Carla Vernon, Amazon’s Vice President of Consumables, Asks: Athletes Have A Warm-Up Routine, Does Your Corporate Team?
As Amazon’s Vice President of Consumables – a $56 billion portfolio including grocery, household products, and beauty– Carla Vernon is the highest-ranking woman of color at one of the world’s largest corporations. Previously as the President of General Mills Natural & Organic, Carla restored growth to Nature Valley resulting in the highest level of unit sales in the brand’s history, making it the world’s top-selling granola bar. You will learn the power of a corporate “warm-up” exercise from one of Savoy Magazine’s Most Influential Women in Corporate America.
You will learn:
- 11:00 The lessons she learned from partnering with the “Jackie Robinson” of ballet.
- 16:00 The “warm-up” exercise your corporate team should do at the beginning of a new season
- 36:30 How to carry yourself with confidence and not let your mistakes show.
- 41:00 Carla’s key factor in a strong team and how to implement it.
- 57:30 How to create synchronization, unity, and team alignment.
Resources:
- Connect with Carla on LinkedIn
- Coming soon! Carla’s podcast: Your Sister in the Corner Office
- Rhythm Nation Music Video.
- Amy Cuddy’s Body Lanaguage (TedTalk).