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This week's guest is Evelyn Sheahan, Director of Business Programs for Azure Cloud and AI at Microsoft. Evelyn has a background in technology, business management, and marketing. In addition, she has a wide range of corporate and field experience and has worked in sale-enablement programs developed to drive multi-million-dollar sales with increased efficiencies.
Today we talk about Evelyn's early years in technology and how it eventually grew into a number of different roles at Microsoft. We also cover Evelyn's involvement in mentorship programs and why they are crucial for creating real change in the industry. We continue this conversation by talking about the slow climb women and minorities face while growing their tech careers and how a DEI strategy can help organizations, employees, and communities change for the better.
Thank you for listening - we hope Evelyn's story helps inspire others to grow their tech career.
Professional updates:
Technology business management & marketing professional with a range of corporate and field experience. Sale-enablement programs developed to drive multi-million dollar sales with increased efficiencies. MBA graduate with broad business experience and proven track record working with a variety of customer audiences. Prosci Change Management. Learning & Development.
Specialties: Creativity & Innovation; Collaboration across diverse groups to drive results!
International Experience – Strong awareness of areas of cultural sensitivity.
This week's guest is Evelyn Sheahan, Director of Business Programs for Azure Cloud and AI at Microsoft. Evelyn has a background in technology, business management, and marketing. In addition, she has a wide range of corporate and field experience and has worked in sale-enablement programs developed to drive multi-million-dollar sales with increased efficiencies.
Today we talk about Evelyn's early years in technology and how it eventually grew into a number of different roles at Microsoft. We also cover Evelyn's involvement in mentorship programs and why they are crucial for creating real change in the industry. We continue this conversation by talking about the slow climb women and minorities face while growing their tech careers and how a DEI strategy can help organizations, employees, and communities change for the better.
Thank you for listening - we hope Evelyn's story helps inspire others to grow their tech career.
Professional updates:
Technology business management & marketing professional with a range of corporate and field experience. Sale-enablement programs developed to drive multi-million dollar sales with increased efficiencies. MBA graduate with broad business experience and proven track record working with a variety of customer audiences. Prosci Change Management. Learning & Development.
Specialties: Creativity & Innovation; Collaboration across diverse groups to drive results!
International Experience – Strong awareness of areas of cultural sensitivity.
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