Leaders: Be Less Hands-On and More Empowering with Melissa Di Donato, CEO of SUSE

Welcome to the What's Next! podcast with Tiffani Bova.     This week I am thrilled to bring you this episode of the What’s Next! Podcast, an encore of my LinkedIn Live chat with my good friend, Melissa Di Donato. Melissa is the Chief Executive Officer of SUSE and is responsible for all aspects of the SUSE business and its worldwide growth. She has spent more than 20 years in technology as a leader delivering innovative and transformative cloud solutions and software technologies for customers around the world. Prior to SUSE, Melissa was the Global Chief Operating Officer for the Digital Core at SAP and Area Vice President at Salesforce.com for EMEA and APAC. Melissa was recognized as one of the Top 10 most influential women in the U.K by CEO Today Magazine’s Europe Awards in 2020 and the Technology Woman of Achievement award by Women in the City, amongst many others. She is a Non-Executive Director of publicly listed Burgundy Technology Corporation and Executive in Residence for Notion Capital. Melissa is the Founder of Inner Wings, a charity that was created to help build confidence and courage in young girls with the goal of creating a world of empowered and determined women. She is also the author of three children’s books. I am so excited to bring you this episode with Melissa Di Donato on the What’s Next! Podcast!     THIS EPISODE IS PERFECT FOR… everyone, but especially for women in tech, women leaders, and women seeking leadership roles.    TODAY’S MAIN MESSAGE… Lean into your potential and your capability.    WHAT  I  LOVE  MOST… Melissa’s unshakeable spirit and her drive to inspire the next generation of girls and women in STEM. Melissa shares her own journey and how she pushed past fear of failure to lead Europe’s largest software IPO of 202.      Running time: 30:34     Subscribe on iTunes    Watch this episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADYqKHJyXO8     Find Tiffani on social:  Facebook  Twitter  LinkedIn     Find Melissa online:  Twitter  LinkedIn  SUSE