Don't Say Content

Remember when you felt like your boss just “didn’t get it”? They didn’t understand your constraints, your blockers, how much you are doing? It turns out, when YOU then become a boss, despite your best intentions, it’s easy to make those same mistakes. How come? One contributor is that you’re confronted with an equation you never anticipated before you were in your boss’ shoes. And that repeats as you move from manager to director and onwards. In this week’s episode, Devin and Margaret are talking about one leadership blindspot in particular: the feeling vs fact of company structure constraints.To submit an executive thrashing or marketing nightmare story for the podcast, record your story (2 min. or less) here: https://www.speakpipe.com/dontsaycontentFor more from Devin + Margaret, head to dontsaycontent.com.Connect with Devin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/devinbramhall/Connect with Margaret: https://www.linkedin.com/in/margaret-kelsey-104abba/Created in partnership with Share Your Genius.

Show Notes

Remember when you felt like your boss just “didn’t get it”? They didn’t understand your constraints, your blockers, how much you are doing? It turns out, when YOU then become a boss, despite your best intentions, it’s easy to make those same mistakes. How come? One contributor is that you’re confronted with an equation you never anticipated before you were in your boss’ shoes. And that repeats as you move from manager to director and onwards. In this week’s episode, Devin and Margaret are talking about one leadership blindspot in particular: the feeling vs fact of company structure constraints.


To submit an executive thrashing or marketing nightmare story for the podcast, record your story (2 min. or less) here: https://www.speakpipe.com/dontsaycontent


For more from Devin + Margaret, head to dontsaycontent.com.


Connect with Devin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/devinbramhall/

Connect with Margaret: https://www.linkedin.com/in/margaret-kelsey-104abba/


Created in partnership with Share Your Genius.

What is Don't Say Content?

Marketing and business strategy podcast for executives and marketing leaders who want to improve outcomes from marketing.

Marketing veterans Devin Bramhall (Animalz, Help Scout) & Margaret Kelsey (InVision, OpenView) use their combined 20+ years of experience to increase the business impact of marketing by creating shared understanding of its purpose and outcomes among marketing leaders, founders/CEOs & others in the C-suite.


  • Join us for in-depth conversations about B2B marketing behind the scenes:

  • How to run effective marketing teams

  • Hiring best-in-class marketing teams

  • Marketing strategy: Product-led Growth (PLG), Community marketing, Influencer marketing, micro influencers

  • Trends in B2B marketing: AI, TikTok, YouTube, LinkedIn, social platforms, email, and more

Created in partnership with Share Your Genius

An award-winning B2B podcast production company: https://www.shareyourgenius.com/