Lauren Beane Email & Phone Number

Raleigh, Nc, Us

As a Certified Guide & Facilitator for Mic Drop Workforce, I specialize in empowering women to conquer public speaking anxiety and develop the confidence they need to speak with confidence at work. Through workshops created by renowned public speaker Jess Ekstrom and corporate executive Kristine Sickels, I deliver transformative, hands-on sessions designed to help women speak with clarity, confidence, and authority.I offer tailored workshops, from 1-hour sessions to full-day programs, that provide practical, actionable strategies for: • Overcoming public speaking fears by shifting their mindset when speaking. • Building confidence in communication and leadership using tools to craft what they want to say and how they want to say it.. • Gaining real-world practice in meetings and presentations to strengthen presence.I am passionate about helping organizations unlock the potential of their female talent by fostering environments where women can confidently contribute, lead, and succeed. If you're ready to empower your team and drive lasting change, let's connect!

I help audiences take the leap and believe they are ready enough by offering tools, coaching, and my personal stories so they can embrace and own their unique talents.

San Jose, Ca, Us

• Led a highly successful cross-functional team in planning and executing a paid media campaign that increased brand awareness and engagement for Cisco Guided Resources• Utilized data-driven insights to develop and implement a digital strategy to enhance customer engagement • Represent the promotion and governance of Cisco Community to drive key alignment among stakeholders

San Jose, Ca, Us

• Supported the Senior Director in setting the overall strategy of the team and preparing presentations to executives and other audiences, including critical meetings and QBRs• Worked closely with the team to develop and execute focus areas, priorities, and strategies• Planned and facilitated team workshops, utilizing Miro for fiscal year planning• Established and maintained a business management system, including staff agendas and meetings • Managed hiring and program budgets of $500K+ and onboarded 100+ contractors

San Jose, Ca, Us

• Created and executed paid social plan for SMB always-on journey, managing a quarterly budget of $50K• Collaborated with cross-channel and cross-region agency partners to strategize effective media plans• Supported paid social for sponsorship programs including NFL, Riot Games, and the Olympics• Partnered with small business team to develop editorial calendar and coordinated global marketing efforts• Rebranded small business social handles to improve UX, resulting in +310% overall engagements• Developed a full-funnel social plan for the external launch of Cisco Designed• Launched the first Cisco Facebook store to feature pricing and Cisco Designed product portfolio, streamlining the process to get connected with a partner• Designed the Instagram strategy to create a human-centric storytelling platform to connect with SMBs• Recognized as best-in-class LinkedIn campaign strategy and 2021 Shorty Award Finalist

San Jose, Ca, Us

• Hosted quarterly social listening readouts to stakeholders to shape future marketing plans• Led the social media strategy for all US industry events by leveraging influencers and utilizing social listening while integrating that strategy into the omni-channel journey• Revamped the video social strategy for events and piloted an influencer roundtable on Facebook Live during HIMSS, which reached 132K views and 3.4M impressions

San Jose, Ca, Us

• Led the social media strategy for all US industry events by leveraging influencers and utilizing social listening while integrating that strategy into the omni-channel journey • Oversaw the US YouTube video strategy to improve SEO and user experience • Managed external agency relations and worked with extended content teams to create social-first visual content • Utilized Sprinklr to capture reporting metrics and communicated to the team monthly • Member of cross-functional team which developed a social media brand personality and best practices training template for the organization• Revamped the video social strategy for events and piloted an influencer roundtable on Facebook Live during HIMSS, which reached 132K views and 3.4M impressions • Created social selling e-books to educate sellers on best social practices• Worked in a cross-functional social audit team which consisted of consolidating 400+ social accounts into ~120 accounts

Raleigh, Durham + Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Us

Raleigh, Durham + Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Us

San Jose, Ca, Us

• Managed social media accounts with over 70K followers and increased followers by 2.6% and impressions by 38%• Created social media action plan for Cisco Live which resulted in a total of 595,000 impressions during event• Improved customer experience by creating a promotion at CiscoLive! to increase engagement on social media• Created infographics, posters and other graphics for social media campaigns, promotional items, and reporting results of CiscoLive! before, during, and after the event• Planned cloud technology presentations for 22 partners at CiscoLive!• Re-designed Partner Marketing Central to improve online customer experience• Reviewed analytics reports of Cisco Powered website and designed an action plan to improve customer experience on website• Published blog posts to serve as a recruiting tool and showcase my experiences at Cisco