Shelly Swanback, CEO of TTEC Engage, discusses her extensive experience in digital transformation and strategic consulting, as well as her role in building Accenture Digital into a global powerhouse. She also shares insights on her journey from college scholarships to multiple jobs and staying with the same employer for 28 years. Shelly highlights the reasons behind her transition to TTEC and emphasizes the importance of building diverse teams and creating a culture of excellence.
Shelly Swanback has a proven track record driving growth in the digital environment and emphasizes the importance of collaboration, learning, and embracing change.
Swanback advises aspiring CEOs to leverage their strengths, embrace opportunities for learning, and be open to new experiences.
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Shelley Swandak's career and expertise in digital transformation and consulting
Shelley Swandak, president and CEO of T-Tec, has over 30 years of experience in digital transformation, strategic consulting, technology, services, analytics, and M&A. She has a proven track record of driving growth in the digital environment and has led global transformation initiatives.
Shelley Swandak's leadership style and approach
Swandak's leadership style is characterized by a player-coach mentality, being a servant leader, and creating a diverse and inclusive team culture. She emphasizes the importance of collaboration, learning, and embracing change. She believes in creating a safe environment for experimentation and learning from mistakes.
Culture and communication at T-Tec
Swandak focuses on building and maintaining a culture that is open to change, innovation, and learning. She emphasizes the importance of regular communication, including town hall meetings, open office hours, and videos. She believes in maintaining a learning culture through experimentation, feedback, and creating opportunities for employee growth.
Shelley Swandak's advice for aspiring CEOs
Swandak advises aspiring CEOs to go for their goals and be patient along the way. She encourages individuals to leverage their strengths, embrace opportunities for learning, and be open to new experiences. Swandak highlights the importance of building confidence and recognizing that every opportunity can lead to something better.
Michelle “Shelly” R. Swanback serves as President of the Company and chief executive officer of TTEC Engage. She joined the Company in May 2022 as the chief executive officer of TTEC Engage and was named President for TTEC Holdings, Inc. in November 2022. With a proven track record driving growth in the digital environment, Shelly is both a market maker and a strong cultural leader with over 30 years of experience in digital transformation, strategic consulting, technology, services, analytics and M&A.
Prior to TTEC, Ms. Swanback lead Accenture Digital, building it into a global transformation powerhouse with more than $20 billion in annual revenue. As President of Product and Platform at Western Union (WU), she led the company’s digital transformation journey, evolved the business model to a customer-centric platform and doubled the WU digital business to $1 billion.
Shelly is currently a board member of Willis Towers Watson (NASDAQ:WTW). Ms. Swanback holds bachelor’s degrees in Finance and Computer Information Systems from Colorado State University.
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