Sheila Darcey

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Inside the Design of the Award-Winning Lexus RC App

Posted by Sheila Darcey on Mar 10, 2015 12:19:00 PM

How did Lexus meet the challenge of rolling out training to launch a new vehicle quickly and effectively? 

Lexus, a division of Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), wanted to create a digital tool that could quickly ramp up its sales team on two new models in the highly competitive market for sports sedans and crossover SUVs.

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Are entrepreneurs born or made?

Posted by Sheila Darcey on Apr 17, 2014 10:47:00 AM
Sheila Darcey reflects on her transition from employee to entrepreneur and leader at a rapidly growing company.  
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Dare To Dream

Posted by Sheila Darcey on Mar 20, 2014 5:43:00 AM

In the movie “Warm Bodies”, zombies move slowly through the world with an insatiable hunger to consume a person’s energy for their own survival. Until one day, a spirited survivor inspires one of the zombies to dream again. In dreaming, the zombie is transformed back into its human state, and sets off a reverse epidemic in a formerly lifeless world.

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The First 30 Days Inside a Startup; An Interview with Sheila Darcey

Posted by Sheila Darcey on Mar 20, 2014 5:20:00 AM

Part of "Freefalling Ethnographer," a series about life inside a digital innovation Startup.

BeyondCurious recently had a new addition to our team: the fabulous Sheila Darcey who brings tremendous depth and perspective from 15 years as a senior leader in the digital agency world. We are very lucky to have her. Since Sheila has such a fresh perspective on what it’s like working at a startup, I wanted to get her thoughts on her first 30 days at BeyondCurious. Sheila not only answered my questions, she also  illustrated her biggest lessons learned with a self-portrait diptych. Read on to hear what motivated Sheila to join a startup, the challenges she has faced in the startup environment, and lessons she has learned in her first 30 days. Welcome, Sheila!

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