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Emerging with Jamal RobinsonGoogle Cloud's Generative AI Specialist Discusses Role, Provides Career Advice | Luis Lopez EP 2.3Season 2 Episode 03 - Sr. Generative AI Specialist for Google Cloud with Luis LopezOn today's show we are speaking with Luis Lopez. Luis is a Sr. Generative AI Specialist working at Google Cloud, with experience having led teams focusing on AI and other emerging technologies at Amazon, Stripe and Blue Cross Blue Shield. Luis migrated from Ecuador to America and his parents were his role models, creating opportunities for Luis and giving him positive examples to follow. Luis has been a empathetic and curious technologist who asks himself those deep philosophical questions that...2024-03-0550 min
Emerging with Jamal RobinsonTina Tran. Global Business Development & Gaming Lead @ TikTokOn today's show we are speaking with Tina Tran. Tina is the global leader for Business Development and Gaming at TikTok. She's previously had roles as a Business Development executive at Microsoft and has led enterprise virtual reality partnerships globally for Meta's Reality Labs, formerly Facebook Reality Labs. She is a graduate of the Presidential Leadership Scholars Program, a partnership between the George H.W. Bush, George W. Bush, Bill Clinton and Lyndon Johnson presidential libraries and has had the honor of being one of 43 immigrants and refugees that President George W. Bush painted in h...2024-02-2042 min
Emerging with Jamal RobinsonInterviewing Google's Professional Services Leader for Career Advice | Charles Sherrard Jr EP 2.1Professional Services Delivery Management Lead for the US Central Region for Google Cloud with Charles Sherrard Jr. (Season 2 Episode 01)On today's show we are speaking with Charles Sherrard Jr. Charles is the Professional Services Delivery Management Lead for the US Central Region for Google Cloud Consulting. He has multi-cloud experience having also led a delivery teams as a practice manager at Amazon Web Services. In addition to cloud, he's taken on consulting and project management roles across companies like KBR, Exxon, Alert Logic and more. Charles is a native Houstonian and uniquely talented...2024-02-0645 min
Emerging with Jamal RobinsonStanford Professor, Amazon Web3 Biz Dev leader provides Career Insights | Brandon Middleton E1.10Our guest on todays show is Brandon Middleton. Brandon leads AI & Web3 business development at AWS with prior business development, sales and engineering experience across Cisco, Slalom, Microsoft and Google. Brandon is also an adjunct professor, who lectures at both Stanford University and University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign where he leads courses on the intersection of design, technology and social impact. Brandon was formally educated at University of California, Berkeley and Univ of Illinois where he received a Master's in Business Administration and an engineering degree.Brandon has advised companies like Twitch and Uber on their path...2023-06-0736 min
Emerging with Jamal RobinsonChief Marketing Officer Provides Her Story, Insights for a Marketing Career | Sandra Lopez (Microsoft, Adobe, Intel) E1.9Beinvenido al podcast emergente. Our guest on todays show is Sandra Lopez, an industry recognized Technology Executive with extensive experience in delivering and marketing next generation solutions. She's been a Chief Marketing Officer at Fortune 500 enterprises like Adobe, Intel, Microsoft and others. Sandra also cares deeply about creating diverse and inclusive cultures in the workforce.As a female Mexican American in tech, Sandra has been the recipient of numerous recognitions, including “Most Powerful Latina (Association of Latino Professionals For America)”, “Most Powerful Women in Tech” (National Diversity Council), “Top 10 Latina Executives”...2023-05-2447 min
Emerging with Jamal RobinsonAI, Web3 CEO Decodes Her Career, Working at Google, GitHub and with Barack Obama | Omoju Miller E1.8We are blessed to have our guest on todays show, Omoju Miller, the Founder and CEO of a Web3 services company, Fimio. In the past, she was Technical Advisor to the CEO at GitHub, spent time co-leading non-profit investment in Computer Science Education for Google, and served as a volunteer advisor to the Obama administration as a Presidential Innovation Fellow. Omoju has expertise in the area of machine learning and computational intelligence. Originally from Lagos, Nigeria, Omoju holds a doctoral degree in Computer Science Education from UC Berkeley.Omoju has an infectious personality that will make...2023-05-091h 10
Emerging with Jamal RobinsonLearn About Customer Success Manager's Career Paths at Microsoft from Director | Tanya Mahan-Rogers EP 1.7On today's show I speak with Tanya Mahan-Rogers, a Director of Customer Success at Microsoft covering the financial services sector. She is also the chair of Blacks at Microsoft, an employee resource group with over 4,000 employees and 22 chapters spread globally. Tanya has previously held leadership roles as an account manager, project manager, business development executive and client relationship manager with Pitney Bowes, TCG Consulting, Microsoft and others.Tanya shares her life's story detailing her journey to becoming the unapologetically authentic and bold leader she is today. I know you all are going to enjoy this conversation...2023-04-251h 20
Emerging with Jamal RobinsonLearn Snowflake Cloud & Data Sales Engineering's Career Paths & Skills Needed | Jonathan Martindale E1.6On today's show I speak with Jonathan Martindale, a trusted and awarded technical leader with over 20 years of experience in consulting and sales in the data space globally. He is currently a Senior Sales Engineer at Snowflake Computing focusing on mobilizing the world's data, and has previous Sales Engineering experience at Collibra and Informatica. His consultation experience was built across roles at Accenture, KPMG, Hitachi and Informatica with a focus on a range of industry sectors, including the public sector where Jonathan has had prior experience working with the United States Department of Defense and Australian Government. 2023-04-1138 min
Emerging with Jamal RobinsonLearn About Data Science Careers with AI and Machine Learning Platforms | Olalekan Faud Elesin (HRS Group) E1.5On todays show, I speak with Lekan Elesin, a technologist who has successfully delivered analytics, machine learning and artificial intelligence solutions across multiple continents and industry segments. He is currently the Director Data Platform and Architecture at HRS Group, helping to drive their strategy and vision for advanced analytics. Lekan previously led product direction for Data Science and AI Platforms as a product manager.Lekan is a competitor at heart, a gifted speaker, a storyteller and an empathetic leader who pushes his team to be the best versions of themselves. He also draws power from his...2023-03-2841 min
Emerging with Jamal RobinsonLife of a Microsoft Cloud Tech Seller, Career Path and Skills Needed | Sr. Director Ryan Jones E1.4On todays show, I speak with C. Ryan Jones, a Senior Director of Enterprise Industry Sales at Microsoft. He has a depth of sales experience and is currently leading a team of customer obsessed account managers focused on selling into Microsoft's top enterprise accounts. Ryan has previously led sales to the Navy, Marine Corps and Department of Defense at Verizon's Wireless and Enterprise Solutions divisions, and also provides sales coaching in the Adapt & Advance business he founded to help clients grow revenue, maximize profits and expand their business operations.Ryan is a servant leader, a board...2023-03-1441 min
Emerging with Jamal RobinsonDigital Ocean's Executive Product Manager's Perspective on Career Path, Needed Skills | André Bearfield (Digital Ocean) E1.3On todays show, I speak with André Bearfield, a Senior Director of Product Strategy at Digital Ocean (DO) driving the strategic direction for their product portfolio. He shares his experience joining DO and contributing to their growth from 200 person pre-IPO startup, to a post-IPO company with over 1,500 on staff. André also shares prior experience leading product at large enterprises like IBM and startups like BlueBox and Digital Forest.André is equally talented in the music studio as he is the boardroom. We discuss his love of music, which started at the age of 7, and how his pas...2023-02-2843 min
Emerging with Jamal RobinsonExec's Take on Career Path in Business Development at Amazon, Databricks, Cisco | Will Collins E1.2On todays show, I speak with Will Collins, a Senior Director & GM of Business Development and Alliances at Databricks covering strategic cloud partnerships. He previously led Business Development at Amazon Web Services, managing a global team and product portfolio of 20+ AI services. Will also led a business development org at Cisco, covering emerging mobile technologies like 5G.Will is a son, husband, father, brother and friend, all roles he's used to develop himself into a more empathetic leader and a man of integrity. Podcast Available on Following Platforms:SpotifyTunes / Apple PodcastsYouTubeGoogle PodcastsSoundcloudAmazon M...2023-02-1444 min
Emerging with Jamal RobinsonIntro to Emerging Podcast with Career Learnings from Leaders Covering Emerging Technologies | Jamal Robinson (Microsoft) E1.0Welcome to Emerging with Jamal Robinson!A bi-weekly podcast, you'll learn about new technologies and about the people behind those technologies as they examine their careers to extract actionable advice listeners can apply to advancing their careers and lives.On this first episode, the host welcomes the audience providing a background on the host, reason for creating the podcast and the podcast structure (e.g. cadence, show segments).Hope you all enjoy the show! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2023-01-3116 min
Emerging with Jamal RobinsonInvesting, Unicorns and NFL Career with Microsoft's Business Development Lead | Micah "Musa" Pellerin E1.1On todays show, I speak with Micah "Musa" Pellerin, a Senior Business Development Manager covering High Tech Unicorns at Microsoft (unicorns being startups valued at over $1B). Micah is a unique individual with a rich life experience. He is a philanthropist, professional athlete, venture capitalist, evangelist and much more. He is the only people I know who can speak deeply about technology, playing for the NFL's Cowboys, angel investing and venture capital, creating a Ted Talk and corporate strategy while also dropping quotes from Lil Wayne, Matthew McConaughey, Drake and Sadghuru.To contact or learn about...2023-01-3140 min