Podcasts about belkin international

Our guest on this episode took the consumer electronics brand, Belkin, from $400 million to one billion dollars in annual revenue in only four years. As the president of Kenmore Craftsman Diehard for Sears Holding he transformed these iconic American brands by launching Kenmore and Diehard exclusively on Amazon with Kenmore becoming the first major appliance to be sold on Amazon. He is the former president of the Disney Stores Worldwide…and so much more! As someone who has seen just a few economic cycles while running major brands, I could not think of a better guide for us all than my friend, Tom Park, who offers specific and sage advice, especially for middle and lower middle market companies, as we continue to move towards increasingly uncertain times.  We also talk about consumer product trends, managing expenses, focusing on the customer experience, building infrastructure to get ahead of the curve, employee retention, creating a culture of accountability to achieve budget, the importance of market share analysis, leading well and so much more. You're going to want to listen to this episode twice as Tom shares so many nuggets from his vast experience, all of which he continues to use today as Managing Director of Portage Point, where they offer interim management, performance improvement and board services to stakeholders in periods of distress, underperformance and transition.  About Tom Park Tom Park joined Portage Point in December 2020 and currently serves as a Managing Director offering interim management, performance improvement and board services to stakeholders in periods of distress, underperformance and transition. He also currently serves on the Board of Directors for Howard's, a large independent appliance and consumer electronics retailer Prior to joining Portage Point, Tom was CEO of Incipio, a consumer products company, until he left in 2019. Tom served as President of the Kenmore Craftsman Diehard for Sears Holdings. Tom was hired in 2015 to transform these iconic American brands to maximize their value by externalizing the brands after nearly 100 years of being exclusively sold at Sears. Under Tom's leadership, the Kenmore and Diehard brands were launched exclusively on Amazon. Kenmore is the first major appliance brand to be sold on Amazon and included delivery and installation services performed by Sears. Tom was instrumental in negotiating the sale of The Craftsman Brand in 2017 to Stanley Black & Decker for $900m Prior to joining Sears, Tom held several executive positions at Belkin International, a global leader in mobile accessories, wireless networking products and IOT smart products. Positions within Belkin included President Linksys Networking Division, President of the Americas, Chief Operating Officer and CFO. During his tenure of a dozen years, Belkin saw significant growth, more than doubling the business to $1B. Prior to Belkin, Tom spent a decade with the Walt Disney Company where he was President of the Disney Stores Worldwide. In addition, he held executive positions with Disney Consumer Products. Tom was Controller for the $3B consumer products business and Controller for Walt Disney Imagineering, the design and development group for Disney theme parks Tom graduated from Villanova University with a BS in Accounting in 1979 and began his career with Unisys holding several positions in finance and accounting for over 12 years. Tom serves on several advisory boards, including the Villanova School of Business. Tom lives in the Los Angeles area with his wife, Lisa Adubato Park, and is the proud father of four children and one granddaughter. Connect with Tom Park LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-park-545717b/ Website: https://portagepointpartners.com/team/tom-park/ Email: Tpark@pppllc.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, Oliver Seil joins Angela Yeh to discuss how an understanding of the importance of design is the most valuable asset that a company can have. Oliver also shares with us his advice on why speaking up, aside from having a competent business and design knowledge, is key to having a thriving career in the industry. Oliver is the VP of Design at Belkin International where he leads the company's Industrial Design, Creative, User Experience, Retail Experience, and Consumer Insights. With over 20 years of experience in the industry, he has mastered his trade on brand-building and business-driving product experience by creating brand loyalty with engaging and compelling brand touch points.    Learn more about Oliver Seil here: www.oliverseil.com    We release a new episode every week! Stay tuned and follow us or subscribe on whatever platform you're listening from so you do not miss an episode.   www.yehideology.com 

In this episode, Oliver Seil joins Angela Yeh to discuss how an understanding of the importance of design is the most valuable asset that a company can have. Oliver also shares with us his advice on why speaking up, aside from having a competent business and design knowledge, is key to having a thriving career in the industry. Oliver is the VP of Design at Belkin International where he leads the company's Industrial Design, Creative, User Experience, Retail Experience, and Consumer Insights. With over 20 years of experience in the industry, he has mastered his trade on brand-building and business-driving product experience by creating brand loyalty with engaging and compelling brand touch points. Learn more about Oliver Seil here: www.oliverseil.com We release a new episode every week! Stay tuned and follow us or subscribe on whatever platform you're listening from so you do not miss an episode. www.yehideology.com

Alan Sparks is a senior executive with Harris Technology, a publicly listed company on the Australian Securities Exchange and is an online retailer of technology products and solutions aimed specifically at SMEs. He has also worked with tech companies like Cybernetic Generator & Behavior Corp., Renewable Power Australia Ltd., BlueAnt Wireless Pty Ltd., Buddy Technologies Limited, Cellnet Group Limited, Belkin International, Philips, etc. He was part of the key management team that led Philips Mobile Phone to profitability within nine months after they posted losses of $2 billion. He has built an extensive portfolio of Chair, Board Member, and advisory positions for various ASX-listed and private companies. In this episode, Alan talks to us about his journey from Johannesburg to Australia, the different roles he played in various companies, and the business culture in different countries. EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS: Harris Technology is growing at the rate of 200% per annum. Harris Technology has its e-commerce site, which is about 20% of its sales, but the rest of it all comes through websites like Amazon, eBay, etc. Alan has also been a board member of a company called Renewable Power Australia Ltd. It is a power plant generating electricity off the back of a sugar mill in Coomera. He represents a group of investors in Singapore for a company called Gazelle Capital. Allan is also a board member of Pacificomm Group Ltd. It is a trans-Tasman tech distributor operating its biggest businesses in New Zealand and Pacific Islands, dealing with the retailers such as Harvey Norman, Noel Leeming, etc. He also runs his own online company selling products such as a garage door opener connected to your mobile, where you can see or control your garage door from anywhere in the world. He has been running the business for five years. He was born in Johannesburg and grew up there. He graduated in accounting and is a qualified chartered accountant. After graduation, he worked for some time in the finance industry and then picked the computer industry. He left South Africa in 1999 and has worked in countries like Singapore, Hong Kong, China and Australia. Alan says you earn the right to live in Hong Kong. The business language is pretty universal, but it's the nuances that count. And the nuances in China are much more pronounced than they are in the UK and USA. Chinese don't necessarily rely on the contract per se. They rely much more importantly on the relationship. Americans are all about driving the business deal and less about the relationship, whereas the Chinese are much more about the relationship and whether they can trust you or not. The artificial intelligence arena will burgeon in the next couple of years and start to show some real benefit to a greater variety of businesses. A virtual meeting is not the best thing in the world because human contact is still essential to seeing the body language and feeling the vibe, etc. USEFUL LINKS: Alan Sparks on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/alan-sparks-72b469/ Harris Technology Website - https://ht.com.au/ Richard Triggs on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardtriggs/

Much of the fundamental research in computer science has been driven by the needs of those attempting to utilize computing for various applications, including healthcare. Today’s guest, Shwetak Patel describes a collection of research projects that leverage mobile phone technology in new ways to enable the screening, self-management and studying of diseases. By using mobile phones as healthcare devices, we can enable access and scale, helping advance health and clinical science through the convergence of sensing, machine learning, and human-computer interaction. Today’s episode was originally recorded at AI For Good, an annual global summit hosted by ITU and XPRIZE, and while some elements of the conversation are more timely to COVID’s spread in July 2020 at the time of recording, all of the technology is still relevant today. Shwetak Naran Patel is an American computer scientist and entrepreneur best known for his work on developing novel sensing solutions and ubiquitous computing. He is the Washington Research Foundation Entrepreneurship Endowed Professor at the University of Washington in Computer Science & Engineering and Electrical Engineering, where he joined in 2008. His technology start-up company on energy sensing, Zensi, was acquired by Belkin International, Inc. in 2010. He was named a 2011 MacArthur Fellow. He was named the recipient of the 2018 ACM Prize in Computing for contributions to creative and practical sensing systems for sustainability and health. Links: https://aiforgood.itu.int/ https://xprize.org/blog See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

About Ken-Ken Mori is the Principal Designer at Belkin International. Ken has over 25 years of experience developing products from conception to mass production. Over this time, he has been granted dozens of patents and worked on over a hundred products sent to market. His work as a DIY urban designer has been included in the project Spontaneous Interventions, which was exhibited at the Venice Architecture Biennale.In this episode of The Variable Ken shares inspiring insights about his journey in design thinking and product development. We discuss his social experiments  and passion projects centered around improving our living spaces and communities. The topics we explore include (but aren't limited to):- Is SolidWorks the best software for Industrial Designers?- Can designers be successful without knowing fundamentals of design for manufacturing?- What is the future of Industrial Design?- Pursuing our passion for design in a fulfilling way.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/thevariabledesign)

This Blueprint episode features Maggie Curran, VP of Sales E-Commerce & Business Divisions at Belkin International, and Megan Conahan, EVP at Direct Agents. In this episode, Maggie discusses how her 15-year experience at Belkin has shifted as the industry evolves. From starting as a printer cable company to working with Apple and Amazon her insight on seizing opportunities is very motivating. Take a listen at the link below and don't forget to subscribe!

Chet Pipkin was the kind of kid who loved to take things apart and put them back together. As a young man in the early 1980s, he started hanging out in mom-and-pop computer shops, where he realized he could meet a growing need by selling the cables that connect computers to printers. That simple idea became the main ingredient in Chet's secret sauce: instead of making his own computers, he would make the accessories needed to make them work. Belkin International eventually grew into a massive manufacturer of electronic goods — last year, it sold to a subsidiary of Foxconn for more than $800 million. PLUS in our postscript "How You Built That," how Clay McCabe decided to rebrand his dad's zipper repair business into Zipper Rescue, a repair kit that helps people fix their broken zippers at home.

In today’s very special edition, and final episode of CMO Moves in 2018, I'm bringing back three past guests who I chatted with earlier this year on CMO Moves to find out how things have been going since we last checked in. Also, since all three of these guests sit on our Innovators Council, I thought it'd be a good time to ask them what they think the hottest trends will be in 2019.

First Segment: Linksys. Kannan Vardarajan, Product Manager. Today, Belkin International has three brands – Belkin, Linksys and WeMo – to enhance the technology that connects us to the people, activities and experiences we love. Belkin products are renowned for their simplicity and ease of use, while our Linksys brand helped make wireless connectivity mainstream around the globe. Our newest brand, WeMo, is the leader in delivering customizable smart home experiences. Its product platform empowers people to monitor, measure and manage their electronics, appliances and lighting at home and on-the-go. https://youtu.be/sjFdcArhxKE Second Segment: Computer and Technology News. Today's Topics Include: Sports Betting Legal Says Supreme Court TiVo Update Will See Alexa Support Google One, Replacing Consumer Data Storage Jails Are Opting For Video Calls Instead of Visitation Net Neutrality Update And more! For full show notes, check out ComputerAmerica.com!

Kieran Hannon, CMO of Belkin International, shares his how his never-ending curiosity, agile mindset and dedication to mentoring has led Belkin's four brands to winning countless awards and has developed a world-class team.

On International Women's Day, Erika Lieser and Melody Saffery, two execs from gadget maker Belkin International, speak directly to parents, to tell them why they should get their young girls involved in tech, on #TalkingTech.

The first of a very special series around this seldom discussed subject, Hot Topics Contributing Editor, and former Barclays, Burger King and Boots senior marketing executive, Andrew Brent, will be exploring the topic of organizational growth. Many companies struggle to understand how consumers make purchasing decisions and choose between brands, which in turn leaves them finding sustained, profitable growth difficult. Understanding what is being done wrong could well open up new opportunities for companies striving to grow. In discussion with Andrew will be Kieran Hannon, Belkin International’s CMO. Having been with Belkin for over 3 years now, the sophisticated agile marketing capabilities he has instilled across the company have left the brand considered a world-class partner to global retailers that continuously delight their consumers.

“The job of a designer is to be a psychologist…” Industrial design is something that a lot of manufacturers used to outsource. Companies would design a product and then contract with a firm of outside design consultants to slap a good-looking skin on it, and hope for the best. But in the last decade or so, lots of companies have gotten design religion. Design has been brought in-house, where it can shape products from the very get-go. There’s an obvious source for this idea — Apple. This week we talk to Oliver Seil, the Senior Design Director of Belkin International’s Innovation Design Group. Belkin is an accessory company based in Los Angeles that has grown into one of the biggest suppliers of mobile accessories. It’s has a big portfolio of products, from iPhone and iPad cases to battery packs, surge protectors, networking gear and its line of WeMo home automation products. We talk to Seil about Belkin’s products and design process; the surprising complexity of USB cables - and why they cost so much; and of course, why Apple has had such an enormous influence on design and manufacturing.