As Chief Marketing Officer of SelectMinds (www.selectminds.com), Diane Pardee manages the SelectMinds brand, image, go-to-market strategy, communications and product marketing globally. Diane works closely with SelectMinds clients to ensure that the measurable benefits they gain from online corporate social networking are recognized both within our client companies and externally with all of their constituencies. Diane has more than 20 years of experience in marketing and communication, primarily in the technology sector. Before joining SelectMinds, Diane was Chief Marketing Officer of Midi, a software service provider (SSP) serving the ethics and compliance solution needs of Global 1000 companies. Prior to that, she was Senior Vice President of Corporate Marketing with Taleo Corp (NASDAQ:TLEO). Diane has also been Vice President of Communication with Journal Register Company (NYSE:JRC), a leading publishing company, where she was instrumental in the company’s IPO and subsequent investor relations and communication strategies. Diane has also served as vice president of the NYC-based investor relations and marketing communications firm Adam Friedman Associates, and as Editor-in-chief of Unique Homes Magazine.
I love my job and I’m not afraid to say it. Many of my women friends are also executives, and some are support people—but all have a passion in their lives, whether it is work, their relationship,...