Reimagine Technology At Work

Sarah Shin shares how changing employee expectations on Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG),  AI and DEI are changing work with insights from Cloudera's new studLimitless: The Positive Power of AI study. You can subscribe to the podcast, the newsletter  and view additional content at https://reimaginehybridwork.comSocial links for your hosts and the guest(s)You can find Sarah’s corporate blog at https://blog.cloudera.com/author/sarah-shin/Her book recommendation can be found here. You can find the research report here: https://www.cloudera.com/campaign/limitless-the-positive-power-of-ai.htmlYou can follow Maribel Lopez on Twitter at @MaribelLopez and LinkedIN https://www.linkedin.com/in/maribellopez/You can follow Sarah Shin on  LinkedIN at https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-shin-24ab165/

Marketing continues to be a key strategic element of any business plan. In this episode, we talk about several strategies for improving engagement with Contentsquare's CMO, Niki Hall. You can follow her on Twitter at @NikiHalland LinkedIn at  https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikizhall/Follow me on Twitter at @MaribelLopez and https://www.linkedin.com/in/maribellopez/

Everyone needs a digital strategy. In this podcast, Neil Miller of theDigitalWorkplace.com shares his thoughts on the five elements your company must master to support hybrid work. Please subscribe to the podcast and follow me at: http://twitter.com/MaribelLopezhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/maribellopez/You can follow Neil on Twitter @NeilMiller3000 & LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/neilamiller/

What has change in enterprise mobility. Are new industries adopting mobile? Is 5G hot?  In this podcast, Chris Balcik, the  Vice President and Head of Mobile B2B at Samsung Electronics America shares his perspectives on changes in the market. Chris Balcik Bio:With over 26 years’ experience, including management consulting with the Department of Defense and other Federal clients, Chris has deep expertise in organizational transformation and the role of technology. Prior to his current role, he led Federal government sales for Samsung’s Mobile B2B division. Prior to that, he assisted public and private sector clients including the FAA, DNI and DoD on complex, large-scale systems engineering and technology transformations, concept of operations design, program management, business case analysis, and business process optimization. Prior to entering the civilian workforce, Chris was an Officer in the United States Air Force leading Command and Control support to military operations.Check out other enterprise mobile trends content from Samsung here. 

In this episode, we discuss the differences between cloud file storage and traditional storage systems. We discuss the challenge of performance and distributed data.  Dave also shares strategies for how companies should approach data in remote work and recovery issues from ransomware attack Bio: David Grant, President at NasuniDavid Grant is responsible for all field operations, which include sales, marketing, alliances, professional services, customer success and experience.Dave is a veteran marketer with 20 years of experience in senior leadership roles at software companies – from startups to multibillion-dollar operations. He joined Nasuni from Veeam Software, where he was the senior vice president of global marketing. Prior to Veeam, he served as the vice president, marketing at VMware. Dave also served as the CMO at two startups. Desktone, acquired by VMware, and Watchfire, acquired by IBM. Dave has a master’s in finance from Dalhousie University and a bachelor’s in marketing from Saint Mary’s University.You can find Dave on social media at :LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dgrant4/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/dgrant4 You can learn more about Nasuni at: https://www.nasuni.com/ 

Unified communications, collaboration and contact center technologies have changed as we’ve moved toward distributed work. In this episode we discuss some of the current and upcoming trends in these markets. Bio Mitel’s Chief Marketing Officer, Venkat Nagaswamy, is a seasoned, highly strategic marketing and demand generation executive with a proven track record of growth and success through building great teams. As Chief Marketing Officer, Nagaswamy is responsible for Mitel’s global marketing motions, including demand generation, field marketing, corporate brand, and analyst relations. He has deep expertise in data-driven go-to-market functions, with a focus on B2B marketing in enterprise communications and SaaS organizations.Prior to joining Mitel, Nagaswamy was Global Vice President of Marketing at 8x8, where he successfully led the digital transformation of that company’s marketing functions. Nagaswamy was also co-founder and CEO of Mariana, a pioneering AI for marketing technology company that used deep learning to identify, target and engage B2B customers. Previously, he also held leadership positions at Juniper Networks and McKinsey and Company. Nagaswamy has an MBA from the University of Michigan’s Stephen M. Ross School of Business, a Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology, and a BTech in Mechanical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras.

Executives need to define how their organization will support the a mixture of hybrid work, remote work and full-time office workers. In 2021, 3M rolled out a strategy it called Work Your Way. In this conversation with 3M's Kathryn Coleman, we discuss the lessons the company has learned over that past year as it's put this strategy into place. You can read more about the strategy here.Bio  Dr. Kathryn J. Coleman has over 20 years of experience in talent acquisition, diversity, strategy, policy, and project management.  As Senior Vice President of Talent, Learning, and Insights, she leads a global cross-functional team that brings together experts to provide world-class workforce and talent planning that attract, develop and support the retention and progression of talent. Additional responsibilities include oversight for HR Business Partners globally. Her previous 3M roles include, Vice President of Talent Planning, Acquisition and Assessment, Vice President, Strategy and Culture, Global Director, HR PMO and Master Black Belt, Global Director, Virtual Experience, Technology & Employee Development, Global Director, Talent Acquisition and Onboarding, Global Talent Acquisition Strategy Manager and US Talent Acquisition Operations Manager.Prior to joining 3M, Dr. Coleman held several leadership roles in the public and private sector including Senior Manager, Talent Acquisition at SUPERVALU, Director of Diversity Initiatives at the Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota and Director of Admissions for Recruiting at William Mitchell College of Law.    Dr. Coleman earned her Ph.D. in Educational Policy and Administration from the University of Minnesota, a M.A. in Counseling and Student Personnel Psychology from the University of Minnesota, and a B.A. in Psychology from Macalester College.   She has served on several local and national boards including The Conference Board, Career Development Practitioners Council, National Black MBA Association- Twin Cities Chapter, National Society of Hispanic MBAs, the Urban League- Twin Cities, and The Consortium for Graduate Study in Management.  In 2015, Dr. Coleman received the Peter C. Thorpe Leadership Award, recognizing her leadership as a corporate champion of ethnic diversity.   She also served on the board of the YWCA Minneapolis; whose mission is to eliminate racism, empower women and girls, and promote peace, justice, freedom and dignity for all.  

In this podcast with Accenture's Christie Smith, we discuss the organizational learnings from the company's recent book Radically Human and the  changes in required to successfully navigate the future of work.  Her bio:Christie Smith is the global lead of Talent & Organization/Human Potential at Accenture. Christie joined Accenture in 2020 to lead and expand the transformation offerings that address the complex change management challenges facing CEOs, C-suites and boards, and assumed leadership of global Talent & Organization/Human Potential in March 2021. In 2022, she became Accenture’s Executive Pride Sponsor, representing and promoting LGBTIQ+ equality at the highest level of the organization. Previously, Christie was with Apple where she was the global vice president for Inclusion & Diversity (I&D), I&D business partners and I&D solutions. She managed the global expansion of the function and the team in all regions and countries where Apple had offices and retail stores. Her leadership at Apple was integral to iconic products such as Memoji, iPhone Camera and iOS software in multiple languages. In addition, at Apple, she was instrumental in the growth of female and underrepresented minorities, expansion of scalable solutions in recruiting, global pay equity and compensation, and development of leaders. Prior to her role at Apple, Christie served as interim CHRO at Grail, a start-up cancer detection company, and was a principal with Deloitte Consulting. As a national Human Capital leader at Deloitte, she was responsible for working with global clients on their talent management, organizational design, workforce planning, compensation strategies, I&D and HR technology solutions. In this role, Christie led large-scale technology implementations, change management, risk and communication strategies. She also has deep expertise in CEO consulting around global talent strategies, along with CEO succession and executive team structure, management and capability. As a strategist, she led new product offering strategies for Deloitte in the United States and global markets, including the development of customer strategy in BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India and China) and EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) countries. As part of her strategic framework, she leveraged deep data analytics to drive predictive socioeconomic and political factors that would impact business and market strategies. Her leadership in business development and expansion includes being the west region managing principal of Deloitte Consulting, where she led growth in consulting, technology, human capital and strategy. She also led Deloitte’s west region Life Sciences industry practice. Christie was part of the leadership team that drove expansion of Deloitte Consulting into China and greater APAC. Christie also was responsible for the founding and leadership of the Deloitte University Centers for Inclusion and Community Impact. She has been covered by The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Harvard Business Review, Fortune, Forbes and CNN. Christie has been recognized as a Most Influential Woman in San Francisco (2012-2015), Women to Watch from Diversity Magazine (2012), Top 50 Diversity Leader (2020) and a leader in Fast Company’s Queer 50 list (2021). She is a member of the Committee of 200 (C200) and World 50 Women.Her recommendations:https://mastersofscale.com podcast Michael Gervais on Finding Mastery“Radically Human: How New Technology is Transforming Business and Shaping Our Future” by Paul R. Daugherty and H. James Wilson.”

In this podcast, we discuss opportunities and challenges in managing a hybrid workplace. Allison Dew is Chief Marketing Officer for Dell Technologies. In this role, Allison is directly responsible for the global marketing organization, strategy, and all aspects of Dell Technologies marketing efforts including brand and creative, product marketing, communications, digital, and field and channel marketing.Allison believes in combining creative excellence with data-driven decision-making in service of business outcomes and greater customer relevance.Since joining Dell Technologies in 2008, she has been instrumental in Dell Technologies marketing transformation, leading an emphasis on data-driven marketing, customer understanding and integrated planning. Most recently, she led marketing for Dell Technologies Client Solutions Group. Previously, Allison held marketing leadership roles at Microsoft. She also worked agency side in both a regional advertising shop in Tokyo, Japan, and an independent multi-cultural agency in New York.Allison holds an MBA from the Wharton School, an MA in International Studies with a concentration in Japanese, and a BA in French and Japanese, both from the University of Pennsylvania.Follow us on social at:You can follow me on social at https://www.linkedin.com/in/maribellopez/ and on Twitter @MaribelLopezYou can follow Allison Dew at https://www.linkedin.com/in/allison-dew-45875035/ and on Twitter @alliedewsays

 Kristyn Emenecker is Playvox’s Chief Product & Strategy Officer.Kristyn’s role at Playvox is to lead product strategy and to create innovative and modern solutions that deliver increased, differentiated value to customers. Playvox is a contact center provider, serving more than 300 all-digital contact centers (text / chat / messaging only) as well as hundreds of businesses via voice solutions. Kristyn has been a leading voice in the customer experience and contact center industry for more than 20 years. She has honed her love for the customer in various senior leadership roles across SaaS product/ technology, operational, consulting, sales/marketing, and corporate strategy at companies including NICE inContact, Mercom, and TPG TeleManagement. Most recently she served as SVP Product Strategy for Verint, where she was responsible for product and go-to-market strategy globally for Verint’s broad portfolio of 30+ customer engagement solutions. When she’s not defining product strategy, she can be found whipping up something delicious in her kitchen or cheering on the Philadelphia Eagles.  Results from Playvox’s most recent survey, which shows that despite continued pushes from managers to get agents back into an office, 55% said they’d look for another role if forced to return to an office setting.   https://www.playvox.com/ Where to find us:You can follow me on Twitter at http://twitter.com/MaribelLopez and LinkedIN at https://www.linkedin.com/in/maribellopez/You can followKristyn at Kristyn’s LinkedIn page: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kemenecker/and her Twitter page: https://twitter.com/livineden

Gayle Silverman is the Principal, Product Delivery Lead at TXI, a product innovation firm that delivers engaging experiences and custom software. Within the healthcare, retail, manufacturing, and education sectors, TXI partners with clients from startups to Fortune 100s to fuel growth by giving users the digital products they want to use.Below are links to the articles mentioned in the podcastKinetic Learning: Learn to love self-conferencingNormalizing hybrid workHow to survive Zoom fatigue and thrive: A checklist for better meetingsThere really should be an 'I' in team: The team agreementBook recommendations: https://txidigital.com/insights/8-books-to-help-you-innovate-better andCrucial Conversations by Joseph Grenny, Kerry Patterson, Ron McMillan, Al Switzler and Emily Gregory Follow us on social at:You can follow me on social at https://www.linkedin.com/in/maribellopez/ and on Twitter @MaribelLopezYou can follow  Gayle at https://www.linkedin.com/in/gaylebsilverman/

BioHe is the Co-Founder of Caffeine Interactive Technologies, an agency that focuses on planning strategies and architecture, ensuring that software implementations are straightforward based on clear ways to measure success. He enjoys working with clients to build the right technology, whether it's a multi-tiered mobile app built with React and Laravel or a simple website based on WordPress. He received his Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering from Texas A&M University.Dustin is proud to work with some of the most talented business analysts and developers in the industry. He is a solopreneur and has grown his company based on a 100% remote team which has been thriving for the last eight years.Follow us on social at:You can follow me on social at https://www.linkedin.com/in/maribellopez/ and on Twitter @MaribelLopezYou can follow Dustin at https://www.linkedin.com/in/dustinbdevries/ and on Twitter @dustindevries

AI impacts our jobs and our lives. I asked Peter Scott to share his thoughts on the challenges  and opportunities for AI.  Peter Scott (AI leader and author of Artificial Intelligence and You) is an expert on all things AI, Peter Scott is on a mission to help us to get along with artificial intelligence. He has givenTEDx talks, spoken to audiences as diverse as transformational leaders, executives, and British parliamentarians, and created a program to train coaches in helping clients become resilient to exponential disruption. A Master’s degree in computer science from Cambridge University led him to spend more than thirty years working for NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, helping advance our exploration of space. A parallel pursuit of the human development field as a certified coach positioned him to recognize and address technological disruption. The births of his children brought him into a mission, to help people understand, use, and advance AI for the betterment of all.In 2020, Scott started the Artificial Intelligence and You Podcast, bringing together expert guests as diverse as politicians, CEOs, philosophers, developers, and artists to help audiences understand this incredibly complex thing called AI. He has recorded over 100 episodes and generated an audience of more than 1,000 listeners. Scott is also the founder of Next Wave Institute, an international educational organization teaching how to understand and leverage AI to thrive through technological disruption.Where to find us:You can follow me on Twitter at http://twitter.com/MaribelLopez and LinkedIN at https://www.linkedin.com/in/maribellopez/You can find Peter at https://twitter.com/peterjscott

I've tried many things but meeting free days provide the focused time to take certain projects to the next level and create more structure in your week. Give it a try and let me know what you think at podcast@lopezresearch.com. Also what topics would you like to hear more about on the podcast?You can follow me on social at http://twitter.com/MaribelLopez and https://www.linkedin.com/in/maribellopez/

In this episode, I ask Susan Hunt Stevens, the founder and CEO of WeSpire, to discuss the methods and tools to  tackle opportunities  such as ESG, DEI and employee engagement.  About SusanSusan Hunt Stevens is the Founder & CEO of WeSpire,, an award-winning employee experience technology that drives environmental, social, and governance (ESG) outcomes by engaging people in activities that align with their passion and purpose. After her son was diagnosed with serious food allergies, she founded WeSpire to leverage her digital behavior change expertise to help people embrace healthier and more sustainable lifestyles and to create a more equitable and inclusive work culture. Susan was named an EY Entrepreneur of the Year for New England, a Woman of Influence by the Boston Business Journal, and to the Environmental Leader 100 list. Prior to WeSpire, she spent 9 years at The New York Times Company, most recently as SVP/General Manager for Boston.com, a $60M digital media division. She has an MBA from The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth, where she was named a Tuck Scholar, and graduated with high honors from Wesleyan University.You can follow her at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/huntstevens/ and https://twitter.com/huntstevens

AI Automation is a hot topic in enterprise IT circles but getting it right requires more than a set of Robotic Process Automation tools. In this podcast, I speak with Anisha Biggers from NTT DATA Services on the how and why of automation.  We discuss topics such as return on value versus return on investment. Where to find us:You can follow me on Twitter at http://twitter.com/MaribelLopez and LinkedIN at https://www.linkedin.com/in/maribellopez/You can follow Anisha at  https://www.linkedin.com/in/anishapbiggers/

The future of the workplace looks different in a post COVID world. In this podcast, we discuss a changes in the workplace and how to to build a new culture with Paula Ratliff. She  is the President of Women Impact Tech where she leads strategic direction and daily operations. Paula has spent the past 20 years architecting and leading teams that provide workforce solutions for staffing, RPO, MSP and consulting services for Fortune 500 companies in North America and globally. She has led corporate supplier diversity, sustainability, and diversity and inclusion initiatives throughout her career. Women Impact Tech has allowed Paula to bridge her industry expertise and passion for diversity and inclusion into one leadership role. Paula loves to live life to the fullest with her wife and their young daughter and son.

In this episode, we talk about the changes in hiring such as how do we find and assess talent. Is is 9-5 a thing and is there a better way to find contract labor. We also touch on AI and diversity and inclusion. BioTim Rowley is CTO and COO at PeopleCaddie, a digital talent marketplace focused exclusively on contract opportunities for highly skilled business professionals, where he oversees technology, marketing, finance, and operations. He has over 20 years of managerial experience, having previously been a Senior Vice President of eCommerce at Bank of America and a member of the founding team of 3PAR, acquired by HP in 2011. Mr. Rowley is a graduate of MIT and the Stanford Graduate School of Business.Social links for your hosts and the guest(s)You can follow Maribel Lopez on Twitter at @MaribelLopez and LinkedIN https://www.linkedin.com/in/maribellopez/You can find Tim on  LinkedIN https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-rowley-9273766/The book he recommended can be found here: https://jnd.org/the-design-of-everyday-things-revised-and-expanded-edition/

At Intel's VISION conference, Maribel Lopez interviewed Sachin Katti, the Chief Technology Officer for Intel’s Network and Edge Group, about the shifts he sees in embracing a distributed future of work.  As a CTO he is  tasked with setting the technology direction for Intel’s division focused on network and edge solutions. Sachin  shared a vision where networks and security solutions change as we move from a cloud-native world to an  “Edge-Native” world where  everything  becomes software-defined and programmable.

Sam is the owner of Tall Books, an Australian -based bookkeeping business. He is passionate about small business and the role he plays in assisting business owners to succeed. Sam is a member of the Institute of Certified Bookkeepers & the Institute of Public Accountants. When he’s not working Sam enjoys playing the piano, gaming, and learning new languages.In this interview, Sam shares insights on challenges and opportunities of responsible data use for small businesses owners.