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Supply Chain Now Radio Episode 63

April 1, 2019 by angishields

Supply Chain Now

Supply Chain Now Radio Episode 63

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Supply Chain Now Radio, Episode 63
“Market Disruption, Data Analytics and Change Management”
Live broadcast from Velocity 2019
Learn more here: https://velocity-conference.com/

Mark Balte serves as Executive Vice President of Research and Development at Logility. Mr. Balte is responsible for all product development and technology strategies for the Logility Voyager Solutions™ suite. His leadership and creativity are crucial to driving innovation in Logility’s cloud strategy, product architecture, advanced analytics, and mobility. Mr. Balte has more than 30 years of experience in development, implementation and support of supply chain software solutions.

Prior to leading the research and development organization, Mr. Balte helped customers configure and deploy Logility Voyager Solutions. Mr. Balte holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics from The University of the South (Sewanee) and a Master of Science degree in Operations Research from the Georgia Institute of Technology. He is a frequent guest lecturer for the supply chain management graduate program at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Connect with Mark Balte on LinkedIn, follow Logility on Twitter and learn more about the company here: https://www.logility.com/

Mark Burstein serves as President of NGC, where he leads all of the company’s sales, marketing and research and development operations. Mark joined NGC in 2002 and has served in numerous executive sales and marketing positions, including Vice President of PLM and Global Sourcing Solutions. Mark has many years of experience working with design and sourcing professionals at major U.S. retailers on the production of private-label apparel. Prior to joining NGC, Mark was president of Caribbean Apparel Associates (CAA), overseeing all operations for a clothing manufacturer with factories in Colombia and Mexico.

Mark was also executive vice-president of sales for Miami-based PIBA Industries, a vertical manufacturer of intimate apparel and sportswear. Mark began his career as a systems analyst for Accenture. Mark is active in industry organizations including the National Retail Federation (NRF), the American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA), and the American Apparel Producers Network (AAPN). He earned a MBA from Emory University and a Bachelor’s degree in Finance from the University of Florida. Connect with Mark Burstein on LinkedIn, follow NGC on Twitter and learn more about the company here: https://www.ngcsoftware.com/

Glenn Pascrell is the Senior Vice President of Merchandise Planning and Market Analytics at CITIZEN WATCH AMERICA. He is responsible for merchandise planning, inventory management, purchasing, and product pricing for the US market. Competitive market research and analytics is his newest area of responsibility.

Glenn has been with CITIZEN WATCH AMERICA since 2005. Prior to CITIZEN, Glenn contributed in key merchandising and planning positions with Pfizer, VF Corporation and Cambridge Information Group. Celebrating 100 years, CITIZEN, a pioneer in watchmaking and innovative technology, promotes excellence and creativity with a deep-rooted respect for craftsmanship.

For over 40 years, CITIZEN’s Eco-Drive technology has served as the prime example of how the brand is dedicated to making the world and its environment a better place. CITIZEN WATCH AMERICA is a subsidiary of CITIZEN WATCH GROUP, encompassing four major brands: the eponymous CITIZEN brand, the number one mid-market watch Brand in America; Bulova, Frederique Constant, and Alpina; and four major markets: US, UK, Canada and Mexico. Connect with Glenn Pascrell on LinkedIn and learn more about Citizen Watch America here: https://www.citizenwatch.com/

Scott W. Luton is the founder of Supply Chain Now Radio and also serves as Managing Partner for TalentStream. He has worked extensively in the end-to-end Supply Chain industry for more than 15 years, appearing in publications such as The Wall Street Journal, Dice and Quality Progress Magazine.

Scott currently serves as Executive Vice President of APICS Atlanta, was recently named a 2019 Pro to Know in Supply Chain by Supply & Demand Executive. He served on the 2018 Georgia Logistics Summit Executive Committee and currently serves as Chair of the 2019 Atlanta Supply Chain Awards Planning Committee. He is a certified Lean Six Sigma Green Belt and holds the APICS Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP) credential.

As a Veteran of the United States Air Force, Scott also volunteers on the Business Pillar for VETLANTA, and maintains active membership in the Georgia Manufacturing Alliance & CSCMP Atlanta Roundtable. Connect with Scott Luton on LinkedIn and follow him on Twitter at @ScottWLuton. Learn more about TalentStream, a leading recruiting & staffing firm that helps companies find top talent in the Engineering, Manufacturing and Supply Chain space, by visiting their website here: www.talentstreamstaffing.com

Upcoming Events & Resources Mentioned in this Episode
APICS Atlanta CSCP and CLTD Boot Camps at Georgia Tech: click here
eCommerce Operations Summit: https://www.operationssummit.com/
MRO Americas: https://mroamericas.aviationweek.com/en/home.html
Velocity 2019 Conference: https://velocity-conference.com/
AME Atlanta 2019 Lean Summit: https://www.ame.org/ame-atlanta-2019-lean-summit
EFT 3PL & Supply Chain Summit: click here
Gartner Supply Chain Leadership Conference in Phoenix: https://www.gartner.com/en/conferences/na/supply-chain-us

Supply Chain Now Radio Episode 62

April 1, 2019 by angishields

Supply Chain Now

Supply Chain Now Radio Episode 62

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Supply Chain Now Radio, Episode 62
“Not Your Father’s Supply Chain: Speed & Agility, Digital Twins & Augmented Intelligence”
Live broadcast from Velocity 2019
Learn more here: https://velocity-conference.com/

Sean Willems is the Haslam Chair in Supply Chain Analytics at the University of Tennessee (Knoxville). He has been a visiting professor of operations management at the MIT Sloan School of Management since 2016. His work has led to finalist selections for the 2003, 2010, and 2017 Franz Edelman Award for Achievement in Operations Research and the Management Sciences. Sean has been a finalist in 2006, 2008 and 2012 for the Daniel H. Wagner Prize for Excellence in Operations Research Practice. His work on inventory placement under non-stationary demand won the Wagner Prize in 2008.

Willems is the department editor of the practice section of the journal Production and Operations Management and he is the deputy editor of Interfaces. He received his bachelor’s degree in decision sciences from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School and his master’s in operations research and doctorate in operations management from the MIT Sloan School of Management. Connect with Sean Willems on LinkedIn and learn more about the University of Tennessee here: https://haslam.utk.edu/experts/sean-willems

Bill Harrison serves as President of Demand Solutions. Mr. Harrison is responsible for the company’s corporate strategy and direction as well as its operations including development, sales, marketing, services, customer programs, alliances and channels. His career in supply chain operations began over 25 years ago on the loading dock of a TrueValue warehouse.

Mr. Harrison spent over 17 years with True Value Company where he held a number of management positions and personally designed and implemented a market-leading Replenishment Optimization System. He also served as Chief Operating Officer of Atrion/ClearCross, a global trading software corporation where he was instrumental in redefining the company’s product strategy, increasing sales, rationalizing costs and driving profitability. He came to Demand Solutions in 2006 after holding leadership positions at Manugistics and American Software.

Since Harrison’s arrival at Demand Solutions, the company has delivered significant market share gains, revenue growth and customer satisfaction improvements. Harrison graduated from The University of Missouri. Connect with Bill Harrison on LinkedIn and learn more about Demand Solutions here: https://www.demandsolutions.com/

PJ Jakovljevic serves as Principal Industry Analyst for Technology Evaluation Centers (TEC). He is an internationally recognized enterprise applications market guru with extensive knowledge of leading enterprise software vendors, products, competitive intelligence, and market trends.

Jakovljevic has nearly 20 years of system selections, implementations, and industrial manufacturing experience, with familiarity with broad aspects of business management (product development, supply chain operations, sales, marketing). He is an excellent communicator and team leader with exceptional analytical and critical abilities. Connect with PJ Jakovljevic on LinkedIn and learn more about TEC here: https://www3.technologyevaluation.com/

Supply Chain Now Radio Episode 61

April 1, 2019 by angishields

Supply Chain Now

Supply Chain Now Radio Episode 61

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Supply Chain Now Radio, Episode 61
“The Supply Chain Revolution: Leadership, Technology, Opportunity”
Live broadcast from Velocity 2019
Learn more here: https://velocity-conference.com/

Kyle Garcia serves as Demand Planning Manager for Lacrosse Footwear. He has over 9 years of experience in S&OP related management roles and has come to love the drive for continuous process improvement.

Kyle has spent many years of living overseas and managing accounts/distributors in Europe. Kyle also currently serves on the Board for APICS Portland, an organization dedicated to Supply Chain Management that is part of the ASCM community. Connect with Kyle Garcia on LinkedIn and learn more about Lacrosse Footwear here: https://www.lacrossefootwear.com/

Ann Grackin is CEO of ChainLink Research. For more than two decades, Ann Grackin has been on the frontlines of the Supply Chain Management technology and eCommerce frontier, leading global strategy and technology implementations in the high technology, semiconductor, automotive, textile, and apparel industries.

Ms. Grackin has served in many capacities in this dynamic environment and worked on global supply chains strategies for some of the leading Fortune 500 firms, with assignments in Asia and Europe and the North America.

As a partner and cofounder of ChainLink Research, Ms. Grackin is responsible for leading the firm’s Supply Chain strategy. She comes to this position with a parallax view from seeing all angles of the supply chain problem-as an end-user implementer in a global fortune 100 firm, a technologist, a global consultant, an executive in a Supply Chain software firm, a columnist in the leading Supply Chain magazines, and one of the leading analysts in Supply Chain! Before coming to ChainLink Research, Ms. Grackin served as the Vice President of Supply Chain Strategy at AMR Research.

Prior to ChainLink, Ms. Grackin was vice president of sales and marketing at Verilytics. She led sales and product management to meet the needs of clients in financial services and supply chain operations. Before joining Verilytics, Ms. Grackin served as executive vice president at Avicon, a Massachusetts based strategy and IT consulting firm. She co-founded the firm to help companies Web-enable their supply chains. Previously, Ms. Grackin was a Foundation Partner at Benchmarking Partners and led the Supply Chain practice. She worked with the leading technology providers to help create product and industry strategies for their Supply Chain products as well as leading end-user firms, creating supply chain technology visions.

At Digital Equipment Corporation, Ms. Grackin led information technology organizations and projects throughout the world in Supply Chain, Logistics and Manufacturing including the first global implementation of i2 Technologies advanced planning software, as well as some of the leading packages in use today. Ann Grackin, a popular speaker and respected writer on supply chain management best practices and technology, is a graduate of the Harvard School of Executive Management and the Sloan School of Strategic Planning. Learn more about ChainLink Research here: http://www.chainlinkresearch.com/home/

Mike Griswold is a Research VP in Gartner’s Consumer Value Chain team, focusing on the retail supply chain. He is responsible for assisting supply leaders in understanding and implementing demand-driven supply chain principles that improve the performance of their supply chain.

Mr. Griswold joined Gartner through the company’s acquisition of AMR. Previous roles include helping line-of-business users align corporate strategy with their supply chain process and technology initiatives.

One recent study published by a team of Gartner analysts, including Mike Griswold is Retail Supply Chain Outlook 2019: Elevating the Consumer’s Shopping Experience. Mr. Griswold holds a BS in Business Management from Canisius College and an MBA from the Whittemore School of Business & Economics at the University of New Hampshire. Connect with Mike Griswold on LinkedIn and learn more about Gartner here: www.gartner.com

Learning Insights Radio: Dr. Ruth Gotian with Weill Cornell Medicine

April 1, 2019 by angishields

Learning Insights

Learning Insights Radio: Dr. Ruth Gotian with Weill Cornell Medicine

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Dr. Ruth Gotian is the inaugural Assistant Dean of Mentoring and Executive Director of the newly launched Mentoring Academy at Weill Cornell Medicine. In addition, she is the Chief Learning Officer in Anesthesiology and Assistant Professor of Education in Anesthesiology. She has taken on these new roles after nearly 22 years (and two perfect scores on NIH training grants) of running the Tri-Institutional MD-PhD Program, a partnership between Weill Cornell, Rockefeller University and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.

Dr. Gotian is an alumna of Teachers College Columbia University where she studied Adult Learning and Leadership. She pursued her doctorate while working full time and raising her family. She received her B.S. and M.S. in Business Management from the University at Stony Brook in New York as well as certificates in Executive Leadership and Managing for Execution from Cornell University. She publishes in both medical education and adult learning journals on topics ranging from diversity and inclusion in academic medicine to virtual mentoring. She is currently co-editing a book on medical education titled Development and Impact of Training Programs and Systems in Medical Education.

As one of the few people in the country who studies adult learning within academic medicine, Dr. Gotian has given many talks at such places as the NIH, AAMC and UNCF. Dr. Gotian’s research explores how successful people learn.

Connect with Dr. Gotian on LinkedIn.

Andrew Leba with Fanaticus, Lynn Perry with Haste and Andrew McConnell with Rented

April 1, 2019 by angishields

Atlanta Business Radio

Andrew Leba with Fanaticus, Lynn Perry with Haste and Andrew McConnell with Rented

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Andrew Q. Leba is a co-founder of Fanaticus, Inc., a VR, XR, e-sports start-up based in Atlanta, Georgia. Fanaticus, Inc. encourages people to “Dream with Your Eyes Open” and seeks to unite great story-telling with VR.

By day, Andrew is an intellectual property attorney, where he works with innovative companies to protect their ideas and defend against copy-cats. He manages all facets of intellectual property for his clients, enforcing patents, conducting freedom-to-operate analyses, managing trademark portfolios, handling patent licensing issues, and drafting and negotiating intellectual property transfers and assignments.

Outside of work, Andrew represents unaccompanied immigrant children in asylum proceedings stays active in civic life. He is currently President of the Vietnamese American Bar Association Georgia, Board Member of the Georgia Asian Pacific American Bar Association, Co-Chair of the National Conference of Vietnamese American Attorneys, and an alumnus of Lead Atlanta 2019.

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Lynn Perry joined gaming network company Haste, as CEO in May 2018. Prior to Haste, she held sales, marketing and service leadership roles for Sage Software, marketing automation company Salesfusion, and Cloud Sherpas, which was acquired by Accenture in 2015.

An Atlanta native, Lynn is a graduate of The University of Georgia and has a Masters degree from Georgia Tech.

Connect with Lynn on LinkedIn and follow Haste on Facebook and Twitter.

Andrew McConnell is the Founder and CEO of Rented.com, the largest marketplace in the world helping property owners find the right property manager. With an expansive network and the ability to guarantee rental income, Rented.com facilitates a relaxed short-term rental experience for second home owners while simultaneously helping property managers grow and scale more easily.

Andrew holds degrees from Harvard College, Harvard Law School, and Cambridge University, and has worked with some of the world’s largest public and private entities as a management consultant at McKinsey & Co., and as a Director, Solutions Design at Axiom Global, Inc. In addition to speaking and writing about vacation rentals and the sharing economy, Andrew also contributes more general business insights and advice to publications like Inc.com, Forbes, and Huffington Post.

Connect with Andrew on LinkedIn, and follow Rented.com on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.

About Your Host

Joey Kline is a Vice President at JLL, specializing in office brokerage and tenant representation. As an Atlanta native, he has a deep passion for promoting the economic growth and continued competitiveness of communities in and around Atlanta, as well as the Southeast as a whole. He has completed transactions in every major submarket of metro Atlanta, and works primarily with start-ups, advertising/marketing agencies, and publicly-traded companies. With a healthy mix of tenacious drive and analytical insights, Joey is a skilled negotiator who advises clients on a myriad of complex real estate matters.

With a strategy and business development background, Joey is first and foremost a pragmatic advisor to his clients. Most recently, he was the Director of Business Development for American Fueling Systems, an Atlanta-based alternative energy company. While at JLL, he has become a member of the Million Dollar Club, and has built a reputation as an expert on the intersection of transit-accessibility and urban real estate. With intimate involvement in site selection and planning/zoning concerns, Joey approaches real estate from the perspective of the end user, and thus possesses a unique lens through which to serve his clients.

Joey holds a Master of Business Administration from Emory University, and a Bachelor of Arts from Washington University in St. Louis. He is a founder, board member, and the treasurer of Advance Atlanta, and also sits on the Selection Committee for the Association for Corporate Growth’s Fast 40 event. In addition, he is a member of CoreNet and the Urban Land Institute. Finally, he is part of LEAD Atlanta’s Class of 2019.

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Pensacola Business Radio: Guests-Prima Creel/Take 5, Devin Beverage/Dev Bev and Vera Anderson/Global Elements Consulting

March 29, 2019 by angishields

Pensacola Business Radio

Pensacola Business Radio: Guests-Prima Creel/Take 5, Devin Beverage/Dev Bev and Vera Anderson/Global Elements Consulting

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Prima Creel/Take 5
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COACH the COACH Keynote Speaker and Futurist Dr. Josh Luke

March 29, 2019 by angishields

Coach The Coach

COACH the COACH Keynote Speaker and Futurist Dr. Josh Luke

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Adjunct Faculty in USC’s Sol Price School of Public Policy, Dr. Josh Luke was a longtime hospital CEO in Southern California before becoming a three time Amazon #1 Best-selling author, award winning futurist and the first healthcare expert to be named to Forbes Speakers in 2019.

While he is known for his humor and storytelling from the stage, entertaining audiences of all types, Dr. Luke provides a free copy of any of his three Amazon best-selling books to all audience members so they leave with three simple tips to save their family and your business thousands annually by eliminating wasteful healthcare spending. Hire him to speak for your event today!

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How To Minimize The Impact Of Divorce On Your Children

March 29, 2019 by angishields

Atlanta Business Radio

How To Minimize The Impact Of Divorce On Your Children

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Junko’s Health, Wealth, and Happiness Hour is brought to you by Fujiyama Wealth Management.

Alyson Lembeck joined Ellis Funk as a shareholder in 2013. She began her law career practicing primarily family law in 2002 and has focused exclusively on family law matters since 2005. Alyson handles family law cases focused in the Metropolitan Atlanta Area (Fulton, Cobb, Gwinnett, and DeKalb County), and also in other areas of Georgia including Forsyth, Paulding, Hall, Douglas, Fayette and Cherokee County.

Alyson specializes in all areas of family law including divorce, child custody, child support, alimony, spousal support, equitable division of assets and liabilities, modification, marital agreements including prenuptial and postnuptial agreements, paternity actions, separation agreements, family violence actions, mediation and arbitration. Alyson also serves as a Court appointed Guardian Ad Litem in custody matters. Alyson is a Registered Mediator with the Georgia Office of Dispute Resolution in the areas of Family Law and Domestic Violence and serves as a mediator to help resolve family law cases.

Alyson is active in legal issues surrounding assisted reproductive technologies (ART), is a member of the American Society of Reproductive Medicine, and serves on the board of directors for the Jewish Fertility Foundation.

Alyson is certified in Collaborative Law. She also has served on the Visions Anew Advisory Board and is an active member at Congregation Ariel. Alyson has been a frequent speaker at family law seminars and has authored numerous articles on family law topics. Alyson is a member of the Charles L. Weltner Family Law Inn of Court, and has been named to ”Georgia Super Lawyers Rising Stars“ from 2010 until the present.

Alyson is currently serving on the Atlanta Scholars Kollel Board and previously served as the secretary for the Family Law Section of the Cobb County Bar.

Marsha Schechtman, LCSW is a clinical social worker who has a private practice in Roswell, Ga. Marsha’s practice focuses on families as they consider divorce or are going through the divorce process. Marsha is a Collaborative Divorce Coach and Child Specialist, is a Co-Parenting Specialist, Parent Coordinator and Mediator.

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COACH the COACH Terry Ogburn with Ogburn’s Business Solutions

March 28, 2019 by angishields

Coach The Coach

COACH the COACH Terry Ogburn with Ogburn's Business Solutions

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Terry Ogburn is the renowned owner and Lead Business Coach of Ogburn’s Business Solutions. His proprietary coaching system and personal devotion to the development of others has contributed to the success of hundreds of small to large business ventures.

Terry began his business career in 1979 when he invested his last $118.42 to start an air conditioning service business. At that time, he had no car or truck, but he did have the knowledge and ability to build relationships. By 1983, he was a top 5 nominee for Small Businessman of the Year.

In 1984, he won the award for “Outstanding Young Businessman of the Year” for the State of Florida.

In 1985 successful in his business and recognized as a leader in the business community, he began to mentor other small business owners. In 1989 he developed his own business success program based on his experience and the teachings of his favorite business books.

His program was so successful that in 1992 Terry was asked to join UniGlobe Active Travel as a Director of Operations to boost individual store performance. Within months, he took the store to a $2.5 million Dollar Travel Agency. He then took the program national to improve performance organization wide. In 1994 he became a founding team member of EXA Travel International and took on the role of Director of Training & Development and within two years the company grew to 11 regional offices, with over 2000 franchisees and went public in late 1996.

Connect with Terry on LinkedIn and Facebook.