{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/68d42194d4ea86dd592b51c8/6ae04d304a57212b64d314db?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Abbey Ramsey, Chief Commercial Officer - Anoki AI","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/68d42194d4ea86dd592b51c8/1793078543431-090187b7-d04b-4add-934b-42708da2ef96.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p><strong>EPISODE SUMMARY:</strong></p><p>From MTV Intern to C-Suite Executive: Abbey Ramsey, CCO of Anoki AI, joins Ray to share how a small-town dancer became a leader in media and ad tech.</p><p>From her MTV Networks internship and move to LA to building Tremor Video&#39;s entertainment business, stepping into its CMO role, and scaling OpenAP&#39;s revenue practice, Abbey reflects on taking risks, finding mentors, and advocating for yourself.</p><p>She explains why she chose Anoki&#39;s AI-powered approach to video context, why human relationships still close deals, and how she prioritizes her daughters alongside an executive career.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>CHAPTERS:</strong></p><ul><li>00:00 – Cold open: AI can&#39;t replace human connection</li><li>01:04 – Welcome and Abbey&#39;s career journey</li><li>03:10 – Upstate NY roots, dance and choosing business</li><li>06:07 – University of Georgia and the MTV internship</li><li>09:37 – MTV mentors and finding her place in LA</li><li>13:32 – Breaking barriers at Tremor Video</li><li>18:21 – Self-advocacy, visibility and team wins</li><li>24:21 – From sales leadership to Tremor CMO</li><li>29:02 – Building OpenAP and choosing what&#39;s next</li><li>33:07 – Entrepreneurship, Anoki AI, leadership and family</li></ul><h3></h3><p><strong>THEMES DISCUSSED:</strong></p><ul><li>Taking risks and creating career options</li><li>Early ambition and creative instincts</li><li>Mentorship and female role models</li><li>Breaking barriers in ad tech sales</li><li>Self-advocacy without self-promotion</li><li>Collaboration and bringing teams into deals</li><li>Moving from sales to broader executive leadership</li><li>Scaling addressable TV at OpenAP</li><li>AI, contextual intelligence and human connection</li><li>Motherhood, priorities and personal fulfillment</li></ul><h3></h3><p><strong>KEYWORDS:</strong></p><p>Abbey Ramsey, Anoki AI, The Seat Podcast, Ray Erickson, MTV Networks, Tremor Video, OpenAP, CCO, CRO, CMO, ad tech, CTV, contextual intelligence, AI advertising, sales leadership, mentorship, career growth, women in leadership, self-advocacy</p><h3></h3><p><strong>ABBEY&#39;S BIO:</strong></p><p>Abbey Ramsey is Chief Commercial Officer at Anoki AI, a contextual intelligence company using AI to analyze video in real time. With 20+ years in CTV, ad tech, media and entertainment, she has worked with Fortune 500 brands, studios and holding companies. As CRO of OpenAP, she built its revenue practice, grew its client base to 300+ advertisers and scaled platform sales beyond $1B. She previously served as CMO of Tremor Video, leading revenue, go-to-market strategy and marketing, and began her advertising career at MTV Networks, building digital revenue lines at MTV and Time Inc. She lives in Venice, California, with daughters Nola and Vail.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>RAY&#39;S BIO:</strong></p><p>Ray Erickson is the host of <em>The Seat</em>, a podcast featuring 1:1 conversations with revenue leaders across media, marketing, and advertising, exploring the early days, mentors, setbacks, and defining moments that shaped how they lead today. By day, Ray serves as Vice President of Sales at Cluep, where he leads the East Coast sales team. With more than 20 years of experience spanning ad tech, CTV, streaming, data, and digital media, he has built and scaled revenue organizations at companies including Intuit, Samsung Ads, Epsilon, and Sizmek. He created <em>The Seat</em> to sharpen his own leadership edge while paying it forward to the next generation of aspiring sales leaders.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>SOCIAL LINKS:</strong></p><p>Instagram: <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/theseat.pod/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@theseat.pod</a></p><p>TikTok: <a href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@theseat.pod?is_from_webapp=1&amp;sender_device=pc\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@theseat.pod</a></p><p>LinkedIn: <a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-seat-podcast/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Seat Podcast</a> (LinkedIn Page)</p><p>Host: <a href=\"https://open.acast.com/networks/68d410fb563e57ba4a72eccc/shows/68d42194d4ea86dd592b51c8/episodes/www.linkedin.com/in/raymonderickson\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Ray Erickson</a> (LinkedIn)</p><p>Website: www.theseatpodcast.com</p><p><br></p><p><strong>LISTEN: </strong></p><p>Apple Podcasts / Spotify / iHeart / Pandora / Acast / YouTube</p>","author_name":"Ray Erickson"}