Cecilia Correa joined Cisco because the Senior Director of Safety Model Advertising and marketing simply over a yr in the past. How did she domesticate a profession she liked? By following what energized her most: enabling creatives to do their greatest work in a area that impacts each single trade on the earth. In the event you additionally wish to do work that’s energizing and significant, go to our openings.
Contemplate the place your passions intersect
What led you to advertising and marketing in expertise?
Cecilia Correa: I’ve at all times been drawn to the intersection of enterprise and storytelling. There is no such thing as a higher area to carry these two issues collectively than the tech class the place markets are consistently being formed and made. There may be a lot innovation and at all times new tales to be to be advised. I like how advertising and marketing helps us all see alternatives and make sense of the fast-paced digital transformation we dwell and expertise day by day.
Know-how finally touches each trade, each system of the world. It’s such a vital a part of what each group is driving in service of delivering higher worth and outcomes to the audiences that they serve. It’s a privilege to work in expertise as a result of it impacts merely every little thing. Cisco helps companies leverage expertise to rework and drive higher outcomes and experiences for everybody, powering an inclusive future for all. It feels so significant to be part of that — and assist steward what the model stands for within the safety area.
Do work that excites you
What recommendation do you might have for different leaders?
Cecilia Correa: I’ve at all times liked working with inventive groups and initiatives. Ideating, constructing, making issues collectively. I selected to remain centered on the extra inventive facet of selling, although different areas possibly would’ve given me quicker paths for promotions as a result of there have been extra senior roles out there. And I don’t remorse that. I believe all of us ought to observe our instincts to concentrate on the issues that actually inspire us. What I like about my job at Cisco and the work that I’ve achieved over the previous 25 years is the collaboration on significant work with inventive thinkers and makers: from designers to writers, strategists, illustrators, photographers and filmmakers. I prioritized that over every little thing else.
“What I like about my job at Cisco and the work that I’ve achieved over the previous 25 years is the collaboration on significant work with inventive thinkers and makers: from designers to writers, strategists, illustrators, photographers and filmmakers. I prioritized that over every little thing else.”
– Cecilia Correa
What profession recommendation do you give your daughters?
Cecilia Correa: Early on in my profession, I believe I took every little thing means too severely and was fairly arduous on myself. Over time, I realized to chill out extra and have enjoyable alongside the best way – and it made such a distinction. When you may let your guard down at work, be extra open, be extra weak, there are such a lot of extra connections which are constructed and a lot extra creativity.
“When you may let your guard down at work, be extra open, be extra weak, there are such a lot of extra connections which are constructed and a lot extra creativity.”
– Cecilia Correa
Able to discover a profession you’re keen on?
Keep tuned for extra profession insights from Cecilia Correa throughout Nationwide Cybersecurity Consciousness Month. In the event you’re additionally pushed by inventive enablement throughout trade, take a look at our open roles.
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