Today Bassam Salem shares his best advice for tech professionals looking to make their next career move. Listen in as Jen and Bassam discuss the power of soft skills, why collaboration and influence can be more important than tech skills, and why a side hustle could hurt your chances of long-term career success.

Bassam Salem is the founder and CEO of AtlasRTX and the former COO at inContact (acquired by NICE) and MaritzCX (acquired by inMoment). AtlasRTX is the first tech startup incubated under his venture consultancy, Mindshare Ventures. After immigrating to the United States from Egypt as a foreign student, he received his BS, MS, and MPhil degrees in computer science and his MBA from the University of Utah. Based in Park City, he is now happy to call Utah home.

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Today’s episode is an exploration into stress and how we manage it. Listen in as we share the five key areas of your life and how to determine where your stress is and what to do about it. If you’ve been feeling overwhelmed with work and not sure how to start feeling better, this is the episode for you.

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On this episode Earl Foote returns to discuss the importance of leadership development in the tech sector and why companies value generalists. Listen in as Jen and Earl share the value of focusing on teamwork and why a growth mindset will serve you in today’s job search.

Earl is a serial entrepreneur with a massive itch to see and experience the world, its cultures, people, and food. In 2019 alone, Earl did 14 business and personal trips around the world - from Vancouver BC to Costa Rica to Spain to Iceland to Dubai. As a Co-Founder of ELEVATE INTL, a project that’s passionate about offering adventures, retreats, and humanitarian service opportunities to leaders, he shares his wanderlust for seeing the world to bless the lives of at-risk children.

You can learn more about Earl at: nexusitc.net

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On this episode Earl Foote explores his first impressions of technology and how creating a healthy tech/life balance has impacted his views on leadership. Listen in as he reveals the impact of being reclusive, his best advice for exercising mindful leadership, and embracing the vulnerabilities of the humans within your organization.

Earl is a serial entrepreneur with a massive itch to see and experience the world, its cultures, people, and food. In 2019 alone, Earl did 14 business and personal trips around the world - from Vancouver BC to Costa Rica to Spain to Iceland to Dubai. As a Co-Founder of ELEVATE INTL, a project that’s passionate about offering adventures, retreats, and humanitarian service opportunities to leaders, he shares his wanderlust for seeing the world to bless the lives of at-risk children.

You can learn more about Earl at: nexusitc.net

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Today Jen explores the questions and consequences of leaving a job that makes you miserable – even if you just started. During this conversation Jen covers how to determine exactly what feels out of alignment with your new position, how to take responsibility for your career choices in a positive way, and the key questions you should ask yourself before determining your next course of action.

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On this episode Melena Fenn returns to discuss the power of mentoring and how we can better serve mentees by asking questions focused on finding the right career vs. the right title. Listen in as Jen and Melena discuss understanding what drives you, thinking about how you want to spend your time, both at work and at home, and how to appropriately research a potential company to find out how they align with your values and goals.

Melena Fenn has over 17 years of experience in product lifecycle management—running the gamut of roles from program management to product management, from product operations to continuous improvement. She currently leads a product management team responsible for both the agent and administrative experiences at Nice inContact. Melena started her professional career in white collar crime investigation and received her undergraduate degree from Weber State University in Criminal Justice and English.

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Melena Fenn has over 17 years of experience in product lifecycle management—running the gamut of roles from program management to product management, from product operations to continuous improvement. She currently leads a product management team responsible for both the agent and administrative experiences at Nice inContact. Melena started her professional career in white collar crime investigation and received her undergraduate degree from Weber State University in Criminal Justice and English.  

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On this episode of Today’s Top Leaders Jen Anderson discusses the advantages to creating a career vision and what you need to consider to get started. Listen in as Jen reveals why you should be less focused on titles and more focused on your passion, the key questions you should ask yourself when creating your career vision, and how self confidence can impact your overall goals and desires.

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Nicole Toomey Davis discusses the need for support roles in technology management, and how leaders can identify and nurture the technology creatives who build the products that support the business. Jen and Nicole also discuss the under-appreciation of today’s technologists as well as the most important skill tech leaders need to have in order to succeed.

Nicole Toomey Davis is a serial entrepreneur and the President, CEO and co-founder of AI-software company, Enclavix, LLC, creators of the VentureWrench Startup Community with a vision of high tech and high touch to help coach large numbers of entrepreneurs effectively.  She has raised millions of dollars in investor funding for her award-winning startups as well as over $1.2 million in SBIR funding for Enclavix and VentureWrench.  Ms. Davis also invested millions of dollars in some of Utah’s most sophisticated tech startups during her tenure running Utah’s high profile technology grant funding program. Ms. Davis holds a BS in Electrical Engineering from Brigham Young University and an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business and is an experienced Board Member, published author, professional speaker and entrepreneur coach.

You can connect with Nicole via LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicoletoomeydavis

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Nicole Toomey Davis returns to share her insights into cultivating integrity and respect when developing your technology career. Listen in as Jen and Nicole discuss having high standards for your team, finding a company that aligns with your values, and the symptoms of a poorly managed manager.

Nicole Toomey Davis is a serial entrepreneur and the President, CEO and co-founder of AI-software company, Enclavix, LLC, creators of the VentureWrench Startup Community with a vision of high tech and high touch to help coach large numbers of entrepreneurs effectively.  She has raised millions of dollars in investor funding for her award-winning startups as well as over $1.2 million in SBIR funding for Enclavix and VentureWrench.  Ms. Davis also invested millions of dollars in some of Utah’s most sophisticated tech startups during her tenure running Utah’s high profile technology grant funding program. Ms. Davis holds a BS in Electrical Engineering from Brigham Young University and an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business and is an experienced Board Member, published author, professional speaker and entrepreneur coach.

You can connect with Nicole via LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicoletoomeydavis

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