Friday, October 8, 2010

Meetings and Birthday Cake End to a Great Week

Group visit: to Comcast (100,000 employees across 49 states of USA. National broadband and cable TV company)...national headquarters in Philadelphia

Who went: Me (Australia), Shen Bing (China), Svida Alisjahbana (Indonesia), Paula Bennet (New Zealand),   Ayesegul Ildeniz (Turkey), John Wolf (USA), Anne McNiff (USA)

Visited: Charisse Lillie....who provided great insights and advice on  1. Corporate-Community programs 2. Leading diversity & change 3. Career transition (sponsors, mentors and creating a brand)

Wikipedia info:
Comcast Corporation (NASDAQCMCSA and NASDAQCMCSK), founded in 1963, is the largest cable operator and the largest home Internet service provider in the United States, providing cable television, broadband Internet, and telephone service to both residential and commercial customers[3][4][5][6] in 39 states and the District of Columbia.[7] Comcast also has significant holding in networks (including E! Entertainment Television, Style Network, G4, The Golf Channel and Versus), distribution (ThePlatform), and related businesses. As of August 2010, Comcast's proposed acquisition of a majority stake in NBC Universal is pending government approval.
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High up on the 52nd floor in what is Philly's answer to The Empire State Building - AMAZING VIEWS


After a debrief, it was time to celebrate my own and 4 others birthdays that will be while we are on Fellowship.....


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