Lattes With Leaders

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Maaike Steinebach is a seasoned international Executive with over 20 years’ experience in Managing Director & CEO roles. Her career has spanned the UK, Singapore, China and Hong Kong, across companies such as Fortis Bank, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, and Visa. Having discovered her passion for advancing the femtech sector, she has now founded her own business to support and grow this industry and has taken on a role as co-CEO of Femtech Association Asia. Maaike is also passionate about connecting and elevating women in the tech sector and has co-founded the Women in Tech Association in Hong Kong.

In this episode, we speak with Casey Renner, an Operating Partner at VC firm, OpenView, who has been with the firm for almost 8 years. Casey is known as OV's master connector – they joke that she knows basically anyone and everyone in the B2B software industry. In her role as Operating Partner, she manages the team that runs OpenView's network of industry experts, advisors & corporate partners. She's built her career around networking and because of that, has great insights on how to build your own network.

Dr. Suzy Green is a Clinical and Coaching Psychologist (MAPS) and the founder of The Positivity Institute, an organisation dedicated to the research and application of Positive Psychology in workplaces and schools. Suzy is a leader in the complementary fields of Coaching Psychology and Positive Psychology having conducted a world-first study on evidence-based coaching as an Applied Positive Psychology. She holds several academic positions at universities in Australia and the United Kingdom and is globally renowned for her research. We speak with Suzy about how to combat workplace stress, manage negativity bias, and create a culture of coaching.Interested in supporting us? Follow us on our social channels:https://www.instagram.com/latteswith_leaders/https://vm.tiktok.com/ZSejg4h7Y/https://www.linkedin.com/company/lattes-with-leaders/https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClFlsOy4RgKN0AsTQrYvo0w

Zoe Cunningham is an award-winning technology professional and currently a Director of Softwire Technology, voted the #1 Best Place to Work in the UK 2023. She won Business Leader of the Year at the UK Women in IT Awards 2019 and has been selected by the BBC as the Brightest Woman in Britain. Zoe also works as an actor and she recently played the lead role in Marianna Dean's upcoming debut feature film Breaking Infinity, which will be released later in 2023. Zoe has published three books, including "Galvanising the Geeks" the tech leaders’ handbook for inspiring technical teams.

Poorvi Shrivastav is a seasoned product leader and general manager with over 15+ years of experience at leading high performing global teams at tech companies such as Microsoft, Salesforce, Hubspot and now Meta, where she is a Senior Director of Product Management. In her tenure, she has successfully proven product market fit, driven business  growth, and implemented a product centric culture. She is passionate about sharing product best practices and learnings. Poorvi has also advised and invested in tech startups, and has been a member of the Forbes Technology Council. In this episode, we deep dive into what product management is and how to adapt your product strategy during a difficult economic environment. Chapter markers:3:22: Product management vs project management7:35: Prioritizing features10:55: Measuring impact of products14:10: Building products during a recession21:27: Why Product needs to partner with Finance24:30: Mistakes to avoid during uncertain times

Description In this episode, we connect with Alyssa Westring, the co-author of Parents Who Lead: The Leadership Approach You Need to Parent with Purpose, Fuel Your Career, and Create a Richer Life. She is the Chair of the Department of Management and Entrepreneurship in the Driehaus College of Business at DePaul University and an award-winning educator. Alyssa shares her expertise on leadership for working parents. In her TEDx talk, The Secret Life of a Work-Life Insider, she shares how her research questions and personal journey into motherhood have shaped one another.Here are some links to Alyssa’s content if you want to learn more about her research:Here’s How Leadership Skills Can Help You Parent Better,Dear Employers, It’s Time We Start Recognizing Parenting as Work,There’s No “Right” Way to Do Self-Care Chapter Markers:1:49: Quiet quitting5:57: Career in academia10:54: Top characteristics of leaders13:50: Leading at home18:19: Achieving a 4 way win – career, home, community and self24:42: Successfully experimenting to change your life Lattes with LeadersInterested in supporting us? Follow us on our social channels:https://www.instagram.com/latteswith_leaders/https://vm.tiktok.com/ZSejg4h7Y/https://www.linkedin.com/company/lattes-with-leaders/https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClFlsOy4RgKN0AsTQrYvo0w

Aliza Freud is founder and CEO of SheSpeaks, the leading influencer marketing & media platform connecting brands with female consumers. Aliza and her team help brands like Prudential, Kraft, Coca-Cola and others to create and amplify authentic influencer content. The SheSpeaks platform reaches over 300 million consumers monthly, powered by an amazing community of hundreds of thousands of influential women. We speak to Aliza about all things influencers – from how to become one, to how brands should leverage them as part of their marketing strategy. Links from the episode below:SheSpeaks: https://www.shespeaks.com/  Fidelity Example: https://www.adweek.com/brand-marketing/old-boys-club-investing-how-fidelity-influencers-women/?utm_source=postup&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Adweek_Daily_220804054625&recip_id=1020038&lyt_id=1020038 Chapter markers:2:10: Controversial ads and use of influence6:39: How to be an influencer9:22: Ethics of influence14:57: Managing mistakes as an influencer19:21: Anyone can be an influencer21:12: How companies can leverage influencers

In this episode, we speak with Mary-Beth Hosking, the Global Chief Information Officer for PointsBet. Mary-Beth leads a global team to support one of Australia’s premier sports betting applications. She has over 17 years’ experience leading restructures in multinational organisations including BP and Specsavers. Prior to her corporate life, Mary-Beth was an accomplished singer, and is currently authoring a book talking about leading change as a CIO. We speak to Mary-Beth about the Optus data breach, as well as how to develop a robust information security strategy. Optus data breach: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/sep/29/optus-data-breach-everything-we-know-so-far-about-what-happened  Chapter markers:2:00: Learnings from Optus data breach9:07: Strategies to protect customer data16:45: Embracing individuality in the corporate world21:41: Proactive vs reactive information security30:04: Getting buy-in from non-technical leaders

In this episode we connect with Amy Radin is a strategist, growth hacker and problem solver who brings 25 years of experience as a Fortune 100 marketing, digital and innovation operating executive to boards and executive teams at both large enterprises and startups. She works with leaders who know their businesses must be led by a deep understanding of their customers in order to thrive. She is also the author of award winning book “The Change Maker’s Playbook: How to Seek, Seed and Scale Innovation In Any Company”. We speak to her about what it takes to innovate across industries in a structured corporate environment.  The Change Maker’s Playbook: https://amyradin.com/book/ Chapter markers: 5:52: Leveraging your network 11:23: Innovation in financial services 17:52: Influencing people about innovation 23:30: Succeeding and failing in experiments Lattes with Leaders Interested in supporting us? Follow us on our social channels: https://www.instagram.com/latteswith_leaders/ https://vm.tiktok.com/ZSejg4h7Y/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/lattes-with-leaders/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClFlsOy4RgKN0AsTQrYvo0w

In this episode, we speak with Simone Clarke, the CEO of UN Women Australia, with over 25 years’ experience working in not for profit leadership, with a particular focus on empowering women and children. We’re excited to chat with Simone about careers in the UN, the concept of unconscious bias and fostering psychological safety at work. Chapter markers:2:15: A tough week around the world6:10: Careers in the UN13:40: How to measure progress towards gender equity22:25: Fostering psychological safety at work Lattes with LeadersInterested in supporting us? Follow us on our social channels:https://www.instagram.com/latteswith_leaders/https://vm.tiktok.com/ZSejg4h7Y/https://www.linkedin.com/company/lattes-with-leaders/https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClFlsOy4RgKN0AsTQrYvo0w

In  this episode, Zeinab and Trisha speak with Sanyogita Shamsunder, the Global Head of Network Edge at Google, with over 20 years of business and technical experience at both large Fortune 500 enterprises and start-up technology companies. She is renowned for spearheading 5G technology development and implementation at Verizon. She is an active mentor and advocate for women in technology - she serves on the Dean's Advisory Board at NYIT and Rutgers University, Technical Advisory board of Maxlinear and American Tower and a founder member of Neythri. In this episode, we explore how to move from SME to manager and dip our toes in the fascinating world of edge computing.  Chapter markers:4:27: Transitioning to tech leadership 10:40: Growing an impactful tech career13:17: Managing burnout16:07: Focusing on your strengths and individuality21:16: Edge computing, cloud computing & 5G  Lattes with LeadersInterested in supporting us? Follow us on our social channels:https://www.instagram.com/latteswith_leaders/https://vm.tiktok.com/ZSejg4h7Y/https://www.linkedin.com/company/lattes-with-leaders/https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClFlsOy4RgKN0AsTQrYvo0w

Description In this episode, Zeinab and Trisha speak with Marcia Tal, a corporate leader and fintech founder, with over 30 years of experience within Financial Services. As CEO and Founder of Tal Solutions and Founder of the PositivityTech Intelligent Platform, Marcia helps organisations uncover growth opportunities by utilizing their hidden data assets. As EVP at Citi, Marcia created and built the Global Decision Management function in over 30 markets, introducing advanced analytical tools and strong governance process into business decisions. We speak to her about being an intrapreneur within a large company, and what it takes to build a truly data centric organization. Some relevant links for this episode:Tal Solutions website: https://talsolutions.com/ PositivityTech website: https://positivitytech.com/  Chapter markers:2:30: Founding decision management function at Citi7:55: Challenges of being an intrapreneur16:34: Leveraging 'voice of the customer' data22:54: Applying AI/ML to analyze customer data32:30: Utilizing customer data to improve processes  Lattes with LeadersInterested in supporting us? Follow us on our social channels:https://www.instagram.com/latteswith_leaders/https://vm.tiktok.com/ZSejg4h7Y/https://www.linkedin.com/company/lattes-with-leaders/https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClFlsOy4RgKN0AsTQrYvo0w

In this episode, Zeinab and Trisha speak with Anouk De Blieck, a senior HR executive with over 30 years’ experience working at finance and technology multinationals. She originally started her career in Sales, Operations & Project Management, but realizing her passion was HR, she moved to take on regional and global HR leadership positions at some of the top multinational companies, including Visa, Citibank and ANZ, in emerging and mature markets across EMEA, Asia, Northern America and Oceania. She is now a Non-Executive Director and advises on several boards, based in Italy. In this episode, Anouk shares how to plan an international career, and how to create an HR strategy that enables diversity, inclusion & belonging on a global scale. Some of the resources mentioned in this episode are linked below:Culture Map: https://erinmeyer.com/books/the-culture-map/  Chapter markers:3:22: Building a passion for HR11:24: Planning a global career14:36: Adapting to new cultures20:23: HR creating global alignment27:47: Embracing Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging globally  Lattes with LeadersInterested in supporting us? Follow us on our social channels:https://www.instagram.com/latteswith_leaders/https://vm.tiktok.com/ZSejg4h7Y/https://www.linkedin.com/company/lattes-with-leaders/https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClFlsOy4RgKN0AsTQrYvo0w

In this episode, Zeinab and Trisha speak with Sarah Kruger, CHRO of Accenture of Australia & New Zealand. She started her journey as a consultant in the Canberra office, and in her 25 years at the firm, has undertaken a range of projects – from project management through to change management in the financial services sector. She most recently stepped up to lead Accenture’s people strategy across Australia and New Zealand. Sarah shares her learnings on how to grow a successful career at one of the largest professional services firms in the world, and how to implement a people-first strategy in a state of rapid change. Chapter markers:3:00: Early career decisions9:35: Consulting career at a global firm13:32: Priorities as CHRO15:16: Leading people in a changing world23:10: Being a responsive manager28:00: Attracting and retaining the best talent Lattes with LeadersInterested in supporting us? Follow us on our social channels:https://www.instagram.com/latteswith_leaders/https://vm.tiktok.com/ZSejg4h7Y/https://www.linkedin.com/company/lattes-with-leaders/https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClFlsOy4RgKN0AsTQrYvo0w

Description In this episode, Zeinab and Trisha speak with Camilla Love, Managing Director of eInvest, a provider of Active ETF investments. Camilla has worked in the finance industry for over 20 years and is passionate about helping Australians grow wealth. She is also an active advocate for women in finance and has founded a program for budding female finance professionals, F3.  Find out how to navigate a career in finance, as well as how to get started with building an investment portfolio and why you should invest in ETFs. To learn more about eInvest or F3, follow the links below:eInvest: https://einvest.com.au/ F3: https://www.fthree.com.au/ Chapter markers:5:12: Building a career in finance industry8:52: Working in a small firm vs big bank11:46: Getting started with investing16:35: Concepts of sequencing and diversification21:30: Intro to ETFs28:19: Advice for breaking into finance Lattes with LeadersInterested in learning more? Follow us on our social channels:https://www.instagram.com/latteswith_leaders/https://vm.tiktok.com/ZSejg4h7Y/https://www.linkedin.com/company/lattes-with-leaders/https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClFlsOy4RgKN0AsTQrYvo0w

In this episode, Zeinab and Trisha speak with Fran Boorman, CEO and Co-founder of Goal17, the UK’s number 1 sports-led mentor training program featured in Forbes. Fran’s passion for sports started at school, where she competed nationally in Skiing competitions. Through building multiple successful businesses, Fran realized the power of partnerships and has leveraged this to create sustainable social impact. Goal17, partners with premier league football clubs, multi-billion dollar corporations, charities and a leading UK university to deliver a mentoring program to benefit disadvantaged youth. Fran shares her approach to building a thriving social enterprise and the secrets to formulating a successful partnership. To learn more about Goal17 and the concepts discussed in the episode, check out the links below:Goal17 website: https://www.goal17.global/ Fran’s website: https://www.fran.global/Why by Simon Sinek https://amzn.to/3owjyhG  Chapter markers:2:23: Fran’s passion for skiing5:27: How Goal17 was inspired8:00: The power of partnerships14:12: Finding your “why”25:15: Partnering with premier league clubs and corporates27:28: Building a professional brand Lattes with LeadersInterested in supporting us? Follow us on our social channels:https://www.instagram.com/latteswith_leaders/https://vm.tiktok.com/ZSejg4h7Y/https://www.linkedin.com/company/lattes-with-leaders/https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClFlsOy4RgKN0AsTQrYvo0w

In this episode, Zeinab & Trisha join Co-Founder & Country Director of Educaid Sierra Leone, Miriam Mason, as she explains how she built a not-for-profit to enable underprivileged children to receive high quality education. Arriving in Sierra Leone in 2000 at the end of the civil war, Miriam started a school in her backyard with 20 children, which has now grown to a network of 9 schools serving over 3,000 students. Miriam shares her entrepreneurial journey to build Educaid, her passion for education, and how she was able to influence country-wide change by building a standard for high quality education at Educaid. If you would like to donate to Educaid or learn more about the organization, please visit:https://www.educaid.org.uk/ Episode chapters:2:50: How Educaid started7:17: Moving to Sierra Leone after the civil war10:20: Defining and scaling high quality education16:58: Being a catalyst for change19:14: Influencing change in Sierra Leone21:46: Raising funds Lattes with LeadersInterested in supporting us? Follow us on our social channels:https://www.instagram.com/latteswith_leaders/https://vm.tiktok.com/ZSejg4h7Y/https://www.linkedin.com/company/lattes-with-leaders/https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClFlsOy4RgKN0AsTQrYvo0w

In this episode Zeinab & Trisha join CMO & Co-Founder of Tanoshi, Lisa Love. Lisa felt she was being held back in her career due to her race. This unfair treatment ultimately led her to leave her company of 11 years, and she co-founded Tanoshi which prepares all kids for a brighter future, no matter their race or socio-economic background - giving them a fair chance to succeed. Lisa’s journey is filled with stories of overcoming personal challenges and learning how to build and grow a hardware start-up during a time of rapid change during the COVID-19 global pandemic, with lessons learnt from appearing on Shark Tank and being creative about fundraising. If you want to find out more about Tanoshi, follow the link below:https://tanoshikidscomputers.com/  Chapter markers:3:26: Held back in her corporate career due to race8:39: Redefined herself as entrepreneur14:32: Shark Tank and fundraising as black female founder18:18: Tanoshi’s growth and impact Lattes with LeadersInterested in supporting us? Follow us on our social channels:https://www.instagram.com/latteswith_leaders/https://vm.tiktok.com/ZSejg4h7Y/https://www.linkedin.com/company/lattes-with-leaders/https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClFlsOy4RgKN0AsTQrYvo0w

In this episode Zeinab & Trisha join CEO, Emma Weston to explore her career from a lawyer to supporting farmers bring food from plough to plate. Emma shares her journey, unconsciously following her legal profession, until she realised her passion for agriculture whilst completing her MBA. Emma eventually founded 2 businesses, her 3rd, Agridigital uses blockchain to track and predict farmer produce before it goes to market. She shares her career experience and why we should all care about our food from paddock to plate. Chapter markers3:15: Reconsidering her career in corporate law7:53: Personal reflection on the MBA program12:18: Agtech helps get food on the table22:59: Familiarizing farmers with blockchain technology25:54: Expanding to the US If you’re interested in learning more on the topics in the podcast, click on the resources:Agridigital: https://www.agridigital.io/Follow Emma: @emmawestonThe Supply Chain Revolution: Innovative Sourcing And Logistics For A Fiercely Competitive World: https://amzn.to/3CVHK2fBlockchain Revolution: How the Technology Behind Bitcoin and Other Cryptocurrencies is Changing the World: https://amzn.to/3BVFC99 Lattes with LeadersInterested in supporting us? Follow us on our social channels:https://www.instagram.com/latteswith_leaders/https://vm.tiktok.com/ZSejg4h7Y/https://www.linkedin.com/company/lattes-with-leaders/https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClFlsOy4RgKN0AsTQrYvo0w