Elevate Ep 64: Where Rejection Leads with Greg Jung, Chief Marketing Officer at Seven Corners, Inc.

What does it take to turn rejection, career pivots, and unexpected opportunities into a successful leadership journey? In this episode of Elevate, Jason sits down with Greg Jung, Chief Marketing Officer of Seven Corners, to explore a career that has taken him from small-town Indiana to Purdue University, sales, global marketing roles, San Diego, and ultimately back home to Indiana. Greg shares the story behind being rejected by Notre Dame in 1989, why he kept the rejection letter for years, and the surprising full-circle moment that eventually brought him back to Notre Dame as an Executive MBA student. The conversation also explores Greg's path into marketing, his decision to walk away from his first post-college job after only six weeks, the transformation of Seven Corners' direct-to-consumer strategy, and how AI could reshape marketing and the customer experience. Episode Chapters: 00:00 Welcome/Intro 00:45 Meet Greg Jung and Seven Corners 03:13 Growing Up in Converse, Indiana 05:47 The Dream of Attending Notre Dame 07:31 Choosing Purdue and Finding a New Path 10:06 Starting a Career in Marketing 11:14 Quitting His First Job After Six Weeks 12:31 Learning Sales From the Ground Up 14:37 Going Back to School at Butler 21:14 Chicago, San Diego and a Global Marketing Career 23:00 The Career Break That Changed His Direction 23:26 Why Greg Joined Seven Corners 24:41 Helping People Through Travel Insurance 27:08 Transforming Seven Corners' Customer Experience 28:57 AI and the Future of Marketing 31:18 The Notre Dame Rejection Letter Comes Full Circle 32:29 Finally Getting Into Notre Dame 35:06 What Community Means to Greg 35:55 Greg's Approach to Servant Leadership 38:26 Why Words Matter in Leadership 40:25 Life Outside Work 41:16 Purdue Basketball and Notre Dame Football From career pivots to AI, marketing, education, community, and leadership, Greg's story is a reminder that the path you planned is not always the path that gets you where you need to go. Subscribe for more conversations with influential leaders shaping their organizations and communities. Keywords: Greg Jung, Greg Jung Seven Corners, Seven Corners, Seven Corners Inc, leadership podcast, leadership lessons, business leadership, servant leadership, marketing leadership, chief marketing officer, CMO leadership, CMO podcast, marketing podcast, career growth, career advice, career journey, executive leadership, leadership development, AI in marketing, artificial intelligence marketing, future of marketing, digital marketing, customer experience, direct to consumer marketing, DTC marketing, Purdue University, Purdue alumni, Notre Dame, Notre Dame MBA, Executive MBA, Butler University, Indiana business leaders, Indianapolis business, Indiana leadership, business podcast, Elevate podcast #Leadership #Marketing #GregJung #SevenCorners #ServantLeadership #CareerGrowth #AI #Purdue #NotreDame The Elevate Podcast is powered by Braden Business Systems, hosted by Jason Ulm, and produced by Lauren Knauer