The BreakLine Arena

Join us in The BreakLine Arena as we share tech industry insights, hear from industry titans, and celebrate the stories of our amazing alumni community. In this episode we have the opportunity to hear from BreakLine alum, Katie Finnegan.“Don’t sell yourself short.”This is the number one piece of advice Roblox’s newly minted Senior Manager of Moderation Core Functions Katie Finnegan has for anyone aspiring to enter a brave new chapter in their career.Prior to joining Roblox, Katie served in the United States Air Force where she held various roles ranging from Flight Commander to Chief Intelligence for a top US Army Intel General in Afghanistan.As Senior Manager of Moderation Core Functions at Roblox, Katie and her team play a critical role in creating a safe gaming environment for all ages to connect and play.When asked about her experience in her new role Katie shared, “It was so appealing to go from a role in the military where I was responsible for providing intelligence to keep people safe on the ground to now doing that in a different capacity on the internet.”From her first call with her recruiter Colby Aymar, to the continued support of champions like Candice Tang, and fellow BreakLine alum Joel Silk, Katie says she feels truly welcomed by the entire team at Roblox.Congratulations Katie and thank you for sharing how your military experience translated directly towards success in this most recent chapter of your career!If you like what you've heard please like, subscribe, or rate The BreakLine Arena on your preferred streaming platform! We would also love to hear your thoughts, feedback, or recommendations on the content we are creating. Feel free to reach out to us at questions@break-line.com.To learn more about BreakLine Education visit us at breakline.org.

Join us in The BreakLine Arena for a insightful conversation with Rodrigo Liang, CEO and co-founder of SambaNova Systems.In this conversation Rodrigo shares how developing rich relationships over the course of his career remains foundational to his success. He also provides deeper insight into how SambaNova aims to help bring AI to everyone, everywhere.Prior to joining SambaNova, Rodrigo was responsible for SPARC Processor and ASIC Development at Oracle. He led the engineering organization responsible for the design of state-of-the-art processors and ASICs for Oracle's enterprise servers.If you like what you've heard please like, subscribe, or rate The BreakLine Arena on your preferred streaming platform! We would also love to hear your thoughts, feedback, or recommendations on the content we are creating. Feel free to reach out to us at questions@break-line.com.To learn more about BreakLine Education visit us at breakline.org.

Join us in The BreakLine Arena for an absolute master class in building Emotional Intelligence with Dr. Britt Andreatta. In this conversation, Britt takes a deep dive into how leaders, teams, and organizations can harness the power of emotional intelligence to build winning cultures and workplaces.Dr. Britt Andreatta is an internationally recognized thought leader who creates brain science– based solutions for today’s challenges. As CEO of 7th Mind, Inc., Britt Andreatta draws on her unique background in leadership, neuroscience, psychology, and learning to unlock the best in people and organizations. Britt’s industry accolades include being named one of the “Top 20 L&D Influencers” for 2021 and 2021 and a “Top 100 HR Influencers in 2021” (top 20 for leadership development). Talent Development magazine featured her as an “outstanding thought leader and pioneer” (June 2017). Dr. Andreatta has won several prestigious awards, such as the Global Training & Development Leadership Award from the World Training & Development Congress, the Gold Medal for Chief Learning Officer magazine’s Trailblazer Award.Britt has published several titles including Wired to Connect: The Brain Science of Teams and a New Model for Creating Collaboration and Inclusion, Wired to Grow: Harness the Power of Brain Science to Master Any Skill and Wired to Resist: The Brain Science of Why Change Fails and a New Model for Driving Success. She is a regular contributor to Entrepreneur, Training Industry magazine, and Thrive Global. If you would like to take an even deeper dive into how you can build your EQ after checking out this conversation, we would encourage you to enroll in her LinkedIn Learning course, Leading with Emotional Intelligence. Dr. Andreatta regularly consults with executives and organizations on how to maximize their full potential. To learn more, visit her website BrittAndreatta.com.If you like what you've heard please like, subscribe, or rate The BreakLine Arena on your preferred streaming platform! We would also love to hear your thoughts, feedback, or recommendations on the content we are creating. Feel free to reach out to us at questions@break-line.com.To learn more about BreakLine Education visit us at breakline.org.

Join us in The BreakLine Arena for an exciting conservation with Dutta Satadip, Chief Customer Officer at ActiveCampaign.Dutta is a tech industry veteran, thought leader and keynote speaker who specializes in customer strategy, customer acquisition, customer retention, and scaling operations. At Pinterest and Google, he built organizations that engage customers to scale and profitability.Dutta frequently speaks at major conferences like TEDx, Saastr, Chief Customer Officer, &Then, and contributes to publications like the Harvard Business Review. He is currently an Advisor at Berkeley Skydeck- the University of California, Berkeley’s startup accelerator and incubator program, and a Board Advisor to the American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco. He is an avid traveler and has been to over 60 countries and is looking forward to the future where travel becomes safe again.If you like what you've heard please like, subscribe, or rate The BreakLine Arena on your preferred streaming platform! We would also love to hear your thoughts, feedback, or recommendations on the content we are creating. Feel free to reach out to us at questions@break-line.com.To learn more about BreakLine Education visit us at breakline.org.

Join us in The BreakLine Arena for a Salute to Service!On this Veterans Day, our team at BreakLine Education would like to celebrate the over 20 million Veterans who swore an oath to support and defend the Constitution in service to our nation.Veterans also make up a diverse and vibrant part of the BreakLine community. In this episode, we had an opportunity to catch up with five of our alumni from across the Armed Forces to ask them what service means to them in their own words.Special thanks to the following BreakLine alumni for giving us a glimpse into your military service:Mike Polanski___________________________ArmyJackie Perez____________________________NavyMia Stender______________________Marine CorpsTiziana Garner_____________________Coast GuardJames "Jimmy" Anderson_______________Air ForceIf you like what you've heard please like, subscribe, or rate The BreakLine Arena on your preferred streaming platform! We would also love to hear your thoughts, feedback, or recommendations on the content we are creating. Feel free to reach out to us at questions@break-line.com.To learn more about BreakLine Education visit us at breakline.org.

Join us in The BreakLine Arena for an action-packed conversation with Neha Sampat, Founder and CEO of Contentstack™.In this episode, Neha shares the roots of her entrepreneurial journey, provides deeper insight into founding multiple companies to include Contentstack then concludes with her most impactful leadership insights gained over the course of her career.Contentstack is a leading Content Management System (CMS) and Content Experience Platform (CXP), adopted by brands including Best Buy, Chase, Holiday Inn, Icelandair, Morningstar, Express, Miami HEAT, Shell, and Walmart. Previously, Neha was Founder and CEO of Digital Experience Platform (DXP) Built.io®, which was acquired by German software powerhouse Software AG in September 2018. Neha is a recognized industry leader, a proponent of diversity and an outspoken advocate for women in leadership. Neha can be found appearing on keynote stages or expert panels discussing her experiences as an entrepreneur, a female leader, or her company's role in the future of technology. Neha was named in “San Francisco Business Times Most Influential Women in Bay Area Business” in 2017, is a “San Francisco Business Times 40 under 40” honoree and one of “50 Women in Tech Dominating Silicon Valley” in 2015. Neha was also honored as “CEO of the Year” by Aragon Research in December 2018 and Female Tech Trailblazer of the Year in 2020. Most recently, she is recognized for raising one of the most sizable Series A funding rounds of $31.5M USD for enterprise SaaS software companies.If you like what you've heard please like, subscribe, or rate The BreakLine Arena on your preferred streaming platform! We would also love to hear your thoughts, feedback, or recommendations on the content we are creating. Feel free to reach out to us at questions@break-line.com.To learn more about BreakLine Education visit us at breakline.org.

Join us in The BreakLine Arena for a life-changing conversation with lifelong activist, Professor Loretta J. Ross. Loretta Ross is an award-winning, nationally-recognized expert on racism and racial justice, women's rights, and human rights. Her work emphasizes the intersectionality of social justice issues and how intersectionality can fuel transformation.Ross is a visiting associate professor at Smith College (Northampton, MA) in the Program for the Study of Women and Gender, teaching courses on white supremacy, race and culture in America, human rights, and calling in the calling out culture.She has co-written three books on reproductive justice: Undivided Rights: Women of Color Organize for Reproductive Justice, winner of the Outstanding Book Award by the Gustavus Myers Center for the Study of Bigotry and Human Rights; Reproductive Justice: An Introduction, a first-of-its-kind primer that provides a comprehensive yet succinct description of the field and puts the lives and lived experience of women of color at the center of the book; and Radical Reproductive Justice: Foundations, Theory, Practice, Critique. Her current book, Calling In the Calling Out Culture, is forthcoming in 2021.Ross appears regularly in major media outlets about the issues of our day. She was recently featured in a New York Times piece, "What if Instead of Calling People Out, We Called Them In?"She was a co-founder and the National Coordinator, from 2005 to 2012, of the SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective, a network of women of color and allied organizations that organize women of color in the reproductive justice movement. Other leadership positions have included:National Co-Director of the April 25, 2004 March for Women’s Lives in Washington D.C., the largest protest march in U.S. history with more than one million participants.Founder and Executive Director of the National Center for Human Rights Education (NCHRE)Program Research Director at the Center for Democratic Renewal/National Anti-Klan Network where she led projects researching hate groups and working against all forms of bigotry with universities, schools, and community groupsFounder of the Women of Color Program for the National Organization for Women (NOW) in the 1980sLeading many women of color delegations to international conferences on women's issues and human rights.Ross is a rape survivor, was forced to raise a child born of incest, and is a survivor of sterilization abuse. She is a model of how to survive and thrive despite the traumas that disproportionately affect low-income women of color. She is a nationally-recognized trainer on using the transformative power of Reproductive Justice to build a Human Rights movement that includes everyone.Ross serves as a consultant for Smith College, collecting oral histories of feminists of color for the Sophia Smith Collection which also contains her personal archives.She is a graduate of Agnes Scott College and holds an honorary Doctorate of Civil Law degree awarded in 2003 from Arcadia University and a second honorary doctorate degree awarded from Smith College in 2013. She is pursuing a PhD in Women’s Studies at Emory University in Atlanta. She is a mother, grandmother and a great-grandmother.Can you also check out her inspiring TED Talk "Don't call people out -- call them in" here.If you like what you've heard please like, subscribe, or rate The BreakLine Arena on your preferred streaming platform! We would also love to hear your thoughts, feedback, or recommendations on the content we are creating. Feel free to reach out to us at questions@break-line.com.To learn more about BreakLine Education visit us at breakline.org.

Join us in The BreakLine Arena for moving conversation with Ellie Fields, Chief Product & Engineering Officer at SalesLoft.In this episode, Ellie provides insight into leadership lessons she has learned over the course of her life in addition to importance of navigating her career with a sense of empowerment.Ellie is a seasoned product veteran with a strong analytics and intelligence background, who previously served as the Senior Vice President of Product Development at Tableau. Ellie graduated from Rice University with a BS in Mechanical Engineering and a BA in Policy Studies, and also holds an MBA from Stanford. If you like what you've heard please like, subscribe, or rate The BreakLine Arena on your preferred streaming platform! We would also love to hear your thoughts, feedback, or recommendations on the content we are creating. Feel free to reach out to us at questions@break-line.com.To learn more about BreakLine Education visit us at breakline.org.

Join us in the BreakLine Arena for an inspiring and insightful conversation with Katie Burke, Chief People Officer at HubSpot. In this episode, Katie shares how early childhood lessons informed her leadership style, what factors informed her decision to join HubSpot, and ultimately how she helped the company strategically build a world-class culture. As Chief People Officer, Katie manages the teams responsible for delivering a remarkable and inclusive candidate and employee experience. During her time leading people initiatives at HubSpot, the company has been named the #1 Best Place to Work by Glassdoor, the #1 Best Place to Work for Women by Comparably, and a Best Place to Work for Parents by Fortune. Prior to her current role, Katie started HubSpot’s culture team and oversaw global communications during the company’s IPO. Before joining HubSpot, Katie was the Director of Marketing and Corporate Partnerships at Athletes’ Performance (EXOS) and a Director at the Glover Park Group. She attended Bates College and holds an MBA from MIT’s Sloan School of Management. Katie serves on the board of Paycor, and as an advisor to Biospring Partners and 826 Boston.If you like what you've heard please like, subscribe, or rate The BreakLine Arena on your preferred streaming platform! We would also love to hear your thoughts, feedback, or recommendations on the content we are creating. Feel free to reach out to us at questions@break-line.com.To learn more about BreakLine Education visit us at breakline.org.

Join us in The BreakLine Arena as we share tech industry insights, hear from industry titans, and celebrate the stories of our amazing alumni community. In this episode we have the opportunity to hear from BreakLine alum, Jaishri Atri.In this conversation, Jaishri shares the wisdom that informed her childhood as well as how she has continued to evolve as a leader over the course of her career. She has an extensive background as a scientist, lab researcher, consultant, and business specialist. Jaishri recently joined Benchling where she will have the opportunity to leverage her wide range of talents as a Implementation Consultant. If you like what you've heard please like, subscribe, or rate The BreakLine Arena on your preferred streaming platform! We would also love to hear your thoughts, feedback, or recommendations on the content we are creating. Feel free to reach out to us at questions@break-line.com.To learn more about BreakLine Education visit us at breakline.org.