The Inflection Podcast

Join me in this engaging episode of the Inflection Podcast as I sit down with Yvonne, the insightful and innovative CTO of Global Media Outreach, where she leverages broad tech leadership expertise from roles like VP at Unite Life and Director at FaithTech Chicago.

She is an active IEEE Computer Society member committed to blending faith and technology. Serving on the Missional AI and the National Religious Broadcasters Digital Media committees, she propels innovation at Global Media Outreach, enhancing their mission to spread Jesus Christ's message.

Our conversation delves into the world of technology, exploring the critical inflection points in Yvonne's remarkable journey.

She shares candid reflections on being a female leader in the tech industry, offering insights and encouragement for those looking to navigate this dynamic field, and much more!

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Yvonne Carlson, Guest

Twitter - @designth1nker

Anebi Agbo, host

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In today's episode, I chat with Arjun about his journey and his mission to help founders worldwide get a shot at success by enabling them to launch a US company from anywhere in the world.

He is the CEO of doola.com, your trusted partner for confidently launching a US company from anywhere in the world.

Previously he was Co-founder at Standups.io. Before that, Arjun started on the Data & Analytics team at Dropbox before moving to Product Manager on the Growth team. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania and completed a dual degree between The Wharton School and The College of Arts and Sciences, concentrating in Statistics and majoring in Mathematics.

Outside work, he's into health & fitness, nutrition, and Boston sports.

He's active on Twitter.

Quote: "Life is too short not to shoot your shot. Go for asymmetric upside and remember, it's never too late to turn your dream idea into your dream business."

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Ian Peterman is enthusiastic about green technology, the great outdoors, and space. He is committed to developing innovative technologies that can improve people's lives. After working as an engineer and designer for over a decade in startups and at companies such as HP, he founded the Peterman Design Firm. It began as a one-man operation in his garage and has now grown into a team of experts who offer various services to help clients achieve their full potential.

In today's episode, we explore some of Mr. Peterman's motivations and peel back the layers of his conscious design process.

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Cory is an experienced engineering leader and CTO who is enthusiastic about creating exceptional products. His focus is on aiding technology leaders in improving their skills, developing excellent software, mending inefficient procedures, and facilitating organizational transformations.

In today's episode, we dive into Cory's background starting off as a coder and working his way through to leadership roles. We take a look at his evolution from an individual contributor to a tech leader.

A notable quote from the episode is, "The craft to success is never a straight line..."

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Tom Nearing's path has been anything but traditional. From Ranch hand to recruiting, to co-working space mogul, to app development...

One thing is clear in Tom's story... He's adept at connecting with others and building epic things along the way.

He started Story Partners with the belief that there is nothing more compelling than our stories! Story Partners help companies and individuals find each other by discovering the power in their own stories.

Tom is very much an HR and Culture geek passionate about seeing businesses continue to experience a paradigm shift as they grow and evolve in this area.

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Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-nearing-peopleschamp/

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- https://www.storypartners.io/

Anebi's social handle(s):

- Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anebiagbo/

- Twitter: https://twitter.com/A15o_o

Tammy works at the intersection of the future of learning and the future of work.

She has over 16 years of experience in higher education, edtech, publishing, and corporate training. 

Today, she is the founder and CEO of Workplaceless, the world’s leading training provider on remote/virtual/digital work skills.

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twitter: @tammybjelland

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tbjelland/ 

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- www.workplaceless.com www.smallstacks.io

- Remote work dictionary https://www.workplaceless.com/blog/remote-work-dictionary 

- 4 main types of workplace flexibility blog: https://www.workplaceless.com/blog/guide-to-workplace-flexibility 

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- Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anebiagbo/

- Twitter: https://twitter.com/A15o_o

Tara Horstmeyer is a LinkedIn Trainer and Executive Ghostwriter. She has spent her career developing people into leaders and stories into brands. After a nearly 20-year career journey as an award-winning editor, writer, and leader, she has a knack for understanding what it takes to produce impactful content and work with impactful executives. Her passion is helping leaders and teams build authentic, powerful, and engaging personal brands on LinkedIn through 1:1 and group training, workshops, ghostwriting, and content consulting.

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Shawn Bork is an entrepreneur currently based in Barrington, Illinois.

Website: wfpbessentialkitchen.com

Starting (and growing) a web design business can be a long, painful, exhausting — yet rewarding process. In this episode, I chat with Ty Fujimura, CEO of Cantilever Web Design and Development. Ty talks about his experience growing a thriving business.

Website: https://www.cantilever.co/

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tyfujimura/