Podcast appearances and mentions of brian cohn

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills Hey, IMPACT Driver! Last week, we explored the challenge of sustainability in business. This week, in part two of our series with Mark Adler Madsen and Brian Cohn, we dive into practical strategies for helping your project teams consistently perform at a high level while navigating the relentless pressure to deliver more value, faster - and sustainably. Join us in this episode as we explore the key areas to focus on, from building intrinsic motivation and embracing servant leadership to prioritizing stakeholder analysis and incremental value delivery. Mark and Brian also share insights on the potential pitfalls of external processes and tools, emphasizing the importance of an empirical, team-centric approach to sustainable improvement. You'll learn the secrets to sustaining high performance in your project teams and learn how you can lead the way in creating a more sustainable, purpose-driven organization. Enjoy!  P.S. - Attention PMO leaders! Don't settle for being considered just “administrative overhead.” Learn how to make a real IMPACT and drive measurable business value with our free training. Become the strategic asset your leaders need and earn your seat at the table for good. Register now for this FREE one-hour PMO Advantage training and start driving success today!    P.P.S. – The IMPACT Engine book is coming, and you will be the first to know when you can get a sneak peek. Make sure you're checking these emails each week, because we're about to get this party started!   Connect with Brian and Mark Find Brianand Markon LinkedIn Follow Aspire Innovation on LinkedIn Learn more about Aspire Innovation     Thanks for taking the time to check out the podcast! I welcome your feedback and insights!  I'd love to know what you think and if you love it, please leave a rating and review in your favorite podcast player. Please leave a comment below to share your thoughts. See you online! Warmly, Laura Barnard     GET NOTIFIED ABOUT NEW EPISODES  TELL US WHAT YOU WANT TO LEARN PDU REPORTING INSTRUCTIONS                                    

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills Hey, IMPACT Driver!  Climate dominates sustainability talk, but true sustainability runs deeper than carbon footprints. It means embedding ethical, social, and ecological values into the core of an organization.    In this episode, I'm joined by Mark Adler Madsen and Brian Cohn for a two-part series on managing sustainability projects and doing so in a sustainable way.   This week, we're looking at how sustainability strengthens the bottom line by building employee and customer trust - and what you can do as an IMPACT Driver. You'll learn about IMPACT analysis and other tools to make sustainability tangible for your own PMO. Hear why an internally-facing PMO holds the key to a resilient, thriving organization.  Join us for this episode to discover the key to transforming your PMO into a driving force for meaningful sustainability - and the secret to boosting your bottom line. Enjoy!    Connect with Brian and Mark Find Brian and Mark on LinkedIn Follow Aspire Innovation on LinkedIn Learn more about Aspire Innovation Thanks for taking the time to check out the podcast! I welcome your feedback and insights!  I'd love to know what you think and if you love it, please leave a rating and review in your favorite podcast player. Please leave a comment below to share your thoughts. See you online! Warmly, Laura Barnard     GET NOTIFIED ABOUT NEW EPISODES  TELL US WHAT YOU WANT TO LEARN PDU REPORTING INSTRUCTIONS                                    

Global Product Management Talk is pleased to bring you the next episode of... Product Mastery Now with host Chad McAllister, PhD. The podcast is all about helping people involved in innovation and managing products become more successful, grow their careers, and STANDOUT from their peers. About the Episode:  Today we are talking about applying Agile and Lean development practices to product projects that are not purely software-based. Our guest is Brian Cohn, who began his career with roles in optical engineering and mathematics. For the last 10 years, he served as the Lean Product Development Specialist at Danfoss and has recently co-founded Aspire Innovation, a group that applies a business acceleration model to help organizations be more innovative.

Discovery, Detailing, and Deployment for hardware product management Today we are talking about applying Agile and Lean development practices to product projects that are not purely software-based. Our guest is Brian Cohn, who began his career with roles in optical engineering and mathematics. For the last 10 years, he served as the Lean Product Development […]

After the reality virtually hackathon, we spoke with Brian Cohn from the winning team move2improve. Others on the team were Roghayeh (Leila) Barmak Betsy Skrip Cameron Peirce Chris Berry  The reality virtually hackathon had 450 developers from 35 countries composing 105 teams competing for various prizes. 40% of participants were women/non-binary. This makes the reality Virtually hackathon the largest, most diverse XR hackathon in the world. Brian is the chief data scientist at Kaspect working with fortune 10 companies, hospitals, and biotech companies. Brian's Phd focused on human muscle control patterns as they related to heath, development, aging and pathological conditions.    We discuss Brian's experience at the Reality Virtually Hackathon before digging into his medical background. We then dig into Brian’s work using peripherals to track and treat diseases such as Parkinson’s. In each of the topics we discuss, a resounding theme is data privacy and how collected data is used and we ask the question... Does the data even need to be collected?    01’30”: how did move 2 improve go from idea to hackathon winning team among 105 teams. 03’00”: diseases and traumas that require physical therapy 03’35”: Building the team at the Reality Virtually hackathon. 04’27”: Is XR the best fit for move2improve? 06’20”: The move 2 improve experience explanation. 08’20”: How does move to improve help the clinician? 08'55”: USC study to evaluate the VR data collection of tremors and “shakiness”. 10'50”: healthcare expenses and VA initiative to do more telemedicine. 12’00”: HIPPA and XR as a data collection device 13’10”: FDA approval for commercial grade therapeutics 14'00”: building in safety protocols into XR environments 14'50”: At what point did Brian pick up XR development? 16'05”: The importance of conservatively collecting and user data 17'00”: Oculus Runtime and mobile app data collection example 18'00”: Data doesn’t have to be big to make a big change! 19'50”: Brian’s takeaway from the Reality Virtually Hackathon.   BrianCohn.com realityvirtuallyhack.com  virtuality.show  

In today’s episode, we chat with Brian Cohn, chief data scientist at Kaspect and a Graduate Research Fellow for the National Science Foundation, where he is funded to research mathematical theory and clinical practice for measuring and detecting high-dimensional neuromuscular control. Brian is also a consultant to automotive, biomedical, pharmaceutical, and legal corporations who seek guidance in transitioning from traditional BI to artificial intelligence. His expertise is in designing human-in-the-loop architecture, conducting error propagation testing, and designing experimental paradigms. In this episode, we listen as KGI’s director of corporate partnerships, Shannon Braun, talks to Brian about the use of virtual reality platforms for clinical applications.

In today’s episode, we chat with Brian Cohn, who is a biomedical scientist, inventor, and consultant. He is the Chief Data Scientist at Kaspect. In 2014, Brian earned his bachelor’s degree at Pitzer College while also working on a Team Master’s Project with KGI students.

Pictured above left to right: Tyler McCartney, Nicholas Holton, Christopher Berry, Zach Rizo. These four Northwood University students were among ten students selected for the 2017 Spark Initiative. The ten are enrolled in collegiate aftermarket study programs. This is the fourth year of the program, courtesy of Multi Parts. SPARK IS A THREE-DAY INDUSTRY IMMERSION Three intense days showcase the global automotive aftermarket. SPARK programming combines large and small group gatherings, one-to-one meetings, guided tours, personal introductions and other engagement opportunities within AAPEX. SPARK places attendees side-by-side with the industry’s leadership and exposes them to all the opportunity that is the global automotive aftermarket. SPARK is an initiative of Multi Parts, a family-owned American company. Barry Cohn, Brian Cohn, Jeff Stankard from Multi Parts For nearly 30 years, Multi Parts has developed and manufactured aftermarket auto parts for full line co-manufacturers and their global brands.   SPARK participants are students and Veterans interested in management, engineering, product development, cataloging, pricing, marketing, sales, logistics, legal, accounting and other core business activities of the automotive aftermarket, including finance, information technology and human resources. For more information on SPARK, contact Jeff Stankard at spark@multiparts.net (mailto:spark@multiparts.net) SPARK Website HERE. In the interview: Tyler McCartney came to Northwood with the sole intent of working in the Automotive Aftermarket. He currently works as the business manager at a repair facility. He writes service, schedules, purchase’s parts, and pays the bills. Tyler knows that this experience has been great for him. He is currently looking to intern for a corporation this upcoming year. His plans would be to ultimately pursue the field of category management. Nicholas Holton is a senior at Northwood University. He will graduate with an aftermarket major. He currently works for Highway and Heavy parts in Coleman Michigan. Nick does content creation and shipping and receiving. Christopher Berry is a senior at Northwood University in the Automotive Aftermarket Management BBA program. He is enrolled in an accelerated four-year masters program and will be pursuing an MBA in Marketing following graduation. Due to the course-heavy nature of the program, Chris has limited aftermarket experience. However, he interned last year with HDMA and Eaton Corp at HDAW 2017 in January. He is currently seeking an internship for this upcoming summer. Chris has a strong passion for the aftermarket and wants to learn as much as he can about the industry. Zach Rizo is a senior at Northwood University majoring in automotive aftermarket management with a minor in marketing. He plans to pursue sales in either the automotive or heavy-duty aftermarket as a territory sales rep.  Zach enjoys the people side of the business and feels the way people treat each other from customer to competitor make the aftermarket a vibrant industry. That is why he will pursue this avenue. Zach is an avid sports fan and loves spending time with family and friends. Over the summer Zach completed his first sprint triathlon and plans to do more! Talking points: The SPARK Multi-Parts program is lead by Barry Cohn, Chairman, Brian Cohn, President and Jeff Stankard, Vice President. It is a once in a lifetime experience to be hearing and meeting with legacy industry professionals and meeting many of the industries leadership while walking a personal guided tour of the expo. Getting an insider’s view of the industry. An unprecedented experience for the future of our industry. Seeing the industry from a real-life level and situation. Students of the industry must be encouraged to go to events like this and experience the business world. The aftermarket is ready to help these...

Quality is difficult to define, so how can you guarantee that your project will result in a quality outcome? There are tools you can use and steps Project Managers can take to ensure quality results. Clearly define quality expectations up front, and make sure all the stakeholders understand and agree. Pay attention to Voice of Customer. Do lots of testing along the way, with a highly critical eye. Ensuring maximum quality goes hand in hand with minimizing potential risk. Three experts on Quality, Jon M. Quigley, Mike Frenette, and Brian Cohn discuss how you can – and should – incorporate “Quality” into all phases of a project. Listen, learn, and get a free PDU! PM Point of View® (PM-POV) is a podcast series produced by Final Milestone Productions and PMIWDC. PM-POV allows our membership and the public at large to listen to brief and informative conversations with beltway area practioners and executives as they discuss various perspectives on project management -- its uses, its shortcomings, its changes, and its future. Listeners can send comments and suggestions for topics and guests to pm-pov@pmiwdc.org. PM Point of View® is a registered trademark of M Powered Strategies, Inc. PDUs Awarded:  1 PDU Information Earn education PDUs in the PMI Talent Triangle for each podcast you listen to — over 10.5 PDUs by listening to the entire series! Use the following information in PMI's CCRS system to register the PDUs for this podcast: PDU Category: Online or Digital Media Provider Number: C046 Activity Number: PMPOV0039 PDUs for this episode: 1 » More PM-POV Episodes About the Speakers Jon M. Quigley   Value Transformation LLC Principal and Founding Member Jon M. Quigley PMP CTFL is a principal and founding member of Value Transformation LLC, a product development training and cost improvement organization established in 2009 (www.valuetransform.com). Jon has multiple master level degrees from City University of Seattle, as well as an engineering degree from University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He has been employed by PACCAR and Volvo, and is an experienced tier one supplier to the automotive industry (Ford, General Motors, Chrysler and Harley Davidson and more). Jon has won awards such as the Volvo 3P Technical Award and the Volvo Technology Award, and has secured 7 United States patents. Jon has co-authored or contributed to more than 12 blocks. The titles range in topics all associated with project management and product development including quality tools. He is on the MPM advisory board of Western Carolina and Forsyth Technical Community College. He is available for speaking and guest lecturing on project management and product development and can be reached at Jon.Quigley@valuetransform.com.   Mike Frenette   Corvo Project Management Owner Mike Frenette, PMP, CMC, I.S.P., SMC has been engaged in information technology and project management for more years than he cares to admit. He has been employed by utility, oil and gas, and manufacturing organizations, and several consulting firms over the last few decades. Mike currently owns Corvo Project Management, a PPM consulting, mentoring and training company. He has a penchant for staying up to date with methods and processes that help organizations achieve their strategic goals, and enjoys sharing what he has learned with anyone who will listen. Mike is a frequent speaker and trainer on project management topics locally, nationally and internationally at in-person conferences and virtual sessions. He has proven to be a serial volunteer through roles on boards and committees, contributing to the inner workings of the Canadian Information Processing, the Canadian Management Consultants Atlantic, PMI Nova Scotia and PMI Global.   Brian Cohn   Danfoss Power Solutions Process Excellence Manager Brian Cohn is Process Excellence Manager at Danfoss Power Solutions focusing on the development of new products and services. He has held design engineering, application engineering, project management, and product management roles, at firms in the manufacturing, aerospace, and defense segments for over 30 years. Most of his experiences have been in business to business environments and he is passionate about improving both the effectiveness and efficiency of new product development.  

This is the premiere of the first contribution to the EM Basic Project.  Dr. Brian Cohn from Washington University in Saint Louis, Missouri is on the podcast today talking about mono-articular arthritis.  He reviews the common physical exam findings, the appropriate lab work and medications, how to avoid common pitfalls in this diagnosis, some evidence based medicine pearls and even some relevant medical trivia.  Dr. Cohn is one of the authors of the EMJ club podcast which reviews common EM topics in a journal club style format.