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A big shout out to TechBridge, Inc - Clint Bailey, Victoria Emily-Bapp, Tresina Lockhart, Manish Misri & team for hosting another informative CxO panel discussion on Navigating Talent Management in the AI Era. Kudos to moderator DeWayne Griffin who skillfully guided the conversation to pull key insights, unique perspectives, and some fun personal stories from panelists: Renee Pearson, Dr. Traron Moore, Diana Lee Caplinger & Walt Carter. This was one of the best panels I've heard in a while - thank you all for sharing your thoughts and viewpoints on AI's impact now and in the future. A big thanks also to Insight Global, Bert Bean & Penny Rogers Collins for sharing your incredible space with a multitude of TechBridge supporters! It's always great to see local IT celebs and leaders who support TechBridge including Brian Benn Elizabeth Erckmann Hoemeke Sheldon Mundle Shoukat Ali Bhamani Marva Bailer Jessica Black BILL PRICE, M.B.A., PMP Carrie Bates Hastings Leslie A. Anil Cheriyan D'Lovely Gibson Valarie Mackey Dane Bamburry, MBA Scott Harris Jennifer Baker Becky Cole, CSM Heather Maxfield Steven McWilliams, FHIMSS Danielle Hall and soooo many more! Can't wait to see you all at the TECHBRIDGE DIGITAL BALL on 8/24/24!

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LET'S HAVE SOME FUN & SAVE SOME PRECIOUS LIVES! Join my family & our dog, Bella (a PAWS alum), to support PAWS Atlanta this Saturday in Tucker! Bring your friends! Bring your kids! Bring your favorite dogs and enjoy lots of great activities including: 🐶 Beautiful Scenic Walk 😺 “Best in Show” Contests 🐶 Yummy Food Trucks 😺 Unique Local Vendor Market 🐶 Curated Silent Auction If you can't come out, but want to support Atlanta's oldest no-kill shelter, please donate to PAWS ATLANTA! Patty Lavely Katie Beacham Henry Yoo Anita Kumar Donna Beezhold Steve Clancey Jennifer MacMillan Eicher Heidi Gleason Jonathan Green Ryan Harvill Atul Kanvinde, Uren Patel Karyn Swoopes Rachel Proctor, Rohan Verma Kimberly Youngpeter Sharon Gridley, Alexis Rainey Raina Azarkhail, Sepideh (Sepi) Browning Erica Chanin Deborah Coons Stephen Cross Lauren Dubovy Catherine G. Angela Grate Vance Hendley, Mahesh Joshi Pauline Nguyen, Bo Platt Allison Popelka Jen D. Rafanan Lindsay Seals Tippi Wilson, PMP

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HEY ATP - Atlanta Technology Professionals - LET'S KICK OFF THE SUMMER AT FAIRWAY SOCIAL! June 11th from 6 to 9 PM get your game on with other ATP Members while you enjoy great food and drinks! This FREE Member Social is for ATP members only! Check out the link to REGISTER in my comment below. IF YOU'RE NOT YET A MEMBER OF ATP, join today and be part of the fun on June 11th! The link JOIN is below in my comment. We'll see you at Fairway Social (240 S Main St, Alpharetta) on June 11th! Kelly Solomon, MBA, PMP Valarie Mackey McAllister Ball Stacy Mellon Stephen Spitulski Scott Harris Keerti Gupta Nicole Plaisted Becky Cole, CSM Dane Bamburry, MBA Allison Shih Clint Casteel Omid Elyaskordi Jasmine Goyer Bob Toupin Brian Benn Brian Nagel Kevin R. Nicholas Jay Ferro Tino Mantella Shaun Hunt Roxanne Seymour Paul Falor Deb Largen Matthew W. Maddox Larry Clark Dan Brown Sallie Wright, CISSP D'Lovely Gibson Joe Schleupner Nate A. Andrea Nay-Richardson Jennifer Baker Jennifer White Mallie Eric Preston Brian Savory Jane Rentz Hennessy Sam Galbraith Michelle Henley

I AM SO GRATEFUL TO THOSE WHO STAND AND HAVE STOOD READY TO PROTECT WHAT I SO OFTEN TAKE FOR GRANTED. I was looking for the right words to show my thanks to our American Heroes when I happened upon the end of a Toby Keith concert from several years ago when he was finishing his tribute song, American Soldier. You can hear his message to our Armed Forces in the video. This is the last stanza of his song: You can bet that I stand ready when the wolf growls at the door Hey, I'm solid, hey I'm steady, hey I'm true down to the core And I will always do my duty, no matter what the price I've counted up the cost, I know the sacrifice Oh, and I don't want to die for you But if dying's asked of me I'll bear that cross with honor Cause freedom don't come free Too many patriots have fallen before their time--Toby Keith being one of them--and freedom don't come free. Thank you for all the brave men and women who sacrificed their lives to fight the good fight. May God bless the families and friends they left behind and may He bless our United States of America which they gave their lives to protect! ❤️

Women In Technology (WIT) hosted another jam-packed breakfast forum featuring Serena Sacks-Mandel and Laura Laday-Jones discussing the stories behind Serena’s inspirational new book EMPOWERED: Frame Your Narrative. Own Your Power. (A must-read!) Here are a few of the excellent takeaways Serena shared: Your Purpose is not about you. It’s about what you can do for others. Live your values—does how you spend your time, money, and energy align with your values? Be an active listener. Be authentic enough to be vulnerable. Find a way to add value in all your interactions. Continue to learn—it’s the gift you give yourself. Framing your narrative is where your power comes from. You get to define who you are and how you show up. You get to tell your story! Don’t be a victim. Claim your power, don’t give it away! Lastly, some excellent advice for parents to share with their 6th-12th grade kids. Let them know that whatever is going on in their lives is just a phase. They really do not want to peak in middle or high school. It will get better! Thank you, Serena, for giving us a peak inside what has made you the vibrant and inspirational leader you’ve become. Thank you, Laura, for asking such great questions and thank you #WIT for time well spent!

WIT TECHNOLOGY UNCORKED IS ONE YEAR OLD! A year ago yesterday Women In Technology (WIT) launched Technology Uncorked, an exclusive group for female tech execs to come together to discuss technology challenges, solve problems, and develop relationships to support each other’s growth and success. Hylaine has been thrilled to help bring this essential program to life! As the format has evolved, it’s been a joy to watch this group of exceptional leaders come together and to see the impact Tech Uncorked is having for the women who participate. Thank you Penny Rogers Collins for your support in getting Tech Uncorked started and Heather Rocker and Betsy Robinson for your guidance as we continue to develop the program. THE NEXT TECH UNCORKED IS ON MONDAY, MAY 13th at Eleanor’s Place. If you’re a female technology practitioner (C-Suite or Direct Report to C-Suite) with budget responsibilities of >$5M and you lead a team of FTEs, we’d love to have you attend! The link to register is in my comment below. We cap it at 25 attendees so sign up soon! Thanks to TIER4 GROUP and EQUIFAX for your sponsorship, and thank you to some of the amazing women who support Technology Uncorked - Alejandra Torchia Ashlea Parrish Cecilia Mao Christie Pruett Danielle Hall Deb Largen Delilah Freeman, MBA, PMP D'Lovely Gibson Edie Kirkman Elise Bockman Hania Poole Heather Miller Holly Ma Jennifer Baker Jessi Carroll Jessica Yeo Kelly Solomon, MBA, PMP Kimberly Rometo Kim Trevisan Kimberly Youngpeter Makeda Smith, PMP Manjula Ganta Monica Moore Monique Weeks Nadia Faucette Rashmi Sinha Renee Pearson Roxanne Seymour Sallie Graves Sheila Evans Shuchi Mittal Srikanthi Vantipalli Tracy Aldworth Trisha Clements Vasantha Kandikuppa