Episodes
Over 200 unfiltered conversations with marketing legends, commercial leaders, and researchers on what actually moves business forward—without the fluff, buzzwords, or victory laps.

Interviews · EP 247
SBP Interview - Foresight Doesn’t Get a Free Pass, with Jo Lepore.
Jo Lepore
Oct 27, 2026 · 55 min

The Sharp Cut · EP 246
The Sharp Cut: Who Actually Buys on Sale?
Marc & V
Oct 22, 2026 · 21 min

The Barber's Brief · EP 245
The Barber's Brief - Apple Built a Kill Switch for Ad Tech
Marc & V
Oct 20, 2026 · 30 min

Interviews · EP 244
SBP Interview - If You’re Not Selling Hours, What Are You Selling?
Marc & V
Oct 13, 2026 · 58 min

The Sharp Cut · EP 243
The Sharp Cut - Let's talk about brand love
Marc & V
Oct 8, 2026 · 27 min

The Barber's Brief · EP 242
The Barber's Brief - Sydney Sweeney Is Famous. Novig Isn't.
Marc & V
Oct 6, 2026 · 29 min

The Post-Pod · EP 241
The PostPod - Lessons from Omar Roubi, The Rise and Fall of a Promise
Marc & V
Oct 1, 2026 · 20 min

Interviews · EP 240
SBP Interview - Target Canada: The Rise and Fall of a Promise, with Omar Roubi
Omar Roubi
Sep 29, 2026 · 63 min

The Sharp Cut · EP 239
The Sharp Cut - Who Killed the Click?
Marc & V
Sep 24, 2026 · 26 min

The Barber's Brief · EP 238
The Barber's Brief - Playing on rented land, again.
Marc & V
Sep 22, 2026 · 32 min

The Post-Pod · EP 237
The PostPod - Lessons from Ian Whittaker, Data is not the problem.
Marc & V
Sep 17, 2026 · 18 min

Interviews · EP 236
SBP Interview - Data is not the problem. With Ian Whittaker.
Ian Whittaker
Sep 15, 2026 · 50 min

The Sharp Cut · EP 235
The Sharp Cut - AI Won't Save You. Leadership Will.
Marc & V
Sep 10, 2026 · 37 min

The Barber's Brief · EP 234
The Barber's Brief - More Data. More Tech. More Specialists. Better Marketing?
Marc & V
Sep 8, 2026 · 34 min

The Post-Pod · EP 233
The PostPod - Lessons From Fiona Stevenson. Why Innovation Fails.
Marc & V
Sep 3, 2026 · 22 min

Interviews · EP 232
SBP Interview - Why Innovation Fails Before the Idea Ever Gets a Chance. With Fiona Stevenson.
Fiona Stevenson
Sep 1, 2026 · 55 min

The Sharp Cut · EP 231
The Sharp Cut - Marketing has more data than ever. So why does nobody believe it?
Marc & V
Aug 27, 2026 · 36 min

The Barber's Brief · EP 230
The Barber's Brief - Are We Measuring Marketing Value — or Just What’s Easy to Measure?
Marc & V
Aug 25, 2026 · 37 min

The Post-Pod · EP 229
The PostPod - Lessons from Pats McDonald. AI Won't Decide the Future of Marketing. We Will.
Marc & V
Aug 20, 2026 · 27 min

Interviews · EP 228
Interview - AI Won't Decide the Future of Marketing. We Will. With Pats McDonald.
Pats McDonald
Aug 18, 2026 · 28 min

The Sharp Cut · EP 227
The Sharp Cut - Brand Does Not Belong to Marketing
Marc & V
Aug 13, 2026 · 68 min

The Barber's Brief · EP 226
The Barber's Brief - The AI Efficiency Trap: When Doing More With Less Backfires
Marc & V
Aug 11, 2026 · 29 min

The Post-Pod · EP 225
The PostPod - Lessons from Traci Alfford. Good Work Is a Habit Not a Score
Marc & V
Aug 6, 2026 · 27 min

Interviews · EP 224
Interview - Good Work is a Habit, Not a Score. With Traci Alford
Traci Alford
Aug 4, 2026 · 38 min
