Brought to you by IBM’s Executive Search & Integration team, Inspiring Voices is a podcast series that showcases great leaders who tell their personal life story, career trajectory and how they’ve made an impact throughout.

In episode four, host Christian Zani, takes us through the career journey of Nicolette Freeman, Vice President and Lead Client Partner for Aerospace and Defence at IBM. Get inspired by Nicolette's story where she talks through her early career in the military, and how she has transitioned into the corporate environment, sharing her advice for others who are wanting to or about to do the same. At IBM she details the secrets to her success, and how her championship mindset focuses her goal on how technology can make an impact in the aerospace and defence industry. Listen in as she candidly talks about ruthless prioritisation to ensure that everything important gets her attention, and how she dedicates time to giveback activities both inside and outside of IBM.

Listen for:

• [00:07 - 00:43] Welcome to episode four of Inspiring Voices
• [01:01 - 03:04] What your role entails and what attracted you to IBM?
• [03:39 - 05:13] Secret to your success?
• [05:32 - 06:55] Nicolette's military career and what inspired her to join
• [07:22 - 10:02] Combat experience and the corporate world.
• [15:27 - 19:32] Veterans and Black BRG groups.
• [23:18 - 26:15] Advice to vets wanting to join the corporate environment
• [29:15 - 32:23] Work life balance and the "cut line".
• [32:53 - 34:58] Advice to your 21 year old self.