About Steve

Steve Olenski is the Managing Partner of CMO Whisperer Advisory and host of The CMO Whisperer Podcast, where marketing leaders drop the script and speak honestly about how decisions really get made. A former longtime Forbes contributor, Steve built his career inside real conversations with CMOs, CEOs, founders, and operators, earning trust by asking the questions others won’t. He’s a relationship-driven connector who values family, loyalty, and straight talk above titles. Fueled by strong coffee and real dialogue, he’s usually recording, advising, building new ventures, or deep in conversation with someone who shifts the way he sees the world.