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Ctrl + Alt + Marketing

 Marketers Help Marketers

Welcome to Ctrl+Alt+Marketing, the podcast that spills the tea on building a successful marketing career. 🍵

Join host Mita Mandawker as she chats with seasoned marketers who share real career stories, wins, fails, and the unfiltered advice they wish they'd had.

Newbie or experienced, if you're looking to level up your marketing career and stay ahead of the curve, this podcast is packed with no-BS career advice and actionable insights.

Because with the right insights and inspiration, you can achieve great things in your marketing career.

New episode drops every Thursday. đź””

Hit subscribe and take control of your marketing career!

Management & Marketing Business Careers
Update frequency
every 8 days
Average duration
40 minutes
Episodes
23
Years Active
2024 - 2025
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Ep 20. Content marketing leader breaks down what really gets you hired

Ep 20. Content marketing leader breaks down what really gets you hired

Most hiring processes are fundamentally broken. Disha, content marketing leader at PriceLabs, reveals the uncomfortable truths about what really happens behind closed doors. Discover why 30-minute in…
00:40:50  |   Sun 20 Jul 2025
Ep 19. Career wisdom from content marketing leader: managing founder expectations, scaling from IC to team lead, and why planning short-term wins long-term | Disha Parekh (Head of Content, PriceLabs)

Ep 19. Career wisdom from content marketing leader: managing founder expectations, scaling from IC to team lead, and why planning short-term wins long-term | Disha Parekh (Head of Content, PriceLabs)

Most content marketers get stuck doing the same thing for years. Disha Parekh took a different approach over her 15-year career. Starting at a publishing house, she worked at agencies, then moved to …
Sun 13 Jul 2025
Ep. 18 Why aiming for second best works + 3 jobs to find footing + career lessons that matter

Ep. 18 Why aiming for second best works + 3 jobs to find footing + career lessons that matter

Most marketers chase being #1. Siddhartha Kathpalia built his career aiming for second best—and it worked brilliantly. This marketing leader turned his progressive rock band into a profitable busine…
00:52:02  |   Sun 29 Jun 2025
Ep. 17 From India's early product marketer to a profitable bootstrapped multipreneur

Ep. 17 From India's early product marketer to a profitable bootstrapped multipreneur

Ever wonder how some marketers seemingly effortlessly transition from corporate to entrepreneurship? Siddhartha Kathpalia's story will change how you think about career planning. From accidentally l…
Sun 22 Jun 2025
[Bonus] How to Break into Product Marketing (Even Without the Title) | Siddhartha Kathpalia, PMM Mentor, Entrepreneur (prev. VWO, Freshworks)

[Bonus] How to Break into Product Marketing (Even Without the Title) | Siddhartha Kathpalia, PMM Mentor, Entrepreneur (prev. VWO, Freshworks)

Thinking about transitioning into product marketing? You're not alone, but most people don't know how to make the jump. This episode is your go-to guide. Siddhartha Kathpalia brings a decade of pro…
00:23:32  |   Thu 05 Jun 2025
Ep.16 Walking the halls, pushing big rocks up the hill and playing the long game | Robbert van der Pluijm, Head of Marketing, Permutive

Ep.16 Walking the halls, pushing big rocks up the hill and playing the long game | Robbert van der Pluijm, Head of Marketing, Permutive

From teaching social studies to leading marketing in ad-tech startups, Robbert's journey is nothing short of inspiring. With 10+ years in the industry, Robbert van der Pluijm shares insights on navig…
Wed 09 Apr 2025
Ep. 15 How this marketer built optionality in his career: co-founding a $5k/month micro saas product, trainable gut | Marketing at Stitchflow, Co-Founder & Chief Meme Officer, Supermeme.ai

Ep. 15 How this marketer built optionality in his career: co-founding a $5k/month micro saas product, trainable gut | Marketing at Stitchflow, Co-Founder & Chief Meme Officer, Supermeme.ai

From IT support to co-founding a $5k/month micro-SaaS product, Supermeme, while holding down full-time roles, Sanjeev NC embodies the art of building optionality. Sanjeev is a generalist in the true …
Wed 19 Mar 2025
Ep. 14 Playing to your strengths, sailing with the tailwinds and why compounding really works in careers

Ep. 14 Playing to your strengths, sailing with the tailwinds and why compounding really works in careers

​Mohita Nagpal is a journalist turned SaaS marketing leader. She has worked in high-growth startups like Borneo, Facets, Hiver, Belong and Wingify. In this episode, Mohita talks about the importanc…
Thu 13 Mar 2025
Ep 13. Why passion & resilience matter, art of managing up and more: Lessons from a VP Marketing | Branca Ballot, VP Marketing, Glide, prev. Go-Daddy

Ep 13. Why passion & resilience matter, art of managing up and more: Lessons from a VP Marketing | Branca Ballot, VP Marketing, Glide, prev. Go-Daddy

​Branca Ballot is the VP of marketing at Glide, a high-growth startup that makes it easy to build software without code. She has extensive experience hiring and leading teams across various industrie…
Wed 05 Mar 2025
[Bonus] Rebranding for Startups: A Mini-Lesson | Whys, hows, and ROI of rebranding

[Bonus] Rebranding for Startups: A Mini-Lesson | Whys, hows, and ROI of rebranding

Ever wondered what happens in rebranding? This bonus content dives deep into the why, when, and how of rebranding, from understanding your motivations to navigating the challenges. We explore common …
00:24:21  |   Wed 13 Nov 2024
Ep 12. Being a marketer on cap table, why marketers should own revenue and career advice

Ep 12. Being a marketer on cap table, why marketers should own revenue and career advice

What does it mean for a marketer to be on the cap table (aka CMO)? Rapti Gupta, Co-founder and CMO of Bugasura shares why marketers need to think of themselves as appreciating assets and own revenue…
00:49:31  |   Wed 23 Oct 2024
Ep 11. From journalist to CMO & Co-founder, criteria of making career decisions

Ep 11. From journalist to CMO & Co-founder, criteria of making career decisions

Ever wondered how someone with a love for words makes it to the C-suite? Rapti Gupta, Co-founder and CMO of Bugasura, shares her unconventional journey from journalism to marketing. Discover how she…
00:35:11  |   Wed 16 Oct 2024
Ep. 10 Zigging-zagging, principles of evaluating roles, how to milk the cow and more | Sofie Lehrmann, Founder, MilkMoo, fCMO

Ep. 10 Zigging-zagging, principles of evaluating roles, how to milk the cow and more | Sofie Lehrmann, Founder, MilkMoo, fCMO

Sofie Lehrmann, Founder MilkMoo and Fractional CMO, talks about her three key principles for evaluating job opportunities, solopreneurship, her philosophy of milking the cow. She urges aspiring marke…
00:37:34  |   Wed 09 Oct 2024
Ep.9 Lessons from marketing at MNCs vs. startups, baking customer centricity in your marketing | Sofie Lehrmann, Founder, MilkMoo, Fractional CMO

Ep.9 Lessons from marketing at MNCs vs. startups, baking customer centricity in your marketing | Sofie Lehrmann, Founder, MilkMoo, Fractional CMO

Is there just one way to build a successful marketing career? Sofie Lehrrman, founder of Milk Moo,  proves the answer is a resounding "no!"  With 14 years of experience zig-zagging across industries…
00:58:31  |   Wed 02 Oct 2024
Ep. 8 Leveraging your strengths, making career pivots, and more | Krishna Kumar N, Business Storytelling Consultant, Fractional CMO

Ep. 8 Leveraging your strengths, making career pivots, and more | Krishna Kumar N, Business Storytelling Consultant, Fractional CMO

Krishna Kumar N, a Business Storytelling Consultant and Fractional CMO, didn't exactly plan on a career in marketing. With a background in mechanical engineering, he got into marketing by chance af…
Wed 21 Aug 2024
Ep. 7 Art of pivoting, one marketing skill that no one's teaching and more | Abhimanyu Saha, Co-founder, GuruQore

Ep. 7 Art of pivoting, one marketing skill that no one's teaching and more | Abhimanyu Saha, Co-founder, GuruQore

Abhimanyu Saha, the co-founder of GuruQore, shares his journey from ad agencies to building his own edtech startup. Discover how pivoting became his superpower, why 'big picture thinking' is the mar…
00:53:17  |   Wed 14 Aug 2024
Ep. 6 From advertising to co-founding ed tech startup | Abhimanyu Saha

Ep. 6 From advertising to co-founding ed tech startup | Abhimanyu Saha

From advertising to co-founding ed-tech startup, why everyone is creative and choosing experience, so money will follow | Abhimanyu Saha, Co-founder, GuruQore In this episode, you'll learn: 01:24 Ea…
00:57:51  |   Wed 07 Aug 2024
Ep. 5 From Sales Pro to Fractional CMO, Being a 'Marketing Marwadi' & more

Ep. 5 From Sales Pro to Fractional CMO, Being a 'Marketing Marwadi' & more

What does it take to be a fractional CMO? Join Sonesh Prakash, CEO, CMO Outsourced, has been in the fractional game long before it even became a thing! In this episode, he reveals the ins and outs …
00:52:03  |   Wed 24 Jul 2024
Ep. 4 Owning revenue, playing the long game, career advice | Rohit Srivastav

Ep. 4 Owning revenue, playing the long game, career advice | Rohit Srivastav

Owning revenue, playing the long game, career advice | Rohit Srivastav (Head of Marketing, FleetPanda) In this episode, you’ll learn: (2.22) Why being tactical matters as much as strategy (5.12) The…
00:41:19  |   Wed 17 Jul 2024
Ep. 3 How to engineer your own career luck in SaaS marketing|Rohit Srivastav

Ep. 3 How to engineer your own career luck in SaaS marketing|Rohit Srivastav

Mental models for choosing your next role, doubling down on what you're amazing at, and the art of creating viral campaigns | Rohit Srivastav (Head of Marketing, FleetPanda) In this episode, you’ll …
00:38:00  |   Wed 10 Jul 2024
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