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Episode 58: Life as a Sales Leader at Cisco Aug 25, 2021

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Join us for a conversation with one of Cisco’s Public Sector sales leaders - Gary DePreta. He’s an engineer by trade, consultant by instinct, and cultural leader by DNA. Learn why Gary truly feels he gets to wake up every day and help governments, schools, universities/colleges, and hospitals. He dives into what gives him that spark to chase his purpose, and we learn more about the incredible culture at Cisco.

Episode 57: Customer Spotlight: SCI Aug 11, 2021

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Our customers and partners always have a story to tell, and in this episode we're hearing about what it's like to manage an IT environment comprising thousands of sites. Scale has its challenges, but SCI has successfully leveraged technology from Cisco, including Meraki, to grow its business, as we'll hear from their Director of IT Security, Zac Fletcher.

Episode 56: Meraki in the Physical World Jul 28, 2021

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A lot has happened since Meraki technology evolved beyond networking. In today's episode we're looking at ways in which our smart cameras and environmental sensors are addressing modern challenges, and changing experiences for businesses, their customers and their employees.

Episode 55: Engineering Talent at Meraki Jul 14, 2021

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Join us for a conversation with Meraki's CTO - Bret Hull. He's been with the organization since 2010, and discusses the journey along with the changes and evolution of our engineering team through the years. Not only has he built a very successful engineering team in the US, but he has expanded the team globally. Bret’s story is an example of how we invest in our employees.

Episode 54: Tech Partner Spotlight: PlaceOS Jun 30, 2021

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As offices around the world come back to life, how can we ensure they work more safely and efficiently than before? Technology is ready to help, and PlaceOS is one of the companies working at the intersection of experiences, safety and sustainability in workspaces. In this discussion with the PlaceOS CIO, we look at the Meraki and other technology that's helping ensure we return to better offices.

Episode 53: Meraki showing PRIDE Jun 16, 2021

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June is Gay PRIDE month and we can't think of a better way to celebrate than to have some amazing Meraki employees on our episode today. Join us for a discussion with Daniel Jones, Kate Nicholson and Emily Sporl, who are a part of Meraki’s Employee Resource Group - QFAM (Queers And Friends At Meraki). We’ll be discussing an array of topics including a deeper dive into our QFAM ERO and the progress of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (known as LGBTQ) efforts. Also taking time to acknowledge the darker moments and the struggle against discrimination. This conversation is impactful, powerful, and important.

Episode 52: Leading Through Changing Times Jun 02, 2021

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Meraki VP of Marketing Rebecca Stone and VP of Sales Jason Pernell join Unboxed to discuss the dramatic pace of global transformation in digital technology, why business leaders need to embrace the changes that are coming, and how the upcoming Meraki Network event will set them up to thrive in the future hi-tech economy. Register for the Meraki Network, happening on June 16th: https://events.meraki.net/merakinetworkevent

Episode 51: Dive into Diversity and Inclusion May 19, 2021

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Jessica Gilbert (Meraki's head of Diversity and Collaboration) will take us through a conversation about Meraki's D&I efforts and how they play into Cisco's larger story. You'll learn more about our strategic partnerships, how to think more intentionally about inclusive behaviors, and you'll walk away with actionable steps to create a more inclusive team.

Episode 50: Lessons from the Campus May 05, 2021

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Join us for an insightful conversation with Jenna Linskens, Director of Learning & Innovative Technology of Ithaca College, on lessons learned in the last 14 months in higher education.

We hope you've enjoyed the first 50 episodes of Meraki Unboxed. Please keep your episode ideas and feedback coming by messaging our host on Twitter: @merakisimon or on the Meraki Community: community.meraki.com

Episode 49: Technology trends in Financial Services Apr 21, 2021

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Seemingly every industry is going through a technology based transformation, and Financial Services are no exception. In this episode we discuss what specific trends are shaping the new financial services world, and how Meraki and Cisco technology are playing their part.

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