Career Nation Show

Pamela 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 book Escape from Cubicle Nation (named Best Small Business and Entrepreneur book of 2009 from 800 CEO Read) along with her follow up book Body of Work. Both were published by Penguin/Portfolio. Her next book, The Widest Net, will be published by McGraw Hill in November, 2021. In 2016, Pam launched the K'é Main Street Learning Lab in Mesa, Arizona, a grassroots, community-based think tank for small business economic acceleration. http://pamelaslim.com/ke

Guillermo 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 inclusion, having held multiple roles within Cisco over an impressive 20-year tenure prior to Kloudspot. These roles included Cisco’s Global Chief Information Officer and most recently as its Head of Customer Digital Transformation. He also serves on the Board of Directors of Blue Shield of California and as Chairman of HITEC, the Hispanic Information Technology Executive Council.

Mark 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...

"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 realized that the immense value I received from this advice could benefit others too. Somewhere, subconsciously, this sowed the seeds of Breaking Bread in my mind.", says Gautam Ganglani in episode 21 of Career Nation ShowGautam Ganglani runs one of the leading business speaker organizations called the Right Selection. He is promoting great speakers and thought leadership across the world: US, Europe, Middle East, and Asia.Gautam is also an author and he recently wrote the book “Breaking Bread” which is doing really well.Are you ready to listen, learn & take action?

"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 new book, 'Unapologetically Ambitious' comes out in October. In episode 20 of the Career Nation Show, Shellye talks about:+ Beating the impostor syndrome+ Managing your reputation+ Career goals and plans+ Creating your own luck+ Trillion Dollar CoachCatch the transcript of the show at www.careertiger.com

“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 thinker and created a program for the Executive Education program at the Graduate School of Business at Stanford University, the predecessor of their current best-selling Innovative Technology Leader program.He is a Board member at two public companies, Lumentum (LITE) and Talend (TLND), one private company (Advocate Insiders), and advises multiple startups and private equity firms.He is a true mentor and is referred to by many in Silicon Valley as “Coach Lillie”.In this episode, Brian shares amazing advice around leadership, about Tech, CIO best practices, about philosophy, and of course we will touch upon COVID19 among many other things.

“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 several books, teacher, and mentor.

“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?How it generates a predictive model?The operationalization of the model.The opportunities with machine learning and predictive analyticsYou can get the copy of Eric Seigel’s best selling book, Predictive Analytics: The Power to Predict Who Will Click, Buy, Lie, or Die, from here: https://www.amazon.in/Predictive-Analytics-Power-Predict-Click-ebook/dp/B019HR9X4U

"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 trust and becoming trust advisor> His favorite book, app, and food> Career advice> How to become a successful leader?

"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 give up halfway?+ Why shouldn't you consider thrashing as bad?+ The downside and fear of success+ How to create space for our special projects?+ How to find the balance between your professional and personal relationships?+ How to tell your career story? You can get the copy of Charlie Gilkey's best selling book, Start Finishing, from here: https://amzn.to/2RiNEUx

Hello 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?

"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+ How to build and develop skills+ How to develop customer-centricity and customer empathy+ How security careers are evolving

“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:> The influence of Taoism in her life> Why books are considered to be the window to wisdom> Why is the connection between spirituality and business is important> How to address stress and burnout> The importance of finding your center> How to find the balance between work and connection> What are the symptoms of stress and burnout> What is your zone of genius

Rajesh 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 capitalizing on it over a period of time?• Learning art through hard ways.• Different career opportunities in the present digital age.

Gregory 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 war between the US and China, Huawei, etc• Last but not least: his favorite app, favorite quote, fav book, and fav restaurant

As 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 number of reps slightlyHis recommended weekly plan that includes active recoveryWhy word diet sounds like a restriction, we should call it "fuel" Why Cody shops only at the perimeter of store to plan his food intakeWhy fad diets are not useful; nutrients and portions are importantWhy he recommends standing position for using weights and machinesHis favorites: app, quote, and most importantly his favorite restaurant

"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 like Atlassian and Zoom are using Customer Success for subscription growthHis favorite CS metrics and also some lesser-known metrics that SaaS companies should pay more attention toHow scaling of CS through automation is at the heart of Strikedeck and MedalliaHe shares his favorite app, book, restaurant and quote "Everybody is in Customer Success"Future career opportunities that will come in at the intersection of CX and CS

Does 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

"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 can make customers change their habitsHis favorite marketing and branding storiesFavorites game: Jonathan's favorite app, favorite book, How to view career as sets of skills and experience rather than jobs helps us to navigate betterHow does he prepare for critical meetings and big presentations; and how watching others present helps himHow to learn: how to learn from others, how to use post action reports and how to learn fast You can get a copy of Jonathan's book at: https://www.amazon.com/Technology-Fallacy-Digital-Transformation-Management/dp/0262039680/Books Referenced in the interview:Power of Habit, Crossing the Chasm, Jobs to be done, Bad Blood

"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 vs story that you are telling yourselfCracking the code: developing the mindset to deal with stressFavorites: Susan's favorite app, favorite quote and favorite book! #career #careers #careeradvice #stress #stressmanagement #wellness #worklifebalance

The 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 make great hiring decisionsMoments that matter in your career: how identify them and how to capitalize on themFavorites game: Joe talks about his favorite app (its an uncommon one), his favorite book, his favorite restaurant (hint: it is in Sunnyvale).Joe dives into his personal background and shares sources of inspiration and energyLastly, he unpacks his favorite career insights for Career Nation!

Karen 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 company 4. Overcoming personal odds: How she overcome tough personal challenges and came to writing a book about success 5. About leadership and vulnerability: how meeting an executive coach turned out to be one of an excellent resource to develop authenticity 6. Favorites game: Karen shares her favorite app, her favorite book, her favorite book, her favorite quote and her favorite restaurant. 7. Karen's prep techniques: how she prepares for the next X weeks, especially big meetings and workshops 8. Her personal health and diet routine 9. Insights: Karen shares her career insights especially on changing one's mindset if you are stuck

The 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 working moms to manage work and life4. Favorites game: Sheila shares her favorite app, her favorite book and even her favorite restaurant!5. She shares valuable career tips: how to receive and work on feedback; how to optimize meeting time; how to acquire new skills for leadership trajectory and many others