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How do you become a Business Banker? In this episode of Good Job, New Mexico, host Stacy Johnston talks with her husband, Brad Johnston, a Business Banker whose career has taken him from working at a pool in Los Alamos to managing the largest Wells Fargo branch in Phoenix, Arizona to becoming a VP Business Relationship Manager at New Mexico Bank & Trust in Albuquerque. Co-host Veronica Robledo joins the conversation as they dig into the realities of career growth, change, and resilience. Brad shares: What it was like to be laid off, and how he moved forward His perspective as a hiring manager in the banking world Lessons learned from non-linear career paths Advice for job seekers trying to stand out If you're navigating career transitions, job interviews, or leadership roles, this episode has practical takeaways you can actually use to further your own career.

Datapac, Ireland's leading technology solutions and services provider, has announced that its technology is helping to drive equine disease diagnosis and research for the Irish Equine Centre (IEC). Founded in 1983, the Kildare-based IEC is a leading scientific and diagnostic service provider dedicated to the health and wellbeing of horses. The IEC's existing IT infrastructure was no longer able to keep pace with the growing technology demands of the equine diagnostics field. Following a competitive tender, Datapac delivered a complete refresh of the centre's IT ecosystem to support the rollout of a wide range of services, including laboratory diagnostics, disease surveillance, and research on equine health and biosecurity. The solution is underpinning continued growth and success for the IEC, which has just launched the Pet Vet Lab, a new service dedicated to advancing the health of household pets. It offers a ground-breaking screening service directly to pet owners, producing a personalised probiotic which is unique to each pet. Datapac's fully managed solution includes a comprehensive overhaul and integration of the IEC's networking, compute, and storage infrastructure, built on Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) hardware and software. As the leading diagnostic service provider to the Irish equine industry, infrastructure uptime and resilience is vital for the IEC. The technology provides robust cloud data backup and recovery, with the ability to restore data in minutes in the event of an incident. Advanced de-duplication vastly reduces the size of data storage, with up to 90% data capacity savings, and has significantly reduced cloud hosting costs for the centre. It also ensures speedy access to applications and data, boosting productivity for the IEC's 69 employees. Meanwhile, in an ever-evolving cybersecurity landscape, Datapac's Managed Threat Ops service provides round-the-clock monitoring, response, and neutralisation of cybersecurity threats. The IEC also serves as a teaching centre for third-level veterinary students and Microsoft Office 365 software with individual accounts and storage space provides a seamless user experience. In addition, Datapac has enhanced connectivity across the IEC campus, implementing a wireless network solution and upgrade to next-generation Wi-Fi 6. The consolidation of technologies coupled with support from Datapac engineers for day-to-day technical queries has reduced the burden on in-house IT resources, freeing up time to focus on driving innovation for the centre. Michael Mahady, IT Manager, Irish Equine Centre, said: "We had worked with Datapac in the past, and knew that its skilled team was best placed to deliver on our key objectives as technologies continue to advance. The flexibility and high level of data protection provided by the HPE Simplivity platform is of the utmost importance, as secure backup and business continuity is crucial to enable us to continue to roll out our services and resources. Furthermore, Datapac's solution provides the benefits of a smaller storage footprint while retaining the operational horsepower of a much larger system to support the early detection and management of diseases. Reliable access to Datapac's experts is invaluable and gives us the peace of mind to focus on delivering value-adding projects for the centre." Colin Chapman, Business Relationship Manager, Datapac, said: "The Irish Equine Centre does such important work to promote horse health in Ireland, and our technology infrastructure overhaul is providing the proactive support and increased capabilities to continue to advance these vital services. Our solution has futureproofed the IEC's IT systems which will help the centre to grow and innovate in line with evolving industry demands. We are looking forward to building on our relationship with the centre as it continues to develop its cutting-edge resources." See more stories here.

APMG International presents our popular weekly panel Q&A show. This episode is about how to become a Business Relationship Manager in 2024 Part 1 . An opportunity to have your real-life questions answered. Host: Shanice Mitchell-Cox, APMG International Question Master: Suchitra Jacob, APMG International Panelists: Malini Jayaganesh - Associate – ITSM Hub; Director Emeritus - BRM Institute Sheila Roberts - Chief Progress Office, Resilience Professionals Ltd Luca Gambetti - Trainer, E-quality Italia S.r.l Mart Rovers - Leadership Coach, Consultant & Trainer, Interprom

APMG International präsentiert ihre beliebte wöchentliche Panel-Q & A-Show. „Folge 220 Wie werde ich ein Business Relationship Manager?? Gastgeber ist Stephan Brendel. Ihre Fragen werden von Dierk Söllner, Mathias Traugott, and Daniel Hubschmid beantwortet. Die Gelegenheit, Antworten auf Ihre Fragen zu diesem Thema zu erhalten.

Jim Clitheroe is a Firefighter Development subject matter expert, with experience both developing Apprentices and competent firefighters. Currently a Business Relationship Manager who achieved OFQUAL recognition last year with the End Point Assessment Partnership between the NFCC and Cornwall Fire & Rescue.  He currently manages competent Independent End Point Assessors from Fire & Rescue Services across England, focusing on a standardised, consistent approach to End Point Assessments.We only feature the latest 200 episodes of the podcast on public platforms so to access our podcast LIBRARY with every episode ever made & also get access to every Debrief & Subject Matter expert document shard with us then join our PATREON crew and support the future of the podcast by clicking HERE A big thanks to our partners for supporting this episode.GORE-TEX Professional ClothingHAIX FootwearGRENADERIP INTOLyfe Linez -  Get Functional Hydration FUEL for FIREFIGHTERS, Clean no sugar  for daily hydration. 80% of people live dehydrated and  for firefighters this cost lives, worsens our long term health and reduces cognitive ability. Support the ongoing work of the podcast by clicking HEREPlease subscribe to the podcast on YoutubeEnter our monthly giveaways on the following platformsFacebookInstagramPlease support the podcast and its future by clicking HERE and joining our Patreon Crew

APMG International presents our popular weekly panel Q&A show. Episode 195 is about How to grow your business by measuring the right things. Hosted by Nick Houlton and Question Master Suchitra Jacob. Answering your questions are Malini Jayaganesh, Mart Rovers, Luca Gambetti, Falko Werner, and Robert Snyder.

APMG International presents our popular weekly panel Q&A show. Episode 183 is about How to become a Business Relationship Manager. Hosted by Nick Houlton and Question Master Suchitra Jacob. Answering your questions are Malini Jayaganesh, Luca Gambetti, Darrel Popowich, Mart Rovers and Stephan Brendel.

Simon is making friends and sparking opportunities Sarah is joined by Simon Cutler, a Business Relationship Manager at the University of Reading. Simon talks about How he turned from 'poacher to gamekeeper' and back again Why he loves meeting new people, making connections and sees everyone as a potential friend The satisfaction he gets from supporting young researchers in particular Read the full show notes on the podcast webpage Connect to Simon on LinkedIn   Follow the podcast on LinkedIn, Twitter and Instagram Sign up for Research Adjacent Round-Up monthly newsletter   Theme music by Vitaliy Levkin from Pixabay

Join us as Michael Thomas shares his story on the CIBL Podcast. Mike is the Business Relationship Manager at Express Employment Professionals in Springfield, IL. Mike starts off the podcast by explaining his incredibly unique personal story. He had to overcome a lot of personal adversity to become the professional he is today. Mike details his personal struggles and triumphs and highlights the people and organizations that helped him along the way. We also hear about the many community and volunteer projects that Mike is involved in. Springfield is lucky to have such a motivated community leader making a difference for all those involved. You won't want to miss this motivating and inspiring story with Mike Thomas! Mike's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/salesmichaelthomas/ Express Springfield: https://www.expresspros.com/SpringfieldIL/

APMG International presents our popular weekly panel Q&A show. Episode 159 is about how to become a Business Relationship Manager. Hosted by Nigel Mercer and Question Master Adriana Santana. Answering your questions are Jyoti Chopra, Mart Rovers, Luca Gambetti, Ahmad Javaid and Darrel Popowich. An opportunity to have your real-life questions answered.

APMG International presents our popular weekly panel Q&A show. Episode 152 is about how to become a Business Relationship Manager. Hosted by Nick Houlton and Question Master Charlotte Miller. Answering your questions are Svetlana Sidenko, Siân Newton, Mart Rovers, Luca Gambetti and Mark Sullivan. An opportunity to have your real-life questions answered.

In this episode, Colman Benson from the class of 2024 speaks with James Scott from the class of 1995. They connected back in the fall of 2022 to speak about James' path from Ohio to Holy Cross to the Marine Corps, culminating in his current career in banking. They speak about how a clever marketing commercial changed the course of James's career path and how you're never too old to reinvent yourself. What's even better, the friends you make on the Hill and the Holy Cross Alumni Network will always be there to support you on your journey. Interview originally recorded in December 2022. --- James: Two skill sets there will never be a shortage of, at least not in our country, and that's storytelling and problem solving. Those are the two skill sets that you'll never have a shortage of in terms of the workforce. You can do those two things, you can do them well. You can do just about anything you want in the industry that you want. And sky's the limit. Maura: Welcome to Mission Driven, where we speak with alumni who are leveraging their Holy Cross education to make a meaningful difference in the world around them. I'm your host, Maura Sweeney, from the class of 2007, Director of Alumni Career Development at Holy Cross. I'm delighted to welcome you to today's show. In this episode, Colman Benson from the class of 2024 speaks with James Scott from the class of 1995. They connected back in the fall of 2022 to speak about James' path from Ohio to Holy Cross to the Marine Corps, culminating in his current career in banking. They speak about how a clever marketing commercial changed the course of James's career path and how you're never too old to reinvent yourself. After 20 years of service in the Marine Corps, James chose to try something new and tackle a different challenge in his career. He landed in banking, first with Santander Bank and now as Vice President, Business Relationship Manager at Bank of America. The good news is that no matter what you choose to do, the core skills you learn at Holy Cross remain relevant. What's even better, the friends you make on the Hill and the Holy Cross Alumni Network will always be there to support you on your journey. Colman: Thank you for joining us. James: Yeah, absolutely. Thanks for having me, Colman. So once you reached out to me, it was one of those callings where I felt like, hey, any conversation helps anybody, my words, my journey, give somebody some type of inspiration, I'm all for it, right? So anyway to give back to the Hill, I do what I can, whether it's small or medium or as big as it can be. Colman: Very excited to be interviewing today. Just a little bit about your Holy Cross experience. I know that you were part of the football and the track team, and I think that was the last undefeated football team until this year, the team of 1991. So can you just describe your time as a student on the Hill and what you enjoyed in some of your extracurricular activities? James: I'm a graduate of 1995 Holy Cross, not Catholic, not from New England, certainly not from Massachusetts. So my journey began out in the Midwest in Ohio, and then my connection quickly with Holy Cross became through a coach who was recruiting out in Ohio, recruiting football players. And I happened to be on the radar and took a flight out to Boston. Now, this is where it gets kind of a little interesting because I actually thought Holy Cross was in Boston the way they gave me the tour, kind of showed me along the Charles River and all through downtown. So I got super excited and then I guess I got distracted. I fell asleep on the ride from Boston to Worcester. Next thing you know, I'm on this beautiful campus. So right away, I just had a connection with players at that time. Met a couple of professors. Very good friend of mine at the time was Margaret Freije. And so that was almost instantaneous connection. I flew back home, excited to tell my dad that I think I found the college of choice, leaving Ohio, wanted to end up in Massachusetts and then ended up showing up on campus. And then we'll talk a little bit more about that initial experience once I got on campus as an official student at the school. But again, that journey was something totally unexpected, totally culture shock to me, especially back in the nineties. So it just took a little bit of time for me to acclimate and get adjusted to a new environment, a new situation. But having sports was again one of those avenues, those channels that kind of gave me an out to express myself and get away and get away from the differences and cultures that I had with the majority of the student population, but allowed me to focus on something with other people who had similar interests to me, which is sports, competition and winning. So kind of a little bit of background about my journey on how I ended up at Holy Cross. Colman: Awesome, thank you very much. Funny, funny tricks they'll do for recruiting, but I just had a question. I know you were a math major. Was there any reason you decided to pick math? Did you think about maybe a future career in mathematics or a future career in business? As I know a lot of Holy Cross grads will choose econ or math and eventually end up in business. James: Fair question, but neither of those answers are anywhere close. There's no method to the math. I had a love affair with mathematics in high school. It was something I was really good at. Logic just seems to fit with me. So coming into college, again, the first college graduate in my family, so I had no real focus on in terms of, hey, what do you want to be after college life? So just a quick transition into the mathematics world, quickly realized that it's a lot more complex than it was in high school, but I was just one that kind of enjoyed the challenge, enjoyed the reasoning behind it, enjoyed the logic there, the thought processes, and next thing you know, you're a sophomore going like, okay, do I switch majors or not? And wasn't an option for me at the time. So I would say I was probably around that average to below average mathematics major, but I was kind of locked in at that point, so I was definitely going to gut it out. Colman: Well, so I guess moving on, after you graduated from Holy Cross, you decided to join the Marine Corps. What led you to this decision? Was there anything specific? Have you just always wanted to join the Marines or serve? James: So like you, you're the Army ROTC, right? So I'm going to see if I can draw a little bit of similarity here. So you're getting a taste of military life as you're going through school. So it's embedded in your daily routines, so you're getting fully immersed into what it will be like on the other side. For me, my journey was a little different. I went home between my freshman and sophomore year, and that was the year I got bored quickly, right? Football, school, a lot coming at me a hundred miles an hour. I get home, life falls to almost an idle throttle. So it was definitely something I didn't want to have happen at least every summer. So I like to tell people that slaying the dragon commercial for the Marine Corps came on at the right time of my life. Bored sitting at home, commercial comes on and marketing geniuses as they were, I wanted to sign up and slay a dragon. So I called the phone number at the bottom of the TV and recruiters being as good as they are, the moment I called, he said, I got a guy, I want you to meet the guy. I'll have a captain over at your house tomorrow morning. That captain showed up in his blue Deltas that next morning, gave me the pitch, took me out to Ken, Ohio with the school there, gave me a little heavy dose of you name it, pushups, pull ups, three mile run, all of this stuff. And I just wanted a little bit more. I had to have a little bit more what he was giving. Recruiters being as good as they are, they only give you a little taste and they kind of tell you, you can't do it. Don't tell me I can't do something because then I become one of those, I'll prove it to you, I'll show you. So he wanted to meet my father, came by the house later that week. My dad didn't think this was going to happen. He's like, yeah, you're not joining the Marine Corps. So this guy shows up in his blue Deltas and my dad's like, oh my gosh, you really are joining the Marine Corps. So that summer I take off to Quantico for six weeks, your Army ROTC, what we call it, the two meters class. So you had an opportunity to get two heavy doses in the summertime, six weeks apiece, full immersion in the military lifestyle bootcamp. And that first six weeks I was hooked. The adrenaline rush, the competition, the camaraderie, the esprit de corps, just people who believed in a common goal and focus, all wanting to do the same thing. I was hooked. I was hooked. And then that second summer I did the same thing. I already kind of knew what my career path was as a junior going into college. I knew it was a Marine Corps. And so graduation day, I had my dress blues on underneath my cap and gown and went across the stage, got my diploma. Unlike you, I still had the option to say no up until I got to the stairway and I did a swearing in. But I took that robe off, got on the steps, got my silk, my gold lieutenant bars, and I was gone. And the rest is, as they say, it was history. And 20 years later, and I'm retiring as a Marine Corps officer. So that was a great decision on my part, but I was locked in focus in terms of, again, that the core principles of what the Marine Corps offered, I was hooked. Colman: That's definitely a lot to relate to there for myself. As you talked about, kind of having that never quit attitude, never taking no for an answer, saying you can't do it. That's something that's really stuck with me. And then I also know I have a couple buddies that are in the Marine program here, and they do the same thing. Six weeks before their junior year and six weeks before their senior year, before they end up commissioning after. So a lot of similarities there, which is really cool to see. Some things never really do change. Transitioning, I know you spent 20 years in the Marines, so thank you for your service for that. Once you decided to get out, what do you think was the biggest adjustment transferring from a military career to a career in business? James: As I look back and reflect, you kind of have people who tell you, there's one train of thought that says military folks have a difficult time adjusting because they're used to discipline and structure and routine and everything's a procedure and a process. And I think I like to try to demystify that for a lot of people. I don't necessarily subscribe to that. I don't think it's true. I think military lifestyle is different, yes, but we're still people, so we're still able to adapt and adjust. But I think for me, one of the biggest things was accepting the fact that it was over as a career choice and I should be okay with not wanting to fall into something similar. So a lot of people kind of take the skillsets that they've honed in over a career in the military and they kind of just parlay it on to defense contracting or something of that nature. And I wanted to be comfortable with my decision and say, don't just follow a normal path if that's not what you want. And I certainly didn't want that. I didn't want defense contracting. I didn't want anything to kind of do with the military lifestyle anymore. Just kind of put it away, enjoyed it. I really had a great time, but I wanted a different challenge. And so for me it was just accepting the fact that it looked different, doing something that was completely away from the norm and being comfortable with that decision. For me, that was the toughest call to make and being okay with that. Not just saying, hey, I'm just going to pick up where I left off, but being okay with starting from zero and then building up a second career that I felt like I would enjoy a lot more as well. Colman: Definitely starting a new career and shift can have its own challenges, but it's very good that you decided to take almost a path less traveled. And I know you went from originally at Santander Bank and now to the Vice President of Business Banking Relationships, relationship manager at Bank of America. So if you could just tell me a little bit about your current role here and maybe what your day-to-day life looks like and some of the tasks and skills you have? James: Yeah, so banking for me is, that's the new space we're talking about. So I've been in banking now for five and a half years and I'm still learning. I feel like a brand new lieutenant again in the Marine Corps. So you sit back and you absorb and you interact with your bosses and your peers try to absorb as much as you can. But my current role as the relationship manager is exactly as it sounds, right? So I work with privately held companies within Connecticut and Western Massachusetts, and there's a certain target threshold for revenues that we work with. So we have small business and median businesses in the corporations that we work with. My job is basically sales, getting out there and trying to connect with those companies and kind of deliver values and solutions to those companies like every other bank out there. I knock on the door and try to peddle wares and say, hey, I have a solution for you and I've got a way to help your business grow. And so some of that is being able to connect with people. And some of that is, for me, I look at it as problem solving. So if you were to think about, maybe this is before your time, before mine as well, there used to be people who sold vacuum cleaners door to door. And back in that time intel was if you even knew somebody who had carpet. Knock on random doors and you didn't even know if someone had carpet. And so some of that is even true today, but I love problem solving, right? That's my shtick, if you will. And so part of this crafting of the puzzle is let's just find out who has a need, what's the demand before I go knocking on doors. So that research and trying to help people identify problems, that's my skillset, that's my strength. And then being able to take what I do as at my everyday activities, which is researching, trying to find out what industries have what particular problems, and then helping solve those problems, and then learning in the bank because we've got hundreds of solutions that we can offer, but I'm not going to throw that as an individual. My job is to kind of customize and say, here's two that I think will solve your problems. So just drawing it out and listening is probably the biggest skillset set that you can bring to relationship managers. Just listening, helping identify problems before you start rattling off solutions. And just being able to sit back and be comfortable in silence as people talk and you're listening, you're looking for problems and then you're helping them solve. So it's not a one size fits all, but it's working together to make sure you deliver the best solution, Colman: Definitely. Intelligence shapes the mission. So it's funny how you see them in your research now and how you can use that for your problem solving both in your past career and now in your present career at Bank of America. What advice would you give a Holy Cross student to leverage their liberal arts education to start their career in business? A lot of students coming out of Holy Cross are competing with kids coming from traditional business schools or getting a traditional business or finance major. How can a Holy Cross student use their liberal arts degree to their advantage? James: Yeah, that's a tricky one. And I remember in the mid-nineties where liberal arts education was the thing. It was the creme de la creme and you kind of went away from specific majors, so you wouldn't dare be a finance major. That's just suicide. And so there's a pendulum sway, and now you do have liberal arts which kind of took a hit in terms of industries looking for a particular talent and skill sets. And so now the challenge is being able to re-craft the story. That would be my suggestion. So as you look and you say, well, what value does a liberal arts education offer? Well, as you all kind of write your own story, I would say start with answering that question first, which is like well, you tell the story of what you think liberal arts education does for you. I tell my son, who's 7, of course, 7-year-olds olds don't listen to anything you say, but at least I start the message by saying two skillsets there will never be a shortage of in this, at least not in our country, and that's storytelling and problem solving. Those are the two skillsets that you'll never have a shortage of in terms of the workforce. You can do those two things. You can do them well. You can do just about anything you want in the industry that you want. And sky's the limit. So if you could figure out a way to convince, again, older folks that are sitting in the position of hiring people, that you have those skillsets, and liberal arts has kind of helped you shape those, you're not just singularly focused on a problem, but you kind of see the problem as an ecosystem. So you solve one thing, maybe you create another problem, you solve that problem. So if you can start to craft a story that tells people what the liberal arts education, what value it brings to a company or an industry, I think that's the keystone that gets you into any industry or any line of business that you want to get into. Colman: And I know that the alumni network from Holy Cross is very strong, just like me being able to reach out to you to do this podcast. Is there anything you can speak on about using the alumni network to your advantage and to help support you? James: Yes. I would say my first advice is don't follow my example. So in terms of networking, I probably would be the worst example. After I graduated, I lost connectivity with a lot of people who were close, dear friends while I was in school and didn't kind of build and continue those relationships while I went through the military, unless you were in the military. So if I ran across a Holy Cross alum, I would definitely connect. But one of the things that I did do successfully was I stayed connected to Holy Cross writ large, the campus, the alumni giving. So that thing I kind of held dear to, but in terms of the thing that actually made the school special, the people, I kind of lost focus of that for a huge chunk of time. Now you say, God bless LinkedIn, God bless social media. That allows me the opportunity to kind of right my wrongs. So I again capitalized those platforms and reached out to a lot of Holy Cross network. And the funny thing is, you're all accepting. So it's one of those deals where you kind of shoot yourself in the foot and say, why didn't I do this 15, 20 years ago? Why didn't I stay connected? But I guess that's the beauty in this thing, which is staying connected doesn't mean every day. Staying connected doesn't mean once a quarter. There's no time limit. It's just even if it's a casual hello, how are things going? Or hey, can you really sit down with me and kind of talk to me and help mentor me through a career? I personally have found, I would never say 100%, 99.9% of anybody that has the Holy Cross logo attached to their LinkedIn profile are willing to help you out in any way that they can. That's my personal experience. That's what I tout and that's kind of what I sell people on in terms of what Holy Cross alumni means, what that network means. And I have a wife who's very jealous of it because she went to American University and there's absolutely no connection there. Colman: Big rivals too. Big rivals. That's awesome that you always know that Holy Cross alumni and fellow classmates will always be there to help support you. So pivoting from that, I understand you do a lot of volunteer work with veterans and veterans programs. How do you think the Holy Cross mission of being men and woman for others lives on through this work? And are there maybe any similarities you see in your volunteer work to the Holy Cross mission statement? James: I think there's a lot of crossover and sometimes you have to stop even just sitting talking with people like you to reflect on how they're almost one and the same. So whether I consciously knew I was basically being groomed in a particular way at Holy Cross, and then you see some of that carryover, or even now it's a consistent theme. So whether I was attracted to that, and that's why I ended up at Holy Cross and kind of lived that lifestyle or whether it's because the faculty at the school and the students at the school kind of help you see that as well. I think it's a hybrid of both of them, but that's kind of been the central theme, at least throughout my military career and then thereafter. So there's a reason why I volunteered for what we call the Veterans of Foreign Wars Group is because they're not just this self-serving entity that's out there. I wouldn't join the organization if were. So yes, do we have 30 minutes for people to kind of trade war stories about War War II? Yes. I mean, that's just fascinating to listen to a World War II veteran talk to you about D-Day and what his role was. But the preponderance of our time, 95% of our time is looking for veterans who need help in our local area and then how we can help that veteran. Even if it's something as simple as they're down on their luck and they need a hot water tank installed in their house because they just can't do it, they don't have the money to do it, we're there to help. So we're looking, we always actively look for ways that we can actually help veterans in need, whether it's the fundraising events to make sure that we're able to provide those resources that they may need, but always looking for any way that we can assist even outside of the scope of, again, a veteran that served in a foreign war or not. So always looking to give back to the community, led by a great group of veterans from World War II and Vietnam, and I'm just happy to be in the shadow and learn and mentor for them because at some point they're going to pass the baton on and say, all right, they consider me young thinking about that. Right? Sorry, you're the young one. It's time for you to take the lead. But a great group of men and women who are always setting a good example again on that Holy Cross mantra, which is men and women for others, and that's why I'm part of that group. Colman: That's awesome. That's really great work that you do. Thank you very much. James: Oh, thank you. Colman: All right. Last question here before we wrap it up. Any last parting advice? I know you've bestowed a lot of wisdom upon us, but any advice you'd give to a Holy Cross student now just before they graduate, looking to finish that degree or connect with alumni? Anything you think that's good that's going to help them before they graduate? James: I would say going into graduation is one of those periods where we try to cram a whole lot in and in the shortest amount of time because I guess in our mind's eye, we kind of see the finality, right? We're like, wait a minute, I only have one more year. Shrink it down even more. Wait a minute, one more semester, one more month, and then you end up just bypassing a lot of the stuff. We're trying to get check marks in the box. But I would say that's probably a good time to say maybe slow down, shore up some friendships. One of the regrets I have, and I don't live by regrets, but one of the regrets I do have is just not finding a new friend, right? When I looked to my left and my right during the graduation ceremony, I did not have a clue who those people were. We were in alphabetical order. I'm just like, I don't know you, and I don't know you. So one of those where you kind of regret not reaching out and just trying a different friend group or different people and just connecting with people in different ways. It doesn't always have to be brotherhoods or sisterhoods, and it doesn't always have to be best friends. Sometimes it's just good to say hello to just someone because they're in your class and may never know when you know time is right for them to kind of reach out and connect. So find the person who will be sitting next to you and during graduation and go introduce yourself. That'd be my word of wisdom for anybody, but get yourself known out there and get to know as many people in your graduating class as possible. And you probably won't hit a hundred percent, but carry that through over the next 10 to 20 years of your career. Get to know people in your graduating class until you strike the hundred percent mark. Colman: Awesome. Thank you very much. As the fall semester closed down, I know a lot of people will listen to that and take that to heart with their last semester coming up. So thank you for that. And thank you very much for joining the podcast. It was awesome to talk to you and learn a lot from you and hear about your experience from Holy Cross while you were a student and an athlete here, to your service in the Marine Corps, and eventually to your career at Bank of America and the community service you do with the Veterans of Foreign Wars. So thank you very much for joining it. We appreciate having you. James: Well, thank you for having me. I really appreciate it. I have one more question for you. So Army, Navy, who you got this weekend? Colman: Army always. James: Oh, geez. Colman: Army beat Navy. James: Holy Cross, you're sure right? Colman: Holy Cross all the way, though. James: I didn't doubt that one for one second. Colman: Of course. Of course. Maura Sweeney: That's our show. I hope you enjoyed hearing about just one of the many ways that Holy Cross alumni have been inspired by the mission to be people for and with others. A special thanks to today's guests and everyone at Holy Cross who has contributed to making this podcast a reality. If you or someone would like to be featured on this podcast, then please send us an email at alumnicareers.holycross.edu. If you like what you hear, then please leave us a review. This podcast is brought to you by the Office of Alumni Relations at the College of the Holy Cross. You can subscribe for future episodes wherever you find your podcast. I'm your host, Maura Sweeney, and this is Mission-Driven. In the words of Saint Ignatius of Loyola, "Now go forth and set the world on fire." Theme music composed by Scott Holmes, courtesy of freemusicarchive.org.  

APMG International presents our popular weekly panel Q&A show. Episode 131 is about how to become a Business Relationship Manager. Hosted by Stephan Brendel and Question Master Suchitra Jacob. Answering your questions are Mart Rovers, Malini Jayaganesh, Dianne Rampadarath, Suresh GP and Luca Gambetti. An opportunity to have your real-life questions answered.

APMG International presents our popular weekly panel Q&A show. Episode 78 is about how to become a Business Relationship Manager. Hosted by Nick Houlton and Question Master Suchitra Jacob. Answering your questions are Malini Jayaganesh, Mart Rovers, Suresh GP, Luca Gambetti and Stephan Brendel. An opportunity to have your real-life questions answered.

The links referenced by the panel today:The Enterprise Big Data Framework: https://www.bigdataframework.org/International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA): https://www.iiba.org/Agile Business Analyst (AgileBA): https://apmg-international.com/product/agile-business-analyst-agilebaSearch every question from every Level Up episode: https://apmg-international.com/level/episodes-searchHost: Nick Houlton, APMG-InternationalQuestion Master: Suchitra Jacob, APMG-InternationalPanellists:Malini Jayaganesh, Associate – ITSM Hub; Director Emeritus - BRM InstituteDieter Strasser, Geschäftsführer Viable Projects GmbH, Managing Director, Trainer & CoachArvind Arcot, Manager – Business, Technical & Process Analysis at UniSuperPaddy Dhanda, Agile Practice Director, QAIntroductionMeet the PanelistsHow do I start a career as a Business Analyst with no experience?How important is domain knowledge (e.g. finance, insurance or retail) to a business analyst?Is there an Enterprise Big Data Framework that a Business Analyst can use, that is internationally accepted?I'm Business Analyst in a bank and I would like grow my skills to product management specialization. Do you have any guidance for the strategy towards my dream?Are there any well-known frameworks, tools or approaches for business analysis?How has analysing businesses changed during times of a pandemic or with rapidly changing technological and digital developments?How do you see Business Analysis (BA) as a career in the future?What is the connection between a Business Analyst and a Business Relationship Manager (BRM)?What industries could benefit from more involvement from Business Analysis moving forward?Closing thoughtsThe Next APMG Level Up Show

APMG International presents our popular weekly panel Q&A show. How to become a Business Relationship Manager with Host: Nick Houlton and Question Master: Suchitra Jacob. Answering your questions are panelists: Mart Rovers, Malini Jayaganesh, Marleen LaMont, Baziel Barends and Maria Rickli. An opportunity to have your real-life questions answered, driving the panel discussion before moving on to the spotlight interview with Marleen LaMont.

Richard Pharro, CEO of APMG International, and special guest Pez Kooner, Global Head of IT at Rolls Royce Civil Aerospace, discuss  the role of IT Partners and Business Relationship Managers; how an organisation like Rolls Royce keeps pace with technology; and the difference between a Business Relationship Manager and a Project Manager.They further discuss some of the roles that feed into business relationship management - such as Business Analysts - and Pez describes his perspective on the kind of person that makes a great relationship manager including understanding the business, understanding technology, being a problem solver and of course, great at relationship management.The Practice of Business Relationship Management embodies a set of competencies (e.g. knowledge, skills, and behaviors) to foster an effective, value-producing relationship between business functions and their business partners.BRM Institute has partnered with APMG to promote wider adoption of world-class Business Relationship Management training and facilitate widespread availability of BRM Institute professional certifications.→ apmg-international.com/product/brm→ rolls-royce.com/products-and-services/civil-aerospace.aspx

In this week's episode, Colleen McCoy-Cejka is joined by Michael Coppotelli, Senior Associate Superintendent at the Archdiocese of New York, Myriah Fankhauser, Director of Technological and Blended Online Learning at Juan Diego Catholic High School, and Crystal Berry, Business Relationship Manager at NCEA. These Lightning Round presenters share their highlights and takeaways from CLS 2021.

Make that Money, Honey! On this week's episode special guest Mirna Yuriar, Business Relationship Manager for World's largest financial institute, joins Crystal to discuss all things business and female entrepreneurship. Get the insider scoop on how to expand your finances, what are the current leading streams of revenue and your financial To Do List as a new business owner. 

Join host Meg McKeen, founder of Adjunct Advisors, LLC, as she welcomes Erin Keller, Business Relationship Manager at Donegal Insurance Group to Bound & Determined!0:00 - 03:04 | Let's meet Erin Keller! We talk about the plans that changed earlier this year and Erin's reality in this moment.03:05 - 03:59 | Erin is a mother to four, ages ranging 15 to 5; her life changed in a big way when COVID hit.04:00 - 04:49 | Erin's kids have become her co-workers. Can you relate? 04:50 - 05:19 | Research indicates women working outside the home will be most significantly impacted as a result of the pandemic. The pressure to do it all has never been greater.05:20 - 08:09 | A day in Erin's life - physically and emotionally. Even with a background in education, Erin wasn't ready to be a teacher as well as a mom and employee. There's a certain mourning that we do when plans change unexpectedly.08:10 -  08:59 | Summer provided a welcome break. Erin shares more about the importance of validating your own feelings.09:00 - 10:19 | School resumed this past fall with a hybrid schedule; part-time school presents its own unique challenges.  Clear communication has been so necessary.10:20 - 12:18 | As a non-parent, Meg appreciates that the challenges parents face are real.  Life hasn't stopped because of the pandemic.12:19 - 14:34 | Erin shares her experience in her work during the pandemic and her shift from working in a headquarters environment to being in the field. She shares more about working in a larger company and her current role, being able to have a more direct impact on the bottom line, and the challenge of getting to know your teammates when you're not working side-by-side.14:35 - 15:24 | Erin's days now are spent in her home office; she recognizes the silver lining in her current reality. 15:25 - 18:44 | Meg recognizes Erin's use of social media to stay engaged with the insurance agents she works with. Her use of social media to express her personality and connect despite the opportunity to do so in person is so smart.18:45 - 23:59 | Let's talk about golf. Meg expresses her lack of love, to put it mildly, for the sport, and Erin shares the opposite - how she's learning to love the sport. We talk about its presence in the insurance industry and ponder what an alternative might be, if any.24:00 - 25:49 | What does "self-care" even mean in today's reality? "Unplugging" doesn't always have the desired effect - and we're learning as we go. 25:50 - 27:46 | Driving as an act of self-care; our time today is so different now that we don't have a commute - and the blank space we do have often leads to more questions than answers.27:47 - 29:21 | One silver lining for Erin - more sleep!  and more time with family - while there's still so much to worry about, those she loves are home and safe. 29:22 - 30:24 | A silver lining for Erin at work? Better systems and more efficiency - and time for more meaningful conversations with her customers. A reminder that we are humans having a human experience.30:25 - 33:21 | Connect with Erin on LinkedIn or by email (erinkeller@donegalgroup.com). And Erin started a "mom blog!" Check it out here.Join Meg for Plan Your 2021: A Workshop for Insurance Agents on November 8 or 9. Learn more here. Stay up-to-date on events, workshops and learning opportunities through Adjunct Advisors when you subscribe to To Taking the Risk.

In today's episode of Evolven2Power, Max and Dr. Alicia Clairicus were joined by Katrina Lunsford, a VP at Fifth Third Bank. Her Banking Career is expansive starting at Barnett Bank in 1983 where she grew into Commercial Management Leadership positions and transition to SouthTrust Bank where she obtained Senior Management position and is currently with Fifth Third Bank as a Vice President Business Relationship Manager. Katrina has lead the commercial policy area of the bank along with servicing complex companies through her experience in banking. Katrina also owns Lunsford Innovative Consulting LLC which handles strategic planning, nonprofit financial management, and various other programs that can help both businesses and non-profits. We hope you enjoy :) Katrina's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katrina-lunsford-29207914/

Ryan Meffert is currently the Director Of Business Operations at NeoCharge, a manufacturer of smart splitters that provides easy and affordable home-charging access for electric car owners. Ryan graduated Cal Poly in 2019 with a Bachelor's degree in Industrial Technolgy and Packaging. During his time at Cal Poly, Ryan was the President of Cal Poly Industrial Technology Society (ITS) and balanced an internship with MindBody as a Business Relationship Manager intern. Shortly after graduating, Ryan started his full-time position at NeoCharge. In this episode of The Pursuit, we'll explore how Ryan declined a fantastic job offer with a large corporation to pursue working for a startup. We hope you enjoy this episode and gain valuable insight from Ryan Meffert. Link to NeoCharge - https://www.getneocharge.com/ Cover Art by Sam Toland (https://www.tolandmedia.com/) Please like, comment, and subscribe! Instagram: https://instagram.com/thepursuitpodcastofficial?igshid=1fwjtdq8rnu9w Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thepursuitpodcastofficial/ Email: thepursuit.podcastofficial@gmail.com

W tym odcinku rozmawiamy z Jarkiem Łojewskim, prezesem Fundacji Dobra Porażka:• po co budować kulturę uczenia się na porażkach • jak w sposób konstruktywny mówić o porażkach, aby przyczyniły się do sukcesów naszych organizacji• jakie metody i narzędzia mogą pomóc organizacjom przy pracy z porażkami?Kilka słów o gościu:Nasz gość Jarek Łojewski jest założycielem i prezesem Fundacji Dobra Porażka. Misją Fundacji jest wspierane rozwoju organizacji i ludzi dzięki umiejętności skutecznego zdobywania doświadczeń wyniesionych z przeżytych porażek. Organizator konferencji Dzień Porażki. Autor metody 5Z, która jest uporządkowanym sposobem uczenia się z porażek. Twórca Failowship – pierwszych na świecie kart uczących dobrego rozmawiania o porażkach. Jarek jest też autorem kilkunastu artykułów dot. praktycznych aspektów uczenia się na błędach oraz jednym ze współautorów książki „Inżynieria wymagań. Studium Przypadków”. Był prelegentem na TEDxGdyna oraz szeregu konferencji IT i innych. Zorganizował m.in. 28 spotkań FuckUp Nights. Zawodowo, od ponad 30 lat związany z branżą IT. Pracował jako programista, analityk IT, Business Relationship Manager, menedżer projektów i zespołów IT oraz architekt IT. Aktualnie jako szef zespołu architektów IT pomaga opracowywać rozwiązania realizujące cele biznesowe firmy ubezpieczeniowej. Lącznie brał udział w ponad 700 projektach korporacyjnych oraz w roli mentora wspierał ponad 70 projektów startupowych. Od 2012 roku współpracuje z inkubatorami przedsiębiorczości, biorąc udział w projektach akceleracyjnych oraz doradzając indywidualnie licznym zespołom startupowym. Materiały z odcinka:Strona Fundacji Dobra Porażka – https://dobraporazka.pl/Karty uczące dobrego rozmawiania o porażkach – https://failowship.com/Link do TEDxGdynia – https://dobraporazka.pl/tedx2018/Link do wystąpienia opisującego podstawy porażkologii – https://dobraporazka.pl/map-it/Wszystkie polecane książki: https://dobraporazka.pl/category/ksiazki/Metoda czarnej skrzynki, Matthew Syed – https://dobraporazka.pl/metoda-czarnej-skrzynki/Od dobrego do wielkiego – Jim Collins – https://dobraporazka.pl/od-dobrego-do-wielkiego/Steve Jobs, Walter Isaacson – https://dobraporazka.pl/steve-jobs-biografia/Pozytywna psychologia porażki, Paweł Fortuna -> https://dobraporazka.pl/pozytywna-psychologia-porazki/Sztuka Błądzenia, Rafał Żak – https://dobraporazka.pl/sztuka-bladzenia/GPS Szczęścia, czyli jak wydostać się z Czarnej D., Magdalena Witkiewicz, Joanna Zagner-Kołat , Marzena Grochowska – https://dobraporazka.pl/jak-wydostac-sie-z-czarnej-d/Jak upadają giganci?, Jim Collins – https://dobraporazka.pl/jak-upadaja-giganci/Zasady – Ray Dalio – https://dobraporazka.pl/zasady/

He launched a kick-starter campaign raising over 124K. Christian Valencia, CEO and co-founder of HIIT Bottle joined Critical Mass Radio Show to discuss how his experience as a Business Relationship Manager and management of Business Commercial Portfolio led way to annual revenues of 5MM to 20MM. Christian talks about how middle market businesses can utilize the power of financing and crowdfunding to help grow your business. 

Women currently hold 14.6% of executive officer positions and only 16.6% of corporate board seats are occupied by female members.  This leaves a very small percentage of female role models available as mentors to those women working their way up, through the ranks of the professional machine that we call “corporate America”.  Where do we go to find support, encouragement, and guidance as professionals in today's world? Join us today on Women Leading the Way Radio as we interview Miriam Torres, Vice President, Business Relationship Manager, JP Morgan Chase.  Miriam will share with us her experiences as she struggled and searched for formal role models and mentoring guidance….. and how her most recent launch of a Southern California Business Resource Group has brought award winning recognition and how you can create this type of success yourself!