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Casie Shimansky

Copywriter | Content Editor | Provider of Pixie Dust

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Casie [kay-cee; KC] Shimansky is a copywriter and content editor for Cisco's award-winning Talent Brand Team. She is also the managing editor of the Life at Cisco blog, and previously an award-winning social media manager for the team.

By day, she is a passionate storyteller yielding her superpowers in social media, writing, and photography to showcase all of life’s adventures and helping others to share their experiences. By night and weekend, she's using those powers to #GiveBack.

Casie is a dedicated advocate for children’s cancer research through the St. Baldrick's Foundation where she has been a lead photographer, Team Captain, and Shavee since 2011. Team Live Out Loud has gone on to raise over $80,000 for the cause, with Casie raising over $50,000 alone over the years.

She can often be found roaming throughout the theme parks of Orlando, FL and is fueled by pizza, positivity, the color purple, and her two German Shorthaired Pointers, Kimbee and Kenobi. Casie and her husband work hard on training their two pups with agility and obedience.

Casie and Kimbee are a Certified Pet Therapy team at local Orlando facilities.

Articles

December 3, 2019

LIFE AT CISCO

To Cisco Employees, Every Day is #GivingTuesday

Every day, across the globe, Cisco employees are giving back in unique and inspiring ways. This Giving Tuesday, we wanted to take a moment to highlight some of the incredible work our employees are doing, and the organizations they’re most passionate about. We’re sure, as you get to know…

December 18, 2018

LIFE AT CISCO

Meet the Life at Cisco Blog Team

Ever wondered what Life at Cisco is like? Through the employee stories that appear on this blog twice a week throughout the year, that is exactly what we hope to share with you.  A glimpse into what the culture, technology, and heart of Cisco (our people!) are like. Most of the stories shared here a…

October 30, 2018

LIFE AT CISCO

This Halloween, Be a Cisconian!

Everyone has a favorite holiday. For me – there is no mistaking – it’s Halloween – especially the costumes! And it isn’t uncommon to hear me proclaim “That would make an AMAZING costume!” in January…or February…or even March. 😉 You can be anything you’ve ever wanted to become…

February 14, 2018

LIFE AT CISCO

7 Reasons Cisco Employees #LoveWhereYouWork

How can you tell Cisco employees love where they work – and that you might love working here too? There’s a contest for that. 😉 The third annual #WeAreCisco #LoveWhereYouWork contest kicked off on January 17th at the Cisco Beat (our all-employee monthly meeting) and finishes February 23rd. …

February 1, 2018

LIFE AT CISCO

Going Bald for St. Baldricks – A Promise Made is a Promise Kept

I am about to go bald. 18” inches of long, crazy purple hair that my colleagues always comment on and know me by will be gone. Seem crazy to you? It gets even crazier.  It’ll all be happening just two days after I’m married. Why the heck would I do that? I’m glad you asked. 🙂 You may have re…

December 14, 2017

LIFE AT CISCO

5 Ways to use The Force at Cisco

You may have heard rumblings throughout the galaxy that Cisconians are pretty big fans of Star Wars. And everything you’ve heard, it’s true. All of it. Our employees are such huge fans, in fact, that we celebrated #MayThe4th with a contest where we partnered with NASDAQ and employees wer…

November 21, 2017

LIFE AT CISCO

7 Reasons Why We’re Thankful to Be Cisconians

In just a couple of days, Americans will be sitting down with their friends and families over a meal (where the main feature of the feast is a turkey) to give thanks for each other, for the moments we’ve shared, and for the festivities to come as we ramp up the holiday season. And while it’s true th…

August 24, 2017

LIFE AT CISCO

Meet The Instagram #DogsOfCisco!

Charles Schulz once said, “Happiness is a warm puppy.” And Mr. Schulz should know, after all, as he created the Peanuts comic strip and much beloved beagle, Snoopy! Far and wide, if you ask Cisconians who some of their best friends are in life — many will respond with a four legged…

July 17, 2017

LIFE AT CISCO

Be You, Ink and All

Years ago, I had to talk a tattoo artist friend of mine into inking my wrist with a bright green shamrock. For all my other tattoos, he never hesitated. For this one though, it came with a warning. “You realize companies may not hire you with a visible tattoo.” Two years later, I stumbled upon a job…