Voices of Experience

Voices of Experience


VOE Podcast Introduction

August 18, 2021

The NEW VOE Podcast is an extension of Voices of Experience, the signature speaker series at the University of Denver’s Daniels College of Business. Hosted by Kristal Griffith, Jake Jensen and Amber D’Angelo from the Daniels Office of Communications and Marketing, we’ll be unpacking topics at the intersection of business and the public good with CEOs and other business leaders from the Daniels community.­
Hosts

Kristal Griffith
Senior Director of Communications & Operations

Jake Jenson
Marketing Manager

Amber D'Angelo
Senior Communications Manager

Show Notes
Join us for our first episode on Sept. 10, featuring Daniels alumna Megan Smith, CEO of Symbia Logistics, for a conversation about the labor and employment crisis. And, keep tuning in each month for more business insights from Daniels’ alumni voices of experience.
Transcript
Kristal Griffith: Hello and welcome to the NEW VOE Podcast
Jake Jensen: An extension of Voices of Experience
Amber D'Angelo: The signature speaker series at the University of Denver’s Daniels College of Business.
Amber D'Angelo: We’re your hosts
Kristal Griffith: Kristal Griffith
Jake: Jake Jensen
Amber D'Angelo: And I’m Amber D’Angelo from the Daniels Office of Communications and Marketing. We’ll be unpacking topics at the intersection of business and the public good with CEOs and other business leaders from the Daniels community.­
The COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on women in the workforce is a central topic within the current labor and employment crisis, so this is where we’ll start the conversation. Our first episode will feature Megan Smith, a 2006 Daniels graduate and CEO of Symbia Logistics, a certified women’s business enterprise. Nevermind navigating the operational challenges of running a logistics company with 10 fulfillment centers nationwide during a pandemic that spurred international supply chain issues. Megan says human resources management was her biggest COVID-19-related challenge.
Megan Smith:
Amber D'Angelo: Join us in September for this important conversation, and keep tuning in each month for more business insights from Daniels’ alumni voices of experience.
Kristal Griffith: The VOE Podcast is produced by the Daniels College of Business and sponsored by U.S. Bank.
Amber D'Angelo: Music by Joshua Met-zel, music composition graduate student at the Lamont School of Music.
Jake Jensen: Visit daniels.du.edu/voe-podcast, and please remember to like, follow and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.