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490: Fannie Mae Kimberly Johnson COO discusses

How the COVID-19 pandemic has brought out more empathy in people
Her take on the renewed focus on social injustice in our society
The role technology can play to help foster change
How the concept of anti-racism is gaining traction
The importance of having a diverse slate of mentors and mentees
Some of the groups Kimberly admires, including ITSMF, INROADS, and Year Up

Among a variety of other topics.

488: Ted Colbert is an EVP at Boeing and the President & CEO of Boeing Global Services. Previously, Ted was Boeing’s CIO and SVP, IT & Analytics. In this episode, Ted discusses:

His experience as a Black C-suite executive at a Fortune 100 company
His career path and the importance of mentorship
Addressing racial bias in the workplace
The importance of empathy
Creating equal opportunities for career development
How Boeing is bringing in new talent by investing in historically Black colleges and universities and high school programs around the country

Among a variety of other topics.

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477: Yum! Brands Chief Digital and Technology Officer Clay Johnson discusses:

An overview of Yum! Brands ecosystem
Clay’s four key priorities around redefining the customer, team member, and employee experience
How COVID has accelerated the company’s digital journey
How the company delivers an excellent customer experience
How the company has implemented customer feedback to deliver contactless payments
The innovation lab at Yum! Brands
Clay’s view on the future of the mobile workforce post-pandemic
Clay’s take on the evolution of the CIO role
How switching from a project to a product mindset can accelerate product development and delivery
How agile thinking applies to operations

Among a variety of other topics.

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In this interview, Woven CEO Tim Campos discusses:

The genesis story of Woven
The most successful go to market model for productivity software
Why Woven decided not to directly compete with Apple, Microsoft, and Google
How Tim has built his team at Woven
How the CIO role prepared Tim for the CEO role
Three elements that are needed to start a company successfully
How Tim has managed during this time of crisis
Tim’s experience on boards

Among a variety of other topics.

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In this interview, we discuss

COVID’s impact on enterprise
How COVID has impacted the amount of Slack users positively and negatively
The potential challenges a hybrid model of working will present.
How people are more attracted to new features versus core improvement to the existing features
The main difference between Slack and Microsoft Teams and how they can be used together
How the demand for synchronous communication can be disruptive to people’s time management and their ability to focus

Among a variety of other topics.

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In this interview, we discuss

Sandeep’s purview as the CDO of Mars
The three pillars that drive Mars’ digital engine
The five cultural principles that guide Mars as a company
The extreme focus Sandeep has put on customer centricity
Why Sandeep believes creating a culture of curiosity is as important as creating the right data infrastructure
Mars’ movement to come up with 100 insights in the next 100 weeks
The prevalence of AI in the company
How the company is using Snickers to show gratitude to frontline workers

Among a variety of other topics.

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In this interview, we discuss