Best Sally Hubbard Podcasts (2024)

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Season 6, Ep. 5: Embracing Change and from “Why Me?” to “Try Me!”, with Christina Gonzales and Adriana Dawson 40:46

30d ago40:46

40:46

In this episode of the "Lifting Up" podcast, Christina Gonzalez (Marketing Director) and Adriana Dawson (Director of Community Engagement) discuss their journeys to Verizon and the challenges they faced along the way. Adriana overcame her initial fear and self-doubt by embracing curiosity and giving herself permission to step into a new career path…

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Season 6, Ep. 4: Building Networks and Power Through Connection and Authenticity, with Kathy Grillo and Kelley Kurtzman 45:16

2M ago45:16

45:16

Ask people across Verizon who inspires them, leads authentically, and/or has given their career a boost, and you’ll likely hear the names Kelley Kurtzman and Kathy Grillo. These two legendary leaders unite in this episode, and share how connection and seizing the narrative has powered their success and impact - and how the ability to connect and te…

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Season 6, Ep. 3: Shining Together, with Ana Aguilar and Monica Pate 45:37

2M ago45:37

45:37

Take a hike - on the trails of encouragement, with Pacific Retail Vice President Ana Aguilar, and Mountain Retail Senior Director Monica Pate! Ana and Monica have not just been shining examples to scores of the people they lead - but shine on each other to super (and solar) charge each other. Including when the trails get extremely rocky - and Ana …

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Season 6, Ep. 0: Welcome to Season 6 of Lifting Up - and Across! Kicking Off a Season of Connection and Collaboration 15:01

3M ago15:01

15:01

Join us for a behind-the-scenes look at Season 6! Introducing new hosts Jacinda Jack from the business, Adriana Dawson from public policy, and Gabrielle (Gaby) Kohlmeier from legal dishing on what brought them together as the new hosts for a new Lifting Up Season, with a new cross-organization focus, and even more guests than ever before sharing st…

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Season 6, Ep. 1: Gratitude and Gumption, with Michelle Miller 44:03

3M ago44:03

44:03

Weaving together the threads of gumption, going-after-it, grace, and gratitude — Market President Michelle Miller kicks off the expanded and reimagined Season 6 of Lifting Up with her own colorful story (from obtaining a Kinesiology degree, to defying expectations rocketing to the top as a successful leader in the telecommunications industry, and h…

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Season 6, Ep. 2: Mental Agility and Team First Attitude, with Leigh Anne Lanier 52:39

3M ago52:39

52:39

One of the biggest sports fans you’ll ever meet, Market President Leigh Anne Lanier lands gems of wisdom like Steph Curry lands free throws in this elite episode. Bobbing and weaving between the importance of agility, adaptability, and a willingness to embrace change, Leigh Anne lays out how to build self-mastery and a winning team - with an emphas…

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Season 5, Ep.5: The Power of Curiosity and a Zig-Zaggy Career Journey, with Nasrin Rezai 34:26

1y ago34:26

34:26

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 broad and non-linear career that gave her the ability to learn a little bit about everything. This curiosity coupled with the power of asking “why” opened up o…

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Season 5, Ep. 4: Relationships as the Foundation for Feedback and Risk Taking, with Karen Borno 30:33

1+ y ago30:33

30:33

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 people who wanted to see one another succeed. She shares the value of stretching into new areas and making lateral moves into different business areas to bui…

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Season 5, Ep. 3: Honor the Fear, then Continue with Courage with Sue Vinci 38:16

1+ y ago38:16

38:16

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 litigation support over the summer would turn into a 20+ year career with Verizon. In this episode, Sue candidly shares decisions she’s had to make about her…

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Season 5, Ep.2: Leading When You Don’t Even Know It with Jeneen Harris 36:12

1+ y ago36:12

36:12

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 refresh her mindset and learn how to embrace tackling new challenges and situations, pushing through that imposter syndrome. She highlights the critical role mentors …

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Season 5, Ep.1: Leaning Into Getting Comfortable with Being Uncomfortable with Kristi Midboe Miller 36:31

1+ y ago36:31

36:31

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. Presciently, in this episode, she speaks about allowing herself to take a leap of faith into new spaces - including when new corporate spaces opened up new opportunit…

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Season 4, Ep.6: Fueling Yourself Through Affirmations & Collaborations with Sheryl Suarez 30:52

2+ y ago30:52

30:52

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 interest and openness to learn about corporations and corporate practice led her to Verizon. In her time here, she has become a more collaborative problem solver …

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Season 4, Ep.5: The Confidence Code with Karen Zacharia 27:33

2+ y ago27:33

27:33

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 to working in house at Verizon over 27 years ago. The wisdom she gained during her career shines through, as she shares the importance of building confiden…

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Season 4, Ep.4: The Power of the Long Runway with Nia Mathis 32:13

2+ y ago32:13

32:13

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 empowered her experiences as a professional woman of color and working mother. Describing the power of envisioning a long runway, Nia describes what she gained from practicing patience during …

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Season 4, Ep.3: The Power of Being Flexible with Petra Fioretti 27:05

3y ago27:05

27:05

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. She is not a lawyer, but provides great value to the legal organization and has positively impacted the Verizon user experience over the past 15 years. Her…

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Season 4, Ep.2: Leading with Empathy While On the Cutting Edge with Lily Yu 29:16

3y ago29:16

29:16

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 pressure situations. But she also has been on the vanguard of leading with empathy and love, long before today's influencers brought those approaches in vogue. I…

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Season 4, Ep.1: Being Elastic with Andrea Short 27:03

3y ago27:03

27:03

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 career, as well as the significance of paying it forward. Inspiring with her insights, Andrea shares her experiences from working in a law firm to joining Verizo…

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Season 3, Ep. 6: Embracing Courage with Michelle Goldman 41:37

3+ y ago41:37

41:37

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 from her legal career as an Associate and Labor and Employment Attorney to Senior Vice President of Human Resources Operations. Michelle shares the wisdom she’…

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Season 3, Ep. 5: Open heart, Open mind with Fiona Taylor 34:14

3+ y ago34:14

34:14

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 contemporary affairs. Fiona shares so many lessons she’s learned along the way, including the importance of thorough and hard work, remaining authentic, and inves…

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Season 3, Ep. 4: Cultivating intention in your journey with Tonya Rutherford 34:03

4y ago34:03

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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 being intentional and thoughtful about her career journey, while not allowing fears to limit her, has shaped her experiences tremendously. Through one incre…

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Season 3, Ep. 3: Be a sponge! On learning and lessons learned with Ellen Cummings 34:53

4y ago34:53

34:53

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 importance of asking for help, collaborating with others and advocating for herself while navigating her career. Ellen’s wisdom encourages listeners to be a sponge …

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Season 3, Ep. 2: Finding a Champion and Being a Champion with Rachel Juliana 40:16

4y ago40:16

40:16

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 companies. In this episode, Rachel shares her resilient story of adapting to change, navigating her career path, honoring her late daughter, and campaigning f…

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Season 3, Ep. 1: Crafting Your Own Path with Career Entrepreneur Julie Hines 42:42

4y ago42:42

42:42

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 shares her unpredicted journey of creating a fascinating career across many areas from business development to legal operations management. In this episode, Julie shares her nonlinear path …

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Season 2, Ep. 6: Seeing Difference as an Opportunity to Shine with April Boyd 31:55

4+ y ago31:55

31:55

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 Chief of Staff for Sen. John Kerry, to being appointed as Assistant Secretary for Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs at the Commerce Department. She shar…

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Season 2, Ep. 5: Charting Your Own Course with Kacey Hall 30:43

4+ y ago30:43

30:43

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 career path, even after life interfered and put her on a different timeline. Shaped by the resilience she developed as a gymnast competing on the world stage, …

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Sally Hubbard Podcasts

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Lifting Up: Lessons from Verizon Women Leaders

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Season 6, Ep. 5: Embracing Change and from “Why Me?” to “Try Me!”, with Christina Gonzales and Adriana Dawson 40:46

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Season 6, Ep. 4: Building Networks and Power Through Connection and Authenticity, with Kathy Grillo and Kelley Kurtzman 45:16

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Season 6, Ep. 3: Shining Together, with Ana Aguilar and Monica Pate 45:37

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Season 6, Ep. 0: Welcome to Season 6 of Lifting Up - and Across! Kicking Off a Season of Connection and Collaboration 15:01

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Season 6, Ep. 1: Gratitude and Gumption, with Michelle Miller 44:03

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Season 6, Ep. 2: Mental Agility and Team First Attitude, with Leigh Anne Lanier 52:39

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Season 5, Ep.5: The Power of Curiosity and a Zig-Zaggy Career Journey, with Nasrin Rezai 34:26

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Season 5, Ep. 4: Relationships as the Foundation for Feedback and Risk Taking, with Karen Borno 30:33

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Season 5, Ep. 3: Honor the Fear, then Continue with Courage with Sue Vinci 38:16

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Season 5, Ep.2: Leading When You Don’t Even Know It with Jeneen Harris 36:12

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Season 5, Ep.1: Leaning Into Getting Comfortable with Being Uncomfortable with Kristi Midboe Miller 36:31

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Season 4, Ep.6: Fueling Yourself Through Affirmations & Collaborations with Sheryl Suarez 30:52

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Season 4, Ep.5: The Confidence Code with Karen Zacharia 27:33

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Season 4, Ep.4: The Power of the Long Runway with Nia Mathis 32:13

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Season 4, Ep.3: The Power of Being Flexible with Petra Fioretti 27:05

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Season 4, Ep.2: Leading with Empathy While On the Cutting Edge with Lily Yu 29:16

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Season 4, Ep.1: Being Elastic with Andrea Short 27:03

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Season 3, Ep. 6: Embracing Courage with Michelle Goldman 41:37

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Season 3, Ep. 5: Open heart, Open mind with Fiona Taylor 34:14

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Season 3, Ep. 4: Cultivating intention in your journey with Tonya Rutherford 34:03

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Season 3, Ep. 3: Be a sponge! On learning and lessons learned with Ellen Cummings 34:53

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Season 3, Ep. 2: Finding a Champion and Being a Champion with Rachel Juliana 40:16

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Season 3, Ep. 1: Crafting Your Own Path with Career Entrepreneur Julie Hines 42:42

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Season 2, Ep. 6: Seeing Difference as an Opportunity to Shine with April Boyd 31:55

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Season 2, Ep. 5: Charting Your Own Course with Kacey Hall 30:43

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