has AI made the work better

Why Most AI Initiatives Fail with Paul Shirer

Text us your thoughts on the episode or the show! Despite massive investment in AI, many organizations are struggling to generate meaningful business impact. Why? Accord

The Missing Layer Between Strategy and Execution in Marketing with Charral Izhiman

Text us your thoughts on the episode or the show! What if the biggest marketing problem in your organization isn't the marketing team at all? In this episode, Mich

Moving Faster Without Breaking Everything - AI, Risk, and the Human Side of Change with Andrea Tarrell

Text us your thoughts on the episode or the show! For years, the hard part of ops work was building the technology. Now the tech is getting easier while the people and p

The Dirty Little Secret of AI in Marketing Ops With David York

Text us your thoughts on the episode or the show! Today, most teams aren't just struggling to build their AI strategies. The real struggle begins when they try to e

From Marketing Spend to Business Strategy with Ondar Tarlow

Text us your thoughts on the episode or the show! What separates a marketing team that drives growth from one that just stays busy? Ondar Tarlow came into marketing fro