The Drift

In this episode of The Drift, we hear from Serrah Linares, SVP of Partnerships at Optum. Serrah shares her insights on how to keep your personal mission, vision, and values across the varying seasons of life, what it looks like for executives to rebuild from challenges, how to ‘climb the next mountain’, and the importance of having vulnerability as a leader.To learn more about Serrah, check her out on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/serrahpetermann/

In this episode of The Drift, we hear from Dr. Sheila Akbar, President & COO of Signet Education. Dr. Akbar shares her insights on how to be present when working from home, how to overcome distractions, tools/resources to help you become more present, and advice for employers on how to engage remote/hybrid team members.To learn more from Dr. Akbar and her work, check out her LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/sheilaakbar/ or www.signeteducation.com.

In this episode of The Drift, we hear from Hayal Koc, a Regional Vice President at Salesforce, the world’s leading CRM platform. Hayal speaks to how to build credibility as a leader, her experience in being a female sales executive in technology, advice for overcoming imposter syndrome, and how to build rapport among colleagues.To learn more from Hayal, check her out on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/hayalkoc/

In this episode of The Drift, we speak with Jennifer Ives, an award winning global executive, growth catalyst, board member, advisor, and author of Heels to Deals: How Women Are Dominating in Business-To-Business Sales. Jennifer shares her perspectives on how to avoid burnout in a leadership role, the definition of conscious leadership, symptoms and solutions to corporate burnout, and the importance of leaders prioritizing their own mental, physical, and emotional health.To learn more about Jennifer, visit her on LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/in/jenniferives1

Hey there, it's Eloiza. We can't thank you all enough for tuning in each week to listen, learn, and celebrate the extraordinary milestones women are achieving as we look to create even more opportunities for women in health, wellness, sports, and technology. We are so excited to be bringing you another season of The Drift. The lineup is one you don't want to miss. So, subscribe on Apple or Spotify podcasts. We'll catch you next time on The Drift.- E.

Catch the latest episode of The Drift on Spotify and Apple Podcasts 🎙to hear from Julia Sutton, Co-Founder of Exhale and Chief Growth Officer at Vitruvia, as she speaks to:

👉🏼 How she thinks about balancing a ‘operational playbook’ and adapting the the local market/culture

👉🏼 How technology has been integrated into the space experience and where she thinks it’s going

👉🏼Her perspective on how we can bridge the digital and physical worlds in the wellness industry

👉🏼 And so much more…

To learn more about Julia and her work, check out:

▫️ Website: www.exhalespa.com www.vitruvia.co

▫️ Instagram: jsutton99

▫️ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/julia-sutton-/

Catch the latest episode of The Drift on Spotify and Apple Podcasts 🎙to hear from Jen Rottenberg, Head of Partnerships at Athleta, as she speaks to:

👉🏼 The rise of global interest in women’s sports

👉🏼 What she believes is most important to consider in engaging sports fan bases

👉🏼 Her perspectives on what it means to ‘extend the lifecycle of the athlete’ and ‘extend the lifecycle of the sports fan’

👉🏼 And so much more…

To learn more about Jen, check out:

▫️ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenrottenberg/

Catch the latest episode of The Drift on Spotify and Apple Podcasts 🎙to hear from Erika Weiss, brand marketing and strategy leader, as she speaks to:

👉🏼 The commonalities between the entertainment and fitness industries, especially as we continue evolving into an omnipresent space

👉🏼 How she has seen the creator economy change the way consumers make purchase decisions

👉🏼 The growth of fitness entrepreneurs and where she envisions the broader space to go in the near future

👉🏼 And so much more…

To learn more about Erika, check out:

▫️ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/erika-haendel-weiss/

About Erika Weiss:

While Erika has spent her professional business career in consumer marketing, her path to get there was somewhat non-traditional. She started out as an associate producer for Channel 13/WNET in NYC, one of the most respected PBS stations in the country, where she worked on culture and arts, and science and nature programs.

Deciding she wanted to further her education, she went to The Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University for her MBA, with her sights set on continuing her post-business school career in the entertainment industry in LA.

Upon graduating, she made the move to LA and landed her first job at the Walt Disney Company. She spent several years in entertainment marketing between Disney and 20th Century Fox before shifting her focus to the fitness industry. As a lifelong athlete and self-professed fitness junkie, fitness was, and still is, a personal lifelong passion for her - and she found herself right at home. She spent nearly 9 years at Beachbody, where she worked on the flagship P90X fitness franchise.

After Beachbody, Erika decided to explore the startup world, and has been heading up the marketing function at digital fitness startup, WRKOUT for the past year.

Catch the latest episode of The Drift on Spotify and Apple Podcasts 🎙to hear from Kathleen Ferguson, Chief Strategy Officer of Virdio, as she speaks to:

👉🏼 Her perspective on the connected fitness space, how it has evolved, and where she envisions the industry going into the future

👉🏼 The role she believes ‘at-home fitness’ will have in the near future

👉🏼 How the role of the fitness instructor has changed as we progress into a creator economy

👉🏼 And so much more…

To learn more, check out:

▫️ Website: https://home.virdio.com

▫️ LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/kathleentaylorferguson

More about Kathleen Ferguson:

Kathleen is the Chief Strategy Officer of Virdio, which is the world’s first digital fitness platform that leverages A/R technology to place Virtual Fitness equipment within your workout space without the use of a headset or goggles. In addition to the direct to consumer product, which provides the member with hundreds of on-demand workouts for wherever they are in their journey, Kathleen is spearheading efforts to launch Virdio’s corporate fitness program to provide premium low-cost and engaging workouts to thousands of employees nationwide. Kathleen has a personal passion for health and fitness and has worn many different hats throughout her career including sales consulting strategy and execution, leadership and entrepreneur.