How Non-Tech Leaders Can Be Successful in the Technology Industry with Cheryl Rang

Today Cheryl Rang shares the opportunities that await in the technology industry and why you don’t need to be a technologist to be successful. In this episode Deborah and Cheryl discuss how Cheryl helped free up time from non-value add work and what happened when she had a moment of vulnerability and humility in front of her team. She also explains how to be a leader that supports their team in moments of self-doubt. Cheryl Rang is responsible for the business strategy, partner development and overall growth of strategic Data Center Software infrastructure vendors, notably IBM/RedHat, Lenovo DCG, Citrix, Veeam, APC and more at Ingram Micro. She reports directly to Ingram Micro’s Vice President of Security & Data Center, Eric Kohl, and her team comprises over 100- vendor dedicated associates whose expertise encompasses the areas of vendor management, marketing, field sales, recruiting, technical consulting and inside sales. As Director, her focus is leading the evolution of business initiatives around next-gen partners, hybrid cloud, data center software and infrastructure. She drives the expansion of the business with new customer recruitment as well as managing the onboarding of recent major customer wins through operational excellence and leveraging technology to drive automation for scale.   You can connect with Cheryl via LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cheryl-rang-4a662775  or on Twitter @Cherylrang.   When I began the Drop in CEO Podcast, I knew that the best advice we could ever receive was from people who had been there. Now that we're over 80 episodes in, I thought it was time to pool some of the best advice into a collection that you could use to elevate your leadership and start putting humans first. You can download the full guide here: https://bit.ly/humancentricheroSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.