Kathy Pearce Coaching – Happy Second Anniversary!
Wow! It’s been a little over 2 years since you opened your career and leadership coaching business. Congratulations! Can you tell us more about that?…
House to Home – Featuring Stephanie Ybarra, Ybarra Design
It is such a pleasure to introduce my friend Stephanie Ybarra! I worked with Stephanie for years but never knew her on a personal level.…
STEM – How to Engage and Retain Women in STEM
STEM. What is it? Why should you be interested in the future of STEM? How does the inclusion of women in STEM have…
STEM, Tanya Blair Riebeling
“Go Science Girls” quotes the following statistics, “…in the United States, women make up only ¼ of the entire STEM workforce. Contrarily, women dominate men…
STEM, Dana Manciagli
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STEM, Bev Hess
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STEM, Michele Tee
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STEM, Nadine Kano
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STEM, Rosalyn Arntzen
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STEM, DeeDee Walsh
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STEM, Andrea Harrison
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STEM, Sara Nagy
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Executive Director at the Microsoft Alumni Network – Ali Spain
Retirement from Microsoft is something you can’t explain. You miss a million things about being there but most of all you miss the people. I…
Moral Fiber – Shawn Vij
Shawn is someone who has had the courage to change his life and his approach to business. When I worked with Shawn at Microsoft there…
We Rise Together – Eddie Pate
Eddie and I worked together at Microsoft. I was part of a SWAT team he led for Inclusion and Diversity (I&D). I was drawn to…
Riding the Edge – Bev Hess
I found and road the edge yesterday, it felt so good to feel it this sharp again. You are likely asking what in the heck…
Bev Hess – Finding Joy in the everyday. Covid-19 2020.
This year is not what I had planned. I had planned a year full of training, races, travel, eating all the food with friends, and…
Josh Nash – Covid Quarantine
I first met Josh while working at Microsoft while we were both business managers working in different divisions. We worked together on multiple occasions…
Scott Di Valerio – Nice Guys Do Finish First!
When I joined the Original Equipment Manufacture team at Microsoft as the Senior Business Manager, you were the CVP. As I had the opportunity to…
Don’t Let Fear Steal Your Joy
Bev Hess Contributing Writer This is a life lesson I never expected to learn from running and triathlon. It is one that presents itself over…
James Pinckney – Seasoned Transformational Change Management Leader
It’s such a pleasure to have James as one of my business guests. James was my hiring manager when I moved into the role of…
Andrea Heuston – Surviving and Thriving
Andrea is someone I met over 20 years ago. Our primary connection has been professional with a crossover in recent years to a more personal…
Mike Creamer – Human Resources Champion
Mike is one of the most memorable Human Resource partners I met while working at Microsoft. He was not only very genuine but also such…
Bev Hess – The Accidental Athlete
Having Bev as both a business associate and friend over the last 20 years has provided me with motivation and encouragement to stand up and…
Do you want to be more productive?
How to Increase Your Productivity With the advent of Covid-19 many people found themselves running a home school and a daycare all while still working…
No Resolutions.
I originally wrote this in 2012. A tough year for many. The economy, job loss, homes foreclosing, gas prices, loss of loved ones, natural disasters…
Your Success.-Victim, vacationer, or volunteer?
Funny how comments from other people can take you back to a moment in time that you made an absolutely resolute decision. My dad died…
Frank Schott – Improving The Human Condition
There are people that we meet that never know the impact they have on us. Frank is one of those people. He was the general…
Maximizing Potential
Kathy is someone I used to work with at Microsoft. While we never worked together directly, I knew and heard of her work from others.…
Problem Maker Or Solution Provider?
I’ve been giving a lot of thought to all the negativity that all of us are experiencing in one form or another. I believe negativity…
Steve Guggenheimer, Corporate Vice President
I first met Steve (“Guggs”) when he assumed the role of Corporate Vice President (CVP) for the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) division at Microsoft in…
Rick Wong, Singer, Songwriter and Entrepreneur
Rick and I met when he was part of my interview loop for an internal job at Microsoft. Rick was a Vice President (VP) in…
Dana Manciagli: Cut the Crap™, Get a Job! Author
I first met Dana when we were speakers at a Microsoft internal sales event in Phuket, Thailand. (Tough job, right?) ? We were both newer…
Rosalyn Arntzen, President and CEO of Amaxra
Rosalyn (Ros) and I worked together at Microsoft for many years. I first got to know Ros in 2005 when I was the WorldWide Training Manager for the…
Diversity – Decrease The Distance. A Conversation With Joanne Harrell
Joanne and I met many years ago at Microsoft. Reorganization’s were quite common at Microsoft and Joanne joined the OEM sales team as Chief of…
The Ice Man
I’d like to introduce you to my friend, Mal. Ok, so what’s so special about Mal and how did we become friends? And why should…
Response to: Seattle Is Dying
I have to say I am at an almost complete loss of words after watching this video. I have tried to finish watching this video…
January 2019
How many times have you started the new year with the best of intentions, only to abandon your commitments within a month? Time for a change…