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Season 3, Ep. 5: Open heart, Open mind with Fiona Taylor

Lifting Up: Lessons from Verizon Women Leaders

Release Date: 08/18/2020

Season 6, Ep. 8: Wendy Taccetta + Sonia Murray - Unleashing Your Own Operational Excellence (Plus Season Wrap Up Intro with Jacinda, Adriana and Gabrielle)

Lifting Up: Lessons from Verizon Women Leaders

And that’s a wrap (with a bow on it!) Gabrielle, Jacinda and Adriana share personal highlights from Season 6 - filled with lots of powerful collisions, varying lived experiences and embracing the power of the pivot. Including pivoting into our final episode, with Wendy Taccetta and Sonia Murray. Wendy and Sonia bring a powerful episode sharing their journey and stories of the importance of owning your own personal operational excellence, while paying it forward. Through the power of community, vulnerability, and fearlessness these ladies share how they have achieved many professional...

Season 6, Ep. 7: Kuulei Jacubczak+ Alecs Lifschultz -The Power of Sacrifice and Resilience

Lifting Up: Lessons from Verizon Women Leaders

Kuulei Jacubczuk (Director - State Government Affairs; Tribal Liaison) and Alecs Lifschultz (Senior Director - Great Lakes Market) get real about how meaningful their work is to them, the strengths they finetuned by taking risks and breaking barriers on their journey, and the very real sacrifices made along the way. Both women share setbacks, caretaking challenges, and how they navigated it all to become the leaders who inspire so many others today. On becoming a role model: “These were women who stood up in ways culturally, but also professionally, to break barriers and to do...

Season 6, Ep. 6: Susan Kim + Jenny Weeditz - Enthusiastically Understanding Your Business

Lifting Up: Lessons from Verizon Women Leaders

Jenny Weeditz (Associate Vice President - Global Corporate Security Operations) and Susan Kim (Finance Senior Director) bring unending energy to this episode of Lifting Up, where they share how they have earned the admiration and credibility of the business teams they support - and so many others. Despite sitting in two very different organizations - security and finance - they are united in their focus on authenticity, learning from setbacks, and delivering value - and a vision for what is possible. On confidence: “Some of the benefits of getting older and having experience is...

Season 6, Ep. 5: Embracing Change and from “Why Me?” to “Try Me!”, with Christina Gonzales and Adriana Dawson

Lifting Up: Lessons from Verizon Women Leaders

In this episode of the "Lifting Up" podcast, Christina Gonzalez (Marketing Director) and Adriana Dawson (Director of Community Engagement) discuss their journeys to Verizon and the challenges they faced along the way. Adriana overcame her initial fear and self-doubt by embracing curiosity and giving herself permission to step into a new career path. Christina stepped outside of her comfort zone by taking on a new role in an unfamiliar industry while pursuing her doctorate degree. Both speakers emphasize the importance of challenging oneself, having a growth mindset, and not being afraid to...

Season 6, Ep. 4: Building Networks and Power Through Connection and Authenticity, with Kathy Grillo and Kelley Kurtzman

Lifting Up: Lessons from Verizon Women Leaders

Ask people across Verizon who inspires them, leads authentically, and/or has given their career a boost, and you’ll likely hear the names Kelley Kurtzman and Kathy Grillo. These two legendary leaders unite in this episode, and share how connection and seizing the narrative has powered their success and impact - and how the ability to connect and tell your story has never been more important. On cross-organization connections: “I think when you have someone that's in a very different part of the business, you learn so much from them” On authenticity: “Being authentic, being open, being...

Season 6, Ep. 3: Shining Together, with Ana Aguilar and Monica Pate

Lifting Up: Lessons from Verizon Women Leaders

Take a hike - on the trails of encouragement, with Pacific Retail Vice President Ana Aguilar, and Mountain Retail Senior Director Monica Pate! Ana and Monica have not just been shining examples to scores of the people they lead - but shine on each other to super (and solar) charge each other. Including when the trails get extremely rocky - and Ana and Monica get real and vulnerable sharing personal struggles they navigated while still climbing, inspiring, and lifting others. On openness: “if you invite others onto your trail in life, as I say, look where that brings us” On the...

Season 6, Ep. 0: Welcome to Season 6 of Lifting Up - and Across! Kicking Off a Season of Connection and Collaboration

Lifting Up: Lessons from Verizon Women Leaders

Join us for a behind-the-scenes look at Season 6! Introducing new hosts Jacinda Jack from the business, Adriana Dawson from public policy, and Gabrielle (Gaby) Kohlmeier from legal dishing on what brought them together as the new hosts for a new Lifting Up Season, with a new cross-organization focus, and even more guests than ever before sharing stories and uplifting insights - inspiring us all to lift as we climb.

Season 6, Ep. 1: Gratitude and Gumption, with Michelle Miller

Lifting Up: Lessons from Verizon Women Leaders

Weaving together the threads of gumption, going-after-it, grace, and gratitude — Market President Michelle Miller kicks off the expanded and reimagined Season 6 of Lifting Up with her own colorful story (from obtaining a Kinesiology degree, to defying expectations rocketing to the top as a successful leader in the telecommunications industry, and hard-earned lessons along the way) with her amplifying the call to action to share yours!

Season 6, Ep. 2: Mental Agility and Team First Attitude, with Leigh Anne Lanier

Lifting Up: Lessons from Verizon Women Leaders

One of the biggest sports fans you’ll ever meet, Market President Leigh Anne Lanier lands gems of wisdom like Steph Curry lands free throws in this elite episode. Bobbing and weaving between the importance of agility, adaptability, and a willingness to embrace change, Leigh Anne lays out how to build self-mastery and a winning team - with an emphasis on thinking bigger and playing bigger.

Season 5, Ep.5: The Power of Curiosity and a Zig-Zaggy Career Journey, with Nasrin Rezai

Lifting Up: Lessons from Verizon Women Leaders

Nasrin Rezai is Chief Information Security Officer at Verizon. As a 25 year veteran in the tech sector - including 17 years in cybersecurity - Nasrin has learned to embrace the benefits of a broad and non-linear career that gave her the ability to learn a little bit about everything. This curiosity coupled with the power of asking “why” opened up opportunities and she urges others never to shy away from asking questions. Nasrin shares how the evolution of her career was also sparked by taking courageous risks, curiosity, and coloring outside of the boundaries.

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Fiona Taylor is Head of International Public Policy at Verizon. In this episode, Fiona reflects on her fascinating and immensely rewarding career across international policy, telecoms and contemporary affairs. Fiona shares so many lessons she’s learned along the way, including the importance of thorough and hard work, remaining authentic, and investing in personal development throughout your career. Fiona’s insight gained while collaborating internationally highlights how impactful recognizing, learning, and appreciating the diversity of others is to truly support one another.

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