Shuchi Sarkar on Why the Most Important Feedback Is Never Pleasant to Hear
Shuchi Sarkar is the Chief Marketing Officer at Creo, a company that produces natural and more sustainable cannabinoid ingredients through a fusion of technology and the ancient process of fermentation. She is an accomplished marketer with over 25 years of broad experience at leading tech companies like HP, Compaq, Motorola, and Ogilvy Advertising. Before working […]
Nyika Allen on Her Experience Being the Youngest Director of Aviation in the Country
Nyika Allen is the Director of Aviation for the City of Albuquerque, where she is responsible for the management and oversight of Albuquerque International Sunport and Double Eagle Airport. She is the first millennial to lead a city department and the first woman to serve as Director of the Department of Aviation. Under Nyika’s leadership […]
Allan Silva on Coaching Leaders in Start-Ups: How to Master the Inner Game of Influence
Allan Silva is the Founder and CEO of Truedragon, a team coaching company that creates business growth by helping global business executives and senior product and engineering leaders build and align winning teams. Allan is also the Founding Partner of Riverene, a leadership and organizational development consultancy. His recent clients include Lucasfilm, ILM, Sonos, Atlassian, […]
Societal Expectations of Corporate Leadership
Dave Stangis is the Founder and CEO of 21C Impact, an advisory services company for the 21st century. He currently advises leading companies on Environmental Social and Governance (ESG) technology as well as reputation and resiliency strategies. Before 21C Impact, he served as the Chief Sustainability Officer and Vice President of Public Affairs & Corporate […]
Deciding to Be a Risk Taker vs. Being a Risk Manager
Denise Tran is the CEO of Bun Mee Vietnamese Sandwich Eatery, a gourmet, fast-casual restaurant that blends Vietnam’s street food concepts with modern interpretations and fresh, local ingredients. After practicing law in Seattle, Denise decided to transition and open Bun Mee in 2011. Within months of opening the doors, many of their menu items landed […]
Fostering an Experimental Mindset Leads to Innovation
Avital Ungar is the Founder and Owner of Avital Tours, a company that is dedicated to providing story-driven culinary experiences. While living in Paris and the quaint town of Aix-en-Provence in Southern France, she became serious about the finer points in life and is now a certified sommelier (with a little help from Wine for Dummies, naturally). While […]
Surrendering Pride in Ownership
Chris Calvosa is the Vice President of Global Sales and Institutional Partnerships at VisionSpring, leading all sales and business development activities. Currently, he manages teams in seven countries to help provide affordable eyeglasses and optical accessories to people throughout the world. Chris has over 20 years of experience in sales, marketing, branding, and business development, […]
Rethinking Physician Leadership
Dr. Michael Nurok is the Director of the Cardiac Surgery Intensive Care Unit at Cedars-Sinai and practices clinically as an intensivist and cardiothoracic anesthesiologist. Previously, he served as faculty at the Department of Global Health and Social Medicine at Harvard, and the Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Dr. Nurok also created a dedicated orthopedic intensive care […]
You Either Win or You Learn
Joe Diliberto is the President and Owner of Sandler Training in Oakland, providing training, coaching, and consulting services to clients across a wide range of industries. He has over 30 years of experience in his field and is an expert in sales, sales management, business development, and negotiation skills. Before establishing Sandler Training, Joe held […]
You Have as Much Power as You Are Willing to Assume
Bill Press is the Senior Vice President of Engineering at Iterable, a growth marketing platform that enables brands to build stronger relationships with their customers and create lifetime value as a result. He received a Ph.D. in Computation and Neural Systems from Caltech and has over two decades of experience as an engineer and leader […]
