Sharon Brown, CEO at Greater Health Now, has had an active and dynamic career, starting in politics and landing in the world of non-profit. In this podcast conversation with guest host Jackie Johanson, Chief Marketing Officer at Capgemini Invent North America, Sharon encourages leaders to have an open mind and to be receptive of different viewpoints. She also discusses how AI is enabling a shift in healthcare, and on the purpose of the Maternal Mobile Health, Community Paramedicine, and HearMeWA programs.

Kate Garrett, Managing Partner at Sonder Capital and Assistant Director of the Stanford Biodesign Innovation Fellowship, has had quite an extraordinary career, with a focus on healthcare innovation and a goal of creating better options for patients. In this podcast, she shares her experience pivoting from engineering and entrepreneurship into venture, how humans are the backbone of healthcare, the huge role that technologies like AI can play in this space, and to not be afraid of asking for what you want or taking that risk in your career when an olive branch is extended.

Sue Galvanek, Head of Business Operations at AT&T Business, was once a teacher but she left the classroom to pursue two things that always interested her: science and technology. That journey led her on a path that resulted in spending over 20 years at AT&T in various roles across sales, marketing, and product management. In this podcast, she shares some pivotal moments that led to her success today, how teaching prompted her to build a toolbox of communication skills related to different audiences, and the importance of having a mentor or a sponsor to help unlock superpowers that you may not even know you have. 

On this episode, we speak with Namrata Khare, Head of Global Applications at Kensing, who has a wealth of experience from working in the public and private sectors across many industries around the world. Namrata talks to us about her decision on taking the road less traveled by going into engineering instead of medicine, how being a mom has taught her to be a better leader, and why it's important to push ourselves out of our comfort zones and roll with the punches.

To kick off a brand new season of the podcast, our guest host Francois-Xavier Reodo, Chief Marketing Officer at Capgemini Invent North America, welcomes Jessica Leitch and Courtney Pace, co-leaders of frog North America. From playing water polo growing up to living in Paris, they each share the unique life experiences and career journeys that have helped shaped who they are as individuals and how they lead organizations today. They also focus on the biggest growth opportunities that design can impact and on creating an environment where employees can thrive.

An introduction to Season Two of the podcast series with highlights from Season One.

More about the podcast at - https://www.capgemini.com/us-en/insights/research-library/the-women-who-bring-to-life-whats-next-podcast-series/

With nearly 20 years at Intel, Renu Navale, Vice President & General Manager of Edge & IoT for Cities at Intel, brings to the podcast her perspectives where she built brand-new programs around emerging technologies in edge computing and smart cities. She also focused on how to bring the people in the organization along on the transformation journey and teach them to become comfortable with risk, why livability is an essential part of smart cities technology innovation, and the power of women sponsoring each other as they grow their careers in the software engineering industry. 

How often do we stop to consider how stories can change the world? Through her storytelling, Salma Hasan Ali is bringing understanding to how powerful stories can be, and how sharing our stories and getting to know each other better can have a profound impact, especially in today's polarized world. Salma joins the podcast to share her experiences as a story seeker: a person who gently uncovers the ordinary stories that make our life extraordinary.

Tune in for this chat on Salma’s intersection of experiences in international affairs, business, and writing along with her personal journey of making a new home in the US after leaving Pakistan with her family, and how that inspired her to equip others with the courage and panache to tell their own stories.

Stephanie von Friedeburg, Managing Director of Banking and Capital Markets Advisory at Citi, shares adventures from her global career that includes the non-linear progression of climbing the career jungle gym, maximizing the relationships between finance institutions and private-sector banks, and finding and promoting mentorship within male-dominated spaces.

Danielle Applestone, PhD and Founder at Sqrle, posed a critical question for any leader in our latest episode of The women who bring to life what’s next: “Am I CEO material?” During her journey from engineering and product expertise to the C-suite, Danielle has found insights that have helped her grow into the kind of leader we all need – compassionate, curious, and always putting people first at work. Listen to the full conversation with Danielle where we dive into the importance of understanding the “why” across different disciplines and how focusing on a shared set of values builds trust and strong relationships at work.