Coffee & Change

On Episode 9, I speak with Andrew Farrell, Vice President and National Sales Manager in the Retirement Division at Symetra Financial in Bellevue, WA. We talk about how Sales and Marketing has changed in his industry, as well as hear his lessons in leading change while implementing Salesforce.

On this special episode of Coffee and Change I talk with Roman Oleksenko, a Project Manager with Peace Corps Ukraine who leads Community & Economic Development Projects. We discuss the changing field of community and economic development, specifically through the lens of Peace Corps and its mission in Ukraine. This episode was recorded on site in Lviv, Ukraine. Special thanks to Denny Robertson, Country Director Peace Corps Ukraine, and Pilar Robledo, Director of Programs and Training, for all their assistance while I visited Ukraine.

On this episode of Coffee and Change we talk with Brian Smith, a Systems Engineer at the University of Washington who has over 20 years experience in the technology field. We discuss the changing expectations of IT stakeholders and emerging technologies that are changing our consumer and professional interactions and engagement.

On this episode of Coffee and Change we talk with Brandon Ray, a graduate student at the University of Washington who studies Marine and Environmental Affairs and International Studies. We discuss the importance of understanding stakeholders in managing change in environmental policy, specifically arctic policy.

On this episode of Coffee and Change we talk with Danielle Decatur, a Strategist at Microsoft who supports Enterprise Services Delivery. We discuss the importance of using change management to drive strategy. Danielle recently wrote a LinkedIn post on the topic and I was excited to sit down and gain her insights.

In Episode 4, I speak with James Casey, VP of Partner Engineering at Chef Software. We discuss the impact of automation and adoption of cloud on the way we work and the importance of always starting with answering "Why?"

In Episode 03 I talk with Adam Burtner, a recent graduate and the commencement speaker for the Class of 2017 at Wabash College. Adam talks about making change in communities and the changes to citizen engagement and talent management.

On Episode 2 of Coffee and Change, we speak with Julia Ko, a Customer Experience Strategy Consultant, about how mentoring is changing in 2017. Together Bill and Julia discuss and share insights on how to survive and thrive in change while not going at it alone, with the help of mentors. Brew up a cup of coffee or tea and enjoy the listen!

Episode 1: In this inaugural episode, we interview Ms. Shawna Saffle, a Manager at West Monroe Partners. Shawna sits down with us in a local cafe and shares her perspective on change ahead in 2017. Our discussion covers insights and observations in a few industries experiencing an unprecedented amount of disruption and change, and how best to manage that change.