If you're looking for marketing mentors who can change how you think, plan, and grow, I've pulled together the voices I think cut through the noise. These are practitioners who share real strategies, hard-won lessons, and honest takes on what's working now. Whether you're refining your positioning or rebuilding your funnel, this list helps you find the mentors worth your time.
Top 17 Marketing Mentors
Below are the profiles of the top marketing mentors, covering who they are and the impact they've made in this space.
Drew Neisser
Founder & CEO at CMO Huddles
New York, United States
Focus area:
#B2B marketing#CMO leadership#Executive coaching#Brand strategy#Marketing community
Drew Neisser is founder and CEO of CMO Huddles, a peer community for B2B marketing chiefs, and an author and podcaster whose career spans more than three decades in B2B marketing.
Through…
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Ilise Benun
Founder at Marketing Mentor
Savannah, United States
Focus area:
#Marketing coaching#Creative business#Self-promotion#Pricing strategy#Client development
Ilise Benun founded Marketing Mentor and has spent more than three decades coaching creative professionals. She is also an author, speaker, course creator, and host of the Marketing Mentor Podcast.
Benun helps…
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Graham Robertson
Founder and CMO at Beloved Brands
Toronto, Canada
Focus area:
#Brand strategy#Brand positioning#Marketing planning#Marketing training#Brand leadership
Graham Robertson founded Beloved Brands after a 20-year brand management career spanning Coke, General Mills, Pfizer, and Johnson & Johnson, where he rose through marketing leadership roles.
Robertson now turns that operating…
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Andy Crestodina
Co-Founder & CMO at Orbit Media Studios
Chicago, United States
Focus area:
#Content marketing#SEO#Marketing analytics#AI marketing#Web strategy
Andy Crestodina is co-founder and CMO of Orbit Media Studios, where he has worked in digital strategy since 2001. He is also the author of Content Chemistry and an active digital marketing…
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Nan Oo
Digital Marketing Trainer & Consultant
Bangkok, Thailand
Focus area:
#Digital marketing#HubSpot CRM#Marketing technology#Marketing education#Career mentorship
Nan Oo is a digital marketing trainer, consultant, lecturer, and co-founder and CEO of Futura School. His work spans HubSpot, marketing technology, higher education, startups, B2B, and SaaS.
Teaching runs through Oo’s…
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Andrea Linehan
CMO, Advisor & Marketing Mentor
Ireland
Focus area:
#B2B marketing#Go-to-market strategy#AI adoption#Marketing leadership#Executive mentoring
Andrea Linehan is a four-time CMO with two decades in marketing and finance experience. Her work covers MarTech, FinTech, go-to-market strategy, AI adoption, and building scalable marketing functions.
Linehan combines commercial discipline…
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Sofia Holden
Head of Marketing & Brand Strategy at Klar
Mexico
Focus area:
#Brand strategy#Marketing leadership#Consumer marketing#Career mentorship#Product marketing
Sofia Holden leads marketing and brand strategy at Klar after building brands at Nike, PepsiCo, and Mars. Her areas of expertise include brand strategy, product marketing, media, and commercial performance.
Alongside leading…
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Jabari Hearn
Marketing Executive & Mentorship Co-Founder
Los Angeles, United States
Focus area:
#Brand strategy#Marketing leadership#Career mentorship#Inclusive leadership#Culture marketing
Jabari Hearn is a Stagwell marketing executive and co-founder of Monday Night Mentorship, a community created to support career advancement and leadership development for marketers of color.
Hearn helped turn informal office…
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Mark Schaefer
Marketing Author, Educator & Consultant
Tennessee, United States
Focus area:
#Marketing strategy#Personal branding#Content marketing#Social media#Marketing education
Mark W. Schaefer is an author, keynote speaker, educator, and Executive Director of Schaefer Marketing Solutions, drawing on more than 30 years of experience across global sales, PR, and marketing.
Schaefer’s…
Leisa Wood
Marketing Mentor & Virtual Marketing Director
Terrigal, Australia
Focus area:
#Marketing strategy#Media strategy#Digital marketing#Marketing ROI#Marketing coaching
Leisa Wood is a marketing leader and founder of The Marketing Mentor, bringing 25+ years across marketing, media, digital communication, brand strategy, advertising, and performance marketing.
Wood works as a virtual marketing…
Jeremy Johnston
Fractional CMO & Marketing Mentor
Auckland, New Zealand
Focus area:
#Brand positioning#Marketing strategy#Marketing ROI#Full-funnel marketing#AI marketing
Jeremy Johnston is a fractional CMO and marketing mentor with decades of experience across brand positioning, full-funnel marketing, ROI, agency leadership, startups, and AI implementation.
Johnston’s mentoring is rooted in operating systems…
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Myke Metzger
Creator, Consultant & Agency Founder
United States
Focus area:
#Personal branding#Content marketing#Digital marketing#Creator strategy#Marketing mentorship
Myke Metzger is a creator, consultant, author, and founder of Vera House Studios. He has spent more than a decade building brands, creating social content, and mentoring entrepreneurs and creators.
Metzger coaches…
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Chin Wu
Global Director of AI Ecosystem Storytelling at Lenovo
Houston, United States
Focus area:
#Brand storytelling#AI marketing#Consumer marketing#Influencer marketing#Social strategy
Chin Wu is Global Director of AI Ecosystem Storytelling at Lenovo, building on leadership in consumer marketing and brand campaigns. She's particularily involved in the areas of technology storytelling, social strategy, and…
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Ana Latini
Marketing, Program Management & Career Mentor
Dublin, Ireland
Focus area:
#Digital marketing#Program management#Career development#Leadership#Project management
Ana Latini is a Google professional whose career has moved from advertising and digital marketing into leadership, sales, product support, and UX program management, alongside active mentoring.
Latini uses that nonlinear career…
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Christina Del Villar
Fractional CMO & Chief Market Strategist
Reno, United States
Focus area:
#Go-to-market strategy#Marketing leadership#Revenue growth#Marketing influence#Career development
Christina Del Villar is a fractional CMO, chief market strategist, author, and speaker whose work centers on go-to-market strategy, revenue growth, and marketing’s influence on corporate strategy.
Her book Sway lays out…
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Vladimer Botsvadze
Marketing Speaker, Advisor & Mentor
Focus area:
#Digital marketing#Social media#Digital transformation#AI#Marketing mentorship
Vladimer Botsvadze is a digital transformation and social media speaker, advisor, consultant, and mentor with more than 15 years of international experience across marketing and technology.
Mentorship is an established part of…
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Ekaterina Vinokurova
Global Lifecycle Marketing Manager at Uber
Netherlands
Focus area:
#Lifecycle marketing#CRM#Digital marketing#Career mentorship#Stakeholder management
Ekaterina Vinokurova is a Global Lifecycle Marketing Manager at Uber with senior digital marketing experience across B2B and B2C, particularly CRM, membership programs, and paid search marketing.
Vinokurova brings experience from startups…
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Selection Methodology
I selected the leaders on this list based on their relevance, demonstrated expertise and impact, professional credibility, and ongoing contributions to the field.
I look for evidence such as leading meaningful initiatives or delivering notable results within their organizations, developing influential ideas or practices, publishing research or educational resources, speaking or teaching, and other contributions that demonstrate impact within their work or the broader field.
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