Podcasts about business information technology

Marketing Art and Content Creation in the Game Industry In this episode Expa's chairperson Wanda O Rly (Valtteri Lahti) and Jamk's visiting lecturer in 3D modelling, Sameli Rinta-Hirvelä, discuss together with Alexander Razuvalov Marketing Producer and Broadcaster, ex-Redhill and ex-Wargaming. In the seventh episode of the DGC podcast the focus is turned to art careers, marketing art and content creation. The vastly experienced marketing artist, producer and broadcaster Alexander Razuvalov discusses different art careers in the game industry deriving from his versatile background. With Wanda's lead Alexander and Sameli reflect on how the environment and expectations for artists in the game industry have evolved in the past ten years and how modern games education can keep up, providing the students with a solid base for their first jobs in the industry. DGC Podcast #7 Puhujat / Speakers Haastattelija/Host: Wanda O Rly/Valtteri Lahti (Expa, Psyon Games) Asiantuntijat/Specialist: Alexander Razuvalov (ex-Redhill Games, ex-Wargaming) & Sameli Rinta-Hirvelä (Jamk University of Applied Sciences) Tekninen toteutus / Technical implementation Veerti Pekonniemi (Jamk University of Applied Sciences) Julkaisupaikka ja -aika / Place and time of publication Jamk University of Applied Sciences Kustantaja ja tilaaja / Publisher and Client Game Production, Business Information Technology, Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Jamk University of Applied Sciences Link to text transcription: https://www.jamk.fi/fi/media/42269

Puhujat / Speakers Haastattelija/Host: Wanda O Rly Asiantuntijat/Specialist: Miika Anundi (Veikkaus Oy) & Mika Karhulahti (Jamk University of Applied Sciences) Tekninen toteutus / Technical implementation Veerti Pekonniemi (Jamk University of Applied Sciences) Julkaisupaikka ja -aika / Place and time of publication Jamk University of Applied Sciences, 14.2.2025 Kustantaja ja tilaaja / Publisher and Client Game Production, Business Information Technology, Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Jamk University of Applied Sciences Jakson tekstivastine / Alternative text https://www.jamk.fi/fi/media/42066 Episode Description: In this episode Expa's chairperson Wanda O Rly (Valtteri Lahti) and Jamk's game production studies (BIT) Senior Lecturer Mika Karhulahti discuss together with Miika Anundi, Junior Developer at Veikkaus Game Studio. In the sixth episode of the DGC podcast we finally bring a junior developer's point of view to game industry employment and career building. The self-taught developer Miika Anundi, who is a teacher by education and an indie developer, game entrepreneur and project manager by previous experience explains how he has made his way to the game industry. With Wanda's lead Miika and Mika discuss Miika's skillbase and his daily work at Veikkaus and try to identify how these experiences match with readiness the Jamk games education program aims to give its students.

Puhujat / Speakers Haastattelija/Host: Wanda O Rly Asiantuntijat/Specialist: Ren Soharab (Quicksave Interactive) & Jani Seppälä (Jamk University of Applied Sciences) Käsikirjoitus / Script Wanda O Rly, Hanna Hauvala (Jamk University of Applied Sciences) Tekninen toteutus / Technical implementation Veerti Pekonniemi (Jamk University of Applied Sciences) Julkaisupaikka ja -aika / Place and time of publication Jamk University of Applied Sciences Kustantaja ja tilaaja / Publisher and Client Game Production, Business Information Technology, Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Jamk University of Applied Sciences Jakson tekstivastine / Alternative text https://www.jamk.fi/fi/media/41730

In this episode Expa's chairperson Wanda O Rly (Valtteri Lahti) and Jamk's Business Information Technology, Game Production senior lecturer Mika Karhulahti discuss together with Niko Autio, founder of Hanki Games, about how one can evolve from a gamer to a professional game developer with an emerging business. All in all, this is a fourth DGC podcast, brought to you by Expa Game Business Cooperative and Jamk University of Applied Sciences. The umbrella of this entire podcast series revolves around similar topics; making the games industry accessible and reviewing games' education from the point of view of professionals to keep it relevant and up to date with industry needs. In three previous episodes there have been discussions about junior career paths, and how universities and game companies can work closer together to solve the current challenges in the supply and demand ratio of young workforce in the industry. In this episode there is a totally new perspective to this discussion with Niko, who is pursuing to employ himself and others through a passion project without formal games industry education. Puhujat / Speakers Haastattelija/Host: Wanda O Rly (Valtteri Lahti) Asiantuntijat/Specialist: Niko Autio (Hanki Games) & Mika Karhulahti (Jamk University of Applied Sciences) Käsikirjoitus / Script Wanda O Rly (Valtteri Lahti), Hanna Hauvala Tekninen toteutus / Technical implementation Veerti Pekonniemi Julkaisupaikka ja -aika / Place and time of publication Jamk University of Applied Sciences Kustantaja ja tilaaja / Publisher and Client Game Production, Business Information Technology, Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Jamk University of Applied Sciences Jakson tekstivastine / Alternative text https://www.jamk.fi/fi/media/41497

Making games is multidisciplinary teamwork at its finest and coming along with different types of people is crucial. Equally important is the flexibility one can practice around their main role. This adaptability is highlighted especially when finding one's first position in a small or mid-sized studio. However, these soft skills are rarely the main topic of any university course. So how does the Jamk BIT program ensure that future game professionals graduate with sufficient teamwork skills and the ability to adapt to the changes that most game studios go through? Discussing the topic from an employer perspective is Dmytro Zhovtobryukh, CEO of Snowhound Games and from an educator perspective, Risto Koskenkorva, Senior Lecturer of the Jamk Business Information Technology program. The discussion is hosted by Wanda O Rly (Valtteri Lahti), Chairperson of Expa Game Business Cooperative. Puhujat / Speakers Haastattelija/Host: Wanda O Rly (Valtteri Lahti) Asiantuntijat/Specialist: Dmytro Zhovtobryukh (Snowhound Oy) & Risto Koskenkorva (Jamk University of Applied Sciences) Käsikirjoitus / Script Wanda O Rly (Valtteri Lahti), Hanna Hauvala (Jamk University of Applied Sciences) Tekninen toteutus / Technical implementation Veerti Pekonniemi & Jani Seppälä (Jamk University of Applied Sciences) Julkaisupaikka ja -aika / Place and time of publication Jamk University of Applied Sciences, 17.5.2024 Kustantaja ja tilaaja / Publisher and Client Game Production, Business Information Technology, Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Jamk University of Applied Sciences Lataa jakson tekstivastine/download alternative text: https://www.jamk.fi/fi/media/40895

The gaming industry needs generalists and specialists. How should this be considered in games education? In this episode Expa's chairperson Wanda O Rly (Valtteri Lahti) and Jamk's Business Information Technology, Game Production specialist Jere Lamberg discuss together with Teemu Vilén, COO of the Tampere-based game studio Makea Games, about Generalists and Specialists - Supporting Different Orientations in Games Education. All in all, this is a second DGC podcast, brought to you by Expa Game Business Cooperative and Jamk University of Applied Sciences. The umbrella of this entire podcast series revolves around similar topics; making the games industry accessible and reviewing games' education from the point of view of professionals to keep it relevant and up to date with industry needs. In previous episode “Tools of employment in the game industry” was discussed the pathways to employment for juniors and fresh graduates of the game industry together with Mika Tammenkoski of Metacore and Kalle Raijonkari of Jamk. Puhujat / Speakers Haastattelija/Host: Wanda O Rly (Valtteri Lahti) Asiantuntijat/Specialist: Teemu Vilén (Makea Games) & Jere Lamberg (Jamk) Käsikirjoitus / Script Wanda O Rly (Valtteri Lahti) & Hanna Hauvala (Jamk) Tekninen toteutus / Technical implementation Veerti Pekonniemi (Jamk) & Jani Seppälä (Jamk) Julkaisupaikka ja -aika / Place and time of publication Jamk University of Applied Sciences, 11.4.2024 Kustantaja ja tilaaja / Publisher and Client Game Production, Business Information Technology, Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Jamk University of Applied Sciences Lataa jakson tekstivastine/download alternative text: https://www.jamk.fi/fi/media/40736

Landing a job in the game industry is often much more than completing a formal degree and sending around CVs. For the most part of its entire existence, the game industry has lacked formal education, such as university degrees, that would prepare the work force directly to the needs of the industry. Instead finding one's way to games has always been more or less about pursuing individual passion and creating one's own path. Acknowledging this legacy, Jyväskylä University of Applied Sciences (Jamk) and Expa Game Business Cooperative are working closely together to make networking and various work life lessons an integral part of the Jamk's international game oriented Business Information Technology education program. In this episode Expa's chairperson Wanda O Rly (Valtteri Lahti) and Jamk's BIT practical training director Kalle Raijonkari discuss together with Mika Tammenkoski, the co-founder and CEO of Metacore - Finland's fastest growing game company, about game industry employment in the 2020s, the role of education and the importance of networking. Puhujat / Speakers Haastattelija/Host: Wanda O Rly (Valtteri Lahti) Asiantuntijat/Specialist: Mika Tammenkoski (Metacore) and Kalle Raijonkari (Jamk University of Applied Sciences) Käsikirjoitus / Script Wanda O Rly (Valtteri Lahti) and Hanna Hauvala (Jamk University of Applied Sciences) Tekninen toteutus / Technical implementation Veerti Pekonniemi and Jani Seppälä (Jamk University of Applied Sciences) Julkaisupaikka ja -aika / Place and time of publication Jamk University of Applied Sciences, 9.2.2024 Kustantaja ja tilaaja / Publisher and Client Game Production, Business Information Technology, Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Jamk University of Applied Sciences Lataa jakson tekstivastine/download alternative text: https://www.jamk.fi/fi/media/40386

Kronos Enterprise use cutting edge tech to deliver key information to their clients across sport, event management, timing solutions, sustainable energy and cyber defence. Lachlan King is a Master of Business Information Technology from RMIT, and is a Global Senior Business Analyst for Kronos. Lachy and his team delivered the sportstech that powered the Special Olympics in Berlin this year. Today we hear how tech can be purpose built to ensure people of all different abilities can fully immerse themselves in sports, and big event experiences.

The Man Behind CPQ Podcast - In this episode, Frank Sohn, the man behind the CPQ Podcast, shares his journey and insights into the Configure, Price, Quote (CPQ) industry. Find out more about the evolution of CPQ systems, the challenges faced in CPQ adoption, and the future trends in the industry, including the role of AI in CPQ. Our guest: Frank Sohn, President & CEO of Novus CPQ Consulting Inc,. Frank is a seasoned professional with a rich history in Configuration, Price, Quote (CPQ) tools and the author of the CPQ Podcast. Starting his journey in 1996 with a SAP project, he has worked with global high-tech companies and founded his own CPQ-focused consulting company. His podcast, dedicated entirely to CPQ tools and processes, provides valuable insights and features interviews with various CPQ leaders. Holding a Bachelor of Business Information Technology degree, he is also a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) and a Certified SCRUM Master (CSM). Link to CPQ Podcast: https://novuscpq.com/cpq-podcast-2023/ ▬ Contents of this video  ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 00:00 - Intro 03:29 - Decoding the Evolution and Expansion of CPQ Systems 06:12 - Navigating Challenges in CPQ Adoption 12:31 - Exploring Hobbies and Interests Outside the CPQ World 16:36 - Future Predictions and Emerging Trends in the Configure, Price, Quote Industry 24:01 - Exploring AI in CPQ: Transformative Opportunities and Practical Challenges 32:07 - Entering the CPQ Industry: Advice for Newcomers and the Path to Innovation ► Subscribe to the CLARITY Quote-to-Cash Podcast In this podcast, the CLARITY team explores key best practices that are enabling businesses to achieve greater efficiency and better business outcomes. In each episode, we meet with thought leaders and share insights that help businesses streamline quoting, pricing, and sales processes, monetize services with a subscription model, generate a recurring revenue stream, and drive XaaS transformation. Follow us here: Website: https://clarity.show  LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/clarityg...  

Another episode of the Red River Report student edition is here! For this episode, host Jason Bolduc talks to Scott Motuz, a business info tech student here at Red River College Polytechnic. We talk about some goals, imposter syndrome, going to audio school together, and our opinions of the colleges resources. Give it a listen! Link Dump: FOLLOW us on social media: Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/rrcprojector/ Facebook — https://www.facebook.com/rrcprojector/ Twitter — https://twitter.com/RRCProjector Do you have an interesting story you think we should follow up on? Drop it in our anonymous dropbox on The Projector's homepage: https://http://theprojector.ca/

Andrin Spring war über 6 Jahre bei exanic AG und e-mergency AG – Managing Safety tätig, unter anderem als Geschäftsführer und Verwaltungsrat. Dann packte ihn das Reisefieber und er war 9 Monate auf Achse, blieb während der Zeit jedoch im VR. Nach seiner Rückkehr wurden die Firmen verkauft und Andrin befindet sich aktuell noch in der Findungsphase. Gestartet hat Andrin ganz klassisch in einem Industriebetrieb mit dem KV. Nach seiner Ausbildung blieb er weiterhin für das Unternehmen tätig und konnte in einem grossen internationalen Projekt mitarbeiten. 2010 zog es ihn an die Hochschule Luzern, wo er den Bachelor of Science (B.Sc) in Business Economics machte. 2018 schloss er dann auch mit dem Maser in Business Information Technology ab. Während dem Masterstudium ist er dann, nach Zwischenstationen in der IT-Beratung und in einen Startup, auch bei exanic und e-mergency gelandet. Im Moment unterstützt er KMU's und Startups in den Bereichen Strategie, Unternehmensentwicklung, Organisation, Technologie und VR bzw. Advisory Board. Daneben doziert er an der Hochschule Luzern – Informatik zu Digitalen Geschäftsmodellen.

How to Prevent Losing Your Nonprofit's Tax-Exempt Status Do you know if your nonprofit organization is in jeopardy of losing your tax-exempt status? Or if you are a nonprofit consultant, do you know how much money you should be setting aside for taxes? Find out today with the red flags that Noura Almasri discusses! ------------------------------------------------------ ✨

Our very special guest today is Yvonne Ruke Akpoveta.Yvonne is a Change Management Strategist, Advisor, and Change Leadership Advocate, with over 20 years of experience helping executives, professionals, and organizations navigate through change in today's fast-paced and disruptive environment. She is passionate about helping professionals and organizations lead and respond to change better & faster. She has worked with organizations such as RBC, TD, Deloitte, Loblaws, and JP Morgan Chase to lead and manage their Strategic, Technology and Change Initiatives. She is the founder of The Change Leadership, a series of events and communities, focused on preparing professionals and organizations to respond better and faster to change in their industry. She holds a BSc Honours in Business Information Technology from London Guildhall University, an MBA from Warwick Business School, and a Change Leadership Certificate from Cornell University. She works closely with professionals to help them more effectively lead and manage change in their organizations, to become sought-after change leaders in their organizations and industry. She is a published author and change catalyst. Time Stamp0:00 Introduction8:22 Why be a change catalyst?14:09 Curiosity18:12 Instilling drive in others22:15 Courage and Confidence32:41 Change Agent Methods40:19 Advice to younger self42:00 Covid Changes45:50 Rules...Why?Hosts:Shawn Acheampong, CEO Tumii TransformationsCarl Reid, CEO Catalyst ConsultingLearn how to manage your transformation initiatives.  Listen to hosts Shawn Acheampong and Carl Reid as 2 Digital Transformation Specialists who have implemented 'change and innovation' in Health Care, Retail, Grocery, Banking, Telecommunications, Manufacturing, Energy, Government, StartUps and much much more.  You'll discover the best methods to be productive, a review of supportive tools, methods and hacks.  And also, find a mix of current topics, discussions, guests segments and sharing of personal experiences all related to personal growth, project/process development and innovative transformations.

As a naturally curious and confident person, Linda Kamau is no stranger to trailblazing. She is the Co-Founder and Managing Director of AkiraChix, an organization that provides practical, hands-on skills training to young women and prepares them for existing opportunities in the labor market. For 10 years working as a software engineer, she found herself being the only woman of color in a leadership position working with people from over 10 different countries and it's with this inspiration that she co-founded AkiraChix whose mission is to provide hands-on technical training and mentorship to young women and girls to increase the number of skilled women in technology. She holds a Bsc. in Business Information Technology from Limkokwing University and Certificate in Social Entrepreneurship through the Executive Program at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. With her passion of championing diversity and inclusion as well as advocating for girls and women, she sits on the advisory board of WISER Girls School, a high school that empowers girls to overcome poverty, HIV/AIDS, and gender-based violence through education and health. Linda is part of the Inaugural class of Obama Leaders: Africa as well as a returning leader 2019. She is also a Segal Family Foundation African Visionary Fellow and a 2019 Builders of Africa's Future Awardee. As the leader of an organization at the forefront of getting more women in technology, Linda continues to champion the inclusion of women in the technical workforce. With skilled women, you are assured not only of economic changes, but also a shift in societal norms. When she's not donor-mapping, developing strategy or trying out the latest technology, you can find her watching a Manchester United game or watching Formula 1, she is an avid Mercedes AMG and Lewis Hamilton fan.

In this episode our guests include Beazley's preferred recall insurance consultants, Rick Brenner and Neal Cohen, of Product Safety Advisors, and they are joined by Professor of Business Information Technology at Virginia Tech University, Alan Abrahams. Rick, Neal and Alan discuss how machine learning can be applied to monitoring social media and other user generated content to effectively mine content to get ahead of risk and potentially, recalls.Support the show (https://beazleyacademy.com/us/resources?cat1=1894&cat2=_&cat3=_)

Tinia Pina is my guest on Episode 135 of Inside Ideas with Marc Buckley. Tinia received her B.S. in Business Information Technology from Virginia Tech and studied briefly at Columbia University's Earth Institute. She has seven years of experience in the financial services industry and ten years as a professional in the sustainability industry. Her experiences related to food waste, food systems and sustainability have fueled her passion to increase our communities' resilience, prosperity, and knowledge to help us live more conscious lives. Tinia's pioneering business model has earned her a Huffington Post Millennial Impact Grant, the American Express Emerging Innovator award and a MillerCoors Urban Entrepreneur grant, among other honors. After studying Environmental Conservation and Sustainability at Columbia University's Earth Institute and volunteering at various community urban farms, Tinia launched Re-Nuble with a mission to “Redefine Waste” within urban communities. Re-Nuble quickly evolved into a social enterprise dedicated to changing wasteful habits around the world. Tinia is a SWANA Certified Composting Systems Technical Associate and her experiences related to food waste, systems and policy have fueled her passion to increase our communities' resilience, prosperity, and knowledge to help us live more conscious lives. Re-Nuble Founded December 2011 While volunteering as an SAT-prep teacher in 2012 in New York City, Founder Tinia Pina saw firsthand how limited healthy food options impacted her students' productivity, affecting their future. Pulled towards the mission of improving local food production, she created the company, Re-Nuble. Tinia felt there was a unique opportunity to use New York City's food stream to catalyze more sustainable growing near urban areas, especially as people continue to become more interested in eating less chemically-laden food. Tinia began to spend a lot of time thinking, why is this? Why is it that there's more affordable chemically-laden and processed food available than chemical- free and healthier options. After doing extensive research, Tinia realized that it's because our food system is incredibly inefficient. A pound of organic- certified tomatoes is often sold at a price that's 43% higher than chemically produced (conventionally grown) tomatoes because it's easier and cheaper for growers to produce. With the alarming adversities our society is facing with food and water scarcity and with 70% of global population estimated to live in and near cities by 2050, she knew that we had to be more smart and efficient with our natural resources and overall production of healthy, good food. https://www.re-nuble.com/

A presentation by Kagonya Awori about her PHD research about Educational Games, the use of 360 video and AI in learning and more, followed by a talk with Sam Hopkins. Kagonya Awori proposes a lens for game design that is based on indigenous African ways of knowing. Based on a study with elders in Kenya and diaspora youth in Australia, this talk proposes a lens that can motivate the design of games that can better mediate learning for African communities. The People-Place-Praxis lens is based on the view that knowledge is developed, shared and stored over time through situated face-to-face interactions with people and indigenous epicentres. The P-P-P lens views People as knowledge, Place as knowledge and Praxis as knowledge. This triad view of knowledge asserts that immersive learning involves supporting social, situated and physical interactions among members, and in close association with indigenous epicentres. DR. KAGONYA AWORI is a Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) researcher. She has over 10 years experience in User Experience Research and Design having worked across the globe in countries including Kenya, United Kingdom, and Australia, with companies such as iHub Kenya, Microsoft Research, National Australia Bank and Safaricom PLC. She holds a dual Masters in Human-Computer Interaction from Carnegie Mellon University (USA), a Bachelors in Business Information Technology from Strathmore University (Kenya), and a PhD in Computer Engineering from the University of Melbourne, (Australia)

Dr. Gabriel Felley, International Speaker (http://yintelligence.ch) and Professor of Business Information Technology at University of Applied Sciences & Arts Northwestern Switzerland (http://www.fhnw.ch) talks with host Sheryl Sitts, MPA, BA, Possibilities Coach & Holistic Practitioner (http://www.sherylsitts.com) about: How he became interested in the Yi Jing (I Ching) four decades ago and how it correlates perfectly with […] The post EP269 Dr. Gabriel Felley The I Ching, Synchronicities & The Morphic Field first appeared on Journey of Possibilities - Holistic Spiritual Living - Exploring Possibilities Podcast.

Motiul's areas of expertise are primarily HMOs and structuring deals but he also has years of experience in rent to rent, title splits, no money down, refurbishments and developments. He talks about his journey in property and why he believes if you know how to make your own money you will never be poor. As someone who has a passion for doing deals, this is a great opportunity to hear about what and how he has found the strategy that works for him and how you can get on the property ladder if you really want to.   KEY TAKEAWAYS Understanding your own path is vital. Today when you buy a property to convert it you have to go down the bridging route. There are more products in the market but they are now very specific. If you want to use it as an HMO you have to have a commercial mortgage. I help people to get on the property ladder and to find the strategy that works and is the best for them. If you know how to make money you will never be poor. I know that if I don't have enough money I just need to implement more. I've never seen a job as making me financially secure. You are making yourself more valuable if you have the right skills and knowledge. I'm deal centric, it's all about the right deal and my passion is doing the deals. If you want something you need to find out how you can get it. If your community is entrepreneurial then it fosters the entrepreneurial spirit in everyone. You need to have a five-year plan and work backwards to work out how you can achieve it. If you can survive the first years in business it's likely you will go on to be successful. It's important to look at others who are successful in your arena. Network with people and find out what resonates with you. What you start with may not be what you continue with. Business is not easy but if you do something you enjoy and are passionate about its likely you will be successful.   BEST MOMENTS ‘I love joint venturing and work with people who are entering the market' ‘I feel that if you know how to make money you will never be poor' ‘This is a time for personal development and positioning yourself for the opportunities'   VALUABLE RESOURCES Business, Wealth and Mindset podcast series       ABOUT THE GUEST Motiul Islam   Motiul started his property journey at the age of 19 when he was still at university in London studying BA Economics and BSC in Business Information Technology. Before this, he was always thinking outside the box and investing in other areas. He then turned to property. Whilst his peers were in lectures, Motiul was stepping out of the lecture theatre to negotiate deals. He learned some crucial lessons early on when he was ‘gazumped' in each of his first 3 property deals. However, he did not let this stop him and by the age of 23, Motiul had bought his first property investment. He continued to buy subsequent properties one after another, employing no money down strategies before they were even taught and adding value to properties through a combination of extending, developing and carrying out title splits.    After achieving his financial and property goals within a year of setting them, well ahead of the short timeframe he had set himself, Motiul was able to retire from property altogether. However, being young and having a big interest in the property field, he returned to property for two reasons. Firstly, he has a passion for property, ‘finding deals, doing deals and structuring deals'. Secondly, he has a vision to help others get started on the property ladder, but with his extensive experience, his expertise also benefits those who have already started and are established in the property arena.   Motiul's areas of expertise are primarily HMOs and structuring deals but he also has years of experience in rent to rent, title splits, no money down, refurbishments and developments, with current ongoing refurbishments and developments in commercial properties as well as joint ventures and mentoring peers in various strategies.   ABOUT THE HOST Alex is a prize-winning chartered accountant with experience in financial markets from trading finance, capital hedging, structural foreign exchange and interest rates to operational risk from the world's top financial and advisory institutions including Deloitte, RBS and JPMorgan Chase Alex has been involved in property development programmes across different types since 2008, building and managing a portfolio that includes standard buy-to-lets, student accommodation and other houses in multiple occupancy (HMOs). He specialises in raising finance, providing potential investors, investors and joint venture partners with ad hoc (to their specific requirements), hands-free and hassle-free property investments solutions as well as coaching and mentoring Alex aspires to share business and financial knowledge with upcoming entrepreneurs and experienced business minds to learn and master the concepts and mindsets required to succeed, stand-out, have the edge and make a difference. Alex is also a keen traveller, cyclist and photographer.   CONTACT METHOD Facebook https://www.facebook.com/alexsapalaofficial/ Twitter - @alex_sapala https://twitter.com/alex_sapala You Tube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgZ1DCPGAu5c2yhOkfGZRSQ           See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Vandaag is te gast Tjeerd Bosklopper, een van de twee CEOs van NN in Nederland en daarnaast lid van de Raad van Bestuur van de NN groep.  Tjeerd groeide op in de buurt van Apeldoorn en studeerde Business Information Technology aan de Universiteit van Twente.  Hij heeft reeds een lange carrière achter de rug bij ING en NN waar hij een veelheid aan functies heeft bekleed in binnen en buitenland. Hij startte bij ING in 1999 in het Global Management Program en werkte er circa 7 jaar om vervolgens de afgelopen bijna 15 jaar actief te zijn voor NN. Zijn rollen in het buitenlandse deel van zijn carrière waren o.a. in Zuid-Korea, Hong Kong, Indonesië en Polen.  Tjeerd is 45 jaar oud, getrouwd, heeft 2 kinderen en woont in Oegstgeest.    *** Volg Leaders in Finance via Linkedin. *** Vraag voor een gast? Stel hem! Voor meer informatie zie luisteraarsvraag. *** Op de hoogte blijven van Leaders in Finance? Abonneer je dan op de nieuwsbrief. *** Zou je graag een bepaalde gast willen zien bij Leaders in Finance of ken je iemand die je wil voordragen? Laat het ons weten via gasten@leadersinfinance.nl  ***  Vragen, suggesties of feedback? Graag! Via email: info@leadersinfinance.nl  ***  Als je de Leaders in Finance podcast leuk vindt, zou je dan een review willen achterlaten bijvoorbeeld bij Apple Podcasts? Of ons willen volgen bij Spotify. Veel dank, want sommige mensen gaan alleen luisteren naar deze podcast als ze weten dat er genoeg anderen zijn die het leuk vinden!  ***  Leaders in Finance wordt mede mogelijk gemaakt door Interim Valley, FG Lawyers en Bizcuit. Meer informatie over onze sponsoren is te vinden op onze algemene sponsorpagina.     

Ehime started making her own frozen yogurt when she realized most available brands weren’t as healthy as they claimed and created her clean-label recipe which brought about the birth of Sweetkiwi in 2011. This journey took her from Texas to Nigeria, where she opened 3 physical store locations. She has created flavors for and led partnerships with many exciting brands such as Moet & Chandon, Pepsi, Guinness, Baileys to name a few. In 2017, Ehime moved to the DC area and was accepted into the Union Kitchen food accelerator to launch her delicious Whipped Greek Yogurt in grocery stores, most recently she launched in Whole Foods Market. Ehime is a Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women scholar and holds a degree in Business Information Technology and International Studies from London Metropolitan University. She also completed the Entrepreneur Management program at the Enterprise Development Centre of Pan African University, Lagos. She has certifications for Cultured Dairy and Ice cream production from Penn State University. She is an OXFAM 'Work in Progress' award recipient and a Visa & IFund Women Black Woman Owned Business Grant Recipient, a British Council Alumni Awards Finalist, an inspirational speaker, a contributor for Nigeria's Business Day ‘The Spark’ magazine. and was named one of Nigeria’s 100 most inspiring women.Ehime's African Business Story is dedicated to creating healthy, low calorie treats using ingredients that inspire her from around the world. In addition she is passionate about investing in the turn around experience of women in her community by offering training and creating jobs.

Tinia Pina accepted her Bachelor of Science in Business Information Technology from the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in 2006. She began her career in sustainability as a former student pursuing a Masters of Science degree at Columbia University prior to becoming the Chief Executive Officer and Founder of Re-Nuble, Inc., a waste-to-resource company headquartered in New York City. A strong advocate for sustainable waste management, regenerative agriculture, and urban resilience, she has been involved in management and business development roles within the sustainability industry for ten years. Her professional interests focus on using unique and distributed technologies to extract the optimal value from organic waste streams for upcycling into value-added products. https://www.re-nuble.com/ https://www.re-nuble.com/blogs/re-nuble/launching-our-30-min-lunch-series-with-re-nuble https://nexuspmg.com/

Deloitte Risk & Financial Advisory (https://www2.deloitte.com/us/en/profiles/debgolden.html) . In the prior six years, Deborah served as the Government & Public Services (GPS) Cyber Risk Services leader, as well as the GPS Advisory Market Offering leader, GPS Empowered Well-Being leader and the lead principal for a major federal government health care provider. Deb has more than 25 years of information technology experience spanning numerous industries, with an in-depth focus on government and public services, life sciences and health care, and financial services. Deb received a bachelor’s degree in Finance at Virginia Tech and a master’s degree in Information Technology at George Washington University. She serves on Virginia Tech’s Business Information Technology and Masters in Information Technology Advisory Boards is a self-proclaimed fitness junky and avid traveler and trains service dogs with the Guide Dog Foundation (https://www.guidedog.org/) in her spare time. In this episode, we discuss mental health awareness, her 1-3-5-15 routine, working with clients remotely, COVID-19 cybersecurity spend, securing home networks, diversity in the cyber workplace, The Guide Dog Foundation, and so much more. Where you can find Deb: LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/deborah-golden-7872561a8/) Twitter (https://twitter.com/go1denhokie) Deloitte Bio (https://www2.deloitte.com/us/en/profiles/debgolden.html) Guide Dog Foundation (https://www.guidedog.org/)

Milad Baghersad earned his Ph.D. in Business Information Technology from the Pamplin College of Business at Virginia Tech. Prior to joining Florida Atlantic University, Professor Baghersad was a visiting faculty member at Cleveland State University. His primary research interests include supply chain disruptions and disaster operations management. Professor Baghersad has published papers in top-tier, peer-reviewed journals like Decision Sciences Journal, International Journal of Production Economics, and Transportation Research Part E. Professor Baghersad is joining the Department of Information Technology and Operations Management (ITOM) at FAU Business.Support the show (https://business.fau.edu/giving/)

Small Biz Matters – a half hour program each week where you can work ON your business rather than IN it.with Alexi Boyd from Boyd Office Management ServicesDate: 18 June 2019 Sometimes large government organisations can seem untouchable or completely out of touch with the everyday workings of small business. Whilst we toil to be the engine room of the economy it can sometimes seem that they are tying us up with the silly string … red tape. But that is rapidly changing as government bodies like ASIC and ATO  reach out to us to educate on us on their workings and strategies to support the vast majorities of small businesses who are doing the right thing. What used to be secretive bureaucracies are slowly realising the importance of explaining to small businesses, in clear, simple terms why they do what they do, and how ultimately creating a level playing field is best for all of us. Today we welcome Warren Day, Executive Director of Assessment & Intelligence at ASIC who’s here to explain how ASIC works with small business through controlling registrations, transitioning sole traders into company status and importantly, helping us understand the responsibilities when becoming a director of our company. Welcome to the show Warren. Topics we’ll be covering: Who is ASIC and how are we working to make business and company registration easier for small business? Business name and company registration – now register online & national, legal name vs trading name (bit technical), costs, find business.gov.au Why does ASIC get involved with the small business community as opposed to the big boys? What are the most common questions small businesses have about registering a company? How to choose which structure is best for a business What about the transition from sole trader to Pty Ltd Which sectors typically have difficulty with business registrations, transitions & issues they faceWhat are the basic legal requirements for company directors? What are the common challenges we see? What are the company director’s responsibilities? What mistakes does ASIC see directors make? What are the company director’s responsibilities? What are the liability when things go wrong? What does it mean when you’re liable as a Director? > Google search results around small business and company directors Lots of stories to tell If you want to close your business what’s the best way to do this? Deregistration – the right way to do this What is illegal phoenix, the warning signs and where to report it if you suspect it is happening? Working with ATO, what does ASIC look for - rebirthing How to report it Assetless Administration Fund – supporting liquidators in their role to investigate Level playing field – what does ASIC’s court action do for the business community, ponzi schemes ASIC small business tips 96% of all companies and businesses registered with ASIC are considered small businesses, with fewer than 20 employees.  If you run, or are looking to start, a small business, check you follows these tips: register a business name via the Business Registration Service. Need help? See the support for business names page for step-by-step user guides. find out best business structure for your business. ASIC explains the benefits and disadvantages of each business structure here. Business.gov.au also has a great 'Help me decide' tool that can help you work out the business structure that will best suit your needs. know your legal requirements by reading ASIC’s simple guidance to check your business or company complies with requirements under Australian law. understand your key responsibilities as a director or find out how to become a company director on ASIC’s website. As a director, you must be fully up-to-date on what your company is doing, including its financial position and question managers and staff about how the business is going. be aware of Illegal phoenix activity, read about the warning signs and find out where to report it. keep up to date with InFocus, ASIC’s monthly newsletter for the small business community. It provides ASIC-related news, and important information and reminders about company and business name matters. Visit https://asic.gov.au/for-business/small-business/ for an overview of resources, tools and services ASIC offer. Warren Day - Victorian Regional Commissioner and Executive Director, Assessment & Intelligence As well as being Regional Commissioner for Victoria Warren is Executive Director for ASIC's Assessment & Intelligence group, which includes ASIC's Misconduct & Breach Reporting, Licensing and Small Business Compliance & Deterrence teams. Warren formed and leads ASIC's Office of the Whistleblower (since February 2014) and ASIC's Office of Small Business (since February 2017). Warren joined ASIC in 2003 as a Senior Lawyer in Enforcement and from 2007, was the Specialist Director, Investor and Consumer Protection. Warren has led investigations about consumer protection, credit and unlicensed conduct and illegal schemes. He was appointed Regional Commissioner for Victoria in October 2008 and in addition became the SEL of Assessment & Intelligence (and its predecessor group) in 2009.  Before joining ASIC, Mr Day worked as a solicitor at Clayton Utz and as an auditor and analyst at the Australian Taxation Office. He holds undergraduate and Masters qualifications in the disciplines of Accounting and Law and a Masters degree in Business Information Technology.

  Semester Sneak Peak is a new series that provides a preview of courses available at Tulsa Community College (TCC) this coming fall semester.  As a series about upcoming classes, these episodes will feature interviews with many of the instructors tasked with teaching them.  Today's episode features Jerry Goodwin, TCC Connection Advisor.   Edited by Sam Levrault Music by The Odyssey, "75 to Ramona"   Check out The TCC Connection online at http://tccconnection.com/ The TCC Connection is a student newspaper based at Tulsa Community College in Tulsa, Oklahoma.   Transcript by: Bethany Solomon   Bethany: Welcome to semester Sneak Peek, a new series that provides a preview of courses that are provided this coming semester. I am your host, Bethany Solomon, associate editor of the Northeast Campus at the TCC connection. Since this series is about upcoming courses, we thought it would be best to the interview instructors tasked with teaching them. Today we have a special guest, our very own faculty advisor, Jerry Goodwin. How are you Jerry Goodwin?   Jerry Goodwin: I’m doing great Ms. Solomon, how are you?   I’m good. Thank you for joining us today.   Thank you for the invitation.   We’re going to be learning a bit about your background, your history in one of Tulsa’s most historic communities, how you came to be involved in your field, TCC, and the classes and programs you are involved in this coming fall. Let’s start with your background and earlier years in education that lead up to your professional pursuits and accomplishments.   I started in 2000, teaching as an adjunct at TCC. I had a partner teaching at TCC as an adjunct and recommended I consider applying or at least working at TCC and I did. I served as an adjunct for seven years and then an opportunity presented itself for me to apply for a full-time position. Others reached out to me and let me know that this full-time position was available to teach in the journalism field. In 2007, I applied to serve as an assistant professor in journalism and mass communications. If you take into consideration my adjunct years, next year, that would have been two decades. Prior to that I was working for my family’s business, the OK eagle newspaper, and I was with them for 15 years professionally. That was the foundation that lead me to pursuing what turned out to be a career in journalism and communications.   Okay. Good, so without that foundation do you believe you would have studied mass communications or journalism at all?   Perhaps not, I had aspired to go into law and have been involved with politics, and so it was blessing and what better opportunity to work in a field, and from those experience in the field, then go and teach the next generation of young people what you have learned. It was natural and it’s a blessing and I could not be any more pleased and excited with this trajectory and course I am on.   So you enjoy politics and just ran for city council. Can you tell us a little about your experience?   Yes I was not new to politics, fortunately in my early years, worked for a congress man so I truly appreciate the value of public service. That experience was eye opening in more ways than one. What I enjoyed the most about that experience is meeting and becoming acquainted with the individuals of the community. I did a lot of door to door knocking and ended up falling short of a three-person race and came in second. When we combined my results and the results of the person that came in third the outcome was 55% of the winner and 45% to the remaining two candidates. It had been determined the candidate, or at least the city counsel is vulnerable, so I am looking at here in the near future rerunning and just trying to put together the recipe of victory, what I can learn from this previous experience, and how I can use that to my benefit so that I will be more successful this next go around.   What can you tell us about The Connection and you leading as the faculty advisor? What experience has helped you see communication differently or understand how to lead students to what they eventually want to pursue?   Very good! What I did when I worked for my family’s newspaper. When I started working with them at a full-time capacity and graded by other newspapers in the state, we were ranked as number 13. Just recognition and awards and things of that nature.  By the time I left we were ranked number 3 in comparison to awards received in recognition. I brought that experience to the TCC connection, where I would like to see each and every one of you as members of the staff, leave with some degree of recognition and value from this experience because I believe it adds so much more to your resume, and your level of confidence whether you pursue a career in journalism or any other career. When you demonstrate excellence, it prepares you for greater opportunities in the future, so it has always been my mission and my commitment to make sure each one of you, as members of the newspapers staff receive as much as you can get out of it. If you can get recognition with your peers, state, and region I have done my job.   So, for your current lineup of courses, what do you have planned for the fall semester?   For the fall semester I will be teaching Intro to Business, Public Speaking, Broadcasting, and of course the TCC Connection Honors course. I am probably one of the few professors here at the college that teaches in three different divisions. I am in the Business & Information Technology school, Liberal Arts, and I am also in the Performing and Visual Arts department, that now is where the journalism program is housed. So I feel very fortunate to be able to teach across a variety of discipline. Hopefully that experience and that knowledge, I can share with each of you in my classrooms in any of those areas.   That is interesting. Since you are teaching in three different divisions, did you find that they integrate in any way?   Absolutely. The most important in all three is interacting and engaging and then understand to the best of my ability while putting myself where the students are. Having non-traditional students, in addition to traditional students, I just try to go as far as I can to where the students are so I can relate to each and every one of them. What I find so fascinating is that, and you can appreciate this, when I come into a classroom and ask them what they saw on TV last night, what they listened to on the radio, what they read in the newspaper, the chances are slim to none that any of them could understand what I am saying. I always must talk to them in terms of what I think is trending and what is in their newsfeed. I find it fascinating that I must make the modifications to what I have traditionally and customarily have been used to. So now when I come in and talk about what I saw in the evening news I will be talking to myself, because the chances are very good that no one will be able to identify. [both laugh…] At least if I could say I saw it on a feed somewhere, it would increase the likelihood that they will understand what I am saying, and I won’t be just a man on an island by myself. So, it has been interesting to make that transition from the traditional forms of media to where each one of you are getting your information. I make sure I am relevant and pertinent to our discussion and I am not just out here and by myself trying to communicate with you.   What do you believe is a pro and con of mass communications today, and media in general, compared to the way you grew up and what you have learned?   Traditions individuals were taught to either be in the print discipline, tv broadcast discipline, or radio discipline. Right now, those going into the field of communication are being called upon to be an expert in all those different fields. They developed this new concept called backpack journalism whereby on the spot, you can interview someone, record an event, and type a story to appear online. You can basically do all of that in one setting. Before you have designated people to write print articles, specific people for television, and specified people for radio, but now we must develop the next generation going into communication that each one of you going into every scenario can do it all. For those pursuing careers journalism, you need to be as multi-dimensional and multi-qualified to experience. You need to demonstrate a level of competency on a variety of different platforms and cannot think if I go down this track exclusively or that track exclusively, I’m going to be good. No, you must be, as best as possible, qualified in multiple platforms for the times to come.   Since you teach three different divisions it looks like you have put that practice in your own life so in a way, you can relate with your students and be an example for them. As far as your information what are the best ways students can reach you. Email? Office hours?   Email, office hours, bat signal, just whatever way that they can, wait, I wasn’t supposed to tell them I was Bruce Wayne Jr.? [both laugh…] But if they can’t give me bat signal, they can reach me by way of email, or my office number (918) 595-7086. I spend quite a bit of time in the TCC Connection office, more than I spend in my own office, for a variety of reasons. The TCC Connection office is another way to reach me.   Alright, that’s great. Well, we thank you for your time Mr. Goodwin! This has been Jerry Goodwin and Bethany Solomon at the TCC Connection. You can check us out online and, on our website, tccconnection.com, our podcast hosted by pod bean, which is also available on iTunes. Thanks for listening!          

En el séptimo episodio de ‘Tu estrategia empresarial’, toma protagonismo la digitalización en la empresa. El área tecnológica de aquilinoMedina – Tu estrategia empresarial aborda junto a un empresario invitado la importancia de implementar en las pequeñas y medianas empresas estrategias de innovación y diferenciación en las nuevas tendencias del mercado de las tecnologías.¿Qué importancia tiene el proceso de digitalización? ¿Está justificado el temor a la desaparición de puestos de trabajo sustituidos por robots? ¿Cómo puede una consultoría externa ayudar en el proceso de transformación de una empresa que quiera emprender su digitalización?Aquilino Medina es economista diplomado en alto rendimiento ejecutivo que ha desarrollado su trayectoria laboral en distintos campos profesionales. Ha ocupado puestos directivos de compañías de capital privado y cargos ejecutivos tanto en el sector público empresarial como en la Administración autonómica. Además, como profesional independiente, ha colaborado con diferentes consultoras y con la Administración de Justicia. Un apasionado de la mentorización y docencia para proyectos empresariales emprendedores.Su firma, aquilinoMedina – Tu estrategia empresarial, es un modelo innovador de consultoría en estrategia creada en 2015 enfocada tanto al desarrollo integral de modelos de negocio, como a implementar soluciones para la mejora de rentabilidades y la consolidación empresarial.Este episodio cuenta además con la participación de Fernando de Zárate, responsable del área tecnológica en aquilinomedina – Tu estrategia empresarial. Formado en Cambridge dentro del área Business Information Technology, posee casi veinte años de experiencia como consultor informático en nuevas tecnologías de la información (TIC).También participa Gaizka Lara, director general y socio de la empresa familiar ARANCO dedicada a servicios de embalaje industrial que, actualmente, se encuentra inmersa en un profundo cambio tecnológico para ofrecer un valor diferencial a todos sus clientesHay más información sobre aquilinoMedina - Tu estrategia empresarial en aquilinomedina.comEl podcast La digitalización en tu empresa: ¿Amor y odio? ha sido publicado en Plaza Radio

Fertilizer from Food Waste   Tinia Pina is making fertilizer from food waste. How cool is that? During our interview, we learn that Tinia was volunteering in an inner city school located in what we call a food desert - an area where access to fresh food is either non existing or not affordable to the population.   She was helping students study for an examination and noticed that most had donuts for breakfast. While they started out the day with lots of energy, after a few hours, the students were unable to concentrate while she, fueled with a healthy breakfast, had no problem to keep going.   She also noticed that New York was producing huge amounts of food waste which had to be transported far to be disposed of. These were some of the experiences which gave Tina the idea to produce fertilizer from food waste and ideally help to grow fresh produce right in the areas where none was available.   Tinia Pina's Bio:   Tinia received her B.S. in Business Information Technology from Virginia Tech and has six years of experience in the financial services industry and five years as a business development professional in the sustainability industry.  Her experiences related to advocacy and community building through food waste management, food systems and sustainability have fueled her passion to increase our communities' resilience, prosperity, and knowledge to help us live more conscious lives. Tinia's pioneering business model has earned her a Huffington Post Millennial Impact Grant, the American Express Emerging Innovator award and a MillerCoors Urban Entrepreneur grant, among other honors.   Our interview   1:00  Introducing Tinia Pina and Re-Nuble 3:00  What is Hydroponics? 6:12 Different Hydroponic systems   NFT  short for Nutrient Film Technique Deep Water Pool Technique   7:00 Re-Nuble gives the same results as mineral fertilizers which is difficult if not impossible to achieve with other organic fertilizers. The best part, Re-Nuble is made from organic food waste.   7:30 Even Ikea sells hydroponic system most common crops; basil and other herbs, lettuce, tomatoes can be grown indoors or in a protected outdoor area   8:30 Why Tinia started the company Work in the financial service industry Volunteer work with New York Cares Awareness of food waste on one side and bad nutrition for the students on the other Consciences and spiritual person   12:50 New York City Ag Collective  Bringing food to underserved areas Teaching skills to High school students New York Sunworks is doing a great job already 17:25  Vertical Farming and repurposing of empty warehouse spaces 19:25  Rooftop Farms             Gotham Greens http://gothamgreens.com/our-farms/             Brooklyn Grange http://www.brooklyngrangefarm.com/ 19:52  Aquaponics            Edenworks http://edenworks.com/ 21:00 Ways to follow Re-Nuble and Tinia             Website and social media links: (1.) Company website: www.re-nuble.com (2.) Twitter: https://twitter.com/re_nuble (3.) Google +: https://plus.google.com/+Re-nuble (4.) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ReNuble/ (5.) Instagram: instagram.com/re_nuble (6.) Pinterest: https://uk.pinterest.com/renuble/   22:00  Sourcing locally and what is organic.         Sourcing from a 200 mi radius         Organic vegetable waste         Omri certified input  http://www.omri.org/   23:40 The Re-Nuble products https://www.re-nuble.com/collections/all 27:26 Biomimicry 29:56 How to obtain the Re-Nuble fertilizers 31:00 A fertilizer has to be permitted in each State, who knew?           Did Tinia's background in the financial sector make it easy breezy to start         this business? Tina shares her experience and lots of resources for anybody who is thinking about starting their own business.            Score www.score.org/            Work full time for the first three years and around the clock on the  company and invested all her money into the project             Received some grants for research and development             Project seed money             Gust https://gust.com/             F6S https://www.f6s.com/             Setting a deadline to evaluate if it is time to go back to a full time job             Getting product into thought influencers hands to evaluate and give feedback              Future plans: Be able to serve the industrial customer             Explore interest in the process expressed by countries like Tanzania and                     Pakistan where there is an abundance of food waste, but not so much water. 39:00 Tinia turns the tables and starts interviewing me            Urban Permaculture            Toby Hemenway who sadly passed away recently             His book: Gaia's Garden                  Links to places and organizations near and dear to Tinia:   (1.) NYC Agriculture Collective (2.) NY Sunworks (3.) Sprout By Design (4.) Skyponics       If you enjoyed this episode, kindly hop on over to iTunes and give us a rating and subscribe     How to reach the The Sustainable Living Podcast: Click here to subscribe via iTunes   Click her to subscribe via RSS Feed   Click here to subscribe via Stitcher   Website: www.sustainablelivingpodcast.com   Facebook: Sustainable Living Podcast Page https://www.facebook.com/sustainablelivingpodcast/ Sustainable Living Tips, Tools & Tactics Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/1557990901138562/   Twitter: Jenise&Marianne https://twitter.com/sustlivingpod   Instagram: The Sustainable Living Podcast https://www.instagram.com/sustainablelivingpodcast/   U-Tube LinkedIn: The Sustainable Living Podcast   We are proud to be a member of the Better World Podcast Collective. 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Keeper will be joined by Mark Wilder, David Isakson and Fred Hendon with the Veterans Party of America! Learn why the party was founded in 2013 more info on our guest Mark Wilder, founder of the Veterans' Party Of America, has been elected to the National Chair position. Chairman Wilder retired after serving for 26 years in the Active Army. Chairman Wilder enlisted in September 1985 as an Armor Crewmember after his graduation from Somersworth High School, Somersworth, New Hampshire. Chairman Wilder served in Schweinfurt, Germany with 2/64 Armor from February 1986 to March 1995. He then transferred to Fort Hunter Liggett, California, from April 1995 to August 1997. Chairman Wilder volunteered for Recruiting Duty and served throughout Northern California from August 1997 to December 2011. Originally appointed as the first Treasurer of the VPA, David "Duke" Isakson, was formally elected, unanimously, to the position of National Party Treasurer. Treasurer Isakson is from Moses Lake, Washington and proudly served as a Motor Transport Operator in the United States Army from 1990-1998, attached to 3/325 AB Infantry for a deployment to Bosnia for Operation Joint Endeavor, from December 1995 to April 1996. Duke has a degree in Business Information Technology, works as the bookkeeper for two restaurants, as well as volunteering with the Fraternal Order of Eagles. Treasurer Isakson has served as the Secretary and President of the Okanogan Eagles for 4 years and the District 10 Deputy for the State of Washington Eagles for 2 years. Treasurer Isakson believes in giving to his community. Fred Hendon is the Texas State Chair and has personal experience and hopefully he will share with us his story! http://www.veteranspartyofamerica.org/ Look for them on FB and Twitter