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Calling future software engineers: Learn about UL’s equity, diversity and inclusion scholarship, funded by Intercom

Intercom, Inc.

Karen describes the programme as, “a partnership between industry and UL, bringing the best of both together to prepare students for the real workforce.”. Diverse teams are repeatedly proven to be more innovative, productive, and happier.”.

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Announcing Intercom’s new CEO

Intercom, Inc.

Today I’m delighted to share that from July 1, after nearly 10 years as CEO, I’m moving into the role of Chairman of Intercom, and am thrilled to announce that Karen Peacock, our COO, will become our new CEO! I’ll explain why, why now, what I’ll be doing as Chairman, and why I want Karen to be our next CEO. First off to Karen.

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Eoghan McCabe on the importance of authenticity in leadership

Intercom, Inc.

“A story like so many others, young boy has big dreams, chip on his shoulder, sets out to prove himself. And for me, what that looked like was partnering with our COO Karen [Peacock] , who we made CEO this year, and Karen was able to help deliver a substantial amount of process around our creativity.”.

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The Body Shop? What went wrong, and what can we learn from it?

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Business women like Karen Brady and Jacqueline Gold are often held up as examples of the best British female 'entrepreneurs'. LUSH boldly deleted its social media accounts, citing concerning impacts on young consumers’ mental health. In my role as a lecturer in Business Studies, I am often asked who is my favourite female entrepreneur.

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Wikimedia Foundation COO Janeen Uzzell on future-proofing history

Intercom, Inc.

Last year you joined our CEO, Karen Peacock, for a fascinating panel discussion on allyship, which I must say was one of my favorite conversations of last year. She is young and bold and brave, and she is staring injustice in the face and using her keyboard and her technology for good. Off the beaten track.

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Inter-Women Presents: Karen and Leandra on leadership

Intercom, Inc.

Last week, Intercom CEO Karen Peacock and our new CRO Leandra Fishman joined me for the inaugural event in a discussion series held by Inter-women – one of our internal community groups. And being a manager does not make you a leader” Dee Reddy: Karen, do you have the same perspective on leadership? Leadership journey.

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Lessons from the boardroom: Karen Peacock on leadership in a crisis

Intercom, Inc.

Last week, our CEO Karen Peacock joined a panel at the Fortune Brainstorm Tech Virtual conference to discuss how boards are responding to the current moment, from the perspective not just of managing Intercom, but also from insights gleaned as a member of the board of Dropbox. What does the future of work look like in a post-pandemic world?

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