The women who bring to life what’s next – Details, episodes & analysis

Sue Galvanek, Head of Business Operations at AT&T Business, was once a teacher but she left the classroom to pursue two things that always interested her: science and technology. That journey led her on a path that resulted in spending over 20 years at AT&T in various roles across sales, marketing, and product management. In this podcast, she shares some pivotal moments that led to her success today, how teaching prompted her to build a toolbox of communication skills related to different audiences, and the importance of having a mentor or a sponsor to help unlock superpowers that you may not even know you have. 

On this episode, we speak with Namrata Khare, Head of Global Applications at Kensing, who has a wealth of experience from working in the public and private sectors across many industries around the world. Namrata talks to us about her decision on taking the road less traveled by going into engineering instead of medicine, how being a mom has taught her to be a better leader, and why it's important to push ourselves out of our comfort zones and roll with the punches.

We welcome Tiffany Daniele, CFO of Union Square Hospitality Group, to the podcast to chat about people-centric leadership and the concept of hiring 51 percenters: people who have the skills required for the role but also show strong emotional intelligence. By putting people at the center of her work, Tiffany has built a career that has allowed her to take risks, like moving into her first CFO role during the pandemic, and guide technology transformations that serve the needs of everyone in the company’s value chain, from guests to suppliers to investors. Tiffany shares her appreciation for the executive group that supported her growth in the CFO role and insights into how her experience in private equity influenced her interest and success in the hospitality world.

We’re eager to have Elizabeth Rector, Head of Global Client Services at Visa, on the podcast. Elizabeth talks to us about how shifting her career focus from sales to finance to general management with stops in non-profit along the way helped her grow her career, the interplay between technology and humans in financial services as one of the defining forces of the industry, the programs and initiatives she’s passionate about that allow girls and women to develop their career ambitions, and a lot more.

WealthMore CEO and founder Mical Jeanlys-White is our first guest on The women who bring to life what’s next. We’re excited to share our chat with Mical on topics like her move from leading roles in Fortune 500 companies to the startup world, maximizing your seat at the table for personal growth and empowering other women to grow, and learning to step out of your comfort zone as you manage risk in your career and in your everyday work.

An introduction to the podcast.

To kick off a brand new season of the podcast, our guest host Francois-Xavier Reodo, Chief Marketing Officer at Capgemini Invent North America, welcomes Jessica Leitch and Courtney Pace, co-leaders of frog North America. From playing water polo growing up to living in Paris, they each share the unique life experiences and career journeys that have helped shaped who they are as individuals and how they lead organizations today. They also focus on the biggest growth opportunities that design can impact and on creating an environment where employees can thrive.

An introduction to Season Two of the podcast series with highlights from Season One.

More about the podcast at - https://www.capgemini.com/us-en/insights/research-library/the-women-who-bring-to-life-whats-next-podcast-series/

With nearly 20 years at Intel, Renu Navale, Vice President & General Manager of Edge & IoT for Cities at Intel, brings to the podcast her perspectives where she built brand-new programs around emerging technologies in edge computing and smart cities. She also focused on how to bring the people in the organization along on the transformation journey and teach them to become comfortable with risk, why livability is an essential part of smart cities technology innovation, and the power of women sponsoring each other as they grow their careers in the software engineering industry. 

How often do we stop to consider how stories can change the world? Through her storytelling, Salma Hasan Ali is bringing understanding to how powerful stories can be, and how sharing our stories and getting to know each other better can have a profound impact, especially in today's polarized world. Salma joins the podcast to share her experiences as a story seeker: a person who gently uncovers the ordinary stories that make our life extraordinary.

Tune in for this chat on Salma’s intersection of experiences in international affairs, business, and writing along with her personal journey of making a new home in the US after leaving Pakistan with her family, and how that inspired her to equip others with the courage and panache to tell their own stories.