Through her successful career in tech, Shellye Archambeau learned all too well that ambition alone is not enough. For every opportunity there are risks, obstacles and roadblocks that must be managed and overcome. In this session she will share strategies, approaches and techniques for successfully handling these situations and achieving your aspirations.
You'll learn:
- How to ask for what you want
- How to let management and leaders know what you are accomplishing
- How to be heard
Ms. Archambeau's book, Unapologetically Ambitious: Take Risks, Break Barriers and Create Success on Your Own Terms, will be released October 6, 2020. Preorder your copy now on Amazon!
Ms. Archambeau is an experienced CEO and Board Director with a track record of accomplishments building brands, high performance teams, and organizations. Ms. Archambeau currently serves on the boards of Verizon [NYSE:VZ], Nordstrom [NYSE: JWN], Roper Technologies [NYSE: ROP], and Okta [NASDAQ: OKTA]. She is also a strategic advisor to the Royal Bank of Canada, Capital Markets Group.
She is the former CEO of MetricStream, a Silicon Valley-based, governance, risk, and compliance software company that enables corporations to improve their business operations through better risk management across the enterprise. Ms. Archambeau built the company into a global market leader with over 1200 employees serving customers around the world. Under her leadership MetricStream was recognized for growth and innovation over the years and was named in the top 10 of the "Deloitte Technology Fast 50" and named a global leader in GRC by leading independent analyst firms for 9 consecutive years.
She was named the second most influential African American in IT by Business Insider in 2013. In 2015, she was ranked one of the "100 Most Influential Business Leaders in America" by Newsmax and that same year received the NCWIT Symons Innovator Award from The National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT).
She is the author of Unapologetically Ambitious: Take Risks, Break Barriers and Create Success on Your Own Terms (published by HBG Grand Central 10/2020), a book that will help professionals achieve their aspirations and create the life they want.
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