Lifting Up: Lessons from Verizon Women Leaders

Welcome to Lifting Up: Lessons From Verizon Women Leaders. In each episode of this special series, we celebrate a Verizon role model. We hear their success stories and glean wisdom from the ups, downs and detours of their journey. By amplifying diverse voices, we discover the unique superpowers that each one of us brings to the table, and gain tools to achieve personal and professional fulfillment - whatever form that takes.

Ep. 6: Just Do It Afraid! with Stacee Carson

Nov 18, 2018

Stacee Carson, Global Trade Compliance Manager, shares her story of advancing at Verizon by seizing every opportunity. Moving up from contractor, then executive assistant, Stacee impressed in every position and worked her way all the way up to her current position -- which she applied for even though she didn't meet...

Ep. 5: Setting Boundaries to Find Joy and Professional Satisfaction with Michelle Ifill

Jul 31, 2018

Michelle Ifill is the Senior VP and General Counsel for Verizon's Corporate Services Group and the Information Technology Organization. Michelle shares the evolution of her career, and how she is channeling her inspiring energy not just into work, but also efforts to lift up other women. Learn how to make boundaries...

Ep. 4: Pushing Your Comfort Zone with Micki Chen

May 29, 2018

Micki Chen is Senior Vice President and General Counsel for the Verizon Global Network and Technology Organization, supervising the attorneys who support the wireless and wireline networks, technology and IT. Among the projects that her team supports are One Fiber, 5G, Network Transformation, and Big...

Ep. 3: Expecting the Unexpected with Allie Kline

Apr 24, 2018

Allie Kline is the CMO of Oath, the parent company created by Verizon to house the AOL and Yahoo assets. She also heads up MAKERS, an Oath brand focused on empowering women and the next generation through video, sharing the experiences and stories of trailblazing women leaders, past and present. Allie shares her...

Ep. 2: Building Relationships to Propel Your Career With Donna Epps

Mar 18, 2018

Donna Epps is Verizon’s Vice President for Public Policy and Strategic Alliances. She manages Verizon’s domestic public policy efforts and relationships with strategic partners. In this episode, Donna shares how relationships have been key to her career success: building relationships counts as one of Donna's super...