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Today, it is my pleasure to speak with Drew McMorrow, President & CEO of Ballentine Partners, an independent wealth management firm providing comprehensive investment and family office services to wealthy families and entrepreneurs. In addition to being responsible for the day-to-day management of the company, Drew also continues to consult with families on all aspects of their financial lives. Prior to joining the firm in 2002, Drew worked at Mercer Management Consulting, where he advised technology companies on their strategic plans, and before that, he was the Director of Business Operations at Oracle Corporation, where he directed financial and business analysis for procurement and distribution operations. Drew, and his firm Ballentine Partners, are valued members of the FOX MFO Council and we are very proud to have their expertise as part of the FOX membership community. As family offices become increasingly popular and as families look to them for an ever-broader range of services and expertise, many families are weighing the pros and cons of in-housing vs. outsourcing vs. partnering as they try to decide on the optimal operating model for their family office. Drew shares his perspectives on the tradeoffs between in-house and partnered design options for SFOs and explains when and what should families consider outsourcing when building our their SFO, highlighting the functions or situations that lend themselves better to one model vs. another. Drew and his firm Ballentine Partners have built the Center for Family Wellbeing as a practical resource to help families make the best resourcing choices for their FOs. He tells our audience about the Center, its mission, and how it serves multigenerational families of wealth. Another practical insight Drew offers is regarding the often-neglected qualitative disciplines in support of the family's long-term success – functions such as family communications, education and learning, and next-gen engagement and preparation. He provides his practical recommendations on how families can utilize internal resources and external partners to develop and deliver these mission-critical services to the family. Do not miss this engaging conversation with one of the most prominent thinkers and leaders in the UHNW family wealth management space.

In this powerful and thought-provoking episode of The Athletics of Business, Ed Molitor sits down with Liz Wiseman, celebrated leadership researcher, bestselling author of Multipliers, Rookie Smarts, and Impact Players, and CEO of The Wiseman Group. Liz shares transformative insights from her research on leadership effectiveness, accidental diminishing, and how to unlock the full intelligence and potential of teams. She opens up about her early career at Oracle, her rookie mindset, and how feeling like an underdog led to a lifelong pursuit of discovering what truly makes great leaders. This episode is a masterclass in how to lead by amplifying others. Our Guest Liz is the author of New York Times bestseller Multipliers and Wall Street Journal bestsellers Rookie Smarts and Impact Players. She is a researcher and executive advisor, who teaches leadership to executives around the world, and the CEO of The Wiseman Group, a leadership research and development firm headquartered in Silicon Valley, California.  Liz is a former executive at Oracle Corporation, where she worked as the Vice President of Oracle University and as the Global Leader for Human Resource Development. She is a frequent guest lecturer at Brigham Young University and Stanford University. Liz has received the top achievement award for leadership from Thinkers50 and has consistently been named one of the world's top 50 management thinkers.   What You'll Learn in This Episode The difference between Multipliers and Diminishers and how both show up in everyday leadership Why accidental diminishing is more common (and dangerous) than you think Why sharing your own diminishing tendencies with your team builds trust The five disciplines of Multipliers and how to practice each one with intention The link between psychological safety and high expectations (safety + stretch) How to create debate-driven decision-making that builds buy-in and clarity What leaders get wrong about “helping” and how to avoid over-functioning How Liz sees empathy, evidence, and honesty as vital to coaching and culture The surprising lesson Liz learned leading a third-grade book discussion How Liz's early career at Oracle shaped her view on vulnerability, rookie smarts, and reaching out   Resources & Links Liz Wiseman Website: https://thewisemangroup.com/who-we-are/our-team/liz-wiseman/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lizwiseman Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bylizwiseman/?hl=en Twitter/X: https://x.com/LizWiseman Amazon (Books): https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B00369WNUW   Ed Molitor LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/themolitorgroup/ Website: https://www.themolitorgroup.com/   In this episode: [00:00:00] Introduction to Liz Wiseman [00:02:55] Liz's unexpected path into leadership and why “being just smart enough” mattered [00:05:04] From Oracle's hiring model to discovering how smart leaders can shut down talent [00:08:49] Building Oracle University, sweatshirts, Latin mantras, and global rollout [00:13:08] Why vulnerability wasn't a buzzword, but honesty was everything [00:16:34] Learning to let others take the big shots [00:17:21] The 5 disciplines of Multipliers and why they're simple but powerful [00:20:11] Creating intensity, not tension as a Liberator [00:24:07] The accidental diminisher: over-helping, over-optimism, and over-energy [00:28:56] The safety + stretch equation: why people thrive when both are present [00:31:22] Leading powerful debates on how to ask for evidence and invite everyone in [00:38:33] What Liz learned from teaching 3rd graders to defend Jack and the Beanstalk [00:42:20] Why micromanaging limits performance and how Investors flip the script [00:47:16] What it means to give someone “51% of the vote and 100% of the accountability” [00:50:22] Being a diminisher to one person and a multiplier to another how it happens [00:54:46] The fastest way to change your leadership? Stop doing it in secret  

Patrick Lencioni is co-founder and President of The Table Group and is the pioneer of the organizational health movement. He is the author of 13 books, which have sold over 8 million copies and been translated into more than 30 languages. As President of the Table Group, Pat spends his time speaking and writing about leadership, teamwork, and organizational health and consulting with executives and their teams. Prior to founding the firm in 1997, Pat worked at Bain & Company, Oracle Corporation and Sybase. On this classic episode, his second appearance on ⁠the Elevate Podcast⁠, Patrick returned to the show to discuss the role company leaders should play in sociopolitical issues, how to set proper expectations with employees and customers about where a company stands on social issues, and why leaning on values is as crucial as ever in leadership today. Special Thanks to the Sponsors of the Elevate Podcast Shopify: Sign up for your $1/month trial period at ⁠shopify.com/elevate⁠ Indeed: Get a $75 sponsored job credit to boost your job's visibility at ⁠Indeed.com/elevate⁠. NPM Tech Unheard Podcast: Tune into Tech Unheard from Arm and NPM—wherever you get your podcasts. Northwest Registered Agent: Don't wait—protect your privacy, build your brand, and set up your business in just 10 clicks and 10 minutes! Visit ⁠https://northwestregisteredagent.com/elevate⁠ today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Businesses should do well with reduced regulations going forward Reducing regulations saves companies both time and money and time is always money. Starting in 2025, it is expected that for every new regulation that goes on the books, 10 regulations must be eliminated. I was unaware of what is known as the congressional review where a new President along with Congress can undo certain rules that the previous administration put on the books in the last few months. At this time, we're not sure which ones will be eligible for elimination, but you will likely see some rules that perhaps made no sense to many people could be reversed in 2025. There could be a fight brewing between California and the federal government over some of these changes in regulations and California could lose their waiver and authority to ban the sale of new gasoline powered cars by 2035. The federal government wants control back over the auto industry, and does not want to allow states to come up with separate rules. That could ease pressure on both the auto companies and consumers as well. One that I'm not sure on is eliminating bank watchdogs like the FDIC. I like the idea of pulling back on the regulations, but maybe this is one that should be controlled not eliminated? Be prepared in 2025 for many changes in business, I believe most will be helpful.    History has proven in the recent past that tariffs can cause problems in the economy and the markets as well. We have talked for the past month or so that we have been lightening up on our investments, which does not mean we went to 100% cash but a more reasonable level of around 20% in cash and 80% invested. A big reason for this is I believe currently the markets are incorrectly ignoring what the potential tariffs will do in the short term. It was only about six years ago when we had tariffs and that caused disruption in supply chains and rising manufacturing costs along with declining profits for some corporations. Our trading partners did not simply give in to the demands. Looking at China in particular, in September 2019, an additional $113 billion of tariffs were imposed on top of roughly $50 billion of tariffs that were already in effect. Each time the tariffs were raised, there was retaliation from China. This began to cause wild swings in the stock and bond markets. It is important as well for investors to understand when tariffs were imposed in 2018, the economy was doing well. That was because of recent tax cuts that reduced the corporate income tax from 35% down to 21%, which was a 40% decline. Now in 2025 there are no big tax cuts that the economy and businesses are benefitting from, which could hurt corporate profits in the short term. There is a potential tax relief bill that must go through Congress, but that would not be felt by anyone until the summer or late fall of this year. No one knows for certain how long it takes tariffs to benefit the economy because last time the world and trade fell apart as Covid changed everything. So for now, we will just have to wait and see how long it will take before the United States sees a benefit to tariffs, which I do believe long-term they are a good thing. With some potential short-term headwinds from these trade conversations, I think it's important to not be overly aggressive with your portfolio and to make sure you're holding strong businesses with low valuations that do not rely heavily on overseas trade.   Liquor sales are declining and the bourbon boom seems to have passed It used to be investing in alcohol companies like Brown-Forman, who is famous for Jack Daniels, and other alcohol companies was a relatively safe investment over the long-term. But it appears that peoples liquor cabinets are still full from the Covid years when they over bought many types of booze for drinking at home and they still have a good amount of that alcohol left. No help to the industry is the anti- obesity drugs, the legal use of cannabis and some people switching to non-alcoholic drinks. The recent warning from the US Surgeon General recommending alcohol bottles should have a warning label on them about cancer could also hurt sales temporarily. We can't forget about the tariffs that are coming as this will likely be another heavy weight on alcohol and bourbon sales and profits. While writing about the decline in bourbon sales, I thought I would go to my bar to see if I had any bourbon to try. I took a shot of it and it burned all the way down. I personally don't know why Bourbon is so popular in the first place. With that said I guess maybe others are agreeing with me, US whiskey sales declined 1.2% in 2023, which was the first decline in 21 years. In the first nine months of 2024 there was additional drop of 4%. Your bigger distillers have the balance sheets to whether the storm, but your smaller craft distillery companies are beginning to close. I do believe this will probably change course maybe not in 2025, but perhaps come 2026 more distillers could quit the business, which will leave room for the big companies to pick up that slack and see their sales and profits increase.   What Really Matters when Getting a Mortgage When getting a mortgage, everyone's top priority is to get the best rate. However, it is equally as important to understand what it took to get that rate.  When you get a mortgage, there are origination costs called points that you can buy to reduce your mortgage rate.  In other words, you can buy down that rate for a cost, and this typically doesn't get analyzed correctly.  Let's consider an example using current market rates. For a well-qualified buyer, the par rate is about 6.75%, meaning there are no added point costs.  If the borrower wanted, they could pay a point, which costs 1% of the mortgage balance, in exchange for a lower rate of 6.375%.  On a $600k loan, this point would cost $6,000.  The question is, how long would it take for the interest savings from the lower rate to recoup the additional $6,000 point cost?  In this example assuming a 30-year mortgage, it would take almost 3 years.  That may not seem like a long time, but in the current interest rate environment, most experts agree that mortgage rates will be coming down at least slightly, especially within 3 years.  This means if you forgo paying the point and accept the higher rate and higher accompanying monthly payment, as long as you are able to refinancing into a lower rate within 3 years, you will come out ahead.  On the contrary by paying a point, you believe that right now mortgage rates are at their lowest point for the next 3 years, which is a strong stance to take.  I believe there will be opportunities to refinance into lower rates, meaning the overall cheapest way to structure a mortgage now is with a higher interest rate.  You can even take this a step further by accepting a rate above the par rate in exchange for credits from the lender that can be used to pay closing costs and some of the mortgage interest.  In our $600k mortgage example, taking a rate of 7.125% would come with approximately $7,500 of credits.  A rate of 7.125% might look expensive, but as long as you can refinance within 3 years, that rate option gives you the lowest overall cost of borrowing.   Companies Discussed: Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST), Oracle Corporation (ORCL), The Walt Disney Company (DIS) & General Dynamics Corporation (GD)

Patrick Lencioni is the co-founder and President of The Table Group and is the pioneer of the organizational health movement. He is the author of 13 books, including The Five Dysfunctions of A Team, The Five Temptations of a CEO and The Motive. His books have sold over 8 million copies and been translated into more than 30 languages. As President of the Table Group, Pat spends his time speaking and writing about leadership, teamwork, and organizational health and consulting with executives and their teams. Prior to founding the firm in 1997, Pat worked at Bain & Company, Oracle Corporation and Sybase.  On this classic episode, Pat joined host Robert Glazer on the Elevate Podcast to talk about his leadership journey, how he developed the organizational health movement, keys to effective and ineffective leadership and cultures, and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Need financing for your next investment property? Visit: https://www.academyfund.com/ Want to join us in Tampa on January 28th? Visit: https://www.10xvets.com/events ____ Mike Bristol is a seasoned innovator with a legacy of excellence in defense, technology, and communications. A West Point graduate, he has held executive roles at organizations like Comtech Command & Control Technologies and Oracle Corporation. As Founder and Chief Strategy Officer of Fairwinds Technologies, he built a thriving systems integrator, delivering secure communication solutions for the DoD and emergency management communities. Known for his entrepreneurial vision and expertise in government sales and program management, Mike now invests in and mentors entrepreneurs while enjoying golf, poker, and time with his eight children. His career reflects a relentless drive for growth and meaningful impact. In this episode of the SABM podcast, Scott chats with Mike about: Mike's Career Journey: From West Point to Executive Leadership Strategic Growth: Scaling a $24M government business unit into a $300M operation in 12 years. Entrepreneurial Leap: Founding Fairwinds Technologies and growing it to $144M before a successful exit. Leadership Philosophy: Belief in “nothing happens until the cash register rings,” highlighting the importance of sales. Team Building: Creating high-performing teams through performance reviews and metrics-driven meetings. Smart Hiring: Emphasizing hiring experts smarter than himself and fostering ego-free leadership. New Chapter: Transitioning from executive roles to investing and mentoring entrepreneurs. Commitment to Growth: Pursuing personal development through golf, poker, and continuous learning. Timestamps: 00:17 Mike's Journey to Retirement 01:20 Career Highlights and Achievements 04:11 Building a Saleable Company 09:24 Transition to Full-Time Investor 14:13 Philosophy and Key Insights 22:09 Personal Interests and Hobbies Connect with Michael LinkedIn mbristol1981@yahoo.com Make sure you never miss an episode—subscribe now and help support the show: Apple Podcasts Spotify Leave us a 5-star review! A special thank you to Mike Bristol for joining me this week. Until next time! -Scott Mackes, USNA '01    

Vivek Kumar, Director Of CX Innovation & Strategy, Oracle Corporation, discusses the integration of generative AI into enterprise solutions, with a focus on its transformative impact on customer experience and CRM systems. He highlights Oracle's decade-long journey with AI, the evolution of agentic workflows, and the challenges and opportunities in AI adoption. In this episode of The Brave Technologist Podcast, we discuss: How generative AI is transforming enterprise solutions, automating processes, and enhancing productivity. Strategies for overcoming resistance to AI within organizations. Oracle's innovative use of agentic workflows for dynamic decision making and complex business automation. The critical role of user experience and collaboration with developers and customers in driving successful AI adoption. The importance of continuous learning and adaptation as AI reshapes the future of enterprise and customer experiences. The views expressed in this podcast are of Vivek's and do not necessarily represent Oracle. Guest Bio: Vivek Kumar is Director of CX Innovations and Strategy at Oracle. He is based in Austin, Texas and has spent the past 18 years working in the CRM industry.  He has been awarded 5 patents and has filed another 15 patents in the area of CRM automation, generative AI, and agentic workflows. In his early career, Vivek was an evangelist for developer productivity, and tooling to help speed development and delivery of enterprise solutions. Vivek was involved in early efforts to explore and democratize chatbot solutions for CRM systems at Oracle. His latest work is primarily focused on applied generative AI and agentic workflows. Today, he spends most of his time exploring the limits of genAI, working to make it practical for enterprise adoption. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- About this Show: The Brave Technologist is here to shed light on the opportunities and challenges of emerging tech. To make it digestible, less scary, and more approachable for all! Join us as we embark on a mission to demystify artificial intelligence, challenge the status quo, and empower everyday people to embrace the digital revolution. Whether you're a tech enthusiast, a curious mind, or an industry professional, this podcast invites you to join the conversation and explore the future of AI together. The Brave Technologist Podcast is hosted by Luke Mulks, VP Business Operations at Brave Software—makers of the privacy-respecting Brave browser and Search engine, and now powering AI everywhere with the Brave Search API. Music by: Ari Dvorin Produced by: Sam Laliberte

Send us a textLaura K. Ipsen is president and chief executive officer of Ellucian, the leading technology solutions provider for more than 2,900 higher education institutions in more than 50 countries. She has more than 25 years of experience as a technology executive in Silicon Valley, driving transformation in the public and private sectors and spurring adoption of comprehensive solutions in high-growth industries at Oracle Corporation, Microsoft and Cisco Systems. Earlier in her career, Ipsen also held leadership roles at PricewaterhouseCoopers, Acer America, and Hitachi Data Systems.

From the archive: This episode was originally recorded and published in 2021. Our interviews on Entrepreneurs On Fire are meant to be evergreen, and we do our best to confirm that all offers and URL's in these archive episodes are still relevant. Evan Goldberg is responsible for product strategy and development at Oracle NetSuite Global Business Unit. Prior to Oracle's acquisition of NetSuite, Goldberg was CTO and Chairman of the NetSuite board. Before co-founding NetSuite in 1998, Goldberg spent eight years at Oracle Corporation, where he served as a vice president. He was involved in a variety of projects, all focused on making powerful database technology more accessible to users. When he left Oracle, he started mBED Software and built groundbreaking website technology. Goldberg holds a B.A. Summa Cum Laude in Applied Mathematics from Harvard College. Top 3 Value Bombs 1. Stay true to your vision. Stay focused up to the degree that you can. 2. People are settling into new routines. That's were a lot of opportunities live right now that haven't been served by companies in the past. 3. For every business, go back to your customers and see how their life has changed since the pandemic came. Connect with Evan on LinkedIn - Evan's LinkedIn Sponsor HubSpot Making your life easier. Getting you results faster. And better connecting you to all your data, all in one place. Start making major moves with HubSpot. Visit HubSpot.com/marketers to learn more

From the archive: This episode was originally recorded and published in 2021. Our interviews on Entrepreneurs On Fire are meant to be evergreen, and we do our best to confirm that all offers and URL's in these archive episodes are still relevant. Evan Goldberg is responsible for product strategy and development at Oracle NetSuite Global Business Unit. Prior to Oracle's acquisition of NetSuite, Goldberg was CTO and Chairman of the NetSuite board. Before co-founding NetSuite in 1998, Goldberg spent eight years at Oracle Corporation, where he served as a vice president. He was involved in a variety of projects, all focused on making powerful database technology more accessible to users. When he left Oracle, he started mBED Software and built groundbreaking website technology. Goldberg holds a B.A. Summa Cum Laude in Applied Mathematics from Harvard College. Top 3 Value Bombs 1. Stay true to your vision. Stay focused up to the degree that you can. 2. People are settling into new routines. That's were a lot of opportunities live right now that haven't been served by companies in the past. 3. For every business, go back to your customers and see how their life has changed since the pandemic came. Connect with Evan on LinkedIn - Evan's LinkedIn Sponsor HubSpot Making your life easier. Getting you results faster. And better connecting you to all your data, all in one place. Start making major moves with HubSpot. Visit HubSpot.com/marketers to learn more

Oracle Corporation has unveiled an advanced electronic health record system built on cloud technology and artificial intelligence, aiming to simplify user experience and improve patient care. Following its acquisition of Cerner Corporation, Oracle's new system introduces voice command functionality and AI-generated responses to streamline healthcare operations and enhance data accessibility. This strategic move positions Oracle to challenge existing EHR providers and drive innovation in the healthcare industry, despite recent financial hurdles.

Oracle Corporation has launched a cloud-based electronic health record system with AI features to enhance patient care and streamline healthcare operations following its acquisition of Cerner Corporation. The Biden administration will implement new regulations in January 2024 to limit U.S. investments in Chinese tech sectors like AI and semiconductors, aiming to protect national security and manage economic interests. The rise of AI data centers is reshaping global geopolitics, with countries like China and the Middle East investing heavily in AI infrastructure, impacting economic power and international relations. Apple's new Mac Mini models, featuring M4 chips, offer enhanced AI capabilities and performance, appealing to developers and users while emphasizing AI, privacy, and seamless integration within Apple's ecosystem. The growth of AI is transforming European data centers, leading to the adoption of advanced cooling technologies and renewable energy to meet sustainability goals and maintain digital competitiveness. Microsoft 365 Copilot is central to Microsoft's strategy to integrate AI across its products, aiming to enhance productivity while addressing regulatory and security challenges. Microsoft's GitHub is enhancing software development by integrating diverse AI models, improving coding efficiency, and addressing data privacy and regulatory concerns through its partnership with OpenAI. The strategic placement of AI data centers is influencing global geopolitical dynamics, with countries like the U.S., China, and the Middle East investing in AI infrastructure to gain competitive advantages and address cybersecurity concerns.

Mary-Lou Smulders is Chief Marketing Officer at Dedrone.  Dedrone is a world leader in smart airspace security. Hundreds of commercial, government and military customers around the world rely on Dedrone's comprehensive, command and control solution to protect against the persistent and escalating threat from drones while enabling “good” drones to fly. By leveraging AI/ML, Dedrone is the only solution that provides continuous, autonomous drone interrogation and verification that enables both multi-sensor and multi-mitigation options onto a single "pane-of-glass".  Dedrone customers can easily detect, track, identify, analyze and mitigate drone threats.     During her twenty-year high-tech career, Mary-Lou has served as Chief Marketing Officer at several enterprise software entities including financial technology company 9th Gear and crisis communication systems leader AtHoc. Additionally, she served as Senior Vice President of Global Applications and Services Marketing for Oracle Corporation and started her career as a rig engineer. In this episode of the Drone Radio Show, Mary-Lou talks about Dedrone and the role of AI and Machine Learning in creating an effective drone mitigation system.

Patrick Lencioni is co-founder and President of The Table Group and is the pioneer of the organizational health movement. He is the author of 13 books, which have sold over 8 million copies and been translated into more than 30 languages. As President of the Table Group, Pat spends his time speaking and writing about leadership, teamwork, and organizational health and consulting with executives and their teams. Prior to founding the firm in 1997, Pat worked at Bain & Company, Oracle Corporation and Sybase. In his second appearance on the Elevate Podcast, Patrick returned to the show to discuss the role company leaders should play in sociopolitical issues, how to set proper expectations with employees and customers about where a company stands on social issues, and why leaning on values is as crucial as ever in leadership today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Liz is the author of New York Times bestseller Multipliers and Wall Street Journal bestsellers Rookie Smarts and Impact Players. She is a researcher and executive advisor, who teaches leadership to executives around the world, and the CEO of The Wiseman Group, a leadership research and development firm headquartered in Silicon Valley, California. Liz is a former executive at Oracle Corporation, where she worked as the Vice President of Oracle University and as the Global Leader for Human Resource Development. She is a frequent guest lecturer at Brigham Young University and Stanford University. Liz has received the top achievement award for leadership from Thinkers50 and has consistently been named one of the world's top 50 management thinkers. https://www.linkedin.com/in/lizwiseman/https://thewisemangroup.com/books/multipliers/ Key Takeaways-Many leaders unintentionally diminish their team's potential by being overly supportive or directive-Multipliers shift from telling and directing to asking insightful questions that encourage team members to think critically and engage actively.-Effective leaders understand the importance of presenting challenges that are appropriately sized for their team members- Leaders should identify and leverage the unique strengths and talents of their team members, referred to as "native genius."-Wiseman encourages leaders to be self-aware of their diminishing tendencies and to openly discuss these with their teams. This transparency allows team members to hold leaders accountable and helps create a culture of mutual support and growth.Join The “Now” Newsletter: https://now.katierichardson.com/newsletterAbout Katie Richardson:Katie, once a girl who just liked to have fun, transformed into a globally recognized designer and entrepreneur. With expertise in woodworking, welding, drawing, and sewing, she crafted her own path. Despite initial doubts and imposter syndrome, Katie defied expectations by establishing Puj, a business that now boasts its products in 2,000 US stores and 26 countries, delighting over 1 million customers worldwide. Her greatest aspiration is to inspire women across the globe. Renowned shows like the Ellen Degeneres Show, Rachael Ray Show, Today Show, and Entrepreneur Magazine have featured her, while influential figures like Martha Stewart, Matt Damon, Camilla Alves, Mario Lopez, Robert Downey Jr., Kourtney Kardashian, Bill & Giuliana Rancic, and Pam Beesley have embraced her products. Today, Katie is a coach, mother of four, wife, author, and powerful speaker.Connect with Katie:Website: https://katierichardson.com/

As social platforms evolve, they've become the new epicenters of power moves, attracting heavyweights from various arenas. A noteworthy case in point is the ongoing high-profile activity on Twitter entrenched by Elon Musk, the star luminary of Silicon Valley, and the enviable roster of investors engaged.One of the high-profile Monarchs getting considerable attention on the platform is Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal al Saud. His trailblazing investments and involvement in Twitter signal a shift in the dynamics of the platform and a change in how global leaders are influencing the tech space. As one of the wealthiest and most influential figures in Saudi Arabia, his connection to Twitter harks back to the essence of modern venture capital that seeks exponential growth and innovation.Another significant player is Jack Dorsey, the title-bearing Twitter founder. His return to steer the evolution of the platform has only caused more stir in the direction of strategic urbanity. A titan of the tech industry, Dorsey, is known for his visionary and drastic measures that have previously led to large-scale transformations in the digital sphere.Bill Ackman, the American hedge fund manager, and CEO of Pershing Square Capital Management has also made his spot on the platform. Known for his aggressive style and knack for shareholder activism, Ackman's engagement with Twitter narrates about an amalgamation of Wall Street savvy with tech trends, marking a new era of hybridized influence.Larry Ellison, co-founder, and chief executive officer of Oracle Corporation, embodies the intersection of software development and entrepreneurial zest. Recognized as an aggressive investor, Ellison's presence on Twitter signifies an impending redefinition of the platform's functions and potentials in line with the digital economy changes.Silicon Valley venture capitalist Marc Andreessen is popularly known for his unique strategies that have reshaped technological environments. A card-carrying member of the famed "PayPal Mafia," his active engagement with Twitter underscores an enhanced confluence of venture capitalist approaches and tech innovations.Finally, Sean “Diddy” Combs is leveraging Twitter through his company, a testament to his diversifying portfolio and digital savvy. The Grammy-award winning musician and entrepreneur graces the platform with his illustrious entertainment background, showcasing the possible fusion of entertainment and tech.As these well-heeled investors gravitate towards Twitter, one cannot help but witness the impending digital shift. What that may mean for the future of Twitter or social media, in general, remains locked in the crystal ball. Still, one thing's for certain - it's a landscape worth watching for its telling tale of power, influence, and tech intersections.

In today's episode , ⁠Leah C. Murphy⁠, CEO of ⁠Career Gems for the Journey⁠ is joined by co-author Shareda Rollins, M.Ed an experienced people manager and training development leader at Oracle. Shareda shares insights from her chapter titled "Escalator Blues: An Emotional Trauma Unpacked" focusing on early career development for Black professionals. Key discussion points include:

On this weeks episode Agreenqueen and Bingemonster work to provide context on the potential TikTok ban in the U.S. and discuss its possible effects on the anime industry. Overview: Recently, there has been a push in the U.S. Congress to ban TikTok due to security concerns. This ban could have significant ramifications, especially for the anime industry, which has seen substantial growth and community building through TikTok. Reason for the Ban: The U.S. government is considering a ban on TikTok due to concerns about data privacy and national security. Key resources: TikTok's Response: TikTok has opened a transparency center in Los Angeles to showcase its content moderation and algorithm processes. They plan to partner with Oracle Corporation to store U.S. user data and conduct third-party audits to ensure compliance with security standards. Oracle Corporation is an American multinational computer technology company. A ban on TikTok could significantly affect the anime industry in various ways: Revival of Anime Fandom: TikTok has played a crucial role in bringing a new generation of fans to anime, especially during the pandemic. According to CBR: Community Building: TikTok has helped anime fans connect and build communities, which was challenging before due to anime being a niche fandom. Impact on Small Businesses: Many small businesses centered around anime rely on TikTok for visibility and sales. TikTok generates $15 billion for small businesses, providing significant returns on investment through organic and paid advertising. A ban could affect the broader economy, leading to economic downturns and job losses in the creator and digital marketing sectors. Forbes Article Support for Anime Industry Development: TikTok collaborates with the Nippon Anime & Film Culture Association (NAFCA) to support industry revitalization. Initiatives include distributing anime creation lessons, providing financial aid, and developing an “Animator Skills Test” to standardize industry expertise. Anime Corner Article The potential TikTok ban in the U.S. poses a significant threat to the anime industry. It could disrupt the growth and engagement that TikTok has facilitated, affecting fans, businesses, and industry development. The anime community and stakeholders must consider alternative strategies to sustain the momentum built through this platform. Understanding the U.S. Government's Motive for Banning TikTokPotential Impact on the Anime IndustryConclusion

Alan interviews Pat Lencioni for part 2 of our Working Genius series. This episode focuses on how to apply The Working Genius to teams. This is THE best assessment we've ever seen for team alignment and common language. We are honored to have The Working Genius as a sponsor for this podcast. Go take the assessment at www.WorkingGenius.com. If you would like Alan to lead a training to translate this assessment into your tea, email us at hello@stayforth.com About Pat Lencioni Pat is one of the founders of The Table Group and is the pioneer of the organizational health movement. He is the author of 13 books, which have sold over 8 million copies and been translated into more than 30 languages. As President of the Table Group, Pat spends his time speaking and writing about leadership, teamwork, and organizational health and consulting with executives and their teams. Prior to founding the firm in 1997, Pat worked at Bain & Company, Oracle Corporation and Sybase. Pat lives in the Bay Area with his wife and four boys. Takeaways Understanding the six types of working genius can transform teams and improve productivity and morale. Borrowing geniuses across teams can lead to increased innovation and success. Understanding frustrations can be liberating and prevent burnout. The team map is a valuable tool for visualizing the distribution of geniuses and frustrations within a team. Using the vocabulary of working genius can improve team communication and project flow. Understanding individual and team dynamics is crucial for improving productivity and avoiding conflict. The concept of working genius identifies six types of genius that individuals possess. Clarity and communication are essential for ensuring alignment within teams. Working genius can be connected to other concepts introduced by Lencioni, such as the five dysfunctions of a team and the ideal team player. Taking the working genius assessment can provide valuable insights for individuals and teams. Quotables "Nobody on their team had the genius of wonder." "Let's just put people in the right role and give them the right responsibilities that correspond to what gives them joy and energy." "She has enablement, which means whenever a customer or an employee says, I need help, she's right there." "You have to see how it comes about. And we know it's going to be painful for you." "People can now actually call each other out on things in a way that doesn't feel like they're being judged or attacked, but they're being honored." "People talk to one another using the language of working genius, which in a good way objectifies feedback that used to feel personal."  

On this episode, Alan Interviews legendary author and organizational consultant Pat Lencioni about The Working Genius assessment and message. We are honored to have The Working Genius as a sponsor for this podcast. In this episode which is a two part mini series, we delve into what The Working Genius is and how to understand the framework. Go take the assessment at WorkingGenius.com. If you would like Alan to lead a team training to incorporate this assessment into your team you can get more information by emailing us at hello@stayforth.com  About Pat Lencioni Pat is one of the founders of The Table Group and is the pioneer of the organizational health movement. He is the author of 13 books, which have sold over 8 million copies and been translated into more than 30 languages. As President of the Table Group, Pat spends his time speaking and writing about leadership, teamwork, and organizational health and consulting with executives and their teams. Prior to founding the firm in 1997, Pat worked at Bain & Company, Oracle Corporation and Sybase. Pat lives in the Bay Area with his wife and four boys.  Takeaways Organizational health is important for avoiding burnout and creating healthy cultures. The six types of working genius are wonder, invention, discernment, galvanizing, enablement, and tenacity. Wonderers ask questions and ponder new ideas, while inventors come up with new ideas and solutions. Discerners evaluate ideas and have great pattern recognition instinct. Galvanizers rally the troops and inspire others, while enablers answer the call for help and support. Tenacious individuals plow through obstacles and finish tasks. Both disruptive and responsive geniuses are needed in a team. IGs (Invention and Galvanizing) are naturally excited about new ideas and enjoy sharing them. IDs (Invention and Discernment) evaluate and edit ideas as they come up with them. Understanding and celebrating each other's geniuses can lead to a more productive and joyful team. An ideal day for an ID might involve coming up with new ideas and having coaching conversations. An ideal day for an IG might involve launching new ideas and getting people excited about them.

Today's guest is Liz Wiseman, author of New York Times bestseller Multipliers: How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter, The Multiplier Effect: Tapping the Genius Inside Our Schools, Impact Players: How to Take the Lead, Play Bigger and Multiply Your Impact and Wall Street Journal bestseller Rookie Smarts: Why Learning Beats Knowing in the New Game of Work. Liz has conducted significant research in the field of leadership and collective intelligence and writes for Harvard Business Review, Fortune, and a variety of other business and leadership journals. A former executive at Oracle Corporation, over the course of 17 years, Liz was the Vice President of Oracle University and a global leader in Human Resource Development. Her management research and executive development firm The Wiseman Group is focused on developing leaders around the globe who can take on the world's toughest challenges. Her client list includes Apple, Disney, Facebook, Google, Microsoft, and Twitter. As you will see in this show, I met Liz when she spoke at Tesla and it resulted in one of the most memorable and emotional professional experiences in my life.  On the show, we dive into the concepts of Multipliers and Rookie Smarts and she tells personal insight stories that have helped make her the person she is today. She explains the interesting reason why she decided to leave Oracle, and how that planted the seed for one of her books. We discuss her insights as a mother of 4 and a busy professional, and how her world was changed when she realized the management skill she used at work is the exact same skillset she used at home. She also shares how and why she created labels in her books to help provide a framework and language to discuss what she calls the “undiscussable” - A multiplier is a genius maker and helps to activate everyone around them to be their best by spending their energy on extracting and extending the genius of others. A diminisher does the exact opposite, by restricting others and holding them back from showing their what she calls “native genius”. We will discuss this in detail, including giving an example of the “accidental diminisher” - someone who has positive intentions but inadvertently diminishes those around them. She also gives some sage advice for parents on how to balance life and family. I'm beyond thrilled to release today's show and can thank Liz enough for being my guest so please enjoy this episode of Insight Out! Learn more about Liz Wiseman: Website: https://thewisemangroup.com/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lizwiseman/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bylizwiseman/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/LizWiseman Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/liz.wiseman.author Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=23010497) This is an encore episode and was originally published on December 9, 2019. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Burnout doesn't happen because of too much work. Liz Wiseman, an executive advisor, suggests it's something else entirely. We normally associate burnout with being overworked, but that's not actually the cause of it. Studies show that when you're working on something you feel passionate about — when you feel impact — you're often able to go on much longer and be more productive than when you're simply going with the motions. Executive advisor Liz Wiseman shares the difference between the kinds of people who burnout easily and those who self-generate a dynamic environment for themselves in the workplace. Go Deeper with Big Think: ►Become a Big Think Member Get exclusive access to full interviews, early access to new releases, Big Think merch and more. ►Get Big Think+ for Business Guide, inspire and accelerate leaders at all levels of your company with the biggest minds in business. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- About Liz Wiseman: Liz Wiseman is a researcher and executive advisor who teaches leadership to executives around the world. She is the author of New York Times bestseller Multipliers and Wall Street Journal bestsellers Rookie Smarts and Impact Players. She is the CEO of The Wiseman Group, a leadership research and development firm headquartered in Silicon Valley, California. Some of her recent clients include: Apple, AT&T, Coca-Cola, Disney, Google, Meta, Microsoft, Netflix, Nike, Salesforce, Tesla and X. She writes for Harvard Business Review, Fortune and a variety of other business and leadership journals. She is a frequent guest lecturer at BYU and Stanford University and is a former executive at Oracle Corporation, where she worked as the Vice President of Oracle University and as the global leader for Human Resource Development. Liz has received the top achievement award for leadership from Thinkers50 and has consistently been named one of the world's top 50 management thinkers --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bigthink/message Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Steve has more than forty-five years of executive management, sales, marketing and leadership experience in technology and service-related businesses. He has held executive positions with IBM Corporation, Oracle Corporation, Software Plus, and Cybershift, Inc. In 1990 (which is when I was born!) he founded Tafaro & Associates which provided business advisory and interim executive management services to small and emerging companies and divisions of larger organizations in need of sales growth and/or restructuring to meet revenue and profit objectives, or to prepare the business for sale. I hope you enjoy Steve's wisdom as much as I did! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techbytespodcast/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techbytespodcast/support

Are you struggling to make your voice heard in the professional world? Learning to control and effectively use your voice can dramatically shift how you're perceived and influence your career trajectory. But where do you start? Our guest Wendy Demolino, a seasoned tech executive with a wealth of experience from Oracle to Microsoft, takes us through her path from her initial struggles with communication control to becoming a commanding presence. Wendy candidly discusses her early days, being labeled as polarizing, "the kid," and a "rookie," and how she navigated these challenges to manage her crying, overcome workplace labels, and master the art of effective networking. Tune in to this episode to discover: ✔️ A practical strategy for managing emotional responses like crying and maintaining professionalism, even when frustration levels are high. ✔️ Insights into navigating workplace labels, stereotypes, and overcoming negative perceptions to reshape your professional image. ✔️ The critical importance of being in the right places for career opportunities and how to ensure you're invited to the 'party.' ✔️ Guidance on when to take the lead as a spokesperson and when it's strategic to let others speak, balancing visibility and inclusivity. ✔️ Tips for casual networking that can lead to finding a mentor or sponsor, crucial for career advancement.   ✅ About Wendy Delmolino:  Currently retired after a 30-year career in the Washington area Technology industry, Wendy most recently held the position of Microsoft Global Customer Success Leader for the Americas working to accelerate customers' digital transformations through adoption of Microsoft Cloud. Prior to Microsoft, Wendy spent over 28 years at Oracle Corporation in a number of roles across both commercial and government businesses, including Vice President Customer Success leading teams responsible for approximately half of Oracle's North American Cloud Technology customers. Throughout her career, Wendy has been an advocate of diversity in the technology industry including representing Oracle on the United States House of Representatives Women's Conference Panel, as an Executive Sponsor in Microsoft Accessibility Resource Groups and mentoring those in under-represented communities. In 2018, Wendy began mentoring through Girls in Technology (GIT), a Women in Technology Washington, D.C. program and is currently the Mentor Liaison for the Mentor-Protégé Committee. Based out of the Washington, D.C. metro area, Wendy's passion is her family including her husband Dominic, her children Peter and Francesca, and beloved Labrador retriever Fenway. 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In episode 178 of Fintech Chatter Podcast, Dexter Cousins is joined by Ada Guan, CEO and Co-Founder of RDC (Rich Data Co).About this episode of Fintech Chatter PodcastIs there a viable use case for AI in banking?

In this video, we'll perform an ORCL stock analysis and figure out what Oracle Corporation looks like based on the numbers. To clarify, Oracle recently reported earnings that beat estimates, and their cloud revenue is on a solid trajectory, but the stock has been heading in the opposite direction due to their guidance. We'll also try to figure out what a reasonable fair intrinsic value is for Oracle. And answer is Oracle one of the best stocks to buy at the current price? Find out in the video above! Global Value's Oracle stock analysis. TIKR is the website I use for financial data in my videos. Join me and thousands of investors worldwide by using TIKR in your investment analysis. All funds from referrals directly support the channel to improve video quality! Referral link - https://www.tikr.com/globalvalue Check out Seeking Alpha Premium and score an exclusive $50 off coupon plus a free 7 day trial! All funds from affiliate referrals go directly towards supporting the channel! Affiliate link - https://www.sahg6dtr.com/H4BHRJ/R74QP/ If you'd like to try Sharesight, please use my referral link to support the channel! https://www.sharesight.com/globalvalue (remember you get 4 months free if you sign up for an annual subscription!) Discover new investing resources and directly support the channel by shopping my Amazon storefront! All commissions are reinvested to improve the quality of videos! https://www.amazon.com/shop/globalvalue #Oracle #ORCL #Oraclestock #ORCLstock #investing #investor #invest #fundamentalanalysis #stockanalysis (Recorded September 22, 2023)

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October 2, 2023: Cameron Lewellen, Director of Healthcare ISVs at VMware, joins Bill for the news. They discuss the intricacies of VMware's approach to healthcare and the use of AI in the industry. Why is interoperability not yet a front-of-mind concern in healthcare? How is Cameron's friend Larry Ellison, Chief Executive Director at Oracle Corporation, reshaping our perception of healthcare through his innovative approach to data? With topics ranging from the role of AI in medical imaging to the concept of Intel creating large language models on laptops, this episode gives listeners a deep dive into the current and future applications of AI and data in healthcare. What could this mean for patients who need to modify their lifestyle as they age?Key Points:AI in Medical Imaging Larry Ellison on Innovation LLMs on Local Computers Generative AIPerspective on Private DataNews articles:National Hospital Flash Report: August 2023AI shows major promise in breast cancer detection, new studies suggestJoin us for our webinar "Interoperability Outcomes: A Discussion of What's Possible" on October 5th at 1 PM ET/10 AM PT, discussing challenges in healthcare interoperability. We'll tackle key issues like fragmented technology systems, data privacy, and cost-effectiveness. Engage with top-tier experts to understand the current landscape of healthcare IT, learn data-driven strategies for patient-centered care, and discover best practices for ensuring system security and stakeholder trust. Register Here - https://thisweekhealth.com/interoperability-outcomes/This Week Health SubscribeThis Week Health TwitterThis Week Health LinkedinAlex's Lemonade Stand: Foundation for Childhood Cancer Donate

Valerie Singer, GM of Global Education at AWS, joins Corey on Screaming in the Cloud to discuss the vast array of cloud computing education programs AWS offers to people of all skill levels and backgrounds. Valerie explains how she manages such a large undertaking, and also sheds light on what AWS is doing to ensure their programs are truly valuable both to learners and to the broader market. Corey and Valerie discuss how generative AI is applicable to education, and Valerie explains how AWS's education programs fit into a K-12 curriculum as well as job seekers looking to up-skill. About ValerieAs General Manager for AWS's Global Education team, Valerie is responsible forleading strategy and initiatives for higher education, K-12, EdTechs, and outcome-based education worldwide. Her Skills to Jobs team enables governments, educationsystems, and collaborating organizations to deliver skills-based pathways to meetthe acute needs of employers around the globe, match skilled job seekers to goodpaying jobs, and advance the adoption of cloud-based technology.In her ten-year tenure at AWS, Valerie has held numerous leadership positions,including driving strategic customer engagement within AWS's Worldwide PublicSector and Industries. Valerie established and led the AWS's public sector globalpartner team, AWS's North American commercial partner team, was the leader forteams managing AWS's largest worldwide partnerships, and incubated AWS'sAerospace & Satellite Business Group. Valerie established AWS's national systemsintegrator program and promoted partner competency development and practiceexpansion to migrate enterprise-class, large-scale workloads to AWS.Valerie currently serves on the board of AFCEA DC where, as the Vice President ofEducation, she oversees a yearly grant of $250,000 in annual STEM scholarships tohigh school students with acute financial need.Prior to joining AWS, Valerie held senior positions at Quest Software, AdobeSystems, Oracle Corporation, BEA Systems, and Cisco Systems. She holds a B.S. inMicrobiology from the University of Maryland and a Master in Public Administrationfrom the George Washington University.Links Referenced: AWS: https://aws.amazon.com/ GetIT: https://aws.amazon.com/education/aws-getit/ Spark: https://aws.amazon.com/education/aws-spark/ Future Engineers: https://www.amazonfutureengineer.com/ code.org: https://code.org Academy: https://aws.amazon.com/training/awsacademy/ Educate: https://aws.amazon.com/education/awseducate/ Skill Builder: https://skillbuilder.aws/ Labs: https://aws.amazon.com/training/digital/aws-builder-labs/ re/Start: https://aws.amazon.com/training/restart/ AWS training and certification programs: https://www.aws.training/ TranscriptAnnouncer: Hello, and welcome to Screaming in the Cloud with your host, Chief Cloud Economist at The Duckbill Group, Corey Quinn. This weekly show features conversations with people doing interesting work in the world of cloud, thoughtful commentary on the state of the technical world, and ridiculous titles for which Corey refuses to apologize. This is Screaming in the Cloud.Corey: Welcome to Screaming in the Cloud. I'm Corey Quinn. A recurring theme of this show in the, what is it, 500 some-odd episodes since we started doing this many years ago, has been around where does the next generation come from. And ‘next generation' doesn't always mean young folks graduating school or whatnot. It's people transitioning in, it's career changers, it's folks whose existing jobs evolve into embracing the cloud industry a lot more readily than they have in previous years. My guest today arguably knows that better than most. Valerie Singer is the GM of Global Education at AWS. Valerie, thank you for agreeing to suffer my slings and arrows. I appreciate it.Valerie: And thank you for having me, Corey. I'm looking forward to the conversation.Corey: So, let's begin. GM, General Manager is generally a term of art which means you are, to my understanding, the buck-stops-here person for a particular division within AWS. And Global Education sounds like one of those, quite frankly, impossibly large-scoped type of organizations. What do you folks do? Where do you start? Where do you stop?Valerie: So, my organization actually focuses on five key areas, and it really does take a look at the global strategy for Amazon Web Services in higher education, research, our K through 12 community, our community of ed-tech providers, which are software providers that are specifically focused on the education sector, and the last plinth of the Global Education Team is around skills to jobs. And we care about that a lot because as we're talking to education providers about how they can innovate in the cloud, we also want to make sure that they're thinking about the outcomes of their students, and as their students become more digitally skilled, that there is placement for them and opportunities for them with employers so that they can continue to grow in their careers.Corey: Early on, when I was starting out my career, I had an absolutely massive chip on my shoulder when it came to formal education. I was never a great student for many of the same reasons I was never a great employee. And I always found that learning for me took the form of doing something and kicking the tires on it, and I had to care. And doing rote assignments in a ritualized way never really worked out. So, I never fit in in academia. On paper, I still have an eighth-grade education. One of these days, I might get the GED.But I really had problems with degree requirements in jobs. And it's humorous because my first tech job that was a breakthrough was as a network administrator at Chapman University. And that honestly didn't necessarily help improve my opinion of academia for a while, when you're basically the final tier escalation for support desk for a bunch of PhDs who are troubled with some of the things that they're working on because they're very smart in one particular area, but have challenges with broad tech. So, all of which is to say that I've had problems with the way that education historically maps to me personally, and it took a little bit of growth for me to realize that I might not be the common, typical case that represents everyone. So, I've really come around on that. What is the current state of how AWS views educating folks? You talk about working with higher ed; you also talk about K through 12. Where does this, I guess, pipeline start for you folks?Valerie: So, Amazon Web Services offers a host of education programs at the K-12 level where we can start to capture learners and capture their imagination for digital skills and cloud-based learning early on, programs like GetIT and Spark make sure that our learners have a trajectory forward and continue to stay engaged.Amazon Future Engineers also provides experiential learning and data center-based experiences for K through 12 learners, too, so that we can start to gravitate these learners towards skills that they can use later in life and that they'll be able to leverage. That said—and going back to what you said—we want to capture learners where they learn and how they learn. And so, that often happens not in a K through 12 environment and not in a higher education environment. It can happen organically, it can happen through online learning, it can happen through mentoring, and through other types of sponsorship.And so, we want to make sure that our learners have the opportunities to micro-badge, to credential, and to experience learning in the cloud particularly, and also develop digital skills wherever and however they learn, not just in a prescriptive environment like a higher education environment.Corey: During the Great Recession, I found that as a systems administrator—which is what we called ourselves in the style of the time—I was relatively weak when it came to networking. So, I took a class at the local community college where they built the entire curriculum around getting some Cisco certifications by the time that the year ended. And half of that class was awesome. It was effectively networking fundamentals in an approachable, constructive way, and that was great. The other half of the class—at least at the time—felt like it was extraordinarily beholden to, effectively—there's no nice way to say this—Cisco marketing.It envisioned a world where all networking equipment was Cisco-driven, using proprietary Cisco protocols, and it left a bad smell for a number of students in the class. Now, I've talked to an awful lot of folks who have gone through the various AWS educational programs in a variety of different ways and I've yet to hear significant volume of complaint around, “Oh, it's all vendor captured and it just feels like we're being indoctrinated into the cult of AWS.” Which honestly is to your credit. How did you avoid that?Valerie: It's a great question, and how we avoid it is by starting with the skills that are needed for jobs. And so, we actually went back to employers and said, “What are your, you know, biggest and most urgent needs to fill in early-career talent?” And we categorized 12 different job categories, the four that were most predominant were cloud support engineer, software development engineer, cyber analyst, and data analyst. And we took that mapping and developed the skills behind those four different job categories that we know are saleable and that our learners can get employed in, and then made modifications as our employers took a look at what the skills maps needed to be. We then took the skills maps—in one case—into City University of New York and into their computer science department, and mapped those skills back to the curriculum that the computer science teams have been providing to students.And so, what you have is, your half-awesome becomes full-awesome because we're providing them the materials through AWS Academy to be able to proffer the right set of curriculum and right set of training that gets provided to the students, and provides them with the opportunity to then become AWS Certified. But we do it in a way that isn't all marketecture; it's really pragmatic. It's how do I automate a sequence? How do I do things that are really saleable and marketable and really point towards the skills that our employers need? And so, when you have this book-end of employers telling the educational teams what they need in terms of skills, and you have the education teams willing to pull in that curriculum that we provide—that is, by the way, current and it maintains its currency—we have a better throughway for early-career talent to find the jobs that they need, and the guarantee that the employers are getting the skills that they've asked for. And so, you're not getting that half of the beholden that you had in your experience; you're getting a full-on awesome experience for a learner who can then go and excite himself and herself or theirself into a new position and career opportunity.Corey: One thing that caught me a little bit by surprise, and I think this is an industry-wide phenomenon is, whenever folks who are working with educational programs—as you are—talk about, effectively, public education and the grade school system, you refer to it as ‘K through 12.' Well, last year, my eldest daughter started kindergarten and it turns out that when you start asking questions about cloud computing curricula to a kindergarten teacher, they look at you like you are deranged and possibly unsafe. And yeah, it turns out that for almost any reasonable measure, exposing—in my case—a now six-year-old to cloud computing concepts feels like it's close cousins to child abuse. So—Valerie: [laugh].Corey: So far, I'm mostly keeping the kids away from that for now. When does that start? You mentioned middle school a few minutes ago. I'm curious as to—is that the real entry point or are there other ways that you find people starting to engage at earlier and earlier ages?Valerie: We are seeing people engage it earlier and earlier ages with programs like Spark, as I mentioned, which is more of a gamified approach to K through 12 learning around digital skills in the cloud. code.org also has a tremendous body of work that they offer K through 12 learners. That's more modularized and building block-based so that you're not asking a six-year-old to master the art of cloud computing, but you're providing young learners with the foundations to understand how the building blocks of technology sit on top of each other to actually do something meaningful.And so, gears and pulleys and all kinds of different artifacts that learners can play with to understand how the inner workings of a computer program come together, for instance, are really experientially important and foundationally important so that they understand the concepts on which that's built later. So, we can introduce these concepts very early, Corey, and kids really enjoy playing with those models because they can make things happen, right? They can make things turn and they can make things—they can actually, you know, modify behaviors of different programming elements and really have a great experience working in those different programs and environments like code.org and Spark.Corey: There are, of course, always exceptions to this. I remember the, I think, it's the 2019 public sector summit that you folks put on, you had a speaker, Karthick Arun, who at the time was ten years old and have the youngest person to pass the certification test to become a cloud practitioner. I mean, power to him. Obviously, that is the sort of thing that happens when a kid has passion and is excited about a particular direction. I have not inflicted that on my kids.I'm not trying to basically raise whatever the cloud computing sad version is of an Olympian by getting them into whatever it is that I want them to focus on before they have any agency in the matter. But I definitely remember when I was a kid, I was always frustrated by the fact that it felt like there were guardrails keeping me from working with any of these things that I found interesting and wanted to get exposure to. It feels like in many ways the barriers are coming down.Valerie: They are. In that particular example, actually, Andy Jassy interceded because we did have age requirements at that time for taking the exam.Corey: You still do, by the way. It's even to attend summits and whatnot. So, you have to be 18, but at some point, I will be looking into what exceptions have to happen for that because I'm not there to basically sign them up for the bar crawl or have them get exposure to, like, all the marketing stuff, but if they're interested in this, it seems like the sort of thing that should be made more accessible.Valerie: We do bring learners on, you know, into re:Invent and into our summits. We definitely invite our learners in. I mean I think you mentioned, there are a lot of other places our learners are not going to go, like bar crawls, but our learners under the age of 18 can definitely take advantage of the programs that we have on offer. AWS Academy is available to 16 and up.And again, you know, GetIT and Spark and Educate is all available to learners as well. We also have programs like Skill Builder, with an enormous free tier of learning modules that teams can take advantage of as well. And then Labs for subscription and fee-based access. But there's over 500 courses in that free tier currently, and so there's plenty of places for our, you know, early learners to play and to experiment and to learn.Corey: This is a great microcosm of some career advice I recently had caused to revisit, which is, make friends in different parts of the organization you work within and get to know people in other companies who do different things because you can't reason with policy; you can have conversations productively with human beings. And I was basing my entire, “You must be 18 or you're not allowed in, full stop,” based solely on a sign that I saw when I was attending a summit at the entrance: “You must be 18 to enter.” Ah. Clearly, there's no wiggle room here, and no—it's across the board, absolute hard-and-fast rule. Very few things are. This is a perfect example of that. So today, I learned. Thank you.Valerie: Yeah. You're very welcome. We want to make sure that we get the information, we get materials, we get experiences out to as many people as possible. One thing I would also note, and I had the opportunity to spend time in our skill centers, and these are really great places, too, for early learners to get experience and exposure to different models. And so earlier, when we were talking, you held up a DeepRacer car, which is a very, very cool, smaller-scale car that learners can use AI tools to help to drive.And learners can go into the skill centers in Seattle and in the DC area, now in Cape Town and in other places where they're going to be opening, and really have that, like, direct-line experience with AWS technology and see the value of it tangibly, and what happens when you for instance, model to move a car faster or in the right direction or not hitting the side of a wall. So, there's lots of ways that early learners can get exposure in just a few ways and those centers are actually a really great way for learners to just walk in and just have an experience.Corey: Switching gears a little bit, one of my personal favorite hobby horses is to go on Twitter—you know, back when that was more of a thing—and mock companies for saying things that I perceived to be patently ridiculous. I was gentle about it because I think it's a noble cause, but one of the more ridiculous things that I've heard from Amazon was in 2020, you folks announced a plan to help 29 million people around the world grow their tech skills by 2025. And the reason that I thought that was ridiculous is because it sounded like it was such an over-the-top, grandiose vision, I didn't see a way that you could possibly get anywhere even close. But again, I was gentle about this because even if you're half-wrong, it means that you're going to be putting significant energy, resourcing, et cetera, into educating people about how this stuff works to help lowering bar to entry, about lowering gates that get kept. I have to ask, though, now that we are, at the time of this recording, coming up in the second half of 2023, how closely are you tracking to that?Valerie: We're tracking. So, as of October, which is the last time I saw the tracking on this data, we had already provided skills-based learning to 13-and-a-half million learners worldwide and are very much on track to exceed the 2025 goal of 29 million. But I got to tell you, like, there's a couple of things in there that I'm sure you're going to ask as a follow-up, so I'll go ahead and talk about it practically, and that is, what are people doing with the learning? And then how are they using that learning and applying it to get jobs? And so, you know, 29 million is a big number, but what does it mean in terms of what they're doing with that information and what they're doing to apply it?So, we do have on my team an employer engagement team that actually goes out and works with local employers around the world, builds virtual job fairs and on-prem job fairs, sponsors things like DeepRacer League and Cloud Quests and Jam days so that early-career learners can come in and get hands-on and employers can look at what the potential employees are doing so that they can make sure that they have the experience that they actually say they have. And so, since the beginning of this year, we have already now recruited 323 what we call talent shapers, which are the employer community who are actually consuming the talent that we are proffering to them and that we're bringing into these job fairs. We have 35,000 learners who have come through our job fairs since the beginning of the year. And then we also rely—as you know, like, we're very security conscious, so we rely on self-reported data, but we have over 3500 employed early-career talent self-reported job hires. And so, for us, the 29 million is important, but how it then portrays itself into AWS-focused employment—that's not just to AWS; these are by the way those 3500 learners who are employed went to other companies outside of AWS—but we want to make sure that the 29 million actually results in something. It's not just, you know, kind of an academic exercise. And so, that's what we're doing on our site to make sure that employers are actually engaged in this process as well.Corey: I want to bring up a topic that has been top-of-mind in relation to this, where there has been an awful lot of hue and cry about generative AI lately, and to the point where I'm a believer in this. I think it is awesome, I think it is fantastic. And even for me, the hype is getting to be a little over the top. When everyone's talking about it transforming every business and that entire industries seem to be pivoting hard to rebrand themselves with the generative AI brush, it is of some concern. But I'm still excited by the magic inherent to aspects of what this is.It is, on some level—at least the way I see it—a way of solving the cloud education problem that I see, which is that, today if I want to start a company and maybe I just got out of business school, maybe I dropped out of high school, doesn't really matter. If it involves software, as most businesses seem to these days, I would have to do a whole lot of groundwork first. I have to go and take a boot camp class somewhere for six months and learn just enough code to build something horrible enough to get funding so that then I can hire actual professional engineers who will make fun of what I've written behind my back and then tear it all out and replace it. On some level, it really feels like the way to teach people cloud skills is to lower the bar for those cloud skills themselves, to help reduce the you must be at least this smart to ride this amusement park ride style of metering stick.And generative AI seems like it has strong potential for doing some of these things. I've used it that way myself, if we can get past some of the hallucination problems where it's very confident and also wrong—just like, you know, many of the white engineers I've worked with who are of course, men, in the course of my career—it will be even better. But I feel like this is the interface to an awful lot of cloud, if it's done right. How are you folks thinking about generative AI in the context of education, given the that field seems to be changing every day?Valerie: It's an interesting question and I see a lot of forward movement and positive movement in education. I'll give you an example. One company in the Bay Area, Khan Academy is using Khanmigo, which is one of their ChatGPT and generative AI-based products to be able to tutor students in a way that's directive without giving them the answers. And so, you know, when you look at the Bloom's sigma problem, which is if you have an intervention with a student who's kind of on the fence, you can move them one standard deviation to the right by giving them, sort of, community support. You can move them two standard deviations to the right if you give them one-to-one mentoring.And so, the idea is that these interventions through generative AI are actually moving that Bloom's sigma model for students to the right, right? So, you're getting students who might fall through the cracks not falling through the cracks anymore. Groups like Houston Community College are using generative AI to make sure that they are tracking their students in a way that they're going into the classes that they need to go into and they're using the prerequisites so that they can then benefit themselves through the community college system and have the most efficient path towards graduation. There's other models that we're using generative AI for to be able to do better data analysis in educational institutions, not just for outcomes, but also for, you know, funding mechanisms and for ways in which educational institutions [even operationalized 00:21:21]. And so, I think there's a huge power in generative AI that is being used at all levels within education.Now, there's a couple of other things, too, that I think that you touched on, and one is how do we train on generative AI, right? It goes so fast. And how are we doing? So, I'll tell you one thing that I think is super interesting, and that's that generative AI does hold the promise of actually offering us greater diversity, equity, and inclusion of the people who are studying generative AI. And what we're seeing early on is that the distribution in the mix of men and women is far better for studying of generative AI and AI-based learning modules for that particular outcome than we have seen in computer science in the past.And so, that's super encouraging, that we're going to have more people from more diverse backgrounds participating with skills for generative AI. And what that will also mean, of course, is that models will likely be less biased, we'll be able to have better fidelity in generative AI models, and more applicability in different areas when we have more diverse learners with that experience. So, the second piece is, what is AWS doing to make sure that these modules are being integrated into curriculum? And that's something that our training and certification team is launching as we speak, both through our AWS Academy modules, but also through Skill Builder so those can be accessed by people today. So, I'm with you. I think there's more promise than hue and cry and this is going to be a super interesting way that our early-career learners are going to be able to interact with new learning models and new ways of just thinking about how to apply it.Corey: My excitement is almost entirely on the user side of this as opposed to the machine-learning side of it. It feels like an implementation detail from the things that I care about. I asked the magic robot in a box how to do a thing and it tells me, or ideally does it for me. One of the moments in which I felt the dumbest in recent memory has been when I first started down the DeepRacer, “Oh, you just got one. Now, here's how to do it. Step one, open up this console. Good. Nice job. Step two”—and it was, basically get a PhD in machine learning concepts from Berkeley and then come back. Which is a slight exaggeration, but not by much.It feels it is, on some level—it's a daunting field, where there's an awful lot of terms of art being bandied around, there's a lot that needs to be explained in particular ways, and it's very different—at least from my perspective—on virtually any other cloud service offering. And that might very well be a result of my own background. But using the magic thing, like, CodeWhisperer that suggests code that I want to complete is great. Build something like CodeWhisperer, I'm tapping out by the end of that sentence.Valerie: Yeah. I mean, the question in there is, you know, how do we make sure that our learners know how to leverage CodeWhisperer, how to leverage Bedrock, how to leverage SageMaker, and how to leverage Greengrass, right, to build models that I think are going to be really experientially sound but also super innovative? And so, us getting that learning into education early and making sure that learners who are being educated, whether they are currently in jobs and are being re-skilled or they're coming up through traditional or non-traditional educational institutions, have access to all of these services that can help them do innovative things is something that we're really committed to doing. And we've been doing it for a long time. I may think you know that, right?So, Greengrass and SageMaker and all of the AI and ML tools have been around for a long period of time. Bedrock, CodeWhisperer, other services that AWS will continue to launch to support generative AI models, of course, are going to be completely available not just to users, but also for learners who want to re-skill, up-skill, and to skill on generative AI models.Corey: One last area I want to get into is a criticism, or at least an observation I've been making for a while about Kubernetes, but it could easily be extended to cloud in general, which is that, at least today, as things stand—this is starting to change, finally—running Kubernetes in production is challenging and fraught and requires a variety of skills and a fair bit of experience having done this previously. Before the last year or so of weird market behavior, if you had Kubernetes in production experience, you could relatively easily command a couple $100,000 a year in terms of salary. Now, as companies are embracing modern technologies and the rest, I'm wondering how they're approaching the problem of up-leveling their existing staff from two sides. The first is that no matter how much training and how much you wind up giving a lot of those folks, some of them either will not be capable or will not have the desire to learn the new thing. And secondly, once you get those people there, how do you keep them from effectively going down the street with that brand new shiny skill set for, effectively, three times what they were making previously, now that they have those skills that are in wild demand across the board?Because that's simply not sustainable for a huge swath of companies out there for whom they're not technology companies, they just use technology to do the thing that their business does. It feels like everything is becoming very expensive in a personnel perspective if you're not careful. You obviously talk to governments who are famously not known for paying absolute top-of-market figures for basically any sort of talent—for obvious reasons—but also companies for whom the bottom line matters incredibly. How do you square that circle?Valerie: There's a lot in that circle, so I'll talk about a specific, and then I'll talk about what we're also doing to help learners get that experience. So, you talked specifically about Kubernetes, but that could be extracted, as you said, to a lot of other different areas, including cyber, right? So, when we talk about somebody with an expertise in cybersecurity, it's very unlikely that a new learner coming out of university is going to be as appealing to an employer than somebody who has two to three years of experience. And so, how do we close that gap of experience—in either of those two examples—to make sure that learners have an on-ramp to new positions and new career opportunities? So, the first answer I'll give you is with some of our largest systems integrators, one of which is Tata Consulting Services, who is actually using AWS education programs to upskill its employees internally and has upskilled 19,000 of its employees using education programs including AWS Educate, to make sure that their group of consultants has absolutely the latest set of skills.And so, we're seeing that across the board; most of our, if not all of our customers, are looking at training to make sure that they can train not only their internal tech teams and their early-career talent coming in, but they can also train back office to understand what the next generation of technology is going to mean. And so, for instance, one of our largest customers, a telco provider, has asked us to provide modules for their HR teams because without understanding what AI and ML is, what it does, and what how to look for it, they might not be able to then, you know, extract the right sets of talent that they need to bring into the organization. So, we're seeing this training requirement across the business and not just in technical requirements. But you know, bridging that gap with early-career learners, I think is really important too. And so, we are experimenting, especially at places like Miami Dade College and City University of New York with virtual internships so that we can provide early-career learners with experiential learning that then they can bring to employers as proof that they have actually done the thing that they've said that they can demonstrate that they can do.And so, companies like Parker Dewey and Riipen and Forage and virtual internships are offering those experiences online so that our learners have the opportunity to then prove what they say that they can do. So, there's lots of ways that we can go about making sure learners have that broad base of learning and that they can apply it. And I'll tell you one more thing, and that's retention. And we find that when learners approach their employer with an internship or an apprenticeship, that their stickiness with that employer because they understand the culture, they understand the project work, they've been mentored, they've been sponsored, that they're stickiness within those employers it's actually far greater than if they came and went. And so, it's important and incumbent on employers, I think, to build that strong connective tissue with their early-skilled learners—and their upskilled learners—to make sure that the skills don't leave the house, right? And that is all about making sure that the culture aligns with the skills aligns, with the project work, and that it continues to be interesting, whether you're a new learner or you're a re-skilled learner, to stay in-house.Corey: My last question for you—and I understand that this might be fairly loaded—but I can't even come up with a partial list that does it any justice to encapsulate the sheer number of educational programs that you have in flight for a variety of different folks. The details and nuances of these are not something that I store in RAM, so I find that it's very easy to talk about one of these things and wind up bleeding into another. How do you folks keep it all straight? And how should people think about it? Not to say that you are not people. How should people who do not work for AWS? There we go. We are all humans here. Please, go [laugh] ahead.Valerie: It's a good question. So, the way that I break it down—and by the way, you know, AWS is also part of Amazon, so you know, I understand the question. And we have a lot of offerings across Amazon and AWS. AWS education programs specifically, are five. And those five programs, I've mentioned a few today: AWS Academy, AWS Educate, AWS re/Start, GetIT, and Spark are free, no-fee programs that we offer both the community and our education providers to build curriculum to offer digitally, and cloud-based skills curriculum to learners.We have another product that I'm a huge fan of called Skill Builder. And Skill Builder is, as I mentioned before, an online educational platform that anybody can take advantage of the over 500 classes in the free tier. There's learning plans for a lot of different things, and some I think you'd be interested in, like cost optimization and, you know, financial modeling for cloud, and all kinds of other more technically-oriented free courses. And then if learners want to get more experience in a lab environment, or more detailed learning that would lead to, for instance a, you know, certification in solutions architecture, they can use the subscription model, which is very affordable and provides learners an opportunity to work within that platform. So, if I'm breaking it down, it really is, am I being educated and in a way that is more formalized or am I going to go and take these courses when I want them and when I need them, both in the free tier and the subscription tier.So, that's basically the differences between education programs and Skill Builder. But I would say that if people are working with AWS teams, they can also ask teams where is the best place to be able to avail themselves of education curriculum. And we're all passionate about this topic and all of us can point users in the right direction as well.Corey: I really want to thank you for taking the time to go through all the things that you folks are up to these days. If people want to learn more, where should they go?Valerie: So, the first destination, if they want cloud-based learning, is really to take a look at AWS training and certification programs, and so, easily to find on aws.com. I would also point our teams—if they're interested in the tech alliances and how we're formulating the tech alliances—towards a recent announcement between City University of New York, the New York Jobs CEO Council, and the New York Mayor's Office for more details about how we can help teams in the US and outside the US—we also have tech alliances underway in Egypt and Spain and other countries coming on board as well—to really, you know, earmark how government and educational institutions and employers can work together.And then lastly, if employers are listening to this, the one output to all of this is that you pointed out, and that's that our learners need hands-on learning and they need the on-ramp to internships, to apprenticeships, and jobs that really are promotional for, like, career talent. And so, it's incumbent, I think, on all of us to start looking at the next generation of learners, whether they come out of traditional or non-traditional means, and recognize that talent can live in a lot of different places. And we're very happy to help and happy to do that matchup. But I encourage employers to dig deeper there too.Corey: And we will, of course, put links to that in the show notes. Thank you so much for taking the time out of your day to speak with me about all this. I really appreciate it.Valerie: Thank you, Corey. It's always fun to talk to you.Corey: [laugh]. Valerie Singer, GM of Global Education at AWS. I'm Cloud Economist Corey Quinn, and this is Screaming in the Cloud. If you've enjoyed this podcast, please leave a five-star review on your podcast platform of choice, whereas if you've hated this podcast, please leave a five-star review on your podcast platform of choice, along with a comment telling me exactly which AWS service I should make my six-year-old learn about as my next step in punishing her.Corey: If your AWS bill keeps rising and your blood pressure is doing the same, then you need The Duckbill Group. We help companies fix their AWS bill by making it smaller and less horrifying. The Duckbill Group works for you, not AWS. We tailor recommendations to your business and we get to the point. Visit duckbillgroup.com to get started.

We discussed a few things including:1. Their career journeys  2. How Jim landed in an investing career3. Nina's unique path to entrepreneurship4. State of investing landscape/outlook5. Trends, opportunities in biotech and ecosystemJim Gunton has invested in privately-held growth technology companies for more than 20 years. Before co-founding in 2001 the $80 million NJTC Venture Fund, Jim was a partner at Edison Venture Fund and a manager at Oracle Corporation in the Silicon Valley. He served formerly as a Governor of the National Association of Small Business Investment Companies (NASBIC).Jim earned a BS from Stanford University and an MBA with distinction from Duke University. He has served on the board of numerous private and public companies including Achieve3000, Amber Road (NYSE: AMBR), CytoSorbents (NASDAQ: CTSO), InstaMed, IntegriChain and CareGain.-----Nina Tandon is the co-founder and CEO of EpiBone, a biotech company that grows bone and cartilage for skeletal reconstruction. With decades of experience as a scientist and entrepreneur, Nina is known for her TED Talks, has published in Forbes magazine, and was featured on the Netflix series “Human: The World Within.”  Recognized for her accomplishments as a female scientist and entrepreneur, Nina was named one of the 100 Most Creative People in Business by Fast Company Magazine; an Ernst & Young Winning Woman; and Goldman Sachs' 100 Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs, among other awards. Nina holds a master's in Bioelectrical Engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and two advanced degrees from Columbia University – an MBA and a PhD in Biomedical Engineering.#podcast #AFewThingsPodcast

In this episode, Liz Wiseman and host Lisa Tomlin address how leaders can avoid being an "accidental diminisher" and ways coaching can help people at all levels of the organization become "impact players."Liz Wiseman is a researcher and executive advisor who teaches leadership to executives around the world. She is the author of New York Times bestseller Multipliers: How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter and is the CEO of the Wiseman Group, a leadership research and development firm headquartered in Silicon Valley, California. Some of her recent clients include: Apple, AT&T, Disney, Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Nike, Salesforce, Tesla, and Twitter. Liz has been consistently listed on the Thinkers50 ranking from 2013 to 2021, and in 2019 received the top achievement award for leadership from Thinkers50. She has conducted significant research in the field of leadership and talent management and writes for Harvard Business Review, Fortune, and a variety of other business and leadership journals. She is a frequent guest lecturer at BYU and Stanford University and is a former executive at Oracle Corporation, where she worked as the Vice President of Oracle University and as the global leader for Human Resource Development.You can find Liz's books, including Multipliers: How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter, on Amazon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to RIMScast. Your host is Justin Smulison, Business Content Manager at RIMS, the Risk and Insurance Management Society.   We'll talk about what's happening with Spencer Educational Foundation and how educators and institutions can create risk management programs and how they can secure a grant via Spencer.   The risk management and insurance studies program at UNR was made possible by a RIMS-funded Course Development Grant through Spencer Educational Foundation. UNR had 102 students enrolled in the RMI program's third semester in Spring 2023, up from 62 one year before! They hope RMI becomes a minor in Spring 2024.   Beyond that, UNR's mentoring program remains viable, with 23 students and 19 industry professionals participating this past spring. They also have upcoming plans for an Insurance & Risk Management Fair, a Planned Networking Event.   David Cisneros is here to talk about the success of the program, the mentoring program that supplements it, his success rate in helping students prepare for risk careers, and a bit about his own resume.   Key Takeaways: [:01] About RIMScast. [:28] About today's episode where we will discuss risk management education with Ken Goldstein of the Spencer Educational Foundation and David Cisneros, who leads the Risk Management Studies Program at the University of Nevado, Reno. [:41] All about exciting, upcoming RIMS events! Registration is open for the RIMS Canada Conference 2023, which will be held September 11th–14th in Ottawa! Visit RIMSCanadaConference.ca for more information. [1:02] On September 14th, the Spencer Educational Foundation returns to New York City for its Annual Funding Their Future Gala. The event will be held at the Cipriani on 42nd Street. A link is on this episode's notes. You can also visit SpencerEd.org. [1:19] The RIMS Western Regional Conference will be held October 4th–6th in Vail, Colorado. Visit RIMSWesternRegional.com for more information and to register. [1:31] Head to the RIMS.org/Advocacy page to find information about The RIMS Legislative Summit, which is returning to Washington, D.C. on October 25th and 26th. [1:45] We are very excited about the RIMS ERM Conference 2023, which will be held November 2nd and 3rd in Denver, Colorado! The theme is Elevate and Evolve. Registration will open soon as will a call for nominations for the ERM Award of Distinction. Visit the events page on RIMS.org for more information. [2:11] We're going to put the spotlight on education in today's episode. We will be joined by David Cisneros who leads the Risk Management Studies Program at the University of Nevada, Reno. David was able to launch his program, thanks in part, to a RIMS-funded grant. The Spencer Educational Foundation was a key player in that relationship. [2:38] Justin introduces his friend Ken Goldstein, the University Partnerships Director for the Spencer Educational Foundation, to talk about launching a Risk Studies Program, and how you can launch one at your university. [3:43] The Spencer Educational Foundation funds the education of the next generation of risk management professionals with five core grant programs. Ken oversees Merit-based Scholarships for Undergrad, Grad, and Ph.D. students who are interested in risk management and insurance. [4:03] Ken also oversees Risk Manager on Campus and a program that draws students into events like RISKWORLD in Atlanta, and oversees course development for colleges and universities domestically and into Canada. Ken tells about his experience in the industry and teaching. [4:55] Ken explains grants and merit-based scholarships. The student has to have an interest in risk management and insurance. Funding for undergrad and grad typically ranges from $5,000 to $10,000 based on your category. Risk Manager on Campus brings practical application to campus with risk managers and seasoned professionals. [5:21] Spencer Educational Foundation has a grant program that funds corporate risk management internships. General grants support travel to conferences like RISKWORLD and engaging in experiential learning with visits to corporate risk managers or insurance companies, even internationally to places like Lloyds of London. [5:45] They are very excited about their course development grant program. They support RM 101 at colleges and universities throughout the U.S. and into Canada as well as upper-level programming in niche areas such as cyber security, privacy risk management, and insure tech. It comes down to student interest and faculty expertise. [6:31] The RMI landscape is dynamically changing with technology. Figuring out how to protect private and proprietary information is key. Having institutions able to teach that is critical. [6:51] Since 2014, Spencer Educational Foundation has funded over 40 course development grants, spending over $1 million at colleges and universities. A third of that funding has come from RIMS. In addition to finances, a benefit of collaborating with RIMS is in tapping into the local chapters with Risk Manager on Campus. [7:28] A number of the chapter members act as adjuncts or clinicals and appreciate their time in the classroom with students. [7:34] The Funding Their Future Gala is coming up on September 14th, 2023 at the Cipriani in New York City. Justin attended last year and had a blast! It was also RIMS CEO Gary LaBranche's first time there. [8:06] Ken offers details about the Gala. It's their largest fundraising event of the year. It feeds the grant programs, scholarships, and course development. It assists with supporting next-generation risk management and insurance talent. This year they are honoring Lucy Fato, EVP, General Counsel, and Global Head of Communications at AIG. [8:29] Lucy Fato is a supporter of next-generation talent, factoring in issues around diversity, equity, inclusion, and career-pathing. It will be an exciting night. [9:00] There are some wonderful developments at the University of Nevada, Reno. Our next guest, David Cisneros, is a faculty member there. He launched a program of classes that Spencer and RIMS funded. Ken describes it. Course development started in 2022. There are a number of classes. The program scaled quickly to over 100 students. [9:47] Ken suggests the secret to such growth is to bring risk management and insurance talent from both an industry and teaching perspective into the classrooms. David leads the RMI studies program at UNR. He's also the Corporate Grant Development Lead, so he interacts with Spencer Educational Foundation frequently. [10:14] Something that resonates with students is to have practical application in the classroom. David and his colleagues do a great job in supplying that, as well as securing internships and positions. Ken looks forward to hearing from him! [10:33] RIMS plug time! Sponsor an episode of RIMScast! Contact us at pd@rims.org. For upcoming virtual workshops visit RIMS.org/virtualworkshops for the calendar. The RIMS-CRMP Exam Prep is July 19th and 20th, 9:00 am–4:00 pm EDT. August 15th through 17th is the RIMS-CRMP-FED Exam Prep 9:00 am–4:00 pm EDT. See the links. [11:37] Join us on July 14th at 5:00 p.m. India Standard Time for a jointly presented webinar with Prudent Insurance, Brokers Private Limited, titled Trade Credit Insurance Managing Risk and Promoting Growth. A link is in the show notes. That's early morning in the U.S. I, Justin, will be hosting it. Register and attend! [12:14] David Cisneros is the Director for Risk Management and Insurance Studies at the College of Business at University of Nevada, Reno (UNR). The Risk Management and Insurance Studies Program at UNR was made possible by a RIMS-funded course development grant. [12:29] UNR had 102 students enrolled in the RMI program's third semester in Spring 2023, up from 62, one year before! They hope RMI becomes a minor in Spring 2024. [12:44] David is here to talk about the success of the program, the mentoring program that supplements it, his success rate in helping students prepare for risk careers, and a bit about his own resume. Justin welcomes David Cisneros to RIMScast. [13:05] David shares some background on his risk career at Oracle, IGT, and more and how he is teaching now at UNR what he did in risk and where it's going. It's not as stressful for him. He loves teaching students about the industry and what he did for 25 years, and looking at where the industry is going! [14:44] David has five elective classes. He teaches two; adjunct professors teach three. When he asks students on the first day how many want a career in insurance or risk management, no hands go up! He tells them that by the end of the semester, there will be a handful of students working in the industry. After three semesters, there are 21! [16:05] David's favorite part of the industry had always been negotiating the deal, either the settlement of a claim or the purchase of a policy. His students love to hear war stories from the risk management field. Halfway through the semester, they want more. [17:25] The five courses in the program are geared toward risk management. Three courses are waivers for the ARMTM through The Institutes. You can get your Associate in Risk Management designation. The other courses are Property & Casualty and Life & Health. The program will be a minor in 2024, and hopefully, a major in five to 10 years. [18:41] David was aware of Spencer Educational Foundation during his career. AT UNR, he learned about the grants through an email list, so he applied and that's how he became involved in it and got the grant awarded to UNR. [19:37] The RMI program at UNR started with the curriculum. Once the curriculum was established, David knew he had to make insurance interesting and show students there was a career involved. Students look for three things: money, a work/life balance, and a challenge; not to be bored. Students promote the RMI by word of mouth. [20:53] David gets students interested by bringing in industry professionals to talk about jobs and the career. He brings in four guest speakers in a semester. A mentorship program is helpful and it was not common at UNR. There have been close to 30 students involved in the mentorship program. [21:29] There are job opportunities and mentors in risk management, insurance, and accounting. Most of David's students are finance majors. He tells them the program will find them a job if they talk with their mentor. David has just applied for the Risk Manager on Campus program for the next semesters. He has been working in a similar program. [22:27] David tells the students at the beginning that he's going to be the professor that he always wanted in college that's going to answer questions and help them find a job. [22:56] The three adjunct professors were each previously mentors in the program. When David started, there were just two courses and he was teaching both. He started the mentorship program and three industry professionals agreed to be mentors. David asked them if they wanted to teach and they said yes. It's been great! [23:40] From an enrollment standpoint, the RMI program is the fastest-growing program in the business school. But other programs are already established minors and majors, so it's hard to compare them. The semester starts in August and the cohort is already filled. The word gets out by the students. [24:33] Spencer has been fantastic with direction for the program. They have given insight into what big programs are doing and how. The funding and guidance have been invaluable. Ken Goldstein and his predecessor have been great. When David launched the program, he had the curriculum in mind; going from there came from Spenser. [25:53] All the teaching is done in person. There is no virtual component. David is able to connect with students and he believes that is the secret to the program's success. He talks with them about their goals and dreams. He can't do that over Zoom. [27:16] The program at RMI UNR is based on three pillars: Curriculum — courses students want, that can give them an industry designation, Experiential Learning — bringing in guest speakers to talk about the industry, and Job Creation and Fulfillment — David doesn't make promises but he does what he can to get them a job. [27:55] Once the students trust that David wants to get them a job, they're interested in the program. David's measure of success, according to the Dean of the School of Business, is jobs for students, post-graduation. From that standpoint, they are doing well! [28:40] David's thoughts for students thinking of any risk management course, “When you're thinking about a career, it's not just sales. The industry is so vast and so wide, that there are careers for every type of personality. … Whatever your personality type, whatever your strengths are, there is a job for you in insurance and risk management.” [29:26] Justin thanks David for joining us on RIMScast! David appreciates it. [29:40] “Special thanks to David Cisneros and Ken Goldstein for joining me here today.” You can learn more about grants and course development at Spencered.org and remember to register for the Spencer Funding Their Future Gala on September 14 in New York City. A link is in the notes.  [30:03] You can sponsor a RIMScast episode for this, our weekly show or a dedicated episode. Links to sponsored episodes are on our show notes. RIMScast has a global audience of professionals, students, business leaders, and more. Contact pd@rims.org for more information. [30:49] Become a RIMS member and get access to the tools, thought leadership, and network you need to succeed. Visit RIMS.org/membership or email membershipdept@RIMS.org for more information. The RIMS app is available only for RIMS members! You can find it in the App Store. [31:15] Risk Knowledge is the RIMS searchable content library that provides relevant information for today's risk professionals. Materials include RIMS executive reports, survey findings, contributed articles, industry research, benchmarking data, and more. [31:30] Read Risk Management Magazine at RMMagazine.com and check out the blog at RiskManagementMonitor.com. Email Justin at Content@RIMS.org. 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Follow @RIMSorg on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.   Follow up with Our Guests: Ken Goldstein University Partnerships Director Spencer Educational Foundation   David Cisneros https://www.unr.edu/business/industry-credentials/risk-management   Tweetables (For Social Media Use):   “[The student] has to have an interest in risk management and insurance. It ranges from undergrad to grad; funding typically ranges from $5,000 to $10,000, depending upon which category that you end up in.” — Ken Goldstein   “Out of college, I started in claims. … Then I progressively moved up and I became the risk manager for Oracle Corporation. I did that for about eight years and then … I was the risk manager for International Game Technology, and now I am teaching what I did.” — David Cisneros   “My favorite part [of the industry] had always been the deal; negotiating the deal, either the settlement of a claim or the purchase of a policy.” — David Cisneros   “It's all in person. … The key to the way I teach, and I think, the reason for the success, is I'm able to connect with students. I'm able to look them in the eye and talk with them about their goals, their dreams. Can't do that over Zoom.” — David Cisneros   The program at UNR is based on three pillars: … Curriculum — you have to have the courses that students want … Experiential Learning — bringing in guest speakers, … and … Job Creation and Fulfillment — I will do what I can to get them a job.” — David Cisneros   “It's not just sales. The industry is so vast and so wide, that there are careers for every type of personality. … Whatever your personality type, whatever your strengths are, there is a job for you in insurance and risk management.” — David Cisneros

Mr. Henry Sokolski and Mr. Ezra Cohen will discuss ongoing efforts and recommendations for reforming security classification policy. About the Speakers: Mr. Henry D. Sokolski is the Executive Director of the Nonproliferation Policy Education Center, a Washington-based nonprofit organization founded in 1994 to promote a better understanding of strategic weapons proliferation issues among policymakers, scholars, and the media. He teaches graduate-level classes on nuclear policy in Washington, D.C. He is also a Senior Fellow for Nuclear Security Studies at the University of California at San Diego's School of Global Policy and Strategy. From 1989 to 1993, Sokolski served as the Deputy for Nonproliferation Policy in the Office of the Secretary of Defense, for which he received the Secretary of Defense's Medal for Outstanding Public Service. Prior to this, he worked in the Secretary of Defense's Office of Net Assessment on strategic weapons proliferation issues. In addition to his Executive Branch service, Mr. Sokolski worked on the Hill from 1984 through 1988 as senior military legislative aide to Senate Armed Services Committee member Dan Quayle and from 1982 through 1983 as special assistant on nuclear energy matters to TVA Subcommittee Chairman Senator Gordon J. Humphrey. He also worked as a consultant on nuclear weapons proliferation issues to the Intelligence Community's National Intelligence Council; received a Congressional appointment to the Deutch Proliferation Commission, which completed its report in July 1999; served as a member of the Central Intelligence Agency's Senior Advisory Panel from 1995 to 1996; and was a member of the Commission on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism, which operated until 2010. Mr. Sokolski has been a resident fellow at the National Institute for Public Policy, the Heritage Foundation, and the Hoover Institution. He also has taught political science courses at the University of Chicago, Rosary College, Georgetown, and Loyola University. On January 11, 2021, President Donald J. Trump appointed Mr. Ezra Cohen to a three-year term on the PIDB and designated him to serve as Chair for a two-year term that ended on January 10, 2023. Prior to his appointment to the PIDB, Mr. Cohen served in senior leadership positions at the Department of Defense (DoD) and Intelligence Community, most recently as the Acting Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security and Director for Defense Intelligence, Office of the Director of National Intelligence from November 2020 to January 2021. In this role, he exercised authority, direction, and control over the Defense Intelligence Enterprise and Combat Support Agencies. Additionally, he served as the principal civilian intelligence advisor to the Secretary of Defense on all military intelligence related matters, including signals intelligence, human intelligence, sensitive activities, geospatial intelligence, sensitive reconnaissance, counterintelligence, law enforcement, and security. His previous government positions include Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict (SO/LIC); Principal Deputy Assistance Secretary of Defense for SO/LIC; Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Counter-Narcotics and Global Threats; Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Intelligence Programs on the National Security Council; Deputy Defense Intelligence Officer for South Asia at the Defense Intelligence Agency; and as a DoD Operations Officer. Mr. Cohen began his government service as an intern researching 1820's tariff legislation in the Center for Legislative Archives, a part of the National Archives and Record Administration. Mr. Cohen has also worked in the private sector for Oracle Corporation. Mr. Cohen received a Bachelor of Arts degree in History from the University of Pennsylvania.

Best ESG Stocks to Buy for 2023 includes these articles: “Top 5 Picks for the Best ESG Stocks to Buy In 2023 by industryleadersmagazine.com,”; “12 Best Software Infrastructure Stocks to Buy,” by Fahad Saleem; “Best Green Stocks to Invest In,” by Yarka; “Top 10 Renewable Energy Companies,” by Lucy Buchholz; and references to several more articles. Transcript & Links, Episode 107, June 2, 2023 Hello, Ron Robins here. So, welcome to my podcast episode 107 titled “Best ESG Stocks to Buy for 2023.” It's presented by Investing for the Soul. Investingforthesoul.com is your site for vital global ethical and sustainable investing mentoring, news, commentary, information, and resources. And look at my newly totally revised website at investingforthesoul.com! So, remember that you can find a full transcript, and links to content – including stock symbols and bonus material – on this episode's podcast page located at investingforthesoul.com/podcasts. Now if any terms are unfamiliar to you, simply Google them. Also, a reminder. I do not evaluate any of the stocks or funds mentioned in these podcasts, nor do I receive any compensation from anyone covered in these podcasts. Furthermore, I will reveal to you any personal investments I have in the investments mentioned herein. Additionally, quotes about individual companies are brief so that I can get as many companies covered as possible in the time allowed. Please go to this podcast's webpage for links to the actual articles for more company and stock information. Also, some companies might be covered more than once and there are also ? article links below that time didn't allow me to review them here. ------------------------------------------------------------- 1) Best ESG Stocks to Buy for 2023 I'm starting this podcast with this article titled Top 5 Picks for the Best ESG Stocks to Buy In 2023: Sustainable Investment Funds. It's by and found on industryleadersmagazine.com. Here are their picks with some quotes on each of them. “1. Verisk Analytics Inc. (VRSK) Has a very clear ESG policy that has previously helped it achieve the 3rd rank out of 100 companies. The company caters data and risk management solutions to the financial industry. Analysts believe that Verisk Analytics dominates a monopoly in the property and casualty insurance market.  2. Microsoft Corporation (MFST) The largest and most popular software company in the world, Microsoft Corporation has a variety of segments in cloud computing, digital infrastructure, and personal computing. The company has committed to transforming into carbon-negative by 2030. 3. Adobe (ADBE) Adobe has been a dominant player in digital content creation, software, publishing, and cloud storage with its flagship Photoshop software. Marketing analytics tools for business and subscriptions to premium Adobe software make for a brimming multi-billion revenue stream… With a global gender pay parity, Adobe's half income is owed to renewable sources with goals of 100 percent attainment by 2035.  3. Nvidia Corporation (NVDA) Nvidia manufactures graphics processing units (GPUs) for the gaming sector. The company is positioned at strongholds in supercomputers (AI), autonomous cars, and gaming. This is one of the best ESG companies to invest in.  4. JB Hunt Transport Services Inc. (JBHT) … primarily operates in the trucking and rail carrier segments of the United States… JB Hunt has been increasing its dividend payments in recent years.” End quotes. ------------------------------------------------------------- 2) Best ESG Stocks to Buy for 2023 Now an article in a segment that most ethical and sustainable investors would consider. The article is titled 12 Best Software Infrastructure Stocks to Buy, by Fahad Saleem, and found on finance.yahoo.com. Here are some quotes by Mr. Saleem on each of his picks. “12. Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company (NYSE:HPE) Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 37 Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company provides software-define infrastructure (SDI) solutions for businesses to help them manage their networking, storage, automation, and overall software development and deployment. 11. Zscaler, Inc. (NASDAQ:ZS) Hedge Fund Holders: 38 Zscaler focuses on the security side of software infrastructure since it's primarily a Cloud security company. It's known for its Cloud infrastructure modernization solution called The Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange. Zscaler also provides Infrastructure as Code services to provide Cloud security. 10. Splunk Inc. (NASDAQ:SPLK) Hedge Fund Holders: 49 Splunk Inc. is known for its infrastructure monitoring solutions that help businesses see their systems' backend in real time, detect and resolve solutions. 9. International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE:IBM) Hedge Fund Holders: 49 IBM is the biggest provider of Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) solutions. IBM provides consultancy and deployment solutions related to Cloud infrastructure, storage, networking, AI infrastructure deployment, among other services. 8. Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO) Hedge Fund Holders: 61 Cisco Systems provides various solutions for software infrastructure related to virtualization, networking, data centers, performance optimization and more. It is one of the oldest and strongest players in the industry. 7. Oracle Corporation (NASDAQ:ORCL) Hedge Fund Holders: 67 Oracle Corporation is a one-stop shop for software infrastructure solutions and services. The Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) provides complete solutions for Cloud deployment, including services related to servers, storage, network, applications and services. 6. VMware, Inc. (NYSE:VMW) Hedge Fund Holders: 68 VMware provides various solutions for software infrastructure deployment and management, including desktop hypervisor solutions, Cloud infrastructure solutions for Azure, AWS and other Cloud platforms, Cloud automation and more. 5. CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:CRWD) Hedge Fund Holders: 72 Cybersecurity and Cloud services company CrowdStrike Holdings provides Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Cloud infrastructure and infrastructure monitoring services. IaC includes automating infrastructure provisioning, deployment, configuration, and management, orchestrating infrastructure components, configuring and monitoring all systems. 4. Palo Alto Networks Inc. (NYSE:PANW) Hedge Fund Holders: 87 Palo Alto Networks provides Cloud security services that help businesses protect their software infrastructure. Palo Alto Networks Inc.'s Cloud NGFW solutions allows easy deployment of firewalls on Cloud platforms. 3. ServiceNow Inc. (NYSE:NOW) Hedge Fund Holders: 96 ServiceNow provides products and solutions that help businesses keep a smooth flow of operations. ServiceNow Inc.'s services allow Cloud monitoring, IT management, automated deployment of software, easy integrations and more. 2. Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) Hedge Fund Holders: 243 Amazon dominates the Cloud markets. It provides software infrastructure solutions and services to small and large businesses. In the first quarter Amazon Web Services revenue jumped 16% on a YoY basis to $21.4 billion… Amazon recently announced that it plans to invest a massive $12.7 billion in cloud infrastructure in India. 1. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) Hedge Fund Holders: 289 Microsoft Corporation is the second biggest player in the Cloud market… As of the end of the first quarter, Microsoft Corporation's market share in the Cloud markets stands at 23%, much higher than Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG). Most importantly, Microsoft Azure grew faster than Amazon Web Services in the first quarter.” End quotes. ------------------------------------------------------------- 3) Best ESG Stocks to Buy for 2023 And back to a favorite sector with this article titled Best Green Stocks to Invest In: In-Depth Analysis, by Yarka and seen on cryptosoho.com. Yarka has this to say about his picks. (Note: just brief comments by Yarka are included here.) “1. Tesla (TSLA) Tesla, the electric vehicle (EV) giant, is widely regarded as a compelling investment for several reasons. Market Leadership Technological Innovation Sustainable energy ecosystem Gigafactories and production capacity Global Market Potential Network of superchargers and infrastructure Strong financial performance 2. NIO Inc. (NIO) NIO is a Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer specializing in premium electric SUVs. They have gained popularity for their innovative designs, advanced autonomous driving capabilities, and battery swapping technology. 3. General Motors Company (GM) General Motors offers a range of EVs, including the Chevrolet Bolt EV and the upcoming GMC Hummer EV. 4. SunPower (SPWR) SunPower Corporation is a leading solar energy company that designs, manufactures, and sells high-performance solar panels and associated solar energy solutions… In addition to solar panel manufacturing, SunPower… offers installation, maintenance, and monitoring solutions to ensure optimal performance and customer satisfaction. Business advantages of investing in SunPower Corporation Vertical Integration Strong brand recognition Diverse Geographic Presence Focus on Energy Storage 5. Beyond Meat, Inc. (BYND) Beyond Meat produces plant-based burgers, sausages, and other meat alternatives that closely resemble the taste and texture of animal-based meat products. Beyond Meat's products are made from plant proteins, such as peas and soy, and have gained popularity among consumers seeking plant-based options. 6. Impossible Foods, Inc. (Private) Impossible Foods is another leading plant-based meat company that specializes in creating realistic meat substitutes. Their flagship product, the Impossible Burger, is made from plant ingredients, including soy protein and heme, which give it a meat-like flavor and texture. 7. Oatly AB (OTLY) Oatly is a Swedish company that produces a range of plant-based dairy alternatives, primarily based on oats. They offer oat milk, oat-based ice cream, yogurt, and other oat-based products. Oatly focuses on sustainable production practices and aims to provide consumers with delicious, environmentally friendly alternatives to traditional dairy products.” End quotes. ------------------------------------------------------------- 4) Best ESG Stocks to Buy for 2023 And now to a best-loved industry with this article titled Top 10: Renewable Energy Companies, by Lucy Buchholz, found on sustainabilitymag.com. Here are some of her comments on each company. “10. Canadian Solar Inc. (CSIQ) Market cap: US$2.74bn Canadian Solar specialises in the design and manufacturing of solar photovoltaic modules while offering comprehensive energy solutions. The company undertakes the management of solar power projects and provides operation and maintenance services… Canadian Solar serves customers spanning more than 160 countries. 9. Plug Power Inc. (PLUG) Market cap: US$8.18bn Founded in 1997 and headquartered in Latham, New York, Plug Power has grown to become a significant player in the hydrogen fuel cell industry. 8. Brookfield Renewable Partners (BEP) Market cap: $5.16bn Brookfield Renewable Partners operates renewable power facilities worldwide. The company's electricity generation comes from a diverse range of sources, including hydroelectric, wind, solar, distributed generation, pumped storage, cogeneration and biomass. 7. Algonquin Power & Utilities (AQN) Market cap: $5.2bn Based in Oakville, Ontario, Canada, Algonquin Power & Utilities delivers regulated utility services and renewable energy solutions to a customer base exceeding one million across North America. The company actively invests in a diverse range of clean and renewable energy sources, including solar power, wind energy, hydroelectric power and thermal energy. 6. Siemens Gamesa (GCTAF) Market cap: $12.97 With a presence in over 90 countries, Siemens Gamesa offers a range of equipment and services related to onshore and offshore wind turbines, turbine gearboxes, and off-grid systems. 5. Vestas (VWS.CO) Market cap: $29.58bn Based in Denmark, Vestas Wind Systems is a wind energy company that specialises in the design, manufacturing and installation of wind turbines. With a global presence, the company has successfully deployed wind turbines in numerous countries worldwide, by harnessing the collective expertise of 29,000 employees.  4. Orsted A/S (ORSTED.CO) Market cap: $36.19bn Renewable energy company Orsted A/S excels in the development, construction and operation of offshore wind farms. The Danish company holds the prestigious title of being the world's largest developer of offshore wind power. 3. Iberdrola SA (IBDRY) Market cap: US$72.67 Iberdrola SA is… headquartered in Bilbao, Spain. It holds a prominent position as one of the largest utility providers globally… Iberdrola primarily engages in the generation, distribution and sale of electricity, and boasts a diverse energy portfolio, encompassing sources such as wind, hydro, nuclear and natural gas. 2. NextEra Energy, Inc. (NEE) Market cap: US$147.57bn Headquartered in Florida… NextEra Energy is… one of the largest renewable energy producers in the world… By 2025, NextEra Energy aims to decrease its carbon dioxide emissions rate by 67% in comparison to 2005 levels. 1. General Electric (GE) Market Cap: US$89.02bn The company has made significant strides in the development of green energy solutions and has emerged as a key player in the industry. GE's commitment to sustainability is reflected in its focus on renewable energy sources, particularly in the development of wind turbines… GE has also invested in other renewable energy technologies, including solar power and hydroelectricity.” End quotes. ------------------------------------------------------------- Other Honorable Mention – not in any order 1. Title: Insiders Show Confidence in Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital with Stock Purchases Despite Stake Reduction by California Public Employees Retirement System on beststocks.com. By Elaine Mendonça. 2. Title: Investing in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF: A Unique Edge in an Ever-Changing Investment Landscape on beststocks.com. By Yasmim Mendonça. Article from Australia 1. Title: 3 ASX All Ordinaries shares I don't think will stay cheap for long on fool.com.au. By Tristan Harrison. ------------------------------------------------------------- Ending Comment Well, these are my top news stories with their stock and fund tips -- for this podcast titled: “Best ESG Stocks to Buy for 2023.” Now, please be sure to click the like and subscribe buttons on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or wherever you download or listen to this podcast. That helps bring these podcasts to others like you. And please click the share buttons to share this podcast with your friends and family. Let's promote ethical and sustainable investing as a force for hope and prosperity in these terribly troubled times! Contact me if you have any questions. Thank you for listening. Talk to you next on June 16th. And, again, look at my new totally revised website at investingforthesoul.com! Tell me what you think! Bye for now.   © 2023 Ron Robins, Investing for the Soul

This was one of the most enjoyable conversations I've had on The Unlock Moment, really a delight to spend time with such a humble leader.I met Germain St-Denis recently when he was named a fellow Top 10 Thought Leader in Coaching by Thinkers 360. I heard him on another podcast and I knew that you would love to hear his story. He is one of the wisest and most reflective coaches and leaders I've spoken to for a long time. Based in Toronto he is a coach and former senior leader with the Oracle Corporation.In 2015 a serious health episode caused him to re-evaluate his priorities and reshape the balance of his life and focus of his work. He developed a passion for people and culture, advocating for servant leadership and people-first principles. Now he's writing a book on the subject of empowering your people through caring leadership.--Germain St-Denis: https://germainstdenis.ca/Germain St-Denis on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/germain-st-denis/

Journalist Ken Auletta joins Tim to talk about the story of Elizabeth Holmes and Theranos from the perspective as the reporter who helped introduce the woman and the company to the world.  In December 2014, Ken was one of the first to conduct in-depth interviews with all of the major players at Theranos and their booming start-up company. Little did he or anyone know at the time how the Theranos story would unfold.  Ken talks about his coverage of Elizabeth Holmes in The New Yorker and the story that unfolded. https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/shapingopinion/Ken_Auletta_-_Theranos_auphonic.mp3 If you were to conduct an Internet search of Elizabeth Holmes today, you'd learn that one of the terms that often accompanies the 39-year-old's name is “disgraced Theranos CEO.” This is the result of the story we are about to tell. At the moment, she is appealing her federal conviction for fraud that was committed while she led Theranos, that had promised a revolutionary new way to conduct the full range of blood tests. Her story gave us a glimpse as to some of the inner workings of Silicon Valley. Homes now has to serve an 11-year prison sentence because a jury found her guilty of four counts of fraud and conspiracy against company investors. They believed in her promise to change the way blood could be collected and tested, and in turn, transform healthcare. That's where we are now. But the story started almost 20 years ago when Holmes dropped out of Stanford University. She was only 19 years old then. She left Stanford to start Theranos. Almost from the start, the company had attracted lots of money from some extremely influential investors. Holmes herself had the kind of magnetism the media likes. She was young and smart. She was a really effective speaker and salesperson. And she seemed to have a sense of personal branding long before that became a thing. She patterned herself after Apple founder and tech pioneer Steve Jobs. She wore black turtlenecks, almost exclusively. She adopted a slow, deliberate and deep speaking style that at times was almost hypnotic. She created a media persona that had others characterizing her as the female Steve Jobs. This was no coincidence, of course. It was all calculated. She was rewarded with an avalanche of positive media coverage. Elizabeth Holmes graced just about every major business magazine cover. She was billed as “the world's youngest self-made woman billionaire.” She was said to be worth $4.5 billion. Her company – Theranos – at its peak, was valued at $10 billion. Some of its well-known investors were Larry Ellison, who founded Oracle Corporation, and media titan Rupert Murdoch. Her advisors and board of directors were the stuff of envy for any company. Names like Henry Kissinger, the former U.S. Secretary of State. John Mattis, the decorated and now retired U.S. Marine general. George Schultz, another revered former U.S. Secretary of State. William Perry, a former U.S. Secretary of Defense, and others. So, how could a company so well positioned for success fail? And not only fail, but for the reasons it did? One person who's given these questions more thought than most is journalist Ken Auletta. He wrote one of the most comprehensive stories about Homes for The New Yorker in December 2014. Links Blood, Simpler, By Ken Auletta, The New Yorker Hot Startup Theranos Has Struggled With Its Blood-Test Technology, by John Carreryrou, Wall Street Journal Elizabeth Holmes: The hyptnoic tale of the rise and fall of Theranos, New Scientist How Theranos Misled Me, Fortune Elizabeth Holmes sentenced: how politics, celebrity and big pharma collided in trial of the century, Yahoo! News The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley, HBO About this Episode's Guest Ken Auletta Ken Auletta launched the Annals of Communications column for The New Yorker magazine in 1992. He is the author of twelve books,

We are excited to launch the 2nd season of our newly rebranded Amplify podcast - powered by AAM! In this episode, host Angie Grissom, Owner and Chief Relationship Officer of The Rainmaker Companies sits down with Kimberly Ellison-Taylor, CEO of KET Consulting to discuss the importance of making DEI a strategic priority for accounting firms. Tune in as Angie and Kimberly dive into DEI and it's importance in accounting firms' strategic planning. About Our Guest Kimberly Ellison-Taylor is a Global Technology and Finance leader with over 30 years of career achievements. She is the Chief Executive Officer of KET Solutions, LLC, a consulting firm focused on business growth, innovation, strategy, transformation and inclusive leadership. Ellison-Taylor is a sought after keynote speaker and has received many awards and recognitions for her expertise and leadership including Accounting Today's Top 100 Most Influential People in Accounting and CPA Practice Advisor's 25 Most Powerful Women in Accounting. For almost 17 years, Ellison-Taylor served in global leadership roles for Oracle Corporation. Kimberly advised C-Suite Executives on cloud solutions that innovate and transform business. Ellison-Taylor is also an adjunct professor for Carnegie Mellon University's Chief Information Officer Certificate program teaching Emerging Technologies & Innovation. She is also an independent board director. Kimberly has volunteered in the profession for over 20 years including leadership positions as Chairman of the American Institute of CPAs, Chairman of the Association of Certified Professional Accountants, and Chairman of the Maryland Association of CPAs. Kimberly is also the Chair for the AICPA's National Commission on Diversity and Inclusion and is also the incoming President-elect for Beta Alpha Psi. Ellison-Taylor is also the Chairman of the Maryland Association of CPAs Education Foundation. Kimberly is a member of the board of advisors for several business schools.  About Your Host Angie Grissom is Owner and Chief Relationship Officer of The Rainmaker Companies. Angie leads the firm in building major strategic alliances and national networks to advance professional services. Her role involves high-level strategy, thought leadership, consulting, and program and curriculum development. She transforms clients' lives through innovation, goal setting, coaching, training, and accountability development. Angie is a frequent speaker, writer, and contributor to the profession and is consistently recognized as one of the most influential people in the accounting industry.  

Schools have a vast array of capabilities, including talented teachers, motivated students, specialized facilities and equipment, and a wealth of educational resources. To fully utilize everyone's intelligence and maximize their impact, educators can employ a variety of strategies and practices that are explored in this episode of the Better Learning podcast with Liz Wiseman! Liz Wiseman is a researcher and executive advisor who teaches leadership to executives around the world.  She is the author of the New York Times bestseller Multipliers, The Multiplier Effect, and Wall Street Journal bestsellers Rookie Smarts and Impact Players.  She is the CEO of the Wiseman Group, a leadership research and development firm headquartered in Silicon Valley, California.  Some of her recent clients include:  Apple, AT&T, Disney, Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Nike, Salesforce, Tesla, and Twitter.  Liz has received the top achievement award for leadership from Thinkers50 and has been consistently named one of the world's top 50 management thinkers in its bi-annual ranking.   She has conducted significant research in the field of leadership and talent development and writes for Harvard Business Review, Fortune, and a variety of other business and leadership journals.  She is a frequent guest lecturer at Brigham Young University and Stanford University and is a former executive at Oracle Corporation, where she worked as the Vice President of Oracle University and as the global leader for Human Resource Development.  Liz holds a bachelor's degree in business management and a master's degree in organizational behavior, each from Brigham Young University.   Episode 107 of the Better Learning Podcast   Kevin Stoller is the host of the Better Learning Podcast and Co-Founder of Kay-Twelve, a national leader for educational furniture. Learn more about creating better learning environments at www.Kay-Twelve.com.     Who made this episode possible? Liz Wiseman The Wiseman Group Connect on LinkedIn! Follow on Twitter! Kevin Stoller Connect on LinkedIn! Follow on Twitter! Kay-Twelve Kay-Twelve Website LinkedIn Profile Twitter Profile Better Learning Podcast Better Learning Podcast Website Follow on YouTube! Association for Learning Environments (A4LE) The Association for Learning Environments Website LinkedIn Profile Twitter Profile Education Leaders' Organization The Education Leaders' Organization Website LinkedIn Profile Twitter Profile Second Class Foundation The Second Class Foundation Website

Timothy Hughes, CEO and Co-founder of DLA ignite, joins Tejas Mehta to discuss the power of building an online community, the role of influencer marketing in social selling, and the future of social media. Timothy Hughes is a social selling innovator and pioneer, ranked by Onalytica as the number one most influential person globally for social selling. He has over thirty years of experience in sales, marketing, and business development. Timothy is a Non-Executive Director at HighChloeCloud, a Global Instructor and Business case contributor at ThePowerMBA, and a Contributing Member at RevGenius and RevOps Co-op. Before DLA ignite, Timothy spent more than a decade at Oracle Corporation and worked in marketing and sales roles at companies like Capgemini, DSP-Explorer, and Fujitsu. He is also the bestselling author of Social Selling: Techniques to Influence Buyers and Changemakers and Smarketing: How to achieve competitive advantage through blended sales and marketing.

Timothy Hughes, CEO and Co-founder of DLA ignite, joins Tejas Mehta to discuss the ins and outs of social selling, how to create content at scale, and the three must-haves to succeed on social media. Timothy Hughes is a social selling innovator and pioneer, ranked by Onalytica as the number one most influential person globally for social selling. He has over thirty years of experience in sales, marketing, and business development. Timothy is a Non-Executive Director at HighChloeCloud, a Global Instructor and Business case contributor at ThePowerMBA, and a Contributing Member at RevGenius and RevOps Co-op. Before DLA ignite, Timothy spent more than a decade at Oracle Corporation and worked in marketing and sales roles at companies like Capgemini, DSP-Explorer, and Fujitsu. He is also the bestselling author of Social Selling: Techniques to Influence Buyers and Changemakers and Smarketing: How to achieve competitive advantage through blended sales and marketing.

Do you realize what special gifts and talents you bring to the table in your occupation each and every day? Conversely, can you articulate what frustrates you most in your job? Mike Linch digs in with Patrick Lencioni, one of the greatest modern day authors on organizational health to talk about his latest release, The Six Types of Working Genius. Lencioni shares candidly how God has been the true Author of his story and journey to become one of the foremost voices in the business world, and the author of 13 books that have transformed organizations and peoples' approach to work and relationships.Pat is one of the founders of The Table Group and is the pioneer of the organizational health movement. His books have sold over 6 million copies and been translated into more than 30 languages. As President of the Table Group, Pat spends his time speaking and writing about leadership, teamwork, and organizational health and consulting with executives and their teams.Prior to founding the firm in 1997, Pat worked at Bain & Company, Oracle Corporation and Sybase. Pat lives in the Bay Area with his wife and four boys.

Do you realize what special gifts and talents you bring to the table in your occupation each and every day? Conversely, can you articulate what frustrates you most in your job? Mike Linch digs in with Patrick Lencioni, one of the greatest modern day authors on organizational health to talk about his latest release, The Six Types of Working Genius. Lencioni shares candidly how God has been the true Author of his story and journey to become one of the foremost voices in the business world, and the author of 13 books that have transformed organizations and peoples' approach to work and relationships.Pat is one of the founders of The Table Group and is the pioneer of the organizational health movement. His books have sold over 6 million copies and been translated into more than 30 languages. As President of the Table Group, Pat spends his time speaking and writing about leadership, teamwork, and organizational health and consulting with executives and their teams.Prior to founding the firm in 1997, Pat worked at Bain & Company, Oracle Corporation and Sybase. Pat lives in the Bay Area with his wife and four boys.

Oracle Corporation, Q2 2023 Earnings Call, Dec 12, 2022

Oracle Corporation settled its second FCPA case in ten years. It agreed to pay the SEC $23 million to resolve allegations that its subsidiaries in Turkey, India and the United Arab Emirates maintained slush funds to bribe foreign officials. Ten years ago in 2012, Oracle paid the SEC $2 million for creating millions of dollars in off-the-books accounts at its India subsidiary. Join Michael Volkov as he takes a deep dive in the Oracle case and provides valuable lessons for managing third-party corruption risks.In the SEC's mind, Oracle is a recidivist, having its second enforcement action case in 10 years.The settlement for $23 million underscored the power of the FCPA provisions, which mandate effective internal controls and accurate books and records, and can be applied to a wide range of conduct beyond foreign bribery, Michael remarks. The controls that Oracle put in place to prevent improper use of discounts and marketing reimbursements were not effective because there was a lack of compliance culture within the business.The Oracle case is one that should be studied by compliance professionals, Michael believes. It reminds you to look at your own controls that surround discounting and ensure that the necessary documentation is carried out. “No matter what controls you have in place, they still have to be adhered to with a true culture of compliance underneath it as a foundation,” he adds.ResourcesSEC Oracle CaseEmail Michael: mvolkov@volkovlaw.com

My guest today is Liz Wiseman. Liz Wiseman is a researcher and executive advisor who teaches leadership to executives around the world. She is the author of New York Times bestseller Multipliers:  How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter, The Multiplier Effect:  Tapping the Genius Inside Our Schools, and Wall Street Journal bestseller Rookie Smarts:  Why Learning Beats Knowing in the New Game of Work and her most recent book, Impact Players: How to Take the Lead, Play Bigger and Multiply your Impact She is the CEO of the Wiseman Group, a leadership research and development firm headquartered in Silicon Valley, California. Some of her recent clients include:  Apple, AT&T, Disney, Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Nike, Salesforce, Tesla, and Twitter. Liz has been listed on the Thinkers50 ranking, and in 2019, she was recognized as the top leadership thinker in the world. She has conducted significant research in the field of leadership and collective intelligence, and writes for Harvard Business Review, Fortune, and a variety of other business and leadership journals. She is a frequent guest lecturer at BYU and Stanford University and is a former executive at Oracle Corporation, where she worked as the Vice President of Oracle University and as the global leader for Human Resource Development. In September of 2021, Wiseman testified at the Hearing on Civility and Collaboration in Congress to discuss opportunities to help Congress foster relationships leading to a more collaborative and civil work environment. This show is dedicated to Liz's journey, this conversation is what we make it. This is Counsel Culture.  Website and Merch refresh by: www.nickwork.us Find more at www.ericbrooker.com | www.thewisemangroup.com

Like it or not, we are all in the digital experience business. We demand it as consumers and enterprises are challenged with continuously raising the bar to keep consumers coming back for more. But doing this at every stage of the customer journey can be incredibly daunting. Sitecore is a company unifying data, content, commerce, and experiences to empower brands like L'Oréal, Microsoft, and United Airlines to deliver unforgettable interactions across every touchpoint. The company also has a big event in Chicago called Symposium, where Mindy Kaling will speak. There will also be 100+ sessions with top global brands sharing how they are creating digital experiences. This week, Sitecore released its 2022 U.S. Holiday Report with Paige O'Neill, Sitecore CMO, advising, "This season, shoppers will seek out brands that offer competitive pricing, buy-now-pay-later options, and low-cost shipping. Brands that empathize with consumers' inflation-forced financial constraints and focus on meeting their needs by delivering content that focuses on value and shows authentic empathy — where they can — will come out ahead this holiday season. In today's Tech Talks Daily Podcast episode, Paige shares insights from the Reality of Holiday Shopping research and reveals what we can expect at Sitecore's Symposium 2022 event. About Paige Paige brings over 20 years of experience in senior marketing roles crossing many areas of enterprise software, customer experience, and cloud computing. As Chief Marketing Officer, she combines product marketing expertise with an extensive background in communications and a passion for developing thought leadership programs that build awareness, differentiation, and demand. Prior to joining Sitecore, Paige was CMO at digital workplace platform provider Prysm, where she rebranded the company and helped it transition to a combined SaaS and hardware business. She previously served as CMO at SDL and as Vice President of Marketing for Aprimo, where her thought leadership, demand generation, and communications programs contributed to rapid growth. Paige also served as CMO at PHH Arval and two early-stage startups—Aravo and GreenRoad Technologies. Prior to PHH, Paige spent a decade at Oracle Corporation leading a variety of marketing initiatives.  

Liz Wiseman uncovers the small, but impactful practices of exceptional performers. — YOU'LL LEARN — 1) Why it's okay to not be working on what's important to you 2) The five things impact players do differently 3) The trick to leading without an invitation UPDATE: Sign up for Liz's new masterclass and learn what the best professionals do to stand out and perform at their best. Early bird registration is FREE with your purchase of Liz's new book Impact Players.PLUS, we're giving away copies of Liz's book! We'll be picking 5 random winners who share a link to this post on LinkedIn, along with their favorite nugget of wisdom from the episode. Don't forget to tag both Pete and Liz in your post! Giveaway ends Saturday, August 27, 11:59 PM Central time.Subscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep719 for clickable versions of the links below. — ABOUT LIZ — Liz Wiseman is a researcher and executive advisor who teaches leadership to executives around the world. She is the author of New York Times bestseller Multipliers: How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter,; The Multiplier Effect: Tapping the Genius Inside Our Schools, and Wall Street Journal bestseller Rookie Smarts: Why Learning Beats Knowing in the New Game of Work. She is the CEO of the Wiseman Group, a leadership research and development firm headquartered in Silicon Valley, California. Some of her recent clients include: Apple, AT&T, Disney, Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Nike, Salesforce, Tesla, and Twitter. Liz has been listed on the Thinkers50 ranking and in 2019 was recognized as the top leadership thinker in the world. She has conducted significant research in the field of leadership and collective intelligence and writes for Harvard Business Review, Fortune, and a variety of other business and leadership journals. She is a frequent guest lecturer at BYU and StanfordUniversity and is a former executive at Oracle Corporation, where she worked as the Vice President of Oracle University and as the global leader for Human Resource Development. • Liz's book: Impact Players: How to Take the Lead, Play Bigger, and Multiply Your Impact (website) • Liz's book: Multipliers: How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter (website) • Liz's book: Rookie Smarts: Why Learning Beats Knowing in the New Game of Work (website) • Liz's Twitter: @LizWiseman • Liz's website: TheWisemanGroup.com — RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — • Study: Dunning-Kruger effect • Book: Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration by Ed Catmull and Amy Wallace— THANK YOU, SPONSORS! — • Apple Card. Get up to 3% cash back with Apple CardSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Liz Wiseman is the author of several bestselling leadership books and a former executive at Oracle Corporation.

Today's guest is Liz Wiseman, author of New York Times bestseller Multipliers: How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter, The Multiplier Effect: Tapping the Genius Inside Our Schools, and Wall Street Journal bestseller Rookie Smarts: Why Learning Beats Knowing in the New Game of Work. Liz has conducted significant research in the field of leadership and collective intelligence and writes for Harvard Business Review, Fortune, and a variety of other business and leadership journals. A former executive at Oracle Corporation, over the course of 17 years, Liz was the Vice President of Oracle University and a global leader in Human Resource Development. Her management research and executive development firm The Wiseman Group is focused on developing leaders around the globe who can take on the world's toughest challenges. Her client list includes Apple, Disney, Facebook, Google, Microsoft, and Twitter. As you will see in this show, I met Liz when she spoke at Tesla and it resulted in one of the most memorable and emotional professional experiences in my life. On the show, we dive into the concepts of Multipliers and Rookie Smarts and she tells personal insight stories that have helped make her the person she is today. She explains the interesting reason why she decided to leave Oracle, and how that planted the seed for one of her books. We discuss her insights as a mother of 4 and a busy professional, and how her world was changed when she realized the management skill she used at work is the exact same skillset she used at home. She also shares how and why she created labels in her books to help provide a framework and language to discuss what she calls the “undiscussable” - A multiplier is a genius maker and helps to activate everyone around them to be their best by spending their energy on extracting and extending the genius of others. A diminisher does the exact opposite, by restricting others and holding them back from showing their what she calls “native genius”. We will discuss this in detail, including giving an example of the “accidental diminisher” - someone who has positive intentions but inadvertently diminishes those around them. She also gives some sage advice for parents on how to balance life and family. I'm beyond thrilled to release today's show and can thank Liz enough for being my guest so please enjoy this episode of Insight Out! Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=23010497) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Liz Wiseman uncovers the small, but impactful practices of exceptional performers. — YOU'LL LEARN — 1) Why it's okay to not be working on what's important to you 2) The five things impact players do differently 3) The trick to leading without an invitation Subscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep719 for clickable versions of the links below. — ABOUT LIZ — Liz Wiseman is a researcher and executive advisor who teaches leadership to executives around the world. She is the author of New York Times bestseller Multipliers: How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter,; The Multiplier Effect: Tapping the Genius Inside Our Schools, and Wall Street Journal bestseller Rookie Smarts: Why Learning Beats Knowing in the New Game of Work. She is the CEO of the Wiseman Group, a leadership research and development firm headquartered in Silicon Valley, California. Some of her recent clients include: Apple, AT&T, Disney, Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Nike, Salesforce, Tesla, and Twitter. Liz has been listed on the Thinkers50 ranking and in 2019 was recognized as the top leadership thinker in the world. She has conducted significant research in the field of leadership and collective intelligence and writes for Harvard Business Review, Fortune, and a variety of other business and leadership journals. She is a frequent guest lecturer at BYU and StanfordUniversity and is a former executive at Oracle Corporation, where she worked as the Vice President of Oracle University and as the global leader for Human Resource Development. • Liz's book: Impact Players: How to Take the Lead, Play Bigger, and Multiply Your Impact (website) • Liz's book: Multipliers: How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter (website) • Liz's book: Rookie Smarts: Why Learning Beats Knowing in the New Game of Work (website) • Liz's Twitter: @LizWiseman • Liz's website: TheWisemanGroup.com — RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — • Study: Dunning-Kruger effect • Book: Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration by Ed Catmull and Amy WallaceSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.