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Is your IT/MSP woven into your 2025 business strategy? Proda Technology CEO, Marissa M. discusses how you should weave your IT/MSP partnership into your 2025 business plan to have a strong year. As we gear up for 2025, it is crucial to consider how your IT strategy aligns with your overall business goals. Your technology infrastructure is not just a support system—it's a critical part of your organization's growth strategy. Is your IT ready for the challenges and opportunities ahead? If you are unsure, let’s talk about how to align your technology with your business goals. #Prodatechnology #BusinessStrategy #MSP #Cybersecurity #AI #ITStrategy

Self-advocacy is necessary for women in health IT, but are we good at it? The truth is that more women will settle for being the background to others' foreground when it comes to career moves. That's not a healthy approach to professional growth. Here's how it should be done. Please read it and tell us what you think. #careergrowth #selfadvocacy #mindingthegap

🌟 Only 23 days until #SOAR2024 - Healthy YOU, Healthy LEADER! Join us at Bluebird Leaders' 3rd annual S.O.A.R conference in #Atlanta where we will combine healthy lifestyle choices along with some extraordinary talks around healthcare, IT, and entrepreneurship. Below is a full list of topics, panels, and speakers. This conference is jam-packed with amazing content and leaders! 🎉✨ 🎤 Life, Love, and the Pursuit of Health & Wealth - Paula Carneiro Cox 🎤 Mastering your Mindset: Transforming Fear into Fuel for Growth - Dawn Whitney 🎤 Unplugged Panel: Life as a Female CIO - Renee Fosberg, Erin Osbourn, MSc, CHCIO, CDH-E, PMP, Sheree Mcfarland, and Sarah Richardson 🎤 Implementing an EOS Mindset at Your Organization - Marissa M. 🎤 Painting Cocktail Hour - Mary Preble 🎤 What I Learned from Women: They Teach While Leading - Mike Mosquito, CHCIO, MBA, PMP, CDH-E 🎤 Future-Proofing Healthcare: The Role of Technology in Education - Dr. Jasmine T. Agnew DHPE, MHIIM, RHIA, CPHIMS, CSBI, eFACHDM 🎤 Building Your Personal Brand - Ashtain Rothchild, Christopher Kunney, FHIMSS, eFACHDM, MSMOT, Lauren Friedrich 🎤 Leading with Technology: Transforming Healthcare for a Better You - Patricia Kelly Marsh, MD 🎤 Breathwork Helps Calm You Down and Move Your Body and Mind - Cally Cripps 🎤 Panel: Transforming Together: Our Path to Strengthen Male Allyship in Healthcare IT - Ayanna Chambliss, CAP, SHRM-CP, Jeffery Daigrepont 🎤 Panel: Unleashing the Innovator Within - Jenice Larmond, RN, BSN, MBA, CDH-E, Melissa Giampietri, MBA-HCM, Laura Prietula, and Maureen Nylin MSN, RN, CHCIO, PMP, CDH-L 🎤 Empowering Women to Lead in a Changing World - Michelle Moffitt 🎤 Empowering Connections: Mastering the Art of Effective Networking - Michelle Flemmings, MD 🎤 Creating Mindful Presence: How to Overcome Fear and Trust Your Inner Intuition as a Leader - Daniel Olexa, MCC, CIHt 🎤 Panel: Trailblazers in Healthcare: Path to CISO Success - Kate Pierce, MSMIIT, CHCIO, CHISL, CDH-E and Tamra Durfee 🎤 Panel: Change Management Strategies for Better Health - Erika (Cooley) Mookerjie and Christine Connor #leadership #healthcareIT #womenleader #bluebirdleaders #shero #networking #professionaldevelopment Rebecca Woods, MHA, SHIMSS, PM

Former CEO of YouTube, Susan Wojcicki, has died at 56. Here’s what you probably didn’t know. In 1998, two young Stanford University students needed somewhere to work on their idea: a search engine for the internet. Their names were Sergey Brin and Larry Page. Susan was working at Intel Corporation at the time, but her mortgage was steep. She figured, “why not rent out the garage to make extra money?” In Susan’s garage, Google was born. By the time Google started to get on its feet, Susan had a choice to make: Stay with her stable career or take a leap on these crazy kids. She chose the latter. Five months pregnant, Susan’s family and friends told her she was crazy to leave Intel for a startup. (Coincidentally, Susan’s sister, Anne Wojcicki, would go on to become founder of 23andMe, and marry Sergey Brin.) Susan then became employee #16 at Google the very next year. Susan went on to revolutionize marketing at the startup and was responsible for the creation of Google Images and Google Books. By 2006, Susan’s eye for marketing soon landed on video. She led the company’s $1.65 billion dollars acquisition of YouTube. By 2012, Susan’s advertising team was bringing in 87% of the company’s revenue. By 2014, Susan was named CEO of YouTube. In December of that year, Susan made a bold move for a new CEO. She announced taking maternity leave for her fifth child — she went on to write an op-ed in The Wall Street Journal about why women need maternity leave. Susan went on to lead Youtube until 2023, when she stepped down due to lung cancer diagnosis. Sadly, while battling the disease, one of her youngest sons passed in March of this year from an overdose. Susan continued to fight, until losing her battle yesterday at the tender age of 56. Like many women’s roles, Susan’s pivotal role in the creation of Google is rarely told. But, now you’ve read it. And it’s your job to pass it on. Susan was not just a legend in Silicon Valley, but a legend for women and moms everywhere. RIP Susan. —— Follow Jennifer Stojkovic for more content like this. 🙌🏼 #google #femalefounder #mother

Former CEO of YouTube, Susan Wojcicki, has died at 56. Here’s what you probably didn’t know. In 1998, two young Stanford University students needed somewhere to work on their idea: a search engine for the internet. Their names were Sergey Brin and Larry Page. Susan was working at Intel Corporation at the time, but her mortgage was steep. She figured, “why not rent out the garage to make extra money?” In Susan’s garage, Google was born. By the time Google started to get on its feet, Susan had a choice to make: Stay with her stable career or take a leap on these crazy kids. She chose the latter. Five months pregnant, Susan’s family and friends told her she was crazy to leave Intel for a startup. (Coincidentally, Susan’s sister, Anne Wojcicki, would go on to become founder of 23andMe, and marry Sergey Brin.) Susan then became employee #16 at Google the very next year. Susan went on to revolutionize marketing at the startup and was responsible for the creation of Google Images and Google Books. By 2006, Susan’s eye for marketing soon landed on video. She led the company’s $1.65 billion dollars acquisition of YouTube. By 2012, Susan’s advertising team was bringing in 87% of the company’s revenue. By 2014, Susan was named CEO of YouTube. In December of that year, Susan made a bold move for a new CEO. She announced taking maternity leave for her fifth child — she went on to write an op-ed in The Wall Street Journal about why women need maternity leave. Susan went on to lead Youtube until 2023, when she stepped down due to lung cancer diagnosis. Sadly, while battling the disease, one of her youngest sons passed in March of this year from an overdose. Susan continued to fight, until losing her battle yesterday at the tender age of 56. Like many women’s roles, Susan’s pivotal role in the creation of Google is rarely told. But, now you’ve read it. And it’s your job to pass it on. Susan was not just a legend in Silicon Valley, but a legend for women and moms everywhere. RIP Susan. —— Follow Jennifer Stojkovic for more content like this. 🙌🏼 #google #femalefounder #mother