Stepping Forward to Meet Opportunity
In this week’s Wednesdays for Women, we interview Beth Morgan, the founder of boom!, which launched in September 2019 with a vision to empower women in supply chain for the benefit of all. Members represent all supply chain and procurement functions and span multiple industries…
A Common Career Thread
Milissa Epps is director of industry solutions at Blue Yonder and has had a remarkable career journey that began with a unique opportunity, as a job relocation led her to a fulfilling career focused on category management. She’s spent many years in a variety of…
Reflecting on the Importance of Mothers During COVID-19
I guess you can call me a mamma’s boy. I talk to my mom every day…for the past 38 years. These days, she asks me if I’ve gotten enough to eat or if my kids are wearing socks because she doesn’t want them to catch…
Silver Linings During COVID-19
For this week’s Wednesday’s for Women blog, we asked women leaders: “What’s an unexpected silver lining you’ve experienced during this COVID-19 quarantine?” Here is a sampling of what they shared: Shahrazad “Sherry” Zaid: I added 20 new recipes to my repertoire and keep posting them…
Mental Health and Wellness in the Workplace
COVID-19 has affected all of us, from our workplaces now being in our homes, to juggling families and our day jobs, and more. One area that may not come to mind right away when thinking of the effects of this pandemic is mental health and…
Community Amidst the Chaos
No matter your job, for many of us, how and where we work has changed as a result of COVID-19. We’ve had to get creative, stay positive and think outside the box. For many of us, things have shifted predominantly digital, and will remain that…
Bringing our Families Together
Today’s Wednesdays for Women blog comes from Blue Yonder’s Kerri Schrage, vice president, finance. She shares her experience participating in Blue Yonder’s first-ever townhall for families as a way to bring our families together during this time. How much does your family know about where…
Unexpected Ways to Spread Joy
Let’s face it, most of us have never experienced days like these. The global coronavirus pandemic has changed the way we live today – and perhaps forever. We strive to juggle new family schedules and working from home, and judicially follow the guidelines set forth…
My New Normal: A Mother’s Heartache
Thursday, March 12, 2020 was my last day of normal. We had family friends in from California and we enjoyed several Spring Training games (Go A’s/Go Giants), big family meals with a lot of laughter by the firepit. Going to the store for household essential…
Supporting Each Other in a New Way of Working
We sit amid a climate that is unimaginable and changing by the day with the COVID-19 outbreak. Here at Blue Yonder, like at many companies around the world, we have shifted the majority of the workforce to working from home as we look to protect…