Corporate Partnerships That Actually Matter | NEGU Foundation | Winning Wednesday Ep.9

What does it look like when two major corporations stop competing and start collaborating — not just for business, but for kids battling cancer? Renee Lem, a leader at Equinix, joins Katrina to share how Verizon and Equinix came together behind NEGU (Never Ever Give Up), the Jessie Reese Foundation, and a mission to send thousands of cards to children in hospitals who — thanks to COVID — were suddenly facing their hardest days with far fewer visitors at their side. This is what corporate social responsibility looks like when it actually means something.

🔥 What You'll Learn:
✅ How cross-company partnerships can create outsized community impact
✅ Why corporate social responsibility is no longer optional — it's cultural
✅ The powerful perspective shift of seeing your life as a book with many chapters still to write
✅ What the Jessie Reese Foundation is doing for kids facing cancer — and how you can help
✅ Why volunteerism gives back to the giver just as much as the receiver

⚡ Key Focus Areas:
Cross-Industry Collaboration - How Verizon and Equinix found common ground to serve a greater mission
NEGU & The Jessie Reese Foundation - Never Ever Give Up — wrapping arms around kids facing cancer
Corporate Social Responsibility - Why diversity, inclusion, environment, and community aren't just buzzwords
Your Life as a Book - The perspective reframe that keeps you grounded and hopeful during hard chapters
Volunteerism as a Byproduct of Goodness - You don't go into it looking for the reward — but it always shows up

💎 Renee's Approach:
Global Communications Chair at Equinix — leading cross-company community impact initiatives
Passionate advocate for corporate social responsibility rooted in people, environment, governance, and community
Helped forge a partnership between Equinix and Verizon to support the NEGU Foundation with cards for hospitalized children
Drew powerful parallels between post-9/11 corporate collaboration and pandemic-era partnership
Believes the best business cultures are ones where making a difference is woven into the daily mission

🎯 Perfect If You're:
A corporate professional who wants their company's values to actually mean something
Someone looking for a tangible way to give back — even from home with paper and markers
A leader thinking about how to activate your employee base around a shared community mission
Feeling overwhelmed by uncertainty and needing a grounding perspective shift
Curious about what genuine cross-company partnership looks like beyond the press release

🔑 Renee's Philosophy:
"This moment in COVID is just one paragraph in the book that's yours — keep writing it."
"Perspective is everything — it'll keep you grounded today and give you hope for the future."
"It's not just doing business — it's making a difference in all perspectives."
"You don't go into volunteerism looking for the reward — but it winds up there like a wonderful surprise."
"After Jessie found out she had cancer, she was more focused on what she could do to help others."

ABOUT RENEE LEM:
Global Communications Chair at Equinix | Corporate Social Responsibility Leader | Community Impact Advocate | Connecting companies and causes to create meaningful change beyond the bottom line

CONNECT WITH RENEE:
🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/reneelem/

CONNECT WITH KATRINA:
🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/connectorqueen/
📱 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/connectorqueen/?hl=en
🌐 Website: https://katrinafuhrman.com/connector-queen/

ABOUT WINNING WEDNESDAY:
Deep conversations exploring the significant moments that shape who we become. Winning Wednesday launched in April 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic as a remote networking tool and mid-week inspiration. Now evolved into Becoming You — stories of transformation available to binge at your convenience. Created and hosted by Katrina Fuhrman, The ConnectorQueen.

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