PVAI
CMO Leadership Circle
A Strategic Leadership Program and Executive Network for CMOs Driving AI-Powered Growth
Every decade, marketing reaches an inflection point that re‑writes the rules of growth. Today, that moment is being driven by generative AI. Customers expect hyper‑personalization at machine speed; boards demand revenue lift with fewer resources; and talent models built for pre‑AI workflows are visibly straining.
In short: the CMO’s charter has expanded faster than the operating model that supports it.
The PVAI CMO Leadership Circle was designed for this exact juncture. Led by founding partners Michael DeNunzio and Pete Monk, two veterans who for 30 years have been advising leading brands on how to take advantage of emerging technologies —the Circle is a strategic leadership program that leverages small format, 16 person cohorts of CMOs — and their executive partners — to redesign their organizations for an age where human ingenuity and intelligent systems partner seamlessly.
Not a Course.
A Transformation.
This is not a course about shiny new AI tools. This is a strategic transformation program for CMOs — and their executive partners — who are committed to building the next generation of marketing and customer-facing teams in which human employees and their virtual AI-powered counterparts work together seamlessly to drive growth, ROI and customer value.
This program isn’t for skeptics. It’s for those who already believe AI is transformative—and are ready to capitalize on a window of opportunity by learning from, and building with, a circle of peers equally committed to action.
Strategic Format
It begins with a four‑week strategic accelerator and continues with alumni roundtables, invite‑only dinners, and access to PVAI’s evolving IP. Every element is engineered to answer a single executive question:
How do I generate measurable, near‑term value from AI
while wiring my team for long‑term competitive advantage?
"…95% of what marketers use agencies, strategists, and creative professionals for today will easily, nearly instantly, at almost no cost be handled by the AI...” Sam Altman, OpenAI/ChatGPT Founder
Impactful and Essential
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Almost every CMO we speak with is caught in the same squeeze: keep driving brand relevance, customer intimacy, and pipeline—but do so 20–30 % faster and 20 % cheaper while learning AI on the fly. AI point tools abound, yet most leadership teams remain unsure which levers truly move enterprise value and which amount to tactical noise.
The Circle moves beyond the tool‑talk. Over four weeks we diagnose the systemic shifts AI is creating in customer expectations and GTM economics; redesign talent, data, and process architectures accordingly; and—crucially—conduct a ROI & Value Creation Audit (ROIVC) that translates opportunity into dollar‑denominated business cases ready for your CEO and board.
By weaving interactive design sprints, peer coaching, and live board simulations into each week, participants leave not with slideware, but with a quantified roadmap and C‑suite narrative that can be activated Monday morning.
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Redesign your marketing organization for the AI era—and leave with a board‑ready business case that unlocks six‑figure value on a five‑figure investment.
Because this is a peer‑driven program, you gain access to strategic guidance and transformation design that would typically cost substantially more in a standalone advisory engagement, however PVAI has re-imagined this advisory in a peer-powered model making it accessible at a fraction of the cost—without compromising rigor or relevance.
Participants gain high-touch frameworks, personalized advisory, and collective intelligence from a group of equally committed CMOs—all within a focused, time-bound format.
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Circle membership is application and invite‑only and limited to sixteen total participants - CMOs and their Executive Partners.
CMOs may nominate one Executive Partner—a CHRO, COO, or Head of CX—whose inclusion ensures cross‑functional alignment from day one.
Solo CMO:
4 x 2-hour Circle sessions
2 × 60 min bespoke advisory sessions
Personalized org‑design + ROIVC blueprint
CMO + Executive Partner:
4 x 2-hour Circle sessions
3 × 60 min bespoke advisory sessions
Joint transformation roadmap + ROIVC report
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By the end of the program, Circle members will be able to:
Quantify an immediate minimum 10× return on the program fee through strategic knowledge and actionable frameworks you would otherwise only get in a customized consulting engagement.
Have the foundational knowledge to build a board‑ready business case that secures investment and stakeholder buy‑in for AI‑driven GTM transformation.
Understand the key dynamics and requirements to redesign your marketing operating model—structures, skills, workflows, metrics—to exploit Human + AI collaboration.
Install a culture of experimentation and cross‑functional innovation that sustains competitive advantage long after the noise of early AI hype fades.
The First PVAI
CMO Circle is
June 24 - July 15, 2025.
4-Week Transformation Roadmap: From AI Insight to Boardroom Impact
Each week we progress from context to design to activation—combining thought leadership, hands‑on application, and peer‑driven accountability. * (Full details in drop downs)
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We open by stepping outside our walls and looking hard at the new customer contract. Through data stories and sector caselets we trace how AI has collapsed the distance between desire and purchase, rewired loyalty drivers, and re‑priced speed as table stakes.
Participants map these forces onto their own funnels, then share top‑of‑mind AI headaches in a round‑robin that sparks immediate peer coaching.
Learn how AI has redefined speed, loyalty, and value—and how your customers now expect more than personalization: they expect precision, immediacy, and seamless experience.Rewiring the Buyer Journey – Understand how AI has shortened decision cycles, increased customer control, and raised the stakes on funnel performance.
The New Definition of Value – Learn how speed, relevance, and data-driven empathy now define competitive advantage across B2B and B2C segments.
Peer-Mapped Funnel Insights – Apply AI-driven customer expectations to your own GTM funnel and identify where traditional engagement models break down.
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Armed with external clarity, we pivot inward. PVAI unpacks hybrid org archetypes—what tasks machines now excel at, where humans retain creative edge, and which interfaces unlock exponential productivity. In small design sprints, Circle members sketch a “Day‑in‑the‑Life 2.0” for a critical role (e.g., Growth Ops Manager) and calculate cost‑to‑serve deltas. Participate in a fireside chat, candidly sharing wins and land mines from their AI integration pilots.
Reimagine your operating model to enable seamless collaboration between human teams and virtual AI employees—pairing creativity, judgment, and leadership with intelligent systems that scale execution, insight, and precision.Hybrid Human + AI Role Archetypes – Explore next-generation job designs where AI agents and human professionals co-own workflows—from campaign orchestration to insight generation.
Workflow Redesign + ROI Modeling – Map out how humans and AI employees interact across key functions, then quantify impact through cost-to-serve and productivity shifts.
Executive Case Study: AI Teaming in Action – Learn about navigating real-world challenges and breakthroughs in building high-functioning Human + AI marketing teams.
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Even the sharpest operating model dies without buy‑in. This week focuses on narrative craft and measurement.
We build KPI trees that bridge board‑level value creation down to team‑level behaviors, then rehearse stakeholder conversations in a live simulation. Circle teams play CEO, CFO, and skeptical BU head, pressure‑testing each other’s cases until the numbers—and the story—are watertight.
Align your C-suite, teams, and KPIs around measurable transformation—backed by a clear narrative and executive buy-in.Link Strategy to KPIs – Translate transformation initiatives into measurable outcomes using proven KPI frameworks.
Stakeholder Simulation – Practice board-level messaging through roleplay to defend your case under pressure.
Culture, Adoption, and Alignment – Build leadership confidence in cross-functional rollout with change-readiness planning.
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The capstone is a guided audit that PVAI normally delivers as a six‑figure consulting engagement.
Participants are led through benchmarking data, activity‑based costing templates, and growth‑uplift calculators and board simulations which lock the narrative—and the confidence—to execute immediately. Each CMO leaves with the knowledge and frameworks to project time and cost savings, revenue and margin gains, and how to work ideate and execute smarter with a combination of human and virtual AI employees.
Use PVAI’s proprietary audit to turn AI opportunities into board-ready investment cases—quantifying value in weeks, not quarters.Benchmark and Opportunity Sizing – Identify hidden margin and growth levers using proprietary benchmarks and templates.
Costing and Uplift Modeling – Build projections across cost savings, revenue lift, and workforce productivity.
Board Simulation + Final Output – Leave with a defendable, quantified transformation plan and the confidence to activate it immediately.
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Translate insight into transformation within your org.
These sessions go far beyond recap or coaching—they are structured strategic consulting engagements designed to help you immediately apply what you’ve learned to your real organizational context.
Whether you're redesigning team structures, building your board-ready business case, or pressure-testing a Human+AI workflow, you'll work directly with PVAI partners to shape actionable plans, resolve internal roadblocks, and quantify business impact.
The Goal:
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Program completion is just the inflection point.Every quarter alumni reconvene in a virtual roundtable to trade metrics, unblock hurdles, and harvest fresh use cases.
We also host intimate get togethers where Circle members swap war stories under Chatham House rules and forge alliances that outlast any single role or employer.
Ready to Capture Value Before Q3?
The First PVAI CMO Circle is
June 24 - July 15, 2025.

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Co-founded, built as COO, and sold a successful marketing consultancy helping leading brands such as Allstate, AT&T, Sears, Grainger and more develop and implement digital strategies. Built and managed marketing organizations from “small but mighty” to “large and innovative” developing consumer strategies and managing $250 million omni-channel programs.
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Industry leader from internet/web1 to metaverse/web3 and now a Top AI Voice on Linked with a unique combination of business, technology, marketing, brand & venture experience. Publishes PVAI's The AI Marketer newsletter and has several Mastering AI Skills For Marketers courses. Previously led as CEO and sold a top internet digital marketing firm, was an Advisory Board Member and Shareholder of an AI search platform through its acquisition, and also a co-founder of AIREA, an AI-powered SAAS Marketing platform.
