Organizational influence, individual accomplishment.

Case studies in innovation: Intrapreneurship Academy graduates at work.

Daryl Evans
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Intrapreneurship Academy helped me to better assess the problems I’m trying to solve. I now have the tools to ensure my solutions are creative, useful, and actionable.

The class was an enjoyable experience. I always looked forward to the Driving Innovation remote classroom.

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SUCCESS PROFILE

Daryl Evans

Digital Director, Crown Media Driving Innovation

Background

With the cancellation of its daytime lifestyle show, Crown Media needed a new way to monetize the show’s digital microsite in order to continue generating sales opportunities and maintaining traffic-driving content.

Solution

Transition the current microsite into a new digital lifestyle property. The new property is rich in sponsorship opportunities and contains editorial content created in-house.  An extensive SEO plan is being incorporated to drive traffic and increase the discoverability of exclusive content.

Results
  • Generated interest from potential sponsors, even in the early stages.
  • Led to the Crown Media marketing department meeting refresh into a more efficient and impactful status update and editorial collaboration.
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Jeremy Meissner

Principal Engineer II, Charter Spectrum Driving Innovation

Background

Charter Spectrum needed a way to broadcast a VOD barker video across the  footprint of the entire organization in a more streamlined and simplified manner.

Solution

Created a system of dual VMs and scripts to process the barker files and stream them via Multicast. The scripts monitor which server is streaming and have multiple verification steps to ensure the other server isn’t streaming the barker.

Results
  • Enabled Charter Spectrum to get rid of old hardware that was streaming the barker locally in different headends.
  • Produced better and simpler support by having the barker streamed redundantly.
  • Freed up local resources to allow for more video bandwidth on the QAM network.
  • Resulted in an individual and Charter Spectrum patent.
Jeremy Meissner
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Intrapreneurship Academy provided me with tools I still use today in developing and architecting solutions for my company. It also helped me hone my current skills, including how to talk to colleagues clearly and get them involved in finding the best solution. 

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Our graduates want to tell you something.

These are some of the things our current students and graduates are saying about their experience at Intrapreneurship Academy:

Kristen Bowman

Comcast

Manager, Business Support & Analytics

“I especially appreciated the fresh perspective on how to think through and understand the problems at hand thoroughly instead of diving headfirst into a problem solving state. The methodologies I learned, from brainstorming to implementation, have been invaluable in my daily work. I highly recommend this course to anyone eager to enhance their problem-solving skills!”

Jennifer Znaniecki

Mediacom

Vice President, Learning & Development

“I'm now analyzing my team from a different perspective. We're reviewing our strengths, working on areas of opportunity, and seeing what changes we can make and different strategies we can employ.”

Eric Brovont

Comcast Business

Sales Engineering

“A key learning I took away was about the elements that form the Leadership Compass that can provide direction when encountering unexpected situations. I would highly recommend these courses to aspiring leaders who are seeking to understand how to navigate a shifting and fast-paced environment.”

Monica Lena del Vecchio

C&W Business (Liberty Latin America)

Director, Business Development

“Initially when I came here I thought innovation only was related to technology and products. So, learning about the process and a new way of doing things I think was the best takeaway for me.”

Sean Polombo

Comcast, Northeast Division

Marketing Communications Manager

“This course was amazing, and I learned a lot about myself. I would recommend anyone who wants to learn more about themselves take this course. Not only will you learn your strengths, but you will also learn how to use them and what they bring to the table in your career.”

Bill Dorman

Wide Open West

Manager, Learning & Development

“I learned how the Relational Web ties into all of the other Rs (Relevant, Responsive, Resilient, Resourceful, and Reflective). It's a solid model for any organization.”

Valerie Spinosi

Comcast

Senior Manager

“It's practical, it's realistic, and I think anyone who is thinking about joining should apply. The time is now!”

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