1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 I first met Shelley Zalis when I was working for Unilever and she was invited to speak at an offsite meeting.&amp;nbsp; She broke two rules during her presentation; 1.&amp;nbsp; She divulged her age and 2. She quoted Yoda.&amp;nbsp; Most women don&amp;rsquo;t do those kinds of things; then again, most women aren&amp;rsquo;t Shelley Zalis. I was excited to catch up with Shelley in the private lounge of the Ritz Carlton hotel overlooking Central Park. Today she is the CEO of Ipsos Open Thinking Exchange; a product of Ipsos' 2010 acquisition of her former company OTX Research (listen to the podcast to learn how this came full circle for Shelley). If I could use only one word to summarize Shelley, it would have to be passionate.&amp;nbsp; When Shelley has an idea stuck in her head, she pursues it until it becomes a reality. If someone tells her it can&amp;rsquo;t be done, that only motivates her more to make it happen.&amp;nbsp; Listen up as Shelley discusses her career path and the lessons she has learned along the way (like how to speak EBITDA). I will forewarn you that there is a lot of industry talk in this podcast (and a few F-Bombs).&amp;nbsp; If you stick with it though you will get a glimpse at the softer side of Shelley Zalis. Given that it is Spring, this episode pairs well with a nice New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc; might I recommend Kim Crawford? Uncorking a Story https://uncorkingastory.com/ <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/2282943/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/5578079