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Ted Harrington

Ben Stanbury has been a top executive at some of the largest content creators in the world, from EA Sports to Disney to Amazon Studios, where he currently serves as the Worldwide Head of Technology.In this episode, he shares a number of insights about how to get your ideas to resonate with top executives. Perhaps most surprising of them all? The key is to build relationships. It doesn't matter how scientific and technical our field is, success is driven by relationships.In this episode, we discuss:why to think holistically and to think BIGwhy to understand your audience, and how to do itthe importance of finding mentorships (and the reason to be a mentor yourself too)how to pitch your initiatives in 3 simple ideas: 1) know your audience 2) keep it brief 3) be clear about what you'll do and how you'll measure itthe inherent benefits to your career path, even if your initiatives aren't acceptedwhy it's sometimes easier to get $10m approved than it is to get $75 approvedwhy automation and process de-duplication get executive excitedsimple language &gt; jargonGuestBen Stanbury, WW Head of Technology at Amazon Studios (@AmazonStudios on Twitter)HostTed HarringtonThis Episode’s Sponsors:If you’d like to sponsor this or any other podcast episode on ITSPmagazine, you can learn more here: https://www.itspmagazine.com/podcast-series-sponsorshipsFor more podcast stories from Tech Done Different With Ted Harrington: https://www.itspmagazine.com/tech-done-different-podcastAre you interested in sponsoring an ITSPmagazine Channel?https://www.itspmagazine.com/podcast-series-sponsorshipsLearn more about Ted and his book at https://hackablebook.com

Ben Stanbury has been a top executive at some of the largest content creators in the world, from EA Sports to Disney to Amazon Studios, where he currently serves as the Worldwide Head of Technology.In this episode, he shares a number of insights about how to get your ideas to resonate with top executives. Perhaps most surprising of them all? The key is to build relationships. It doesn't matter how scientific and technical our field is, success is driven by relationships.In this episode, we discuss:<ul><li>why to think holistically and to think BIG</li><li>why to understand your audience, and how to do it</li><li>the importance of finding mentorships (and the reason to be a mentor yourself too)</li><li>how to pitch your initiatives in 3 simple ideas: 1) know your audience 2) keep it brief 3) be clear about what you'll do and how you'll measure it</li><li>the inherent benefits to your career path, even if your initiatives aren't accepted</li><li>why it's sometimes easier to get $10m approved than it is to get $75 approved</li><li>why automation and process de-duplication get executive excited</li><li>simple language &gt; jargon</li></ul>Guest <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-stanbury-a90701b/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ben Stanbury</a>, WW Head of Technology at Amazon Studios (<a href="https://twitter.com/AmazonStudios" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@AmazonStudios</a> on Twitter)Host <a href="https://www.itspmagazine.com/itspmagazine-podcast-radio-hosts/ted-harrington" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ted Harrington</a>This Episode’s Sponsors:If you’d like to sponsor this or any other podcast episode on ITSPmagazine, you can learn more here: <a href="https://www.itspmagazine.com/podcast-series-sponsorships" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.itspmagazine.com/podcast-series-sponsorships</a>For more podcast stories from Tech Done Different With Ted Harrington: <a href="https://www.itspmagazine.com/tech-done-different-podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.itspmagazine.com/tech-done-different-podcast</a>Are you interested in sponsoring an ITSPmagazine Channel? <a href="https://www.itspmagazine.com/podcast-series-sponsorships" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.itspmagazine.com/podcast-series-sponsorships</a>Learn more about Ted and his book at <a href="https://hackablebook.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://hackablebook.com</a>

The Key To Technology Is Relationships | A Conversation With Ben Stanbury | Tech Done Different With Ted Harrington