North Fulton Business Radio, Episode 731)
On this episode of North Fulton Business Radio, John Ray welcomed Melanie Cook from Veritas Management Group and Jeremy Sizemore from ASAP Talent Services. The discussion highlighted the recent merger of the two companies and how they are working towards creating a more diverse, geographically dispersed client base. Melanie discussed Veritas Management Group’s significant role in public health data analytics and IT, citing their global presence in nine countries and close ties with the CDC. Sizemore shed light on ASAP Talent Services’ accomplishments in IT talent recruiting and their customer-oriented approach to delivering customized staffing solutions. Both touched upon how AI and ChatGPT are expected to shape the future of their industries and the steps they’re taking to ensure fair representation in AI data collection. Looking ahead, both Melanie and Jeremy expressed optimism for the year 2024, with plans for further expansion and benefiting from favorable economic indicators.
North Fulton Business Radio is broadcast from the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX® inside Renasant Bank in Alpharetta.
Melanie Cook, CEO, Veritas Management Group
As CEO, Melanie is responsible for providing strategic and operational leadership to VMG while driving company growth. She has over 20 years of management experience in the government and corporate sectors as a corporate attorney, senior consultant, and business development executive. She has been widely recognized for organizing and transforming startup enterprises.
In the past, Melanie has held positions as Sr. Consultant to a Wall Street investment bank, Sr. Adviser to the US Secretary of Commerce and the Under Secretary for Technology, Attorney at the Securities and Exchange Commission, and Sr. Consultant supporting the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”).
Melanie is a co-author of Business Success Secrets, an honest, raw, and real look at some of the best-kept entrepreneurial secrets. Business Success Secrets is now a best seller on the Wall Street Journal and USA Today Best Seller lists.
Melanie is a graduate of Spelman College and Harvard Law School.
VMG is a leading management consulting firm offering solutions to complex challenges involving public health, technology, and military domains. They serve government and commercial sector organizations, academic institutions, and non-profit organizations, both domestically and globally. Their diverse team of experts stays on top of the details, so their clients can focus on the big picture.
They specialize in research and evaluation, international support, administrative support, leadership development, health communication, health equity, diversity and inclusion, and military support services.
VMG is proud to be SBA 8(a) certified, MBE, FBE, and SBE certified with the City of Atlanta, and an SBA woman-owned small business.
Jeremy Sisemore, President, ASAP Talent Services
Jeremy Sisemore has been one of the leading IT executive recruiters throughout North America for the past 20 years. He started his career with MRI, was Rookie of the Year in 2000, and quickly became the go-to resource for SAP, ERP, and cybersecurity talent acquisition needs nationally. ASAP Talent serves over 75 major Fortune 500 clients throughout North America and internationally in Hong Kong, Singapore, Germany, and the UK.
Today, Jeremy is President at ASAP Talent Services, a Veritas Management Company. He serves on the board of The Pinnacle Society and is the Outreach Chair. He speaks regularly at industry conferences such as NAPS, NCASP, The Fordyce Forum, HAAPC, and MASA, among others.
Jeremy is a content creator, influencer, and writer who has been quoted in CIO magazine.
ASAP Talent Services
ASAP Talent Services, a Veritas Management Group (VMG) company, is a leading IT executive search firm specializing in SAP and cybersecurity talent. Since 1999, our team members have been trusted recruiting partners for Fortune 500 to Fortune 1000 clients. Their search team has a track record of success in SAP, S/4 HANA, Salesforce, Workday, Hybris, Qualtrics, Callidus Cloud, CoreSystems, and Cyber Security searches at all levels. Hiring managers and IT professionals trust us to get the cultural fit right as well as the technical fit and choose ASAP Talent when quality is a critical factor. ASAP Talent is a trusted partner for building world-class SAP delivery teams, bringing on SAP consultants on a staff-augmentation basis, or even building teams with a contract-to-hire model.
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