In this episode, Vanessa Liu talks about how working on building digital products at McKinsey spurred her to want to run businesses herself; thinking about her career as an opportunity for creating a diverse portfolio. She shares her approach to generating access for underrepresented founders through her time at SAP’s accelerator, and how her college behavioral neuroscience major is impacting her new work on a venture in the longevity and aging space.  

Listen for advice on:

• Putting diversity at the core of leadership teams 
• Engaging customers to examine product-market fit 
• Evaluating employee happiness as a business metric 
• Hiring a team with the right values

Learn more about:

• Vanessa Liu (Guest): https://www.linkedin.com/in/vanessawliu/
• Zoia Kozakov (Host): http://www.linkedin.com/in/zoia-kozakov
• Women in Innovation: http://www.womenininnovation.co
• Brand Copy by Nicole Beckley

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In this week’s episode, Renan Gutman talks about her trajectory to becoming a product leader and what she believes to be innovative product leadership, especially in her role as Executive Vice President, Product. She shares what it was like to move from a large-scale company such as Microsoft to a growth-stage start-up, Kaltura, and the role of video in our ecosystem, while constantly embracing changes as an innovator. 

Listen for advice on:

• The ways that video can be used to enhance a product & user experience 
• What having product perspective means 
• The multitude of measurement tools that are being underutilized with video
• How to decide what sort of start-up is right for your career

Learn more about:

• Renan Gutman (Guest): https://www.linkedin.com/in/renangutman/
• Zoia Kozakov (Host): http://www.linkedin.com/in/zoia-kozakov
• Women in Innovation: http://www.womenininnovation.co

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In this episode, Jil Dasher, Managing Director at Corsica Partners, explains how she transitioned her skill set from leading in the events planning space for over a decade to tackling a new career opportunity in executive search. She talks about summoning her inner Nancy Drew and love of learning to problem-solve and how she approaches bringing diverse candidates to roles, conferences, and events.

Listen for advice on:

• Aligning your values with your career 
• Being authentic and real in job interviews 
• Showing yourself as “happy and hungry with horsepower” 
• Recruiting with a lens for diversity, equity, and inclusion 

Learn more about:

• Jil Dasher (Guest): https://www.linkedin.com/in/jildasher/
• Zoia Kozakov (Host): http://www.linkedin.com/in/zoia-kozakov
• Women in Innovation: http://www.womenininnovation.co
• Brand Copy by Nicole Beckley

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This week’s episode breaks down what innovation looks like at a fast-moving, fast-growing start-up such as Doordash, with Kelly Ling. Kelly’s innovation trajectory across healthcare, consumer good brand management and consulting has led her to now innovating across Customer Experience and Support area as well as launching a leadership development coaching practice. 

Listen for advice on:

• Why pitching yourself is just like solving innovation problems
• Selling the value proposition around innovation
• Balancing product-driven thinking with ideation at a fast-moving start-up
• How to go about a coaching side hustle

Learn more about:

• Kelly Ling (Guest): https://www.linkedin.com/in/kellyling/
• Zoia Kozakov (Host): http://www.linkedin.com/in/zoia-kozakov
• Women in Innovation: http://www.womenininnovation.co

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In this episode, Janna Gilbert, President of the innovation consultancy, Luminary Labs reflects on her background in business, innovation, and consulting and what it takes to work in innovation. She breaks down her experience of working with the Department of Education on rethinking vocational education in the midst of the pandemic and the role that gender has played in her come up.

Listen for advice on:

• Engaging the most difficult stakeholders from the beginning
• The importance of marrying feasibility with possibility 
• Paying attention to gender in the workplace
• New ways managers can support the next generation of talent

Learn more about:

• Janna Gilbert (Guest): https://www.linkedin.com/in/jannadavidsongilbert
• Zoia Kozakov (Host): http://www.linkedin.com/in/zoia-kozakov
• Women in Innovation: http://www.womenininnovation.co

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In today's episode, Eugenia Marshall and Wendy Rose Berry talk about their juggling and balancing act of co-founding a sexual wellness product, ConditionHER, as well as keeping up with their day jobs as executives at Warner Brothers and NKSFB. They share the ins and outs of being "employed entrepreneurs" and the importance of perseverance in launching a company despite adversity. Eugenia and Wendy also discuss the importance of tapping into your network and taking the leap of faith not to miss the opportunity for innovation.

Listen for advice on:

• Telling your company about your side hustle
• Deciding the right time to launch & assessing readiness
• Being realistic about the trade-off's of entrepreneurship and a full-time job
• Knowing how how to change the messaging around your product to gain traction

Learn more about:

• Eugenia Marshall (Guest): https://www.linkedin.com/in/eugeniamarshall/
• Wendy Rose Berry (Guest): https://www.linkedin.com/in/wendyroseberry/
• ConditionHER: http://www.conditionher.com
• Zoia Kozakov (Host): http://www.linkedin.com/in/zoia-kozakov
• Women in Innovation: http://www.womenininnovation.co

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In this episode, Lindsey Metselaar shares how she navigated her way from getting fired from a job in 2016 to launching her own social media agency, and how a romantic break-up ultimately led her to create (and monetize) a successful dating podcast. She explains why going with her gut, knowing her strengths, and appropriately charging for her time and expertise helped her forge ahead. 

Listen for advice on:

• Setting boundaries around your time
• Using the role of the founder to lead by example
• Sorting good feedback from negative reviews
• Channeling confidence against imposter syndrome

Learn more about:

• We Met at Acme: http://www.wemetatacme.com
• Zoia Kozakov (host): http://www.linkedin.com/in/zoia-kozakov
• Women in Innovation: http://www.womenininnovation.co
• Brand Copy by Nicole Beckley

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In this episode, Amy Vaterlaus shares her strategies for looking into the future of consumer goods. She explains how she applied her background in mechanical engineering and robotics to lead multiple teams at Adidas, often working on physical products with technological components. She talks about the importance of connecting with the people you’re creating for, and why disruptive things require iteration. 

Listen for advice on:

• How to carve out a space and create a unique job
• Defining the feeling you want to deliver through product experiences
• Diversifying teams to power innovation
• Tapping into curiosity to take career next-steps

Learn more:

• Amy Jones Vaterlaus (Guest): https://www.linkedin.com/in/amy-jones-vaterlaus/
• Zoia Kozakov (Host): https://www.linkedin.com/in/zoia-kozakov/
• About WIN: Women in Innovation: https://www.womenininnovation.co
• Brand Copy by Nicole Beckley

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In this episode, Jess Anselmi talks about leveraging her experience in PR with clients like General Mills and Jiffy Lube to step into the innovation space, working in various roles, including Chief of Staff to the Dunkin Donuts CMO. She explains how demonstrating functional expertise and understanding the different parts of an organization are key to working in innovation, and shares how the garden industry is being disrupted.   

Listen for advice on:

• Initiating leadership buy-in using key statistics 
• Using community building as a place to develop customer insights 
• Thoroughly researching and generating a vision before a job pivot 
• Generating and testing a high number of ideas before applying traditional business performance metrics

Learn more:

• Jessica Anselmi (Guest): https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessanselmi/
• Zoia Kozakov (Host): https://www.linkedin.com/in/zoia-kozakov/
• About WIN: Women in Innovation: https://www.womenininnovation.co
• Brand Copy by Nicole Beckley

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In this episode, Lisa Edwards expounds on a wide-ranging career that’s taken her from an undergraduate degree in International Relations to roles at Bain, Visa, and Salesforce. She talks about the role networking has played in making adjacent career moves, the importance of sharing with peers, and the pros and cons of being a problem solver.  

Listen for advice on:

• Applying technology to solving business problems 
• Employing a growth mindset to begin scaling 
• Harnessing domain expertise 
• The value of diverse boards and leadership teams 

Learn more:

• Lisa Edwards (Guest): https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisaedwardssf/
• Zoia Kozakov (Host): https://www.linkedin.com/in/zoia-kozakov/
• About WIN: Women in Innovation: https://www.womenininnovation.co
• Brand Copy by Nicole Beckley

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