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Tony Chiappetta, CHIPS

December 6, 2021 by John Ray

Minneapolis St. Paul Business Radio

Tony Chiappetta, CHIPS

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Tony Chiappetta, CHIPS (Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Radio, Episode 27)

Tony Chiappetta, President of CHIPS, discussed the military-grade technology his company offers small- and medium-sized businesses which is proven to be 100% effective from outside hacking and ransomware threats. Tony and host John Ray discussed the CHIPS story, Tony’s background, why even the smallest business is no longer immune from cyberthreats, and much more. Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Radio is produced virtually by the Minneapolis St. Paul studio of Business RadioX®.

CHIPS

CHIPS was founded in 2001 with one goal: to help your business succeed.

As your strategic technology provider, you can rely on CHIPS to take care of all of your technology issues quickly and prevent new ones from arising in the future.

With over 70 years of combined IT and computer experience, they have the knowledge and skills to help eliminate your technology frustrations and keep your business on track. Their technicians are A+ and Microsoft certified, highly trained, and committed to exceeding your expectations.

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Tony Chiappetta, President, CHIPS

Tony Chiappetta, President of CHIPS – a Technology Success Provider headquarter in St. Paul, MN.

Over the last 20 years, CHIPS has successfully worked with thousands of Small and Medium-sized businesses throughout the Twin Cities. Their areas of focus are Security, Stability, and Strategy, which allows their clients to further their business success.

The company has won numerous service awards over the years and is proud to be a member of InfraGard, an organization providing seamless public-private collaboration with government that expedites the timely exchange of information for the protection of Critical Infrastructure. This helps Tony and his team keep their clients protected and avoid the issues that plague other organizations.

Questions and Topics Discussed in this Episode

Business Cyber Security – how the threats have changed
why traditional methods are no longer adequate
stats impacting the SMB community
the solution
how to learn more

Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Radio is hosted by John Ray and produced virtually from the Minneapolis St. Paul studio of Business RadioX® . You can find the full archive of shows by following this link. The show is available on all the major podcast apps, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google, Amazon, iHeart Radio, Stitcher, TuneIn, and others.

E83 Breaking Through Barriers with Erika Flora

July 18, 2021 by Karen

Phoenix Business Radio

E83 Breaking Through Barriers with Erika Flora

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E83 Breaking Through Barriers with Erika Flora

In this episode Erika Flora joins Joe Pusz in Project Management Office Hours to discuss organizational and personal transformation, defining your organization’s “why” and developing effective listening, coaching, and facilitation skills. Erika is President & CEO of Beyond20, an Industry Leader, Speaker, and Coach. Erika was also the Lead Editor of the core ITIL 4 publication on “Digital and Strategy”. Erika’s journey has been about exploring possibilities and thinking outside the box “We often make excuses for ourselves, that we can’t do something. Instead, think about the opportunity you have to change your life listening to others and learning new skills.” -Erika

Ask yourself this; are you a glass is half full or half empty type person? Maybe the glass is always full. Listen to hear Erika and PMO Joe discuss and whatever your answer may be, understand there are many ways we can learn in life. However, with learning comes barriers at some point and knowing how to overcome those obstacles will let nothing get in your way. So, go out there and push your boundaries today!

Visit https://www.beyond20.com/ to discover more about Erika and Beyond20.

Thank you THE PMO SQUAD and The PMO Leader for sponsoring this show.

Learn more about The PMO Squad – www.thepmosquad.com

Learn more about The PMO Leader – www.thepmoleader.com

Beyond20 is an organizational transformation accelerator that combines IT professional development and software development with expert consulting to help clients attain their most ambitious evolutionary goals.

We do this by focusing on the strategic shifts our clients want to make, not just the service management or cyber skills they want to gain. We apply our integrated training, software, and consulting methodologies – all led by industry-recognized experts – to craft skill-building solutions that reflect our clients’ ways of working.

We chart custom paths to success based on our clients’ existing talent maturity and organizational abilities, and we actively manage their progress along that path so they’re free to focus on their core mission.

The result is an organization that’s able to perform at a higher level, deliver more value, and keep pace with demand – goals beyond the reach of just training or consulting alone.

After starting her career as a microbiologist, Erika Flora became a Program Manager and discovered a passion for improving how organizations manage work and deliver great products and services.

In 2006, she co-founded Beyond20. She has more than 15 years of experience leading and advising organizational transformations, served as an adjunct professor at San Diego State University, and is a prolific writer and speaker. Erika was also the lead editor of the core ITIL 4 publication on “Digital and IT Strategy.”

Connect with Erika on LinkedIn and follow Beyond20 on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

ABOUT PROJECT MANAGEMENT OFFICE HOURS SERIES

Project Management Office Hours is intended to provide Project Management professionals a place to drop in and discuss Success Stories, Best Practices, and Lessons Learned. Project Management Consultant Joy Gumz has shared with us, “Operations keep the lights on, strategy provides the light at the end of the tunnel, but project management is the train engine that moves the organization forward.”

Each of us has a unique story to tell, but collectively we share a message that organizations who embrace Project Management Best Practices perform better than those which don’t. Organizations which align Projects to Strategy perform better. Organizations with Engage Executive Sponsors deliver better results. Organizations which measure Project Management performance outperform those which don’t.

During our Project Management Office Hours, we hear directly from Industry leaders how to make an impact in our profession. How we, collectively, will Advance Project Management Best Practices, One Listener at a time!

ABOUT YOUR HOST

Joe Pusz started THE PMO SQUAD to bring real world PMO Leadership experience to the consulting space and to advocate for Project Management through his blog PMOJOE.com. The old saying is “Do what you love and you’ll never work a day in your life.” Following this mindset Joe left Corporate America in 2013 to start THE PMO SQUAD and work with fellow Natural Born Project Managers to advance Project Management Best Practices.

ABOUT OUR SPONSOR

THE PMO SQUAD focuses exclusively on PMO and Project Management consulting. Corporate America is full of Accidental Project Managers running projects who haven’t been trained to be PMs. To help solve this problem THE PMO SQUAD is on the Leading Edge with PMO As a Service. PMO As a Service allows our clients to focus on their respective core competencies while THE PMO SQUAD delivers Project Management expertise. Contact Joe at 678-591-7868. Follow The PMO Squad on LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook.

Where do PMO Leaders go for Information, Learning, Networking and Services? The PMO Leader community has “Everything You Need to Become a Great PMO Leader”. One PMO World, One Community! Learn more about The PMO Leader – www.thepmoleader.com

Troy Cobb, Cinch I.T.

June 21, 2021 by John Ray

North Fulton Business Radio

Troy Cobb, Cinch I.T.

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Troy Cobb, Cinch I.T. (North Fulton Business Radio, Episode 366)

For Troy Cobb, transferring his IT experience and skills from the Marine Corps to owning a Cinch I.T. franchise in Atlanta was a perfectly natural progression. In this conversation with host John Ray, Troy shares the values that set Cinch I.T. apart from its competitors, explains why customer experience is such an emphasis for his firm, offers advice for other veterans thinking about business ownership, and much more. North Fulton Business Radio is broadcast from the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX® inside Renasant Bank in Alpharetta.

Cinch I.T.

Cinch I.T., Inc. was established in 2004. Like so many computer support companies, it started as a one-man shop in a 10×10 office with no windows. But even then, the focus was on building great relationships with their clients. Over the years, Cinch I.T. has been fortunate enough to see unbelievable growth.

They have added some of the most brilliant minds in our industry to the team, expanded into a 12,000 sq ft corporate office complex, and we have been honored to receive numerous awards, including being named one of the Top 501 Managed Service Providers Globally by Future Channels.

Cinch I.T. has established itself as one of the most highly-regarded I.T. company and computer service providers in the United States. The reason is simple. They have spent years shaping the entire company to meet YOUR needs.

With Support plans designed to create lasting relationships, together they ensure immediate and long-term success.

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Troy Cobb, Owner/Sales Director, Cinch I.T.

Troy Cobb became the owner and sales director for the Cinch I.T. Atlanta office in January 2020.

Troy is a USMC Desert Shield/Storm Veteran with over 20 years of experience in the I.T. industry. Originally from New Jersey. he has lived in Atlanta for over twenty years.

He is married to Tanya Cobb, an incredible Nurse/Hero at Emory University Midtown Hospital.

Questions and Topics in This Interview

Troy’s military service and business career
Why Troy chose to open a Cinch I.T. franchise
As a veteran-owned business, Troy’s advice for veterans who want to own their own business
Information Technology services
Compliance
Cybersecurity
Ransomware attacks

North Fulton Business Radio is hosted by John Ray, and broadcast and produced from the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX® inside Renasant Bank in Alpharetta. You can find the full archive of shows by following this link. The show is available on all the major podcast apps, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google, Amazon, iHeart Radio, Stitcher, TuneIn, and others.

Renasant Bank has humble roots, starting in 1904 as a $100,000 bank in a Lee County, Mississippi, bakery. Since then, Renasant has grown to become one of the Southeast’s strongest financial institutions with over $13 billion in assets and more than 190 banking, lending, wealth management and financial services offices in Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia and Florida. All of Renasant’s success stems from each of their banker’s commitment to investing in their communities as a way of better understanding the people they serve. At Renasant Bank, they understand you because they work and live alongside you every day.

Protecting Against Cybersecurity Liability, with Ralph Pasquariello, Snellings Walters Insurance

November 3, 2020 by John Ray

North Fulton Business Radio

Protecting Against Cybersecurity Liability, with Ralph Pasquariello, Snellings Walters Insurance

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Protecting Against Cybersecurity Liability, with Ralph Pasquariello, Snellings Walters Insurance (North Fulton Business Radio, Episode 303)

Ralph Pasquariello of Snellings Walters Insurance joins host John Ray to discuss how cybersecurity risks have risen well beyond simple data breaches, why cybersecurity threats have risen substantially because of the pandemic, mitigating cybersecurity liability, and much more. “North Fulton Business Radio” is produced virtually from the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX® in Alpharetta.

Ralph Pasquariello, Liability Insurance Broker, Snellings Walters Insurance

Ralph is a Property & Casualty broker who is dedicated to many things; Cyber/Data/Network Liability Insurance is one of them. For the past 10 years Ralph’s been moderating and speaking at dozens of conferences on Cyber Liability & Data Breach Risk Management. Ralph hosts educational seminars on Cyber exposure for professional associations of all industries including Operational & Intellectual Technology. He also works with the FBI, GBI, and US Secret Service on the Atlanta Electronic Crimes Task Force.

He is Executive Committee Chairman for the Tech400 annual Cyber Symposium and advisor to the Georgia Tech Research Institute. He serves on the Board of Directors, for various organizations including the Greater North Fulton Chamber of Commerce, M.A.R.R., Tech 400 and several special interest groups. SWIA is a member of Globix International Group, providing clients with International Insurance Coverage and Representation.

Company Website

North Fulton Business Radio” is hosted by John Ray and produced virtually from the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX® in Alpharetta. You can find the full archive of shows by following this link. The show can be found on all the major podcast apps by searching “North Fulton Business Radio.”

Adam Jennings of Coretelligent and Kate StClair of Convene

February 27, 2020 by Garrett Ervin

Gwinnett Business Radio

Adam Jennings of Coretelligent and Kate StClair of Convene

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Adam Jennings/Coretelligent

Coretelligent has become one of the nation’s leading providers of Managed and Co-Managed IT, cybersecurity and private cloud services for a simple reason: They deliver a superior experience to their clients, whether you need a complete outsourced IT solution or a trusted partner to complement your IT team.

Certain industries have IT requirements and compliance needs that demand specialized expertise. At Coretelligent, they have years of experience solving complex challenges for key industry sectors. Their deep knowledge enables them to deliver industry-specific managed IT solutions that anticipate and address your real-world business needs. They deliver services to over 300 clients nationally in key vertical markets with deep expertise in financial services, life sciences, legal, professional services and technology.

Kate StClair/Convene

Convene is a national leadership development firm committed to connect, equip and inspire Christian CEO’s and business owners to grow their businesses to industry-leading performance, with Kingdom impact beyond Sunday.

Jeff Brown, Smith & Howard

January 28, 2020 by John Ray

North Fulton Business Radio

Jeff Brown, Smith & Howard

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North Fulton Business Radio, Episode 192: Jeff Brown, Smith & Howard

With cybercrime such as ransomware affecting a wide range of businesses, large and small, Jeff Brown, Smith & Howard, joined this edition of “North Fulton Business Radio” to address how businesses can protect themselves and much more. “North Fulton Business Radio” is hosted by John Ray and is broadcast from the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX® inside Renasant Bank in Alpharetta.

Jeff Brown, Smith & Howard

Jeff Brown is a Senior Business Advisor with Smith & Howard, an Atlanta-based accounting and advisory firm. In addition to traditional accounting, tax and audit services, Smith & Howard provides services helping C-level executives make smart business and financial decisions that contribute to growth and strategic success. Services include internal control reviews and assessments, process and procedure reviews, IT advisory services, service organization control reports, merger and acquisition consulting, due diligence, fraud prevention and detection and financial projections.

Jeff advises in Smith & Howard’s Risk Advisory practice and has 20 years experience in the security field. He helps clients with assessments, certifications and recommendations for improvements to their cybersecurity program. Prior to joining Smith & Howard, Jeff was director of strategic accounts at CompliancePoint, an information security firm.

To get in touch with Jeff, you can email him or call directly at 404-879-3390. To learn more about Smith & Howard, visit their website.

“North Fulton Business Radio” is broadcast from the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX®, located inside Renasant Bank in Alpharetta. Renasant Bank has humble roots, starting in 1904 as a $100,000 bank in a Lee County, Mississippi, bakery. Since then, Renasant has grown to become one of the Southeast’s strongest financial institutions with approximately $12.9 billion in assets and more than 190 banking, lending, wealth management and financial services offices in Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia and Florida. All of Renasant’s success stems from each of their banker’s commitment to investing in their communities as a way of better understanding the people they serve. At Renasant Bank, they understand you because they work and live alongside you every day.

THE DAY BEFORE MONDAY Risk Analyst Alaura Skiff with Deb Bond of Avertium

July 1, 2019 by Karen

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Phoenix Business Radio

THE DAY BEFORE MONDAY Risk Analyst Alaura Skiff with Deb Bond of Avertium

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THE DAY BEFORE MONDAY Risk Analyst Alaura Skiff with Deb Bond of Avertium

In this episode, we had mentor/mentee pair, Deb Bond (Avertium) and Alaura Skiff, in studio to talk career management and the importance of mentoring to create a more fulfilling career. Increased confidence, more strategic thinking, and even having a mentor/mentee outside of your own company defines this fun conversation with this dynamic duo.

Some of the themes were…why to speak up in meetings, when to leave a bad position, how to identify a potentially great organization, how to identify a good mentor/mentee, and the best way to ask someone to be your mentor. Navigating certain industries can be taxing especially if you don’t have a powerful partner in your corner cheering you on every step of the way.

By the way, one of these women restores classic cars and one shoots arrows in armor. I can’t wait for you to find out which is which.

Alaura Skiff went to ASU West originally to do networking and programming, but fell in love with governance risk and compliance.

She was lucky enough to have a professor who saw her potential in the security field and had her become an RSA security scholar and helped her land the job she’s in now, as a Risk Analyst.

Avertium focuses its comprehensive expertise on supporting mid-to-large enterprises, making it one of the largest managed cybersecurity services companies focused on this market.

Avertium is a leading provider of managed cybersecurity services with more than 150 employees and growing, and security operations centers in Arizona and Tennessee, the company serves more than 1,000 customers in the retail, healthcare, hospitality, financial services, manufacturing and government sectors.

Deb Bond is a QSA, CISM, CISA, CISSP and Microsoft Certified Professional with over 20 years of experience in the industry overseeing PCI, SOC, and FTC compliance audits, Identity and Access Management, Third Party Management, internal risk assessments, third-party risk, and helping organizations to build and mature their governance, risk and compliance functions.

When she is not working, Deb is a console gamer who enjoys playing Destiny online with family and friends, as well as playing ‘sherpa’ to newcomers to the game, helping them learn the ropes in a safe environment.

When she is not gaming with family and friends, she and her husband work together to build and restore old cars as a hobby. She has a fully built show truck which she takes to custom car shows around the state and occasionally out of state.

Connect with Deb on LinkedIn.

ABOUT THE DAY BEFORE MONDAY PODCAST

An encouraging and practical podcast giving you the tools to have a happier “work” experience. We tend to do our best work in a healthy environment with/for people we respect, and this podcast will help you to identify and navigate toward the more fulfilling work you crave.

ABOUT YOUR HOST, BRENDA M. CUNNINGHAM

A former engineer and project manager within corporate America, Brenda M. Cunningham now runs Push Career Management and helps super smart professionals get back to work, get positioned for promotions, and get paid what they’re worth.

She is the President of the Resume Writers’ Council of Arizona, served on the board of the National Resume Writers’ Association, and holds credentials in resume writing, career management, and job search strategy (CPRW, CCM, and CJSS).

Working with corporations to provide more personal outplacement services, Brenda has already made an impact for several companies in manufacturing, retail sales, R&D, and financial services facing reductions in force (layoffs).

An author, public speaker, career strategist, and unapologetic encourager…Brenda is on a mission to make sure no one is limited by boundaries in their own career. You can connect with Brenda at LinkedIn.com/BrendaMCunningham.

ABOUT OUR SHOW’S SPONSOR

Push Career Management, LLC, is a Career Transition firm that works with professionals who are ready for promotion or who are eager to get back into quality positions in the workforce. They provide corporate outplacement services, 1:1 portfolio development (resume, LinkedIn profile, cover letter, etc…), and job search/interview coaching.

Their clients get a huge surge of confidence after working with them. Their signature Discovery Process helps them to extract the things that make their clients marketable so they can demand and get paid what they’re worth…while accelerating their transitions. To find out more, visit pushcareermanagement.com and schedule a complimentary consultation or a more in-depth strategy session.

TB Consulting with Steve Walker

February 26, 2019 by Karen

Phoenix Business Radio

TB Consulting with Steve Walker

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TB Consulting with Steve Walker

For more than two decades, Technical & Business Consulting, LLC (TBC) has been partnering with clients in the Greater Southwest Region. We seek to bring enterprise-grade tools and processes to the undeserved mid-market; helping close IT gaps, from cybersecurity to disaster recovery. The TBC team is passionate about solving their clients’ IT and Business challenges. TBC’s success is attributed to its proprietary 5D Methodology – Discover, Design, Develop, Deploy & Debrief. This 5D methodology provides clients with structure during the implementation and continued maintenance of their managed service with a designated Project Manager to keep projects running smoothly and on time.

TBC has partnered with Tier III & Tier V datacenters across the Greater Southwest Region, to better meet the needs of our clients, and help them realize their full potential. We offer fully developed managed services from: Cybersecurity, BC/DR, BIA, Desktop as a Service, ServiceNow Suite, Private Cloud, and SDWAN. Each service offering is equipped to handle the most demanding workloads from clients, while providing professional service and utilization of our IT Operations Center. The TBC ITOC service is a US based 24/7/365 operations center staffed by experienced personnel, who can assist with smart hands work, incident requests and are committed to Continual Service Improvement.

Steve Walker brings over a decade of experience in thought leadership and executive level IT business development to TBC. His intimate knowledge of IT and adept ability to communicate with the C-level on identifying pain points within mid- market companies has lead him to hold executive positions within the IT Managed Services industry.

Steve’s areas of focused prowess are Data Management Strategy, Cloud Strategy, Disaster Recovery, Benchmarking IT Costs, and IT Infrastructure. His leadership and management style has attracted the respect and dedication of those around him in times of high stress and tight deadlines. He has been foundational in assembling and leading business development teams and growing multi-million-dollar businesses within the Managed Services field. Steve Walker holds a B.S. from San Diego University – California State University.

Follow TB Consulting on LinkedIn and Twitter.

LEADER DIALOGUE: Cybersecurity with Colonel Gemini Majkowski – Deep Dive

November 16, 2018 by Garrett Ervin

Gwinnett Studio

LEADER DIALOGUE: Cybersecurity with Colonel Gemini Majkowski - Deep Dive

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Today we host the second part of this two-part cybersecurity series of Leader with Colonel Gemini Majkowski, an expert examiner for the Baldrige Performance Excellence framework.

During this episode, our hosts Ben Sawyer, Duffie Dixon, and Jennifer Strahan continue the dialogue with Gemini, diving into the trade-offs of convenience vs. security in the digital age. As a new sector within the Baldrige framework, Cybersecurity forces organizations to balance the modern age of technology with high consumer demands and slow policy updates. We’ll also talk about the significance and difficulty of measuring relevant data and key metrics that matter.

Colonel Gemini Majkowski/G2MQ

Established in 2001, G2MQ offers business leaders and healthcare organizations a unique combination of innovative proprietary tools and a dynamic team of subject matter experts to provide tailored solutions for their clients. From customized standard operating procedures to compliance and accreditation preparations to writing Baldrige National Quality Award applications, G2MQ is a trusted resource.

Utilizing a comprehensive approach, G2MQ not only addresses compliance, accreditation and regulatory issues, but tackles the full spectrum of challenges facing today’s healthcare organizations. Consequently, their clients can take their organizations “above and beyond” compliance to sustainable performance excellence and results.
Colonel Gemini Majkowski is a leader, strategist, and change agent with over 20 years of combined healthcare experience in private sector and DoD. Her core competencies include:leadership, strategic planning, quality management systems, policy development, healthcare administration, Baldrige, Six Sigma, organizational transformation, regulatory compliance, accreditation inspections, audits, and project management.

She worked in the private sector for 26 years and developed corporate strategies and quality management systems for 11 healthcare organizations. Gemini also created organizational structure; launched innovative quality and performance management systems; and drove sweeping impact to organizational efficiency, effectiveness, and sustainability.

With 16 years of experience in the U.S Air Force, Gemini served in leadership positions as an active duty and reserve officer. She is currently IMA to the Director of Staff and Senior Executive officer, Office of the Air Force Surgeon General, Washington DC. Gemini has spearheaded ground work/development of Air Force Medical Service strategy management framework. She led leadership development, organizational transformation, and execution of strategic initiatives. Gemini facilitated cross-functional communication. She served as key consultant to the 31-member Strategic Management Group responsible for turning the Surgeon General’s vision into reality.

About SOAR Vision Group

The SOAR Vision Group mission is to: Align People with Purpose to Achieve Exceptional Results. SOAR provides best practice strategy execution, business process optimization services, and a structured organizational development approach for organizations to effectively implement the Baldrige Performance Excellence framework. For more information, contact SOAR Vision Group at (888) 294-3303 or visit soarvisiongroup.com.

About the Baldrige Foundation

The mission of the Baldrige Foundation is to ensure the long-term financial growth and viability of the Baldrige Performance Excellence Program, and to support organizational performance excellence in the United States and throughout the world. The Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award is presented annually by the United States President to organizations that demonstrate quality and performance excellence. For more information, contact the Baldrige Foundation at (202) 559-9195 or visit baldrigefoundation.org.