APEX APIRE Series – Extreme Networks
Sarah Bryant, K-12 Education and E-Rate Specialist at Extreme Networks, shares lessons from her decade-long journey, emphasizing cross-functional collaboration, resource engagement, and data storytelling. She highlights the importance of breaking silos to foster professional and business growth, leveraging the breadth of team resources, and crafting impactful narratives from data insights. Inspired by the book “Data…
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APEX APIRE Series - Extreme Networks
Tara Salvietti: Organization and Authenticity for Success
Tara Salvietti, Senior Manager on the Marketing Partnerships Activation Team at Extreme Networks, reveals her superpowers of exceptional organization and building authentic connections. Her unique organization method, such as CC-ing herself on emails as task reminders, ensures composure in complex situations. Tara emphasizes the importance of treating everyone with respect and forging genuine relationships across…
APEX APIRE Series - Extreme Networks
Jonathan Hooper: Embracing Growth with the Sponge Mindset
Jonathan Hooper, Director of Americas Distribution at Extreme Networks, shares his insights on achieving enduring career success through continuous improvement. Advocating for the “Sponge Mindset,” he highlights the importance of being coachable, setting goals, staying curious, and actively building a network. Drawing inspiration from James Clear’s “Atomic Habits,” Hooper emphasizes the power of small changes…
APEX APIRE Series - Extreme Networks
Benj Nopper: Professional Growth and Authenticity at Extreme
Benj Nopper, SLED Account Manager at Extreme, shares his career journey, emphasizing authenticity, mentorship, and personal development as keys to success. Drawing from lessons in “The Go-Giver,” he highlights the importance of honesty and vulnerability in building trust with customers and colleagues. Nopper credits mentorship from Baylor University and Extreme colleagues as transformative, advocating for…
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Where Design Meets Durability: Why Commercial Surfaces Must Support Safety, Cleanability, and Long-Term Value
When a commercial space fails, it often fails quietly: a lobby floor that becomes slippery when wet, a hotel bathroom that is difficult to clean, a healthcare surface that cannot withstand constant disinfection, or an office finish that looks great until afternoon glare makes the room uncomfortable. These are not purely aesthetic problems; they are…
Crafted Journey How To: Building a Creative Career Across Scripts, Stages, and Sound
Creative careers rarely move in a straight line, especially for writers working across stage, screen, audio, books, and independent film. Sustaining that kind of life often means finding opportunities wherever they appear, building a strong network, staying open to different formats, and saying yes to collaborations that can lead somewhere unexpected. The stakes are…
EMR Strategy, Consulting, and Career Pivots with MedSys Co-Founder Mark Embry
Electronic medical records (EMRs) have moved from a back-office upgrade to a frontline determinant of care quality, clinician burnout, and hospital economics. With U.S. hospitals often spending tens to hundreds of millions—sometimes exceeding $100 million—on EMR implementations, the stakes have never been higher for getting both the technology and the human adoption right. As…
Growing Without Compromise: How Vision Radiology Balances Scale, AI, and Clinical Quality
Radiology sits at the center of a modern healthcare squeeze: imaging volumes are climbing, hospitals need faster reads, and there simply are not enough radiologists to meet demand the old way. At the same time, remote work and AI are reshaping what a clinical practice can look like. The challenge is no longer whether…
