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Two Major ALM Conferences back-to-back … they said it couldn't be done.  Legal Speak believed it … and went there to see it for themselves. For over 20 years, the General Counsel Conference Midwest has been the premier event in the industry.  Delivering key insights and practical solutions that today's general counsel need to manage and better leverage C-Suite relationships, successfully overcome a litigation crisis and do more with fewer resources just to name a few.  For the 2nd year, Legal Speak was there live to bring you interviews with interesting attendees as well as moderators and speakers from various panels from this year's event in Chicago.   In this episode, host Patrick Smith is joined by Donna Haddad, Vice President and Associate General Counsel at the IBM Corporation.   Host: Patrick Smith Guest: Donna Haddad Producer: Charles Garnar  

MasterMind Minutes - One Guest, One Question , One Expert Answer In Minutes Not Hours. Today we're pleased to bring you Adam Povlitz Adam is the CEO & President of Anago Cleaning Systems, an internationally franchised commercial cleaning brand headquartered in South Florida. He joined Anago in September 2009 and served as President since April 2015. He was appointed CEO in May 2018. In January 2010, he was Director of Human Resources / Franchise Development, and in September 2010, he was named Vice President - Operations. In 2013, Adam was promoted to Executive Vice President, and in April 2015, appointed President. Before joining Anago, he was employed by IBM Corporation as the Growth Initiatives & Expense Analyst. Adam holds an MBA from the University of Miami and a Lean Six Sigma Green Belt from Nova Southeastern University. He is a Certified Franchise Executive (CFE) and a Cleaning Industry Management Standards Certified Expert (CCE). LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/apovlitz/ Website: www.anagocleaning.com Contact Gary: info@frangrow.com Visit: www.frangrow.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gary5396/support

Carla Willis joined Washburn & McGoldrick in 2019, following a 25-year campus-based fundraising and consulting in higher education advancement and thought leadership. Carla has worked in just about every area of frontline advancement, including major and principal gifts, planned gifts, corporate and foundations, campaign planning and execution, and began her career in annual giving at the University of Missouri-Columbia. She has worked at two Big Ten institutions, other large public universities, both public and private liberal arts colleges, law schools, an HBCU and an academic medical center.Prior to joining the firm, she served in chief advancement roles at UNC Asheville, Kean University and Florida A&M University (FAMU) (she also served in a long term interim CAO role at Saint Leo University). In each of these leadership roles Carla also led each university's foundation operations. Carla was instrumental in setting a new pace for major gift fundraising and led a fundraising feasibility study, which launched the planning and silent phase of UNC Asheville's first sizable comprehensive campaign of $100M. Additionally, it was her innovative approach to fundraising and resource investment that enabled many new platforms and social media fundraising optimization tools for the advancement offices in each of her chief advancement posts. While serving FAMU, Carla honed her corporate engagement skillsets, securing gifts from the likes of Disney, Eli Lilly, Medtronic, Northern Trust, 3M, Walmart, the Orlando Magic and Tyson Foods, to name a few. Additionally, she created and executed a CEO to CEO Forum, engaging several Fortune 500 CEOs and other executives, along with their corporations in philanthropy at FAMU. Carla is also credited with launching one of the very first higher education text to give campaigns while serving at FAMU.Carla has been part of comprehensive and capital campaigns ranging in size from $40 million to two campaigns exceeding $2.5 billion. Carla served as a major gift officer for the University of Toledo during its UT40 Campaign and as a regional director of development in the east coast for the University of Michigan Law School during its Michigan Difference Campaign, securing many principal and major gifts for these universities. She also served as an Assistant Vice President for Development for The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center during its But for Ohio State Campaign and worked to close many major and principal gifts including a cross disciplinary $13.5 million dollar gift which benefited several units of the university.Carla has served a diverse range of clients including DePauw University, Duke University, Guilford College, Haverford College, Lincoln University (PA), the UNC System, the University of Pittsburgh, the University of Toledo and Virginia State University. Her projects have included pre-campaign readiness assessments, feasibility studies, executive and staff coaching, staff and volunteer training. Additionally, in the late 90s Carla served as founder and principal of her own small, boutique development consulting firm, Willis Development and Communications Associates and also as a senior consultant for John Brown Limited, a boutique development consulting firm specializing in comprehensive campaigns and planned giving. Carla had a successful career at the IBM Corporation prior to beginning her career in advancement.Carla is active in the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE), currently serves on the CASE Industry Advisory Council and has served on the CASE Commission on Philanthropy, the District V Board of Directors and chaired the District V Committee on Equity (COE.) She is a frequent presenter at conferences on advancement related topics, leadership and more recently on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) as related to the advancement profession. In the fall of 2020 Carla earned a certification in DEI from Cornell University. Carla is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, the Links, Incorporated and serves on the board of the Kendal Charitable Funds, a Quaker non-profit organization headquartered in Newark, Delaware supporting communities, programs and services for older adults.

Steve has more than forty-five years of executive management, sales, marketing and leadership experience in technology and service-related businesses. He has held executive positions with IBM Corporation, Oracle Corporation, Software Plus, and Cybershift, Inc. In 1990 (which is when I was born!) he founded Tafaro & Associates which provided business advisory and interim executive management services to small and emerging companies and divisions of larger organizations in need of sales growth and/or restructuring to meet revenue and profit objectives, or to prepare the business for sale. I hope you enjoy Steve's wisdom as much as I did! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techbytespodcast/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techbytespodcast/support

Cordell Carter has helped 10K+ worldwide professionals, executives, and investors through his leadership at the Aspen Institute Socrates Program, Project on Belonging, and Festival of the Diaspora.These international programs offer educational forums and opportunities for leaders to learn from each other, create important partnerships, and equip themselves to promote equitable opportunities and belonging for everyone.Cordell has achieved $6M+ in philanthropic and private support since 2016 and has held leadership roles with the TechTown Foundation, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, IBM Corporation, and National Alliance for Public Charter SchoolsIn June 2021, President Joe Biden appointed him as Commissioner to the President's Commission on White House Fellowships.During the interview, we discuss:how the concept of belonging defines our approach to DEIhow education can empower democracyhow civil discourse and leadership create transformative outcomeshow tech bridges the gap of underserved communitieshow to create sustainable, inclusive growthGet in touch after the episode:Website: https://www.festivalofthediaspora.orgLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cordellcarteriiInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/cordell_speaksClaim your free gift!We're giving away a one-year membership to the world's #1 business book summary service for leaders! Our gift will help you stay on top of the latest ideas, decide which books to read next, and engage your teams.To get your gift:Leave a rating or review on your favorite listening channel.Take a screenshot of your review.Share the screenshot on LinkedIn, and mention either “Allison Dunn” or “Deliberate Directions” and the “Deliberate Leaders Podcast”.=============Allison DunnExecutive Business CoachDeliberate Directions + Executive Business Coaching + Training Center3003 W Main Street, Suite 110, Boise ID 83702(208) 350-6551Website https://www.deliberatedirections.comLinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/allisondunnPodcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/deliberate-leaders-podcast-with-allison-dunn/id1500464675

What are some of the most common mistakes that leaders make when it comes to customer loyalty?Join customer and employee loyalty expert, NPS co-inventor, co-author of The Ultimate Question 2.0, and world renown CX thought leader, Rob Markey in Part 2 of our conversation on value, loyalty, and loyalty programs.In this episode:- Common loyalty pitfalls-  The impact of broken trust on loyalty- Where Southwest and Delta Airlines misstepped and broke loyalty-  Link between rational, experiential, and emotional aspects of customer evaluation- How the three lens we use to assess value work togetherIf you haven't already listened to Part 1, I highly encourage you to do so.Meet RobRob Markey is a leader in Bain's Customer Strategy & Marketing practice. He joined our firm in 1990, and has led assignments in the financial services, telecommunications, retailing, media, professional services, health care, building equipment and food processing industries.Rob is an expert in customer and employee loyalty, new product development and customer service strategies. He has extensive experience with direct marketing, new customer acquisition and cost reduction for clients in the retail banking, credit card and insurance businesses.  Rob leads the NPS Loyalty Forum, a group of approximately 35 senior executives from loyalty-leading companies around the world, such as The Vanguard Group, American Express, JetBlue, Telstra, TD Bank, LEGO, Progressive Insurance, PwC and Intuit. He has published numerous articles on various aspects of customer experience and loyalty in publications such as the Harvard Business Review. He is the co-author of The Ultimate Question 2.0: How Net Promoter Companies Thrive in a Customer-Driven World, by Harvard Business Review Press, a New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller. Rob is also the host of The Customer Confidential Podcast.He formerly served as head of the firm's Customer Strategy & Marketing practice.Prior to joining Bain, he developed competitive strategy, led business development and served in product marketing for LEXIS/NEXIS and the IBM Corporation.Rob earned an MBA from the Harvard Business School. He is a graduate of Brown University, where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics.  Subscribe to The Delighted Customer Podcast so you don't miss an episode: https://www.empoweredcx.com/podcast Subscribe to The Delighted Customer Newsletter for practical tips and insights: https://www.empoweredcx.com/delightedcustomersnewsletter

In the first episode in 2024, Cordell Carter and I discuss: The definition of belonging Diversity as being a given in organizations due to the changing demographics in the country  Belonging being the destination and DEI, the strategy to work towards that destination Framing DEIB in terms of profit-and-loss (P&L) Ways to get involved in the community to spark change ================================================= Full Bio: Cordell Carter brings more than 20 years to his pursuit of a society and organizational cultures where everyone belongs and has equitable opportunities to thrive. He is currently the executive director of the Aspen Institute Socrates Program, a global education forum and the founding director of the Aspen Institute's Project on Belonging. Finally, Cordell founded the Festival of the Diaspora, a Medellin, Colombia-based convener of diasporic communities across the Americas. Before his current roles, Cordell held leadership roles with the TechTown Foundation, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle Public Schools, Business Roundtable, National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, and the IBM Corporation. To connect with Cordell: X: https://twitter.com/cordellcarterii Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cordell_speaks/ ================================================= Dr. Wong's book, Cancel the Filter, explores mental health x intersectionality. It includes sections on representation and why she started the podcast! Pick up your copy TODAY!

The Three Dimensions of Customer Value CreationRob Markey ought to know a thing or two about customer loyalty. Rob was a CX expert and thought leader at Bain long before he and his colleague Fred Reichheld introduced Net Promoter to the world. He is a leader in Bain's Customer Customer Strategy and Marketing practice and the co-author of The Ultimate Question 2.0 with Fred Reichheld.This episode was originally intended as a deep dive on customer loyalty through the customer lifecycle for my Michigan State University Master's students but it was just too good to not share in an episode.  As usual, Rob brings insights and wisdom to empower anyone interested in creating value for their customers starting with the three dimensions of value according Bain uses in their approach with clients. Also included in this episode:

Cordell has helped 10K+ worldwide professionals, executives, and investors through his leadership at the Aspen Institute Socrates Program, Project on Belonging, and Festival of the Diaspora. These international programs offer educational forums and opportunities for leaders to learn from each other, create important partnerships, and equip themselves to promote equitable opportunities and belonging for everyone. In June 2021, President Joe Biden appointed him as Commissioner to the President's Commission on White House Fellowships. Cordell has achieved $6M+ in philanthropic and private support since 2016 and has held leadership roles with the TechTown Foundation, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, IBM Corporation, and National Alliance for Public Charter Schools To View This Episode- https://youtu.be/vYRXhF2horA#whoknewinthemoment #CordellCarter #Aspeninstitute #whitehouse

Meeting Andy Sarkany today was a true honor. Andy dedicates his time to educating young people across the country about the Holocaust. As a young survivor, he is a valuable source of firsthand information, especially considering that many older survivors have unfortunately passed away. It is crucial that we seize the opportunity to learn from individuals like Andy who can still share their powerful stories with us. Endre (Andy) Sarkany was born in Budapest, Hungary on October 31, 1936. The building he lived in was located inside the Budapest ghetto which is where he remained during the Holocaust. The building housed a nursery/kindergarten on the ground floor. The school was affiliated with the Jewish Agency of Hungary and was led by Mr. Eugene Polnay. The building also housed on the top floor a dance, acrobat, and ballet studio. These facts were significant in Endre's survival and that of at least 150 orphaned children. Endre's father was taken to Mauthausen concentration camp in the spring of 1944, fortunately, he survived. After WWII, Hungary became a communist nation. Although Endre graduated high school in 1955, he was not accepted to university because he was deemed an undesirable element of society. This label was given to anyone who owned a business before the communists took over the country. Endre was fortunate to escape Hungary after the October 1956 uprising and was able to immigrate to the United States.  He received his bachelor's degree from Tusculum College in Tennessee and his Master of Science degree in Applied Mathematics and Computer Science from Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri.  Endre worked for both the McDonald Douglas Corporation and the IBM Corporation. Over the past 10 years, Endre has been speaking to students about his personal experiences during the Holocaust, living under the brutality of the Soviet regime in Hungary, and finding a home in the United States. Andy is married, has a daughter and son, and five grandchildren.

Alison Hutchinson CBE is the CEO of Pennies, an award-winning fintech charity making digital giving affordable, sustainable, and feel-good. She is also a Senior Independent Director at DFS plc, Yorkshire Building Society and Foresight Group Holdings Ltd. Alison was previously a Trustee of the Charities Aid Foundation, Non-Executive Director of Aviva Life Holdings UK and AIL (General & Health Insurance), subsidiary boards of Aviva Group plc, LV=, and of LMAX Exchange. In 2016, she was awarded a CBE for services to the economy and charities.   Prior to creating Pennies, Alison was CEO of Kensington Group plc, a role she took over as CEO of the specialist lender in March 2007. Alison led the turnaround of Kensington as the “credit crunch” took its grip globally leaving the financial markets with the worst liquidity crisis ever experienced. Key experiences include: the sale and delisting of Kensington Group to Investec plc, diversification of the funding model and a complete integration programme with Investec plc including a significant downsizing of the business. She joined Kensington in October 2004 as Managing Director to diversify the business into broader product segments and channels. Kensington moved into the FTSE250 after only 5 years of being in the market and was the first lender to win the Queens Award for innovation in recognition of the sustained growth and value they contributed to the specialist lending market.   Previously she was at Barclays, where she was Marketing & Communications Director for Barclaycard.  Other roles have included Chief Executive Officer of Barclays B2B, the Business Services subsidiary of Barclays Corporate Banking, as well as various global senior executive roles at IBM Corporation where she worked for 14 years working across the globe, running a European consortium of banks, and latterly leading the global business for ecommerce solutions for the financial services sector. She passionately believes in customer service and ensuring executives spend time in the business and at the coalface where the business really delivers.   Alison was educated at Strathclyde University where she graduated at 19 with a BSc in Technology and Business Studies.  She is married with three children and loves fresh air, exercise, and quality time with her family.

In this episode, Aspen Institute's Cordell Carter discussed talent engagement strategies in his keynote speech at TechPoint's Talent Community of Practice event. Cordell brings more than 20 years to his pursuit of a society and organizational cultures where everyone belongs and has equitable opportunities to thrive. He is currently executive director of the Aspen Institute Socrates Program, a global education forum and the founding director of the Aspen Institute's Project on Belonging. Finally, Cordell founded the Festival of the Diaspora, a Colombia-based convener of diasporic communities across the Americas. Before his current roles, Cordell held leadership roles with the TechTown Foundation, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle Public Schools, Business Roundtable, National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, and the IBM Corporation.

Andy Binns joins again! He works with CEOs, boards, and senior teams as they lead significant business change. He manages Change Logic, a firm he co-founded with Harvard Business School's Michael Tushman and Stanford's Charles O'Reilly. With twenty-five years of experience as both an external and internal consultant, he also held positions with McKinsey & Co. and the IBM Corporation before co-founding Change Logic.At IBM, Andy was deeply involved in the ‘Emerging Business Opportunity' program, for which he received an award from IBM's Vice-Chairman. That experience deeply influenced his belief that corporates can outpace startups at innovation and shaped his work on Corporate Explorers- a breed of managers who have the capability to build new ventures from inside established organizations. Drawing on nearly twenty years of research and work with these innovators, he wrote the books “Corporate Explorer: How Corporations Beat Startups at the Innovation Game (2022)” and “Corporate Explorer Fieldbook: How to Build New Ventures in Established Companies,”Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/success-made-to-last-legends--4302039/support.

Andy Binns joins again! He works with CEOs, boards, and senior teams as they lead significant business change. He manages Change Logic, a firm he co-founded with Harvard Business School's Michael Tushman and Stanford's Charles O'Reilly. With twenty-five years of experience as both an external and internal consultant, he also held positions with McKinsey & Co. and the IBM Corporation before co-founding Change Logic.At IBM, Andy was deeply involved in the ‘Emerging Business Opportunity' program, for which he received an award from IBM's Vice-Chairman. That experience deeply influenced his belief that corporates can outpace startups at innovation and shaped his work on Corporate Explorers- a breed of managers who have the capability to build new ventures from inside established organizations. Drawing on nearly twenty years of research and work with these innovators, he wrote the books “Corporate Explorer: How Corporations Beat Startups at the Innovation Game (2022)” and “Corporate Explorer Fieldbook: How to Build New Ventures in Established Companies,”

How can we love ourselves when we don't know who we are. Listen in as adoptee Ron shares what he's learned about his genetic identity and history to get closure. We also talk about busting the belief we are not loveable.Ron Levi (1964- ) was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan and raised his family in Centennial, Colorado for eleven years before returning to Michigan in 2007. Mr. Levi is a Senior Project Management Professional and Entrepreneur with over 30 years of experience in technical sales, business startup & operations, and customer service. Certified in the Project Management profession by the Project Management Institute (PMP), the IBM Corporation, and Stanford University (SCPM), he holds a B.A. inPsychology from the Wayne State University. He founded One Nation Books and Art in 1993 and is the inventor of Ojamas, novelty election-themed pajamas which were sold world-wide during the 2008 US Presidential Election campaign.Ron and his wife, Frances, are also the parents of three adult sons who have played competitive ice hockey at every level from mini-mite through high school, midget AAA and on to the professional ranks. They know what it's like to be new to the game without any experience whatsoever, and they know what its like to hear their son's name called at the NHL Entry Draft.  His first book, Navigating Youth Hockey: The Definitive Guide for Parents and Players, was released June 27, 2015 as an e-book exclusively on Amazon.com.Ron's first full-length novel, Spitting Image,  is co-authored by family genealogist, Frances Lillian Stephens. It is the true story of a child abandoned at birth whose search for his genetic identity spans over 4 decades and unlocks secrets and amazing coincidences many hundreds of years in the making.https://www.facebook.com/ronleviauthor/https://www.ronaldlevi.com/

We've seen from the statistics that when more People of Color and women invest in ventures, more companies founded by People of Color and women get those funds. With a background in founding and investing, our guest has some very unique insights that can help us see the big picture. This week's episode 35 of How Women Inspire Podcast is about the foundational skills needed for both founders and investors! In this episode of How Women Inspire Podcast, Julie Castro Abrams and Nancy Hayes share the importance of confidence in both founders and investors. They also chat through some actionable steps you can take right now to find strategic support at the right time in your business. After serving as a senior executive in a Fortune 5 corporation, CEO of 2 non-profit organizations, dean of a large college of business, and CFO of a state university, Nancy Hayes became an entrepreneur and then an investor. She consults on leadership, career, and organizational effectiveness, with a special emphasis on coaching women executives. She is an active angel investor and advisor/mentor to women entrepreneurs and founders of color.Nancy left the IBM Corporation as a senior executive after a long and satisfying career to bring her leadership and management skills to the nonprofit social services sector. She became CEO of the STARBRIGHT Foundation, an innovative national nonprofit chaired by Steven Spielberg and General H. Norman Schwarzkopf. It developed technology and media-based solutions to help seriously ill children deal with the psycho-social aspects of their illnesses. Later, she was CEO/President of WISE Senior Services, a nonprofit tackling the issues of isolated low-income seniors and fighting elder abuse and financial fraud against the elderly.Nancy also served 6 years as dean of the College of Business at San Francisco State University and then was CFO and Chief Administrative Officer of SF State for 2 years. In 2013, she co-founded MoolaHoop, a unique rewards-based crowdfunding platform for women-owned small businesses. She's been an active angel investor since 2014 with a portfolio of more than 30 women-led companies. She was Managing Director of Golden Seeds, an angel group focused on women entrepreneurs, for over 3 years. Some of the talking points Julie and Nancy Hayes go over in this episode include:Why it's essential for People of Color and women to invest in venture capital.Long-term strategy and tactical impact are what make a successful founder. What we need to capitalize on women and people of color run companies.Essential leadership skills needed at each phase of growing a business.How to understand when you might need to step out of the business you've founded.Thank you for listening! If you enjoyed this episode, take a screenshot of the episode to post in your stories and tag me!  And don't forget to follow, rate, and review the podcast and tell me your key takeaways!CONNECT WITH NANCY HAYESLinkedInCONNECT WITH JULIE CASTRO ABRAMS:LinkedIn - JulieHow Women LeadHow Women InvestHow Women GiveInstagram - HWLLinkedIn - HWLFacebook - HWL

Don Donderi is a citizen of the US and Canada and has lived in Montreal since 1962. He entered the University of Chicago at age 15 and graduated with a BA in 1955 and a BSc in biological psychology in 1958. While earning his PhD in experimental psychology at Cornell University in 1963, he worked as an engineering psychologist for the IBM Corporation, developing navigation displays for the B-52 bomber. He was a member of the Department of Psychology at McGill University from 1962 to 2009. He served as Associate Dean of the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research at McGill from 1975 to 1978. In 2013 he published UFOs, ETs and Alien Abductions: A Scientist Looks at the Evidence (Hampton Roads Press), and in 2022, Truth, Lies and ETs: How we Stumbled into the Universe (Moonshine Cove Press) . He is a Principal Consultant at a Toronto-based ergonomics consulting firm that he co-founded in 1982. Dale Perelman I am the author of 9 books, my latest being “Death at the Cecil Hotel in Los Angeles.” I spent more than 30 years as the president of the 51-store King's Jewelry chain with locations in Ohio, West Virginia, Pennsylvania and Maryland. I have a Bachelor of Arts from Brown University, an MBA from Wharton and a certificate from the Yale University writers program. I have served as the president of the Jewelers of America , the Diamond Council of America and am a member of the National Jeweler Hall of Fame. I also have served on the board of two public companies and numerous charitable and non-profits.

It seems today, the entire world is experiencing supply chain challenges in nearly all product categories. In the electronic assembly industry, the focus has been within the semiconductor market, especially in North America. Why is this? How did the US allow this to occur? Was it short sightedness, greed, an over-reliance on foreign suppliers, other factors, or a combination of all these factors? What would it take to finally address this issue and are we doing anything about it? My guest today is Matt Kelly, Chief Technologist at IPC, one of our leading industry trade organizations. IPC recently published a report on the chip shortage and, perhaps most importantly, came up with a list of 28 recommendations our industry can consider to remedy this issue. As I stated, Matt Kelly is Chief Technologist at IPC and is focused on driving next generation technology advancements and supply chain transformation across the electronics industry. He works within the association's executive leadership team to identify and develop new strategic initiatives, meeting member and industry needs. He delivers influential thought leadership, research, and advocacy to industry and governments. He leads IPC's Chief Technology Council to continually drive the electronics industry forward. His focus areas include Industry 4.0 – Factory of the Future digitization, modernization, adoption, and implementation; IPC expansion into new advanced packaging technologies including IC-substrates and OSAT manufacturing; and next generation electronic systems design methods. When I first met Matt he was with IBM. Matt comes to IPC following a 15-year career at IBM Corporation, holding several senior technology and engineering leadership positions within IBM Systems Division. His technical contributions include 25 patents, 85 publications, and numerous industry awards. Matt is a licensed Professional Engineer with a degree in Chemical Engineering from McMaster University and holds an MBA in Strategic Management from Sir Wilfrid Laurier University. Download the referenced article from IPC: AN ANALYSIS OF THE NORTH AMERICAN SEMICONDUCTOR AND ADVANCED PACKAGING ECOSYSTEM An IPC Summary Report — Rebuilding U.S. Capabilities for the 21st Century Download Link: https://emails.ipc.org/links/IPCadvpack-ecosystem-report-final.pdf More information on the upcoming IPC Advanced Packaging Symposium: Building the IC-Substrate and Package Assembly Ecosystem https://www.ipc.org/event/ipc-advanced-packaging-symposium-building-ic-substrate-and-package-assembly-ecosystem

On this Podcast, Diana Paiva is joined by the director and co-founder of Change Logic and co-author of Corporate Explorer, Andrew Binns. Andrew gives an insight into his new book, Corporate Explorer and the highlights that readers can expect. He talks about the difference between large companies and start-up businesses, and he explained the importance of innovation in companies, even in those that are prospering. He also talks about the reasons companies go bankrupt. The importance of innovation in corporations Andrew Binns Diana is currently interning with Irish Tech News. She graduated from Birkbeck University, with a degree in modern languages and she is currently doing a master's in Journalism at the University of Roehampton. She has an interest in technology, fashion, and the environment. Starting her master's in journalism made her realise that she has a passion to report and write people's stories. After graduation, her main priority is to find a job in communications or public relations. Diana Paiva is active on social media platforms, including Twitter, and LinkedIn. About Andrew Binns Andy works with CEOs, boards, and senior teams as they lead significant business change. He is a co-founder of Change Logic and manages the firm on behalf of the partnership. Andy has twenty-five years of consulting experience as both an external and internal consultant for McKinsey & Co., the IBM Corporation, and Change Logic. At IBM, Andy was deeply involved in the ‘Emerging Business Opportunity' program, for which he received an award from IBM's Vice-Chairman. Looking forward to speaking with @Ulwick today about Corporate Explorer, my book with Charles O'Reilly and @MichaelTushman Andy Binns (@AJMBinns) May 25, 2022 Change Logic History Change Logic was founded in 2007 by Professors?Michael Tushman ?(Harvard Business School) and Charles O'Reilly ?(Stanford Graduate School of Business),? Andrew Binns?(Managing Principal), and Peter Finkelstein, M.D. (director emeritus). The firm was born from our shared experience helping leaders and organizations adapt to a changing world. We created the firm because we believe we have a unique perspective on what it takes to do this well, one that combines the best in strategic and organizational thinking with an ability to apply it with real people working in businesses around the globe. Our foundational experiences were at IBM, working to build the Emerging Business Opportunity program from 2000-2008 and the IBM Strategic Leadership Forum, an innovative approach to agile strategy formulation. At its core was the Business Leadership Framework (also known as Congruence Model). The firm has grown since its founding, adding Principals?Christine Griffin and Kristin von Donop in 2012. See more podcasts by Diana here

On this Podcast, Diana Paiva is joined by the director and co-founder of Change Logic and co-author of Corporate Explorer, Andrew Binns. Andrew gives an insight into his new book, Corporate Explorer and the highlights that readers can expect. He talks about the difference between large companies and start-up businesses, and he explained the importance of innovation in companies, even in those that are prospering. He also talks about the reasons companies go bankrupt. Diana is currently interning with Irish Tech News. She graduated from Birkbeck University, with a degree in modern languages and she is currently doing a master's in Journalism at the University of Roehampton. She has an interest in technology, fashion, and the environment. Starting her master's in journalism made her realise that she has a passion to report and write people's stories. After graduation, her main priority is to find a job in communications or public relations. Diana Paiva is active on social media platforms, including Twitter, and LinkedIn. About Andrew Binns Andy works with CEOs, boards, and senior teams as they lead significant business change. He is a co-founder of Change Logic and manages the firm on behalf of the partnership. Andy has twenty-five years of consulting experience as both an external and internal consultant for McKinsey & Co., the IBM Corporation, and Change Logic. At IBM, Andy was deeply involved in the ‘Emerging Business Opportunity' program, for which he received an award from IBM's Vice-Chairman.

 Andrew Binns is a co-founder of Change Logic, a Boston-based strategic advisory firm. He works with CEOs, boards, and senior teams as they lead significant business change. His goal is to help organizations liberate their potential to excite the world with innovation. Andy has 25 years of consulting experience as both an external and internal consultant for McKinsey & Co., the IBM Corporation, and Change Logic. At IBM, Andy was deeply involved in the Emerging Business Opportunity program, for which he received an award from IBM's vice chairman.Andy is a frequent guest speaker and lecturer at companies and business schools. His article, “Three Disciplines of Innovation,” co-authored with Professor Charles O'Reilly, was named Best Article in the California Management Review for 2020. He also co-authored the “Ambidextrous CEO” in the Harvard Business Review, “The Art of Strategic Renewal” in the MIT Sloan Management Review, and a book chapter on “Getting Started with Ambidexterity.” He is an executive fellow at the Center for Future Organization at the Drucker School of Management and a member of the Fast Company Executive Board. Andy attended the University of Sussex, New York University, and the Quinlan Business School at Loyola University Chicago. He holds degrees in political science, marketing, and organizational development. https://twitter.com/AJMBinnshttps://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewjmbinns/https://www.thecorporateexplorer.com/bookRebel HR is a podcast for HR professionals and leaders of people who are ready to make some disruption in the world of work.We'll be discussing topics that are disruptive to the world of work and talk about new and different ways to approach solving those problems.Follow Rebel HR Podcast at:www.rebelhumanresources.comhttps://twitter.com/rebelhrguyhttps://www.facebook.com/rebelhrpodcastwww.kyleroed.comhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/kyle-roed/Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREEDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show

Andy Binns, is the co-founder of Change Logic, a Boston-based strategic advisory firm.  More about our guest:Andy works with CEOs, boards, and senior teams as they lead significant business change. His goal is to help organizations liberate their potential to excite the world with innovation. He has 25 years of consulting experience as both an external and internal consultant for McKinsey & Co., the IBM Corporation, and Change Logic. At IBM, Andy was deeply involved in the Emerging Business Opportunity program, for which he received an award from IBM's vice chairman.------------------------------------------------Episode Guide:1:25 - What Is Innovation4:34 - Atlanta Opera Company: Approach to innovation5:48 - Japanese Firm: Approach to innovation7:19 - Adoption and Adoption Chains: Pfizer and inhalable insulin11:24 - Book: Corporate Explorer13:03 - Risk and Resilience14:33 - Silent Killers of Exploration14:55 - Silent Killer: Risk Aversion16:48 - Why "what isn't innovation?"17:23 - Stanford, Harvard, Corporations, and Research18:16 - The 3 Classic Errors21:44 - $10 billion companies: Pampers22:09 - Google and Microsoft23:08 - LexisNexis24:03 - Uniqa (European Insurance Company) and Shared Risk25:45 - Corporate Explorers' Compensation Models and Reputation Risks30:15 - Silent Killer: Professional Identity32:22 - Advice for Innovators-------------------------Resources Mentioned: Companies mentioned: Microsoft 365 LexisNexisGE DigitalUniqaHavasVictors and SpoilsDeloitteAtlanta Opera CompanyBooks Mentioned:Corporate Explorer: How Corporations Beat Startups at the Innovation Game  by: Andrew Binns buy it HEREAuthors Mentioned:Ron Adner (Tuck Business School)related works: The Wide Lens: What Successful Innovators See That Others Miss--------------------------OUTLAST Consulting offers professional development and strategic advisory services in the areas of innovation and diversity management.

Joining the podcast today is Andy Binns, co-author of the book Corporate Explorer. This book and Andy's perspective goes against much of what we have learned as the right way to retain talent. What Andy brings to the table today is how to develop an entrepreneurial mindset to large corporate organizations. In his experience, large organizations are great to incubate and nurture this entrepreneurial attitude and skill set. Why is this important and why aren't more organizations implementing this? In addition, Andy and I discuss the challenges this current generation of talent is experiencing and what organizations can do to manage constant change. Developing an environment to retain people longer is different than it used to be and in this episode, you'll discover that it is entirely different than you might think. This topic is very timely in the current climate that we are in and I know you will find great value in Andy's perspective. His book Corporate Explorer is highly recommended. Enjoy listening to this conversation! What We Talked About in This Episode: Andy's Background and Experience Corporate Life and Entrepreneurship Can Go Together What is a Corporate Explorer? Large Companies Have Opportunities for Innovation What Companies Do to Foster Entrepreneurial Culture The Type of Culture for this Approach to Exist Cultural Incubators Within the Company Examples of Large Organizations That Use This Model Current Challenges in Business and Startups Things to Master and Managing Change Common Challenges for the Corporate Explorer Andy's Book Recommendations and Daily Rituals About Our Guest: Andrew Binns is a co-founder of Change Logic, a Boston-based strategic advisory firm. He works with CEOs, boards, and senior teams as they lead significant business change. His goal is to help organizations liberate their potential to excite the world with innovation. Andy has 25 years of consulting experience as both an external and internal consultant for McKinsey & Co., the IBM Corporation, and Change Logic. At IBM, Andy was deeply involved in the Emerging Business Opportunity program, for which he received an award from IBM's vice chairman. Andy is a frequent guest speaker and lecturer at companies and business schools. His article, “Three Disciplines of Innovation,” co-authored with Professor Charles O'Reilly, was named Best Article in the California Management Review for 2020. He also co-authored the “Ambidextrous CEO” in the Harvard Business Review, “The Art of Strategic Renewal” in the MIT Sloan Management Review, and a book chapter on “Getting Started with Ambidexterity.” He is an executive fellow at the Center for Future Organization at the Drucker School of Management and a member of the Fast Company Executive Board. Andy attended the University of Sussex, New York University, and the Quinlan Business School at Loyola University Chicago. He holds degrees in political science, marketing, and organizational development. Connect with Andy Binns: https://thecorporateexplorer.com/ Connect with John Murphy: LinkedIn Twitter YouTube Facebook If you liked this episode, please don't forget to subscribe, tune in, and share this podcast. Thanks for tuning in!

Corporate Innovation Innovation used to be seen as a game best left to entrepreneurs, but now a new breed of corporate managers is flipping this logic on its head. These Corporate Explorers have the insight, resilience, and discipline to overcome the obstacles and build new ventures from inside even the largest organisations. In this interview with co-author Andrew Binns, we explore how all companies and organisations can make innovation shine within. Connect with Andrew here. Guest Bio. Andrew Binns is a co-founder of Change Logic, a Boston-based strategic advisory firm. He works with CEOs, boards, and senior teams as they lead significant business change. His goal is to help organisations liberate their potential to excite the world with innovation. Andy has 25 years of consulting experience as both an external and internal consultant for McKinsey & Co., the IBM Corporation, and Change Logic. At IBM, Andy was deeply involved in the Emerging Business Opportunity program, for which he received an award from IBM's vice chairman.

Interview with Salvador Segura-Ortega – Salvador is the Global HR Digital Transformation Leader at IBM Corporation. He is a Digital Business Transformation leader with deep expertise in designing and deploying enterprise-wide social and agile collaboration solutions, infusing digital, automation and artificial intelligence in the HR process to improve productivity, engagement and employee experience.

Rusty Wiley is President and Chief Executive Officer at Datasite. Upon joining the company in 2014, Rusty led the successful transformation of the company from a collection of financial communications and print-related businesses into a leading, global M&A SaaS technology company. In March 2020, the company re-branded to Datasite. This achievement was the culmination of a journey to streamline operations, upgrade go-to-market capabilities, and launch a market-leading platform backed by world-class product, sales and service teams. Under Rusty's stewardship, in 2019 the company completed its most successful year yet with revenue growth exceeding 30%, profit margins reaching their highest levels and market share hitting a historical peak. Before joining Datasite, Rusty held a variety of executive roles across sales, consulting, and general management at IBM Corporation. Most recently, he was General Manager, Banking & Financial Markets for the technology company. Rusty holds an MBA from Duke University Fuqua School of Business, and a BS in Business Administration with a minor in Computer Science from East Carolina University. https://www.datasite.com/us/en.html --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/smartmoneycircle/support

This panel focused on the emerging principle of “explainability” in regulations that deal with AI and automated decision-making technologies. Lee Matheson (Policy Counsel, Global Privacy at the Future of Privacy Forum), Dr. Sara R. Jordan (Senior Researcher, Artificial Intelligence and Ethics at the Future of Privacy Forum), Renato Leite Monteiro (Co-Founder at Data Privacy Brasil), and Christina Montgomery (Vice President & Chief Privacy Officer at IBM Corporation) discussed how to implement “explainability” in practice, as it is a common transparency requirement under both AI self-regulatory frameworks and prescriptive proposals like the EU AI Act, and a particularly challenging task for many privacy and compliance personnel. You can follow WireWheel on social media to track the latest news in the Privacy world!Follow us on Linkedin,  Twitter, Youtube or Facebook.To learn more about WireWheel Data Privacy Management solutions, please visit www.wirewheel.io.Any questions? You can contact us at marketing@wirewheel.io!

Today's episode marks the four-year anniversary of the Science History Podcast, where we have explored all manner of science and relevant policy spanning from gravitational waves to bioterrorism. So it is fitting that today's guest, Dick Garwin, has worked on just about every major scientific and technology problem with a defense application since just after the Second World War, ranging from the first thermonuclear weapon in 1951 all the way to the U.S. response to pandemics. Today we discuss it all, including space nuclear detonations and electromagnetic pulses, spy satellites, anti-submarine warfare, sequential memory for computers, magnetic resonance imaging, laser printers, touch-screen monitors, nuclear weapons testing, nuclear reactor accidents, Ebola, the Iraq War, the BP Deep Water Horizon oil spill, and even gravitational waves. Dick was born in Ohio in 1928. He received a BS in physics from Case Institute of Technology in 1947 at the age of 19, and then a Ph.D. in physics from the University of Chicago in 1949, at the age of 21. Two years later, in 1951, for a summer project at Los Alamos, he designed the first hydrogen bomb. Dick joined the IBM Corporation in 1952, where for over 40 years he helped to design diverse technology with military applications. He also held numerous posts in universities and at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York, in addition to advising presidents on science and technology, from Eisenhower to Kennedy to Johnson to Nixon. He also served on various technical committees for subsequent American administrations, all the way through to the Obama presidency. Dick has published over 500 papers and been granted 47 U.S. patents. He also coauthored many books, including Nuclear Weapons and World Politics (1977), Nuclear Power Issues and Choices (1977), Energy: the Next Twenty Years (1979), Science Advice to the President (1980), Managing the Plutonium Surplus: Applications and Technical Options (1994), and Megawatts and Megatons: A Turning Point in the Nuclear Age? (2001). Dick is a Fellow of the American Physical Society, of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, and of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He is also a member of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the National Academy of Medicine. Dick received too many awards to list them all here, but they include the 2003 National Medal of Science, awarded by President George W. Bush, and the 2016 Presidential Medal of Freedom, awarded by President Barack Obama. In sum, he is a treasure of 20th Century American science, and I hope you enjoy this opportunity to hear his thoughts as we tour the last 70 years of science, technology and policy.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR WILLIAM DUNLAP is an artist, writer, arts advocate and commentator with a career spanning more than four decades. His paintings, sculpture, drawings and constructions are included in public and private collections, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, The National Gallery of Art, Mississippi Museum of Art, Corcoran Gallery of Art, the Ogden Museum of Southern Art, Lauren Rogers Museum, Mobil Corporation, Riggs Bank, IBM Corporation, Federal Express, The Equitable Collection, Arkansas Art Center, the United States State Department, the U. S. Federal Reserve, and United States Embassies throughout the world. He is the author of SHORT MEAN FICTION: Words and Pictures, a collection of short stories with drawings, Nautilus Publishing, 2016, as well as LYING AND MAKING A LIVING.  ABOUT THE BOOKS - SHORT MEAN FICTION Like tales from the Old Testament, these stories are mean, rampant with sex, violence, and death. All are figments of an active, if not fertile, imagination, and brevity may be their greatest charm. They are fictions through and through. The drawings scattered throughout this volume are not illustrations, but live in the same place the sketchbooks where Dunlap first wrote the stories, forgot them, then found them again. LYING AND MAKING A LIVING Lying and Making a Living picks up where Short Mean Fiction leaves off. It contains more of the irreverent, hard-hitting, exhilarating, ironic, and emblematic prose we've come to expect from Dunlap, whose language is something of a Southern birthright and whose characters are defined by their notorious deeds.. 

Robert (Bob) Blumenthal is an Independent Human Capital Consultant who consults for companies and investor funds on everything related to people and talent acquisition. He has over two decades of experience in leading C-suite talent acquisition and human capital strategy, and has recruited senior executives and board members for major corporations and private equity and venture-funded companies within the industrial, consumer, retail, healthcare, and technology industries. Before this, Bob began his career in sales and marketing at IBM Corporation where he was a platform speaker and motivational marketer. As a branch manager, Bob ran the number one branch in the United States for AT&T Data Systems Division. He then became the president of New Jersey's premier consulting firm where he coached senior executives on career strategy. Later on, he assumed partner and leadership roles at two of the world's premier executive search firms. Bob has 8+ years of experience leading human capital for control investors, including a private equity fund, and a large family office. In this episode… There are so many things to consider when you're on the market for the perfect candidate, and not everyone knows how to filter through the list of individuals who are submitting their application. So what exactly should companies be on the lookout for when choosing the right candidate? And what value can the right talent acquisition strategy bring to their company? Bob Blumenthal has a wealth of experience in recruiting C-suite talent and has coached and led senior executives into understanding their company's needs as far as their human capital and career strategies go. He has helped organizations find the right person for the chair by using strategies to match candidates with the roles that needed to be filled. And he is the person that you want to be talking to if you want to find the right people for your company. In this episode of the Level Up podcast, Nick Araco sits down with talent acquisition and human capital strategist, Robert (Bob) Blumenthal, to discuss key metrics of the recruiting process and why companies need to have these nailed down. Bob talks about the best psychometric tools for acquisition and matching, why candidates should be able to demonstrate their problem-solving skills and how these align with company needs, and his best practices for hiring and interviewing candidates.

As a Technology Executive, Keith Murley knows that getting your team to love and embrace new technologies and processes can be challenging. Oftentimes people fear that the new way of doing things will actually complicate things or even take longer than doing things “the way we've always done them”. And leaders are met with resentment. The best way to get buy-in? Have strong relationships with people. Are you implementing a new idea without doing the research to see if it's a true help and not a hindrance? Are you listening to feedback or are you too focused on completing the project? How you show up for your team is what ultimately builds trust and gets them to support new technology and processes. In this Powerful at Work Radio, tune in to find out how you can do work differently... Episode Outline: [04:48] Taking the time to see how things currently work before changing them... [07:15] How we've grown since the early days of technology and IT departments [15:01] The most successful implementations of technology are always when people believe in it, and aren't resisting it [17:37] Collaboration, competence, and commitment are 3 secret ingredients [21:52] How you choose to communicate can make or break your next initiative About Keith Murley: Keith Murley is driven by an innate curiosity of life, endless hunger for learning, and empathy to serve. Keith's great-grandfather was head of the Department of Classical Languages at Northwestern University, whose work has been memorialized in the U.S Library of Congress; his grandfather, an early member of IBM Corporation, was employed as a programmer and mathematician, authoring and co-authoring many scientific and technical journal articles, as well as being the grantee of three US patents; his father, a software developer, designer and entrepreneur, contributed to the manufacturing industry utilizing robots, electronic monitoring equipment and logic controllers. “The apple doesn't fall far from the tree.” Keith is a multi-talented entrepreneur, business and technology leader, and philanthropist, with a proven track record of exceptional performance. Graduating early from high school, he studied computer information systems and completed further specialized training in the areas of strategic business management, disaster recovery / business continuity, and network administration. Keith speaks English and Spanish fluently, having had the privilege of living with his family as a child in Ecuador. For nearly two decades, he has successfully completed progressively larger business strategic initiatives and technology projects across diverse industries and globally extended teams. Keith has been celebrated by many colleagues, clients, and partners as the best of his kind. Today, Keith Murley serves as the CEO of MAAPPEN, a strategic technology consulting firm, and the Founder of The Center for Good, a global philanthropic organization. Keith is passionate in helping individuals and businesses to define, optimize, and keep score of their goals, both personally and professionally. It starts with people, always. Connect with Keith: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/murleyk/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/keithmurley Website: https://maappen.com/ Follow Rosa Ponce de Leon and Powerful at Work Radio: Website: https://rosaponcedeleon.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rosa-ponce-de-leon/

Bob is the co-founder and director of Intelligent Disobedience Leadership and founder of Mindavation. Specializing in advanced leadership techniques, strategic program and portfolio management and establishing Project Management Offices on three continents, Bob has worked with inexperienced to advanced business leaders from more than 15 countries, with a wide variety of industry backgrounds and has delivered keynote addresses to conferences and chapter meetings around the world. With more than 30 years of I/T, project management and business analysis experience, 18 of those years with the IBM Corporation, I am honored to welcome Bob onto The Everyday PM Podcast to share his wisdom with our community. Not only is Bob a certified Project Management Professional by PMI, he also holds university degrees in Operations Research and Mathematics and is the author of Intelligent Disobedience: The Difference Between Good and Great Leaders, which was released in March 2018 by Routledge (Oxford). He is a LinkedIn Learning instructor, with nearly 20 courses on the platform, covering project management, advanced leadership and outsourcing management. In our conversation, we dig into Bob's professional journey, his passion for teaching, and insight into what differentiates between a good and great leader. What is Intelligent Disobedience Leadership? According to Bob, author of Intelligent Disobedience: The Difference between Good and Great Leaders, it's knowing when and how to break, bend or invent new rules to get better outcomes. Obeying all of the rules rarely generates breakthrough business performance because it does not generate new approaches. Breaking the rules randomly does not work either. Intelligent disobedience values improved business performance over compliance with the rules, when conditions permit. This book promotes enhanced performance by promoting a higher form of ethics. Intelligent disobedience seeks to surface hidden truth and to produce actions that are of higher integrity to yield superior results. The book guides the reader to evaluate their work environment, current business results, and risk, to determine if, when, and how acting with intelligent disobedience can enhance their business outcomes and their career. You can purchase the book here on Amazon or read more about the concept of Intelligent Disobedience here: http://intelligentdisobedience.com/ Enjoyed the conversation with Bob? Leave your thoughts and feedback in the comments section below! **** Follow Our Hosts on LinkedIn: Ann Campea, MSPM, MPH, PMP | Worldwide Readiness Program Manager, Apple, Inc. | Program/Project management professional with 10 years of experience in product development, physical retail launches, health care, and tech industries. Robert L. (Bob) McGannon, PMP, GWCPM | Director - Intelligent Disobedience Leadership / LinkedIn Learning Author / Supporter of Curated Culture / Keynote Speaker / Coach | Bob is a certified Project Management Professional by PMI, was a certified Executive Project Manager with IBM, a Certified Project Management Coach for the Boeing Corporation, and is currently an Honorary Adjunct Professor at Bond University. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/theeverydaypm/support

Anne Kritzmire is the lead independent trustee for the Thornburg Income Builder Opportunities Trust, a newly-formed closed-end fund targeting a mid-2021 launch. She spent over 21 years at Nuveen in various marketing and product management roles. Most recently, she was Head of Multi-Asset Marketing in which she led development and oversight of marketing strategy and programs to drive awareness, education, client acquisition and support for Nuveen's expanding multi-asset investment and advice business.Prior to that role, she was Managing Director of Closed-End Funds Marketing for over 10 years. Anne oversaw strategic marketing and support, financial advisor and investor education, industry relations and promotion for Nuveen Investments' entire family of closed-end funds, which leads the industry in assets and support. She led an integrated program of advisor and investor support communications activities for closed-end funds and income investing, including the award-winning websites as well as advertising, educational initiatives, and sales support. She served as the lead spokesperson to the media on behalf of Nuveen closed-end funds, and also served as President of the Closed-End Fund Association, a national industry trade group.Kritzmire joined Nuveen in 1999 as Vice President and Director of Client Development & Insights, to develop the firm's customer relationship management strategy across multiple product platforms and sales channels. Previously in her career, she held senior marketing and product management positions with Abbott Laboratories and served in sales, engineering, and consulting capacities with IBM Corporation.Ms. Kritzmire received an M.B.A. in marketing and finance with distinction from Northwestern University's Kellogg Graduate School of Management, and a B.S. cum laude in electrical engineering from the University of Notre Dame. She is also a graduate of the Securities Industry Institute at Wharton, and held FINRA Series 3, 7, 24, 63, 65, and 79 licenses.She is an elected Village Trustee for the Village of Long Grove, and previously served on the boards of the Chicago Children's Choir and Chicago Public Media. She is a long-time volunteer and high adventure leader with her local Troop and Venturing Crew (affiliated with the Boy Scouts of America), enjoying many adventures with her two sons and daughter, and sings with her church and a community a capella group.Reach Anne through LinkedIn at: linkedin.com/in/annekritzmire333*****************************************************************************If you'd like to talk to Terry McDougall about coaching or being a guest on Marketing Mambo, here's how you can reach her:https://www.terrybmcdougall.comhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/terrybmcdougallTerry@Terrybmcdougall.comHer book Winning the Game of Work: Career Happiness and Success on Your Own Terms is available at Amazon. 

On today's episode Chris Caine discusses the speed of electronic communication and how that time frame impacts audience influence. Laura and Chris explore how to convey complete thoughts with brevity, the difference between being explicit vs. implicit when communicating, and the need to answer a question first before explaining further. Christopher G. Caine is President of the Center for Global Enterprise, a non-profit organization dedicated to the study of the contemporary corporation in the era of global economic integration. He is also President & CEO of Mercator XXI, LLC, a professional services firm helping clients engage the global economy. Prior to April 2009, Mr. Caine was employed by IBM Corporation for 25 years. For thirteen years he had corporate responsibility for global public policy issues that impacted IBM in his role as Vice President, Governmental Programs. Prior to IBM, Mr. Caine worked for the Coca-Cola Company, the Eaton Corporation, and the Electronic Industries Association.   You can learn more about Chris here: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-center-for-global-enterprise/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/The_C_G_E   To learn more about Dr. Laura Sicola and how mastering influence can impact your success go to https://www.speakingtoinfluence.com/quickstart and download the quick start guide for mastering the three C's of influence.   You can connect with Laura in the following ways: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drlaurasicola LinkedIn Business Page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/vocal-impact-productions/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWri2F_hhGQpMcD97DctJwA Facebook: Vocal Impact Productions Twitter: @Laura Sicola  Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/vocalimpactproductions Instagram: @VocalImpactProductions See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Gail A. Cassidy started her career as a high school English teacher, worked for IBM Corporation as an instructor/manager/writer where she received the prestigious “Outstanding Contribution” award for her self-paced training program that was used worldwide. She then worked for an international training organization as an instructor and manager of instruction. She has written over 20 books related to education and personal development skills. Her current focus is on providing high school courses that guarantee acceptance and validation for every student. As a result of her many years of volunteer efforts in her community, she was recently inducted into her town’s Hall of Fame.

What's your favorite Christmas memory? Was it funny or sweet or precious? We can't relive all our personal memories, but when we look back on the original Christmas story, that memory is one that everyone can share in. Madelene Miller is a bible study leader and pastor's wife. Mrs. Miller received her bachelor's degree from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio and worked for the IBM Corporation as a marketing representative and systems engineer for ten years. She resigned from IBM to serve the Lord in full time Christian service and moved to Chattanooga, Tennessee where she earned a masters degree from Tennessee Temple University in education. In addition to her work in business, Madelene has been a Christian educator and school administrator, a site director for Girls Incorporated, and a trainer for Child Evangelism Fellowship. She has also served on the boards of several local organizations including: Bethel Bible Village, Child Evangelism Fellowship, and Bible in the Schools. She currently serves on two committees for the Generosity Trust. In 2018 Madelene received the Lydia Impact award from Scenic City Women's Network. She and her husband, Dr. Bernie Miller, and son Zachary reside in Chattanooga where he is Senior Pastor of New Covenant Fellowship Church and Madelene is on the planning committee for the Women's Ministry Director of the Deaf  This interview was live on December 2, 2020. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Link to bioRxiv paper: http://biorxiv.org/cgi/content/short/2020.10.27.356873v1?rss=1 Authors: Haile, B., Wolde, M., Gebregziabiher, T. Abstract: Abstract Background: Hypertension is a silent killer that requires long term management to avoid complications. It is one of major public health problem in developing counties like Ethiopia. Hypertension increases the risk of morbidity and mortality and has negative consequences on the cognitive and physical fitness of productivity in adults. Objective: To assess fasting blood glucose, serum electrolyte, albumin, creatinine, urea, and lipid profile among hypertensive patients and non-hypertensive participants at wolaita sodo teaching and referral hospital. Methods: A comparative cross-sectional study was conducted from December 2019 to February 2020. On the study a total of 156 study participants (78 cases and 78 controls) were involved. Each study participant, after signing informed consent, interviewed about the socio-demographic and anthropometric characteristic features. Then 5ml of the blood sample was collected from each 78 patients with hypertension and each 78 samples from apparently healthy subjects from WSUTRH during the period. Fasting blood glucose, serum electrolyte, albumin, creatinine, urea, and lipid profile level were measured in each group. The Data were analyzed by using Epi data version 3.1 and SPSS version 21.0 software (IBM Corporation, USA) and results were summarized using means and percentages and presented by using figures and tables. P-value < 0.05 was considered to be significant at 95% confidence level. Any abnormal laboratory results of study subjects dispatched and communicated with physicians for better management. Results: The mean age of hypertensives and control study groups were 50 {+/-} 10.0 and 51 {+/-} 11.3 years respectively. The body mass index of hypertensives and control study groups were 53.4% and 34.2% overweighed respectively. The mean {+/-} SD of fasting blood glucose, total cholesterol, LDL-C, TG, RFT were significantly increases while serum sodium, calcium, albumin, and HDL- Cholesterol significantly decreased in hypertensives when compared with non-hypertensives and serum potassium was no statistical significance among case and control groups. Conclusion: In present study, we observed that the hypertensive group was at risk for developing biochemical alteration in creatinine, urea, fasting blood glucose, lipid profile, electrolytes, and albumin test parameters with an increased period of time. Recommendation: Regular measurements of biochemical parameters strongly needed for hypertensive patients. Copy rights belong to original authors. Visit the link for more info

Introducing The METRO Podcast! This first episode - part of our "Legends of METRO" series - features Dr. Allen Kraut. Dr. Kraut is Professor Emeritus of Management at Baruch College, City University of New York, where he joined in 1989 after a distinguished career with IBM Corporation. Dr. Kraut discusses his career journey (which began in the U.S. Military), reminisces about how METRO has changed over the years, and offers sage insights and advice for researchers and practitioners in the field of Applied Psychology.

Sarah is the owner of Rhea Lana's in Cobb County, a children's boutique consignment event. They sell upscale used children's clothes, shoes, toys, baby equipment, baby furniture, and more and our consignors are all Moms/Grandma's and Dad's in our community that are reselling their children's outgrown items. She worked in Corporate America, particularly in sales/marketing at IBM Corporation for 22 years. In this episode, Sarah talks about the results achieved are what keeps her motivated. Knowing that she is able to help her community with events. She helps consignors make money out of outgrown kid's items. In the process, she is also supporting the Mom that buys these used items for a fraction of the cost that they would have paid for a new one.

IPC’s new chief technologist Matt Kelly will help IPC’s members to engage in latest technology trends and supply chain transformation that continues to evolve across the electronics industry. He will work to define the scope of what future products and services the association should develop in the areas of standards, education and advocacy. Kelly’s primary areas of focus will be leading the following initiatives: “factory of the future” standards and technical research; industry intelligence funding; and creation and launch of an Industry CTO Council.Kelly comes to IPC following a 14-year career at IBM Corporation, holding several senior technology and engineering leadership positions within IBM Systems Division. His technical contributions include 25 patents, 80 publications, and numerous industry awards from NAM, ASM, SMTA, IPC, and IBM.Very familiar with IPC’s standards development process, Kelly has served on seven technical committees and currently serves as vice chair of the 5-21H Bottom Termination Components Task Group and co-chair of the 2-17 Connected Factory Initiative Subcommittee.

Episode 50 - A Conversation with IPC's Matt Kelly on IPC Technology Focus & InvestmentIPC’s New Chief Technologist Matt Kelly talks about Factory and Supply Chain of the Future ModernizationIn this new leadership role, Kelly will help IPC’s members to engage in latest technology trends and supply chain transformation that continues to evolve across the electronics industry. He will work to define the scope of what future products and services the association should develop in the areas of standards, education and advocacy. Kelly’s primary areas of focus will be leading the following initiatives: “factory of the future” standards and technical research; industry intelligence funding; and creation and launch of an Industry CTO Council. Kelly comes to IPC following a 14-year career at IBM Corporation, holding several senior technology and engineering leadership positions within IBM Systems Division. His technical contributions include 25 patents, 80 publications, and numerous industry awards from NAM, ASM, SMTA, IPC, and IBM.Very familiar with IPC’s standards development process, Kelly has served on seven technical committees and currently serves as vice chair of the 5-21H Bottom Termination Components Task Group and co-chair of the 2-17 Connected Factory Initiative Subcommittee.“Matt is widely recognized in the global electronics industry as a premier thought leader and an innovator, and his work will play a pivotal role in helping us know our members and the industry – with greater depth and breadth,” said Sanjay Huprikar, vice president, Solutions. “We are thrilled to welcome Matt to the IPC team, and we look forward to the new contributions he will make to the electronics industry.”Based in Toronto, Kelly can be reached at MattKelly@ipc.org.

After leaving a great career with IBM Corporation, Shae launched into "freak out and make it happen mode" doing what she "thought" God wanted her to do, but with very little progress to show for it. Six months in, she finally asked, "Lord, what do YOU want me to do?" That's when EVERYTHING started to change. Special Guest: Shae Bynes.

#plugintodevin Show - Devin Thorpe for Congress Guest: Scott N. Howell Office Held: Utah State Senate Issue: Healthcare and Education. I am concerned about my grandchildren receiving the best healthcare and education. Making sure healthcare if affordable. Providing the best quality education. Bio: Scott N. Howell currently is a consultant providing government relations consulting to businesses and organizations, including several development companies and various business and civic entities. Scott spent 34 years with the IBM Corporation most recently as Director for the Public Sector Industry guiding government and business leaders in pursuit of outcome-based strategies and successful delivery of implementation initiatives. During 1990 to 2000 Scott served as a Utah State Senator. For eight of those years he served as the Senate Minority Leader. In 2000 and 2012 Scott was elected as the Democratic Nominee for the United States Senate. #plugintodevin #UtahValues #BoldSolutions #UTpol

Lunch & Learn (Presented by IBM Corporation)   Rashida Hodge - Vice President of Insurance Practice Veena Ganti - Sr. Engineer Lorraine Johnson - Director of North American Cloud Solutions Team Shanelle Gayle - Data Science & AI Sales Engineer   Members of IBM Corporation speak to students about life at IBM and share advice on how to progress in their future careers.

Mit Gunter spreche ich in dieser Podcast Folge über die Zeit nach der Corona-Krise. In unserem Talk stellen wir Engpässe in der deutschen Wirtschaft fest, suchen nach Lösungen aus der Corona-Krise und skizzieren die neue Zeit nach dem Corona-Virus.Gunter Dueck war schon einmal im MARKENREBELL Podcast:Der Prozess ist der Innovation ihr TodGunter Dueck (Jahrgang 1951) zählt zu den 100 einflussreichsten Persönlichkeiten (exakt auf Platz 57, lt. Computerwoche) in der deutschen ITK-Landschaft (Informationstechnologie und Kommunikation). Er studierte von 1971-1975 Mathematik und Betriebswirtschaft, promovierte 1977 an der Universität Bielefeld in Mathematik, forschte 10 Jahre mit seinem wissenschaftlichen Vater Rudolf Ahlswede zusammen, mit dem er 1990 den Prize Paper Award der IEEE Information Theory Society für eine neue Theorie der Nachrichten-Identifikation gewann. Dueck arbeitete an der Strategie und der technologischen Ausrichtung der IBM mit und kümmerte sich um Cultural Change. 2009 bis 2010 beteiligte er sich in führender Rolle am Aufbau eines neuen strategischen Wachstumsfeldes der IBM Corporation, das auf die wachsende Industrialisierung der IT-Infrastrukturen bis hin zum so genannten Cloud Computing zielt.Gunter Dueck publiziert auf seinem Blog “Omnisophie” und schreibt satirisch-philosophische Bücher über das Leben, die Menschen und Manager:Schwarmdumm: So blöd sind wir nur gemeinsam Flachsinn: Ich habe Hirn, ich will hier raus.Heute schon einen Prozess optimiert?Zu den Shownotes auf www.markenrebell.de Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=2PU5W9H752VZJ&source=url)

In this ValueTales episode, we are delighted to share the story of the indomitable Ann Cramer.  Ann is a native of Jacksonville, Florida, graduated from Salem College in Winston-Salem, North Carolina with a degree in mathematics. She had a long and successful career at the IBM Corporation, where she started as a Systems Engineer in Jacksonville and retired as its Director for IBM Corporate Citizenship and Corporate Affairs for the Americas. These days, she is serving as a Senior Consultant with Coxe Curry & Associates. She has been heavily involved in youth and educational organizations throughout her life, serves on multiple nonprofit boards including the Woodruff Arts Center, the Alliance Theatre Company, Public Broadcasting Atlanta (PBA). She has received numerous awards and accolades, including the first Lifetime Achievement Award by the Atlanta Business Chronicle’s "Women Who Mean Business" listing, named by Atlanta Woman Magazine as Power Woman of the Year, and was recognized as the US Chamber's first lifetime achievement for corporate citizenship award. Click here to learn more about TLG's Leadership Character Model.   To learn more about how we can help you unleash your organization's full potential, visit us at turknett.com.

Are you an entrepreneur lacking the money and resources you need? Don't miss this expert VC line-up. Learn how to get connected to the mentors and advisors who want you to succeed. In this episode you'll get expert advice from the women who connect entrepreneurs to money and traction. They've done it and they share with you their strategies and experience on what works. Expert line-up: Nancy Hayes of Golden Seeds, Alicia Castillo Holley of Women Get Funded, and Jory Des Jardins, co-founder of BlogHer.   About Nancy Hayes: Nancy Hayes mentors women and men starting or growing small businesses, as well as those launching high growth technology-based firms. She is also an angel investor and member of Golden Seeds angel group. She is cofounder of MoolaHoop, a rewards-based crowdfunding site for women-led small businesses that launched in July 2013. Nancy left the IBM Corporation, where she was a senior executive to become CEO of a national nonprofit serving seriously ill children. She later was CEO of a nonprofit that served the elderly. She was then Dean of the College of Business at San Francisco State University, and later CFO and VP of the university. She has an MBA in Finance from the University of Chicago.    About Alicia Castillo Holley: Alicia Castillo Holley is an angel investor, speaker and academic. Castillo Holley’s career started as a young scientist and professor on Agronomy before becoming involved in product development for a Bayer-Shell joint venture and eventually turning into an entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and angel investor. Along the way, she has authored numerous articles and books and taught at many universities worldwide. As an entrepreneur, she has started nine companies -successfully exiting from five of them- and two non-for-profit. She played a pivotal role in the Development for the Entrepreneurial Curriculum and the Venture Capital Industry in Chile, where she lived between 1996 and 2002 and founded the country’s first Seed Capital micro VC.   An avid traveler, she has lived in 6 countries and visited more than 100. Her latest initiative “Women Get Funded” seeks to demystify funding for women, and empower them to be in control of their funding process.   About Jory Des Jardins: Jory Des Jardins co-founded BlogHer, a venture-backed, category-defining women’s digital lifestyle company that was sold to SheKnows Media in late 2014. She spent 10 years on the founding team, enabling strategy from pre-venture funding through post-acquisition phase. While with BlogHer, Jory evangelized best practices in social and influencer marketing to Fortune 500 Marketing Leads and digital/media agency leadership. She served for six years on the Board of Directors of the Internet Advertising Bureau (IAB). She started her career in print editorial, as an editor for Penguin Books, The New York Times Syndicate, and Time Inc. Custom Publishing. Jory is a tireless crusader for women entrepreneurs and business leaders, sharing her personal growth story, contacts, and insights learned from 10 years of growth hacking, digital community building, strategy development and fundraising. She sits on the boards of several female-led or founded startups.   Links:       Find Powerful Conversations on | | |

Adam Povlitz began his journey at Anago when he was 26. Looking to make a real impact in his professional life instead of just being a spoke in the corporate wheel, he decided to join his father in building what is now known today as one of the largest commercial cleaning companies in the nation, Anago Cleaning Systems (Anago). In 2015, Adam was promoted to President of Anago and oversees every aspect of the company including operations, finance, and the marketing programs designed to attract Master and Unit Franchisees. Previously, Adam served as the Growth Initiatives and Expense Analyst for the North American Sales & Distribution division of IBM Corporation. He holds an MBA from the University of Miami and earned a Lean Six Sigma Green Belt from Nova Southeastern University. He is a Certified Franchise Executive and an ISSA Cleaning Industry Management Standards Expert. Website: https://www.anagocleaning.com/   http://anagomasters.com/    

Our guest today is Cordell Carter. We had a fascinating conversation about the funding landscape for K12 education. Cordell is an entrepreneurial leader, nationally recognized for cross-sector successes in philanthropy, education, and technology. He is currently leading the Aspen Institute Socrates Program, a global education forum for emerging leaders. He has previously held leadership roles with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Business Roundtable, National Alliance for Public Charter Schools and the IBM Corporation. In this episode, Cordell takes us into the heart and soul of philanthropic funding and gives us a glimpse into the mindset of those who hold the purse-strings. He tells school leaders where to look, how to plan, and how to demonstrate results that will attract grants.Listen and take note of how getting your “story” right might be the most important piece in positioning your school to receive philanthropic attention. If you have ever thought about grant funding for your school, or are even interested in the evolving strategy of foundations and others in education, Cordell has a deep understanding of what’s going on. So, here he is.Quotes:6:07 “People love winners. I’m going to fund people who don’t need me - meaning, you’re already figuring out a way to achieve in spite of a lack of resources.”10:15 “The one thing you can’t replicate is time… you either make more use of it, or you can’t.”15:14 “The big trend to watch for is this move toward an investment approach; foundations are changing to limited liability corporations.” 23:40 “I like to think of foundation funds as strategic funds (used) to expand a promising practice or to highlight something that’s unique.”32:10 “The winners (those who get funded) are the people who can make an emotional connection to people who are driven by data. Get your story down.”Here are some resources mentioned in our discussion:Arnold Ventures https://www.arnoldventures.org/The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation https://www.gatesfoundation.org/The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative https://chanzuckerberg.com/Teach for America https://www.teachforamerica.org/Where to learn more about Cordell Carter:At Aspen Institute - aspeninstitute.org/our-people/cordell-carter-ii/Twitter - @cordellcarteriiCarter on Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/cordellcarteriiWhere to learn more about Enrollhand:Website: www.enrollhand.comOur webinar: https://webinar-replay.enrollhand.comOur free Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/schoolgrowth/

Toni Portmann is currently co-founder and CEO of Walkabout Workplace, a digital office that is changing the paradigm of remote work. With more than 35 years of leadership experience in board and executive management, Toni has spent her career in technology centric companies, ranging from software and hardware to support and services. She brings a wealth of management skills with expertise in board leadership, M&A, strategic planning, process improvement and innovative sales solutions. Toni’s corporate leadership includes holding the position of chief executive officer at 5 companies. Throughout her career she has held executive positions at IBM Corporation and Diebold, Inc. and has served on public, private and non-profit boards in roles of chairman of the board as well as chairman of nom/gov; compensation and strategic planning committees. Ms. Portmann holds a bachelor of business administration from Boise State University and is a member of WCD (Women Corporate Directors). Toni is an investor in Texas Women Venture Network (TWV) and serves on advisory boards for TWV; Prime Women; Great Girls Network; and Speakalytics. She has served as a board member of The Center for Brain Health, an organization for the assessment and treatment of brain diseases and she established the Tyson Johnson Memorial for Another Solution, Inc., dedicated to fighting the disease of addiction. Toni loves skiing, biking, and enjoying her 6 grandchildren and her cat, Frank!

Welcome to episode #26 of IoT Product Leadership, a podcast featuring in-depth conversations with product leaders on what it takes to build great IoT products. I’m your host, Daniel Elizalde.     I’m very excited about today’s show. My guest today is Maciej Kranz, Vice President of Strategic Innovation at Cisco. Maciej, a world-renowned IoT thought leader. In addition to his work at Cisco, Maciej is a frequent speaker at conferences around the world, and he is the author of the New York Times best-selling book: Building the Internet of Things.     It is a real honor to have Maciej in the show today. In this episode, we discuss some critical challenges’ companies face when starting their IoT journey.     This includes challenges around choosing which application to focus on first, how companies should think about their place in the IoT ecosystem, and common obstacles for finding IoT talent.     This is an episode no IoT product leader should miss.     About Maciej Kranz:  Maciej Kranz brings 30 years of networking industry experience to his position as Vice President, Corporate Strategic Innovation Group at Cisco. He leads the group focused on incubating new businesses, accelerating internal innovation, and driving co-innovation with customers and partners through a global network of Cisco Innovation Centers.   Prior to this role, Kranz was General Manager of the Connected Industries Group at Cisco, a business unit focused on the Internet of Things (IoT). He built a $250M business from the ground up in 18 months and relentlessly evangelized the IoT opportunity across Cisco and the market, making IoT one of Cisco’s major priorities.   Previously, Kranz led efforts across Cisco to define, prioritize, and deliver Borderless Network Architecture and roadmaps. He also drove business and product strategy for the wireless and mobility business and led product management for the stackable Ethernet switching business unit through its expansion from $400M to $6B in revenues.   Before coming to Cisco, Kranz held various management positions at 3Com Corporation, where he drove a $1B Ethernet network interface cards (NICs) product line. He began his professional career at IBM Corporation.   In his New York Times Best Selling book, Building the Internet of Things, Kranz offers practical advice to business decision makers on how and why to implement IoT today. He formed a thought-leadership forum and newsletter to exchange industry insights on IoT developments. Kranz is also a faculty member of Singularity University, focusing on IoT and corporate innovations.   Topics we discuss in this episode: Maciej shares his background and about Cisco.  Cisco’s philosophy around the Internet of Things. How IoT will impact the future of businesses. The challenges companies face when brining IoT into their organization. How companies think about the role they should play within the IoT ecosystem. Challenges companies face when looking for IoT talent. Advice for Product Leaders who are new at developing IoT solutions.   To learn more about Maciej and Cisco Systems: Maciej Kranz New York Times bestselling book, Building the Internet of Things Maciej on LinkedIn Forum and Newsletter Singularity University Maciej on Twitter     Free download: Don’t forget to download my IoT product strategy template, for free.   Related Resources: What Is An IoT Product Manager? IoT Framework for Product Managers How to Build an IoT Product Roadmap

In this TalkingHeadz, Evan and Dave discuss the UC channel with SVP Todd Abbott at Mitel. Todd joined Mitel in April of 2017, and before that he worked everywhere else. He is in the complex role of encouraging UC channel partners to both sell and evolve as industry evolves toward cloud-delivered services. Todd takes us on a channel evolution safari. About ToddA seasoned executive with more than 30 years of experience in the computing, networking, and business communications industries, Todd Abbott develops go-to-market strategies, sales models, and channel programs. He is currently Mitel’s Executive Vice President of Global Sales & Services, and oversees global sales operations, including cloud and enterprise sales, professional and support services, and channel programs. Prior to joining Mitel, Todd has held senior executive positions at several business communications companies, including Symbol Technologies, Seagate Technology, Avaya, and Sonus Networks. Earlier in his career, Todd spent eight years at Cisco Systems. Todd began his career in 1982 at IBM Corporation. Todd has a Bachelor of Science degree with a double major in Finance and Marketing from Northeastern University (Boston, Massachusetts). Cross posted at https://TalkingPointz.com/th-todd-abbott

Who is Nancy Hayes?   Nancy Hayes is an active angel investor focused on women-led companies. She has invested in 22 companies and serves as advisor to entrepreneurs and as a management consultant and coach to executives in for-profit and nonprofit corporations. Nancy left the IBM Corporation, where she was a senior executive, to become CEO of the STARBRIGHT Foundation, an innovative nonprofit organization that used technology and media to help seriously ill children and subsequently was President and CEO of WISE Senior Services, a social services agency which served frail elderly and disabled adults. Nancy was named Dean of the College of Business at San Francisco State University in 2005 and after six years in that role, was CFO and Chief Administrative Officer of the university for 2 years. In 2013, Nancy cofounded MoolaHoop, a rewards-based crowdfunding site for women with small businesses. She was Managing Director of the Silicon Valley chapter of Golden Seeds, a national angel group that invests in women-led companies, for over 3 years. Nancy has an MBA with a concentration in Finance from the University of Chicago and resides in San Francisco.   Show Highlights Nancy shares her journey into angel investing after helping women with small businesses and seeing the funding challenges. Nancy talks about various financing options available including revenue-based financing and the statistics around the number of companies started each day. Angels join groups to minimize risk. Terri and Nancy talk about the ways in which women can (and should) become active angel investors. Spoiler: just jump in and do it. Nancy talks about her value in advising startups and her favorite investments. Nancy would wave a magic wand to get advice and mentorship to more female founders earlier.   Terri’s Key Takeaway As women, we think we need to take one more class or get one more degree but with angel investing, we just need to get started.   References in the Podcast WABA: Women Angels of the Bay Area Golden Seeds: https://goldenseeds.com/ RESI: http://www.resiconference.com/ JP Morgan: https://www.jpmorgan.com/global/healthcareconference Jenny Kassan: http://www.jennykassan.com/ CrowdFund Main Street: https://crowdfundmainstreet.com/ JOBS Act: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jumpstart_Our_Business_Startups_Act Lighter Capital: https://www.lightercapital.com/ Kim Folsom: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimtfolsom/ Carol Sands class on angel investing: https://continuingstudies.stanford.edu/courses/professional-and-personal-development/angel-investing-for-the-serious-investor-an-introduction/20181_BUS-204 Venture Deals: https://www.venturedeals.com/ Angel the Book: https://www.angelthebook.com/ Wingpact: https://www.wingpact.com/ Wingee Sin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wingee/ Suzanne Andrews: https://www.linkedin.com/in/suzannemandrews/ Porfolia: https://www.portfolia.co/ Pipeline Angels: http://pipelineangels.com/ NextWave Ventures: https://nextwaveimpact.com/ Venture Deals online course: https://kfatechstars.novoed.com/#!/courses/kfa-venture-deals-fall18/flyer My90: https://www.textmy90.com/ Kona Shen: https://www.linkedin.com/in/konashen/ Tempo Automation: https://www.tempoautomation.com/ Cirrus Identity: https://www.cirrusidentity.com/ Dedra Chamberlin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dedrachamberlin/ Tyler Lynch PYL episode 2: http://www.terrihansonmead.com/podcast/pyl002/tyler-lynch   Contact Nancy can be reached by email at nancy@nkhgroup.com, via Twitter at @nancyhayes and through LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/in/nancyhayes2. You can follow Terri on Twitter at @terrihansonmead or go to her website at www.terrihansonmead.com or on Medium:  https://medium.com/@terrihansonmead.  Feel free to email Terri at PilotingYourLife@gmail.com. To continue the conversation, go to Twitter at @PilotingLife and use hashtag #PilotingYourLife.

Thomas S. Murphy is an American broadcast executive, and is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Emeritus of Capital Cities / ABC, Inc. Murphy helped engineer the 1986 acquisition of the American Broadcasting Company in 1986 for $3.5 billion. Murphy, who served as President and Chief Executive of ABC until 1994, are credited with increasing the profitability and efficiency of ABC. Tom Murphy is a member of board of directors of Berkshire Hathaway, General Housewares Corp., Texaco, Inc., Johnson & Johnson, and IBM Corporation and a Life Trustee and Honorary Vice Chair of New York University. Connect with David on Twitter: twitter.com/DavidNovakOGO See more Podcasts: davidnovakleadership.com/leadership-podcast/ Take our Free Recognition Survey: davidnovakleadership.com/survey

  Cyber attacks are getting more sophisticated and are being perpetrated on everyone and more often than ever before.  Today we are going to discuss Security and Two-factor authentication schemes and what you can do to protect your self. Craig is putting up a new membership site (Yes, it is free, but you have to sign up)  On it will have all his special reports that he puts out and you will be the first to get them. These and more tech tips, news, and updates visit - CraigPeterson.com --- Transcript: Below is a rush transcript of this segment, it might contain errors. Airing date: 08/018/2018 Two Factor Authentication. Security and Highlights from Defcon Conference Craig Peterson: [00:00:00] Hi, there everybody, Craig Peterson here, and as usual I've got a ton to talk about. We've got a special report about America's greatest threat. They're calling it a hurricane for cyber attacks. We've got an interesting hacker out there, who has allegedly stolen millions of dollars by hijacking phone numbers and in turn asking kids parents to send some money. Isn't that something. Another trick here. Your Voicemail. Did you know that hackers are seizing practically all online accounts just using your voicemail? We'll tell you how some practical security here for the prudent American, great little article that came out in medium, we'll be talking a little bit about that. Everything you want to know about VPN's but didn't want to ask. In fact, I had a request from one of our listeners this week about the VPN stuff because he's heading out of the country. I love this new Alexa skill, I've been playing a lot with my Alexa. You know about the timers, that people have been using for years to make their lights go on and off while they're out of the house. Well, listen to what you can do with your Alexa. And three trends that hackers, a Black Hat and DEFCON are watching. Did you know that just happened to hear about a week ago? So here we go. Of course, you're listening to Craig Peterson, right. So, we're playing around with some different things, let me know what you think? We've got some different bumper music and beds and things, and you'll hear some of the same stuff we've always been using, as well today. But, you know it's been years since we changed any of that stuff so, we'll just let it go for now, OK. So, our special report, to start things off here today.  [00:01:51] We know about the security vulnerabilities, we've seen the vulnerabilities, we know what's up, and many of us have been hacked, right. Have you been hacked? You may not even know it. But almost every computer that's online that's running Windows has been hacked. If you've been online for more than a year. Well, what is ahead when we go forward? What are we looking at here? I did a really interesting interview this week for the FBI for their Infraguard program. It's with a company called Black Ops partners, and you might want to look them up. They've got just a ton of cool information. It's headed by the guy who started IBM Corporation's whole security division, which is really kind of neat here. He's won the cybersecurity excellence award, and everything else. So, he and I were talking about cybersecurity 3.0 and where's it going. What should we be doing? And, you know it's really interesting when we get right down to it. But, the bad guys are out there. They are coming after us, and they're coming after us in a big way. We've known that right. We've we know the Russians are coming after us. We know the Chinese, in fact, this customer I just picked up. We've been cleaning things up, and just yesterday we installed a brand new Next-Generation Firewall filter and Security Operations Center support for him.  [00:03:19] And, this is just a small family-owned company. But, he had been compromised. They were able to get past his firewall, he had a great firewall. Yeah, yeah, yeah, I've heard that story before, and the bad guys got past it and got into his accounting system, found all of his clients, and managed to steal hundreds of thousands of dollars. It's just crazy what happened. He ended up going over to China. To try and find out. So, can we get our money back because the money got transferred over to China? Tens of thousands of dollars later and, of course, now there's lawsuits and legal fees involved and it's pretty crippling. So, that's not surprising, right. It's just like President Trump going out and saying something crazy on Twitter, right. We're used to hearing that new thing that he says out there, but it is not going to change our opinion about President Trump, right. If you had a pro-opinion, you have one after if you had an anti-opinion, you have the same one after, right. That's not going to change things. What changes things is a surprise. What changes things is wow, that's just not what I would expect. And if you had another President in there that didn't normally do the types of things President Trump does, you would be surprised maybe your opinion would change when he did something on Twitter that just shocks everybody in the whole nation or the whole world,  [00:04:48] right. You kind of get used to it. Well, here's the big picture. The bad guys aren't just going after your money. They're not just trying to get at your clients, and not just trying to get that information. It turns out that the bad guys include nation-state actors. It's not just some kids in the basement somewhere over in Ukraine that is trying to hack in now. And, we're talking about the risk here of a crippling cyber attack. The Homeland Security secretary, Kirsten Nielson said just this last week, that the U.S. is in crisis mode comparing the dangers of a massive attack to a Category 5 hurricane looming on the horizon. You heard that right. Category 5 hurricane, and there is no graver threat to the United States. An interesting article that I posted up on my Web site by Axios. You can find it there. They've got some quotes from General David Petraeus. He's the former CIA director, and he's quoted as saying, what worries me most is a cyber equivalent of a weapon of mass destruction falling into the hands of extremists who would needless to say be very difficult to deter because of their willingness to blow themselves up on the battlefield and take us with them. Leon Panetta, of course, who was President Obama's former CIA director.  [00:06:20] Quotes and On and on and on. But, the bottom line here is we not only have to protect our businesses from these bad guys that we're familiar with, that have been out there for a very long time, but in fact, we've got to protect our businesses from the nation-state actors, as well. Now, I know the FBI has been working closely with businesses to try and secure our infrastructure and headway is being made there. But, it's shocking to me more and more as I get into it, how many hospitals, clinics, doctors offices, small banks, et cetera don't have what's needed. And, they are part of the critical infrastructure. So, again looking into the FBI Infragard, if you're involved with one of these businesses and see if you can't join up if you can pass the Infragard background check and start getting some of this information firsthand that I'm providing and other people are providing to the Infragard members. It is so critically important. And if you're a regular business guy is, I'm just a business regular guy, What do people care? Think about losing everything. Think about your retirement caught up in the business. What's going to happen if that's all stolen from you? And that's what's going to happen, by the way, it's guaranteed. It's going to happen. It's happening every day. And you've got to reconsider your whole security infrastructure.  [00:07:55] You've got to work with the company that knows what they're doing, and just a funny note here. I've got to add this in. I got an e-mail this week that came from a mailing list that I'm on, and they were promoting this two thousand dollar course, become a managed security services provider in six weeks. And, you know I have to chuckle because people have a hard time differentiating, right now. How would you differentiate between my company, Mainstream, and one of these guys that six weeks later puts up a shingle, saying yeah I'm a security services provider, right? And I started adding up the hours. And this is the part that really shocked me. Of course, it helps to be a little bit older and having done this for a long time. I have more than 100,000 hours in the I.T. business doing network related stuff including security. Personally, me personally. This isn't our company has a combined 20 years. Me personally, 100,000 hours and I have I just laughed when I saw this. Are you kidding me? People are going to be out there peddling themselves as security providers when all they have is a couple of certifications under their belt and a six-week course. Oh, man anyhow, so now let's go over to our next topic here.  [00:09:33] Well, we kind of started out by talking about hackers and what they're doing. We've got a new problem up there, pretty darn big problem. frankly, and this is a phone hijacking now.  [00:09:45] You know I've told you before that these two-factor authentication schemes that are using your phone where they send you a text are not terribly secure, right. In fact, they're not secure at all. Well, this is something that's just a little bit different. We've got an article here from Motherboard, talking about California authorities who are saying, that a 20-year-old college student has hijacked more than 40 phone numbers and stolen five million dollars, including some from cryptocurrency investors. Wow. OK, wow is all I have to say here. Here's what's happening this guy Joel Ortiz, he's a 20 year old from Boston. He's alleged to have hacked these victims, using some accomplices who are unnamed, at least as of yet. And, this is the first reported case against someone who's allegedly used a technique known as Sim swapping. So, in Sim swapping so, you know you get a phone, you have an unlocked phone you have a sim that Sim has your contacts and other stuff on it. And, that sim also was used to authorize you to the cellular network. So, now that's what you use to identify your phone, right. So, when someone calls your number it uses the sim, to identify you. That's how that all works. With sim hijacking what happens is they basically steal your sim. Now, they don't even have to have access to your sim. All, they have to do is trick your provider. You know like AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon, and whatever trick your provider into transferring the target's phone number to a SIM card that's controlled by the bad guy. So, once they get that phone number and there's ways to do this, this is really, well documented where they will call up and pretend they're your wife, or your husband or even you. [00:11:52] And, so many of us are posting information online that makes it possible for them to be able to very easily impersonate you. So they know your wife's name your kid's names your dog's names where you work where you were born where you graduate from college. So, they can pass the so-called anti-fraud stuff when they call up the provider. So, once they get your phone number the bad guys are using it now to reset your passwords and break into your online accounts. Because remember I was saying that using a text message is not true two-factor authentication. In some cases even working, if you do have a separate type of two-factor authentication. And, its called a port-out scam. It's relatively easy to pull off, it's become widespread and that is where they say, yeah I am transferring my phone number from T-Mobile to Verizon, just as an example, right. And, you arrange for that. You're transferring your phone number and when you do that, you have to have a new sim. In many cases you have to, in this case, you'd have to have a Verizon type sim. And, obviously, you'd have to be working on the frequencies Verizon uses et cetera but easy enough to pull off. So, this guy Ortiz was arrested at the L.A. International Airport was on his way to Europe. He apparently had a Gucci bag that was part of a recent spending spree that, of course, they seized because they're alleging that it was financed by some of these scams. He's facing 28 charges, 13 counts of identity theft, 13 counts of hacking, and two counts of grand theft, according to a complaint that was filed. They're going after some of his co-conspirators apparently they have access to millions of dollars in cryptocurrency.  [00:13:50] And the interesting quote in here, that I'm not going to quote because it is full of all kinds of nasty stuff. OK. So it's interesting. Think about that. There's a sim swapping community that's out there on the dark web, where people are swapping the information back and forth. At least three of the attacks that happened, he stole more than a half million from a cryptocurrency entrepreneur including a million he'd crowdfunded and an initial coin offering. And, you know I am absolutely against putting money into these things. I don't look at them as an investment. I look at them as highly, risky. It goes on and on. So, bottom line DO NOT tie it to your phone, into authentication for any of these Web sites. Use some of these some of these apps that are out there like Duo or Google authenticator, if you want to learn more about it let me know I'd be glad to put together a special little free mini-course on it, as to how to do all of that. But, that's what we do. We go even further. We not only use those types of apps, we have physical keys that we have to use in order to get on to certain Web sites. In fact, we're expert witnesses right now in a case involving a managed services provider, that they obviously they didn't go to the six week course or they would have known better, who messed up, and wow, major stuff, can't really talk about the case, but similar type of thing that happened with this other client, that we were talking about that we just picked up. It's happening every day. Now, you've got to pull up your socks and pay attention. All right. So, let's get on to the voicemail and how that ties into all of this as well.  [00:15:46] Well, remember I was just saying that if you use your phone for authentication, where they send you a text message to make sure you, because you're logging into a new browser or you're logging in from a place that they're not familiar with, right. So, they'll send you a text message and then you enter that code in. Well, the same type of problem exists with your voicemail. Your Google, your Microsoft, Apple, WhatsApp, signal account, they all have an Achilles heel. Now, Signal is interesting because it is designed to keep things secure. WhatsApp is supposed to keep things secure, not as secure as Signal does. But, here is the weakness, and that weakness was disclosed this last week again in Vegas. In case you weren't aware of it, there was the Black Hat conference. And at that people were talking about different ways to hack, new things they found, Defcon as part of that, right. One right after the other, these two conferences out there in Vegas. So, this particular one was by Martin Vigo. He was over at the Defcon convention, and he explained how he managed to reset passwords for a whole bunch of different types of online accounts. So, he took advantage of the weakest link in the security chain which is. believe it or not, your voicemail.  [00:17:17] So, what he did was he requested a password reset on some of these services, like WhatsApp, because you have the option of requesting you receive a call with the reset code. So, that's more than just receiving a text, it's actually a phone call. So, people think OK, well that's safe right. [00:17:40] Well, no it's even worse than getting a text message because all he had to do was hack the voicemail account first.  [00:17:49] How does he do that? Well, he just wrote a little script that just brute force attacked the passwords. All right. Most people are using a four-digit password. And most of the voicemail systems don't have incremental backoffs, where they time out. You know where you get it wrong the first time you have to wait five seconds, you can try again, if you get it wrong three times you have to wait five minutes. Yet are wrong again. You might have to wait an hour etc.. No, no. They just let you hack, hack, hack, hack, hack, hack, hack. And, in fact, he did get access to the account's password reset codes. And, ultimately he got control of the account itself because they sent a reset code via voicemail called up your reset code as 1 2 3 4, and he had previously hacked that voicemail account, and many people it's easy to find. I was on again research for this case, where we are acting as a consultant to the law firm and we may end up on the stand, as an expert witness. But in that type of a situation, all that has to happen is you go to the website, you can find that person's password, you can be again password reset information by just finding what is their phone number. Because people are posting their personal cell phone numbers on websites, or they're posting their business work number on the website. Then I get it right. You  [00:19:22] Want people to be able to contact you. But in this case, he got into all of these accounts and he was able to reset them because he got the password via voicemail reset.  [00:19:32] Oh man, some of the stuff just never ends does it? All right. So let's talk a little bit about practical security. Got a lot of kids going back to school.  [00:19:47] You've got college kids, of course, going back to school. We just had a client bring in a hard disk that was being used for backup. You know one of those pluggable USB drives and guess what it had failed and apparently, their daughter's dissertation was there on that hard drive. And so we took it apart, the case and everything and it looks like it's actually a problem with a hard disk itself might be the voice call. You can hear clicking. So, hopefully, that's what it is it's only going to cost about five thousand dollars to get that a hard disk fixed. We're going to send it out to a lab. We don't actually do that in-house right. Let the experts deal with it. So, guess what doctoral dissertation. Because the machine went south and the backup wasn't working. We hear that all the time. It's incredible. That's why you have multiple layers of backup as well not just one backup. Because in this case her machine failed and she didn't realize her backup wasn't working. Oh man. Anyhow it's really distressing when that happens to you. We've got kids now that are starting to get involved with politics for the 2018 election cycle, the same thing is going to be true with the 2020 cycle. We've got of course harassment hate campaigns. There's doxing going on. Russian hackers going on, and these same people that have been involved in trying to disrupt our elections, are going to be busy again this year and in 2020.  [00:21:24] So, anyone who touches sensitive confidential documents, financial records, voter data, you have to protect yourselves. And you might not have thought about that when it comes to these kids, that are working as volunteers may be in election offices that are out there, right. Their favorite candidate left, or right, or center, whatever they might be.  [00:21:47] There is a ton of bad advice out there because most of the security folklore that's out there in the I.T. industry really is wrong. It can be even dangerously incorrect. The security world five years ago, today, It's not the same thing, right. So, there are a few things you have to do. I've got a special report. You can no longer get it on my Web site. But it's all about passwords, PASSWORD managers. I give some reviews in there we have some links to using them if you want to find out about password managers e-mail me or just send me a text 8 5 5 3 8 5 55 53, send me a text asking for it. I'll send you the PDF.  [00:22:33] I think it's like five or six pages, it's pretty detailed pretty in-depth, I'll send to you. It's something I use with my clients. But, you can you can get that from me. But number one user password manager again if you missed it 8 5 5 3 8 5 fifty-five fifty-three. So, anyhow you've got to generate passwords. Get a security key, a Yubi key is probably one of the better ones out there. But, be careful of using the security keys make sure you know what you're doing because you could break your computer completely if you lose the key. OK. It's kind of crazy but you know Yubi key is out there. There's a lot of other things there. Chrome browser has some really good extensions. HTTPS Everywhere is a good extension to use it. You can enroll Google's advanced program protection and a good article and Medium that I have put my Web site Craig Peterson dot com. You can go there and read up a little bit more. Well only got a few minutes left so, let's kind of whip through these last few things for this week again you will find all of this and more in the newsletter. Now, we sent out the newsletter on Thursday this week as opposed to Saturday morning.  [00:23:51] We want to see if that's a little better if you guys pick it up that way. I think a lot of people are subscribed to their work e-mail address, which means you might not notice it when you come in on Monday morning. So, if you check your e-mail you'll see it's from me at Craig Peterson dot com. All of these articles with direct links to them so you can find out more. We also have special offers, from time to time, like a couple of months ago we offered that password special report, as well. But a VPN is very important. We use them all the time. We have our own VPN. And, the whole idea behind it is you have a tunnel, hopefully, a secure tunnel. Be careful where you are going, when it comes to VPNs. Geo-blocking is a good thing to get around with a VPN, but as I mentioned at the beginning of the show I have a client that is heading over to Europe and he was asking about VPNs and what he might want to do what he should do. So, I got good advice on that as well. I know I can send you more information. There's a cool new Alexa's skill.  [00:25:02] Is really really neat. It's plain these fake stupid arguments to make people burglars think that you're at home. [00:25:10] Ok, so one of them is an emergency PTA meeting to discuss Memes, fidget spinner's, and other teen fads. There's another one where couples having a breakup while also trying to watch TV. Another one-two average guys brainstorm what's unique about themselves so, they can start a podcast about that. Oh man. There's another one that they can play where they have conversations from a book club, where no one discusses the book. A mom walking her daughter through Ikea assembly over the phone, a stay at home mom losing her mind, and an argument over a board game. Very cool you can. You can find those for Alexa. Great article in Slashdot. You'll find it on my Web site and cool for burglars keep them out of your home. Three trends that the hackers a black hat and DefCon were talking about and what they're watching. Mobile devices have moved up the list. The Internet of valuable things, IoT has become very, very big deal. I should do some special stuff on some of this for people and audio hacking. It is now a thing. So, you can find all of this and more details. CRAIG Peterson dot com check your e-mail if you're on my list. Also, I've been trying to send it out via a massive few are on my text list, a link I send out to everybody with this week's articles but you'll find all of this. Craig Peterson dot com, any questions any requests. Just text me. I've been answering people all week long and fact to getting more and more every week 8 5 5 3 8 5 55 fifty-three and I'll send you I'll put on my text list and let you know about current events what's happening and little reminders about the show and stop 8 5 5 3 8 5 55 53. Have a great week and we'll be back again next week and I'll be sure to let you know if anything big is hitting the fan during the week. Take care. Bye-bye.  --- Related articles: Hackers can seize practically all your online accounts, and it’s your voicemail’s fault Practical Security for the Prudent American Ever left your lights on a timer to scare off burglars? 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“Turning Knowledge Into Practice” was the title of the 2018 symposium hosted by University of Maryland’s Project Center for Excellence. For this episode, we feature the track on Leadership and Conflict. Five presenters are featured, covering these topics “Breaking Rules: A Rulebook for Improving Your Performance”; “Managing Teams with Servant Leadership”; “Conflict Resolution Practices for the 21st Century”; “Practical Methods for Successful Change Adoption”; and “Eight Steps to lasting Change that Works Every Time.” Listen, learn, and get a free PDU! An educational podcast with PM Guests discussing key technical project management techniques in new ways. PDU Information Earn education PDUs in the PMI Talent Triangle for each podcast. Use the following information in PMI’s CCRS system to register the PDUs for this podcast: PDU Category: Online or Digital Media Provider Number: 4634 PDU Claim Code:   463431CQK7 Activity Number: PMPOV0051 PDUs for this episode: 1 About the Speakers Bob McGannon specializes in strategic program and portfolio management and has helped set up project management offices on three different continents. He has 25 years of IT, project management, and project analysis experience, 18 of those years with the IBM Corporation. His management experience includes technology outsourcing, IT delivery measurement and quality, business analysis, and general project management. Bob has worked internationally while playing a major role in the development of international trade applications in use in the United States and Europe, and recently worked in Australia on a consulting engagement with Medicare in Canberra. Joseph (Joe) D. Launi has over 30 years of experience and has worked tirelessly to develop a solid reputation for delivering successful projects and improving project management competency. He is a proven project management executive with progressive experience encompassing project management office (PMO) leadership; development and management of PMO policies, best practices and methodologies; development and presentation of project management training; implementation of project management software solutions; information technology project and program oversight; research and development into motivation and morale building programs; and profit and loss management of various consulting practice areas.   Pamela Davis-Ghavami is a Washingtonian with 29 years of federal service in the Information Technology field. She has a BBA from the University of the District of Columbia in Business Administration and Computer Information Systems Science, a Masters in Information Technology and Project Management from Capella University and is PMP certified. She enjoys learning new things about technology, sharing her knowledge with anyone who will listen, being an active member in her Toastmaster club and moving to the top of the adder of her Montgomery County Tennis league club.   Aimee Richcreek Baxter has worked in the technology industry for over 25 years as a Project Manager and Technology Trainer. She has been a certified PMP since 2000. Currently, Aimee works at Macalester College, as Financial System Specialist, bringing technology solutions to the Business Services Office and the Macalester Community it serves. She utilizes her PMP skills every day from small tasks to larger campus-wide projects. Myles Miller is a multi-national CEO, two-time Best Selling Author and Radio Host of “Myles of SUCCESS”,  with over 30 years’ experience in the project management field, across multiple industries including retail, defense, state and federal government, international countries and hospitality. Myles has a BS in Business Management from Penn State University and a MBA from La Salle University in International Business Management and recently acquired his PhD from Baylor University.

Microsoft VP Hayden Stafford said in his Keynote at Apttus Accelerate that "It's not industries that are transforming, it’s companies transforming industries. More precisely it's people transforming those companies." As sales teams worldwide are increasingly looking to speed up the selling process and do more by leveraging applications like Dynamics 365, Office 365 and LinkedIn Sales Navigator I caught up with Hayden Stafford to find out more about Microsoft's vision and the partnership with Apttus. We also discuss how the traditional manufacturing space is changing rapidly with IoT and how together with Apttus and Dynamics 365 integrations, Microsoft is readying the manufacturing industry to digitally transform. Guest Info Hayden is a senior IT executive with 25 years of professional experience in consulting, marketing and sales at Ernst & Young LLP, IBM Corporation, Salesforce.com and most recently, Microsoft. He has global experience living overseas as well as managing complex global business/IT consulting and sales organizations. He has extensive industry experiences in Financial Services and Health Care organizations. Prior to taking his new worldwide enterprise sales leadership role at Microsoft where is he responsible for Global Sales for Microsoft's Enterprise Business Applications Business Unit - Dynamics 365, Hayden was the head of industry solution sales at Salesforce.com. In this role, he was charged with building the new Industry Business Unit (IBU) and driving sales execution across the six focus industries the company deemed strategic to the business. Additionally, given his deep understanding of financial services customers, he was also the global head of the Financial Service Industry across all products where he was responsible for driving the overall strategy and growth of the FSI industry agenda. Prior to Salesforce, Hayden was a Vice President and Managing Director at IBM. While at IBM, he was responsible for key Financial Markets and Retail Banking customers based in New York City with overall responsibility for global profit, revenue, signings, services delivery and client satisfaction. Key customer locations and business experience included NYC, London, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Shanghai.  

Hema Reddy is the Founder & CEO of Crafty Counter, an innovative packaged food products company, and their first product line is available in the market today, and they called Wundernuggets. She is also the Founder & CEO of Epicurate Media - a digital marketing firm that is hyper-focused on helping food & beverage brands achieve their growth targets via carefully designed marketing blueprints & processes. Prior to her entrepreneurial ventures, she was Program Director for Worldwide Systems Marketing at IBM Corporation. Hema is a public speaker, and has been featured on several TV & media outlets.

Mr. Prow has more than 30 years of information technology and federal services experience, including leadership positions at IBM Corporation, PricewaterhouseCoopers, and Coopers & Lybrand. During his career, he has run large global government services organizations, delivering solutions to a wide array of Department of Defense and other government customers.

In this episode, CGE radio show host J. Richard Jones speaks with a renowned international expert on digital government, Dr. Julia Glidden, General Manager, Global Government Industry, IBM Corporation. In this insightful interview, hear why digital transformation is such a passion of Dr. Glidden’s. Learn about lessons learned from governments around the world who have successfully implemented digital transformation strategies and how does Canada rank. How different is it in defining a roadmap for digital transformation for a country like India as compared to Canada and what you can expect to hear from Dr. Glidden at TechGov 2018?

Winners PMI Award Winners discuss projects and their philosophies vis-à-vis Project Management. Learn about how these outstanding PMs went about laying out their vision, handling the stakeholders, addressing the risks, and successfully completing some challenging projects. This inspiring episode offers great ideas and food for thought for PMs at all levels. Listen, learn, and get a free PDU! PM Point of View® (PM-POV) is a podcast series produced by Final Milestone Productions and PMIWDC. PM-POV allows our membership and the public at large to listen to brief and informative conversations with beltway area practioners and executives as they discuss various perspectives on project management -- its uses, its shortcomings, its changes, and its future. Listeners can send comments and suggestions for topics and guests to pm-pov@pmiwdc.org. PM Point of View® is a registered trademark of M Powered Strategies, Inc. PDUs Awarded:    1 PDU Information Earn education PDUs in the PMI Talent Triangle for each podcast you listen to — over 11.75 PDUs by listening to the entire series! Use the following information in PMI's CCRS system to register the PDUs for this podcast: PDU Category: Online or Digital Media Provider Number: C046 Activity Number: PMPOV0043 PDUs for this episode: 1 » More PM-POV Episodes   About the Speakers Connie Plowman, PMP Connie is all about leadership -- as an education leader, corporate leader, and volunteer leader. As an education leader, Connie is a part-time instructor at several education institutions – teaching project management classes at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. She served as the Interim Executive Director for the CLIMB Center for Advancement at Portland Community College. CLIMB stands for Continuous Learning for Individuals, Management, and Business. This Dean-level position reported directly to the President of the Extended Learning Campus (ELC). She was a member of the ELC Leadership Team supporting the College’s mission, vision and core values. As a corporate leader, Connie worked for Cadence Management Corporation, an international project management training and consulting company. After 22 years with the firm, Connie retired in December 2010 as their Chief Operating Officer (COO). For 12 years, she worked in employee, customer and executive education for IBM Corporation. As a volunteer leader, Connie is an active member of the Project Management Institute (PMI) serving on numerous Boards and global committees. She is a frequent speaker at Job Seekers groups helping and mentoring professionals in career transition and provides support to our future leaders studying project management. In 2016, Connie received the PMI Eric Jenett Project Management Award of Excellence by PMI. Named after one of the founders of PMI, this award honors “individuals who have made an outstanding contribution(s) to the project management profession or its practice through leadership, technical project management, and strategic and business management acumen.” Since the beginning of this award in 1998, it has been given only 17 times – worldwide. Connie is a graduate from Portland State University with a degree in Business Administration. In 2002, she became a certified Project Management Professional (PMP®). When she passed the PMP exam, Barry Manilow was on the radio singing “It’s a Miracle!” Connie lives outside Portland, Oregon, USA - in the wine country! Joanne Hohenadel University Health Network (UHN) Digital Senior Project Manager Since 2001, Joanne Hohenadel has been leading health informatics projects for UHN, McMaster University’s Health Information Research Unit and Center for Health Economics Policy Analysis. She has lead major projects related to health application integration; hospital finance; development of a clinical anesthesia information system, point of care clinical documentation and electronic medication ordering and administration. She is currently a Senior Project Manager for University Health Network (UHN) Digital. In addition to her Honours Bachelors of Applies Science degree, she holds her LEAN Green Belt, PMP, PROSCI Change Management and ITIL certifications. Andre D’Penha University Health Network Quality Improvement Plan – Discharge Summary Program Manager Andre D’Penha is a project management professional with over thirteen years of experience in the Canadian healthcare, retail, and automotive industries. Over the last ten years, he has successfully implemented medium to large-scale, complex clinical projects and quality improvement initiatives at the University Health Network (UHN), Canada’s premier academic medical centre, consisting of Toronto General and Toronto Western Hospitals, the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, the Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, and the Michener Institute for Education at UHN. He has won numerous awards for his project management achievements, including the 2015 PMI Award for Project Excellence – North America, the 2017 Business Transformation & Operational Excellence Award for Best Achievement of Operational Excellence in Healthcare, and the 2017 3M Health Care Quality Team Award. He is currently UHN’s Quality Improvement Plan – Discharge Summary Program Manager, within UHN Digital’s Technology & Innovation Portfolio.   Greg Roos Process Safety Audits & Assessments Complex Process Facilities Manager Greg received a BE degree in Chemical Engineering from Cooper Union College in 1979. Greg had 30+ years of experience in 3 Chevron refineries and 2 Chevron/Phillips petrochemical /polymer plants prior to his current role. His initial background was in refinery engineering, followed by management roles in engineering, maintenance, operations and projects among those facilities. Current job responsibilities are across Manufacturing, Upstream Complex Process Facilities, Chemicals, Terminals, Lubricants and Non-Operated Joint Ventures. Greg is a licensed Professional Engineer (PE) in Mississippi and California. Greg is certified as a Process Safety Auditor (CPSA) and Project Management Professional (PMP). Greg was the engineering manager on the Project Management Institute 2015 Project of the Year Award Winner, Coke Drum Replacement Project at El Segundo Refinery. Greg is currently serving as chair of API Process Safety Site Assessment Program industry sub-committee. Greg and his wife Marty live California with 2 adult children and 2 grandchildren.

Coach Linda's guest is a true woman trailblazer, Ms. Loretta Penn.  She is the former President of Spherion Staffing Services, a two billion dollar staffing & recruiting co. acquired in 2011 by the Randstad Group.  Penn led the company’s largest division (over a billion dollars), responsible for revenue growth & profitability, service delivery, sales, operations & strategic direction across 500+ company-owned, licensed & franchised offices in North America. Prior to becoming President, Penn served as Spherion’s Chief Service Excellence Officer, & President of Spherion Legal Staffing along with other senior positions.  Penn brings over 25 years of experience in the staffing industry and 10 years in sales, marketing & executive management positions with the IBM Corporation.   Penn is currently the founder & President of PECC, LLC, an executive coaching & consulting company.  She works with senior executives, business owners, entrepreneurs & individuals to create greater alignment between business goals, vision & profitability.  Her practice focuses on working with professionals committed to developing innovative, creative & sustainable solutions in workforce management, talent acquisition & retention in a diverse global environment.  In alignment with her coaching & consulting practice, Penn is currently an Adjunct Professor at the George Washington University School of Nursing in Washington, DC in the MSN & Doctoral programs, Nursing Leadership & Executive Management Program.  Penn holds a Bachelor of Science degree from North Texas University & a Certificate of Studies from Harvard University. She currently serves on the Board of Directors for TECO Energy, the North Highland Company, &  the Global Good Fund.  Penn also serves as Chairman of the Board for YUPRO, an affiliate of Year Up.  

This week we have a special episode that was recorded live SXSW in Austin. This year, SXSW featured a track on Healthcare from 3/10 - 3/14 which Neil Patel, Leland Brewster (www.healthbox.com/team), and I attended, as well as a number of the tech and innovation focused. We had a great time and learned a lot and in this episode we cover some of the important things we learned and emerging trends we saw.   In this episode we discuss: New developments around genetic data and the importance of this data as it relates to gene editing The safety and infrastructure layers of data protecting and sharing Corporate Innovation: advice for both corporations and startups Corporate Innovation Resources from NESTA Better Collaboration with Corporates: Downloadable Tools for Startups Better collaboration with startups: Downloadable tools for corporates   Better collaboration with startups: Tips for corporates and http://www.nesta.org.uk/sites/default/files/recomendation_for_corporates_2.pdf Better collaboration with corporates: Tips for startups and http://www.nesta.org.uk/sites/default/files/recomendationfor_startups_and_scale-ups.pdf Winning Together: A guide to successful Corporate-Startup Collaboration (PDF) Thoughts around “To Build in Health, Follow the $, Not the Patient" Resources: RIFLE Analysis from Khosla Improving targeting with meaningful quantitative analysis  “Market Rifle” – what market segments should we be in? “Account Rifle” – which accounts should we target?  “Channel Rifle” – what channel strategy, what partners? http://www.khoslaventures.com/rifle-framework http://www.khoslaventures.com/project-rifle How Healthbox uses the Radical Candor framework from Kim Scott and Christa Quarles Radical Candor Website  Book  Keynotes: Collaborative Innovation in the Digital Health Age Clay Johnston  Dell Medical School at UT Austin  Ginni Rommety  IBM Corporation  Alex Gorsky  Johnson & Johnson  Mark Cuban Blog Maverick   Chris Sacca  Lowercase Capital   

For our special 50th episode, we provide you with the amazing team-up of the wonderful Sam Richard, UI Architect Watson at IBM Corporation, and your host, Christopher Schmitt. Sam and Christopher had the privilege of speaking at SXSW! They took on infamous bug reports and forum discussions around the Web the only way one can : dramatic reenactments!

For our special 50th episode, we provide you with the amazing team-up of the wonderful Sam Richard, UI Architect Watson at IBM Corporation, and your host, Christopher Schmitt. Sam and Christopher had the privilege of speaking at SXSW! They took on infamous bug reports and forum discussions around the Web the only way one can : dramatic reenactments!

For our special 50th episode, we provide you with the amazing team-up of the wonderful Sam Richard, UI Architect Watson at IBM Corporation, and your host, Christopher Schmitt. Sam and Christopher had the privilege of speaking at SXSW! They took on infamous bug reports and forum discussions around the Web the only way one can : dramatic reenactments!

The powerful earthquake that struck Nepal on 25 April could be just the first of a series of quakes to hit the region in coming weeks. Future tremors could add to the current death toll of more than 4,800 people and make it harder for aid agencies to deliver help where it’s needed. While NGOs are saving lives on the ground, freeing people trapped under the rubble and building emergency shelters, we learn how a team of mappers in the United Kingdom teamed up with the organisation Kathmandu Living Labs to build a real-time map of the affected areas. Their work could allow humanitarian staff to deliver aid faster and more effectively, particularly if there are further tremors. In this month’s podcast, we also discover how a new device that filters the blood of people with malaria may strengthen efforts to fight drug-resistant forms of the disease. The device, which works like a kidney dialysis machine, uses the magnetic properties of the infected cells to capture them and remove them from the blood. We then talk with Melissa Leach, director of the Institute of Development Studies in the United Kingdom, about how social and cultural factors must be considered if more-resilient healthcare systems are to be built in Ebola-stricken countries On the issue of public health, we speak with Martin Sepulveda from the research division of the IBM Corporation, United States, about a new index to measure fairness in research. http://www.scidev.net/global/disasters/multimedia/May-podcast-mapping-nepal-post-quake.html

IIT 2013 Conference Podcast Interview with Suresh Shenoy, EVP at IMC Suresh V. Shenoy is Executive Vice President at Information Management Consultants, Inc., a Virginia based consulting and technology company. He currently serves as Chairman of the National Capital region of the American Red Cross and on the boards of Kevric Company, IMC Global Services, Fairfax County Information Technology Advisory Committee, Capital IIT Alumni Association and Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce. He was the Program Committee Chairman of the PanIIT Global Conference held in Washington D.C. which was attended by more than 2,300 people. Prior to joining IMC, Mr. Shenoy was a partner at Maridyne International, an international marketing company and joint venture with Marubeni Corporation of Japan. After selling Maridyne, Mr. Shenoy owned and operated Northeast Investment Castings which manufactured precision castings for defense and high-tech industries. He was an adjunct professor of Entrepreneurship, International Marketing and Business Administration at the Graduate School of Management of Clarke University. Currently, he is on the adjunct faculty of the School of Information Technology & Engineering at George Mason University. Mr. Shenoy has a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology and a MBA from the University of Connecticut. Mr. Shenoy served as co-President of the PanIIT Alumni Association in North America from 2006-2008, which is the umbrella alumni organization for the highly selective seven Indian Institutes of Technology. He was a founding member of the Thomas Jefferson Partnership Fund and served on its board until 2002. He also served on the Board of the Fairfax County Library Foundation. He was chairman of the Emerging Technologies Advisory Group (EMTAG) at the Association of Information and Image Management (AIIM) from 1996-1997 and served on AIIM’s International Board of Directors. He served as chairman of the Washington D.C. Chapter of the International Society of Enterprise Engineers (ISEE) and as co-chair of the BPR-SIG for the Industry Advisory Council to U.S. Government CIOs. Mr. Shenoy’s articles have been published in various industry publications and he has spoken at numerous industry events including annual AIIM International shows, Imaging Expo in New York, COMDEX, Information Management Congress in Europe and CENADEM in Brazil. Mr. Shenoy was inducted as a Fellow of the Information Management Congress (Europe) and AIIM International (USA) in 2000. In 2009, Mr. Shenoy was the recipient of the annual award for philanthropy and community service from the Northern Virginia Community Foundation. In the same year, he was also recognized by IBM Corporation as “Information Champion” for his contributions to Enterprise Content Management (ECM) technologies and received the Distinguished Service Award from his alma mater, the Indian Institute of Technology.

The Robert Zicklin Center for Corporate Integrity, The Steven L. Newman Real Estate Institute, and Corporate Communication International present the following program on Sustainability 2.0 as part of the David Berg Foundation Speaker Series. Experts from business, government, communities, and technology discuss how they are meeting the challenge by envisioning business and the urban environment. The event takes place on November 6, 2009 at the Baruch College Newman Conference Center, Room 750. [Part I -- 60 min.] Water Panel Moderated by Michael Goodman PhD, Dir., Corporate Communication International Paul S. Mankiewicz, PhD, Executive Director, The Gaia Institute Gary Rancourt, Worldwide Business Development Executive, Big Green Innovations, IBM Corporation Beth Sauerhaft, PhD, Sr. Manager Environmental Stewardship, Pepsi Cola North America Beverages [Part II -- 60 min.] Energy Panel Opening Remarks by Michael Goodman PhD, Dir., Corporate Communication International Moderated by Donald Schepers PhD, Dir., The Robert Zicklin Center for Corporate Integrity G. Sandy Diehl, III, VP, Integrated Commercial Solutions, United Technologies Corporation Reza Ghafurian, Technical Leader, Central Engineering, Consolidated Edison Tom Schepers, Director, Systems Engineering, CISCO Systems [Part III -- 60 min.] Real Estate Panel Moderated by Jack S. Nyman, Dir., The Steven L. Newman Real Estate Institute Michael P. Davidson, Sr. V.P., Corporate Workplace Executive, Bank of America Robert F. Fox, Jr. AIA, Partner, Cook + Fox Architects LLP Scott E. Frank PE, Partner, Jaros Baum & Bolles Amanda Kaminsky, LEED AP, BD+C, Sustainable Construction Manager, One Bryant Park

The Robert Zicklin Center for Corporate Integrity, The Steven L. Newman Real Estate Institute, and Corporate Communication International present the following program on Sustainability 2.0 as part of the David Berg Foundation Speaker Series. Experts from business, government, communities, and technology discuss how they are meeting the challenge by envisioning business and the urban environment. The event takes place on November 6, 2009 at the Baruch College Newman Conference Center, Room 750. [Part I -- 60 min.] Water Panel Moderated by Michael Goodman PhD, Dir., Corporate Communication International Paul S. Mankiewicz, PhD, Executive Director, The Gaia Institute Gary Rancourt, Worldwide Business Development Executive, Big Green Innovations, IBM Corporation Beth Sauerhaft, PhD, Sr. Manager Environmental Stewardship, Pepsi Cola North America Beverages [Part II -- 60 min.] Energy Panel Opening Remarks by Michael Goodman PhD, Dir., Corporate Communication International Moderated by Donald Schepers PhD, Dir., The Robert Zicklin Center for Corporate Integrity G. Sandy Diehl, III, VP, Integrated Commercial Solutions, United Technologies Corporation Reza Ghafurian, Technical Leader, Central Engineering, Consolidated Edison Tom Schepers, Director, Systems Engineering, CISCO Systems [Part III -- 60 min.] Real Estate Panel Moderated by Jack S. Nyman, Dir., The Steven L. Newman Real Estate Institute Michael P. Davidson, Sr. V.P., Corporate Workplace Executive, Bank of America Robert F. Fox, Jr. AIA, Partner, Cook + Fox Architects LLP Scott E. Frank PE, Partner, Jaros Baum & Bolles Amanda Kaminsky, LEED AP, BD+C, Sustainable Construction Manager, One Bryant Park

The Robert Zicklin Center for Corporate Integrity, The Steven L. Newman Real Estate Institute, and Corporate Communication International present the following program on Sustainability 2.0 as part of the David Berg Foundation Speaker Series. Experts from business, government, communities, and technology discuss how they are meeting the challenge by envisioning business and the urban environment. The event takes place on November 6, 2009 at the Baruch College Newman Conference Center, Room 750. [Part I -- 60 min.] Water Panel Moderated by Michael Goodman PhD, Dir., Corporate Communication International Paul S. Mankiewicz, PhD, Executive Director, The Gaia Institute Gary Rancourt, Worldwide Business Development Executive, Big Green Innovations, IBM Corporation Beth Sauerhaft, PhD, Sr. Manager Environmental Stewardship, Pepsi Cola North America Beverages [Part II -- 60 min.] Energy Panel Opening Remarks by Michael Goodman PhD, Dir., Corporate Communication International Moderated by Donald Schepers PhD, Dir., The Robert Zicklin Center for Corporate Integrity G. Sandy Diehl, III, VP, Integrated Commercial Solutions, United Technologies Corporation Reza Ghafurian, Technical Leader, Central Engineering, Consolidated Edison Tom Schepers, Director, Systems Engineering, CISCO Systems [Part III -- 60 min.] Real Estate Panel Moderated by Jack S. Nyman, Dir., The Steven L. Newman Real Estate Institute Michael P. Davidson, Sr. V.P., Corporate Workplace Executive, Bank of America Robert F. Fox, Jr. AIA, Partner, Cook + Fox Architects LLP Scott E. Frank PE, Partner, Jaros Baum & Bolles Amanda Kaminsky, LEED AP, BD+C, Sustainable Construction Manager, One Bryant Park

The Robert Zicklin Center for Corporate Integrity, The Steven L. Newman Real Estate Institute, and Corporate Communication International present the following program on Sustainability 2.0 as part of the David Berg Foundation Speaker Series. Experts from business, government, communities, and technology discuss how they are meeting the challenge by envisioning business and the urban environment. The event takes place on November 6, 2009 at the Baruch College Newman Conference Center, Room 750. [Part I -- 60 min.] Water Panel Moderated by Michael Goodman PhD, Dir., Corporate Communication International Paul S. Mankiewicz, PhD, Executive Director, The Gaia Institute Gary Rancourt, Worldwide Business Development Executive, Big Green Innovations, IBM Corporation Beth Sauerhaft, PhD, Sr. Manager Environmental Stewardship, Pepsi Cola North America Beverages [Part II -- 60 min.] Energy Panel Opening Remarks by Michael Goodman PhD, Dir., Corporate Communication International Moderated by Donald Schepers PhD, Dir., The Robert Zicklin Center for Corporate Integrity G. Sandy Diehl, III, VP, Integrated Commercial Solutions, United Technologies Corporation Reza Ghafurian, Technical Leader, Central Engineering, Consolidated Edison Tom Schepers, Director, Systems Engineering, CISCO Systems [Part III -- 60 min.] Real Estate Panel Moderated by Jack S. Nyman, Dir., The Steven L. Newman Real Estate Institute Michael P. Davidson, Sr. V.P., Corporate Workplace Executive, Bank of America Robert F. Fox, Jr. AIA, Partner, Cook + Fox Architects LLP Scott E. Frank PE, Partner, Jaros Baum & Bolles Amanda Kaminsky, LEED AP, BD+C, Sustainable Construction Manager, One Bryant Park

The Robert Zicklin Center for Corporate Integrity, The Steven L. Newman Real Estate Institute, and Corporate Communication International present the following program on Sustainability 2.0 as part of the David Berg Foundation Speaker Series. Experts from business, government, communities, and technology discuss how they are meeting the challenge by envisioning business and the urban environment. The event takes place on November 6, 2009 at the Baruch College Newman Conference Center, Room 750. [Part I -- 60 min.] Water Panel Moderated by Michael Goodman PhD, Dir., Corporate Communication International Paul S. Mankiewicz, PhD, Executive Director, The Gaia Institute Gary Rancourt, Worldwide Business Development Executive, Big Green Innovations, IBM Corporation Beth Sauerhaft, PhD, Sr. Manager Environmental Stewardship, Pepsi Cola North America Beverages [Part II -- 60 min.] Energy Panel Opening Remarks by Michael Goodman PhD, Dir., Corporate Communication International Moderated by Donald Schepers PhD, Dir., The Robert Zicklin Center for Corporate Integrity G. Sandy Diehl, III, VP, Integrated Commercial Solutions, United Technologies Corporation Reza Ghafurian, Technical Leader, Central Engineering, Consolidated Edison Tom Schepers, Director, Systems Engineering, CISCO Systems [Part III -- 60 min.] Real Estate Panel Moderated by Jack S. Nyman, Dir., The Steven L. Newman Real Estate Institute Michael P. Davidson, Sr. V.P., Corporate Workplace Executive, Bank of America Robert F. Fox, Jr. AIA, Partner, Cook + Fox Architects LLP Scott E. Frank PE, Partner, Jaros Baum & Bolles Amanda Kaminsky, LEED AP, BD+C, Sustainable Construction Manager, One Bryant Park

The Robert Zicklin Center for Corporate Integrity, The Steven L. Newman Real Estate Institute, and Corporate Communication International present the following program on Sustainability 2.0 as part of the David Berg Foundation Speaker Series. Experts from business, government, communities, and technology discuss how they are meeting the challenge by envisioning business and the urban environment. The event takes place on November 6, 2009 at the Baruch College Newman Conference Center, Room 750. [Part I -- 60 min.] Water Panel Moderated by Michael Goodman PhD, Dir., Corporate Communication International Paul S. Mankiewicz, PhD, Executive Director, The Gaia Institute Gary Rancourt, Worldwide Business Development Executive, Big Green Innovations, IBM Corporation Beth Sauerhaft, PhD, Sr. Manager Environmental Stewardship, Pepsi Cola North America Beverages [Part II -- 60 min.] Energy Panel Opening Remarks by Michael Goodman PhD, Dir., Corporate Communication International Moderated by Donald Schepers PhD, Dir., The Robert Zicklin Center for Corporate Integrity G. Sandy Diehl, III, VP, Integrated Commercial Solutions, United Technologies Corporation Reza Ghafurian, Technical Leader, Central Engineering, Consolidated Edison Tom Schepers, Director, Systems Engineering, CISCO Systems [Part III -- 60 min.] Real Estate Panel Moderated by Jack S. Nyman, Dir., The Steven L. Newman Real Estate Institute Michael P. Davidson, Sr. V.P., Corporate Workplace Executive, Bank of America Robert F. Fox, Jr. AIA, Partner, Cook + Fox Architects LLP Scott E. Frank PE, Partner, Jaros Baum & Bolles Amanda Kaminsky, LEED AP, BD+C, Sustainable Construction Manager, One Bryant Park

Garry Herron has been a small business owner since 1995 when he founded Advanced Technology Solutions (ATS).  ATS and its companion company ATS Consulting, Inc. have specialized in providing Information Technology consulting and services to businesses, educational institutions and State and Local governments. Prior to founding ATS, Garry had a career in sales, consulting and management with IBM Corporation. This interview will explore what businesses and organizations do to make sure their information Technology infrastructure is always available to them and what the future looks like for Information Technology.

Garry Herron has been a small business owner since 1995 when he founded Advanced Technology Solutions (ATS).  ATS and its companion company ATS Consulting, Inc. have specialized in providing Information Technology consulting and services to businesses, educational institutions and State and Local governments. Prior to founding ATS, Garry had a career in sales, consulting and management with IBM Corporation. This interview will explore what businesses and organizations do to make sure their information Technology infrastructure is always available to them and what the future looks like for Information Technology.

Thomas R. Carter was born in Memphis, Tennessee, and attended Melrose High School in the Orange Mound community. He joined the U.S. Air Force in 1957, learning to operate electronic accounting machines (EAM). He was the first African American to attend the IBM Corporation school in Miami, Florida. In 1962 Carter joined Olin Mathison Chemical Company in New York City and studied programming at the RCA Institute. He was the first African American programmer at Olin Mathison, as well as the U.S. Trust Company. After moving to the IBM Corporation plant in Brooklyn, New York, Carter was transferred to IBM's Mohansic Research Laboratory. He was later assigned to an Atlanta facility and moved to Marietta, Georgia in 1976. Carter retired from IBM in 1988. Shortly after moving to Marietta, Carter met Oscar Freeman, President of the Cobb County Branch of the NAACP from 1982 to 1986. Due to Carter's efforts, the Freeman's NAACP office had one of the first personal computers. ID:ksu-45-05-001-03014 Rights:To request permission to publish, reproduce, publicly display, broadcast, or distribute this material in any format, you must contact the Archives, Rare Books and Records Management.

The author of four books and a much sought-after public speaker, Skinner began his ministry career in the mid-1960s with evangelistic crusades in New York City's Harlem, where he grew up. He had opportunities to speak to and influence countless individuals, groups, and organizations, ranging from members of Congress to the New York Yankees to officials at IBM Corporation. He also served as chaplain for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League. Skinner also worked with poor inner-city youth in Newark, New Jersey, seeking to mature them spiritually while providing technical expertise toward a professional career. Unconcerned about winning popularity contests, Skinner offered a persistent critique of the majority culture, including white evangelicals, challenging his listeners to address issues of racial and social injustice. But those who knew him best agree that he was, first and foremost, an evangelist who sought to introduce unbelievers to Christ and to challenge believers to obedience. Skinner passed in 1994

The author of four books and a much sought-after public speaker, Skinner began his ministry career in the mid-1960s with evangelistic crusades in New York City's Harlem, where he grew up. He had opportunities to speak to and influence countless individuals, groups, and organizations, ranging from members of Congress to the New York Yankees to officials at IBM Corporation. He also served as chaplain for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League. Skinner also worked with poor inner-city youth in Newark, New Jersey, seeking to mature them spiritually while providing technical expertise toward a professional career. Unconcerned about winning popularity contests, Skinner offered a persistent critique of the majority culture, including white evangelicals, challenging his listeners to address issues of racial and social injustice. But those who knew him best agree that he was, first and foremost, an evangelist who sought to introduce unbelievers to Christ and to challenge believers to obedience. Skinner passed in 1994

Thomas R. Carter was born in Memphis, Tennessee, and attended Melrose High School in the Orange Mound community. He joined the U.S. Air Force in 1957, learning to operate electronic accounting machines (EAM). He was the first African American to attend the IBM Corporation school in Miami, Florida. In 1962 Carter joined Olin Mathison Chemical Company in New York City and studied programming at the RCA Institute. He was the first African American programmer at Olin Mathison, as well as the U.S. Trust Company. After moving to the IBM Corporation plant in Brooklyn, New York, Carter was transferred to IBM's Mohansic Research Laboratory. He was later assigned to an Atlanta facility and moved to Marietta, Georgia in 1976. Carter retired from IBM in 1988. Shortly after moving to Marietta, Carter met Oscar Freeman, President of the Cobb County Branch of the NAACP from 1982 to 1986. Due to Carter's efforts, the Freeman's NAACP office had one of the first personal computers Use Restrictions: To request permission to publish, reproduce, publicly display, broadcast, or distribute this material in any format, you must contact the Archives, Rare Books and Records Management.

In today's climate we get down at times, however there is a motivator that will inspire you to go the extra mile. The motivator I'm referring to is is Anita Hicks, join us on Wednesday, March 10, 1:00pm (EST) she is going to transform how you see yourself, thus impacting how you move forward in your future. Anita Hicks is a Professional Motivational Speaker and Life Coach. She is also the mother of two sons she considers her driving forces. Anita was trained by nationally known Motivational Speaker Les Brown, and has been chosen as one of his Platinum Speakers. She is a self-proclaimed dreamer with a passion for success and a strong desire to help others succeed. Whether in the area of sales, business or personal development Anita presents a universal message that speaks to every mind and heart. Communicating with humor, poetic lyrics and practical applications, she offers innovative techniques that help her clients become more successful both personally and professionally. Anita Hicks and Les Brown developed Live Your Authentic Life, an audio book for the ages. Join us live at (646) 595-477 and or via the web chat room. Anita has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business, and brings 10 years of business experience for IBM Corporation. She is a successful Real Estate agent with millions of dollars in sales and the CEO of AH Productions Inc. Anita believes we are all born to be winners. She has chosen to press toward a higher calling, using her contagious energy and powerful spirit to encourage, motivate and inspire authenticity and life changing improvements in the lives of others. Mission Statement: To encourage, motivate and inspire authenticity, and life changing improvements in the lives of others.

APOSTLE TALK  -  Future News Now! WWW.REALMIRACLES.COM with Prince Handley HOW TO FINISH: THE ANSWER TO GANG VIOLENCE, REVOLUTION AND ANARCHY You can listen to this message NOW Click on Libsyn pod circle above (top left). Give it 20 seconds to load. Listen NOW ... or download for later. For INSTANT REPLAY, go to: www.blubrry.com/prophecy/ Please email this message to a friend. 24/7 release of Prince Handley blogs, teachings, and podcasts >>> STREAM Notice: There are several music beds in this podcast. The podcast is NOT over just because you hear music. It is not over until Mrs. bin Laden sings! DEDICATION: Last week many of us saw the video of a young teenager - an honor student - who was murdered by other teenagers in Chicago. His name was Derrion Albert, and I am dedicating this podcast / teaching to Derrion and his family.  HOW TO FINISH – THE ANSWER TO GANG VIOLENCE AND ANARCHY MUSIC / INTRO INTRODUCTION Last week many of us saw the video of a young teenager – an honor student - who was murdered by other teenagers in Chicago. His name was Derrion Albert, and I am dedicating this podcast / teaching to Derrion and his family. FIRST, let me say to you that I have the answer to gang violence. Let me give you a few examples: Gene Browning was a Black Muslim who hated whites. He was an all state football tackle. On Saturdays Gene would go to the park with his Doberman Pinscher dog and wait until a white person would come by with their dog. Then Gene would turn his Doberman loose on them. Hungry for the truth, Gene turned his life over to the REAL Jesus (not the Muslim Jesus) and became a dynamic Christian leader working with university students. Later he started ministry in government circles and prisons (is there any difference in the two anymore) as a Bible teacher and as a commodities broker in Washington, D.C. Gene and his wife, Shirley, gave me a beautiful automobile as a gift of love (even though I'm white!). That's REAL redistributive wealth! Tom Skinner grew up in Harlem, and influenced by the Black Nationalists, a Black supremacy group. He became leader of the Harlem Lords gang in New York City and led the gang in more than fifteen large-scale gang fights, and they never lost, even though there were only 130 in the gang. Tom was preparing strategy one night for what was to be the largest gang fight ever to take place in New York City. (Five gangs were uniting together to fight a bunch of gangs from the other side of the city. If he succeeded in leading the gang bangers to victory in this fight, he would emerge as the leader of this alliance of Harlem gangs - the most powerful teenage gang leader in the city.) Tom heard a preacher unexpectedly while listening to a DJ on the radio; as a result he decided to put Jesus' claims to a test. He was confronted with the REVOLUTIONARY TRUTH and gave his life to the REAL REVOLUTIONARY: Jesus (the Messiah of Israel). He quit the Harlem Lords and later started evangelistic meetings in his own turf, Harlem, at such places as the Apollo Theater. The Lord groomed Tom so that he had opportunities to speak to - and influence - countless individuals, groups, and organizations, ranging from members of Congress to the New York Yankees to officials at IBM Corporation. He also served as chaplain for the Washington Redskins. Some of Tom's publications are: Black and Free (1968), Words of Revolution (1970), How Black is the Gospel (1970), If Christ is the Answer, What are the Questions? (1974) The Crips Gang in Los Angeles used to have several of their members who came to my Bible studies on Friday nights. Many were touched and changed by the POWER of the Holy Spirit. Clayton Joyner, an African-American, was my best friend. We used to preach together to the Black Panthers and the Black Muslims and the gangs in downtown Los Angeles. Clayton was black and I was white (still am). Blacks and Whites and Hispanics and Asians finally got used to Clayton and I hugging each other and praising God in the open air. When he would buy a new suit or sport coat he would buy me one (I didn't have any money). Finally, years later I was able to give him an automobile. That's REAL redistributive wealth! Bob Selby was a friend of mine who was a gun runner and weapons stockpiler for the Weather Underground (close associates to the Obama Whitehouse). Bob was reading literature while in jail that showed him that there was a real Hell and that God loved us and sent His own Son, Messiah Yeshua, as the sacrifice for our sins. Bob prayed and gave his life to Christ in that jail. He then went to the Sheriff and took him to where this cache of munitions and guns were stored. I later had the privilege to speak in “standing room only” crowds for Bob telling young people about the REAL revolutionary: Jesus, the Messiah of Israel. These examples I have just given prove that there IS an answer to gang warfare and inner city violence … and anarchy. MUSIC SECOND, let me say to you that the government will NOT do anything about it except fund programs and allow photo-ops like the one last week in Chicago with Attorney General Eric Holder (who wouldn't even go visit ground zero; he was safely in the swank Four Seasons Hotel off Michigan Avenue while meeting with “community leaders”). If Obama had enough interest in his own home town as he did in flying to Copenhagen, he would be a man and go talk to the gang bangers in Chicago … at least reach out to them. He would do something about it. (After all, it's a shorter flight to Chicago than Copenhagen … or does commercialism outweigh needy children? What happened to PURE socialism?) I noticed Obama's pastor, Rev. Jeremiah Wright, wasn't active in reaching out to the gang bangers … nor was Obama's associate (for helping the oppressed) in his neighborhood, William Ayers. However, it is obvious the President is only interested in programs that can advance his socialist agenda. Like Marx and Engels, it appears that Obama is NOT really interested in the people - even needy children in his hometown - except as a tool of the collective for promoting his own socialist programs. Before you judge me for my statements, let me say that I love the President. I pray for him ad his wife, Michelle, and their daughters, Malia and Sasha, every day. (How often do you pray for them?) If you love someone you will speak the TRUTH. THE ANSWER While in prayer during the writing of this message, I had a vision. The vision was of a dry, extremely parched, land. It was so parched that there were deep cracks throughout the land where the dry ground had separated due to lack of moisture. The deep cracks were consistently spaced every foot (30 centimeters) or so apart, with smaller cracks between them. It was truly a “dry barren land.” However, in the middle of the land there was a fresh bright stalk of corn with ears ready to open and leaves luxuriantly bright from perfect nourishment. Then, from the stalk of corn there began to come forth not only its own fruit (other ears of corn) but ALSO moisture which watered the dry parched ground ... and then, to my amazement, other stalks of corn began to rise up from the ground and to grow and flourish. Then God spoke to me: “This is a picture of the future of many people [who will listen to this podcast]. Many are productive now ... but nothing compared to what will be happening through them in the future. On the other hand, many have given up; they once had a vision that I gave them for their ministry. Some of them have seen others fulfilling what they once prayed and fasted about doing, seeking my face for the fulfillment of the same. But the enemy of mankind and of all righteousness has discouraged them. He has spent years planning attacks against them, even using those who at one time were their friends, companions, or fellow ministers. Some of them have fallen due to sin, disobedience, misunderstanding, and attacks due to jealousy of enemies; and, some of the enemies have been My people. But I am about to rearrange the lives of the faithful ones: the ones who have persevered. They are going to be like the fresh bright stalks of corn with ears ready to open and leaves luxuriantly bright from perfect nourishment. I have seen their discouragement and disappointment. I have seen the attacks of the enemy, even the attacks of My people against them. And just as Joseph’s brothers meant it for evil, I MEANT IT FOR GOOD THAT I MIGHT SAVE MANY PEOPLE spiritually, mentally, and physically. I am about to deliver many people - masses of people, hundreds of millions of people - from among the nations, tribes, and families of the earth. Tell My people there is hope, to seek my face again, and to START NOW. I will use them GREATLY and in ways they have not expected.” That is the vision and the message the Lord gave me. Now ... if that applies to you, where do you go from here? 1. START NOW It doesn’t matter if your ministry is one of the five-fold gifts to the church as apostle, prophet, evangelist, pastor, or teacher ... or whether you have the ministry of helps ... or whether you are involved in a labor of love that is hidden from the eyes of many. You are to START NOW believing God for the anointing upon the work you are doing to bring torrential rains of the Spirit upon mankind. And PRAY that it is multiplied around the world. Get SERIOUS about yourself, your ministry, and your influence! MUSIC “Behold, the former things are coming to pass, and NEW things do I declare: before they spring forth I will tell you of them.” [Isaiah 42:9] The Hebrew word “chadash” for “new” here means exactly that: “new, fresh, a new thing.” The God of Israel doesn’t deal in stale commodities; He is the Creator. He is going to create NEW works through you ... and He will get ALL the glory. You and everyone around you will know it’s not you. The Holy Spirit is God’s agent on Planet Earth to supply the resurrection power of Messiah Yesua. START NOW asking God what you can do to be a “nesting place” for the Holy Dove. If nothing comes to mind right away, then start with humility! 2. FIGHT If God is telling you to start now, that means He is going to help you and nobody can successfully withstand you. “What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?” [Romans 8:31] The Greek word “kata” here for “against” denotes opposition, distribution, or intensity. Many times the devil will distribute evil agents to oppose you, with the goal of destroying you and thereby nullifying the work of God through you. Sometimes these agents will attack you from different sources and avenues simultaneously. Since the NEW work which God will be doing through you is GREATER than anything you have been involved with in the past, the opposition is [super]naturally going to be greater. This verse in Romans 8:31 is literally telling you in the original language in which it was written that God regards YOU as the very chiefest ... very highly ... and for YOUR SAKE He is FOR YOU! If you’re experiencing weariness then cast it away in Jesus’ name. It is no more than an attack of Satan: a lie of Satan to get you to believe you can’t go on, that you can’t take on any NEW work(s). If you are plagued with gossip as a result of past sins or disobedience then turn to your Father in Heaven and remind yourself of His love and forgiveness. Then remind the devil of his future. If you’re experiencing doors shut to you by men and committees of men, rejoice. Those shut doors are just direction for you into the GREAT OPEN DOORS of ministry for God in these last days! But since you KNOW that God has commanded you to START NOW and that He is FOR YOU, then all you have to do is be willing to FIGHT the good fight of faith. Stop global whimping! Stand up and fight. And, after you have done all, STAND. “Wherefore take unto you the whole armor of God that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.” [Ephesians 6:13] The Greek word “histaymee” here for “stand” means “to continue, covenant, establish, hold up.” 3. BELIEVE The only one that can cause you to lose is YOU! Jesus said unto him, “If you can BELIEVE, all things are possible to him that believes.” [Mark 9:23] Put some MIRACLES in your account. Use your faith to put supplies and people (everything and everyone) you need “in trust” ... that is, in “YOUR heavenly bank account” ahead of time. That’s what the word “believe” in Mark 9:23 means [Greek “pisteuo”]. Have FAITH ... establish some credit ahead of time ... by believing and receiving what you need ahead of time. Be specific! “Therefore I say unto you, What things soever you desire, when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them.” [Mark 11:24] The word “lambano” here for “receive” means “to take, to get hold of, attain, obtain.” The SECRET is WHEN YOU PRAY! That’s the TIME to RECEIVE! When you’re in your prayer closet that’s the TIME to receive those BIG things from God ... some may come into play years later ... but you receive in faith NOW ... WHEN you pray ... and you SHALL have it! Later in the day, the devil will try to challenge your faith and tell you “Those things you prayed for this morning are TOO BIG ... God isn’t going to do that for YOU!” That’s when you want to say to the devil, “Thank you, Mr. Liar, for reminding me that I RECEIVED those things in my prayer time this morning; now I KNOW I have them ... Jesus, The Truth, promised me.” The only one who can cause you to win is YOU! God is already FOR YOU; that is a given fact! You KNOW this ... now YOU are the one who must do your part: START NOW ... SEEK HIS FACE ... FIGHT ... BELIEVE ... ACT! MUSIC 4. DREAM BIG Dream BIG ... it may be your last chance! “Call unto me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you know not.” [Jeremiah 33:3] My transliteration of Jeremiah 33:3 is as follows: Call God out by His name, cry out [“qara”] to Him, pronounce to Him your cause. He will pay attention to you with His eye and respond to you [“hanah”] by announcing His answer. He will manifest to you boldly [“nagad”] exceedingly great things [“gadol-gadol”] that are strong and inaccessible [“batsar”] to you except by His miracles. “Now unto Him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us ...” [Ephesians 3:20] How BIG can you ask? How BIG can you think? Start challenging God. Quit insulting your Father. Give your Heavenly Father the opportunity to show you Who He is! Litigate. Go to the Heavenly Court. Plead with God. Tell Him you are wanting to be involved with His program to bless the nations: to reach the world for Messiah Yeshua. Tell Him you won’t take anything LESS than every nation, tribe, tongue and dialect for your Lord! “Put me in remembrance: let us plead together. You make a declaration, so that you may be justified.” [Isaiah 43:26] 5. LIVE HOLY Set yourself apart so that you can be used for “special” works for the Lord. “If a man therefore purge himself from these [dishonorable practices], he shall be a vessel unto honor, sanctified, and meet for the master’s use, and prepared unto every good work.” [2 Timothy 2:21] “Sanctified” [Greek: “hagiazo”] means purified or consecrated. Resist the devil. Realize the enemy’s tactics. Remind yourself, “The enemy is a liar and a loser!” Give glory to God by living holy. Through holy living you accomplish the following:        You please God;        You establish a testimony;        You enable yourself to be used for “special” works. EXHORTATION For those of you who are "starting again" let me encourage you. You will be stronger this time. You will have the "eye of the tiger." The enemy will never take you captive again .. and he will never take you alive! You've already been close to death at the hands of the enemy. You will never let it happen again. You will be one of God's key generals. You will serve Him out of love, appreciation, and thanksgiving. If God used Moses (who was a murderer and repented) and if God used King David (who was both an adulterer and murderer who repented), then God can use you! On the last day of his life Samson killed more of the enemy Philistines that in the previous times of battle. Let God avenge you for the times the enemy has wounded you! “For the Lord God will help me, therefore shall I not be confounded. Therefore have I set my face like a flint, and I know that I shall not be ashamed. He is near that justifies me; who will contend with me? Let us stand together: who is my adversary? Let him come near to me. Behold, the Lord God will help me; who is he that shall condemn me? Lo, they all shall wax old as a garment; the moth shall eat them up.” [Isaiah 50:7-9] “And even to your old age I am He; and even to grayish-white hair will I carry you. I have made and I will bear; even I will carry, and I will deliver you.” [Isaiah 46:4] “Behold, all they that were incensed against you shall be ashamed and confounded; they shall be as nothing. And they that strive with you shall perish.” [Isaiah 41:11] I trust this message will stir you to let God use YOU in bringing about TRUE revolutionary change in society and in the world. Your friend, Prince Handley MUSIC Podcast time: 24 minutes, 33 seconds Subscribe to The Apostles Advanced Teaching (this newsletter) by email: apostlehandley@gmail.com  (type "SUBSCRIBE" in the Subject line). 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Virtualization technology can deliver better IT asset utilization, more agile IT asset allocation, more efficient use of resources, while supporting a potentially more secure IT infrastructure. Virtualization accomplishes these benefits by leveraging mechanisms which provide a) asset isolation, b) resource sharing and c) provisioning dynamics.This session will address how to use configuration and behavioral information to address the increased complexity of security, compliance and risk assessment in virtualized environments. Comprehensive security and risk situation awareness of more dynamic, more interdependent, and more insulated assets, will allow enterprises to take fuller advantage of the promised benefits of virtualization.This session will also briefly address extension of these considerations to the cloud and utility computing infrastructures. About the speaker: As a Founder and the Chief Technology Officer for Configuresoft, Dennis Moreau is specialist in the application of leading edge technologies to the solution of complex problems in the Information Technology management domain. His primary focus is in developing enterprise scale solutions to improve IT efficiency and effectiveness for systems management, security compliance and configuration optimization. He works actively with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and Mitre on the development of security configuration policy compliance standards.Dennis has over than 20 years of experience in evaluating, designing and managing complex software systems. Prior to joining Configuresoft, he was the Associate Vice President and Chief Technology Officer for Baylor College of Medicine (BCM). Dennis also has extensive experience as an IT Strategic Planning and System Architecture consultant for many commercial and governmental organizations including the DOD, NASA and IBM Corporation. He holds a doctorate in Computer Science and speaks regularly at IT management and security conferences internationally.