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In early June – right in the middle of Q4 – I got one of the most earth shattering phone calls that a person could receive…my mother had passed away. In a moment that is a complete blur, I had no words. There was no plan for this. I had no idea what to do. I just remember falling to the floor…

Elianna Goldstein is a Cisco Intern who shared her story with us this summer before returning to school. We hope your semester is amazing, Elianna! For two summers in a row, I worked at small non-profits and volunteered, as I sought out that sense of high value (and subsequently not much money) fro…

In early July, I read a blog about two Cisco Interns, best friends starting their career together at Cisco – and I smiled.  My mind immediately flashed back to a summer 12 years ago where two young girls stood nervously in line.  800 men and women joined us as we waited to interview in a “spee…

Have you seen Supermarket Sweep on TV?  If so, you know it’s a hectic mad-dash of a competition. Cisco’s Employee Financial Services IT Group, however, took speed-shopping to a whole new level, all while giving back to our local community! My team is spread across the globe from North Carolina to Ca…

What happens when the toughest bicycle race in the world meets Cisco and Internet of Things (IoT) technology? I needed to know for myself, and so a couple of years ago I suggested that the two worlds meet. I got to explain my idea to the CEO of Cisco UKI in August 2014. Twenty months later, and the…

As a freshman in college, I was young and clueless. I was busy partying, and staying up late. I always got A’s in high school, and severely underestimated the work-load of Boston University Engineering. I found myself without a passion. Then sophomore year hit me like a ton of bricks. And, to make m…

The most important part of running a marathon isn’t necessarily one foot in front of the other, it’s the networking and team building that takes place during training runs.  A lot can happen in those training runs on your way to the finish line. There will be days with bad weather, hills that seem t…

Have you ever thought of taking a scenic road trip from San Francisco to Los Angeles? I spent seven days doing so by bicycle – yes, you read that right! And I wasn’t alone. As part of the AIDS Lifecycle charity ride I was joined by 2,500 other cyclists and over 600 “Roadie” volunteer workers and sta…

You know the show Cheers, “Where everybody knows your name?” That’s just like Huron, California – where I grew up.  It’s one of the great things about living in a small town – everybody really does know everybody, and growing up in a small town really did shape my future in many ways.  B…