The Aperiam Podcast
Episodes
Reading the Market with Terry Kawaja
01 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Corey Ferengul and Joe Zawadzki sit down with Terry Kawaja, founder of LUMA Partners and one of ad tech's most respected dealmakers and prognosticator...
Building a Value Exchange for the Open Internet
25 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Corey Ferengul and Joe Zawadzki are joined by Filippo Gramigna, co-CEO of OneTag — one of the only globally scaled programmatic companies founded in...
The M&A Playbook
18 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Corey and Joe sit down with Jake Vachal, Managing Director at Raine — a leading banker with a practice focused on Adtech. Jake disc...
What LLMs Think Of Your Brand
11 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Aperiam Podcast, Corey and Joe are joined by Todd Sawicki, founder and CEO of Gumshoe.ai, to explore one of the most consequent...
The Context of CTV
04 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Corey and Joe sit down with Raghu Kodige, CEO and co-founder of Anoki, to explore how AI is transforming the way brands advertise on connected TV. Rag...
Solving Measurement
25 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Aperiam Podcast, Corey and Joe sit down with Andrew Covato, founder of Growth by Science, to tackle one of marketing's most per...
More Standards - ARTF with Michael Richardson of Index Exchange
18 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the Aperiam Podcast, Corey Ferengul and Joe Zawadzki sit down with Michael Richardson, VP of Product at Index Exchange to break dow...
AdCP with Joe Hirsch
11 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Hosts Corey Ferengul and Joe Zawadzki are joined by Joe Hirsch, founder and CEO of Swivel, to explore AdCP—the Ad Context Protocol. AdCP represent...
Swyming in Programmatic
04 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Ravi Patel, founder of SWYM, joins the pod to discuss why programmatic wastes money, how supply control fixes broken auctions, and what disciplined, c...
Not Taking Sides with Gamera
28 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Gareth Glaser, CEO and founder of Gamera, joins Corey and Joe fresh off announcing his fundraise. Gareth—former chair of Prebid.js and founder of RT...
CES 2026 Download
21 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Fresh from the show floor, Joe Z and Erica Chriss join Corey Ferengul to break down CES 2026. This year felt different—less hype, more real momentum...
2025 Wrap
13 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Corey Ferengul and Joe Zawadzki wrap up the year by breaking down the biggest shifts in advertising and marketing technology—and what they signal ...
The Hidden Cost of Connectivity
17 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Joe and Corey speak with Heather Macaulay, co-founder of MADConnect and Audience Choice winner at the Marketecture Startup Challenge.There is a proble...
Assessing AI Impact
10 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
AI is reshaping every corner of the advertising ecosystem—faster than most organizations can absorb. Joe and Corey dig into what they're seeing on...
Leading Through Change with Jenna Griffith
04 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Joe and Corey sit down with Jenna Griffith for a conversation about what leadership really looks like when a company is going through change. The cons...
Reshaping Creative
19 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A conversation with Oz Etzioni, CEO of Clinch, to talk about something a lot of brands and agencies are wrestling with right now: the widening gap bet...
Fate of The Open Web
12 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Joe and Corey are joined by Erica Chriss and we dug into a question that’s coming up everywhere: what happens to the open web as more consumer activ...
Building a business beyond MVP
15 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Aperiam Podcast, Joe Zawadzki and Corey Ferengul talked about the hardest step — turning a great idea into a repeatable busin...
Yobi Striving to Redefine Consumer Decisioning
08 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, we spoke with Max Snow and Frank Portman, the founders of Yobi.Yobi started in 2019 as a research lab with roots in Princeton’s beh...
The Outsourcing Pendulum in Marketing
01 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In our latest Aperiam Podcast, Joe and Corey dug into the ongoing tug-of-war every CMO faces: what to keep in-house and what to outsource.This isn’t...
Programmatic with Yield Author Ari Paparo
24 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s Aperiam Podcast, Joe and I were joined by Ari Paparo to talk about his new book.For years, Ari’s been both a builder and a commenta...
Beyond Attention: The Trust Gap in a Fragmented World
17 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Audience fragmentation isn’t just about where people spend time—it’s about who they trust.In this episode of the Aperiam Podcast, Joe Zawadzki a...
From Opaque to Essential: The Return of the Ad Network
03 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Aperiam Podcast, Joe, Erica, and Corey dig nto a topic that has come back in force: ad networks.For years, “ad network” was...
AI Meets Creative Meets Media With Victoria Milo of Monks
27 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On the latest episode of The Aperiam Podcast, Joe and I sat down with Victoria Milo from Monks to talk about how AI is reshaping the way brands, agenc...
Fragmented Audiences & Billion-Dollar Carts
20 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Consumer behavior is shifting fast—and marketers need to catch up.In this episode of the Aperiam Podcast, Joe and Corey cover two trends reshaping d...
AI In Development Survey Results
13 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
If You’re Not Using AI in Dev, You’re Already BehindAI is now a standard part of software development—at least for Aperiam’s portfolio. Every ...
The Attention Awakening
06 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On the latest episode of the Aperiam Podcast, Corey Ferengul and Joe Zawadzki are joined by Erica Chriss to unpack why “attention” is more than a ...
The Evolution of Agencies with Jay Friedman
24 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What do agencies, AI, and Domino’s pizza have in common?In our latest episode of the Aperiam Podcast, we sit down with Jay Friedman—former CEO of ...
AI, Algorithms & more with Tylynn Pettry of Chalice
16 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What really goes into building a custom algorithm? Tylynn Pettrey, VP of Data Science at Chalice, joins us to unpack how marketers are shifting from o...
The Brand Perspective
09 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How do brands really think—and what do startups get wrong when selling to them?In this episode of The Aperiam Podcast, Joe and Corey sit down with o...
If You Were Starting an AdTech Company Today…
02 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
If you had a blank slate—what kind of AdTech company would you build?On this episode of the Aperiam Podcast, Joe and Corey kick around startup conce...
Cannes Observations and Retail Media Thoughts
27 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Joe and Corey give their thoughts on this year's Cannes Lion conference and unpack the many retail media announcements. From Amazon’s partnerships...
Did the cookie crumble… or crack open the door to something better?
11 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On the latest episode of The Aperiam Podcast, Corey Ferengul moderates…sort of a debate…between Joe Zawadzki and Erica Chriss on whether cookie de...
What makes a startup investable?
04 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of The Aperiam Podcast, Corey Ferengul and Joe Zawadzki go deep on what really drives investment decisions and even surface some disag...
AdTech M&A: Strategies, Stories, and Surprises
28 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
M&A in AdTech: Dead or Just Sleeping?In this week's Aperiam Podcast, Corey and Joe dive into what’s really happening in the M&A market, why ...
The Xander Shutdown And The Future Of DSPs
21 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Is Microsoft’s DSP shutdown a bold AI bet or a quiet surrender? In this episode, Joe Zawadzki and Corey Ferengul unpack Microsoft's decision to w...
Curation Nation or Buy Side Story? A Debate
14 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this spirited edition of The Aperiam Podcast, Corey Ferengul moderates a dynamic debate between Joe Zawadzki and Erica Chriss on one of ad tech's m...
POSSIBLE 2025 Recap
07 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Fresh off the beach and deep in conversation, Joe Zawadzki and Corey Ferengul break down everything they saw and heard at Possible 2025 in Miami—fro...
Retail Media, Telco Innovation & Ad Tech Resilience with Ana Milicevic
30 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Aperiam Podcast, Corey Ferengul and Joe Zawadzki are joined by Ana Milicevic—ad tech pioneer, board member at ID5, and co-fou...
Check Out Of The Hotel Googlefornia
24 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Joe and Corey discuss a different take on the federal ruling that Google is a monopoly. They focus on what's next for marketeers, publishers and sta...
Debate: CTV Walled Garden vs. Open Garden
23 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Media companies are bouncing between open and closed ecosystems for their CTV inventory. Joe and guest Erica Chriss debate the both sides - should a...
Creatively Creative
16 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Joe and Corey discuss the state of creative tech in the market and where it's going.
I Want My CTV.
09 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Joe and Corey discuss the current Connected TV landscape and business models for the technology players.
AI and Advertising
27 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Joe and Corey discuss the AI impact the advertising world, now and in the future. Also, updates on Aperiam Ventures.