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Tami Erwin shared thisSpaceX has fundamentally changed what is possible in space — driving innovation, speed and scale across the industry. But our national security interests are best served by an ecosystem that fosters competition and multiple capable providers. Resiliency requires alternatives. Competition drives innovation, expands capacity and creates critical redundancy as space becomes increasingly important to our communications infrastructure and national security. The goal isn’t to diminish the success of a market leader, but to ensure a strong, diverse U.S. space industrial base capable of meeting the mission ahead. That requires competition https://lnkd.in/gUB9T5mACould Investing $25,000 in SpaceX Stock Help You Retire a Millionaire by 2045?Could Investing $25,000 in SpaceX Stock Help You Retire a Millionaire by 2045?
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Tami Erwin shared thisExciting milestone for DevRev —proud to see the team named a launch partner in the OpenAI Marketplace. Turning the promise of AI into practical tools that create real value for customers and employees is where the opportunity gets especially interesting. Proud to be an advisor to DevRev and excited for what’s ahead.Tami Erwin shared thisWe’re excited to share that DevRev is a launch partner in OpenAI Marketplace. Getting help at work shouldn’t mean repeating your story, digging through tabs, or figuring out who owns what. DevRev helps customers and employees get unstuck – with the context needed to move things forward. And when the next step needs a person, the right context comes with it. Now, OpenAI enterprise customers can find DevRev in the OpenAI Marketplace, see what it can do, and tell us they want to learn more. Want to know how this will work? Adnan Bhutta, our CVP of Business and Alliances, shares more in his blog: dvrv.ai/4rBmCZ0
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Tami Erwin shared thisI travel a lot—both for work and for pleasure—and I find myself using a new line more and more often: “Travel is a dirty sport.” It seems to be getting harder to get from place to place. Crowded airports, packed planes, delays and changing schedules are increasingly part of the experience. And with winter approaching, weather will inevitably add another layer of complexity. This article offers some good, practical tips for minimizing the less pleasant parts of life on the road. A little preparation—and perhaps a little patience—can go a long way. Happy Friday. Safe travels, wherever the road takes you! https://lnkd.in/g7Cz6XZP
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Tami Erwin reposted thisTami Erwin reposted this19 commercial-scale clean industry projects reached FID in the first half of this year alone – together worth an estimated $43bn. That's proof the transition is already moving and gaining momentum. Today, at the inaugural Build Clean Now Industry Acceleration Summit during #NewYorkClimateWeek, UNFCCC Executive Secretary and Industrial Transition Accelerator (ITA) Co-chair, Simon Stiell, told 150+ clean industry leaders exactly what that momentum signals. "You are tackling hard problems head on. Which is what this moment demands." The Summit brought together project developers, financial institutions, governments and civil society to go deep on the six levers that unlock clean industry investment: markets, energy, supply chains, trade, communities and finance. Each is hard. None works in isolation. But today showed what happens when the right people work on them together. Simon also made clear that COP31 will be a big tent, open to anyone with real solutions, as the work in the room illustrated. We'll be sharing insights and bright spots from today in the coming days.Simon Stiell keynote at the Build Clean Now Industry Accelerator SummitSimon Stiell keynote at the Build Clean Now Industry Accelerator Summit
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Tami Erwin shared thisThe first day of fall has always felt like a reset to me. Summer in the mountains is joyful—long days, time outdoors, and every reason to stay outside just a little longer. And then almost overnight, the colors begin to turn. Winter sports start to feel less distant, the days get shorter, and you realize another season is already changing. I spent some time in the Maroon Bells this weekend, surrounded by spectacular fall colors. It’s one of those places where you can breathe big and feel small—and be reminded of how quickly time moves. There’s a parallel in life and work. We’re wrapping up the third quarter and heading into the final stretch of 2026. It’s a natural moment to reset: What really needs to get done before year-end? What can wait? What deserves more attention? And what will set the stage well for 2027? But perhaps the most important reminder is not to become so focused on finishing the year that we miss the season we’re actually in. There will always be another goal, another deadline, another year to plan for. Enjoy the colors. Take the hike. Spend time with the people you love. Breathe big. Feel small. And find some joy in every day along the way. Happy fall.
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Tami Erwin shared thisReally looking forward to the Nova Future Summit in Napa next week. Delighted to join this terrific group of leaders—and especially to be part of the panel exploring the rapidly evolving satellite ecosystem and the opportunities ahead. It’s an important conversation at an important moment for the industry. Looking forward to a great few days of candid discussion, new perspectives, and connections.Tami Erwin shared thisThe most valuable conversations happen when leaders with different perspectives come together. Welcome to the latest confirmed speakers for #NovaFutureSummit26. They join an exceptional community of senior leaders gathering in Napa Valley for 48 hours of candid discussion, new connections and bold thinking. ✔️ Shekar Ayyar Chairman & CEO, Arrcus, Inc. ✔️ Dave Macey Founder & Managing Partner, Thresh Consulting ✔️ Tami Erwin Board Director, John Deere, F5, Xerox, Skylo, York Space Systems ✔️ Rajat Kapoor Vice President, Capgemini ✔️ May Habib CEO and co-founder, WRITER ✔️ Ronnie Vasishta SVP, NVIDIA 📅 September 28-30, 2026. 📍 Napa Valley, California There is still time to join them, request your invite here 👉 https://gsma.at/1o1 See all the speakers so far ➡️ https://gsma.at/1o0
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Tami Erwin shared thisWhat a legacy. What a man. At 96, Warren Buffett once again finds the perfect words: “Father Time always wins, but he’s been quite generous with me!” As he steps down as Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway after more than six decades of leadership, I find myself thinking about the many lessons he leaves behind: Play the long game. Stay curious. Keep learning. Invest in people. Value integrity and reputation. Be humble enough to admit what you don’t know. And never underestimate the power of consistency, patience and good judgment. Perhaps most importantly, success and humanity don’t have to be mutually exclusive. There is so much to learn from a life and career lived with such remarkable clarity of purpose. What a legacy — and what a wonderful reminder that how we lead matters just as much as what we accomplish. https://lnkd.in/gPJXTmBpWarren Buffett Steps Down as Berkshire Hathaway ChairmanWarren Buffett Steps Down as Berkshire Hathaway Chairman
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Tami Erwin shared thisExciting to see York Space Systems continuing to demonstrate what it means to build at speed and scale. Dirk Wallinger does a great job highlighting the breadth of the opportunity ahead—from the Tomorrow.io DeepSky constellation and our new VLEO platform to the increasingly critical role space-based architectures will play in national security and the coordination of autonomous systems. Proud of the York team and the mission-driven innovation underway. The future of space is being built now—and York is helping shape it.Tami Erwin shared thisCEO Dirk Wallinger recently joined J.D. Durkin on Taking Stock at the New York Stock Exchange to discuss the capabilities shaping the future of space and national security. The conversation covered York’s priorities as a modern defense prime, including our $187 million contract with Tomorrow.io to support the DeepSky early warning constellation, our new VLEO platform, and the role space-based architectures will play in coordinating the rapidly growing number of unmanned systems operating around the world. From expanding access to critical weather intelligence to advancing resilient, mission-ready capabilities for the warfighter, York continues to invest ahead of demand and build at the speed and scale today’s missions require. Watch the full conversation below.
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Tami Erwin shared thisTwenty-five years ago this morning, I was on my elliptical, getting my workout in with the television on. From 3,000 miles away, I watched in disbelief as the towers fell and our world changed forever. Today, we remember the nearly 3,000 lives lost. We honor the firefighters, police officers, first responders and ordinary Americans who ran toward danger to help others. And we remember those who stayed for months and years afterward, working at Ground Zero and carrying the burden of that service for the rest of their lives. September 11 is a solemn day—a day to remember what we lost, the price so many paid, and how Americans came together in the days that followed. Twenty-five years later, that call to unity matters. We can disagree and still stand together. We can reach to our right, reach to our left, and lift one another up. May we never forget.
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Tami Erwin liked thisTami Erwin liked this30 years ago today we did this little thing...who would have guessed what it would become. Thank you to everyone who supported me along the way. Too many people to name! Congratulations to my partners too David Balot Kevin Tupy Scott Tollett
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Tami Erwin liked thisTami Erwin liked thisSatellite connectivity is more than an SOS text.📱 It’s the always-on connection that fades entirely into the background, ready for everyday use. Like for the adventurer, receiving a message in a “dead zone.” Or the traveler trying to take a call with one bar. Your life doesn’t stop when coverage does. That’s why we love seeing the latest Google Pixel 11 has Skylo’s direct-to-device satellite connectivity built in. Because going off grid shouldn’t mean going offline. 🌐 Ready to see it in action? Link below.
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Tami Erwin reacted on thisTami Erwin reacted on thisThank you to Erin O'Brien for the recent Ukraine coverage in Tectonic. Her visit nearly coincided with a recent deadly attack on the train that many of us use to get in and out of Ukraine via Poland. Anyone that chooses to visit Kyiv is taking on real risk, but I am grateful for the courage of those willing to show up and support Ukraine. I am also grateful to our UA1 vc teammates and portfolio companies that are still working day in and day out, despite the daily bombardments, to support Ukraine in its fight for sovereignty. https://lnkd.in/gdGgJhPr
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Tami Erwin liked thisTami Erwin liked thisInside the GSMA's new Nova Future Summit, 500 delegates, 63 speakers - invite only, and everything under Chatham rule ... In June, a LinkedIn channel changed its name. Anyone following MWC Las Vegas started receiving updates about something called the Nova Future Summit instead. It is a small detail with a big idea behind it. The GSMA runs the largest event in the mobile industry, and MWC Barcelona closed its twentieth anniversary edition in March with nearly 105,000 attendees from 207 countries. North America has had its own edition since 2017, through several cities and two names. The easy move would have been to export the Barcelona model one more time. Instead the GSMA asked its members what they actually wanted, and the answer was unusually clear. They were already getting what they needed from Barcelona. What they wanted in North America was not another show floor. It was a smaller room, closer to Silicon Valley, with the right people in it. So the GSMA built the opposite of what it is famous for. Five hundred people instead of a hundred thousand. Invitation instead of registration. A resort instead of a convention centre. And a single rule that changes everything about how people talk. That takes conviction. Most organisations defend the format that works and leave it there. The GSMA chose to design a second one from scratch, for a market that needed a different answer rather than a smaller copy of the same one. And it made the announcement on 1 March 2026, on the opening Sunday of MWC26 Barcelona, in the middle of the week that proves the first format still works. Definitely curious to see how it feels in practice next week. If you’ll be there too, happy to meet on-site.Preview Special: Nova Future Summit: 500 Seats, 63 Speakers, One RulePreview Special: Nova Future Summit: 500 Seats, 63 Speakers, One Rule
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Employees Will Use Tools They Helped Build
Harvard Business Review
See publicationTo build new technologies your frontline employees will use and trust — tools that will actually improve the customer experience — you need to ask for their feedback at every stage of development.
Honors & Awards
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Named One of Fortune’s Most Powerful Women
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Selected as 1 of only 50 Most Powerful Women in Business by Fortune.
Fortune used these 4 selection criteria: the size and importance of each woman’s business in the global economy; the health + direction of the business; the arc of her career; and her social + cultural influence. -
Named One of Fortune’s Most Powerful Women
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Selected as 1 of only 50 Most Powerful Women in Business by Fortune.
In 2020, Fortune added a new dimension--how the exec is wielding her power. In this moment of crisis + uncertainty, they asked: Is she using her influence to shape her company and the wider world for the better?
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Named a Power Woman
NY Moves Magazine's 2016 Power Women Issue
Named a Power Woman in NY Moves magazine and featured in their 2016 Power Women issue for leading by example in advocating for women, social fairness and equal opportunity.
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Women in Business Q&A: Tami Erwin, COO National Operations at Verizon
Huffington Post (huffingtonpost.com)
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Women to Watch 2013
Ad Age (adage.com)
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Named 5th Most Influential CMO in the World
Business Insider (businessinsider.com)
A complex algorithm ranked the 29 most influential CMOs In the world.
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Ranked in Top 20 of Most Influential CMOs
Forbes (forbes.com)
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NAFE Women of Excellence Community Service Award
National Association for Female Executives (nafe.com)
Women committed to serving and enriching their workplaces and the lives of others.
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USA Today Quality Cup award
USA Today (usatoday.com)
Recognizes teams who make significant contributions to the improvement of quality in their organization.
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Verizon's Massive Customer Service Initiative: The Inside Scoop
Forbes (forbes.com)
Interview with Micah Solomon, Forbes Contributor, discussing Verizon's “Simple.Smart.Connected” customer experience initiative.
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Tara Neal Ramaprabha
Today's read: Comcast Grants $2.5M to Support Digital Skills and Connectivity in Rural U.S. 📣 https://lnkd.in/gd8MNXrW Comcast announced $2.5 million in total grant funding to Lead for America (LFA) and Partners for Rural Impact (PRI), two nonprofit organizations working to open doors to economic mobility and… Read the full story by visiting the link above ⬆️ Never miss a beat in telecoms. Catch the latest news on The Fast Mode 🚀 #telecoms #tech #innovations #5G #technology
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Conal Henry
Very interesting reading here from Matt Yardley and team. Rural connectivity projects succeed, in my experience, when three conditions are satisfied 1. Policy makers are politically and financially committed to the outcome 2. The project funds fibre roll out 3. The incumbent is not involved. The world is littered with projects that have failed but, when these three conditions are met, the policy gets delivered.
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