Podcast by Karolina Pelc #4 – Shelly Suter-Hadad, CEO, Casumo

???? Topic: Leadership & Transformation

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????Shelly Suter-Hadad has served as the Chief Executive Officer of Casumo since October of 2019 and has overseen the expansion of the company from a single brand to a global gaming group. Previously, Ms. Suter-Hadad served as the Chief Operating Officer and Managing Director as well as Director of Business Development and Head of Marketing Operations during her eleven-year tenure at Mansion Group, between 2008 and 2019. Prior to gaming, she held leadership roles within the telecom, VoIP and satellite television industries, building customer relations and experience functions for global, B2B and B2C clients, including Verizon and Panasonic.

Shelly Suter-Hadad has been recognised by the International Gaming Awards (IGA) as “Leader of the Year” in 2017, named one of the “Top 10 Influential Women” by iGaming Business (iGB) in 2018 and featured in the “Hot50” of Gaming Intelligence in 2018. She has been widely commended for her expertise in launching new brands and driving growth through expansion into new markets. She is also a sought-after speaker and panellist at leadership events, including the World Gaming Executive Summit.

Ms. Suter-Hadad holds an M.A. in Enterprise Business from Durham University (UK).

In this podcast we cover:
???? 00:00 – Introduction
???? 01:20 – Introducing Shelly Suter-Hadad
???? 02:17 – What made Shelly Suter-Hadad join the iGaming industry
???? 03:27 – Shelly’s journey with education and entrepreneurship
???? 06:50 – Shelly’s military background
???? 08:18 – Shelly on army empowering women
???? 09:22 – Diversity in the workplace
???? 11:37 – Shelly’s first impression of Mansion and the industry
???? 13:16 – Being a part of Mansion for a long duration
???? 14:31 – Taking over from the founders as CEO
???? 17:17 – Cultural differences: advantage of disadvantage?
???? 19:40 – ‘The first 60 days’ method
???? 21:19 – Key initiatives in the last 18 months
???? 24:22 – What’s in the future for Casumo?
???? 27:12 – Navigating between leadership and motherhood
???? 29:35 – Closing off