Podcast: Karina Kogan — From Warner Media to Chief Marketing Officer: Navigating PR, Culture, and Growth

In this episode, we sit down with Karina Kogan, Chief Marketing and Growth Officer of Sundays for dogs. With two decades of experience scaling iconic consumer tech and media businesses, Karina has driven growth for renowned companies like Peloton, Aura, Napster, Warner Media, and P Vault. Karina shares her approach to defining high growth at the intersection of product and marketing, and how to scale brands responsibly. We explore her best advice for a new executive's first 30 days, the power of diversity in mitigating brand blind spots, and how she views AI as a creative companion rather than a replacement. Oz Rashid also dives into Karina's specific hiring philosophies and how she builds complementary teams.

Mar 11, 2026
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Podcast: Karina Kogan — From Warner Media to Chief Marketing Officer: Navigating PR, Culture, and Growth

Podcast: Karina Kogan — From Warner Media to Chief Marketing Officer: Navigating PR, Culture, and Growth

In this episode, we sit down with Karina Kogan, Chief Marketing and Growth Officer of Sundays for dogs. With two decades of experience scaling iconic consumer tech and media businesses, Karina has driven growth for renowned companies like Peloton, Aura, Napster, Warner Media, and P Vault. Karina shares her approach to defining high growth at the intersection of product and marketing, and how to scale brands responsibly. We explore her best advice for a new executive's first 30 days, the power of diversity in mitigating brand blind spots, and how she views AI as a creative companion rather than a replacement. Oz Rashid also dives into Karina's specific hiring philosophies and how she builds complementary teams.

Podcast: Karina Kogan — From Warner Media to Chief Marketing Officer: Navigating PR, Culture, and Growth

Podcast: Karina Kogan — From Warner Media to Chief Marketing Officer: Navigating PR, Culture, and Growth

In this episode, we sit down with Karina Kogan, Chief Marketing and Growth Officer of Sundays for dogs. With two decades of experience scaling iconic consumer tech and media businesses, Karina has driven growth for renowned companies like Peloton, Aura, Napster, Warner Media, and P Vault. Karina shares her approach to defining high growth at the intersection of product and marketing, and how to scale brands responsibly. We explore her best advice for a new executive's first 30 days, the power of diversity in mitigating brand blind spots, and how she views AI as a creative companion rather than a replacement. Oz Rashid also dives into Karina's specific hiring philosophies and how she builds complementary teams.

Podcast: Karina Kogan — From Warner Media to Chief Marketing Officer: Navigating PR, Culture, and Growth
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