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July 13, 2023 Gary Hampton, Business Growth Consultant, and Vice Chair of the Association of Cooperative Educators' (ACE) Board of Directors, discusses the upcoming Climate, Cooperatives and Resilience conference, sponsored by ACE, on August 7-10, 2023, in San Juan Puerto Rico. Gary W. Hampton is an expert on organizational development, fundraising and community-based economic development. He advises, trains and coaches' businesses and nonprofit organizations on strategic growth and development. Hampton has nearly two decades of experience in IT and strategic development across different industry sectors (Technology, Financial, Government, Private, Non-profit, Retail, Education). Mr. Hampton is also active in community-based cooperative economic development and a member owner of the Ajani Group Cooperative. He is a passionate cooperative and community supporter. Hampton currently sits on the boards of Create WV, Compensation Committee and Association of Cooperative Educators, Vice Chair. He holds a BA from Marshall University in Management Information Services.
Peter Collyer, former Head of Music and Performing Arts at Morley College London, is an avid cyclists. In this podcast he explores the adventures, challenges, and experiences of cycling in London as well as providing support and advice for those venturing into the city's busy roads.In this episode Peter Collyer speaks to his guest Jon Cole, Head of Management Information Services at Morley College London, about a variety of topics concerning London Cyclists today.
What's in this episode? Welcome to episode four of the Education 4.0 series co-curated with Jisc. This week’s episode is all about how universities and colleges are thinking big with tech to improve their student and staff experiences on campus. Enjoy! and don't forget to message in or post using #edu4_0! People Sophie Bailey is the Founder and Presenter of The Edtech Podcast | Twitter: @podcastedtech Sue Attewell, Head of Change - Further Education (FE) and Skills, Jisc | Twitter: @AttewellSue Jon Cole, Head of Management Information Services, Morley College | Twitter: @morleycollege Dr. Marios Angelopoulos, Principal Academic in Computing, Bournemouth University | Twitter: @bournemouthuni Duncan Peberdy, Senior Lead - Digital Learning Spaces, Jisc | Twitter: @duncanpeberdy Dr. Sajjad Hussain, Lecturer, Glasgow College UESTC (Systems Power & Energy) | Twitter: @UofGEngineering Hayley E. Hanson, Partner, Husch Blackwell | Twitter: @HuschBlackwell Show Notes and References Check out https://theedtechpodcast.com/edtechpodcast for the full show notes or go to https://www.jisc.ac.uk/blog Tell us your story We'd love to hear your thoughts. Record a quick free voicemail via speakpipe for inclusion in the next episode. Or you can post your thoughts or follow-on links via twitter @podcastedtech or via The Edtech Podcast Facebook page or Instagram.
Join us for the Young Businessmen of Tulsa January luncheon featuring Jay Stephens CEO of SCFM Compression. Always having an inclination and gift for leadership, Jay was the quarterback of his high school football team and the manager of a grocery store by the time he was 17 years old. After college, he was commissioned as an officer in the combat arms of the U.S. Army, and he commanded the largest Field Artillery training battery at Ft. Sill, Oklahoma. He authored an all-weather Artillery handbook that was distributed Army-wide, and he ultimately attained the rank of Major. Jay has maintained a lifelong commitment to growth and development, as well as sharing knowledge through the written and spoken word. He holds a B.S. in Business and Broadcast Journalism, M.A. in Organizational Development, an MBA in Management Information Services, performed graduate work in Biblical Studies, and has received a Juris Doctorate. He has authored over a dozen published articles on topics like leadership, training, sports and religion in several national magazines and journals. He pastored churches in Chicago, Alexandria, Virginia, Warren, Michigan, and Longtown, OK, while giving over 3,000 speeches at lectureships and meetings in over 23 states as a vision caster. Jay brings tremendous diversity to his role, having held senior leadership positions in the military, banking, corporate, ministry, and non-profit worlds. Jay served as a Vice President and Senior Counsel at JPMorgan Chase, where he led a group of attorneys and senior staffers in negotiating and executing contracts governing over $2 billion in technology spend each year. He left there to move back to Tulsa to take care of aging parents. IN his first role back in his home state, he served as the CEO of the Tulsa area Workforce Investment Board, an agency overseeing 5 career centers and the associated workforce efforts of a 5 county area, where his innovations were described as "revolutionary" by state workforce officials. Most recently, Jay joined SCFM as the CEO. Jay has a strong commitment to the community and has led SCFM in many outreach projects to strengthen Tulsa. At SCFM, Jay has developed strong banking relationships and at the same time has worked to define and convey the culture of SCFM to all employees and others outside the company; an ongoing effort he continues. To learn more about The Young Businessmen of Tulsa: Facebook: /YBTOklahoma Twitter: @ybTulsaOK LinkedIn: Young Businessmen of Tulsa Website: www.ybtok.com To connect with Evan Uyetake www.patreon.com/yblpc twitter: @utalkie instagram: @utalkie LinkedIn: /evanuyetake email: podcast@ybtok.com This podcast is sponsored by Trost Marketing www.trostmarketing.com
Evan Uyetake sits down with SCFM Compression CEO Jay Stephens. Always having an inclination and gift for leadership, Jay was the quarterback of his high school football team and the manager of a grocery store by the time he was 17 years old. After college, he was commissioned as an officer in the combat arms of the U.S. Army, and he commanded the largest Field Artillery training battery at Ft. Sill, Oklahoma. He authored an all-weather Artillery handbook that was distributed Army-wide, and he ultimately attained the rank of Major. Jay has maintained a lifelong commitment to growth and development, as well as sharing knowledge through the written and spoken word. He holds a B.S. in Business and Broadcast Journalism, M.A. in Organizational Development, an MBA in Management Information Services, performed graduate work in Biblical Studies, and has received a Juris Doctorate. He has authored over a dozen published articles on topics like leadership, training, sports and religion in several national magazines and journals. He pastored churches in Chicago, Alexandria, Virginia, Warren, Michigan, and Longtown, OK, while giving over 3,000 speeches at lectureships and meetings in over 23 states as a vision caster. Jay brings tremendous diversity to his role, having held senior leadership positions in the military, banking, corporate, ministry, and non-profit worlds. Jay served as a Vice President and Senior Counsel at JPMorgan Chase, where he led a group of attorneys and senior staffers in negotiating and executing contracts governing over $2 billion in technology spend each year. He left there to move back to Tulsa to take care of aging parents. IN his first role back in his home state, he served as the CEO of the Tulsa area Workforce Investment Board, an agency overseeing 5 career centers and the associated workforce efforts of a 5 county area, where his innovations were described as "revolutionary" by state workforce officials. Most recently, Jay joined SCFM as the CEO. Jay has a strong commitment to the community and has led SCFM in many outreach projects to strengthen Tulsa. At SCFM, Jay has developed strong banking relationships and at the same time has worked to define and convey the culture of SCFM to all employees and others outside the company; an ongoing effort he continues. Denzel Washington – “Put God first and Say thank you” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxY_eJLBflk&t=30s Admiral William H. McRaven - “Make Your Bed Every Day” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7QL6hjeNDA&t=136s Coach John Wooden – “The difference between winning and succeeding” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0MM-psvqiG8 Simon Sinek – “How great leaders inspire action” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qp0HIF3SfI4 To learn more about Jay Linked In: /Jaystephens To learn more about The Young Businessmen of Tulsa: Facebook: /YBTOklahoma Twitter: @ybTulsaOK LinkedIn: Young Businessmen of Tulsa Website: www.ybtok.com To connect with Evan Uyetake www.patreon.com/yblpc twitter: @utalkie instagram: @utalkie LinkedIn: /evanuyetake email: podcast@ybtok.com This podcast is sponsored by Trost Marketing www.trostmarketing.com
J. Michael 'Mike' McGuire is CEO of Grant Thornton LLP, the U.S. member firm of Grant Thornton International Ltd, one of the world’s leading accounting and advisory firms. Mike has more than 30 years of experience working closely with high-growth, startup and middle-market companies, assisting in capital markets transactions ranging from angel investing, initial public offerings, merger & acquisition strategies, due diligence and deal structure. Before joining Grant Thornton in 2002, Mike served as Carolinas Audit Division Head for Arthur Andersen, LLP. Mike has received many awards and honors, including 'Most Admired CEO' by Charlotte Business Journal, and the 'Top 100 People in Accounting' by Accounting Today. Mike earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting and Management Information Services from Bowling Green University. This episode is perfect for anyone interested in national accountancy, brand positioning, creating culture, disruptive technologies, and scaling family values. IN THIS EPISODE Mike describes Grant Thornton ('GT') and what makes it 'significantly different.' He explains how GT is structured and how it serves clients across borders. He shares how he sees his job as CEO and what he means by 'People First.' He explains what GT means by 'StatusGo' and what is today's most important asset. Mike reveals the real differentiating factors between accounting firms. He discusses what qualities GT hires for and the two personality traits in employees he values most. He shares why he wants GT to be the 'Tesla' of the accounting industry. He answers whether he thinks of himself as the Elon Musk of accountancy. Mike talks about how Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Smart Contracts, Data Analytics and Robotics are changing the accounting industry. He considers what changes he would make to GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles). He identifies what difficult issues GT clients are facing on the horizon. He explains what has to be done right to successfully disrupt industries. Mike addresses whether accounting firms are serving society when they help companies 'optimize' or pay less taxes. He tells the story of how he hired Dianne Swonk, the new chief economist of GT. He discusses growing up in the grocery business and what decision his father made that totally changed his family. He talks about what he learned 'at the corner of Jackson and Main.' Mike shares what happens to him when he enters a grocery store today. He answers whether his childhood friends would recognize him. He reflects on attending Bowling Green University and what it allowed him to do. He reveals why he became an accountant and what he will never forget. Mike shares how he wants to be remembered. To learn more, visit On Life and Meaning
Discover how big data has changed over the last 10 years and why it matters, the differences between machine learning and artificial intelligence, what Watson aims to accomplish (an IBM supercomputer that combines AI and analytical software), and more with Stuart Sherman, CEO, IMC Inc., and Raj Lala, President & CEO of Evolve ETFs. • About Stuart Sherman • Stuart runs one of the most innovative AI companies in the world, pioneering two new classes of AI, “Behavioural AI”, an “Simulation AI”. Having studied Managerial Sciences in university, specifically the aspects of Managerial Accounting relating to Behavioural Economics, and Organisational Behaviour. Stuart went on to start an early Management Information Services company and founded one of Canada’s first Digital Agencies. Today you will find him working with some of the worlds’ largest companies, designing and implementing AI designed to change the way they understand their Big Data.
If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. A panel featuring James Bartis, Senior Policy Researcher at RAND Corporation; former Vice President, Science Applications International Corporation; Cofounder, Eos Technologies; Roger H. Bezdek, President of Management Information Services, Inc.; former Special Advisor on Energy in the Office of the Secretary of the Treasury; and Vito A. Stagliano, Director of Research at the National Commission on Energy Policy; former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Energy for Policy. Session 3 of the conference "Petroleum: Prospects and Politics." Sponsored by the Chicago Society. Co-sponsored by the Student Government of the University of Chicago, The Graduate School of Business at the University of Chicago, The George J. Stigler Center for the Study of the Economy and the State, The Global Voices Fund at International House, The Norman Wait Harris Fund at the Center for International Studies, The College of the University of Chicago, The Office of Community Affairs at the University of Chicago, and The Irving B. Harris Graduate School of Public Policy Studies.
If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. A panel featuring James Bartis, Senior Policy Researcher at RAND Corporation; former Vice President, Science Applications International Corporation; Cofounder, Eos Technologies; Roger H. Bezdek, President of Management Information Services, Inc.; former Special Advisor on Energy in the Office of the Secretary of the Treasury; and Vito A. Stagliano, Director of Research at the National Commission on Energy Policy; former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Energy for Policy. Session 3 of the conference "Petroleum: Prospects and Politics." Sponsored by the Chicago Society. Co-sponsored by the Student Government of the University of Chicago, The Graduate School of Business at the University of Chicago, The George J. Stigler Center for the Study of the Economy and the State, The Global Voices Fund at International House, The Norman Wait Harris Fund at the Center for International Studies, The College of the University of Chicago, The Office of Community Affairs at the University of Chicago, and The Irving B. Harris Graduate School of Public Policy Studies.
A panel featuring James Bartis, Senior Policy Researcher at RAND Corporation; former Vice President, Science Applications International Corporation; Cofounder, Eos Technologies; Roger H. Bezdek, President of Management Information Services, Inc.; former Special Advisor on Energy in the Office of the Secretary of the Treasury; and Vito A. Stagliano, Director of Research at the National Commission on Energy Policy; former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Energy for Policy. Session 3 of the conference "Petroleum: Prospects and Politics." Sponsored by the Chicago Society. Co-sponsored by the Student Government of the University of Chicago, The Graduate School of Business at the University of Chicago, The George J. Stigler Center for the Study of the Economy and the State, The Global Voices Fund at International House, The Norman Wait Harris Fund at the Center for International Studies, The College of the University of Chicago, The Office of Community Affairs at the University of Chicago, and The Irving B. Harris Graduate School of Public Policy Studies.