Podcasts by Lifting Up: Lessons from Verizon Women Leaders

Season 5, Ep.5: The Power of Curiosity and a Zig-Zaggy Career Journey, with Nasrin Rezai from 2023-01-30T18:30

Nasrin Rezai is Chief Information Security Officer at Verizon. As a 25 year veteran in the tech sector - including 17 years in cybersecurity - Nasrin has learned to embrace the benefits of a bro...

Season 5, Ep. 4: Relationships as the Foundation for Feedback and Risk Taking, with Karen Borno from 2023-01-25T16:31

Karen is Vice President and Deputy General Counsel of Business Transformation and Customer Operations. In this episode, Karen describes how she surrounded herself early on with risk-takers and p...

Season 5, Ep. 3: Honor the Fear, then Continue with Courage with Sue Vinci from 2022-12-08T15:56

Sue Vinci proudly states she has the best job at Verizon as its Chief Privacy Officer. Little did she know a fateful conversation with a headhunter that was supposed to be eight to 12 weeks of l...

Season 5, Ep.2: Leading When You Don’t Even Know It with Jeneen Harris from 2022-11-02T13:44:56

After a 20+ year career as a legal assistant, Jeneen Harris decided to take on a new challenge when she
joined Verizon three years ago. Jeneen, a Sr. Analyst, describes how she had to refr...

Season 5, Ep.1: Leaning Into Getting Comfortable with Being Uncomfortable with Kristi Midboe Miller from 2022-10-12T20:18:30

Kristi Midboe Miller was General Counsel of Verizon New Business Incubation, until recently jumping out of the legal arena that she has dominated for decades to a brand new adventure.   Prescien...

Season 4, Ep.6: Fueling Yourself Through Affirmations&Collaborations with Sheryl Suarez from 2021-09-20T13:12:34

Sheryl Suarez is Vice President and Deputy General Counsel in Verizon’s Public Policy Law and Security Group. She spent numerous years practicing general commercial litigation, before her intere...

Season 4, Ep.5: The Confidence Code with Karen Zacharia from 2021-09-03T12:00

Karen Zacharia is Chief Privacy Officer at Verizon. Karen followed her childhood aspiration of becoming a lawyer and shares her multifaceted (and globetrotting!) experiences, as she transitioned...

Season 4, Ep.5: The Confidence Code with Karen Zacharia from 2021-09-03T12:00

Karen Zacharia is Chief Privacy Officer at Verizon. Karen followed her childhood aspiration of becoming a lawyer and shares her multifaceted (and globetrotting!) experiences, as she transitioned...

Season 4, Ep.4: The Power of the Long Runway with NiaMathis from 2021-08-18T11:00

Nia Mathis is Vice President for State and Local Government Affairs at Verizon. Nia shares how the wisdom and stories passed down from generations before her empo...

Season 4, Episode 4: The Power of the Long Runway with Nia Mathis from 2021-08-18T11:00

Nia Mathis is Vice President for State and Local Government Affairs at Verizon. Nia shares how the wisdom and stories passed down from generations before her empo...

Season 4, Ep.4: The Power of the Long Runway with Nia Mathis from 2021-08-18T11:00

Nia Mathis is Vice President for State and Local Government Affairs at Verizon. Nia shares how the wisdom and stories passed down from generations before her empo...

Season 4, Ep.3: The Power of Being Flexible with Petra Fioretti from 2021-07-26T11:00

Petra Fioretti is the Director of Legal Projects & Strategy at Verizon Media. Throughout her journey, she’s learned the advantages of being flexible instead of rigid with career goals and plans....

Season 4, Ep.3: The Power of Being Flexible with Petra Fioretti from 2021-07-26T11:00

Petra Fioretti is the Director of Legal Projects & Strategy at Verizon Media. Throughout her journey, she’s learned the advantages of being flexible instead of rigid with career goals and plans....

Season 4, Ep.2: Leading with Empathy While On the Cutting Edge with Lily Yu from 2021-06-30T11:00

Lily Yu is the Lead Counsel for Customer Experience & Strategy at Verizon. From leading a news room to being on the cutting edge with AI initiatives, Lily knows about delivering under high press...

Season 4, Ep.2: Leading with Empathy While On the Cutting Edge with Lily Yu from 2021-06-30T11:00

Lily Yu is the Lead Counsel for Customer Experience & Strategy at Verizon. From leading a news room to being on the cutting edge with AI initiatives, Lily knows about delivering under high press...

Season 4, Ep.1: Being Elastic with Andrea Short from 2021-06-16T11:00

Andrea Short is Vice President and Deputy General Counsel for Verizon's Public Sector business unit. In this episode, Andrea shares how important flexibility over fragility has been in her caree...

Season 3, Ep. 6: Embracing Courage with Michelle Goldman from 2020-08-31T11:00

Michelle Goldman is Senior Vice President of Human Resources Operations at Verizon. In this episode, Michelle shares some of the many lessons she’s learned along the way, as she transitioned fro...

Season 3, Ep. 5: Open heart, Open mind with Fiona Taylor from 2020-08-18T11:00

Fiona Taylor is Head of International Public Policy at Verizon. In this episode, Fiona reflects on her fascinating and immensely rewarding career across international policy, telecoms and contem...

Season 3, Ep. 4: Cultivating intention in your journey with Tonya Rutherford from 2020-07-29T11:00

Tonya Rutherford is Managing Associate General Counsel at Verizon. Tonya shares empowering advice learned while navigating her varied and never boring professional path. Her insight gained from ...

Season 3, Ep. 3: Be a sponge! On learning and lessons learned with Ellen Cummings from 2020-06-29T11:00

Ellen Cummings is Regional Director for External & State Government Affairs at Verizon. In this episode, Ellen shares some of the many lessons she’s learned along the way, including the importan...

Season 3, Ep. 2: Finding a Champion and Being a Champion with Rachel Juliana from 2020-06-15T11:00

Rachel Juliana is Public Sector Counsel at Verizon. Prior to joining the Public Sector group, she worked with the Wireline Product Marketing Legal Team after coming to Verizon from other tech co...

Season 3, Ep. 1: Crafting Your Own Path with Career Entrepreneur Julie Hines from 2020-06-04T10:00

Julie Hines is Chief of Staff to the General Counsel and Chief Administrative Officer at Verizon. She is also the head of Legal Operations and Innovation. Julie s...

Season 2, Ep. 6: Seeing Difference as an Opportunity to Shine with April Boyd from 2019-12-20T17:30:23

April Boyd is VP and Head of Global Public Policy At Verizon Media. April shares her fascinating career in politics, from working as Press Secretary and Chief of Staff for Rep. Tauscher, to Chie...

Season 2, Ep. 5: Charting Your Own Course with Kacey Hall from 2019-12-03T17:59:54

Kacey Hall, an attorney in Verizon's litigation group, can only be described as resilient, determined and full of grace.  In this episode, Kacey shares her inspiring story of crafting her own ca...

Season 2, Ep. 4: The Power of Vulnerability With Beth Sasfai from 2019-10-16T13:48:17

Beth Sasfai is VP and Associate General Counsel of Corporate Governance at Verizon. In this episode, Beth shares the many jumps she's made in her career to thrive in her current role - but that ...

Season 2, Ep. 3: Finding What Energizes You with Laura Stolpman from 2019-08-19T11:48:03

Laura Stolpman is Associate General Counsel at Verizon, where she has spent fourteen years as a deal attorney, is on the board of directors of the LGBTQ employee resource group, and has develope...

Season 2, Ep. 2: Don’t Find Your Passion! Do Lift Others! With Caren Khoo from 2019-07-23T06:30

Caren Khoo is Vice President and Deputy General Counsel at Verizon. In this episode, Caren shares that she is not a believer of the typical "find your passion" career trope, but provides advice ...

Season 2, Ep. 1: Focusing on What Matters Most with Vandana Venkatesh from 2019-05-14T13:37:35

Vandana Venkatesh, Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel at Verizon, shares how curiosity and an eye for macrotrends and emerging issues has driven her career journey. She talks about...

Ep. 6: Just Do It Afraid! with Stacee Carson from 2018-11-18T22:18:33

Ep. 5: Setting Boundaries to Find Joy and Professional Satisfaction with Michelle Ifill from 2018-07-31T20:31:54

Michelle Ifill is the Senior VP and General Counsel for Verizon's Corporate Services Group and the Information Technology Organization. Michelle shares the evolution of her career, and how she i...

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Ep. 4: Pushing Your Comfort Zone with Micki Chen from 2018-05-29T22:48:11

Micki Chen is Senior Vice President and General Counsel for the Verizon Global Network and Technology Organization, supervising the attorneys who support the wireless and wireline networks, tech...

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Ep. 3: Expecting the Unexpected with Allie Kline from 2018-04-24T15:00

Allie Kline is the CMO of Oath, the parent company created by Verizon to house the AOL and Yahoo assets.  She also heads up MAKERS, an Oath brand focused on empowering ...

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Ep. 2: Building Relationships to Propel Your Career With Donna Epps from 2018-03-18T13:56:41

Donna Epps is Verizon’s Vice President for Public Policy and Strategic Alliances. She manages Verizon’s domestic public policy efforts and relationships with strategic partners. In this episode,...

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Ep. 1: Being Fearless With Kathy Grillo from 2018-03-13T16:00

Kathy Grillo is Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, Public Policy and Government Affairs, with responsibility for Verizon's public policy, federal and sta...

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