Katherine Mayer, Product Manager at Kapwing, a cloud-based video editing platform, joins the podcast to discuss how video editing is evolving with AI and how marketers can create high-quality content more efficiently than ever before. The discussion covers the unique advantages of browser-based editing, the integration of AI tools, and how Kapwing serves a diverse range of users, from individual creators to marketers.

Katherine emphasizes the importance of combining human creativity with AI, highlighting how Kapwing facilitates collaboration and simplifies the editing process. She also addresses common mistakes marketers make when creating video content and the specific challenges faced by B2B marketers.

About Kapwing

Kapwing is an AI-powered creation platform built for creators, marketers, and enterprise teams. By blending a fast-moving product culture with cutting-edge technology, Kapwing stays ahead of content trends and makes video creation accessible to everyone.

About Katherine Mayer

Katherine Mayer is a Brooklyn-based Product Manager with 3 years of experience building AI-powered products at Kapwing. She specializes in 0-to-1 product development, AI/ML strategy, and monetization. She has launched tools like an AI dubbing product with 30k monthly active users and a text-to-speech tool scaling to 128k MAU.

Time Stamps

00:00:18 - Guest Introduction: Katherine Mayer from Kapwing 00:01:44 - Overview of Kapwing and Its Customer Solutions 00:02:46 - The Role of AI in Video Editing at Kapwing 00:08:35 - How Kapwing Supports Marketers 00:09:50 - Repurposing Content for Marketing Efficiency 00:12:10 - Examples of Impactful Marketing Videos 00:14:28 - Common Mistakes in Video Production 00:17:01 - B2B Marketing Video Considerations 00:18:25 - Future of AI in Video Marketing 00:21:09 - Best Marketing Advice for Professionals 00:23:12 - Advice for New Marketing Professionals 00:24:46 - How to Get Started with Kapwing

Quotes

"AI can be used on top of that to sort of enhance the process to automate some of these more monotonous tasks that take a long time and are expensive." Katherine Meyer, Product Manager at Kapwing.

"I really think it's valuable to be able to learn more about what you want in your career by connecting with your coworkers and other professionals in the space." Katherine Meyer, Product Manager at Kapwing.

"I think that it is, in some ways, there's maybe more trust built when you hear someone and can see someone speaking the words that they're sharing." Katherine Meyer, Product Manager at Kapwing.

Follow Katherine:

Katherine Meyer on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katmeyer

Kapwing website: https://www.kapwing.com/

Kapwing on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/kapwing

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Napier LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/napier-partnership-limited/

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Anna Tsymbalist, Head of Account-Based Marketing (ABM) at Influ2, explores the rapid rise of ABM and its impact on modern B2B marketing.

She unpacks the evolution of Influ2’s platform, highlighting how it enables marketers to target specific decision-makers, build dynamic audiences, and track contact-level intent and engagement with precision. Anna explains why this shift—from account-level to person-level marketing—has been critical for delivering more relevant, measurable campaigns.

Throughout the conversation, Anna emphasizes that successful ABM hinges on tight alignment between marketing and sales, long-term strategy, and a deep understanding of buyer behavior. She also discusses common pitfalls, such as over-reliance on intent data and lack of cross-team coordination.

About Influ2

Influ2 is a B2B marketing platform built to bring precision and transparency to account-based marketing. Instead of targeting entire accounts, Influ2 enables marketers to reach specific decision-makers within buying committees, delivering highly personalized ads and tracking engagement at the individual level. By connecting marketing activities directly to sales outcomes, Influ2 helps teams align more effectively, optimize campaigns with real data, and drive measurable revenue impact. With Influ2, you can act on contact-level intent, reach specific buyers with ads, and make the revenue impact clear. 180+ enterprises and mid-market companies worldwide, including industry leaders such as Capgemini, AppsFlyer, and Hexaware, love the Influ2 technology.

About Anna Tsymbalist

Anna's expertise has fueled 123% growth in ABM-generated revenue at Influ2, and contributed to a $52.5M Series B fundraising round at Shelf, alongside a year of 4x ARR growth. Anna is passionate about data-driven ABM campaigns that convert top-tier accounts.

Time Stamps

00:00:17 - Guest Introduction: Anna Tsymbalist 00:04:12 - Influ2 Overview and Its Role in ABM 00:04:30 - Challenges in ABM and the Need for Precision 00:08:07 - Contact-Level Targeting vs. Account-Level Targeting 00:12:39 - Key Elements for Successful ABM Campaigns 00:15:03 - The Importance of Data and Timing in ABM 00:17:57 - Common Mistakes in ABM Campaigns 00:26:18 - Best Marketing Advice Received 00:27:13 - Advice for New Marketing Graduates

Quotes

"ABM is like this interesting mixture of strategic campaigns, demand gen and content, basically.” Anna Tsymbalist, Head of Account Based Marketing at Influ2.

"Human behavior is at the core of any purchase. And that's what I always keep in mind that people are people and they're going to be behaving the way people behave." Anna Tsymbalist, Head of Account Based Marketing at Influ2.

“ABM is not just a marketing initiative. So ABM can't be something that a couple of marketers are doing in their free time because it's just not going to work that way.” Anna Tsymbalist, Head of Account Based Marketing at Influ2

Follow Anna:

Anna Tsymbalist on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anna-tsymbalist

Influ2 website: https://www.influ2.com/

Influ2 on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/influ2/

Follow Mike:

Mike Maynard on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikemaynard/

Napier website: https://www.napierb2b.com/

Napier LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/napier-partnership-limited/

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Anton Koenig, Co-Founder and CEO of VideoGen, an innovative video editing platform that utilizes AI technology and highlights how AI now supports semi-professionals and professionals in producing high-quality video content.

Anton emphasizes the importance of combining AI-generated content with user-driven editing to enhance video quality and engagement. The episode also covers common mistakes marketers make in video production and offers insights into the future of video content creation.

About VideoGen

Founded by Anton Koenig and David Grossman in their college dorm rooms, VideoGen has grown to over 4 million users across 190+ countries. They are backed by the world’s top early-stage investors including Y Combinator and Rebel Fund. As video becomes the dominant form of communication, their mission is to democratize video creation with AI, helping millions express themselves and share ideas in the process.

About Anton Koenig

Anton Koenig is the co-founder and CEO of VideoGen. He previously interned at Amazon Web Services and left the UMass Amherst Computer Science program to build VideoGen full-time. He began freelancing in graphic design in middle school, which led to video editing, web design, and ultimately web development.

Time Stamps

00:00:41 - Anton's Background and the Origin of VideoGen 00:04:36 - Current Features and Functionality of VideoGen 00:10:15 - VideoGen's Impact on Marketing Strategies 00:11:59 - Common Mistakes Marketers Make with Video 00:13:36 - Balancing Quality and Quantity in Video Production 00:16:22 - VideoGen's Marketing Strategy and Promotion 00:17:56 - Future of Video Creation and AI Integration

Quotes

"The mistakes that we see is not copywriting themselves, just totally trusting the AI to write for them." Anton Koenig, CEO at VideoGen.

"The main driving force for more demand for video is that the cost to stream video is going down and that more people's devices are supporting video." Anton Koenig, CEO at VideoGen.

"Creating videos is like a super important skill now and not a lot of marketers know how to do it." Anton Koenig, CEO at VideoGen.

Follow Anton:

Anton Koenig on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/antonckoenig/

VideoGen website: https://videogen.io

VideoGen on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/videogen/

Follow Mike:

Mike Maynard on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikemaynard/

Napier website: https://www.napierb2b.com/

Napier LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/napier-partnership-limited/

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