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Michelle Zauner on Grief, Fame and Finding Her Voice Jun 29, 2022

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An intimate conversation with Michelle Zauner, the inspiring New York Times Bestselling author of 'Crying in H Mart' and GRAMMY-nominated singer of pop band Japanese Breakfast. She has created space for more representation across mediums by showing up as her authentic self and championing other artists who are doing the same. On this episode she shares her career journey and how she’s not only taking up space, she’s also changing the space.

Closing the Deal: Women in Sales Jun 22, 2022

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Only 25% of the tech industry’s salespeople are women and only 12% of these women are sales leaders. In this conversation, a group of trailblazing women in sales discuss that gap and what needs to be done to close it. They also share how they’ve perfected the art of closing the deal and what other women in sales can do to develop their own careers. This was recorded at Salesforce's annual Gender Equality Summit that seeks to elevate and inspire the next generation of women leaders (and male allies).

Net Zero Trailblazers: A Conversation with Meaghan Atkinson, Director of Sustainability & Regulatory Affairs at Crowley Jun 15, 2022

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Crowley is on a mission to become the most sustainable and innovative maritime and logistics company in the Americas. As part of our ongoing ‘Net Zero Trailblazers’ series , we'll be hearing from Meagan Atkinson, Director of Sustainability & Regulatory Affairs at Crowley. She'll share with us what her team is doing to help the company in reaching Net Zero emissions across scopes 1, 2, and 3 by 2050 in an effort to fight climate change. Tune In!

Net Zero Trailblazers: A Conversation with Jim Gowen, SVP Global Supply Chain and Chief Sustainability Officer for Verizon Jun 08, 2022

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Sustainability is no longer a buzz word for businesses--

Putting Sustainability at the heart of your organization pays off in many ways---from how you support your customers to how you drive innovation and ultimately to how you protect the planet for future generations. On today’s show we’re speaking with Jim Gowen, Verizon’s Chief Sustainability Officer & SVP Global Supply Chain about how his company plans to achieve net zero operations by 2035 and what companies need to do to start their own sustainability journey.

Eric Ripert: How A Top Chef Stays Zen In The Kitchen Jun 01, 2022

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Today we’ve got a delicious episode with one of the top chef’s in the world—Eric Ripert! He’s the owner and creative force behind the award-winning New York City restaurant Le Bernardin. Eric shares how he got his start, what inspires him and how he went from being a very angry chef—to a beloved one. This interview originally aired on The Inflection Point with Monica Langley on Salesforce Plus.

Gloria Steinhem: Breaking Barriers for Women’s Rights May 25, 2022

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An empowering conversation this week on Blazing Trails with feminist icon Gloria Steinem about leading a movement, breaking down barriers for women’s rights, and continuing the fight for equality. This episode was published first by B-Well Together, our sister podcast.

NYT Bestselling Author & Educator Jessica Lahey Discusses How a Child’s Failures Lead to Self-Reliance May 18, 2022

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If you’re a parent, you likely want your kid to flourish and succeed. And according to guest today, Jessica Lahey, the best way to do that is to let your kid fail. Jessica is a teacher and New York Times best-selling author of the book, The Gift of Failure: How the Best Parents Learn to Let Go So Their Children Can Succeed. On today's episode she shares how to learn to step back and embrace your child’s failures for their future success and resiliency. This episode was published first by B-Well Together, our sister podcast.

Seth Godin and Brian Solis: How to Better Connect to Your Customers May 11, 2022

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How can companies better know and connect to their customers and build more trust? That's a question Seth Godin, marketing guru and founding editor of The Carbon Almanac and Brian Solis, VP and Global Innovation at Salesforce and best-selling author, try to answer in this week's episode. They discuss some fascinating findings from our just released State of the Connected Customer report.It’s our 5th edition and features insights from nearly 17,000 consumers and business buyers worldwide. Tune in to find out what's at the heart of it.

Can Cities Be Sustainable? A Discussion with Kiran Bhatraju and Maisie Hughes May 04, 2022

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Cities are vital to the world's economies and play a key role in combating climate change. They are responsible for 40% of total energy consumption and up to 70% of greenhouse gas emissions according to a recent report by Deloitte. How can we make cities more sustainable? That's a question that Kiran Bhatraju, CEO and Founder of Arcadia and Maisie Hughes, Senior Director of Urban Forestry, American Forests try to answer this week in a discussion moderated by Nick Lichtenberg, Executive News Editor at Fortune Magazine.

Parker Harris: Salesforce Co-founder and CTO Previews Trailblazer DX 2022 Apr 27, 2022

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It’s that time of year again! Trailblazer DX - The Salesforce Developer Conference is back in person and online!

And in this episode of Blazing Trails we are going to get a preview with Salesforce Co-founder and CTO Parker Harris. Parker will discuss the evolution of the Salesforce platform and the power of seamlessly integrated automation and how that is transformational to the customer experience.

Trailblazer DX is happening on April 27th and 28th in-person in San Francisco, and, of course, you can join online at Salesforce Plus. Just go to Salesforce.com/plus and register with a Trailblazer ID to join.

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