Organizations must have conversations around DEI, diversity, equity, and inclusion. If these essential values are not present as part of a corporate vision, mission, and strategy, the path to success gets narrower. Verizon’s Magda Yrizarry, Chief Equity and Inclusion Officer, Harry Furlow, Director of HRBP, and Mark Tina, VP-Business Sales for Midmarket East, spoke with Michelle Dawn Mooney about the importance of DEI in companies today. Yrizarry said that Verizon understands its responsibility toward strengthening diversity, equity, and inclusion amongst its thousands of employees and the mil ..read more

The word “coopetition” was coined by a Harvard and Yale professor. At its core, the term embraces game theory and embodies the idea that businesses can gain strategic advantages through interdependency and collaboration with competing firms. It may sound counterproductive for the traditional competitive market economy, but research proves that it’s an opportunity to elevate industries' full capacities. Host of Verizon Business’s The Podcast, Daniel Litwin, was joined by Verizon executives Dave Hickey, Arleen Cauchi, and Sarah Marsh. According to Marsh, “[coopetition is] more relevant than ever ..read more

In year three of the pandemic, most of the world is settling into a “new normal.” What this new normal will ultimately look like is still to be determined. The one thing that virtually everyone can agree on is that the COVID-19 pandemic has permanently altered work expectations for the foreseeable future. Justin Honore, the host of the Verizon Partner Network podcast, sat down with Mike Caralis, Vice President of Business Sales at Verizon Business, to discuss the digital transformation of small- and medium-sized businesses since COVID-19 first hit in 2019-2020. The change in work environments ..read more

Verizon One Talk is a mobile-first business phone system designed for how people work today—call, collaborate, and connect on the go. This SMB-focused business feature-rich solution includes robust call forwarding, voicemail-to-email, and simultaneous ring. All of these features come built into Verizon’s wireless core network. Verizon’s Diana Guerrero, Solutions Architect Manager and Derek Peabody, Sr. Product Manager, joined Chad Foos, Director for Digital Coast at SOVA, a key Verizon partner, and host Tyler Kern to discuss how to help implement One Talk to customers. Peabody spoke to the ver ..read more

Hackers are gaining access to mobile devices regardless of users clicking on a link. This leads to the question: are my devices safe, are the apps I’m downloading secure, and how can I protect myself and my data? Christopher Novak, the Global Director for the Threat Research Advisory Center with Verizon, provided some thoughts and insights on these concerns and provided some tips and best practices on what people should be doing to keep their mobile devices secure. “From a security standpoint, we are always looking for there to be a hack or attack kind of angle for just about everything,” Nova ..read more

Hackers are gaining access to mobile devices regardless of users clicking on a link. This leads to the question: People are asking these days: are my devices safe, are the apps I’m downloading secure, and how can I protect myself and my data? Christopher Novak, the Global Director for the Threat Research Advisory Center with Verizon, provided some thoughts and insights on these concerns and provided some tips and best practices on what people should be doing to keep their mobile devices secure. “From a security standpoint, we are always looking for there to be a hack or attack kind of angle fo ..read more

5G technology will transform businesses from the factory floor to better customer experiences. And with Verizon’s Nationwide 5G coverage and the unprecedented performance of UltraWideband, the fastest 5G in the world, businesses can take advantage of all 5G has to offer today. Mike Haberman, Vice President of Technology for Verizon, spoke to James Kent about 5G solutions and how it’s ready to start making a difference today. “There are three main elements of 5G, itself,” Haberman explained. “The first one is to increase the throughput. We want to have faster connections available in more areas ..read more