Level Up Through LinkedIn

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Building a strong network and brand presence is key to helping you stand out and stay connected as you navigate your career. LinkedIn has become a major channel for business networking and personal branding where professionals are seeking content and insights from peers and recruiters are leveraging it to connect with great talent. There are many ways to engage on LinkedIn and our team at Twilio wants to help you take your LinkedIn experience to the next level.

During our session you will first hear from our experts on how to maximize your LinkedIn experience followed by breakout sessions with Twilio Recruiters to provide job search tips and coaching specific to your field.

Building a strong network and brand presence is key to helping you stand out and stay connected as you navigate your career. LinkedIn has become a major channel for business networking and personal branding where professionals are seeking content and insights from peers and recruiters are leveraging it to connect with great talent. There are many ways to engage on LinkedIn and our team at Twilio wants to help you take your LinkedIn experience to the next level.

During our session you will first hear from our experts on how to maximize your LinkedIn experience followed by breakout sessions with Twilio Recruiters to provide job search tips and coaching specific to your field.

Our goal is to help you understand how to use LinkedIn to:

- Build your brand & market yourself

- Use networking to successfully job search post-COVID

- Connect and network with Hiring managers and Recruiters

- Search for opportunities that fit your interest and skills

FEATURED SPEAKERS

Annie benitez pelaez

Elastic SIP Trunking, General Manager at Twilio

Annie Benitez Pelaez (she/her) is a Product Manager leader, helping customers design, build and evolve their IP Communications Networks and adopt next generation cloud platforms. At Twilio, she leads our Voice & Network Connectivity teams at Twilio, I've defined and built our SIP Voice Products, created our Private Connectivity Product and improved our HTTP callback (webhooks) pipeline and have built an amazing team of Product Managers.

Annie has a reputation of "Getting things done!" by (1) effectively working with cross-functional teams, (2) having a strong understanding on the performance of my Business/Products, and (3) being an effective team builder that thrives to ensure every individual on her team is able to excel at what they do.

As a multicultural leader that strongly believes in forming diverse teams, Annie has the perfect balance between Technology & Business, with a Masters in Science in EE from Stanford University, and an Executive Masters in Business from London Business School.

katrina honer

Program Coordinator, Recruiting Events & Partnerships at Twilio

As a social butterfly and natural-born networker, Katrina Honer (she/her) is committed to helping others put forward the best version of themselves and their brand. She's motivated by her mission to build supportive communities and create valuable resources meant to help each and every person achieve the career and life of their dreams. In her current role as a Program Coordinator at Twilio, Katrina fulfills her mission by combining education and entertainment in eclectic ways through digital and event marketing.

As someone who has successfully made a career pivot twice—once from localization project management into events marketing, and again into recruitment marketing during a global pandemic—Katrina is fluent in leveraging her personal brand and network to find golden opportunities.

From being the first Smithsonian at 8 intern, growing their 21+ after-hours educational events, to developing an localization internship program for international students from scratch at Welocalize, to helping universities leverage the power of student connections to increase school affinity at PeopleGrove, democratizing access to education and mentorship is her personal ethos.

AGENDA

5 minutes

INTRODUCTION

Welcoming attendees and introducing the event agenda.

25 minutes

PANEL DISCUSSION AND Q&A

Hear our panelists share their best tips on building a digital presence and how to network effectively.

30 minutes

LINKEDIN TRAINING

Attendees will be moved into breakout rooms where they'll receive tips from a recruiter on how to improve their LinkedIn profile.

AGENDA

3:30PM

WEBINAR BEGINS

Please bring a government issued ID to check in

5:30PM - 6:30PM

NETWORKING

There will be wine, beer, non-alcoholic drinks, and light bites available

6:30PM - 7:00PM

WHAT IS TWILIO?

Learn about Twilio and experience a live interactive product demonstration

7:00PM - 8:00PM

PANEL DISCUSSION + Q&A

Panel featuring thought leaders

8:00PM - 9:00PM

ROOFTOP NETWORKING

There will be wine, beer, non-alcoholic drinks, and light bites available

9:00PM

EVENT CONCLUDES

Guests depart

February

22nd

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6:00pm

SpeCIAL GUESTS

NBA Legend and Tech Entrepreneur

Baron Davis

Over a thirteen-year career, Baron Davis played for the Charlotte Hornets, the Golden State Warriors, the Los Angeles Clippers, the Cleveland Cavaliers, and the New York Knicks. Known for his electrifying style on the court, Davis was a powerful point guard, who won national acclaim for executing in crucial, high-pressure moments, when his team needed him the most. As a businessman, Baron was one of the original investors for Vitaminwater and helped launch Thrive Market.

Baron is also the founder of several companies, including Sports and Lifestyle in Culture (SLIC), The Black Santa Company, Business Inside the Game (BIG) and No Label—each with the objective of combining creative talent with original publication and production to develop and provide educational and empowering stories that appeal to global audiences of all ages.

CEO and Founder at tEQuitable

Lisa Gelobter

With 25 years in the industry and products that have been used by billions of people, Lisa has a deep and proven track record in software. She has worked on several pioneering Internet technologies, including Shockwave, Hulu, and the ascent of online video.

Lisa’s experience ranges from small, entrepreneurial startups to large, established organizations. Most recently, she worked at the White House, in the U.S. Digital Service, serving as the Chief Digital Service Officer for the Department of Education. Previously, Lisa acted as the Chief Digital Officer for BET Networks and was a member of the senior management team for the launch of Hulu. She has an expansive background in strategy development, business operations, user-centered design, product management, and engineering.

Lisa brings consumer focus and transformative practice to bear in technology, media, and the social sector.

She is also proud to be a Black Woman with a degree in Computer Science. Go STEM!

CEO at Flikshop

Marcus Bullock

Following his 2004 release from prison, Bullock launched a mobile app called Flikshop. It's a free app that enables incarcerated people the ability to receive postcards in the mail from friends and support organizations. Flikshop ships postcards to over 2,200 correctional facilities around the country, connecting thousands of families to their incarcerated loved ones.

Flikshop has become a leader in their industry, and led Bullock to co-found Washington, DC non-profit Flikshop School of Business, a program that teaches persons returning to their community from prison life skills, entrepreneurship, and mobile application development.

He is a member of the Justice Policy Institute’s board of directors, has been appointed by Washington, DC’s mayor as a Commissioner for Reentry and Returning Citizens Affairs, and Aspen Institute Scholar.

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CHEF MIMI

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KBLX | RADIO PERSONALITY

Armand Carr

Armand has over 17 years of experience in radio as an on-air personality and producer. He is currently the host of The Quiet Storm on KBLX. Armand’s goal is to leave a legacy in his local community that transcends entertainment. As an Oakland native and a father, he has a vested interest in the welfare of our young people. From his passion to impart knowledge, affect change and impact his community, he founded All Tied Up, a non-profit organization dedicated to historically marginalized young men.

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LaFawn Davis | Global head of culture and inclusion at Twilio

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The rundown

6:00 PM

Arrive

Sign in, grab a cocktail, help yourself to food, and network.

7:00 PM

Jeff Lawson, CEO

What does diversity mean at Twilio?

7:10 PM

Entertainment (Live Band, Singers, Spoken Word, and much more!)

8:25 PM

Rebekah Neumann

How Company Culture affects recruiting and retention

6:30 PM

Francis Quattrone

What it takes to build a winning analytics team

6:45 - 7:30 PM

Sip, Snack and Chat

Drop your business card in the bowl on your way out for a chance to win free lunch for your team.

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