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In this episode, we chat with Erin Myers, Director of Sales Operations at Cisco Meraki. She’s been with Meraki since 2015, and played a crucial role in helping grow the business from $500 million to almost $5 billion in annual revenue. Erin talks about her journey to leadership, overcoming imposter syndrome, and tips for approaching difficult conversations. Tune in and listen today!

Today on the podcast we’re chatting with the 2022 Cisco Meraki Hackathon winners to learn about the solution they created. You’ll meet Simon Blondieau, Jean-Philippe Cabay, and Pascal Mathis who all work on the same team for Meraki channel partner NTT. The winners will open up about their experience creating the solution using Meraki technology. Tune in and listen—you don’t want to miss this one!

The Forest of Dean Trust, an education provider in the UK, and their preferred reseller, Redway Networks, recently decided to upgrade to Meraki. We discuss their journey to overhaul an outdated network and how that resulted in reduced IT notifications and better security, blocking more than 150 online threats in just the first two weeks of installation. Tune in today to hear the Meraki Magic come to life through this amazing story.

Today we’re chatting with Tanner Yehlik, Network Support Engineer (NSE) at Meraki. He walks us through a day in the life of an NSE, discussing his unique approach to problem solving. Tanner opens up about how he remains cool, calm, and collected in the midst of high -stress situations, even sharing tips around how to approach troubleshooting before even needing to pick up the phone.

The Blackhat event series began in 1997, and is widely known in the cybersecurity world. In 2022, Meraki powered the networks that underpin the events, and it’s no soft option, as you’ll hear in this episode. We reflect on the experiences, lessons learned, and unique challenges these events present. Read the blog (https://blogs.cisco.com/security/black-hat-usa-2022-creating-hacker-summer-camp).

Cellular technologies have transformed the way we connect with one another, first with consumer devices, and now with powering full-on networks. We’re in conversation with Pratik Desai from Meraki Product Marketing, who helps provide a perspective on what we can do with cellular technologies and the opportunities that are opening up.

Today we're sitting down with Archit Sachdeva, an incredible employee who's a part of Meraki's apprenticeship program. Learn a bit more about what the program entails by listening to Archit's unique story. He shares how he's been able to step outside the box, storytell on a daily basis to our customers, and grow his young career by helping create meaningful projects as a part of this program.

In another bonus episode, we celebrate a Meraki milestone by tracking down Lawrence Huang, recently named SVP/GM of Cisco Networking, Meraki, and Wireless. Lawrence returns to the podcast to share a story of growth, and more importantly, of solving more and more of our customers’ problems. We’d love you to join us as we continue to grow. Head over to meraki.cisco.com/careers to see where you might fit.

A very positive trend in IT has been the democratization of enterprise-class features across organizations of every size. New and emerging small businesses are the growth engines of our economies, and have a lot to teach larger organizations about efficiency and speed. In this episode we’re discussing the fascinating dynamic between small and large businesses, and how technology underpins them all.

Learn how Meraki powers Ottawa’s multiple campuses and championship esports program. Guest host Kaelie Lund, Global Customer Stories Manager for Cisco Meraki, speaks with Adam Caylor, Chief Technical Officer at Ottawa University. Explore the "entrepreneurial side of IT" and learn how launching an esports program can benefit students and universities alike.

It’s National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, so it’s the perfect opportunity to talk about security fundamentals. We’re in discussion with two highly experienced Cisco security professionals who share some of their wisdom and best practices. Learn more from one of our guests in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9pkOr--wrg

We’re welcoming a return guest to the podcast: Alicia Lorenzetti, who leads the Global Ecosystem and Marketplace team here at Cisco Meraki. You'll soon understand her passion for change and innovation, and how the power of our ecosystem partners and the Meraki Marketplace solves problems for our customers.

Two monumental shifts – the move to the cloud, and the new reality of the hybrid workforce – have combined to pose an administrative challenge for IT and security. Cisco to the rescue, with a heavy sprinkling of Meraki secret sauce on top. Learn more at: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/plus-as-a-service/secure-connect.html

The challenge of raw Wi-Fi performance was solved long ago, yet high-density environments still create problems for network administrators and users. Fortunately, Cisco Meraki is on a relentless mission to identify and solve real-world challenges, as you’ll discover in this episode.

If you ask anyone why they love working at Cisco Meraki, they'll say ”the people!” In this episode, we sit down with one of those incredible Merakians. We learn about her career journey and how she balances motherhood and her enthusiasm for our employee resource group, Meraki Gives. She truly has the biggest heart, and you can hear the passion in her voice when she talks about giving back. You don't want to miss this one!

The Meraki dashboard web GUI has been right at the heart of the cloud networking revolution, simplifying the lives of IT administrators the world over. Like everything else, progress demands evolution. In this episode we discuss the next generation of the dashboard— smarter, more helpful, and ready for what comes next.

The Meraki dashboard has proven hugely popular with network administrators the world over, so it was inevitable it would evolve to support more and more Cisco technology. In this episode, we unpack recent announcements that herald an exciting new journey of expansion for the platform.

Change can be tough, but it doesn't have to be as hard as we sometimes make it. Today we sit down with Hope Galley, a 20+ year Cisco veteran who leads the Cisco Meraki Global Channel Organization. Hope shares her career journey, opens up about overcoming hurdles and learning lessons, and discusses the importance of building/creating diverse teams. She'll tell you her superpower is leading large scale transformation, and provides tips and tricks on why she's been successful.

We’re living in a time where artificial intelligence is starting to play a truly valuable role in solving problems and increasing efficiency. Meraki smart cameras can be so much more than security devices, and in this episode we learn how computer vision’s limits are only bound by our imagination.

From token ring to the cloud, Jeff Bright of Bright Systems has done it all. As a Meraki partner and Cisco Premier Integrator Partner, Jeff brings a wealth of experience and use cases to our discussion, and demonstrates how a passion for solving customer challenges has fuelled him for over 30 years.

Cisco Meraki's service provider footprint has exploded, and in this episode, we're digging into the recipe for success with Annie Shain, Director of Global Service Provider Sales. Annie brings a wealth of knowledge thanks to a 22-year career at Cisco, spending time in various leadership roles in the global service provider specialist organization, as well as employee resource groups.

Technologies like VPNs and SD-WAN have enabled the ubiquitous internet to serve as the new corporate network, largely displacing expensive private circuits. Maintaining a reliable experience means having the best possible insight into how every step from device to cloud is performing. New analytics capabilities are here to help.

Continuing our hybrid work series, we unpack some of the findings from our recent IDG survey on how others are experiencing this new working environment we find ourselves in. We’re joined by two senior leaders from Cisco Meraki to reflect on the findings, and we discuss our own experiences as employees navigate more choices.Learn more in our whitepaper: https://meraki.cisco.com/experiences/hybrid-workforce/

Hybrid working, with a mix of remote and on-site employees, is now commonplace. How do we create work experiences that connect teams and maximize productivity in this new environment? We’re in discussion with Meraki technology partner Kloudspot, a company that is tackling this challenge head-on.Learn more at kloudspot.com