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Career Nation ShowEpisode 24 : Career Nation Show with Pamela SlimPamela Slim is an author, community builder, consultant and former corporate director of training and development at Barclays Global Investors. She focused her first decade in business on creating and delivering training programs for large companies such as HP, Charles Schwab, 3Com, Chevron and Cisco Systems.Since 2005, Pam has advised thousands of entrepreneurs as well as companies serving the small business market such as Infusionsoft, Progressive Insurance and Prezi.Pam partnered with author Susan Cain to build and launch the Quiet Revolution and the Quiet Leadership Institute.Pam is best known for her...
2021-11-0152 min
Career Nation ShowEpisode 23 : Career Nation Show with Guillermo DiazGuillermo Diaz, Jr., is a transformative global business leader and champion of inclusion and diversity. He is the CEO of Kloudspot Inc., an innovative AI and IoT analytics platform.
G started his career with the US Navy, where he received a military scholarship. He completed his undergrad at Regis University in Colorado.
He has been in senior IT leadership positions at Silicon Graphics, Ingram micro, Johnson, and Johnson. After that, he moved to Cisco, where he was the chief information officer.
Guillermo is a highly accomplished senior executive and champion of diversity and...
2021-02-0350 minCareer Nation ShowEpisode 22 : Career Nation Show with Mark Victor Hansen and Crystal Dwyer HansenMark Victor Hansen is probably best known as the co-author for the Chicken Soup for the Soul book series and brand, setting world records in book sales, with over 500 million books sold. Mark also worked his way into a worldwide spotlight as a sought-after keynote speaker, and entrepreneurial marketing maven, creating a stream of successful people who have created massive success for themselves through Mark’s unique teachings and wisdom.Crystal Dwyer Hansen is an international speaker, researcher, corporate consultant, author, and entrepreneur. Her expertise is in the fi...
2020-11-2500 minCareer Nation ShowEpisode 21 : Career Nation Show with Gautam Ganglani"I turned to my dad for his advice. He told me there are 3 steps to take whenever you face a challenge: surround yourself with the right people — learn continuously — take action.I soon changed schools, applied my dad’s advice, and my outlook on life changed. Since that day, I have only looked back to remember these golden words, so whenever I experience a challenge I look to connect with the right people, learn from people, books, videos, or courses and take action. This helps give me clarity, focus, direction, and a positive breakthrough.I re...
2020-10-2200 minCareer Nation ShowUnapologetically Ambitious: Shellye Archambeau on creating your own luck, beating the impostor syndrome, Trillion Dollar Coach and planning your career"The difference between a dream and a goal is a timeline and a plan." Shellye Archambeau is a Silicon Valley leader, who is one of High Tech's first female African American CEOs. She has been featured frequently in Forbes and New York Times and Business Insider and has been an executive at IBM, CEO of blockbuster.com, and then the turnaround CEO for a Silicon Valley startup, which is now MetricStream, a global leader and governance risk and compliance software. She currently serves as Fortune 500 board member and holds board seats at Verizon, Nordstrom, Roper Technologies, and Okta. Her...
2020-10-0133 minCareer Nation ShowUnlock! the modern and practical career leadership playbook is hereAbhijeet talks about his new book Unlock! the modern and practical career leadership playbook to navigate disruptive times.
2020-07-1015 minCareer Nation ShowBrian Lillie: playbook for CIOs, leadership during COVID19 and life philosophy“When you’re passionate about getting to the right answer or doing a great job, you’re not there to just get by. You want to approach it with energy and passion. Otherwise, that’s not a life worth living.”– Brain Lillie, Career Nation Show, Episode 18.Brian Lillie is a U.S. Air Force veteran; he has been the Chief Product Officer, Chief Customer Officer, and Chief Information Officer at leading tech companies like Equinix. He has led Sales Operations, Program Management and IT organizations at Verisign, Silicon Graphics. He is an innovative t...
2020-06-091h 12Career Nation ShowCareer Nation Show: Six Foot World with Rajesh Setty“It’s not the rules that have changed, but the game itself. Your mastery of rules, strategies, and tactics in the earlier game is suddenly relegated to near-irrelevance. This is metaphorically what will be happening with the world as a result of COVID-19.”- Six Foot world, Rajesh SettyIn its 17th episode, Career Nation Show hosts a repeated guest, Mr. Rajesh Setty, where he talks about his new book, Six Foot World. Rajesh Setty is an entrepreneur who has founded several successful startups, an author of severa...
2020-05-1354 minCareer Nation ShowCareer Nation show with Eric Siegel“It is an extremely powerful technology that helps us automate mass scale decisions. It's sort of the implementation of private and public policies and automation and mechanization of those societal functions. It brings up a lot of ethical issues around social justice and how this affects all the people about whom decisions are being made., says Eric Seigel in episode 15 of the Career Nation ShowHere are some of the highlights from this episode:Why the term AI is misleading?What is predictive analytics? How does it work?Ho...
2020-02-2044 minCareer Nation ShowEpisode 15: Career Nation show with Rohit Bhargava"If you can see things that nobody else sees, by consuming the information that they don't, you can make yourself indispensable. Because that way, you end up having better, bigger ideas.", says Rohit Bhargava in episode 15 of Career Nation Show.Rohit Bhargava is the founder of the Non-Obvious Company. He is an innovation and marketing expert, marketing strategist, author, teacher, and keynote speaker.Here are some highlights from this episode:> Non-obvious megatrends> Power of observation> Protective technology> Skill development> Flux commerce> Developing...
2020-02-0628 minCareer Nation ShowEpisode 14: Career Nation Show with Charlie Gilkey"We didn't commit as much as we could have because we were afraid of what might happen if we win. What are our notions of success that keeps us from doing meaningful work and making the change? We've talked enough about the fear of failure. Let's talk about the fear of success.", says Charlie Gilkey in episode 14 of Career Nation Show. Charlie Gilkey is a US army veteran, business growth strategist, author, speaker, and entrepreneur. Here are some highlights from this episode:+ Why smart people struggle and...
2020-01-1456 minCareer Nation ShowPredictions for 2020 and BeyondHello every one, here are the top 10 predictions for 2020 and beyond across tech, politics and more including • Big Tech breakup! Really? • How startups, SaaS and subscription companies will evolve • Unicorns…here, there, everywhere• AI and jobs (Who moved my cheese?) • Climate change…its about time • …and many moreWhat do you think?
2020-01-1012 minCareer Nation ShowEp 13: Career Nation show with Don MacLennan"We are not at peak SaaS, subscription shift is happening in tech and other industries. And its not just a technology shift, it is a fundamental business model shift.", says Don MacLennan in episode 13 of Career Nation Show.Don MacLennan is the SVP of Engineering & Product at Barracuda. And he shares great perspectives on the Tech landscape and shares amazing career advice.Here are some highlights from this episode:+ How subscription business model shift is happening in tech+ How to find great mentors and be a great mentor+...
2019-12-2740 min2019-12-0528 minCareer Nation ShowEp: 11 Career Nation show with Maria Kellis“Once you find your center, everything becomes quiet. Then you can start observing life unfolding as a rotating pattern around you”, says Maria Kellis, in Episode 11 of Career Nation show.Maria Kellis is a researcher, business consultant, entrepreneur, author, and teacher. A triple major from MIT, she runs a consulting firm that combines business and spirituality. In this video, she talks about going “From Burned Out to Fired Up!” and shares insights about life, meditation, wisdom, and career.Here are some highlights from this episode...
2019-11-2141 minCareer Nation ShowEp 10: Career Nation show with Rajesh SettyRajesh Setty is an entrepreneur, author and teacher, who own half a dozen companies in USA & India.In this video, he shares insights about life, career, and secrets to success.• How his book got rejected by publishers for 159 times andhow 160th time become magical.• Hammer & nail strategy.• Why entrepreneurship is a team sport.• How important are stories in life?• How to become more self-aware?• Why smart people get stuck?• How can people go about having a side hustle and at thesame time sort of capitalizin...
2019-11-071h 17Career Nation Show“Partnering is critical for any company to succeed in today’s world,” Gregory FoxGregory Fox is a Technology Alliances leader, former CMO, Advisor, Keynote Speaker, and a LinkedIn Power Profile.He is currently the General Manager of the WorkSpan Networking & Communications business. In this video, he shares his insights around Tech alliances:• Why partnering is critical for any company to succeed in today’s world.• Evolution of alliances and ecosystems• What kind of career opportunities are available in the Alliances and Partner space.• How LinkedIn helps with networking and career opportunities.• Touchy topic: Trade...
2019-10-2345 minCareer Nation Show"Confuse your body to get fit", despite your crazy work schedule: Fitness Professional and Certified Personal Trainer Cody MillerAs we make onward and upward progress in our careers, let's not forget how important physical fitness is to sustain our professional growth.Cody Miller is a Fitness Professional and Certified Personal Trainer with past experience working with the San Francisco 49ers. And he now trains Tech folks in Silicon Valley.Cody drops several nuggets in this episodeFitness is a journey not a destinationConfusing your body: how this concept will help to build body fitnessHow making small change can have dramatic effects on your body; for example changing the weights or changing the...
2019-09-1337 minCareer Nation Show"Customer Success is a bigger opportunity than Marketing Automation", Shreesha Ramdas, CEO Strikedeck and now SVP @ Medallia"Customer Success will be an even bigger opportunity than marketing automation". Shreesha Ramdas joins us in Ep 7 of the Career Nation Show. He was the CEO of Strikedeck, a Customer Success SaaS platform, and now SVP at Medallia after the acquisition. Shreesha is a successful serial entrepreneur and shares many nuggets during the showHe shares his remarkable career journey from being an engineer to leading startups that have had successful existsHow he looks forward to meeting people "we learn more from people than we learn from browsers".How companies...
2019-08-2839 minCareer Nation Show"Does Culture Matter"? Diane Adams, Chief Culture and People Officer at SprinklrDoes culture matter? Diane Adams, Chief Culture and People Officer at Sprinklr joins us to answer this question and shares amazing career advice on the Career Nation ShowHere are some highlights from the episodeDiane shares her career journeyWhy is culture important?How is culture important during the hiring process?How the interviewing process at Sprinklr ensures alignment between new hires' values and the company's values and cultureDiane's favorites: apps, books, quotes and restaurant!Her advice to Career Nation: " Do You" be yourself and be authentic
2019-08-0140 minCareer Nation ShowJonathan Copulsky: marketing and branding in a digital era"Our job as marketer is not to make things easy to sell. It is to make it easy for customers to buy." Jonathan Copulsky joins us in the next episode of Career Nation Show. He is the former Chief Marketing Officer at Deloitte, co-author of The Technology Fallacy and faculty member at NorthWestern University.Here are some highlights from the discussionJonathan's career journeyWhat's the role of marketing in a new subscription-centric world where customers will "try and buy" new productsHow customer make certain 'habits' over a period of time and how marketers...
2019-07-1240 minCareer Nation ShowSusan Choi, Wellness Expert, "Managing stress in the corporate workplace" "Stress doesn't happen to us, stress happens by us".Stress is so common in the workplace and yet we rarely talk about it.Susan Choi is a leading Wellness Expert and former management consultant. She joins us to break down workplace stress and ways to address it.Susan shares many nuggets:Her career journey and a pivot to completely changing her career towards a stress management and wellness expertHow burnout is a real and serious issue to deal withWhat are specific symptoms of stress to watch out forWhat is the fact...
2019-06-2734 minCareer Nation ShowJoe Pinto, Chief Customer Experience Officer @ Pure StorageThe legendary Joe Pinto joins us in the next episode of Career Nation Show. He is the Chief Customer Experience Officer at Pure Storage and *the* industry guru on technical services.John Chambers once said (I'm paraphrasing): I have not seen any leader reinvent himself more times than Joe Pinto.Joe shares some amazing nuggets; How customer experience is all about the lifecycle and how services plays a role in helping customers across the lifecycleCreating recurring value for customers to get recurring revenueHow to build an amazing culture in a global organizationHow to...
2019-06-2129 minCareer Nation ShowKaren Mangia, VP Customer Insights @ SalesforceKaren Mangia, VP Customer Insights @ SalesForce and author of “Success with Less” joins us in this episode to share some amazing career insights. Here are some of my favorite parts of the show 1. Karen's career journey: "I did not choose a high tech career, a high tech career chose me" 2. Customer insights @ scale: how she leverages her prior sales leadership experience to develop customer insights and trends that drive key actions across the company 3. Fueling growth: How customer insights help her to "test" new concepts in a high growth SaaS comp...
2019-06-1327 minCareer Nation ShowSheila Jordan, Chief Information Officer @ SymantecThe first episode of Career Nation Show is here! Sheila Jordan, CIO of Symantec and author of “You are NOT ruining your kids” joins us to share her amazing career journey. Here are my favorite parts of the interview:1. How a modern CIO bridges business and technology to create value2. Why Security is so critical and why it is exciting to work in this space3. How she came to writing her book “You are NOT ruining your kids”: a great guide for work...
2019-06-0630 min