The Competitive Advantage of Empathy

Shawn Vanderhoven, Episode #51/52

Part 1

Part 2

CEO, UP

Shawn is the CEO of UP. where he works with senior executives and business leaders to transform and renovate conflicts and problems into breakthrough innovation, trust, and profit. He speaks on how to use listening and empathy to convert conflict into disruptive solutions.

Shawn has worked with companies and executives from Adobe, Captial One, Cisco, Deloitte, Oracle, Siemens, LinkedIn, Wells Fargo, and Yahoo.

He has led IT strategy development for enterprises including the United States Department of Defense, higher education, healthcare organizations, and top businesses in Asia, Europe, and North America

He lives in Menlo Park, California with his wife Anne and their three boys.