e.l.f. Beauty CMO Launches “Uncensored Renegades” Podcast
Kory Marchisotto, Chief Marketing Officer, e.l.f. Beauty, and Jon Evans, founder and host of “Uncensored CMO.” have announced the launch of “Uncensored Renegades,” a new weekly podcast featuring unfiltered, fast-moving conversations about leadership, culture and the real work of modern marketing. 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.
