Jennifer Fleisher

The best career advice I've ever received is to always remember that the person on the other side may be having some challenges that day as well, so lead with empathy. That especially came true during the COVID time period. Give grace - always give grace to those that have the same goals as you, and remember that.

Nothing is perfect, and it's always okay to ask questions and not know the answer. I tend to think early on in career, some of the things that I learned later, I wish people would have said to me, and that's a big one - it's okay if you don't have all the answers. Always utilize all the resources available, because you're better together, not by yourself. Always be thinking of your brand throughout the company, because your individual brand is the team brand as well. And build your internal network - I say that in lieu of managing up, because that's too jargony and frowned upon, but essentially, you need to build your network.

I would say keeping up with the technology - it's so fast moving. It's not only keeping up with learning new technology, especially in the cybersecurity world, but as a marketer, keeping up with the tools as we pivot to AI. There are so many ways that you can use AI, and it's such an opportunity out there for all marketers. But then, if you look at the business side, you have to be very cautious of the AI agents, and you need to be able to secure them. So it's learning - for me, it's twofold. It's learning how and when AI is being used myself in what I do, and then translating that into how we can help businesses on the agentic AI, the non-human identities side.

Integrity is most important to me. I lead with integrity and empower others to create an environment of trust and support, and elevate and foster a culture of collaboration and mutual respect. And then I focus on driving winning results personally and through my work, just executing with excellence.