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Leadership Lessons from the Navy to Veritiv, with Chris Martin, Veritiv Corporation

July 29, 2024 by John Ray

Executive Perspective

Leadership Lessons from the Navy to Veritiv, with Chris Martin, Veritiv Corporation

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Leadership Lessons from the Navy to Veritiv, with Chris Martin, Veritiv Corporation (Executive Perspective, Episode 14)

Chris Martin, Senior Vice President of Global Operations at Veritiv Corporation, discusses his transition from the U.S. Navy to corporate leadership in this episode of Executive Perspective, with host Danny Vander Maten. Chris discusses his diverse roles at Veritiv, the company’s mission and services, and the critical importance of people and culture in business. The conversation covers leadership lessons, the impact of mentoring, and the challenges and successes of Chris’s career. Chris offers insights into effective supply chain planning, inventory management, and the dynamic nature of the commercial real estate and packaging industry.

Executive Perspective is sponsored and presented by Cresa Atlanta. The show is produced by John Ray and the North Fulton affiliate of Business RadioX®.

Chris Martin, Senior Vice President of Global Operations, Veritiv Corporation

Chris Martin, Veritiv — **Chris Martin, Vertiv**

Chris Martin is the Senior Vice President of Global Operations for Veritiv, a B2B packaging, facility solutions, and fine print distribution company based in Sandy Springs, GA, with 90+ distribution centers across North America.

Chris has been with Veritiv for over 11 years, and prior to that, he served in leadership roles as an officer in the Navy, as a District Manager with Aldi Foods, and as a Senior Consultant with Deloitte Strategy and Operations Consulting.

Chris completed his MBA in 2014 at Xavier University in Cincinnati, OH, where he and his family are originally from. Chris also serves on the Advisory Board for the Atlanta Community Food Bank.

Chris partners in life with his wife, Erica and their three daughters, Audrey, Addyson and Annabel, who are all in the Fulton County School system. He enjoys reading historical non-fiction, being outdoors, playing and watching golf, and passionately following his Cincinnati Bengals and Reds. He spends time chauffeuring his girls between lacrosse, soccer, dance/voice/music theatre events, and playing with his 2 dogs, Beasty and Simba.

Veritiv Corporation

Veritiv Corporation, headquartered in Atlanta, is a full-service provider of packaging, JanSan, and hygiene products, services, and solutions. Additionally, Veritiv offers print and publishing products, as well as logistics and supply chain management solutions. Serving customers in a wide range of industries both in North America and globally, Veritiv operates distribution centers throughout the U.S. and Mexico and employs team members around the world to help shape the success of its customers.

The company’s vision is to be the most desired B2B design-to-delivery provider by serving its customers with a solutions-first mindset. This is achieved through living its CODE of Values every day. These values unite the team, represent the company’s identity, and influence its operations. The Veritiv CODE serves as a guidepost for everything the company does to achieve what matters most:

C: Cultivate Innovation
O: Own It
D: Delivery and Delight
E: Embrace the Green

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Topics Discussed in this Episode

00:00 Introduction to Executive Perspective
01:04 Meet Chris Martin: From Ohio to Veritiv
02:54 Navy Experience and Transition to Civilian Life
04:31 Career at Aldi and Deloitte
07:04 Role and Operations at Veritiv
18:23 Leadership and Mentorship Insights
23:16 Navigating Career Transitions
23:39 Building Relationships in Business
23:56 The Power of Communication
24:59 Difficult Decisions in Leadership
25:56 From Navy to Corporate Life
29:54 Mentorship and Personal Growth
32:59 Reflections on Career and Leadership
37:38 Balancing Work and Life
40:10 Final Thoughts and Contact Information

About Executive Perspective

Executive Perspective features executives and business leaders from a wide variety of sectors. Host Danny Vander Maten and his guests cover industry trends, insights, challenges, success strategies and lessons learned. Executive Perspective is underwritten and presented by Cresa. The show series is produced by John Ray and the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX® and can be found on all the major podcast apps. A complete show archive can be found here.

Executive Perspective

Danny joined Cresa in the Spring of 2016 and brought a diverse background with nearly 10 years of experience in finance, business operations, and strategy to his client’s real estate transactions.

At Cresa, Danny’s primary responsibilities include strategic planning, lease analysis, negotiations, and cost mitigation. As a registered Certified Public Accountant with an active license in the state of Georgia, Danny provides unique financial insight into every critical aspect of the transaction.

Cresa is the world’s most trusted occupier-centric commercial real estate firm. They strategize for the best possible results for occupiers everywhere. Cresa thinks beyond space. Partner without conflict. And apply their integrated expertise to make your business better.

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Exploring Military and STEM E17

November 17, 2021 by Karen

Phoenix Business Radio

Exploring Military and STEM E17

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Exploring Military and STEM E17

In honor of Veterans Day, the November STEM Unplugged podcast features a conversation about Military & STEM. Our featured guests – Chaz, Celeste and Daniel share their personal experiences and highlight career pathways in the Navy, Army and Air Force. Science, Technology, Engineering and Math are relevant in many Military Occupation Specialties (MOS) along with enhancing personal skills in leadership, communication and project management.

Arizona is home to seven different military bases, including one of the largest bases in the world – Luke Air Force Base. Davis Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson is one of the most active while Fort Huachuca Army Base in Sierra Vista is the home to the Army Intelligence Center & Network Enterprise Technology Command. While the Navy and Coast Guard have not established any bases in Arizona for obvious reason of the lack of coasts, Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma spreads over 3000 acres. All of the bases in Arizona are quite large, around five to six thousand military personnel each and offer additional opportunities for civilian contractors and the logistics network in our state.

Listen in to meet PO1 Chaz Schrader, a Nuclear Field Coordinator with the United States Navy, share about the personal growth and success he has had after enlisting in 2013 and his assignment on the fast attack submarine USS Jefferson City (SSN-759).

Learn more about the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion goals for DEMA, The Department of Emergency and Military Affairs from LTC Celeste Snyder who serves as the DEI officer. DEMA consists of the Arizona National Guard (Air, Army & Joint Task Force), the Division of Emergency Management and the Division of Administrative Services to focus on merit based promotions for all career pathways in state and federal positions.

Major Daniel Romero, Director of Operations for the 56th Civil Engineer Squadron describes his pathway to STEM and how it began early in life with exposure to hands on activities. With his training and leadership skills, he is charged with leading a team of 204 personnel maintaining and sustaining 1,043 facilities, a 3.7 billion dollar infrastructure and the 1.7 million acre Barry M. Goldwater Range in support of the 171 F-35 and F-16 aircraft.

Our host, Kelly Greene had a chance to share details about her 21 year career in the United States Army. After joining at the age of 17 and serving in three combat deployments, she shares about the skills military training in logistics and human intelligence provided to find success in her current role as the Chief Operating Officer at SciTech Institute.

The Department of Emergency and Military Affairs (DEMA) consists of the Arizona National Guard (Air, Army, Joint Task Force), the Division of Emergency Management and the Division of Administrative Services. DEMA provides unique capabilities and services to the citizens of Arizona in three distinct roles: community, state and federal.

Lieutenant Colonel Celeste M. Snyder is currently assigned to the Joint Force Headquarters, Arizona Air National Guard. As the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) officer she directs, coordinates, and oversees DEI functions for military and civil support missions through the Department of Emergency and Military Affairs.

She advises staff regarding policies, procedures, and directives that apply to personnel and quality of life initiatives. Lieutenant Colonel Snyder also manages and directs the Division of Administrative Services Equal Opportunity, Equal Employment Opportunity and sexual harassment complaint programs.

Lieutenant Colonel Snyder initially enlisted in the Arizona Air National Guard and served as a personnelist for eight years, achieving the rank of Technical Sergeant. She received her Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Management through the University of Arizona and commissioned through the Academy of Military Science in 2003 in Knoxville, TN.

Lieutenant Colonel Snyder served as the 162nd Fighter Wing, Equal Opportunity Officer for six years then became the Wing Education and Training Officer and volunteers as a member of the Air National Guard Diversity Committee.

While serving with the National Guard she also worked as an accountant for the City of Sierra Vista for 11 years and later earned her Masters in Elementary Education from Arizona State University and taught kindergarten for eight years in a low socioeconomic school district.

Lieutenant Colonel Snyder was recently selected as a Federal Technician with Division of Administrative Services as the State Equal Employment Manager and became a graduate student through Air University’s, Air Command and Staff College and Air and Space Basic Course.

Major Daniel Richard Romero is the Director of Operations for the 56th Civil Engineer Squadron, Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. He leads 204 personnel maintaining and sustaining 1,043 facilities, a 3.7 billion dollar infrastructure, and the 1.7 million acre Barry M. Goldwater Range in support of 171 F-35 and F-16 aircraft which make up the world’s largest fighter wing.

Major Romero is a 2009 graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy and and has deployed once to Thumrait Air Base, Oman to establish an operational bare base, directly supporting Operations Iraqi Freedom, Enduring Freedom and New Dawn. Major Romero’s held a number of high visibility positions as a Fighter Wing Executive officer in USAFE’s largest fighter wing, a manager for the Air Force’s Military Construction (MILCON) program, and a Deputy Director for a 2-star Commander’s Action Group at the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center (AFIMSC).

Prior to his current position, Major Romero was the Director of Staff at Squadron Officer School, Air University, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. He was the principle advisor to the Commandant of Squadron Officer School and led 4 personnel in executing all Commander’s programs. Lastly, he oversaw all manpower processes, and was critical to the revamp of the entire school curriculum for 135 faculty and IDE Fellowship cycles.

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The mission of America’s Navy is to recruit, train, equip, and organize to deliver combat ready Naval forces to win conflicts and wars while maintaining security and deterrence through sustained forward presence.

Chaz Schrader was born in Southern California where he joined the Navy in 2013. He has been active duty since then culminating in eight and a half years of active service.

After graduating from Recruit Training Command in Great Lakes Illinois he went to Nuclear Field “A” School and Power in Goose Creek South Carolina to receive his training as a Nuclear Field Electronics Technician. To complete his two years of training he spent his last six months in Ballston Spa, New York at Nuclear Power Training Unit.

Upon graduation, he was assigned to the USS Jefferson City (SSN-759) fast attack submarine out of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

After serving four and a half years on the USS Jefferson City he transferred to Phoenix, Arizona as the Nuclear Field Coordinator for all Nuclear Field applicants in the Arizona and New Mexico areas.

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About Our Sponsor

SciTech Institute™ was established as the Arizona Technology Council Foundation as the conduit for collaboration among STEM industry, academia, civic, and non-profit organizations in Arizona. Now, rebranded and named the SciTech Institute™ the goal centers around aligning assets and resources to motivate individuals to pursue STEM-related educational and career paths or find a passion while engaged in community events during the SciTech Festival.

The Chief Science Officer program highlights the 6th-12th graders that have been selected as leaders in their schools and communities to receive training to build a world-class community of diverse STEM-literate workers and knowledgeable, engaged citizens. Science For All allows for tax credit donations to provide engaging experiences for students while RAIN (Rural Activation Innovation Network) focuses on resources for the rural areas of Arizona.

As a STEM Learning Ecosystem, SciTech Institute™ focuses on collaboration and connecting individuals with opportunities! STEM Professionals are encouraged to engage with the future workforce by serving as a mentor, leadership coach, panelist, keynote and session trainer during a variety of conferences hosted or sponsored by SciTech Institute™ and The Arizona Technology Council.

Teachers and Administrators are invited to connect with the resources available while activating a large network of STEM champions for student projects, judges at events, volunteers, exhibitors and more. SciTech Festival Event Coordinators are supported during the planning and execution of community STEM events around the state by the SciTech STREET Team Members and the growing network of volunteers. The possibilities are endless! SciTech Institute™ looks forward to connecting with you today. Visit SciTechInstitute.org today for more information.

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About Your STEM Unplugged Host

After grow up in rural New York and joining the United States Army, Kelly Greene learned quickly to adapt to her surroundings to be successful. She attended Wittenberg University in Springfield, Ohio to earn her Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education.

She also enlisted in the United States Army and after graduating from training, Kelly traveled the world with the military. While stationed in Misawa, Japan, she fell in love with learning about cultures around the world. Even as a deployed Soldier during Operation Iraqi Freedom for two tours, she found opportunities to connect with the local children to form the Victory Base Council Girl Scouts with her fellow servicemen.

In 2013, she was deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and traveled the country by air. During this deployment, she had the opportunity to utilize the most advanced technologies available to the tactical HUMINT operations in theater. Upon return from combat, she retired with 21 years of service and began teaching. From 6th grade Math to 7th grade STEM, Kelly used her enthusiastic nature combined with her strong classroom management to design curriculum based on the Engineering Design Process!

Now, as the Chief Operating Officer at SciTech Institute, Kelly is excited to serve the communities in Arizona and beyond to share their interest in STEM!

Claire Conway is the STEM Ecosystem Programs Manager at SciTech Institute.

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Pensacola Business Radio: Women In Leadership Series with Guest: Nancy Bullock-Prevot CEO and Founder, brought to you by Powerful Women of the Gulf Coast

November 10, 2017 by angishields

Pensacola Business Radio

Pensacola Business Radio: Women In Leadership Series with Guest: Nancy Bullock-Prevot CEO and Founder, brought to you by Powerful Women of the Gulf Coast

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Nancy Bullock-Prevot
CEO and Founder

USN, CPO Ret.

The H.E.R. Foundation, INC

P.O. Box 29

Milton, Fl 32572

On Facebook @ Honor HER of Northwest Florida

HONOR
EMPOWER
REBUILD SISTERS IN ARMS

Nancy Bullock-Prevot retired from the Navy after 21 years as a Chief Petty Officer, in Cryptologic Technician Collection (CTRC). Her last command was the USS SOMERSET (LPD-25), named after flight 93, which was the last of the 9/11 ships. As a plank owner and first Chief CTRC onboard the USS SOMERSET (LPD-25), she assisted in the building of the Operations Department and OT Division. As the first Chief for the OT Division she served as principle advisor to USS SOMERSET’s Commanding Officer and the Operations Officer on their security programs and cryptologic matters.

As a retired United States Navy veteran with over 20 years of service Chief Prevot wanted to continue serving her country. As a woman veteran, she believes that women veterans are the ones who are often forgotten. “People forget that women served just like their male counterparts and fall on their luck in the same way”. Prevot wanted to do something to help women veterans that are struggling with varieties of obstacles that have led them to homelessness, knowing that could have easily been her.

In August of 2016, Prevot founded The H.E.R. (Honor, Empower, and Rebuild) Foundation, which she formed to help homeless female veterans who are single. HER is ready to help the homeless female veterans by providing affordable housing and other services that may lead them to establishing successful futures.

Powerful Women of the Gulf Coast

Kolleen Edwards Chesley has 25 years of experience in the financial services industry and spent the majority of her career as a financial advisor. In that role, Kolleen was responsible for finding her own clients and quickly learned the value of networking, networking, and even more networking. It was in 2004 and during her sales career that she, along with two other professional business women met for lunch with the purpose of helping to motivate each other after Hurricane Ivan had blown through our area and changed not only the physical landscape of the area, but also impacted the business landscape as well. Out of that lunch was born what is now a thriving not-for-profit organization for business women.

Kolleen currently serves full-time as the Founding Director of what was originally called Women’s Business Lunch and is now known as Powerful Women of the Gulf Coast. The organization advocates a culture of confidence building, lifelong learning, collaboration, empowering others and a spirit of charitable giving.

The mission of Powerful Women of the Gulf Coast is to promote, advance and improve women in business and the organization accomplishes these in a number of different ways.

– Monthly networking meetings in Pensacola and Gulf Breeze. These are open to all women and are free to attend. We run a structured meeting with open networking, an educational segment, a sponsor presentation, an opportunity to hear about the businesses of all attendees, and a whole lot of fun. We frequently hear from attendees that these meeting are chock full of value and a great way to build new relationships to help support their businesses. The Pensacola meetings include lunch paid for by our sponsors.

– Powerful Women of the Gulf Coast Magazine. We are in our third year of production of the magazine and our goal is for this to be a quarterly publication. For 2017, we will only produce one edition. Each edition features interviewees of local successful leaders in business who share their honest thoughts on leadership, success, obstacles, and inspiration as it relates to women in business. We also include other articles on leadership, networking, and other skill development. It is geared for anyone in business or looking for business motivation and tips.

– Annual Pursue Your Passion Women’s conference. To help celebrate National Business Women’s Week, we hold a full day conference during the third week of October along with several other events leading up to the conference. We feature a national keynote speaker, several local successful leaders in business, along with Speed Networking, an Experience Hall, structured and unstructured networking exercises and plenty of laughter, relationship building and excitement. Our attendees are not only motivated by the conference but they leave with tangible tips they can take back and implement in their businesses to lead them to success. For 2017, our conference will be held on Thursday, October 19th at Sanders Beach.

– Power Up Challenge is a 12 week educational series where we hold classes once a week for two hours. Classes focused around four main areas of business: Networking, Marketing, Business Efficiency, and Sales Skills. Open to men and women and all classmates receive the full audio recording of each class along with class notes, expanded notes, and extra resources. Remote classes also available. Classes are affordable and attendees are elated with the amount and quality of the information that is shared.

– Women in Leadership radio podcast show – sponsored by Pensacola Business Radio X. We hold monthly shows featuring local community leaders and other men and women in business. We engage our guests in conversational style in-depth interviews. They share their advice on topics such as mentoring, keys to success, time management tools, personal mantras and favorite inspirations, and what men can do to help support women in business.

– Membership in Powerful Women of the Gulf Coast is also available.

Contact kolleen@powerfulwomengulfcoast.com for more information or visit our website at www.powerfulwomengulfcoast.com or Facebook at “Powerful Women of the Gulf Coast” for all of our meeting information.