LEADERS BEHIND LEAP

Driven by Global Leaders Determined to Close the Leadership Gap

Built with Purpose

Our flagship leadership program LEAP (Leadership Empowerment Acceleration Project) was created in 2020 by one of the world’s most recognized and influential CMOs Antonio Lucio to address an industry-wide leadership gap.

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Fueled by Community

Led today by marketing industry veteran and visionary Nadine Dietz who has spent three decades driving growth for the biggest brands and helping top marketing leaders excel through the power of community-driven development.

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Guided by an Advisory Board of C-suite Leaders

Charisse Hughes
Chief Growth Officer, Kellanova

Kenny Mitchell
Global CMO, Levi's

Kory Marchisotto
Chief Marketing Officer, e.l.f. Beauty & President, Keys Soulcare

Vineet Mehra
CMO, Chime

Musa Tariq
Founder, TBA

Leslie Berland
CMO, Verizon

Rick Gomez
EVP & Chief Commercial Officer, Target

Marie Gulin-Merle
GVP, Ads Marketing, Google

Tariq Hassan
Chief Marketing & CX Officer, McDonald's U.S.

Our Esteemed Professors and Mentors

Andrea Perez
former SVP Global Marketing, PlayStation; former Global VP and GM, Jordan Brand - Nike

Charisse Hughes
Chief Growth Officer, Kellanova

Daniel Cherry III
SVP, General Manager, adidas; former SVP, General Manager, DC Comics; former CMO, Activision Blizzard

Danielle Lee
Board Director, former President, Warner, Music, Chief Fan Officer, NBA, Investor, Strategic Advisor

David Edelman
Board Director, former CMO, Aetna, Harvard Business School Professor, Executive Advisor

Deborah Wahl
Board Director, Independent Director and former Global CMO of General Motors, Cadillac and McDonalds

Doug Jensen
SVP, Go-to-Market Analytics & Activation and Learning Center of Excellence, The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.

Gail Tifford
Board Director, Co-Founder of #SeeHer; former Chief Brand Officer at WW (Weight Watchers), 17-yr Marketing Executive at Unilever

John Dillon
President, la Madeleine French Bakery & Cafe; former President, Denny’s; former Chief Brand Officer & Chief Marketing Officer, Denny’s; former executive, Yum Brands (Pizza Hut) and the NBA; Founder, HMS Growth Partners

Ken Turner
Chief Marketing Officer, Fanatics Collectibles

Kimberly Paige
EVP, Chief Marketing Officer, BET

Kory Marchisotto
Chief Marketing Officer, e.l.f. Beauty & President, Keys Soulcare

Leslie Berland
Chief Marketing Officer, Verizon

Linh Peters
former CMO, Walgreens; former Global CMO, Calvin Klein; former VP of Loyalty Marketing, Starbucks

Mark Weinstein
Chief Marketing Officer, Hilton

Mary Alderete
former CMO, GAP; former CMO, Banana Republic; former SVP, BBDO, former VP, Global Brand Marketing, Levi's

Michelle Hagen
EVP Global Partnerships, Paramount Pictures

Nick Tran
former CMO, FARFETCH; Global Head of Marketing, TikTok; VP, Brand and Culture Marketing, Hulu

Rebecca Messina
Board Director, Senior Advisor, McKinsey & Co, former Global CMO at Uber and Beam Suntory; former SVP, Marketing & Innovation, Coca-Cola

Renata Ferraiolo
CEO

Tariq Hassan
Chief Marketing & Digital Officer, McDonald's U.S.; former CMO, Petco

Tim Ellis
Chief Marketing Officer, NFL

Vineet Mehra
Chief Marketing Officer, Chime

William White
Chief Marketing Officer, Walmart

Zena Arnold
Chief Marketing Officer, Sephora