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In episode #272, I address poor financial close practices. You must close your books on time to understand economic performance. - What day should your books be closed? - Insource or outsource accounting? - It's not just cash performance Be in the know! Join our SaaS community. https://www.thesaasacademy.com/offers/ivNjwYDx/checkout

Ever feel like you're juggling a right proper mess as a solopreneur? We've been there, coffees in hand! ☕️ In this episode, we're having a good natter about insourcing – basically, keeping some of those tasks you might normally outsource, right here, in-house. We're chatting about how we've managed to streamline our tech (without getting too techy, mind!), how we've made our content work harder, and how we're trying to reclaim a bit of our precious time. Because, let's be honest, as a husband and wife team, we need a bit of time for ourselves too! Join us as we share our experiences and tips – we're just regular people, figuring it all out as we go, and we'd love for you to come along for the ride!Some of the tools we mention:Appsumo: https://www.yellowtuxedo.co.uk/AppSumoRiverside: https://www.yellowtuxedo.co.uk/RiversideTidycal: https://www.yellowtuxedo.co.uk/TidyCal

Finding self compassion amidst the conditioning that says discipline and sticking to the rules is the only way to progress towards a goal… is a challenge But when you recognise that giving your body what it needs, when it needs it is actually the best strategy towards progressing on your goals— Then all of a sudden you stop feeling guilty for making the choice to honour it in that moment✨ Listening to your moment to moment need will require you to break the expectations of your own mind at times And that is okay Learn to INSOURCE your validation and give yourself the reasons you're making the best decision [FREE WEBINAR] Learn how to build your Business without Hustle. Sign up for free: https://nicoleconcepcion.ck.page/3055f9bc36 I want to get to know you! Don't forget to leave your answer in the Question box below! If this episode resonated with you, screenshot, share & tag me on socials IG:⁠⁠ @_nicolaaay⁠⁠. I always love hearing from you! Send me a DM with what hit home for you & let's chat! Join me inside the I AM HER Collective Community here ⁠https://www.nicoleconcepcion.co/iamhercollective⁠ Want to join the Soft Boss Society too?https://chat.whatsapp.com/DNot8kSad42169hGcN4ZJB Stay connected: Subscribe to my channel on⁠⁠ Youtube⁠⁠ Follow me on⁠ ⁠TikTok⁠⁠ For free resources & workshops check out www.nicoleconcepcion.co/free-resources

We pay attention to our blood pressure, our temperature, our heart rate, our oxygen… its time we pay attention to our fifth vital sign: our cycle. As women, we're not taught or encouraged to support our bodies incredible hormone cycles… but thats where Jacqueline from The Menstrual Mogul comes in. She joins us on this episode of INsource to share what the four stages of our cycle are, and how we can support our bodies best during each of them. She shares when we should push hard, and when we need to pull back. We dive into when you're going to feel the most confident and can schedule big launches around that, as well as when we might be more sensitive physiologically and need to protect ourselves and preserve our energy more. You guys know I've been obsessed with learning about my body, how it works, and how I can make sure I am supporting it best. This is another piece to the puzzle. You can listen to the podcast we did with Jacqueline on You Can Sip With Us here If you want to dive deeper with her, you can find her on IG at @menstrualmogul, or at her website    See you inside

Today's guest is Mark Ceely, Practice Director, ServiceNow SecOps & IRM at InSource. Founded in 2000, InSource is a leading provider of cloud-based technology solutions and technology talent acquisition services. Through their partnerships with the world's best cloud technology companies including ServiceNow, their commitment to open and honest communication, and their desire to build a workplace environment that attracts the top talent in the industry, InSource consistently deliver world-class solutions for all of their clients' technology needs. Mark is a ServiceNow SecOps & IRM expert with over 20 years of experience in project management, business management, leadership, and technical consulting in multiple industries. Previously, the co-founder and former CEO of BECK Strategies, a ServiceNow Elite Partner and a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, Mark has demonstrated his ability to deliver innovative and effective solutions for complex IT challenges. He is also a member of the Forbes Business Council, an invitation-only community for successful business leaders and entrepreneurs. In this episode, Mark discusses: How he got into the world of ServiceNow, Why ServiceNow attracts people from diverse backgrounds, His role at Insource within SecOps and IRM, Case studies of the problems they solve for customers, Benefits they offer within Vulnerability response, The success of the veterans program

In this Hardware Case Study episode we talk to Madhavi Gavini, CEO of Droplette. If you are a founder, engineer, product team or builder who has the following questions, this episode is for you!Sunk Cost Fallacy: How can we avoid the sunken cost fallacy and prevent over-engineering and unnecessary features from hindering the minimal viability of our products?Pivots: How do you feel confident in the decision to pivot? How do you execute on a pivot successfully?Insource vs Outsource Perspective: How can we make informed decisions about insourcing and outsourcing in product development, considering core competencies and institutional knowledge?Failure Mode Strategy: What strategies can we employ to mitigate failure modes and minimize potential damage, particularly in products designed for human interaction?Product Design & Testing: What are the key elements of effective design and test strategy that fuel successful product development, and how can they be implemented in the hardware industry for optimal results?Join us as we aim to answer these questions and gain valuable insights from Madhavi Gavini during this fun conversation.Music by: Joel Caffey and Tom Stoke (in addition to royalty-free music provided by Descript)DISCLAIMERThe content provided in this podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be construed as professional advice. Pratik Development, LLC. ("The Builder Circle by Pratik", parent company), the hosts, guests, and producers of this podcast are not engaged in rendering legal, financial, or other professional services. Listeners are encouraged to seek the advice of qualified professionals regarding specific issues related to their business, product development, or any other matters discussed in the podcast.The information, opinions, and recommendations presented in this podcast are based on the personal experiences and expertise of the hosts and guests. However, they do not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or effectiveness of any information shared. The hosts and guests disclaim any liability for any errors or omissions in the content or for any actions taken based on the information provided.It is important to note that every situation is unique, and what may work for one individual or business may not work for another. Listeners are responsible for conducting their own research, due diligence, and making informed decisions based on their specific circumstances.By accessing and listening to this podcast, you acknowledge and agree that the hosts, guests, and producers of the podcast shall not be held liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, or any other damages arising out of or in connection with the use of the information presented in the podcast.Furthermore, the hosts, guests, and producers of this podcast make no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability, or availability of the information, products, services, or related graphics contained in the podcast for any purpose.Listeners are advised to independently verify any information presented and consult with appropriate professionals before making any decisions or taking any actions based on the content of this podcast.By continuing to listen to this podcast, you indicate your understanding and acceptance of this disclaimer.

Avani's Journey of Reclaiming Power:▪️ Unleashing Inner Strength: Avani shares her transformative journey of reclaiming power in relationships and life.▪️ Challenging Conditioning: Avani defies societal norms and questions the authority based on degrees and certifications.The Struggle with Outside Approval:▪️ Battling Inadequacy: Avani explores underpricing due to feelings of inadequacy.▪️ Seeking Validation: Relying on external approval through degrees and certifications.▪️ Beyond Success and Failure: Overlooking personal growth by using past outcomes as a benchmark.Impact of Outside Approval:▪️ Frustration and Self-Doubt: Comparing oneself to external standards leads to negative emotions.▪️ Unearthing Deep Wounds: Avani discusses societal and ancestral wounds and the importance of inner wisdom.Insourcing and Embracing Abundance:▪️ Aligning Self-Worth with Prices: Introducing the concept of insourcing and pricing based on self-worth.▪️ Breaking Free from Fixed Structures: Trusting intuition and embracing abundance beyond conventional norms.Embrace your power, go beyond limitations, and step into abundance.Accelerate Your Expansion Special with Avani and Wouter is now Available!https://get.softwomanschool.com/order-form-accelerate-your-expansionThanks for listening!Ready for Unlimited Adventures with Avani & Wouter?3-month private Healing and Mentorship program for couples who want to deepen their sex, deepen their money and deepen their ability to manifest and create lifeGo to https://sexmoneyrocknroll.com/unlimited-adventures for more detailed juicy information.Are you clear that working with Avani is the next hot thing you wanna do to boost your feminine?Go to www.softwomanschool.com and sign up for the famous ‘Powerweek with Avani', Unleash The Goddess, Rebirth or her high-touch 1:1 container.Boosting your wealth or masculinity with Wouter - Go to www.wealthfromwithin.com and sign up for the Sovereign Man Mastermind, the Wealth Unlimited Club or his 1:1 Money Mentorships.Follow us on Social:https://www.facebook.com/avani.shah.980315https://www.instagram.com/avanishahlenis/https://www.facebook.com/wouter.shahlenishttps://www.instagram.com/woutershahlenis/And of course: subscribe to and review Sex, Money, Rock ‘N' Roll

Calling all achievement addicts! Who are you without your achievements? Who are you without productivity? Who are you without making the most out of every day?   I have hustled for my worthiness for so long. I ran at a super fast pace to achieve the most, do the most, and make the most because I found my worth was wrapped up in those things. It has served me tremendously, but it is also depleted me.   I no longer want my productivity and worthiness to be up to how much I'm able to get done in a day, or in this life.   Thats not to say we won't achieve great things in the future, or that we won't decide to be ultra productive, but we'll do it from a healed and loving place.. not because we're scrambling to be enough. We already are. We always have been. We always will be. Our worth is without question.   Join me into days episode as I share how I am overcoming my achievement addiction and my deep desire to be supremely productive, so I can INsource my worth as a human on this planet.   See you inside

Today's guest is Ashlie Molstad. Ashlie is one of the most successful Beachbody coaches of all time, having earned the prestigious top coach award two years in a row. This achievement was no small feat, given that there are hundreds of thousands of coaches. However, even though Ashlie found tremendous success as a coach, she felt called to do something else and left the Beachbody island and pivoted to becoming a life coach and hosting the "Insource" podcast. This pivot has come with many challenges and we dive into it all today on the podcast. In this episode, we discuss Ashlie's rise to success in a competitive industry and how that same rise to success also led to addictions to things like achievement and external validation. We discuss how these addictions led to her swimming in a river of "misery" after she left beachbody and how she bounced back from all of that. We also chat about her struggles with her mental health and not liking herself, how to overcome the opinions of others, why she is reevaluating her relationship with alcohol and so much more.      What to Listen For: 00:00 Intro 02:00 Addiction to achievement 07:00 Has Ashlie always been into personal development? 09:30 What made her step away from Beachbody? 14:00 Helping others pulled her out of a dark place 18:35 Why did Ashlie hate herself? 22:20 External validation doesn't build confidence 26:15 Reevalutating her relationship with alcohol 30:00 Dealing with online criticism 39:00 You don't need a morning routine to be successful 44:30 Overcoming the opinions of others 49:50 Does she still make money from Beachbody? 52:20 Change your thoughts not your circumstances 56:30 Dealing with her “inner bully” Episode Resources: Connect with Ashlie | Website, Instagram, Podcast Follow me on Social Media: LinkedIn Instagram Twitter ⚠ WELLNESS DISCLAIMER ⚠ Please be advised; the topics related to mental health in my content are for informational, discussion, and entertainment purposes only. The content is not intended to be a substitute for professional advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your mental health professional or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding your current condition. Never disregard professional advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have heard from your favorite creator, on social media, or shared within content you've consumed.   If you are in crisis or you think you may have an emergency, call your doctor or 911 immediately.   If you do not have a health professional who is able to assist you, use these resources to find help:   Emergency Medical Services—911 If the situation is potentially life-threatening, get immediate emergency assistance by calling 911, available 24 hours a day.   National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, 1-800-273-TALK (8255) or https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org.    SAMHSA addiction and mental health treatment Referral Helpline, 1-877-SAMHSA7 (1-877-726-4727) and https://www.samhsa.gov  

The top healthcare cost savings strategies for 2023.   Episode Introduction  As hospitals struggle with spiraling costs, Lisa Miller reveals seven key ways to save money in the next 12 months. Topics Include how ‘'flickering'' helps to reflect on cost initiatives, the need for a Chief Expense Officer, the midterm contract reviews that helped to save one hospital over $19 million, and how data creates a 14% cost shift when presented to physicians.      Show Topics   Adopt a comprehensive approach to cost savings  Hospitals need a Vice-President of Costs (or equivalent)  Successful contract management requires a mid-term review strategy The benefits of zero based budgeting  Insource versus outsourcing Raising physician cost awareness Creating a cost-conscious culture in hospitals    O1:30 Adopt a comprehensive approach to cost savings Lisa challenged hospitals on how much insight they have into their cost savings projects.   ‘'So what I mean by this is today, if you're a C-suite leader or you're a supply chain leader, if you wanted to know every single cost savings project that's going on in your organization, could you open up an Excel, some kind of dashboard, platform or something, and have line of sight into every single one? And my experience has said, when I've asked that question, that 100% have said, "No. We do not house every single initiative that's going on in the organization." And I think that bringing these initiatives all together so you get a complete picture with complete visibility, cohesiveness, understanding what's going on, and of course that terrible A-word which is accountability, bringing it all together, we'll have just another level of savings because you just have a complete view. And so I challenge anyone that's listening to the podcast today… I'm going to tell you that the effort to just house everything together is literally ... game changing for a lot of reasons. And I'll talk about those for a moment. But I want to give you one more nuanced thought…..Could you go back 12 months or go back in the last six months and say, "Okay, what are all the initiatives we worked on and what will be completed?.....my number one advice is to pull those projects together…. get a complete picture, invest in that time.'' #2 Hospitals need a Vice President of Costs (or equivalent) 09:00 Lisa explained why every health system would benefit from a position that focuses on costs    ‘'This vice president of costs or this person who just focuses on costs where they can have line of sight to everybody and they work with everybody. …. last month, just by accident, I came across somebody, and I'm hoping that I get that person on this podcast soon…they do have a title and I've researched it since then. And there's a few of these titles out there. The title is Chief Expense Officer. I've taken an excerpt from their LinkedIn page and it says, "Senior leader collaborating with the health systems' clinical and administrative leadership to identify opportunities to create value." There's also this really great line, and I think I'm going to say this super slow. I might repeat it. It says, "Leveraging experience in expense management and analytics to reduce waste and unwarranted variation and eliminate excess cost. Leveraging experience in expense management and analytics to reduce waste and unwarranted variation and eliminate excess cost." .. their job is a Chief Expense Officer. So I feel like that's an innovation for hospitals. Again, an innovation is a process. It's a way to think about their business, a new position, right? Innovative positions. And I think that Chief Expense Officer is an innovative position. And I had in years past said there really needs to be this Vice President of Cost or of Costing or Cost Structure. But you can have a VP of Expense, but this, another CEO, Chief Expense Officer, I think makes a whole lot of sense.''     12:00 Successful contract management requires a midterm review strategy Lisa shared how her team identified over $19 million of cost savings carrying out midterm contract reviews for one hospital.    ‘'Everybody has a strategy for contract renewals. So when renewals come up there's a strategy, an RFP strategy or a renegotiation strategy. There's a strategy for net new, going out to the market. And again, it could be RFP or it could be a rigorous internal process. But I does feel like there's really, again, an innovative process to look at your contracts, and that's having a midterm strategy. And so having a midterm agreement strategy means that you've got probably a large amount of your agreements now, maybe 50 to 60% of them that aren't coming due in the next year, 18 months. They're in that three to five year, three to seven-year cycle. And so that usually gets tucked away and like, "Oh, we're going to do that in the next two or three years." But I think every hospital at some point or other, you can't do this all the time, but at some point they put a stake in the ground and say, "We're going to look at all of our agreements that are in midterm and we're going to benchmark them. We're going to analyze them." And we had done that for a lot of our hospitals. We actually did this for one health system just for their IT. They were a large IDN, several hospitals. The CIO wanted to look at all their agreements. In particular, wanted a company that had expertise looking at contracts midterm and could renegotiate them... we looked back after about two and a half years and saved them over 19 million dollars.. some of the greatest savings came from the midterm agreement renegotiations. Now if you think about it, these are agreements that wouldn't have been looked at for years.''     19:00 The benefits of zero based budgeting Lisa outlined the financial benefits for hospitals adopting zero based budgeting.    ‘'..Zero based budgeting essentially is assuming, given your budget is zero, and now you've got to explain everything you want to put into your budget versus having a budget and saying, "I'm going to keep that same budget for 2023 or 2024 and I'm going to plus or minus five or 10%," or there's some kind of way you look at it. You can look at it rolling 12 months, rolling three months, versus saying, "I've got to explain everything I'm going to put in." And that is just a really high performing way to look at your budget. And we've done that with hospitals, taken away the heavy lift part of it because it is a bit of a heavy lift and really it's just been remarkable how much we take out by taking that approach.''     20:00 Insourcing versus outsourcing  Lisa said hospitals that outsource should make 2023 the year to carry out an in-depth analysis to ensure it is still cost effective.    ‘'You could, right now, insource your dietary and you may in the past have taken analysis to look at, well, what it would save us or what would be the benefits of outsourcing? I think this year we've got to look at that again. And so much has changed. It may be very beneficial to outsource dietary or, for your hospital, it may be really beneficial to insource. Lisa, you and I talked on the past episode about food costs and maybe it would make sense to bring in dietary and use local providers for dietary that could bring down costs. Years ago, I remember having school lunches and I've had community members or family members who actually did the cooking for the school. This is way back because I'm aging myself a little bit, where you would have people cooking in the back and you'd have really well prepared lunches for schools versus some of the things that may happen now versus home lunch. So what innovative ways could a hospital say, listen, maybe we want to insource it and maybe we want to use the local community. Maybe that's the way you don't want to outsource anymore because the outsourcing costs too much. But I think the whole idea around this is that whatever you're looking at internally that you've insourced, that's not a core business, consider the analysis to outsource.''     24:30 Raising physician cost awareness Lisa explained why consistency in providing cost data to physicians can result in significant cost savings.    ‘'Physicians, their decisions drive about 70% of costs in organization. And so I feel like we don't do a good enough job at showing physicians their cost. It's not telling them how to do business. We, of course, sometimes have to get them aligned when there's a cost savings initiative. But sometimes it's simple as just telling them, showing them where their costs are and showing them the numbers. And I feel like ... I often say they're scientists. If you give them the data and the information and given some comparisons in a very smart analytical way, they're going to make some really great decisions. We just don't do it, give it to them in a way that's meaningful and then we don't do it consistently, if we do it at all. And they were frustrated that when we come to them for a cost savings initiative, maybe there's a little bit of conflict because that's the only time we come to them. So I think this physician cost awareness, in a really collaborative way, getting a champion and putting that together, again, it requires some planning and maybe some outside resources to help you with that, but it's really important. There's a study that shows that they had two groups of physicians in a surgical line in the OR, and just by showing this one group of physicians their cost ... they just showed it to them, they didn't tell them they wanted anything. They reduced their costs by 7.2%, just showing them the data. The control group, which didn't get the pricing data, the cost, they had an increase in that same time period of like 6.7%. So if you can imagine, there's this shift of 14%, right, by just showing physicians the cost information. And the ones who didn't see it, they just had a natural increase in their cost. So why aren't we just using this very innovative, simple way? ‘'     29:30 Creating a cost-conscious culture in hospitals Lisa said the key motivator for a cost-conscious culture is the delivery of better patient care.    ‘'I think we just need to have more cost conversations. Everything from what a welcome bag may cost. You want to have welcome bags, what are included. To these higher cost items, to being on the front lines and seeing things that somebody could raise their hand and say wait a minute, I want to be a part of this culture of cost awareness and cost consciousness, but I have to have an environment there's safety in that environment. Where people are going to listen and kind of support that. But I think there's a lot that goes on in the front lines that have a tremendous magnitude overall. So we've got to have this culture. So it's a positive culture. Listen, we're doing this for patient care. It's cost aware for patient care. It's something I've written about quite a bit. That's why we're doing it. We're not doing it for any other reason. It's not to be a downer, but it's really to uplift the organization, save jobs, really be great stewards.''     Connect with Lisa Miller on LinkedIn Connect with Jim Cagliostro on LinkedIn Connect with Lisa Larter on LinkedIn   Check out VIE Healthcare and SpendMend    You'll Also Hear:   How ‘'flickering'' can help hospitals in their reflections on cost savings initiatives. ‘'That's why I if you have a plan, You can go back and flicker back and forth to say, "Well, what do we do? What did we thought we were going to do? Why didn't we do it?"   The need to be aware of price creep in every contract – and how a monthly or quarterly review can prevent that.    Why it always comes back to the data in every cost analysis. ‘'… look at the data and then you might make the decision that you may not want to do that this year, it could be a 2024 project.''   Becoming wiser in engaging physicians. ‘'We wouldn't walk in to any kind of store and just not look at a price tag. I just don't think we're being wise about how we engage physicians.''   Creating a movement within a hospital: cost savings innovation from Lisa Larter. ‘'My idea for hospitals is when you explain to people what the cause is, what the mission is and why it matters and you get people to understand and then you reward and celebrate people when they have cost savings ideas, you start to really change the culture.''     What To Do Next:   Subscribe to The Economics of Healthcare and receive a special report on 15 Effective Cost Savings Strategies.       2.There are three ways to work with VIE Healthcare:   Benchmark a vendor contract – either an existing contract or a new agreement. We can support your team with their cost savings initiatives to add resources and expertise. We set a bold cost savings goal and work together to achieve it.  VIE can perform a cost savings opportunity assessment. We dig deep into all of your spend and uncover unique areas of cost savings.   If you are interested in learning more, the quickest way to get your questions answered is to speak with Lisa Miller at lmiller@spendmend.com or directly at 732-319-5700

Welcome to the Insource Podcast - Coming December 1! Together, we're going to stop being told how to think, look and feel- and instead, go within and BEGIN. I get it. I've been there. I've gone through life checking the boxes the world told me to - college, smaller body, marriage, house, Botox. I trusted that I was always just one box away from true happiness until I realized it was a fucking hamster wheel. Once I stopped listening to the “experts” and decided the only true expert on me is me, my entire life changed. The Insource Podcast is about learning how to recognize and lean into your internal voice; to learn who YOU are and honoring your discoveries. Get ready to take your journey inside and watch your outside world align to where it was always meant to be. see you inside

Who have you outsourced your happy to? Do you seek it from an external source, or is your happy thriving from within you? Do you know that darkness can never extinguish light?  if these are all questions that intrigue you, then this is an episode to take in and reflect on!  Our Gaby, poses a question to Nkechi, challenging her to express where her happy comes from. The answer speaks to the theme of the episode, where we are all more in control of what we allow to impact us more than we think we are. We get to choose the meaning we give to things happening in and around us. As you tune into this episode, get ready for a great insight about how each of us can harness the power of our inner light, We would love to hear from you, so share a review on Apple Podcasts, or at Empowered In My Skin on IG. Have an empowering story to share on a Thiving Thursday episode? Submit your request, for a chance to be a guest. Find us online: https://linktr.ee/nkechinwaforrobinson

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"Tech of the future is definitely web3. It's definitely about organizing the internal tech teams in a different way. The platforms that will allow for that, SaaS platforms that will allow for that – I think those are the winners. So, we need to focus on how do you build decentralized HR organization, how do you build decentralized marketing organization using some of the platforms that are underpinning, same for engineering, same for all the other functions." These wise words Learn more with our guest – Glenn Huybrecht, the Global Sales Director of LinkedIn and a veteran in building high-performing and motivated teams, as he talks about outsourcing, a decentralized future, and how technological innovation will impact the way companies think and implement their operational strategies. Glenn is a driven leader with an entrepreneurial spirit. He has led multiple initiatives for growing businesses and dissecting the learning curves of an entrepreneurial journey. In the last 7 years, he has built a global center of excellence of 70+ people at LinkedIn who deliver outsourcing for their sales organization. He is also an investor in promising startups. In this episode, we talk about: 00:50 – 02:52: Glenn Huybrecht 03:18 – 04:33: All About LinkedIn 04:55 – 06:17: LinkedIn as a Platform for Vendors and Outsourcing 06:35 – 08:48: How does LinkedIn find Vendors 09:05 – 09:50: Company Pages and Recommendations 10:25 – 12:16: When to Insource and When to Outsource 12:17 – 13:13: Vendor Management 13:14 – 17:00: Automation Team (Bots) 18:03 – 22:01: RPA Robotics Process Automation 22:37 – 25:15: Great Resignation - Outsourcing as a Solution 25:52 – 30:08: Innovation in Business when starting Outsourcing 31:17 – 32:09: Hurdles for Big Companies – Security 32:13 – 32:35: Providing the Needs of Companies, Getting attention 32:43 – 33:10: Mangtas fill the Void in access and communication between Clients and Vendors 34:50 – 36:37: Outsourcing Providers, Reviews 37:20 – 40:07: Glenn's view in Tech of the Future – Decentralization in Technology *view show notes* Mangtas Nation is hosted by Mangtas CMO Jacki Demuynck and CEO Wouter Delbaere. Jacki and Wouter are also the co-founders of Mangtas – a digital platform where startups and SMEs can engage with project-based, outsourcing agencies. Connect with Glenn https://www.linkedin.com/in/glennhuybrecht/ Connect with Wouter www.linkedin.com/in/wouter-delbaere Connect with Jaclyn www.linkedin.com/in/jackidemuynck/ Join us at https://tinyurl.com/mangtaswebsite Follow us on Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter, and Pinterest Be sure to subscribe/follow #MangtasNation for more!

Today we bring you the first segment of a very special two-part episode in which we get to speak with three guests representing all three of the focus areas that we've been working to bridge in this podcast: Joel Boehner, Assistant Director of Exceptional Learners at South Bend Community School Corporation, Dr. Sarah Hurwitz, associate professor in special education at Indiana University - Bloomington, and Dr. Jennifer Meller, Associate Manager for Special Education Consulting Services at PCG (Public Consulting Group), the vendor providing the statewide Indiana IEP (IIEP) software for managing data and documents related to the education of students with disabilities. In the first segment of this episode, we discuss how the connections among these individuals' work came about, as well as several relatively recent trends in the federal requirements for educating students with disabilities, such as the move from a focus on compliance to results-driven accountability (RDA) and the challenges and opportunities for utilizing a data standard with very individualized education goals and progress data. We hope you enjoy listening to this as much as we enjoyed recording it! Stay tuned for Part II next week. Show notes & abbreviations Joel Boehner: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joelboehner/ Dr. Sarah Hurwitz: https://education.indiana.edu/about/directory/profiles/hurwitz-sarah.html Dr. Jennifer Meller: https://www.publicconsultinggroup.com/leadership/education/dr-jennifer-meller/ Equity in Action: https://education.indiana.edu/community/aac-in-action/index.html Autism Research Collaborative: https://www.iidc.indiana.edu/what-we-offer/autism/ INSOURCE: https://insource.org/ PCG (Public Consulting Group): https://www.publicconsultinggroup.com/ Indiana graduation pathways: https://www.in.gov/doe/students/graduation-pathways/ RDA: results-driven accountability NWEA (MAP - Measures of Academic Progress test from the Northwest Evaluation Association) https://www.nwea.org/the-map-suite/ LEA: local education agency (school district/school corporation) IDEA: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act: https://sites.ed.gov/idea/ IEP: Individualized Education Program (a requirement of the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act) IIEP (Indiana IEP): software program to manage IEP data in Indiana (statewide) FAPE: Free, appropriate, public education (a requirement of the federal Individuals with Disabilities Act) FBA: Functional Behavioral Assessment (part of the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act; https://www.pacer.org/parent/php/php-c215a.pdf) LRE: Least restrictive environment (a requirement of the federal Individuals with Disabilities Act) Music: Music: Exploring The World by Vlad Gluschenko is licensed under a Creative Commons License. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... https://soundcloud.com/vgl9 Support by RFM - NCM

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Build or buy. Insource or outsource. DIY or DIFY. This debate is one business leaders have over many functions – from marketing to accounting to HR. When it comes to cybersecurity, the decision is infinitely more critical.  You need highly specialized expertise and expensive technology, running 24/7 to stay ahead of an evolving and persistent threat. In this special edition of Cybersecurity Simplified, we'll ask a tenured IT MSP to weigh in why outsourcing cybersecurity is a no-brainer.

What would you pay not to do? That is what Eliza Ludwig (Money Coach) and I chat about today. Her ideas cross the transactional tasks stuff and the transformational changes we can make if we challenge why we do what we do.  For example healthy nutrition is important to you but you are grabbing takeout food a few times a week and wishing you could afford a house cleaner. A clear sign it is time to check in with your values to decide what you could pay not to do in an aligned way. If you find yourself thinking “I can't afford it”, “I don't have time” or “I am not good with numbers” and you are ready for increased joy in your life then this episode is for you.  Some key points: You can pay to outsource almost anything  Insourcing joy is all up to you  Your values and your skill levels can guide decisions Money is often the perceived barrier Time freedom is often the reward  Eliza Ludwig - LinkedIN: www.linkedin.com/in/elizaludwig/ The Flow Society: www.theflowsociety.com.au Related Episodes: 71: Ditch the budget & grow your money mindset - Heidi Rumohr https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/71-ditch-the-budget-grow-your-money-mindset-heidi-rumohr/id1517210258?i=1000527182770 ********************************************************************* We hope you enjoyed the episode Visit the Go to Grow Website here: www.gotogrow.com.au  Send us an email with any thoughts, questions or ideas to stewart@gotogrow.com.au or melissa@gotogrow.com.au Thanks so much for choosing growth and being part of the tribe. The best way you can support our weekly diverse messy real growth exploration is to share the growth love - share an episode with your team, your boss, your family or friends. screen shot one and post it and of course a rate/review would be growth-tastic. thanks so much and see you next week. Cheers, Melissa --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/go-grow/message

Hannah Steinman is the Chief Operating Officer at Peak Support, a company that specializes in building and managing dedicated teams of customer service agents to high growth companies in a wide variety of industries.  Including; SaaS, e-commerce, Social Media, Business services, Transport and so much more.  She was the 1st American higher for the company, which was founded by her husband Jonathan in 2015, and they've ever since worked harmoniously together to exponentially grow the company.  In the episode, Hannah and I discuss;  The procedures at peak support which guarantees better customer experience for their clients How to make outsourced agents part and parcel of the inhouse teamCovid 19 and how it's impacted the customer experience worldHow to evaluate an outsourcer. Active management:: Taking responsibility for the power and access that outsourcers have. Key performance indicators and how to hit your goals step by stepTop to bottom participation in customer satisfaction.  Connect with Hannah Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/hannahsteiman/  Email- hannah@peaksupport.io  Website - https://peaksupport.io/

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Big Fish Episode 34 is my conversation with Marina Lvovich, Honeywell’s VP of Global Talent Acquisition and Diversity. A truly global citizen, Marina has lived and worked in 4 different countries including her native Belarus, Ukraine, Canada, and now the US, having moved recently from New Jersey to North Carolina recently with the relocation of Honeywell’s global HQ. In our conversation, Marina gives a rare glimpse into the strategy and operations of a fully outsourced, global TA delivery model. We discuss the impact of Covid on Honeywell’s hiring demand, Marina’s key decision factors around insourcing and outsourcing partners, and how she measures their performance. We also talk about what’s next in TA, team structure to support global delivery, and leading in a matrix environment to make real inroads in Diversity, Equity & Inclusion. Thanks to our Sponsors! Paradox/Olivia: www.paradox.ai ATAP www.ATAPglobal.org RPOA www.RPOAssociation.org Topics Discussed: Finding new opportunities for growth during a Global Pandemic Recognizing when to “Insource” and “Outsource” Prioritizing what’s working within the business on a global level Balancing speed and quality measurement as the most important SLAs Viewing internal talent as a source Connect with Marina Lvovich: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marina-lvovich/?jobid=1234 Connect with Erin Peterson: Erin is a Talent Acquisition Consultant, Interim Leader, and RPO Advisor with PeopleResults. She has led TA and RPO globally for some of the most successful organizations in the world including Accenture, Aon Hewitt, and Amazon. She translates her unique global experience to help clients with TA strategy, employment branding, onboarding, candidate experience, and recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) decisions. Connect on Social: Website: https://www.people-results.com LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/erinpeterson Twitter: https://twitter.com/ErinMcPeterson

Owen McGab Enaohwo is the CEO and Co-founder of SweetProcess, a company offering cloud-based software solutions for documenting processes, assigning tasks, and organizing workflows. Owen started SweetProcess back in 2013, and it has grown from there. Now, not only do universities, banks, hospitals, and software companies all use SweetProcess, but first responder government agencies use it in life or death situations to run their operations.  Before starting SweetProcess, Owen spent seven years as the CEO of H.Y.V.A., a company providing other businesses with virtual assistants. In addition to his computer science background and his many years of experience in the internet industry, Owen is also skilled in negotiation, business planning, operations management, and business development. In this episode… Processes are the lifeblood of every business, but many companies struggle to document them properly. As a result, when employees leave, it creates a costly bottleneck for businesses. Owen McGab Enaohwo saw that problem and decided to make a software solution called SweetProcess.  What journey led to Owen co-founding SweetProcess? How does a SaaS product continue to satisfy the needs of its customers through continued innovation? What can businesses do to increase efficiency with their existing employees and rapidly onboard new hires?  In this episode of the Inspired Insider Podcast, Dr. Jeremy Weisz sits down with Owen McGab Enaohwo, CEO and Co-founder of SweetProcess, to discuss how software can dramatically improve the way a business runs. Owen shares the journey that led to his company’s creation, why he looks to his customers for inspiration, and how SweetProcess manages to make integration easy and affordable. Stay tuned!

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The omnichannel marketing world is in a state of continual change — from new channels and the explosion of retailer ad platforms to shifting logistics and operational challenges. In this webinar recording, Peter joins ecomemrce leaders Melissa Burdick, John Denny, Macarena Herrera, and Jim Morgan, who will give you the tools for deciding between insourcing or outsourcing for your organization.

Tom Stearns, Inside Sales Consultant, Trainer, and Coach, joins Enrico for a soup to nuts discussion on what it takes to make BDRs and SDRs successful. From when to Insource vs. Outsource, to skills building, technology, measurement, and beyond. Prepare to go deep into the fascinating world of creating a great SDR team, with two passionate experts who have lived it. 

In Episode 11, podcast host, welcomes back 's CEO, and their Head of Strategy, to talk about the increasing demand for outsourced back-office services. As businesses grow, naturally, the requirement for back-office services increases; traditionally, there has been a tipping point when many companies realise that outsourcing some services is a more efficient way to control back-office costs. However, now, in many cases, the cost is not the primary driver for outsourcing; increasingly, flexibility is a deciding factor. During a period when the only certainty is that uncertainty will be around for the long-term, it is essential to be agile. Mark, Nick and Fred explore how Cantium is reacting to the changing needs of their clients during this extended period of flux. They explore how open and transparent communication is the key to finding the optimum working model for each client. Now, the service offering is influenced by the client's risk appetite and their precise requirements at any given time. They also explain how throughout the relationship, the ability to increase and decrease resources as and when required is a significant motivating factor. The conversation highlights the blurring of the lines between insourced and outsourced personnel. When most people are working remotely, it is increasingly difficult to distinguish who is outsourced and who works inhouse. Ultimately, this is a good outcome where all personnel are playing their part as members of the team.

Processes are in place to recruit 3 000 security officials who would be under the direct employ of Passenger Rail Agency of SA to insource security services in a bid to save its infrastructure from an ongoing invasion by vandals and thieves. Even before the lockdown started, several lines nationwide were out of operation due to crime. Some trains and stations in some parts of the country had been torched.We're now joined by Prasa spokesperson, Makhosini Mgitywa. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.

Episode 53: Oh yeah, I am a spirit soul! (5/13/20) To know that I am not alone / We are just removing the rubble / Moving beyond all of the noise and the calculations of the mind / Getting rid of a feeling that is inhabiting my heart / I am looking to fill the void of loneliness in my heart / The liberation of separating from external fulfillment / What is it we are really looking for? / I am 100% responsible for how I experience my life / What brings the best out of us / Empowering and daunting that, ultimately, I am the captain of my own ship / From the foundation of knowing thyself / Insource versus outsource / How can we pause and remember that God's will is unfolding in my life? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prayer Revolution For the Modern Yogi Prayer is not just a formality, it is a living, breathing, powerful practice that can revolutionize your life! In the Bhakti-yoga tradition, prayer helps us to transform our perspective so that we can approach the highs and lows of life with a deep grounding in spiritual truth. Witness the bromance as long time Bhakti-yoga teachers, Vira & Doyal, lead us in a daily surrender to divine guidance, brought to you with vulnerability, humor and practical wisdom. Join us LIVE every morning at 9am EDT on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bhakticenter You can also tune in each morning on Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/747906551 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bhakticenter/ Learn more about us at: http://bhakticenter.org/

Patricia Howey has supported families of children with disabilities since 1985. She has a specific learning disability and became involved in special education when her youngest child entered kindergarten. Pat has children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren who have a variety of disabilities and she has used her experience to advocate for better special education services for several of them.Pat is a charter member of the Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates (COPAA), serving on its Board of Directors from 2000 through 2003. She has been a Commissioner on the Tippecanoe (County) Human Relations Committee, a graduate of Leadership Lafayette and Partners in Policymaking, and a member of the Wrightslaw Speakers Bureau. She has been on the faculty of the College of William and Mary Law School's Institute of Special Education Advocacy since its inception in 2011.  Pat has an A.S. and a B.A. in Paralegal Studies from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College, where she graduated magna cum laude. She is an Indiana Registered Paralegal and an affiliate member of the Indiana Bar and the American Bar Associations.Pat began her advocacy career as a volunteer for the Task Force on Education for the Handicapped (now InSource), Indiana's Parent Training and Information Center. In 1990, she opened her advocacy practice and served families throughout Indiana by representing them at IEP meetings, mediation, and due process hearings.In 2017, Pat closed her advocacy practice and began working on a contract basis as a special education paralegal. Attorneys in Indiana, Texas, and California contracted with her to review documents, spot issues, draft due process complaints, prepare for hearings, and assist at hearings. In January 2019, she became an employee of the Connell Michael Kerr law firm, owned by Erin Connell, Catherine Michael, and Sonja Kerr. Her duties have now expanded to assisting with federal court cases.

Today's episode is all about insourcing versus outsourcing. This is a question that many folks have at some point in their marketing process. While there's no one-size-fits-all solution, David and Reid discuss in-depth how to choose the most appropriate strategy for different scenarios and some tips and tricks for getting a better return on investment by using a blend of insourcing and outsourcing. The first area we focus on today is branding. Reid starts the discussion by sharing his take on three critical things you should ask yourself before deciding on outsourcing or insourcing. David shares some valuable points on why you should run the numbers and find out your ROI before you make the decision. They also discuss the cultural benefits of insourcing and how the ownership of data and intellectual property, and having more control over the people could be appealing to a startup. While digital marketing gets most of the attention, offline marketing still plays a significant role in the apartment marketing arena. At some point, you might decide to make use of signage, buy a bus stop advertisement, or perhaps host an event. David & Reid dedicate the next section to talking about how outsourcing can be beneficial in some of these scenarios and how to make the best of offline marketing with a blend of insourcing and outsourcing. Moving back to digital marketing, David and Reid review several vital things you should consider when using digital advertising platforms such as Google AdWords and Facebook ads, and general management fees for digital marketing agencies. They also talk about how it could be more logical to outsource digital ad campaigns to an expert because finding the right talent for in-house operations can be similarly costly, and the employee burden that comes with it. Getting into further depths of digital marketing, David & Reid talk about choosing the best approach for different products, platforms, and channels, including social media, email marketing, geofencing. They discuss in-depth about what you should consider when you're looking for an SEO vendor, how to quantify the results of their SEO efforts, and what you should keep in mind if you decide to insource your SEO. Wrapping up the episode, David & Reid share some tips and tricks for making the best of your marketing efforts. [02:16] Branding – Pros & cons of insourcing vs. outsourcing for branding, working with creative agencies, and the importance of running your numbers. [11:19] Cultural Benefit of Insourcing – How insourcing can be appealing to startups because of greater control and ownership of data. [12:55] Offline Marketing – Things to consider in offline marketing, what to outsource, and what to insource. [17:22] Outsourcing Events – What you should consider before outsourcing your event planning. [20:47] Digital Marketing – Management cost of digital marketing campaigns and why it's more logical to outsource digital advertisement campaigns. [29:23] Transitions Between Insourcing & Outsourcing – Reid's observations on how transitioning between insourcing and outsourcing can be beneficial in different stages of the business based on the number of properties. [32:48] Data Warehousing – What you should consider when choosing methods of data warehousing and reporting. [35:44] Products & Platforms – How to decide the best approach for different digital marketing products and platforms. [40:34]| SEO - Working with SEO vendors, how to quantifying SEO results, and what to consider when insourcing SEO. [50:08] Craigslist – How to make the best of Craigslist. [1:01:00] Risks Associated With Digital Talent – Dealing with employees' mindsets, employee retention, and considerations for maximizing ROI on an employee.

Jeff Winters may be the president of Sapper Consulting, an outsourced SDR firm, but that doesn’t mean Jeremey won’t take on him on in the great "Insource vs Outsource SDR” debate. They discuss the future of sales engagement, and, of course, get into immediately actionable advice on outbound strategy. Visit Salesloft.com for show notes and insights from this episode.

In this new episode, I share some invaluable takeaways and insights from a recent trip of mine to NYC. I discuss the importance of: Learning how to INSOURCE by listening to your intuition and trusting yourself to execute from that powerful energy. Moving towards the “fight”— not backing down from challenges that grow you. The power of Self-Connection and having a supportive inner dialog with yourself How and why it’s so important to set yourself up to win. Being mentally and emotionally agile to be prepared for anything. This is a powerfully supportive episode to help you perform at your highest level and move towards challenges in your life to keep growing in desirable ways. Enjoy! xRx @roxylook @blackbeltbeauty  To support this podcast you can leave a review via Itunes and rate this podcast (so major!) Click here to review via iTunes or you can do it from any iPhone via the podcast app at the bottom of the podcasts episodes page. You can also screengrab this episode, share it on your IG stories + tag me so I can see it! Thank you so much for your love + support. XO@roxylook @blackbeltbeauty  

Bold, confident, self-assured - these are some of the many characteristics of an empowered female entrepreneur. But even these inspiring women cannot escape the inevitability of experiencing unstable and challenging times as a leader. During these turbulent times, many fall into the trap of seeking outside approval while salvaging the situation through willpower alone. Sadly, these leaders end up doing the exact opposite of the very thing they should have done in the first place, which is to insource approval and outsource willpower. Keep Reading >> Today, I share the tool I developed that helps female entrepreneurs of all levels who are going through crises in leadership - insourcing approval and outsourcing willpower. I dive into the negative effects of outsourcing approval and the essential skills you fail to learn when you focus on letting others’ opinions be a defining factor when making decisions. I also share why insourcing willpower is not enough to create the results you want and how you can outsource it, instead, to make sure you have the bandwidth to make the decisions that matter the most.   “When we begin outsourcing approval as a general M.O. in our lives - it creates a crisis of leadership. It becomes an absence of accountability.”- Eleanor Beaton     Today on the Fierce Feminine Leadership Podcast: The relationship between credibility and approval. How you could be slowing your own progress. What it looks like to outsource approval. Why you may doubt yourself when it’s time to make decisions. How I personally saw and experienced the downside of outsourcing approval and insourcing willpower. A milestone that marked the end of the transference of authority in my life and the start of a new, liberating chapter. How to identify where you’re outsourcing approval. The two things that help you insource approval.    Join the Exclusive Incubator Program! Are you ready to build, leverage, and scale your business to the next level? Ready to maximize your leadership skills and grow your business to 7-figures and beyond? Join our Incubator Program - the 12-month high-octane program that blends leadership strategy, accountability, and business building support to help you propel your business to the next level and increase your earning power. Head over to EleanorBeaton.com to learn more about The Incubator Program and submit your application today!    Love the show? Let us know! Are you a fan of the Fierce Feminine Leadership Podcast? If the tips and interviews we share in each episode have helped you gain the confidence and inspiration to become a better, more powerful leader, head on over to Apple Podcasts, subscribe to the show and leave your honest review to let us know! What are you waiting for? Head on over to Apple Podcasts, subscribe and leave a review to enter your name into this month’s drawing!    Join the Fierce Community! Want even more fierce leadership advice, tips, and training? Join me in the Fierce Feminine Leadership community - the free, invite-only community for fierce, high-level, fierce women entrepreneurs making a huge impact on the world. In this free community, you’ll get ongoing training and interactions with me and my team as well as network and grow your organization with other fierce, like-minded thought-leaders. If you’re ready to take your business to the next level and network with other high-power thought-leaders, join me in the free Fierce Feminine Leadership community today!  

On Episode 55, Alex Withers is back with an appeal to his fellow CMOs. There are five points, all drawn from the data in the In-House Creative Management Report, that Alex feels CMOs need to take to heart. Some very valuable info here, and some advice on shouting louder than your spend.Episode LinksThe 2019 In-House Creative Management Report — inMotionNow has partnered with InSource to conduct a survey of over 500 creative and marketing professionals across industries to gather insight into the leadership, collaboration and relationship between marketing and creative teams. The report combines key findings with best practices and take-away ideas from industry experts at VSP, Delta Vacations, Denver Broncos, Adobe, and many more!inMotionNow — inMotionNow is the leading provider of workflow solutions for enterprise creative and marketing teams.Episode 17: Why CMOs Should Listen to Creatives — On Episode 17, we find out why CMOs should listen to their creative teams. Alex Withers, CMO of InMotionNow, is our guest. And he believes that creatives have a lot to offer CMOs. We recorded this episode on March 7th, 2018, and packaged it up within a couple of hours because it was inspirational. You have to listen to it. Why should CMOs listen to creatives? Let's ask Alex Withers.Episode 54: In-House Creative Management — On Episode 54, we're talking in-house creative management with InMotionNow CMO Alex Withers. Last year, in episode 17, we chatted with Alex about why CMOs should listen to creative. It was a powerful episode and I’ve wanted to have Alex back to chat again, and the release of the In-House Creative Management Report gave me a good reason to ring him up. We cover the background of the report, the key conclusions, how a closer creative and marketing relationship can benefit both sides, the always-fun creative brief, and how creatives can use data. Lots packed into this chat.Cover image from Flickr, public domain.

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Digging into some of the big stories over the last week. we couldn't get through several stories in the interest of time. Once again most of these stories are from Mainstream sources and are easily found with a little digging and the application of a skeptic, enquiring mind that doesn't take the headlines at face value. Following are the stories we discussed. Please do your own research and think for yourself. It's time as responsible citizens that we Insource our Own Thinking and stop feeding from the trough of prepackaged media morsels. Theresa May’s Brexit plan rejected by 149 votes - Source: News.com.au Does Angela Merkel's quote “Nation states must today be prepared to give up their sovereignty” ring alarm bells for anyone else? Yellow Vests ransack MASONIC LODGE in French village as protest gets out of hand - Source: RT.com It's conceivable the British Politicians and elite would be using a similar tone about the common folk if the commoners started mass protests similar to the French protestors. Ethiopian Airlines CEO reveals final message from doomed flight - Source: news.com.au The Rise Of Totalitarian Technology - Source: zerohedge Consumerism, The Workplace, and Government & Politics are all being encroached upon by Big Tech. Just look to China's Social Credit system to get an idea of where this path leads. The stories we couldn't get to...yet. Felicity Huffman, Lori Loughlin and others indicted in university admissions bribery case - Source: news.com.au One must question "Why is this story being pushed? And why now?" Is there anyone Naive enough to believe that the wealthy elites haven't been engaging in this practice since the dawn of time? What is the media trying to get ahead of by making this headline news? ‘There will be blood up to your knees’: Islamic State brides in Syria vow to seek vengeance - Source: news.com.au Last episode we discussed Shamima Begum, who left the UK at 15 to join the ISIS Caliphate in 2015. This latest threat does little to dispel the notion that refusing reentry is the right call. Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi nowhere to be found as militants make a last stand - Source: news.com.au It seems unlikely the leader of ISIS could sneak away from an encircling army, considering the state of surveillance technology being what it is.

Gordon talks to Robin Colangelo, Global Director of Creative Services at law firm White & Case, about creative leadership, design education, and the challenges of working inhouse.Robin is experienced in developing brand, marketing and creative strategy with extensive in-house leadership expertise building new teams and processes. She has led several rebrand efforts and also writes and speaks on creative leadership topics throughout the industry. In her current role, Robin leads a global in-house creative team for White & Case, where she manages the visual identity and oversees a diverse team across six offices and five countries. Robin's team of creative professionals design and produce all touch points to support the Firm's strategic goals; from marketing collateral, branding, digital, social media to video and animation.Learn more about Insource.This episode was produced by Sasha Kaye-Walsh.Listen to us on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, SoundCloud, Spotify, Stitcher, and anywhere else podcasts can be found.Follow us on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.

This week on the Creative South Podcast I’m talking with Ed Roberts. Ed is a designer and creative strategist. He’s written about InHouse design for How magazine, the HOW design blog, and The Creative Group, spoken at AIGA Lead Con, and served on the boards for InSource and IHAF. We chat about how as a member of an in-house team you can align the way you work with the values of your company without being an order taker, the importance of the in-house design team to be a strategic partner to a company’s leadership to help with innovation, and ways you can help build that partnership. and more.

This week on “Marketing Today,” Alan talks with Alex Withers, chief sales and marketing officer for InMotionNow, a creative workflow software platform that powers creative and marketing collaboration in the cloud. Withers is a seasoned digital technology marketing executive with previous experience working at Pepsi, ESPN, United States Golf Association, Financial Times, Sageworks, and LexisNexis. In his conversation with Alan, Withers discusses the value InMotionNow can bring to marketers, particularly its ability to minimize the amount of time creatives spend on administrative tasks, the importance of data, and his belief that marketers should not lose sight of the power of creativity. InMotionNow recently released the 2018 In-house Creative Management Report, which highlights key trends and challenges internal teams are experiencing. Withers addresses the trend we’re seeing of companies bringing creative work in-house and the reasoning behind it: “I think that CMOs are enjoying having creative teams in-house that understand the brand, live the brand day in and day out,” says Withers. “Therefore, they can ramp faster, turn projects quicker. With an outside agency, often they have to bounce between accounts and value props, whereas your in-house team lives and breathes the value prop every day.”  Let Your Voice Be Heard “Marketing Today” has a new Q&A feature! Ever wish you could ask a question on the show? Well, now you can. Just click this link and ask your question — it’s that easy. And if we can, we’ll answer it on the next podcast. We’re looking forward to your questions!  Highlights from this week’s “Marketing Today” podcast include: Withers describes the InMotionNow offering and talks about his dual role with the company. (2:03) Withers on companies bringing creative work in-house: “It’s undeniable…It’s now a trend; it’s not a single data point.” (4:56) “You need data in to create a data argument out.” (9:27) Withers talks about the year of the analytical creative: “What we’re seeing is a shift toward creative leadership, at least, being more data-driven.” (11:01) “A perfect storm to create more.” Withers details the growing demand for creative content. (13:55) No wobbly wheels: Withers on the importance of the creative project intake. (17:20) Withers’ advice for CMOs tackling creative challenges: “Pay attention to the creative organization…If we don’t pay attention to the creative, we’re really losing the roots that got us into marketing in the first place” (24:44) “The best thing that ever happened to marketing was the internet. And the worst thing that ever happened to marketing was the internet.” (30:28) Resources mentioned in Episode: 2018 In-house Creative Management Report by InMotionNow and InSource: https://bit.ly/2MQkAn9 Cora CGI, the CGI and AR technology to scale retail creative needs: https://cora.creativedrive.com/ Support the show.

In Tech Focus we look at Microsoft Power BI.  We have been using Power BI to pull information from line of business application.  At Extreme we can see who has been entering their timesheets, who has been working with which customers and what billings each engineer has.  This updates in real time and display it on one of our monitors that is mounted on the wall.  This means that everyone can see how the team and each individual is performing. We look at the processes we use for both developing applications internal and for our customers.  The costs of software development have dramatically decreased and enable completely different business models to thrive because investments are so much lower. The process involves: Off the shelf vs custom built - Of the shelf is generally cheaper but it will have functionality for a whole range of business and some of your business process will need to change to match the off the shelf software.  Custom built or bespoke software will match exactly your business processes. Phone apps - are they worth the effort.  A lot of consumers have app fatigue.  They may find it in the appstore and install it, but a lot of apps get used once and the app is never opened again. Middleware - Breaking down the silos between your databases.  Your customer database, marketing database, financial database.  It can be very power taking data from one type of software and putting it into another. Business Process apps - taking the way that you run your business and putting it in the app.  This automates things, cuts down on user error and allows for automatic reporting.  These are some of the most powerful apps that small businesses build.  If you have great processes, you can sell your application with your IP.  For a plumber, they may service a 25km radius.  If you sell plumbing company software, it could be a global opportunity. Failure in app development. Not being sure of what you want or what your business processes are. Look at the track record of your developer.  They should have shipped decent sized processes.  We have built a booking system for Restaurants that is used in 11 countries and taken over $25,000,000 in bookings.  That gives our customers a bit more confidence that we can do what we are saying we can do. Make sure the application is made by a team, business analysis, design and development. Who can build the application for you: Fiverr - get a dev for just the process. Insource a developer - hire them for your team.  If you have only 1 developer and little experience in app dev, it is hard to manage your application development team. Hire a development team.  Either onshore or offshored, get the skills and the resources you need for the project. Look at the risk and the size of the project to see which path is right for you.  If your company relies heavily on IT it might be worthwhile to building a team. App Dev can help you to fundamentally change the way that you work and the profitability of your company. Some companies develop software and end up making more money by selling their application than out of their original business. It is a great way of monetising your intellectual property. Quote - Patton - Never tell people how to do things  Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.

Susan Persichetti, Director of Business Development for InSource, Inc., a woman who works day-to-day to not only generate business for her company, but to help others along the way. To hear her story listen, below.  

Learn more at permaculturevoices.com/15 Support the show at permaculturevoices.com/support THIS EPISODE IS A REPLAY OF PREVIOUS PUBLISHED EPISODE. Joel Salatin of Polyface Farm joins me to talk about his new book Fields of Farmers which focuses on the next generation of farmers.How young people can work with existing farmers to transition into farming. He talks about young people can do today to take advantage of the huge opportunity that is out there. Topics range from leasing land to forming synergistic, non-competitive enterprises on existing farms. The whole key is that you have to start. Movement creates movement. Joel touches on the cultural stereotype against farming. So many people get "forced" into a job that they hate to satisfy their parents only to do that career for a few years and realize that they hate it.All along that person only wanted to do something with their hands. So why not encourage the youth to follow those passions and pursue them with all of their skills and talents. This episode also has a very heavy entrepreneurial component. Hopefully it will motivate some people to get out there, stop thinking about farming, and actually start farming. Key Takeaways from this Episode: Invest in hydration. Get water into the landscape. You don't have to own land to farm. Look for land to lease. Look to add another enterprise onto an existing farm. Focus on mobile infrastructure. Insource carbon instead of outsource carbon. So many farmers start out bringing in fertilizer at the beginning.Start building up your soils at the beginning to lower your long term input costs. Grow what you like to eat. You may have to eat through your inventory. Be willing to do whatever it takes to make it work. That might mean putting in a lot of hours, making a lot of sacrifices, cutting expenses, and taking some odds jobs. Make use of what you have first. Don't buy anything. So many people want to run out and buy things when they first start out. Access what you have, use that, and only buy what you absolutely need. Better to become 80% self reliant that get analysis paralysis and not doing anything while trying to become 100% self reliant. Doing something is better than doing nothing. Stack multiple enterprises on a single land base whenever possible. Learn more at permaculturevoices.com/15 Support the show at permaculturevoices.com/support THIS EPISODE IS A REPLAY OF PREVIOUS PUBLISHED EPISODE.

Before we delve into the reasons why you should consider insourcing your event marketing management activities, let’s take a moment to define clearly where this logic could apply and where it wouldn’t work.In our experience, companies tend to outsource events because they have been working with a provider for a long time and think that’s the easiest way. But as a company using both our own marketing automation software and external agency services, our experience tells us that outsourcing may not always be the best option. While The post 5 Reasons To Insource Event Marketing Management appeared first on ZINFI.

In today’s podcast Rebecca clarifies some buzzwords that are really important strategic decisions for manufacturers everywhere.

Joel Salatin of Polyface Farm joins me to talk about his new book Fields of Farmers which focuses on the next generation of farmers.How young people can work with existing farmers to transition into farming. He talks about young people can do today to take advantage of the huge opportunity that is out there. Topics range from leasing land to forming synergistic, non-competitive enterprises on existing farms. The whole key is that you have to start. Movement creates movement.Joel touches on the cultural stereotype against farming. So many people get "forced" into a job that they hate to satisfy their parents only to do that career for a few years and realize that they hate it.All along that person only wanted to do something with their hands. So why not encourage the youth to follow those passions and pursue them with all of their skills and talents. This episode also has a very heavy entrepreneurial component. Hopefully it will motivate some people to get out there, stop thinking about farming, and actually start farming.Key Takeaways from this Episode:Invest in hydration. Get water into the landscape. You don't have to own land to farm. Look for land to lease. Look to add another enterprise onto an existing farm. Focus on mobile infrastructure. Insource carbon instead of outsource carbon. So many farmers start out bringing in fertilizer at the beginning.Start building up your soils at the beginning to lower your long term input costs. Grow what you like to eat. You may have to eat through your inventory. Be willing to do whatever it takes to make it work. That might mean putting in a lot of hours, making a lot of sacrifices, cutting expenses, and taking some odds jobs. Make use of what you have first. Don't buy anything. So many people want to run out and buy things when they first start out. Access what you have, use that, and only buy what you absolutely need. Better to become 80% self reliant that get analysis paralysis and not doing anything while trying to become 100% self reliant. Doing something is better than doing nothing. Stack multiple enterprises on a single land base whenever possible. Show Notes: www.permaculturevoices.com/15

  The WiFi landscape of stadium technology is so confusing that most people, including Troy, don’t really have a good grasp of it. That’s why InSource’s David Black agreed to be a guest in order to help explain it in laymen’s terms. InSource has been responsible for several major WiFi projects, including the 5,000-seat Lakewood Church and the 40,000-seat, $105 million University of Houston Football Stadium set to open in 2014. Black talks through several of the capacity issues, especially with enterprise data, because it takes a lot to get one small text message from point A to point B. Twitter: @InSourceTech