Podcasts about any sector

Today's guest is Anand Mahurkar, Founder and CEO of Findability Sciences. With about 100 employees worldwide, Findability operates in a variety of industries, including manufacturing. In this episode, Anand provides an in-depth overview of the workflows that are impacted in predicting inventory and resource use in manufacturing. He also discusses what it looks like to determine the data sources you're going to use and influence the workflows you will use to make more informed forecasting decisions. This episode is sponsored by Findability Sciences. If you're interested in finding more high ROI use-cases in your sector, be sure to download our free PDF brief, “3 Ways to Detect AI Trends in Any Sector,” at emerj.com/t3.

Today's guest is Michael Biltz, Managing Director of Technology Vision at Accenture. For many years Accenture has come out with their annual technology vision focusing on several trends they think will define the year ahead. Michael speaks to us today about adapting to the new world we have been hurled into with the Coronavirus. How does AI play a role in the near term? What does the future work look like five years out when it is AI-enabled? What are some of the big areas that corporations need to think about? If you are leading or starting a company and want to know what it looks like when we are all working together productively half a decade from now, this is an interview that will be eye-opening for you. And if you are interested in finding more AI trends in whatever industry you operate in, be sure to download our PDF brief "3 Ways to Discover AI Trends in Any Sector" at emerj.com/t3

Today's guest is Gaurav Srivastava, CTO and co-founder of FarEye, a low-code, Intelligent Delivery Management Platform for all types of businesses across many industries to facilitate deliveries at reduced cost and improved performance. In today's episode, Gaurav explores the potential for AI in logistics, what it looks like to move towards predictive, and what it looks like to unlock AI in a space known for not being at the screaming edge of technology. The evolution of this sector will mirror the evolution of many other legacy sectors and hopefully will help open up some ideas. If you are thinking about finding AI opportunities and building your strategies, download our FREE PDF Brief on "3 Ways to Discover AI Trends in Any Sector" at emerj.com/t3

This week on AI in Industry we continue our theme of focusing on "The Competitive Advantage of AI." Babak Hodjat shares his insights about critical decision-points within a business, and how to leverage them to find high-ROI AI opportunities. Download our free PDF report titled "3 Ways to Discovery AI Trends in Any Sector": emerj.com/t3

This month's theme is on using AI for a competitive advantage. We speak first with Monika Wilczak, Managing Director of AI at EY. Monika speaks to us about how large companies can start to get an edge over the competition by leveraging AI, emphasizing how companies can get started with gaining that advantage. If you're looking for areas of AI opportunity, be sure to download our "3 Ways to Discover AI Trends in Any Sector" report by going to emerj.com/t3.

Today's episode is brought to you by Booking Protect: the global leaders in refund protection!  Any Listing! Any Sector! Anywhere! Booking Protect has you covered with the world's most comprehensive refund protection product.  Find out how to partner with Booking Protect by visiting them at www.bookingprotect.com Come see me and Booking Protect CEO, Simon Mabb, at the Ticketing Professionals Conference of Australia in Sydney on 14th and 15th of November.  I'm giving the opening keynote on change and innovation and it is going to be a shot of adrenaline to your organization. Get your tickets today at www.ticketingprofessionals.com.au Get my new newsletter, "Talking Tickets". A weekly shot of the top stories in tickets and live entertainment and why you should be paying attention to them.  Come to my one-day workshop in Melbourne, Australia on 18 November! "Fans For Life: Creating and Keeping Modern Fans" will help you and your organization answer the question, "How do we get people off their couches, phones, or other places and into our building?" We will cover lifetime fan value, fan-first experience, change, innovation, and a lot more.  My guest today is Anthony Esposito, VP of Ticket Operations with the Atlanta Braves.  We covered a whole lot of ground including the upcoming GAPTA event in Atlanta at SunTrust Park on November 5th, INTIX in NYC in January 2020, the digital experience, and more.  One of my favorite parts of this one is where Anthony shares the customer service training that the Braves put their employees through. I think we can all learn something from them.   

Today's episode is brought to you by Booking Protect: the global leaders in refund protection.  Any Listing!  Any Sector! Anywhere!  Booking Protect offers your guests a world-class customer service experience, peace of mind in their purchase, and they can help you in creating a new stream of revenue.  Find out how you can partner with Booking Protect by visiting them at www.bookingprotect.com Come see me and Booking Protect CEO, Simon Mabb, at the Ticketing Professionals Australia Conference in Sydney on 14th & 15th of November.  Get your tickets today by visiting www.ticketingprofessionals.com.au My guest today is David Brickley.  David is CEO/Founder of STN Digital and we had a nice conversation about one of the topics I love: turning digital into something meaningful.  We covered message, frequency, and revenue.  We talked about how to plan your season campaign built around touchpoints, key points in your calendar, and by thinking proactively.  We talk about the Toronto Raptors and how STN was able to help the Raptors take advantage of their run to the NBA title.  Then we turn our attention to revenue and 9 figure opportunities that teams are leaving on the table.  There's a lot here.  David is great and hosts a podcast of his very own: The Business of Social.  You can find STN Digital and follow David on Twitter.   

Today's episode is brought to you by Booking Protect: the global leaders in refund protection!  Any Listing! Any Sector! Anywhere!  Booking Protect has you covered with the world's most comprehensive refund protection product!  Visit www.bookingprotect.com to find out how you and your organization can offer your customers a better buying experience, more peace of mind, and you can create a new revenue stream for your business.  My guest today is Anthony Gady from Talladega Super Speedway in Alabama.  We talk about a lot of topics in and around sports business including sales teams, sales team development, leadership, and a lot more.  Find my blog at www.davewakeman.com   

Today's episode is brought to you by Booking Protect: The Global Leader in Refund Protection!  Any Listing!  Any Sector! Any Where! Booking Protect helps you deliver a better buying experience by giving your customers world class customer service, a better buying experience, peace of mind in their purchases...and, you can create a new stream of revenue for your organization.  Today my guest is Eric Fuller.  He's been on the episode twice before, but I wanted to have him on to talk about a new project we are taking on called On Sale Academy! We are doing 3 events: May 8th in NYC June 5th in Los Angeles June 10th and 12th in Washington, DC The NYC and LA events will be heavy on strategy, marketing, and sales. Very action oriented with outlines, scripts, action items, and a cohort of people to help you sell more tickets.  In Washington, DC we are going to talk about the FTC's hearing on ticket sales. On the 10th, we are going to get together to prep for talking points, strategies, questions, etc. around what to expect from the FTC hearing. On the 12th, we will take a look at what happened and how you should take action on to get the most from this.  To find out more about LA and DC, email me at dave@davewakeman.com. You can find out about the NYC event here.  In this episode, we talk about consolidation, margins, secondary market platforms, demand generation, attendance challenges, sales, and a lot more.   

Today's episode is brought to you by Booking Protect: The Global Leaders In Refund Protection.  Any Listing!  Any Sector!  Anywhere!  Booking Protect has you covered with the world's most comprehensive refund protection product.  To find out how you and your organization can partner with Booking Protect to give your guests a better, more personalized buying experience, visit them at www.bookingprotect.com Today is another one of those special episodes where I talk with Brett Zalaski and we have a go at each other.  The back and forth is fun for me and the feedback on the last one was great, so we are doing this again.  We take a deep dive on giving sales reps in sports the tools and knowledge they need to be successful. We cover the need for sports teams to be better at marketing themselves.  We also talk about ongoing training needs, the moments that pop up in a sales process, and a whole lot more.  Find Brett at www.empoweredsalesperson.com and you'll see his blog and all kinds of stuff he is up to.  You can find me at www.davewakeman.com. You can also email me dave@davewakeman.com about my June 5th workshop in Los Angeles. We will be covering the premium selling process and doing a full day workshop where you can work with me and some of your contemporaries to find ways to get meetings, guide the sales process, and close business.   

Today's episode is brought to you by Booking Protect: the global leaders in refund protection.  Any Listing!  Any Sector!  Anywhere! To find out how you can offer your guests world-class customer service, a customizable buying experience, and you can create a new stream of revenue visit them at www.bookingprotect.com I'm excited to share my conversation with Lawrence Peryer.  We talk about his work with Lyte and how they are able to turn no-shows from 15-20% of an audience in some cases to less than 2%.  We talk about revenue and marketing.  We discuss his time working on the digital items program for Pink Floyd and a whole lot more.   

Today's episode is brought to you by Booking Protect: the global leaders in refund protection.  Any Listing!  Any Sector! Anywhere! Booking Protect has you covered with the world's most comprehensive refund protection product.  My guest today is Kyle Wright, the digital projects director with the Shubert Organization.  I am excited to have Kyle on to talk about the Broadway Tech Accelerator. This is a first of its kind opportunity in the world of Broadway and entertainment.  This is one of the projects I've been really excited about!  This project provides start-ups the chance to work inside the world of entertainment, get access to opportunities that other start-ups might not have a chance to be a part of, and create new innovative solutions that will drive theatre and entertainment forward.  The applications open on April 1st and I really hope you will sign up and apply!   

This episode is brought to you by Booking Protect: the global leaders in refund protection!  Any Listing! Any Sector! Anywhere!  Booking Protect has your guests covered with the world's most comprehensive refund protection product.  To find out how you and your organization can offer your guests a better buying experience, more peace of mind, and you can create a new stream of revenue for your organization, visit them at www.bookingprotect.com My guest today is Guislaine Bulman from Ticketpro in Canada.  I wanted to have Guislaine on to talk about technology and data. We are both on the technology and best practices committee at INTIX and we have some ideas!  We talk about the role of data in the modern world of ticket selling.  We discuss what big data is and isn't.  We talk about the need to make the customer journey more efficient.  We discuss taking action on new ideas, baseball in Canada, and a whole lot more.  I released an ebook last week with 101 ways to market, sell, and monetize your event.  It's free! All you have to do is send me an email to dave@davewakeman.com Put "revenue" in the subject line and I will get you the ebook and my free weekly newsletter.   

This episode is brought to you by Booking Protect: The Global Leaders In Refund Protection!  Any Listing!  Any Sector! Anywhere! Booking Protect has you covered with the world's most comprehensive refund protection product.  To find out how you and your organization can offer your customers more peace of mind, a better buying experience; and, how you can create a new revenue stream for your organization, visit www.BookingProtect.com My guest is Alan Gefland from Fair Ticket Solutions!  Alan was on a panel with me and Andrew Thomas at INTIX about how we can do a better job of being more like airlines.  On our car ride back to the airport, Alan looked at me and said, "The answer to the problem is engagement."  In the moment, our podcast conversation was laid out.  In this episode, we talk about engagement. We talk about creating revenue opportunities.  We talk about customer service.   

Today's episode is brought to you by Booking Protect: The Global Leaders In Refund Protection.  Any Listing!  Any Sector!  Anywhere! Booking Protect has you covered with the world's most comprehensive refund protection product.  To find out how you and your organization can partner with Booking Protect to offer your guests more peace of mind in their purchases, a more customized and better buying experience; and, how you can create a new stream of revenue for your organization, visit www.bookingprotect.com My guest today is Terrin Waack.  She's with The Tuscaloosa News and TideSports.com.  Her podcast is "That's Just Waack".  I had Terrin on to talk about the art of storytelling and we dig deep on stories, emotions, and connecting with an audience.  Storytelling is a skill and a need that I don't think gets nearly enough due in sports, entertainment, and the arts.  Let me know what you think by sending me an email at dave@davewakeman.com   

Episode 49 is brought to you by Booking Protect: the global leaders in refund protection.  Any Listing! Any Sector! Any where! Booking Protect has you covered with the #1 Trustpilot rated refund protection product.  To find out how you can work with Booking Protect visit them at www.bookingprotect.com My guest today is Kirk Bentley from Wordfly. We're buddies with Seattle in common.  I wanted to have Kirk to talk about email marketing.  As anyone that has followed my work for any length of time knows, I'm a big believer in email and also someone that is frustrated about how poorly it is done.  Kirk is really smart about email and Wordfly offers up an email solution that is specifically designed for arts and entertainment organizations.  We cover a lot of ground in this episode including:  Where to start with email marketing. Call to actions Permission Marketing ROI of email Cadence Frequency Change And, a whole lot more.  We also made a special offer that I don't want you to miss. This is totally due to my belief in the product and the idea of email marketing, if you email me dave@davewakeman.com or Kirk at kirk.bentley@wordfly.com we will get you a free 30-day trial of Wordfly and I will do a free audit of your campaigns.  That's really an offer you can't refuse.  Find Kirk at www.wordfly.com  You can get my email newsletter that I talk about by sending me an email with "newsletter" as the subject line to dave@davewakeman.com  

Today's episode is brought to you by Booking Protect: the global leader's in refund protection.  Any Listing! Any Sector! Any Where!  Booking Protect has you covered with the world's most comprehensive refund protection product.  To find out how you and your organization can offer you customers a better buying experience, more peace of mind, and you can create a new stream of revenue for your organization, visit www.bookingprotect.com. Today's guest is Caroline Gibbs. She is the Chief Purchasing Officer at TicketCity.  We get into a lot of interesting areas today including: *Value of the secondary market.  * What makes a good or bad partner. * Impact of partnerships. *The NATB. * Consolidation And a lot more.  Make sure you follow Caroline on Twitter. For "The Business of Fun" listeners, I'm rolling out a new idea off the back of my revenue workshop at INTIX.  The first 5 listeners to email me at dave@davewakeman.com will get a free 30-minute revenue consultation. We will cover your value, where the money comes into your business, are you leaving money on the table, and more.   

Today's episode is brought to you by Booking Protect, the global leaders in refund protection.  Any Listing! Any Sector! Anywhere!  Booking Protect has you covered with the world's most comprehensive refund protection product.  To find out how you can offer your customers more customization in their purchase, a better buying experience, and peace of mind for their buy; and, you can create a new revenue stream, go to www.bookingprotect.com We will be at INTIX. You can find us at Booth #204 right across from Ticketmaster and the food and beverage! Stop by and see Cat, Simon, or me in person!  If you are around, send me an email dave@davewakeman.com with the subject "INTIX" and we will make sure we get together for coffee, a drink, or a chat.  Today's guest is Nick Begley from AudienceView.  We talk a lot about data and his session at INTIX about using data to create sharable moments. We get into the idea of making your data actionable.  We also talk about his panel "Ask a Boomer" and what you can learn about your audience by getting into really micro-group conversations.  You will be able to find Nick at the AudienceView booth and his session is on the Inspiration Stage! So make sure you connect with Nick. 

Today's episode is brought to you by my friends at Booking Protect, the global leaders in refund protection.  Any listing! Any Sector! Anywhere! Booking Protect has you covered with the world's most comprehensive refund protection product. To find out how you and your organization can work with Booking Protect to offer your guest a better buying experience, more peace of mind in their purchases, and you can create a new revenue stream for your organization, visit them at www.BookingProtect.com My guest today is a repeat guest, Martin Gammeltoft from Activity Stream.  Martin was on episode 3 way back! And, in doing my conversation with Martin the first time, I discovered my podcasting voice.  Because I got a lot of feedback about our first conversation and how they wished that we had gone deeper into some of the tools, tech, and ideas that we were discussing, I wanted to have Martin back.  This episode has been a few months in the planning but as we head into the 2019 INTIX Conference in Dallas, we wanted to do a talk so you could be prepped to think about AI, tickets, and marketing when you get to Dallas. And, if you aren't going to be in Dallas, maybe you'll change your plans and make sure you do get to Dallas or Birmingham, UK for the Ticketing Professionals Conference in March.     

This episode is brought to you by Booking Protect: The Global Leader in Refund Protection.  Any Listing!  Any Sector!  Anywhere!  Booking Protect has you covered with the world's most comprehensive refund protection product.  To find out how you can offer your guests a better buying experience, better peace of mind, and you can create a new revenue stream, visit www.bookingprotect.com.  My guest today is Michael Hughes from Audience View.  Michael came on to talk about best practices in college athletic departments, technologies, and a whole lot more.  Get my newsletter every Sunday by sending me an email at dave@davewakeman.com. 

This episode is brought to you by Booking Protect: the global leaders in refund protection.  Any Booking! Any Sector! Any Where!  Booking Protect has you covered.  To find out how Booking Protect can help you offer your guests a better buying experience, more peace of mind, and you can create a new revenue stream for your organization, visit www.BookingProtect.com I wanted to have Bryan on to talk about his experience in sports with the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Lake Erie Monsters, and other organizations.  I also wanted to talk with Bryan about the lessons he has learned taking his sports business education to another area and how he would apply the lessons he has learned back into sports. 

This episode is brought to you by Booking Protect: the global leader in refund protection.  Any Booking! Any Sector!  Any Where!  Booking Protect has you covered.  To find out how your organization can offer your guests a more personalized buying experience, world-class customer service, and you can create a new revenue stream for your organization visit www.bookingprotect.com   I think you will really love this episode.  Find Alicia on Twitter. Find her on LinkedIn.  Visit me at www.davewakeman.com. Send me your email at dave@davewakeman.com. Want my newsletter? Send me an email with newsletter in the subject line. 

The Business of Fun is brought to you by Booking Protect: the global leader in refund protection.  Any Booking! Any Sector! Any Where!  Booking Protect has you covered. To find out how partnering with Booking Protect can offer your guests more peace of mind in their purchase and how you can create a new stream of revenue for your organization, visit www.bookingprotect.com My guest today is Kate Mroczkowski. She is the Head of Strategy with Supercool, a design firm based in the United Kingdom.  I wanted to have Kate to talk about digital strategy and strategy in general.  We talked about a lot of things including a bad experience Kate had at the NY Philharmonic. We also touched on how organizations have used wise digital strategies to generate more revenue for their development departments than they were seeing from similar physical campaigns.  We talked about the need to understand and prepare for failure and a whole lot more.  You can find Kate on LinkedIn. She's also on Twitter.  Visit Supercool at www.supercooldesign.co.uk  

Episode 29 of the Business of Fun is brought to you by Booking Protect, the global leader in refund protection.  Any Booking! Any Sector! Any Where! Booking Protect has you covered. To find out how you can offer your customers better service, more peace of mind, and create a new revenue stream for your organization, visit www.bookingprotect.com My guest is Ian Taylor.  Ian is Head of Ticketing and Data Management with bigdog.  We got into a pretty deep conversation about all kinds of ticket related things including Groupon, customers paying different prices, building relationships with your buyers, surveys, and digital marketing.  Where I think the podcast got really interesting is when Ian made an observation about the way that UK companies and organizations sell compared to US companies.  Ian highlights the fact that we often lead with sales in the US and marketing is an afterthought, even me.  Which is pretty interesting since I am pretty much marketing first, or so I thought.  You can find Ian on Twitter and LinkedIn Visit bigdog. 

Today's episode is brought to you by Booking Protect, the global leader in refund protection. Any Booking! Any Sector! Anywhere! Booking Protect has you covered. Find out how your organization can offer your customers a better buying experience and how you can create a new revenue stream for your organization by visiting www.bookingprotect.com  My guest today is Ben Monat. Ben is a longtime subscriber to "The Business of Value" newsletter and we had been going back and forth about the differences and similarities between sports business and fundraising. So I wanted to have Ben on. I think Ben offers up some good lessons about learning and exposure to new ideas and new ways of thinking and he speaks to the power you have from exposing yourself to other industries.  You should check out Ben's YouTube page. 

Today's podcast is brought to you by Booking Protect: Any Booking! Any Sector! Any Where! Booking Protect has you covered. To find out how partnering with Booking Protect can offer your guests more peace of mind, a better buying experience, and can gain your organization a new revenue stream, visit www.bookingprotect.com   Today's guest is a little different in that he isn't involved in the day to day business of live entertainment, but he has a great book out called Football For A Buck: The Crazy Rise and Crazier Demise of the USFL...Jeff Pearlman.  Jeff is a journalist who took a great deal of risk to get this book out into the world and as someone that grew up watching the USFL, I was fascinated by the story.  This story has it all from bad business decisions, great talent, and Donald Trump telling owners, "I'm going to buy Doug Flutie and you are going to pay me for it." Sound familiar?  We also get into Reggie White, the uniforms, the NFL, Al Davis and a whole lot more.  Visit Jeff at www.jeffpearlman.com  Visit me at www.davewakeman.com 

Wouldn’t it be great if you DIDN’T HAVE TO WORRY about who our next president would be? Well, I may not be able to resolve ALL your issues with The Donald and Hilary, but my guest today CAN help you at least insulate your business from both of them. I’m Carole Ellis. This is Episode 82. So the year of a presidential election is always tough on the economy. Why? Because business does NOT THRIVE when times are uncertain, and what is more uncertain (particularly in THIS presidential competition) than when leadership of the United States of America is up for grabs? Regardless of your personal beliefs, morals, and ethical systems, wouldn’t it be WONDERFUL if you knew in the back of your mind that no matter which of these crazy candidates ultimately wins the presidency, YOUR BUSINESS (and by extension, your ability to support your family and loved ones) would remain intact, productive, and profitable? My guest today has managed to pull that off, and that’s why even though he’s got some pretty FAR LEFT opinions when it comes to his personal views, he doesn’t care whether a Republican, a Democrat or even a Libertarian ends up in the White House as far as his business is concerned. His name is Sean Carpenter, and today I’ll tell you exactly what he’s done in his real estate business to insulate it nearly completely from the nasty presidential politics of today. Sean told me that his business revolves around doing real estate deals that are funded by government programs, and these days, he’s particularly focused on multifamily real estate because developments that house multiple families at affordable prices are EXTREMELY ATTRACTIVE to the federal government. “The residential real estate market has GONE BAD,” Sean told me, pointing out that residential real estate doesn’t even have any real rules these days when it comes to predicting how a local market will behave. “It’s its own planet,” he laughed, adding that basically quote “a whole lot of people are just trying to create another bubble” in any market that they can. “You know it’s true,” he added. On the other hand, government-funded commercial developments DO have rules, and they’re all written to help the real estate investor WIN. Why? Because the government allocates millions and millions of dollars to helping people find and afford housing and that is becoming more and more important as the residential real estate market gets out of control and affordable housing becomes harder and harder to find. “In the end, I don’t CARE who the next guy or gal in the White House is,” Sean told me, “Because I’ll still be doing something that has to be done, that is needed, it’s a proven fact.” He added, “It doesn’t matter to me who the next president of the United States is because it makes absolutely no difference in the world that I work in,” and noted that he is using the SAME PROGRAMS that presumptive republican presidential nominee Donald Trump uses to fund many of HIS commercial developments, ironically, making it irrelevant (at least to Trump’s BUSINESS INTERESTS) who the next president is either. But what if you’re presently in residential real estate? What if that’s your business? Well, it’s actually a pretty easy switch to make thanks (again) to the government-funded programs and tax credits and subsidies DESIGNED TO ENCOURAGE YOU TO DO SO. Take Steve, a contractor for over 30 years. He told us, “Building properties has been my trade as a contractor for 30 years. Now, though, I’m acquiring deals and CASH FLOW with Sean’s help.” You can actually see   picture of Steve and several of the properties in his portfolio in Sean’s extended training that he recorded for REI Today and will be offering for a limited time this week. You can register now at www.rei.today/EXPOSED, because Sean is EXPOSING the underbelly of federal funding programs and real estate investing in a way that is both unique and highly relevant to real estate investors in ANY SECTOR in today’s market. That’s www.rei.today/EXPOSED. Folks, these are some of the BIGGEST and BEST-KEPT INSIDER SECRETS about how to make the federal government (we’re talking not just grants but tax credits, development funds, forgivable loans, the works) go to work for your real estate business the same way CONNECTED INSIDERS have been doing for YEARS. That’s www.rei.today/exposed. Folks, wouldn’t you love to know in the back of your mind that this nutty upcoming election just DIDN’T MATTER, at least to your real estate business? Get that peace of mind and go to www.rei.today/exposed right now. REI Nation, thanks for listening in, and please always remember this: Your best investment is your own education. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.