WIN/WIN: Women in Innovation

In this episode, Olivia Hawkins charts her career, from navigating the digital world during the first dot com boom (and bust) to currently leading business consulting and defining data ethics principles with one of the world’s largest advertising companies, WPP. She reflects on the excitement of the disruptive early web, the challenges around data privacy, and the contradictory messages she received in her early career in male-dominated spaces.Listen for advice on:Interpreting feedback from bosses and colleaguesWhich type of organizational structures encourage creativityDeciding what you want your career path to look like To learn more:Olivia Hawkins (Guest):https://www.linkedin.com/in/ohawkins/Zoia Kozakov (Host):https://www.linkedin.com/in/zoia-kozakov/About WIN: Women in Innovation:https://www.womenininnovation.coBrand Copy by Nicole Beckley

In this episode, Charlotte Diaz explains her route from business school and management consulting to discovering the brand strategy world — at Vivaldi Partners, RGA, and now in her role at Critical Mass. She elaborates on the business imperative to focus on the customer, why she’s dedicated to creating meaningful experiences for employees, and the challenges for women rising into leadership.Listen for advice on:Why customers define the business case for innovationThe biggest challenge when it comes to thinking about strategyWhat it means to innovate internally for your employees To learn more:Charlotte Diaz (Guest):https://www.linkedin.com/in/charlottediaz22/Zoia Kozakov (Host):https://www.linkedin.com/in/zoia-kozakov/About WIN: Women in Innovation:https://www.womenininnovation.coBrand Copy by Nicole Beckley

In this episode, Sarah Hodges talks about her personal mission to connect people and build community, through her work starting the leadership coaching platform Intelligently, and investing in founders with Pillar Venture Capital. She shares how coaching adjusted her self-awareness, and why innovation calls for learning as much as you can as quickly as possible.Listen for advice on:The compelling qualities she looks for in founders seeking fundingWhat to search for in a leadership coachWhy diversity is critical for evaluating companiesThe difference between how you lead early in your career and later on To learn more:Sarah Hodges (Guest):https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahhodges1Zoia Kozakov (Host):https://www.linkedin.com/in/zoia-kozakov/About WIN: Women in Innovation:https://www.womenininnovation.coBrand Copy by Nicole Beckley

Stephanie Murdoch and Ryan Buesser join Zoia on today's episode, which is in partnership with Driftwell. Designed with evening relaxation in mind, Driftwell is a whole new way to cap off your day. Driftwell is a new enhanced water beverage with magnesium and L-theanine to help you relax and unwind.From founding Driftwell through PepsiCo’s “The Next Big Idea” initiative, to speaking with a nutrition scientist, to live testing the product design on digital platforms, Stephanie and Ryan will walk you through the challenges and opportunities they see in the beverages industry today.Listen for advice on:How to bring a product to market How to stay innovative while working within regulatory constraintsHow to create a dialogue between product and customer To learn more:Driftwell: https://www.drinkdriftwell.com Stephanie Murdoch: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephanie-murdoch-954b8115/Ryan Buesser: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryanbuesser/Zoia Kozakov (Host):https://www.linkedin.com/in/zoia-kozakov/About WIN: Women in Innovation:https://www.womenininnovation.co

In this episode, Rebecca Robins reflects on how an early curiosity about languages and cultures led to her interest in brands and a nearly 20 year career at Interbrand. From working with her first client, LEGO, to overseeing Interbrand Academy, Rebecca explains the “polymathic business” of looking at the relationships between brands and culture.Listen for advice on:* Developing your career by working in another country* Which three factors the fastest-rising brands have in common* Why #purpose for brands is so important* Adapting social learning to work from homeThank you to Driftwell, our sponsor for this WIN/WIN episode. To learn more:Rebecca Robins (Guest):https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebecca-robins-0a1707?originalSubdomain=ukZoia Kozakov (Host):https://www.linkedin.com/in/zoia-kozakov/About WIN: Women in Innovation:https://www.womenininnovation.coBrand Copy by Nicole Beckley

In this episode, Nisreen Hasib shares how her passion for advocacy shaped her career — beginning as a teenager doing interfaith work, then as a lawyer focused on labor and employment, and now as the COO of the sexual wellness company Unbound. She shares how advertising roadblocks and stigmas can curtail acceptance and innovation in the health education spaces.Listen for advice on:Navigating how ethical issues are addressed in your fieldUsing your position to impact others in the largest way possibleInnovating in a space where open conversations are challenging To learn more:Nisreen Hasib (Guest):https://www.linkedin.com/in/nisreen-hasib-59780817/Zoia Kozakov (Host):https://www.linkedin.com/in/zoia-kozakov/About WIN: Women in Innovation:https://www.womenininnovation.coBrand Copy by Nicole Beckley