Podcasts about Avnet

Send us a textEpisode 550"The War", Fried Green Tomatoes" and "The Last Rodeo" Director: Jon AvnetJon Avnet has directed some fantastic films that include "The War", "Fried Green Tomatoes" and his most recent film, "The Last Rodeo"."The War" is one of the most underrated movies of the last 30+ years.  It features a very underrated performance by Kevin Coster. He produced Paul Brickman's "Risky Business" for David Geffen and Warner Brothers, which launched the career of Tom Cruise and was a major box office and critical success.Jon is best known for directing producing and co-writing (uncredited,) Fried Green Tomatoes, which garnered multiple Academy Award nominations (for writing and for Jessica Tandy, who co-starred with Kathy Bates, Cicely Tyson, Mary Stuart Masterson, and Mary Louise Parker) and BAFTAs. Fried Green Tomatoes was nominated for Best Picture by the Golden Globes and was one of the top grossing films in the year of its release for Universal Pictures. Filmed in Juliette Georgia, Production Designer Barbara Ling recreated a 1920's small town Alabama Whistle stop. Thomas Newman composed the music. Geoffrey Simpson shot the film, Debbie Neil-Fischer was the editor and David Rubin cast it, winning the Artios award for best casting.Avnet was an executive producer of Fox Searchlights "Black Swan", starring Natalie Portman (winner of the Oscar for Best Actress) and directed by Darren Aronofsky. Black Swan received five Oscar nominations in total (including Best Picture) as well as multiple nominations and wins from the DGA, PGA, WGA, SAG, BAFTA, AFI, and the Golden Globes.We talk about "The Last Rodeo", his filmography and much more.Welcome, Jon Avnet.#thewar #kevincostner #friedgreentomatoes #movies #tomcruise #waltongoggins #angelstudio #director #justified www.mmcpodcast.comReach out to anytime!Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mondaymorningcritic/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mondaymorningcritic/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mondaymorningcriticMondaymorningcritic@gmail.com

Edge AI is one of the popular topics amongst the embedded community. It's the place where decisions are made, data is analyzed, etc. It's also a place where lots of confusion arises because of its complexity, especially from a development perspective. To get to the heart of where the challenges lie in this phase of design, I spoke with Jim Beneke, a Vice President for Tria Americas, an Avnet company, on this week's Embedded Executives podcast. Jim has a pretty deep history in the embedded space and served as a great resource on this topic.

My podcast guest this week is Alex Iuorio from Avnet. Alex and I discuss Avnet's recent Insights Survey including the motivation to create this survey, the skills needed to incorporate AI capabilities into our designs, and the AI related engineering concerns garnered from this survey. Also this week, I explore how mushrooms and coffee grounds can be used as 3D printing material and could be used as a resilient, fully compostable alternative to plastics.

Ray Just retired after 39 years and 9 months with the law firm Fennemore as an Intellectual Property Litigator. During that time Ray spent over 16 years supporting AZ Tech Council attaining the title of Director Emeritis. AZ Tech Council is the foundation for AZ startups and technology giants like Intel, Motorola, and Avnet. Now Ray is a recently published Author of the AI Judge (a trilogy) which we will get him to talk about. I have known Ray since I moved to AZ over 30 years ago and respect his deep knowledge and generosity to help the business community grow safely.

Send us a textOn this episode of Embedded Insiders, Alex Iuorio, Avnet's Senior Vice President of Global Supplier Development, delves into the findings of the 2025 Avnet Insights engineering survey. This year's report focuses on Artificial Intelligence, examining what engineers expect from the market, the challenges they anticipate, and how AI is influencing product design.Next, Rich sits down with Kumar Gala and Maureen Helm, both Distinguished Engineers with Analog Devices' Software & Digital Platforms Group, to explore CodeFusion Studio. Built on Microsoft's Visual Studio Code (VS Code), this integrated development environment (IDE) helps engineers start with an SoC and seamlessly design their systems.But first, Rich and Ken discuss recent developments involving China, the U.S., and AI.For more information, visit embeddedcomputing.com

Join Max Chan, SVP & CIO, Avnet as he discussed the CIO100 Award winning project, and the importance of data, cloud, prioritizing workloads, AI, and digital transformation. This is not to be missed.

In our latest Electronic Specifier Insights podcast, Managing Editor Paige West speaks to Christian Engels, Product Marketing Manager, Tria Technologies,  all about exploring Avnet's Tria brand.

Avnet's Embedded Solutions group is undergoing a change, with a new name attached to it. Known as Tria, the group will be responsible for a range of branded hardware modules, boards, and systems and all the software that comes with them. That combines the company's vast tech support network and state-of-the-art manufacturing capabilities. Why did Avnet feel the need to make this move, and what does it mean to the developer, today and down the road? These are some of the questions I asked Thomas Staudinger, President of Tria and Avnet's Embedded Solutions division, on this week's Embedded Executives podcast.

Send us a textSonu Wasu is currently working as a Public Information Officer for the City of Chandler Police Department. She previously worked as the Public Safety, PIO for the Town of Queen Creek, where she helped put together a campaign to launch the Queen Creek Police Department and served as the Town's first PIO for Police & Fire. Sonu has also worked in the private sector, handling internal and external communications for executives at a Fortune 200 company. She served as a Brand Ambassador for Avnet and helped launch the Asian-American & Pacific Islander employee resource group. Prior to that Sonu was a broadcast news reporter for 25-years. She has worked for multiple networks around the country reporting on everything from breaking news to city, county and state government, courtroom trials, tornadoes, floods, wildfires, extreme heat and Haboobs. Sonu also spent months at the U.S.- Mexico border in Arizona covering immigration issues, drug & human smuggling, and the plight of migrants repeatedly trying to illegally enter into the United States.  Sonu has won multiple journalism awards for her work on immigration issues, human trafficking, and other feature and spot news stories. She graduated from the University of California, San Diego with a degree in Bioengineering and is currently completing a B.S. in Strategic Communications.She is an FBI-LEEDA and FEMA certified Public Information Officer, working toward her certification as a Master PIO through FBI-LEEDA.Sonu's email Support the showThis episode is sponsored by John Guilfoil Public Relations. From crisis communications to website development; visit our website JGPR.net or call 617.993.0003

Welcome to Dividend Talk Episode 209, where we dive into the world of dividend investing to help you build a stable financial future. This episode, titled "Dividend Investing for Retirement: Building Your Own Pension," focuses on how dividend investing can be a cornerstone of your retirement strategy, offering both stability and growth during your golden years. We begin with the News of the Week, where the recent shake-up at Nestlé takes center stage. The sudden departure of the CEO has raised eyebrows, with limited information provided by the company. The abruptness of the move suggests it may not have been entirely voluntary. We discuss whether this could be tied to the competitive pressures Nestlé faces, particularly in contrast to Unilever's recent successes. Additionally, we explore Jerome Powell's speech at Jackson Hole, where he highlighted significant progress on inflation. Inflation is nearing the Federal Reserve's 2% target, and while the labor market has cooled, the economy remains resilient. Powell's cautious tone suggests potential policy adjustments on the horizon as the Fed seeks to balance inflation control with employment support. The episode continues with a review of Recent Dividend Hikes, which brought good news for dividend investors. ASR Nederland raised its interim 2024 dividend by 7.4%, pushing its forward yield to a substantial 6.55%. Altria increased its quarterly dividend by 4.1%, offering shareholders $1.02 per share, while Cboe Global Markets impressed with a 14.5% increase in its quarterly dividend, now at $0.63 per share. The Main Topic for this episode is "Dividend Investing for Retirement: Building Your Own Pension." We explore how dividend investing can serve as an effective retirement strategy. Traditional pensions offer tax benefits, but they vary significantly across Europe. For instance, in Ireland, pension fees can be high, and access to certain investment vehicles is limited. For those looking to retire early, building a personal dividend portfolio offers greater control and flexibility. In Poland, accounts like IKE and IKZE provide tax advantages, making them attractive for retirement savings. However, there's growing concern about whether future retirees will enjoy the same benefits as current retirees, given that pension funds are struggling to keep pace with inflation and increasing life expectancy. Dividend investing offers several key advantages for retirement. Dividends are often taxed more favorably than regular income, and they have the potential to grow faster than inflation, helping to preserve purchasing power. Additionally, dividends can provide a steady income stream, offering a cushion during economic downturns. We also discuss the importance of not relying solely on dividends in retirement. We consider the roles that bonds, life insurance, and real estate might play in a diversified retirement plan. Our hosts share their strategies, emphasizing the importance of sector and geographic diversification to ensure your portfolio can withstand different market conditions. As always, we wrap up the episode with Listener Questions. This week's questions are particularly insightful. One listener, Wolf of Harcourt Street, asks about the performance of his son's portfolio, which had previously been outperforming his own. It's a great example of how starting early in investing can lead to significant gains. Tim Ainley wonders how to weigh the opportunity cost of selling a stock against the benefits of compounding. Mike Nash, a beginner investor, asks for advice on how to choose which shares to monitor, a crucial step for anyone starting out. Hns de Jong shares his experience with preferred stocks like $GOODO, which offer a 7% yield, and asks if we hold any preferred stocks ourselves. Jack Jones discusses how buying Hershey stock influenced his shopping habits and asks if we've experienced similar shifts in brand loyalty after investing. We also touch on a few ticker-related questions. We look into Diploma plc, a British company with a solid dividend history, and Avnet, which some see as a strong mix of tech growth and dividends. We even explore the potential of luxury yacht stocks, like Italian Sea Group and San Lorenzo—an interesting niche within the luxury sector. Dividend Talk Episode 209 is packed with insights for both seasoned investors and those just starting out. Whether you're building your own pension, considering the impact of inflation, or simply looking for the next great dividend stock, this episode has something for everyone. C U on the inside! Tickers mentioned: ASR Nederland [ASRNL.AS] Altria [MO] Cboe Global Markets [CBOE] Nestlé [NSRGY] Unilever [UL] Hershey [HSY] Mondelez [MDLZ] Diploma plc [DPLM.L] Avnet [AVT] GOODO Preferred Stock [GOODO] Kone [KNYJF] Otis [OTIS] Italian Sea Group [TISG.MI] San Lorenzo [SL.MI] Vinci [DG.PA] Snap-on [SNA] Want to chat with us? Join the discussion on FaceBook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/dividendtalk

Lisa Rees, Director of Marketing Communications at Avnet Silica, joins Mike for the latest episode of our leading B2B marketing professionals series. Lisa discusses the importance of understanding the customer journey, why having a non-technical background can be an advantage, and emphasises the value of measuring success based on metrics such as the customer lifecycle rather than just lead generation.   About Avnet Silica Avnet Silica, a division of Avnet, is a European semiconductor distributor and specialist that supports projects from idea to concept to production. Avnet Silica acts as the connection between customers and suppliers, providing creative solutions, technology and logistics support.   About Lisa Rees Lisa Rees is the Director of Marketing Communications at Avnet Silica and is responsible for all aspects of marketing and communications, including supplier marketing, digital strategy, media, content and events. She joined Avnet Silica after ten years as Director of Marketing Communications at Avnet Abacus.   Time Stamps [00:49.2] – Lisa discusses her career from the French chamber of commerce to Avnet Silica. [02:52.8] – Lisa explains what Avnet Silica is and what they do. [04:16.3] – Lisa shares why having a non-technical background can be a benefit in marketing. [07:49.3] – What marketing activities make the biggest impact at Avnet Silica?   [13:48.2] – Lisa discusses how to measure the impact of marketing. [24:51.9] – How is Avnet Silica incorporating AI into its marketing activities? [21:10.6] – Lisa shares the best piece of marketing advice she's ever been given. [22:58.7] – Lisa's contact details   Quotes “Hang out with your customers… get to know your customers inside out. Every opportunity you can take to understand your customer is going to give you everything you need to be a good marketer." Lisa Rees, Director of Communications at Avnet Silica. “If you're just measured by leads, you're probably not generating the right outcomes... the biggest return for the business tends to be in a small number of very high-quality leads.” Mike Maynard, Managing Director at Napier.   Follow Lisa: Lisa Rees on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-rees-9548484a/ Avnet Silica website: https://my.avnet.com/silica/ Avnet Silica on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/silica-an-avnet-company/   Follow Mike: Mike Maynard on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikemaynard/ Napier website: https://www.napierb2b.com/ Napier LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/napier-partnership-limited/   If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to subscribe to our podcast for more discussions about the latest in Marketing B2B Tech and connect with us on social media to stay updated on upcoming episodes. We'd also appreciate it if you could leave us a review on your favourite podcast platform. Want more? Check out Napier's other podcast - The Marketing Automation Moment: https://podcasts.apple.com/ua/podcast/the-marketing-automation-moment-podcast/id1659211547  

In this episode, guest Diane Osgood, discusses the topic of business sustainability and its importance. She defines business sustainability as the impact a company has on the environment and society through its modes of production and the impact of the products it makes. She also highlights the importance of managing the risks of climate and environmental impact on the company, its employees, and its customers. Diane emphasises the role of internal communication in helping employees understand the company's sustainability goals and progress, facilitating dialogue and action, and bridging generational perspectives. She recommends that internal communicators focus on educating employees about the company's sustainability challenges and progress.   Takeaways Business sustainability encompasses the impact of a company's production processes and the nature of its products on the environment and society. Internal communication plays a crucial role in helping employees understand the company's sustainability goals, progress, and the broader context of sustainability. Effective internal communication can facilitate dialogue and action, bridge generational perspectives, and empower employees to contribute to sustainability efforts. Educating employees about sustainability challenges and progress is essential for creating a shared understanding and fostering a sense of purpose and responsibility.   About Diane Osgood  Diane Osgood, US/France, is a pioneer in corporate sustainability and human rights. She has over 30 years of helping companies innovate and grow with purpose.  She focuses on the power of consumers to influence brands and shape the economy. Diane served as a senior advisor to President Clinton for the Clinton Global Initiative and on the Vatican Arts and Technology Council.  Diane has run her boutique consulting business since 2019. Prior to that, she was a Director of Sustainability and Innovation for Richard Branson's Virgin Group and VP of Strategy at Business for Social Responsibility (BSR). Her consulting clients include Meta, Virgin Hotels, Addison/Sia-Partners, Avnet, Waters, Pega Systems, DuPont, Monsanto, P&G, Aventis Pharma, and social enterprises. She was a senior advisor to President Clinton for the Clinton Global Initiative and served on the Vatican Arts and Technology Council. She earned her Ph.D. in Environmental Economics and Development Studies at the London School of Economics. She's a co-author and co-editor of the award-winning The Carbon Almanac (Penguin, 2022) and of the forthcoming Your Shopping Superpower. She contributes to Fast Company and GreenBiz.

Ed Smith President of Avnet EMEA is interviewed by David Cogan of Eliances Heroes radio show amfm. Avnet is the world's largest distributor of components and was named by Fortune Magazine as Most Admired Company. Smith was promoted to Global Senior Vice President over all of Avnet, an 81 Billion dollar company. He and David discuss the technology industry and his past experience in the electronics industry.

En este nuevo capítulo, Pau Valdés entrevista a Alex Vilagut, Regional Sales Manager en Avnet, un distribuidor global de componentes electrónicos con amplia experiencia en diseño, productos, marketing y cadena de suministro para clientes y proveedores en cada etapa del ciclo de vida del producto. Con Alex hablamos sobre la importancia de la escucha profunda y lo esencial que es en mercados en los que las ventas son más complejas y requieren una dedicación más personal. Además, gracias al sector de Avnet, podemos adentrarnos en un tema que seguro que muchos sufrimos de forma indirecta sin conocer tanto al detalle: la crisis de los chips de 2023. Vemos qué aprendizajes sacaron para el ámbito comercial tras ese bache. Puedes encontrar el podcast y suscribirte en el siguiente enlace: https://www.inboundcycle.com/podcast-marketing-leaders?hsLang=es. Y si tienes cualquier comentario o duda, puedes escribirnos a pau@inboundcycle.com o bien buscar y agregar a Pau Valdés en LinkedIn.

Corporate wellness programs are very common now but how effective are they? Many people talk about what their company offer but when you dig in many of these programs are underutilized. The reasons, and they vary, include the programs don't fit the demographics of the organization, there's a lack of awareness of what the company offers, lack of accessibility to the programs. I recently met a consultant who had a fresh take on corporate wellness and I asked her to have a conversation with me to give you an opportunity to think about your own wellness programs, if your company offers one, and if it's meeting the needs of the entire organization, especially yours. Meet Tawn Williams A renowned leader in the wellness space, Tawn Williams is a wellness consultant, speaker, and leadership development expert. She currently functions as the CEO and Head Holistic Experience Curator at House of Anaya, a platform she founded to help people access tools for wellness. One of only a handful of women of color in the corporate wellness consulting space, Tawn holds over 20 years of industry experience, having worked with international leadership teams at Intel, Avnet, and BRP. Tawn uses her unique lens and extensive background to help design corporate and individual wellness plans that feel holistic, personal, and inclusive. In this episode Tawn and I discuss: Why, despite corporate wellness programs being a $53 billion dollar industry, burnout and stress continue to be at an all-time high. How well thought out wellness initiative, folded into the culture give companies a strategic advantage in today's competitive recruiting landscape. How effective wellness programs take into account not only physical and mental health but emotional, social, financial, and spiritual well-being. Anaya Wellness's upcoming Impact Leadership Summit and Retreat Resources Episode Show Notes: Other resources and links mentioned in this episode. Leadership Coaching: If you are interested in finding out more about my coaching process, the cost of coaching, or how to ask your employer to pay for you to work with a coach. Apply to be on an “On-Air Coaching” episode: Are you a female leader who has been promoted in the last year? You are invited to apply to be on the podcast. Leadership Operating System Inventory. Wondering what leadership traits you have? Take this FREE, FAST self-assessment and find out more about yourself as a Leader. Accomplished: How to Go from Dreaming to Doing: The book containing a simple, step by step system that gives you the foundation and structure to take your goals and make them happen. Where you can find Tawn Website: https://www.anayawell.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tawn-williams/

Our guest on this week's episode is Duane Duhamel, Director of Health, Safety and Environment at ISN, a provider of contractor and supplier management solutions.  OSHA recently released its list of top 10 safety violations. Of course, the violations mean that some things are not being done safely in the workplace – and many of the most common violations occur in transportation and warehouses. We look at what those violations are, why they happen, and what can be done to better assure safety within supply chain operations.One hangover from the pandemic that has really caused problems is a lingering shortage of computer chips. This is a problem because those chips are a crucial part of so many products in our connected world. The shortage affects production of electronics, but also things like trucks and other vehicles. This week we learned about how some engineering companies are coping with that problem.There seems to be no shortage of industry products and projects designed to create more environmentally friendly supply chains, and we heard about a new one this week. This is a partnership between industry and academia, specifically Lucas Systems and Carnegie Mellon University. It is designed to address the problem of excess packaging in distribution centers. We share details on the project and how it will be implemented.CSCMP's Supply Chain Quarterly  also offers a podcast series called Supply Chain in the Fast Lane.  It is co-produced with the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals.  The current series features Transportation Tech. Go to your favorite podcast platform to subscribe and to listen to past and future episodes.Articles and resources mentioned in this episode:ISNA new survey of engineers shows IT component shortages have eased since 2022A partnership between Lucas Systems and Carnegie Mellon University tackles sustainable logisticsGet episode transcriptsVisit Supply Chain QuarterlyListen to CSCMP and Supply Chain Quarterly's Supply Chain in the Fast Lane podcastListen to Supply Chain Quarterly's Top 10 Supply Chain Threats podcastSend feedback about this podcast to podcast@dcvelocity.comPodcast is sponsored by: HysterOther linksAbout DC VELOCITYSubscribe to DC VELOCITYSign up for our FREE newslettersAdvertise with DC VELOCITYTop 10 Supply Chain Management Podcasts

When should we consider period pain ‘normal'? When is it problematic? Join me for an interview with Samantha Avnet. Follow this link to view the full show notes page! Today's episode is sponsored by FAMM! Registration is officially open for the next round of the Fertility Awareness Mastery Mentorship program! Classes begin on October 4th. Follow this link to apply now! Have you grabbed your copy of the Fertility Awareness Mastery Charting Workbook? It is the first fully customizable paper charting workbook of its kind, available in both Fahrenheit and Celsius editions. Click here to grab your copy today! Today's episode is also sponsored by The Fifth Vital Sign. Grab your copy here.

ESG stands for environmental, social, and governance, and it's something we are hearing a lot about lately. However, in my role as our industry's devil's advocate, I want to know if this is a real thing, or just a company line from some of the players in our industry. To try and vet that out, I spoke to Stacy Mendez, Avnet's director of Global Strategic Planning and ESG. Stacy explained what ESG means, what Avnet's take is on it, and why it's a real thing. Hear what she had to say on this week's Embedded Executives podcast.

Lynn Torrel is the Chief Procurement and Supply Chain Officer of global supply chain & manufacturing solutions provider, Flex. Lynn is responsible for direct and indirect materials, transportation and logistics, business operations, materials management and strategic supply chain management. Prior to joining Flex, Lynn held several leadership roles at Avnet spanning global supply chain solutions, strategic accounts and semiconductor business development, among others. In May 2019, she was named one of the Outstanding Women in Business by the Phoenix Business Journal.  On this week's episode Lynn and Maria discuss:  The True Demand Initiative. The responsibility customers have when it comes to improving demand forecasts.  Why it is time for the Supply Chain to come together.   Make sure to like and subscribe to Transform Talks to never miss the supply chain conversations that matter. New episodes are released every Wednesday. ↓ Lynn Torrel ↓ https://www.linkedin.com/in/lynntorrel/ ↓ FOLLOW US ON LINKEDIN ↓ Maria Villablanca (Host) https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariavillablanca/ Transform Talks  https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/transform-talks/ ↓ FIND US ONLINE ↓ https://futureinsights.org/ https://futureinsights.org/transform-talks/ Get more on-demand supply chain content https://sctvplus.com/pages/sctv-individual Apply to be a guest on the show https://futureinsights.org/speaker-form/ Apply be a sponsor on the show https://futureinsights.org/sponsor-form/

This week's Fish Fry podcast is all about IoT design acceleration! My guest is Lou Lutostanski from Avnet and we are discussing the what, why and how of Avnet's IoTConnect - Avnet's IoT Platform as a Service. We examine the challenges that this platform is looking to solve and the details of Avnet's IoTConnect Solution Accelerator Software. Also this week, I investigate a new algae energy harvester developed by a team of researchers from the University of Cambridge.

For episode 60 of the GMI Rocket show, we're diving into an immigration tech company that helps applicants fill out and submit immigration applications, CitizenPath, with our guest, CEO & Co-founder, Russ Leimer. Russ is actually a serial entrepreneur with a background in sales and marketing. After spending almost a decade in sales and marketing within the electronics and hardware space, first at Hamilton Hallmark, and then at Avnet, Inc., Russ started his entrepreneurial journey around 2000. Russ's first entrepreneurial experience was buying into and growing a full-service marketing firm, which he eventually sold. In parallel, Russ launched a strategic and marketing consultancy. And then in 2013, with the help of immigration lawyers and technology experts, Russ co-founded CitizenPath to help aspiring immigrants with their immigration forms. So, here's what we're going to discuss: Russ's early life and background How Russ transitioned from his last “full-time” job to running his first business What Russ learned from owning multiple businesses, and selling one of them How Russ came across the idea for and initially launched CitizenPath How CitizenPath works and where the company is today What's in store for CitizenPath, especially given recent legal tech regulatory changes And more! So please join us, ask questions and leave comments! #immigration #globalmobility #immigrationlaw #legaltech #relocation ---- Check out the CitizenPath here: https://citizenpath.com/ Connect with Leimer here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rleimer/ Digital marketing for immigration & global mobility at GMI Rocket: https://gmirocket.com/​ Digitize your LCA posting and PAF process with LaborLess: https://laborless.io/ Connect with Roman Zelichenko on LinkedIn! https://www.linkedin.com/in/romanzelichenko-electronic-lca-posting-public-access-file/

What do you do when the wolf knocks on your door? What if the wolf is already inside?? In light of the mass layoffs rippling through the economy, it's particularly important for us all as leaders, employees, business owners, and coaches to be in the practice of Mental Toughness. This week my team and I have put together a special highlight reel. This collection of poignant and practical tools from world-class leaders and coaches can help us (remember) to use our minds to survive THRIVE during these times. As William Arthur Ward said, "The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails." Let's start adjusting. Here are all the guests from this highlight reel and the links to their full episodes: Garry Ridge CEO & Chairman, The WD-40 Company Iyanla Vanzant Author & Spiritual Life Coach Jon Hunter CRO, Advisor, Coach, Podcaster Helen Appleby Author, Speaker & Coach Reggie Marable Head of Sales, CMT, for Slack Phil Gallagher CEO at Avnet, Inc. Dr. Debbie Crews Founder/Director of Better Your Best® Mental Cross-Training Program Dr. Alan Thompson Artificial Intelligence Expert Dr. Alison Arnold Peak Performance Coach https://christopherdorris.com/best-of-tough-talks-8 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mental-toughness-podcasts/message

The chip shortage is getting better. It's getting worse. No, it's getting better. These are the responses I continue to hear. To hopefully arrive at the truth, I went to someone in "the know", and that's Peggy Carrieres, Avnet's Global Vice President of Sales Enablement and Supplier Development. As a distributor, Avnet knows as well as anyone what's available and what's not. Hear what Peggy had to say on this week's Embedded Executives podcast.

Ep. 126: College football shaped this executive in his 40th year with Avnet. Phil leads more than 15,000 employees across 140 countiries. Phil doesn't believe in quick fixes and argues that integrity, the first among core values, has to be developed in the way we behave in the here and now—and over time. “There's an old saying,” says Phil, “that people build trust penny by penny and spend it like a buck. You have to prioritize standing by your word.” Download our BONUS RESOURCE which includes fill-in-the-blank notes and reflection questions for you to complete throughout Phil's teaching. YOU WILL LEARN: 9:00   Why substituting the word “we” in place of “I” immediately builds trust. 11:30  The steps to a successful merger or acquisition. 15:30  How to prioritize your tasks in alignment with your values. 16:30  Why you need to walk into the office with good news, and run in with bad news.   Special thanks to Samuel Manley and Francisco Nunez for making this episode possible.

This episode looks at the 1984 debut novel by Bret Easton Ellis, and its 1987 film adaptation. ----more---- Hello, and welcome to The 80s Movies Podcast. I am your host, Edward Havens. Thank you for listening today. On this episode, we're going to talk about 80s author Bret Easton Ellis and his 1985 novel Less Than Zero, the literal polar opposite of last week's subjects, Jay McInerney and his 1984 novel Bright Lights, Big City. As I mentioned last week, McInerney was twenty-nine when he published Bright Lights, Big City. What I forgot to mention was that he was born and raised in Hartford, Connecticut, halfway between Boston and New York City, and he would a part of that elite East Coast community that befits the upper class child of a corporate executive. Bret Easton Ellis was born and raised in Los Angeles. His father was a property developer, and his parents would divorce when he was 18. He would attend high school at The Buckley School, a college prep school in nearby Sherman Oaks, whose other famous alumni include a who's who of modern pop culture history, including Paul Thomas Anderson, Tucker Carlson, Laura Dern, Paris Hilton, Kim Kardashian, Alyssa Milano, Matthew Perry, and Nicole Richie. So they both grew up fairly well off. And they both would attend tony colleges in New England.  Ellis would attend Bennington College in Vermont, a private liberal arts college whose alumni include fellow writers Jonathan Lethem and Donna Tartt, who would both graduate from Bennington the same year as Ellis, 1986. While still attending The Buckley School, the then sixteen year old Ellis would start writing the book he would call Less Than Zero, after the Elvis Costello song. The story would follow a protagonist not unlike Bret Easton Ellis and his adventures through a high school not unlike Buckley. Unlike the final product, Ellis's first draft of Less Than Zero wore its heart on its sleeve, and was written in the third person.  Ellis would do a couple of rewrites of the novel during his final years at Buckley and his first years at Bennington, until his creative writing professor, true crime novelist Joe McGinness, suggested to the young writer that he revert his story back to the first person, which Ellis was at first hesitant to do. But once he did start to rewrite the story as a traditional novel, everything seemed to click. Ellis would have his book finished by the end of the year, and McGinniss was so impressed with the final product that he would submit it to his own agent to send out to publishers. Bret Easton Ellis was only a second year student at the time. And because timing is everything in life, Less Than Zero was being submitted to publishers just as Bright Lights, Big City was tearing up the best seller charts, and the publisher Simon and Schuster would purchase the rights to the book for $5,000. When the book was published in June 1985, Ellis just finished his third year at Bennington.  He was only twenty-one years and three months old. Oh… also… before the book was published, the film producer Marvin Worth, whose credits included Bob Fosse's 1974 doc-drama about Lenny Bruce starring Dustin Hoffman, 1979's musical drama The Rose, Bette Midler's breakthrough film as an actress, and the 1983 Dudley Moore comedy Unfaithfully Yours, would purchase the rights to make the novel into a movie, for $7,500. The film would be produced at Twentieth Century-Fox, under the supervision of the studio's then vice president of production, Scott Rudin. The book would become a success upon its release, with young readers gravitating towards Clay and his aimless, meandering tour of the rich and decadent young adults in Los Angeles circa Christmas 1984, bouncing through parties and conversations and sex and drugs and shopping malls. One of those readers who became obsessed with the book was a then-seventeen year old Los Angeles native who had just returned to the city after three years of high school in Northern California. Me. I read Less Than Zero easily three times that summer, enraptured not only with Ellis's minimalist prose but with Clay specifically. Although I was neither bisexual nor a user of drugs, Clay was the closest thing I had ever seen to myself in a book before. I had kept in touch with my school friends from junior high while I lived in Santa Cruz, and I found myself to have drifted far away from them during my time away from them. And then when I went back to Santa Cruz shortly after Christmas in 1985, I had a similar feeling of isolation from a number of my friends there, not six months after leaving high school. I also loved how Ellis threw in a number of then-current Los Angeles-specific references, including two mentions of KROQ DJ Richard Blade, who was the coolest guy in radio on the planet. And thanks to Sirius XM and its First Wave channel, I can still listen to Richard Blade almost daily, but now from wherever I might be in the world. But I digress. My bond with Less Than Zero only deepened the next time I read it in early 1986. One of the things I used to do as a young would-be screenwriter living in Los Angeles was to try and write adaptation of novels when I wasn't going to school, going to movies, or working as a file clerk at a law firm. But one book I couldn't adapt for the life of me was Less Than Zero. Sure, there was a story there, but its episodic nature made it difficult to create a coherent storyline. Fox felt the same way, so they would hire Michael Cristofer, a Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, to do the first draft of the script. Cristofer had just finished writing the adaptation of John Updike's The Witches of Eastwick that Mad Max director George Miller was about to direct, and he would do a literal adaptation of Ellis's book, with all the drugs and sex and violence, except for a slight rehabilitation of the lead character's sexuality. Although it was still the 1980s, with one part of the nation dramatically shifting its perspective on many types of sexuality, it was still Ronald Reagan's 1980s America, and maybe it wasn't a good idea to have the lead character be openly bisexual in a major studio motion picture. Cristofer would complete his first draft of the script in just one month, and producer Marvin Worth really loved it. Problem was, the Fox executives hated it. In a November 18th, 1987, New York Times article about the adaptation, Worth would tell writer Allen Harmetz that he thought Cristofer's script was highly commercial, because “it had something gripping to say about the dilemma of a generation to whom nothing matters.” Which, as someone who had just turned twenty years old eight days after the movie's release and four days before this article came out, I absolutely disagree with. My generation cared about a great many things. We cared about human rights. We cared about ending apartheid. We cared about ending AIDS and what was happening politically and economically. Yeah, we also cared about puffy jean jackets and neon colored clothes and other non-sensical things to take our minds off all the other junk we were dealing with, but it would be typical of a forty something screenwriter and a fiftysomething producer to thing we didn't give a damn about anything. But again, I digress. Worth and the studio would agree on one thing. It wasn't really a drug film, but about young people being destroyed by the privilege of having everything you ever wanted available to you. But the studio would want the movie version of the book to be a bit more sanitized for mainstream consumption. Goodbye, Marvin Worth. Hello, Jon Avnet. In 1986, Jon Avnet was mostly a producer of low-budget films for television, with titles like Between Two Women and Calendar Girl Murders, but he had struck gold in 1983 with a lower-budgeted studio movie with a first-time director and a little known lead actor. That movie was Risky Business, and it made that little known lead actor, Tom Cruise, a bona-fide star. Avnet, wanting to make the move out of television and onto the big screen, would hire Harley Peyton, a former script reader for former Columbia Pictures and MGM/UA head David Begelman, who you might remember from several of our previous episodes, and six-time Oscar nominated producer/screenwriter Ernest Lehman. Peyton would spend weeks in Avnet's office, pouring over every page of the book, deciding what to keep, what to toss, and what to change. Two of the first things to go were the screening of a “snuff” film on the beach, and a scene where a twelve year old girl is tied to a bedpost and raped by one of the main characters. Julian would still hustle himself out to men for money to buy drugs, but Clay would a committed heterosexual. Casting on the film would see many of Hollywood's leading younger male actors looked at for Clay, including a twenty-three year old recent transplant from Oklahoma looking not only for his first leading role, but his first speaking role on screen. Brad Pitt. The producers would instead go with twenty-four year old Andrew McCarthy, an amiable-enough actor who had already made a name for himself with such films as St. Elmo's Fire and Pretty in Pink, and who would have another hit film in Mannequin between being cast as Clay and the start of production. For Blair, they would cast Jami Gertz, who had spent years on the cusp of stardom, between her co-starring role as Muffy Tepperman on the iconic 1982 CBS series Square Pegs, to movies such as Quicksilver and Crossroads that were expected to be bigger than they ended up being. The ace up her sleeve was the upcoming vampire horror/comedy film The Lost Boys, which Warner Brothers was so certain was going to be a huge hit, they would actually move it away from its original Spring 1987 release date to a prime mid-July release. The third point in the triangle, Julian, would see Robert Downey Jr. get cast. Today, it's hard to understand just how not famous Downey was at the time. He had been featured in movies like Weird Science and Tuff Turf, and spent a year as a Not Ready For Prime Time Player on what most people agree was the single worst season of Saturday Night Live, but his star was starting to rise.  What the producers did not know, and Downey did not elaborate on, was that, like Julian, Downey was falling down a spiral of drug use, which would make his performance more method-like than anyone could have guessed. The Red Hot Chili Peppers, who were hot in the Los Angeles music scene but were still a couple years from the release of their breakout album, 1989's Mothers Milk, were cast to play a band in one of the party scenes, and additional cast members would include James Spader and Lisanne Falk, who would become semi-famous two years later as one of the Heathers. Impressed with a 1984 British historical drama called Another Country featuring Colin Firth, Cary Elwes and Rupert Everett, Avnet would hire that film's 35 year old director, Marek Kanievska, to make his American directing debut. But Kanievska would be in for a major culture shock when he learned just how different the American studio system was to the British production system. Shooting on the film was set to begin in Los Angeles on May 6th, 1987, and the film was already scheduled to open in theatres barely six months later. One major element that would help keep the movie moving along was cinematographer Ed Lachman. Lachman had been working as a cinematographer for nearly 15 years, and had shot movies like Jonathan Demme's Last Embrace, Susan Sideman's Desperately Seeking Susan, and David Byrne's True Stories.  Lachman knew how to keep things on track for lower budgeted movies, and at only $8m, Less Than Zero was the second lowest budgeted film for Twentieth Century-Fox for the entire year. Not that having a lower budget was going to stop Kanievska and Lachman from trying make the best film they could. They would stage the film in the garish neon lighting the 80s would be best known for, with cool flairs like lighting a poolside discussion between Clay and Julian where the ripples of the water and the underwater lights create an effect on the characters' faces that highlight Julian's literal drowning in his problems. There's also one very awesome shot where Clay's convertible, parked in the middle of a street with its top down, as we see Clay and Blair making out while scores of motorcycles loudly pass by them on either side. And there's a Steadicam shot during the party scene featuring the Chili Peppers which is supposed to be out of this world, but it's likely we'll never see it. Once the film was finished shooting and Kanievska turned in his assembly cut, the studio was not happy with the film. It was edgier than they wanted, and they had a problem with the party scene with the Peppers. Specifically, that the band was jumping around on screen, extremely sweaty, without their shirts on. It also didn't help that Larry Gordon, the President of Fox who had approved the purchase of the book, had been let go before production on the film began, and his replacement, Alan Horn, who did give the final go-ahead on the film, had also been summarily dismissed. His replacement, Leonard Goldberg, really hated the material, thought it was distasteful, but Barry Diller, the chairman of the studio, was still a supporter of the project. During all this infighting, the director, Kanievska, had been released from the film.  Before any test screenings. Test screenings had really become a part of the studio modus operandi in the 1980s, and Fox would often hold their test screenings on the Fox Studio Lot in Century City. There are several screenings rooms on the Fox lot, from the 53 seat William Fox Theatre, to the 476 seat Darryl Zanuck Theatre. Most of the Less Than Zero test screenings would be held in the 120 seat Little Theatre, so that audience reactions would be easier to gauge, and should they want to keep some of the audience over for a post-screening Q&A, it would be easier to recruit eight or ten audience members. That first test screening did not go over well. Even though the screening room was filled with young people between the ages of 15 and 24, and many of them were recruited from nearby malls like the Century City Mall and the Beverly Center based off a stated liking of Andrew McCarthy, they really didn't like Jami Hertz's character, and they really hated Robert Downey Jr's. Several of the harder scenes of drug use with their characters would be toned down, either through judicious editing, or new scenes were shot, such as when Blair is seen dumping her cocaine into a bathroom sink, which was filmed without a director by the cinematographer, Ed Lachman. They'd also shoot a flashback scene to the trio's high school graduation, meant to show them in happier times. The film would be completed three weeks before its November 6th release date, and Fox would book the film into 871 theatres., going up against no less than seven other new movies, including a Shelley Long comedy, Hello Again, the fourth entry in the Death Wish series, yet another Jon Cryer high school movie, Hiding Out, a weird Patrick Swayze sci-fi movie called Steel Dawn, a relatively tame fantasy romance film from Alan Rudolph called Made in Heaven, and a movie called Ruskies which starred a very young Joaquin Phoenix when he was still known as Leaf Phoenix, while also contending with movies like Fatal Attraction, Baby Boom and Dirty Dancing, which were all still doing very well two to four months in theatres. The reviews for the film were mostly bad. If there was any saving grace critically, it would be the praise heaped upon Downey for his raw performance as a drug addict, but of course, no one knew he actually was a drug addict at that time. The film would open in fourth place with $3.01m in ticket sales, less than half of what Fatal Attraction grossed that weekend, in its eighth week of release. And the following weeks' drops would be swift and merciless. Down 36% in its second week, another 41% in its third, and had one of the worst drops in its fourth week, the four day Thanksgiving holiday weekend, when many movies were up in ticket sales. By early December, the film was mostly playing in dollar houses, and by the first of the year, Fox had already stopped tracking it, with slightly less than $12.4m in tickets sold. As of the writing of this episode, at the end of November 2022, you cannot find Less Than Zero streaming anywhere, although if you do want to see it online, it's not that hard to find. But it has been available for streaming in the past on sites like Amazon Prime and The Roku Channel, so hopefully it will find its way back to streaming in the future. Or you can find a copy of the 21 year old DVD on Amazon. Thank you for listening. We'll talk again real soon, when our final episode of 2022, Episode 96, on Michael Jackson's Thriller, is released. Remember to visit this episode's page on our website, The80sMoviePodcast.com, for extra materials about Less Than Zero the movie and the novel, and its author, Bret Easton Ellis. The 80s Movies Podcast has been researched, written, narrated and edited by Edward Havens for Idiosyncratic Entertainment. Thank you again. Good night.

This episode features an interview with Max Chan, Chief Information Officer at Avnet. In his role, Max is responsible for the delivery of strategic business IT and digital transformation initiatives. Prior to Avnet, Max held several IT leadership roles at publicly traded companies like VF Corporation and Johnson Controls.In this episode, Mike and Max discuss digital enablement, fostering security from the top down, and how to talk to the board about security.-----------------“Do not play adversary with your security organization, whether or not they are part of your group. At the end of the day, truly see that as your personal accountability and looking at it through the lens of the enterprise. That will ensure success. That will ensure the right tone from the top, down to through the organizations to ensure that everyone embraces that vigilance that is so needed to secure the company.” – Max Chan-----------------Episode Timestamps:*(02:30): Max's explains what Avnet does*(03:28): Max's journey to becoming a CIO*(08:11): Max's take on security as a team sport*(14:30): How Max is aligning teams across his organization*(22:04): How Max talks to the board about security*(28:51): 2030 Goggles*(32:15): How we can get more diversity in security*(37:34): Quick Hits-----------------Links:Connect with Max on LinkedInVisit AvnetConnect with Mike Anderson LinkedInwww.netskope.com

On this episode of Embedded Insiders, we're speaking with Tom Burke, Global Strategic Advisor for the CC-Link Partner Association (CLPA) about the CC-Link IE TSN, the latest open industrial network TSN that enables deterministic communication on a single network architecture.For more information on the CC Link Partner Association and how you can get started with TSN technology, visit cc-link.orgNext, we're introducing a new series in our podcast called Dev Talk with Rich and Vin, featuring our EVP and Brand Director Rich Nass and Embedded Systems Expert, Vin D'Agostino. This week the two are discussing real-time operating systems and how to know whether you'll need one in your design. But first, Brandon and Rich are back with more information about what seems to be an ongoing chip shortage. A recent study from Avnet reveals that the shortage is not letting up when it comes to consumer electronics and is actually getting worse due to longer lead times for the development of chips. What's to come next, we'll have to wait and see.For more research about the chip shortage from Avnet, visit: Avnet.com, and navigate to resources then research. Cyberon DSpotter is a local voice trigger and command recognition solution with robust noise reduction that consumes very low resources and provides high-accuracy performance. It runs on RA MCU Family and supports multiple languages as well as many connectivity function and security capable depending on the selected MCU.

How should tech policy guide engineers during development? Fellow Rebecca Kilberg chats policy implementation with technologist Jeremy Avnet.

When it comes to designing and engineering products, the decision to make or buy certain components of that product can have a drastic effect on the lifecycle, cost, and performance of said product. In this episode, we discuss the important dynamics around what should considered when deciding between making a product in-house or outsourcing that production and the various strategies companies should deploy when engaging in those conversations.     Guests: Anatoli Lukkarinen, Manager and Technology Advisor for Avnet's Embedded Computing Division Brian Higgins, Partner and Principal Advisor at KPMG

The programming and provisioning phase is a critical part of product development that is often overlooked—which is especially risky given that more devices require software and connectivity. In this episode, we discuss how technology changes have affected traditional programming, introducing a need for secure provisioning and new strategies to avoid delays in this phase of product development.   Guests: Evan Tsoukalas, Global Senior Director for Programming Operations at Avnet. Patrick Carriers, Regional Marketing Manager of Secure Solutions at Infineon Technologies

Eine Fliegerbombe wurde heute an der A9 entschärft, im Land- und im Bundestag gab es wichtige Debatten und im Harz laufen weiter die Löscharbeiten am Brocken. Am Mikrofon Nadine Hampel

On this episode of Feudal Future, hosts Joel Kotkin and Marshall Toplansky are joined by Robert Casanova, director of industry and economic policy at the Semiconductor Industry Association, and Bill Amelio, CEO of DoubleCheck Solutions, to discuss America's need to reshore the semiconductor industry.William (Bill) Amelio was the Chief Executive Officer of Avnet. He has more than 35 years of management and industry experience and has held senior positions at global publicly traded companies and has spent most of his career managing global technology enterprises. In July 2016, he was appointed as Chief Executive Officer of Avnet.Bill was the President, Chief Executive Officer and a Director of CHC Group Ltd., a global helicopter services company, from 2010 to 2015. From 2005 to 2009, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Lenovo. Prior to his role at Lenovo, Bill was a Regional Senior Vice President and President, Asia-Pacific and Japan for Dell Inc. He began his career with the Microelectronics Technology Division of IBM in 1979 and later became the General Manager, Worldwide Operations of the Personal Computer Division. In 2019, Bill was elected to the S&P Global Board of Directors.Bill previously served on the Board of Directors of National Semiconductor. He has a chemical engineering degree from Lehigh University and a master's degree in management from Stanford University.Bill and his wife, Jamie, founded and continue to lead Caring for Cambodia, a nonprofit organization that works to educate the children of Cambodia through building schools, training teachers and providing for basic human needs.BRAND NEW:From Chapman's Center of Demographics & Policy, Joel Kotkin & Marshall Toplansky co-author the brand new report on restoring The California Dream.If you haven't downloaded the report, see it here: https://joelkotkin.com/report-restoring-the-california-dream/Visit Our Pagewww.TheFeudalFuturePodcast.comSupport Our WorkThe Center for Demographics and Policy focuses on research and analysis of global, national, and regional demographic trends and explores policies that might produce favorable demographic results over time. It involves Chapman students in demographic research under the supervision of the Center's senior staff.Students work with the Center's director and engage in research that will serve them well as they look to develop their careers in business, the social sciences, and the arts. Students also have access to our advisory board, which includes distinguished Chapman faculty and major demographic scholars from across the country and the world.For additional information, please contact Mahnaz Asghari, sponsored project analyst for the Office of Research, at (714) 744-7635 or asghari@chapman.edu.Follow us on LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-feudal-future-podcast/Tweet thoughts: @joelkotkin, @mtoplansky, #FeudalFuture #BeyondFeudalismLearn more about Joel's book 'The Coming of Neo-Feudalism': https://amzn.to/3a1VV87Sign Up For News & Alerts: http://joelkotkin.com/#subscribeThis show is presented by the Chapman Center for Demographics and Policy, which focuses on research and analysis of global, national and regional demographic trends and explores policies that might produce favorable demographic results over time.

When you hear about 10-ounce copper PCBs, high current and high voltage come to mind. In this episode, we will have a deep dive discussion on designing heavy power boards with Mario Strano. Mario is the senior PCB designer at Nikola and also president of ECAD Central. He will share with us his 16 years of experience in PCB design and the migration services he provides through ECAD Central. Watch this episode or listen on the go. We've touched on many other interesting topics, such as setting up clearance and creepage rules and a 57-ounce copper board. Altium 365: Where the World Designs Electronics Watch the video, click here. Show Highlights: Mario's background and professional path as PCB Designer and Component Engineer He is currently the only PCB designer at Nikola His expertise includes but is not limited to designing 10-ounce copper boards, real heavy power boards, HMI boards, human-machine interface boards Setting up creepage and clearance rules for heavy copper was a challenge to Mario during his transition from SQL Semiconductor to Avnet Mario and Zach discuss more 10-ounce copper PCBs Zach was amused to hear about Taiyo Kogyo's 57-ounce copper The Japan-based company developed proprietary processes that allow them to do things like Bus Bar Embedded PCB Mario briefly shares his experience as a component engineer at Avnet for six years The two discuss the tantalum capacitor shortage in 2018 and compare it to the current semiconductors shortage, which started in 2020 How is the supply chain shortage affecting PCB designers, and how are they working around it? ECAD Central, an Altium  365, Concord Pro, and Altium NEXUS Database service provider – setup and configuration, database migration Mario compared migrating data to “like moving mountains” Is mirroring parts between two systems possible? Mario explains what can be done. Definitely not a simple drag and drop operation, though! Links and Resources:   Connect with Mario Strano on Linkedin Visit the ECAD Central website Learn More about Taiyo Kogyo and their 57-ounce copper boards Watch related podcasts: Easily Find Electronic Components for Your Next PCB Design The Benefits of Diversifying PCB Industry Supply Chain Connect with Zach on LinkedIn Full OnTrack Podcast Library Altium Website Get Your First Month of Altium Designer® for FREE  

Fast paced development of electronics technology over the last decade has enable wireless sensors to go from being unproven but innovative solutions for monitoring complex engineering projects to become the go-to option for many schemes. The benefits for project delivery and reduced risk that this evolution in sensor technology is explored in this episode, which is sponsored by Farnell Electronics. NCE editor Claire Smith is joined by Bryn Smith, who is chief technical officer with wireless condition monitoring systems and technology firm Senceive, to discuss the change and look ahead to what technology advancements are expected in the future. Bryn starts by using one of Senceive's first projects, which involved work on Bond Steet tube station for Costain and Laing O'Rourke, to demonstrate how the technology has changed in the last 10 years. He explains how the limitations of the solutions used on that scheme have been overcome and the benefits the technology can now deliver on current projects. While advances in electronics has enabled more rapid reporting and longer battery life to improve the quality of the data collected, Bryn said that there are still misconceptions about sensor technology. As NCE marks it's 50th anniversary this year, Claire asks Bryn to make some predictions about what sensor technology will look like in another 50 years from now. Listen to the podcast to find out what he thinks is in store for the industry and the opportunities this will present to major project delivery in 2072. This episode is sponsored by Farnell. Farnell is a global electronics and industrial solution provider, part of the Avnet group. We deliver products, services, and solutions to thousands of customers around the world who focus on electronic system design, manufacturing, industrial environments, as well as across maintenance and repair sectors. We offer a portfolio of close to 1 million products from thousands of world-leading supplier brands. Engineers come to us at any and every stage of their process, as we are well equipped to offer support with the products they need as well as adding value. Farnell carry a vast product portfolio of around 80,000 industrial products to support customers in their Industrial Automation journey – all available for fast delivery. We are well placed to offer support across multiple leading supplier brands such as Omega, Schneider, Eaton, ABB, Omron, Siemens, Festo, Mitsubishi, and Phoenix Contact. Our Industrial Automation & Control Hub provides access to a wide range of technical resources to facilitate factory floor design and upgrade of existing systems. Find out more at uk.farnell.com

In this episode, Darren Person, Global CIO at The NPD Group, and Max Chan, CIO at Avnet, share their insights about the use of AI in enterprise industries and reveal how to reap its benefits without breaking the bank. They address knowing when it is time to introduce AI, how to approach boards about it, how to leverage AI to drive employee experience and expand your business, and much more.---------Quotes“You cannot do AI or machine learning without good data. Don't ever think that AI is this black box that magically is going to solve all your problems. You have to go through the hard work, the iterations, the training of the models, testing the algorithm. Don't forget the importance that data is for this journey because without it, there's really no way to be successful and scale for your organization.” - Max Chan, CIO at Avnet“Data tells a story. It's our job to figure out what story that data tells, and then how to make sure that we are telling the right story with it. Like anything in statistics, you can use data in a variety of different ways. It's about the quality of the data that really drives that story. All these tools will help you get there, but at the end of the day, you still need to make sure that the story that you tell is accurate, to the point, and it's understandable within the data as well.” - Darren Person, Global CIO at The NPD Group---------Time Stamps:* (1:53) Meet our guests, Max and Darren* (3:33) The current state of AI for enterprise B2B and B2C companies* (13:12) How to scale AI in your company* (21:40) The approach boards should take toward AI* (28:01) How to leverage AI to drive employee experience * (32:37) Secrets CIOs should know about data* (31:59) Max and Darren ask each other questions--------SponsorThis podcast is brought to you by Asana. Asana is a leading work management platform that empowers teams to orchestrate their work — from daily tasks to big strategic initiatives — all in one place. By enabling the world's teams to work together effortlessly, Asana helps organizations of all sizes and industries achieve their goals, faster. Learn more at Asana.com.--------LinksConnect with Max on LinkedInConnect with Darren on LinkedInLearn more about The NPD GroupLearn more about Avnet

We are sowing the seeds of innovation in this week's Fish Fry podcast! Peggy Carrieres from Avnet and I investigate the global supply chain challenges facing our engineering community today. We take a closer look at the role sustainability will play in the future of electronic design and how Avnet's visual libraries called "Avail" can help you navigate a variety of supply chain and design chain issues. Also this week, I highlight a group of researchers from the University of Florida who have grown plants in lunar soil for the first time! I examine how this research could not only help develop food sources for future astronauts living and operating on the Moon and on Mars, but also how it could help us overcome stressful conditions in food-scarce areas here on Earth. 

What does it look like when the CEO of a publicly traded company treats people as the company's #1 asset? Phil Gallagher does just that. He's an extraordinary leader whose motto is, “When people feel good, they do good.”Phil is the CEO of Avnet, a publicly traded company with annual sales north of 20 billion dollars and more than 14,000 employees worldwide, and ship to 140 countries. They're #167 on Fortune 500.You'll discover: The value of self-awareness in a leader's growthHow Phil developed his own EQWhy asking for feedback and receiving it well is a critical skill for every leaderSome of the little things Phil does to strengthen relationshipsThe difference in leaders who head Avnet's highest-performing locations vs. the lowest-performing locations

Growing use of 3D printing for concrete structures, metal bridges and composite forms by the construction industry is discussed in this episode, which is sponsored by Farnell Electronics. NCE editor Claire Smith and senior reporter Catherine Kennedy are joined by Bam Nuttall head of innovation Colin Evison to chart how 3D printing first started to influence the civil engineering sector, where the industry is now and what opportunities lie ahead. Colin shares his experience of working with 3D printed concrete structures on projects with clients like the Environment Agency and talks about the opportunity it presents for engineers to tap into their creative side as they work outside of existing design codes. Claire and Catherine discuss the construction risks that come with using innovative technology with Colin, along with the potential 3D printing offers to reaching carbon net zero. Colin also shares some lessons learned around where 3D printing techniques work best and some considerations when planning to use such methods. While Colin doesn't believe 3D printing will solve every construction problem, he does expect its used to grow in the next decade. This episode is sponsored by Farnell. Farnell is a global electronics and industrial solution provider, part of the Avnet group. We deliver products, services, and solutions to thousands of customers around the world who focus on electronic system design, manufacturing, industrial environments, as well as across maintenance and repair sectors. We offer a portfolio of close to 1 million products from thousands of world-leading supplier brands. Engineers come to us at any and every stage of their process, as we are well equipped to offer support with the products they need as well as adding value. Farnell carry a vast product portfolio of around 80,000 industrial products to support customers in their Industrial Automation journey – all available for fast delivery. We are well placed to offer support across multiple leading supplier brands such as Omega, Schneider, Eaton, ABB, Omron, Siemens, Festo, Mitsubishi, and Phoenix Contact. Our Industrial Automation & Control Hub provides access to a wide range of technical resources to facilitate factory floor design and upgrade of existing systems. Find out more at uk.farnell.com

The role of Internet of Things to empower fully intelligent infrastructure comes under the spotlight with a look at what it means for the future of civil engineering in this episode, which is sponsored by Farnell Electronics. NCE editor Claire Smith is joined by Arup associate director Rory McCully to look back at the evolution embedded sensor technology has brought to infrastructure over the last 25 years and consider what the next 25 years might bring. Claire starts off with some predictions that were made at NCE's 25th anniversary in 1997 where it was anticipated by 2022 that there would be self-monitoring, self-policing bridges. These were expected to have their own repair robots and be able to forecast when they had reached their design life. Rory and Claire conclude that the industry hasn't quite reached that point yet and that it is still some way off but look at what has been achieved and consider the benefits that Internet of Things and intelligent infrastructure could bring in the future. Rory also outlines some of the barriers that the industry faces in terms of reaching these benefits, as well as the need for such technology to look at systems rather than infrastructure on a structure by structure level to gain the maximum advantages.   This episode is sponsored by Farnell. Farnell is a global electronics and industrial solution provider, part of the Avnet group. We deliver products, services, and solutions to thousands of customers around the world who focus on electronic system design, manufacturing, industrial environments, as well as across maintenance and repair sectors. We offer a portfolio of close to 1 million products from thousands of world-leading supplier brands. Engineers come to us at any and every stage of their process, as we are well equipped to offer support with the products they need as well as adding value.   Farnell carry a vast product portfolio of around 80,000 industrial products to support customers in their Industrial Automation journey – all available for fast delivery. We are well placed to offer support across multiple leading supplier brands such as Omega, Schneider, Eaton, ABB, Omron, Siemens, Festo, Mitsubishi, and Phoenix Contact. Our Industrial Automation & Control Hub provides access to a wide range of technical resources to facilitate factory floor design and upgrade of existing systems.   Find out more at uk.farnell.com

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                                                                        MaryAnn Miller is an accomplished c-suite leader. She shares why you should "Say Yes To New Opportunities ", how "Your Reality Can Be Your Dream " and that "Your Toughest Competition Is You ". Hosted by Siebe Van Der Zee. About MaryAnn Miller MaryAnn Miller is an accomplished c-suite leader with an impressive track record in diverse industries and geographies. She offers deep expertise in business transformation, human resources, and operations. MaryAnn is currently Chief Administrative Officer with Avnet, Inc. (AVT) NASDAQ, a Fortune 168 global company with $17.6B in revenue, where she serves as a senior advisor. For more than 10 years as a corporate officer, MaryAnn played a key role with Avnet's Board of Directors on matters of CEO succession, Board succession, compensation, and governance. In her most recent leadership role at Avnet, she oversaw a global team of 3,900+ employees on three continents responsible for digital, information technology, logistics, programming, marketing, and program management. MaryAnn ran Avnet digital sales which contributed $48M annually to the core business and oversaw projects generating $245M in company-wide operating expense reductions over three years.  From 2009-2019, MaryAnn was Avnet's Chief Human Resources Officer. She is credited with developing a strong talent bench, promoting diversity, championing business transformation, and establishing HR as a strategic business partner. MaryAnn was also responsible for the company's ESG initiatives and founded the Avnet Innovation Lab at Arizona State University, providing funding to entrepreneurs and students while generating over $4M in company revenue.   MaryAnn's career includes executive leadership positions at Goodrich Corporation, a $6.4 billion global supplier of systems and services to aircraft and engine manufacturers and OrthoLogic, a publicly traded biotechnology company. She started her career with Allstate Insurance Company. MaryAnn has a passion for learning, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Illinois at Chicago and MBA degree from Arizona State University. She later completed the Executive Scholars program at Kellogg School of Management and has a coaching certification from the Hudson School of Coaching. Over the course of her career, MaryAnn has been recognized with numerous awards for her contributions to business results, community engagement and diversity. MaryAnn is a native of Chicago and lives in Phoenix with her husband. She has three grown daughters. Episode Notes Lesson 1. Integrity. (Period) 07:46 Lesson 2. Say Yes To New Opportunities / Open 13:54 Lesson 3. Your Reality Can Be Your Dream 17:24 Lesson 4. Have A System / Your Own System Whatever System 19:39 Lesson 5. Use A Panoramic Lens / Seeing The Big Picture 22:59 Lesson 6. Embrace Learning 26:40 Lesson 7. Your Toughest Competition Is You 30:08 Lesson 8. Lead From Your Centre / Balance Composure 32:55 Lesson 9. Show Them Who You Really Are 35:50 Lesson 10. Stop To Take A Breath / Gives You A Little Extra 39:39  

Peggy Carrieres has worked more than 20 years in the semiconductor industry, including the past six at global electronic components distributor Avnet. An expert in supply chain issues, customer management contracts, pricing negotiations and other industry elements, Carrieres talks about how distributors can ensure a financially healthy inventory mix while working with customers to enrich end-to-end design functions.

The president of Avnet's Farnell business joins one of our customers and our suppliers for a discussion on how to serve the unique needs of our high service distribution customers. This knowledgeable group discusses the tenets of good communication, the value of delivering easy-to-consume content and the many ways that digital is changing the market. Guests on this episode include Annette Tyler, Corporate Director of Distribution at Amphenol; Tracey Dawson, Managing Director at Daletech; and Chris Breslin, President at Farnell.

The fourth and final installment of our series with Elevate Brands is talking all about supply chain! On this episode of Link Up Leaders, Francois and Lisa are sitting down with Amedio "Muzzi" Palmieri to discuss how Amazon Sellers can do their part to create a more sustainable supply chain. --

Three experts on Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) join Distributing Wisdom for an educational and insightful conversation into why ESG matters for the electronic components industry. Experts discuss strategies for managing increasing expectations from multiple stakeholders while setting a strong foundation for a long-term program that can adapt and grow as more needs and requirements arise. Guests on this episode include Suzanne Fallender, Global Director of Corporate Responsibility at Intel; Diane Osgood, Principal of Osgood Consulting; and Stacy Mendez, Director of ESG at Avnet.

Three senior women leaders join us for an honest conversation about the challenge of increasing gender diversity in the electronics industry. Our guests examine our progress on the issue while sharing their personal experiences and offering practical ways to provide more opportunities for women today and in the future. Guests on this episode include: Jackie Mattox, founder of Women in Electronics; Brenda Freeman, member of Avnet's Board of Directors and founder of Joyeux Advisory Group and Holly Snopko, Quote Center Manager at Avnet.

We sit down with three seasoned experts in the electronics industry to get their honest perspective on the challenges and opportunities facing the distribution industry today. Our guests tackle the difficult issues, from inventory practices to margins to the new trend of "customers without a supply chain." They also discuss what distribution leaders can learn from other industries to deliver even more value, and what young professionals just entering the industry should focus on. Guests on this episode include: Craig Conrad, senior lecturer, Engineering Technology & Industrial Distribution, Texas A&M University; Barb Jorgensen, editor-in-chief, EPSNews; and De Anna Norman, manager, District Sales, Avnet.

Leaders from major electronics component distributors discuss how distribution enables them to reach more customers while managing  increasing technological complexity. Our guests discuss how their go-to-market strategies and sales forces are changing, plus what new target markets they see on the horizon. We also explore how the need for digitization and global scale, as well as supply chain support, are reshaping the industry. Guests on this episode include:  Michael Barone, Vice President, Global Channel Sales at Xilinx; Fred Bell, Vice President at Molex; Monica Highfill, Vice President, Sales, Americas at KEMET, Karen Worley, Director, Supplier Development at Avnet.

On the inaugural episode of Distributing Wisdom, we're joined by past and present leaders of Avnet to explore the value of distribution as an industry. We'll speak with current Avnet CEO Phil Gallagher, retired CEO Roy Vallee and retired Avnet board member Veronica Biggins about the evolution of the industry, and what we can expect in the near future. Our guests share their unique insight into how they adapted to new challenges while looking back on some of Avnet's most transformative changes during their tenure.

In this episode, I sit down with CEO Mitch Avnet to talk about starting a business and staying true to your authentic self. Follow Brendan at: ► Apple Podcasts: http://bit.ly/thebrendanburnsshow ► Spotify: http://bit.ly/thebrendanburnsshowspotify ► Website: https://brendanhburns.com ► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebrendanburnsshow