Cisco Podcast Network

Episode 5: Be An Entrepreneur

In this episode, Rhiannon and Louise are joined by Filoni Dani, a newly graduated Degree Apprentice at KPMG, and discuss thinking like an entrepreneur, the fear of rejection, being comfortable with failing, and myth busting what being an entrepreneur really means.
Stay tuned until the end for a special outro from Cisco’s General Manager of CPaaS Division Jay Patel, on why people need an entrepreneurial spirit to approach challenges in a fast-paced and ever-changing world.

Episode 7: Be A Leader

In this episode, Rhiannon and Elizabeth are joined by Delfina Grossi, a Cross-Deal Manager at Google and Co-Founder of Women@Tech, discuss ensuring phycological safety in your team, the core pillars of leadership, and knowing when to step up or back as a leader.
Stay tuned until the end for a special outro from Cisco’s VP of EMEA Virtual Sales Kim Pasche, on how leadership isn’t about job titles, but the qualities you need.

Episode 6: Be A Communicator

In this episode, Rhiannon and Debi are joined by Kristen Don, a Senior Communities Operation Manager at Uber, and speak on how communication touches all aspects of business, how to tailor the way you communicate within different cultures, and self-awareness for conflict management.
Stay tuned until the end for a special outro from Cisco’s Programme Manager for Inclusive Communities EMEA Carlene Coward, on why communication is key for success working across cultures, time zones and languages.

Episode 9: Be Inclusive And Diverse

In this episode, Rhiannon and Louise are joined by Kirstie Ayres, Head of Go to Market SE UK at Samsung, and deconstruct the nuances between inclusion vs. diversity, how products are designed and tested across multiple groups to ensure usability for all, and how to consciously practice inclusion every day.
Stay tuned until the end for a special outro from Cisco’s EMEA Service Sales Lead and Executive Sponsor for Inclusion and Diversity Richard Everard, on why diversity creates high performing teams and ensures meritocracy.

Episode 8: Be Able To Recognise The Value You Bring

In this episode, Rhiannon and Debi are joined by Alexandra Foster, a Director of Division X at BT, and discuss carving out time to find your differentiators, how to speak up about your accomplishments, and defining metrics of success.
Stay tuned until the end for a special outro from Cisco’s Managing Director for Commercial Business UKI Tony Gribben, on being confident in who you are, how we are all unique and sharing this with others.

Episode 11: Be The New Talent

In this bonus episode, Rhiannon and Louise are joined by Yasmin Chowdhary, the UKI Apprenticeship Lead at Cisco, and consolidate all the previous soft skills explored throughout the series, discuss how they make an attractive employee in the STEM industry, and the attitude shift towards Early in Career and Career Changers.
Stay tuned until the end for a special outro from Cisco’s Managing Director of EMEA Emerging Talent Mayte Marquez, on how soft skills differentiate us.

Episode 10: Be A Role Model

In this episode, Rhiannon is joined by her two own role models, Co-Founder of The Amplified Group Vicky Reddington, and Global Partnerships Manager at Thought Machine Katarzyna Sotek, and discuss whether you need to be a certain age to be a role model, the vitality of reverse mentoring, and how to approach someone to be your mentor.
Stay tuned until the end for a special outro from Cisco’s CTO UKI Chintan Patel, on why positive role models can help boost your motivation and inspire you in your career.

Not too Techie: Automation Everywhere. Will robots steal our jobs?

Although the term “automation” may sound like a buzzword in the tech industry, it’s actually nothing new – humans have been automating mundane or dangerous work for a very long time now. It’s the problems, technologies, and motivations that change.
In the new episode of Not too Techie, I speak to Michael Kaemper, Sr. Director CX SP Architecture at Cisco. Tune in to find out what #automation actually is, and how it can be used to deliver even better #CustomerExperience. We will also answer the burning question you are all asking: are robots here to steal our jobs?
Reach out to Michael to find out how you can use automation to transform your business: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-w-k%C3%A4mper-6908a739/

Cisco Optics Podcast Ep 41. Fascinating laser research projects you wish you thought of (7 of 9)

Lasers have been around for over six decades. Since their invention, they have found their way into many applications that have changed our lives. Optical communications is of course one of them, and there are many that may surprise you. There is also still plenty of room to take laser performance to new heights, leading to even more new applications. In Episode 41, we continue our conversation with laser and optics expert Juliet Gopinath, Professor at the University of Colorado Boulder. Next up is her research on using orbital angular momentum in super-resolution microscopy and… sausages? – Pat Chou, Cisco Optics Product Manager
Juliet Gopinath is the Alfred T. and Betty E. Look Professor of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering and Physics at the University of Colorado Boulder. She received her B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Minnesota and her M.S. and Ph.D. degrees at MIT. She was a member of technical staff at MIT Lincoln Laboratory from 2005 to 2009. Since then, she has led a research group at the University of Colorado Boulder. Her current research interests include ultrafast lasers, nonlinear optics, mid-infrared materials, spectroscopy, orbital angular momentum and adaptive optical devices. She has published 78 peer-reviewed journal articles and over 97 conference presentations. She is the recipient of an R&D 100 Award (2012) and is an Optica Fellow. She served as an Associate Editor for the IEEE Photonics Society Journal (2011-2017), the Associate Director for Cubit (2019), and currently is an Associate Editor for Optica.
Take Juliet’s course on Active Optical Devices for free! https://www.coursera.org/specializations/active-optical-devices
Related links
Cisco Optics-to-Device Compatibility Matrix: https://tmgmatrix.cisco.com/
Cisco Optics-to-Optics Interoperability Matrix: https://tmgmatrix.cisco.com/iop
Cisco Optics Product Information: https://copi.cisco.com/
Additional resources
Cisco Optics Podcast: https://blogs.cisco.com/tag/ciscoopticspodcast Cisco Optics blogs: https://blogs.cisco.com/tag/ciscoopticsblog (subscribe at https://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailverify?uri=CiscoOpticsBlog )
Cisco Optics YouTube playlist: http://cs.co/9008BlQen
Cisco Optics landing page: cisco.com/go/optics
Timestamps
2:44 Orbital angular momentum
5:08 Propagating modes with angular momentum through
commercially available fiber
6:28 Degenerate modes
8:24 Application to super-resolution microscopy
9:08 Leveraging temporal coherence
11:02 Sausages!
Music credits Sunny Morning by FSM Team | https://www.free-stock-music.com/artist.fsm-team.html Upbeat by Mixaund | https://mixaund.bandcamp.com

S4 E4” Talking Sustainability with Mary de Wysocki

As April is Earth Month, who better to have as a guest than Mary de Wysocki, Cisco's very own Chief Sustainability Officer. Mary sits down with AB to chat about her role in leading Cisco’s sustainability efforts and how we need to work together on a global level to create more sustainable and resilient communities.