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THE INFLUENTIALS
of business clients' needs and how
TWC's products and services can help
boost client productivity. He developed a
vertical support organization specifi cally
geared to larger business clients, and
created a new pricing strategy for most
of the Business Services' major product
families across all sales channels. His
defi nition of success: " It's making a positive
and meaningful difference in the
lives of the people you support and the
people that rely and depend on you. "
Mike Parker
SVP, Western New
England Region,
Comcast Cable
Only recently promoted,
Parker now
leads a team of more
than 1700, covering
the Connecticut, western Massachusetts
and Vermont areas. His goal has been
to build on the region's recent track
record of success, as refl ected by its
being named as Comcast Region of the
Year for 2014. Parker also lends insight
into issues that impact not only Comcast
but cable providers in general. An active
member of the Boys & Girls Club of
Chicago, Parker and his wife also spend
time coaching their own children, who
are accomplished swimmers.
Leslie Pearce
VP, Sales and
Retention Operations,
Comcast Cable,
Central Division
Pearce has created
tactical plans to
optimize call center
efficiencies including agent productivity
and call routing optimization. She
also led the development and deployment
of a new retention compensation
plan for the Central Division. " Driving
efficiencies is key, " she says. " Our
inbound sales centers are located
in multiple states and in multiple
locations. " Pearce, a graduate of the
NAMIC Executive Leadership Program,
actively mentors minorities through
The Consortium for Graduate Study in
Management.
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Bret Perkins
VP, External Affairs,
Comcast Corporation
Perkins serves as a
vital leader for Comcast's
signature community
investment
program, Internet
Essentials. Since he helped launch the
program in 2011, nationally, Internet
Essentials has connected more than
450,000 low-income families, or 1.8
million Americans, to the Internet. An
active member of Comcast's Internal
Diversity Council, Perkins says that
cable can better serve diversity by
" understanding the difference between
'intent' and 'commitment.' I am
proud of the great strides we've made
as a company. Our progress is a result
of commitment. "
Tina Perry
EVP, Business and
Legal Affairs, OWN
You can call Perry the
dealmaker. She makes
plenty, whether they're
for programming such
as miniseries " Tulsa "
or OWN's rapidly growing digital business.
OWN's made a name in the digital
space by monetizing it through products
such as digital courses and online meditation.
As OWN's slate grows, Perry will
continue to oversee all production deals
for scripted programming and play a key
role in digital. The best piece of business
advice she's ever received? " That
business is not about money, deals or
terms, " she says. " It's about people. In
order to negotiate terms, close deals
and ultimately make money you have to
be straight with people and treat them
like you'd expect to be treated. "
Indrajit Ponnambalam
GVP, Finance for
Residential Revenue
and Subscriber
Analytics,
Time Warner Cable
Known as a someone
gifted with an innate
understanding of fi nancial issues, PonSeptember
2015
nambalam oversees fi nancial planning
and analysis for Time Warner Cable's
Residential division. But success isn't
always measured by numbers. " To
me, success is using your talents and
interests to achieve your goals and
positively impact the world around
you, " he says. " The key is not measuring
success based on other people's
expectations, but rather your own
values and goals. "
D'Angela Proctor
SVP Original
Programming &
Production, TV One
Over the last year, Proctor
has helped achieve
the network's highest
rated Q1 and Q2 with
strong performances from the network's
fi rst-ever simulcast with PBS, the addition
of the Stellar Awards, and the successful
launch of a new original movie a month. A
former lawyer, Proctor's legal mind comes
in handy when negotiating with production
companies. " Success, " she says, " is loving
who you are becoming, loving what you
do and how you do it, and being appreciated
for all. "
Lynette Ramirez
SVP, Original Content,
Fuse Media
With Fuse's relaunch
and new network
FM to debut later
this year, Ramirez
has a lot on her
plate. She's especially proud of the
multiyear partnership she helped
score with comedian Gabriel " Fluffy "
Iglesias this year. " He's an amazingly
powerful comedian that breaks
stereotypes, unites cultures and is a
bonafide global star, appearing to sold
out crowds from Madison Square Garden
to Saudi Arabia, " she says. Other
content she's bringing to Fuse includes
" Transcendent, " a docu-series
on what it's like to be transgender in
America today. A colleague credits
Ramirez with the special knack of
exploring underground culture and
bringing it to the forefront.
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