Embracing Diverse Perspectives
Kara Miyasato, CLFP
Director of Marketing
Stryker Flex Financial
Talk Overview
It is vital that leaders consider the experience and perspectives of their team as well as the people with whom they interact. Also important to consider is how your Board of Directors can be leveraged in advancing careers.
Why Select this Talk?
This Talk will provide tangible tools to create a diverse environment when building a team or a network.
How You Learn
A panel of leaders will share perspectives from a variety of backgrounds and experiences. Participants will be encouraged to ask questions and share their own observations.
Takeaways
A variety of perspectives benefit both the company and the individual: having a wide range of advocates can help facilitate the goals of the organization and your individual career planning.
Kara Miyasato, CLFP
Kara Miyasato is the Director of Marketing for Stryker’s financial services business, Flex Financial. In this role, she leads a team responsible for product development, marketing communications, sales training, and business analytics for North America and Europe. She sits on the Flex Financial leadership team.
In 2007, Kara began her career at Stryker at Stryker Endoscopy in San Jose, California. She relocated to Kalamazoo in 2008 and has held various individual contributor and management roles within Flex Financial in both operations and marketing. Her focus throughout her Stryker career has been customer engagement, continual process improvement, and employee development.
Kara currently serves on ELFA’s Women’s Council, ELFA’s Captive & Vendor Finance Business Council Steering Committee, and Monitor’s Editorial Board. She previously chaired ETAC, the Emerging Talent Advisory Council, and was identified as Monitor’s inaugural Next Generation Leader for their Industry Icon Awards.
Kara holds degrees in philosophy and economics from Santa Clara University, attained her Master’s degree in Finance from Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business, and is a Project Management Professional (PMP) as well as a Certified Lease & Finance Professional (CLFP). She sits on the board of directors for the Kalamazoo Junior Symphony Orchestras and resides in Kalamazoo, Michigan with her husband, Cullen, and their son, Kai.