Trust, Influence, Generations, and AI: Jennifer Neeley on Power, Caregiving, and the Future

Jennifer Neeley, fractional CMO strategist and creator of the Neeley Trust framework, joins the podcast to discuss the through lines in her career from broadcast journalism to digital strategy, influencer marketing education at UC San Diego, and advising high-growth companies.

She shares formative experiences, including losing her father at age eight, feeling “parentified,” and how her mother’s layoffs shaped her views on power, security, and institutions.

Neeley connects generational experiences (e.g., 9/11, “OK boomer,” wealth and housing gaps) to marketing’s need to understand audiences, and describes her in-progress book “Generations,” focused on how generations shape marketing, leadership, and life. They examine de ...