Linkedin Blog

Each month, we invite luminaries from around the world to the LinkedIn campus to share their insights with LinkedIn employees.

Last week, Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook COO and author of Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead, and Gina Bianchini, Founder & CEO of Mightybell and Co-Founder of Lean In, joined me for a fireside chat. I have known Sheryl and Gina for years and admire them both personally and professionally. The book is a gift and I recommend reading the whole thing.

On International Women’s Day, LinkedIn Singapore invited Gina Romero to speak and share her experiences with us. Gina began her career as a long haul stewardess, then got over her fear of technology to become an IT Director and eventually to run her own IT company. Gina’s passion for small businesses and an interest in building communities led her to Athena Network. As head of the Athena Network, she works with female executives and entrepreneurs to provide them with a platform to collaborate for mutual success.

As part of our InDay Speaker Series, we were fortunate to host Gavin Newsom to discuss his new book Citizenville: How to Take the Town Square Digital and Reinvent Government. Gavin is on a mission to change the mindset of how people view government. The themes in his book are clearly striking a chord across partisan lines. The notion of individual responsibility and citizen empowerment are commonwealth ideals. They also provide some common ground for me to have a productive conversation with my libertarian father when home for the holidays!

I had the opportunity to interview Gavin, a master storyteller with examples that illustrate the themes in his book. I strongly recommend you read his book and watch the full interview below – both are well worth your time. Here are 3 of my favorite themes:

Editor’s Note: As part of LinkedIn’s inDay Speaker Series, we were honored to have Bryan Stevenson of the Equal Justice Initiative speak to us about justice for all. We invited Peter Fortenbaugh, Executive Director of the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Peninsula, to share some highlights.

What is the opposite of poverty? Justice, according to Bryan Stevenson who spoke at LinkedIn as part of their inDay Speaker Series. I, along with 20 of my colleagues from the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Peninsula (BGCP), were thrilled to be invited by LinkedIn to attend. At BGCP, our mission is to provide hope and opportunity to at-risk youth in our community so Bryan’s message of “justice for all” left us inspired and more committed than ever to our work. Here were some of the highlights for our team.