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Five Inspiring Women Working In Technology – Business RadioX

October 21, 2014 by angishields

We’ve had the amazing opportunity to interview a lot of women working in technology about technology in Atlanta, and about being women in a male-dominated field. Here’s a list of a few of you should give a listen to.

1. Erica Stanley with Women Who Code, (@WWCAtl)

Erica Stanley (@ericastanley) has is a software architect and consultant, and has worked for with big name industry leaders such as Turner Broadcasting, Myspace, Facebook, Oracle and Boeing. She’s been a leader at four startup companies, two of which were acquired by Fortune 100 companies. Stanley cofounded the Atlanta network of Women Who Code, where she uses her 15 years of experience to help other women in technology with their careers.

Listen to the interview here.

2. Sarah Lodato with The Iron Yard ,(@TheIronYard)

Sarah Lodato (@sarahbethlodato) is the Campus Director for The Iron Yard in Atlanta. She has years of business management experience, having founded two businesses prior to coming to The Iron Yard, and, though her tasks lean more towards management, she also has skills in WordPress, HTML, CSS, graphic design, and copywriting.

Listen to the interview here.

3. Erica Baity of TechieChic

Erica Baity, a former software engineer and data architect , used her 13 years of technology experience to found TechieChic. TechieChic’s mission is to even out the gender disparities in the tech field by education and staffing women in technology companies.

Listen to the interview here.

4. Allyson Eman of Venture Atlanta

Allyson Eman is the Executive Director for Venture Atlanta. She has a broad and expansive background in marketing, with over 20 years of experience in marketing, sales, and communications.

Listen to the interview here.

5. Vicky Sleight with GSMA

Vicky Sleight has been the Senior Director of Member Services at the GSMA since 2008, and is responsible for growing membership within the mobile ecosystem and leading membership communications and operations for a community of 20,500 industry executives. She is also the driving force behind the GSMA Connected Women program: an initiative which aims to highlight the opportunities available to women in the mobile industry at all levels, as well as increase the number of women in senior management positions.

Listen to the interview here.

Brady Holcomb with Marketo and Vicky Sleight with GSMA

September 22, 2014 by angishields

Atlanta Business Radio

Brady Holcomb with Marketo and Vicky Sleight with GSMA

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Brady Holcomb / Marketo

Brady is a sophisticated Sales Executive who specializes in exceeding financial objectives by increasing Revenue & decreasing the SG&A while working for the leading provider of Marketing Automation. His positive impacting mathematical strategy is simple: At each step in the process, improve proficiency & increase efficiency. He does this through his sincere approach of company & others first mentality with a nice mix of analytic analysis.

Currently he is responsible for the Go-to-market Strategy & Divisional Launch for Marketo’s East Coast Hub.

In the past Brady has led sales for many companies selling software & due to effective sales campaigns & actionable lead scoring models he has always been able to grow new business revenue. All of this allowed him to effectively reproduce Lowest Cost of Sale output due to the measured strategy being logical, repeatable & scalable. While in Sales roles (Sales Leadership &/or General Manager positions) his divisions have exceeded revenue objectives by implementing Sales 2.0 processes & systems that drive Sales & Marketing alignment.

Brady’s past twenty plus years of sales experience are incessant of Top 1% Award-Winning Sales Performance across diverse sales environments. These Top 1% Sales Results are due to his exceptional sales best practices, unwavering commitment to success & sincere desire to serve his Leadership Team, Sales Divisions, customers & prospects.

Vicky Sleight / GSMA

As Senior Director of Member Services at the GSMA since 2008, Vicky Sleight is responsible for growing membership within the mobile ecosystem, leading membership communications and operations for a community of 20,500 industry executives. She is also the driving force behind the GSMA Connected Women program: an initiative which aims to highlight the opportunities available to women in the mobile industry at all levels, as well as increase the number of women in senior management positions. Before joining the GSMA, Vicky led on a number of ground-breaking mobile industry initiatives. As Motorola developed the world’s first smartphones, she was responsible for creating consumer propositions and content services around the new devices in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Prior to joining Motorola, Vicky started her career in marketing at O2.

Vicky Sleight with GSMA, and Tom Stanfill and Tab Norris with ASLAN Training

August 28, 2014 by angishields

Atlanta Business Radio

Vicky Sleight with GSMA, and Tom Stanfill and Tab Norris with ASLAN Training

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Vicky Sleight / GSMA

Tom Stanfill / ASLAN Training & Development

Tom is what some would call a “natural born salesperson”. Outgoing and full of enthusiasm, this Atlanta native’s story is what you might expect to hear from a typical VP of Sales for a Fortune 500. College football player (Ga Tech) married to his college sweetheart Claire, Tom worked on 100% commission sales from the day he left college until he started his first company. Full of energy, this fifty three year old grandfather of nine (no that is not a typo!) is still running full speed.

But Tom’s much more than a big personality who can sell. He’s a seasoned sales executive, having personally and successfully led large sales organizations in multiple industries. Since launching ASLAN with his partner Tab Norris in 1996, he has grown that company to become a true leader in sales training solutions – serving more than 50,000 sales professionals in 30+ countries around the world and being named for the past two years to Selling Power magazine’s prestigious Top Twenty Sales Training Companies.

Tab Norris / ASLAN Training & Development

In ASLAN, Tab is best known for his ability take a sales training workshop and turn it into an event. A successful sales person before the days when he and partner Tom Stanfill founded ASLAN, he’s continued to prove that sales effectiveness is not just something he can teach, but something he lives. Where he really shines though is when he’s training and coaching other sales professionals. There, Tab combines years of successful sales experience with the spirit of an entertainer and the rare ability to tell someone that what they are currently doing is incorrect and yet leave them feeling positive and encouraged and equipped to improve.

Away from ASLAN, Tab and his wife Elizabeth are heavily invested in their hometown of Athens, GA where they regularly serve as volunteers with area high school students (two of whom, along with their little sister, make up the balance of the Norris household).