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Lessons from the C-Suite: Leadership, Marketing, and Transformation [MAICON 25]

Helen Baptist
Duration: 0 minutes
Date Released: October 2025
Course Level: Beginner to Intermediate
In this session, Cathy McPhillips, CMO at SmarterX, sits down with Helen Baptist, Chief Strategy and Market Officer at Lytho, for a candid conversation on leading global marketing transformation. Barreira shares key lessons from her experience, outlining practical strategies she has used to drive growth, restructure teams, and embed innovation at scale while spotlighting pivotal initiatives.

Together, they explore how to balance technology adoption with a human-centered approach and why mentoring and creating space for emerging talent is essential for long-term success. This session offers marketers a clear view into the priorities and practices shaping marketing leadership at the executive level.
Meet Your Instructor

Helen Baptist

Helen Baptist is the Chief Strategy & Market Officer at Lytho, where she sets the corporate and go-to-market strategies ensuring alignment with the ever-changing market and growth objectives. With decades of leadership in SaaS, she has held senior roles guiding global companies through transformation by aligning technology, people, and processes to deliver measurable results.

Chief Strategy and Market Officer, Lytho
Meet Your Instructor

Cathy McPhillips

Cathy McPhillips is Chief Growth Officer at the Marketing AI Institute, overseeing marketing, growth, and customer experience, including MAICON and AI Academy for Marketers. Previously, Cathy led marketing at Content Marketing Institute and Content Marketing World, managed community growth for Share Our Strength’s No Kid Hungry campaign, and owned her own strategic digital marketing business focused on restaurants and the service sector. She started her career at two Cleveland advertising agencies. Cathy was an Ohio University Jerry L. Sloan Visiting Professional in Public Relations, is a Folio: Top Women in Media, and a MarTechExec Woman You Need to Know in Martech.

Chief Growth Officer, Marketing AI Institute