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Ed Essay

Ed Essay

Sr Director of Business Value, Microsoft Garage

Microsoft

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Biography

As Senior Director of Business Value in the Microsoft Garage, I leverage over a decade of experience to drive cultural transformation and enable early-stage innovation. By spearheading growth initiatives and creating frameworks like The Garage Growth Framework, our team has achieved high sponsorship rates and launched experimental projects that secure substantial internal funding. Author of The Inside Job: The Intrapreneur's Toolkit to Mastermind Meaningful Change and Innovation (coming January 2026). Passionate about fostering innovation within large organizations, I lead programs that empower employees to develop Horizon 3 ideas and collaborate across Microsoft's incubation ecosystem. My expertise in coaching, agile methodologies, and design-thinking ensures teams navigate challenges while delivering impactful results. Through these efforts, we continue to shape strategies that inspire meaningful organizational change.