AI Has Reshaped Marketing.CMOs Must REDESIGN How They Lead.

AI is transforming marketing, but the real challenge is not the technology. It is leadership.

Boards want answers. CEOs want direction. Teams are experimenting unevenly.

The CMO AI Transformation Lab™ brings CMOs together in a trusted peer environment to develop the clarity, confidence, and strategic direction required to lead AI transformation.

The AI Reality Every CMO Faces

Why CMOs CAN'T AFFORD to wait.

AI isn't optional anymore. It's a Board-level leadership mandate. CMOs are:

  • 01Pressured to justify AI investments
  • 02Struggling to align AI to measurable business value
  • 03Overwhelmed by AI tools & noise, not strategy

CMOs need strategy, not training. Roadmaps, not tools. Leadership, not hype.

Your Entry Point

CMO AI TRANSFORMATION Lab

The CMO AI Transformation Lab™ is a private four-week executive sprint that helps CMOs:

01Build & Validate A Board-Ready AI Strategy
02Identify & Prioritize High Impact AI Opportunities
03Define a new AI + Human Team Operating Model
04Deliver 90-Day AI Implementation Roadmap

This isn't education. It's executive strategy design.

Lab cohort: Sept 2026 (completed)Upcoming cohorts: Nov / Dec 2026 and Jan / Feb 2027Limited to 15 CMOs | Application required

Ready to get started?

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Curriculum

From Clarity to a 90-DAY ROADMAP

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Week 1Clarity

AI Leadership Readiness & Organizational Maturity

Understand where your organization stands, where the real readiness gaps sit, and what not to prioritize.

Why This Exists

Most CMOs Are FLYING BLIND on AI Leadership Strategy

Marketing teams are integrating AI tools without executive-designed frameworks. Agencies are embedding AI into workflows but CMOs need a defensible AI strategic plan to implement immediately.

CMOs tell us the same things:

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"We don't have time to test 50 different AI tools and platforms."

CMO, Enterprise Retail
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"My team is overwhelmed with AI hype and running multiple pilots without clear results or direct alignment with business priorities."

CMO, Consumer Packaged Goods
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"I need proven AI strategies and frameworks that my team can implement immediately to demonstrate ROI this quarter, I don't have time to wait."

CMO, Financial Services

Who It’s For

Is the CMO AI Transformation Lab FOR YOU?

This Lab is for senior marketing leaders who:

  • Lead marketing at a mid-market or enterprise organization
  • Have AI initiatives underway but no clear enterprise-level strategy connecting them
  • Need to prioritize the highest-value opportunities and defend those choices to the CEO or board
  • Are ready to redesign how marketing work gets done, across roles, workflows and teams
  • Need alignment across leadership, technology and governance
  • Want a practical 90-day roadmap for execution

This Lab is not for leaders who:

  • Are looking for a basic introduction to AI or tool training
  • Want more experimentation without clear business priorities
  • Are not ready to make decisions about workflows, roles and investment
  • Do not yet have the mandate to move AI priorities forward
  • Expect a long strategy deck rather than working sessions and decisions

Not ready to apply yet?

Start with a private conversation.

Some leaders want to test fit before committing a seat, or talk through their organization’s context one to one first.

A consultation call with Tina gives you a focused conversation about where

your AI agenda stands and whether the Lab is the right next step.

Still Not Sure?

Frequently Asked QUESTIONS

How do I join?

Submit a short application. Once it has been reviewed, you’ll receive a link to confirm your seat. Each cohort is limited to 15 participants.

How is this different from other CMO peer groups and AI programs?

The CMO AI Transformation Lab™ is built specifically to support CMOs leading AI transformation. Most peer groups or AI training programs focus on just AI tactics or tools. The CMO AI Transformation Lab involves executive strategy design, developed to deliver a defendable and board-ready AI strategy with a validated 90-day implementation roadmap. It is an executive-level experience that provides access to top AI experts to ensure CMOs can lead AI enablement with confidence.

What if my organization already has an AI strategy?

Many enterprise AI strategies are technical, IT-led, or focused on tools. This CMO AI Transformation Lab helps CMOs build a marketing-specific, board-aligned strategic AI roadmap that is aligned to priority outcomes, with human + AI operating clarity. Even CMOs who think they have “AI strategy” often uncover structural gaps in roadmap, governance, or value alignment..

What is the time commitment?

The CMO AI Transformation Lab is an executive-level sprint structured as a cohort. It consists of four 90-minute weekly executive working sessions over four weeks. There are optional office hours and peer-collaboration time slots, but no heavy prep is required.

Who else is in the cohort?

Each cohort is composed of non-competing CMOs from mid-market and enterprise brands. Cohort composition is shared during the executive briefing. Industries typically include retail, financial services, technology, CPG, and healthcare.

Who are the facilitators?

The Lab is facilitated by Tina Portillo, Founder and CEO of TLMP Marketing and a 20-year marketing leader. Specialist AI experts join by topic, covering areas such as governance and data, measurement and ROI, AI search visibility, agentic workflows, personalization and team upskilling.

What is the investment cost?

The investment is C$3,497 per participant. Organizations registering three or more participants receive 10% off.

What's your outcome assurance?

We guarantee that you leave the with the CMO AI Transformation Lab with a board-ready AI strategy and a validated 90-day implementation roadmap that identifies high value use cases aligned to CMO's objectives. We’ll provide AI expert validation and CMO-peer feedback to ensure you have confidence leading AI transformation within your marketing organization.