Vasiliki Papadopoulos, Philip Morris International, Global Intelligence and Planning Manager
- I am known as a pioneer of ideas. Leading transformative programs and initiatives while fully aligning them with a company’s business objectives by leveraging data to ensure success.
Podcast
Overview
Storytelling is an ancient art form and a valuable form of human expression. Because the story is essential to so many art forms, however, the word “storytelling” is often used in many ways. Vasiliki Papadopoulos, Philip Morris International, Global Intelligence and Planning Manager talks about the same.
00:43- About Vasiliki Papadopoulos
- I am known as a pioneer of ideas. Leading transformative programs and initiatives while fully aligning them with a company’s business objectives by leveraging data to ensure success.
- I thrive in leading change and trying to solve complex business challenges. I am the driver of results, rallying and leading a team to deliver quality work.
- I have extensive experience and knowledge in communications – be it storytelling, media, crisis communications, public branding, or digital campaigns.
- I also understand highly regulated companies and environments and know how governments work and how to navigate that.
- I am a strong communicator and can put together strategic plans in place that are creative and impactful.
03:15- How do manage such a diverse range of interests?
- You want to balance your life with what you do from a skill set perspective and also what you do from a passion perspective.
- Your identity should not be just your work.
- It is important to express yourself through the things that bring you joy.
- When you have a balance or understanding of that in your life, it is a lot easier to manage your various aspects.
11:32- Importance of Socially Relevant topics like DEI
- It is not only influential for corporate communications but for the company.
- There is a good understanding of what we are facing from an environmental standpoint globally.
- If you are really focusing on ESG space, it is significant to ensure that what you are doing aligns with the actual work.
- People make consumer choices based on how companies operate.
13:43- About her venture OurWrite
- I am the founder and Director of a volunteer organization called OurWrite whose goal is to eradicate female illiteracy by building schools that provide females with a safe, accessible, and empowering environment to live hopeful and productive lives.
- OurWrite strives to allow ‘Every female to be their own superhero.’
- We achieve this by building, maintaining, and supporting female-centric schools and community centers.
- These centers focus on providing young girls in developing nations the opportunity to learn.
- Specifically, girls get the chance to build basic skills such as reading, writing, and comprehension.
- In the future, these basic building blocks ensure their long-term employment and economic well-being.
- “When a country educates its girls, its mortality rates usually fall, fertility rates decline, and the health and education prospects of the next generation improve.” – World Bank
RESOURCES:
You can connect with Vasie (Vasiliki) Papadopoulos, MSC, MBA | LinkedIn
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- I am known as a pioneer of ideas. Leading transformative programs and initiatives while fully aligning them with a company’s business objectives by leveraging data to ensure success.
- I thrive in leading change and trying to solve complex business challenges. I am the driver of results, rallying and leading a team to deliver quality work.
- I have extensive experience and knowledge in communications – be it storytelling, media, crisis communications, public branding, or digital campaigns.
- I also understand highly regulated companies and environments and know how governments work and how to navigate that.
- I am a strong communicator and can put together strategic plans in place that are creative and impactful.
