Future of Business: Developing Executive Diversity

July 7, 2016
Hosted by Bonnie D. Graham

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The buzz: “You like tomato and I like tomahto.” Many companies pledge to evolve to a diverse workforce from break room to board room. But for female workers seeking work / life balance and executive mentorship, roadblocks remain. And while the “Old Boys’ Club mentality may be (almost) a thing of the past, some women with great leadership potential choose or are forced to drop-out mid-career, leaving mentorship gaps for new leaders. How close is your company to achieving true and sustainable workforce diversity? The experts speak. Shannon Platz, SAP: “Each of us has a spark of life inside us, and our highest endeavor ought to be to set off that spark in one another” (Kenny Ausubel). Maria Haggen, SAP: “Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value” (Albert Einstein). Janis Fratamico, SAP: “There’s a special place in hell for women who don't help each other” (Madeleine Albright). Join us for Future of Business: Developing Executive Diversity.

Future of Business with Game Changers, Presented by SAP

Archives Available on VoiceAmerica Business Channel

The world of business is being dramatically impacted by the increasing adoption of the Cloud, and by the mainstreaming of new technologies that have hitherto been the domain of imaginative Hollywood films, including artificial intelligence, machine learning, Internet of Things, augmented reality and more.

Join host Bonnie D. Graham as she invites you to take an additional coffee break with game-changers for our series on how modern technology is completely redefining the world of business, on the Future of Business with Game-Changers.

With digital transformation becoming a mission-critical imperative, every company needs to simultaneously chart its future path while keeping an eye on the rear-view mirror to see who’s coming up in the fast lane to overtake them. In many ways, this is making every business a technology business, no matter their size, industry or geographic location.

Bonnie D. Graham

Bonnie D. Graham produced and hosted her first live talk radio show in 1998 on AM1240–WGBB, Long Island, NY’s oldest terrestrial radio station. A few years later, she moved from terrestrial to Internet radio with her author interview show, “Up Close and Personal.” In 2011, working at the enterprise software leader SAP, she developed the concept for a weekly live global business thought leadership roundtable series on the VoiceAmerica Business Channel – and launched “Coffee Break with Game-Changers” on October 5, 2011. Over the next nine years, Bonnie D. created, produced and hosted 46 additional SAP series on the Business Channel, attracting millions of listeners around the world. Since becoming an independent broadcaster in 2019, she has developed and hosted live radio and podcast series on the Business Channel for eight additional organizations, as well as her own weekly series, “Read My Lips: Cool Conversations with Creatives with akaRadioRed,” on the Empowerment Channel. In 2023, her live-streaming “Technology Revolution: The Future of Now” series was ranked No. 6 on FeedSpot’s Top 70 Technology Podcasts to Listen to in 2023. What powers Bonnie D.’s passion for radio? She “loves speaking with smart people!”


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