January-February 2018/ENTREPRENEUR.COM/ 25SUZI OWENS/
Director, corporate communications“In my short time here, I’ve changed my role about
threetimes.Ireallylovetoadapt,andIthinkevery
timeyougetthechanceto,youlearnalotmore.
Youseealotofmovementinthecompany—
people moving from product to sales or from brand
marketingtoPR.That’sreallyappealing,knowing
that in the long run I might want to pivot careers.”
ISH VERDUZCO/ Talent brand and social media marketing
“We’re trying to revolutionize the way we think of recruiting diverse talent.
So instead of the traditional open house, we came up with Open Mic Night.
You come in, there’s a DJ. You network for half an hour, and then there’s a
show with performances by singers, artists, dancers. We close out the night
with more networking. It breaks down the wall of feeling uncomfortable,
or like you don’t belong. It allows you to bring your whole self to the event.”
MICHOU BACHELOR/
Project manager, talent attraction
“I joined LinkedIn in 2012 and left after four
years to be with my husband, who was sta-
tioned overseas. I volunteered on base, helping
a lot of service members and military spouses
leverage LinkedIn to find opportunity when
they got back to the United States. When my
husband and I returned home, I was able to
boomerang back. Seeing the value we create
outside the company for people in their lives?
There are just no words to describe that.”
HECTOR PRECIADO/
Sales development manager
“Here at LinkedIn, we have this concept
called ‘next play.’ It’s essentially the thinking
that as soon as you get into your current
role, you should already be thinking about
what you want to do next. So whereas
most companies want you to stay there in
perpetuity, we have a culture where you’re
encouraged to transform yourself.”