Blazing Trails

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Representation Matters: Aligning Your Career with Your Purpose Sep 09, 2021

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Aligning your career to your purpose in life is a key element to professional longevity and satisfaction. Understanding that your work can be more than just a means to an end leads to a more fulfilled life.

The powerful voices of Carla Harris, Vice Chairman and Managing Director at Morgan Stanley; Morgan DeBaun, Founder and CEO of Blavity, Inc; and Trevear Thomas, U.S. Leader for Mergers and Acquisitions at Deloitte, share their decades of wisdom on aligning the personal and professional. Whether you are in a key executive role at a large Fortune 500 company or an entrepreneur with a young startup, the work you do can be fulfilling fiscally and emotionally. Following a deeper purpose that feeds your heart will guide you in finding your voice and succeeding in life and work.

Up Next in Commerce: How Stitch Fix Relies on Data Science to Build the Perfectly Personalized eCommerce Experience Sep 01, 2021

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Style is a very personal part of what makes someone who they are. The way you dress is a reflection of who you are or who you want to be, and what speaks to you may be totally foreign to the next person. Knowing all of that, it’s understandable if you believe that something as personal and experience-driven as style could never be boiled down to data points or plugged into an algorithm. But… you’d be wrong.

At Stitch Fix, a combination of human stylists, powerful AI, and behind-the-scenes technology has created a winning model that delivers a personalized online shopping and styling experience straight to clients’ homes. A powerful data science team is one of the key reasons that Stitch Fix has been able to launch its valuation into the billions. Stephanie Yee is the VP of Data Science at Stitch Fix, and on this episode, we feature her conversation on the Up Next in Commerce podcast. She explains all the ways that data and technology are being put to use to create the best customer experience possible.

If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to subscribe to Up Next in Commerce wherever you listen to podcasts!

How to Learn Like an Olympian: A Conversation with Mike McIntyre Aug 25, 2021

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Joining the podcast today is former Olympian and current business consultant Mike McIntyre. Mike won gold in the 1988 Summer Olympics in the Star Class Sailing Competition, and since that experience, he’s been helping companies around the world streamline and grow their businesses for over 20 years. Today, he talks about what it takes to compete at the Olympic level, including how to work well under pressure, and how to take those lessons into business and into life. Plus, Mike shares his journey becoming a Salesforce consultant and what it’s been like mentoring his daughter who has followed his Olympic footsteps.

Marketing Trends: Understanding VICE Media Group’s Role as a Global Brand with CMO, Nadja Bellan-White Aug 18, 2021

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In an ever-evolving world full of raw and untapped potential, brands require a CMO who can keep up and take charge. That’s why when VICE Media Group was in search of its first Global CMO, Nadja Bellan-White was at the top of the list. For more than a quarter-century, Nadja has used her voice proactively to challenge brands to think differently, think creatively, but most importantly to think about how they can make an impact in their communities.

On this special episode, we feature Nadja's conversation from the Marketing Trends podcast. Nadja details why she was excited to accept the challenge of running a marketing team trusted with pushing VICE’s vast portfolio forward. Plus, Nadja details why marketers are in the midst of a renaissance and must alter the way data powers their decision-making.

If you enjoyed today's episode, be sure to subscribe to Marketing Trends wherever you get your podcasts!

Imposter Syndrome and How to Build Self Confidence: A Conversation with Kelvin Beachum and Ebony Beckwith Aug 11, 2021

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What is impostor syndrome? And how do you overcome it?

Whether you are feeling it in your life or career, self-doubt can be debilitating.

On today’s special episode, we feature a conversation from the Salesforce show #BossTalks with Ebony Beckwith. Ebony is the Chief Philanthropy Officer of Salesforce, and she is joined by NFL athlete Kelvin Beachum for a discussion about self-doubt and impostor syndrome.

Kelvin shares his personal struggles with negative self-talk, and he and Ebony discuss ways to silence that voice and build confidence. They also discuss how to mentor those who may be feeling impostor syndrome and share tips for teaching children to lead with confidence from a young age.

Why Data and A.I. is at the Intersection of Sports and Science with Intel’s Jonathan Lee Aug 04, 2021

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Today, technology is an integral part of the sports landscape. In fact, it’s become so ingrained in American sports that data and algorithms are part of pretty much every broadcast and in every locker room.

Technology is now used to predict win probability, analyze launch angles of home runs, and track shot charts of NBA superstars. But technology isn’t just used to build a better viewing experience. It is also being dropped into the hands of coaches to do things like perfect a runner's stride and track every moment from the beginning of a sprint to the final lunge across the finish line.

On this episode of Blazing Trails, we feature a conversation from the IT Visionaries podcast with guest Johnathan Lee. Johnathan is the director of sports performance technology for the Olympic technology group at Intel, and today, he talks about how his department worked to enhance 3D tracking technology ahead of the 2021 Olympic games in Tokyo. Plus, he dives into the countless other applications for these types of algorithms and data.

If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to subscribe to IT Visionaries wherever you get your podcasts!

How To Build Successful Partnerships with Nonprofits: A Conversation with Khali Sweeney and Jessica Hauser Jul 28, 2021

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In 2007, Khali Sweeney was on a mission - he had a vision for a unique youth program that combined education with boxing. Today, that vision has come to life in the form of Downtown Boxing Gym in Detroit. But the startup process wasn’t always smooth sailing (it never is), and a lot of lessons were hard learned.

Today, Khali joins the podcast, along with Executive Director of Downtown Boxing Gym, Jessica Hauser, to discuss how companies can build successful partnerships with non-profits. He and Jessica touch on the importance of building a team early on, why shared mission is vital when pursuing partnerships with businesses, and the different ways businesses and nonprofits can work together to leave a lasting impact on those in need.

Leading with Diversity Top of Mind: A Conversation with Brittani Marie and Shane Snow Jul 21, 2021

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Brittani Marie, Lead Brand Editor at Salesforce, and Shane Snow, founder of Contently, discuss how their time working together at Contently taught them important lessons about inclusion and diversity. They talk about Shane’s dream team framework, why Brittani values “team agreements,” and why it’s okay as a leader to not always have all the answers. Plus, they explain how to have honest conversations about diversity in the workplace, and what it means to look for micro opportunities to be inclusive.

Internet Security and Building Trust-A Conversation with Taher Elgamal Jul 14, 2021

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A decade ago, trusting a brand meant trusting the quality, consistency, and delivery of their service or product. While that still rings true today, now trust between consumer and company relies heavily on a new pillar: trusting that the brand is protecting your data.

With data leaks, breaches, and hacks becoming increasingly more sophisticated, who better to invite on than Taher Elgamal, known as the “father of SSL” -- the encryption that makes the websites we visit secure. Taher joins the show for a discussion about the past, present, and future of cybersecurity. He talks about his background in the industry, why stopping ransomware requires a game of catch up, and what should be top of mind for CIOs and CTOs today.

How Companies Can Help End the Global Cycle of COVID-19: A Conversation with Ana Navarro and Dr. Geeta Nayyer Jul 07, 2021

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“We are in this together.” That’s the key message Ana Navarro and Dr. Geeta Nayyar want to send in today’s episode.

Ana is an American political strategist who appears regularly on CNN, Telemundo, and The View and Dr. G, Chief Medical Officer at Salesforce. They joined Producer Rachel Levin to discuss the impact of the COVID-19 crisis worldwide, the role private and public partnerships can play in helping deliver vaccines to countries in need, and what individuals can do to help. Plus, they talk about the future of telehealth and what employers should consider when thinking about bringing employees back to work.

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