give back

As a Principal Architect at Cisco focusing on partner GTM (go-to-market) strategy, I work every day to realize the value proposition of Cisco’s portfolio for our partners, both in terms of helping with customer outcomes and partner profitability. In my time with Cisco, I’ve learned that to be…

Prior to working at Cisco, I never volunteered much. It would always come to my mind with a powerful dose of heroic motivation, but mostly it would fade whenever errands of all kinds would flood my calendar. Been there, done that? We´re all humans after all. Since I started working at Cisco, I foun…

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…

About a year ago, I was sitting in a log cabin in Estes Park, Colorado surrounded by some of the most creative photographers I had ever met. As we bonded about our shared love for photography, we also made plans to take a trip to Guatemala and give back to some of the less fortunate schools in the a…

Cisco employees share many similar qualities, but one that we all have is a road that led us to working for this wonderful company. Some have known and aspired to work for Cisco their entire life, while others (like myself) discovered Cisco during graduate school, and still there are some who never…

One of the many things that energizes and motivates me to make the daily 80-mile roundtrip drive to Cisco’s Raleigh, North Carolina campus is the fact that my job as a Cisco Sales Associate Program (CSAP) Manager allows me the ability to live out my passion for serving others. Now, having a job tha…

You never know who you’re going to meet, or what reminders are out there for you with each new day. While attending this year’s GSX (Cisco’s annual sales conference) in Las Vegas, I stepped into a hotel elevator and met an elderly woman. We shared a smile, and she followed it up with a question – “A…

You may have read the many ways Cisco encourages its employees to give back throughout the year. Most notoriously, this is done through the Time2Give initiative which provides employees 5 days every calendar year to give back to ways that are most important to them in both their local communities, a…

I have always believed in a well-rounded personality and tried to take on roles that helped me get there. From representing Cisco at the annual Continuous Deployment Summit to hosting world renowned speakers and celebrities, Cisco has provided me the opportunities to bring my full self to work and g…