Fairygodboss Radio
92 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsHear candid conversations about being a successful woman in the workplace. Join Fairygodboss and The Muse as they sit down with accomplished women professionals to discuss life lessons and how we can come together to support one another, drive change, and shatter the glass ceiling.
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Carolin Seward - VP Data Platforms Group, Intel
October 01, 2020 10:00 - 24 minutes - 21.9 MBCarolin T. Seward is Vice President of Customer Experience and Fulfillment in the Data Platforms Group at the Intel Corporation. In her current role, she is responsible for delivering integrated data center solutions with the best customer experience for the lifecycle of the product. Carolin is driving new initiatives and service-based models to strengthen the collaboration between the business unit and its partners to accelerate business growth. Previously, Carolin was Vice President in the...
Carmen O’Neil - Head of Raw Materials Purchasing the Americas, Continental Tire
October 01, 2020 10:00 - 23 minutes - 20.6 MBAs Head of Raw Material Purchasing for Continental Tire and ContiTech in the Americas, Carmen O’Neil oversees the sourcing and procurement of all products that make up tires and rubber articles produced in North and South America. In this role she leads an international team both strategically and operationally to manage the sourcing and supply chains of over $1.5 billion worth of raw materials to more than 10 locations throughout the region. Carmen entered into the automotive industry afte...
Katie Ballantyne & Murika Matz - Cornerstone OnDemand
October 01, 2020 10:00 - 39 minutes - 35.5 MBKatie Ballantyne - AVP, Cornerstone University, Cornerstone OnDemand Katie Ballantyne is AVP of Cornerstone University where she and her team are passionate about creating exceptional learning experiences that help clients maximize their Cornerstone investment to create extraordinary organization. Katie's background in the learning and talent management industry spans almost 15 years, specifically focusing on investing in a company’s talent as a powerful driver of strategic organizational ou...
Michelle Gadsden-Williams - Managing Director & Global Head of DE&I, BlackRock
October 01, 2020 03:30 - 29 minutes - 26.1 MBMichelle Gadsden-Williams is the Managing Director and Global Head of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for BlackRock. She is an award-winning global diversity executive, author, activist, producer and philanthropist with more than 25 years of experience as an advocate for equality within corporate America and a thought leader around diversity and inclusion. Michelle is a seasoned diversity practitioner with experience working in the consumer goods, pharmaceutical and financial services industr...
Tracy Pitcher - SVP Comcast Business, Northeast Division, Comcast
October 01, 2020 03:30 - 23 minutes - 20.7 MBIn her position as senior vice president of Comcast Business for the Northeast Division of Comcast, Tracy Pitcher is a leader who celebrates the diversity of background, perspective, culture and experience that uplifts every aspect of her company. Knowing that a diverse, equitable and inclusive company is a more innovative and successful one, Tracy is actively engaged within Comcast and beyond, and champions core values rooted in improving the communities where employees and customers live an...
Sonia Cargan - SVP, Chief Inclusion & Diversity Officer, American Express
October 01, 2020 03:30 - 23 minutes - 20.2 MBSonia Cargan serves as the Senior Vice President, Chief Colleague Inclusion & Diversity Officer of American Express. In this role, Sonia is both a member of the CEG Senior Leadership Team and works closely with the Executive Committee to continue to build more awareness and provide the tools, resources and programming to drive meaningful change around racial inequality while ensuring American Express is a place where everyone is supported, has the backing of their colleagues and a sense of be...
Angie Grilliot - VP, Talent Marketing, UnitedHealth Group
October 01, 2020 03:30 - 26 minutes - 23.2 MBAngie Grilliot serves as the Vice President, Talent Marketing for UnitedHealth Group, where she leads the talent brand and engagement efforts for the enterprise in pursuit of attracting and retaining the very best workforce. Angie joined the company in 1996 where she found a place to grow and develop. She has stayed because she continues to feel she is surrounded by a diverse, high-caliber team who helps her learn every day. On a personal note, she’s a proud Mom and Grandma and is currently ...
Alicia Scott - Director, D&I & Talent Management, ON Semiconductor
June 18, 2020 15:00 - 21 minutes - 19 MBAlicia Scott is the Director of Diversity & Inclusion and Talent Management at ON Semiconductor. Alicia leads the diversity and inclusion (D&I) team to ensure it is embedded within everything the organization does based on workplace inclusion, workforce diversity and community partnerships, recognizing that the company is at its strongest when it effectively draws upon the wide variety of experiences, knowledge, culture and backgrounds from all employees and leaders. With changing demographic...
Allison Engel - Sr. Director, Diversity & Inclusion, Northwestern Mutual
June 18, 2020 15:00 - 26 minutes - 23.6 MBAllison Conkright Engel is the Sr. Director, Diversity & Inclusion at Northwestern Mutual. She has 20 years of work experience driving innovation across media, tech and finance. For almost a decade Allison has been focused on gender equity in historically male dominated industries. She had been driving outcomes in this space as an intrapreneur and is a globally recognized expert who mentors and implements growth strategies around opportunity markets. She has rolled out global programs acros...
Glenda Fleming Willis - SVP of Operations, Southeast Division, Walmart
June 18, 2020 12:00 - 37 minutes - 33.8 MBAs Senior Vice President of Walmart’s Southeast Division, Glenda Willis Fleming leads operations for nearly 1,000 stores and the training and development for 350,000 associates across eight states. Her stores serve tens of millions of customers a week, making her work critical to delivering on Walmart’s mission to help people save money and live better. An engineer by trade, Glenda joined Walmart more than 25 years ago after realizing her passion is for people rather than schematics. In th...
Erin Packwood - VP of Total Rewards and HR Transformation, Sysco
June 18, 2020 12:00 - 28 minutes - 25.6 MBErin Packwood is Vice President, Total Rewards & HR Transformation at Sysco Corporation, the largest global foodservice distribution company,headquartered in Houston, Texas. She has over 20 years of experience developing and managing a wide range of human resources programs, including compensation, benefits and employee engagement plans, from strategy and inception to execution and administration. Prior to joining Sysco in 2014, Erin was a Partner and the Central U.S. Talent Consulting practi...
Deb Hughes - SVP, Transformation Communications and Change Management, ADP
June 18, 2020 12:00 - 27 minutes - 24.7 MBDeb Hughes joined ADP in 1988 and has spent over 30 years in field and enterprise wide HR roles supporting ADP leaders in achieving overall growth and business objectives and leading global HR teams. She currently serves as SVP, Transformation Communications and Change Management and HR for HR, responsible for providing HR support to the Global HR organization, coordinating our internal communication efforts in support of ADP’s transformation, and leading our global change leadership initiati...
Kimberly Jones - People Experience Leader, PwC
June 18, 2020 12:00 - 34 minutes - 30.8 MBKim originally joined PwC over 25 years ago as an assurance (audit) associate. After a transition into the Human Capital team, she served in many roles over the years ranging from recruiter to diversity leader to US Talent Strategy Leader. She is now the People Experience and Markets, Center of Expertise Leader. In this role, she is focused on improving the day-to-day People experience across the PwC US firm for its 50,000 partners and staff. As part of the People experience, she leads va...
Kristen Kimmell – Head of Advisor Recruiting and Field Marketing, RBC
June 18, 2020 12:00 - 27 minutes - 24.2 MBAs head of Advisor Recruiting and Field Marketing, Kristen Kimmell leads the firm’s efforts to invite the best talent in the industry to join the firm’s nearly 2,000-strong financial advisor base. In her role, Kristen works closely with the firm’s global head of diversity and human resources to recruit and retain diverse talent in both the advisor and corporate ranks. She is also the leader of the firm’s push to cultivate a diverse and inclusive advisor force and elevate the role of women wit...
Pamela Maynard - CEO, Avanade
June 18, 2020 03:30 - 37 minutes - 33.1 MBCEO Pamela Maynard believes Avanade’s purpose is to make a genuine human impact. She is committed to Avanade’s vision: to be the leading digital innovator, creating great experiences as we realize results for our clients and their customers through the power of people and the Microsoft ecosystem. She says three of the most important things she does are to make sure our clients are successful on their digital journeys, ensure we stay on the pulse of the next wave of technology, and make sure o...
Deepa Soni - Chief Information Officer, The Hartford
June 18, 2020 03:30 - 20 minutes - 18 MBDeepa Soni joined The Hartford as Chief Information Officer in 2019. Deepa brings executive leadership experience in partnering with business and technology executives to build strategy and drive execution. She has a solid track record in leading organizations to deliver large-scale, mission critical complex enterprise IT initiatives. Prior to The Hartford, Deepa served as U.S. Chief Information Officer for BMO Financial Group in Chicago. At BMO, she was responsible for the overall leadersh...
Juanita Hendrickson - Vice President, Human Resources, Teradata
June 18, 2020 03:30 - 23 minutes - 20.5 MBJuanita (Nita) Hendrickson serves as the Vice President, Human Resources for Teradata, where she leads the Organizational Development, Learning and Inclusion & Diversity efforts for the enterprise. Prior to joining Teradata, Nita held both business and Strategic HR Business Partner positions in the life science, telecommunications and environmental health industries. Nita has held HR Leadership roles at both Merck KGaA (Millipore Sigma) and Thermo Fisher Scientific. On a personal note, she’s ...
Anne Elkin - VP of Global HR Solutions, Qualcomm
June 17, 2020 12:00 - 35 minutes - 31.8 MBAnne Elkin has almost 30 years of Human Resources experience and is currently a Vice President in Human Resources for Qualcomm. In 2018 she created and now leads the Global HR Solutions organization of over 250 worldwide HR professionals who support Qualcomm’s 33,000 employees focusing on delivering HR programs and services. Anne joined Qualcomm in 1995 as a Learning Specialist. Over her tenure she has held roles in Talent Acquisition where she handled recruiting at all levels including exec...
Jill Anderson - Senior Vice President, Strategic Planning & Power Supply, SCE
November 25, 2019 21:50 - 31 minutes - 28.4 MBJill Anderson is senior vice president of Strategic Planning and Power Supply at Southern California Edison (SCE), one of the nation's largest electric utilities. She is responsible for driving business strategy across the company, ensuring that the integrated planning to support California's clean energy transformation is closely aligned with the company's procurement and dispatch of generation resources. She oversees strategy, resource planning, energy procurement and management, and the op...
Neelam Chohan - Global Inclusion & Diversity Leader, Honeywell
October 22, 2019 16:30 - 33 minutes - 29.6 MBNeelam joined Honeywell in 2011 working out of the Dubai, UAE offices as a Regional HR Leader before taking on a HR Functional Excellence Director role where she was responsible for program managing HR Functional Transformation initiatives. In 2017, Neelam moved into her current role as the Global Leader of Inclusion & Diversity and is currently living in New York. In her present role, Neelam has built a corporate-wide Inclusion & Diversity (I&D) strategy to help successfully embed I&D into ...
Michele Meyer-Shipp - Principal, Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer, KPMG
September 06, 2019 18:31 - 40 minutes - 35.9 MBMichele C. Meyer-Shipp is the Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer at KPMG. In this role, Meyer-Shipp leads the firm’s efforts related to diversity and inclusion with a specific focus on the recruitment, retention, and development of a diverse workforce; fostering an inclusive and accessible culture; and inspiring broad perspectives and innovative client solutions. Meyer-Shipp serves as a strategic consultant to firm leaders on all matters related to diversity and inclusion, and is a brand a...
Jina Etienne - CPA, CGMA, Co-Founder & Principal Consultant, EtiennePartners
September 04, 2019 17:47 - 30 minutes - 27.3 MBAn accomplished leader and former business owner, co-founded of EtiennePartners with her husband. Together, they help organizations build more inclusive cultures through training and workshops designed to be practical, apply immediately to real-world situations to maximize participant engagement and long-term retention. Previously, as Director - Diversity & Inclusion for Grant Thornton (GT), she managed the firm's Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) Team responsible for developing and implementing G...
Lindsay-Rae McIntyre - Chief Diversity Officer, Microsoft
July 25, 2019 21:23 - 33 minutes - 29.4 MBAs Chief Diversity Officer at Microsoft, Lindsay-Rae McIntyre leads the organization’s diversity and inclusion commitments at the center of the company’s cultural transformation. Her work is critical to Microsoft’s mission to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. With more than 20 years’ experience as a human resources executive for the technology sector, Lindsay-Rae is passionate about driving business growth through innovative and inclusive people strate...
Hannah Yang and Meredith Kopit Levien - The New York Times
July 22, 2019 19:54 - 40 minutes - 36.3 MBHannah Yang is senior vice president, head of Subscription Growth at The New York Times, leading its global subscription growth strategy and execution. Ms. Yang has held a variety of positions at The Times, including in business development, advertising sales development, and strategic planning, since joining the Company in 2010. Prior to joining The Times, she was a corporate attorney at the law firm Simpson Thacher & Bartlett and a management consultant at Katzenbach Partners LLC (now a par...
Shuchi Sharma - Global Lead, Gender Intelligence, SAP
May 01, 2019 16:58 - 22 minutes - 19.8 MBShuchi Sharma is the Global Vice President and Lead of Gender Intelligence at SAP, responsible for the strategy that supports SAP’s goal to obtain 28 percent women in leadership positions in 2020 and 30 percent in 2022. In this role, Shuchi leads, designs and implements the gender intelligence strategy to ensure it is integrated into the fabric of SAP’s culture, values and business model. She works with global stakeholders throughout the organization to create and deliver initiatives designed...
Laura Fuentes - SVP of Talent and Rewards, Hilton
April 23, 2019 19:57 - 34 minutes - 30.5 MBAs the Senior Vice President of Talent and Rewards, Laura oversees the entire Team Member life cycle: recruiting, learning & development, compensation, benefits, recognition, and diversity & inclusion programs, as well as all people analytics and strategy for Hilton Team Members around the globe. She’s been featured in the Huffington Post and Hispanic Executive for her role in creating an inclusive environment where all Team Members can Thrive@Hilton. Under Laura’s leadership, Hilton has roll...
Sally Susman - Chief Corporate Affairs Officer, Pfizer
April 10, 2019 20:00 - 14 minutes - 12.3 MBWhether moving through the executive suites of Corporate America, working the corridors of power in Washington or Brussels, or leading a humanitarian relief mission in Africa, Sally Susman is equally at home. The New Yorker is known for influencing change and shaping public opinion in whatever arena she enters. As Executive Vice President and Chief Corporate Affairs Officer at Pfizer, Susman leads reputation management and directs the company’s communications, public affairs and philanthropic...
Beth Webster - Former Head of Human Resources, TD Bank
April 10, 2019 16:30 - 27 minutes - 24.2 MBBeth Webster's background includes more than 30 years of experience leading organizational development, employee relations, culture, and reorganization within financial institutions. Most recently, Beth served as the Head of Human Resources for TD Bank, America’s Most Convenient Bank®. Prior to TD Bank, Beth was the Managing Director, HR Global Consumer Bank for Citi and the Head of Human Resources for the Institutional Services Company for Fidelity Systems Company and Fidelity Brokerage Comp...
Janeen Uzzell - COO, Wikimedia Foundation
March 14, 2019 20:30 - 32 minutes - 28.5 MBGlobal Technology Executive, People Developer, Transformational Leader, Storyteller, Engineer and self-proclaimed Global Citizen, Janeen Uzzell is on a mission to use her strengths, influence and voice to lead causal work that changes lives, communities and the world. A seasoned leader, Janeen has more than 20 years of Corporate, strategy, business development and start-up experience. She is currently the Chief Operating Officer of The Wikimedia Foundation, the non-profit organization that su...
Celeste Warren - VP, Human Resources and Global Diversity and Inclusion, Merck
March 11, 2019 18:30 - 30 minutes - 27 MBCeleste Warren is Vice President, Human Resources & Global Diversity and Inclusion Center of Excellence at Merck. In this dual role, she has responsibility for the strategic and operational Human Resources support of Merck's Global Legal, Compliance, Communications, Population Health, Patient Health and Global Public Policy Organizations. As the leader for Merck’s Global Diversity and Inclusion Center of Excellence, she is responsible for working with Merck’s global leaders to advance and emb...
Jacqui Canney - Executive Vice President of the Global People Division, Walmart
December 05, 2018 20:30 - 22 minutes - 19.6 MBJacqui is Executive Vice President of the Global People Division for Walmart Inc. She is responsible for attracting, retaining, and developing talent within the nation's largest private workforce. In her role, she is focused on making Walmart the best place to work and shop through delivering an experience that gives associates access to the best technology, training, and education opportunities. She is also driving Walmart’s inclusive culture through the work done by Walmart’s Global Culture...
Jill Sweeney - Technology Section Leader, Hewlett-Packard Enterprise
November 21, 2018 15:30 - 33 minutes - 29.4 MBJill Sweeney leads technical Knowledge Management for volume servers, high performance computing and Artificial Intelligence (AI), and composable systems at Hewlett-Packard Enterprise (HPE). She and her team are transforming the technical experiences customers and partners have with HPE's products, solutions, and support information to foster positive customer business outcomes. In this episode of Fairygodboss Radio, Romy sits down with Jill to talk about career growth and the importance of ...
Samantha Saperstein - Managing Director of Women on the Move, JPMorgan Chase
November 15, 2018 19:30 - 26 minutes - 23.1 MBSamantha leads the firmwide Women on the Move initiative at JPMorgan Chase. In her role, she works on programs that are designed to make JPMorgan Chase the best bank for women-run businesses and women consumers, the best company for women to work at, and a strong partner for women in communities around the world. Sam collaborates with teams across the firm on planning and executing women’s programs, and messaging our efforts inside and outside the firm. In this episode of Fairygodboss Radio,...
Francine Katsoudas - Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer, Cisco
November 07, 2018 21:30 - 26 minutes - 23.1 MBFrancine Katsoudas is Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer of Cisco. She plays a major role in the company's overall performance, leading organizational strategy, promoting operational effectiveness, and elevating team performance through innovative leadership. In this episode of Fairygodboss Radio, Romy sits down with Fran to talk about the importance of paving your own path and how and why we all need to be kinder to ourselves.
Amber Grewal - Vice President of Global Talent Acquisition, IBM
November 01, 2018 18:30 - 22 minutes - 19.5 MBAmber Grewal is Vice President of Global Talent Acquisition at IBM, with 20 years of experience in the art and science of talent attraction and management. In her role, she oversees the strategic vision for talent acquisition and is responsible for building strong, consultative departmental functions, talent technology, sourcing and onboarding strategies, workforce demand, and employer branding in competitive and emerging markets globally. In this episode of Fairygodboss Radio, Romy sits dow...
Beth Comstock - Change Maker, Author, and Former Vice Chair at GE
October 29, 2018 14:00 - 31 minutes - 28.4 MBBeth Comstock is a change maker whose mission is to understand what’s next, navigate change, and help people and organizations do the same. In nearly three decades at GE, she led efforts to accelerate new growth and innovation, initiated GE's digital and clean-energy transformation, seeded new businesses, and enhanced GE’s brand value and inventive culture. Beth is a director at Nike, trustee of The National Geographic Society, and former board president of the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Natio...
Marcie White - AMS Relationship Director, Hewlett Packard Enterprise
September 27, 2018 19:00 - 43 minutes - 39.2 MBMarcie White is AMS Relationship Director at HPE Financial Services. In her role, Marcie is responsible for developing, implementing, and maintaining programs and offerings for the business. As an executive, mentor, and mother of two, Marcie credits the great culture and leadership team at her company for making her the happiest she has been in her career. In this episode of Fairygodboss Radio, Romy sits down with Marcie to talk about problem solving and the importance of mentorship.
Melody Lee - Global Director of BOOK by Cadillac, Cadillac
September 27, 2018 19:00 - 21 minutes - 19 MBMelody Lee launched the automotive industry's most innovative business model — BOOK by Cadillac. As Global Director of BOOK by Cadillac, Melody oversees operations and logistics, financial management, product and technology development, branding and marketing, PR, business development, and corporate sales. In this episode of Fairygodboss Radio, Romy sits down with Melody to talk about how women can position themselves in a way to advance their careers and drive innovation.
Laura Peterson - Senior Client Account Leader, Accenture
September 27, 2018 19:00 - 19 minutes - 16.6 MBLaura Peterson, a Senior Client Account Leader at Accenture, is a model of perseverance, courage, and leadership. Throughout her career, Laura has risen to the highest ranks of Accenture, and along the way, she’s made a point to support other women at the company and to help them advance their careers, too. In this episode of Fairygodboss Radio, Romy sits down with Laura to talk about running a client service-driven business and about the role that gender can play in that process.
Andrea Gallego - Global GAMMA CTO and Principal, BCG
September 27, 2018 19:00 - 38 minutes - 34 MBAndrea Gallego, Global GAMMA CTO and Principal of Boston Consulting Group (BCG), manages the innovation and data science product team and helps drive the vision and future of GAMMA's digital capabilities. Andrea is a powerhouse who has pivoted from finance to not-for-profit to Technical lead in consulting — advocating for women every day along the way. In this episode of Fairygodboss Radio, Romy sits down with Andrea to talk about navigating career changes and moving up the corporate ladder.
Petra Schmidt - Partner, Enterprise Client Group, Aon
September 27, 2018 19:00 - 35 minutes - 31.3 MBPetra Schmidt is Partner with Aon’s Enterprise Client Group. In her role, she partners with executive leadership at a select group of clients to explore mission-critical business issues and define methods to enable their clients’ business strategies and deliver more value to stakeholders.Petra has advanced her career with raw courage and determination and has held leadership roles spanning different cities and countries. In this episode of Fairygodboss Radio, Romy sits down with Petra to tal...
Cindy Robbins - President and Chief People Officer, Salesforce
September 21, 2018 17:30 - 26 minutes - 23.2 MBCindy Robbins is President and Chief People Officer at Salesforce. In her role, she leads the company’s efforts to attract, develop, and retain the best talent. During her tenure, Cindy became the driver of Salesforce’s equal pay efforts, which has resulted in the company spending $8.7 million to date to address any unexplained gender gaps in pay. In this episode of Fairygodboss Radio, Romy sits down with Cindy to talk about how to make real change and champion equality as a woman in the w...