Kory Marchisotto, Chief Marketing Officer, e.l.f. Beauty, and Jon Evans, founder and host of “Uncensored CMO.” announce the launch of “Uncensored Renegades,” a new weekly podcast featuring unfiltered, fast-moving conversations about leadership, culture and the real work of modern marketing.
They’ll record a special episode today in New York in front of a live audience that will be shared with the community on Jan. 14, 2026, as a special edition of Evans’ popular “Uncensored CMO” podcast. Regular episodes of “Uncensored Renegades” will begin on Jan. 16, 2026.
Marchisotto and Evans embrace – embody, actually – the importance of humanity and community in building a lasting and meaningful connection with the community while always keeping it real.
“Jon and I are kindred spirits — two renegades orbiting the same constellation of curiosity and candor. Uncensored Renegades is where we drop the filters, ditch the scripts and get real about what most won’t say out loud. We’re fueled by yes energy and that urge to challenge, laugh and learn out loud. This is far outside the corporate comfort zone. No polish. No posturing. Just truth, energy and the kind of connection that only happens when you’re brave enough to be human,” said Marchisotto.
"I’ve seen the impact Kory has on the Uncensored CMO audience. She’s one of our most loved and most downloaded guests because when she shows up, the energy shifts. People lean in. Yes, she’s the CMO of e.l.f. Beauty and a driving force behind one of the most successful challenger brands in the industry. But what really connects is her presence…sharp, human, curious, and completely without pretense. That’s incredibly rare,” said Evans. “Uncensored Renegades is born from genuine audience demand. More unfiltered leadership. More honesty. A place to drop the BS, turn the volume up, and open the backstage of boardroom conversations the business and marketing world craves."
True to its name, “Uncensored Renegades” goes where most podcasts won’t—untraditional and unexpected conversations about life, livelihoods and how they intersect in 2026. Fueled by positive intent, Marchisotto and Evans approach this series hungry and humble, and eager to take on the topics everyone is thinking about, but few are willing to tackle.
This dynamic duo first appeared on Evans’ “Uncensored CMO” in 2024. On “Uncensored Renegades.” Evans and Marchisotto drop golden nuggets, including:
Failing forward: The path is not linear. It's winding, and you should embrace that. Fail forward and use those experiences to inform your success. Stay true to who you are and don't bend because others tell you to.
Marketing as poetry: When story and soul collide with culture, marketing becomes something people feel, not just see.
Good – and bad – bosses: The best leaders give you ownership and air cover – speed with clarity. The worst create process without purpose.
Personal board of directors: A personal board of directors is your advisory committee. These are the people that – if you’ve chosen them wisely – will all bring something different to your pool of knowledge. They help you see around corners, point out blind spots, talk you through rough patches.
Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts, each 20-minute(ish!) episode is designed to be digestible, practical and resonant for a wide audience of career builders and culture consumers. Drawing on their experiences as CMOs and operators, the hosts deliver mentor-level insights that rarely make it into case studies—what worked, what didn’t, and why.
About Kory Marchisotto
The personification of e.l.f.’s renegade spirit, Kory’s fearless approach to brand building has helped fuel e.l.f. Beauty’s 27 consecutive quarters of net sales growth and market share gains, growing e.l.f. Cosmetics into the No. 1 favorite for Gen Z and the No.1 most-purchased cosmetics brand for Gen Alpha and Millennials.
A bold disruptor with a kind heart who has been building brands for decades, Kory started her career at LVMH and Puig, before spending 18 years at Shiseido, transforming prestige brands and business models across divisions. Since joining e.l.f. Beauty in 2019, Kory has defined the company’s game-changing purpose platform and strategically expanded the company’s portfolio to include e.l.f. SKIN, Naturium, Well People, Keys Soulcare and rhode. She joined the Board for Dutch Bros. in February 2025.
Recognized as a powerful change agent and inspirational leader by Fast Company (10 Visionary CMOs), WWD (25 Most Inspiring Women), Business Insider (27 Most Innovative CMOs in the World), Forbes (Entrepreneurial CMO 50) and more, Kory continues to show the world that anything is e.l.f.ing possible🚀.
About Jon Evans
Jon hosts the globally acclaimed Uncensored CMO, the world's best marketing podcast with over 2.5 million downloads across 150+ countries.
Through in-depth conversations with top CMOs, marketing innovators, and successful founders, Jon reveals the uncensored truth about how marketing truly works.
Drawing from both his podcast insights and extensive experience as a CMO, Jon empowers marketers through his podcast, compelling keynote speeches, and interactive live events.
In addition to his podcast success, Jon is Chief Customer Officer at System1, the cutting-edge creative testing platform that measures emotional responses to advertising and innovation, helping clients deliver measurable results. Under Jon's leadership, System1 regularly publishes influential thought leadership including "The Extraordinary Cost of Dull," "Compound Creativity," and "Feeling Seen."