Marian Lee

Chief Marketing Officer, Netflix

Search every verified Marian Lee interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Marian Lee, Chief Marketing Officer at Netflix, appeared on a podcast in September 2023 where she discussed her personal and professional philosophy, as well as her past experiences. She stated that she is "selfish" and advised listeners to "be selfish in your life in your career," arguing that people should "think about yourself all of the time" and "put your mask on first before you help anybody else." Lee said she does not want to be "on my deathbed being unsatisfied with the life that I lived" and described herself as "at the center of my life," adding that "no one is above me in my life no one not even my kid." Lee also discussed her personal history, including the loss of a baby and the subsequent fracturing of her marriage, as well as her former husband's later cancer diagnosis. She said the couple "had to make a choice to have the conversations which were about forgiveness, anger and misunderstanding" and that they were "going to be together to the last heartbeat." Reflecting on her career, Lee described great marketers as "great storytellers" who "can make you believe anything," and said that the only way to succeed is "by listening to yourself, by following your intuition."