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Connecticut Business Blend Greg Bordonaro, Editor Hartford Business Journal. For today, we talk about Stanley Black & Decker making a major donation to Trump's inauguration, Hartford's largest office tower facing loan delinquency and UConn having the 71st most valuable sports program in the country.

Brian Shactman discussed the heavy snowfall in DC , noting the high costs of skiing at Sugarbush and the lack of snow in southern Vermont. He mentioned the New England Patriots' loss of the top NFL draft pick and the firing of coach Jerod Mayo, with speculation on potential replacements like Mike Vrabel. The UConn women's basketball team faced a scare when Paige Bueckers was injured. The conversation also covered the upcoming Connecticut legislative session, financial resolutions, and the impact of rising oil prices. Additionally, the Golden Globes were mentioned, with Jeremy Allen White and Demi Moore among the winners. The conversation covered various topics, including the certification of the 2024 election, with Kamala Harris presiding, and the impact of tariffs on companies like Stanley Black & Decker, which could face a $200 million hit, and the Biden administration banned new offshore oil and gas drilling, affecting 625 million acres. The Connecticut Education Association supported the Social Security Fairness Act, benefiting 3 million public employees. The discussion also touched on the financial struggles of City Place One in Hartford and the valuation of UConn's athletic program at $178 million. Guests this morning included Jill Schlesinger discussing financial resolutions. Lon Seidman live in Las Vegas covering CES. Also the Connecticut Business Blend with Greg Bordonaro, Editor Hartford Business Journal. For today, we talk about Stanley Black & Decker making a major donation to Trump's inauguration, Hartford's largest office tower facing loan delinquency and UConn having the 71st most valuable sports program in the country.

“If everybody starts using AI, machines are going to take over our world, and we're not going to have an opportunity to add any value.” -Colleen Romero   Colleen Romero serves as Vice President of Marketing and eCommerce at HealthWay Family of Brands. She joined HealthWay from Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. where she served as Director of Marketing Technology, establishing strategy for eCommerce, digital marketing, and point of sales projects and programs around the world. Colleen has completed courses at Northwestern University and The George Washington University. In this interview, Colleen has a candid conversation with Andrew about her journey in marketing, her role at HealthWay, and balancing B2B and B2C strategies.    Website: https://www.healthway.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/colleenromero LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/colleenromero/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/colleeninatlanta/

“If everybody starts using AI, machines are going to take over our world, and we're not going to have an opportunity to add any value.” -Colleen Romero   Colleen Romero serves as Vice President of Marketing and eCommerce at HealthWay Family of Brands. She joined HealthWay from Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. where she served as Director of Marketing Technology, establishing strategy for eCommerce, digital marketing, and point of sales projects and programs around the world. Colleen has completed courses at Northwestern University and The George Washington University. In this interview, Colleen has a candid conversation with Andrew about her journey in marketing, her role at HealthWay, and balancing B2B and B2C strategies.    Website: https://www.healthway.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/colleenromero LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/colleenromero/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/colleeninatlanta/

For the last 100 years, DeWalt has stood by its commitment of helping world-builders build the modern world. But currently, the trades industry is facing a 500,000 (and growing) workforce deficit. Celebrating DeWalt's milestone while working to build back the trades industry is Stanley Black & Decker CEO Donald Allan. He goes Inside the ICE House to detail the next 100-years for the iconic tool brand and discuss the tradespeople and trades industry that Stanley Black & Decker is working to better.  https://www.ice.com/insights/conversations/inside-the-ice-house

Scott Wapner and the Investment Committee debate whether the rally's next leg will be up or down. Plus, Josh Brown is doubling his position in Amazon, he explains why. And later, we cover the latest calls of the day on American Express, Stanley Black & Decker, and more. Investment Committee Disclosures

La ventas en Ecommerce B2B superan los USD $7 trillones a nivel mundial. Eso es más del doble del tamaño del ecommerce B2C, y se espera que esa cifra crezca un 18% anualmente hasta 2030. Para 2025, se espera que el 80% de todas las ventas B2B se realicen en línea.En este episodio de Ecommerce con Shopify, Obeth Seguinot conversa con Lori Egozcue, una experta en el sector de ecommerce B2B con una vasta trayectoria en Stanley Black & Decker. La discusión profundiza en la importancia del comercio electrónico B2B, especialmente en contextos insulares como el Caribe, donde la logística de importación y distribución define el mercado. Lori comparte su experiencia desde los inicios en Black & Decker, su evolución a través de la fusión con Stanley, y cómo la digitalización ha sido fundamental en transformar las operaciones y estrategias de venta. Destacan los retos como el cambio organizacional y la adopción tecnológica, y cómo el ecommerce B2B ofrece personalización y eficiencia para satisfacer las demandas de los clientes en cualquier momento.Lori anticipa una creciente transacción digital y una evolución en el rol de los vendedores hacia consultores estratégicos, subrayando la necesidad de un enfoque “digital-first” y la utilización de datos para optimizar la experiencia del cliente y mejorar las operaciones. Además, invita a los oyentes a la Ecommerce Growth Caribbean Conference, donde compartirá sus conocimientos y experiencias para inspirar y guiar a las empresas en su transformación digital. Este episodio no solo destaca la trayectoria y perspectivas de Lori en el ecommerce B2B, sino que también sirve como preámbulo a su participación en la conferencia, abriendo camino para una discusión más profunda sobre las oportunidades de digitalización en el Caribe.Conectate con Lori Egozcue en LinkedInConoce más sobre el Ecommerce Growth Caribbean Conference

Join us as we honor the 2023 Visionary and Venture of the Year. Nominated and voted on by their peers, these are the change agents embracing new opportunities to drive outsized results. They are intent on blazing new paths, discovering inventive solutions, and powering the future. Visionary of the Year: Marty Guay, Vice President of Business Development, Stanley Black & Decker With over three decades experience as a corporate innovator, Marty Guay has spent the past six years working with startups, academia, venture capital and global corporations to create business value opportunities for Stanley Black & Decker, a worldwide leader in Tools and Outdoor. At Stanley Black & Decker, Guay is responsible for the inception of the company's accelerator program where he successfully connects startups with technological and commercial relationships inside the organization and throughout global ecosystems. Guay sits on the advisory boards of multiple startups and serves as a board member of the state of Connecticut Governor's Workforce Council and as a liaison to the Business Roundtable. In addition to these roles, Guay also oversees the company's global philanthropy program that is focused on closing the skilled trades gap through its Grow the Trades program. Venture of the Year: Inworld AI, represented by Co-founder, Kylan Gibbs Inworld AI, led by a team of conversational AI pioneers and experts, uses advanced AI to build interactive characters whose personalities, thoughts, memories, and behaviors are designed to emulate social human interaction. Founded in 2021, Inworld is a recent graduate of the Comcast NBCUniversal LIFT Labs Generative AI Accelerator run in partnership with VentureFuel. Last month, Inworld announced a multi-year partnership with Microsoft to develop AI toolsets to assist and empower creators in dialogue, story, and quest design. Kylan Gibbs has a background in turning advanced AI into products that naturally interact with humans. He came from DeepMind, where he led products for Conversational AI and Generative Models. Prior, Kylan worked on enterprise Machine Learning projects at Bain & Company. Kylan studied at the University of Cambridge and McGill University.

In this video, we'll perform a SWK stock analysis and figure out what Stanley Black & Decker looks like based on the numbers. We'll also try to figure out what a reasonable fair intrinsic value is for Stanley Black & Decker. And answer is Stanley Black & Decker one of the best stocks to buy at the current price? Find out in the video above! Global Value's Stanley Black & Decker stock analysis. TIKR is the website I use for financial data in my videos. Join me and thousands of investors worldwide by using TIKR in your investment analysis. All funds from referrals directly support the channel to improve video quality! Referral link - https://www.tikr.com/globalvalue Check out Seeking Alpha Premium and score an exclusive $50 off coupon plus a free 7 day trial! All funds from affiliate referrals go directly towards supporting the channel! Affiliate link - https://www.sahg6dtr.com/H4BHRJ/R74QP/ If you'd like to try Sharesight, please use my referral link to support the channel! https://www.sharesight.com/globalvalue (remember you get 4 months free if you sign up for an annual subscription!) Discover new investing resources and directly support the channel by shopping my Amazon storefront! All commissions are reinvested to improve the quality of videos! https://www.amazon.com/shop/globalvalue Stanley Black & Decker ($SWK) | Stanley Black & Decker Stock Fundamental Analysis | Stanley Black & Decker Stock Dividend Analysis | Stanley Black & Decker Dividend Analysis | $SWK Dividend Analysis | Stanley Black & Decker Fair Value | SWK Intrinsic Value | SWK Fair Value | Stanley Black & Decker Intrinsic Value | Stanley Black & Decker Discounted Cash Flow Model | Stanley Black & Decker DCF Analysis #StanleyBlack&Decker #SWK #SWKstock #StanleyBlack&Deckerstock #Black&Decker #stockmarket #stocks #investing #valueinvesting #investor #invest #finance #valueinvestor #stockanalysis #dividend #dividends #dividendstocks2023 #dividendstocks #dividendking (Recorded October 1, 2023)

How's this for a book review: “A fast, easy read filling in my eCommerce gaps… IMO, a must-have for all busy CEOs, C-suite Leaders and anyone in the company (i.e. All) wishing to optimize eCommerce opportunities and anticipate potential issues.” Nice review for a great new book, and we had to have that author on. Dean McElwee is the Director of Global Ecommerce Collaboration at Stanley Black & Decker, and brings deep ecomm experience from other global brands such as Kellogg, Nestle, and Coca Cola, and he is the esteemed author of the new Ecommerce for CEOs, a blueprint for how executives must engage in the organizational, process, and technology transformations that must take place to optimize omnichannel performance at the top and bottom line. And a primer for those who look to engage with their C suite leaders from the front lines.

In this podcast episode, Kiri speaks with Dean Mcelwee, Director of Global eCommerce Collaboration at The Stanley Black & Decker, and the author of "E-commerce for CEOs.". In this episode, the discussion centered on the importance of educating and influencing executives about e-commerce. Key tips included understanding executives' perspectives, tailoring communication styles, and emphasizing the benefits for the business. They talked about content's role in influencing buying decisions and the challenge of convincing executives unfamiliar with online shopping.  Strategies for positioning e-commerce opportunities and the potential gains from advocating for e-commerce within a company were explored.    In today's episode, Kiri and Dean discussed:   The importance of educating and influencing executives in a company about e-commerce. Tips for effectively educating and advocating for e-commerce within an organization, including understanding executives' perspectives, tailoring communication styles, and stressing the benefits for the business and brands. The significance of demonstrating the role of content in influencing purchasing decisions, especially for showrooming customers. The challenge of convincing executives who may not have much personal experience with online shopping. Strategies for positioning e-commerce opportunities within a company, including commercial opportunities, marketing opportunities, and customer engagement. Common mistakes made when trying to secure buy-in for e-commerce initiatives, such as not understanding the broader business context and being emotionally unaware. The potential gains from taking risks in advocating for e-commerce internally, including refining the message, gaining credibility, and building awareness. Dean McElwee's book, "E-commerce for CEOs," which includes leaders not well-versed in e-commerce and those already in e-commerce looking to influence others.  

According to data from Stanley Black & Decker, almost 80% of young people and their parents worry about how they'll pay for college or whether it's the right path for them. A career in the skilled trades could be the answer.  The research also found that many young people hold misconceptions about trade careers, yet most skilled tradespeople said their jobs are in high demand.  Can we close the skills gap by exposing more students to trades? Are there significant financial incentives to pursue a career in a skilled trade? What about accessibility and gender equality in the field?   In this episode, Brian Hughes joins Kevin to discuss how to expose more students to opportunities and benefits of working in the skilled trades industry.  

En este episodio hablaremos de los eventos más relevantes relacionados a los mercados financieros de Estados Unidos en la semana laboral que terminó el viernes 16 de junio de 2023. En la idea de la semana hablaremos de Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) (05:43) Y en la sección educativa vamos a hablar sobre la SEC y las demandas a Coinbase y Binance (09:23) Les dejo la liga del blog donde estaremos subiendo las transcripciones de los episodios: www.ramonlog.com

Katherine Hofmann, sustainability strategic initiatives manager at Eastman, and Ed Higgins, director of product development at Stanley Black & Decker, talk with Ian Welsh about their collaborative progress in developing sustainable power tools using chemically recycled plastics and packaging. They share their strategies on providing end of life solutions and scaling these sustainable approaches without sacrificing performance.

Dean is the Director, Global eCommerce Collaboration at Stanley Black & Decker - https://www.stanleyblackanddecker.com Dean has been working with B&D for over 2 years - helping them build out their tech and capabilities around eCommerce and specifically, B2B eCommerce globally Dean has a wealth of experience in the B2B eCommerce space and helping manufacturing brands go global with their eCommerce ambitions In this episode, Jason & Dean discuss what it takes to enable B2B eCommerce at scale for global brands

This week: Katherine Hofmann, sustainability strategic initiatives manager at Eastman, and Stanley Black & Decker's director of product development, Ed Higgins, share with Ian Welsh how they are collaborating to develop sustainable power tools including using recycled plastics. They discuss the future of sustainable innovation in power tools production, sustainable packaging and how better design can mean products can be fully recyclable.   Plus: UN report says plastic pollution could be slashed by 80% by 2040; EU countries to finalise 42.5% renewable energy target; EU places ban on destruction of unsold clothing; and, auto manufacturers implemented in battery supply chain abuses, in the news digest with Bea Stevenson. Host: Ian Welsh

DeWalt, Black & Decker, Craftsman - Some of the biggest names in tools are owned by $SWK. The drop in earnings provides huge long term value for the cash flow investor. This stock is estimated to yield 9% free cash flow by 2024 and can be bought at a steep discount. A deep dive into the financials of Stanley Black & Decker tools. #dewalt #blackanddecker #craftsman #stanley #lenox #irwin #portercable #mactools #construction #build "Long ago, Ben Graham taught me that 'Price is what you pay; value is what you get.' Whether we're talking about socks or stocks, I like buying quality merchandise when it is marked down." - Warren Buffett Don't forget to Like this video and SUBSCRIBE for weekly stock reviews!

Today's guest has walked the halls of some of the world's biggest companies; from Coca-Cola to Kellogs, to Nestle and Mastercard, Dean McElwee is now the Director of Global eCommerce collaboration at Stanley Black & Decker. Expect to learn: How much of your time you should spend focussing on marketplaces How to ensure your presence on marketplaces aligns with the rest of your brand messaging When and why brands should take back control from their retail customers How to decide which products are right for which channels And much more --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/marketplace-jungle/message

In this video, we'll perform a SWK stock analysis and figure out what the company looks like based on the numbers. We'll also try to figure out what a reasonable fair value is for Stanley Black & Decker. And answer is Stanley Black & Decker one of the best Dividend King stocks to buy at the current price? Find out in the video above! Global Value's Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. stock analysis. Check out Seeking Alpha Premium and score an annual plan for just $119 - that's 50% off! Plus all funds from affiliate referrals go directly towards supporting the channel! Affiliate link - https://www.sahg6dtr.com/H4BHRJ/R74QP/ Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. ($SWK) | Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. Stock Value Analysis | Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. Stock Dividend Analysis | SWK Dividend Analysis | $SWK Dividend Analysis | Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. Intrinsic Value | SWK Intrinsic Value | $SWK Intrinsic Value | Stanley Black & Decker Intrinsic Value | Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. Discounted Cash Flow Model | Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. DCF Analysis | SWK Discounted Cash Flow Analysis | SWK DCF Model #SWK #SWKstock #stockmarket #dividend #stocks #investing #valueinvesting (Recorded December 19, 2022) ❖ MUSIC ❖ ♪ "Lift" Artist: Andy Hu License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0. ➢ http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b... ➢ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQCuf...

Aktien-Schnelltest. Bernecker-Experte Oliver Kantimm ("Der Aktionärsbrief") im Gespräch mit Michael Hüsgen (Bernecker TV). Diese Sendung ist eine Podcast-Variante des Schnelltests im Rahmen von Bernecker TV, Sendung vom 09.02.2023. Themen-Schlaglichter: ++ Hinweis auf Webinar mit Hans A. Bernecker am 24.02.2023 ++ Ionos - Verunglückter Börsengang, allerdings ... ++ Covestro - Freier Cashflow überraschte positiv ++ Stanley Black & Decker - Rahmenbedingungen noch zu unsicher ++ Viatris - Auf die Lauer legen bei der Aktie? ++ D.R. Horton - Gegenwind durch höhere Zinsen ++ Philips - Es bleibt viel zu tun ======= "Steuern wir in den III. Weltkrieg?" Unter dieser Hauptüberschrift steht unser nächstes Bernecker-Webinar mit Hans A. Bernecker. Jetzt informieren und registrieren: https://ichkaufeaktien.de/webinar-am-24-02-2023/ ======= Infos zum Aktionärsbrief inkl. Schnupperangebot: https://www.bernecker.info/product?id=28 ======= Lust auf noch mehr Sendungen? Nicht auszugsweise und nicht erst zeitverzögert? Noch ein breiteres Themenspektrum? Noch mehr unterschiedliche Experten? Machen Sie doch jetzt das Upgrade auf das vollwertige Bernecker.tv Programm. Infos: https://www.bernecker.info/product?id=43 ====== Anmeldung zum kostenlosen Experten-Newsletter der Bernecker-Redaktion über unsere Website: https://www.bernecker.info/newsletter

Leaders from Vallen Distribution, Stanley Black & Decker, LineDrive and Ace Hardware share their insights captured during interviews at ISA's Women in Industry Summit, which was part of ISA's Fall Summit held Nov. 30-Dec. 2 in Orlando. They discuss what's best left behind in 2022 and where the industry is moving in 2023.  

It's time to lawyer up! (0:21) Andy Cross and Ron Gross discuss: - Wholesale prices rising higher than expected - Costco's surprisingly disappointing quarter - DocuSign ending the year on a positive note - Casey's General Stores hitting an all-time high thanks in part to beer cheese pizza - The latest from Lululemon, RH, Campbell's Soup, and Chewy (19:11) Rachel Warren talks with Jay Jacobs from BlackRock about megatrends to watch in healthcare, infrastructure, and electric vehicles. (30:20) Andy and Ron discuss the FTC suing Microsoft over its proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard, and share two stocks on their radar: Stanley Black & Decker and Houlihan Lokey. Stocks discussed: COST, LULU, RH, DOCU, CPB, CHWY, CASY, BLK, MSFT, ATVI, SWK, HLI Host: Chris Hill Guests: Andy Cross, Ron Gross, Rachel Warren, Jay Jacobs Producer: Ricky Mulvey Engineer: Rick Engdahl

To drive maximum growth, both in-store and online teams need to bridge the gap between the digital shelf and the physical shelf. That starts with a shared vocabulary on the tactics for success in each channel and across the channels. There is more in common than we think. This is podcast rebroadcast of a recent DSI webinar featuring 4 commerce experts who worked with Lauren Livak, Director of the Digital Shelf Institute on a report entitled Digital Decoded: How To Drive Omnichannel Growth by Understanding Each Commerce Touch Point. Listen as Lauren unpacks the key takeaways with Jennifer Angelus, Director, Digital Shelf and Capabilities, Danone North America, Matt Fantazier, Director, Digital Experience, Johnson & Johnson, and Dean McElwee, Director of International Ecommerce Strategy at Stanley Black & Decker.

Will Gee is the Co-founder and CEO of Balti Virtual, a full-service augmented and virtual reality studio. Will and his team have designed augmented reality and virtual reality experiences for clients like Under Armour, PayPal, Stanley Black & Decker, Sagamore Development, and NBC Universal. He has also been honored as one of Baltimore Business Journal's Tech 10. Prior to Balti Virtual, Will worked on a number of video game titles including “European Air War” and “Dungeons and Dragons: Heroes” for a variety of clients and companies.  Will Gee, the Co-founder and CEO of Balti Virtual, joins John Corcoran in this episode of the Smart Business Revolution Podcast to talk about working in the virtual and augmented reality industry. Will also discusses how gaming software has evolved over the years, shares his experience working on a virtual reality project for the NFL, and talks about the future of the industry.

Housing market pressure depends on policymakers, and Stanley Black & Decker is selling its oil and gas business. Find out more in today's home improvement News Fix.https://myfixituplife.com/housing-market-pressure-stanley-sells-gas-business#newsfix #realestate #housingnews #realtor #myfix #myfixituplife #homeimprovement #tools #powertools #remodeling #homebuyers #stanley #construction #constructionnews #residentialconstruction #architecture #designnews #news #oil #pipeline #gas #toolnews #housingmarket--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/news-fix-myfixituplife/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/news-fix-myfixituplife/support

In today's new era of digital commerce, it can be incredibly difficult for executives at brand manufacturers to know how to measure their performance on the digital shelf and to make decisions on what metrics to use. To answer these questions, the Digital Shelf Institute partnered with Profitero, a leading ecommerce Analytics Platform, and brand executives from the DSI Executive Forum, to create A DSI Member's Framework for Digital Shelf Measurement. This podcast is a rebroadcast of a DSI webinar featuring, Molly Schonthal, now CEO of the Digital Commerce Institute, Mike Black, CMO of Profitero, Wayne Duan, Vice President of Ecommerce and Digital Commerce, Constellation Brands, Dean McElwee, Director of International Ecommerce Strategy - Global Tools & Storage, Stanley Black & Decker. A rollicking conversation about how to start winning the ongoing battle to measure what you manage.

#DigitalTransformation #WomenInTechnologyWhat does digital transformation mean for Stanley Black & Decker? This iconic American brand has been in business for 175 years, with products ranging from hand tools to healthcare to heavy equipment. Katherine Monasebian, President & General Manager, NA Commerce at Stanley Black and Decker, joins us to discuss how a company so successful for so long can stay relevant in a digital world.The conversation includes these topics:-- About Stanley Black & Decker-- What is digital transformation at an established company?-- What is the role of data in digital transformation?-- How does Stanley Black & Decker manage pilot projects for transformation?-- What is the role of culture change in digital transformation?-- What are the metrics for evaluating digital transformation?-- How does Stanley Black & Decker compete for technical talent?Read the full transcript: https://www.cxotalk.com/episode/digital-transformation-stanley-black-deckerGet notified of live shows: https://www.cxotalk.com/episode/digital-transformation-stanley-black-deckerKatherine Monasebian is President & General Manager, NA Commerce at Stanley Black and Decker. She is a results-oriented leader, with broad experience driving transformation and growth at both large-scale and early-stage organizations. Katherine earned her Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School and her undergraduate degree from Harvard University.

Marquell Hunter is the Change Enablement Manager at Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. She sees how deskless workers aren't represented largely enough in an organization when it comes to the planning phase and wants to make sure their voice is heard. She joins host Justin Lake to talk about some of the issues facing frontline workers and how they can be overcome.     Takeaways    The biggest issue facing frontline workers is representation in the organization. They don't always get a seat at the table during the planning phase.  Adoption is key. You want to make sure that when you introduce technology changes that you make it so that everyone will want to use it and make it easy to learn as well.  Your employer is really the one who determines what the division is between communication and learning and development. There are plenty of different types of frontline workers, and each of them face issues that are unique to their department and how you can reach them.  The change network is the best tool to make sure that you are getting representation across business units or countries.  You want to make sure that you aren't surprising people when you begin to roll out new changes.  Good change agents should model the behavior that they are looking to implement in an organization. Quote of the show   6:13 “Adoption is key. We roll out something for a certain reason, to impact the bottom line, to improve morale, to improve the focus of the employee. And they don't adopt it. That's a key reason why I am focused on change management now, because I've seen from the technology aspect and from the communications aspect, we put a lot of thought and effort into things and they just don't hit. They don't resonate with anyone.” Links   LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marquell-hunter-01907758/ Company Website: https://www.stanleyblackanddecker.com/ Ways to Tune In:   Amazon Music - https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/2f4ecd92-6468-4769-b0bf-254e236510b7/FRONTLINE-INNOVATORS  Apple Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/frontline-innovators/id1572329402 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/29m3wnK8pbFjdSvJ9wjmyS Stitcher - https://www.stitcher.com/show/frontline-innovators Google Play - https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZnJvbnRsaW5laW5ub3ZhdG9ycy5jb20vZmVlZC54bWw YouTube - https://youtu.be/-QU-Mz6Xs5Q

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Zachary Jedamzik is the Senior Change Manager at Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. Everyday he sees the need for change management and how important it is to a company. Zachary sits down with host Justin Lake to talk about the changes that frontline workers experience and how to better prepare them for all the changes.     Takeaways    The biggest challenge facing the frontline workforce today is communication. They need to understand the decisions that are being made and why they are being made. Those working on the frontline are the ones that interact with the customers the most, so they are the ones that hear about how the customers are feeling about certain things. A change management professional can look at an issue from different perspectives and come up with solutions that work for everybody. The leaders at a company also need to be educated in change. Once they are educated in change they can also speak better on any future change.  Change management is like math. You start with the simple equations and you keep moving up and solving bigger problems and the basics help build on that. The failure of technology solutions is not about the technology, it's about the way humans are using the technology. With better technology, you can make a small investment now to help frontline workers do their jobs more efficiently in the future.  Quote of the show   6:28 “As a frontline worker or as a maker, as a person just answering the phone, nobody's really taking our opinion on What we need to do our job, to help the customer. And at the end of the day, we're your first line of defense or first line of success with a customer. And we don't have the tools that we need because nobody really asked us. And I always found that really interesting.” Links   LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zach-jedamzik-199784b2/ Company Website: https://www.stanleyblackanddecker.com/ Ways to Tune In:   Amazon Music - https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/2f4ecd92-6468-4769-b0bf-254e236510b7/FRONTLINE-INNOVATORS  Apple Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/frontline-innovators/id1572329402 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/29m3wnK8pbFjdSvJ9wjmyS Stitcher - https://www.stitcher.com/show/frontline-innovators Google Play - https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZnJvbnRsaW5laW5ub3ZhdG9ycy5jb20vZmVlZC54bWw YouTube - https://youtu.be/CJbfSvgcoqU

Making predictions is a famously risky business. But the continued shift to ecommerce means brands need to up their game quickly in order to understand how to connect with and retain customers in the omnichannel. We sat down with Dean McElwee, Director International eCommerce Strategy, Global Tools and Storage at Stanley Black & Decker who's the perfect guest to help us gaze into our crystal ball and predict what's in store for ecommerce in 2022.

Chris Ghent, Global Head of Brand Strategy & Partnerships at the NEAR Foundation, shares how he and his team are taking a unique approach to making crypto more tangible to new users, along with how Layer 1 protocols such as NEAR can really bring in the masses and remove friction through branding.   In this episode we discuss:  Broader applications of NFTs outside of just art and collectibles Opportunities for the creator economy with DAOs Using innovation and marketing channels for a Web3 world Creative NFT collaborations with musicians like deadmau5   Guest Bio: Chris Gent is an award-winning marketer and entrepreneur and currently the Global Head of Brand Strategy & Partnerships at the NEAR Foundation.  Chris has worked with leading traditional and blockchain brands including Breaker (formerly SingularDTV), First Republic Bank, Harman International Industries, Infiniti Motor Company Ltd, Johnson & Johnson, Keds, Nielsen, Novartis, Prestige Brands, Stanley Black & Decker, and Tezos. ------------------------------------------------ About this Show: The Brave Marketer podcast is hosted by Donny Dvorin, VP, Head of Sales at Brave Software - the makers of the privacy-respecting browser with a built-in ads platform that rewards users for their attention with the Basic Attention Token. Brave is at the forefront of a new online privacy frontier and has unique insights into the future of marketing and advertising in a cookieless world.  Music by: Ari Dvorin  

Stuart Wright, Director of Engineering, discusses product design and his career for Stanley Black Decker. https://www.stanleyblackanddecker.com/careers/working-here/explore-your-career-us-engineering

As we shift from pandemic to endemic, organizations are using hybrid working to accelerate inclusion; pulling on a wider set of employee views to innovate, collaborate and move to the next level. In this episode of Digital Workplace Impact, Nancy Goebel talks with Kimberly Williams, Vice President, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, and Kristin Tetreault, Vice President of Enterprise and Leader Communication at Stanley Black & Decker. Together, they shine a spotlight on how this global business strives to build and nurture a culture where inclusiveness is a reflex in pursuit of its purpose, not just an initiative. For Stanley Black & Decker, as change continues, hybrid working offers its global workforce the chance to collaborate more meaningfully, creating their best ideas and doing their best work. In this exciting exploration of the human-centred digital workplace, communication, balance and authenticity are all shown to be essential ingredients in creating a culture where diversity and inclusion can thrive. Senior executives themselves play a pivotal part and the discussion looks at how they approach humanizing the workplace through visible and accessible leadership. With warmth and candour, Kimberly and Kristin share some of the challenges and business opportunities they are experiencing. This fascinating discussion includes practical advice for leading in and via the digital workplace in an evolving and dynamic culture – tips which you could apply to your workplace today. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Pfizer (-0.6%) and BioNTech (-3.6%) said lab studies showed a third dose of their Covid-19 vaccine neutralises the Omicron variant. Travel shares led gains with Norwegian Cruise Line (+8.2%) and United Airlines (+4.2%) both higher. Shares of Stanley Black & Decker added 3.3% after Sweden's Securitas agreed to buy its electronic security solutions business for US$3.2 billion. Apple shares lifted 2.3% after UBS maintained its "buy" rating on the stock. Shares of Goodyear Tire & Rubber gained 2.6% after Deutsche Bank upgraded the stock to "buy." At the close of trade, the Dow Jones index rose by 35 points or 0.1% after being up 121 points earlier in the session. The S&P 500 index lifted by 0.3% with the Nasdaq index adding 100 points or 0.6%.   This report is approved and distributed in Australia by Commonwealth Securities Limited ABN 60 067 254 399 AFSL 238814 (CommSec) a wholly owned but non-guaranteed subsidiary of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia ABN 48 123 123 124 AFSL 234945 (the Bank), and a market participant of ASX Limited and CHI-X Pty Limited, a clearing participant of ASX Clear Pty Limited and a settlement participant of ASX Settlement Pty Limited. Any advice contained in this report is general advice only and is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any securities, property, real estate or financial products, and has been prepared without taking account of the objectives, financial or taxation situation or needs of any particular individual. Before making any investment decision, you should consider your own investment needs and objectives and consider seeking financial advice. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance. This report is produced by Commonwealth Securities Limited based on information available at the time of publishing.  We believe that the information in this report is correct and any opinions, conclusions or recommendations are reasonably held or made as at the time of its compilation, but no warranty is made as to accuracy, reliability or completeness.  To the extent permitted by law, neither the Bank nor any of its subsidiaries accept liability to any person for loss or damage arising from the use of this report. 

Prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, IT industrialization was already revolutionizing the way we do business. The pandemic has only increased the need for enterprises to improve performance and efficiency to retain competitive advantage. Tune into this episode to learn how a resilient, reliable and optimized IT organization is key to improving service, productivity and overall agility. Joining host Jeanne Cuff to discuss this topic is Leslie Scott, VP & CIO, IT Enterprise Services at Stanley Black & Decker. Scott shares her experiences and lessons learned industrializing the delivery of IT services and managing a major transition – remotely – during the pandemic. Their conversation covers other current issues common to many global enterprises, including the supply chain crisis, staffing challenges and the future of the workplace.

Carl Quintanilla, Jim Cramer and David Faber focused on breaking news out of Washington: The White House set to announce a new, revised $1.75-trillion framework for President Biden's social and climate priorities that it believes will be able to pass both houses of Congress. The anchors and Senior White House Correspondent Kayla Tausche discussed what it all means for investors and the Biden economic agenda. Carl, Jim and David also explored market reaction to another busy earnings day, highlighted by shares of Ford surging on much better-than-expected third-quarter profit, upbeat guidance and the automaker's decision to reinstate its quarterly dividend in Q4. The anchors reacted to what Ford CEO Jim Farley said on his company's earnings call about breaking supply and manufacturing constraints. Three CEOs joined the program to discuss their respective quarterly results and guidance -- plus where supply chain issues, inflation, labor shortages and the pandemic come into play: David Gibbs of KFC, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut parent Yum! Brands, ServiceNow's Bill McDermott, and Stanley Black & Decker's Jim Loree. Also in focus: Facebook stressing the metaverse amid rumors the company is going to change its corporate name, plus more earnings winners and losers.

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Top Water, Environmental, and Renewable Energy Investments. Include First Trust Water ETF, Global Water Fund A Shares, Invesco Water Resources ETF, Invesco S&P Global Water Index ETF, Fidelity Water Sustainability Fund, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Dexus Property Group, Unilever, Diageo, Stockland, Abbott Laboratories, Stanley Black & Decker, US VEGAN ETF, American Water Works, Pool Corp., Generac PODCAST: Top Water, Environmental, and Renewable Energy Investments Transcript & Links, Episode 67, September 24, 2021 Hello, Ron Robins here. Welcome to podcast episode 67 published on September 24, titled “Top Water, Environmental, and Renewable Energy Investments” — and presented by Investing for the Soul. investingforthesoul.com is your site for vital global ethical and sustainable investing news, commentary, information, and resources.  Remember that you can find a full transcript, links to content – including stock symbols, quotes, and bonus material – at this episode's podcast page located at investingforthesoul.com/podcasts. Now, just a reminder. I do not evaluate any of the stocks or funds mentioned in this podcast. Furthermore, if you're concerned about the ESG and sustainability ratings of any stock or fund included in this podcast, check your broker's online site for such information. If your broker doesn't have this information, signup for free with Morningstar and you can gain access to company and fund ESG-sustainability ratings. Please note, I receive no compensation from Morningstar or anyone else covered in these podcasts. Also, if any terms are unfamiliar to you, simply Google them. ------------------------------------------------------------- Top Water, Environmental, and Renewable Energy Investments With fires, drought conditions increasing around the globe, water investing is gaining prominence. This recent article titled Water Investing: 5 Funds You Should Tap by Coryanne Hicks at Kiplinger offers insight into some leading water ETFs. Here are some quotes from her. “'Billions of people around the world will be unable to access safely managed household drinking water, sanitation and hygiene services in 2030 unless the rate of progress quadruples, according to the World Health Organization and UNICEF” 1) Courtesy of First Trust First Trust Water ETF (FIW) Assets under management: $1.3 billion Dividend yield: 0.4% Expenses: 0.54%, or $54 annually for every $10,000 invested The First Trust Water ETF tracks the ISE Clean Edge Water Index, which holds companies in the potable water and wastewater industry with worldwide market capitalizations of at least $100 million…  MSCI's ESG Fund Ratings rates First Trust Water ETF at AA – the second-best rating, and within the system's so-called Leader tier. Learn more about FIW at the First Trust provider site. 2) Courtesy of Calvert Funds Calvert Global Water Fund A Shares (CFWAX) Assets under management: $590.7 million Dividend yield: 0.6% Expenses: 1.24% The Calvert Global Water Fund A Shares is a water investing mutual fund that seeks to track the Calvert Global Water Research Index, CALH2O, a proprietary index comprised of ‘companies that manage water use in a sustainable manner and are actively engaged in expanding access to water, improving water quality, promoting the efficient use of water, or providing solutions that address other global water challenges…' Note that (this fund) also receives MSCI's AA rating. In addition to a 1.24% expense ratio, investors also pay a 4.75% front-end sales load unless their brokerage waives or lessens the load. (Fidelity and Schwab are examples of brokerages that will waive the load on [this fund].)Learn more about CFWAX at the Calvert provider site. 3) Courtesy of Invesco Invesco Water Resources ETF (PHO) Assets under management: $2.1 billion Dividend yield: 0.3% Expenses: 0.60% Invesco's flagship water-themed fund, Invesco Water Resources ETF, was launched in 2005. (This fund) tracks the Nasdaq OMX US Water Index, which invests in companies that purify and conserve water for home, business and industrial users… ‘The Nasdaq OMX US Water Index was the best performing Nasdaq index in July 2021, up 6.0%,' (says) Rene Reyna, head of thematic and specialty product strategy at Invesco… Invesco also offers a global version of this fund, the Invesco Global Water ETF (PIO). The Invesco Water Resources ETF earns five stars and a bronze badge from Morningstar… It also earns MSCI's highest ESG rating: AAA. Learn more about PHO at the Invesco provider site. Again, 4) Courtesy of Invesco Invesco S&P Global Water Index ETF (CGW) Assets under management: $1.2 billion Dividend yield: 1.1% Expenses: 0.57% The Invesco S&P Global Water Index ETF could be considered a more traditional way of investing in water (than the previous Invesco water funds…)  This ETF tracks the S&P Global Water Index, which focuses on the 50 largest companies in water-related businesses across the globe. (This fund) targets two distinct segments – water equipment and materials, and water utilities and infrastructure – allocating 25 stocks to each… (The fund) also earns five stars and a silver badge from Morningstar, as well as an AAA ESG rating from MSCI. Learn more about CGW at the Invesco provider site. 5) Courtesy of Fidelity Fidelity Water Sustainability Fund (FLOWX) Assets under management: $99.4 million Dividend yield: 0.1% Expenses: 1.00% Launched in April 2020, the Fidelity Water Sustainability Fund invests at least 80% of its assets in water sustainability companies, such as those involved in water resources, treatment or distribution. These can include the companies found in the S&P Global Water Index, but the managers also reserve the right to choose other companies they feel meet the fund's criteria… Of the five water investing options in this article, the Fidelity Water Sustainability Fund deserves the most scrutiny before jumping in given its short track record. MSCI's ESG Fund Ratings rates the product at AA.” End quotes. ------------------------------------------------------------- Top Water, Environmental, and Renewable Energy Investments Looking for companies with strong SRI characteristics and good dividends. This article can help you. It's titled SRI: which companies have both a positive sustainable impact and a strong dividend? It's by George Sweeney (DipFA). Note, the writer mentions ESG scores but doesn't indicate where they are from or their methodology. Here are some quotes from the article. This article was on fool.com. Quotes. “According to DailyFX, there are some stocks out there that are socially responsible and reward investors with a decent dividend – a win-win.  Here are some of the top businesses ticking both those boxes. 1) Coca-Cola HBC AG (CCH) Although Coke is questionable from a health perspective, the company has a massive environmental, social and governance (ESG) score of 92. It also pays a respectable 2.19% dividend yield… 2) Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) It has an ESG score of 91 and pays a tidy dividend yield of 2.92%... 3) Dexus Property Group (DXS) This is a less well-known brand because it's based in Australia, so you'll find it on the ASX 200. But the company is making waves down under with an ESG score of 89 and a super dividend yield of 5.18%... The company focuses on property and real estate. In 2020, it managed to successfully reduce its office emissions by 50.1%... Some other notable stocks that didn't take the top spots but still had strong ESG scores and dividend yields are: Unilever (ULVR) (ESG 89, 3.51%) Diageo (DGE) (ESG 87, 2.12%) Stockland (SGP) (ESG 86, 4.73%) Abbott Laboratories (ABT) (ESG 86, 1.46%) Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) (ESG 86, 1.34%)” End quotes. ------------------------------------------------------------- Top Water, Environmental, and Renewable Energy Investments Now back to great ESG funds with this article titled 4 ESG Funds Investments to Beat Rising Environmental Issues. By Zacks Equity Research. Here are some quotes on each fund. “1) New Alternatives Fund Class A (NALFX - Free Report) Aims for long-term capital growth with income as its secondary objective. It primarily invests in common stocks of companies and even in other equity securities, such as real-estate investment trusts and American Depository Receipts. (This fund) has… three and five-year returns of 29.1% and 18.9%, respectively… The New Alternatives Fund Class A has a Zacks Mutual Fund Rank #1 and an annual expense ratio of 0.96% compared to the category average of 1.26%. 2) Parnassus Mid Cap Growth Fund - Investor (PARNX - Free Report) Aims for capital appreciation. The fund invests majority of assets in mid-sized growth companies. (This fund) has returned 18.7% and 16.4% for the three and five-year periods, respectively… (The) Parnassus Mid Cap Growth Fund - Investor carries a Zacks Mutual Fund Rank #1 and has an annual expense ratio of 0.83%, which is below the category average of 1.09%. 3) Janus Henderson Global Technology and Innovation Fund Class A (JATAX - Free Report) Aims for long-term growth of capital. The fund invests majority of net assets in securities of companies benefiting from advances or improvements in technology. The fund's returns are 30.2% and 30.5% over the past three and five-year period, respectively… (This fund) carries a Zacks Mutual Fund Rank #1 and has an annual expense ratio of 0.99% versus the category average of 1.05%. 4) Calvert Equity Fund Class A (CSIEX - Free Report) Aims for growth of capital through investment in stocks believed to offer opportunities for potential capital appreciation. The fund invests majority of assets in common stocks of companies that rank among the top 1,000 U.S.-listed companies. (The fund) has… three and five-year returns of 24.3% and 21.2%, respectively… (It) has a Zacks Mutual Fund Rank #2 and an annual expense ratio of 0.94% compared to the category average of 0.99%.” End quotes. ------------------------------------------------------------- Top Water, Environmental, and Renewable Energy Investments Now about two years ago I covered the launch of the US VEGAN ETF. Well, several articles have appeared on the success of this ETF. Quoting this article VEGAN ETF celebrates two years of outperformance by Beverley Chandler at ETFExpress.com, says “The world's first and only vegan ETF, the US Vegan Climate ETF (ticker: VEGN) has reached its two year anniversary since launch, with almost USD65million in assets since inception, and having returned 67.91 per cent vs S&P 500 Index's 57.07 per cent (on market price) since inception to end of August 2021.” End quote. ------------------------------------------------------------- Top Water, Environmental, and Renewable Energy Investments This next article is titled 3 Climate Change Stocks to Consider Buying Now. It's by Beth McKenna and appeared on fool.com. Here are some of Ms. McKenna's quotes on each of her Investments. “3 of the best climate change stocks: Overview Company Market Cap Dividend Yield Wall Street's Projected Annualized EPS Growth Over Next 5 Years 1-Year Stock Return 10-Year Stock Return American Water Works $32.3 billion 1.4% 8.6% 28.1% 645% Pool Corp. $18.6 billion 0.7% 17% 53.5% 1,800% Generac Holdings $27.5 billion N/A 8% 137% 3,450% S&P 500 N/A 1.31% N/A 34.1% 346% DATA SOURCES: YAHOO! FINANCE AND YCHARTS. DATA AS OF SEPT. 17, 2021. EPS = EARNINGS PER SHARE. 1) American Water Works (NYSE: AWK) American Water Works remains the best choice in the water utility space for most investors, in my opinion. It's the largest and most geographically diverse publicly traded water and wastewater utility in the United States. That makes it best positioned to capitalize on the consolidation trend in the industry. 2) Pool Corp. (NASDAQ: POOL) As the world's largest wholesaler of swimming pool supplies, Pool Corp. is best positioned to profit from rising demand for pools. The company has also shrewdly expanded into related outdoor living products, such as landscaping and irrigation products. Wall Street has been doing a poor job projecting Pool Corp.'s earnings growth… In the past four quarters, not only has Pool Corp. beat the consensus earnings estimate in every quarter, but it has crushed it by an average of 63%. 3) Generac (NYSE: GNRC) In the second quarter, Generac's shipments of home standby generators nearly doubled from the year-ago period, and the company is ideally positioned to continue to benefit from strong demand for backup generators because it's the largest player in this market. It's also a major player in the commercial and industrial standby generator space. Moreover, in recent years, the company has expanded into the clean energy market. It makes battery storage systems, which can be can store energy from solar panels or the electric grid, and related products. Wall Street analysts have been continuously underestimating Generac's earnings growth potential.” End quotes. ------------------------------------------------------------- Honorable Mentions -- go to this podcast's webpage for links. 1) Title 5 Wind Energy Stocks to Get Ahead of the Renewable Energy Movement by Pete Johnson on investmentu. 2) Title 7 Best Energy Stocks to Buy to Cash in on the Alternative Energy Boom by Tezcan Gecgil on Investorplace. 3) Title These 3 Renewable Energy Stocks Should Benefit From a New Infrastructure Bill by Travis Hoium, Howard Smith, And Daniel Foelber. From The Motley Fool. 4) Title 11 Best Alternative Energy Stocks to Buy Right Now by Ramish Cheema on Yahoo! Finance. 5) Title Companies with Strong ESG Credentials by Vikram Barhat, Morningstar.ca ------------------------------------------------------------- VanEck HIP Sustainable Muni ETF Now a welcome development in the US green bond market. From a press release, quote “VanEck today announced the launch of the VanEck HIP Sustainable Muni ETF (CBOE: SMI), the first ETF designed to offer exposure to investment-grade municipal debt securities that focus on sustainability as well as positive social, environmental and economic outcomes or mission accomplishment.” End quote. ------------------------------------------------------------- Ending Comment Well, these are my top news stories with their stock and fund tips -- for this podcast: “Top Water, Environmental, and Renewable Energy Investments.“ To get all the links, stock symbols, or to read the transcript of this podcast -- and more -- go to investingforthesoul.com/podcasts and scroll down to this episode. Also, be sure to click the like and subscribe buttons in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or wherever you download or listen to this podcast. And please click the share buttons to share this podcast with your friends and family. Let's promote a better post COVID world through ethical and sustainable investing! Contact me if you have any questions. Stay well and healthy—and conscious about the ethical and sustainable values of your investments! Thank you for listening. Talk to you next on October 8. Bye for now.   © 2021 Ron Robins, Investing for the Soul.

Are you willing to push past the failures and pain that's others won't? Join host Todd Weyandt and guest Greg Santoro as they discuss digitization, the generation of new ideas in the workplace, how storytelling ties into innovation, how to focus on the continuation of learning and growth, how to adapt to the latest global trends, and much more.   Greg Santoro earned his B.A. in Economics at Yale University. After working in strategy consulting for two years, Greg started his career in the construction industry working in a technology incubator at Stanley Black & Decker. He then moved on to Co-Founding DADO, where he serves as Head of Product.

Brian Wenger, Standards and Benchmarking Manager, discuss his new role developing standardization criteria for Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. https://www.stanleyblackanddecker.com/manufactory

Dave Alpern is the president of Joe Gibbs Racing, where he began his career in 1993 as an unpaid intern. As one of the longest-tenured executives in the sport, Alpern has seen the team grow from 18 employees to more than 500 and has worked with C-level executives from many of the world's top brands, such as Toyota, FedEx, Mars, and Stanley Black & Decker.  Alpern's new book, Taking the Lead: Winning Business Principles That Fuel Joe Gibbs Racing, is out now!

In this podcast, host Thomas O'Connor and guests Suzie Petrusic and Sarah Watt investigate the increasingly complex risk environment supply chains are operating within. They explore how most supply chain leaders are focusing on increased agility, resilience and visibility, while leaders are complementing these efforts with an approach that focuses on reducing the supply chain surface area. This concept translates to having less movement within the supply chain combined with a smaller overall footprint. The discussion provides real-world examples from Stanley Black & Decker as well as First Solar, before closing out by looking at the two key actions supply chain leaders need to take as they look to shape supply chain disruption in their organizations:Developing a disruption-shaping strategy and obtaining enterprise support for itDesigning and maintaining a disruption-shaping supply chainSee Supply Chain Executive Report: Shaping Supply Chain Disruption in a New Era of Risk for deeper and additional insights into the topics discussed during this podcast.Subscribe to The Gartner Supply Chain Podcast on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.Run Time: 20:46 minutes

Most people would think that a company in the Fortune 500 wouldn’t have much work to do to stay on top and compete against scrappy start-ups. But in the world of ecommerce, companies large, small, and in between are all on somewhat level playing fields, and oftentimes, the bigger, legacy companies are running behind the younger brands. For Stanley Black & Decker, this was the case when it came to the company’s ecommerce business, which is why SBD announced a goal to double its online sales in order to re-establish itself as a leader in all areas. Katherine Bahamonde Monasebian  is the President and GM North America Commerce for Stanley Black & Decker, and she has been leading that charge since joining the company in early 2020. Katherine entered the world of  retail, having cut her teeth at places such as Lululemon, Barney’s, and Juicy Couture, but she’s always loved a challenge, and going from the hardest-hit industry in the pandemic (apparel) to the top-performing vertical (DIY and home improvement goods), was one of the biggest career shifts she had ever made. On this episode of Up Next in Commerce, Katherine explains why she made the decision to role up her sleeves and join Stanley Black & Decker, and how she has grabbed the company’s lofty ecommerce goals by the horns and got to work. Katherine discusses what it takes for a large company to experiment with new platforms, and how she measures ROI and attribution to assess risk, and she looks into the crystal ball to predict how ecommerce will continue to change, especially in terms of B2B innovations. Plus, we have a really meaningful conversation about how women are being brought into the fold at Stanley Black & Decker and elsewhere, and she explains why it’s so important for a company to practice what it preaches when it comes to its values. Enjoy this episode!Main Takeaways:Higher Stakes: Larger companies have a lot to lose if they make a misstep, and as such, they have to be a bit more cautious with the risks they take. But they still have to break out of their shells and explore all of the options, trends, and channels that are dominating the ecommerce space. To toe that line, looking at the data and the ROI of any experiment is the best way forward.Knocking on the Door: Since early 2020, the ecommerce industry has seen massive growth and acceleration, but the jury is still out on how much of the shift online will stick. Most experts believe that at the very least, digital platforms will be the “front door” for customers to discover and learn about brands and products.Trickle Down: Everything has to start at the top — from company values to operations to business goals and expectations, the leaders of the organization have to set the tone. If they do, and they practice what they preach when it comes to things like gender parity, diversity and inclusion, KPIs, work expectations, etc., talented people will be more inclined to join your organization, and they are more likely to stay for a long time as well.For an in-depth look at this episode, check out the full transcript below. Quotes have been edited for clarity and length.---Up Next in Commerce is brought to you by Salesforce Commerce Cloud. Respond quickly to changing customer needs with flexible Ecommerce connected to marketing, sales, and service. Deliver intelligent commerce experiences your customers can trust, across every channel. Together, we’re ready for what’s next in commerce. Learn more at salesforce.com/commerce---Transcript:Stephanie:Hey there, and welcome back to Up Next In Commerce. This is your host, Stephanie Postles, CEO at Mission.org. Today on the show, we have Katherine Bahamonde Monasebian, the President and GM of North America Commerce at Stanley Black & Decker. Katherine, welcome to the show.Katherine:Thanks. Thanks for having me.Stephanie:I'm so excited to have you on. I was looking through your background, like I always do, and you've worked at some really great places. You've worked at Barneys, Juicy Couture, lululemon, ALEX AND ANI. I was going through the list and I was like, "Well, she is a VIP in this industry." I want to hear how you kind of got into those companies and what your journey in ecommerce looked like before getting to Stanley Black & Decker.Katherine:Yeah, sure. I'm always interested when I hear interview candidates and I always knew I wanted to have this career. For me, it was I really didn't sort of earlier on have much exposure really to the broader world or my place in it or even grasp what was possible really career-wise. After college, I actually started off in investment banking. It seemed like a good thing to do, and then that experience actually ended up giving me a great business foundation, but later in my career, I transitioned to ecommerce and worked in a wide range of mostly retail companies, both early stage and mature at sort of different times in their life cycle.Katherine:What I ended up loving about ecommerce is just that it really touches everything, yet really you have to think about the end-to-end experience, you have to be close to technology, you're driven by numbers. You have to execute and it's fast-paced and not the same job twice. I wouldn't give it up for the world. I found my calling, for sure.Stephanie:Yeah, I love that. How did you choose the companies that you worked for?Katherine:Yeah, so I've always been drawn to kind of change roles, so during inflection points in the company's sort of journey. Whether it was an early-stage startup or whether it was a company trying to transform, I was always drawn to brands with the customer at the center looking to grow across sort of new business models and such. It wasn't necessarily a particular affinity to a particular category. I did spend a lot of time in apparel, but it was more about the specific opportunity in terms of scope and ability to impact.Stephanie:Got it. Did you ever get to a company and you reflect back and you're like, "That was one of the most challenging times of like working and trying to either start ecommerce or do something new? Do any of these companies come to mind where you're like, "That was super challenging and hard and the best experience ever?"Katherine:Well, honestly, I would say they all were, whether it was sort of more in a build capacity or more of a turnaround. I think that the last 10 years, a lot has been written about the retail apocalypse, which was like 10 years in the making, but I was sort of living through just these really dramatic shifts in consumer behavior and values. Then, expectations just really rising and companies trying to meet these expectations, which was just really rough structurally. I think all of them were challenging in their own right.Stephanie:Yeah. That's awesome. All right, so Stanley Black & Decker, they are a Fortune 500. I think they're like number 250, 252, something around there, so big company, a lot of employees. They, of course, make industrial tools. You joined during the pandemic, right? Like in 2020, you joined. I want to hear a bit about what convinced you to join a company that also is, to me when I hear about them, like mostly male-dominated. Coming from apparel and a different kind of background, what was that driving force to join Stanley Black & Decker?Katherine:Yeah, so what drew me to the company was really just these incredible brands, so for those who don't know, like DeWalt, Craftsman, Black & Decker, Stanley, Lenox. I'm sure I'm missing some, but just this company that's just this powerhouse, number one in the industry. Been around for almost 200 years, which means you have to innovate to be around that long, global, 60 countries.Katherine:All of that, sort of the benefits of a very well-run, profitable kind of performance-driven organization, but also at the same time, and I didn't appreciate it as much outside-in at the beginning, but really looking to transform and at this scale. A lot of the skills that I picked up through retail, the hitting from consumers from every angle, sort of managing, again, the technology and the data and the marketing and sort of the consumerization that took place in retailers being able to apply that skill set to manufacturers who are now at the tip of the spear I thought was just really exciting for me.Katherine:One other thing that I think we're very proud of is just the company's focus on purpose and just diversity and sustainability and all of the things that you can put a list on the wall that are really embedded in the DNA and the culture of the company made it just really attractive. You mentioned the male-dominated and you're right, manufacturing and tools specifically are like being a pilot or being in technology. They're just not... The typical female representation isn't as high as other industries, but coming as a woman in a senior level from a different industry and I'd really not had any challenges. The tone is really set at the top and the company's consistently ranked as one of the best employers for women.Stephanie:Wow. That's awesome. Did you kind of have a handy background before you entered there? I heard all of the names that you were saying and I'm like, "I feel like I might know what that tool is," but I'm just imagining my Dad right now with a tool belt. I'm like, "I can't really figure out which one that is. Did you have a background in that? Or was it completely new coming from like the apparel scene before this?Katherine:No, it was actually completely new and to add to that, I live in the middle of Manhattan, so I don't really have a yard. The elves kind of... When something's broken, you call and the elves kind of fix it-Stephanie:Yeah [crosstalk]-Katherine:... so it was a steep learning curve, for sure, in terms of product, but having one two or three in every category that we're in, so that helps. Just being number one helps, but it was from a product perspective quite a leap from apparel.Stephanie:Yep. Yeah, I think my three-year-old knows more names of tools that I do and he'll correct me. Anything with trucks, he's like, "That one is not an excavator, Mom." I'm like, "Okay. All right, that's like some kind of ratchet. All right, thanks, Raisin." What did your first 90 days look like at the company? Did you go in with a plan? Were you like, "I've done this before", and then it went as planned? How did you think about when you first joined?Katherine:Well, I mean, the skill sets, as I mentioned, are highly, highly transferable, but my role was new to the organization and I definitely took the time my first few months to really define my scope and really understand our operations, dive into our business. Our goal, which we said publicly, is to more than double our online sales in just a couple of years, so it took a lot of sort of diving deep into our commercial accounts, marketplaces, just looking at our social and customer touchpoints, new business models, B2B transactions and such. It was a little bit of a sort of listen and learn at the beginning, and also just the way to go to market is very different from a retailer where you manage everything.Katherine:In my prior roles, I had technology, I had marketing, merchandise, I had the entire piece of the business, going from that to highly global and matrixed organization. Just a very different way of operating. The same sort of end experience, the customer at the core, and the same objectives, but a very different way of execution.Stephanie:Yeah, and I was looking through one of you guys' investor presentations where it's talking about the model for like, "We're focusing on B2B, B2C, and like C2C, and we're thinking about all of those as being where we want to head over this next year." How do you put on those different hats? How do you meet all of those customers where they want to buy it?Katherine:Yeah. You know, prioritization is a big one in terms of, how do we look at sort of all of the different potential value drivers? How do we prioritize against the high [inaudible] ones? We are definitely looking at basically doubling down with our retail partners and then also exploring kind of new business models, but there's a lot of like foundational work, which isn't the most glamorous or strategic. We're doing a lot of just capability building to enable the scale that we want to get to.Katherine:This is like our studio and our content, our analytics and reporting, demand planning, customer service. We just are putting in an entirely new martech stack, so there's a lot of... It's beyond just the stated intention. We're actively investing against that foundation that will then enable all of those different business models that you rattled off, B2B, B2C over the course of the next few years.Stephanie:Yep. What fell... Around all of the new things that you're implementing, it seems like all of that would be new, kind of like your role was new in this company. They didn't really have a big focus on this beforehand. Which parts do you think are going to be... I'm sure they're all very important, but which ones are you most excited about and you're like betting big on right now? You're like, "This is going to change the way the whole company operates," or, "This is going to see the biggest ROI when it comes to online sales and whatever it may be."Katherine:Well, we have, again, as I mentioned, a very broad scope that ranges from looking at things like content and dropship to some, again, social selling and distribution and, again, doubling down with our key partnerships in North America, which are exceptionally strong. The one that I'm very passionate about is content and I know that, again, it's sort of like just to play, but for us it's very important in that customers and the end consumer now looking to manufacturers just to really understand the product.Katherine:So much of the role of sort of digital influence with now post-COVID, it's estimated to be even higher the number of transactions that begin on digital channels, regardless of where the actual transactions is made. We have a very big investment in content. This includes sort of what samples we shoot off in the milestone process to how we deliver that content to all of our different distribution channels to more enhanced and experiential content. It's a very big undertaking for the last I would say five months, and we're expecting to start to see results in Q3 of this year.Stephanie:Oh, cool. We've had a lot of brands on here talk about content. We've got brands who are making their own branded content, like working on Netflix series. We've got brands that are building their entire content platforms, kind of like a Netflix, but they're using AI and ML and it's being trained and all of that. It feels like it's just kind of like Netflix. Other people just focusing on TikTok or Instagram. What do you think is going to be most impactful? You said you were going to start seeing results. What kind of content are you guys really leaning into? Who is it going after? Who is it targeting right now?Katherine:Our customer base spans professionals, the pros, to tradespeople to DIY makers, so we have diversity in terms of who that end user is, but as I mentioned, they're all looking for inspiration, education, product information, pre- and post-customer care. We are starting with the basics or sort of what our ecommerce core/ecommerce content is. We have a lot of A/B testing happening right now to really understand the true return. With our scale, it's less intuitive than you're being at a more early-stage company where you kind of have line of sight to the full business. We really have to look across all of our different distribution channels globally to really understand what the right investment is from sort of a sales lift perspective.Katherine:We are looking at enhanced content, which is more along the lines of what you were saying, sort of borrowing from some of the learnings we have in global markets, which are more advanced than we are progressive in terms of mobile and social and such. We're really looking to kind of disrupt ourselves and to take a fresh look at how we represent our brands online and how we go to market.Stephanie:Yeah. It seems like there could be such a big area for impact around partnering with all of the DIY kind of people, the Chip and Joanna Gaines, like all of the influencers. I mean, there's this one woman on TikTok that I watch where she'll redo someone's entire bedroom, and I watch her and I'm like, "What exactly were you using to get that? Just tell me exactly what it is and I'll just get that and I'll know it'll work." It seems like there is a lot of opportunities popping up now that are outside just the traditional TV ads, which still apparently work, at least from what I've heard on here. There's a lot of little micro opportunities that could probably have a lot of lift and reach people that maybe you wouldn't have otherwise.Katherine:Absolutely.Stephanie:Are you open to channels like TikTok and things like that? Or are you still kind of staying more traditional like Facebook or even like Super Bowl commercials, which apparently also have big lift?Katherine:The status quo, everything is up for debate. I think one thing that being in a large global, as you said, Fortune 250 company, the stakes are high. There's a lot to lose with sort of our appetite for risk, so it's a constant conversation that we're having. I'm sure other CPGs have the same. I'm just thinking about tolerance for risk like, if you think about it, manufacturing, I have a hundred percent of the information and I have kind of longer lead times and I am very efficient. That's like the opposite of what you're suggesting, which is, "Let's test something out. Let's see if it works, and if it doesn't, then we move to something else."Katherine:Let's work in... The return isn't necessarily there from an ROI perspective up front because we're basically understanding that maybe it's a data play. Maybe it's okay if it fails. All of these things are very, very intuitive for companies that are early stage or that have a different sort of origin and history or are new. I think when you're asking like, are we open to these channels? We're open definitely to the conversation and we are speaking internally and really getting a sense of what our appetite is for risk and how we mitigate against a risk and how we think about investments and how we think about speed as our business model shifts.Stephanie:Yeah, yeah. That's a whole different model and you've got so many eyes kind of watching it like, "How did that pay off? How did it pay off? Let me hear the ROI versus this marketing campaign?" Very different than like a new B2C company that can just move quick and break things and say, "Sorry, later," and no one will probably even-Katherine:Exactly.Stephanie:... notice. Well, the one thing that seems really tricky, too, with a company of Black & Decker's size is attribution around these campaigns. What are some good best practices when trying to measure the ROI of marketing efforts or ecommerce efforts or any of that?Katherine:Attribution is very top of mind. We have a big effort around data and insights, which then goes into AI and predictive analytics, so a very robust effort around data. We've recently, as I mentioned, invested around our martech backbone. This is a CDP, a PIM and DAM, looking at our ESP in our chat and social listening and all of those marketing automation that will help us get smarter about what the impact of our different efforts is. I think we're early in our journey and it is tricky.Katherine:Unlike retailers that you sort of have a lot of the data firsthand, there is a lot of our sales come through our retail partners, so building those relationships with the end user and really leveraging the POS data that we do get is just a little bit of a different exercise than it is in kind of more direct businesses. Attribution is something that we're very keen on understanding, and the goal is to be extremely data-driven and really, again, understand the value, even if it's not a pure revenue so we can prioritize our efforts.Stephanie:COVID obviously made a lot of people want to come home and work on things. Home improvement was spiking. Anything DIY was spiking. What kind of quick changes did you have to make? I'm assuming maybe you came in and you're like, "All right, here's kind of... I'm going to observe. I'm going to see the org. I'm going to talk to the people and then we're going to do this." Then, maybe have to be like, "And pivot again. Everything's up and to the right. Everyone wants to be home right now and fixing their house." What kind of quick changes were you able to possibly make around them? Maybe increase demand?Katherine:Yeah. I mean, you've seen the charts of like the biggest winners and losers in COVID. I think-Stephanie:Yeah.Katherine:... apparel was at the bottom and I think DIY was at the top, so definitely a huge boom and one that I don't think anyone could have really anticipated. We've disclosed publicly like ecom presented 18% of our business last year and went up five points just in that year-Stephanie:Wow, yeah [crosstalk]-Katherine:... so [crosstalk]-Stephanie:... I think I saw 8% back in 2019 was like the share, so that's awesome. Congrats.Katherine:Yeah. Yes, so to your point, it's about meeting that demand, so there's a lot of creative things when you have... With performance market, there's a lot of things you have to do to pivot, so to adjust to the commercial realities, but I think like more important than just meeting the demand, I think what COVID did for us was just like handed us permission to double down, so [crosstalk] an incredibly big base.Katherine:We now have set out to double our business within the next few years and we don't just want to take share. We want to grow the category, and because we are number one globally by a three-times factor in terms of tools and storage, we're in this phenomenal position to really seize the opportunity. We're well positioned. I think it's been shown by companies that act swiftly after a crisis like end up reaping the rewards, so we're not retrenching. We are definitely doubling down. It's one of the biggest commitments and priorities of the company.Stephanie:Yeah, and what about forecasting? I could imagine a lot of people get really excited about DIY. I even think about some of the things that I got and then I kind of was like, "Okay, this seems a little hard." Pinterest fails just running through my mind of like, "I probably shouldn't try this myself." How do you think about forecasting at a time when you have seen all of this really crazy increased demand? Everyone wants to do it now. Are you kind of like going to keep that trend going? Or do you have a point where you're kind of pulling back a bit of like, "Okay, things might normalize a bit?" Or, "We need to think of other ways to increase the lifetime value, reengage these people, bring them in in a different way? How are you thinking about the next year or two?Katherine:You know, I get asked that a lot. What is the future? How much of this is sort of permanent? What's going to stick and what's going to not? When do you kind of shift strategies to exactly along the lines that you're saying to more of inner retention, engagement, and loyalty and such? I wish I had a crystal ball because I do think I'm personally not going to be lining up for Black Friday deals ever again and I'll probably stay in yoga pants, but I personally believe that some of the changes that have been like in ecom, not just our category, but more broadly are really signaling an entirely new phase of growth. I really don't things will ever be the same even after mass vaccination.Katherine:I think we've very bullish internally, that while there may be some shifts like in terms of what we call ecommerce that's kind of hybrid selling. We've seen the curbside pickup and the focus in all of the payment. All of the innovation that's happened at the home centers, we've seen what it's prompted, but I really don't think that we're going to see... I think we're going to see some permanent shifts in terms of digital being that new front door for our category. We continue to remain very bullish.Stephanie:Yeah, yeah. I can see the retailers having to also think about especially around home improvement shifting their mindset. The other day, I was talking with someone who said that essentially contractors were doing buy online pickup on the curb similar to that and that I think it was like a Home Depot or something, all of their employees were trying to get stuff for these contractors where they were on the floor for two hours trying to gather this pretty large contractor's order. It was like, "Well, why would I ever go in or even send one of my employees in there to do that when I can just have the retailers working for me?"Stephanie:We've had some strong opinions both ways around like that's still going to say versus we had on [inaudible] which is like a big HVAC B2B-type company. She was essentially saying that she didn't see big home improvement stores needing to have as much inventory and warehouse anymore and kind of being more like guide shop placing orders online, like, "Why do you need to go in there and find the exact screws or plumbing pieces that you need? It should all just be ready when you get there." How do you view the world of retail when it comes to that?Katherine:When it comes to like B2B, which is that's what that is, like the pro and contractors and such, I think that it's like 70% of the workforce is going to be Millennial and Gen Z and these people that are making the purchasing decisions, they're not going to do it old ways. They want the experiences that they have in their personal life when they get things quick and convenient and have price transparency and can do it 24... All of the things that sort of B2C has sort of led the way.Katherine:I think the next frontier is B2B in that way, and so I think that maybe it's not that specifically, but I do think that retailers will have to continue to reinvent and meet these very difficult expectations. I think that what we've not kind of put in a box, like curbside versus... That is kind of going to get very, very, very blurry, and even the attribution of what we call ecommerce is getting very blurry, which makes determining investment return very, very difficult when you think about things like content, you know?Stephanie:Yeah.Katherine:It's not really the return on the ecom transaction, so I actually think that there will be continued kind of shifts in expectations and that a lot of this behavior will take on a form that we can't even envision now. I think the next five years are going to bring unprecedented change.Stephanie:Yeah. I always continue to think about the role of curation with these especially huge stores, like the Loweses, the Home Depots of I want to go in there and have an experience and I want to get something there that I can't get online. I can get online and order whatever tools my TikTok video told me to get, but what I can't get is if I go in there and there is like certain reviews or little maybe like scan this code and you can see a certain video that you wouldn't have seen otherwise, or just thinking of ways to keep me engaged and walk away with some kind of experience or having some kind of curation in retail that I couldn't get online.Stephanie:I think, why even go to the Pottery Barns or the West Elms? Even sometimes T.J. Maxxes because certain ones have certain kinds of curation. I think that could be big thing going forward, but feels really hard to crack that. I even think about the Amazon Bookstores when they had the little reviews from the individual employees that had picked the review off of Amazon's website. That to me was very engaging seeing which ones they picked, but then thinking about how to scale that and stay on top of it feels hard.Katherine:Yeah. You need something different, which is why I think there's going to be a lot more innovation, or there's going to be services. What is the new mall? You know?Stephanie:Yeah.Katherine:Is it a place you go with your family to feel like [inaudible] fun from the day? You see like precedents in China and other areas of what shopping really is, but I think what makes it hard, back to your comment about attribution, is now the consideration and the purchase are not linked, so it makes it even harder because you've got all of your inspiration and everything online, and then you're going in store not to sort of consider and browse and be hustled. You're going in with more intentionality potentially, so it's created these very strange journeys that are just, again, really hard to organize around structurally.Stephanie:Yeah. Oh, that's an interesting way to put it that your inspiration of when you find something is maybe not linked to when you're in the [crosstalk] store. I think about that all of the time, even with recipes and things. It's like I go in there and I'm like, "Oh yeah, I'm going to make this one Thai thing," and I get in there and I'm like, "What am I here for again? Where do I find my tab where my recipe was?"Stephanie:It's how do you keep that person engaged all of the way through to really push them past the finish line and not be like me where I'm like, "Oh, tomatoes. I need tomatoes. That's not part of my recipe, but I just am all the way over in a different aisle and I didn't come here for that. Yesterday, I walked out and I didn't have any of the stuff. I'm like, "This needs to be better, but I don't know how to improve on this."Katherine:Absolutely.Stephanie:It could be anything, though. The one thing I want to kind of circle back to, too, that I didn't touch on enough, but I was just thinking about the female engagement of the workforce, something that is so important, especially around certain fields that maybe are male-dominated. How do you think about bringing in great talent? How do you recruit great people? How do you encourage people to step up? Oftentimes, females... I think I've read a stat when I was back at Google where they said that females won't apply to a job unless they're like 90% qualified [crosstalk] where men will apply when they're like 60% qualified or something, so [crosstalk]-Katherine:Yeah, I know. I've driven past retail. I know retail-Stephanie:Yeah-Katherine:... the [crosstalk].Stephanie:... yeah, yeah, exactly. Like, "I think I've heard of that store before. Apply." How do you think about encouraging badass females to apply and work for you all and be the top place to work? I think you said that you guys are one of the top places to work for women. How do you even go about creating that culture?Katherine:Yeah. You know, this is one that really hits me hard just on the personal level just because I think everyone knows at this point the impact of the pandemic on women and that they could take a long time to get out of this and over like 2 million women just left their jobs.Stephanie:Yeah.Katherine:I think that it's very important half of the talent pool are women. We need those voices in that seat at the table and I really do think women might change the dynamic of Corporate America and was essentially designed pre-technology. When you think about when corporate even offices and sort of structures, patterns of interaction were designed. It was just a completely different point in time, so I think kind of blowing that up and kind of thinking with a fresh sheet of paper is one thing. We're taking a hard look at sort of the future of work and the office and that helps with attracting women who sometimes can't reload their family in order to take a GM role of a country or such.Katherine:I think that for attracting incredible talent, we have had a big effort and I think that the remote work has helped. We've now had access to just incredible talent. I think my team is in 15 states and one Canadian province, so time zones is a little difficult and there are some challenges with building culture and bringing in more junior people and getting them acclimated. There are some challenges, but I think that's a big piece of it. I think the tone just has to be set at the top. I don't know that you can like dictate a culture and you kind of have to live it. The fact that our leadership team has made it very, very clear unapologetically that we stand for nothing other than gender parity, than social justice. We had empathy principles.Katherine:I told my husband I thought it as the most... I told him, "You've got to be kidding. This is incredible work-life principles that the most senior leaders had made like very public pledges to really respect the folks who are bearing the brunt of the pandemic in many senses and so we don't lose that talent." I figure there are a lot of different sort of angles that we're pursuing as a company from flexibility to return to work after two years off to a lot of more formal programs, but I'm not sure that you can... I think a lot of it is just sort of cultural and the tone being set and the overcommunication about how the values that, I guess, we espouse as a company.Stephanie:Yeah, I love that. I think also, like you said earlier, empathy is such a big thing because you can have messages from the top about what's okay and flexibility and all of that, but a lot of times, it actually depends on your coworkers. If I were to say, "Hey," just like right now, "All three kids of mine are sick right now, all three of my kids are sick. I can't come in. What do you feel from them? How do you encourage empathy among all of your employees who want to lift you up and support you instead of being like, "Oh, Steph's kids are sick again, this is like the third time in a month?" Which it may be, you never know, and figuring out how to develop that among your entire team seems like a much more-Katherine:Yeah, and I think-Stephanie:... grassroots effort.Katherine:... what helps is the male ally, so we have something that we really want is to lead loudly. I historically, I have no problems balancing my personal life. "I just have a commitment. I can't make it. I have a conflict, but now I don't." I make an effort to say, "I have to take my daughter to the doctor," and that's okay. It's also like setting the example that your life is balanced with a lot of other commitments and we want you to be a whole person and that our job as leaders is to stop asking women to change, is to let us change make best tap into the diversity of thought and sort of life commitments.Katherine:I think that unless we figure this out, I fundamentally think you can't legislate to get out of the wage gap. You can't have policy... You really need to make real, meaningful changes within the place that we spend all of our time that gives us meaning to our lives. They've shown how important work is to identity and such and really create the space for true belonging.Stephanie:Yeah, yeah. I think also the best companies will be the ones who think long term around that. That's why I always look back at my time at Google and respect the teams that I worked for so much because I remember I was in at the Finance Group for Maps and I was switching over to like a PM type of role for Augmented Reality and Streetview. I was eight months pregnant when they were recruiting me and I was like, "Do you see this? I will only have a matter of, I mean, weeks, two weeks maybe to work with you guys. I'm really interested."Stephanie:They were trying to pull me over to their team, but I'm like, "But I'm only going to be here two weeks," and then we have a very good maternity policy and you get up maybe a couple of weeks off beforehand, is this okay?" They're like, "Yeah, of course it is. We want you long term. You being gone, the company will still run, things will be fine, but we're excited when you get back here and we want you to come back when you're ready and your spot will be here." I just remember being like-Katherine:Incredible.Stephanie:... "Whoa, like that's the kind of [inaudible] long-term thinking." It's not around like, "Oh, it's going to be hard for a couple of months." They give none of that. It's like, "Of course, everything will be fine, but we'll be here when you're ready to come back," which I respected [crosstalk]-Katherine:I do think those are the companies that will win.Stephanie:Yeah.Katherine:Employees will feel like they're a part of something. They'll be more engaged. I don't just think like it's fair and it's the right thing to do. It is a hundred percent of business advantage.Stephanie:Yeah, yeah. I agree. Love that. All right. Well, let's move it over to the lightning round. The lightning round's brought to you by Salesforce Commerce Cloud, our amazing sponsors. This is where I'm going to ask you a question and you have a minute or less to answer. Are you ready, Katherine?Katherine:Oh, the pressure. Yes.Stephanie:[inaudible]. All right. What's one thing you don't understand today that you wish you did?Katherine:Blockchain.Stephanie:Good one. I mean, yeah, so many opportunities there, I think anyways, but-Katherine:Yeah, and again, I understand it at like at a high level, but what are the practical applications in the short term? Same thing with 5G. I also throw that in there.Stephanie:Yeah, yeah. I don't understand 5G. I got a Blockchain [crosstalk] yeah [crosstalk]-Katherine:You're not like a [inaudible].Stephanie:No. I'll let you know. I'll be like, "Here's a TLVR," and make it short. If you had a podcast, what would it be about and who would your first guest be?Katherine:My goodness. It would be about just the topics of the day and I think my first guest would be Dolly Parton. The reason is is that here she was, she had like nothing, and then she became an icon. What propels someone to really... What kind of drive does it take to really leave her very, very humble origins and then sort of build an empire and really have this worldview that she has? I think just really picking the brains of people who have done incredible things.Stephanie:That sounds amazing. What's the nicest thing anyone's ever done for you? It can be life or work.Katherine:Life or work? I would say it would probably be something with... I would say my daughter. I have two daughters and I would say for... I think it was my birthday or Mother's Day, they made Mom Appreciation Day, so the whole day was devoted to me and I got my favorite breakfast. I got to do things that were really what she wanted to do, but that were under the guise of what I wanted to do. She's only four, but it was just very special that she kind of thought of this holiday that would be kind of in my honor.Stephanie:Oh, that's cute because they were getting ice cream. "Then, we're going to have candy, and then we're going to get pancakes [crosstalk] with the syrup [crosstalk]-Katherine:Exactly what I'm [crosstalk]-Stephanie:... "it's your day, Mom." That's so cute. What resources do you check in with each day or week to kind of stay on top of all of the ecommerce trends? What brands do you maybe watch to also kind of stay on top of it?Katherine:Yeah, so it's funny. I always ask people that because there's just so much content out there and I think the curation is the most difficult. I read The New York Times and I listen to podcasts. I like Pivot with Galloway and Kara Swisher. I live The Jason Scott Show. I mostly look to earlier stage brands and companies sort of for inspiration and innovation. I'm not sure what I think about the era of big retail and such, but I think that a lot of what the more progressive pure plays are doing can lend itself to the companies that are at a bigger scale. That's who I look to for more inspiration.Stephanie:Yep. Not bad. The last one, what one thing will have the biggest impact on ecommerce in the next year?Katherine:Okay, so what I think will have the biggest impact in the next year or so is on ecom is just the continued blurring of the lines with score and web. We've seen the proliferation of all of these delivery models. We've seen the impact of social commerce. I just think there's going to be a lot more. I think in the far future, there'll be more off-the-screen IoT. Voice will become more prevalent, all of those kind of... AI, AR, VR, all of that, but I think in the immediate term, we're just going to continue to see sort of these models blurring and the distinction between what is ecommerce and what is sort of brick and mortar continue to become more or less relevant.Stephanie:Yep. Yeah, so basically things start to kind of get bundled together a bit more. Right now, it feels like there's bunch of like tentacles everywhere and you have to keep track of everything, which is why we named the show Commerce and not Up Next In Ecommerce.Katherine:That's why my title is Commerce.Stephanie:Yeah, yep. Oh, I love it. That's-Katherine:Yeah [crosstalk] very progressive, though we're thinking that [crosstalk]-Stephanie:Very forward-thinking. We had our crystal ball. We're ahead of the game. Well, Katherine, this interview has been so fun. It's been great hearing about what you guys are up to at Stanley Black & Decker and all of the cool work that you're doing. Where can people find out more about you and the family Black & Decker and maybe even apply for you team? If I wasn't here, I would. It sounds epic.Katherine:Oh my goodness. Yeah, everyone should want to be a part of it. We're doing some amazing things together. You can reach me on LinkedIn and you can learn more about the company, stanleyblackanddecker.com, but thank you again for the opportunity. This is a really fun conversation.Stephanie:Yeah, thanks. It definitely was. I'll have to have you back for round two in the future. It'd be fun.Katherine:Absolutely. Will do.Stephanie:Thanks, Katherine.Katherine:Thanks.

The Dow fell 165 points today and Cramer’s guiding you through the latest moves on the tape as the earnings gauntlet continues. First, Cramer’s talking to Jim Farley, the CEO of Ford after earnings to see if the stock has potential to drive higher in 2021. Next, is Stanley Black & Decker built to last? Fresh off earnings Cramer’s got the exclusive with Jim Loree to drill down the details of the quarter. Then, Cramer’s talking to Yum Brands CEO David Gibbs to get a better read on the stock’s performance and how its positioned in a post-COVID era. Plus, Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff joins Cramer to discuss how business can be a force for good and what the company has done to help in the era of COVID-19.

Work to proactively shape the culture around you! Be a thermostat. Not a thermometer. Guest Jason Barger; a dynamic keynote speaker, storyteller, established author and fellow podcaster; joins us to talk about CULTURE.  Every human being is part of a group of some kind.  Why do some groups/organizations succeed and others merely maintain?  Those that thrive are proactively shaping the culture around them.  They are “thermostats”.  Not “thermometers”.  Want to know more?  Check out our podcast!   1:40 – About Jason. – For 10 years Jason led 1,700+ people to build 125 houses internationally for families living in poverty.  He’s also received numerous recognitions including the “Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary Things” award. 2:38 – Overview of Jason’s best selling book “Thermostate Cultures”. – Be intentional about the culture you are currently experiencing, but also about what the culture is that you proactively want.   4:01 – “Thermometer Thinking” – Leaders with this type of thinking create a culture like a thermometer – reactionary to external conditions.  This  happens when there isn’t clarity around what you do or how you are committed to doing it.  4:50 – “Thermostate Mode” – Leaders with this mentality set the temperature (culture) and align their teams/organizations to intentionally keep it there; both in what they do and how they do it.    6:24 – Culture is your competitive advantage. – Lots of companies can do what you do, but HOW you do it is your differentiator.  Be proactive and set your culture. 6:50 – Are you a “thermometer” or a “thermostat”? – Look at your team.  If there is a disconnect between what they say and what they do, then you’re not in alignment with your culture and need to recalibrate. 10:53 – Change theory and the 6 A’s. – Now for the big question.  How do we go from what we are today to what we want to be tomorrow?  Learn the 6 A’s – assess, align, aspire, articulate, action, anchor. 13:25 – It’s not a drive-thru experience. – Developing people and culture isn’t a drive-thru experience.  It takes time.  Think years down the road and be committed to ongoing development.   16:40 – Employee retention. – People want to be part of something bigger than themselves – they want to be part of a culture.  21:30 Connect with Jason JasonVBarger.comFollow on social media @JasonVBarge Listen to his podcast – The Thermostat GUEST BIO: Jason Barger is committed to engaging the minds and hearts of people in order to strengthen leadership, culture, and clarity of mission, vision & values. He is a globally celebrated Author / Speaker / Consultant and creator of the Step Back from the Baggage ClaimMovement – featured in the New York Times, National Geographic Traveler, Kiplinger, Book TV, and many other spots worldwide. His dynamic storytelling and engaging keynote speeches have resonated at global leadership conferences around the world as well as with places like Discover Card, Alliance Data, TEDx, the Society for Human Resource Management, Nationwide Insurance, Stanley Black & Decker, Deloitte, Wendy’s and many more. Jason is a sought-after Keynote Speaker, visionary, and leadership consultant. As founder of Step Back Leadership Consulting LLC, he works with organizations that are passionate about Culture Change, Leadership Development, Innovation, Service, and bringing their Mission to life every day. Barger delivers over 70 speeches annually around the world and is passionate about positive change in people, leaders, organizations, and our world! ABOUT HIS BOOKS: “Thermostat Cultures” has been a bestseller!! “ReMember:renewing our memberships, relationships and focus in a distracting world” sold out within days. “Step Back from the Baggage Claim” include the Business Leader Edition with Howard Behar, former President of Starbucks Coffee. The Healthcare Leader Edition with Dr. Chip Souba, Dean of the Dartmouth Medical School. The Education Edition with Christian Long, Global Educational Consultant.

"If I'm a general contractor, I want to make sure I have the right contractors at the right location so that I have the materials, the people, and the tools I need to spend less time looking for things, and more time doing...The less time we look for something, the more profitable our time."Rob Osterwise, Director of IoT at Stanley Black & Decker, Inc., sits down with Polte’s Len Schuch, General Manager of Business Development (EMEA and AP), to discuss how tool tracking is evolving to provide enhanced, futuristic customer experiences, recent global Stanley Black & Decker innovations - and what keeps Rob "up at night" (in a good way).Learn more about Stanley Black & Decker Tools & Storage here. Connect with Rob on LinkedIn here.To learn more about Polte and what we do, check out polte.com. Or, visit us on:TwitterFacebookLinkedInYouTubeThe Polte Blog

“With Knowledge And Access To Tools You Can Accomplish Anything” is the motto of Master Craftswoman and DIY expert Audrey Van de Castle. When the coronavirus pandemic hit, many Americans not only switched to working remotely and cooking more meals, they began checking off tasks on home to-do lists. According to a new survey from Atomik Research, 65% of Americans say that since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, their household has had more time for DIY (do-it-yourself) home-improvement or repair projects and more than 1 in 5 Americans (21%) say that they have used a drill for the first time. Web: http://press.craftsman.com/social Follow: @craftsman Audrey Van de Castle is Stanley Black & Decker's Training Innovation Manager and DIY expert. She grew up with tools in her hands, spending time with her father on his construction sites and renovation projects and tackling numerous DIY projects around her own home and garden with him. She studied metalworking and sculpture at Hampshire College, where she honed her hands-on skills alongside her creativity – giving her a wide breadth of skills ranging from welding, woodworking, electronics, painting, to digital fabrication. She helped launch and now oversees the Stanley Black & Decker Makerspace, where she serves as a resource and tool expert for employees looking to work on their own home improvement tasks and DIY projects. Audrey loves to teach – be it for Stanley Black & Decker's own tools and products, or training employees on new and innovative software to use in their day-to-day jobs. About the show: ► Website: http://www.ashsaidit.com ► Need Goli Gummies? https://go.goli.com/1loveash5 ► For $5 in ride credit, download the Lyft app using my referral link: https://www.lyft.com/ici/ASH584216 ►For discount Pangea Products: https://embracepangaea.grsm.io/ashsaiditmedia3226 ► Want the ‘coldest' water? https://thecoldestwater.com/?ref=ashleybrown12 ► Become A Podcast Legend: http://ashsaidit.podcastersmastery.zaxaa.com/s/6543767021305 ► Review Us: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ash-said-it/id1144197789 ► SUBSCRIBE HERE: http://www.youtube.com/c/AshSaidItSuwanee ► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/1loveash ► Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ashsaidit ► Twitter: https://twitter.com/1loveAsh ► Blog: http://www.ashsaidit.com/blog ► Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/1LoveAsh/ ► Newsletter: manage1.com/subscribe?u=2a2ca3b799467f125b53863http://ashsaidit.us11.list-c8&id=a6f43cd472 #atlanta #ashsaidit #ashsaidthat #ashblogsit #ashsaidit® Ash Brown is a gifted American producer, blogger, speaker, media personality and event emcee. The blog on AshSaidit.com showcases exclusive event invites, product reviews and so much more. Her motivational podcast "Ash Said It Daily" is available on major media platforms such as iTunes, iHeart Radio & Google Play. This program has over half a million streams worldwide. She uses these mediums to motivate & encourage her audience in the most powerful way. She keeps it real!

“With Knowledge And Access To Tools You Can Accomplish Anything” is the motto of Master Craftswoman and DIY expert Audrey Van de Castle. When the coronavirus pandemic hit, many Americans not only switched to working remotely and cooking more meals, they began checking off tasks on home to-do lists. According to a new survey from Atomik Research, 65% of Americans say that since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, their household has had more time for DIY (do-it-yourself) home-improvement or repair projects and more than 1 in 5 Americans (21%) say that they have used a drill for the first time. Web: http://press.craftsman.com/social Follow: @craftsman Audrey Van de Castle is Stanley Black & Decker's Training Innovation Manager and DIY expert. She grew up with tools in her hands, spending time with her father on his construction sites and renovation projects and tackling numerous DIY projects around her own home and garden with him. She studied metalworking and sculpture at Hampshire College, where she honed her hands-on skills alongside her creativity – giving her a wide breadth of skills ranging from welding, woodworking, electronics, painting, to digital fabrication. She helped launch and now oversees the Stanley Black & Decker Makerspace, where she serves as a resource and tool expert for employees looking to work on their own home improvement tasks and DIY projects. Audrey loves to teach – be it for Stanley Black & Decker's own tools and products, or training employees on new and innovative software to use in their day-to-day jobs. About the show: ► Website: http://www.ashsaidit.com ► Need Goli Gummies? https://go.goli.com/1loveash5 ► For $5 in ride credit, download the Lyft app using my referral link: https://www.lyft.com/ici/ASH584216 ►For discount Pangea Products: https://embracepangaea.grsm.io/ashsaiditmedia3226 ► Want the ‘coldest' water? https://thecoldestwater.com/?ref=ashleybrown12 ► Become A Podcast Legend: http://ashsaidit.podcastersmastery.zaxaa.com/s/6543767021305 ► Review Us: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ash-said-it/id1144197789 ► SUBSCRIBE HERE: http://www.youtube.com/c/AshSaidItSuwanee ► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/1loveash ► Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ashsaidit ► Twitter: https://twitter.com/1loveAsh ► Blog: http://www.ashsaidit.com/blog ► Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/1LoveAsh/ ► Newsletter: manage1.com/subscribe?u=2a2ca3b799467f125b53863http://ashsaidit.us11.list-c8&id=a6f43cd472 #atlanta #ashsaidit #ashsaidthat #ashblogsit #ashsaidit® Ash Brown is a gifted American producer, blogger, speaker, media personality and event emcee. The blog on AshSaidit.com showcases exclusive event invites, product reviews and so much more. Her motivational podcast "Ash Said It Daily" is available on major media platforms such as iTunes, iHeart Radio & Google Play. This program has over half a million streams worldwide. She uses these mediums to motivate & encourage her audience in the most powerful way. She keeps it real!

Hartford's innovation ecosystem has taken root and is thriving. University of Hartford's Partnership Council hosted a discussion highlighting how accelerators and start-ups are making their marks in the capital city and beyond. Watch to learn more about how you can be a part of this new wave of creativity and entrepreneurship. Moderator: Milena Erwin, Program Manager, University of Hartford Women's Business Center Panelists: Laura Dinan Haber,'07, Innovation Program Manager, Nassau Re/Imagine Marty Guay, Vice President, Business Development, Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. Gordon Hui, Vice President, Marketing & Customer Experience, Applied Technology Solutions, HSB - Hartford Steam Boiler Connect with Nassau Re/Imagine:  Join Our Incubator Program Website: Imagine.nsre.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/nassau-reimagine Instagram: Follow Us  

Chris and Mark dig into the breadth of SharePoint at Stanley Black & Decker over the last 15 years. We then delve into their recent success working with partner, Verinon, moving 9TB of content from OpenText Documentum eRoom to SharePoint in Microsoft 365. The result being updated and advanced productivity for their 9,400 users on this content, now more aligned with much of their active content. Click here for this episode's corresponding blog post. Resources and Info Links: SharePoint | @SharePoint | SharePoint Community Blog | UserVoice Tewabe “Joro” Ayenew | LinkedIn | Verinon [guest] Gary Moss | LinkedIn | Stanley Black & Decker [guest] Mark Kashman | Twitter [co-host] Chris McNulty | Twitter [co-host] Stanley Black & Decker migrates from eRoom to Office 365 with Verinon [case study] Events: SharePoint Fest Virtual Workshops Quest TEC 2020 Microsoft 365 Collaboration Conference Collab365 GlobalCon4 | Twitter SharePoint Saturdays   Microsoft 365 Content Services Partner Program Microsoft Partner Network Project Cortex aka.ms/projectcortex Microsoft Docs - The home for Microsoft documentation for end users, developers, and IT professionals.  Stay on top of Office 365 changes Listen and subscribe to other Microsoft podcasts at aka.ms/microsoft/podcasts Subscribe to The Intrazone at aka.ms/TheIntrazone

Mark Maybury discusses how he is working to get students interest in manufacturing and the building trades through Stanley Black & Decker’s Vocational Leadership Program.

This episode's guest: Kevin Soohoo of Dado. You can find them on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn. Or email Kevin directly at kevin [at] projectdado [dot] com.Kevin Soohoo, the Head of Growth and Leader of Sales and Marketing at Dado. Dado is a unique software that's made specifically for contractors - it gives contractors in the field the ability to instantly search and find the latest specifications, drawings, building codes, and so much more. No need to call and wait for the General Contractor, or the office, or some other subcontractor to get you a set of plans, or specific information for that project. Every piece of information that you need for that project is at your disposal on your smartphone and made available to everyone on that job site. Dado in fact, is the Google of the construction job site - so much so that Stanley Black & Decker has made a significant investment in their technology. Kevin opened our eyes to where the industry is heading and how Dado is significantly improving and helping to fast track the construction industry.

Kia ora,Welcome to Monday's Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect New Zealand.I'm David Chaston and this is the International edition from Interest.co.nz.Today we lead with news of some sizable financial wobbles in both China and the US.But first in China, Moody's has raised its estimate of growth in 2020 from +1.0% to +1.9%. But it has downgraded 2020 economic activity forecasts for all the other major economies, seeing a 2020 contraction in the global economy at -4.6% which is worse than their last estimate.Concern about tighter liquidity in China is reverberating through that country’s financial markets. Their Government bond yields have risen from 2.50% in April to almost 3.10% now, their stock market rally has completely run out of puff since early July, and the yuan has strengthened to its highest level since January.And now their central bank has revealed that in the past two weeks it has made emergency liquidity injections into their banking system of NZ$400 bln.China's food security concerns have risen too in the southern part of the country where they are facing a locust plague.In India, they have made an "interesting" move to support investment in housing for low income people. It has given an income tax exemption for foreign funds who invest in "affordable rental housing" via debt or equity. It's a benefit not available to local investors.Late on Friday the US dollar had a sharp fall, but really just adding to a recent trend that started in early April as the pandemic set in. It is now at its lowest level in two years and lower than four years ago. The Trump Administration policies have undermined the greenback as traders move to discount its long term prospects. A cheaper USD makes US assets easier for outsiders to buy and partly explains why Wall Street 'values' have been rising. A Fed that is loosening its focus on inflation may be the driver for this latest decline.It also helps explain why commodity prices have been rising - from iron ore, to precious metals. And why the Chinese currency "is now at its highest level of the year".In the US, and in the Chicago industrial heartland, their PMI slipped a little in August from July but this should be seen as a net positive because for the second consecutive month it was above the level-pegging '50' benchmark after being below for all prior months of this year. But the important new order subcategory fell.The next US consumer sentiment survey came in slightly better than the weak July result but still a heavy -17% lower than this time in 2019. The surveyors said it is in a "depressed range".In Las Vegas, a major employer has announced 18,000 furloughed employees are to be laid off permanently. It is just the latest in a wave of layoffs sweeping over the US labour market in late August. Stanley Black & Decker is another in a long and growing list. In Europe, economic confidence continues to improve in August, with companies from manufacturing to services benefiting from higher demand following the end of pandemic lockdowns. It was a fourth consecutive rise and better than expected with the service sector giving a recent boost. One trend in the consumer part of these surveys however is that people are more worried about their job prospects.The latest global compilation of COVID-19 data is here. The global tally is 25,069,000, up +515,000 since when we last checked this time Saturday.Just under a quarter of all reported cases globally are in the US, which is up +86,000 since Saturday to 6,158,400 and a relentless rise. In Australia, there have now been 25,670 COVID-19 cases reported, another +222 over the weekend. Although most are in Victoria, it is definitely abating there and the new Sydney cluster isn't growing. The UST 10yr yield will start the week at 0.72%. The price of gold rose in final trade last week to be up +US$36 to US$1,964/oz and essentially repricing based on the currency shift.Oil prices are little-changed today at just under US$43/bbl in the US while the international price is just over US$45.50/bbl.However the US dollar sunk rather dramatically over the weekend and that has pushed the Kiwi dollar sharply higher, up almost a full +1c to over 67.4 USc and a sudden appreciation of +1.3%. That is its highest in more than a year, and probably annoys the RBNZ. Against the Australian dollar we are a little firmer too, at 91.5 AUc. Against the euro we are up to 56.7 euro cents. That means our TWI-5 is up to almost 70 and a one month high.The bitcoin price is up +1.2% from this time Saturday at US$11,653.You can find links to the articles mentioned today in our show notes.And get more news affecting the economy in New Zealand from interest.co.nz.Kia ora. I'm David Chaston. We will do this again, tomorrow. 

MATCH FOR A CAUSE PRESENTED BY STANLEY BLACK AND DECKER - SEPTEMBER 20TH, 2020Following our mission of "building the community through the beautiful game," Hartford Athletic is pleased to announce the Second Annual Match For A Cause presented by Stanley Black & Decker on September 20th. This year, Boys & Girls Club of Hartford will be the beneficiary of the fundraising efforts, celebrating their 160th anniversary!Hartford Athletic will wear a special alternate kit for the match. All player issued jerseys among other items will be auctioned to help raise funds. Hartford Athletic Founding Partner Stanley Black & Decker will generously match all funds raised from the event.Our guests: Abigail Dreher - Director Of Public Affairs - Stanley Black & DeckerMatt Broderick, VP Boys & Girls Club of HartfordJordan Charlupski, VP of Revenue Hartford Athletic

Michael Keogh recently joined Stanley Black & Decker as SVP of their new Digital Innovation office. He is leading the effort to transform a 175-year old industrial company into a data and digital company. In this role he is responsible for incubating internal startups, ecosystem development, and building new revenue streams for the company. Most recently, he was at Apple where he was the Senior Director of Finance for all of Apple R&D supporting the long-term hardware and silicon roadmap development. At Apple, he negotiated with the Shanghai government on a tax and economic incentive plan with a >$1B benefit to grow Apple's business in China.   For over a decade spanning his time with Apple and Intel, he held several roles in China, Malaysia, and the Philippines. Before starting in the tech world, Mike spent several years at a large Commercial Contracting and Property Development company as an estimator and Project Manager. He is an angel investor and hold several Board and advisor positions. He also invests in real estate and has built a portfolio of university student housing, as well as some international properties. Mike holds an MBA from Cornell University and a BA from the University of North Carolina. He speaks conversational Chinese and Italian.   In this episode, you'll learn: Is the construction industry prime for disruption? What will the future look like for the construction Tech sector? How is construction Tech and Real estate tech different or the same? What are some areas of the construction that can be semi-automated and automated? What about the advances in the materials used for construction?   We would like to give a special thanks to Sonja Markova who is the Executive Director at Band of Angels which since 1994, has invested in over 400 companies with 62 profitable M&A exits and 12 IPOs. Without her introduction to Michael this interview would not have been able to happen   Help us out! Help us reach new listeners by leaving us a rating and review! It takes less than 30 seconds and really helps our show grow, which allows us to bring on even better guests for you all! Thank you – we really appreciate it!    Website of Stanley Black and Decker Link to Band of Angels   CONNECT WITH SHAWN:   https://linktr.ee/ShawnflynnSV   Shawn Flynn's Twitter Account Shawn Flynn's LinkedIn Account Silicon Valley LinkedIn Group Account Shawn Flynn's Facebook Account Email Shawn@thesiliconvalleypodcast.com   .  

Why you have to check out today’s podcast:  What does factors like leadership and influence have to do in pricing  your product and service  Pricing lessons you need to know to understand your business better  Discover how to organize your pricing leadership function for your business success    Kevin Lemke is a commercial executive with a passion for fixing and creating businesses. Strong record of delivering revenue and margin upside. Career-to-date benefits generated are greater than $500M of additional margin – an average of .5% return on sales. His specialties include organizational Leadership, Innovation Strategy, Turnarounds & Business Transformation, Digital Marketing, B2B Sales, Pricing Strategy, Go-to-market Model Development, Value Proposition Development, Whitespace Identification, Organization structure development, and alignment.   In this episode, Kevin shares with us his expertise in setting up pricing in B2B and B2C businesses.    Bring your sales guys into the conversation and have them be part of making sure that we’ve got the price, the right pricing programs, and discipline. I think they need to be part of this. They benefit. We all benefit.” – Kevin Lemke     Get Accelerate Your Subscription Business: Your Blueprint to Packaging & Pricing for Growth Course at https://www.championsofvalue.com        Topics Covered:    01:08 – What does he do as VP of innovation   01:54 – How did his career in Pricing start  03:05 – How was it like learning the systems and processes already in place at the time he entered the aviation industry  05:20 – Thoughts about “pricing is the sales prevention team”  06:29 – Talking about Leadership in Pricing  07:16 – Describing his stint at Zilliant and where this company is focused at  08:53 – Leading a pricing initiative when he got back to Dell  10:15 – What does internal product management entail  11:01 – Lessons he learned in pricing that helps in understanding business  11:49 – The hard part of doing internal sales  13:27 – Hints on how to be doing internal sales  14:57 – What has contributed to his vast knowledge about pricing  17:37 – What happens when we focus on value  18:24 – What differentiates B2B pricing from B2C pricing  19:47 – One valuable pricing advice he has    Key Takeaways:    “To be successful, to do things right, it’s very much a team effort, you know, and you can imagine, especially in these large fields you’re at in the center of things. So, it’s bringing a team of sales, finance, marketing, operations folks together.” – Kevin Lemke    “To be successful, to do things right, it’s very much a team effort, and you can imagine, especially in these large fields, you’re at in the center of things. So, it’s bringing a team of sales, finance, marketing, operations folks together.” – Kevin Lemke       People/ Resources Mentioned  Stanley Black & Decker  Continental Airlines  American Airlines  Dell Computer  Zilliant  Chris Mitchell    Connect with Kevin Lemke:  LinkedIn  E:kevin.lemke@sbdinc.com     Connect with Mark Stiving   Email: mark@impactpricing.com   LinkedIn   Twitter   https://www.championsofvalue.com

This is an inspiring podcast episode that you don't want to miss! On this episode of the Made in America podcast, we've got Marty Guay, Vice President of Business Development at Stanley Black & Decker.   Marty talks about Stanley's vision of Hartford as a world epicenter of advanced manufacturing. Stanley's Manufactory 4.0 recently opened in Hartford is meant to be a hub of manufacturing technology innovation - Industry 4.0 - as well as the location of their Techstars startup accelerator.   Marty and Ari discuss the incredible manufacturing history in Hartford, coming together as a manufacturing community, and the goals Stanley has to help improve workforce development for all manufacturers in the area.   If you want to be inspired by the outlook of manufacturing in CT, definitely listen to/watch this episode!   Marty Guay: Stanley Black and Decker Marty's email: martin.guay@sbdinc.com Manufactory 4.0 website: https://www.stanleyblackanddecker.com/manufactory   Ari Santiago: Ari Santiago is the President/CEO of IT Direct Website: https://www.gettingyouconnected.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/itdtech/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/it-direct-llc Ari's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/asantiago104/   Podcast produced by Miceli Productions: https://miceliproductions.com/     #CTManufacturing #AdvancedManufacturing #StanleyBlackandDecker #metrohartford #MedicalDeviceManufacturing #AerospaceManufacturing #Manufacturing #customerdriveninnovation #problemsolving #MadeInCT #CTBusinesses #CTBusinessOwner #Leadership #GrowingTogether #LeanManufacturing #ITDirect #WorkforceDevelopment #podcast #ctcomeback

Advanced Manufacturing, Industry 4.0 and IIOT are forcing manufacturers to deploy new technologies to remain competitive. Stanley Black & Decker’s Manufactory 4.0 - a one-of-a-kind facility located in Hartford, CT, is changing the way they do business locally and around the world. Sudhi Bangalore, SB&D Global VP, shares his insights with Simsbury Bank's CEO, Martin Geitz.

Industry 4.0 technology is pushing manufacturers to disrupt—or be disrupted. Guests discuss the trends and technologies transforming the sector. Plus, the global head of IoT Services at Siemens outlines the key skills project professionals need to navigate organizational change. Jerid Hayward, PMP, automation and robotics project manager for Stanley Black & Decker in Hartford, Connecticut shares his thoughts on how project and program managers can keep their skills sharp as digital manufacturing evolves. Sanjoy Paul, chief digital officer for the manufacturing business unit at Wipro in Houston, Texas, USA, discusses what it takes to make cutting-edge manufacturing projects a success. Siddharth Verma, PMP, global head and VP of IoT Services at Siemens in San Francisco, California, USA talks how project leaders can develop the talent they need to manage digital transformation projects. We hope you’ve enjoyed our podcast series, Projectified™ with PMI. To join the conversation online, we ask you to use #Projectified and @PMInstitute. We also encourage you to subscribe and leave a rating on Apple Podcasts or Google Play Music by clicking on the links below. Thank you very much, and stay tuned as we release more episodes of Projectified™ with PMI. For an easy way to stay up-to-date on Projectified™ with PMI, subscribe to our podcast at: Apple Podcast, Google Play Music, SoundCloud, Stitcher, or PMI.org/podcast. Key Themes: [00:25] Manufacturing in the digital age [02:25] Tech breakthroughs reshaping the sector [05:07] Connected factories of the future [07:40] Getting more from big data and IoT [9:43] Industry 4.0 innovations [12:53] The manufacturing talent gap [16:50] In-demand skills for the future

Advanced Manufacturing is Alive and Well and Thriving in Connecticut. The latest Simsbury Bank Manufacturing Matters podcast spotlights how Stanley Black & Decker is leading the world with its brand of Manufacturing 4.0.

Tony Nicolaidas is the VP of Connected Systems at Stanley Black & Decker. We talk about construction sites, wireless mesh network systems, the future of connected tools, and how job sites are a whole new frontier at the edge. Check out http://dewalt.com for some of these products. Drop me an email: chris@chrisbrogan.com Show sponsor is Speare: http://cbrogan.me/speare , a really cool writing program!

Christine Yan says the growth in China must be experienced—not just “visited”—to be appreciated.  Trained as a mechanical engineer with an MBA, she runs the Asian business for Stanley Black & Decker, a Western-based multi-national Fortune 500 company that sells nuts, bolts, tools and all that goes with them (in fact. Christine holds patents on tools she developed for the company years ago).   She’s got myriad examples of Chinese innovation that go beyond Western aspirations, much of it is driven by the strongly held belief by many Chinese that everyone can get rich by working hard and being willing to fail. Despite a slowdown in the economy, Christine says it is full steam ahead.  Possible monkey wrench in this rosy picture? Uncertainty, and its chilling effect on the global economy.  On this podcast you’ll hear how a Western business leader headquartered in Shanghai weights the challenges and opportunities.

Hello Metalworking Nation! We are thrilled and excited to be back on this brand new year as we get back into the swing of it. On this episode of MakingChips, we’ll equip and inspire you with the skills to bring your partnerships closer together when dealing with OEM’s. Jim shares some takeaways from the DMDII’s “Smart Manufacturing” round table discussion. We’ll be talking about what steps you can take to help your business thrive; including integrating your supply chain, networking, and collaborating with clients. In manufacturing news, we’ll discuss Stanley Black & Decker’s decision to move manufacturing back to the U.S. after Trump's 'border tax’ threat. Episode Structure:[01:15] - Alro Steel [03:20] - Manufacturing News [07:18] - "Thrive or Die" [09:35] - Panel Discussion [11:00] - Client Collaboration and Cost Cutting [14:46] - Innovative Process Development [17:12] - Navigate Market Fluctuation [19:10] - Networking [21:00] - Business Succession [24:43] - Working Smart & Hard [26:35] - Establishing Core Values [29:00] - We Want To Hear From You Mentioned in this Episode:Alro Steel | American Metal SupplierManufacturing NewsDMDII: Digital Manufacturing And Design Innovation InstituteMC008: Grow or Die We Want to Hear From You, The Metalworking Nation:• jim@makingchips.com • jason@makingchips.com • ryan@makingchips.com Telephone: (312) 725-0245

We both had wonderful holidays, hope you did, too. Packers are kicking butt. Go Pack Go! It's inevitable Trump will be Prez, go figure. Fact or Crap: One right and one wrong for both of us this week. Mail Bag: One from Sam: Sears sells Craftsman brand to Stanley Black & Decker. Two from Char: 1) Arrowhead Stadium flyover. 2) Blondes year in review. One from Joe: JonBenet Ramsey's brother to sue CBS. A Jeffrey Dahmer tangent.   The Rest of the Show: 1) Sisters miss dying father's last moments after getting kicked off Allegiant flight. 2) California man to fight DUI charge after test results only show traces of caffeine. 3) No US carrier at sea leaves gap in Middle East. 4) Showdown looms between Trump administration, sanctuary cities.

Holiday results for Macy’s and Kohl’s could hardly have been worse.  Stanley Black & Decker buys the Craftsman tool business from Sears for a song.  Analyst Aaron Bush discusses these stories, the challenge of injecting your own experience into your investing, and Internet-connected toasters.

Courtney B. Spaeth is Chief Executive Officer of Growth, a consultancy that works with nonprofits and businesses to create plans for sustainable and measurable growth. Today's conversation is packed with valuable ideas you can take back to your own office ranging from company culture to hiring. Business development is "a lot like dating," and needs to be approached thoughtfully. Starting her career in Fortune 100 companies, Ms Spaeth brings an different approach to the nonprofit worth and her insights are invaluable.  Courtney B. Spaeth, founder and CEO of growth.[period], is a recognized expert in public and private business development, corporate growth, and mergers and acquisition support, as well as a sought after speaker on a broad range of business and leadership issues. Through her leadership, growth.[period] has cultivated a proven track record of success helping companies, including Fortune 100 firms, in both the Federal and commercial sectors achieve smart growth. The most important issue for companies in today’s challenging business environment is intelligent expansion, with CEO’s vying for that special edge that will help them achieve and sustain growth; growth.[period] is the professional expert and the partner that helps companies realize that success, and has served a broad range of clients, including Lockheed Martin, Verizon, Genesys, Stanley Black & Decker, and Nemacolin Woodlands Resort, since its inception in 2007.

Joining me for episode #227 are Ruthie Davis and Stephen Cook, talking about the book that they edited, Do the Right Thing: Real Life Stories of Leaders Facing Tough Choices. While this episode isn't focused on Lean, per se, I think you'll enjoy the discussion and I highly recommend the book, which highlights the role of ethics and integrity in leadership... hence "doing the right thing" and being a great leader who others chose to follow. The book is inspired by the life and lessons of Don Davis, who served as CEO of Stanley Works (now Stanley Black & Decker) from 1966 to 1988. After retiring as CEO, Don volunteered to teach a leadership seminar for the MIT Leaders for Global Operations program, which I was fortunate to take as a student there. Ruthie is Don's daughter and Steve was a student of Don's at MIT, so they combined their efforts to publish a compilation of compelling stories from Don's students about real life leadership challenges that they faced and how Don's "leadership mantras" helped them in those times. Ruthie Davis is an entrepreneur and designer, the founder and CEO of the high-fashion Ruthie Davis shoes. Stephen Cook is currently a co-founder and Executive Managing Director of the private equity firm, LFM Capital. For a link to this episode, refer people to www.leanblog.org/227. Podcasts are sponsored by KaiNexus and their software that helps spread continuous improvement -- Learn more at http://www.KaiNexus.com