{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/67844b54727c8667f729b499/6a1cdc70ad55909da69613ea?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"#139 Zerlina \"Zee\" Jackson | VP, Experience & Design Strategy @ New York Life Insurance","description":"<p>In this episode of Win/Win: Women in Innovation, Zoia Kozakov sits down with Zerlina \"Zee\" Jackson, VP of Experience &amp; Design Strategy at New York Life Insurance, to explore what it looks like to build something genuinely new inside one of the oldest institutions in America. Zee shares how a childhood spent counting back change in her grandmother's garage store in Bessemer, Alabama, shaped her belief that innovation isn't just about building products — it's about building possibility. From launching New York Life's first Design Center of Excellence to navigating a promotion, a newborn, a cross-country move, and a pandemic all at once, this conversation is about what it really takes to lead with both ambition and humanity.</p><p><br></p><p>Listen for advice on:</p><ul><li>The four foundational skills that will serve you in any seat, any industry</li><li>Why the best innovation happens when you don't wait for a blueprint</li><li>How to drive real change inside a 180-year-old company without losing what makes it great</li><li>What it means to build a team that shows up for each other — and why that's the whole point</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Learn more:</p><ul><li>Zoia Kozakov (Host): <a href=\"http://www.linkedin.com/in/zoia\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">http://www.linkedin.com/in/zoia</a></li><li>Zerlina Jackson (Guest): <a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/zjackson/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.linkedin.com/in/zjackson/</a></li><li>Women in Innovation: <a href=\"http://www.womeninnovation.co/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">http://www.womeninnovation.co</a></li><li>Audio Editor: Samantha Gattsek</li></ul><p><br></p>","author_name":"Zoia Kozakov"}