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Metafy lands $25M to scale its gaming coaching platform

TechCrunch

Metafy , a startup that operates a marketplace for video game coaching, announced this morning that it has closed a $25 million Series A. This publication last covered Metafy in May 2021 , when the company raised a $5.5 Metafy doesn’t take a cut of coach income when they use its platform; it charges students a 5% fee.

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How 2 Australian sporting brands leverage human-centric digital innovation to drive new fan experiences in and out of the arena

CIO

Creating new revenue streams, identifying untapped audiences and better engaging fans onsite and all year-round are just some of the wins iconic Australian sporting events are chalking up thanks to human-centric digital innovation. Helping AGPC was strategic technology partner, WONGDOODY, the global human experience company of Infosys.

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Free Agency CEO seems to care more about control than the company, former employees say

TechCrunch

According to former employees of human resources startup Free Agency, CEO Sherveen Mashayekhi’s leadership style is holding the startup back as he seems to care more about demanding loyalty and controlling his employees than building a company. This left Mashayekhi as the sole C-suite executive at the company.

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Rackspace’s Brian Lillie on the importance of leadership principles

CIO

After leaving Equinix in 2019, he hiked the Camino de Santiago in Spain, became a life coach through UC Davis Extension, and in 2020, took a Stanford philosophy course on the meaning of life. Looking back, Lillie realized that as a father of four and 20 years spent coaching youth sports, this purpose statement has been central from early on.

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Let’s Strengthen Our Culture of Mentorship: Friends Of The Children Event

Perficient

Although the great coach and I never met, I pretended that he was holding my hand through life. Because of his example, I gave everything I had to my studies, sports, and every other interest and effort. As you can imagine, being a nerd by nature made my struggle that much more challenging.

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10 Exceptional Strategies For Extraordinary Executives

N2Growth Blog

As a coach, my goal is always to see my client succeed. I want them to have experiences that will lead them to achieve their goals: increased sales, better performance, healthy growth, stronger culture and ultimately a better organization. In the world of sports, botched plays are typically a result of miscommunication.

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#ClouderaLife Employee Spotlight: Kimberly Lewis, Director of Human Resources Programs

Cloudera

She functioned as the liaison between the field and corporate, where she needed to be an expert across all functional areas, developing a mindset for the larger company strategy. The passion of the city with a rich history wrapped in a cultural melting pot and anchored in the annual festivities of Mardi Gras. I guess I now qualify.”