Oct 15, 2026 · 36 min · 8 segments
Miguel Zorrilla, Senior Vice President of Marketing at Central Garden & Pet, joins host Karina Jimenez to share the career journey that took him from internships at MTV and Island Def Jam to an…
I mean, what an incredible journey you just walked us through and really cool brands you've worked with from early on, even in your college days.
You have such a legacy that you want to uphold with these brands that you take on.
I mean, like, even it just sounds like from the beginning, I think that's excellent advice for even just, you know, the next gen entering the workforce or those that are maybe graduating now, trying to figure out, okay, what do I do next with my career? It's like, you know, you start building that even early on when you're still in college and taking those internships and doing the work to get that experience.
And I mean, hey, like you started in HR and now you're you're in marketing and now you're leading, you know, a whole department in marketing in a whole different industry.
So what decisions or experiences had the biggest impact on that growth? Especially, I would say, when you made the move from that snacking, you know, you know, food space to now the pet space.
And I'll get there, but I would love to just make two points for the next gen.
I was very focused and driven and I worked hard because you can absolutely be in the right place at the right time.
I mean, what an incredible journey you just walked us through and really cool brands you've worked with from early on, even in your college days.
You have such a legacy that you want to uphold with these brands that you take on.
I mean, like, even it just sounds like from the beginning, I think that's excellent advice for even just, you know, the next gen entering the workforce or those that are maybe graduating now, trying to figure out, okay, what do I do next with my career? It's like, you know, you start building that even early on when you're still in college and taking those internships and doing the work to get that experience.
And I mean, hey, like you started in HR and now you're you're in marketing and now you're leading, you know, a whole department in marketing in a whole different industry.
So what decisions or experiences had the biggest impact on that growth? Especially, I would say, when you made the move from that snacking, you know, you know, food space to now the pet space.
And I'll get there, but I would love to just make two points for the next gen.
I was very focused and driven and I worked hard because you can absolutely be in the right place at the right time.
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