Oct 23, 202633 minS1
In this episode, host Tom Stirling sits down with Madhav Bhandari, CMO at Storylane and author of the upcoming book Pattern Interrupt Marketing, to explore how brands can break through the noise when everyone in a...
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No Assigned Seats
Hosted by Thomas Stirling · business · EN
About this Podcast:
Every career has a moment where the path stops being obvious. The seat wasn't assigned, it was earned, built, or occasionally taken. No Assigned Seats is a conversation series hosted by Thomas Stirling, brand strategist, agency founder, and the guy brands call when the wheels are spinning but nothing's moving. Each episode, Tom sits down with marketing and business leaders to go beyond the résumé and into the decisions that actually shaped them: the pivots, the reinventions, the bets that paid off, and the ones that didn't. This isn't a tactics show. It's a show about leadership in motion, what it looks like when clarity is hard to find, change is constant, and the next move is never guaranteed. If you're building something, leading something, or figuring out what comes next, pull up a chair.
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What is No Assigned Seats about?
Every career has a moment where the path stops being obvious. The seat wasn't assigned, it was earned, built, or occasionally taken. No Assigned Seats is a conversation series hosted by Thomas Stirling, brand strategist, agency founder, and the guy brands call when the wheels are spinning but nothing's moving.
Who hosts No Assigned Seats?
No Assigned Seats is hosted by Thomas Stirling. The show has published 18 episodes to date.
What has No Assigned Seats covered recently?
Recent episodes include "Breaking Through the Noise: How Madhav Bhandari Uses Pattern Interrupts to Stand Out in Crowded Categories" (23 October 2026, 33 minutes), "Building the Human Side of Wealth: How Venkat Patla Is Breaking Through the Sea of Sameness" (22 September 2026, 28 minutes), and "The Growth Playbook: How Larry Alexander Helps Companies Prepare for What’s Next" (15 September 2026, 28 minutes).
How often does No Assigned Seats publish?
No Assigned Seats publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 32 minutes across 18 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on No Assigned Seats?
Booking probability for No Assigned Seats is 29%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. No Assigned Seats requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. No Assigned Seats's contact route on record: verified email.
Who should pitch No Assigned Seats?
The strongest fits for No Assigned Seats are Marketing, Advertising & PR. No Assigned Seats has a business audience.
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Thomas Stirling hosts No Assigned Seats, a business podcast with 18 episodes published.
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Recent episodes
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Episode #16
Building the Human Side of Wealth: How Venkat Patla Is Breaking Through the Sea of Sameness
Sep 22, 202628 minS1Show Notes: In this episode, host Tom Stirling sits down with Venkat Patla, Chief Marketing Officer at RWA Wealth Partners , a leading independent wealth management firm. Venkat brings a non-traditional background...
- Sep 15, 202628 minS1
In this episode, host Tom Stirling sits down with Larry Alexander, Chief Growth Officer at KR Wolfe, to explore how successful privately held organizations can prepare for their next stage of growth. Larry shares...
- Sep 8, 202628 minS1
In this episode, host Tom Stirling sits down with Lacey Davidson, Director of Marketing and Communications at MyFOREST Foods , the company behind MyBacon. With experience spanning grocery retail and CPG marketing, Lacey...
- Aug 13, 202629 minS1
In this episode, host Tom Stirling sits down with Shana Hale, VP of Global Creative at The Trade Desk, to explore why human judgment remains the one thing AI can't replicate. As tools make production faster and easier...
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- Aug 13, 202630 minS1
In this episode, host Tom Stirling sits down with Mark Banick, VP of Marketing at Belden, a 120-year-old networking solutions company. With a non-linear background spanning journalism, sales, and market insights, Mark...
- Jul 22, 202629 minS1
What if one of the biggest opportunities in marketing isn't the next generation—but the one we've been overlooking? In this episode, host Thomas Stirling sits down with Linda Watts, Director of Brand & Marketing at the...
- Jul 15, 202630 minS1
What can healthcare marketers learn from the cutthroat world of political campaigns? In this episode, host Thomas Stirling sits down with Vinny Mangiacopra, Director of Marketing at the Center for Vein Restoration...
- Jul 10, 202630 minS1
In this episode, host Thomas Stirling sits down with Marshall Thompson, Executive Director of Experiential Practice at Hyperquake, to discuss how Fortune 1000 brands are adapting to a crowded digital landscape. As...
- Jul 10, 202644 minS1
Former Second City CMO Helena Verellen joins Thomas Stirling to share hard-won lessons from a career spent stewarding some of the world's most iconic brands, from Sony and WWE to Sesame Workshop and Second City. Helena...
Episode #8
Turning Marketing Into a Revenue Engine in Healthcare (Not a Reporting Function) With Ian Dowe
Jun 17, 202645 minS1In this episode, host Thomas Stirling sits down with Ian Dowe, SVP of Marketing at HealthAxis Group, a healthcare SaaS company specializing in insurance claim processing. Dowe shares his unconventional career journey...
- Jun 17, 202642 minS1
In this episode, host Thomas Stirling sits down with Chris Musico, Vice President of Brand Experience at AvePoint, to tackle one of the biggest challenges in B2B marketing: escaping the dreaded "sea of sameness." In a...
Episode #6
When Community Is the Channel: How Knowing Your Audience Beats Bigger Budgets With Chanelle Leslie
Jun 5, 202628 minS1<p>In this episode, host Thomas Stirling sits down with Chanelle Leslie, a senior marketing leader who has scaled brands across CPG, beauty, fitness, and subscription models, including Overtone, Ceremonia, and somatic...
Episode #5
The CMO as President: Why Marketing Deserves a Seat at the Strategy Table With Sarah Greenough
Jun 5, 202638 minS1<p>Most marketing leaders spend their careers fighting for a seat at the table. Sarah Greenough built the table. With more than 30 years at Princeton Properties, starting in marketing and ultimately ascending to...
- Jun 5, 202637 minS1
<p>In this episode, host Thomas Stirling sits down with Evan Day, VP of Digital Marketing at BriteCap Financial and a PhD candidate in psychology and neuroscience. Evan operates at a rare intersection, combining a...
Episode #1
Creative Everywhere: How CMOs Turn Creator Content into a Scalable Growth Engine With Finola Austin
May 26, 202633 minS1<p>Influencer marketing has moved past the moment. Budgets are real. Scrutiny is higher. And the pressure on CMOs to extract more value from every piece of content, across more channels, faster, isn't letting up...
- May 26, 202639 minS1
<p>Cold outreach didn't fail because buyers stopped responding. It failed because relevance collapsed. </p><p>The spray-and-pray era is over, not because AI killed it, but because buyers finally have enough noise that...
- May 26, 202633 minS1
<p>There's a trap most global brands fall into: standardize the message so aggressively that what made the brand powerful in the first place gets flattened out. Consistency becomes uniformity. Scale becomes noise...
- May 25, 20261 minS1
<p>CMO roles are getting eliminated. Fortune 500 companies are rewriting the org chart in real time. And if you believe the headlines, half of white collar workers could be gone in the next 18 months. </p><p>It's hard...
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Shana Hale
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Vinny Mangiacopra
Center for Vein Restoration
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