Today marks the release of the 2022 Cisco Purpose Report, and while we continue to make great strides in our ESG efforts, we know that we can't do it without our partners. Read more to learn about Cisco's industry-first Partnering for Purpose Initiative.

For this year’s International Women’s Day theme, #BreakTheBias, I wanted to take that conversation a step further. Sharing our stories about the biases we’ve faced is only the first part. In order to truly #BreakTheBias and pave a clearer path for others, women—and men—must also reach out to other women and make sure all of our voices are heard.

I reached out to several of my female channel colleagues within Cisco and at our partner organizations and asked them a few questions about biases, advice they might have for other women, and what it means to them to #BreakTheBias.

After the introduction from Michelle last week, I am excited to share my thoughts on Marketing Velocity Digital 2021. The last few weeks have been a whirlwind, as I transitioned to lead Cisco’s Global Partner Marketing team. Marketing Velocity gave me the opportunity to take a breath, and to help our partner marketers become future ready.