Episode 20

Episode 20 - State of 2026 - Marketing

Published on: 29th January, 2026

In this engaging episode of the Osumaré Learning Podcast, host Portia Michele Osumaré gathers her marketing support squad to discuss the evolving landscape of marketing in 2026. Featuring insights from Michelle Wilmoth, Nicole Aquila, and Kung Pik Liu, the conversation delves into the importance of authenticity, collaboration, and leveraging AI in marketing strategies. The guests emphasize the need for businesses to focus on building genuine relationships, understanding their brand identity, and aligning with causes that resonate with their audience. As they explore the future of marketing, the panelists highlight the significance of small communities, radical authenticity, and the power of partnerships in creating impactful marketing campaigns.

Chapters

  1. 00:00:00 Introduction to the Marketing Support Squad
  2. 00:03:00 The Importance of Authenticity in Marketing
  3. 00:09:00 Leveraging AI in Marketing Strategies
  4. 00:15:00 Building Genuine Relationships and Partnerships
  5. 00:21:00 The Future of Marketing: Small Communities and Radical Authenticity
  6. 00:27:00 Aligning Marketing with Causes and Simplifying Strategies
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The Osumaré Learning Podcast
Reimagining How We Learn, Together
Wisdom you can feel. Learning that sticks.

Welcome to The Osumaré Learning Podcast—where wisdom lives, joy leads, and learning transforms. Hosted by Parchelle and Portia Michele Osumaré, this show explores how we teach, learn, and live in ways that center genius, justice, and joy.

🎙️ Portia Michele Osumaré is a client experience designer, business coach, and joy strategist who blends the sacred and the strategic in every learning journey.
🎙️ Parchelle Osumaré is an executive learning producer, curriculum designer, and former high school math teacher who sees teaching as one of the highest forms of leadership.

Together, they sit down with brilliant experts, creative educators, and community leaders to excavate practical, embodied, and ancestral wisdom that reshapes how we learn and teach in today’s world. Each episode is a vibrant exploration of how wisdom lives in our work, communities, and everyday experiences.

Whether you're an expert, educator, or entrepreneur, this podcast is your invitation to deepen your learning, honor your genius, and build meaningful experiences that actually stick.

Join us for conversations that blend the soulful and the tactical—because the future of learning is alive, liberating, and filled with joy.