In this episode of Battle Ready, host Rickey Chavez sits down with Vanessa Angulo, Senior Director of Field Talent Acquisition at Sysco, for an inspiring conversation about leadership, resilience, and personal growth. Vanessa shares her remarkable journey from recruiter to executive leader, discussing the lessons she learned through professional challenges, family hardships, and life-changing experiences.

Together, they explore the importance of authentic leadership, creating inclusive workplace cultures, developing future leaders, and overcoming self-doubt. Vanessa also opens up about how personal adversity strengthened her commitment to supporting others, building high-performing teams, and fostering environments where people can thrive.

• (00:00:00) - Battle Ready
• (00:01:08) - Cisco Talent Acquisition Lead Vanessa's Inspiring Story
• (00:06:22) - Breast Cancer Survivor on Her Journey
• (00:12:13) - Supportive Leaders: How important is inclusion at work?
• (00:17:52) - Warehouse Delivery Company's efforts to increase women in operations
• (00:20:58) - What Do You Do to Create Inclusion in Your Organization?
• (00:24:27) - What Does It Do to Have Belief in Yourself?
• (00:26:46) - Leaders: How to Develop and Lead
• (00:34:18) - Strong Leadership Under Pressure
• (00:37:08) - What Made You a Senior Director at Cisco?
• (00:43:39) - How to Lead With Authenticity