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THE INFLUENTIALS
nearly 500,000 SMB clients and approximately
8 million residential customers.
In shifting gears from her role as VP of
product sales on the residential side,
Garcia quickly grew personnel by more
than 56% across inbound, outbound
and retention sales. She looks for job
candidates with " confidence, commitment
and a strong work ethic. I look for
people who have a positive attitude. "
Lisa Griffin
VP, Finance, Turner
Entertainment
Networks
Griffin has enhanced
TNT, TBS, TCM and
truTV's financial management
processes
while offering professional guidance
and mentorship to her staff and others.
Moreover, she has played a significant
role in the company's two largest business
resource groups, Turner Women
Today and Black Professionals at Turner.
Griffin recommends paying attention to
viewers' habits of multi-tasking while
watching television and " even more
importantly, how social media is driving
tune-in and increasing viewers' subsequent
engagement with advertising. "
Maureen Guthman
SVP, Program Strategy
& Acquisitions, TV One
Guthman's successful
planning, packaging
and scheduling of all
TV One programming
helped the net bag its
highest-rated summer and Q3 in 2013.
She grew the number of original programming
hours by 20% from 2013 to
2014, and was instrumental in doubling
TV One's original programming, including
reality series " R&B Divas " and
scripted " The Rickey Smiley Show. " Of
diversity, she says, " we need to make
the transition in our minds from thinking
that diversity is just touchy-feely
aspiration, but rather a determinant of
our survival in this business. "
David Harleston
General Counsel/EVP,
Business and Legal
Affairs,
Al Jazeera America
He was Current TV's
general counsel when
Al Jazeera America
acquired the network, and yet Harleston
remained even after the acquisition and
has since helped drive the transition. In
fact, his legal infrastructure has been critical
to every aspect of Al Jazeera America's
growth since it launched in August 2013,
including the carriage and talent negotiations,
and overall legal compliance. " I
am enormously proud of our company's
demonstrable commitment to ensure that
the organization genuinely reflects the
diversity of America, " he says.
Eric Hawkins
EVP, Human Resources,
Discovery
Communications
Overseeing Discovery's
International and U.S.
networks' HR functions,
Hawkins understands
diversity's impact. Whether a position is
in his department or elsewhere in the
company, Hawkins looks for the same
traits. " The ideal candidate should bring
a diversity of ideas while demonstrating
learning agility, curiosity, leadership acumen,
excellent judgment, passion, and the
ability to work collaboratively. When our
workforce embodies these characteristics,
the whole cable industry benefits. "
Darrel Hegar
Regional VP,
Operations -
Carolinas,
Time Warner Cable
Managing field operations
and service delivery
strategies across
four states helps Hegar glimpse what
customers need today and will expect in
the future. And he sees remote medical
diagnostics and screenings as key
bandwidth drivers. " This practice will increase
the number of Internet-connected,
medical monitoring devices used in the
home, " he says. " These devices, coupled
with video-based medical examinations
and diagnostics, will require more
bandwidth from a highly reliable ISP. Our
industry is well positioned to be the market
leader in providing these services. "
Zenita Henderson
Senior Marketing
Manager, Arris
This May marked a
major milestone in Henderson's
career when
she entered the Class
of 2014 Cable Pioneers.
It's not hard to see why. Her business acumen
at Arris coupled with her dedication
to cable's education, diversity and inclusion
programs define her as a true leader
in the industry. She's been deeply involved
in creating and promoting the NAMIC
weekly educational seminar series, and
she just co-chaired the WICT Philadelphia
Tech It Out! event in August featuring senior
thought leaders in cable. The biggest
emerging trend in cable? " WiFi, of course, "
she says. " WiFi has become one of the
human basic needs. "
John Hsu
SVP/Treasurer,
AMC Networks
The acquisition of
Chellomedia-now
AMC Nets International-was
a watershed
moment for AMC this
year, and Hsu excelled as a key advisor
to the company's CEO, CFO and senior
management. Now he must oversee the
continued integration of the international
business and continue to identify new
global business opportunities. His leadership
of AMC Ventures' digital investments
in international online programming service
DramaFever Corp. also helps keep
him keenly focused on digital's impact
on the traditional ecosystem. " We are
facing a new generation of consumers
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