Scale of One to Tech

Breaking Barriers & Transcending Industries with CMO at Superscript, Mai Fenton #16

December 09, 2021 Alex Marriner, Mai Fenton Episode 16
Scale of One to Tech
Breaking Barriers & Transcending Industries with CMO at Superscript, Mai Fenton #16
Show Notes

As an Asian woman, Mai Fenton has leapt over her fair share of hurdles through her rich and varied career, and as Superscript’s CMO she’s illustrating the opportunities available for multi-skilled female marketers like herself.

Mai’s 20-year career includes stints with Unidays, TKMaxx & Pentland Brands; she’s taken the industry-specific skills from wildly different sectors and channelled them into her role at this rapidly growing startup. 

On this month’s episode of Scale of One to Tech, we learn how Mai has developed her conversational interview style, the emphasis she puts on collaborative, T-shaped marketeers, and the inspiring self-confidence that will see more women finding success in CMO roles.

This episode covers:

  • Superscript’s unique take on flexibly de-bundling insurance
  • The transferrable skills permeating Mai’s extensive and diverse history in marketing
  • The barriers that Mai has broken as a successful, Asian, female CMO
  • How creating T-shaped marketing team encourages better collaboration
  • Tips for finding success with a more conversational interview style

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