Suzanne Kounkel, is a Principal in Deloitte Consulting LLC and the Chief Marketing Officer of Deloitte. Founded 175 years ago, Deloitte is one of the largest–and oldest– business-to-business enterprises in the world and an exclusive sponsor of this podcast. They have roughly 330,000 employees and about $50 billion in revenue across its many business services.Suzanne is a returning guest to the CMO Podcast, first appearing in 2020, where she interviewed Jim. She has been at Deloitte for about 28 years and the leader of Deloitte’s integrated marketing and sales organization. In addition, she is a frequent speaker and published author on issues close to her CMO heart, including purpose-driven brand, elevating the human experience within B2B marketing, and the ethical use of data within marketing. She sits on the Board of Directors for the Ad Council and is a member of the Adweek Diversity and Inclusion Council, and a member of ANA’s Global CMO Growth Council.In this episode, Jim and Suzanne discuss the trends happening in business, marketing and leadership today, Deloitte’s push for sustainability, and her leading the Women’s Initiative in Consulting, where she helped to significantly increase the percentage of female leaders in market-facing roles. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.