Lara Richardson (Hallmark Media) | Taking Off the Creative Handcuffs

Lara Richardson is the Chief Marketing Officer of Hallmark Media, which includes the Hallmark Channel, Hallmark Movies and Mysteries, and Hallmark Drama, as well as a streaming service, Hallmark Movies Now. Hallmark Media is a subsidiary of Kansas City-based Hallmark Cards. Lara has worked as the CMO of Hallmark Media for two years. Previously, she worked for USA Broadcasting, Oxygen Media, A + E Networks, and Discovery Inc., where she worked for nearly 11 years. Over the course of her career, Richardson’s work has garnered notable accolades, including three Emmy® wins in the category of Outstanding Promotional Announcement; a Bronze Cannes Lions award; several gold, silver, and bronze Promax recognitions and more. In this special holiday episode, Jim and Lara discuss modernizing a century-old brand, encouraging your team to "take off the creative handcuffs," and making Shark Week relevant again while at Discovery Channel. Plus, she shares what she learned while shooting a commercial with Oprah. Check out the first edition of The CMO Podcast Magazine. In it, host Jim Stengel talks to marketers and executives about how to become an inclusive leader and the ways they're promoting DE&I (Diversity, Equity & Inclusion).This includes discussions about initiatives they're implementing in their company, how they're succeeding, and why DE&I is vital to their bottom line. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .