Kendra Walsh is Director, Community and Customer Advocacy at Juniper Networks. Kendra started her career in customer programs back in the early 2000s and has really seen the role evolve over time. We talk about the value of hiring an operations person early for your team, how she connects her community and advocacy programs, all of the mini communities that live within their Elevate community and all of the care and feeding involved.

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