Date Like a Brand with Chief Marketing Officer of Love, Vince Hudson

Send us Fan Mail This episode features our conversation with Vince Hudson , which was live-streamed on February 28, 2026. Vince Hudson is a marketing executive, author, and proud HBCU graduate who serves on the Board of Trustees at his alma mater, Dillard University.

Raised in Shreveport, Louisiana, Vince was blessed to grow up witnessing Black love modeled daily by his parents, a marriage grounded in faith, discipline, and devotion. That living example shaped both his worldview and his work.

With more than 30 years of global brand leadership experience, Vince has held senior roles across some of the world’s most recognized companies. He served as Chief Brand & Marketing Officer at BET, Senior Vice President of Marketing at American Express, and a global leadership role at Meta, driving brand growth, audience strategy, and cultural impact.

His career has centered on building powerful brands that resonate across communities. Now, Vince applies that same strategic discipline to relationships in his book Date Like a Brand .

As a father of three daughters, he wrote the book as both a love letter and a playbook, dedicated to helping them and others navigate modern dating with clarity, standards, and self-worth. Rooted in Shreveport.

Refined through HBCU excellence. Guided by generational Black love.

Vince’s mission is to help us build relationships as intentionally as we build our legacies. During this episode, we talked about his book, Date Like a Brand: A Powerful Marketing Framework for Finding and Keeping the Love of Your Life .

Date Like a Brand, a relationship philosophy and playbook, treats dating as a strategic marketplace, helping you attract the right partner by defining your unique value, establishing your target audience, and avoiding dead-end "situationships". Purchase your copy of Date Like a Brand on our Bookshop.

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