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Erin Broecker

No Longer with Cisco

With over 22 years in the tech industry (yikes), I’ve witnessed my fair share of industry and workplace transformation. My first job – as a young pup fresh out of college - was to help market and sell a brand new, cutting edge solution – telephone and data service delivered via HFC (hybrid fiber coax) by cable TV providers.

And so began the blurring of service provider lines, the introduction of bundled services, and new business models. Since those early days with Motorola, I have also worked for a regional Bell provider myself (Ameritech – absorbed by SBC back in 1999) and 3Com.

Now, after more than 15 years with Cisco, I have seen all aspects of Cisco’s business including field sales, partner marketing, public sector, Cisco Capital and more. I currently serve as a Collaboration subject matter expert, having been lured by the workplace evolution – or more accurately revolution - currently underway.

What an exciting time to focus on the technology that will transform how/where/when we all work– an area where Cisco is both a thought leader and a market driver.

Articles

August 28, 2017

COLLABORATION

Make Sure Your Conferencing Vendor Isn’t a One-Trick Pony

In this era of remote work and global organizations, our ability to connect and meet from anywhere is more than just “nice to have.” It’s a necessity. So the real question now is how do you find the right technology provider? With many options, it can be tough to sift through endless feature compari…

July 13, 2017

COLLABORATION

Six Steps: Save Up to a Month a Year by Ditching Your Commute

As the pitter patter of raindrops hits the windshield, you tap the brakes and once more find yourself at a dead stop. Your exit is still eight miles away. Someone behind you honks and your navigation app shows an accident up ahead. With your stomach in knots, you call home to say you may miss dinner…

October 25, 2016

COLLABORATION

Igniting a Musical Movement: Operation Encore

Have you ever had to work with others to plan an event or manage a project? From the expert project manager to the soccer mom trying to coordinate carpool, we’ve all done it in some form or another. But has it always been as easy as you’d like? Have you had the right technology at the right time to…

September 7, 2016

COLLABORATION

Cisco Spark Creates a Musical Connection from the Front Line

How many of us know someone in the armed forces? Probably a few, but not many (I know I hadn’t before meeting my husband back in 2000). How many know someone musical, perhaps in a band? I expect this may get a few more head nods than my first question, but still not many. My first post introduced yo…

August 8, 2016

COLLABORATION

Better Collaboration Services for Those Who’ve Served

When we think of collaboration, we often picture a corporate setting or consider the remote worker connecting from home. In the early days, that was probably accurate. Yet, with video and productivity apps becoming far more common, the only barriers we have now are the limitations of our own imagina…