Patient Persistence in Tech Leadership with Michael Smith

Few people truly appreciate the complexity, effort, and vision required to establish and maintain global leadership in any industry, let alone luxury beauty products. The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. is the global leader in prestige beauty and a Fortune 500 company with over 25 brands spanning across 150 countries.This week, we take a look inside the playbook of the company’s CIO, Michael Smith, who is spearheading innovation through technology in exciting new ways. Prior to joining The Estée Lauder Companies, Michael spent 22 years in IT leadership roles at Nike and 4 years leading technology and digital innovation at Mylan. Michael also sits in board advisory positions at multiple companies. He is the founder and Chair of The TechPACT, a coalition of tech leaders and CIOs that is leading the charge for diversity, inclusion, and equity in the technology industry. He also founded Tech Day of Pink to unite technologists and IT professionals worldwide around breast cancer awareness, education, and fundraising.

Join us as we discuss:

• Michael’s leadership philosophy of joy, and how it helps him bring out the best in people
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• The value of “patient persistence” and “confident calm” in a constantly changing environment
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• How Estée Lauder is using technology to anticipate customer needs and deliver innovative, superior products
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• How The TechPACT is working for increased representation and equity in the technology space
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More information about Michael and today’s topics:

• LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mwshome/
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• Company Website: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-estee-lauder-companies-inc/
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• Other Relevant Links:
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https://techpact.org/

https://www.techdayofpink.com/