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Extending the Ladder

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Extending The Ladder

Extending the Ladder provides insight for the next generation of women leaders as they forge a path in what has traditionally been a male-dominated space.

Not Your Fathers Data Center

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Not Your Father’s Data Center

Not Your Father’s Data Center, one of the top 25 podcasts in the industry, doesn’t only talk about data centers. No topic is off-limits for Raymond and his guests, covering everything from nuclear power, tech burnout, or their March Madness picks.

Meet The Speakers

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Nancy Novak, Chief Innovation Officer


As Chief Innovation Officer for Compass Datacenters, Nancy is continuously improving the means and methods Compass uses to deliver sustainable, reliable, and mass-customizable data centers. Prior to joining Compass, Nancy held operational leadership positions with top-ranked construction contractors Hensel Phelps and Balfour Beatty. She serves on the Executive Board of Directors for the National Institute of Building Sciences, the World Trade Center Institute, and Weston Solutions, an environmental firm. She is also an executive sponsor for bridging the Digital Divide on the iMasons Advisory Board. Nancy is an advocate for disrupting the status quo in the construction industry and women’s leadership in all industries.

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Raymond Hawkins, Chief Customer Officer


Raymond Hawkins serves as Compass Datacenters’ Chief Customer Officer. In this role, Raymond is responsible for all of the company’s sales, sales channels, and marketing. Before joining Compass, Raymond served as the Senior Vice President of Global Solutions Sales for Digital Realty. In this position, Raymond was responsible for the company’s sales in North America, South America, EMEA, and Asia-Pacific, as well as its Global Sales Engineering team. Prior to Digital Realty, Raymond held the position of Southwest Region General Manager for systems integrator Sirius Computer Solutions. Mr. Hawkins also served in the United States Marine Corps and holds a B.S. in Finance from Auburn University.

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Highlights

Featured Resources

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Deepening Veteran Expertise for Data Center Excellence 

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In this Veterans Day special episode, Kirk Offel shares how veterans’ expertise elevates data centers through leadership, tech skills, and community.

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Championing Mental Health with Frontline Leadership

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In this World Mental Health Day episode, Nancy and Rachel discuss the Frontliner Program’s transformative impact on safety and innovation in construct…

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From Classroom to Career: Women Engineers Shaping the Industry 

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In this episode, Nancy and three brilliant MSU students will inspire you to rethink diversity and inclusion in engineering.

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