Building Better Relationships

In this episode of Standard Deviation, Juliana and Simo finally sit down with Dave Cain, Head of Digital Marketing at Euro Car Parts, after months of scheduling chaos and flu-induced delays.

What starts with parental war stories and Gen Alpha slang quickly shifts into the deep end: Google’s communication failures, the agency/in-house tension, AI’s limitations in emotional resonance, and the underrated power of musical precision.

This is the first time the pod features an in-house leader, and Dave delivers — mixing empathy, strategic rigor, and no-BS takes on vendor relationships and team dynamics. Oh, and yes, Clapton vs. Mayer gets debated too.