Thought Leader: Jeff Shouger

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Jeff Shouger Lends advice on mentorship, career path, and broadening his skill set

In this episode, Jeff Shouger discusses his career path, the differentiators of leadership he has experienced, and how to build strong and diverse teams.

Duration: 48 min

Highlights

Collective Growth
Duration: 1 min

Paying Mentorship Forward
Duration: 1 min

Differentiators of CFO Leadership
Duration: 1 min

Perseverance and Persistence
Duration: 1 min

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About the Speaker

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Jeff Shouger
SVP, Head of Finance, Niantic Inc.
■ LinkedIn Profile

Jeff Shouger, SVP, Head of Finance, Niantic, Inc., is a Bay Area finance executive with significant leadership experience in managing growth for major players in the interactive entertainment and technology category. Currently, Jeff leads the finance department at Niantic, Inc., the world’s leading augmented reality (AR) platform and creator of Pokemon Go, Harry Potter Wizard’s Unite, and Ingress. A hallmark of his career, Jeff joined Zynga, a maker of social and mobile games, as it prepared for a key inflection point in growth. For five years, he scaled the finance department and led the company through a successful IPO. Jeff spent a decade at Ernst & Young handling accounting and advisory for high-growth technology companies in the Bay Area.

 

Rachel Gerber Kule
Founder, Co-Managing Partner
■ LinkedIn Profile

Top executives rely on the personal attention and expertise of Pursuit PR, a boutique firm in relentless pursuit of brand building results for high-growth, change driven businesses. She founded Pursuit PR with a mission providing personalized client attention, creative ideas, and exceptional results. The firm is guided by core values of integrity, authenticity, and accountability.

The host and moderator, Rachel brings a passion for and fresh perspective on mentorship in the modern world. A graduate of the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and Maxwell School of Political Science, Rachel bleeds Orange.

 

Pursuit Grad: Additional Interviews

Jeff Shouger
Chief Financial Officer
Niantic, Inc.

Date: On-Demand

Nicole Bott
Director of Communications
Red Lobster

Date: On-Demand Soon

Joe Cohen
Chief Marketing and Communications Officer
AXIS (NYSE: AXS)

Date: On-Demand Soon

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We are thrilled that Pursuit PR turns seven today!

As entrepreneurs, we have seen a lot in the past seven years. 

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We are thrilled that Pursuit PR turns seven today!

As entrepreneurs, we have seen a lot in the past seven years. 

We started this business three years before the global pandemic - when the world shut down and everyone shifted to a work-from-home model. Fortunately, as an established remote workforce, we were well-positioned to support our client’s transition.