Work Beautifully: Recent Episodes
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Welcome back to “Work Beautifully,” the Dialpad podcast! This season, we’re bringing you the best insights, advice, and anecdotes from CIOs across industries.
We sit down with Elaine Montilla, CIO of the CUNY Graduate Center. Join in as she shares her thoughts on everything from why public speaking is so important for CIOs to why diversity matters and what we can all do to help make tech more diverse.
Listen in and learn:
- Skills no CIO should be without (why is public speaking so important?)
- Her road to being a CIO and the challenges she faced
- The importance of minorities in tech and the obstacles that they face
- Advice for aspiring CIOs
- And more!
Our second season of the Work Beautifully podcast features "Chats With CIOs" with host DJ Gillit.
In this episode, we’re joined by Kim Verska, remote attorney and CIO of Culhane Meadows. Join us and get her thoughts on:
- Her unique journey to becoming a CIO
- Challenges CIOs face and what threats to watch out for
- Career advice for aspiring CIOs
- How the cloud is changing the game for law firms
- And more
Welcome back to Work Beautifully, the Dialpad Podcast! Episode 4 is our final episode of the startup series, and we’re bringing it home with Dialpad’s own Daryl Graves, Director of Equity, Balance, and Belonging (EBB).
Join us as we discuss the importance of having an inclusive work environment and how startups can make all their employees feel welcome and valued, including:
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Why Dialpad uses an EBB program
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Where to start with EBB?
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The key components for an EBB or DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) framework
Listen to the episode now!
Welcome once again to Work Beautifully, the Dialpad Podcast! In episode 3 of our startup series, we’re looking at the importance of good design and how it will impact your startup and solutions.
We’re joined by Chase Denomme, Lead Designer at Disco.co. Have a listen and learn all about design for startups, like:
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Why design is so important for validating ideas
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What design mockups can add to your solutions
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When to update designs or move from mockups to prototypes
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Best practices and tools for gathering feedback and information
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Common missteps to avoid
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Welcome to Work Beautifully, the Dialpad podcast! For episode 2, we’re continuing to bring you all the tips and advice that startup founders need to know.
This time, we’re joined by Jordan Jocius: eEntrepreneur, investor, and Co-Director at Founder Institute KW. Join us as we chat about Jordan’s experiences with startup founders and…
- The best sources for startup ideas
- The “leap of faith” founders must take to turn their ideas into reality
- Our favorite ways to find customers
- Setting goals and closing deals
- And more!
Our first season of the Work Beautifully podcast is all about "The Secret to Start Up Success" with host Clinton Ball.
In this episode, Join us as we chat with Jeff Erickson, Startup Advisor and Angel Investor, about everything founders need to know when starting their seed round funding. We’ll discuss:
- The most important things startup founders need to know
- When’s the right time to raise capital?
- How much should you raise?
- The best tools for finding investors
- Best practices for keeping investors informed and happy
- And much more!