Melanie Parish, MCC

The COVID-19 pandemic has put our daily lives on pause, especially on the business front. For speakers who normally do their work on stages and outside venues, this current situation has become a game-changer. Sharing with us how she is coping and even becoming a leader at it is CEO and co-founder of Talk Boutique, Andrea Sampson. As a TED and TEDx trained speaker coach, Andrea has definitely felt the weight of the health crisis. She tells us how she has been experimenting in the way she works in her business and reveals how others can do the same. Andrea also talks about her virtual speaker series and the process of setting it up. On her leadership, she then shares the ways she keeps in touch with the people in her business while maintaining her sanity in this seemingly lonely position. ... Read More

Now more than ever, what businesses need are systems that help inform experimentations. At a time where coping is a necessary action, we should be able to move as much as we can to the changes happening. Wrestling with this challenge, Emily Freeman shares with us how she has been experimenting with the aid of DevOps. Emily is a developer advocate at Microsoft and a technologist and storyteller who helps engineering teams improve their velocity. She shares with us a peek into her book, DevOps For Dummies, and how it has helped her to become constantly ready to pivot amidst the changing business environment. She also talks about her leadership style and the importance of feedback loops. Looking forward, she then lets us in on her views on a future where everyone stays virtual.... Read More