Podcasts about Hit Refresh

Precision, timing and good mixing skills are the primary elements one thinks of when the name Echo Deep comes up. The Soweto born DJ and Producer Tshepo Molefe is one of the most respected artist, both locally and internationally. Echo Deep is well known for his features, hit singles and album releases under the world renowned house music record label, House Afrika Records. He released his first album House Afrika Mixtape 1 under the record label. Then go on to release his second Album “The Music City” which was also featured in House Afrika Album bumper pack “Mzansi House”. His third Album, The Music City (Unmixed) which was released under Motherland Distribution; home to the highly acclaimed music giants, DJ Christos and Dino Michael. The album featured the likes of Melrdy B, Maya Spector, Robyn Kate Pritchard, Steve Paradise, amongst other various international and local artists. The DJ gained recognition in the dance music scene at the age of 18. He has already featured on the popular Don't Look Down production, Hit Refresh; a DJ TV show on Vuzu TV (consecutively). The DJ has also featured on various radio shows like Kaya FM (The World Show with Nicky B), Metro FM, Goodhope FM, Lesedi FM, Ukhozi FM, Deeplomattik Radio (UK), YFM, Motsweding FM, 5FM, Child of House (Greece) just to name a few. He also bagged a residency on UK based radio station, Drums Radio, which his fans were able to stream his dj mixes online. He has also been booked on various occasion in and out of South Africa's famous spots, including one owned by Soweto born world-renowned DJ Black Coffee; Zone 6 Venue. Echo Deep has also shared stages with other big artists such as Vinny Da Vinci, Lady Zamar, Sjava, Tim White, Julian Gomes, Dj Christos, MoFlava, Lars Behrenroth, Dj Strat3gy, Cuebur, Rocco, Andy X, Naked DJ, Just to name few. @echodeep www.facebook.com/EchoOfficialDeep/ www.instagram.com/echodeepsa SERES Follow us on Youtube: youtube.com/@seresproducoes Follow us on Soundcloud: @seres_producoes Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/seresproducoes Follow us on Instagram: instagram.com/seresproducoes Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/SeresProducoes Follow us on Tiktok: tiktok.com/@seresproducoes

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It's time to break free of unnecessary stress at the IEP table and courageously hit refresh.  Finally, give yourself permission to let go of methods or programs that just aren't working - even if you poured tons of effort into them initially. Whether it's a teaching approach, therapy plan, or accommodation, if it's causing more headaches than progress, let it go!  Hitting refresh also means a shift that flips the script on how you approach IEPs. Instead of just checking legal boxes, listen in to get perspective on how to start with your child's or student's unique needs and let the law support that vision. It's a total game-changer! Tune in and you'll walk away seeing the IEP process through a fresh lens, packed with strategies to maximize a child's growth while prioritizing your own well being.  Send me a DM on Instagram Here Get Free IEP Resources Here Learn to become a Master IEP Coach® Here  

In this episode, we are talking about adaptability in engineering orgs, building out impactful management systems, and navigating complex transitions as eng leaders with Cosmin Nicolaescu, CTO @ Brex. He shares how his experience moving from Romania to the United States taught him vital lessons in adaptability that he has applied throughout his eng leadership career. We also discuss how to define what success as a manager looks like, Cosmin's approach to putting out fires (and deciding which ones to prioritize), why you should restructure your meetings to focus on output vs. review, and how to implement a succession plan.ABOUT COSMIN NICOLAESCUCosmin (@getCos) leads engineering at Brex, building financial technology to accelerate entrepreneurs. Prior to Brex, he was at Stripe, leading financial infrastructure teams, building Stripe Terminal, and establishing engineering teams globally. His career started at Microsoft, launching Azure and Office365."How are you actually changing the trajectory of something. If the person wasn't there, would things have come out differently? If the person jumped in on something, did that meaningfully change the trajectory of that particular project? The answer should be yes and I think that is a good proxy for, as a manager, are you actually leading teams, people, projects, initiatives, and moving the company forward or are you just operating the machinery?”- Cosmin Nicolaescu   We now have 10 local communities of engineering leaders hosting in-person meetups all over the world!Local communities are led by eng leaders just like you, who wanted to create a place to connect, share insights & tackle critical challenges in the job.New York City, Boston, Chicago, Seattle, Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, London, Amsterdam, and Toronto in-person events are happening now!We're launching local events all the time - get involved at elc.community!SHOW NOTES:How Cosmin's transition to the U.S. set the foundation for his approach to adaptability (2:40)Learn to accept what you can & cannot control as an eng leader (5:00)Frameworks for identifying / understanding what execs spend their time on (7:13)Navigating the transition from Microsoft to Stripe (9:12)Building out a successful & impactful management organization (12:08)In-demand qualities of managers during the shift to flatters orgs (15:00)Prioritizing which fires to focus on & willingness to delegate (16:39)Cosmin's approach to triaging fires @ Brex (18:31)Restructure meetings for output rather than review (21:52)Approaches for adapting to the current macroeconomic environment (25:36)Roles that contributed to successful distributed hiring (29:09)Necessary elements that need to exist for an unconventional transition (31:28)Recommendations for developing & executing a succession plan (34:44)Rapid fire questions (37:30)LINKS AND RESOURCESOutlive: The Science and Art of Longevity - Wouldn't you like to live longer? And better? In this operating manual for longevity, Dr. Peter Attia draws on the latest science to deliver innovative nutritional interventions, techniques for optimizing exercise and sleep, and tools for addressing emotional and mental health.Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future - If you want to build a better future, you must believe in secrets. The great secret of our time is that there are still uncharted frontiers to explore and new inventions to create. In Zero to One, legendary entrepreneur and investor Peter Thiel shows how we can find singular ways to create those new things.Hit Refresh: The Quest to Rediscover Microsoft's Soul and Imagine a Better Future for Everyone - As told by Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, Hit Refresh is the story of corporate change and reinvention as well as the story of Nadella's personal journey, one that is taking place today inside a storied technology company, and one that is coming in all of our lives as intelligent machines become more ambient and more ubiquitous.Generations: The Real Differences Between Gen Z, Millennials, Gen X, Boomers, and Silents―and What They Mean for America's Future - Professor of psychology Jean Twenge does a deep dive into a treasure trove of long-running, government-funded surveys and databases to answer these questions. Are we truly defined by major historical events, such as the Great Depression for the Silents and September 11 for Millennials? Or, as Twenge argues, is it the rapid evolution of technology that differentiates the generations?This episode wouldn't have been possible without the help of our incredible production team:Patrick Gallagher - Producer & Co-HostJerry Li - Co-HostNoah Olberding - Associate Producer, Audio & Video Editor https://www.linkedin.com/in/noah-olberding/Dan Overheim - Audio Engineer, Dan's also an avid 3D printer - https://www.bnd3d.com/Ellie Coggins Angus - Copywriter, Check out her other work at https://elliecoggins.com/about/

Welcome to episode #49! In this episode, we're diving into executing a winning brand refresh. Our co-founders, Alison and Karin, team up with the dynamic duo: Meghan Martin, UMAI's Strategy Director, and Sam Laubach, UMAI's Creative Director (previously the founders of boutique branding & package design agency, Here & Now Creative). With years of expertise in bringing strategic and eye-catching branding to the CPG world, Meghan and Sam share their insights on creating shelf appeal, their favorite brands in the space, and how to align your brand identity with consumer perception. Join us for an exploration of branding decisions, trend pitfalls, and the art of a refresh vs. a rebrand. Welcome to the world of brand success and reinvention! Start listening!

Miri Rodriguez literally wrote the book on brand storytelling. An award-winning, globally recognized storyteller and Senior Storyteller for Future of Work at Microsoft, Miri is a creative journalist, content strategist, renowned keynote speaker, and international thought leader helping brands tell their stories. We discussed all of this and more this week on the On Brand podcast. About Miri Rodriguez Miri Rodriguez, based in Pompano Beach, Florida, is an award-winning, globally recognized storyteller and Senior Storyteller for Future of Work at Microsoft. She is a creative journalist, content strategist, renowned keynote speaker, and international thought leader in brand storytelling, personal branding, and youth entrepreneurship. She has earned several awards in digital marketing and customer experience and is ranked as a top in-demand speaker at leading industry conferences globally. Her previous clients include Adobe, Discover, Walmart, and McKesson. Links from the Show Here's the updated, second edition of Miri's book Brand Storytelling: Put Customers at the Heart of Your Brand Story. A memorable quote from Miri: “Your first storytellers are your employees.” That's why we need to give them tools like Microsoft's done with their brand central station. Miri also shared how important Satya Nadella's book Hit Refresh has been in sharing the brand story. Fun fact: Nadella created a special edition for employees. What brand has made Miri smile recently? Disney! Miri shared — you guessed it — a story on how Disney once again delivered on the magical experiences that they promise. Connect with Miri on her website and on LinkedIn. As We Wrap … Listen and subscribe at  Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon/Audible, Google Play, Stitcher, TuneIn, iHeart, YouTube, and RSS. Rate and review the show—If you like what you're hearing, be sure to head over to Apple Podcasts and click the 5-star button to rate the show. And, if you have a few extra seconds, write a couple of sentences and submit a review to help others find the show. Did you hear something you liked on this episode or another? Do you have a question you'd like our guests to answer? Let me know on Twitter using the hashtag #OnBrandPodcast and you may just hear your thoughts here on the show. On Brand is a part of the Marketing Podcast Network. Until next week, I'll see you on the Internet! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sinikka's first ever solo episode where she discusses the 4 Ways to Hit Refresh in 2024. Sinikka Waugh, President of Your Clear Next Step, is a recognized leader in understanding people and adapting tools, techniques, and processes to meet the demands of the situation at hand. Since 2008, Sinikka has helped over 50,000 people have better workdays so they can co-create better communities.

It's a time to reflect on the past year and to set new goals for the year ahead. While we may have our own plans for personal growth and success, it is important to seek God's will and guidance in all that we do, trusting that His plans are always better than our own. His plan promises eternal prosperity and earthly peace. Let us thank God for our wilderness experience in 2023 which served to humble us and help us rely on God. It also reveals the status of our faith and heart condition.

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Today on Fast Pace, Dean Mackie and Josh Phegan show how to hit refresh on your one-page business plan. They look at the critical role the one-page summary plays in clarifying your mission, what should be included and changes to be made, and keeping yourself on track.

Happy New Year! As we welcome in a new year of God's grace, maybe you're excited to hit "refresh" on life. Join us at Light of the Valleys as we reflect on all the ways that God has refreshed us and made us new through Jesus.

Wrapping this Year on a High. Celebrating a Wholesome End to 2022 and Starting 2023 with a Bang! Bringing you a New Years Eve Special from Hit Refresh. Wishing You and Your Family a very Happy New Year!! Our Links: Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hit.refresh.podcast/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4OVe22YZcC86rJNctD8JGC Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hit-refresh/id1587591069 Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8yOTYzMzFlYy9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw== --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/hit-refresh/message

What an episode! You clearly want to live abroad (or why are you here?!), but the biggest question we get is, 'How do I make money whilst living abroad?' Our fantastic guest today is Cepee Tabibian, the co-founder of She Hit Refresh, who talks about: What visa might you need? What are the top skills you need to work remotely? Which companies are actively recruiting digital nomads? What is the new Spanish Digital nomad visa? Why the role of 'community manager' is one of the most sought-after roles right now Cepee has an amazing podcast, and if you want to join her community, then have a gander at the options here.  She also has a great book about living in Europe, which you can check out here. -- NOTE: This is following our new format of podcast episodes that are either about: WHY you want to live & work abroad HOW to live and work abroad WHERE to live & work abroad --- The roadmap we mention can guide you through the questions you need to ask before starting your own adventure. Want to get involved? It's completely free - just go to ASidewaysLife.com/roadmap. --- As ever, get in touch on Instagram (@asidewayslife) or email asidewayslife@gmail.com. We genuinely would be thrilled to hear from you.    

Check it out on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/33Z4VsE Check it out on Apple: https://apple.co/3AHc2DT Raj Subrameyer is a Certified Tech Career and Leadership Coach, International speaker, author and IT consultant. He has over 2000 hours and 100+ clients worth of coaching experience. He uses his experiences to help mid to senior-level and C-Suite Executives to discover their zone of genius. He spent decades leading teams in huge organizations in addition to start-up companies. He has given multiple TEDx talks and is a sought-after speaker at various conferences and has been featured in numerous TV news segments, podcasts and publications, including CBS, BBC, FOX, NPR, NBC, Entrepreneur, CEOWorld Magazine, CIO and Authority Magazine, Career Addict, Thrive Global, Addicted2Success and The Good Men Project. His areas of expertise include career advancement, leadership, motivation, productivity, mental health, diversity & inclusion and entrepreneurship. In his spare time, he loves traveling and enjoying craft beer. You can find more info about how he serves people through his website - www.rajsubra.com. Dreams: Be the changemaker for diversity and conclusions Help and motivate people in their career transformation. Help people of color get more meaning in life. Help the underdog, shunned by society, understand that they can do the dang thing. How you can Help: Introduce him to Lewis Howes or like-minded people to Lewis. Favorite Book, Movie, or Podcast: Favorite Book is Hit Refresh by the CEO of Microsoft Contact them at: Email - raj@rajsubra.com https://www.rajsubra.com/

Check it out on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/33Z4VsE Check it out on Apple: https://apple.co/3AHc2DT Raj Subrameyer is a Certified Tech Career and Leadership Coach, International speaker, author and IT consultant. He has over 2000 hours and 100+ clients worth of coaching experience. He uses his experiences to help mid to senior-level and C-Suite Executives to discover their zone of genius. He spent decades leading teams in huge organizations in addition to start-up companies. He has given multiple TEDx talks and is a sought-after speaker at various conferences and has been featured in numerous TV news segments, podcasts and publications, including CBS, BBC, FOX, NPR, NBC, Entrepreneur, CEOWorld Magazine, CIO and Authority Magazine, Career Addict, Thrive Global, Addicted2Success and The Good Men Project. His areas of expertise include career advancement, leadership, motivation, productivity, mental health, diversity & inclusion and entrepreneurship. In his spare time, he loves traveling and enjoying craft beer. You can find more info about how he serves people through his website - www.rajsubra.com. Dreams: Be the changemaker for diversity and conclusions Help and motivate people in their career transformation. Help people of color get more meaning in life. Help the underdog, shunned by society, understand that they can do the dang thing. How you can Help: Introduce him to Lewis Howes or like-minded people to Lewis. Favorite Book, Movie, or Podcast: Favorite Book is Hit Refresh by the CEO of Microsoft Contact them at: Email - raj@rajsubra.com https://www.rajsubra.com/

Today on the show we have Taimur Rashid, Chief Business Development Officer of Redis and if you don't know who Redis are well… shame on you! Only joking, they're an open-source datastore used by pretty much anyone you can shake a stick at.In this episode Taimur gives us a whistle stop tour of coming from a computer science degree to AWS, Microsoft and eventually a C-suite member at Redis. We take a trip down memory lane as he saw the very beginnings of AWS and being in meetings with Jeff Bezos and Andy Jassy through to his role at Microsoft and their desire to reshape their culture.Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: https://amzn.to/3A2cL4bHit Refresh: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hit-Refresh-Rediscover-Microsofts-Everyone-ebook/dp/B01HOT5SQANamcheap Affiliate Link (discounts using the link): https://namecheap.pxf.io/c/3510278/386170/5618Support the show and Buy us a coffee!Edited by: Simon HoernerProduced by: Samuel Gregory and Chris AddamsTheme Music by: Chris AddamsSponsored by: Jupiter and the GiraffeWebsite: https://thattech.showYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4paazkqrlwtB_WW28w4GsgInstagram: @thattechshow_Twitter: @thattechshow_LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/thattechshow/Get in touch: hello@thattech.show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome BACK to Hit Refresh! The Podcast By Students, For Students. Season 1 was a banger! But Season 2 is gonna be so much more fun and informative! We are so excited for all of you to find out the amazing stories!! so Stay Tuned!! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/hit-refresh/message

Welcome to Season 4 of the She Hit Refresh podcast. A podcast for women age 30 and up who want to break free from routine and start a life of travel. Specifically women who want to move abroad or travel the world long-term. I sit down with women who have made their refresh dreams come true and discuss how and why they moved abroad or hit the road to travel. This episode is a special one as it's a recap of our 2022 She Hit Refresh Mijas, Spain retreat that I hosted in April. I sit down with Astrid Provence who is an experienced global facilitator, coach, speaker, and performance artist from South Africa who joined me at the retreat to help facilitate sessions throughout the week. Come listen as we give you an insight into what the retreat is all about! What we discuss The origins of the She Hit Retreat The purpose of the retreat What kinds of women attend the retreat Why they attend the retreat Where the retreat took place The workshops we led What excursions we had What we all did in our free time during the week and much more! About Astrid Astrid Provénce (She/Her) is an experienced global facilitator, coach, speaker, and performance artist from South Africa, now based in Madrid, Spain. She has spent over 8 years studying personal development, leadership, and spiritual principles. She has worked internationally, having developed and led workshops in over 10 countries. Having studied with The International Coach Federation (ICF), Landmark Worldwide, and great teachers like the late Shakti Malan at Shakti Shiva Academy and Mary Morrisey at The Brave Thinking Institute, she has honed her skills in holding groups through deep processes. Like many women, she grew up in a culture that did not guide, celebrate, or support her sexual development. She embarked on her own sexual awakening in her early thirties that helped her shed layers of shame and disconnection from herself. This led her on a journey to find her passion as a guide to support women in their own re-membering of their pure and empowering erotic nature. She coaches women in sensual wellness, to find their confidence from within, and live a joyful and juicy life. Astrid is the co-founder and sensual embodiment coach at Into The Boudoir (ITB). ITB offers sensual experiences for women, workshops, and boudoir photography with a mission that all women celebrate their bodies and reclaim their innate sensual power. Looking to move to Europe? Get your copy of I'm Outta Here! An American's Ultimate Visa Guide to Living in Europe. Join our She Hit Refresh Facebook Group, get more tips and advice on how to hit refresh on our blog and follow us on on Instagram and Twitter.

Satya Nadella, the CEO of Microsoft shared his thoughts about the leadership, career and culture of Microsoft in his book, Hit Refresh. I'm quite interested in the leadership part, as Satya's personal journey clearly shows how he built his leadership from the very beginning.

微软 CEO 萨蒂亚纳德拉（Satya Nadella）在他的《Hit Refresh》一书中分享了他对微软领导力、职业生涯和文化的看法。 我对领导力部分非常感兴趣，因为萨蒂亚的个人经历清楚地表明了他是如何从一开始就建立自己的领导力的。这期视频，聊聊我对这本书的读后感。 Satya Nadella, the CEO of Microsoft shared his thoughts about the leadership, career and culture of Microsoft in his book, Hit Refresh. I'm quite interested in the leadership part, as Satya's personal journey clearly shows how he built his leadership from the very beginning. 关于： 「狗熊有话说」播客是由 大狗熊 于 2012 年创办的独立中文知识型播客节目，以阅读、科技、旅行和个人成长为主要话题内容，是 iTunes 中国区长期推荐播客，被苹果 iTunes 评选为「2013 年度精选最佳社会与文化播客」。 收听： 在苹果 Podcasts、Spotify、新浪播客、网易云音乐 、喜马拉雅FM 和 荔枝FM 等音频播客平台中可以搜索"狗熊有话说"并关注收听； 直接于【狗熊有话说】播客官网 voice.beartalking.com (http://voice.beartalking.com)在线收听； 在微信公号文章中可以直接点击音频按钮收听； 支持： 如果你认可大狗熊的节目，请向朋友们推荐这档节目，邀请朋友们关注公众号“狗熊有话说”； 大狗熊会在YouTube上更新更多关于设计、效率与学习类的内容，请在YouTube订阅频道 http://www.youtube.com/c/BearTalkVideo 如果喜欢英文内容，您也可以在这里订阅大狗熊的英文邮件email.beartalking.com/signup (https://email.beartalking.com/signup)，不定期收获学习经验分享。 联系： 微 信：bearbigtalk（公众号） 网 站：beartalking.com (http://www.beartalking.com) 邮 箱：bear@beartalking.com (mailto:bear@beartalking.com) 微 博：@i大狗熊 (http://www.weibo.com/bearbig) If like this one, why don't you subscribe to Bear? Every post, to your inbox. 100% true, and always keep it real. And of course, no spam, ever. Go ahead, click email.beartalking.com/signup to subscribe.

Cepee Tabibian is the founder of She Hit Refresh, a global community for women age 30 and over who want to break free from routine and start a life of travel and podcast host of She Hit Refresh. www.lucyliucoaching.com/podcast-134   

This is a special episode in remembrance of Zain Nadella, the son of Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and his wife, Anu Nadella, who died Monday at the age of 26.  Those who knew him are remembering Zain for his wide-ranging taste in music, his bright smile and for his profound impact on his dad's life. Zain suffered from asphyxia in utero and developed cerebral palsy. Satya Nadella wrote candidly about his experience as Zain's dad in his 2017 book, Hit Refresh, and he spoke with me about Zain's influence in an interview that year on stage at the GeekWire Summit. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Saya membahas buku Hit Refresh karya Satya Nadella. Buku ini membahas soal kisah inspiratif seorang anak India bernama Satya Nadella yang di kemudian hari menjadi CEO dari Microsoft, salah satu perusahaan terbesar di dunia. Keahlian bisnis dan kepemimpinannya berasal dari kehidupan sehari-hari, entah itu berasal dari permainan cricket atau seorang ayah yang membesarkan anak dengan disabilitas. Semua hal ini membuat Nadella menjadi pribadinya seperti sekarang dan membentuknya melihat dunia dengan cara yang berbeda.

ANGEL AID is a non-profit that provides mental health and wellness services for mothers of children with rare diseases. A rare disease is defined as one that affects fewer than 200,000 people. Even amongst accelerating scientific advancement, over 7000 rare diseases are still without cure, and only 5% have treatments. There are 350M people globally with rare diseases - around half are children. Mothers of children with rare diseases, or Rare Mothers, are the primary caregiver 82% of the time. Today's conversation is a Simply Tech LIVE interview recorded Wednesday, October 27th, featuring my co-host Ali Mazaheri, and our special guests Cristol Barrett O'Loughlin and Smriti Bhattacharya.October is ANGEL AID's month of giving, Wellfest 21, an opportunity to help create visibility and energy around the bold vision of providing relief and inspiration to these communities, by connecting 3.5 million rare mothers by 2025.Cristol Barrett O'Loughlin, Founder and CEO of ANGEL AID, discusses the organizations mission, the experience of care takers in the rare disease community, and the role of technology and digitization in creating community and impact for non-profits.Smriti Bhattacharya, a senior software engineer at Microsoft and a Rare Mother, also graces this conversation with her presence so that we can hear her story, gain a little more proximity to ANGEL AID's mission, and learn more about how we can support these incredible caretakers around the world.The discussion will include the following topics:-The challenges that families—especially parents—face when children get diagnosed with chronic conditions or rare diseases-ANGEL AID's digitization of its support services during the pandemic-The rise of conversations about mental health and wellness-The importance of work-life balance and self-care Key Take-aways:[10:18] A quick introduction to Smriti, Cristol, and ANGEL AID[11:58] What Ali learned when his child was diagnosed with diabetes[15:02] Smriti's experience as a Rare Mother[18:22] How Smriti and Cristol connected when the pandemic impacted ANGEL AID[24:20] What motivated Cristol to start ANGEL AID[26:58] How the organization's journey with Microsoft started[30:45] What's next for ANGEL AID from a business standpoint[35:32] How the organization and tech companies (like Microsoft) support parents who need better work-life balance[44:30] About Wellfest 21[47:58] How to support ANGEL AID Memorable Quotes:[27:52] “If we're going to cross borders and cross cultures, then we're going to need to have multilingual support, so technology is fundamental to our growth plans and growth strategy.” -Cristol Barrett O'Loughlin[32:22] “Just being reminded and given permission and given inspiration to take care of yourself is so empowering.” -Cristol Barrett O'Loughlin[32:42] “If the parents are doing well, everybody in the family is going to thrive.” -Cristol Barrett O'Loughlin[35:34] “Work can be a great escape... Work is self-care especially when you're working at a company like Microsoft that is sensitized and culturally supportive of work-life balance.” -Cristol Barrett O'Loughlin[41:28] “How we address and support your community of employees can be really transformational.” -Cristol Barrett O'Loughlin[43:48] “The roadmap for sustainable wellness in the family is to start with yourself and then echo out from there.” -Cristol Barrett O'Loughlin Resources:Connect with Cristol Barrett O'Loughlin on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cristol-barrett-oloughlin/ Connect with Smriti Bhattacharya on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/smritib/ “Hit Refresh” by Satya Nadella: Amazon.com: Hit Refresh: The Quest to Rediscover Microsoft's Soul and Imagine a Better Future for Everyone eBook : Nadella, Satya, Shaw, Greg, Nichols, Jill Tracie, Gates, Bill: Kindle Store People With Rare Diseases Need Better Social Support: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/disability-is-diversity/202010/people-rare-diseases-need-better-social-support Wellfest 21: ANGEL AID WELLfest '21 - A Global Festival of Wellness Honoring Rare Mothers Around the World (funraise.org)ANGEL AID ANGEL AID (angelaidcares.org) *The views and opinions expressed in this discussion are those of the guests and do not necessarily reflect the official position of their employer, Microsoft" ____ Thank you for listening! -------------------------------- Learn more about the Data Binge Podcast at www.thedatabinge.com Connect with Derek: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/derekwesleyrussell/Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCN1c5mzapLZ55ciPgngqRMg/featuredInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/drussnetwork/Twitter: https://twitter.com/drussnetworkMedium: https://medium.com/@derekwesleyrussellEmail: derek@thedatabinge.com

Drowning with too much to do, or perhaps just feeling plain exhausted and unmotivated? You're not alone. Studies show that the frequency of people experiencing burnout continues to rise - especially in our fast-paced world.So how do we go from burning out, to being replenished? Join us today as we learn from Jesus on how to live sustainably fruitful lives. Together, we'll dive into "The Replenishment Cycle" and unpack 4 key questions - and truths - to help us stay replenished for the long run. Check-in to get this week's free resource, Healthy Rhythms for Fast-Paced Living: https://echo.church/checkin If you're new here, you'll also get a FREE digital gift card! → https://echo.church/connect →  Follow along with the message notes: http://bible.com/events/48811892→  Decided to follow Jesus? We'd love to guide you in the next steps in your faith journey! https://echo.church/yes→  If this message encourages you, SHARE IT with a friend!

Don’t miss out on the Life Of Mine merch sale, 30% off storewide for XMAS. Head to https://lifeofminepodcast.com/shop/ and load up while its bloody cheap. Also if you want to hear the rough as guts episodes that are hidden away from the Public: – Download the Podbean app – Follow Life Of Mine – Become a Patron and pledge $2.50 per month – Hit Refresh in the app and the PATRON yarns will be at the top   In this mini episode, here are a few tips for the new to Mining GREENIES that you won’t hear in inductions. These will help you navigate through your first Mining job. Feel free to contact me if you want any more info for your first Mining gig.

Don't miss out on the Life Of Mine merch sale, 30% off storewide for XMAS. Head to https://lifeofminepodcast.com/shop/ and load up while its bloody cheap. Also if you want to hear the rough as guts episodes that are hidden away from the Public: - Download the Podbean app - Follow Life Of Mine - Become a Patron and pledge $2.50 per month - Hit Refresh in the app and the PATRON yarns will be at the top   In this mini episode, here are a few tips for the new to Mining GREENIES that you won't hear in inductions. These will help you navigate through your first Mining job. Feel free to contact me if you want any more info for your first Mining gig.

Lisa Cohen is the Director of Data Science at Twitter and Formerly at Microsoft for 20 years. He holds a bachelor and a master in Applied Mathematics from Harvard and is one of the most influential women in Data Science and AI. 00:00 Intro 02:52 Harvard, Microsoft, and Twitter. From SE to Data Science 03:40 Work Culture at Microsoft, Bigger Picture & Customer First Paradigm 16:40 Working with Bill Gates, Satya Nadella, Leadership Lessons & Marty Kagan 19:30 Zoom Meetings, Productivity & Innovation, ‘Drive' by Daniel Pink 23:13 Working Styles, Introversion vs Extraversion, 26:43 5-day Week, Focus and Scandinavian Productivity 28:50 The Great Resignation, Data Science Jobs, Networking for People who hate Networking 34:28 Twitter vs Everything else, Metaverse, Space Tourism, 36:50 Non-computing Backgrounds & Transition into Data Science 42:35 Azure's Race with Amazon in Cloud Computing, OpenAI & First Mover Advantage 46:50 Softball & leadership, Azure Sharks & ‘Hit Refresh' by Satya Nadella 51:16 Reid Hoffman, Naval Ravikanth & Inspirational Leaders 55:00 Roadblocks in Optimising Data Utilization for Creating Business Value 01:01:00 Data-Centric Models vs ML-Centric Models, Data Augmentation & Use Cases at Microsoft 01:04:04 NVIDIA GTC, Apple M!, Chip Shortage and repercussions for AI 01:08:49 Women in STEM, Mom Support Group & Women leaving STEM faster 01:17:06 Lessons for Leadership being a Parent. 01:20:25 Managing things as a Parent, Work Cycles & Productivity Marathon 01:21:00 Valedictorian Child, Being Elder Sibling, Work Ethics and Parents 01:25:30 Performance Expectation, Sibling Rivalry, Being a Role Model 01:27:19 Mentors and Best Advice 01:30:05 Jack Dorsey, Life, Legacy & Impact on Others

En este nuevo episodio del podcast de Dynamic Devs, nuestra CBO Marlis Mejías conversó con Andre Aquiles Claro, Sr. Cloud Solutions Architect Data & AI en Microsoft y profesor del Diplomado de Transformación Digital en la Universidad Andrés Bello, acerca de la ética del Machine Learning e incluso exploraron una introducción a la ética y filosofía de las tecnociencias. Entre los temas que Andre comparte con nosotros, se encuentran los siguientes: Potencial ves en los avances del Machine Learning y la inteligencia artificial Posibilidades que cautivan Entes éticos, reguladores y formadores Preguntas necesarias para innovar e implementar las tecnociencias Preocupaciones sobre la AI y otras tecnociencias ¿cómo manejarlas? Visión ética de Microsoft en torno a la AI Cómo han cambiado las clases de tecnología ¡Y más! También compartimos los enlaces al contenido recomendado por Andre: Película: Moneyball: https://www.sonypictures.com/movies/moneyball Libros: The inevitable by Kevin Kelly - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27209431-the-inevitable Hit Refresh by Satya Nadella - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30835567-hit-refresh?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=jMKhgFvoLc&rank=1 Mindset – The new psychology of success Carol Dweck - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40745.Mindset?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=tSSiKoq3Bm&rank=1

eVisit CTO Miles Romney shares his vision of how Telehealth can be leveraged to support and optimize the concept of Integrated healthcare delivery.  The use of telehealth increased significantly during the pandemic but the need exists to ensure that this technology is used to support an integrated care team.  Show Notes:   Favorite Books:  The Castrato by Martha Feldman; Hit Refresh by Satya Nadella; Cash & Dash: How ATMS And Computers Changed Banking by Bernardo Batiz-Lazo; The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos And The Age Of Amazon by Brad Stone.  Favorite Podcasts:  Dr. Nick: The Incrementalist; Stuff to Blow Your Mind; Soft Skills Engineering; This American Life.

It's a really weird time, right, guys? Queensland teachers return to face-to face learning this week, while Victorian teachers enter another lockdown and remote learning period. Here are some ideas for how to reset yourself and help to feel a little bit normal, it very unusual times. Stay safe and well. Have you subscribed to Teach Starter? Don’t forget! It means you’ll be the first to know whenever a new episode is released. At Teach Starter, we don't only make this great podcast for teachers! We also make quality, downloadable teaching resources that save teachers hours of time and make their classrooms buzz!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Microsoft went from a fledgeling purveyor of a BASIC for the Altair to a force to be reckoned with. The biggest growth hack was when they teamed up with IBM to usher in the rise of the personal computer. They released apps and an operating system and by licensing DOS to anyone (not just IBM) and then becoming the dominant OS they allowed clone makers to rise and thus broke the hold IBM had on the computing industry since the days the big 8 mainframe companies were referred to as “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.” They were young and bold and grew fast. They were aggressive, taking on industry leaders in different segments, effectively putting CP/M out of business, taking out Lotus, VisiCalc, Novell, Netscape, `and many, many other companies.   Windows 95 and Microsoft Office helped the personal computer become ubiquitous in homes and offices. The team knew about the technical debt they were accruing in order to grow fast. So they began work on projects that would become Windows NT and that kernel would evolve into Windows 2000, phasing out the legacy operating systems. They released Windows Server, Microsoft Exchange, Flight Simulators, maps, and seemed for a time to be poised to take over the world. They even seemed to be about to conquer the weird new smart phone world. And then something strange happened. They entered into what we can now call a lost decade. Actually there's nothing strange about it. This happens to nearly every company. Innovation dropped off. Releases of Windows got buggy. The market share of their mobile operating system fell away. Apple and Android basically took the market away entirely. They let Google take the search market and after they failed to buy Yahoo! they released an uninspired Bing. The MSN subscriptions that once competed with AOL fell away. Google Docs came and was a breath of fresh air. Windows Servers started moving into cloud solutions where Box or Dropbox were replacing filers and Sharepoint became a difficult story to tell.  They copied features from other companies. But were followers - not leaders. And the stock barely moved for a decade, while Apple more than doubled the market cap of Microsoft for a time. What exactly happened here? Some have blamed Steve Ballmer, who replaced Bill Gates who had led the company since 1975 and if we want to include Traf-O-Data - since 1972. They grew fast and by Y2K there were memes about how rich Bill Gates was. Then a lot changed over the next decade. Windows XP was released in 2001, the same year the first Xbox was released. They launched the Windows Mobile operating system in 2003, planning to continue the whole “rule the operating system” approach. Vista comes along in 2007. Bill Gates retires in 2008. Later that year, Google launches Chrome - which would eat market share away from Microsoft over time. Windows 7 launches in 2009. Microsoft releases Bing in 2009 and Azure in 2010. The Windows phone comes in 2010 as well, and they would buy Skype for $8.5 billion dollars the next year. The tablet Microsoft Surface coming in 2012, the same year the iPad was released. And yet, there were market forces operating to work against what Microsoft was doing. Google had come roaring out of the dot com bubble bursting and proved how money could be made with search. Yahoo! was slow to respond. As Google's aspirations became clear by 2008, Ballmer moved to buy them for $20 billion eventually growing the bid to nearly $45 billion - a move that was thwarted but helped to take the attention of the Yahoo! team away from the idea of making money.  That was the same year Android and Chrome was released. Meanwhile, Apple released the iPhone in 2007 and were shipping the 3G in 2008, taking the mobile market by storm. By 2010, slow sales of the Windows phone were already spelling the end for Ballmer.  Microsoft had launched Windows CE in 1996, held the smaller Handheld PC market for a time. They took over and owned the operating system market for personal computers and productivity software. They were able to seize a weakened and lumbering IBM to do so.  And yet they turned into that lumbering juggernaut of a company. All those products and all the revenues being generated, Microsoft looked unstoppable by the end of the millennium. Then they got big. Like really big. And organizations can be big and stay lean - but they weren't.  Leaders fought leaders, programmers fled, and the fiefdoms caused them to be slow to jump into new opportunities. Bill Gates had been an intense leader - but the Department of Justice filed an anti-trust case against Microsoft and between that and just managing hyper-growth along the way they lost a focus on customers and instead focused inward. And so by all accounts, the lost decade began in 2001. Vista was supposed to ship in 2003 but pushed all the way back to 2007. Bing was a dud, losing billions out of the gate. By 2011 Google released Chrome OS - an operating system that was basically a web browser bootstrapped on Linux and effectively what Netscape founder Marc Andreesen foreshadowed in a Time piece in the early days of the browser wars. Kurt Eichenwald of Vanity Fair wrote an article called MICROSOFT'S LOST DECADE in 2012, looking at what led to the lost decade. He pointed out the arrogance and the products that, even though they were initially developed at Microsoft, would be launched by others first. It was Bill Gates who turned down releasing the ebook, which would evolve into the tablet. The article explained that moving timelines around pushed developing new products back in the list of priorities. The Windows and Office divisions were making so much money for the company that they had all the power to make the decisions - even when the industry was moving in another direction.  The original employees got rich when the company went public and much of the spunk left with them. The focus shifted to pushing up the stock price. Ballmer is infamously not a product guy and he became the president of the company in 1998 and moved to CEO in 2000. But Gates stayed on in product. As we see with companies when their stock price starts to fall, the finger pointing begins. Cost cutting begins. The more talented developers can work anywhere - and so companies like Amazon, Google, and Apple were able to fill their ranks with great developers.  When organizations in a larger organization argue, new bureaucracies get formed. Those slow things down by replacing common sense with process. That is good to a point. Like really good to a point. Measure twice, cut once. Maybe even measure three times and cut once. But software doesn't get built by committees, it gets built by humans. The closer engineers are to humans the more empathy will go into the code. We can almost feel it when we use tools that developers don't fully understand. And further, developers write less code when they're in more meetings. Some are good but when there are tiers of supervisors and managers and directors and VPs and Jr and Sr of each, their need to justify their existence leads to more meetings. The Vanity Fair piece also points out that times changed. He called the earlier employees “young hotshots from the 1980s” who by then were later career professionals and as personal computers became pervasive the way people use them changed. And a generation of people who grew up with computers now interacted with them differently. People were increasingly always online. Managers who don't understand their users need to release control of products to those who do.  They made the Zune 5 years after the iPod was released and had lit a fire at Apple. Less than two months later, Apple released the iPhone and the Zune was dead in the water, never eclipsing over 5 percent of the market and finally being discontinued in 2012. Ballmer had predicted that all of these Apple products would fail and in a quote from a source in the Vanity Fair article, a former manager at Microsoft said “he is hopelessly out of touch with reality or not listening to the tech staff around him”. One aspect the article doesn't go into is the sheer number of products Microsoft was producing. They were competing with practically every big name in technology, from Apple to Oracle to Google to Facebook to Amazon to Salesforce. They'd gobbled up so many companies to compete in so many spaces that it was hard to say what Microsoft really was - and yet the Windows and Office divisions made the lions' share of the money. They thought they needed to own every part of the ecosystem when Apple went a different route and opened a store to entice developers to go direct to market, making more margin with no acquisition cost to build a great ecosystem.  The Vanity Fair piece ends with a cue from the Steve Jobs biography and to sum it up, Jobs said that Microsoft ended up being run by sales people because they moved the revenue needle - just as he watched it happen with Sculley at Apple. Jobs went on to say Microsoft would continue the course as long as Ballmer was at the helm. Back when they couldn't ship Vista they were a 60,000 person company. By 2011 when the Steve Jobs biography was published, they were at 90,000 and had just rebounded from layoffs. By the end of 2012, the iPhone had overtaken Microsoft in sales. Steve Ballmer left as the CEO of Microsoft in 2014 and Satya Nadella replaces him. Under his leadership, half the company would be moved into research later that year. Nadella wrote a book about his experience turning things around called Hit Refresh. Just as the book Microsoft Rebooted told the story of how Ballmer was going to turn things around in 2004 - except Hit Refresh was actually a pretty good book. And the things seemed to work. The stock price had risen a little in 2014 but since then it's shot up six times what it was. And all of the pivots to a more cloud-oriented company and many other moves seem to have been started under Ballmer's regime, just as the bloated company they became started under the Gates regime. Each arguably did what was needed at the time. Let's not forget the dot com bubble burst at the beginning of the Ballmer era and he had the 2008 financial crises. There be dragons that are micro-economic forces outside anyones control.  But Nadella ran R&D and cloud offerings. He emphasized research - which means innovation. He changed the mission statement to “empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more.” He laid out a few strategies, to reinvent productivity and collaboration, power those with Microsoft's cloud platform, and expand on Windows and gaming. And all of those things have been gangbusters ever since. They bought Mojang in 2014 and so are now the makers of Minecraft. They bought LinkedIn. They finally got Skype better integrated with the company so Teams could compete more effectively with Slack. Here's the thing. I knew a lot of people who worked, and many who still work at Microsoft during that Lost Decade. And I think every one of them is really just top-notch. Looking at things as they're unfolding you just see a weekly “patch Tuesday” increment. Everyone wanted to innovate - wanted to be their best self. And across every company we look at in this podcast, nearly every one has had to go through a phase of a lost few years or lost decade. The ones who don't pull through can never turn the tide on culture and innovation. The two are linked. A bloated company with more layers of management inspires a sense of controlling managers who stifle innovation. At face value, the micro-aggressions seem plausible, especially to those younger in their career. We hear phrases like “we need to justify or analyze the market for each expense/initiative” and that's true or you become a Xerox PARC or Digital Research where so many innovations never get to market effectively. We hear phrases like “we're too big to do things like that any more” and yup, people running amuck can be dangerous - turns out move fast and break things doesn't always work out.  We hear “that requires approval” or “I'm their bosses bosses boss” or “you need to be a team player and run this by other leaders” or “we need more process” or “we need a center of excellence for that because too many teams are doing their own thing” or “we need to have routine meetings about this” or “how does that connect to the corporate strategy” or “we're a public company now so no” or “we don't have the resources to think about moon shots” or “we need a new committee for that” or “who said you could do that” and all of these taken as isolated comments would be fine here or there. But the aggregate of so many micro-aggressions comes from a place of control, often stemming from fear of change or being left behind and they come at the cost of innovation.  Charles Simonyi didn't leave Xerox PARC and go to Microsoft to write Microsoft Word to become a cog in a wheel that's focused on revenue and not changing the world. Microsoft simply got out-innovated due to being crushed under the weight of too many layers of management and so overly exerting control over those capable of building cool stuff. I've watched those who stayed be allowed speak publicly again, engage with communities, take feedback, be humble, admit mistakes, and humanize the company. It's a privilege to get to work with them and I've seen results like a change to a graphAPI endpoint one night when I needed a new piece of data.  They aren't running amuck. They are precise, targeted, and allowed to do what needs to be done. And it's amazing how a chief molds the way a senior leadership team acts and they mold the way directors direct and they mold the way managers manage and down the line. An aspect of culture is a mission - another is values - and another is behaviors, which make up the culture. And these days I gotta' say I'm glad to have witnessed a turnaround like they've had and every time I talk to a leader or an individual contributor at Microsoft I'm glad to feel their culture coming through. So here's where I'd like to leave this. We can all help shape a great culture. Leaders aren't the only ones who have an impact. We can all innovate. An innovative company isn't one that builds a great innovative product (although that helps) but instead one who becomes an unstoppable force due to lots of small innovations at every level of the organization. Where are we allowing politics or a need for control and over-centralization stifle others? Let's change that.

This week, we listen to Robert J. Marks speaking at the launch of the Walter Bradley Center for Natural and Artificial Intelligence in Dallas, Texas. Robert J. Marks is the Director of the Bradley Center and Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Baylor University. In a panel discussion at the 2019 launch of the Bradley Center, Dr. Marks… Source

This week, we listen to Robert J. Marks speaking at the launch of the Walter Bradley Center for Natural and Artificial Intelligence in Dallas, Texas. Robert J. Marks is the Director of the Bradley Center and Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Baylor University. In a panel discussion at the 2019 launch of the Bradley Center, Dr. Marks… Source

Welcome to Hit Refresh! The podcast is hosted by Surampudi Tejas, Pranav Patil, Anuj Deshmukh and Piyush Deshpande. A Podcast By Students, For Students. We discuss important topics that can help students and provide some unique perspectives. We have special guest episodes every Saturday and we talk to industry specialists in various walks of life so Stay Tuned!! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/hit-refresh/message

Writing a book can be daunting because once published, your book will be around forever. For some people, it's a scary prospect because they think they might change their mind or they might look silly down the line. The reality is, yes, you will change after your book is published, but that's not a bad thing. Books are contained in their period of time and they only represent who you were at the moment of writing it. Moreover, you can do like many authors do and relaunch an updated and revised version of your book. You can always hit refresh on your book and make it better—whether to improve it or to make it more aligned with who you are now. Join The Word Leader Facebook Community to learn more about writing, connect with like-minded fellows, and get support in your writing journey.

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Technology is changing us in many ways, it's bringing us a whole load of benefits but at the same time a whole load of distractions and is like a bad addiction to many. How can we manage it better, use it to our advantage and cut our addictions? Two things gave me the idea for recording this show. Firstly last weeks show with Brian Bogert and secondly was reading Satya Nadellas book "Hit Refresh" Yes we are in a very technologically advanced world, yes there are benefits, yes there are draw backs but it is somehow still early in many ways and I think we can take some steps to make technology work for us and not the other way round. Thanks for listening.

Key Takeaways To Tune In For: ~ Let yourself feel your emotions ~Tune in with yourself ~ Be mindful of your beliefs behind the actions you're taking ~ Allow yourself to take a break ~ Guilt surrounding not constantly doing, doing, doing ~ Reconnecting to your body and energy source  ~ Cleansing & clearing out ~ Saying yes to pleasure There's been SO much going on in the world and you may be experiencing a lot of heavy or unexpected emotions. In this raw and unfiltered solo episode, Helena openly and honestly shares how she's been feeling and what she's doing to get back in alignment.  How have you been feeling? Have you had time to sit with your visions and goals lately? Would you like to have new energy flow into your space? Do you feel that your self worth is connected to your productivity? You're officially half way through 2020 and there's no better time than to check back in with yourself and reassess or refresh your visions for the rest of the year. Well, Helena is here in this solo episode to share from her heart some of her top tips and tools to get realigned when you get knocked off kilter. And how to have the strength and awareness to recenter, reground, and realign to be of service from your best possible place of being. Links/Resources Helena Donald's Instagram: @girl_unfiltered Helena Donald's website: www.girlunfiltered.com

EP 670 Book Review Hit Refresh หนังสือที่เขียนโดย Satya Nadella CEO ของบริษัท Microsoft ที่สามารถนำพาบริษัทกลับมาเป็นบริษัทชั้นนำระดับสุดยอดของโลกได้อีกครั้ง ผมมารีวิวให้ฟังเผื่อจะเป็นประโยชน์นะครับ

Join me as I sit down with Cepee Tabibian, a United States expat who now lives in Madrid, Spain. Now that she has made her biggest travel dream a reality, she is inspiring other women over 30 to do the same via her online community and blog, She Hit Refresh. We spend time talking about her life long passion for travel, how she's found a way to move abroad, and why her community is a hit with women looking to break free of their routine and start a life of travel.Visit my website to learn more about me, and say hi on social media: @jetsetlisette.See Full Show NotesEnjoyed this episode?  If so, please rate and review on Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen.

Four years ago Satya Nadella took the helm at Microsoft. Under his leadership, the value of the company has tripled, and some think it could be the first company worth a trillion dollars. The story of the culture and strategy refresh are told in Satya's new book, Hit Refresh, co-authored by Greg Shaw and Jill Tracie Nichols.   In this episode of the Getting Smart Podcast, Tom interviews Greg and Jill, who have both have impressive careers beyond co-authoring. Greg and Jill both worked with the last three CEOs at Microsoft and have a great perspective on the ups and downs of the company. Greg also managed public relations at Microsoft in the '90s after serving as a speechwriter in the Reagan white house. In the 2000s, Jill Tracie Nichols led communications for Steve Ballmer and — after a quick transition — became Satya Nadella's Chief of Staff. Tracie is also the founder and CEO of Tracie Group — a company that helps kick-start new companies and helps them build their vision, voice, and brand to successfully make an impact in today's competitive market.   In this conversation, Greg and Jill discuss the importance of the cultural refresh at Microsoft (based on Carol Dweck's growth mindset), the challenge of meeting the unmet — and often unarticulated — needs of customers, and valuable tips on writing and publishing.   Key Takeaways: [1:26] Tom welcomes Greg and Jill to the podcast, and Greg gives some background about himself. [2:59] What made Greg think of himself as a writer in High School and College? [4:04] How did Greg land his position at the U.S. Department of the Interior in Washington, D.C.? [5:26] How Greg came to manage public relations for Microsoft. [6:35] Greg's move from Microsoft to The Gates Foundation. [7:43] The first project Greg and Tom worked on together at The Gates Foundation. [8:58] About Jill's schooling background. [10:23] What made Jill think of herself as a communicator and writer? [12:04] The delicate balance between the challenges and passion for writing. [12:55] What Greg has discovered about himself as a writer. [15:57] The challenges of the writing processes and what Jill and Greg enjoyed about working together. [17:42] Jill's transition from working with Steve Ballmer to Satya Nadella. [19:52] The origin story behind Hit Refresh. [21:26] About the growth mindset culture that Satya shifted Microsoft towards. [22:40] Jill gives some examples of how Satya attempted to incorporate a growth mindset into the culture, signaling that growth mindset was a priority. [25:48] The tech optimist Greg sees in Satya. [27:56] Can technology can boost inclusion and be disruptive? What Greg sees as the future of technology and mankind. [31:47] How writing Hit Refresh has helped Greg think about civic infrastructure and the engagement we need to help communities be successful in the future. [35:30] Jill's thoughts on the evolution of machine intelligence and companies looking to build technology for the future. [37:40] How did Greg manage the process of writing Hit Refresh with all of his other projects. [39:34] How has Greg's writing changed since working collaboratively? [41:48] Jill and Tom's views on working collaboratively. [42:55] Jill's editing tips for writing. [44:33] Jill and Greg's advice and tips and secondary school teachers in helping teenagers become better writers and communicators. [49:08] Where to find Jill and Greg online.   Mentioned in This Episode: Hit Refresh: The Quest to Rediscover Microsoft's Soul and Imagine a Better Future for Everyone, by Satya Nadella, Greg Shaw, and Jill Tracie Nichols The Gates Foundation Tracie Group The Writing Life, by Annie Dillard Mindset: The New Psychology of Success, by Carol Dweck Steve Gleason Greg Shaw's Linkedin   Get Involved: Check out the blog at GettingSmart.com. Find the Getting Smart Podcast on iTunes, leave a review and subscribe.   Is There Somebody You've Been Wanting to Learn From or a Topic You'd Like Covered? To get in contact: Email Jessica@GettingSmart.com, Tweet @Getting_Smart, or leave a review. The Getting Smart team will be sure to add them to their list!

Krish Subramanian stopped by The Growth Hub Podcast to share the story of Chargebee's journey to 5000 customers. Krish and his founding team set up Chargebee back in 2011 and the Chennai-based company's growth was built upon three key pillars, those being product, marketing and customer support. In this episode Krish opens up on these topics including: - Why Krish decided to set up a subscription billing solution in the relatively early days of SaaS back in 2011 - Why Chargebee went with a freemium business model and how they acquired their first customers - The role of Inbound Marketing as a growth driver - How to build commitment and dependence to your product before new customers have spent a dollar - The secrets to building a world-class global support team - The four key teams within Chargebee's marketing unit - How the SaaS landscape has evolved since 2011 and how Chargebee have ensured they're able to stand out and differentiate in the face of increased competition Chargebee >> https://www.chargebee.com/ Hit Refresh by Satya Nadella >> https://www.amazon.com/Hit-Refresh-Rediscover-Microsofts-Everyone-ebook/dp/B01HOT5SQA Mindset by Carol Dweck >> https://www.amazon.com/Mindset-Psychology-Carol-S-Dweck-ebook/dp/B000FCKPHG/ref=sr_1_2?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1519638218&sr=1-2&keywords=mindset+carol+dweck Scaling Up by Verne Harnish >> https://www.amazon.com/Scaling-Up-Companies-Rockefeller-Habits-ebook/dp/B00O5RR7QO/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1519638277&sr=1-1&keywords=Scaling+Up Follow Krish on Twitter >> https://twitter.com/cbkrish --- Advance B2B >> http://www.advanceb2b.com/ Follow The Growth Hub on Twitter >> https://twitter.com/SaaSGrowthHub Follow Edward on Twitter >> https://twitter.com/NordicEdward

Join Becca and Maia as we talk about hitting the refresh button so you can take a rest, get clear, and play in the kitchen! We talk about taking guiltless time off, communicating about your downtime, and we share our favorite ways to sweeten the holiday season (gingerbread, anyone?). Join us to start your long winter's rest off right!