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83. BLOCK CHAIN
Art Block
EVP, General Counsel
and Secretary
Comcast Corp.
with NCTA and other MSOs, Zachem has helped
advance the cable agenda on issues like net
neutrality, broadband adoption, 5G and privacy, and
is prepared to face whatever regulatory challenges
may arise.
Art Block
Kathy Zachem
EVP, Regulatory & State
Legislative Affairs
Comcast Corp.
Years in Cable: Cable -
11 years; Telecom/Communications
- 33 years
Education: BA, The
George Washington University; JD, George
Mason University School of Law
Zachem and Block make it look effortless. But
Block does double duty focusing on corporate
governance and intellectual property issues while
also serving as the company's lead in-house
attorney for mergers, acquisitions and financings.
Meanwhile, the recently promoted Zachem ensures
Comcast complies with federal and state regulatory
and legislative requirements. In partnering
84. THE DISRUPTOR
Yvette Kanouff
SVP & GM, Cisco
Service Provider
Business
Cisco
Disrupting industry
standards through
the use of technological
innovations
like 5G is how
Kanouff spends her
time these days. As
a leader of Cisco's
Service Provider Business, she continues to
refine the customer journey in mass-scale
networking and find new products that will
simplify network operations and address customer
needs. Her ability to achieve those aims
while accelerating the company's growth is unmatched.
With Cisco selling its video business
to Permira, she will help in that transition while
continuing to lead the service provider division
in core networking, mobile, cable access and
more. She also works with the Cisco IoT business
for integration with service providers. ■
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What product or service could you not live
without? Comcast's X1 platform, of course!
Favorite restaurant: Zahav, in Philadelphia
Favorite podcast: Radiolab
What's the first thing you read in the morning?
Online stories on overnight game results for
the Philly professional teams
The biggest innovation in media/broadband
over the last year? In-home WiFi control through
Comcast's xFi service
Best advice your mom or dad ever gave you?
Keep perspective-don't let the " flea bites " of life
throw you off your path
Kathy Zachem
Favorite restaurant: Talulah's Garden in Philadelphia.
A beautiful setting whether in the outside
garden or the inside cottage-like atmosphere. And
the food is different, aligns with the seasons and is
85. MATCH POINT
Ken Solomon
President
Tennis Channel
Education: BA, Sociology,
UCLA
It's little wonder that Tennis
Channel gained more than
12 million subscribers in
2017. Solomon ushered in a
new era with the acquisition of Tennis magazine
to its website, Tennis.com, effectively creating
the largest tennis platform in the world, which is
now home to the company's first multiplatform
series, " My Tennis Life. " He also has a feature
film in the works to mark the 10th anniversary of
the legendary 2008 " Greatest Match of all Time "
between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal.
Favorite restaurant: 21 Club in Manhattan (I
can still get a decent table)
Best advice your mom or dad ever gave
you? My father told me, " Don't give up playing
tennis, It will be good for your career. " Little did
he know...
If I ever get elected President, my first
executive order will be... Fire myself and apJune
2018
fresh as though it was just pulled from the " garden. "
You will find items on the menu and ingredients
in the dishes that you won't find elsewhere.
A truly relaxing and rewarding experience.
Best advice your mom or dad ever gave
you? To avoid taking on unnecessary debt and
to establish an ironclad plan to payoff necessary
debt - this will lead to a more solid future for you
and your family.
Worst advice your mom or dad ever gave
you? To stay with the same job your entire
life. My parents believed no one should leave a
stable job for another opportunity. They lived in
a different era and stability and loyalty were the
only relevant factors in their mind to growth and
opportunity on the job - to do otherwise only led
to risks.
Favorite podcast: " S-TOWN " - heard Jimmy
Fallon talking about it and decided to try it - my
first podcast. Still my favorite - another world.
If you could have a superpower, what would
it be and why? Vanishing lines-all lines including
lines in airport security, the neighborhood
Starbucks, the daily commute, etc. I hate wasting
time. I try to stay calm but I rarely succeed. ■
point my First Lady
as President.
Your social media
platform of choice?
Instagram, because
a picture's worth a
thousand words. I've
always been addicted
to photography as my
way of communicating
with the world. Also, as
president of Tennis Channel, I get access to so
many unique scenes and images.
What would be the name of the reality show
based on your company? " Planes, Trains and
Automobiles meets Boxing without the Blood "
What product or service could you not live
without? My Bose wireless, noise canceling
headphones. They figured out how to eliminate
the sound of the world, even when you're not
listening to anything.
What's the first thing you read in the morning?
Always my What'sApp messages from
friends and colleagues around the world. It's like
they're next door.
Favorite podcast: " The Daily. " These guys
melded " This American Life " with The New York
Times and changed the way daily news works. ■
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