Janet Schijns is the CEO and Co-Founder of JS Group, a go to market consultancy dedicated to achieving results. She is the founder of the #digitalnormal movement in the industry driving profitable change in the partner community. 

Janet is a top 10 CEO Disruptor 2021, Top 10 Women in Technology 2020, 2021 (Analytics Insights), Top 50 Technology Influencers 2020, 2021 (Awards Magazine) and was named

Channel Influencer of the year in 2019 beating out a slate of nominees from the top tech firms in the world. She has been in the top 5 influencers every year for the past decade. 

Janet was formerly EVP and CMSO at Office Depot, where she led a major transformation to drive traction in IT services, and prior to that, she was the Chief Channel Executive, Chief Marketing Technologist for Verizon Business. 

Janet is dedicated to the advancement of Women in Technology, founding her not for profit “Tech World’s Half” in 2017 to address the issue of women dropping out of technology. She practices what she preaches having earned numerous industry channel awards, including four 5-Star Channel Program Awards.

A native of the Garden state, she now resides in Florida with her husband Roy and has two children. In her spare time, she enjoys the beach and Star Wars.

Connect with Janet on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/janetschijns/

Shout-out: Today's Diversity Leader Shout-out goes to:

Patricia Watkins, Vice President of Partner and IoT Sales at T-Mobile - https://www.linkedin.com/in/patricia-watkins-964ab02/

John DeLozier, President, Intelisys, https://www.linkedin.com/in/ACoAABAtSgUBcuISflxF4hUVxh2XRgXdY3ZACjM/

Sammy Kinlaw, SVP of Customer Communities in North America, TD SYNNEX, https://ir.synnex.com/news/press-release-details/2021/TD-SYNNEX-Names-Sammy-Kinlaw-SVP-of-Customer-Communities-in-North-America/default.aspx

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Intro - Vente by Mamá Patxanga is licensed under a Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License

Outro - Amor Y Felicidad by SONGO 21 is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 International License

Listen in on our conversation as we get to know Frank, our new VP of Partner Relations for ALPFA NJ.

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Outro - Vente by Mamá Patxanga is licensed under a Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License

Valentina Kordi, Certified Mindset & High-Performance Coach is an International Motivational Speaker, TEDx speaker and an author. She has 10 years of experience as an Executive & Business Coach having coached executives from multinational companies such as Microsoft, Novartis, Coca-Cola, Nissan Motor Corporation, Unilever and Sephora. Her book "Success is a mind game" is a best-seller.

 Valentina studied Business Administration in Newport University of California, holds a Master’s degree in Human Resource Management from City Unity College, is a Ph.D. Candidate Doctor of Philosophy in Conscious Business Ethics at the University of Sedona and is studying for a MSc in Integrative Psychotherapy. She is a Harvard Business Review Advisory Council Member, an International Coaching Federation (ICF) member and Affiliate Coach member of Institute of Coaching McLean/Harvard Medical School.

 In 2020, she was listed in ICAP Group’s Leading Women of Business in Greece and recently was awarded with the International Women of Courage 2021 Award from the International Human Rights Advisory Council, a member of the United Nations Global Compact, which is dedicated to Mother Teresa.

Learn more about here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/valentinakordi/

Website: https://valentinakordi.com

Email: [email protected]

Shout-out: Today's Diversity Leader Shout-out goes to Iakovos Kargarotos, Corporate Affairs Director at Papastratos S.A. 

Music:

Intro - Vente by Mamá Patxanga is licensed under a Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License

Outro - Amor Y Felicidad by SONGO 21 is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 International License

Insights from the upcoming Si-Suite episode

Music:

Vente by Mamá Patxanga is licensed under a Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License

Listen in on our conversation as we get to know Otis, our new Director of Community Development for ALPFA NJ.

Music:

Intro - Amor Y Felicidad by SONGO 21 is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 International License

Outro - Vente by Mamá Patxanga is licensed under a Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License

Cid Wilson is President & Chief Executive Officer of the Hispanic Association on Corporate Responsibility (HACR). CID brings more than 20 years of corporate finance and Wall Street equity research experience and works closely with corporate board members, Hispanic organizations, and corporate partners to increase the representation of Hispanics at all levels. 

CID has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, The New York Times, and Bloomberg TV. He was on the cover of Black Enterprise Magazine; featured in MONEY Magazine; and most recently, shared the cover of LATINO Magazine with the Chairman and CEO of General Motors Company, Mary Barra.

In September 2009, President Barack Obama appointed Wilson to the National Museum of the American Latino Study Commission that proposed to the President and Congress construction of a new Smithsonian Museum on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. 

He graduated from Ohio State University with a degree in economics, and is a proud Dominican American, with Bergen County, NJ roots. 

Shout-out: Today's Diversity Leader Shout-out goes to...

Ramon Laguarta, CEO of PepsiCo

Indra Nooyi, former CEO of PepsiCo

Julie Sweet, Chair and CEO at Accenture

Tim Ryan, US Chair and Senior Partner at PwC

Marvin Ellison, Chairman, President and CEO at Lowe’s Companies, Inc.

Ken Frazier, former CEO of Merck

Oscar Munoz, former CEO of United Airlines

Janet Foutty, Executive Chair of the Board, Deloitte US

Anne Chow, CEO of AT&T Business

Brian Cornell, Board Chairman and CEO at Target

Sol Trujillo, Co-Founder LATTITUDE

Monica C. Lozano, President and CEO, College Futures Foundation

Aida Alvarez, Board Chair Emerita of the Latino Community Foundation

George Herrera, Member Board of Directors, Travel & Leisure

Nelson Diaz, Director at PECO, an Exelon company

Maria Contreras-Sweet, Administrator at US Small Business Administration

Maria Salinas, President and CEO, Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce

Janet Murguia, President and CEO at National Council of La Raza

Connect with Cid on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cidwilson/

Learn more about HACR: https://hacr.org

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Outro - Amor Y Felicidad by SONGO 21 is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 International License

Insights from the upcoming Si-Suite episode

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Jonathan Echeverria is the Chief Operating Officer - Technology Infrastructure for Bank of America. He leads the group responsible for managing business operations inclusive of economics, financial execution and expense management, portfolio management, strategic business planning, data governance, reporting and analytics.

Jonathan actively supports Bank of America’s Hispanic Leadership Advisory Council and sits on the executive advisory board for the Hispanic Organization for Leadership Advancement in NY. In addition, Jonathan serves on the HITEC (Hispanic IT Executive Council) Board of Directors.

Jonathan holds a B.S. in Computer Engineering from the New Jersey Institute of Technology. He resides with his wife and young daughter in Connecticut and enjoys running, golf, skiing and tennis.

Connect with on Jonathan on social media and LinkedIn

Shout-out: Today's Diversity Leader Shout-out goes to Jonthan's BOA colleague, Edward Dunlap and Guillermo Diaz Jr, CEO at Kloudspot

Music:

Intro - Vente by Mamá Patxanga is licensed under a Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License

Outro - Amor Y Felicidad by SONGO 21 is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 International License

Insights from the upcoming Si-Suite episode

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Sandy Torchia is the National Managing Partner, Advisory at KPMG. She is responsible for advancing KPMG’s Advisory strategy - driving growth and innovation as well as developing a diverse and inclusive culture.

Sandy was named to the Hispanic Information Technology Executive Council (HITEC) Top 100 list of the most influential and notable Hispanic professionals in the technology industry. In addition, she was named as a Corporate Trailblazer by ALPFA as one of the 50 Most Powerful Latinas. She was also named to Crain’s New York Notable Women in Accounting & Consulting list. 

Sandy is a recognized community leader, including service on the New York Advisory Board of Back on My Feet, a nonprofit organization that promotes self-sufficiency of homeless individuals through running. Sandy currently serves on the Audit Committee for the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank and is on the Board of the KPMG Foundation.

Connect with Sandy on LinkedIn

Shout-out: Today's Diversity Leader Shout-out goes to Rahsaan Shears, Principal at KPMG

Music:

Intro - Vente by Mamá Patxanga is licensed under a Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License

Outro - Amor Y Felicidad by SONGO 21 is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 International License