Welcome to IBM’s Keep It Simple (KIS) Technology Podcast hosted by Thomas F. Anglero, Nordic Dir. of Innovation for IBM. In this episode, Stephanie Rance, Co-Founder of the Academy Award certified Martha's Vineyard Film Festival for Afro Americans shares her sage advice on how she built the world-famous film festival from scratch using kindness.  Stephanie's advice and story on how to build a company, irregardless of the challenges, on the back of kindness to be one of the most prestigious film festivals with hundreds of celebrities and global dignitaries are incredible.  She explains how so many leaders think being difficult and hard on their employees will lead to success.  This is wrong.  Her story and her success if the proof. Listen to Stephanie explain how she overcame failure, setbacks to build an event that people travel across the world to attend.  One of the most important things in Stephaine's message is Stephanie.  Take note of how humble she is and even though she knows so many famous people she still is one of the kindest people I have ever met. There is a lot to learn about being a great leader by listening to Stephanie and her inspiring stories on being a warm leader. Please subscribe to the IBM "KIS Technology podcast” and we thank you for listening.  Read much more about IBM, our ways of working, and our Cloud offerings here - https://ibm.co/2URU66K We have also gathered some exiting insights where you pick and choose the ones that fit your needs the best.  Read how you can unleash data and AI for competitive advantage - https://ibm.co/39oc0D3 Manage IT. How to Orchestrate and simplify multi-cloud - https://ibm.co/2UqFtrW Optimize IT. How to Accelerate digital transformation - https://ibm.co/2WTsXCI Build cloud-native. Build once, deploy anywhere - https://ibm.co/33WNmIL Modernize applications. How you can simplify and extend apps with an open, hybrid cloud - https://ibm.co/2wLYRG KEYWORDS: IBM, Martha's Vineyard Film Festival, Strategy, leadership, culture, soft skills, transparency