Rocío is the Executive Director and Co-Founder of Latinas in Tech. Rocío graduated with honors from Tec de Monterrey with a degree in Marketing, and until recently, Rocio was the Director of Product Marketing at Prezi where she spent several years launching Prezi’s products nationally and internationally. Prior to her role in Product Marketing, Rocio was General Manager of Prezi Latin America making Prezi one of the leading presentation platforms pushing the boundaries of innovation and effective communications.

Rocío has been an advocate for tech inclusion, participating in multiple boards of charitable organizations that push forward the participation of underrepresented minorities. Besides Latinas in Tech, Rocio has co-founded Silicon Valley Day – a conference that brings the best minds of Silicon Valley to multiple cities and countries in Latin America, helped start Red Global de Talentos Mexicanos in San Francisco, as well as the EXATEC alumni group in San Francisco, and Rocío serves as an advisor to the cultural festival MEXAM in San Francisco.

Born in the Bay Area to Mexican parents, growing up in Mexico, Germany, France, and Boston, Rocío is a proud wife and mother of two and she enjoys the outdoors, traveling, literature, and extreme sports.

Topics:

How can we address the lack of Latina representation and what will it take to improve access to jobs, education, and healthcare?What should be done to create pathways to opportunity and growth across all sectors?Barriers that hinders Latinas from career advancementWhat is one common myth or misconception that employers have about Latinos in Tech?Becoming an advocate for Latinx talent in TechRecommendation for Latinos looking to break into techRocio’s advice to women who want to be a leader but don’t know how to get started

Welcome to Ivy Podcast! On this Executive Leadership Podcast we interview top executives from Fortune 500 with a focus on strategy, innovation, negotiation and everything about leadership.Our Podcast for Executives features Thought Leaders who share practical insights for effective leadership, continuous innovation and strategy execution.Ivy Podcast is a rapidly growing Executive Podcast, which covers topics like Hiring and Retention Strategies, Talent Acquisition, Innovation, Digital Transformation and much more.On this Leadership Podcast, you will find conversations with the most accomplished executives from Fortune 100 companies. We aim to cover a broad range of industries and create a learning platform for the most ambitious and high potential professionals who are looking to learn from the most accomplished Executives on this Business Leadership Podcast.

Vlad is a Regional Director of Investments at Assure Syndicates, a group of High Net Worth Individuals and Family Offices focusing on early-stage private equity deals from Pre-Seed to Series B. He specializes in cross-border financial structures and leads client management for US East Coast and Europe-based clients. He is also the founder and CEO of Flowlie, a data infrastructure business for the private equity and venture capital world. Previously he was with VU Venture Partners and ff Venture Capital and is the author of “When They Win, You Win: A More Human Approach to Supporting Entrepreneurship”. Vlad graduated with a dual-degree from the University of Rochester and with a master’s from McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas at Austin.

Welcome to Ivy Podcast! On this Executive Leadership Podcast we interview top executives from Fortune 500 with a focus on strategy, innovation, negotiation and everything about leadership.Our Podcast for Executives features Thought Leaders who share practical insights for effective leadership, continuous innovation and strategy execution.Ivy Podcast is a rapidly growing Executive Podcast, which covers topics like Hiring and Retention Strategies, Talent Acquisition, Innovation, Digital Transformation and much more.On this Leadership Podcast, you will find conversations with the most accomplished executives from Fortune 100 companies. We aim to cover a broad range of industries and create a learning platform for the most ambitious and high potential professionals who are looking to learn from the most accomplished Executives on this Business Leadership Podcast.

Participants:

Jon Younger, Forbes Writer & Founder of Agile Talent Collaborative.Fitzgerald Ventura, Founder And CEO Of 1099Policy.Terri Gallagher, Founder And CEO Of Gallagher And Consultants.Rachel Stonestreet, Director Of Compliance & Operations at myBasePay.

Topics:

45% of freelancers think their clients really know how to work with them.  What’s the secret sauce of companies that are successful in building relationships with freelancers?  Why does that matter?Independent contractors don’t want to be risk-managed; they want to be enabledThe importance of educating organizations and independent contractors on risk and compliance topics.From loyalty and inputs to flexibility and results: the mindset shift needed for a successful contingent workforce strategy. Partnerships as a way to drive strategic value for freelancers.Recommendations for someone getting started as an independent contractor.

Welcome to Ivy Podcast! On this Executive Leadership Podcast we interview top executives from Fortune 500 with a focus on strategy, innovation, negotiation and everything about leadership.Our Podcast for Executives features Thought Leaders who share practical insights for effective leadership, continuous innovation and strategy execution.Ivy Podcast is a rapidly growing Executive Podcast, which covers topics like Hiring and Retention Strategies, Talent Acquisition, Innovation, Digital Transformation and much more.On this Leadership Podcast, you will find conversations with the most accomplished executives from Fortune 100 companies. We aim to cover a broad range of industries and create a learning platform for the most ambitious and high potential professionals who are looking to learn from the most accomplished Executives on this Business Leadership Podcast.

Donna Hamlin is an executive with strategic vision, record for implementing creative solutions to complex, culturally diverse global challenges and building competent teams and improve market share, revenues, EBITDA and value in companies in 46 countries. She is a change driver with deep experience in business transformation, strategic planning and operational execution, restructuring, brand breakthroughs, and innovative talent development. Contributions span Global 1000 companies to founding successful early stage companies. Recognized as developer of award winning CASCADE© market research method and inventor of BOARD BONA FIDE™ global governance analytical tools. A popular global speaker about governance and leadership and active board director.

In 2011 Donna became the founder and the CEO of Boardwise, Inc., global, best practices board governance firm, designing and introduced fresh approaches and tools for improving governance, director competency and effectiveness and performance improvements.

Topics:

Vitality of a board lending to proper corporate governance

Influences of the Start-Up Culture seeping into boardrooms

DE&I Top of Mind Topics in every boardroom

Wen has over 20 years’ experience in the human resources, staffing and recruiting industry including service in the U.S. Air Force. Wen has created industry changing models like direct-sourcing and DEI contingent processes to open the door for more gig professionals. Wen is the CEO and Co-Founder of Omni Inclusive, DE&I arm of TechDigital Group, that focuses on diversity & inclusion of the contingent labor workforce. Wen is the recipient of numerous industry awards to include being named to SIA’s 2021 DE&I Influencer list and as an SIA Contingent Workforce Game Changer for two consecutive years. Wen holds a master’s in psychology specializing in gender and sexual fluidity from Northcentral University and a bachelor's degree in Human Resource Management from Regis University.

Wen has over 20 years’ experience in the human resources, staffing and recruiting industry including service in the U.S. Air Force. Wen has created industry changing models like direct-sourcing and DEI contingent processes to open the door for more gig professionals. Wen is the CEO and Co-Founder of Omni Inclusive, DE&I arm of TechDigital Group, that focuses on diversity & inclusion of the contingent labor workforce. Wen is the recipient of numerous industry awards to include being named to SIA’s 2021 DE&I Influencer list and as an SIA Contingent Workforce Game Changer for two consecutive years. Wen holds a master’s in psychology specializing in gender and sexual fluidity from Northcentral University and a bachelor’s degree in Human Resource Management from Regis University.

Welcome to Ivy Podcast! On this Executive Leadership Podcast we interview top executives from Fortune 500 with a focus on strategy, innovation, negotiation and everything about leadership.Our Podcast for Executives features Thought Leaders who share practical insights for effective leadership, continuous innovation and strategy execution.Ivy Podcast is a rapidly growing Executive Podcast, which covers topics like Hiring and Retention Strategies, Talent Acquisition, Innovation, Digital Transformation and much more.On this Leadership Podcast, you will find conversations with the most accomplished executives from Fortune 100 companies. We aim to cover a broad range of industries and create a learning platform for the most ambitious and high potential professionals who are looking to learn from the most accomplished Executives on this Business Leadership Podcast.

Jan is a technology entrepreneur born in Vienna, Austria. He is the co-founder and CEO of Candidately. At Candidately Jan and his team are building the digital storefront for staffing and recruiting companies. Jan graduated from Y Combinator 2017 and raised over $4M in venture capital from investors like Speedinvest, Beenext, YouTube co-founder Jawed Karim among many others. Jan is also the co-founder of the World Staffing Summit, an annual online conference for staffing owners and operators.

Currently based in Vienna, Austria, Jan is passionate about the staffing industry as well as supporting other founders to help them succeed. He actively advises technology companies and is a Venture Partner at Pioneer Fund and Calm Storm Ventures.

Topics:

Why host a virtual conference/event?The impact of the pandemic on the events industryThe ROI of virtual eventsThe perception of virtual events v.s. in-person events/conferencesClosing the Staffing Industry gap with interactive content and communityMost important takeaways from World Staffing Summit 2022

Welcome to Ivy Podcast! On this Executive Leadership Podcast we interview top executives from Fortune 500 with a focus on strategy, innovation, negotiation and everything about leadership.Our Podcast for Executives features Thought Leaders who share practical insights for effective leadership, continuous innovation and strategy execution.Ivy Podcast is a rapidly growing Executive Podcast, which covers topics like Hiring and Retention Strategies, Talent Acquisition, Innovation, Digital Transformation and much more.On this Leadership Podcast, you will find conversations with the most accomplished executives from Fortune 100 companies. We aim to cover a broad range of industries and create a learning platform for the most ambitious and high potential professionals who are looking to learn from the most accomplished Executives on this Business Leadership Podcast.

As a pioneer within the Direct Sourcing Movement, Aashir shares with us his experience in blueprinting the technology behind one of the largest Contingent Worker programs in the Direct Sourcing space. Aashir talks us through his thoughts on the future of work and the incredibly important role technology plays as organizations and candidates alike modernize the notion in work fulfillment.

Brandon recognized the need for an agile, dynamic financial platform as a founder at Talent Rover (acquired by Bullhorn).  He started Place to help businesses of all sizes leverage accurate, real-time financial insights to make better decisions.

Robin Bienfait

Robin Bienfait was the chief enterprise innovation officer and senior advisor for Samsung, responsible for building strong partnerships with large global customers to deliver enterprise class services. Robin joined Samsung with over 30 years of experience in mobility, security, business development, enterprise sales, wireless network operations and engineering. As a global intrapreneur, Robin launched Samsung Business Services and advised on the B2B investment strategy. Now as CEO for Emnovate, Robin is advising and providing software solutions to emerging businesses. Prior to Samsung, Robin served as chief information officer for BlackBerry, where she led the enterprise business unit and software development team, end to end product security, tier 3 technical customer service, global network services, corporate security and corporate IT. For the majority of her career, Robin held senior leadership positions across AT&T including Bell Labs, Global Network Services/GNOC, business continuity and disaster recovery, and compliance. As an officer at AT&T, Robin’s last role was leading global network services and chief compliance officer, environment, health and safety.Robin holds a bachelor’s degree in engineering from Central Missouri State University and a graduate of the Georgia Institute of Technology with a master’s degree in management of technology. A global influencer holding 15 patents, she is the recipient of several awards and was named as one of the top 100 CIO’s in STEM. Robin currently serves on multiple boards as an independent director, Empower Retirement, Putnam Investments, GW Lifeco and MUFG.

Tamara Lopata

Tamara Lopata began her career designing and creating marketing materials for a variety of technology companies which ignited her passion for the industry. Her enthusiasm for technology led her to volunteer in the Atlanta technology community with organizations such as Women in Technology (WIT), Technology Association of Georgia (TAG), and TechBridge, a nonprofit that uses technology to expand the impact of other nonprofits. As a volunteer with these organizations, Tamara led multiple programs and developed relationships with many leaders in Atlanta’s technology community.After several years as a TechBridge volunteer, Tamara made the pivotal move to join the nonprofit to manage its marketing and subsequently its corporate relations efforts. As the Corporate Relations Manager, Tamara built meaningful relationships with CIOs and other leaders who supported TechBridge in Georgia, Alabama, and Tennessee. In 2017 Tamara had the opportunity to join the Inspire CIO Leadership Network (InspireCIO) which was just beginning its national expansion.Tamara served as Executive Director for both the GeorgiaCIO and AlabamaCIO chapters and helped kick off other chapters around the country. Serving the needs of CIOs gave her a unique perspective into the challenges they face and the importance of strong peer and partner relationships to their success.Wrapping up her fourth year with InspireCIO, Tamara was ready for a new challenge. In January of 2021 she helped launch the Atlanta office of Hylaine, a Charlotte-based IT consulting company. In her role as Client Engagement Executive, Tamara has the pleasure of continuing to serve CIOs and other IT leaders by connecting them with key peers and organizations and managing their relationships as clients of Hylaine.Tamara holds a BFA degree in Graphic Design from the University of Georgia and currently is a board member for the Society for Information Management (SIM) Atlanta and Atlanta Technology Professionals (ATP).

Toni Harrison-Hogan

Information Technology and Digital Business Executive driving innovation, transforming an organization’s business model, designing products and services to create new revenue streams, and steering IT operational excellence at multi-international and global corporations with reported annual billion-d