top of page

I frequently speak on marketing, culture, creativity and business innovation. My presentations are known for their thought leadership, actionable insights and provocative engagement. They’re also fun! See below for a list of recent and upcoming appearances. To invite me to appear at your next event, please contact me.

FEATURED

TV100 Episode 02: Timeless TV & Why Great Creative Endures

43:03

TV100 Episode 02: Timeless TV & Why Great Creative Endures

In this episode of TV100, we hear from an award-winning writer and producer of one of television's longest-running programs on how the creative process has evolved over time and an industry visionary who is no stranger to breaking down barriers and building best-in-class production and programming models. Learn more about our TV100 series → https://event.magnite.com/tv100

Inspiration 4: Branding The First All-Civilian Mission To Space

01:00

Inspiration 4: Branding The First All-Civilian Mission To Space

The worldwide premiere of a new short documentary film makes its debut on the Cannes Lions main stage, telling the story of the first all-civilian mission to space: Inspiration4. The film also explores Space as the next frontier in advertising. Featured in the film is Ross Martin (President & CXO), Jared Isaacman (CEO, Shift4 Payments + Commander of Inspiration4), Jeffrey Kluger (Editor at Large, TIME, and the author of “Apollo 13”) and Bryce Dallas Howard (Director & Actress).

Bloomberg Quicktake 2/5/21

05:43

Bloomberg Quicktake 2/5/21

Live from New York, Ross Martin speaks to Bloomberg's Jennifer Zabasajja about Known's Super Bowl ad that invites viewers to join all-civilian SpaceX mission.

What can we expect from this year’s Super Bowl commercials?

05:21

What can we expect from this year’s Super Bowl commercials?

Ad creator and TV Academy member, Ross Martin joined Morning Extra to talk about what to expect and he even previewed the ad he produced.

Behind the scenes of Super Bowl commercial

04:37

Behind the scenes of Super Bowl commercial

The countdown is on to Super Bowl 55 in Tampa. Football fans can't wait to watch the Chiefs and the Bucs battle it out. But, the Super Bowl is about more than just the action on the field. A lot of people tune in to check out some of the most anticipated ads of the year. We speak to Emmy award winning producer Ross Martin. He created campaigns for Tiktok and HBO last year. He tlaks about his new super bowl commercial this year.

Super Bowl Ads

Super Bowl Ads

Ross Martin who has made some BIG commercials gives us what to expect this #SuperBowl weekend

Super Bowl Ad Preview

04:26

Super Bowl Ad Preview

Some people watch the Super Bowl just for the commercials (who does that?), and a lot has happened over the last year, so how will the ads look this year? John is joined by ad creator Ross Martin to talk about what to expect.

Ad Age In-Depth: Super Bowl

02:04:23

Ad Age In-Depth: Super Bowl

Marketers from M&M's, Huggies, Uber and more chat about how the pandemic impacted their strategy for this year's Super Bowl ads.

MadCon NYC 2020 - Stand For Something…Or Sit Down And Fade Away

40:23

MadCon NYC 2020 - Stand For Something…Or Sit Down And Fade Away

A fascinating panel I moderated virtually for madconNYC. Joining me in a discussion called Stand For Something…Or Sit Down And Fade Away were four leaders with senior roles at companies that in some cases may not seem like a natural hotbed of social justice reform. But I emerged from the talk with six solid takeaways on not only what sort of work needs to be done (spoiler: a lot) but how to do it—and who needs to take the lead.

Purpose Summit 2020 - The Purpose of Beauty: How Brands are Uniting Marketing & Impact

39:33

Purpose Summit 2020 - The Purpose of Beauty: How Brands are Uniting Marketing & Impact

Campign's purpose Summit, 2020: Sonika Malhotra, Co-Founder & Global Brand Director- Love Beauty and Planet, Unilever Ross Martin, President & CXO, Known The Purpose of Beauty: How Brands are Uniting Marketing & Impact Exploring combining creative campaigns with meaningful impact Through #smallactsoflove (like recycling, packaging, being cruelty-free and using less water) Unilever is working towards a happier, less wasteful planet. Using your brand to spark meaningful conversation. Sonika Malhotra, Co-Founder & Global Brand Director- Love Beauty and Planet, Unilever Ross Martin, President & CXO, Known

AW2020 - The Future of Marketing, Featuring The CMO's of TikTok and Citi

38:15

AW2020 - The Future of Marketing, Featuring The CMO's of TikTok and Citi

The CMO’s of Tik Tok and Citi sit down with Known’s Ross Martin to share how they're leveraging new tools, teams and mindsets to win in the new economy. As we charge forth into the “new economy,” radical shifts in consumer preference, expectations and buying patterns are challenging marketing orthodoxies across nearly every industry, forcing brands and businesses to adapt and evolve…or die. A new breed of leaders has emerging, born for this moment, and they’re defining a new era of modern marketing, right before our eyes. Citi’s Global CMO, Carla Hassan, and TikTok’s Global CMO, Nick Tran, join Known President, Ross Martin, to explore the new tools, teams and mindsets they’re using to elevate and win. From PhD “buyer scientists” to “evidence-based” marketing to persistent optimization loops, the game has completely changed, and we’re never going back.

What's Working & What's Not?

08:34

What's Working & What's Not?

Since we started this weekly roundtable series on March 19th, we've spoken with amazing panelists to get their perspectives on how they're responding to the COVID-19 crisis. In this roundtable on April 9th, we went a step further, and talked with new and previous panelists to hear about what's working and what's not. We hope you were able to join hosts Anda Gansca & Rachel Tipograph for another engaging roundtable with some of the best brands in the business, including AT&T, Bain, Citi, Square, MassMutual, Mastercard, Oracle, Petco, PwC, Ford, and others.

Mar 22, 2022

Campaign - US Agency Of The Year Awards

Guest Speaker

Jan 14, 2022

St. Jude's - Dinners, Galas & Golf Leadership Summit

Guest Speaker

July 15, 2021

TV100: Timeless TV & Why Great Creative Endures

Special Guest

July 12, 2021

AAF: AdCamp

Speaker, Defining Roles // How an Agency Works

June 23, 2021

NEXT IN MARKETING with Mike Shields

Special Guest, "How The Pandemic Paved The Way For A More Sophisticated Generation of CMOs"

May 20, 2021

THE POWER OF REINVENTION with Kathi Sharpe-Ross

Special Guest, "Holding Onto Your Brand’s Belief System with Ross Martin"

Apr 7, 2021

Roast of Carla Hassan: Presented By She Runs It.

Speaker

Feb 4, 2021

Arroe Collins: Unplugged & Totally Uncut

Special Guest, "Ross Martin Talks About The 2021 Super Bowl Commercials"

Feb 2, 2021

Ad Age In-Depth: Super Bowl

Speaker, "First Timers"

Dec 15, 2020

Boss LinkedIn Series

Special Guest

Dec 3, 2020

Madcon NYC

Speaker, "Stand For Something...Or Sit Down And Fade Away"

Nov 26, 2020

Campaign: Purpose Summit 2020

Speaker, "The Purpose of Beauty: How Brands are Uniting Marketing & Impact"

Nov 18, 2020

ADLANDIA Podcast

Special Guest, “In A Marketing World That Is Known”

Oct 20, 2020

St. Jude's Children's Hospital Innovation Week: Culture

Keynote Speaker

INFO

Oct 16, 2020

Marketing Career Panel at Brandeis

Speaker, "At An Agency Or At A Company?"

INFO

Oct 5, 2020

Advertising Week 2020

Speaker, "The Future of Marketing"

Apr 9, 2020

Roundtable Series: What’s Working & What’s Not?

Panelist

Feb 9, 2020

Leave Your Mark Podcast with Aliza Licht

Featured Guest

Jan 8, 2020

CES 2020

Co-Host, Innovation Series Summit

Nov 12, 2019

IoTC NEXT: The Connected Future Summit

CMO Panel Discussion

Oct 23, 2019

Seller Forum

Keynote Speaker, "Belief Systems & Why You Need One"

Sept 11-12, 2019

IAB NewFronts West

Host, No Neutral Live

Sept 10-11, 2019

WORLDZ Summit 2019

Host, The Goodfronts

Sept 9, 2019

USC Anenburg School for Communication and Journalism

Guest Lecture

Jul 9, 2019

The Marketing Academy US Scholarship Program Boot Camp

Keynote Speaker

Jun 17-18, 2019

Entertainment One Executive Leadership Summit

Keynote Speaker

INFO

May 23, 2019

P&G x Jellywolf Think Tank

Keynote Speaker

INFO

May 20-21, 2019

ALSAC/St. Jude Quarterly Meeting

Keynote Speaker

INFO

Apr 1, 2019

Guggenheim Museum Technology and Innovation Council Spring Event

Delivering Opening Remarks

Mar 26 - 27, 2019

PTTOW! Summit 2019

Speaker: #NoNeutral Panel

Mar 11 - 13, 2019

St. Jude Digital Innovation Week

MC for Feature Talks

Oct 22, 2018

USC Annenberg School

Guest Lecture

Oct 18, 2018

WORLDZ Conference 2018

Master Keynote

Oct 8, 2018

& Then DMA Annual Event (hosted by ActionIQ)

Panelist

Jul 18, 2018

Fortune Brainstorm Tech

Marketing Reimagined: Leveraging New Tools

Jul 11, 2018

Quantcast Marketing Summit

Keynote

Jun 19, 2018

Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity

Ad Age Presents: The Gun Safety Alliance Creative Hackathon

Apr 10, 2018

PTTOW! Summit 2018

Speaker

Feb 21, 2018

St. Jude Children's Hospital Innovation Week

Keynote Speech

INFO

Feb 6, 2018

ADLANDIA Podcast

Featured Guest

Oct 19, 2017

E3 Los Angeles Conference

Speaker

Oct 3, 2017

Wolff Olins Summit

Speaker

INFO

Sept 27, 2017

Why Not Now? Podcast with Amy Jo Martin

Operating System vs. Belief System

Sept 20, 2017

Harvard University/E3 Boston Conference

Speaker

Jul 17 - 19, 2017

Fortune Brainstorm Tech

Attendee

Jul 13 - 16, 2017

IC3 2017

Attendee

INFO

Jul 12, 2017

Hero Talk Podcast

Interview with Joe Anthony

Jun 17 - 24, 2017

Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity

Attendee

Jun 2 - 3, 2017

Interdisciplinary Symposium on Decision Neuroscience

Co-Presenter with Dr. Kimberly Clark

May 18, 2017

5th Annual SPARK Conference

Keynote Speech

Apr 11 - 12, 2017

PTTOW! Summit 2017

Attendee

Mar 8, 2017

UJA Tech Division Award Celebration

Honoree Introduction

Jan 20, 2017

DCN Next: Summit

Fans First: The Art & Science of Engagement & Performance

Nov 14, 2016

Young & Rubicam Table Speaker Series

Guest Speaker

INFO

Nov 11, 2016

Digiday Video Anywhere Summit

Inside the Viacom Labs

Jun 14, 2016

World Economic Forum London Event

Redesigning The Catwalk: Fashion Capitals Go Digital

INFO

May 6, 2016

Yale Center for Customer Insights

The "Fans First" Approach to Audience Intimacy

Feb 24, 2016

Brand U Events NYC

Panelist

Jan 13, 2016

SPARK: VIMN's Summit to Equip, Engage, Inspire

Fans First: Cultivating Audience Passion

Dec 1, 2015

unBound London: Connecting Brands with Disruptive Innovation

Fans First: Cultivating Audience Passion

Nov 5, 2015

Variety Big Data Summit

Data: What's Real and What's Next

Jun 29, 2015

Goldman Sachs Global Partner Offsite

The Millennial Effect

INFO

Jun 16, 2015

Viacom Controller Conference

Viacom Brand Positioning

INFO

Nov 18, 2014

American Advertising Federation Hall of Achievement

Induction Speech

Nov 14, 2014

Bloomberg

Viacom's Martin on Millennials, Impact on Media

Oct 24, 2014

Women's Contemporary Club

Blame the Millennials: How a New Species is Changing Everything for Good

WATCH

Oct 21, 2014

Yale Marketing Leaders Colloquium

Blame the Millennials

WATCH

Apr 30, 2014

DLD Conference 2014

Generation World and Youth Marketing

Nov 13, 2013

Wells Fargo Enterprise Marketing Leadership Meeting

Blame the Millennials

WATCH

Oct 2, 2013

Oppenheimer Family Foundation Lecture

Blame the Millennials: How a New Species is Changing Everything for Good

Sept 10, 2013

Yahoo! Finance

Born Digital: How Millennials Will Change the Workforce and So Much More

Sept 6, 2013

Yahoo! News Special

Born Digital: How The Class of 2017 Will Transform College

Sept 4, 2013

General Mills 1st Wednesdays

Blame The Millennials: How a New Species is Changing Everything for Good

WATCH

Jun 25, 2013

Yahoo! News

Solving the Millennial Marketing Puzzle

Jun 24, 2013

Viacom at Cannes

A Conversation on Creativity

WATCH

May 7, 2013

New York Creative Week

Art Imitates Brands, Brands Imitate Art

INFO

May 1, 2013

Prudential Retirement Leadership Team Meeting

Risk, Innovation, and Diversity

INFO

Apr 14, 2013

Yahoo! Bonfire Circle

The Mind of the Millennial: Understanding Gen Z

Feb 26, 2013

Hartford Public Library Speaker Series

I Like Big Books!

Feb 22, 2013

McCombs Marketing Conference 2013

The Entrepreneurial Marketing Mindset

Jan 30, 2013

Executive Search Information Exchange

Strategies to Address the Digital Leadership Gap

INFO

Jan 6, 2013

The St0ry Launch

Speaker

Dec 4, 2012

Social Innovation Summit 2012

Content, Creativity & Execution: A Recipe for Successful Social Communication

Nov 15, 2012

MSI Fall Board of Trustees Conference

How Viacom Is Channeling the Power of Millennials in New Ways

INFO

Oct 29, 2012

CASBAA Convention 2012

Talking TV

July 27, 2012

MasterCard Morning Brew

Future of Payments

July 18, 2012

MasterCard Global Youth Day

Shaping The Future of Commerce

July 11, 2012

L'Oreal USA Digital Day 2012

Keynote: Reinventing Creative

INFO

Jun 20, 2012

Young & Rubicam Cannes Innovation Workshop

Keynote: Creativity + Innovation = Consumer Engagement

INFO

May 30, 2012

Social Innovation Summit 2012

Building a Kinder, Braver World

May 17, 2012

Com.vention.NY Conference

Panel: Content, Publishing and Entertainment

INFO

May 11, 2012

TEDxEast

The Poetry of Misunderstanding

Mar 8, 2012

Digital Hollywood Media Summit

Branded Media Marketing

INFO

Feb 10, 2012

Yale School of Management Center for Customer Insights

Technology, Innovation and Engagement in the New Marketplace

INFO

Feb 9, 2012

Kidscreen Panel

The Creative Power of Your Audience

INFO

Feb 1, 2012

Realscreen Summit

Branded Entertainment: The Pitch and the Process

INFO

Nov 1, 2011

Concordia College Business Breakfast Series

Scratch That: What's a Poetry Major Doing at MTV?

INFO

Sept 21, 2011

Zocalo Group's Social Media Week Panel

Always On, Always Connected, Always Local

INFO

Sept 19, 2011

Visionary Leader, Extraordinary Life Podcast

Envisioning New Ways for Brands to Connect with Audiences

Jul 1, 2011

PromaxBDA: The Conference 2011

The Business of Branded Content

May 25, 2011

Universal McCann Worldgroup Salon

The Truth About Youth

INFO

Apr 6, 2011

Forrester Marketing Forum 2011

That's #howudropit with Millennials

INFO

Jan 26, 2011

NATPE Content First 2011 Conference

Master Class: The Future of Branded Content

INFO

Oct 25, 2010

MasterCard Youth Panel

Launch of MasterCard Youth Initiative: "YoPros"

INFO

Mar 24, 2010

NYU Stern School of Business

Guest Lecture: The Future of Media & Entertainment

INFO

Jun 2, 2009

Ypulse Youth Marketing Mashup Event

mtvU's InDebtEd Campaign

INFO

bottom of page