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Happy Hispanic Heritage Month! Each week we will be amplifying the voices of Hispanic professionals with amazing career stories and breakthrough moments that we all can learn from. In addition to our weekly guests, be sure to check out the special Hispanic Voices collection in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month at LeadWithYourBrand.com/latinx Jayzen is thrilled to welcome Luis Sandoval to the...

Happy Hispanic Heritage Month!  Each week we will be amplifying the voices of Hispanic professionals with amazing career stories and breakthrough moments that we all can learn from.  In addition to our weekly guests, be sure to check out the special Hispanic Voices collection in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month at LeadWithYourBrand.com/latinx Jayzen is thrilled to share the stage with Lauren...

Happy Hispanic Heritage Month! Each week we will be amplifying the voices of Hispanic professionals with amazing career stories and breakthrough moments that we all can learn from. In addition to our weekly guests, be sure to check out the special Hispanic Voices collection in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month at LeadWithYourBrand.com/latinx This week, Jayzen welcomes Adrian Whant to the show...

Happy Hispanic Heritage Month! Each week we will be amplifying the voices of Hispanic professionals with amazing career stories and breakthrough moments that we all can learn from. In addition to our weekly guests, be sure to check out the special Hispanic Voices collection in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month at LeadWithYourBrand.com/latinx Jayzen is thrilled to welcome Daniela Pierre-Bravo...

Jayzen is thrilled to welcome Lisa Cavalli to the show. After an expansive career in luxury wine marketing, Lisa created her own next chapter at the age of 47 when she saw a need in the marketplace for engaging content specifically for Latina women. Having never worked in editorial before she created HipLatina and BELatina. As a leading lifestyle platform for the audience, HipLatina was reaching o...

Jayzen is excited to welcome Donna Fujimoto Cole to the show. With support and encouragement from her clients, Donna started Cole Chemical & Distributing, Inc. at the age of 27 as a certified minority and women owned business to help them meet their government purchasing goals.. She has grown the company to be a global force in the industry by focusing on what she does best, fostering strong r...

Jayzen is thrilled to welcome Matt Hulett to the show. Over his thirty years as an executive in the technology sector, Matt has become the go-to company fixer. From Rosetta Stone to RealNetworks to Expedia, he has steered startups and public companies into renewed areas for growth. Through his driving approach to leadership and forever willingness to take on the toughest challenges, Matt shares le...

This week, Jayzen is excited to share one of our top fan favorite episodes from the library featuring his guest, Dr. Jennifer Turner. Jennifer was recently promoted to Head of Sony Pictures’ TriStar Television. In addition to overseeing creative on some of the most iconic television shows we all love, Jennifer is also the founder of Mad Cool Fitness where she brings her love of storytelling and pa...

Amir arrived in Los Angeles on a one-way ticket with not much to his name…and a dream. As a consummate networker, he forged a career path that has provided incredible opportunities and allowed him to continue to expand his skills and influence. He was down to the few final bucks in his pocket when an opportunity arose that eventually led to his current role at Netflix, where he focuses on building...

David is one of those amazing people who has built a successful career through his passion for improving the communities that he lives and works in. Currently, David is the Head of Community Engagement (West) for Amazon where he coordinates with non-profits and community leaders to drive impact and social good. David was honored as an American Champion of Change by President Obama. In his upcoming...

“Memory is the hallmark of experience.” Just some of the wise words from this week’s guest, Mark Stanley. Mark is one of those people with a really cool job that few know even exists. He is a Customer Experience Designer for Genesys and is the architect of many of the customer service experiences we all have on a daily basis. Prior to his current endevor, Mark spent twenty years in the airline ind...

Jayzen is thrilled to be talking brand with his guest, Erik Huberman. As a serial entrepreneur and marketing expert, Erik broke the mold from the traditional agency model when he founded Hawke Media in 2014 and is now the fastest growing marketing agency in the country. Seeing a need in the market, Erik created an agency as Your Outsourced CMO®, allowing companies of any size to have amazing creat...

Dominic Monkhouse is a leader with a unique style and process that has enabled incredible growth and success in the companies that he has run. Now, as a Tech Growth Advisor and business coach, Dominic has created a purpose-built management lab where he shares the systems, tools and strategies that help successful companies achieve explosive growth. His blunt and bold approach to business combined...

As we roll into summer, Jayzen is thrilled to welcome London Lomax to the show. London is the CEO of Innovation Health, and the Chief Strategic Advisor to the President & CEO of Aetna, a CVS Health Company. London’s leadership style celebrates the best in his people and his ability to cultivate and lead high performing teams has helped to quickly advance his career and those around him. His pa...

As we bring LGBTQ+ Pride Month to a close, Jayzen is thrilled to have Deena Fidas on the show. Deena has had a fascinating career leading inclusion programs across the globe. She is currently the Managing Director and Chief Program and Partnerships Officer for Out & Equal Workplace Advocates, the premier organization working exclusively on LGBTQ workplace equality. Through their worldwide prog...

Happy LGBTQ+ Pride Month! Jayzen is excited to have Brad Baumoel as his guest on the show. After thirty years in banking at JPMorgan Chase, Brad moved into an amazing role with the firm that aligns his professional leadership talents with his passion for his community. As the Global Head of LGBT+ Affairs, Brad leads the firm’s center of excellence that develops executives who identify as LGBT+, he...

Happy LGBTQ+ Pride Month! Jayzen is thrilled to welcome Daniel Reynolds to the show. As Editor In Chief of Out Magazine, Daniel leads the charge for one of the most iconic national publications covering the LGBTQ+ community. Rising through the ranks of Out’s sister magazine, The Advocate, Daniel has penned some of the most notable stories, including the cover story for their Will & Grace reuni...

Happy LGBTQ+ Pride Month! As we enter week 2 of Pride Month, Jayzen is excited to welcome his guest, Sharon-Franklin Brown, Chief Impact Officer of the Los Angeles LGBT Center. Sharon also serves as the Board President for LA Pride, one of the oldest and largest LGBTQ+ Pride festivals in the country. Sharon has remarkable career story to share and works tirelessly to create space for her community...

Happy LGBTQ+ Pride Month! Jayzen is thrilled to be launching Pride Month with the incredible Wilson Cruz! Wilson currently stars as Dr. Hugh Culber on Star Trek: Discovery. As the first openly gay actor to play an openly gay character on series television, Wilson first came into our homes as Ricky Vasquez on My So Called Life in 1994. His career has spanned television, film and Broadway - and he c...

“I'm the child of immigrants, I grew up in a very small town in Pennsylvania, I'm queer, I'm South Asian, and I came of age post 9/11. So there were a lot of things that had me be the outsider in the room. Early in life, I realized that I can be the outsider and be not seen and ignored, or you can utilize that outsider status to actually lead…to take charge to be the one at the head of...

Growing up as an Asian American in the lower east side of Manhattan, Connie’s early experiences shaped what would become her future career as a global business leader. Early in her career, Connie made what she says is one of the best decisions ever…packing everything and moving across country to a city with no job, no connections and an uncertain future. Knowing that her and her husband wanted mor...

As Cynthia puts it, the Chief Financial Officer in any company is one of the most cross functional leaders, thus she describes her role as “the dot connector.” Cynthia Chu has built an amazing career stretching across several industries and reaching to every corner of the globe, always expanding her toolkit to drive her career forward. She shares fantastic stories and valuable insights that have h...

As a true creative leader and proclaimed “purpose-driven change agent,” Maryam has an amazing career story that we all can learn from and be inspired by. Without originally setting out to do so, Maryam’s career in marketing has put her at the helm of several top brands. Currently, she is the Head of Marketing, Community & Global at Nextdoor, the popular platform and app that connects communiti...

Having never worked in sports before, Jen Kavanaugh successfully made the move from entertainment marketing and consulting to now leading marketing for one of the top professional football teams in the world. Jen is a mission-focused leader and knows how to drive fandom through passion and authenticity, in the same way that each of us can in our own career. In addition to leading the strategic and...

“Interesting work keeps your mind nimble and curious..” Just one of the incredible bits of wisdom from Alison Moore. As an accomplished executive in media and tech, her constant curiosity and drive for learning has shaped her career and leadership style in many ways. After top leadership roles at Condé Nast, Daily Candy, NBC Universal and HBO, Alison made the leap to the non-profit sector as CEO o...