Padmasree Warrior on Women and Power

Padmasree Warrior on Women and Power

One of the tech industry’s most powerful people, Padmasree Warrior, is the CTO if Cisco Systems. Cisco is a $46 billion networking equipment company and considered a leader in Silicon Valley. Echoing the very vocal advocate for women in technology, Sheryl Sandberg,...
FedEx CEO Speaks for Montana’s Economy

FedEx CEO Speaks for Montana’s Economy

The Montana jobs summit in Butte has finalized their speakers and agenda for the two-day conference in September.  The first day will include a keynote speech from Frederick W. Smith, founder, chairman and CEO of FedEx, a $44 billion logistics company.  Smith will...
Facebook’s Profit Overshadowed by Low Stock Price

Facebook’s Profit Overshadowed by Low Stock Price

Last month marked the first anniversary of arguably the most anticipated initial public offering (IPO) since Google more than a decade ago.  Facebook launched their stock with an overly bloated market valuation of $104 billion dollars and sold at around forty dollars...
Women in Technology Take the Stage

Women in Technology Take the Stage

  Facebook’s Sheryl Sandberg often discusses women’s need to “lean in” (in fact that was the title of her book) and put themselves at the table.  She and other industry advocates for women often lament the statistic that only 9% of Fortune 5000 CIOs are female,...
Henry Kravis’ Advice to Graduates: Learn Constantly

Henry Kravis’ Advice to Graduates: Learn Constantly

Some people learn by stumbling through life, making mistakes here and there and acquiring knowledge along the way. Others live more cautiously, allowing others’ advice, warnings, and experiences to guide them. Most live through a combination of both, absorbing lessons...