ProgressPROUD: Recent Episodes
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The ProgressPROUD Podcast showcases the culture of Progress, gives you insight into the people who work here, and aims to strengthen our sense of community—inside the company and out. You will hear from employees who excel in their fields, are active in their communities, go out of their way to help their neighbors, friends and colleagues, and have fun stories to share from their hobbies and interests. For all the rest, you can visit Progress.com or check us out on social—LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, or Instagram.
This episode features Progress People Experience team members, Lauren Walters and Nevena Dobreva. They both play a key role in all of the amazing corporate social responsibility (CSR) work coming out of Progress for Tomorrow, the company’s CSR program.
You’ll get to hear about all the work they do to support Progress employees and the global community, as well as what led them to this work – and you’ll also hear some insightful tips to begin (or elevate) your own CSR program.
References:
- Progress for Tomorrow webpage
- 2022 CSR Report
This episode features Progress’ Chief Inclusion and Diversity Officer, Shirley Knowles. She is making a tremendous impact on the company as she focuses on cultivating a culture of inclusion, diversity and belonging. We address big questions like how can we show up for women and girls worldwide so they feel seen, heard and valued. How can we end the cycle of burnout now? You’ll hear the word “empathy” a handful of times – along with “I hear you” and “I see you” – all to ensure that all women and girls feel a sense of belonging in every space they inhabit. References: https://wiw-report.s3.amazonaws.com/Women_in_the_Workplace_2021.pdf (https://wiw-report.s3.amazonaws.com/Women_in_the_Workplace_2021.pdf) https://www.netflix.com/title/81074663 (https://www.netflix.com/title/81074663) https://thepadproject.org/period-end-of-sentence/ (https://thepadproject.org/period-end-of-sentence)
For today’s episode, you’ll hear from Travis Gibson, Principal QA Engineer based in Georgia. And his life story is a whirlwind – he went from being a healthy adult to discovering that he would need a double lung transplant. What he and multiple doctors thought was a minor illness, turned out to be something very serious. And after his transplant surgery, he woke up 2 months later with new lungs, but with a long road to recovery. Years later he still feels the effects of his transplant – but despite everything – the shocking diagnosis, surgery, crazy side effects people don’t tell you about – he still finds time to help and serve others. He’s taking everything he’s been through – and still going through – to contribute to society, and to help people who may be going through a similar journey. Orgs he supports: https://lifelinkfoundation.org/ https://muschealth.org/medical-services/transplant
Contact: Travis.Gibson@progress.com
In our first-ever ProgressPROUD Podcast, six executives tackled many aspects of inclusion and diversity in the American workplace, and how we can improve.