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Is Robin Hood the Answer?
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The merits of capitalism vs socialism are been discussed in our public discourse. Why are we talking about this now? What problem are we trying to solve? On today’s show, I examine approaches to fairness in our business life.
Melissa Smith with The PVA and Vicki Hamilton with VWH Consulting
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Melissa Smith is the CEO and Founder of The PVA, a firm that matches clients with the right virtual assistants, and the Association of Virtual Assistants.
She is also the best-selling author of two books, Hire The Right Virtual Assistant and Become a Successful Virtual Assistant which will be an integral part of the College of Western Idaho Administrative Specialist Program curriculum in 2019. Melissa also mentors for Remote-how Academy, the first global, online education and individual certification program.
Drawing from her experience while working on five different continents and numerous time zones, Melissa truly understands the challenges of running a virtual business and uses her knowledge to serve clients all over the world. She knows first hand how and where to get the best work done and she passes her insight on to her clients so that they can too create the life and business they love.
Connect with Melissa on LinkedIn and Facebook, and follow the AVA on LinkedIn and Facebook.
Vicki Wright Hamilton is an Author, Speaker, IT and Change Management Strategist. An accomplished leader with over 25 years’ of experience in highly-matrixed organizations, Vicki Wright-Hamilton is an internationally renowned technology executive, strategic and multidisciplinary change agent, author and visionary for operational excellence.
Vicki currently serves as CEO of VWH Consulting. As a consultant to the world’s most exclusive brands, Vicki is adept in partnering with executive leadership to provide strategy and coaching while developing a broad range of organizational improvements around any change.
In an effort to expand her reach and help even more people, Vicki recently published Game Face: Corporate Success Strategies of a Trailblazing Tech Warrior. Game Face gives readers a peek into her personal and professional life.
Vicki shares strategies for creating a winning personal and professional life. While allowing readers to follow her story as she navigates being an executive, wife and mother, a minority woman in a male-dominated industry. Mrs. Hamilton also offers executive & individual coaching where she guides her clients through the process of building their very own personal and professional life strategies.
Vicki is the former President of Women in Technology and currently serves on the organization’s Advisory Board. Mrs. Hamilton also serves on the Board of Growing Leaders.
Vicki is the mother of two adult sons Arthur (Angelica) and Brandon and a proud grandmother (Glamma ViVi). Vicki and her husband Harold reside in Roswell, GA.
ATDC RADIO: Will Allred with Sorter, Lynn Perry with Haste and Jason Perez with yardz
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Will Allred is the chief operating officer and co-founder at Sorter, a data science-driven neuromarketing platform for digital teams. Sorter uses personality and decision making science to understand the psychology of a digital audience and recommends marketing actions to be more subconsciously resonate at scale.
After helping Sorter win TechStars Startup Weekend last year, Will joined Sorter with a deep understanding of the marketing technology landscape and with a track record of building and executing scalable go-to-market strategies.
Will has helped non-profits, startups, and Fortune 500 companies optimize and modernize their marketing to build better and more aligned customer experiences.
Connect with Will on LinkedIn and Twitter and follow Sorter on Instagram.
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 Twitter, and follow Haste on Facebook.
Jason Perez comes from a pedigree of construction and entrepreneurship. His last firm was an international project management and consulting firm that had great success in the mission critical world. He has sat on several boards and has been a trusted adviser for a widespread of companies. As CEO of yardz he brings a high business aptitude mixed with a passion driven culture.
Pensacola Business Radio: Beach Cruiser Auctions Vehicle Consulting & Brokering Company
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Becker Mohanco
Our company is an approved Florida Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles vendor. Our organization strives for excellence!
Do you have a classic or exotic vehicle? Don’t sell yourself short by listing your vehicle with an asking price or trading it into a dealership. With over 15 years of marketing experience, we work with a variety of online auction vendors who will auction your vehicle to buyers around the world. If you’ve gone through a divorce, come into an inheritance, have been court ordered to sell or are just ready to liquidate assets, trust a reputable company to get you the most cash for your property.
Florida License AB3698
https://www.beachcruiserauctions.com
Pensacola Business Radio: Entrepreneurship & Innovation Council Series with the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Group (EEG)
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(From Left) Wes Hudgens/Gulf Power
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Kelly Reeser/ Tech Farms
David Musselwhite/ Social Desk
Pamela Kidwell / Director at Gulf Coast State College – Corporate College
Andrea Wesser-Brawner /Entrepreneur & Innovation Serving Best Practices Curator
Entrepreneurship & Innovation Council Series with the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Group (EEG)
Northwest Florida Forward is a strategic initiative that will drive economic vitality and growth for the region.
It will take all of us — business, government, educational and community leaders — working together throughout the region to make this a reality.
Engage with us. Join a Northwest Florida Forward Council and help make an impact on the region.
Entrepreneurship and Innovation Strategies
- Develop the region’s entrepreneurial hubs and connect them with industry clusters, assets, services, networks, facilities, tools, and expertise.
- Establish commercialization tools and programs connected to the region’s national security research and technology assets.
- Increase access to capital for Northwest Florida entrepreneurs and develop a formal mechanism to access funds.
- Encourage local entrepreneurs and innovators to tap into federal funding in the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) grants.
- Promote rural entrepreneurship.
- Market regional entrepreneurial success stories.
- Support entrepreneurial programs and curriculum in the K-20 continuum to foster a culture of innovation and cultivate an entrepreneurial spirit in the region.
Supply Chain Now Radio Episode 60
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Supply Chain Now Radio, Episode 60
“Blockchain, Big Data, and Big Change”
Live broadcast from the offices of Blocnets in Alpharetta, GA
Learn more here: https://blocnets.com/
Jeffrey Harvey serves as Chief Operating Officer for SAP’s Intelligent Enterprise Solutions & Industries organizations. In this role, Jeff oversees the business globally, including business strategy, product management, business development, marketing, sales, channels, customer experience, renewals and field enablement. Jeff has over 30 years of progressive experience in the technology arena, including sales management, implementation strategy and delivery, as well as regional, national and global management roles.
Prior to his current position, Jeff served as the President of Strategic Industries for SAP North America. In this role, he was responsible for the overall business strategy and execution for SAP’s key industries including financial services, retail, and regulated industries, which encompassed utilities, federal government, state and local government, higher education and healthcare. In his prior position as Managing Director of the South region for SAP U.S., Jeff guided the market unit to become the top performer in the Americas in 2013.
Since joining SAP in 2002, Jeff has held a series of executive leadership roles including Senior Vice President (SVP) of the Central region for SAP North America, SVP and Chief Customer Officer for North America, as well as SVP and General Manager for both the Midwest and Southeast regions of the U.S. Within these posts, Jeff built SAP’s market position by developing and executing sound go-to-market strategies and placing a high priority on customer success and satisfaction.
As SVP of Emerging Industries globally, Jeff established the industry portfolio strategies for SAP’s financial services, health sciences, and public services practices, and drove go-to-market execution to help achieve market-share growth and customer success objectives. Prior to joining SAP, Jeff served as general manager of the national consulting practice for Systems & Computer Technology Corporation (later acquired by SunGard). He has also served in leadership positions with Accenture and was Chief Information Officer for Sandberg & Sikorski Corporation.
Jeff holds a bachelor’s degree in operations management and information systems from Northern Illinois University. Jeff served eight years on the board of TechBridge, an Atlanta-based nonprofit that helps other nonprofits leverage technology to better serve the community, and currently serves as the National Co-Chair for Els for Autism at SAP. Connect with Jeff Harvey on LinkedIn and learn more about SAP Leonardo here: https://www.sap.com/products/leonardo.html
Robert “Bob” Betts is CEO and Co-Founder of Blocnets, which enables extended Supply Chain networks to leverage Distributed Ledger Technologies to improve overall supply chain agility, nearly eliminate counterfeit parts, enable intelligent contracts between Supply Chain network companies, and enable all companies in the extended Supply Chain network to economically participate and realize value in participating.
Previously, Bob founded and served as CEO for MainStreet Applications. The company significantly improved the financial results of companies, driven by operating improvements in extended Supply Chains. The improvements focused on aligning total Supply Chain throughput, with overall customer demand, and specific customer demand patterns. The insights to drive the alignment were generated by applying Big Data Analytics to Supply Chain Networks operations. Connect with Bob Betts on LinkedIn and learn more about Blocnets here: https://blocnets.com/
Ashley Liebke is the CEO of Vision Media Group, LLC, Co-Host of Supply Chain Now Radio’s #TechConnect series, a Wine consultant with Scout & Cellar, and Co-Founder/Chief Editor and YouTube Creator with her Epic-Taste lifestyle blog. She was formerly the Vice-President of Marketing for Deposco, a provider of Supply Chain Software solutions for Coca Cola, Chickfila and hundreds of other shippers, ditributors and 3PLS.
Ashley is a 12 year veteran of UPS, where she mastered the retail technology arena and implemented a new Retail Partner Marketing program. She frequently consulted with company Presidents and Enterprise retailers such as Macy’s, QVC, Cabela’s. Ashley managed UPS and ComScore’s multi-year, global research project, the UPS Pulse of Online Shopper Studies, to inform retailers and industry of consumer preferences and suggest necessary supply chain solutions to better meet their needs. As a long-time member of UPS’s Customer Technology Marketing group, Ashley launched global software upgrades for millions of shippers in multiple languages, managed complex address validation and shipping Web Services and APIs, and managed Strategic Alliances with Amazon, Google, Manhattan Associates, Ozlink now part of Descartes Systems Group.
Ashley, aka @thevisionchic, has spoken at numerous events, webinars and is a blogger on her own Food & Lifestyle Blog Epic-Taste. Passionate about fashion and food logistics, Ashley and her firm are helping brands, restaurants, organizations and technology companies to optimize their brand and leverage the latest technology for automation of their marketing and logistics. Ashley lives in Peachtree Corners, GA with her daughter and son and enjoys eating while photographing food, yoga and fitness. Connect with Ashley Liebke on LinkedIn and learn more about Epic Taste here: http://www.epic-taste.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
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
SAP partners with Bumble Bee Seafoods: https://youtu.be/-bq8fp7_I4k?t=1
From Vine to Table: Blockchain Enters the Food Chain: click here
The March 18th Supply Chain Buzz: https://conta.cc/2JtX52M
Georgia Manufacturing Alliance: https://www.georgiamanufacturingalliance.com/
ATDC RADIO: Arjun Devarajan with Toucan AI and Kell Canty with Verady
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Arjun Devarajan is the CEO and Co-founder of Toucan AI. His background is in computer science and physics from Duke, and he previously worked on an ag-tech company called Farmshots that was acquired in early 2018.
Connect with Arjun on LinkedIn.
Kell Canty has over 25 years of experience in technology development and building companies that capitalize on identity, audit, and payments utilizing advanced technology. Kell is Co-founder of Verady, a blockchain asset accounting and audit technology company, and leads its product direction and business development efforts.
Previously in the Blockchain space, Kell started Coinpliance in 2013 as one of the first ventures to advance regulatory innovation in Bitcoin particularly in the areas of KYC and AML. He has co-founded multiple Fintech startups including a market leading real-time identity, credit, and risk assessment company that was acquired by HNC Software Inc. which then merged into Fair Isaac Corporation(FICO.)
Kell holds a BS in Computer Science from the Georgia Institute of Technology and lives in Atlanta, Georgia. He is a licensed pilot, advanced scuba diver, and volunteers locally.
Connect with Kell on LinkedIn and follow Verady on LinkedIn and Twitter.
