Ep 11 - Hard Work and Determination

The Next Generation Leadership podcast is a weekly show that provides advice to working professionals of all levels, including biweekly interviews with relevant and motivating leaders in business and entertainment. Each podcast highlights & showcases communication, leadership principles, and tells stories that illustrate putting those principles into practice in your business and personal life. Hosted by Telesystem Executive Bruce Wirt and Channel Partners/Alliance of Channel Women Board member Mayka Rosales Peterson. This week: Kelly Danziger, VP and General Manager at Informa Tech joins the show. Informa is the organization that owns Channel Futures - formerly known as Channel Partners - and puts on the largest channel-focused trade show in telecommunications every year. Kelly talks about the cancellation of the big Las Vegas trade show in 2020, upcoming 2021 plans, and dives deep into her leadership philosophy. :01 - Working through turmoil :03 - Making the call in the middle of the night at the 23rd hour to cancel Channel Partners Las Vegas in 2020 :10 - The genesis of her career :15 - Forcing employees out of their comfort zone :17 - Hard work or talent? Hiring philosophy :24 - Risk taking :34 - Consolidation in the telecommunications sector - both in suppliers and in the channel :36 - Will Channel Partners / Channel Futures Las Vegas happen in 2021??? Next Generation Leadership is presented with limited commercials compliments of Telesystem. For more information about Telesystem visit Telesystem.us. New episodes of Next Generation Leadership drop every Friday on your favorite podcast platform, including iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, Audacy (formerly Radio.com), Google Podcasts, and iHeartRadio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices