Podcasts about divisional vice president

Frank DePalma, Divisional Vice President of Bealls Inc., joins the Matt Beall Legacy podcast to reflect on his remarkable 39-year journey with the company. In this episode, Frank shares how he got his start at Bealls and how his role has evolved over the decades. We dive into the daily operations of corporate life, how Bealls has tackled inflation, and the leaders who left lasting impacts. Frank opens up about the company's unique culture, its commitment to training and development, and the resilience shown during hurricane recovery efforts. As we wrap, Frank shares what's next for him—and reveals some BIG news you won't want to miss.Interested in a Career at Bealls? – https://www.beallsinc.com/beallsinc/careersFollow Matt Beall on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-beall-legacy/Episode Timeline:00:00 Introductions01:04 Beginning at Bealls15:07 Day to Day of Corporate26:00 Combatting Inflation31:15 Impactful Leaders37:44 Why Bealls?40:11 Bealls Culture42:24 Training & Development49:30 Hurricane Recovery53:50 What's Next?55:21 BIG NEWS59:38 Closing

While the 40th Space Symposium's theme was “Building Partnerships to Secure our Future”, everyone in Colorado Springs, Colorado was talking about building President Trump's Next Generation Missile Defense Shield, a.k.a.: “Golden Dome For America.” This week's guest cautions us that you cannot have a space-based missile defense shield without the ground segment. Laura Winter speaks with Mark Henrie, Divisional Vice President, Amentum Missile Defense Group, and Deputy Program Manager, Integrated Research & Development Enterprise Solution.

Jeffrey brings a lot of experience to his position as Divisional Vice President in the NEMRA Lighting Division. This division was formed recently when AAILA, the American Association of Independent Lighting Agencies, was integrated into NEMRA. Michael points out that in the past, he has seen lighting nonprofits absorbed into electrical associations where they have become very secondary. Jeffrey points out that NEMRA's goal is to strengthen that division. So everybody wins. Jeff Bristol is the Divisional Vice President of the newly formed NEMRA Lighting Division, bringing over 30 years of experience in sales, marketing, and executive leadership within the lighting and controls industry. Before joining NEMRA, he served as Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing for MaxLite, where he developed and executed strategies across multiple business units and managed a network of over 40 agents. His career also includes leadership roles at Panasonic/Universal Lighting Technologies, Philips Lighting, Osram Sylvania, and Westinghouse Lighting. Throughout his career, Jeff has built strong partnerships across the agent landscape, including with NEMRA agents, C&I Lighting agents, and Specification Lighting Agents, fostering seamless networks to drive business growth. In his role at NEMRA, Jeff focuses on supporting members, advancing industry standards, and fostering collaboration between manufacturers and representatives. His leadership aims to strengthen the division's mission and provide representatives with the tools and resources needed to thrive in an evolving lighting industry. Connect with Jeffrey: www.nemra.org/benefits-and-resources/nemra-lighting linkedin.com/showcase/nemra-lighting-division linkedin.com/in/jeffreybristol Sponsor: Keystone www.keystonetech.com 

Canadian industry braces for Trump's promised tariffs on steel, aluminum GUEST: Andrew Wynn-Williams, Divisional Vice President, B.C.; Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters (CME) North Saanich pickleball saga plays on GUEST: Jack McClintock, North Saanich Councillor  Protect Henry's right to play in Pacific Spirit Park GUEST: Candy Saga, change.org petition starter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brad West Proposes sweeping changes to Metro Vancouver GUEST: Brad West, Mayor of Port Coquitlam White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt says U.S. President Donald Trump will implement 25 per cent tariffs on goods from Canada and Mexico GUEST: Andrew Wynne Williams, Divisional Vice President, BC, Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters  How to adapt your driving to the arrival of the first snow and cold weather GUEST: Carl Nadeau, Michelin expert and former professional racecar driver Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episodeof Supply Chain Now, hosts Scott W. Luton and Kim Reuter explore the world of retail supply chain innovation with an outstanding panel featuring Venky Avunoori, Vice President of eCom and Customer Technologies at Spencer's & Spirit, Jim Ray, Divisional Vice President of Supply Chain Technology at Spencer's & Spirit, and Justin Cramer, Co-founder at ProShip. Together, they uncover the behind-the-scenes strategies powering the iconic retail brands Spencer's and Spirit Halloween.Their insightful discussion reveals how these retail giants master the art of omnichannel fulfillment, navigate seasonal supply chain complexities, and ensure seamless customer experiences. From the challenges of opening 1,500 pop-up stores in weeks to leveraging AI-driven insights and custom-built technologies, this episode is packed with actionable insights and innovative approaches.Jump into the conversation:(00:00) Intro(04:00) Half marathons, hockey, and ballroom dancing(07:35) Overview of Spencer's & Spirit's unique retail model(12:32) The year-round planning behind Spirit Halloween(16:11) Inventory optimization and the role of pop-up stores(20:15) Omnichannel strategies: BOPIS and ship-from-store(25:00) Overcoming challenges with inventory visibility in stores(29:07) Leveraging custom technology for temporary distribution centers(33:19) AI and gen AI innovations for seasonal operations(37:42) Future of retail fulfillment: Mini fulfillment centers and q-commerce(42:10) Managing customer expectations in a volatile carrier environment(46:00) Launching Spirit Christmas: A new seasonal challenge(48:50) The importance of customer and employee experience(51:35) Key takeaways from Spencer's & Spirit's supply chain strategies(54:00) Evolving with customer needs and technologyResources:Download the ProShip Report- https://bit.ly/408liBeSchedule a Discovery Call- https://bit.ly/3XTM0weConnect with Justin Cramer: https://www.linkedin.com/in/justincramer/Connect with Jim Ray: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jim-ray-ohio/Connect with Venky Avunoori : https://www.linkedin.com/in/venkyavunoori/Learn more about ProShip: https://proshipinc.com/Learn more about Spencer's & Spirit: https://www.spencersonline.com/Connect with Kim: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimberly-reuter-csg/Connect with Scott: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottwindonluton/ Learn more about Supply Chain Now: https://supplychainnow.com Watch and listen to more Supply Chain Now episodes here: https://supplychainnow.com/program/supply-chain-now Subscribe to Supply Chain Now on your favorite platform: https://supplychainnow.com/join Work with us! Download Supply Chain Now's NEW Media Kit: https://bit.ly/3XH6OVkWEBINAR- Introduction to Microsoft Supply Chain: Enabling Scale and Complexity: https://bit.ly/40K1rszWEBINAR- How Ferguson's Metrics-Driven Strategy Drove an 18% Improvement in Operational Efficiency: https://bit.ly/3YBbsFzWEBINAR- E2E Demand Planning – Tactics for Driving Value at Scale: https://bit.ly/4g5VdaDThis episode was hosted by Scott Luton and Kim Reuter, and produced by Amanda Luton and Trisha Cordes. For additional information, please visit our dedicated episode page at: https://supplychainnow.com/unmasking-omnichannel-secrets-retail-giant-conversation-spencers-gifts-1363

Ron Marcolin is with Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters. He is the Divisional Vice President for New Brunswick and PEI.

Today we bring you a conversation with Rodney Jones, live from Staffing World 2024. Rodney is Divisional Vice President of Per Diem Staffing at Favorite Healthcare Staffing.   Rodney discusses the unique challenges of per diem staffing, the operational complexities of managing teams across country, and how technology will continue to shape the future of staffing. https://www.linkedin.com/in/rodneyjones7/ https://www.favoritestaffing.com/  

Dr. Sahil Parikh with Columbia University Irving Medical Center and Dr. Jennifer Jones-McMeans, Divisional Vice President of Global Clinical Affairs at Abbott's vascular business, talk about Peripheral Artery Disease. Get more information here.

Dr. Sahil Parikh with Columbia University Irving Medical Center and Dr. Jennifer Jones-McMeans, Divisional Vice President of Global Clinical Affairs at Abbott's vascular business, talk about Peripheral Artery Disease. Get more information here.

In this episode, Steve Fretzin and Sean Klunder discuss:Why law firms tend to run behind other types of businesses in marketing. Understanding your SEO strategy. Individual lawyer marketing versus law firm marketing. Alignment and consistency in messaging in all areas of your firm. Watch out for fool's gold to ensure you're swimming in the blue ocean.  Key Takeaways:There is a difference between Marketing and marketing. Without a strategy, it is all just random acts of marketing.Sales patterns have changed over the last few years. People are taking themselves 60-70% through the sales cycle online digitally before ever contacting the law firm. Identify your unique differentiator. Use the three pillars to help identify that: what do you do, who do you help, and what makes you different.Be targeted to who you're disseminating your message. Where are those targets digitally? Are you also there?  "It is really important to have that strategic focus before jumping directly into the tactical execution." —  Sean Klunder Email Steve at Steve@Fretzin.com for a chance to audit one of his exclusive rainmaker round table groups in April! Thank you to our Sponsors!Lawmatics: https://www.lawmatics.com/bethatlawyer/Get Staffed Up: https://getstaffedup.com/bethatlawyer/Green Cardigan Marketing: https://greencardiganmarketing.com/ Episode References: Blue Ocean Strategy by W. Chan Kim and Renee Mauborgne: https://www.amazon.com/Blue-Ocean-Strategy-Uncontested-Competition/dp/1591396190 About Sean Klunder: Sean Klunder is a seasoned marketing transformation expert with a particular skill set in digital marketing. He combines his business strategy expertise with marketing transformation and execution to help law firms with explosive growth. Sean has worked with numerous law firms to develop business growth strategies, brand transformations, customized digital marketing strategies, implement the latest digital marketing initiatives, automate marketing using integrated technologies, and build reporting systems to illustrate ROI.Prior to his fractional CMO role, Sean was Senior Vice President of Marketing and Product Management at Korn Ferry International. He was also Vice President of Marketing and Digital Development at World Book (a Berkshire Hathaway company), and Divisional Vice President at ETA/Cuisenaire. For 9 years Sean was also an Adjunct Professor of Digital Marketing at the Lake Forest Graduate School of Management where he developed his own curriculum and trained MBA candidates on strategically growing businesses through modernized digital marketing. Because of Sean's successes in helping law firms develop and implement customized marketing strategies, he developed a proven approach to help law firms strategically grow. Connect with Sean Klunder:  Website: https://www.lawfirm-cmo.com/Email: sklunder@lawfirm-cmo.comLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sklunder/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/law-firm-fractional-cmos/ Connect with Steve Fretzin:LinkedIn: Steve FretzinTwitter: @stevefretzinInstagram: @fretzinsteveFacebook: Fretzin, Inc.Website: Fretzin.comEmail: Steve@Fretzin.comBook: Legal Business Development Isn't Rocket Science and more!YouTube: Steve FretzinCall Steve directly at 847-602-6911  Show notes by Podcastologist Chelsea Taylor-Sturkie Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it. 

In this episode Alin and Colby have an insightful conversation with Dr. Philip Adamson. Phil Adamson is Divisional Vice President and Chief Medical Officer for the Heart Failure Division at Abbott. In this capacity, Dr. Adamson is responsible for global development of Abbott's heart failure formulary spanning cardiac resynchronization therapy to the CardioMEMS HF system. They discuss the different devices available to help heart failure patients, the progress that has been made over the last 40 years, the future of heart failure management and much, much more! This episode is sponsored by Paragonix Technologies, an industry leader committed to protecting the gift of organ donation. To learn how Paragonix is reshaping the standard of care across transplantation to optimize patient outcomes, visit paragonix.com.  Email: bothsidesofthestethoscope@gmail.comInstagram: @bothsidesofthestethoscope Twitter: @bsotsthethoscope 

Vish Charan, Divisional Vice President of Product Development at Abbott's Cardiac Rhythm Management Business, explains some of the limitations of traditional pacemakers implanted in the chest with long wires connecting the pacemaker to the heart. Abbott has developed the AVEIR DR system, a dual-chamber leadless pacemaker that uses implant-to-implant technology to send electrical impulses between the upper and lower chambers of the heart.  The i2i technology allows these capsule-size devices to be implanted directly in the heart with the ability to communicate to synchronize the heart rhythm. Vish explains, "What we can do right now, is to get a very, very small access into the veins in the leg, and from the veins in the leg with a very small access, we're able to deploy these capsule-size pacemakers directly into the heart with a long tube. We call that a catheter. But that is how they're deployed. So, you don't have a surgical pocket. You don't have a big cut open in your chest, and the device is implanted in your upper chest. All you have now is a surgical axis in your leg, and you have two capsule-sized devices, which are much smaller than two AAA batteries directly implanted in the heart." "So, the technology involved with AVEIR DR is where you have these two capsule-sized devices directly implanted in the upper and lower chambers of the heart. The two chambers of the heart need to operate in synchrony. What we can do is that in the upper and the lower chambers of the heart, which are the atrium and the ventricle, we can sense and pace directly in those chambers." "But the good thing and the technological advantage of this product is they communicate with each other. The communication scheme is what we call i2i technology, where we are sending electrical impulses between the upper and the lower chamber devices. These are electrical impulses that are very, very short, and very small, which cannot be felt by the person who has a device, but that is sufficient for the devices to register information between the upper and lower device and able to operate in synchrony. And this synchrony is extremely important for the person to get back to their normal heart rhythm." #Abbott #AVEIRDR #Pacemaker #LeadlessPacemaker #DualChamberPacemaker #HeartHealth #i2i #ImplanttoImplant AVEIRDR.com Abbott.com Listen to the podcast here

Vish Charan, Divisional Vice President of Product Development at Abbott's Cardiac Rhythm Management Business, explains some of the limitations of traditional pacemakers implanted in the chest with long wires connecting the pacemaker to the heart. Abbott has developed the AVEIR DR system, a dual-chamber leadless pacemaker that uses implant-to-implant technology to send electrical impulses between the upper and lower chambers of the heart.  The i2i technology allows these capsule-size devices to be implanted directly in the heart with the ability to communicate to synchronize the heart rhythm. Vish explains, "What we can do right now, is to get a very, very small access into the veins in the leg, and from the veins in the leg with a very small access, we're able to deploy these capsule-size pacemakers directly into the heart with a long tube. We call that a catheter. But that is how they're deployed. So, you don't have a surgical pocket. You don't have a big cut open in your chest, and the device is implanted in your upper chest. All you have now is a surgical axis in your leg, and you have two capsule-sized devices, which are much smaller than two AAA batteries directly implanted in the heart." "So, the technology involved with AVEIR DR is where you have these two capsule-sized devices directly implanted in the upper and lower chambers of the heart. The two chambers of the heart need to operate in synchrony. What we can do is that in the upper and the lower chambers of the heart, which are the atrium and the ventricle, we can sense and pace directly in those chambers."  "But the good thing and the technological advantage of this product is they communicate with each other. The communication scheme is what we call i2i technology, where we are sending electrical impulses between the upper and the lower chamber devices. These are electrical impulses that are very, very short, and very small, which cannot be felt by the person who has a device, but that is sufficient for the devices to register information between the upper and lower device and able to operate in synchrony. And this synchrony is extremely important for the person to get back to their normal heart rhythm." #Abbott #AVEIRDR #Pacemaker #LeadlessPacemaker #DualChamberPacemaker #HeartHealth #i2i #ImplanttoImplant AVEIRDR.com Abbott.com Download the transcript here

This episode of "Let's Talk Loyalty" is also available in video format on www.Loyalty TV. Today's guest joins from a unique and inspirational brand which is guided by four pillars and values that guide everything that they do. REI, or Recreational Equipment Incorporated, is a U.S. based cooperative, which means it's essentially owned and operated by its 24 million members. At Recreational Equipment, Inc. (REI) they believe that a life lived outdoors is a life well-lived. They see their purpose as awakening a love of the outdoors, and offer top-quality gear, expert advice, as well as the opportunity to create inspiring stories of life outside, for their members to share with their friends and families. Our guest is Clay Walton House, the Divisional Vice President of Membership for REI, who explains the incredible meaning this brings to the whole business, along with a whole new level of meaning to the word loyalty. Please listen or watch on Loyalty TV to enjoy my conversation with Clay Walton House from REI. Show Notes: 1) Clay Walton House 2) Recreational Equipment Incorporated (REI) 3) REI Co-op Channel 4) Loyalty TV

In the newest episode of AbbottTalks, Ryan Lakin, Divisional Vice President of Digital Solutions, Medical Devices at Abbott, delves deep into the transformative role of digital health solutions in the medical device landscape and emphasizes Abbott's commitment to not just treating the sick but also empowering individuals to maintain optimal health. Lakin shares insights into how Abbott's innovative technologies, like the FreeStyle Libre 2 glucose monitoring system and Lingo, are reshaping patient care by offering real-time data and insights. This proactive approach allows patients to understand their body's reactions to various stimuli, leading to more informed health decisions. Lakin also touches on the challenges of integrating digital tools into healthcare, highlighting the need for evidence-based solutions that genuinely add value. He underscores the importance of simplifying patient pathways, reducing healthcare worker burdens, and enhancing overall patient experiences. As Abbott continues to pioneer in this realm, Lakin speaks to a future where medical devices play a more holistic role in patient care, from prevention to intervention. Listen today to hear more on how Abbott is shaping the future of digital health. Thank you to GlobalMed-MDI for sponsoring this episode. To learn more about how GlobalMed-MDI works with medical device companies, visit www.moldeddevices.com. Thank you for listening to the AbbottTalks Podcast.

Jennifer Jones-McMeans, Divisional Vice President of Global Clinical Affairs at Abbott, discusses Abbot's new diversity initiative to help address mistrust and societal barriers that underrepresented populations face in receiving healthcare and participating in clinical trials. Through partnerships, clinical research coordinators from diverse backgrounds working in smaller institutions are trained to work with these populations. Norton Health with the Institute for Health Equity is putting funding and infrastructure in place to build a research program model for historically Black colleges and universities to attract more diverse participation in trials and build more vital research institutions.      Jennifer explains, "I had a good conversation with a physician today from the New York area, and we talked about one barrier that is translation. We discussed that the clinical trial this individual is working on did not have the resources for translation services. And so, if you think about something as simple as that, it means that patients who are non-English speaking, their family members, and researchers cannot even approach them because they may not have the translated material. That's one very simple barrier. We can go back to also time - patient time is critical. If you think about individuals who are working and who have family obligations, how do we actually reduce the barrier of time?" "Well, this is where when we think about race and ethnicity, race is not biologic. Remember, it's a social construct. Ethnicity is a social construct. Yes, if you look geographically, we're 99.9% similar when it comes to human genomes. Who I am as an African-American female, I may have far more genetic similarities to someone who is not of African descent. We first have to dispel that. Yes, there can be genetic elements. We do know that geographically you may see a higher frequency of certain genetic associations and whatnot. But I think it becomes less about this because genetics and race are not biologic."   "When you think about who do I need to include? You have to bring in this whole concept of social determinants of health, or also concepts where people, cultures, groups, individuals are impressed not only by the biology but what their surroundings are."   #Abbott #ClinicalTrials #DiversityinClinicalTrials #DiversityResearch #Healthcare #SDOH #SocialDeterminantsofHealth  Abbott.com Download the transcript here

Jennifer Jones-McMeans, Divisional Vice President of Global Clinical Affairs at Abbott, discusses Abbott's new diversity initiative to help address mistrust and societal barriers that underrepresented populations face in receiving healthcare and participating in clinical trials. Through partnerships, clinical research coordinators from diverse backgrounds working in smaller institutions are trained to work with these populations. Norton Health with the Institute for Health Equity is putting funding and infrastructure in place to build a research program model for historically Black colleges and universities to attract more diverse participation in trials and build more vital research institutions.      Jennifer explains, "I had a good conversation with a physician today from the New York area, and we talked about one barrier that is translation. We discussed that the clinical trial this individual is working on did not have the resources for translation services. And so, if you think about something as simple as that, it means that patients who are non-English speaking, their family members, and researchers cannot even approach them because they may not have the translated material. That's one very simple barrier. We can go back to also time - patient time is critical. If you think about individuals who are working and who have family obligations, how do we actually reduce the barrier of time?" "Well, this is where when we think about race and ethnicity, race is not biologic. Remember, it's a social construct. Ethnicity is a social construct. Yes, if you look geographically, we're 99.9% similar when it comes to human genomes. Who I am as an African-American female, I may have far more genetic similarities to someone who is not of African descent. We first have to dispel that. Yes, there can be genetic elements. We do know that geographically you may see a higher frequency of certain genetic associations and whatnot. But I think it becomes less about this because genetics and race are not biologic."   "When you think about who do I need to include? You have to bring in this whole concept of social determinants of health, or also concepts where people, cultures, groups, individuals are impressed not only by the biology but what their surroundings are."   #Abbott #ClinicalTrials #DiversityinClinicalTrials #DiversityResearch #Healthcare #SDOH #SocialDeterminantsofHealth  Abbott.com Listen to the podcast here

https://blog.priceplow.com/podcast/jack-gayton-vitamin-shoppe-105 In July of 2023, The Vitamin Shoppe held their annual Wellness Summit, a corporate event where key presentations and discussions are given by employees and partnered brands, highlighting industry trends and business plans. While there, we had Jack Gayton, The Vitamin Shoppe's Divisional Vice President of Merchandising on the podcast along with Aaron Heidebreicht, Chief Commercial Officer of Kaged (and repeat visitor to the podcast). The conversation focuses on how major retailers like The Vitamin Shoppe see the world, and what brands need to do to earn their interest, trust, and long-term business. With Aaron, we also get to hear some strategy from the brand side as well. The Vitamin Shoppe continues to make a big push in the Fit Lifestyle space (what many of us consider to be “sports nutrition” or “active nutrition”), and Jack states that they'll continue to focus on energy drinks, functional foods, and functional beverages. This is an excellent listen for anyone interested in the major retail space of the supplement industry. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIxky9L8Hm8 Before beginning, you can also watch this recap: View this post on Instagram A post shared by PricePlow (@priceplow) Detailed Show Notes with Jack Gayton of Vitamin Shoppe (0:00) – Introductions (2:15) – Trends from Jack's perspective (4:30) – Has social media changed the buyer's role? (6:45) – Sellouts are BAD for Retailers (8:45) – Stable supply chain from the brand's perspective (10:45) – What does a buyer value hearing from a brand? More detailed show notes are coming soon! Where to Find Jack Jack Gayton on LinkedIn The Vitamin Shoppe on Instagram Where to find Aaron and Kaged Sign up for Kaged news alerts on PricePlow Follow @Kaged on Instagram Follow Aaron Heidebreicht on LinkedIn Thanks to Jack and the entire staff at The Vitamin Shoppe for having us, and thank you to Kaged for sponsoring the trip and allowing us to take part. You can return to the PricePlow Podcast — please subscribe on the platform of your choice and leave us a review! A good merchant now has to scour the internet looking for a diamond in the rough, whereas the business used to just come to them. 6:45 – Sellouts are BAD for Retailers The guys joke about selling products out — in some contexts, it's a great thing. But at a retailer like The Vitamin Shoppe, this is not a good thing. A retailer is there because people want something now, and they come in expecting it to be there. If something sells out on day 1, then the customers who come in a few days later will leave disappointed. This presents a problem for both the brand and the retailer, who both need to repair the relationsh... Read more on the PricePlow Blog

https://blog.priceplow.com/podcast/jack-gayton-vitamin-shoppe-105 In July of 2023, The Vitamin Shoppe held their annual Wellness Summit, a corporate event where key presentations and discussions are given by employees and partnered brands, highlighting industry trends and business plans. While there, we had Jack Gayton, The Vitamin Shoppe's Divisional Vice President of Merchandising on the podcast along with Aaron Heidebreicht, Chief Commercial Officer of Kaged (and repeat visitor to the podcast). The conversation focuses on how major retailers like The Vitamin Shoppe see the world, and what brands need to do to earn their interest, trust, and long-term business. With Aaron, we also get to hear some strategy from the brand side as well. The Vitamin Shoppe continues to make a big push in the Fit Lifestyle space (what many of us consider to be “sports nutrition” or “active nutrition”), and Jack states that they'll continue to focus on energy drinks, functional foods, and functional beverages. This is an excellent listen for anyone interested in the major retail space of the supplement industry. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIxky9L8Hm8 Before beginning, you can also watch this recap: View this post on Instagram A post shared by PricePlow (@priceplow) Detailed Show Notes with Jack Gayton of Vitamin Shoppe (0:00) – Introductions (2:15) – Trends from Jack's perspective (4:30) – Has social media changed the buyer's role? (6:45) – Sellouts are BAD for Retailers (8:45) – Stable supply chain from the brand's perspective (10:45) – What does a buyer value hearing from a brand? More detailed show notes are coming soon! Where to Find Jack Jack Gayton on LinkedIn The Vitamin Shoppe on Instagram Where to find Aaron and Kaged Sign up for Kaged news alerts on PricePlow Follow @Kaged on Instagram Follow Aaron Heidebreicht on LinkedIn Thanks to Jack and the entire staff at The Vitamin Shoppe for having us, and thank you to Kaged for sponsoring the trip and allowing us to take part. You can return to the PricePlow Podcast — please subscribe on the platform of your choice and leave us a review! A good merchant now has to scour the internet looking for a diamond in the rough, whereas the business used to just come to them. 6:45 – Sellouts are BAD for Retailers The guys joke about selling products out — in some contexts, it's a great thing. But at a retailer like The Vitamin Shoppe, this is not a good thing. A retailer is there because people want something now, and they come in expecting it to be there. If something sells out on day 1, then the customers who come in a few days later will leave disappointed. This presents a problem for both the brand and the retailer, who both need to repair the relationsh... Read more on the PricePlow Blog

This week, I interviewed BrainTrust Founders Studio member Dr. Omonye Phillips: doctor, mother of three, wife, Divisional Vice President at Rite Aid Pharmacy, head designer at Omonista, founder of My Dream BIG Club, and founder of Omosilk. Omonye dove into the importance of balancing personal and professional life through channeling her inner purpose and the role of travel in shaping her identity and business thesis. Omonye additionally emphasized the importance of investing in herself and constantly building on her skills and relationships.  Key takeaways from Omonye: “I'm very intentional in building at work, building my team, constantly developing my team, making sure that they are also becoming the best selves.” ""I'm building my family. I'm really trying to nurture the things that my kids are really good at and building them to become great citizens of the world."" ""I'm comfortable with knowing that I may walk into a space, and it's okay that I don't know what to expect because I know I can adapt."" Follow @wearomosilk and @omonista! Dr. Omonye Phillips, is a wife, mother to three, and an executive in a Fortune 500 company as a Divisional Vice President (DVP) at Rite Aid Pharmacy, the 3rd largest retail pharmacy in the country. Dr. Phillips is known as a dynamic servant leader in the industry, overseeing the operations of 160+ stores and managing a budget in excess of $2B. Dr. Phillips has dedicated countless hours to other business, service, and philanthropy efforts all focused on improving the lives of others. One business initiative that is near and dear to her heart focuses on providing a hub of support for young professionals that want to network and brainstorm with like-minded individuals on growth opportunities and support one another in stretching beyond their comfort zone.  That initiative is My Dream BIG Club (MyDBC) and in the span of three years, it has witnessed a global expansion with meetings being held in North America, Africa and Europe. Dr. Phillips is also the founder of Omosilk, which is a healthy hair and skin brand that uses 100% hypoallergenic and natural silk to mitigate hair loss and soothe sensitive skin issues like eczema. Having three children that all suffered from hair loss and eczema, Dr. Phillips quickly learned about the benefits of using pure silk fabric on her kids but couldn't find any viable options on the market. Being the serial solution seeker that she is, she decided to solve her own problem by making silk accessories for newborns and beyond. Omonye comes from a diverse academic background having studied in three different continents including Africa, Europe and North America. She is a graduate from the University of Michigan and holds a Doctor of Pharmacy degree.  Omonye enjoys reading, engaging in transformative discussions, spending time with loved ones, running, playing table tennis, sleeping, traveling and anything fashion related. She sits on the Alumni Board of Governors at the University of Michigan College of Pharmacy. She is also an active member in her church and the community through philanthropy and volunteer efforts. Influencer & Brand Shout-Out: @btfoundersstudio @sknmuse Omonye's Word of 2023: Build ""I'm constantly building on myself. I'm investing in myself more because I want to keep morphing into the best version of myself."" Tune in to hear more from Kendra and Omonye!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, I interviewed BrainTrust Founders Studio member Dr. Omonye Phillips: doctor, mother of three, wife, Divisional Vice President at Rite Aid Pharmacy, head designer at Omonista, founder of My Dream BIG Club, and founder of Omosilk. Omonye dove into the importance of balancing personal and professional life through channeling her inner purpose and the role of travel in shaping her identity and business thesis. Omonye additionally emphasized the importance of investing in herself and constantly building on her skills and relationships.  Key takeaways from Omonye: “I'm very intentional in building at work, building my team, constantly developing my team, making sure that they are also becoming the best selves.” "I'm building my family. I'm really trying to nurture the things that my kids are really good at and building them to become great citizens of the world." "I'm comfortable with knowing that I may walk into a space, and it's okay that I don't know what to expect because I know I can adapt." Follow @wearomosilk and @omonista! Dr. Omonye Phillips, is a wife, mother to three, and an executive in a Fortune 500 company as a Divisional Vice President (DVP) at Rite Aid Pharmacy, the 3rd largest retail pharmacy in the country. Dr. Phillips is known as a dynamic servant leader in the industry, overseeing the operations of 160+ stores and managing a budget in excess of $2B. Dr. Phillips has dedicated countless hours to other business, service, and philanthropy efforts all focused on improving the lives of others. One business initiative that is near and dear to her heart focuses on providing a hub of support for young professionals that want to network and brainstorm with like-minded individuals on growth opportunities and support one another in stretching beyond their comfort zone.  That initiative is My Dream BIG Club (MyDBC) and in the span of three years, it has witnessed a global expansion with meetings being held in North America, Africa and Europe. Dr. Phillips is also the founder of Omosilk, which is a healthy hair and skin brand that uses 100% hypoallergenic and natural silk to mitigate hair loss and soothe sensitive skin issues like eczema. Having three children that all suffered from hair loss and eczema, Dr. Phillips quickly learned about the benefits of using pure silk fabric on her kids but couldn't find any viable options on the market. Being the serial solution seeker that she is, she decided to solve her own problem by making silk accessories for newborns and beyond. Omonye comes from a diverse academic background having studied in three different continents including Africa, Europe and North America. She is a graduate from the University of Michigan and holds a Doctor of Pharmacy degree.  Omonye enjoys reading, engaging in transformative discussions, spending time with loved ones, running, playing table tennis, sleeping, traveling and anything fashion related. She sits on the Alumni Board of Governors at the University of Michigan College of Pharmacy. She is also an active member in her church and the community through philanthropy and volunteer efforts. Influencer & Brand Shout-Out: @btfoundersstudio @sknmuse Omonye's Word of 2023: Build "I'm constantly building on myself. I'm investing in myself more because I want to keep morphing into the best version of myself." Tune in to hear more from Kendra and Omonye!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today's guests: Dr. Connell Miller, "Wind Impacts Researcher" for the Northern Tornadoes Project at Western University Dr. Christopher Labos, cardiologist with a degree in epidemiology / co-host of the Body of Evidence podcast Andrew Wynn-Williams, Divisional Vice President, - Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters Konrad von Fickenstein, former CRTC chair / Senior Fellow at the C.D. Howe Institute Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Christopher Piorkowski, Divisional Vice President and Chief Medical Officer of Abbott's Electrophysiology business, is the latest guest on The Top Line podcast.A seasoned expert in the field of electrophysiology, he joins us to discuss and explain some of Abbott's latest solutions and advancements, as well as best practices to support treatment for abnormal heart rhythms. EnSite X, for example, is Abbott's revolutionary 3D heart mapping software which Piorkowski describes as the company's most important product development of the past decade and compares it to the transition from a gasoline to an electric car in terms of its implications. And it is easy to see why. EnSite X acts as an ultra-accurate GPS system that helps physicians to locate and understand the areas in a patient's heart needing ablation. A significant update has been the incorporation of near field technology – this helps physicians to understand which of the electrical signals that they see on the catalyst is truly from the location of a catheter, as opposed to signals that come from further away in so-called far field signals.  The discussion also takes a turn towards pulsed field ablation, something which Abbott has been working with for well over a decade.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr. Leonard Ganz is the Chief Medical Officer and Divisional Vice President of Medical Affairs for Abbott's Cardiac Rhythm Management Division. Traditional pacemakers include a pulse generator that is connected to the inside of the heart with insulated wires. These leads relay the electrical activity that goes between the pacemaker and the heart muscle. The Abbott Aveir VR is a single-chambered leadless pacemaker with improved battery longevity that is implanted inside the heart and eliminates the risks from leads.   Len explains, "There are different types of slow heart rhythms that people develop. Most commonly, people develop slow heart rhythms as they get older, but there are situations in which younger people develop slow heart rhythms as well. And at the most fundamental level, a pacemaker has to sense the intrinsic heartbeat, or heart rhythm, and then stimulate or pace the heart if the intrinsic heart rhythm isn't adequate or isn't as fast as the physician would like it to be."  "Over the five or six decades that we've had implantable pacemakers, there've been many, many advancements. Pacemakers are fully programmable in terms of heart rates and other features. We've gone from pacemakers that sense and pace in a single heart chamber to pacemakers that sense in two heart chambers and then even three heart chambers. So there have been tremendous advances over these years. One of the most important advances in recent years has been the development of what we call a leadless pacemaker." #AbbottCardio #Pacemaker #ImplantablePacemakers #LeadlessPacemakers #HeartMuscle abbott.com Download the transcript here 

Dr. Leonard Ganz is the Chief Medical Officer and Divisional Vice President of Medical Affairs for Abbott's Cardiac Rhythm Management Division. Traditional pacemakers include a pulse generator that is connected to the inside of the heart with insulated wires. These leads relay the electrical activity that goes between the pacemaker and the heart muscle. The Abbott Aveir VR is a single-chambered leadless pacemaker with improved battery longevity that is implanted inside the heart and eliminates the risks from leads.   Len explains, "There are different types of slow heart rhythms that people develop. Most commonly, people develop slow heart rhythms as they get older, but there are situations in which younger people develop slow heart rhythms as well. And at the most fundamental level, a pacemaker has to sense the intrinsic heartbeat, or heart rhythm, and then stimulate or pace the heart if the intrinsic heart rhythm isn't adequate or isn't as fast as the physician would like it to be."  "Over the five or six decades that we've had implantable pacemakers, there've been many, many advancements. Pacemakers are fully programmable in terms of heart rates and other features. We've gone from pacemakers that sense and pace in a single heart chamber to pacemakers that sense in two heart chambers and then even three heart chambers. So there have been tremendous advances over these years. One of the most important advances in recent years has been the development of what we call a leadless pacemaker." #AbbottCardio #Pacemaker #ImplantablePacemakers #LeadlessPacemakers #HeartMuscle abbott.com Listen to the podcast here 

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Join co-hosts, Amy and Julie, for an informative conversation with Dr. Neil Moat, Divisional Vice President of Medical Affairs and Chief Medical Office of Abbott Structural Heart, on how medical technology innovations are impacting the health of an aging patient population as well as tiny babies with congenital heart defects. So much to learn- listen in! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“Be curious. Curiosity is the foundation of success. Understanding where people are coming from helps you to ask the right questions.” Vahe Ayvazian is Abbott's Divisional Vice President of Marketing & Core Diagnostics. Having served at Abbott for 8+ years, Vahes work is focused on delivering measurably better healthcare performance through innovation to the healthcare ecosystem. Vahe got his start at P&G, spending twelve years in marketing and category management roles, from Prilosec OTC to Pantene — where in haircare he helped turn around a decade of brand decline through simpler innovation and retailer understanding. Vahe earned his bachelor's degree in Marketing and International Business at Indiana University, and has received executive certifications from the CMO program and Big Data from Northwestern's Kellogg School of Business. A proud husband and father of two, Vahe is also on the board of a local school district educational foundation in the Chicago suburbs. Always curious, Vahe has grown his career passion for building teams and organizational culture for sustainable growth. Through his early years in sports that greatly shaped his team player attitude to the mentors at P&G that believed in him and demonstrated the importance of listening and being curious, Vahe pays the leadership learning and mentorship forward on the global teams he now leads.

In this podcast we'll talk with Chris Hartman, president, epilepsy, LivaNova, about how the company is developing new tools to use the vagus nerve to limit the impact of epilepsy. We'll also hear from one of our DeviceTalks West Panels about how workforce shortages are impacting medical device development. The panelists are Nilesh Patel, M.D. Vice President, Medical Affairs, Neuromodulation, Boston Scientific; Farzad Azimpour, M.D. Senior Vice President, Strategic Innovation, Edwards Lifesciences; and Nick West, M.D. Chief Medical Officer, Divisional Vice President, Medical Affairs, Vascular, Abbott. Executive Editor Chris Newmarker deliveres his Newmarker's Newsmakers – highlighting news from Butterfly Networks, Dentsply Sirona, Stryker, Titan Medical, Johnson & Johnson and Biomed. Thanks for listening to the DeviceTalks Weekly Podcast. Subscribe to this podcast on all major podcast players.

Alex Nepogodiev is a Divisional Vice President of Abbott Vascular Business and shares insights about the need for stents with larger diameters. In the past, physicians would have to take a smaller diameter stent and follow up with another catheter to expand that stent to a larger size and to match the vessel. This procedure added an additional step and risk. Alex explains, "Some of the bigger challenges today are, of course, the variation in anatomy and the complexity of some of those narrowings that we have in our heart. Cardiovascular disease, obviously, impacts a lot of patients, and myself included, and it's important for us not only to maintain good health but also go for appropriate and timely checkups. And when the cardiologist finds a narrowing in our heart, they initiate the procedure by first doing an x-ray or an angiogram before proceeding to insert a stent. And once they do that, they can also use other imaging modalities to look more closely at the vessel." "So XIENCE Skypoint large vessel sizes have been introduced now with the largest size matrix and the new diameters that come in vessel sizes of 4.5 or 5.0 millimeters in diameter. And what they allow us to do is treat patients who may have larger vessels. We're all unique, and some of us are patients who are larger male or we have vessels that are closer to the aorta. So those tend to be larger in diameter as well. And having these larger vessel sizes allows the physicians to, again, optimize and personalize treatments to those particular situations in those patients." @AbbottCardio #Stents #DrugElutingStents #InterventionalCardiologist #Cardiology #CardiovascularDisease cardiovascular.abbott.com Listen to the podcast here

Alex Nepogodiev is a Divisional Vice President of Abbott Vascular Business and shares insights about the need for stents with larger diameters. In the past, physicians would have to take a smaller diameter stent and follow up with another catheter to expand that stent to a larger size and to match the vessel. This procedure added an additional step and risk. Alex explains, "Some of the bigger challenges today are, of course, the variation in anatomy and the complexity of some of those narrowings that we have in our heart. Cardiovascular disease, obviously, impacts a lot of patients, and myself included, and it's important for us not only to maintain good health but also go for appropriate and timely checkups. And when the cardiologist finds a narrowing in our heart, they initiate the procedure by first doing an x-ray or an angiogram before proceeding to insert a stent. And once they do that, they can also use other imaging modalities to look more closely at the vessel." "So XIENCE Skypoint large vessel sizes have been introduced now with the largest size matrix and the new diameters that come in vessel sizes of 4.5 or 5.0 millimeters in diameter. And what they allow us to do is treat patients who may have larger vessels. We're all unique, and some of us are patients who are larger male or we have vessels that are closer to the aorta. So those tend to be larger in diameter as well. And having these larger vessel sizes allows the physicians to, again, optimize and personalize treatments to those particular situations in those patients." @AbbottCardio #Stents #DrugElutingStents #InterventionalCardiologist #Cardiology #CardiovascularDisease cardiovascular.abbott.com Download the transcript here

Live from a taped discussion at the New York Stock Exchange, listen in as a panel of footwear sourcing experts explore a variety of critical topics impacting shoe sourcing and supply chains in 2022. Wolverine Worldwide's own Jim Zwiers hosts Jung Yoon, Ronnie Robinson, and Tom Iredale for a fascinating discussion you have to hear to believe. With special guests: Jim Zwiers, EVP, Wolverine Worldwide, Jung Yoon, Divisional Vice President of Production and Sourcing, Michael Kors, Ronnie Robinson, Chief Supply Chain Officer, Designer Brands, and Tom Iredale​, Senior Vice President, Sales & Marketing, Jones & Vining

Dr. Jennifer Jones-McMeans is a Divisional Vice President of Global Clinical Affairs at Abbott Vascular Business and she sheds light on the FDA guidance to encourage sponsors of clinical trials to include all genders, ethnicities, and under-represented patients to participate. New guidelines are more organized and provide better guidance for what sponsors of clinical trials should consider during their submissions to the FDA. Jennifer explains, "If you think about where clinical trials sit, clinical trials are part of the overall healthcare ecosystem. And if we consider that the healthcare ecosystem is to be inclusive, it is to make sure that there are appropriate treatments for women and different ethnic groups. Also understanding that possibly there could be differences in maybe therapeutic responses, or even considering access too. Clinical trials have to then move forward as the medical ecosystem is moving forward to ensure that there's treatment available for all patients. And so this is where again, this guidance is just a guideline to help support that pathway for clinical trials." "We do know that there are specific populations that, based on their access to health and lack of trust that can occur with the healthcare system, when it comes to clinical trials, they may actually not know and have an awareness of the clinical trial. But they also may not be connected with the appropriate medical system or within a medical system to even have that access. So that's some of the work that we know that the sponsors can do in reaching out." @AbbottCardio #ClinicalTrials #FDAGuidance #UnderservedPatients #UnderrepresentedPatients #MinorityPatients abbott.com Listen to the podcast here

Dr. Jennifer Jones-McMeans is a Divisional Vice President of Global Clinical Affairs at Abbott Vascular Business and she sheds light on the FDA guidance to encourage sponsors of clinical trials to include all genders, ethnicities, and under-represented patients to participate. New guidelines are more organized and provide better guidance for what sponsors of clinical trials should consider during their submissions to the FDA. Jennifer explains, "If you think about where clinical trials sit, clinical trials are part of the overall healthcare ecosystem. And if we consider that the healthcare ecosystem is to be inclusive, it is to make sure that there are appropriate treatments for women and different ethnic groups. Also understanding that possibly there could be differences in maybe therapeutic responses, or even considering access too. Clinical trials have to then move forward as the medical ecosystem is moving forward to ensure that there's treatment available for all patients. And so this is where again, this guidance is just a guideline to help support that pathway for clinical trials." "We do know that there are specific populations that, based on their access to health and lack of trust that can occur with the healthcare system, when it comes to clinical trials, they may actually not know and have an awareness of the clinical trial. But they also may not be connected with the appropriate medical system or within a medical system to even have that access. So that's some of the work that we know that the sponsors can do in reaching out." @AbbottCardio #ClinicalTrials #FDAGuidance #UnderservedPatients #UnderrepresentedPatients #MinorityPatients abbott.com Download the transcript here

Risk adjustment is much more than a regulatory requirement for Medicare Advantage plans –  it can improve the quality of care by providing an accurate picture of each member's health status and ensuring each member receives the right interventions and treatment.    Providers play an important role in risk adjustment, too. An engaged partnership between health plans and providers is vital to ensure beneficiaries receive valuable benefits.    Our panel of experts from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois, CommuniCare Health Centers, Priority Health, SelectHealth and Vatica Health will share successful strategies and best practices for payers and providers to work in partnership to close gaps in care, achieve better clinical and financial performance, and support value-based care. Hear both payer and provider perspectives on building a successful relationship.   Confirmed Panelists: Jeslie Jacob, Divisional Vice President, Provider Analytics, Reporting & Connectivity, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois. Rebecca Welling, Associate Vice President, Risk Adjustment & Coding, SelectHealth Lisa Wigfield, RN, BSN, CCM, CRC, CDEO, Clinical Advisor, Risk Management, Priority Health Janie Reddy, DNP, FNP-BC, Director of Family Medicine, CommuniCare Health Centers Hassan Rifaat, MD, CEO, Vatica Health Bios: https://www.sharedpurposeconnect.com/events/elevating-risk-adjustment-by-activating-physician-participation/   This episode is sponsored by Vatica Health Founded in 2011, Vatica Health is the leading provider-centric risk adjustment and quality of care solution for health plans and health systems. By pairing expert clinical teams with cutting-edge, HITRUST-certified technology at the point of care, Vatica increases patient engagement and wellness, improves coding accuracy and completeness, facilitates the identification and closure of gaps in care, and enhances communication and collaboration between providers and health plans. The company's unique solution helps providers, health plans, and patients achieve better outcomes together. Vatica Health is trusted by many of the leading health plans and thousands of providers nationwide. Vatica Health is a portfolio company of Great Hill Partners. For more information, visit www.vaticahealth.com/.  

Robert Rizzolo is an inclusive, transparent, customer-centric merchandising executive with 20+ years of experience in omnichannel retail. His background is in luxury buying, brand and assortment building, financial and merchandise planning, and product development. He has a proven track record of creating strategies that drive revenue growth at some of the world's largest retailers and most prominent fashion houses.  He currently serves as the Chief Merchandising Officer (CMO) for Marc Jacobs, an LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton company. Before joining LVMH, he was the Divisional Vice President of Global Merchandising and Merchandise Planning at Michael Kors for their largest divisions, women's accessories and footwear. He has also held various executive and leadership roles at Gucci, Burberry, Calvin Klein, and Gap, Inc. Most importantly, he is a builder of high-performing teams with a Master of Business Administration (MBA) specializing in Management from Cornell University's SC Johnson College of Business.

On this week's edition of More than a Maker we talk to John Doran. In our interview we talk about The Big Blue Sky Initiative, a multipart plan to address mental health in the state of Montana including suicide prevention, treatment for addiction, and other resources for mental health. John is the Divisional Vice President of External Affairs at Blue Cross and Blue Shield Montana.   More than a Maker is made possible by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Montana, proud sponsors of wellness for makers. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Montana is focused on building healthier communities through strategic investments to improve population health, increase access to care, and to make healthcare more affordable for all. For more information please visit www.bcbsmt.com.

Interview with Felicia Lekan-Salami – Felicia is the Divisional Vice President of Diversity & Inclusion at Hudson's Bay. Felicia is passionate about developing diverse people and teams that create solutions and deliver results always by designing and delivering on Diversity and Inclusion strategies, roadmaps and initiatives is top on my list of leadership objectives.

In this episode we are joined by Richard J. Rapoza, PhD, Divisional Vice President of Research and Development at Abbott's Vascular Business. Dr. Rapoza shares insights on Abbott's recently launched initiative to drive diversity in the clinical trial ecosystem and much more.En este episodio, nos acompaña Richard J. Rapoza, vicepresidente de la división de investigación y desarrollo del negocio Vascular de Abbott. ElDr Rapoza habla de la iniciativa reciente que lanzó Abbott para impulsar la diversidad en el ecosistema de ensayos clínicos, y mucho más. This episode is sponsored by Abbott.

If you have debt or feel confused on how to strategically maximize your wealth while having debt, this series is for you. In this first part, Michael and guest Ryan Brown, Divisional Vice President of Cross Country Mortgage, break down good vs bad debt, and they break down some industry secrets you NEED.TO.KNOW.

In this episode, we are joined by Jennifer Jones-McMeans, PhD, Divisional Vice President of Global Clinical Affairs at Abbott's Vascular Business. Jennifer discusses the current racial disparities that exist in clinical trials, how Abbott is working to break down those barriers and much more.This episode is sponsored by Abbott.

Part two of our series with Abbott, Amy and Julie sit down with Michael Johnson, Abbott's Divisional Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion, to talk about the company's efforts in increasing representation in clinical trials, hiring and medical device advancement. Listen in to learn from the best on how diversity can improve overall business best practices. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode we discuss the rise in virtual care and innovations in heart failure treatment. Hear about the trends Dr. Philip B. Adamson, CMO, Abbott, and team are seeing in the use of health tech to help eliminate barriers to care and how patients are more empowered than ever before.This episode is sponsored by Abbott

As healthcare works toward value-based care, closing care gaps and engaging consumers in preventive health is a high priority among payers and providers as it reduces costs and improves health outcomes. In this podcast, leaders from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois, Clover Health, Health.io and Humana share successful strategies for closing gaps in care, improving health outcomes and reduce costs. Topics include preparing for the 2022 and 2023 HEDIS measures, analyzing data, measuring provider performance and the impact of SDOH. Panelists: Nicole Lowery, Director of Population Health Strategy, Office of Health Affairs and Advocacy, Humana Jeslie Jacob, Divisional Vice President, Provider Performance | Provider Analytics, Reporting and Connectivity, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois Julianne Eckert, Director of Quality Improvement, Clover Health Paula Leclair, U.S. General Manager, Healthy.io   This podcast is sponsored by Healthy.io. Healthy.io is an innovative healthcare company that uses smartphone technology to make remote clinical testing possible. Healthy.io is the global leader in turning the smartphone camera into a clinical-grade medical device for an at-home urinalysis and digital wound management  Their home urinalysis kits (pause) aids in the diagnosis of chronic kidney disease, urinary tract infections and prenatal testing and serves over 500,000 patients worldwide. Beyond being recently featured by CNBC, Fast Company and the Financial TImes, Healthy IO is partnered with some of the nation's leading health plans and the National Health Service in the United Kingdom b/c of the test's ease of use, high patient adherence and the huge potential savings 

Dr. Jennifer Jones-McMeans is the Divisional Vice President of Global Clinical Affairs at Abbott's Vascular Business. She talks about recently released data from their Beyond Intervention Survey of 1800 stakeholders including 1289 vascular disease patients, 408 healthcare physicians, and 173 healthcare leaders from across 13 countries. The study looked particularly at Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) and Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) which revealed these diseases disproportionately affect Black, Latino, and Native Americans. Jennifer reports, "I think what Beyond Intervention allowed us to do is to see what the patient is feeling, experiencing, and how does that differ from what your healthcare provider or your healthcare leader is saying? Because one of the key findings that we found was that patient experience is maybe not as good as the healthcare provider may be thinking it is." "And we know that when you look at these social determinants, and they can be anything from socioeconomic status, availability to care, education, impact of income, they all collide. And many times in certain areas, they can collide with race and ethnicity. So when you put people in an environment that is not supportive of health and that you're just reaching so many of the things that I spoke of before, you put them at risk for development of diseases, such as PAD and CAD." @AbbottCardio #ClinicalTrials #VascularDisease #PAD #PeripheralArteryDisease #CAD #CoronaryArteryDisease #SDOH #SocialDeterminantsofHealth Abbott.com Download the transcript here

Dr. Jennifer Jones-McMeans is the Divisional Vice President of Global Clinical Affairs at Abbott's Vascular Business. She talks about recently released data from their Beyond Intervention Survey of 1800 stakeholders including 1289 vascular disease patients, 408 healthcare physicians, and 173 healthcare leaders from across 13 countries. The study looked particularly at Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) and Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) which revealed these diseases disproportionately affect Black, Latino, and Native Americans. Jennifer reports, "I think what Beyond Intervention allowed us to do is to see what the patient is feeling, experiencing, and how does that differ from what your healthcare provider or your healthcare leader is saying? Because one of the key findings that we found was that patient experience is maybe not as good as the healthcare provider may be thinking it is." "And we know that when you look at these social determinants, and they can be anything from socioeconomic status, availability to care, education, impact of income, they all collide. And many times in certain areas, they can collide with race and ethnicity. So when you put people in an environment that is not supportive of health and that you're just reaching so many of the things that I spoke of before, you put them at risk for development of diseases, such as PAD and CAD." @AbbottCardio #ClinicalTrials #VascularDisease #PAD #PeripheralArteryDisease #CAD #CoronaryArteryDisease #SDOH #SocialDeterminantsofHealth Abbott.com Listen to the podcast here

COVID-19 has brought on infection control protocols that we all must follow to protect ourselves and others. However, when it comes to Covid testing, many would be surprised at the amount of misinformation regarding the efficacy of the various tests available.That is why we are bringing on special guest David Johnson to unveil the truth among all the information and misinformation surrounding Covid testing.Tune in LIVE as Dave and Clean Talk host Brad Whitchurch discuss:• Why Dave realized it was important to get involved in Covid-19 testing• What people should know about the science of getting tested• The role Dave's lab played in providing Covid testing• The differences in the various tests available• Qualitative vs. quantitative antibody testsDave Johnson is the Divisional Vice President, Channel and Healthcare Sales, for Innovative Design Works. He has over 20 years of domestic and international experience in sales, operations, multi-channel product distribution, and marketing involving startup, growth, and established organizations. Prior to joining Innovative, Dave has held various positions in Healthcare and Channel sales; most recently, he was the CEO of a large Covid-19 testing lab providing community testing in partnership with State and Federal organizations.

  Penny Swift and Stephanie Nantell - Education Through Music: Transforming Schools with Music Education. This is episode 425 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast. Today, I'm talking with Penny Swift and Stephanie Nantell about Education Through Music which is focused on...Transforming Schools with Music Education. A little about Penny and Stephanie… Penny Swift serves as the Executive Director. She joined Education Through Music in 2017 as the inaugural Chief Operation Officer. Penny has had an extensive career as an operational and strategic leader in early childhood education. Her career began in the service of under-resourced communities as a teacher and a special education administrator. As a lifelong advocate for equality and excellence in childhood education, Penny's experience led her to senior leadership roles overseeing early childhood centers. She recently served as the Divisional Vice President at Brightside Academy, overseeing all early-childhood academies in New York and Philadelphia. Penny is a lifelong New Yorker and a proud alumna of New York City's public schools. She graduated cum laude with a master's degree in special education and a professional diploma in educational administration from the City College of New York. Stephanie Nantell serves as Assistant Program Director. Stephanie joins Education Through Music directly after teaching elementary music in NYC public and charter schools. She has two Masters from NYU, a Master of Arts in Music Education, and a Master of Music in Trumpet Performance. While at NYU, Stephanie taught as a private trumpet instructor for NYU undergraduates (non-music majors), tutored with America Reads, and worked as a digitization assistant in the archives department of the New York Philharmonic. Since graduating from NYU, Stephanie has pursued her Level I (Kodály) and II (Orff) Methodologies Certifications and used those skills as a Kodály Musicianship Instructor with the National Children's Choir. Stephanie also has a Bachelor of Arts in Music from Rollins College, where her primary instruments were voice and trumpet. While living in Orlando, Stephanie worked as a trumpet player at Walt Disney World and performed in local elementary schools in a show about positive character traits for Radio Disney. Thanks for listening. So much to learn! But wait... The holidays can be a particularly stressful time of year if you don't have a plan. Well have I got the solution for you!  Join my friend Lynn with  "Connect.Flow.Grow." in her launch of... Stress Less Holidays!  Through this LIVE Zoom webinar, Lynn will teach you how to evaluate your stress AND develop a plan to reduce it. 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McCormick has excelled in corporate and hotel-level leadership roles at a number of prominent hospitality companies. Currently, he serves as President and Chief Operating Officer at Pacific Hospitality Group. Previously, he was Senior Vice President of Miraval Group, where he was responsible for providing operational oversight of the company's destination wellness resorts and spas, and helped with the transition of the group's assets to Hyatt Hotels Corporation. Additionally, he served as Divisional Vice President for Sage Hospitality's Premier and Lifestyle Division, leading operations for ten luxury properties including the Ritz Carlton Chicago, The Logan Hotel in Philadelphia, and the Oxford, Crawford, and Halcyon hotels in Denver, Colorado. McCormick also spent more than 15 years with KSL Resorts, an affiliate of KSL Capital Partners LLC, serving as Vice President & Managing Director for several of its properties, including La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, California, Barton Creek Resort & Spa in Austin, Texas, La Quinta Resort and Club & PGA West in La Quinta, California, and the Grand Traverse Resort & Spa in Traverse City, Michigan.

McCormick has excelled in corporate and hotel-level leadership roles at a number of prominent hospitality companies. Currently, he serves as President and Chief Operating Officer at Pacific Hospitality Group. Previously, he was Senior Vice President of Miraval Group, where he was responsible for providing operational oversight of the company's destination wellness resorts and spas, and helped with the transition of the group's assets to Hyatt Hotels Corporation. Additionally, he served as Divisional Vice President for Sage Hospitality's Premier and Lifestyle Division, leading operations for ten luxury properties including the Ritz Carlton Chicago, The Logan Hotel in Philadelphia, and the Oxford, Crawford, and Halcyon hotels in Denver, Colorado. McCormick also spent more than 15 years with KSL Resorts, an affiliate of KSL Capital Partners LLC, serving as Vice President & Managing Director for several of its properties, including La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, California, Barton Creek Resort & Spa in Austin, Texas, La Quinta Resort and Club & PGA West in La Quinta, California, and the Grand Traverse Resort & Spa in Traverse City, Michigan.

In this episode, we hear from Bill Davis, Senior Sales Management Executive as our guest. Bill has enjoyed an incredible career in the surgical and cardiology device markets with roles that started with carrying a sales bag and ultimately to his position as the Divisional Vice President of US Coronary Sales for Abbott Vascular. Bill offers us great advice, for both candidates who are entering medical sales and the managers looking to hire them.

This episode is brought to you by the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association. Blue Cross and Blue Shield companies are in every ZIP code in every state, working to improve health and expand access to care. Community by community. For the health of America. Today we're focusing in on rural behavioral health, looking at Montana as an example for some of the barriers we're seeing nationwide, and a model for potential solutions to these challenges.   I'm joined by two experts providing the clinical and insurer perspectives:   Julie Kelso, a board-certified adult psychiatrist who served at the Billings Clinic from 2007-2021 as Department Chair, Program Director for the UW Montana Track psychiatry residency and medical director of Integrated Behavioral Health. Now at Riverstone Health in Yellowstone County, she's a collaborative care psychiatrist.   John Doran is the Divisional Vice President of External Affairs at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Montana. With a background in journalism and communications, John oversees all government, public and media relations, community outreach, and corporate strategy for Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Montana.

Dr. Nick West is the Chief Medical Officer and Divisional Vice President of Global Medical Affairs at Abbott's Vascular Business. Nick points out the need to make sure the blood vessel is properly closed up at the end of a procedure to ensure no complications.  While the Abbott device Perclose™ has been around for quite some time, the ProStyle™ is the new version of it and is a unique suture mediated closure system. Nick reminds us that, "The old way of doing this is simply to press. Now pressing on the artery, usually, you have to press for at least 10 minutes. If it's done properly, that seals things very nicely, but there are many, many factors that affect the availability of what we call manual compression to seal these punctures. They include where the puncture was, how many times the physician needed to attempt to puncture the vessel before they got into it." Nick confirms this is the way bleeding has been stopped for hundreds of years and that pressing on the groin is medieval.  We talk about how this new approach is a way to effectively close the puncture site in an artery or vein with sutures that allow for primary intentional healing. @AbbottCardio #AbbottCardio #Perclose #ProStyle #VascularClosure #VascularRepair Abbott.com Download the transcript here

Dr. Nick West is the Chief Medical Officer and Divisional Vice President of Global Medical Affairs at Abbott's Vascular Business. Nick points out the need to make sure the blood vessel is properly closed up at the end of a procedure to ensure no complications.  While the Abbott device Perclose™ has been around for quite some time, the ProStyle™ is the new version of it and is a unique suture mediated closure system. Nick reminds us that, "The old way of doing this is simply to press. Now pressing on the artery, usually, you have to press for at least 10 minutes. If it's done properly, that seals things very nicely, but there are many, many factors that affect the availability of what we call manual compression to seal these punctures. They include where the puncture was, how many times the physician needed to attempt to puncture the vessel before they got into it." Nick confirms this is the way bleeding has been stopped for hundreds of years and that pressing on the groin is medieval.  We talk about how this new approach is a way to effectively close the puncture site in an artery or vein with sutures that allow for primary intentional healing. @AbbottCardio #AbbottCardio #Perclose #ProStyle #VascularClosure #VascularRepair Abbott.com Listen to the podcast here

Join us for a conversation between the Medical Alley Association's Alexis Kochanski and Kaliah Linear and Vildan Kehr of Abbott. Vildan is Abbott's Divisional Vice President of Human Resources for Rapid and Molecular Diagnostics. Kaliah is a recent high school graduate who also spent two years as an Abbott STEM intern. They both share more about Abbott's STEM internship program, which now offers students the ability to earn college credit.

Tune in to listen to Nick Cheever, Divisional Vice President, Global Supply Chain Technology at Trimble Transportation (Trimble.com), share the stories behind some of his best product wisdom & career tips for new and aspiring/pivoting product managers.Nick's product wisdom & career tips discussed in this episodeUnderstand the role and the scope of product before you step into those shoes because every company defines Product differentlyStarting with the servant model lets you get TO the leadership model because then people know you're invested in themAssume positive intent when leading a team through a state of changeLead with transparency and openness as it makes it easier for people to connectKeeping perspective, maintaining perspective, bringing your own perspective, listening to other's perspectives -  you both had a journey to get here, so it's worth listeningDone listening? Great, do this next...Tell me how you heard about the podcast with a short 2-minute surveyThen, GO TO https://coffeewithproduct.com AND SUBSCRIBE for complete transcripts of every episode as well as even more curated product content that will help you get started and get ahead in your product career#productmanagement #breakintoproduct #pivottoproduct #productmanagementcareeradvice

Kyle Dunn currently serves as Divisional Vice President, Sales & Commercial Strategy at NeoGenomics Laboratories. In his current roles he helps lead sales, service and commercial strategy within the Informatics Division. Mr. Dunn was previously Director, Business Development & Strategic Initiatives where he was Product Owner for the company's comprehensive genomic sequencing product, and led the team responsible for participation in NCI-MATCH, the largest community oncology precision medicine trial in the United States. In this episode, we talked about the Universal Sales Truths that were true yesterday, are true today, and will be true tomorrow. Take a listen to the episode to find out which universal truths Kyle talked about.

Every business has a company culture. Culture impacts everything from employee performance and engagement to how your company is perceived by your customers. In this podcast episode, Tania speaks with a culture and leadership development expert about her entrepreneurial journey, and how her longing to belong led to a career of helping companies build Brave Cultures based on the principles of conscious capitalism that encourages inclusivity and belonging.Johanna Lyman is the Principal Consultant and Practice Leader for Culture and Inclusion at Kadabra. She helps small companies get to their next level of success, build a culture that supports sustainable profitability, and develop their teams to their highest potential. She has helped thousands of people all over the world build the business of their dreams and step into being the leader they’ve been called to be. She is a certified coach and business development expert with more than fifteen years of experience helping executives, consultants, and business owners build and develop successful businesses.Prior to starting her own business in January 2005, Johanna was a CFP(R) at Merrill Lynch, a Divisional Vice President of Sales at Warnaco during the peak of their success, and she had a 10-year career working up the corporate ladder at Filene’s Department Stores, a division of May Co. She’s a Certified Change Management Specialist and Six Sigma Lean Professional (Green Belt).She has spoken at conferences such as the HR.com annual conference, Sustainatopia, ISC2 (internet security and compliance), and Chico State’s This Way to Sustainability conference, and the WOW Conference for Women. She has also spoken at meetings like the International Council for Small Business Development, the Capital Club San Jose, the Natural Healers Network, the Awareness Network, Women For Change Coaching Community, Mastery for Women, Rhode Island SHRM, and at her own live events.And people don't always realize this, but culture is going to happen in an organization, whether you plan it or not. But when you don't plan for it, it ends up being one of those companies that I worked with that I had to escape from, because it's not good. It's not values aligned. People don't feel respected. They don't feel appreciated. They don't feel like they belong." - Johanna LymanWe discuss in this episode with Johanna:How Johanna's story of belonging is what drives her to help leaders build inclusive cultures for companies. (3:45) Why Johanna decided to become an entrepreneur. (9:17)A different view on Maslow's hierarchy of needs with belonging at the bottom of the needs pyramid. (10:36)Advice on how entrepreneurs can find a like-minded community for support using values alignment. (15:03)What conscious capitalism means and what it looks like for business owners. (16:30)Why culture happens in an organization whether you plan for it or not. (17:58)Why knowing your purpose, or why, matters. (19:00)The role of self-awareness when building culture and how to measure if you're actually being self-aware as a leader. (21:51)How self-awareness grows with self-reflection. (23:08)What it means for a business to have a brave culture and why it's a must for a purpose-driven company. (24:29)Tips on how you can start to be more inclusive as a business owner. (25:57)The most challenging part for entrepreneurs during this process to become more conscious. (27:54)How to connect your core values with specific action steps in your company. (29:02)How to measure the effectiveness of your company culture and its values with a scorecard. (30:28) How COVID-19 is an opportunity for entrepreneurs to make collaborative decisions with team members and employees. (31:47)The mindsets Johanna believes give her the advantage to do meaningful work that creates a positive impact. (35:10)How to connect with Johanna. (36:40)Full show notes, the transcript, resources and how you can connect with Johanna, can be found here: https://www.startingadvantage.com/37Enjoyed this episode? Heard something useful? Let us know!Please leave a review to support the show on your favourite podcast player. Please share this episode with a friend who can benefit from it. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Welcome to the Her Two Cents Podcast where your hosts Laura Webb and Faith Doyle come together as two female financial advisors with over 40 years of collective experience to provide a multigenerational perspective on all things money. Our goal is that through these conversations, we can normalize the way women talk about and view money. Social Security, why should we care, especially if you are not old enough to take advantage of it. It could be a dry and complex topic but not for HerTwoCents. We think it is such an important topic that we have dedicated two shows to help you understand why and learn about what you might need to think about , especially as women. Join us and our guest, Leah Ryan, Divisional Vice President and Certified Retirement Plan Consultant at AIG to discuss the basics of Social Security. In this episode we will explore: What exactly is Social Security and why is it important? Who qualifies and how? What are the options and which one is best for your unique situation? In the next episode we will focus on how this important program specifically affects women. For more information on the basics of Social Security, check out the blog: “5 Questions for The Magic 8-Ball About Social Security Planning Through the Eyes of a Financial Advisor” at https://webbinvestmentservices.com/5-questions-for-the-magic-8-ball-about-social-security-planning-through-the-eyes-of-a-financial-advisor/. To learn more about Leah Ryan and AIG visit www.AIG.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In Soul of Business, Claressa Monteiro speaks to Dr. Low Yen Ling, Divisional Vice President, Global Scientific and Medical Affairs, Nutrition Research and Development at Abbott in Asia-Pacific, to find out more about a SHIELD (Strengthening Health In ELDerly through nutrition) study conducted by Abbott, together with  Changi General Hospital (CGH), SingHealth Polyclinics (SHP), which investigated the effects of nutrition management and the impact of oral nutritional supplements in the clinical, nutritional and functional outcomes of community-dwelling older adults, aged 65 and above in Singapore, and what it means to us.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On today's show we chat with one of the youngest executives in a Fortune 500 company Omonye Phillips, Divisional Vice President of Pharmacy Operations at Rite Aid. Her role involves overseeing the operations of 180+ stores and managing a budget in excess of $2B. Omonye has dedicated countless hours to other business, service and philanthropy efforts all focused on empowering others. She shares with us how a personal tragedy led her on a path towards a career in Pharmacy and how she eventually became an executive. We also discuss her leadership mindset and how it propelled her to run a marathon even though she was not a runner at all.

On today's show we chat with one of the youngest executives in a Fortune 500 company Omonye Phillips, Divisional Vice President of Pharmacy Operations at Rite Aid. Her role involves overseeing the operations of 180+ stores and managing a budget in excess of $2B. Omonye has dedicated countless hours to other business, service and philanthropy efforts all focused on empowering others. She shares with us how a personal tragedy led her on a path towards a career in Pharmacy and how she eventually became an executive. We also discuss her leadership mindset and how it propelled her to run a marathon even though she was not a runner at all.

In today's episode, Irina sits down with Timothy Harris. Tim is an accomplished leader and developer of people.  He retired from Walmart last fall as a Divisional Vice President of Supply Chain.  In 27+ years at Walmart, Tim worked his way through the organization, helping people become successful in their careers.  As a leader, he recognized his success was directly linked to the people he supported.  He values continuous education and delights in helping people reach their full potential.   Their discussion was centered around supply chain challenges facing big-box retailers. Also, they discussed how e-commerce could most effectively be used as an omnichannel for these companies. Through the years, Tim has seen many changes to supply chain management. He shares his challenges, how things have evolved, and where there are still opportunities for improvement.    If you're ready to innovate your supply chain with an innovative supply chain management platform, you can learn more about the Suuchi GRID through the links below: https://www.suuchi.com Email us at hello@suuchi.com

In times of crisis, you can see a person’s true character in how they “show up” for the people who depend on them. This adage speaks volumes for full-service global event production company, PSAV. In this episode, host Michelle Boockoff Bajdek and guest Derek Blake, Divisional Vice President, Global Learning & Development, for PSAV discuss how the company approached the recreating of shared, impactful experiences in a transformed world.

Hypnosis and Tequila, Part 2 Show Notes PRE-INTRODUCTION In this episode of the Motor City Hypnotist Podcast we will be discussing hypnosis and Tequila with a very special guest! And I’m also going to be giving listeners a FREE HYPNOSIS GUIDE! Stay tuned! INTRODUCTION What is up people? The Motor City Hypnotist Podcast is here in the Podcast Detroit Northville Studios. Thank you for joining me on this episode of the Motor City Hypnotist Podcast. I am David Wright and with me is my producer Matt Fox. FIND ME: My Website: https://motorcityhypnotist.com/podcast My social media links: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/motorcityhypnotist/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCjjLNcNvSYzfeX0uHqe3gA Twitter: https://twitter.com/motorcityhypno Instagram: motorcityhypno If you would like to contribute financially to the show, you can find me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/motorcityhypno?fan_landing=true FREE HYPNOSIS GUIDE https://detroithypnotist.convertri.com/podcast-free-hypnosis-guide Please also subscribe to the show and leave a review. (Stay with me as later in the podcast, I’ll be giving away a free gift to all listeners!) This episode of the Motor City Hypnotist Podcast is brought to you by Banner Season. Online marketing is saturated and people rarely open their emails. Are you in sales or does your business market to customers? How do you connect with family, friends, and clients? Banner Season takes your marketing into the “real world” by delivering kindness and thoughtfulness directly to your client’s physically. Imagine the excitement of your family, friends and customers as they receive personalized cards and gifts in their mailboxes. Go to bannerseason.com/fantastic and begin today to express kindness and make connections with others. https://bannerseason.com/FANTASTIC WINNER OF THE WEEK; Farmers Neighbors https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/good-news/north-dakota-community-rallies-to-help-farmer-harvest-crops-after-heart-attack/ar-BB194UsV If you have been listening to my podcast, we focus on mental health, changing your thinking and inspiring content. Today is one of those inspirational podcasts! MY SPECIAL GUEST: My special guest is the co-founder and CEO of Teeqspirits, Inc and Teeqlife, Inc, and has built a successful career in business, being an entrepreneur as well as working for multiple companies. Led by his passion, integrity and work ethic he has built a strong reputation for himself by the brands he has represented, businesses he’s owned and companies he’s worked for. An early career in the entertainment industry co-owning an independent record label, taught him the basic fundamentals of business and marketing by developing grassroots campaigns, strategic radio promotions, and social media marketing. He has worked with some of the biggest artists in the Michigan music scene. After dissolving the record label to pursue other interests, my guest moved into the financial industry where he excelled and achieved a Divisional Vice-President of Operations role with one of the largest mortgage lenders in the world. As great as this success may seem, there was always a piece that was missing from his puzzle. Leaving the corporate world to begin his own endeavor on October 6th 2017, my guest created Teeq Spirits, Inc and Teeqlife, Inc, and released Anteel Tequila on the Michigan market on August 27, 2018. It is my pleasure to welcome to the podcast Don Ferguson!! Let’s get into your story about how you got here Don shares his story about how he left a job in Corporate America where he was making a six-figure salary to start a Tequila Company. His story will inspire you to take action to achieve your own dreams! 1. What was the hardest part of making that drastic change? 2. What were the fears that you had before making this decision? 3. What would you say to people who are stuck in the 9-5? 4. What did you wish you had known 10 years ago? Find Don and information about Anteel Tequila here: http://www.

Hypnosis and Tequila, Part 1 Show Notes PRE-INTRODUCTION In this episode of the Motor City Hypnotist Podcast we will be discussing hypnosis and Tequila with a very special guest! And I’m also going to be giving listeners a FREE HYPNOSIS GUIDE! Stay tuned! INTRODUCTION What is up people? The Motor City Hypnotist Podcast is here in the Podcast Detroit Northville Studios. Thank you for joining me on this episode of the Motor City Hypnotist Podcast. I am David Wright and with me is my producer Matt Fox. FIND ME: My Website: https://motorcityhypnotist.com/podcast My social media links: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/motorcityhypnotist/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCjjLNcNvSYzfeX0uHqe3gA Twitter: https://twitter.com/motorcityhypno Instagram: motorcityhypno If you would like to contribute financially to the show, you can find me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/motorcityhypno?fan_landing=true FREE HYPNOSIS GUIDE https://detroithypnotist.convertri.com/podcast-free-hypnosis-guide Please also subscribe to the show and leave a review. (Stay with me as later in the podcast, I’ll be giving away a free gift to all listeners!) This episode of the Motor City Hypnotist Podcast is brought to you by Banner Season. Online marketing is saturated and people rarely open their emails. Are you in sales or does your business market to customers? How do you connect with family, friends, and clients? Banner Season takes your marketing into the “real world” by delivering kindness and thoughtfulness directly to your client’s physically. Imagine the excitement of your family, friends and customers as they receive personalized cards and gifts in their mailboxes. Go to bannerseason.com/fantastic and begin today to express kindness and make connections with others. https://bannerseason.com/FANTASTIC WINNER OF THE WEEK; Dave Grohl and Nandi Bushell https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/update-dave-grohl-writes-a-theme-song-for-nandi-bushell/ If you have been listening to my podcast, we focus on mental health, changing your thinking and inspiring content. Today is one of those inspirational podcasts! MY SPECIAL GUEST: My special guest is the co-founder and CEO of Teeqspirits, Inc and Teeqlife, Inc, and has built a successful career in business, being an entrepreneur as well as working for multiple companies. Led by his passion, integrity and work ethic he has built a strong reputation for himself by the brands he has represented, businesses he’s owned and companies he’s worked for. An early career in the entertainment industry co-owning an independent record label, taught him the basic fundamentals of business and marketing by developing grassroots campaigns, strategic radio promotions, and social media marketing. He has worked with some of the biggest artists in the Michigan music scene. After dissolving the record label to pursue other interests, my guest moved into the financial industry where he excelled and achieved a Divisional Vice-President of Operations role with one of the largest mortgage lenders in the world. As great as this success may seem, there was always a piece that was missing from his puzzle. Leaving the corporate world to begin his own endeavor on October 6th 2017, my guest created Teeq Spirits, Inc and Teeqlife, Inc, and released Anteel Tequila on the Michigan market on August 27, 2018. It is my pleasure to welcome to the podcast Don Ferguson!! Let’s get into your story about how you got here Don shares his story about how he left a job in Corporate America where he was making a six-figure salary to start a Tequila Company. His story will inspire you to take action to achieve your own dreams! 1. What was the hardest part of making that drastic change? 2. What were the fears that you had before making this decision? 3. What would you say to people who are stuck in the 9-5? 4. What did you wish you had known 10 years ago? Free Hypnosis for Insomnia Download https://cta.convertri.

Dr. Nick West, Chief Medical Officer and Divisional Vice President of Global Medical Affairs, Abbott Vascular at Abbot joins the show to discuss his research on coronary microvascular dysfunction (CMD). In this episode, you'll discover: Where your heart receives its blood supply, and how the answer could lead to a potentially lethal underlying condition affecting almost half of those who suffer from angina (chest pain caused by reduced blood flow to the heart) In what way a temperature sensor plays a critical role in the diagnosis of microvasculature malfunction What could explain why many patients continue to suffer from chest pain even after the placement of a cardiac stent or cardiac bypass surgery About 90% of the heart's blood supply is delivered by the coronary microvasculature, which is composed of tiny vessels 10 to 50 microns in diameter. This leaves just 10% of the blood supply to the three main, large arteries of the heart. Surprisingly, much of the focus in the field of research on coronary health and disease has revolved around the large arteries, and overlooked the importance of the heart's microvasculature. The vessels that make up the coronary microvasculature are too small to be detected on coronary angiogram. Dr West explains how this could account for the fact that about 50% of the patients who end up in a cardiac catheter lab with a presumptive diagnosis of angina don't walk away with a surgical recommendation. In other words, if the typical narrowing of the larger coronary vessels can't be identified, then a patient will be told not to worry, and that a surgical procedure (such as a stent or bypass) isn't necessary. In reality, it's possible that many of these patients suffer from microvascular dysfunction. With the real problem flying under the radar, these patients are left with no way to get better. As a result, they suffer poor quality of life, present recurrently to ERs and specialists, undergo extensive testing to no avail, and are at higher risk of heart attack and death. Dr. West wants to know how microvascular dysfunction can be diagnosed, and whether a treatment can be developed. Essential to diagnosing it is a tool called a pressure wire, which is used to measure the pressure gradient across the coronary artery. There are several on the market, but none like the one Dr. West has helped develop; it has a temperature sensor, which allows for thermodilution tests to be performed. This test measures the time it takes for a room-temperature bolus of saline to reach the temperature sensor on the pressure wire from the top of the coronary artery. The tighter the microvascular circulation, the longer it will take for the bolus to reach the sensor. Tune in to hear Dr. West explain all of this and more. Find further information and read the white paper at https://www.cardiovascular.abbott/us/en/campaigns/beyond-intervention.html. Dr. West's blog: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/ugcPost-6683355388731027456-BgEu/ that announces the launch of  Coroventis. The full report and announcement of the recently launched "Beyond Intervention" global research. New Research Finds Physicians and Patients Point to Emerging Technology and Data as Central to Closing Treatment Gaps and Improving Vascular Health New research found physicians and patients agree that there are widening gaps in vascular disease treatment[ii] 55% of physicians from nine countries around the globe say the shortage of time to spend with each patient is the biggest challenge to improving the patient experience and delivering better outcomes 72% of patients want more personalized care More than 80% of physicians and more than 90% of hospital administrators agree that advances in diagnostic and treatment technologies have led to tangible improvements in patient care Available on Apple Podcasts: apple.co/2Os0myK

Our guest is Mary Mock, Divisional Vice President at Touchstone Investments. Prior to this she was one of the most successful wholesalers at Touchstone Investments. Mary discusses the concept of Supernova, how it came about, the foundations of the concept, and how financial advisors can apply it to grow their practice.

Today’s guest is Nicki Tessler (Psy.D, MBA) the Divisional Vice President for Behavioral Health at Universal Health Services (UHS) where she provides senior-level leadership for multiple hospitals across multiple stages for UHS.  She joins us to talk about innovation in the behavioral health space and how UHS is leading the way with their “Innovation Hub” that supports behavioral health entrepreneurship. Nicki is an extremely accomplished, and experienced Behavioral Health Executive with an impressive 20-year career in the space that began in Jackson Behavioral Health Hospital, leading to Hospital Corporation of America and now Universal Health Services. At UHS, Nicki has led the charge on innovation within the Behavioral Health Division by developing the “Innovation Hub” internally which promotes entrepreneurship in order to drive growth within the UHS business through innovation, speed, and urgency. Nicki has stellar academic credentials which include her Psy.D. in Psychology from the University of Denver; Executive M.B.A. in Health Sector Management & Policy from the University of Miami; and M.A. in Psychology from Pepperdine University. She’s also earned designations as a Licensed Psychologist and Six Sigma Champion. You can connect with Nicki here:  LinkedIn, Nicoletta.Tessler@uhsinc.com Stigma Podcast Patreon Page: Stigma Patreon Page HERE ARE SOME OF THE THINGS WE TALKED ABOUT: 1. Nicki gave us an overview of UHS with some facts about the business including: -Founded in 1979, now a Fortune 500 (ranked 281) -2019 Revenue $11.4 billion -90,000 employees -Headquarters: King of Prussia, PA -26 acute care hospitals -328 behavioral health hospitals -42 outpatient facilities -Operates in 37 states, DC, Puerto Rico, and the United Kingdom -In 2019, they served 3.5mm patients across acute and behavioral health 2. How does UHS think about innovation in the behavioral space? UHS realizes a need for innovation in the behavioral space and is in a very unique position because of the data, experience, knowledge, and exposure they have as one of the largest operators of inpatient psychiatric facilities in the world. UHS is focused on fostering innovation in the space and has built and “Innovation Hub” to encourage entrepreneurs to build in the space, to interact with UHS and approach UHS about partnership.   3.  How do we innovate in behavioral health without hurting people, but still going fast? Nicki talks about how a methodical systematic approach is needed that is sensitive to the fragile nature of healthcare.  At UHS, they look at innovation in a very systematic way which Nicki highlights in our conversation.  UHS focuses on innovations that can drive major shifts in one of these areas: Business model shifts Platform shifts Customer experience shifts   4. What is the “Innovation Hub”? In August they launched the Innovation Hub, which is an innovation ecosystem where UHS supports a culture of innovation balanced with discipline to develop test and grow new solutions outside of the traditional internal UHS processes. The hub has 3 primary goals which include operating within the behavioral health division, growing the business, and promoting entrepreneurship while attracting talent.   5. How does it work? Entrepreneurs approach UHS and present an idea for innovation. They are paired with a UHS facility to run a 90 day pilot / beta. At the end of the pilot, outcomes are assessed and if the metrics are good, then UHS begins to scale the solution across more locations.  Success is determined by a proprietary internal ROI calculator.   6. What makes it through the filter into the program? Nicki explains the three areas of innovation that are most exciting to the team at UHS. These are: Configuration – This is where focusing on the innermost working of the business systems, networks, processes, technologies, channels, brands can improve the business. Offerings – Core services. How do services connect or bundle with UHS’ current offerings?  How can we improve interoperability, and connection between offerings? Experiences – This is anything touching the customer facing elements of the behavioral health world. This can include service innovations and often includes ways to make the increasingly impersonal electronic and remote service offices feel more personal and drive better engagement.  Anything that drives a compelling engagement for the patient that leads to more patient engagement would fall into this area.    7. What would you build if you could build anything to help humans with mental health? Nicki talks about how her dream solution would be an “Imperfection Lab” where people are encouraged and allowed to feel vulnerable and where imperfections could be celebrated. 8. How does an entrepreneur get in touch with UHS? Reach out to Nicki and brainstorm what a pilot could look like internally. Connect with the Stigma Podcast in the following ways: Patreon, Website, Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Email Connect with host Stephen Hays here: Stephen Hays Personal Website, Twitter, LinkedIn, What If Ventures (Mental Health Venture Fund)    

Dr. Avi Fischer, M.D., Divisional Vice President, MedicalAffairs, and Chief Medical Officer for Cardiac RhythmManagement (CRM) at Abbott discusses the recent FDA approval of the next-generation Gallant™ implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) and cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillator (CRT-D) devices. The new devices offer built-in smartphone connectivity via Bluetooth for increased patient-physician engagement and streamlined communications. The Gallant high voltage platforms connect to Abbott’s secure myMerlinPulse™ mobile app to allow for continuous remote monitoring and seamlessly integrates into people’s day-to-day lives.

Bio Christina Thomas is the Divisional Vice President for Youth Exchanges at World Learning. Christina oversees the World Learning’s multimillion-dollar U.S. and international youth exchange portfolio consisting of World Learning’s flagship program, the Experiment in International Living. The Exchange portfolio serves over 1,200 high school age U.S. and international students and adult educators and hires up to 150 program leaders annually. Programs focus on experiential learning, global issues, and youth leadership. Christina also serves as the Board President of the Federation EIL providing member support in strategic planning, capacity building, and quality assurance. The Federation is a nonprofit association representing a global network of international educational program providers supporting 12 members around the globe who offer programs in volunteerism, group travel, language training, and study abroad. Before joining World Learning in 2003, Christina taught English to junior and senior high school students and designed teacher training programs for Japanese English teachers on the Japan Teaching and Exchange Program (JET) for three years. Christina received her master's degree in international communications from the School of International Service with an emphasis on international education and management from American University in Washington, DC. Resources Global Youth Exchanges - World Learning, World Learning (2020), https://www.worldlearning.org/what-we-do/global-youth-exchanges/ (last visited Jun 28, 2020).   News Roundup       Growing list of companies pull ads from Facebook  As of Monday morning, Verizon, Coca-Cola, Starbucks and Unilever announced they would be pulling their ads from Facebook in protest over the social media giant’s refusal to take down hate speech. Patagonia, North Face, and REI had previously announced they’d be pulling their ads, along with Ben & Jerry’s, Eddie Bauer, and Honda America who were among the first companies to make the announcement. Unilever announced it would be pulling its ads at least until the end of the year. Bloomberg reported Friday that Zuckerberg lost over $7 billion of his wealth after Facebook’s stock price dropped 8.3%.  While Zuckerberg has come under intense scrutiny, the Wall Street Journal reported that Facebook investor, board member, and Trump adviser Peter Thiel is actually the one calling the shots.   What exactly is Peter Thiel’s role in the “boogaloo” movement? Thiel donated $1.25 million to President Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign, and is also a co-founder of Palantir, the controversial surveillance firm that’s developed a predictive policing algorithm popular among the boys in blue. The company has sold its software to local law enforcement agencies around the world, as well as to the U.S. military and Immigrations and Customs Enforcement. It’s notorious for allegedly helping police unfairly target Blacks and Latinos and reinforcing racialized patterns within the criminal justice system, which apparently has become a breeding ground for white supremacists, including 2 now-fired cops, in Wilmington, North Carolina, who were caught on a patrol car video saying they couldn’t wait to slaughter black people. The Department of Health and Human Services has also awarded Palantir a mysterious coronavirus contract, about which Democrats in Congress, led by Congressman Joaquin Castro, wrote HHS Secretary Alex Azar Thursday, calling for the Palantir contract, as well as similar contracts with Oracle and Amazon, to be made public. The increased focus on Thiel last week came amidst reports of the growing anti-government “boogaloo” movement pushing for a Second Civil War, the type of apocalyptic event about which Peter Thiel has ostensibly been pining for years, given his 477-acre retreat in New Zealand, the Guardian reported about in a 2018 article, which would be perfect to escape such a calamity. Peter Thiel has pulled strings in the background before, when he funded Hulk Hogan’s lawsuit against Gawker after Gawker alleged that Thiel was gay, resulting in Gawker’s 2016 bankruptcy.   The American right partners with Falun Gong Axios first reported last week President Trump has fired the head of the U.S. Agency for Global Media, which includes the Open Technology Fund, which used to fund a variety of projects, like Signal, that allow devices access to sites repressive regimes try to block. Trump replaced USAGM’s former lead John Lansing with Steve Bannon ally and conservative filmmaker Michael Pack. Pack then fired Libby Liu, former head of the Open Technology Fund within USAGM. Now conservatives are looking to invest exclusively in two specific technologies known as UltraSurf and Freegate, technologies religious freedom advocacy organizations like Asia’s Falun Gong prefer because they see them as a way to topple China’s “Great Firewall”. Falun Gong also owns Epoch Times, which Axios notes is part of Trump’s conservative news ecosystem, and the organization is seen to align themselves with religious freedom advocates on America’s far-right, in an effort many fear will politicize America’s international media outlet. Federal government ramps up surveillance efforts The Intercept reported last week the FBI has ramped up surveillance efforts, citing contracts with companies like Venntel, which tracks the movements of millions of Americans. The Intercept found what it termed an “expedited agreement” between the FBI and a company called Dataminr as demonstrators took to the streets to protest systemic injustice, worldwide protests triggered by the killing of George Floyd, a black man killed by a police officer who knelt on Mr. Floyds neck for eight minutes and 46 seconds in Minneapolis despite the fact that he repeatedly said he couldn’t breathe, called for his mother, and was motionless for several minutes. The FBI has a long history of targeting racial, ethnic, and religious minorities especially Muslims. Boston bans facial recognition In a major victory for civil rights advocates, the City of Boston has officially banned facial recognition from policing, becoming the second-largest city to do so, following San Francisco. The Boston City Council voted unanimously in favor of the ban. On the federal level, however, no one seems to know how facial recognition technologies are used, after lawmakers sought information from the Department of Housing and Urban Development on how the Department uses the technology in public housing, which includes some 1.2 million households. The Department said it doesn’t keep track. In another development, more than 1,000 machine learning experts wrote a letter to the publisher of an article set to be released from a couple of researchers at Harrisburg University claiming they have developed a facial recognition program with an accuracy rate of 80%. Also check out the profile The New York Times did on the black man whose case became the nation’s first dealing with false identification by an facial recognition algorithm.   Indiana Supreme Court rules woman not required to unlock her phone for police The Indiana Supreme Court has ruled in favor of a Carmel, Indiana woman, Katelin Seo, who refused to unlock her phone for police during a criminal investigation, which led to the lower court holding her in contempt. The Indiana Supreme Court found that requiring Seo to unlock her phone would have violated her Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination. Trump restricts highly-skilled worker visas The White House last week announced that it will be restricting the number of foreign worker visas including the H1B visas tech companies use to attract highly skilled workers. Most of these workers are people of color from countries in Asia. The Trump administration claims the visas would put America at an economic disadvantage during its recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. TaskRabbit CEO, Stacy Brown-Philpot Resigns  Finally, Task Rabbit C.E.O. Stacy Brown-Philpot has resigned after four years leading the gig working company. Ms. Brown-Philpot said she will stay with the company until the end of August to give it enough time to find her successor. Brown-Philpot is one of the few Black or Female technology industry CEOs. She is also on the Boards of HP and Nordstrom and is currently advising a $100 million Softbank fund to support companies led by people of color. Ms. Brown-Philpot indicated she was deeply affected by the killing of George Floyd, championed the hiring of more women and black people in tech, and said the gig working industry needs to do more for contract workers.

BIO:Jimmy Page is a speaker, writer, trainer, and leadership coach. He is the co-author of several books, including OneWord and Life Word, and currently serves as the Divisional Vice President with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. His mission is to inspire and activate the heroic potential and greatness in others. He's joining us today to discuss his newest book,Wisdom Walks: 52 Life Principles for a Significant and Meaningful Journey ( www.wisdomwalks.org).SUMMARY:How FCA and the ministry have handled the recent adversityLance Armstrong thoughts from an avid cyclistAthletes as role modelsWisdom and how it changes what you doInspiring othersThe book, Wisdom Walks See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Remember when you were in university and you fantasized about landing your dream job. You'd think to yourself, "how incredible life would be if I could just get paid to work in a field that you absolutely loved." Well, this weeks guest had everything she could have wished for before becoming an entrepreneur. She spent 17 years as a Divisional Vice President at Holt Renfrew where she travelled to the world's fashion capitals, bouncing from designer showroom to designer showroom to bring Holts customers the worlds latest handbags, shoes, jewelry and more. But after 17 years something just wasn't right. She left her dream job at Holts, and after taking some time to herself, she launched her own e-commerce brand selling shoes, and now handbags, jewelry and other accessories. My guest this week is Christine Carlton Founder and CEO of the e-commerce brand The September. I caught up with Christine to chat about her big transition from corporate retail to e-commerce fashionpreneur, how she's navigating her business during the global pandemic, and of course, how the heck she was able to leave her dream job after 17 years. You can save 20% off at The September by using code AC20 at checkout!

In this episode Harold King speaks with Nildeep Patel, Divisional Vice President at AMETEK Rotron. AMETEK Rotron provides highly reliable AC and brushless DC motors, fans, blowers, heat exchangers, fault detection devices, electronic power conversion devices, and a variety of subassemblies and systems for military and aerospace customers worldwide. Basically, if you need to remove heat from something – AMETEK Rotron can make it happen. Harold talks with Nildeep about AMETEK’s products and customers as well as their response to the COVID 19 pandemic. As a defense industry supplier AMETEK Rotron is an essential business and never ceased operations. They did immediately take precautions to protect its workforce going to multiple shifts, having office personnel work remotely and increasing cleaning and social distancing. As part of a global business they did have the advantage of learning some things from other plants around the world. While the pandemic and shutdowns have affected the company’s business Nildeep says that an expansion project at the facility in Woodstock continues and they continue to look for workers in skilled trades.

In this episode Harold King speaks with Nildeep Patel, Divisional Vice President at AMETEK Rotron. AMETEK Rotron provides highly reliable AC and brushless DC motors, fans, blowers, heat exchangers, fault detection devices, electronic power conversion devices, and a variety of subassemblies and systems for military and aerospace customers worldwide. Basically, if you need to remove […]

Charlie Street started working in theatres when he was a teenager and ended his career as a Divisional Vice President. He takes us through his career and shares his reason for why he loved the job - the people. Charlie also gives some valuable insight into some of his Karen encounters as well as great advice on how to handle tough situations. Karen Isn't Always Right is here to not only commiserate with anyone serving customers and guests on a day to day basis, but to also provide sympathy, empathy, and ultimately - guidance to those in need of a sounding board for anyone experiencing challenging customers. While the "Karens" of the world may cause stress and in some cases, even PTSD, our mission is to provide relief by way of showing you that you're not alone, giving real world advice, and helping you find a balance between doing the right thing for your customers, your organization, and the right thing for YOU. Fyi, we're still fine tuning our production skills, so please be patient. We promise we're going to keep improving!! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/chris-frey/support

Ron Marcolin is the Divisional Vice President of the Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters association. He says it's important to have the border remain open for trade.

Hummingbird is a representation of a warrior in Mesoamerican cultures and a bird from the Americas. I think Don Ferguson and his team have been working like warriors in the last two years. In this interview, he speaks about the Teeq brand evolution with his wife Nayana. Now, they are a team with three American warriors and we have a relevant story to listen. How they reinvented a new life, a career and created an agave spirit brand in the grain alcohol market in Michigan. Don Ferguson, Co-Founder/Co-Ceo of Teeq Spirits & Co-Founder/CEO of Teeqlife. (Teeqlife is a social media micro-marketing platform for the spirits industry with a focus on tequila) Teeq Tequila is a premium tequila company created by husband and wife duo Don and Nayana Ferguson and their business partner Michael Rowoldt. While Nayana and Michael currently maintain successful careers in finance, Don left his lucrative career as a Divisional Vice President of Operations with Quicken Loans Mortgage to pursue a lifelong dream. All owners have put on their spirits industry hats and are aggressively pursuing their passion to advance the agave movement. Teeq Tequila released two tequila expressions on August 27th, 2018 on the Michigan market, Teeq Coconut Lime Blanco Tequila, which is the world’s only Coconut Lime Blanco Tequila. At the same time Teeq Reposado Tequila was released. Aged 8 months in 2nd generation Tennessee whiskey barrels, it’s a premium classic Reposado with a subtle whiskey finish. On October 1st 2019, Teeq Tequila released their 3rd expression in their portfolio, Teeq Blanco Tequila being heralded by consumers as the “smoothest tequila on the planet”! Teeq Tequila is made from the finest Blue Weber Agave plant, harvested at 7 years. Using both the Highland and Lowland Agaves, which is unique to the industry, Teeq Tequila is a premium tequila that is a great sipping on ice or blends exceptionally well in many cocktails. While Teeq Tequila is a proud Michigan brand, to be considered 100% Blue Weber Agave Tequila, everything must be produced and bottled in Mexico and Teeq Tequila has partnered with one of the most awarded distilleries in Mexico, Destiladora del Valle de Tequila, NOM 1438. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/agave-lessons-en/message

Join Claressa Monteiro, as she speaks to Dr Low Yen Ling, Divisional Vice President of Scientific and Medical Affairs at Abbott Nutrition Research and Development on maintaining good muscle health, how nutrition plays an important role in muscle development and what we should do to prevent loss of muscle mass as we grow older.

Please join the Trustee Chair in Chinese Business and Economics on September 25 for a discussion on the state of American business in China featuring a talented panel of American business executives operating in China. AmCham Shanghai President Ker Gibbs will present the results of the chamber's 2019 China Business Report, a business climate survey of the chamber's members. Gibbs will then join a panel discussion with Pilar Dieter, Senior Partner at YCP Solidiance, Ltd.; Don Williams, Managing Partner & Chief Representative at Sheppard Mullin Shanghai; and Qiang Lyu, Divisional Vice President at Abbott Laboratories. Scott Kennedy, Senior Adviser and Trustee Chair in Chinese Business and Economics, will moderate a discussion on the opportunities and challenges facing the American business community in China and the relative effectiveness of alternative policy approaches the United States could take to promote a truly mutually beneficial relationship.This event was made possible through general support to CSIS.  

Hardware wholesaler, True Value Company, has been in business for almost 70 years and, today, serves more than 4500 independent retail stores. Divisional Vice President of Marketing Strategy, Sue Smolenski chats about how the company is continuing to innovate both online and offline, in a changing marketplace. Learn more at retailgetsreal.com.

Shull talks about the importance of making sure your car is in good shape, including when it comes to tire tread, whether or not you are evacuating.

Texas is the number one state in the U.S. for oil and natural gas. It's a massive industry, credited for more than 348,000 jobs across the state. Despite this workforce's robust health care benefits, they still face a unique set of challenges. Energy expert Rod Branch, Chief Human Resources Officer at HydroChemPSC, shares his insights in this episode of Blue Promise. He's joined by Heather Linton, Divisional Vice President of National Accounts and Energy at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas. Blue Promise is a podcast and online video blog that aims to address complicated health issues with candid conversations from subject matter experts. New editions are published regularly and are hosted by Dr. Dan McCoy, President of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas, and his co-host, Ross Blackstone, Director of Strategic Influence. Watch the Blue Promise videos on YouTube at www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9…dyKd7TaJy-dM0iX7T.

What's the difference between reacting and responding in a situation? What are the only two things you can control in life? What happened in a baseball game to cause John to erase a third-base line? In this episode of the Big Sky Five, we were honored to talk with John Doran. John is the Divisional Vice President of External Affairs and Chief of Staff at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Montana. John joined BCBSMT in July 2012 after more than 12 years in journalism and communications. As part of the executive leadership team at BCBSMT, John oversees all government, public and media relations, including BCBSMT’s strategies for legislative policy, internal and external communications, advertising and branding, community outreach and volunteerism, and internal employee engagement.In this conversation, we talked with John about how he made his way to Montana, some of the guidelines by which he leads himself and others, and how a critical lesson in baseball would prepare him later for a pivotal spot in his career. This is a fantastic conversation with a high-capacity leader. We hope you enjoy it! Links mentioned in the show:John Doran | FacebookBlue Cross Blue Shield of MontanaPrickly Pear Land TrustBig Blue Sky InitiativeBands mentioned: Nirvana | Hurry Up | Yo La TangoBig Sky Five | Website | Facebook | Instagram | TwitterSupport the show (https://paypal.me/pools/c/88n754B4Yh)

Brian Howard joined Trillium Drivers in 2007 and has served as Divisional Vice President since 2012. Since its establishment in 1984, Trillium has offered staffing solutions by proving properly trained and credentialed drivers for private truck fleets, logistics firms, and others in the transportation industry. Howard explains how a firm such as Trillium can assist other companies with their staffing needs, including the screening and recruitment process that allows a casual driver or other talent to transition into an established position with a firm. “The companies that do better at data gathering, data organization, data analysis are the ones that really succeed.” - Brian Howard What you’ll learn about in this episode: Why the recruitment process involves more than bringing in the drivers themselves, so we need to recruit the "recruiting talent" that builds relationships, leverages technology, and has the ability to bring in those drivers How to use technology and maintain electronic communication with drivers in distant locations through text, email, Twitter, Facebook, the phone, and other methods to get them in front of a recruiter better, faster, and more quickly Reasons that successful companies invest time and resources screening, testing, and assessing the effectiveness of their recruiters to determine if they have the skills to bring in the best talent possible Why it is key for carriers to have and maintain great communication with their drivers, seek feedback from them regularly, and put in place a proactive driver retention plan since they have invested time and resources to recruit their talent Reasons that the business model for a recruitment and staffing firm should create a culture where the driver becomes a customer's employee over a period of time and helps to foster this transition Why trucking firms must continuously do investigative work to make sure that the culture within the organization promotes retention Why the best recruiters for the firm may not be people who have worked there for a long time with strong loyalty, but instead people who can market the vision of the firm and its culture in a way that best attracts the talent The importance of using a driver staffing firm as an extra resource to assist with recruiting efforts Ways to contact Brian: LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/brian-howard-29ba0aa

This week my guest is Jason Corley, CMAA, Athletic Director for Long Branch (N.J.) Public Schools, and the 2018 Jersey Sporting News Athletic Director of the Year. When Jason took the position for his alma mater he had one overarching goal: ensure today’s Green Wave student-athletes did not make the same academic mistakes he did. Jason readily admits that he wasn’t the best student growing up. It was sports that kept him going to school and eventually motivated him to attend college. In this episode we’ll get into the details of how Jason established a rigorous academic accountability program that resulted in an increasing number of student-athletes going on to play at the college level, and eventually his becoming part of the Mayoral Transition team.https://www.spreaker.com/show/mtp-dave-briglioMore About Jason: His responsibilities at Long Branch include overseeing middle and elementary school athletics, and he has implemented a program to connect high school coaches with the younger kids. He also extends his reach statewide, serving as Divisional Vice President for the Shore Conference of High Schools, Vice President of the Shore Conference of Middle Schools, and Shore Conference Boys’ Lacrosse Tournament Director. On the national level, he sits on the NIAAA Membership Committee.In this episode you’ll hear:•How understanding Your Story as a leader helps others write a better one for themselves •What it takes to create a successful academic program for student-athletes.•Successful strategies for hiring and mentoring coaches, using social media and taking a leadership role in the community.

Guest: Howard Heppelmann, Divisional Vice President and General Manager, IoT Manufacturing Solutions, at PTC. Interviewed by Patrick Waurzyniak, Senior Editor, Advanced Manufacturing Media Following PTC’s LiveWorx IoT business event in Boston inJune, Heppelmann talks to Advanced Manufacturing Now about PTC’s role in the developing the Fourth Industrial Revolution. “I think this is a topic that comes along sort of once in a generation,” he said, “and hopefully manufacturers recognize the opportunity that the Industrial Internet of Things or Internet of Things provides for them, as well as the threats, if they don’t act.”

Size, variety and quality are among the reasons Hong Kong glitters as a sourcing platform for jewellery, according to American retailer Helzberg Diamonds. The company’s Divisional Vice President, Janice Provo, offered trend insights in this podcast recorded during the March 2016 Hong Kong International Jewellery Show.

Tough Talk with Tony Gambone with special guests Carmen M. Herrera & JoAnne Jackson Carmen M. Herrera is the Managing Partner of CMHC Wealth Advisors, LLC. The Company is an elite financial consulting firm that offers specialized wealth strategies and estate planning. She has been in the financial advising business going on 25 years. Prior to starting her own wealth consulting firm she worked for AXA Advisors LLC, one of the world largest financial service firms for 15 years, as a financial consultant and Divisional Vice President. Carmen provides assistance to individuals and businesses, by offering asset protection and wealth preservation programs, as well as comprehensive tax, retirement and estate planning services. JoAnne Jackson began working for CAP in September, 2006 and is currently the Director of Operations. JoAnne has worked in the field of animal protection since 1976. She began her career in Killeen, Texas, as an Animal Control Officer and was among the first group of officers to obtain the Texas Department of Health, Animal Control Certification. After ten years in animal control, JoAnne moved to Waco where she directed the transfer of the animal shelter from city operations to the Waco Humane Society. She remained as the Executive Director for sixteen years. JoAnne was Manager of the Dallas Spay/Neuter Clinic which was started by SNAP and then operated by The Humane Society of the United States. During her 35 years in animal protection, 

Are you ready to lock in your fall and holiday travel assignments? Join us for an exclusive podcast with AMN Healthcare's panel of experts, as they share insider tips on securing assignments, using the AMN Passport App, and building a successful travel nursing career. Whether you're new to travel nursing or looking to expand your knowledge, this episode is packed with guidance just for you!  ParticipantsSaundra Vild, DVP of TrainingBio: Saundra is the Divisional Vice President of Training for the Nurse Division at AMN Healthcare. Through her ability to connect with her clinicians and give guidance and support, she grew quickly and soon transitioned into a leadership role. She has continued to contribute to the success of the organization by training recruiters on how to build connections with nurses and grow their own desks. Kendall Jacobs, Director of Coverage, Nursing Bio: Kendall has had the pleasure of being part of the AMN team for 6 years now! Currently, she is the Director of Coverage in Account Management and Recruitment, where I get to do what I love—supporting our incredible clinicians, clients, and local communities. I call Denver, CO home, where I live with my wonderful fiancé and our mischievous dog, Stella, who keeps us on our toes! When I'm not working, you can usually find me with my nose in a book, running around the lake, hitting the trails, or attempting to conquer the slopes as I learn to ski. Molly Gilkison Molly has been with AMN as a recruiter for a little over four years and absolutely loves it! Her favorite part is working alongside talented healthcare professionals to find them the perfect fit and build long-lasting relationships. Trust and transparency are so important to her as a recruiter. She also shares the love of traveling with our AMN Healthcare nurses, and she has lived in Louisville, San Diego, and St. Petersburg. Molly is a huge animal lover as well! She has a 5-year-old pom-a-poo and a 4-month-old kitty. Molly can't wait to answer any questions and provide support during this live Q&A!