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Real conversations. Real people. No Filters. Off Mute features predominant thought leaders across a variety of verticals and industries. But they all have one thing in common - they’re disrupting the status quo and coming off mute to share their experiences with you.
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July 21, 2021
<p>In This Episode… Quyen Chang, Global Head of Revenue Enablement at Airbnb, joins Obele and Zach in a thoughtful conversation rooted in unique experiences about diversity, leading a balanced life, and her love for San Francisco. Quyen is all about people sharing their stories and experiences to inspire the next generation.</p> <ul> <li>[03:20] The conversation gets serious fast. Skipping the small talk, Obele and Quyen dive right into the need for diversity on boards and how they feel about quotas.<br> </li> <li>[09:11] Teamwork makes the dream work. Quyen shares her journey at SalesForce and boldly predicts that sales intelligence will help sales teams build that trusted advisor status faster for more efficiency.<br> </li> <li>[16:40] Social media: good or evil? The group discusses how to tie in human aspects to build meaningful connections.<br> </li> <li>[24:11] Work will take up our lives for pretty much the rest of our lives. Quyen talks about how companies should create environments that help employees be whole people so they can be their best selves at work.<br> </li> <li>[32:44] Quyen offers marriage advice: sometimes your better half just needs to vent. When they are upset, try asking if they are looking for advice or just need to blow off steam.<br> </li> </ul> <p>Episode Length: 40:10</p>
June 23, 2021
<p>In This Episode…Obele and Zach have one of the most candid conversations to date with Watchen Nyanue, the SVP, Marketing Partnerships at Chicago Sky WNBA and the Founder and CEO of I Choose the Ladder. In a rare moment, Zach is left speechless by Watchen’s response to what she would need to start a new business. Learn more about supporting black women, the challenges of brand marketing, and the need for life balance.</p> <ul> <li>[07:08] The episode kicks off with a candid conversation about the importance of diversity of thought, work-life balance, and how the hustle evolves over the different seasons of life.<br> </li> <li>[16:07] Watchen explains why she started I Choose the Ladder, an organization that aims to support ambitious black women as they climb the corporate ladder.<br> </li> <li>[19:37] What will 2023 hold for Watchen? She has a lot of plans coupled with the desire to balance the ambitions of her future family, building businesses, and lots of travel.<br> </li> <li>[23:16] Zach asks about Watchen’s best and worst marketing stories. Hear what she shares about working in brand marketing and which project makes the cut for best she ever worked on. Spoiler alert: it involves the Guinness Book of World Records.<br> </li> <li>[28:10] Finally, Watchen boldly predicts the WNBA will change its season timing to gain more viewers and engage basketball lovers.<br> </li> </ul> <p>People and Companies We Mentioned in the Show</p> <ul> <li>Watchen Nyanue, SVP, Marketing Partnerships at Chicago Sky WNBA and the Founder and CEO of I Choose the Ladder<br> </li> </ul> <p>Episode Length: 38:11</p> <p><br></p>
June 9, 2021
<p><strong>In This Episode… Obele and Zach are breaking all of the rules with the new CMO of Sprinkles Cupcakes, Michelle Wong. Join us as they discuss everything from how the voice of advertising will continue to change to liver Pâté</strong>,<strong> Zach’s secrets to success and beyond.</strong></p> <ul> <li>[02:40] Right off the bat, Zach throws Michelle an “Off Mute” curveball and gets Michelle talking about her love of sweets, in particular the french pastry mille-feuille.<br> </li> <li>[09:51] During our word association game, Michelle explains that she’s “over the glass ceiling” and that while it’s something that still exists in the workplace, it’s essential to find your vision and keep pushing forward.<br> </li> <li>[12:04] Zach challenges Michelle to share her bold predictions on both the marketing ecosystem as well as the sweets and confections category.<br> </li> <li>[20:07] Michelle shares her personal career journey from going to pastry school, to working in advertising to now, tying both of those experiences together at Sprinkles and how she made the decision to pivot to brand-side marketing.<br> </li> <li>[35:55] Finally, Michelle goes Off Mute, stressing the importance of living in the now and shares the work Sprinkles has done highlighting Asian-owned bakeries and other initiatives that show the importance of brands stepping up for their communities.<br> </li> </ul> <p><strong>People and Companies We Mentioned in the Show</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/michelleemilywong/"><u>Michelle Wong </u></a> was our guest today.<br> </li> <li>Have Michelle’s favorite Chocolate Marshmallow cupcake <a href="https://sprinkles.com/"><u>delivered to your door <br> </u></a></li> </ul> <p><strong>Episode Length: </strong><strong>41:23</strong></p> <p>Thanks so much for tuning in. Join us again in two weeks for another episode!</p>
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Real conversations. Real people. No Filters.
Off Mute features predominant thought leaders across a variety of verticals and industries. But they all have one thing in common - they’re disrupting the status quo and coming off mute to share their experiences with you.
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