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Jonathan
Ronzio
CMO & Co-founder
Trainual
Jonathan Ronzio is the CMO/CRO and Co-Founder of Trainual, a leading onboarding, training, and knowledge transfer platform designed for small businesses and growing teams. Passionate about scaling businesses and fostering creativity, Jonathan believes in executing ideas with speed and authenticity. His intuition and innovative mindset have led him to co-create BreakBot, a free Google Calendar add-on that helps people schedule breaks and manage their time effectively. With over 16,000 downloads, BreakBot is just one example of his entrepreneurial spirit. In addition to his work at Trainual, Jonathan is the host of The Stokecast, a Top 100 Apple Podcasts show that explores the intersection of adventure, creativity, and entrepreneurship. A skilled storyteller and filmmaker, he is also an award-winning adventure filmmaker, having produced Between The Peaks and contributed to outdoor media through his agency, Explore Inspired. Jonathan’s passion for music runs deep, having co-written and released "This Is How You Do It" with Montell Jordan for a Trainual campaign, and his musical career continues with his solo work under the name "Ronzio" on Spotify and Apple Music.
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21 August 2025 14:00 - 14:45
Panel - What even is a CMO in 2025? “CMO” Is not a job—It’s a catch-all.
The CMO title has always been a little slippery. But in 2025, it’s starting to feel downright broken. Crucial tensions about: the evolution of the role, the “art vs. science” narrative, and the highly context-specific nature of what CMOs are expected to do. From whispers about eliminating the title entirely to the rise of CROs, Chief Brand Officers, and hybrid GTM leaders, the modern marketing executive is being stretched across more disciplines, and more organizational expectations, than ever. In this panel, we’ll explore the core question: Is “CMO” still a useful title? Or is it time for a strategic reset? We’ll unpack: The emergence of marketing-adjacent roles like CRO, CGO, and CBO and what they signal about how companies now value marketing The growing split between marketing’s “science” (revenue ops, demand gen, data) and “art” (brand, engagement, storytelling) and whether that split serves or harms marketing leadership What does it mean if one CMO’s mandate might is product-market fit and team-building, while another’s is board management, GTM orchestration, or pipeline delivery If you’ve ever questioned whether “CMO” actually describes your job, or whether the expectations around it are setting you up to fail, this is your session. Come challenge assumptions, swap stories, and weigh in on where we go from here.