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“If you build it, they will come” is not a strategy, it's hope, and in the case of telehealth it's also misleading. Who will come? Everyone thinks the patients will, but what if your own providers and staff resist using it? There's a mindset that needs to be in place for telehealth to succeed, and my guest today will tell us all about it.  Christian Milaster is the Founder and CEO of Ingenium Digital Health Advisors, a boutique consultancy focused on accelerating the adoption of digital health innovation to enable the effective delivery of extraordinary care. Since 2007 he has designed and implemented numerous digital health and telehealth services in health systems, health centers, and clinics.Born, raised, and educated as an Engineer in Germany, Christian started his career at IBM Global Services before joining the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota, where he worked for 12 years in various roles before launching Ingenium in 2012. In this episode Carl White and Christian Milaster discuss:How telehealth can help a practice reach its strategic goals such as staff andpatient satisfactionWhy telehealth is more about processes and change management instead of the technologyHow to make telehealth sustainable Want to be a guest on PracticeCare?Have an experience with a business issue you think others will benefit from? Come on PracticeCare and tell the world! Here's the link where you can get the process started. Connect with Christian Milasterhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/christianmilaster/ Connect with Carl WhiteWebsite: http://www.marketvisorygroup.comEmail:  whitec@marketvisorygroup.comFacebook:  https://www.facebook.com/marketvisorygroupYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCD9BLCu_i2ezBj1ktUHVmigLinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/healthcaremktg 

Ms. Tjok-A-Tam is an accomplished business professional with almost 30 years of experience at leading industry organizations including AT&T Canada, IBM Global Services and Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) with sector experience in technology, consulting, telecom and finance. She is widely recognized as a change agent and advocate through her fostering of meaningful dialogue about diversity, inclusion, equity and belonging.  She is also an active board member for Springboard Services, a 50-year old non-profit organization helping at risk and vulnerable youth, and adults, through critical transitions in their lives with a focus on community justice, employment and developmental disability services. Ms. Tjok-A-Tam is an avid traveler, and in the last year has visited Vietnam, Dubai and Namibia and is preparing to ring in the new year in South Africa.  Her favourite role in life however is mother to her teenaged son.  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/heather-harris96/message

An airhacks.fm conversation with Axel Fontaine (@axelfontaine) about: starting with 8086 and 640 kB, starting with GW Basic, enjoying Alley Cat and Monkey Island on Sega Master, switching to QBasic, protecting the lemmings, the cyber cafe Cyberia in London, learning Turbo Pascal, impressed by Java Applets, starting in 1998 at IBM Global Services, using Visual Age for Java, travelling the world, the envy version control for Visual Age for java, attending JavaPolis, qcon, first talk at JUG Augsburg about Continuous Delivery, the Continous Delivery Book, Ruby DSL migrations, “data will outlive the code”, database outlives the code, the travel report website, Flyway - the migration path for birds, using JDBC metadata for schema migrations, promoting FlywayDB, paid features and support contracts, running migrations on application startup, the Java EE simplicity Axel Fontaine on twitter: @axelfontaine

Implicit BiasImplicit bias is an uphill battle for those laboring under its burden and for organizations trying to eliminate it.You may have experienced it yourself. It might even be the reason you started your own business. No matter how hard you worked, no matter how great your ideas, your objective skills, or even your past successes – you're passed over, you lose out to someone else less qualified and in your gut you know there is some type of bias at work. It may not rise to the level of being illegal and even if it did you might not want to take legal action for a variety of reasons. BUT in your heart you know you've been unfairly disadvantaged.What can you do? How can you turn that adversity into and advantage? Into your super power? Harvard professor and award winning researcher, Dr Laura Huang shares her insights and explains how.What You'll Discover About Implicit Bias in the Workplace:The difference between implicit bias, unconscious bias, and systemic bias.The multiple forms of privilege in the workplace.The problem with traditional anti-bias training.How the myth of meritocracy muddies the water.How management can empower employees to find their strengths and advance the organizationAnd much more.Guest: Dr. Laura HuangDr. Laura Huang is an Associate Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School and an expert in interpersonal relationships and implicit bias in entrepreneurship and in the workplace.She is also the creator of #FindYourEdge, an initiative dedicated to addressing inequality and disadvantage through personal empowerment.Her award-winning research has been featured in the Financial Times, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Forbes, and Nature, and she was named one of the 40 Best Business School Professors Under the Age of 40 by Poets & Quants.She has previously held positions in investment banking, consulting, and management, for organizations as Standard Chartered Bank, IBM Global Services, and Johnson & Johnson.Laura holds an MS and BSE in electrical engineering Duke University, an MBA from INSEAD, and a PhD from the University of California, Irvine. She is also the author of Edge: Turning Adversity into Advantage.Related Resources:If you liked this interview, you might also enjoy our other Communications episodes.Contact with Dr. Huang and connect with her on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Instagram.Also be sure to check out Dr. Huang's book: Edge: Turning Adversity into Advantage.

What It Means To Be A LeaderMelissa Krechler and Thomas Cox discuss what is actually means to be a leader and create a happier life in your career and business.Sponsored By: A Phoenix IdentityIf you are feeling desperate to unlock your potential, to figure out who you are as an individual and be the best leader you can, sign up for a Clarity Session and reconnect to the leader within you!Schedule a Clarity Session today using the coupon code CLARITY1 for only $97https://bit.ly/apiclaritysession Like, Follow and Subscribe to GYSTTALIVETV on your favorite social media and podcasting platforms. Join our newsletter and let us know if you want to be a guest speaker/blogger or if you want to see a topic featured on the show! www.gysttalivetv.com Guest Speaker is Thomas CoxThomas Cox transforms ordinary managers into extraordinary leaders. He's a systems integrator of the world's best ideas on leading and managing. Formerly with IBM Global Services, PwC, and Oracle, Thomas received his BA in Behavioral Science from the University of Chicago.Host is Melissa Krechler Identity Coach, Spiritual Teacher, Business Mentor and Creator and Founder of The Women Supporting Women Network. Take Back Your Life Today!Website: www.melissakrechler.com #gysttalivetv #gysttalive #melissakrechler #talkshow #podcast #thomascox #leadership #whatisaleader #leader #iamaleader #leadinglady #leadingman #itsmytimetolead #business #happyinbusiness #bestcareerever

Hear how to transform your company by telling your story Suppose you have a great company with fantastic talent. Could speaking become a critical part of your marketing and business development strategy? Perhaps your team could tell your story, explain and enhance the value of your solutions, through the speaker circuit. Although it was difficult to do in-person speaking during the last two years of the pandemic, those times are fading into the background (as we all hope they do) and speaking has emerged once again as a very vital and viable way to tell your story. And that is what speaking is all about — crafting and sharing the right stories to propel your business forward through the voices of your talented leadership. Listen to Steve Markman tell you how he helps businesses do just that. Enjoy. Watch and listen to our conversation here Marketing your company and your brand through speaking engagements As the founder of Steve Markman Speaker Management, a public speaking specialty firm, Steve excels at providing clients with multifaceted services worldwide with successful results. Whether identifying outstanding speakers for your next meeting or developing an executive visibility speaker program for your organization's leadership, he and his team are committed to helping you accomplish your objectives. Steve writes and lectures frequently, and you can connect with him on LinkedIn, Twitter and his website Markman Speaker Management, or send him an email at smarkman@markmanspeaker.com.  These 3 podcasts offer more insights about the power of telling your story: Podcast: Richard Medcalf—How To Amplify Your Story To Achieve Great Results Podcast: Karen Dietz—Your Story Is Your Secret to Amazing Success Podcast: Sarah Wilson—See How Great PR Can Build A Better Story For YOU Additional resources for you My award-winning second book: Rethink: Smashing The Myths of Women in Business My award-winning first book: On the Brink: A Fresh Lens to Take Your Business to New Heights Simon Associates Management Consultants    Read the transcript of our podcast here Andi Simon: Welcome to On the Brink With Andi Simon. Hi, I'm Andi Simon. And as you know, my job is to be your guide and your host and help you see, feel and think in new ways so you can get off the brink. We never want you to be stuck or stalled. Instead, we want you to soar. But sometimes you need to have new ideas and a new way of seeing things. And in these fast changing times, that's been particularly important. So today, I have with me a wonderful gentleman, Steve Markman. And Steve is a specialist in helping people understand the place of speaking and speeches in your business, and in your own personal career, perhaps. Let me tell you a little bit about him. And then I'll have him tell you about his journey and what he does today. Steve Markman has more than 30 years of experience in the conference and speaker field, but he's crafted it in a particular way. And that's what I'm excited about sharing with you. Since founding Markman Speaker Management in 1994, Steve has secured speaking engagements for over 200 firms globally. So think of it backwards. It's your firm and you're using speaking as part of a communications narrative. That's what's so important. He's worked with clients in all industries and professions, including executives, principals, consultants, coaches, lawyers, you name it, Steve's helped them. And he's worked with IBM Global Services, Pay Pal, Subaru Bank of America. They all understood something important about helping their talent talk to others about what it was they were doing. And that narrative became very powerful. So Steve, thank you for joining me today. Steve Markman: Great to be here, Andi. Thanks for having me. Andi Simon: Now, as you and I were talking, there's a lot to Steve Markman's journey. Share it with our listeners so they know who you are and then we'll talk about all the things you do. Steve Markman: Sure, happy and thank you. So I have been, as Andi said, in the conference and speaker business, if you will, for close to 35 years now. I started out in terms of my career, working for Forbes magazine, which came full circle. Last week they interviewed me for an article in Forbes and it was kind of fun, because that's where I started my career. So it's always been sort of research related. And then I got into human resources, research and working for a consulting firm. And that led me to the Conference Board in New York, which is a very large, not for profit organization that services the Fortune 1000, basically through research reports and conferences, and I was on the research side of the business and writing articles and so forth, and doing a lot of research in HR, and strategy. And then, unfortunately, one of my colleagues took ill; he wound up being fine, but for a few months, he was going to be out of the office. So my boss came into my office and said, You are now in charge of the conferences because that's what this guy was doing for the HR conferences. So that started a career in conferences, and I found that I really enjoyed doing them. I really enjoyed creating content from a blank piece of paper and the whole idea of educating people in a way that is similar to a teacher, but educating a wide swath of companies and their executives so that they can go back and hear about or talk about the best practices that they heard about at the event. And then they can apply it to their companies, and their companies can grow and so forth. And I felt like I was doing something good in that endeavor. So that was a long time ago. I enjoyed working for them. I came up to Boston to work for the company that used to be the producer of what was called Comdex. Comdex at its peak had 200,000 attendees in one show; it was for the computer trade show industry. Many of your listeners I'm sure have been there. It was a four headed monster. There were 25 hotels being taken over and several convention halls and I was in charge of their conferences, specifically having a couple of face-to-face's with the Las Vegas fire department because too many people were there. It was in Las Vegas every year. It was quite a great experience and then I went to a couple other companies. Then in 1994, I started my own business 28 years ago. I was doing a conference for Clemson University. I had set up their conference division, and the sponsor of one of the events of the business transformation conference was IBM. And IBM came to me there, the liaison I was working with, and said, You know, we need more speaking engagements. So we don't care that we don't want to get paid, it's not a paid gig, we just want the exposure because they were called IBM Consulting at the time, maybe $200 or $300 million in revenue. And they wanted more exposure because people thought of them as a hardware company. And that's what speaking does. Speaking gives an opportunity to executives and/or owners of small companies, whatever the size may be, all the way up to Fortune 500 companies. It gives them an opportunity, without doing a sales pitch, to impart a message that shows that they are subject matter experts. And so by definition, after someone does a non-sales but good objective speech, someone's going to look up and say, Oh, I didn't know that IBM Consulting actually doesn't just sell hardware and software, that they do business transformation and strategy consulting and all that stuff, which at the time nobody knew they did that. So yeah, now it's a $30 billion division of IBM called IBM Global Services. I am not necessarily going to take credit for that rise in revenue, but a little bit, just a little bit. And it was the start of a shift from me creating the conferences and the content and recruiting speakers, to representing companies on the speaker side so that I can find them speaking engagements. I had so many years of reviewing and reading presentation proposals that the transition to now write them for my clients was fairly easy. And it turns out, a third of my clients over the years have been PR firms, because PR firms also do what I do, which is to find these speaking engagements, but many of them don't have the resources or they don't have the people with the experience in this sort of niche business. And so they partner with me to help their clients get speaking engagements. So that was a long answer to a short question of how I got to where I am. It's been a nice ride. Andi Simon: It has been. For me, I've been in business 20 years. And before that, I spent 20 years in executive roles in companies. And speaking was always a piece of what I did. As an anthropologist, it gave me a way of telling people how a little anthropology could help their business grow. But during the pandemic, it was all virtual. And I actually did a whole lot virtually, which was very exciting. But during this period, how did companies change how they use speaking? Or did they change? And how can you give our listeners and our audience a little context as we're coming out of this pandemic? Because I think the times are important and the context matters. What do you see? Steve Markman: Absolutely. And I do have a close lens on the industry, following it fairly closely. And before I specifically answer that question, I want to also mention that what we're going to be talking about today are the unpaid speaking engagements that companies use to create visibility, build awareness, sometimes generate specific leads, mostly also for all companies. It's a strategy for thought leadership. But then there's a whole separate sector within the speaking industry, as you know, that is paid speaking. And in the context of that, those paid speakers are typically keynote speakers and I have a separate division that handles those kinds of folks. But when the pandemic hit, as I segue into answering your question, when the pandemic hit, I mean, life as we knew it stopped on a dime. So for three months, nobody did anything. It didn't matter what industry you're in, but it particularly hit the conference and meeting industry hard. And by the domino effect, the hotel and hospitality industry as well, because the speakers, the conferences went away. And so for a few months nothing happens, and then conferences realize, especially association conferences, they rely on meetings as a very large part of their revenue for attendees and sponsors. And so what they learned very quickly was the Zoom world. And so everything that was planned for the fall and the rest of the year that was in-person had to shift. Literally, the word pivot became, I think, the most used word. So they pivoted to virtual, another new word. Before we just called it online. Now, it's a virtual event and everything went virtual. That was from April til the summer of 2020. Everything was virtual only, then things started to get a little bit better. And the hybrid came into existence where people started to organize and started to have more events and conferences in person, as the number of COVID cases started to go down a bit. But there were still a ton of people who were still afraid to go anywhere. And so they might have a small crowd in-person, but most of it was online as a virtual. So that was what they called a hybrid. Then 2021 came, and everybody started getting more optimistic that there were more things that were going to be in person, and then Omicron came. So it's like a roller coaster up and down. So where we are now is that with Omicron passing, but variants still out there and ready to pounce on us, we don't know what's going to happen. Things may happen, great, they may not. And so organizations are realizing that they need to be prepared for anything. But most of the events for the rest of this year, starting maybe February or March, a couple of months ago, through the end of the year, and through the first quarter of next year are pretty much all either in person or hybrid. There are still some events that are only virtual, they tend to be shorter, not like full fledged conferences, like maybe a one-hour or a 90-minute webinar. But I have to tell you, Andi, what's interesting is the paid speakers, they had to cut their pay. Now they're back to almost full pay because it's back in person. But the unpaid speakers, which represent 90% of all speakers, and a lot of people don't realize that what happens is, these associations and companies that put on conferences, if they paid all these speakers, they would quickly go out of business. So they pay for the keynote, or they put aside a budget for some subject matter expert, and then everybody else, all the solo presenters or the breakout sessions, the panelists, nobody gets paid to speak, they don't even get their travel paid. A lot of people don't realize that but it's what I call future income. They're not getting a check to speak but they may be going to get some business, more customers and more clients as a result of speaking, which I believe they typically do. But what was interesting, what happened was, when the pandemic hit, and everything went mostly virtual or all virtual, I actually think there were more speaking engagements then there were pre-pandemic. And the reason is because having no ability to have an in-person conference, there was no other way for an association to reach out to their members and prospects and constituents. So the best way to do it was the only way which was virtually. So all of a sudden, before, maybe they did one or two webinars a year, now they're having monthly meetings, and even on a national basis, because it was easy. You could be anywhere in the US or in the world and still be able to speak into your black box 20 inches wide and whatever tall and you didn't have to leave your office or your living room or your home office. And so they needed more speakers for these events. Many of them were networking, but many of them were part of a company that needed a speaker. And so I was able to provide a lot of these organizations with the speakers, even more so than I was before because of the need. And so I think that it won't go away. The virtual is here to stay. The hybrids will be here to stay. The only-in-person I don't think is going to be there anymore, and there will always be some piece of a larger event that will be virtual, because there's always going to be some small number of people who don't want to travel, depending on what's going on in their area and COVID. And so it's going to be a different industry as it's evolving. But I think that it's coming out on this other end, at least for now, stronger than before because there are more ways to reach people. Andi Simon: Well, I was at one virtual conference in Amsterdam, I didn't have to leave home to get there. And they had 25,000 people attend. You can't get to people like that if you don't. It's interesting as I'm listening to you, because I had about 35 workshops or speaking engagements this year, virtually all virtual. And it allows me to do a lot more. One week I was in Idaho, I love Vancouver, and Delaware, without going anywhere. So there's a lot to be said for this and sort of interesting things you want to do. Oh and tell our audience to think about speaking. Because I do think there's something that businesses need to pay attention to about why they are taking their subject matter experts, using them out in the market, they may already know it, but you're so good at that. How do you help companies use speaking as a way to build credibility narratives and market themselves for lead generation business creation? Your thoughts? Steve Markman: Sure, well, I feel that it is a proven way for companies to gain visibility. And usually companies, when they come to me, they've already thought about it and they realize that it's an important aspect. When I meet somebody at a networking event, or whatever, and they haven't really thought about it, but they thought, Well, they don't really have a good spokesperson. I explain to them that you don't have to be the best speaker in the world to get to be a speaker at a conference because first and foremost, and having been conference director, I know what the shorter criteria is, the first criterion is to have content, right? Content is king. And it always will be. So while they want somebody that isn't going to put anybody in the front row to sleep, at the same time, the most important element is having content that is going to create interest in people learning about a certain aspect of whatever their role is. It could be human resources, IT strategy, marketing, whatever their role in a company is or if they're a consultant with their own company. They want to impart that they have knowledge. And so what I tell them is, focus more on the content, don't worry about the speaking part. That is important, but it's like a distant number two, and you could always talk to somebody that teaches people presentation skills, not something that I do. But there's so many people that do that. And you know, talking about being able to have virtual, that's a whole 'nother set of needs of skills, and you have to know where to look in the camera and where to position yourself and you're usually sitting before you are standing. So it's a set of other things that people need to know. But the thing that I also impress on companies is to really think through, Who do you want to talk to?, and that is something that is really crucial. It's, What do you want to say, which is the content I just mentioned, but it's also the Who. So, you know, if I have the vice president of HR for a medium sized company, they have no interest in speaking to a chamber of commerce made up of small companies in a small town, but a Chamber of Commerce in Boston, where I'm based, for example, which is a huge chamber that covers the entire area, then it might be worthwhile for them or the national conference of the Society for Human Resource Management, for example. So who to talk to and how to target your audience so that it is not just obvious...like, here's who we sell to, because you're not doing any selling. You're talking to people about what you know about in a way that's not a sales pitch. And if they could recommend you when they go back to the office or say, I heard somebody from such and such company speak, say Andi Simon speak, we ought to bring her in to talk to her. That kind of thing. That's really important. So it could be the recommenders that a lot of companies don't think about when they decide who they want to target as people being in the audience. Andi Simon: It's interesting because there are all kinds of important ways to tell our narratives to the right audience. We need to be strategic about it and then we need to figure out how to help them do it when you're working with companies. That's the core of your business. You know, you told me a little bit about the process you go through to help them identify the topic, the content for people, and so forth. It's not inconsequential that they understand what Steve Markman brings to the conversation. You can share a little bit more about what you do when you get inside a company, and how you help them begin to use this as a way of telling their story. Steve Markman: Yeah, so one of the things that I help them with on the content side is, they say, Well, we can talk about anything. Then I try to explain to them, that's like saying, We can't talk about anything. So part of what I educate them, whether I do the work myself, or whether I teach them how to do it, I have two different ways to do that. Either way, they need to understand the process. And the process truly is a process. It is not somebody making a phone call to the conference producer and saying, You know, I'm available to speak at your conference in the fall and I have 30 years of experience. It's not that easy. So there's a process of submitting proposals, and I help them understand what that process is. It could be a formal call for speakers, from doing all your years of speaking. And that's really an application. You have to spend a couple of hours sometimes creating the answers to their questions, and then you submit it. And then there's a more informal process where you develop a relationship with the person who is the head of conferences for the organization, whether it's a local, regional and national or even international event. And they say, send me your information. And the two most important things that I work with clients to develop and I tell them upfront, there's going to be some work on-site. Even if I do all the work, they have to be committed to wanting to do this, this couple of commitments. One is the time to get out and speak. Because they have to develop a speech and then they have to go, if they're going to travel and it's not virtual, they need to develop that time. The other thing is, they need to be able to create the core of what is, in effect, marketing themselves, or if I'm doing it for them, for me to represent them. And that is, what are they going to talk about in two paragraphs? One paragraph, setting the stage; one paragraph describing what they're going to talk about. In three or four bullets at the end that are takeaways, what is the audience going to learn after they leave that session. And that's really important. I sometimes spend weeks with the client, getting them to develop something that isn't the same old, same old, because it's very competitive. Even though there's the old adage that people are afraid of speaking, you will be surprised how many people want to speak. So there might be 30 openings at a conference, and they're gonna get 300 proposals, easily. So you need to rise above the noise and stand out in some way. And that's what I help clients do through writing a really solid presentation description, and it could be five of them. It doesn't have to be one topic. There could be five topics. I've worked with some big law firms that have multiple practices, and they each have their own set of topics. And then the bio has to be well-written and focused on sending it to a conference organizer, not someone who they're trying to get as a customer or client. So you need to focus on speaking experience, if you have that in that bio. So it's what I call a speaker bio differentiated from the regular bio. Andi Simon: I think your insights are extremely important for the audience and as I'm listening, I'm saying yes because it's as if that speaker is a product to sell. And they need to understand that they are identifying themselves as a good representative of the story they want to share. And, those takeaways are inconsequential because that's what the buyer wants to know. It's really going to inspire the audience to do something. But what I'd really like you to do is to think through two or three things you want the audience to remember as we are wrapping up here. And then you can remind them where they can reach you because I think what you offer is extremely important today. Steve Markman: The first and foremost, I didn't actually mention it, but it's something that I always like to have people take away. And that is, how hard it is to get a speaking engagement. And I mentioned all the competition because everybody wants to speak but it is difficult. I tell my clients, and I'd like to tell your audience to think about this too, that in a way it's like a salesperson trying to sell something. And everybody says, You must be good at accepting rejection. So what I tell my clients, diplomatically of course, is, Don't let your ego get in the way. Because you could be a great speaker and have a lot to say and be very informative, but so do a lot of other people. And so unless you've ridden up Mount Everest backwards on a donkey, you need to take a step back. So people need to understand that it's not easy, but at the same time, persistence, persistence, persistence, because you may not get into an event the first year, but now you've developed a relationship with the organizer and they know who you are. And the second time, well, maybe the second event in that year you're in. So don't give up. Persevere, it can happen if you have the right tools and the right content. The second thing is to realize that it is synergistic with other elements of marketing. So if you're using this for thought leadership, you do a presentation and you can write out a white paper based on the presentation. Or the reverse can be true. You can have a white paper and you can convert it into a presentation. So there's a lot of things. It's an element of marketing. You can post it on social media, and now it's a social media element. There are a lot of shelf life things that can happen once somebody speaks. And so keep that in mind that it's not a means to an end, and it doesn't end at the talk. You can keep it alive and keep it in your arsenal as something that can help you build visibility. Andi Simon: They know the multiplier effect is to repurpose, repurpose, repurpose, you're also repurposing yourself. It isn't just the job you're doing but a way of beginning to tell that story, and people at the end of the day wanting to buy the story. And they really want to know who it is that is representative of that company. And it doesn't matter whether it's Subaru or IBM or your law firm. So Steve Markman has really given us a whole lot of insights today. Steve, if people want to reach you, where can they reach you? Steve Markman: Sure. So the best way is my website, which is Markmanspeaker.com. My company again is Markman Speaker Management LLC. I'm based in the Boston area, and have international outreach. So regardless of where you are, I've got clients in Europe and in Asia and I'm happy to talk to anybody about the world of speaking. And on my website, you can find my phone numbers as well as my email address. I'm also on LinkedIn and we'd love to link in with anybody and connect with someone there. Andi Simon: Information will of course be on our blog post after this podcast goes live. So thank you for joining me today. Let me wrap up with our guests who come to watch and listen. And Steve Markman, it has been a terrific opportunity for us to think about the emerging or reemerging world of speaking as the pandemic subsides, until it comes back again. We don't know. But for myself, I love listening to Steve because he reminds us that speaking for a company isn't an afterthought. It's not just for thought leaders, it's for the company to tell its story in so many different ways to the right audiences. So give some thought to how a Steve relationship could help you and your company expand now back into the world in different ways. The times are changing so quickly. It's important for you to see, feel and think about yourself and your speaking opportunities for your company in a very different fashion. Thanks for coming because we love to share with you big ideas, and we love to help you see and feel in new ways. Don't forget, you can reach us at info@Andisimon.com. And you can get my books on Amazon. My new book, Rethink: Smashing The Myths of Women in Business, just received an award. It's a bronze Best Business Book Award for 2022 in the women in business category. And I thank Axiom for the pleasure of recognizing that. So thank you all. It's been a pleasure serving you today. Thanks for entertaining us Steve. It's been fun. Bye bye.

Welcome to episode #828 of Six Pixels of Separation. Here it is: Six Pixels of Separation - Episode #828 - Host: Mitch Joel. Laura Huang is a professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School. Laura's research examines interpersonal relationships and implicit bias in entrepreneurship and in the workplace. She is the creator and co-founder of Project EMplify, an initiative dedicated to addressing inequality and disadvantage through personal empowerment. Previously, she held positions in investment banking, consulting, and management, for organizations such as Standard Chartered Bank, IBM Global Services, and Johnson & Johnson. Her first book is entitled, Edge - Turning Adversity into Advantage, and it looks at how to find a competitive edge when the obstacles feel insurmountable. How do you get people to take you seriously when they're predisposed not to, and perhaps have already written you off? Through her deeply-researched framework, Laura shows how we can turn weaknesses into strengths and create an edge in any situation. She explains how an entrepreneur scored a massive investment despite initially being disparaged for his foreign accent, and how a first-time political candidate overcame voters' doubts about his physical disabilities. Special shout-out to Laura Gassner Otting for the introduction to Laura. Enjoy the conversation... Running time: 53:13. Hello from beautiful Montreal. Subscribe over at Apple Podcasts. Please visit and leave comments on the blog - Six Pixels of Separation. Feel free to connect to me directly on Facebook here: Mitch Joel on Facebook. or you can connect on LinkedIn. ...or on Twitter. Here is my conversation with Laura Huang. Edge - Turning Adversity into Advantage. Project EMplify. Follow Laura on Instagram. Follow Laura on LinkedIn. Follow Laura on Twitter. This week's music: David Usher 'St. Lawrence River'.

Vereinfachen und optimieren Sie mit dem IBM Authorized Partner Program (IASP) Da die Branche weiterhin in die Cloud vordringt, ändert sich die Art und Weise, wie Softwareanbieter Audits durchführen. IBM ist bestrebt, es seinen Kunden zu erleichtern, die Vorschriften einzuhalten, indem sie sich für die Teilnahme an ihrem kürzlich eingeführten IBM Authorized SAM Partner Program (IASP) entscheiden. In dieser Folge spricht Kerstin Tammling von Anglepoint mit Peter Singer, Projektmanager bei IBM Global Services, über das IASP-Programm und wie auch Ihr Unternehmen davon profitieren könnte. Wir besprechen: Was ist das IASP-Programm und welche Vorteile bietet es den teilnehmenden Unternehmen Wie sieht der IASP-Prozess aus? Wie kann Ihre Organisation teilnehmen? Was sind die Voraussetzungen, um IASP-Partner zu werden, und was zeichnet Anglepoint aus? Wie viele Unternehmen beteiligen sich bereits an der IASP-Initiative? Um mehr zu erfahren, sehen Sie sich die Erfahrungen der Firma Bottomline mit dem IASP-Programm an. Wenn Sie daran interessiert sind, an dem Programm teilzunehmen, vereinbaren Sie einen Gespräch unter https://www.anglepoint.com/schedule/ or https://www.ibm.com/about/software-licensing/verification/iasp Holen Sie sich weitere Einblicke von ITAM-Führungskräften, indem Sie Apple Podcasts, Spotify oder wo immer Sie Podcasts hören, abonnieren. Sie hören auf einem Desktop und können die Links nicht sehen? Suchen Sie einfach in Ihrem bevorzugten Podcast-Player nach „The ITAM Executive“.

In this episode, Sanjay Nath (Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Blume Ventures), joins our host Digjay, to talk about his path leading up to Blume Ventures, the genesis of Blume to build an institutional seed stage fund, challenges faced as a first time fund manager, change in investment & hiring strategy with a growing fund size, the platform and community approach of supporting founders, building a strong VC brand, identifying founders that can build global companies from India, his learnings from a decadal career in VC and more. Founded in 2010, Blume is one of India's leading early-stage venture funds with more than $200 million in assets under management (AUM) across multiple funds & over 150 investments that includes startups like Unacademy, Yulu, Dunzo, Slice, ClassPlus, Ultrahuman, GreyOrange Robotics, Dataweave, Locus, Tricog, Lambdatest, Nektar.ai amongst others. Prior to Blume, Sanjay was based in the Silicon valley where he held consulting and management roles at Sun Microsystems, PwC and IBM Global Services. An alum of BITS Pilani and UCLA's Anderson School of Management, Sanjay got his start in venture capital as an angel investor with Mumbai Angels where he invested in startups like InMobi, LittleEye Labs (acquired by Facebook) and others. You can connect with him here on Linkedin or Twitter. ---- Show notes – (02:02) Sanjay's background & path leading up to Blume (03:45) The genesis of Blume Ventures; Building an institutional fund to invest in seed stage startups (06:09) Challenges faced when launching Fund I (10:02) Change in investment & hiring strategy with a growing fund size (15:55) The platform and community approach of supporting founders (18:59) Building a strong brand as a VC firm (20:20) Sectors that are likely to global offshoots from India (22:02) Key traits of founders that have the capability to build global companies from India (30:14) Learnings from a decadal career in VC (33:14) How has being a VC influenced Sanjay's personality over the years? (36:42) Rapid fire and closing remarks ---- If you liked our episode, you can subscribe to our podcast on any podcast platforms of your choice (like Spotify & Apple iTunes). We would appreciate if you could leave us a review on Apple iTunes. This helps others discover the podcast organically. You can visit thevcpreneur.com and follow us on Twitter @thevcpreneur_ & Instagram @thevcpreneur for more episodes and interesting insights on the startup ecosystem. You can also follow our host Digjay here on Linkedin & Twitter

On The KAJ Masterclass LIVE, today I discussed with Steve Markman, Founder & President, Markman Speaker Management if "Speaking Engagements iare the most impactful tool for PR, Marketing and Thought Leadership today". And much more. Watch here! https://youtu.be/bXninT3IIVc About Steve Markman Steve Markman has more than 30 years of experience in the conference and speaker field. Since founding Markman Speaker Management, LLC in 1994, Steve has secured speaking engagements for over 200 firms globally. Steve has worked with clients in all industries and professions, including executives, consultants, lawyers, authors, and entrepreneurs. He has obtained speaking engagements for companies and businesses of all sizes – from start-ups to the Fortune 500, including IBM Global Services, PayPal, Subaru, Bank of America, and Hitachi – as well as dozens of professional services firms in consulting and law. Additionally, dozens of PR agencies have partnered with Steve to get speaking opportunities for their own clients. Steve also conducts customized one-on-one and group advisory sessions where he teaches the techniques and strategies to successfully obtain speaking engagements for their businesses. Lastly, Steve's Speakers Bureau division provides keynote and featured speakers to associations and corporations. Early in his career, Steve headed up the conference divisions of leading organizations such as COMDEX and The Conference Board. You can reach Steve at smarkman@markmanspeaker.com and www.markmanspeaker.com. Social media Links: Steve Markman Markman Speaker Management, LLC Web: www.markmanspeaker.com LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/stevemarkman Twitter: @markmanspeaker Media - https://everything-pr.com/interview-with-steve-markman-president-of-markman-speaker-management-llc/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/kaj-studio/message

This episode we welcome our fellow "Rethink Retail Top Influencers"  Nikki Baird, Ricardo Belmar, and Alicia Esposito. Julia Raymond Hare and Gabriella Bock also join us to explain what the Rethink Retail's list is all about. But first we take on the news of the week, including the continuing "profitless prosperity as exhibited by Warby Parker's expanding losses and the big drop in market capitalization among disruptive retail brands. We also unpack the National Retail Federation's annual forecast, including how to think about the impact of inflation, whether their e-commerce prediction is a bit optimistic and how impacts are likely to be bifurcated. Then we welcome our panel of experts and delve into what they as see as remarkably important for the future, including innovation within brick-and-mortar locations, how to drive innovation through iteration and the growing embrace of convenience. We also explore what our influencers see as important technologies and get their quick take on retailers (legacy and up-and-coming) to keep an eye on this year.  Rethink Retail's Top Influencers List.  Steve's recent Forbes articles related to our news segment After Earnings Whiff Maybe Warby Parker Can Learning Something From Old School DTC BrandsThe Profitless Prosperity of Retail Disruptor BrandsWayfair, Stitch Fix and Pure-play E-commerce's Scaling Problem. Relevant Past Podcast Episodes Why Does It Take a Crisis for Retailer's to Innovate? The Profitless Prosperity of Disruptor Brands Understanding Warby Parker and the Power of Customer-based Valuation To record a question for us to answer on a future episode go to speakpipe.com/remarkableretail About Nikki BairdNikki Baird is the vice president of strategy at Aptos, a retail enterprise solution provider. She is charged with accelerating retailers' ability to innovate. She has been a top global retail industry influencer for several years, with a background in retail and technology. She is a regular contributor to Forbes.com and has been quoted as a retail subject matter expert in The Economist, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Huffington Post, and National Public Radio, among many others. Nikki brings perspective from all sides of the retail technology equation: she has been an industry analyst for nearly fifteen years, co-founding Retail Systems Research, the premier boutique analyst firm focused on the retail industry. Prior to co-founding RSR, Nikki was an analyst at both Forrester Research and Retail Systems Alert Group, where she covered retail industry and technology topics. Prior to that, she was director of marketing for StorePerform, a store execution management software provider, and director of product marketing for Viewlocity, a supply chain software provider focusing on adaptive supply chain execution and exception management. Nikki came to Viewlocity from PwC Consulting, now IBM Global Services, where as a senior manager she led IT strategy consulting engagements for retail and CPG clients. Nikki has an M.B.A. from the University of Texas, Austin, focusing on operations and IT. She also holds a bachelor of arts in political science and Russian, with a minor in physics, from the University of Colorado, Boulder. About Ricardo BelmarRecently named a top 100 retail industry influencer by RETHINK Retail, Ricardo is a marketing strategist and digital transformation specialist. He founded Retail Razor, to advise retail tech organizations of all sizes with their go-to-market, brand strategy, and integrated marketing by leveraging his many years of tech industry experience, and media and industry analyst relationships. He also advises retailers on how to build & scale transformational customer experiences. Most recently, he joined Microsoft as Senior Partner Marketing Advisor for Retail & CPG where he strives to use his experience and network to strengthen Microsoft's retail tech partner community.A frequent contributor to blogs, podcasts, and publications in the retail, payments, and enterprise software industries, focusing on digital transformation and customer experience, Ricardo is a Top 10 social media influencer at the annual NRF Big Show. He is a featured member of RetailWire's BrainTrust panel, a previous ICX Association director, a RETHINK Retail Advisory Council member, and a founding Advisory Council member of George Mason University's Center for Retail Transformation. He has been named Social Media Mayor by RIS News four times at retail conferences and is a contributor to Retail Customer Experience, Mobile Payments Today, and The Robin Report. Ricardo is a supporter of the RetailROI charity organization and can be found leading industry discussions on Clubhouse in the Retail Razor Club and on Twitter and LinkedIn.Throughout the past two decades, Ricardo has worked for technology and managed services providers targeting the retail ecosystem in roles as head of their product, product marketing, or marketing organizations. Ricardo holds a BS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Virginia and is a Section4 Certified Strategist, Brand Strategist, Product, Platform, and Innovation Strategist. About Alicia EspositoWithin my eight-year tenure at G3 Communications, I have evolved extensively. Starting as an Associate Editor for our B2B retail publication, Retail TouchPoints, I have worked my way up the ranks, quickly becoming an expert and thought leader in all components of retail and customer experience. In my time as Associate Editor and Senior Editor of Retail TouchPoints, I interviewed some of the industry's top C-level executives from brands like Reebok and have covered a myriad of different "beats," including social marketing and commerce, mobile, omnichannel strategy and even supply chain management. I covered several key industry events nationwide, including NRF's BIG Show, Shop.org and eTail, and became a VIP press attendee at user events for vendors like Aptos, Demandware, JDA and Salesforce.Beyond my editorial obligations, I helped build the proprietary research and custom content division of Retail TouchPoints, helping our clients ideate, develop and roll out some of their top-performing assets. Now, as Content Strategist for G3 Communications, I help my internal team members create content, plan marketing campaigns and manage our family of events, including the B2B Marketing Exchange (Content2Conversion Conference) and the Retail Innovation Conference. I also help clients across all three of our brands (Retail TouchPoints, Demand Gen Report and Content4Demand) in several key areas of their content marketing journey, including: - Persona creation - Buyer-focused messaging - Content audits and gap analysis- Content ideation - Content creation - Repurposing and modularization- Content and design alignment - Long-term content strategy and nurture planning About Julia Raymond HareI ask a lot of questions - it's one of the most exciting parts of my career! I'm a podcast host, marketing professional and data nerd all in one. After spending 4 years in global marketing roles for the digital agency Valtech, I co-founded its media brand RETHINK Retail. By interviewing retail executives, academics and thought leaders, I deliver retail insights for leaders, from leaders.My "formal" 3rd-person description: Julia Raymond is passionate about marketing management, building connections with others, analytics and research, with a core focus on the retail industry. She earned her BSBA with honors from the University of Florida while she was a teenager. Her post-graduate degree is a Master of Science in Predictive Analytics from Northwestern University. Julia is knowledgeable about international markets from her experience in global roles reporting directly to the Chief Marketing Officer at Valtech where she led creative and marketing teams; she is the Editor in Chief and co-founder of its media brand RETHINK Retail, curating the latest content around the evolution of retail in today's connected world through mediums such as podcasts, research and periodicals.About Gabriella BockRETHINK Retail's Managing Editor + Writer/Producer of the Retail Rundown, an award-winning retail podcast featuring news, insights and interviews with the world's most influential retail thinkers. What does the future of retail look like to you? Pitch me at gabriella@rethink.industries. About UsSteve Dennis is an advisor, keynote speaker and author on strategic growth and business innovation. You can learn more about Steve on his       website.    The expanded and revised edition of his bestselling book  Remarkable Retail: How To Win & Keep Customers in the Age of Disruption is now available at  Amazon or just about anywhere else books are sold. Steve regularly shares his insights in his role as a      Forbes senior contributor and on       Twitter and       LinkedIn. You can also check out his speaker "sizzle" reel      here.Michael LeBlanc  is the Founder & President of M.E. LeBlanc & Company Inc and a Senior Advisor to Retail Council of Canada as part of his advisory and consulting practice.   He brings 25+ years of brand/retail/marketing & eCommerce leadership experience, and has been on the front lines of retail industry change for his entire career.  Michael is the producer and host of a network of leading podcasts including Canada's top retail industry podcast,       The Voice of Retail, plus  Global E-Commerce Tech Talks  ,      The Food Professor  with Dr. Sylvain Charlebois and now in its second season, Conversations with CommerceNext!  You can learn more about Michael   here  or on     LinkedIn. Be sure and check out Michael's latest venture for fun and influencer riches - Last Request Barbecue,  his YouTube BBQ cooking channel!

Emma Doyle met Barb Van Hare when they were both keynote speakers at the Mile High Society - Human Resource Managers Annual Conference. They immediately connected through a shared passion for wanting to help people maximize their potential. In this episode, Barb shares with us what she thinks makes a great coach; Love - genuinely caring for those you coach Listening - parking your own agenda Curiosity - Asking open questions yet finding the balance with 'not knowing' combined with having the confidence and certainty to trust the coaching process Barb shares so many wonderful gold dust moments in this episode including her favorite performance tools and she is deeply curious about how people respond and manage stress/tension. We hope you enjoy the show. COMPANY PRESIDENT & FOUNDER: BARB VAN HARE Barb works with leaders, teams, and organizations in mid-sized and large corporations that are experiencing increased complexity and change. The impact of change on an organization brings about a tremendous amount of stress, friction, and distraction. Your workforce may be overwhelmed, frustrated, or burning out. Engagement is likely low, and the workplace culture could feel unfocused, chaotic, and even toxic. Not surprisingly, this leads to decreased performance, the loss of top talent, and dissatisfied customers. Barb provides customized coaching, consulting, and leadership development programs that increase leadership effectiveness, improve team dynamics, and develop workforce competency and agility in navigating change. Coaching, training, and development support increase workforce engagement, productivity, collaboration, trust, and resilience...and makes work more enjoyable and fulfilling for all. She does this work because she's passionate about helping people optimize both their grace and their grit to navigate and thrive through the inevitable waves of change. Barb is the President & Founder of Kinetic Clarity, a leadership and coaching firm dedicated to increasing productivity and positivity in the workplace. She has over 26 years of experience as a leadership coach, talent development leader, and organizational change consultant with Fortune 500, mid-size, & small companies. She knows how to get the right things done quickly to create new levels of engagement and performance. Barb is a Co-Active Faculty Member for the Coaches Training Institute (CTI) and a Professional Certified Coach through the ICF. She has a Master of Arts Degree in Industrial Relations from the University of Minnesota, Carlson School of Business, and Bachelor of Arts Degrees in International Studies and French from Willamette University in Salem, Oregon. She has extensive consulting experience as a leader with Accenture, IBM Global Services as well as several regional consulting firms. She deepened her leadership and organizational development skills as a Director of Talent Development for First Data Corporation and Director of Organization Effectiveness at TWTelecom. Email: barb@kineticclarity.com

Sid Mookerji built Software Paradigms International Group, LLC, a worldwide information technology company. He started it in 1994 and sold it in 2018. He grew it organically through cash flow. His biggest competitor was IBM Global Services, but they also just happened to be his partner.And it is this last bit that speaks to why Sid is such a wild success in business and life. Sid started SPI, having no idea what market it should focus on or what problem he would solve. He started his company because he recognized he was surrounded by knowledgeable, underutilized people here and in India. He broke all the rules of startups and was a great success.I learned a lot from Sid in this interview. From the beginning of their marriage, he and his wife wanted to impact their fellow man. Their focus is entrepreneurship and disadvantaged women and children. They worked hard and always seemed to have a talent for finding diverse talent worldwide. They are still doing this today, even after the big exit. They see too many opportunities to help others.Please join Sid and me to discuss his VC firm, family office, and entrepreneurial and angel interests and experiences. Lots to be learned.

Have a listen to my conversation with Ritu Jyoti, Group VP of AI and Automation Research and Advisory at IDC. I loved talking to Ritu because she has a deep industry insight into how modern enterprises are utilizing artificial intelligence to solve difficult problems while maintaining ethical privacy standards. I hope you enjoy this discussion. Ritu's Bio: Ritu Jyoti is Group Vice President, Worldwide Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Automation Research with IDC's software market research and advisory practice. Ritu is responsible for leading the development of IDC's thought leadership for AI Research and management of the Worldwide AI and Automation Software research team. Her research focuses on the state of enterprise AI efforts and global market trends for the rapidly evolving AI and Machine Learning (ML) innovations and ecosystem. prior to joining IDC, Ritu held various executive-level positions in Product Management, Marketing, Solutions, Technology Alliances, and Consulting at companies such as Kaminario, EMC, IBM Global Services, and PwC Consulting. https://www.linkedin.com/in/ritujyoti/ https://twitter.com/ritujyoti Also, check out the IDC FutureScape Webcast: Worldwide Artificial Intelligence and Automation 2022 Predictions By: Ritu Jyoti here: https://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?containerId=US48368021 A note about our sponsors: A big thank you to Experian, whom you may know as the credit bureau, but they are at heart a data company. When you are buying a car or a home, sending your kids to college or borrowing to grow your business, Experian is helping you behind the scenes. They unlock the power of data, to make better decisions, get access to financial services, and prevent crime, unlocking a whole world of opportunities for individuals and organizations.

Hello and welcome to the Follow the Brand Podcast.  I am your Host Grant McGaugh CEO of 5 STAR BDM. Today, we will talk about maintaining a High caliber Brand with Highly extroverted engineer and entrepreneur Christian Milaster.Christian talks about enabling the delivery of extraordinary care by giving the right tools and optimized processes for improved patient outcomes. Christian owns a company called Ingenium which has a powerhouse of consultants with a high caliber of expertise in telehealth delivery and services.With the avalanche of Digital health services overtaking the world, he shares his approach through a weekly newsletter that he publishes every Tuesday. With over 100 written articles and 40 speaking engagements, Christian Milaster shares valuable pragmatic insights with professionals seeking knowledge in the virtual care industry.Christian Milaster says to share your knowledge without hesitation. Talent recognizes genius, and mediocrity knows nothing but itself. Christian Milaster is passionate about enabling the delivery of extraordinary care. He relentlessly advocates bringing personal satisfaction to the medical profession by applying systems thinking principles and implementing systems engineering solutions. Rooted in German Engineering and Systems Thinking, Christian designs and implements pragmatic improvement and optimization solutions, drawing from a wide range of disciplines, including design thinking, agile, lean, Baldrige, requirements engineering, and servant project management.Christian is the founder and CEO of Ingenium Digital Health Advisors, a boutique consultancy focused on leveraging Digital Health to deliver extraordinary care. Ingenium comprises a 6-person consulting team and a consortium of over a dozen expert advisors.Born, raised, and educated as an Engineer in Germany, Christian started his career at IBM Global Services before joining the Mayo Clinic in 2000. He worked for 12 years in various roles before launching Ingenium. He resides just outside Annapolis, Maryland, with his wife and two pre-teenage daughters.Let's give a warm welcome to my guest on the Follow The Brand Show, Christian Milaster! 

This week, Liz is joined by Head of IBM Global Services, Mark Foster who shares the story of how he went from studying ancient Greek language at University College Oxford to becoming a tech giant running a division of more than 240,000 employees.  Mark explains his road less traveled to get where he is today, which includes being a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company and traveling the world working as a Commissioner for the United Kingdom Global Aid before making the move to America. Follow Liz on Twitter: @LizClaman

Federal, state and local governments are still adapting to the consequences of COVID-19. But what many of them have discovered is that in the face of growing citizen demands, shifting administration priorities and budget uncertainties, it's still possible to adopt new technologies relatively quickly to deliver digital services. For Andrew Fairbanks, who leads a public sector team of more than 3,000 professionals for IBM Global Services, the ability for agencies to shift to new technologies was both remarkable and a testament to why agencies still need to modernize. “I think there are really three principal drivers that I see in this acceleration,” he says in this podcast, where he discusses the drivers behind agencies' IT modernization goals today. Guest: Andrew Fairbanks, Vice President, General Manager, IBM Services - Federal Host: Wyatt Kash, SVP, Content Strategy, Scoop News Group Look for more coverage of “IT Modernization in Government” on www.fedscoop.com/listen

Dave Snowden is the founder and Chief Scientific Officer of Cognitive Edge. His work is in the area of naturalising sense-making, seeking to base social science research and practice in the natural sciences. He is generally considered to be a pioneer in the application of complex adaptive systems theory to a range of social issues, and in the development of narrative as a research method. His work extends across government and industry in a variety of fields including knowledge management, strategic planning, conflict resolution, counter terrorism, decision support and organisational development. Snowden, then of IBM Global Services, began work on a Cynefin framework in 1999 to help manage intellectual capital within the company. He continued developing it as European director of IBM's Institute of Knowledge Management, and later as founder and director of the IBM Cynefin Centre for Organisational Complexity, established in 2002. Cynthia Kurtz and Snowden described the framework in detail the following year in a paper, The new dynamics of strategy: Sense-making in a complex and complicated world, published in IBM Systems Journal. Snowden holds a variety of academic positions. He is a visiting professor at the University of Canberra, Hong Kong Polytechnic University and University of Pretoria and is a visiting fellow at Warwick University, Nanyang University, the Universita' Cattolica in Italy and the Singapore Management College. He was Director of the EPSRC (UK) research programme on emergence in 2006 and was appointed to the NSF (US) review panel on complexity science research in 2007. He is also on the editorial boards of several knowledge management journals and is an Editor in Chief for Emergence: Complexity and Organisation. His HBR cover article with Mary Boone A Leader's Framework for Decision Making was selected as the 2007 Best Practitioner-Oriented Paper in Organizational Behavior by the Organizational Behavior Division of the Academy of Management. Earlier this year, Dave Snowden (and Friends) published the book Cynefin®: Weaving sense-making into the fabric of our world (2021: Cognitive Edge Pte Ltd). Dave lives in the UK where he pursues his passions of Welsh Rugby, Wagnerian Opera and walking. Social Links LinkedIn: @dave-snowden Twitter: @snowded

If you want to hear what my mom and dad, both Medicare Advantage patients in their late 70s, have to say about telehealth (or teleconferencing, as my dad puts it), you’ll have to listen to the episode. They are not and have never been health care professionals, but they fully get that the question “What’s better—telehealth or in-person care?” asked like it’s some kind of winner-takes-all cage fight doesn’t serve anybody’s needs. And by anybody, I mean clinicians or the patient. And by patient, I mean even Medicare Advantage patients in their late 70s. In this health care podcast, I’m speaking with Christian Milaster from Ingenium. Christian worked at Mayo for 12 years before starting his consulting firm specializing in many aspects of telehealth. He has a great newsletter, by the way. I’ve appreciated subscribing to it. It’s called Telehealth Tuesday. I would recommend it.   Christian says telehealth is a clinical tool. That’s why there’s no answer to the question of whether in-person is better than virtual. It’s like asking, “What’s better—an x-ray, a CT scan, or an MRI?” Or like, “What’s better—a daily blood pressure test at home or one super fancy EKG a year?” I guess telehealth could also be considered maybe a setting of care. Christian probably wouldn’t agree with me. Either way, few people sit around pitting Exam Room 6 against the one on the fourth floor with the extra-wide doorway. So, let’s not even talk about this. We’re over it. The relevant question to be asking about telehealth would be “What’s the best clinical workflow, patient journey, clinical pathway for X kind of patient or for this patient?” The tools that we choose to use or the care setting we choose should be a function of the best care plan for the patient. You figure out the care plan first. It’s just like you figure out what surgery someone needs, and then you stock the OR. It would be super weird to do it the other way around. You know, neurosurgeon walks into OR. “Hey, what’s this knee replacement doing here?” You get my drift. What’s the why, you might be asking, if I’m a provider and I’m kinda like the urologist that my father fired the other day? And I’m thinking I’m just going to require all of my patients to come into my office all the time because that’s the way I’ve always done it and I kinda like it. Well, let me refer you to the article written by Jane Sarasohn-Kahn the other day entitled “Virtual Health Tech Enables the Continuum of Health From Hospital to Home.” This article is great and talks about a bunch of things, but here’s a quote I particularly liked: “[The demand for telehealth] will impact every segment of care delivery and sponsor, including small to mid-sized physician practices, employers, behavioral/mental health, public/government-sponsored health [plans], and the pharma and life science industry.” She is talking about demand post-pandemic, by the way.   Let me put a finer point on this. You know who is most likely, besides my father, to fire a doctor who doesn’t know how to incorporate telehealth into his or her treatment pathway? Yes, exactly—educated working-aged people. People with commercial insurance. The people that health systems and doctors are always trying to attract because … favorable payer mix. So, there’s that. One more thing before I turn the floor over to the interview with Christian Milaster: I just wanted to call out something that matters, especially right now. I recently saw a post by Joe Kvedar on LinkedIn about how digital inclusion is actually a social determinant of health. The post referenced an article by Jill Castek and Cynthia Sieck, amongst others.   The point of it was that sometimes people have spoken about telehealth being the solution to rural health issues (eg, access issues) or people who have to work three jobs or those who have transportation issues. The problem is that it’s exactly these people who may not have internet access or maybe have less digital literacy. So, exactly the people that, at least originally, telehealth was supposed to serve are exactly the people that are having trouble taking advantage of it. You can learn more at ingeniumdigitalhealth.com and connect with Christian on LinkedIn.  Christian Milaster optimizes telehealth services for health systems and physician practices. He serves as a digital health and telehealth advisor to start-ups and established digital health companies. Christian is a master builder of digital health and telehealth programs and is the founder and president of Ingenium Digital Health Advisors, a boutique consultancy focused on enabling the effective delivery of extraordinary care through workflow optimization and the judicious use of technology. Born, raised, and educated as an engineer in Germany, Christian started his career at IBM Global Services before joining the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota, where he worked for 12 years in various roles before launching Ingenium in 2012. 06:53 What’s the biggest mistake provider organizations are making in regard to telehealth right now 08:50 Is there a downside to not investing more in telehealth? 12:28 “There’s no more geographic boundaries.” 15:25 What’s a provider organization’s first step in making telehealth a cornerstone of care? 17:20 Why is organizational change management essential to incorporating telehealth? 19:00 “Everybody involved in the in-person care experience needs to be involved and play a role in the virtual care experience as well.” 19:22 What does the patient flow look like for organizations that do telehealth well? 21:12 How does an organization use telehealth as a strategic tool? 23:55 “Telehealth gives us an opportunity to redesign the workflow of the care delivery experience.” 24:38 How is the provider reimbursed in telehealth? 26:29 “It’s really about the outcomes and it’s about value-based care … when I can just wield telemedicine … as a clinical tool.” 28:19 “Telemedicine … is vital for value-based care; it’s vital for better patient outcomes.” You can learn more at ingeniumdigitalhealth.com and connect with Christian on LinkedIn.  @HealthChrism discusses #telehealth on our #healthcarepodcast. #healthcare #podcast #digitalhealth #healthtech #telemedicine What’s the biggest mistake #providerorganizations are making in regard to telehealth right now? @HealthChrism discusses #telehealth on our #healthcarepodcast. #healthcare #podcast #digitalhealth #healthtech #telemedicine Is there a downside to not investing more in telehealth? @HealthChrism discusses #telehealth on our #healthcarepodcast. #healthcare #podcast #digitalhealth #healthtech #telemedicine “There’s no more geographic boundaries.” @HealthChrism discusses #telehealth on our #healthcarepodcast. #healthcare #podcast #digitalhealth #healthtech #telemedicine What’s a #providerorganization’s first step in making telehealth a cornerstone of care? @HealthChrism discusses #telehealth on our #healthcarepodcast. #healthcare #podcast #digitalhealth #healthtech #telemedicine Why is organizational change management essential to incorporating telehealth? @HealthChrism discusses #telehealth on our #healthcarepodcast. #healthcare #podcast #digitalhealth #healthtech #telemedicine “Everybody involved in the in-person care experience needs to be involved and play a role in the virtual care experience as well.” @HealthChrism discusses #telehealth on our #healthcarepodcast. #healthcare #podcast #digitalhealth #healthtech #telemedicine What does the patient flow look like for organizations that do telehealth well? @HealthChrism discusses #telehealth on our #healthcarepodcast. #healthcare #podcast #digitalhealth #healthtech #telemedicine How does an organization use telehealth as a strategic tool? @HealthChrism discusses #telehealth on our #healthcarepodcast. #healthcare #podcast #digitalhealth #healthtech #telemedicine “Telehealth gives us an opportunity to redesign the workflow of the care delivery experience.” @HealthChrism discusses #telehealth on our #healthcarepodcast. #healthcare #podcast #digitalhealth #healthtech #telemedicine How is the provider reimbursed in telehealth? @HealthChrism discusses #telehealth on our #healthcarepodcast. #healthcare #podcast #digitalhealth #healthtech #telemedicine “Telemedicine … is vital for value-based care; it’s vital for better patient outcomes.” @HealthChrism discusses #telehealth on our #healthcarepodcast. #healthcare #podcast #digitalhealth #healthtech #telemedicine

Welcome to Episode 55 of the Asian Hustle Network Podcast! We are very excited to have Laura Huang on this week's episode. We interview Asian entrepreneurs around the world to amplify their voices and empower Asians to pursue their dreams and goals. We believe that each person has a message and a unique story from their entrepreneurial journey that they can share with all of us. Check us out on Anchor, iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play Music, TuneIn, Spotify, and more. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and leave us a positive 5-star review. This is our opportunity to use the voices of the Asian community and share these incredible stories with the world. We release a new episode every Wednesday, so stay tuned! Laura Huang is a professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School. Laura’s research examines interpersonal relationships and implicit bias in entrepreneurship and in the workplace. She is the creator and co-founder of Project Emplify, an initiative dedicated to addressing inequality and disadvantage through personal empowerment. Her award-winning research has been featured in the Financial Times, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Forbes, and Nature, and she was named one of the 40 Best Business School Professors Under the Age of 40 by Poets & Quants, and to the Thinkers 50 Radar list as one of the leading management thinkers in the world. Previously, she held positions in investment banking, consulting, and management, for organizations such as Standard Chartered Bank, IBM Global Services, and Johnson & Johnson. Laura holds an MS and BSE in electrical engineering, both from Duke University, an MBA from INSEAD, and a PhD from the University of California, Irvine. Her first book is entitled Edge: Turning Adversity into Advantage. Please check out our Patreon at @asianhustlenetwork. We want AHN to continue to be meaningful and give back to the Asian community. If you enjoy our podcast and would like to contribute to our future, we hope you’ll consider becoming a patron. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/asianhustlenetwork/support

Now that we have watched the movie Office Space, let us meditate on many things. Roger regales us with his tales of living the Office Space life during his year at IBM Global Services. We ponder the magnificent mess that is Jennifer Aniston's hair and wonder why her career has essentially gone into hibernation for the last decade or so. We also ruminate on the many meme-worthy moments of this movie -- mmm yeah, that'd be great -- and Roger has a hot take that stimulates a discussion on the appropriateness of white corporate drones geeking out to gangsta rap. Also Samir FTW.

Our guest is the young, intelligent and well spoken professor and author Laura Huang. Laura is the author of the book “EDGE- Turning Adversity into Advantage”. Her book EDGE talks about how to gain an edge given the confines of who we are, where we are and the circumstances that we have to work with in order to gain an edge and game the system of bias. Basically anyone who understands how to master and navigate using Laura’s principles can excel in work and life. Laura, or as her students would call her, Professor Huang, is currently a professor at Harvard Business School. As one of the BEST business school professors under the age of 40 by Poets and Quants, she spend her entire academic career studying interpersonal relationships and implicit bias in entrepreneurship and in the workplace. Laura before her days as a professor has previously held jobs in investment banking, consulting and management working for companies like Standard Chartered Bank, IBM Global Services, and Johnson & Johnson. Laura received a combined Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in electrical engineering from Duke University and an MBA from INSEAD, and a PhD from the University of California, Irvine. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In Episode 105, expert Peter Zalewski of Condo Vultures interviews John Dennis - the founder and lead consultant of the United Kingdom-based consultancy firm Blockchain Services LTD - for the "Real Estate Players Profile" about the latest South Florida import and export trends, and the impact that a drop in trade during the pandemic could have on the local economy. In Segment 1, Dennis discusses growing up in Newcastle, England, earning a bachelor's degree in physics, relocating to Florida with a skilled-labor H-1B Visa, serving as a project manager for IBM Global Services before eventually relocating in Miami to invest in real estate in the early 2000s. In Segment 2, Dennis provides an overview in layman's terms about blockchain technology and cryptocurrency. Dennis provides insight into how blockchain technology will forever change the real estate industry, putting several professional services at risk in the future. Dennis also discusses how early adopters of blockchain technology could enjoy an advantage in the ultra-competitive world of South Florida real estate. In Segment 3, Dennis discusses cryptocurrency, and the impact it could have real estate transactions. Dennis provides an overview as to the timing of the technological changes are in the process. To send a comment, please email the podcast at Inquiry@CondoVultures.com Please be sure to patronize our advertising supporters: Condo Vultures® Realty, Condo Vultures® Condo Correction Tours, and CVR Realty. Click here to subscribe to the Condo Vultures® Distressed Market Intelligent Report. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/condovultures/message

La société Cast spécialiste de la Software intelligence a publié ses résultats semestriels mi-septembre. Le groupe a indiqué dans son communiqué notamment les éléments suivants : “L’effet conjugué de ventes en croissance (+ 1,1 M€ et + 6% sur le semestre, et +12% sur le seul 2nd trimestre) et de charges opérationnelles en forte baisse (- 2,2 M€ par rapport à 2019) ont permis une très nette amélioration du résultat opérationnel, quasiment à l’équilibre sur les six premiers mois de l’année (- 0,1 M€) alors même que le premier semestre est traditionnellement fortement déficitaire (- 3,8 M€ en 2019), du fait de la saisonnalité des ventes. Le portefeuille d’affaires est étoffé et bénéficie de la contribution croissante des accords de promotions et de ventes avec les grands systèmes intégrateurs, IBM Global Services en tête, les sociétés de management consulting, notamment le BCG, et les grands éditeurs de logiciels indépendants, tel Microsoft dans le cadre du partenariat Azure. Au 30 juin 2020, la trésorerie disponible était de 11,7 M€ et la trésorerie nette de 6,4 M€. Le poste des créances clients s’élevait quant à lui à 17,9 M€“. Retour sur ces actualités et les perspectives avec mon invité Alexandre Rerolle Directeur Administratif et Financier Cast. Vous vous intéressez à la société CAST, retrouvez les interviews déjà diffusée sur notre site via ce lien : Vidéos CAST (https://www.labourseetlavie.com/tag/cast)       A propos : CAST est le pionnier et chef de file du marché de la Software Intelligence. Sa technologie d’analyse, de mesure et de cartographie du logiciel – produit d’un investissement de plus de 120 millions d’euros – permet à tous les acteurs de l’activité numérique de prendre des décisions éclairées, de piloter leurs équipes, de prévenir les risques logiciels, et de délivrer des applications robustes, fiables et sécurisées. Des centaines d’entreprises font confiance à CAST pour accroître la satisfaction de leurs clients et réduire coûts, délais et risques. Fondée en 1990, CAST est cotée sur Euronext et opère en Amérique du Nord, en Europe, en Inde et en Chine. Pour plus d’information : http://www.castsoftware.com. L’article Alexandre Rerolle Directeur Administratif et Financier Cast : “Notre stratégie de développement se fait de plus en plus via des partenaires” (https://www.labourseetlavie.com/strategie-et-resultats/alexandre-rerolle-directeur-administratif-et-financier-cast-notre-strategie-de-developpement-se-fait-de-plus-en-plus-via-des-partenaires) est apparu en premier sur La Bourse et la Vie TV L'information éco à valeur ajoutée (https://www.labourseetlavie.com) .

Implicit BiasImplicit bias is an uphill battle for those laboring under its burden and for organizations trying to eliminate it. You may have experienced it yourself. It might even be the reason you started your own business. No matter how hard you worked, no matter how great your ideas, your objective skills, or even your past successes – you're passed over, you lose out to someone else less qualified and in your gut you know there is some type of bias at work. It may not rise to the level of being illegal and even if it did you might not want to take legal action for a variety of reasons. BUT in your heart you know you've been unfairly disadvantaged. What can you do? How can you turn that adversity into and advantage? Into your super power? Harvard professor and award winning researcher, Dr Laura Huang shares her insights and explains how. What You'll Discover About Implicit Bias in the Workplace (highlights and transcript):https://businessconfidentialradio.com/how-to-deal-with-implicit-bias/# (HIGHLIGHTSCLICK HERE FOR AUDIO TRANSCRIPT) The difference between implicit bias, unconscious bias, and systemic bias. [3:32] The multiple forms of privilege in the workplace. [9:52] The problem with traditional anti-bias training. [8:16] How the myth of meritocracy muddies the water. [11:19] How individuals can overcome bias and empower themselves even within imperfect systems. [12:18] What EDGE stands for and how to make it work for you. [13:24] How management can empower employees to find their strengths and advance the organization [17:36] And much more. Guest: Dr. Laura Huanghttps://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/print-profile.aspx?facId=648943 (Dr. Laura Huang) is an Associate Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School and an expert in interpersonal relationships and implicit bias in entrepreneurship and in the workplace. She is also the creator of #FindYourEdge, an initiative dedicated to addressing inequality and disadvantage through personal empowerment. Her award-winning research has been featured in the Financial Times, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Forbes, and Nature, and she was named one of the 40 Best Business School Professors Under the Age of 40 by Poets & Quants. She has previously held positions in investment banking, consulting, and management, for organizations as Standard Chartered Bank, IBM Global Services, and Johnson & Johnson. Laura holds an MS and BSE in electrical engineering Duke University, an MBA from INSEAD, and a PhD from the University of California, Irvine. She is also the author of https://www.amazon.com/Edge-Turning-Adversity-into-Advantage/dp/0525540814/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=laura+huang&qid=1599409949&sr=8-1 (Edge: Turning Adversity into Advantage). Related Resources:Contact with Dr. Huang and connect with her on https://www.linkedin.com/in/laura-huang-a3861a/ (LinkedIn), https://www.facebook.com/laurahuangLA (Facebook), https://twitter.com/LauraHuangLA (Twitter), https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNTofaheKUti9zRoc8AHy2Q (YouTube) and https://www.instagram.com/laurahuangla/?hl=en (Instagram). Subscribe, Rate and Review:Subscribing is easy and lets you have instant access to the latest tactics, strategies and tips. Rating and reviewing the show helps us grow our audience ad allows us to bring you more of the rich information you need to succeed from our high powered guests. Download ♥ Subscribe ♥ Listen ♥ Learn ♥ Share ♥ Review ♥ Enjoy

Neal Golding is the Founder & President of JellyFish RAS and has over 25 years of leadership experience. After spending 20 years working in the family business of mobile auto glass replacement, Neal took a leap and started JellyFish RAS in 2011— a business intelligence resource designed exclusively for DSOs. His career has been spent at the frontline of senior management teams and he has published over 30 articles on a wide array of industry topics. In addition, Neal is highly active in performance interpretation, analysis, and strategy design.  Originally from Toledo, Ohio, Neal now enjoys life in South Florida and has 2 grown children. In his free time, he is an avid squash player and recently won a Gold Medal at the 20th Maccabiah Games in Tel Aviv, Israel. Michael Ross is a Partner and CIO at JellyFish RAS. His thirst for the “point of truth” drives him to be relentless in the delivery of just that. He studied Commerce at Carleton University School of Business in Ottawa, Canada and later established himself in IT with IBM Global Services, leading him to opportunities in the financial software realm. An avid sportsman, he enjoys playing squash, hockey, and camping with his son. In this episode… While running a DSO's call center in Ohio, Neal Golding experienced first-hand the challenges DSOs face in getting performance reports for administrators. Because of this, he searched high and low for ways to gather the data he wanted from the practice management software the company used.  When Neal realized that his solution could help other DSOs, he set out to market his solution to interested parties. He moved from Ohio to Florida to set up his business and now provides customized reports and data to his clients. In this episode of In Your Face Podcast, Craig Weiss is joined by Neal Golding and Michael Ross from JellyFish RAS to talk about the customizable software solutions that JellyFish RAS provides to DSOs and dental practices. They talk about how being active in sports has helped in running their business, their future plans, and how the coronavirus pandemic has impacted their clients' dental practices.

Today’s Thought Talk show is about overturning adversity in the workplace. I’m happy to welcome Laura Huang — Associate Professor at Harvard, the author of the new book From Adversity to Advantage. The book is based on her research on interpersonal relationships and implicit bias in entrepreneurship and in the workplace. Tune in for insight on topics ranging from the biases that women should be on the lookout for when pitching projects — and what to do with them, what “Hard work, Plus” and E.D.G.E. could mean for your career, tips and tricks to get a clearer picture of people’s perceptions of you, and why doing business as usual right now might mean the end of some of your longest vendor relationships. In addition, will explore the ramifications of the current coronavirus pandemic crisis as new constraints force adaptation.    Tips For Building Your Edge   When it comes to working in times of adversity, go back to the basics — Determine what your core role is?   Have a clear understanding of how you are perceived and work at flipping those perceptions to your advantage — try the 10 No’s exercise.   Don’t allow first impressions to dominate — be proactive when meeting new people.   Don’t wait for the system to change to take advantage of the opportunities in front of you.   “CREATE YOUR BRAND BY DESIGN RATHER THAN BY DEFAULT” Karen Tiber Leland, Sterling Marketing Group.  About Karen Tiber Leland    Karen Tiber Leland is the founder of Sterling Marketing Group, a branding, marketing and color strategy and implementation firm helping CEO’s, executives and entrepreneurs develop stronger personal, business and team brands. Her clients include: Cisco, American Express, Marriott Hotels, Apple Computer, LinkedIn and Twitter.  She is also the best-selling author of nine traditionally published business books which have sold over 400,000 copies and been translated into 10 languages. Her most recent book is The Brand Mapping Strategy: Design, Build and Accelerate Your Brand. She regularly writes for Inc.com and Entrepreneur.com and has had articles published in Self, The Los Angeles Times, American Way, The Boston Globe, and many others.  Karen has spoken for Harvard, The AMA, Direct Marketing Association and Stanford, among others. She has been interviewed on The Today Show, CNN, CNBC and Oprah. Get in touch with Karen on Twitter|LinkedIn About Laura Huang Laura Huang is a professor at Harvard Business School and has spent her academic career studying interpersonal relationships and implicit bias in entrepreneurship and in the workplace as well as in the investment decisions of financiers such as angel investors and VCs. Her research has been featured in the Financial Times, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Forbes, and Nature, and she was named one of the 40 Best Business School Professors Under the Age of 40 by Poets & Quants. She previously held positions in investment banking, consulting, and management for organizations such as Standard Chartered Bank, IBM Global Services, and Johnson & Johnson. Laura received an MS and BSE in electrical engineering, both from Duke University, an MBA from INSEAD, and a Ph.D. from the University of California, Irvine. Support your local bookstores and find your copy of Edge: Turning Adversity into Advantage, by Laura Huang.   Resources Are you concerned about keeping your business on the upswing in these difficult times? Give us a call at Sterling Marketing Group.   For a limited time, we’re offering a 50% discount on Rent My Brain sessions to talk about how bootstrap branding and micro-marketing can be used  to keep your business moving through tough times. For more information about Karen Tiber Leland and Sterling Marketing Group please contact karen@karenleland.com

Over three decades, Mike Wittenstein has successfully guided leaders and their teams through times of immense change. His robust story-driven process helps to bring clarity to ideas, commitment towards outcomes, and growth via strategic thinking. What motivates Mike is when his clients get to see their ideas become real and have others embrace and benefit from them. He inspires and gets his inspiration from that kind of result. Mike co-led Galileo, one of the world's first digital agencies, then joined IBM Global Services in the role of eVisionary. Now the founder and managing partner at Storyminers, Mike shepherds mid-market companies to higher operating results and profitable exits using Storyminers' unique combination of Story, Strategy, Experience Design, and Technology. Mike's results-driven approach has helped companies such as Chick-fil-A, Delta Airlines, Holiday Inn, IBM, the University of Phoenix, Piedmont Hospital, Transitions Optical, and hundreds of others. Together, Mike's clients have created almost $2 billion in value by applying his ideas and proven process for the articulation, execution, and adoption of their strategies, and the design of stories and experiences. Mike's Profile  linkedin.com/in/mikewittensteinWebsite             storyminers.com/  (Company Website)Twitter               mikewittenstein  Welcome to the Sales Synergitics Podcast, where we arm you with the knowledge, tools, skills, and experts to bring your sales, marketing, and operations teams together, all through your sales process. Host: Jason Smith, Founder of Sales Synergistics www.SalesSynergistics.com Interested in being a guest on the show?  Contact us at: Jason@salessynergistics.com

HBS Professor | INSEAD MBA | Author of Edge: Turning Adversity into AdvantageIn this podcast you will learn 1.Specific suggestions to transform negative perceptions, bias and adversity into competitive advantage 2.How to make a super awkward meeting with Elon Musk into one of the most productive discussions3.Unexplored nuances of gender and accent when it comes to promotion and career advancement Laura Huang is a Professor at Harvard Business School. She has spent her academic career studying interpersonal relationships and implicit bias in entrepreneurship and in the workplace. Her research has been featured in the Financial Times, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Forbes, and Nature, and she was named one of the 40 Best Business School Professors Under the Age of 40 by Poets & Quants. She is the author of Edge: Turning Adversity into Advantage, and the creator of the Princess Heroes book series for young girls.Previously, she held positions in investment banking, consulting, and management, for organizations such as Standard Chartered Bank, IBM Global Services, and Johnson & Johnson. She received an MS and BSE in electrical engineering, both from Duke University, an MBA from INSEAD, and a PhD from the University of California, Irvine.

Harvard professor and author Laura Huang shares how to build your edge and be perceived positively.— YOU'LL LEARN — 1) Why the myth of hard work is so dangerous. 2) How unfair perceptions can quietly limit your career–and what to do about it. 3) A formula to turn embarrassment and bitterness into enrichment. Subscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep542 for clickable versions of the links below. — ABOUT LAURA — Laura Huang is a professor at Harvard Business School, who specializes in studying interpersonal relationships and implicit bias in entrepreneurship and in the workplace. Her research has been featured in several publications like the Financial Times, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Forbes, and Nature. She was also named as one of the 40 Best Business School Professors Under the Age of 40 by Poets & Quants. Laura has also previously held positions in investment banking, consulting, and management in several companies such as Standard Chartered bank, IBM Global Services, and Johnson & Johnson. She received her MS and BSE in electrical engineering from Duke University, an MBA from INSEAD, and a PhD from the University of California, Irvine.• Book: “Edge: Turning Adversity into Advantage”• Facebook: Laura Huang• Instagram: @laurahuang• LinkedIn: Laura Huang• Twitter: @LauraHuangLA • Website: LauraHuang.net— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — • Book: "Because of Winn-Dixie" by Kate DiCamillo• Book: “Girl in Translation" by Jean Kwok• Book: “The Remains of the Day” by Kazuo Ishiguro• Book: “When the Legends Die: The Timeless Coming-of-Age Story about a Native American Boy Caught Between Two Worlds” by Hal Borland— THANK YOU SPONSORS! — • Baked by Melissa makes delicious miniature cupcakes. Get 15% off with the promo code AWESOME• Blinkist. Learn more, faster with book summaries you can read or listen to in 15 minutes at blinkist.com/awesomeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

From Microsoft to IBM Global Services to Amazon and Netflix…the importance of offering reliable and secure public and private cloud based services is something SES is continuing to build upon. On this episode of Satellite Stories, we discuss why global strategic partnerships are key for growing our cloud-based service offerings - and why more of the services end users are relying upon are based on this mysterious thing called ‘the cloud’. Kristina Smith-Meyer is joined by Sergy Mummert, Senior VP of Global Cloud and Strategic Partnerships at SES, based in the USA. For more about what we do, visit SES.com.

On the latest episode, Glenn Gaudet is joined by Benoit Lamy, Head of Scoop.It. Benoit is well known internationally for content marketing strategy and sales in the internet industry. Scoop.It was founded in 2011 as a content curation service that has since published content for nearly 4 million users. Before being promoted to Head of Scoop.It, Benoit was in charge of European sales for five years. Benoit is an entrepreneur who founded ExpertPlug in 2011 and also spent time as SAP FI Consultant for IBM Global Services. In this podcast you will learn about: How to face challenges of creating content for content marketing Identifying and organizing that content How to add credibility with content curation Transforming your organization into thought leaders on social networks The importance of integration and discovery once content is created Why it’s important to have a full understanding of your brand and content environment Connect with Benoit on LinkedIn or via email at blamy@scoop.it.

Our guest today is Jay Martin, who’s got over 25 years of management consulting experience, including time at Arthur D. Little and IBM Global Services and nearly 18 years as an independent consultant. Jay has done a better job than anyone I’ve met at maintaining an exhaustive list of all his projects – the document is 18 pages long and includes the details on well over a hundred projects. In this episode, Jay discusses how he started building this list and the benefits of keeping such a document. To receive a copy of Jay's project list, sign up for the weekly Unleashed email at: https://www.umbrex.com/unleashed-podcast/ To learn more about Jay, visit his LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jay-martin-99a69812/

In this episode of AroundStartups interviews we bring to you Sanjay Nath [Twitter, LinkedIn], Co founder & Managing Partner at Blume Ventures. Prior to founding Blume, Sanjay spent over 12 years in the US, in business development, management consulting and operations roles across organizations such as PwC Consulting, IBM Global Services and Sun Microsystems. Sanjay is an engineer from BITS, Pilani and holds an MBA from UCLA's Anderson School of Graduate Management. Sanjay wholeheartedly accepted our interview request and shared his perspective on a range of topics about India's startup ecosystem including: What VC's look in an entrepreneur On founders Mumbai & tech startups ecosystem Pitching to an Investor Football & entrepreneurship Website, Service, Technology, People & Startups mentioned: InMobi, Naveen Tewari, Justdail, Sandipan Chattopadhyay, TaxiForSure, Marc Benioff, Tesla, Elon Musk, Hyperloop, Spacex, FC Barcelona, Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Real Madrid, GreyOrange Robotics, Paul Graham, Jack Ma, Mumbai Angels, Karthik Reddy Credits: Background Music LA Montage by Rockit Maxx Audio Editing, Mixing & mastering at Mediaforart studios, Gurgaon Graphics by Jugal Mody --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/aroundstartups/message

Hybrid cloud is a reality, but is anyone really making any money providing cloud solutions and services? How can partners bridge the compensation gap moving from a new license to an annuity model? Join cloud veterans from Commvault, Microsoft and Arrow as they discuss how the market is changing and opportunities for both seasoned cloud partners and those considering entering this space. Compare John Austin Global Practice Leader - Hybrid Cloud, Arrow John Austin has over 30 years of experience in the IT industry. His channel experience ranges from building a channel program from the ground up for several start-up companies, to managing a channel program for IBM Global Services, to all aspects of building and managing a cloud services organization with Arrow Electronics. Austin is focused on channel sales and building strategic relationships with channel partners transitioning to a cloud services business. Austin helped develop Arrow’s Cloud Enablement program, which helps traditional channel partners make the pivot to a subscription-based cloud business. His experience also spans the delivery of end-of-cloud services and managing relationships with cloud delivery partners in the cloud services space. This includes suppliers delivering IaaS, SaaS, backup and disaster recovery and managed services. Austin lives in Castle Rock, Colorado, with his wife, Raissa. His daughter is a sophomore at the University of Georgia studying nursing and is a member of the nationally ranked swim and dive team. Hosts Vibhu Ranjan Director of Partner Strategy and Planning , Microsoft Vibhu Ranjan is a director of partner strategy and planning in the Worldwide One Commercial Partner team at Microsoft. He is responsible for the overall partner strategy, sales plays and value propositions for partners in the Applications and Infrastructure Solution Area to drive partner-led Azure business growth. He brings a wealth of industry, business and technology experience across Microsoft and Microsoft partners like Citrix, Deloitte Consulting and F5 Networks. During his nine years at Microsoft, Ranjan has held a variety of corporate and field/partner-facing marketing and sales roles. Randy De Meno Chief Technologist – Microsoft Products and Microsoft Relationship, Commvault A more than 24-year Commvault veteran, De Meno led Commvault’s entry to heterogeneous data management and pioneered Commvault’s Windows Centric software solution, while spearheading the strategic partnership with Microsoft. De Meno holds dozens patents for Commvault technology, including E-Discovery and Granular Application Integration. In 2013, CRN tabbed De Meno as a Top 100 Executive and Top 25 Innovator in the computer industry, and in 2016, Wagner College named him their “Alumni Fellow” recipient for distinguished careers. De Meno is married with three children and leads the Commvault Hockey Helping Kids program, which has helped raise over $1.5 million dollars for various children’s charities, while enabling children to have unique experiences in NHL settings with ex-NHL players and USA Women Olympic Team members. He is a staunch advocate for families working with Autism.

Hybrid cloud is a reality, but is anyone really making any money providing cloud solutions and services? How can partners bridge the compensation gap moving from a new license to an annuity model? Join cloud veterans from Commvault, Microsoft and Arrow as they discuss how the market is changing and opportunities for both seasoned cloud partners and those considering entering this space. Compare John Austin Global Practice Leader - Hybrid Cloud, Arrow John Austin has over 30 years of experience in the IT industry. His channel experience ranges from building a channel program from the ground up for several start-up companies, to managing a channel program for IBM Global Services, to all aspects of building and managing a cloud services organization with Arrow Electronics. Austin is focused on channel sales and building strategic relationships with channel partners transitioning to a cloud services business. Austin helped develop Arrow’s Cloud Enablement program, which helps traditional channel partners make the pivot to a subscription-based cloud business. His experience also spans the delivery of end-of-cloud services and managing relationships with cloud delivery partners in the cloud services space. This includes suppliers delivering IaaS, SaaS, backup and disaster recovery and managed services. Austin lives in Castle Rock, Colorado, with his wife, Raissa. His daughter is a sophomore at the University of Georgia studying nursing and is a member of the nationally ranked swim and dive team. Hosts Vibhu Ranjan Director of Partner Strategy and Planning , Microsoft Vibhu Ranjan is a director of partner strategy and planning in the Worldwide One Commercial Partner team at Microsoft. He is responsible for the overall partner strategy, sales plays and value propositions for partners in the Applications and Infrastructure Solution Area to drive partner-led Azure business growth. He brings a wealth of industry, business and technology experience across Microsoft and Microsoft partners like Citrix, Deloitte Consulting and F5 Networks. During his nine years at Microsoft, Ranjan has held a variety of corporate and field/partner-facing marketing and sales roles. Randy De Meno Chief Technologist – Microsoft Products and Microsoft Relationship, Commvault A more than 24-year Commvault veteran, De Meno led Commvault’s entry to heterogeneous data management and pioneered Commvault’s Windows Centric software solution, while spearheading the strategic partnership with Microsoft. De Meno holds dozens patents for Commvault technology, including E-Discovery and Granular Application Integration. In 2013, CRN tabbed De Meno as a Top 100 Executive and Top 25 Innovator in the computer industry, and in 2016, Wagner College named him their “Alumni Fellow” recipient for distinguished careers. De Meno is married with three children and leads the Commvault Hockey Helping Kids program, which has helped raise over $1.5 million dollars for various children’s charities, while enabling children to have unique experiences in NHL settings with ex-NHL players and USA Women Olympic Team members. He is a staunch advocate for families working with Autism.

As an author, speaker and world leading entrepreneur, Matthew Michalewicz is one of the very few people who doesn't just walk his talk, he sprints it! Over the last 30 years Matthew has repeatedly demonstrated the ability to move into any industry, start from scratch and build large global, profitable, successful, scalable and saleable businesses. His is a modern day story of David and Goliath where he has been able to enter into multiple industries as a new, small player and very quickly position himself as an industry leader. He is a living breathing example of what we call Living By Design – visualising his ideal future outcome and then developing the step by step principles, processes and people to make it happen. He has repeatedly demonstrated that he achieves anything & everything that he sets his mind to. He has formula-ized and codified success into a repeatable process that can be applied to any situation. Let me give you a very brief run down on his achievements to date: To fund his lifestyle during Uni, Matt was the founder and operator of Fitness Forever, a personal training business, and after he graduated uni, he co-founded CFG Investments, a money management and financial planning company with more than $150 million under management. He then co-founded NuTech Solutions in the USA, where he raised more than $US15 million in venture capital and grew the business to almost 200 employees spread across six international offices before selling the business. During this time Matt established an absolute “A-list” board of directors, which included former President of Poland and Nobel Peace Prize winner, Lech Walesa, former Bank of America Chairman and CEO, Hugh McColl Jr., world-renowned fraud expert and subject of Steven Spielberg's blockbuster "Catch Me if You Can," Frank Abagnale, and former National Security Advisor to the President of the United States, Zbigniew Brzezinski. NuTech Solutions was acquired by Netezza Corporation, which was subsequently acquired by IBM Global Services. After his first retirement, he then co-founded SolveIT Software, a supply chain optimisation business that he grew from zero to almost 180 employees and $20 million in revenue before again selling the business to Schneider Electric. Under his leadership, SolveIT Software became the third fastest-growing company in Australia in 2012, as ranked by Deloitte. The company won numerous awards, and counted among its customers some of the largest corporations in the world, including Rio Tinto, BHP Billiton, and Xstrata. After his second retirement, He has now established Complexica, the award winning provider of Artificial Intelligence software for optimising sales & marketing activities. The company has just won the prestigious 2018 Australian Innovation of the Year Award for their ground breaking AI product, Larry the Digital Analyst. He is also a director of several ASX-listed companies. He has also been named the Pearcey Foundation "Entrepreneur of the Year", listed in the Business Journal "40 under 40" accomplished business leaders, and has been an Ernst and Young "Entrepreneur of the Year" finalist. Amazingly, despite building leading global multi million dollar enterprises, Matthew also loves giving back and teaching others. He has been the Visiting Fellow at the University of Adelaide where he lectured on the subject of technology commercialisation for graduate students. He also drives the Pitch program for Dent Global's Key Person of Influence or KPI Program. He is also the author of several books including, Winning Credibility, Puzzle-Based Learning, Adaptive Business Intelligence & his best known ‘Life in Half a Second' which has been inspirational in my outlook and journey which I reference in my book, The Freedom Formula. If you haven't read Life in Half a Second, do yourself a favour and grab a copy as it will be life changing. Here is the surprising thing - Matthew doesn't need to work – he is financially free several times over - but he still chooses to work.  So during our very engaging conversation we talk about: What motivates him and enables him to continuously reach this astonishing level of achievement How he has retired three times but still chooses to build world leading businesses How he could live anywhere in the world but has chosen Adelaide to call home The importance of family to his success And ... how can you learn from him to take your life to the next level Find out more about Matthew: http://www.michalewicz.com.au/ Get Invested is the podcast dedicated to time poor professionals who want to work less and live more. Join Bushy Martin, one of Australia's top 10 property specialists, as he and his influential guests share know-how on the ways investing in property can unlock the life you always dreamed about and secure your financial future. Remember to subscribe on your favourite podcast player, and if you're enjoying the show please leave us a review. Find out more about Get Invested here https://bushymartin.com.au/get-invested-podcast/  Want to connect with Bushy? Get in touch here https://bushymartin.com.au/contact/  This show is produced by Apiro Media - http://apiropodcasts.com

 In this episode, Marc shares the chapter, “Career Mistakes: Failure is a Great Option,” from his upcoming audio book, Repurpose Your Career: A Practical Guide for the 2nd Half of Life. Key Takeaways: [3:11] Failure is a great option if you are not running a life-or-death mission. If you’re like most people, it’s inevitable and essential. You don’t learn unless you fail. If you are unwilling to fail, you are unlikely to venture into anything very impressive. [4:41] Mistake 1: Marc was ‘seduced’ by a former manager to leave an easy job at IBM, and join her at IBM Global Services. Why was it one of the biggest mistakes of his career? He should have done his own research about the job. It wasn’t for him, and it led him to unhappiness. So he quit. [7:42] Mistake 2: Taking his ‘dream job.’ Most of us take a dream job, without ever investigating what it actually entails. Marc went to teach Math in an inner-city high school. He had a lot of experience writing curriculum to teach engineers. He was not prepared to teach kids whose problems reached far beyond his ability to help them. [10:59] Mistake 3: ‘I can make this work!’ Marc took a job that was not optimal, working in fundraising for a non-profit that was not aligned with his goals, just before a major downturn in the economy. He lasted a year, but he could not make it work. [12:57] Failure’s upside: Marc is happy he took all three jobs. He learned a tremendous amount about consulting, public education, and non-profits. He also learned a lot about himself. [13:19] Very few of us just hop from one career, into the perfect one, without some experimentation. Marc tells about Dave, a client who pivoted through several jobs before landing where he was happy. [14:32] Failing, experimenting, and reinventing can be an adventure, but you need your infrastructure in place. Marc has come up with a plan to help you do this to prepare for your career pivot. [14:47] Rules of Reinvention: Have a Plan B. Be prepared to pull the plug on the reinvention project. Have a clear timeline and metrics to determine your success. [14:59] You might have three or five goals you’re working on, in terms of finances, skills learned, or happiness. Give yourself short windows to achieve these and evaluate them. [15:22] Make sure the work you’re doing is something from which you could pivot into something else. Don’t fall away from your skillset without building anything you could use in your next job if this one doesn’t work out. [15:36] Keep your network fresh even as you’re working in a new job or industry. [15:41] Marc reviews when he had a Plan B (at IBM), and when he had no Plan B (at the high school). He planned his withdrawal from the nonprofit, which gave him time to find multiple Plan Bs. [16:28] Think through your Plan B carefully. If a job becomes a trap, you need a way to escape it. [17:06] Learn from your mistakes. The way you turn a mistake into something good is by learning from the experience. Marc learned a ton from his mistakes — what he needed and what he did not want to have. [18:29] Failure is an option, but fail fast. Don’t be too risk averse, but be resilient. [19:57] If you have a laptop, an Internet connection, and some hustle, you can start a business right now, with no money down. You won’t need a loan. Marc has written two books without a publisher and created a website that garners over 10,000 visitors a month without a major capital investment. He has created a highly-recognizable brand. [21:22] In two of Marc’s three mistakes, he failed fast. That greatly eased his recovery. He was able to get back on track without being separated from his job skills. Don’t cling to a mistake just because it took you so long to make it. [21:54] If you’re not failing, you’re not growing, but you have to be doing both. Have a plan, have a way to gauge whether it’s working, and jump ship when it isn’t. If you planned it right, another ship will come along, soon enough. [22:13] Action Steps: Reflect on a career failure. Write down how you recovered. Reflect on what you could have done differently. Did you take risks, and if you did not, do you have regrets about that? Mentioned in This Episode: Please pick up a copy of Repurpose Your Career: A Practical Guide for the 2nd Half of Life, by Marc Miller and Susan Lahey. When you get done reading the book, please leave an honest review on Amazon. The audio version will be available in September or October. CareerPivot.com/ryc-resources Careerpivot.com Contact Marc, and ask questions at Careerpivot.com/contact-me. Marc answers your questions every month. Marc@CareerPivot.com Twitter: @CareerPivot LinkedIn: Marc Miller Facebook: Career Pivot CareerPivot.com Episode-46 Take a moment — go to iTunes, Stitcher, or Google Play. 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Frank Curtin is a master at helping small businesses take the next step. He has been involved in the financial lives of others since he was a child, and was doing tax returns at the early age of 12. In this episode, he speaks with Dr. David about business lesson he has learned over decades in business. Frank draws on his experience as a project manager for environmental consulting firms and as a supply chain management consultant for IBM Global Services to help small businesses with their business strategies and business process modeling. He encourages businesses to focus on their core values to increase buy-in from the whole team. You can find show notes and more information by clicking here: http://bit.ly/2o4JgbF

In this episode, Marc explores the twists and turns in his career that led him to make a career pivot and to launch the CareerPivot brand, website, and blog. He talks about writing his books, and he makes an important CareerPivot announcement for listeners and clients. Listen in to learn more of the CareerPivot story.   Key Takeaways: [:55] February 13, 2107 is the 5th Anniversary of CareerPivot, so Marc has a special episode for you! This episode will have three segments: about Marc, about the evolution of CareerPivot, and finally, what to expect from CareerPivot, coming soon! [1:33] Marc was born in New York and raised in New Jersey. His parents advised him to go to college, although he had a learning disability. He graduated from Northwestern in engineering, in under four years, and went to work for IBM in Austin, for 22 years. [2:08] He worked in word processor software, system assurance, mechanical design, technology transfer, and then he injured his back in December 1992. [3:19] Marc’s injury required three months off work. At the same time, IBM went through a near-bankruptcy. On April 1, he came back to chaos in his department. He was offered a job at an IBM briefing center, doing product disclosures for IBM’s top customers. He enjoyed being exposed to all kinds of customers and industries. [3:55] In the late ‘90s Marc followed his manager into IBM Global Services, as a consultant, and it was his first career failure. His only client was EZCorp Pawn Shops. Episode 4 of this podcast tells more about that experience. [4:24] Marc went back into marketing, and by 2000, he left IBM. He went to work for a successful tech start up, and had a moment of clarity on July 11, 2002, when he had a head-on collision with a car, on his bicycle. He was in the trauma center for five days. In months he flew to China, and landed in the midst of the SARS epidemic. [5:14] The following year he laid himself off, and taught high school math for two years. He learned it was not for him, so he resigned. For the first time, he felt lost. He went to a non-profit, the Jewish Community Center, and lasted a year. He returned to what was comfortable, a tech startup, Lifesize. That was a mistake, and he retired in three years. [7:15] In 2006 after teaching high school, Marc had found Launchpad Job Club, a nonprofit weekly networking community. Marc went to his first meeting and saw lots of people that looked like him. That is where the seed of CareerPivot was planted in his mind. He still went on to his two final jobs, before CareerPivot became a reality. [9:58] In June of 2011, Marc launched a blog, My Career for My Life. In 2012, Marc launched the CareerPivot.com brand and website. He spent the year finding his voice. In 2013 Marc and Susan Lahey published, Repurpose Your Career: A Practical Guide for Baby Boomers. The book came from Marc’s blog, a whitepaper, and Susan. [11:05] Marc started CareerPivot for clients in Austin, Texas. He has since had clients in Germany, the UK, Switzerland, Peru, Saudi Arabia, and Singapore. Skype gives him a global reach. [11:54] Where do we go next? The second edition of Repurpose Your Career is coming out on April 15, shifting to the concept of second half of life. At some point, midway in our life, things change. [13:01] CareerPivot will launch a membership site, mid-year. Marc invites you to take a survey to provide input. Just send Marc an email. This site will have a modest monthly fee. Early members will be eligible for a very inexpensive life membership. His goal is to create a community where people can access advice, training, and community.   Mentioned in This Episode: CareerPivot.com CareerPivot.com/blog Contact Marc, and ask questions at: Careerpivot.com/contact-me Launchpadjobclub.com Don't Retire, Rewire! 5 Steps to Fulfilling Work That Fuels Your Passion, Suits Your Personality, and Fills Your Pocket, by Jeri Sedlar and Rick Miners Do Not Retire Even if You Can: A Baby Boomer Manifesto, by Mark Miller and Susan Lahey Repurpose Your Career: A Practical Guide to the Second Half of Life, by Marc Miller with Susan Lahey, available in April 2017 Repurpose Your Career: A Practical Guide for Baby Boomers, by Marc Miller with Susan Lahey   Take a moment — go to iTunes, Stitcher, or Google Play. Give this podcast a review and subscribe! If you’re not sure how to leave a review, please go to CareerPivot.com/review, and read the detailed instructions there.

Welcome to the Software Process and Measurement Cast 128! SPaMCAST 128 features my interview with with Dave Garmus, Janet Russac and Royce Edwards discussing thier book, Certified Function Point Specialist Examination Guide.  If you are interested in functional metrics this interview will be right down your alley. This was David Garmus’ fourth book. Two of his previous books were co-authored with his business partner, David Herron, on functional measurement. Mr. Garmus is an acknowledged authority in the sizing, measurement and estimation of software application development and maintenance. As a co-founder of the David Consulting Group, he  supports software development organizations in achieving software excellence with a metric-centered approach. Mr. Garmus is a Past President of IFPUG and member of the IFPUG Counting Practices Committee. He has a BS from the University of California at Los Angeles and an MBA from Harvard University Graduate School of Business Administration. He has spoken at numerous conferences and written many articles and books on various measurement related topics. Mr. Garmus is a Certified Function Point Specialist, having fulfilled all IFPUG requirements for this title under all releases of the IFPUG Counting Practices Manual, and a Certified Software Measurement Specialist. Ms. Russac has over 30 years of experience as a programmer, analyst and measurement specialist in software application development and maintenance. In 2008, she formed her own company, Software Measurement Expertise, Inc. (SME). Prior to that, she worked for The David Consulting Group, Software Productivity Research, IBM Global Services and Prudential Insurance as a lead function point analyst, software measurement specialist, estimator and instructor in these areas. She has implemented software development measurement programs and used various software development metrics, including function points, to recommend business decisions and identify best practices and process improvements in client organizations. In addition, Ms. Russac is a published author and presents workshops at companies, professional organizations and conferences, as well as being a featured speaker at conferences.Ms. Russac is on the Board of Directors for the International Function Point Users Group (IFPUG). Royce Edwards is a senior consultant for Software Composition Technologies, where he applies function point analysis and software estimation techniques to resolve business challenges in software development organizations. He is a software management professional with over 25 years of experience in development, reverse engineering, systems administration, architecture, and software analysis. Mr. Edwards brings an accomplished and unique skill set to software measurement and estimation. He has advised a diverse list of clients in the telecommunications, manufacturing, scientific, government, and information technology areas, and he has mastered the adaptation of solutions to meet the needs of varied organizational environments. Mr. Edwards frequently teaches workshops related specifically to Web application measurement. He has presented research papers at conferences and has written articles and white papers for various publications. Mr. Edwards is a Certified Function Point Specialist and a member of the IFPUG Counting Practices Committee. Contact Information:David Garmus:  dg@davidconsultinggroup.comJanet Russac:  jrussac@softwaremeasurementexpertise.comRoyce Edwards: Royce@RoyceEdwards.com Shameless Ad for my book! Mastering Software Project Management: Best Practices, Tools and Techniques co-authored by Murali Chematuri and myself and published by J. Ross Publishing. We have received unsolicited reviews like the following: "This book will prove that software projects should not be a tedious process, neither for you or your team." Have you bought your copy? Contact information for the Software Process and Measurement CastEmail:  spamcastinfo@gmail.comVoicemail:  +1-206-888-6111Website: www.spamcast.netTwitter: www.twitter.com/tcagleyFacebook:  http://bit.ly/16fBWV Next!SPaMCAST 129 I will continue  "Agile is from Venus and PMOs are from Mars". This essay has sparked a bit of controversy . . . and part two may add to it.    

Clive Harris, Chief Innovation Officer at IBM Global Services

This talk describes architecture flaws of the Oracle's database encryption packages dbms_crypto and dbms_obfuscation_toolkit. These encryption packages are used to encrypt sensitive information in the database. A hacker can intercept the encryption key and use this key to decrypt sensitive information like clinical data, company secrets or credit card information. Even if a flexible key management algorithm (every row has his own key) is in use it is possible to reverse engineer this algorithm quite fast. A basic knowledge of Oracle databases (PL/SQL) is recommended. Alexander Kornbrust is the founder and CEO of Red-Database-Security GmbH, a company specialised in Oracle security. He is responsible for Oracle security audits and Oracle Anti-hacker trainings. Before that he worked several years for Oracle Germany, Oracle Switzerland and IBM Global Services as consultant. Alexander Kornbrust is working with Oracle products as DBA and developer since 1992. During the last 5 years found over 100 security bugs in different Oracle products. Publications and further information can be found at: http://www.red-database-security.com

This talk describes architecture flaws of the Oracle's database encryption packages dbms_crypto and dbms_obfuscation_toolkit. These encryption packages are used to encrypt sensitive information in the database. A hacker can intercept the encryption key and use this key to decrypt sensitive information like clinical data, company secrets or credit card information. Even if a flexible key management algorithm (every row has his own key) is in use it is possible to reverse engineer this algorithm quite fast. A basic knowledge of Oracle databases (PL/SQL) is recommended. Alexander Kornbrust is the founder and CEO of Red-Database-Security GmbH, a company specialised in Oracle security. He is responsible for Oracle security audits and Oracle Anti-hacker trainings. Before that he worked several years for Oracle Germany, Oracle Switzerland and IBM Global Services as consultant. Alexander Kornbrust is working with Oracle products as DBA and developer since 1992. During the last 5 years found over 100 security bugs in different Oracle products. Publications and further information can be found at: http://www.red-database-security.com