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United Way CIO Conversations with Becky Blalock and Keith Barsuhn

February 21, 2014 by angishields

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Booth 61 with Ricky Steele

United Way CIO Conversations with Becky Blalock and Keith Barsuhn

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Booth 61 on Wednesday, February 19th, 2014 was a special treat. My long time friend and technology industry legend, Becky Blalock and United Way executive, Keith Barsuhn joined me to discuss the exciting United Way CIO Conversations event scheduled for Friday, March 7th at the IBM headquarters in Sandy Springs.

This is a DO NOT MISS EVENT where you will hear from four of Atlanta’s most influential CIO’s: Dave Barnes/CIO of UPS, Dr. Guido Sacchi/CIO of Global Payments, Janet Sherlock/CIO of Carter’s and David Webb/CIO of Equifax. You will hear them share their technology plans for 2014 and beyond. You will also be able to ask questions at the end of the panel discussion.

This year’s United Way IT campaign is being led by Becky Blalock and Jay Ferro/CIO of American Cancer with a strong team of volunteer leaders you can find on the IT United Web Site.

Becky Blalock: Author of DARE, Speaker, Consultant, Corporate Board Member & Great Friend: 10/16/2013

October 18, 2013 by angishields

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Booth 61 with Ricky Steele

Becky Blalock: Author of DARE, Speaker, Consultant, Corporate Board Member & Great Friend: 10/16/2013

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Booth 61 show #30 enjoyed the largest Live audience since we began this adventure last January. As I said in my introduction of Becky Blalock: “Everybody knows Becky, everyone respects Becky, and everyone loves Becky”. I am certain every person who listened to the show Live, walked away grateful to Becky for who she is, what she and done, and her willingness to share her incredible life story.

I hope you will listen to this interview and share it with others. Men will receive just as much as women will by listening to Becky’s success story. I only wish Becky had written this book 30 years ago. I could have been more proactive than I was at promoting, nurturing, and mentoring the women who have worked with me. I am wiser today because not only have I read DARE but I have watched Becky for the last 15 years up close and in person.

Becky’s accomplishments are too numerous to list but a few that I must share include: Becky was the first female CIO of The Southern Company. Becky is a former GCLA CIO of the year in 2003 and in 2011 received the Life Time Achievement Award. In 2011, Becky was also given the highest honor bestowed by Women in Technology, the Legacy Award. Becky has been very active in our community with United Way, Leadership Atlanta, Leadership Georgia, Emory Healthcare, and the Community Foundation of Greater Atlanta just to name a few. Becky is a new author with the release of her book Dare. If you do not buy and read this book, I would love for you to send me a note to tell me why. This book will empower women and educate men on the importance of mentorship, sponsorship, and taking risks.

You may purchase and I do urge you to purchase DARE at Becky’s website: www.beckyblalock.com. If you read this book and apply the principles, it will change your life. You can also follow Becky on Facebook: at DARE and on Twitter: @Becky_Blalock.

IT United Way Campaign featuring Becky Blalock and Karl Jennings September 11th, 2013

September 16, 2013 by angishields

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Booth 61 with Ricky Steele

IT United Way Campaign featuring Becky Blalock and Karl Jennings September 11th, 2013

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Booth 61 on Wednesday, September 11th was a blast. My guests, Becky Blalock and Karl Jennings shared all of the exciting things happening in the technology community for the United Way of Atlanta. This year’s IT United Campaign is off and running with an A+ team of leaders and is being chaired by Becky and Jay Ferro, CIO of the American Cancer Association.

Our first “public” event will be Wednesday, October 16th at AGL Resources hosted by the AGL CIO, Joe Surber. This is an event for companies who are either running an employee campaign or having leadership contributions exceeding $5,000.00. The panel is A++ with CIO superstars sharing their wisdom and wit including Jean Holley from Brambles, Karen Kreider from the Automotive Parts Group at Genuine Parts, and Janet Sherlock from Carter’s. This is a DO NOT MISS event for every service provider in the IT community. We will also have a special presentation from Ms. Blalock on her new book, DARE, which will be published on October 3rd.