Inside the Mind of an Entrepreneurial Agent of Change with Jenny Poon
Release Date: 05/11/2022
Todd Davis - Chief People Officer at Franklin Covey - Enabling Greatness by Sharing Powerful Concepts
The Elephant in the Room
Inclusion has always been very important for Todd Davis, who shared, “From an early age, I remember how important it was for me to make sure that people felt a part of something, to be included.” For nearly 20 years, Todd has been the Chief People Officer at Franklin Covey. Once a former director of FranklinCovey's Innovations Group, Todd played a key role in creating several of the company's fundamental offerings that feature its globally recognized content. He continues to be involved in the development of new offerings as well. Listen as Carey and Todd dive into Todd’s long...
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Felicia Shakiba: Leveraging HR Technology and the Psychology of Leadership.
The Elephant in the Room
"Being seen, Feeling seen, feeling heard is one of the most memorable experiences an employee can have." - Felicia Shakiba We had the pleasure of speaking with CPO Playbook founder Felicia Shakiba, a premier HR consultancy dedicated to transforming organizations through customized talent management and people strategy solutions. As a Korn Ferry-certified executive coach and seasoned strategist, Felicia collaborates with private equity firms and their portfolio companies across the healthcare/biotech and technology sectors to drive transformative change. Through tailored coaching, she has...
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Hui Wu Curtis - Reshaping an Industry
The Elephant in the Room
Welcome to the Adopt Tech Elephant in the Room Podcast, where we explore innovative technologies and the people behind them. In this episode, we are joined by Hui Wu-Curtis, who, along with business partner Ron Petrie created SupportU, a woman, minority-owned company founded on the principle of doing the right thing for every customer. SupportU is a BPO (Business Process Outsourcing) service specializing in contact center operations, customer service, technical support, sales, and back-office support. Their next-generation, cloud-based customer service delivery enables greater...
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Dasha Tyshlek - Excellence Over Perfection
The Elephant in the Room
Dasha Tyshlek grew up in Kansas City, KS, knowing she wanted to become an entrepreneur, leading and organizing people to do innovative things. Today Dasha serves as Director of Business Development and Micro-Ant, LLC, where they develop and manufacture custom antennas for land, maritime and aerospace applications operating within the Microwave Frequency Spectrum. Dasha enjoys the challenging technologies her industry presents. She is the eyes and ears of the organization, guiding the company to the right opportunities. Join us as Dasha shares her journey and...
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Lisa Levy - Aligning People, Processes, and Technology for Edge and Agility
The Elephant in the Room
After witnessing the confusion that ensued after new technology systems were integrated into offices in the 90s, Lisa L. Levy saw an opportunity to establish effective processes that support employees and businesses grappling with evolving technology. She founded Lcubed, which helps companies align people, processes, and technology to utilize agility as a strategic advantage and acknowledges change is a business constant. On our Podcast, Lisa shares with us her road to success and the obstacles she endured. Through grit and personal growth, she pulled pieces from those experiences to...
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Breaking the Barriers of Entry with Eva Kuehnert
The Elephant in the Room
Eva Kuehnert's career path has been challenging over the years, and that has been by her own doing. Starting in banking, Eva soon found she needed a change. She received her Master's Degree in Economics and landed a position at Google, where her tech career began. Eva flourished from hard work and a company environment that celebrated your ideas no matter how outrageous they seemed. "Nothing is impossible; put your heads together, leave ego out of the equation, and ideate," she says. But, after time, she felt it became too comfortable and decided to be "uncomfortable" and rechallenged herself....
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Nurturing the Science Future of Arizona with Tammy McLeod
The Elephant in the Room
Tammy Mcleod is CEO of Arizona’s Flinn Foundation, a ($300M) privately endowed nonprofit foundation dedicated to advancing biosciences, civic leadership, higher education, and the arts. As CEO, she oversees the bioscience strategic roadmap for the state of Arizona. Please feel free to visit us on our website and LinkedIn, and join us each week as we ask the question: What giant tech stories inspire us today?
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Inside the Mind of an Entrepreneurial Agent of Change with Jenny Poon
The Elephant in the Room
The age-old adage, "The world is owned by those who show up." could not be more accurate to describe the guest on today's show. You'll hear the story of a child of immigrants who maximized her opportunity by creating opportunities for others. Jenny Poon is a serial entrepreneur and the founder of two resources that have changed the face of entrepreneurism: HUUB a city-wide virtual platform for entrepreneurs for on-demand training and access to experts available for free through the support of participating city's funding and Co-Hoots a purpose-driven coworking and entrepreneur center....
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Creating the Human Connection through Technology with Shideh Doerr
The Elephant in the Room
Shideh Doerr wears many hats including that of a wife, mother to three, strategist, matchmaker, business owner, and entrepreneur. A first-generation Persian American, she has spent her 25-year career serving others and bringing an entrepreneurial spirit to the healthcare industry; she has been an administrator and strategic planner for top consulting firms and became a co-owner of a medical device manufacturing company as well as a healthcare consulting company. Shideh’s love for connecting with people and hearing their stories led her to leave the healthcare industry to adopt her...
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How Vertical Farming Is Changing the World with Sam Bertram
The Elephant in the Room
1.1 billion people began this millennium hungry. This is the unsettling fact that started two brothers on a journey. What began as a college thesis is emerging to be one of the most groundbreaking technologies to impact farming, and global food production since the invention of the tractor. But that's not enough for our guest Sam Bertram, the co-founder of OnePointOne--a revolutionary vertical farming technology company. Sam and his brother John are on a mission to unleash the power of plants on human health. But health beyond nutrition. Using Robots, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and other...
info_outlineThe age-old adage, "The world is owned by those who show up." could not be more accurate to describe the guest on today's show. You'll hear the story of a child of immigrants who maximized her opportunity by creating opportunities for others.
Jenny Poon is a serial entrepreneur and the founder of two resources that have changed the face of entrepreneurism: HUUB a city-wide virtual platform for entrepreneurs for on-demand training and access to experts available for free through the support of participating city's funding and Co-Hoots a purpose-driven coworking and entrepreneur center. Within a few years of launching Co-Hoots in 2009, Jenny was recognized globally for her impact. To this day, Co+Hoots is recognized among the top 10 coworking spaces in the world.
As the child of immigrants, Jenny saw firsthand the struggle her parents went through as small business owners. She was ultimately stunned by how successful her parents were in spite of these obstacles and could only imagine a different story, had they had the support they needed. It was through that experience combined with her talent to solve complicated problems that led Jenny to be one of the most important business leaders of our time, not just in Phoenix but in the world.
Please feel free to visit us on our website and LinkedIn, and join us each week as we ask the question: What giant tech stories inspire us today?