Empowering the Future of Work InTechIdeas

It's been a year...but we're excited to announce the next season of the Empowering the Future of Work podcast will be back in March 2022.  We will be at Synapse Summit on Thursday, March 17.  Make sure to stop in and see us if you're going to be there.  If you want to go....but don't have a ticket yet, it's not too late.  Send us a message....we have a couple tickets left.

It's important to be constantly learning and changing as things change. Job search is difficult enough without having the whole world shut down. Many people lost their jobs and had to adapt to a new way of job search, purely online. Is networking still important? What help is there for job seekers? We will cover this and many more topics with Suzanne.
Suzanne Ricci is the Chief Success Officer at Computer Coach Training Center. Since 2000, Suzanne has helped thousands of individuals achieve their career goals through strategic career planning and customized training and certification strategies. Starting her career as a Web Designer, she now possesses over 25 technical and business certifications and over 20 years of IT and training experience. Suzanne is active in the community encouraging all around her to achieve their defined career success. She is a COVID-19 Hero of Tampa Bay winner, the inaugural Tampa Tech Bridge Builder award winner, and is recognized by Inno as an Inno on Fire recipient for HireUp Florida.
 
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For the weekly job seeker events, and all other special events hosted by Computer Coach, check out their Eventbrite.

Charles "Chuck" Wood has worked in several C-suite roles with full P & L responsibilities for over 30 years. He has worked mostly in financial services and technology manufacturing. He is the Founder and Managing Partner of My-SecureID, LLC, which developed FaultLine ICM and its Help Desk Valet. He currently serves on the board of directors of a mutual insurance company and is the Cybersecurity Committee's chairperson. Charles has an Illinois Life & Health and P & C insurance license and has an MBA from Pepperdine University.
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Shawn Crawford has worked in the technology field for over 40 years. He has worked mostly in financial services, manufacturing, and defense industries. His work experience includes network engineering, IT operations, cybersecurity teams, and management. Currently, he provides advisory and consulting services to start-ups and small organizations. Crawford has a BS in Computer Science from California State University and is Vice-Chairman of the Jacksonville Section of IEEE Computer Society.
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Publications:
Bridge To Cyber Security Awareness
Employees Becoming Cyber Champs
IBM Security Study Finds Employees New to Working from Home Pose Security Risk

Rachel is a world-class business leader and a mentor to female entrepreneurs. She’s sold companies and invested in others, received her MBA from the prestigious Wharton School, survived two cancer diagnoses, and is an aspiring yogini. Rachel has re-entered the startup world as co-founder and CEO of HelloPLATO, an AI-based learning platform built for WhatsApp. 
 
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That's a wrap! Season 1 of Empowering The Future Of Work has come to a close with the end of 2020.
Skip and Maria Vanessa speak about the wonderful guests we had and what's to come. We have listed all of our Season 1 guests below so you can check them out, but also to go check out the other episodes.
Also, follow us on social media and join in on our conversation:
What topics or guests would you like to hear from next season? If you'd like to be a guest or know someone who should, send us a comment, DM, or email us and let us know!
Season 1 Guests:
Jessica Noble, Magnetic Experiences
Matt Cowell, quanthub
James Ringrose, RCP Learning
Ben Pauluhn, Optimus Solar
Christi Bowen, Voice Talent
Tiffany Ellis, Pods & PR
Om Patel, Clearly Agile
Ingrid Harb, NOTA Inclusion
Lauren Mabra, blubird marketing
Johnny Crowder, Cope Notes
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You can email us as well:
Skip Marshall
Maria Vanessa Moreno

All too often, organizations shy away from discussing mental health.  Supporting workplace wellbeing is now more important than ever.  Join us as we discuss mental health and workplace wellbeing with Johnny Crowder, CEO of Cope Notes.  Hear why he thinks it's important to not shy away from discussing mental health and what leaders can do to better support workplace wellbeing.
Johnny Crowder is a suicide/abuse survivor, touring musician, comedian, writer, and the founder & CEO of Cope Notes.  Johnny studied psychology at the University of Central Florida and also does mental health advocacy through the National Alliance on Mental Illness.
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Podcast
TEDx Talk
CARES funding
 
Mental health awareness month is May
 
“When we can talk about our feelings, they become less overwhelming, less upsetting, and less scary.”
- Fred Rogers, RIP 1928-2003