Podcast appearances and mentions of mike mckinnon

February 28, 2025 - BC readies its provincial budget, but it faces major uncertainty as it is set to land the same day as US President Donald Trump's Canadian tariffs. BC Conservatives prepare for an AGM, while some MLAs make waves voting against a motion to condemn Trump. Plus a look at Opposition successes on health care and tariffs, plus the emerging political discussion of pink shirt day. Host Rob Shaw is joined by Allie Blades, Jillian Oliver and special guest Mike McKinnon from Enterprise Canada. Brought to you by Uber Canada.

December 20, 2024 - We break down the new cooperative deal between the BC NDP and BC Greens, who got what and who got the better terms? Plus, BC tables a new record-setting deficit projection, while claiming a hiring freeze, what are the ramifications for the NDP government? Plus, in a podcast audio extra, we discuss the federal implosion in Ottawa and how it affects BC Premier David Eby during a time of trying to deal with the threat of new US tariffs. Host Rob Shaw is joined by Allie Blades, Jillian Oliver and guest panelist Mike McKinnon from Enterprise Canada.

A special edition of the podcast just before BC Election voting day Oct. 19, where the panel breaks down everything you need to know, and the highlights and lowlights of the campaign. Host Rob Shaw is joined by Allie Blades, Jillian Oliver and special guest Mike McKinnon. Brought to you by Uber Canada.

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June 21, 2024 - BC NDP leader David Eby launched his re-election bid this week, how did it land and what themes/messaging did he use both for himself and his opponents? Plus, the BC United and Conservative parties court the business community. Who had the most effective pitch? Plus, in an audio extra, we discuss third-party election ads and how effective they are at this point in the election cycle. Host Rob Shaw is joined by Allie Blades and Jillian Oliver, as well as guest panellist this week Mike McKinnon from Enterprise Canada.

We have lofty expectations for our MarTech stacks. They're meant to automate marketing processes to clear the way for more big thinking. To keep a clean and accurate tracker of every customer and prospect in the system. To prove to the org that marketing is contributing to growth.   But this isn't always the reality, and B2B businesses often find themselves with too much tech, not enough staff, and dirty data that focuses on the wrong metrics. Avoid these woes by listening to this episode with Mike McKinnon, VP of Global Revenue Operations at LogRhythm and author of The Marketing Operations Handbook (which you should get your hands on ASAP).  This conversation comes from a CMO Huddles Bonus Huddle (re: a private Q&A), and answers all your questions about budgeting for MarTech, the intersection of Marketing Ops and Rev Ops, proving marketing's value, and more. It just skims the surface of what top B2B CMOs of today are solving together at CMO Huddles... To learn more about our guest pass program, visit https://cmohuddles.com/guest-pass For full show notes and transcripts, visit https://renegade.com/podcasts/ To learn more about CMO Huddles, visit https://cmohuddles.com/

Today we begin season 2 on our Stargate Universe podcast. This season opens with the episode "Intervention". Destiny is now under the control of the Lucian Alliance, but while TJ fights for her life in the medical bay, she finds herself, and her baby, transported to the mysterious alien planet from last season's episode "Faith". Let's dig in and see how this ongoing plot from last season resolves. ----more---- Transcript Last season, we left off with Colonel Young surrendering his crew to Lucian Alliance invaders who had come through the gate from an Icarus-style planet in the Milky Way galaxy and taken over the ship. The only way to save the crew from dangerous radiation levels from a binary pulsar was to give control of the ship to Kiva, the evil leader of the invaders.   Eli was rushing to open a hatch so Scott and Greer could get inside from out on the hull of the ship.   As is customary, we have a new prologue thing. It changes every half-season, so we'll get another new one halfway through season 2. This one highlights the conflict between Young and Rush, the problems with the blue aliens last season, the mysterious planet from the episode Faith, where TJ wanted to stay and raise her baby, and the recent events with the Lucian Alliance.   The episode begins with TJ waking up in a log cabin on that planet. The faith planet. She feels her belly. She's not pregnant, but she hears the cry of a baby.   Cain is there in the cabin. He was one of the crew who wanted to stay on the planet. He believed that the aliens who built the planet put it there specifically for the crew of Destiny, and that they had a plan.   So we have confirmation that Cain and some others did indeed remain behind on the planet. But Destiny left that planet, left that entire galaxy. Cain says that for the aliens that could make a planet, a little intergalactic transport is nothing.   TJ asks “are you saying they brought me here?” “Well, you're here, aren't you?” Cain replies. So there he goes again, making assumptions. As I pointed out back in the episode Faith, last season, Cain's faith has no basis. Faith is believing in what you can't see, but you actually have to have something to believe in. Cain just believes in things that essentially come out of his own imagination. TJ can't imagine how or why she is there, but it seems that both she and the baby are safe.   Back on Destiny, Eli gets to the door and managed to open it. But it's too late. Scott and Greer didn't make it. We live in that for a few seconds, but then we immediately hear Scott's voice. He had a feeling he wasn't going to make it to Eli's hatch in time so they headed for the back of the ship and the shields must have protected them.   It seems the Lucian Alliance have a new leader. But Kiva is technically not alive. The bald guy seems more interested in taking control himself than helping her, but one of the others convinces him. They're gonna use the stones to try and get a doctor on board to help her.    Apparently, not everyone in the Lucian Alliance is military. They have civilians too. And that makes sense. They are essentially a society. Humans who had been freed from Goa'uld slavery and wanted to band together to make a new life together. But they were pretty aggressive about the way they went about it. Many of them, presumably their military, wanted to fill the power void left behind by the demise of the system lords. Eli gets Scott and Greer back inside the ship, and they're all surprised to see Chloe walk in. She shouldn't be able to walk. Last time Eli saw her she was barely conscious. Now her pain is going and her strength has returned. As if by magic. That's an interesting mystery.   The countdown has started. That means the ship will soon be able to jump out of this dangerous region of space. But for some reason, Rush doesn't appear happy about it. What is he hiding?   The doctors have arrived. Four of them. They're working hard on all the wounded. Things are not looking good for Kiva. There's a bullet lodged in her liver. The Lucian Alliance guy says it would be in everyone's best interest if she survived, which sounds suspiciously like a threat, but I think it's more than that. This guy is one of the more reasonable of the invaders. He knows that if Kiva dies, the bald guy is gonna go crazy and kill everyone.   As for TJ, she's not dead. Not yet. But both she and the baby are in bad condition. They might both die. So her body is still here on Destiny. Has her mind been transported to the planet, or is she just hallucinating while unconscious?   Whichever it is, she seems very happy here with her baby.   TJ is surprised that Cain and his people have built such a comfortable place. They haven't had enough time to make all this. Cain agrees. They were still working on lean-tos with dirt floors when the winter was coming. Then one day, they just found these builds, abandoned.   But that doesn't make sense. They scanned the planet and didn't find any evidence of settlements.   TJ questions that buildings appear from nowhere and that's just good enough for Cain. He says without the buildings, they wouldn't have survived, and that's good enough for him.   And I get that. I'd be grateful for the shelter no matter where it came from, but it wouldn't stop me wanting to know how it got there. Curiosity would drive me to know more.   TJ is thinking this all through logically. Why was she brought here? Not just because she was wounded. There were many other wounded on the ship. Why would she be singled out?   I'd forgotten this whole thing happens so early in the season. I knew it was coming, but didn't remember that it was in the very first episode.   Cain assumes the aliens were scanning them all from the moment they first step foot on the planet. They knew TJ was pregnant. He thinks that saved her because she was bleeding out on the floor. She and he baby would have died if the aliens hadn't intervened.   So problem. Kiva is officially dead. I'm not going to shed any tears, but everyone needs to be worried about what the Lucian Alliance are gonna do next. Especially the bald one.   Scott and Greer have stashed Eli and Chloe somewhere safe and are sneaking around the ship.   That safe place turns out to be the lab. So they're there with Rush and Brody.   Telford managed to transfer some control to Rush. He is currently slowly transferring power away from the shields. The same shields that are keeping them alive. He says he's doing this to prevent the ship from jumping. Which is pretty weird. Surely they want to jump away from here. What is Rush's perspective here? Rush thinks the pulsar levels the playing field. It's a danger to the Lucian Alliance as much as the crew. Sooner or later, the bad guys are gonna have to deal with it. Interesting.   So an interesting thing about this binary pulsar. The writers needed some kind of spatial phenomenon that would present jeopardy to the crew. Pulsars really are as deadly as portrayed in this episode, except, that cycle very very quickly, like every few milliseconds. If one was slowed down to pulse every 22 minutes, it would not have any devastating power behind it. You wouldn't even know it was doing anything.   Stargate science consultant, Mike McKinnon, explained on a recent episode of Dial the Gate, which you should watch, by the way, how they invented a way to make it work. They theorised about a pulsar that was almost ready to start...pulsing….but it was in a binary system with another star that had a whole lot of mass that could feed the pulsar. Essentially, the other start would circle around and every 22 minutes, it would get near enough to the pulsar to feed it and make it go crazy. I'm not explaining it as well as she does.   This was a great idea, and it worked. It made scientific sense, and it met the narrative requirements of the story.   The only problem was, it was completely theoretical. No such system had ever been detected in the universe.   The cool thing, though, is that several years later, researchers found a system just like this in the real world. They called it a Black Widow star.   I just think this is such a cool story, and it shows how seriously the people making Stargate Universe took the science. They could have just invented any old nonsense, and most of us would never have even known, but they took the time to come up with something they thought was plausible, and then the universe said, “Yep, I have one of those. Here it is.”   Very cool.   The Lucian Alliance are arguing about what to do next. Bald guy wants to kill everyone. Reasonable guy wants to stick to the original plan of leaving the crew on a habitable world. Bald guy's only reason for wanting to kill everyone is the fact that Kiva is dead.  I'm not sure how that logically follows. People on both sides have died. This is war. Seems he's driven solely by emotion, and pretty unstable emotion at that.   But another of their number has a different idea. A young woman who we'll come to know as Ginn. She's been on board all this time but I don't think we actually saw her on-screen in the last two episodes. I might be wrong, but if we did, it would have been a background non-speaking role. Seems unlikely they'd have hired an actor just for that and then give her a major role in this episode.   Anyway, she's found one planet they can dial from their current position. It's locked out, probably because it's at the extreme limit of their range, but she can override that. If the planet turns out to be viable, they could send all of the destiny crew (Except for the doctors, who are still working) to the planet.   Reasonable Guy wants to keep TJ. She could be useful and moving her in her condition would kill her.   It seems Scott and Greer were listening in on this conversation.   TJ wants to know how Cain can have any knowledge of what's happening onboard Destiny. Cain can't explain. But he believes the knowledge came from the aliens.   And by the way, TJ's baby is a girl.   Telford is alive. He's just woken up. The bad guys still think he's one of them. Although I think Reasonable Guy is sceptical.   He's already decided the planet is viable. Young says he can't possibly have had time to determine long-term viability. This is a death sentence. But they don't have a choice. The crew are ushered through the stargate. Young is the last to go, taking one last look at his ship, the ship that has been taken from him.   The planet looks bleak. Cold and dark. And there's a storm coming. But Scott, Greer, Rush, Brody, Eli and Chloe are still on board. So there's still hope.   Except most of them have just been discovered.   Ginn can't figure out why the countdown has stopped.   Bald Guy nearly kills Ginn because he doesn't like the answers she gives, or rather can't give. That's how he treats his own people.   Scott and Greer arrive just in time to rescue Rush and the others. Rush tells the invaders that he will keep diverting power from the shields until they lay down their weapons. He claims he and the others are willing to die to prevent the Lucian Alliance from getting their hands on the ship. A bluff if ever I heard one. Rush isn't going to die for any principles. Worst case scenario, he'll try to work with these people simply so he can continue studying the secrets of Destiny. I'm not saying he'd betray his friends, but he's no martyr.   Bald Guy is officially taking command of the Lucian Alliance. “Anybody have objections?” Nobody speaks up. Even Reasonable Guy.   Rush thinks the crew are better off on the planet, because they're out of range of the pulsar. But that only makes sense if the rest of them can survive and defeat the invaders so they can bring them back on board.   Bald Guy has sent Reasonable Guy and his followers to the planet along with Young and his people. So that's an interesting turn. Young has zero interest in seeing these people as allies, but Reasonable Guy says they're there because he stood up for Young. And that's absolutely true.   Anyway, it seems like Lieutenant James has found shelter. So that's good.   Scott and Greer have taken sickbay. The stones connections have been severed. Camille is herself again. The others who served host to the doctors are somewhere else.   Camille confirms TJ is going to make it. But the baby isn't. IT may already be dead.   And that sucks.   But great acting from Ming Na as she breaks down and cries over this. Camille is a very strong character who doesn't readily expose any vulnerability. But this is the death of a baby. Nobody with a heart could fail to be broken by that.   Cain has taken TJ outside to see some glowing lights in the sky. A little like an aurora, but bigger, brighter and more impressive. It looks kinda like a glowing nebula. It appeared last night just before TJ did. Nobody knows what it is or what it means.   Cain expresses his gratitude to TJ. If she hadn't returned with Young, nobody would have been allowed to stay on the planet. They all owe her for that. He thinks that's why the aliens saved her daughter and brought her here. But then he says that only the baby can stay. TJ will not be allowed to remain because “she made her choice.” But Cain has just acknowledged that TJ never wanted to leave, and he doing so helped all of them. TJ is devastated. She doesn't want to go back. She's finally got her chance to be here on the planet.   Apparently, the aliens have told Cain all of this.   Rush is playing a hard and dangerous game. But he's probably right.   It seems that Ginn is Eli's opposite, on the other side. She's the brains behind Bald Guy's brawn.   Telford's familiarity with Rush helps to convince Bald Guy. Telford knows Rush is a coward and wouldn't sacrifice himself. He also knows that Rush would be willing to sacrifice his own people. Just not himself.   Eli makes a good point. Bald Guy is nuts you can't reason with a person like that.   Telford argues against Bald Guy. In the end, Ginn is convinced. She shoots him. She calls Rush and surrenders. They'll comply with his demands.   It looks like the good guys have re-taken the ship.   TJ doesn't want to leave. She wants to be on this planet, but most of all, she wants to be with her daughter, who she has named Carmen, wherever they are.   Cain warns her that nobody on the ship will understand. They won't believe that she was ever here, because what they've seen is different. Remember, her body is still lying on a bed in sickbay.    And with that, she wakes up. Back on the ship. “How long was I off the ship?” she asks. Camille tells her she was here the whole time. Then she breaks the news that her baby died. What they have seen is different. The rest of the crew have been brought back on board the ship from the planet. There are still some Lucian Alliance on the ship, including those exiled with Reasonable Guy. For now, Young is going to put them all together. In lock-up, presumably. Scott tells Young that most of the credit for saving the ship goes to Rush. And he's right about that. We've set up an interesting new status quo for season 2. We have a bunch of prisoners on board, people we are going to have to learn to live with, but will find it very difficult to trust.   Young goes to see TJ. Remember, this wasn't just TJ's child. It was Young's child as well. He's lost a daughter too. It's a painful moment.   We still have the mystery of Chloe's miraculous healing from her bullet wound. Not to mention the weird dissolving man from two episodes ago.   Destiny has only made a short jump. They've dropped out where they were supposed to drop out all along.   The ship is safe and back to normal.   TJ doesn't look like a woman who's lost her daughter, and that's because she believes her daughter is alive and well on the planet. But what are we really to make of all of this? Neither TJ nor Carmen were ever bodily on the planet. Their bodies were on board Destiny the whole time.  So if they now have a dead baby's body, in what sense is the baby on the planet? Did the aliens manufacture a new body for her? Maybe transfer her mind, and her soul into that body? Creating a new body would probably be within their established abilities. Mind transfer, possibly as well. As for the soul, well, that all depends on what you believe. Many people believe that the body and the mind are all there is.   So was any of it real, or was it all a dream TJ was having?   She has no evidence to support it. Only her belief. Her faith.   That is, until she sees the nebula. The shining lights, exactly like she saw on the planet, here where Destiny has dropped out of FTL.   She couldn't have possibly known what that nebula looked like before this moment. That is some hard evidence that what she experienced was more than a dream. That it was, in some way, real. But it's not evidence that can sway anybody else, because nobody else saw it. It's internal evidence, but it doesn't really help her prove anything.   In an interesting way, TJ's faith is significantly more grounded than Cain's was back in season 1. She has something tangible, a foundation for her faith to sit on. She believes what she believes because of what she saw and heard, and because of the evidence of the nebula.   Cain had none of that. He was just making up stuff. Ironically, despite that, he may have been right in some of his beliefs. It does appear that the aliens are aware of the Destiny crew and have taken an interest in them.   Back in the episode Faith, Cain had no basis for believing that, but now, TJ does.   It's all very interesting.   I am absolutely convinced that we would have continued to see more of Cain, Carmen and the faith planet in future seasons. This was clearly being set up as a long-term story element. I can't help but wonder how much the writers had figured out in their heads already. What does Brad Wright know about the mysterious aliens who made the planet? And might he reveal some of it if his new show ever gets made?   I live in hope, and, dare I say, faith.   So that's what I have for you this time.  Next time, we're looking at the episode, Aftermath. I always like it when these big moments get subsequent episodes that deal with the aftermath. I've talked about how hard the writers of Star Trek The Next Generation had to fight to get their aftermath episode following The Best of Both Worlds.   Aftermath will also introduce an exciting new element into the show, which I'm looking forward to talking about. I'll catch you then.   In the meantime, you can find my original works of science fiction by going to AdamDavidCollings.com/books I'd encourage you to check them out.   Have a great two weeks Live long and prosper.   Make it so.  

“No one cares about your business as much as you.” Mike McKinnon, DNP, FNP-C, CRNA joins Randy Moore, host and CEO of AANA, for a conversation about how COVID has impacted the Business of Anesthesia and what trends Mike is seeing: open and autonomous anesthesia models, the benefits of large and small anesthesia businesses, and how CRNAs are best utilized. Mike McKinnon, DNP, FNP-C, CRNA Release date: 5/5/21

Welcome to the 297th episode of the Dean Blundell Show #support local series on today's episode CEO of Poutinerie Ryan Smolkin and Mike McKinnon VP of Sales Food Service of Kraft & Heinz Brands. Mike discusses not laying anyone off, big business stepping up, Kraft dinner, peanut butter/jam poutine, ‘Kraft Peanut Butter Stick Together' initiative, and going above and beyond. We close with some quick-fire Kraft questions, how you cook your Kraft dinner, going back into shopping malls, rent, delivery apps, and embracing the change. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Healthcare systems in the U.S. are feeling the stress of COVID-19. In an attempt to respond to the unexpected impact of the virus on the healthcare industry, the government along with private industry have implemented various measures to help weather the changes while continuing to serve the needs of patients. We’re taking a closer look at what changes have been implemented thus far and forecasting policy changes going forward. Joining me for this conversation is Michael McKinnon. Mike is a partner in the Corporate Practice Group in the Sheppard Mullin Orange County office. Michael is leader of the firm's Healthcare Private Equity Team. Michael focuses his practice on corporate and securities law, with an emphasis on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, and equity and debt financings in the healthcare and life sciences industries. What We Discuss in This Episode How will COVID-19 affect the healthcare industry going forward? What is the immediate impact of COVID-19 on healthcare providers? What is the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act? What did the Families First Coronavirus Response Act provide for healthcare providers? How has the government loosened certain restrictions when it comes to where medical procedures can take place? Will there be greater collaboration between the government and private industry due to the pandemic? Along with telemedicine, what other advancements in technologies will be utilized going forward? Why a multi-billion dollar grant from the government to hospitals is not likely to alleviate the financial stress Will there be a long-term shift in where medical procedures are performed? Contact Information: Mike’s Sheppard Mullin attorney profile Email - mmckinnon@sheppardmullin.com LinkedIn profile Thank you for listening! Don’t forget to SUBSCRIBE to the show to receive every new episode delivered straight to your podcast player every Wednesday. If you enjoyed this episode, please help us get the word out about this podcast. Rate and Review this show in Apple Podcasts, Stitcher Radio, Google Play, or Spotify.  It helps other listeners find this show. Be sure to connect with us and reach out with any questions/concerns: LinkedIn Facebook Twitter  Sheppard Mullin website This podcast is for informational and educational purposes only. It is not to be construed as legal advice specific to your circumstances. If you need help with any legal matter, be sure to consult with an attorney regarding your specific needs.

Please Join us as we chat with Mike McKinnon, VP of KraftHeinz Foodservice, Canada. Mike shares what KraftHeinz is doing and he also shares with us some inspiring words towards our industry. Thanks Mike for your leadership, its very inspiring. www.kraftheinzfoodservice.ca --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/syscocanadafoodiepodcast/message

 has launched! In this episode, find out about our new environment campaign including our  on World Vegan Day, Friday 1 November. We also look back at Juliet's and young environmentalist,  talks at Vegan Campout, and look forward to our which celebrates Viva!'s 25th birthday on Saturday 26 October. Gavin Chappell-Bates catches up with Mike Mckinnon, fresh off the Vegan Campout stage.   ABOUT OUR SHOW.  You can hear this show via Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and on lots of other apps and websites. Spread the word! Don't forget to share us on Facebook and Twitter! Get the latest episode every month, straight to your mobile device or computer. It's automatic and completely free. Copyright owned by Viva! Bristol 2019. Not for re-use without our written agreement. All featured music used by permission. Produced by EMC, the Easy Media Company.

We finally got a chance to talk to Mike McKinnon, past president of the Arizona ANA, and he has a wealth of information to share about Anesthesiologist Assistants in the current healthcare environment. What kind of role do AAs play in overall healthcare costs, access to care, and the greater objectives of the ASA? What kinds of risks do they pose to CRNAs? We'll dive into these pressing issues, as well as some possible solutions moving forward.

More than you’ll ever need to know about Olympia’s favorite daily ritual.Music by Olympia’s own Skrill Meadow from the album Lost On Vacation. https://skrillmeadow.bandcamp.com/album/lost-on-vacationThanks to the Olympia Tumwater Foundation. Learn more at https://olytumfoundation.org/ Here’s their Youtube channel, It’s great: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQXROlOSss9BZdI3Ccyc16gA video from the roof of Fish Brewing as the 5 O’clock whistle goes off: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2PnQSgE0HgDrone footage of the older brew house by Mike McKinnon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRQqqGIpq_IIf you can’t get enough OLY beer history you should check out Megan Ockerman’s research and writing on The Olympia Brewing Company http://www.dissertations.wsu.edu/Thesis/Spring2017/m_ockerman_051717.pdf Megan says the story about Schmidt’s pivotal visit to the barbershop may be apocryphal. She has a book on the Olympia Brewing Company coming out soon.For the audio nerds: I had a second mic set up 100 feet away using a limiter and a low input to catch the whistle blast at the golf course. I wish I had set the input even lower.*Note that everything below here is referencing pictures that can only be seen on the show’s webpage. https://www.welcometoolympia.com/podcast/2019/2/6/5-oclock The old Olympia Brewing Company steam plant viewed from Capitol Boulevard’s Carlyon bridge. This is where the old whistle blew for decades. Tumwater Valley Municipal Golf Course, where the whistle lives today, is in the distance. The old brick brewhouse built in 1905. The city of Tumwater now owns it. They’ve taken steps to preserve the building until further plans are made. The “new” Olympia brewery is in disrepair. Plans to restore and lease out parts of the facility continue to go nowhere. The damage you see here is from a recent fire in the building that once held the company’s main offices. The whistle that blows daily from Fish Brewing Company in downtown Olympia. The handles you see are obsolete. The whistle is operated by a handle way below in the steam room.

Mike McKinnon is a native of Flora, Illinois. After leaving higher education, Mike opened McKinnon Travel Services. His group travel business allowed him to travel to Europe and the Middle East over 100 times. Mike also became part-owner of the AAA Chicago Lions football team of the Northern States League which won the 1982 championship. In addition, Mike began to buy, restructure and sell numerous pizzerias. Furthering engaging his entrepreneurial side, Mike got involved in the long distance telecommunications industry as it was just expanding. In 1996, Mike founded College Planners of America, Ltd. He brought all his hard-earned understanding of tax law to bear for parents of college-bound students. Mike was on the Board of Trustees of College of DuPage for 12 years, serving four years as Chairman. He is a past member of the Executive Board of the NICCP and a member of the Junior College Football Hall of Fame. He is married to the former Judy Bazelon and resides in Oak Brook, Illinois. Mike has also been featured in Frank Bruni's 2016 best seller, “Where You Go Is Not Who You'll Be: An Antidote to the College Admissions Mania.” In the author's words: “A conversation with [Mike] McKinnon is an eye-opening, option-diversifying revelation.” (p. 144) “I truly have a passion in working with students and parents. I really feel their pain in trying to navigate a system that changes constantly (and with every change there seems to be a higher cost associated with it!) Nothing beats the satisfaction I feel as I see our students succeed, growing from a teen with no direction into a young, contributing adult.” You can contact Micheal directly at 630-971-2300, www.collegecost.org.

Mike McKinnon, Sr. Director of Global Marketing Operations at LogRhythm, has been in marketing operations for almost 15 years and he knows how to manage a CRM and implement data management practices better than most. Listen as Mike talks about some of the new governance practices he's working on implementing to ensure his database has the highest data quality possible. From enacting a data committee to restricting sales reps from creating opportunities, learn what the team at LogRhythm is doing to combat duplicate and dirty data. In this episode, we also highlight how to make your CRM system more efficient and share tips for evaluating and purchasing new technologies in the new year.

Spoiler alert for Modern Marketing Experience 2017: Director of Global Marketing Operations at Avaya, Mike McKinnon, stops by to teach a few acronyms and a lot of lead management tips. Before you hear him speak at the conference, tune in and get the details on how Avaya went from a lead management program of zero to having nurture campaigns across all product levels. Find out how Mike raised the program from zero to a 9% Inquiry to qualified lead rate, 15-20% closed/won rate, and a 60-70% SAL to SQL rate.

Mike McKinnon talks about his work and using Agile Marketing and Scrumban at Avaya The post Mike McKinnon of Avaya talks Scrumban appeared first on Agile Marketing Blog - Home of Marketing Agility Podcast.