Episode 109: From Retail to Restaurants to Tech

March 29th, 2022  |  Season 3  |  33 mins 10 secs

cloud, cloud technology, leadership, mentor, mentorship, multicloud, technology, women in tech

​The corporate ladder often looks more like a zig-zag as workers traverse industries, companies and departments. Follow the trajectory (and work ethic) that led Casey Shilling, Rackspace's #CMO, to the executive suite. With a resume including The Container Store and Zoes Kitchen, Casey proves that leadership is leadership, regardless of the industry.

All of the resources mentioned in this episode can be found here: https://www.rackspace.com/solve/109

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Episode 108: New Rackspace Technology CTO talks innovation and lessons learned

March 28th, 2022  |  Season 3  |  48 mins 37 secs

cloud, cloud technology, cto, innovation, leadership, multicloud, tech, technology

New Rackspace Technology CTO, Srini Koushik, shares insights he’s learned from his 30-year career leading technology innovation at companies ranging from startups to the Fortune 100.

Episode 107: Sparking Meaningful Change with Strategy, Compassion & Collaboration

March 24th, 2022  |  Season 3  |  32 mins 14 secs

cloud, cloud technology, leadership, mentor, mentorship, multicloud, observability, technology, women in tech

Welcome to Cloud Talk, Episode 107: Sparking Meaningful Change with Strategy, Compassion & Collaboration. All of the resources for this episode can be found at https://www.rackspace.com/solve/107.

Now, onto #CloudTalkLive, where we are focusing on amplifying Women in Tech for Women's History Month. Today, our host, Jeff DeVerter, is joined by Angela Huettinger, Global VP of Customer Success at Cisco AppDynamics. Angela will go in-depth of her journey into technology and how she managed to push for change through compassion

WomenInTech #WIT #WomensHistoryMonth #WomensHistory #Leader #Leadership #ThoughtLeader #FemaleLeader

Episode 102: Female Leadership Across the Tech Industry: Becky Trevino of Snow Software

March 10th, 2022  |  Season 3  |  33 mins 30 secs

cloud, cloud technology, leadership, mentor, mentorship, multicloud, technology, women in tech

Welcome to Cloud Talk Live, Episode 102: Female Leadership Across the Tech Industry. Before we dive into the conversation, all of the resources for this episode can be found at https://www.rackspace.com/solve/102.

Now, onto #CloudTalkLive, where we are focusing on amplifying Women in Tech for Women's History Month. Today, our host, Jeff DeVerter, is joined by Becky Trevino, VP, Product Marketing and Operations, Snow Software, who will share what it means to be a female in leadership in the tech industry and so much more!

WomenInTech #WIT #WomensHistoryMonth #WomensHistory #Leader #Leadership #ThoughtLeader #FemaleLeade

Episode 101: Leadership and Mentorship with Michelle Peterson

March 8th, 2022  |  Season 3  |  31 mins 34 secs

cloud, cloud technology, leadership, mentor, mentorship, multicloud, technology, women in tech

Welcome to Cloud Talk Live, Episode 101: Leadership & Mentorship. Before we dive into the conversation, all of the resources for this episode can be found at https://www.rackspace.com/solve/101.

Now, onto #CloudTalkLive, where we are focusing on amplifying Women in Tech for Women's History Month. Today, our host, Jeff DeVerter, is joined by #Racker, Michelle Peterson, VP, Chief of Staff - CEO, who will share her career journey, what it means to be a woman in leadership, and mentoring future women in tech leaders!

WomenInTech #WIT #WomensHistoryMonth #WomensHistory#Mentor #Mentorship #Leader #Leadership #ThoughtLeader #EA #FemaleLeader

How Core Values Empower This Grace-Led Tech Company

September 9th, 2021  |  Season 2  |  34 mins 30 secs

ceo, culture, faith, family cybersecurity, leadership, mission, people, security, technology, values, vision

What happens when a CEO uses a faith-based approach to shape the vision, mission and core values of his tech organization?

Strengths, Not Skills, Are the Difference Makers for Winning Teams

October 1st, 2020  |  Season 1  |  42 mins 34 secs

gallup strengths, leadership, management, strengths, team building

In this episode of Cloud Talk, Kathy Kersten – the “maven of Gallup Strengths™ training” and host of the Obey your Strengths podcast – shares how leaders can harness the power of Strengths to build winning teams, via her own journey from miserable-feeling working mom to Gallup Certified Strengths™ Coach.

Founders Series: Leading through constant and unpredictable change

August 11th, 2020  |  Season 1  |  35 mins 57 secs

change, cybersecurity, founder, inspiration, leadership

How do you lead through change and keep employees and customers inspired? This episode of Cloud Talk answers these questions with plenty of great advice and anecdotes from Bret Piatt, CEO of Jungle Disk, and host Jeff DeVerter, CTO of Product & Services at Rackspace Technology.

Leading Through a Pandemic

June 15th, 2020  |  Season 1  |  32 mins 23 secs

leadership, pandemic, technology

There’s no way to fully prepare for a world-shattering event like a global pandemic, but there are ways to effectively manage the changes it brings. Host Jeff DeVerter interviews Rackspace Technology CEO Kevin Jones in this episode of Cloud Talk and discusses how leadership made the difference as Rackspace Technology adapted to, and accelerated out of, the COVID-19 pandemic.