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By now, we could all use a change of scene in our work-from-home scenery, and we're here to help — with 11 brand new T-Mobile virtual backgrounds! Whether you want to put yourself on the mound at T-Mobile Park, sky-high above T-Mobile Center or in the comfy confines of a Signature Store, we’ve got a bevy of Magenta backgrounds to choose from. So add an air of adventure and a splash of Magenta to your next <a href="https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/210707503-Virtual-Background#:~:text=While%20in%20a%20Zoom%20meeting,background%20will%20be%20automatically%20applied.">Zoom</a>, <a href="https://help.webex.com/en-us/80jduab/Use-a-Virtual-Background-in-the-Cisco-Webex-Meetings-Suite">WebEx</a> or even <a href="https://support.google.com/edu/classroom/thread/39520143?hl=en">Google Classroom</a> call. (And follow the links provided if you need pointers on how add a background for each of those platforms.) Whatever your Un-carrier flight of fancy, we’ve got your back … ground!

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SCHEDULE SOME TEAM TIME AT T-MOBILE PARK IN SEATTLE

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FEELING LUCKY? HEAD TO T-MOBILE ARENA IN LAS VEGAS

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With most gyms closed or reopened with restrictions, it’s no surprise that outdoor exercise is <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Flifestyle%2Fwellness%2Fsome-gym-junkies-are-seeing-the-benefit-of-exercising-in-the-great-outdoors%2F2020%2F05%2F27%2F57357be8-9c4a-11ea-ad09-8da7ec214672_story.html&data=02%7C01%7Clucy.donahue%40t-mobile.com%7C3a8b79e02f4d48fc6b4f08d85ffbf632%7Cbe0f980bdd994b19bd7bbc71a09b026c%7C0%7C0%7C637364883050978289&sdata=YCXUGuTPUSZnm8wxu07qYz0nFMuA%2FypXUzht5arAfFs%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank">on the rise</a> — and none more so than <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ffortune.com%2F2020%2F06%2F29%2Fcoronavirus-economy-pandemic-exercise-running-shoes-hoka%2F&data=02%7C01%7Clucy.donahue%40t-mobile.com%7C3a8b79e02f4d48fc6b4f08d85ffbf632%7Cbe0f980bdd994b19bd7bbc71a09b026c%7C0%7C0%7C637364883050978289&sdata=hyYcz89dSPRIOVj9yuU19HZhuTZpm4KAVeyBsfLdmY8%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank">running</a>. Whether you’re an avid runner training for the next big race — and yes, it will likely be one of the many <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.runnersworld.com%2Fraces-places%2Fa32600865%2Fvirtual-races%2F&data=02%7C01%7Clucy.donahue%40t-mobile.com%7C3a8b79e02f4d48fc6b4f08d85ffbf632%7Cbe0f980bdd994b19bd7bbc71a09b026c%7C0%7C0%7C637364883050988280&sdata=z3AGrAF1L5lKRsHjNueGOTeJYWipnga00rvML%2Fk%2FTEE%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank">virtual ones</a> happening right now — a casual runner who just enjoys staying in shape or someone who’s just taken it up in these unusual times, wireless technology can help you train more effectively. (It can also help you have more fun!) With so many new devices and apps, it can be tough to figure out what will work best for you. Here’s a primer on the latest that can help you run farther and faster. 1. Running apps are a great alternative to the gym  More people are turning to running apps to stay in shape, especially in the last few months. For runners both new and experienced, two of the most popular apps are <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.strava.com%2F&data=02%7C01%7Clucy.donahue%40t-mobile.com%7C3a8b79e02f4d48fc6b4f08d85ffbf632%7Cbe0f980bdd994b19bd7bbc71a09b026c%7C0%7C0%7C637364883050988280&sdata=XEMQ1EX%2BD%2BbasnV%2BLeFYRAVd%2FbMQ881j35Ucse%2BgA4Y%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank">Strava</a> and <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nike.com%2Fnrc-app&data=02%7C01%7Clucy.donahue%40t-mobile.com%7C3a8b79e02f4d48fc6b4f08d85ffbf632%7Cbe0f980bdd994b19bd7bbc71a09b026c%7C0%7C0%7C637364883050988280&sdata=EH%2Ba2ixBmby3KvqPUvwRS9sTGNQ60%2BKuVUGKghJ9NEc%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank">Nike Run Club</a>, both of which can help you map and track routes, analyze progress and compete in challenges to push your limits. If you want to make things competitive, these apps also let you share your progress and achievements with your friends — or foes. 2. Virtual coaches can help you reach that new personal best If you can’t have a personal trainer running every step of the way with you, you can get a virtual one tailored to your specific needs and goals. For example, <a href="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fvitrainer.com%2F&data=02%7C01%7Clucy.donahue%40t-mobile.com%7C3a8b79e02f4d48fc6b4f08d85ffbf632%7Cbe0f980bdd994b19bd7bbc71a09b026c%7C0%7C0%7C637364883050998278&sdata=NNsYHdRMMTE0xDh6yLtYR6%2B75ndNPdGHmD%2F7sVlgLSU%3D&reserved=0">Vi</a> artificial-intelligence trainer gives you real-time, personalized coaching. 3. Smartwatches are just as capable as your phone If you don’t want to carry a smartphone on your runs, luckily many of today’s smartwatches can free your pockets while providing you with the same activity-tracking benefits you get with a smartphone. Just last week, Apple announced two new Apple Watch models — Apple Watch Series 6, delivering breakthrough wellness and fitness capabilities, and Apple Watch SE, Apple’s combination of design, function, and value. T-Mobile has an Apple Watch offer to match: Pick up an Apple Watch (Series 3 or higher) and activate it on a new line on any eligible T-Mobile Apple Watch plan, and get $200 off a second Apple Watch with 24 monthly bill credits. Head <a href="https://www.t-mobile.com/smart-watches/brand/apple" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">here</a> to check out all the available Apple Watch models at T-Mobile.

With Apple Watch, you’ll have all your health and fitness tools right on your wrist: pace tracker, calorie counter, heart rate monitor and GPS — not to mention all your music, podcasts and texting and calling needs. You’ll be off to the races in no time!

Apple Watch Plan: Compatible phone required for initial device setup. $200 Off: If you cancel wireless service before receiving 24 bill credits, credits stop & remaining balance on all devices at full price on required finance agreements becomes due (ex. Apple Watch S6, up to $799.99). Tax on pre credit price due at sale. Max 6/account.

No matter your experience level, there’s on-the-go technology that can help you cross your next finish line.

Pick up an Apple Watch (Series 3 or higher) and activate it on a new line on any eligible T-Mobile Apple Watch plan, and get $200 off a second Apple Watch with 24 monthly bill credits. Check out all the available Apple Watch models at T-Mobile.

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Run, Don’t Walk! The Wireless Route to Boosting Your Running Workout

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As T-Mobile and Sprint were planning our long-anticipated merger, we realized that we had a significant opportunity in front of us. We could use our new scale and resources as a larger combined company, to not only get bigger, but also to become BETTER in so many ways. This was our opportunity to seize.

Knowing we would be opening our doors to millions of additional customers and welcoming thousands of new employees, we embraced the challenge to create a new T-Mobile with a unique customer-obsessed culture, centered on attracting, retaining and developing the best team in the history of our industry. And to do that, we knew it would be absolutely essential to further commit to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DE&I) as a long-term strategy. So back in October 2019, we decided to make a significant $25 million investment in this effort, entering into an important <a href="https://nul.org/news/civil-rights-groups-sign-groundbreaking-diversity-agreement-t-mobile-us">Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)</a> to work closely with six major American DE&I advocacy organizations to expand on our long-standing commitment to DE&I: the National Urban League, National Action Network, Asian Americans Advancing Justice, Asian Pacific American Advocates, League of United Latin American Citizens and UnidosUS.

And now, with our merger complete, I’m pleased to share that we are officially kicking off this exciting work. The timing is more relevant and critical than we could have predicted, and the issues that the MOU addresses are even more pressing today than when we entered into the agreement last year. As our nation is experiencing a profound moment, and there is real momentum to address racial equity, significant change is more within our reach than in any recent time. And we at T-Mobile are committed to being part of that change.

I’m excited today to announce that a team of incredible leaders will advise us in these efforts.

As part of the MOU, we have formed an External Diversity and Inclusion Council that is made up of some of the best advocates and thinkers in the DE&I space. Each of the organizations that signed the MOU has a seat on the council, and we rounded out the group with seven more esteemed leaders. Now 14 members strong, the council is already helping us identify priorities and chart a Strategic Diversity Plan to set meaningful goals and hold ourselves accountable to accomplish them.

It’s truly an honor to <a href="https://www.t-mobile.com/news/_admin/?p=58112&post_type=story&preview=1&_ppp=a3d2e1f0c4">introduce</a> the members of T-Mobile’s External Diversity and Inclusion Council, for the first time here!

Marc Morial, President & CEO, <a href="https://nul.org/">National Urban League</a>

Marc, who will serve as Council chair, has long been <a href="https://www.t-mobile.com/news/community/trailblazer-takeaways-black-history-month-2020">a trusted advisor</a> to T-Mobile and is a recognized leader of America’s Black community. He served as Mayor of New Orleans, president of the United States Conference of Mayors, and Louisiana State Senator.

Kevin Allis, CEO, <a href="http://www.ncai.org/">National Congress of American Indians</a>

Kevin is an enrolled member of the Forest County Potawatomi Community and a longtime advocate for American Indian equity. He is an attorney practicing Federal Indian law and labor and employment litigation and has served as an officer with the Baltimore Police Department.

Sindy Benavides, CEO, <a href="https://lulac.org/">League of United Latin American Citizens</a>

A Honduran-born immigrant who now leads the oldest Hispanic civil rights organization in the country, Sindy is now CEO of LULAC and has devoted her career to public service, ensuring that countless young people, women and immigrants have the same opportunities she did.

Gilbert F. Casellas, Former Chairman, EEOC

Gil has extensive legal and policy experience having served as a diversity, equity and inclusion advisor to several major corporations, governmental commissions and universities as well as the chief diversity officer of a Fortune 50 company.

Rachelle Chong, California Emerging Technology Fund Board Member and former FCC Commissioner

Rachelle was the first Asian American appointed to the Federal Communications Commission. As special counsel to CETF, she’s fought to bridge the digital divide by advocating for public policy, public awareness and strategic partnerships in California and Washington, D.C.

Maurita Coley Flippin, Esq., President and CEO, <a href="https://www.mmtconline.org/">Multicultural Media, Telecom and Internet Council</a>

Maurita is a lawyer and media executive with a background in telecom and internet law, and policy and business operations. She’s been involved in mass media most of her career, including as a member of the BET executive team, and has produced several award-winning independent films produced by filmmakers of color.

Alphonso David, President, <a href="https://www.hrc.org/">Human Rights Campaign </a>

Alphonso is the first civil rights lawyer and person of color to serve as president of the Human Rights Campaign in the organization’s nearly 40-year history. In 2015, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo appointed Alphonso to serve as the governor’s chief counsel and principal legal advisor.

Carol Glazer, President, <a href="https://www.nod.org/">National Organization on Disability</a>

Carol is president of the National Organization on Disability, the nation’s oldest civil rights organization that represents 57 million people. She’s an expert on the employment of people with disabilities and is the mother of two children, one of whom was born with hydrocephalus and has physical and intellectual disabilities.

Derrick Johnson, President, <a href="https://www.naacp.org/">National Association for the Advancement of Colored People</a>

Before becoming president and CEO of the NAACP, Derrick served as president of the NAACP Mississippi State Conference leading campaigns for voting rights and equitable education. He also founded One Voice Inc., a non-profit focused on improving the quality of life for African Americans through civic engagement training and initiatives.

Ken Lee, CEO, <a href="https://www.ocanational.org/">OCA-Asian Pacific American Advocates </a>

Ken became CEO of OCA-Asian Pacific American Advocates after retiring from UPS, where he was the first Asian Pacific American vice president. He also currently serves as chair of the Asian Diversity Advisory Council for Comcast NBC Universal and is a member of the Charter Diversity Council and AT&T Consumer Advisory Panel.

Janet Murguía, President, <a href="https://www.unidosus.org/">UnidosUS</a>

Janet has testified before Congress about issues affecting the Latino community, such as education, health care, immigration reform, civil rights and the economy. Before being named president of UnidosUS in 2005, she was deputy campaign manager for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Gore_presidential_campaign,_2000">Al Gore's 2000 presidential campaign</a> and was a White House advisor to President Bill Clinton.

Rev. Al Sharpton, President and Founder, <a href="https://nationalactionnetwork.net/">National Action Network</a>

Hailed by former President Barack Obama as a “champion for the downtrodden,” the Reverend Al Sharpton founded the National Action Network in 1991 in the tradition of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to fight for one standard of justice, decency and equal opportunities for all people. NAN now has more than 100 chapters across the country.

Jin Sung, Chair of the Board, <a href="https://www.nationaldiversitycoalition.org/">National Diversity Coalition</a>

Along with serving as chair of the NDC, a national advocacy organization focusing on elevating corporate social responsibility, Jin is also the pastor of Episkiazo Christian Church, a multicultural church in Anaheim, Calif. She is deeply passionate about bridging corporate America with underserved communities and advocating for minority access and social justice. 

John C. Yang, President and Executive Director, <a href="https://www.advancingjustice-aajc.org/">Asian Americans Advancing Justice</a> -<a href="https://www.advancingjustice-aajc.org/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">AAJC</a>

At Advancing Justice - AAJC, John leads the fight to empower Asian Americans to create a more just America through public policy advocacy, education and litigation. He is an accomplished attorney who served in the Obama Administration as Senior Advisor for Trade and Strategic Initiatives at the U.S. Department of Commerce and helped secure nominations and confirmations of over 20 Asian American and Pacific Islander federal judges, and numerous Senate-confirmed presidential appointments.

These leaders have devoted their lives to advancing civil rights and creating a better future for everyone in America. We are grateful that each will play an essential role in helping us advance our strategic DE&I goals at T-Mobile. 

I feel honored to lead T-Mobile during this pivotal chapter, as we build a company with a truly differentiated culture, and advance our DE&I goals, to serve customers and compete more sustainably and effectively than ever before. Our vision is simple: to become the most loved brand in the history of our industry. And we need the best team in the history of our industry to get there. I’m thankful that our new External Diversity and Inclusion Council is now in place to help us with an essential aspect of this ambitious vision.

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Stop for a moment to think about how far T-Mobile has come in our quest to bring real, meaningful competition to the wireless market and challenge the long-standing duopoly of AT&T and Verizon. Incredibly, last week the two behemoths, who dwarf T-Mobile in revenues and market cap, actually teamed up to petition the government to thwart T-Mobile’s competitive access to wireless spectrum – the radio waves that allow carriers to build competitive, high capacity networks to benefit consumers and businesses nationwide.

I suppose we shouldn’t be surprised. At T-Mobile, we’re hard at work delivering on the vision for the new T-Mobile since closing our merger with Sprint. Thanks to the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) approval, and its stance favoring increased competition in this marketplace to benefit consumers, we are building a high capacity network to help the U.S. lead the world in 5G, and bring real competition to U.S. wireless for the first time. This competition will benefit every consumer and business in this country. To do it, we’re leveraging the unique combination of complementary spectrum and assets to deliver world leading 5G for all Americans.

The result? As promised, AT&T and Verizon are facing real competition from a company that is committed to shaking up the status quo and bringing true choice to consumers. Wireless customers will no longer have to make that trade-off between a great value and a great network – now, with new T-Mobile, they can have the best value in this industry AND be with the company that will lead in the 5G era. We can see that scares the heck out of these two huge, entrenched industry incumbents. The duopolists are scrambling to block this new competition any way they can.

A tell-tale sign that AT&T and Verizon are already hearing the footsteps of the Un-carrier is that both of these giants have turned to the FCC seeking help to thwart this added competition. Suddenly in the unfamiliar position of not having a dominant stranglehold on the wireless market, and preferring not to meet the competitive challenge in the marketplace, AT&T and Verizon are urging the FCC to slow T-Mobile down and choke off our ability to compete fairly for added radio spectrum.

Why is this important to all Americans? Because spectrum is needed to deliver faster, better and more affordable wireless broadband services for American consumers and businesses nationwide. We are now witnessing the spectacle of two of the biggest companies in the world asking the FCC to constrict T-Mobile’s ability to compete on a level playing field for important spectrum, under a regulatory tool known as the “spectrum screen.”

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While these industry incumbents claim this is to protect competition from one company having too much spectrum, this rings hollow as evidenced by their immediate efforts to block T-Mobile from leasing unused 600 MHz spectrum from a company called Columbia Capital. This is spectrum that Columbia Capital is not using, and is now being deployed by T-Mobile for the benefit of American consumers, including in rural areas where this low band spectrum is particularly impactful. In the category of “you can’t make this stuff up” – AT&T had won at auction the spectrum that Columbia Capital is now leasing to T-Mobile and – guess what – AT&T decided it didn’t want it and sold it to Columbia. Verizon, the ringleader in opposing this lease, never bothered to even show up and bid for any 600 MHz spectrum. In short, we have AT&T and Verizon seeking to block T-Mobile from using spectrum that AT&T decided to jettison, and Verizon had no interest in pursuing. Now both companies are seeking to block T-Mobile from putting this spectrum to use for the benefit of American consumers. Are AT&T and Verizon really interested in fostering competition? Of course not. This is about protecting their market dominance.

The main event, however, is the upcoming C-band spectrum auction. The stakes are extremely high. Anticipated to raise many billions of dollars for American taxpayers, the C-band is the largest pool of new spectrum expected any time in the near future. The results of the auction will shape market competition and network advancement in the U.S. for years to come. That’s why a fair, competitive process that allows all players to compete for the spectrum is essential for consumers. Without it, taxpayers will not only lose the benefit of the lost auction proceeds, but will also lose the benefit of ensuring that spectrum is put to use, to drive competition, by those most motivated to do so.

Citing the “spectrum screen”, AT&T and Verizon would like to keep T-Mobile out of the bidding or at least put a damper on our ability to aggressively bid against them in this important auction, so that they can run the table unchecked. The “spectrum screen” was put in place years ago with good intention and broad support including from T-Mobile – to help ensure competition in the market when spectrum supply was limited – but is now being cited by AT&T and Verizon for reasons entirely opposite to this intention. And importantly, the “spectrum screen” pre-dates, and therefore ignores, certain 5G spectrum where Verizon already dominates. In fact, Verizon holds massive spectrum (far more than T-Mobile’s entire portfolio of low, mid-, and high-band spectrum) in the “millimeter wave” bands, which are the cornerstone of their 5G strategy and which are not subject to the “spectrum screen”.

In other words, Verizon, as the holder of the most spectrum in the U.S. marketplace by far, which they gained through their own financial dominance, has the anti-competitive instincts and sheer audacity to complain that a much smaller T-Mobile has too much. After holding massive spectrum advantages over T-Mobile and others for decades, Verizon and AT&T just can’t stand the idea of anyone else being ahead of them or having a fair shot in an auction where they plan to use their financial might to do what they have always done – dominate.

The spectrum screen also does not take into account how additional spectrum can enable wireless carriers such as T-Mobile to utilize high capacity wireless networks, backed by spectrum, to provide genuine competition to the incumbent in-home broadband providers (such as AT&T, Verizon and Big Cable) thereby providing sorely needed in-home broadband alternatives particularly in rural America. This is exactly what T-Mobile is busily building its network and using its spectrum to provide.

While our country faces the challenges of an unprecedented pandemic, the high-capacity wireless services we are deploying and delivering are even more critical for connecting Americans to their families, workers to their jobs, students to their schools and the vulnerable to their health care providers. The lessons of living with the pandemic are that now, more than ever, we need transformative high-speed broadband – “5G for all” and not just for the few. And, as some have observed, the increased and changing use patterns are here to stay well beyond the pandemic. T-Mobile has a long history of putting spectrum to immediate use to deliver these kinds of benefits. AT&T and Verizon both have a history of warehousing spectrum, leaving it unused, simply to deny their competitors (and by extension, consumers) access to it.

The FCC has done an incredible job of making sure that fresh spectrum is there to provide new and improved services, and all consumers stand to benefit from the FCC’s prescient efforts. As a result of this FCC’s pro-competitive spectrum policies, the U.S. has the potential to lead the world in competitive 5G services. Now is not the time to turn away from that success formula. T-Mobile is committed to using any spectrum we gain to build, deploy and provide the high-capacity network services that America needs. We only need to have the door open for us to do so, on a fair and level competitive playing field, and we encourage the FCC to maintain its pro-competitive stance that would allow us to compete for and deploy radio spectrum to benefit consumers.

American consumers deserve the fair competition that will result in American broadband leadership, and greater access for all.

Stop for a moment to think about how far T-Mobile has come in our quest to bring real, meaningful competition to the wireless market and challenge the

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AT&#038;T and Verizon Are Feeling the Heat of Real Competition

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Most teachers in America spend their own money prepping classrooms with learning materials for the school year ahead. But on Monday, September 21, one hundred teachers were delighted to find their Amazon Wish List items ordered and on their way thanks to T-Mobile and its participation in <a href="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.clearthelistfoundation.org%2F&data=02%7C01%7CShawna.Ryan16%40T-Mobile.com%7Cf7313f46c89f4848a11d08d85a984915%7Cbe0f980bdd994b19bd7bbc71a09b026c%7C0%7C0%7C637358957401481348&sdata=QL2Wtef6TzbyCa2VGfC0vGwWlXsKQFYV04EtkJvYetk%3D&reserved=0">ClearTheList</a>, a foundation and social movement focused on providing schools with tools for success.

For the second year in a row, T-Mobile has tapped into Twitter to give back to teachers by donating to the #ClearTheList movement. It all began in 2019, when members of the company’s brand community social team identified participating teachers using the hashtag and cleared the list of as many as they could in a single day.

“They helped twenty-seven teachers and classrooms with a total of 636 class supplies given,” says Shannon Johnson, a Sr. Manager of Social Media at T-Mobile, referring to her community social team’s charitable efforts.

“Typically, any given school year, teachers don’t have all the supplies they need to make their classrooms as successful and manageable as they possibly can,” explains Johnson. “ClearTheList helps amplify teachers [looking for support] and their wish lists, spreading their requests and giving people or brands the chance to go in and purchase those items.”

A year later, in August 2020, employees took their list-clearing commitment even further. Each day of the month, a teacher who used the #ClearTheList hashtag was chosen and the brand attempted to clear their entire list, surprising a total of thirty teachers around the country, including Tre Butler.

“We are still learning virtually but with this program I received headphones so I can teach online more effectively,” said the Florida Pre-K teacher. “I also received diverse reading books, sensory items, toys for reinforcement, and even plastic face covers for when students return to the classroom.”

ClearTheList’s founder took notice of the brand’s efforts and helped T-Mobile organize logistics to do even more good, surprising one hundred more teachers on September 21. As many educators ramp up for a uniquely challenging COVID-friendly school year, the more lists that can be cleared, the better!

“The ClearTheList social media movement helps drive awareness for the amount of money teachers are paying out of their own pockets every single year,” Courtney Jones says. “I just want to give a heartfelt thank you to everyone who has joined the ClearTheList movement and to T-Mobile for stepping up and impacting classrooms all across the nation.”

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on Monday, September 21, one hundred teachers were delighted to find their Amazon Wish List items ordered and on their way thanks to T-Mobile and its participation in ClearTheList, a foundation and social movement focused on providing schools with tools for success.

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The World Champion Gymnast and Wellness Advocate spoke at T-Mobile’s Women’s Summit about  mental health and tips for succeeding under pressure.

Aly Raisman, team captain of the gold medal winning U.S. Women’s Gymnastics teams in 2012 and 2016, spoke at the 4th annual T-Mobile Women’s Summit about the importance of self-care, believing in yourself and being an ally. “I really think about the power of using your voice and how you may never know who else you inspire by sharing your story,” said Raisman to more than five thousand employees who logged in for the event held on Women’s Equality Day. The summit was hosted by the company’s Women & Allies Network, one of six Employee Resource Groups focused on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiatives. The event tackled subjects focused on understanding the meaning and importance of allyship, intersectionality and inclusionist thinking.

On finding self-help tools and practices:

“I’m somebody where if I have anxiety it’s really hard to get it out of my head. So, communicating and venting to somebody is very helpful and just kind of getting it out of my body almost is very beneficial. But also, as you said, anxiety is normal and I think also that being said about having communication and dialogue, I think it is also important to do the work on ourselves to practice self-compassion which is very important and I think practicing self-love is something a lot of people talk about. I think we are often our own worst critic. How we talk to ourselves, a lot of times, we would never talk to our younger self or our best friend or our daughters the way that we talk to ourselves. So, I think just being aware of that and being kind to yourself. I definitely think that how we treat ourselves, and how we often would not say that to somebody else, is something I remind myself of a lot.”

“I think it is a very normal thing to not really know what your next step in life will be. If someone does want to change direction [in their career], communicating with people and having a support group around you is important. Find people that have been in a similar situation that can help guide you and give you advice on what they learned, whether it was something they would have done differently or something that they think you should do. I think talking to people is one of the best ways you can learn but even if you're not talking to somebody, if you can just learn from other people, there's nothing wrong with that. If you decide that you want to do something and then you change your mind, that is okay, that is part of life and so is going down a different path and figuring out what works and what doesn't. I think we are living in a time where we are kind of forgetting that, and trial and error is okay, and if you don't like it, you try something else. So, I think it is important to just do what feels right for you and do what, really makes you happy and what makes you excited in the morning when you wake up.”

“Sometimes people don't know the right things to say. No matter what it is, sometimes I believe the right thing to say is, ‘I don't really know what the right thing to say is, but I just want to let you know I’m here for you and I support you.’ I think that's what makes a bond really strong is letting them know you're here for them and that's also what makes a really good leader. Being able to create a space where people feel comfortable asking questions, people feel comfortable going to you and knowing that you will help them.”

Former Teen Vogue Editor-In-Chief Elaine Welteroth also presented as one of T-Mobile Women’s Summit guest speakers. Stay tuned for more about her discussion on inclusionism at work.

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The World Champion Gymnast and Wellness Advocate spoke at T-Mobile’s Women’s Summit about mental health and tips for succeeding under pressure.

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At T-Mobile, listening to customers is the single most important thing we do. As the leader of T-Mobile for Business, I have the honor of speaking to businesses of all sizes and spanning all types of industries. Through these conversations, I’ve learned about their pain points and how they’ve disrupted their industries to overcome them. This has offered me some incredible insights and learnings that I want to share with fellow business leaders who are fighting for survival against incredible odds.

Back in May, I launched “Taking Care of Business,” a social media video Q&A series that gave me a chance to talk with business leaders about how they’ve pivoted in response to COVID-19. Over the course of five awesome episodes, we heard some amazing leadership stories.

Daymond John, CEO of American hip-hop apparel company FUBU, talked about the challenges specific to Black business owners. Mark Canlis, the third-generation owner of the James Beard Award-winning restaurant Canlis, shared his experience of shifting from a fine-dining destination to a takeout and event-based restaurant. And David Schmidt, CEO of retail packaging and displays company TPH Global Solutions, talked about how his company pivoted from designing retail store displays to face shields to help protect lives.

I’m proud of how deeply the series resonated with our listeners and guests, and I’m excited to tell you that we’re reintroducing “Taking Care of Business” as an ongoing video and podcast series that explores the world beyond COVID-19 and dives deep with trailblazing business leaders to learn how they build leadership skills, lead successful organizations and innovate within their industries. Don’t miss our first episode of the renewed “Taking Care of Business,” featuring former Major League Baseball pitcher CC Sabathia. As a former college athlete and baseball fan, let me assure you this is kind of a big deal! Sabathia will join us to discuss the intersection between baseball and business, along with how he turned his passion for philanthropy into his own apparel company.

The rest of the lineup is just as excellent! We will host folks with incredible track records as successful leaders, and I’m humbled that they’re willing to share their experiences and expertise with me — and with you. So, stay tuned for more on upcoming guests!

Tune in Sept. 10 for the first episode of the new season with CC Sabathia. I guarantee that you’ll come away with valuable lessons to help give you the boost you need to keep your business running — and winning — in this unpredictable new world we’re in. 

Follow along for more updates on Mike Katz's <a href="https://twitter.com/mike_katz?lang=en">Twitter</a> and <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikatz/">LinkedIn</a>.

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After a successful pilot launched this past year, the company reups and expands its commitment to a new program for hiring women who have temporarily left the workforce.

“I took a break relatively early in my career, and each time I navigated to an online application, it began with two choices: either ‘I am a recent graduate’ or ‘I am a seasoned professional.’”

That left Emilie Davidson feeling a little out of place. “With no local or recent professional contracts, I applied to dozens of positions each month and heard absolutely nothing back. It was easy to see how women in my situation fell through the cracks of the recruitment system,” Davidson explains. 

Talking through the challenge with Sara Culjan, a friend, fellow mom and business analysis manager at T-Mobile, convinced Davidson to take a new approach to her job search. “Sara really supported me through my return-to-work journey,” says Davidson. “She encouraged me to apply for a few jobs at T-Mobile and helped update my resume to fit the T-Mobile culture. She suggested filling the career gap’s space on my resume with ‘stay-at-home parent’ as my current role, including business jargon-y descriptions of the parenting role.”

Davidson’s effort generated some call backs, and, though no interviews followed after, reworking her resume offered something else: “Writing those descriptions actually helped me see how my time as a stay-at-home parent was practical experience, and surprisingly relevant to many paid jobs.”

Then, a few months after their initial conversations around her career hunt, Culjan forwarded information to Davidson about T-Mobile’s TechX Returnship pilot. The description of the need for the program — “to create more on- and off-ramps in the workforce” — resonated. “I felt like I had taken an exit ramp from the workforce and this created clear direction and some space to get back up to interstate speed.”

The TechX Returnship Program​​ — a partnership with <a href="https://www.reachire.com/">reacHIRE,</a> which helps facilitate paths to leadership roles for women returning to the workforce in technology roles — provides opportunities for women who’ve taken a long professional career break to care for family members, raise children and/or for other personal reasons. Seeking openings to return to the workforce after a significant period of time can prove challenging — but the company knows crucial team members are out there, and taking such a break doesn’t diminish their contributions to T-Mobile’s various teams.

The initial Returnship Pilot, which ran from November 2019 until May 2020, announced six impressive roles, including engineering, project management and analyst positions within T-Mobile's Technology Service Delivery & Operations (TSD&O) organization. 

For just those six roles, the program attracted almost 400 applicants quickly. But the unique pilot offered the opportunity to expand the traditional HR recruitment model, and focus on problem solving and critical thinking over existing skills or platform proficiencies — and hiring managers easily found top talent for their teams.

Managers and mentors were hand-picked for the pilot program based on proven leadership and commitment to other technology career programs. After Returners attended a week-long onboarding and training session to equip them with skills they needed to be successful, managers provided their Returners with challenging projects and plenty of opportunities to build their professional network, plug into relevant training and connect frequently with people in their TSD&O community.

The TechX Returners quickly adapted to the new working environment — with the initial transition back into work, and then having to work remotely due to COVID — and exceeded all expectations on their assignments and projects.

One thing was clear: each Returner ​brought refreshing, exciting and unique perspectives to the business.

“​​The other five women in my cohort are incredible, and it’s just baffling to see so clearly what would have been a huge missed opportunity if we had given up,” Davidson says. “I also look back at the time I had at home with my daughter and see the incredible missed opportunity it would have been if I had not chosen what felt best for my little family at that stage in our lives for fearing the challenge of a comeback.” 

The TechX Returnship’s program has roots in the intersection of T-Mobile's commitment to professional development and diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) initiatives. A few engineers attending a session about returnships at the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing conference as part of the Women & Allies DE&I subgroup, Women in Technology, were inspired to text Brian King, SVP & Chief Operations Officer, Technology. As King  <a href="https://www.cio.com/article/3567348/t-mobiles-returnship-program-aims-to-get-women-back-into-tech.html">recently explained to CIO Magazine,</a> the idea of the TechX Returnship Pilot was born out of this outreach.

“We wanted to learn through the pilot,” King told the magazine. “We wanted to make sure that we have the right managers and mentors and that they were set up to be successful. We now have a formula that works. And we have a formula that we can scale within the rest of technology and make sure that we’ve got the right level of champions within each of the departments.”

When the pilot program concluded this spring, all six Returners successfully landed full-time roles — five within T-Mobile, and one externally — placements the team (understandably) considers a 100 percent success rate.

“T-Mobile has lived up to its reputation for supporting employees and having a wonderful business culture,” says Davidson, who landed a job as a program manager in the Technical Training & Development department. “I am so grateful that ReacHIRE was able to bridge the gap between an eager and qualified workforce and a fantastic company, and would encourage other companies and individuals to participate in the program.”

And thanks to that ​incredible success, TechX is expanding the Returnship program, and now seeking 20 talented Returners for a six-month program that will run from​ November 2, 2020 to May 14, 2021​.

Applications are now open for a wide variety of roles, including project management, product management, software engineering and business analyst positions. Returners will be hired as paid Non-T-Mobile Workers​ (NTW) and will work full-time hours (40 hours per week). Returners may be eligible to receive an employment offer at T-Mobile at the end of the program.

To be eligible for the program, applicants should:

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Interested parties can apply <a href="https://www.reachire.com/hiring-partners-partner-brand-tmobile">here</a>.

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