How brands can take advantage of the consumerization of healthcare with John Sheldon

In this episode of The Speed of Culture podcast, Matt Britton sits down with Dolores Assalini, Head of Axe US at Unilever. Dolores unpacks how one of the most culturally iconic men's personal care brands is reinventing itself for a new generation. From the launch of their new spray technology to the creator-led campaign History of Overdoing It, she explains how Axe is leaning into humor, social insight, and authenticity to win back cultural relevance. The conversation covers how AI is reshaping product discoverability, why the linear advertising model is officially dead, and what modern brand stewardship looks like when your consumer lives on TikTok.

In this episode of The Speed of Culture, recorded live at CES in Las Vegas, Matt Britton sits down with Michael Lacorazza, Chief Marketing Officer at U.S. Bank. Michael shares how U.S. Bank is operationalizing AI across synthetic audiences, personalization, CRM intelligence, and product bundling to drive measurable growth. The conversation explores balancing innovation with risk, building cross-functional buy-in, the cultural power of sports, and why understanding the P&L is the ultimate unlock for modern marketing leaders.

In this episode of The Speed of Culture, recorded live at CES in Las Vegas, Matt Britton sits down with Natasha Madan, Head of Marketing at Intuit Credit Karma. Natasha shares how Credit Karma is evolving from a credit score provider into a personalized financial assistant powered by AI and 80,000+ data points. The conversation explores democratized creativity in the AI era, financial literacy in the age of “FinTok,” Gen Z acquisition strategy, and how trust, personalization, and human intelligence will define the next phase of financial services.