Empowering Women in the Channel Industry with MeiLee Langley
In the latest episode of the Dreamers and Doers podcast, host Craig Patterson speaks with MeiLee Langley, a multi award-winning channel marketing leader, about her vision for the channel community. MeiLee’s passion for empowering women and supporting their growth in the channel industry is a key theme throughout the episode as she emphasizes the need to recognize and support women who may feel stuck or unheard in their current positions. Along the way, she offers insights on her plans for an event to support women early in their careers, some effective channel marketing strategies, and advice to upcoming channel marketing leaders on building successful programs.
MeiLee then discusses the importance of pushing for equity in the workplace, particularly with regards to pay and title for women and minorities. She encourages women to research their worth and advocate for themselves and urges leaders to create plans and milestones that will allow women to advance in their careers. She also shares her personal experience of taking a step back from work to recharge and pursue her passions, emphasizing the importance of setting aside time for oneself in a busy schedule. MeiLee goes on to offer her advice for those going through mergers and acquisitions, and Craig reminds listeners of the importance of remaining positive and authentic in the face of challenges while focusing on what can be controlled. As you will hear, MeiLee Langley’s inspiring vision and advice for empowering women in the channel community, her insights on effective channel marketing strategies, and her emphasis on pushing for equity in the workplace make for yet another compelling and motivating episode of the Dreamers and Doers podcast.
Episode Highlights:
- Creating opportunities for growth and empowerment for women in the channel industry
- MeiLee’s plans for a workshop/conference for women early on in their careers
- Building successful channel marketing programs
- The state of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives in the workplace
- The power inequity of title for men and women in leadership roles
- The need for women to research their worth and advocate for themselves
- Taking a step back from work to pursue passions and recharge
- MeiLee’s advice for those going through mergers and acquisitions
- Remaining positive and authentic in the face of challenges
- Focusing on what can be controlled
- MeiLee’s career goal
- Pushing for equity in the workplace, and creating solutions to fix the blind spot
Quotes:
“In the channel, we’re so good about highlighting our female leaders… But we have a little bit of
a blind spot when it comes to these women earlier on in their careers or in those manager and
below positions.”
“Really take a minute and understand the audience that you are targeting.”
“Channel Marketing really is, in my opinion, the foundation and the framework of your
channel’s go-to-market strategy, which, in turn, is the lifeblood of your organization.”
“We have to be open to listening and learning and not being so defensive, and really leaning into
the fact that there is a lot of systemic change that needs to happen.”
“Taking a step back is not a bad thing.”
“I think the goal is to just kind of continue learning and growing and having adventures.”
“I’m saying if a man and a woman have equal experience, equal skill set and are equally able to
be successful in their role, they should be hired in as equals.”
“Don’t make any drastic decisions until you have an opportunity to really see if that merger
acquisition landed you in a better role or a better leader or a better scope.”
“You put good stuff into the channel and good stuff comes back…We need people pushing hard.”
“Time is finite. Use it to channel as much positivity as you can.”
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