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Tech Sector Career Coach: Choose an ‘Effective’ Mindset Over a Positive Mindset
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Having a positive mindset is better than having a negative one, but striving for an “effective” mindset is really the way to go when it comes to your career, according to Melis... More
How BET’s Social Impact Initiatives are Empowering the Black Community
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The ongoing efforts by Black Entertainment Television (BET) to empower and measurably impact the Black community have faced and overcome new challenges in 2020 that have been creat... More
‘Multiplier’ Leaders Get the Most Out of Their Teams
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The best leaders get the most out of their staffs, making them feel smarter and more capable in the process, according to Alyssa Gallagher, a leadership author and speaker. In t... More
Wanted: More Women in Tech
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Men still far outnumber women in the technology sector but, by creating programs that teach coding and other science, math and technology applications, the right education and oppo... More
Remote Challenges and ‘Silver Linings’ Highlighted at SoCal Women’s Summit
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The COVID-19 pandemic has created various challenges, but also some “silver linings,” according to Adobe, Verizon and ILMxLAB executives who spoke Oct. 7 at the SoCal Women’... More
Recruiters Tackle the Challenges of Navigating Your Career During a Pandemic
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As if navigating a career in the media and entertainment industry wasn’t already challenging enough amid consolidation and contraction, now the pandemic has made it even more dif... More
BET Networks’ Chief Social Officer to Provide Closing SoCal Women’s Keynote
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Jeanine Liburd, chief social impact and communications officer for Viacom’s BET Networks has been named the closing keynoter of the virtual Oct. 7 SoCal Women’s Leadership Summ... More
Tackling Bias, Mentoring and More at Oct. 7 SoCal Women’s Event
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Bias still exists — whether conscious or not — in the hiring process today, yet there may be an unexpected tool to help overcome that problem: artificial intelligence. Midwa... More
Women in Tech Tackle Challenges Facing Females in the Industry
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The importance of women in tech and the obstacles they face in growing their careers during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond, along with the historical challenges they continue to ... More
Motivational Speaker Shares Networking Insights During WiTH Webinar
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Motivational speaker, author and success coach Pat Roque opened a Sept. 11 presentation — hosted by Women in Technology Hollywood (WiTH) with a question that didn’t have an eas... More
SoCal Leadership Summit Keynoter to Detail L.A.’s Data Journey
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Attendees of the Oct 7 virtual Women’s SoCal Leadership Summit will be treated to a keynote by Jeanne Holm, chief data officer for the City of Los Angeles and senior technology a... More
Experts Tout Keys to Career Reinvention in WiTH Webinar
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Career reinvention often seems daunting, especially during this period of COVID-19 crisis and disruption, but there are three key career "lighthouses" that members of the media and... More
Aug. 27 WiTH Webinar to Offer Career Insights During Pandemic
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Attempting to make any major career moves during the COVID-19 pandemic sounds like a daunting challenge. A collection of career experts will offer ideas Aug. 27 on ways to more eas... More
WiTH, PepUp Tech Host Alumni Event
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Earlier this summer, Women in Technology Hollywood (WiTH) partnered up with nonprofit PepUp Tech (an organization that provides underrepresented students access to both mentors and... More
Women’s SoCal Leadership Summit Arrives Online Oct. 7
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Women in Technology Hollywood (WiTH) is bringing back its popular Women’s SoCal Leadership Summit on Oct 7, this time as an all-online event. Running from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.... More
13th Annual MEA Awards Accepting Submissions
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The 13th annual Media Excellence Awards (MEA) is now accepting submissions across two-dozen categories, including apps, VR and AR, streaming, AI, content and data. The deadline ... More
IBM Security: New Work-From Employees Pose Security Risk
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Before COVID-19 sent employees out of offices and into their homes to get work done, roughly four out of five workers had either rarely worked from home or not at all before the pa... More
Film, TV Productions Reemerge in Unknown Territory
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OK, we’ve had it! We’ve watched all the “new” movies (those we thought worthwhile), we’ve scanned “the trades” and discovered there is nothing coming out of the pi... More
Eluvio CEO: This is a ‘Black Swan’ Moment for Extreme Innovation
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Despite the crisis represented to at least parts of the media and entertainment industry by the ongoing pandemic and other current challenges, this is also a “Black Swan” momen... More
HITS Live: How Tech Leaders Shifted Quickly in Response to Pandemic
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In early March, Charles Sims, head of technology for the Los Angeles Clippers, said he had been hearing from CIOs and CTOs he knew around L.A. that their companies were starting to... More