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ITEN WIRED RADIO- KIDS IN TECHNOLOGY
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ITEN Wired is a conference hosted by IT Gulf Coast and Florida West Economic Development Alliance. The annual summit provides networking and learning opportunities for executives, entrepreneurs, technology professionals and academia to foster local economic development efforts surrounding innovation, technology and entrepreneurship.
The ITEN Wired planning team is composed of volunteers from IT Gulf Coast, Florida West Economic Development Alliance, and other members of our local IT community.
Jim Rhodes (AppRiver), Director
Programming Committee
Kelly Reeser (Silver Bullet Technology), committee chair
Dallas Snider (UWF)
Brent Hutfless (Austal)
Sean O’Brien (Sean O’Brien Consulting, LLC)
Dave Dawson (UWF Innovation Institute)
Terry Enos (Navy Federal)
Harry Huelsbeck (Northrop Grumman)
Patrick G. Rooney (Coastal CXO Services)
Sponsorship Committee
Tina Wheeler (Mediacom), committee chair
Charles McCown (City of Gulf Breeze)
T.J. Edwards (Konica Minolta)
Jay Smith (Data Revolution)
Rhonda White
Bob Foster
Logistics Committee
Lindsay Ryman (Greater Pensacola Chamber), committee chair
Briton Smith (Cat Country / News Radio 1620)
Marketing Committee
Beth McClean (AppRiver), committee chair
Ann Novakowski
Keith Hoffert (Pensacola Business Radio)
Bryan McCall (Duncan McCall)
Smantha Merritt (Duncan McCall)
Janusz Chudzynski (UWF), mobile app development
Pensacola Business Radio-07.11.16 Guests: Scott Absher, CEO of ShiftPixy, Inc.
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“Shifter workforce” helps employers avoid the burden of ACA compliance; ShiftPixy revolutionizes the Gig Economy structure
Irvine CA – June 30, 2016 –ShiftPixy, Inc. is currently offering to help fellow employers use innovative solutions to avoid the many burdens created by the Affordable Care Act. Providing unique insurance products, regulatory compliance services, and proprietary human administration tools, ShiftPixy also lends out their private variable workforces to third party employers that have been forced to reduce the size of their organizations.
“ShiftPixy, not the employer, retains the workforce known as ‘Shifters’. All administrative and regulatory matters that accompany the hiring of Shifters is handled by ShiftPixy, totally removing that burden from its contract employers. Under ShiftPixy’s tutelage, these employers get the benefit of having a workforce without the regulatory burdens that normally accompany the hiring of that workforce. The employer gets to maintain workforce levels while providing Shifters the opportunity to receive ‘full time’ revenues and healthcare coverage,” states Scott Absher, CEO, ShiftPixy, Inc.
“The Affordable Care Act is affecting personnel decisions. A survey of more than 600 small business owners by the Society for Human Resource Management found that 20% of companies surveyed reported they have cut the number of workers they employ. Employers are not required to offer coverage for employees who work less than 30 hours per week. A related study found that 12% of employers’ nationwide are planning to reduce workers’ hours as a result of the ACA. By making the Shifters into ShiftPixy employees, we can now lend them out to the third party employers who are in need of additional workers,” continues Absher.
ShiftPixy has reported filing a Reg A+, the new SEC regulatory vehicle that allows non-accredited investors the opportunity to invest in a Company at an early stage (IPO). Previously, investing in pre-market IPO’s had been available to only a select few accredited or institutional investors.
For more information:
https://wrhambrecht.com/ipos/shiftpixy-inc-regulation-a-ipo
ABOUT SHIFTPIXY, INC.
ShiftPixy, Inc. was created to take advantage of weaknesses in compulsory insurance markets where statutory requirements for business owners collide with the extremely limited access to the coverage and compliance they are required to have.
www.shiftpixy.com
ShiftPixy management is in the optimal position to intermediate a more effective solution to meet the needs on both the provider and shift worker sides of this new labor reality in the U.S. ShiftPixy has developed proprietary technology and client engagement processes that enable the Company to create high value on both sides of the U.S. shift work chasm.
ShiftPixy allows available and qualified shift workers to connect with immediately available shifts from participating ShiftPixy providers through a simple mobile application. Shift workers or “Shifters” can find shift opportunities within their skill set and geographic range, and pick unfilled shifts when they need the work.
ShiftPixy processes the entire workflow on the provider side from offering open shifts, approving a Shifter based on their rich profile, to processing the entire payroll, insurance and regulatory demands for each shift hour worked.
HELPING EMPLOYERS
In helping employers take care of their employees, we could see changes and decisions for employers that were resulting in fewer hours for shift workers but leaving gaps or holes in employers’ schedules.
SHIFTPIXY’S SOLUTION
- ShiftPixy was designed to sync work opportunities from job providers with the open time slots of available shift workers.
2. ShiftPixy manages relationships with job providers to take open shift opportunities that are filling their schedules and offer them as work opportunities to qualified workers without the formal job interview and commitments.
3. The ShiftPixy app allows shift workers to enroll, profile and prequalify based on their work and training experience for open shift opportunities. “Shifters” can earn provider specific qualifications to boost their score and access to more shift opportunities.
SHIFTPIXY ADVANTAGES
ShiftPixy has built a very robust platform that processes and manages over 50 essential and regulated aspects of the job provider’s human capital management demands.
MEDIA CONTACT:
Jerry Jennings
561-255-0075
jerry@emersongerard.com
This Show Sponsored By-
Jane Ratliff with Bluehair Technology Group, Trenton Carson with TC Productions, and Andrew Traub with A&S Culinary Concepts
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Jane Ratliff/Bluehair Technology Group
Bluehair Technology Group is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to show seniors how to use technology so they can stay connected to their family, friends and the world. They are committed to the principle that older adults possess limitless potential to develop as individuals. BHT improves the lives of seniors through accessible and adult friendly technology education that results in connectivity with family, community and the world.
Trenton Carson/TC Productions
Trenton Carson has a bachelor’s degree in Cinematography from Southern Illinois University. That educational background, as well as on the field work experience, allows him to create stunning video visuals. He utilizes his creativity to help his clients, business owners, better connect with their audience by allowing the audience to connect visually with his clients.
Andrew Traub/A&S Culinary Concepts
A&S Culinary Concepts is a culinary studio, they offer cooking classes for private groups or open classes on line, team building for businesses and corporations and they do corporate catering. They are a culinary partner with the Big Green Egg, so A&S offers many different type of Big Green Egg classes from Grilling to all day boot camps. A&S are farm to table and deal with local vendors as much as possible. Most of their food is made on premises from scratch from mayonnaise to ice cream and pickles. They have a pastry chef on premise, so all of their pastries are made from scratch. Their menus are guidelines, they like to work with the customer to personalize what they want, this way you also know everything is made fresh for you. They invite anyone to come and see the studio at any time.
ITEN Wired Radio: 6-28-16 Women In Technology
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Guests:
Rhonda White and Bailee Bush/Sirius Technical Services
Gretchen Clarke and Cara Turpin/AppRiver
Peg David/H2 Performance Consulting, Inc.
| Rhonda joined the Sirius business development team in September of 2014. Rhonda brings over 10 years’ experience in professional staffing in multiple roles such as recruiting, sales, customer service and human resources. Rhonda studied Healthcare Management at the University of Alabama and has 6 years of experience as an Operations Manager for a Fortune 500 company. When Rhonda is not at work she is involved with Fairhope High School and her community. |
Bailee has been with Sirius Technical Services since 2010. She received her BS Degree in Biomedical Sciences from the University of South Alabama in May of 2014 and now works full time as a Technical Recruiter for Sirius. Bailee specializes in IT professional placement as well as different disciplines of Engineering. She is proving she has a keen eye for isolating the “right” employee for the customer.
She supports the company in many ways including developing marketing promotional and social media for the company.
Gretchen Clarke is a college graduate, technology professional, athlete, wife, daughter, sister, and mom. Currently, she leads the strategic partnerships division for AppRiver, an email and web security cloud service provider who is consistently recognized as one of Florida Trend’s Best Place to Work. Gretchen has over a decade of technology experience in various areas such as: ecommerce, interactive media, eLearning, software development, and project management. Gretchen also has experience in start-up environments where she directed organizational efforts that resulted in award-winning business practices and work cultures. She has also held positions in advertising, public relations, healthcare, customer service, and her favorite, Space Camp.
At AppRiver, one of Gretchen’s early endeavors was launching “AppRiver University” – the education entity that now guides all employee training and professional development programs combined with the company’s external Partner Certification Program. Over the last few years, she has been focusing on opportunities that expand AppRiver’s universal footprint and implementing global business strategies with the company’s largest strategic partners.
Gretchen holds a B.S. and M.S., earned All-American honors as an NCAA athlete, remains an aspiring coder, and is a Little League World Series Champion. Today, she serves on various boards and advisory councils and is an advocate for girls/women in STEM. She and her husband have a true partnership and are teaching their two daughters the value of hard work and to be brave. You can read more about her here and follow her on Twitter @iam_gretchen.
Peg David – H2 Performance Consulting (H2PC) Corporation, an INC 500 company, is a high-growth professional services enterprise founded in 2005 by consulting industry veterans and performance and portfolio management practitioners. H2PC is dedicated to assisting both public and private organizations improve the way they do business by converting strategy into measurable plans that drive performance. In the last four years, H2PC has expanded its core competencies in the areas of IT program management and project management, as well as IT portfolio management and IT performance management; and it has expanded its client base to government organizations providing IT services in the Medical Health Systems area such as the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Air Force Medical Operations Agency (AFMOA) and multiple contracts awarded through the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center, Atlantic (SPAWAR SSC-LANT). H2PC is also providing IT expertise to notable commercial clients. H2PC is headquartered in Pensacola, Florida with professional staff also located in Washington, DC; Chicago, IL; Memphis, TN; Charleston, SC; and New Orleans, LA. H2PC is a Woman-Owned 8(a) Disadvantaged Small Business.
Pensacola Business Radio: 6.23.16 Guests:Dana A. Oliver/ Senior Director of Research & Development at Medtronic
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Dana A. Oliver is the Senior Director of Research & Development at Medtronic.
He has helped grow Medtronic’s Surgical Technologies ENT / NT division from $100 million to approximately $2 billion in annual revenues over fourteen years. With 30 years of experience and an impressive track record of revenue generation, Dana’s latest book Mantra Design is a must-read for every new product development professional aspiring to introduce premium priced, patent protected, market share leading products.
In Mantra Design, Dana reveals the secrets for profitable and lasting innovation, including how to identify your customer’s unmet needs and how to expedite new product development. He provides an easy to understand methodology in the form of 14 quick, digestible mantras that highlight the power of true innovation.
“Innovation is the lifeblood of any company’s continued growth and future survival,” says Dana A. Oliver. “To this day, I continue to read, learn, and evolve my leadership and innovation philosophies; and I hope that this book is beneficial to the next generation of innovation professionals.”
Mantra Design emphasizes the importance of continued innovation to keep sales teams and customers excited about the products and loyal to the business where they invest their time and money, creating the cash flow vital to a company’s success.
About the Author:
Dana is a graduate of Northeastern University and ITT Technical Institute. He has approximately 30 years of experience in the field of medical devices, working for such companies as Medtronic, Genzyme, SIMS Level 1, Kirwan Surgical, and Strichman Medical. He has applied for over 30 patent applications and has been granted over 20 US patents to date.
Dana published his first business guide book “Mantra Leadership – Don’t Become the Emperor with No Clothes!” in January 2015. His second book Mantra Design – Innovate, Buy or Die! was published in October 2015.
Dana plans to become an independent Consultant and Educator in calendar year 2016 offering expertise in Innovation Leadership. He lives in Jacksonville, FL with his wife Linda and daughter “Lexi” Alexandra.
To learn more, please visit http://www.mantraleadership.com/
For further information or to set up an interview with Dana, please contact Kelsey McBride at Book Publicity Services at Kelsey@bookpublicityservices.com or (805) 807-9027.
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NORTH ATLANTA’S BIZLINK: Peter Stewart with Cyviz
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North Atlanta’s BizLink
The Greater North Fulton Chamber of Commerce linking you to Business Leaders
Peter Stewart/Cyviz
Peter Stewart serves as President of North America for Cyviz, a global provider of high performance visualization, collaboration and command & control environments. Peter brings 20 years of relevant experience with positions in technology strategy, sales, alliances and product management.
By applying themselves to making their customers’ lives simpler, Cyviz has created a formula for product integration on a systems level that has become the industry benchmark. Their groundbreaking technology represents a paradigm shift in the way organizations deploy, use and support large numbers of feature rich collaboration environments. The beauty of The Cyviz Experience is in its simplicity: intuitive to operate; easy to connect; uncomplicated to expand; simple to maintain. In short: High-end visual collaboration made easy. Cyviz is headquartered in Stavanger, Norway with regional offices in Houston, Washington DC, Dubai, Riyadh, Beijing, and Singapore.
Pensacola Business Radio-06.16.16-Guests: Chaya Hendrick/SmartMetric
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CHAYA HENDRICK
Founder, President & CEO – SmartMetric Inc.: Ms. Hendrick is the founder and technology inventor of SmartMetric, Inc. and has been a successful entrepreneur, business executive and technology inventor for 30 years. Ms. Hendrick has established a proven track record of outstanding financial returns and successful product launches across a wide spectrum of business initiatives. Ms. Hendrick secured key patents for the technology she invented, with key patents dating back to 1999.
Biometric Credit Card In Action
BIOMETRIC PAYMENT SECURITY
SmartMetric brings the power of biometrics to the world of payments. 100% identity verification with secure transaction allows the consumer to safely purchase online or offline down the street.
Useable at ATM machines the card has the added security of only being able to be used after you have activated it by using your fingerprint.
Simply touching the cards built in fingerprint reader and if it is you the card will work. For online transactons you have the ultimate secure “wallet”.
Inside is stored your critical payment card information that is transmitted over the internet at the touch of your finger.
To find out more how the SmartMetric biometric card can protect you and your payments please go to the product section.
SmartMetric, Inc. is a technology engineering, research and development company that has developed miniture electronic systems and software for use in the field of Biometric identification and validation for the payments industry as well as the Corporate and Government sectors.
SmartMetric, Inc. is registered in the State of Nevada. Although based in the United States, it has research and development centers in Argentina, Palo Alto and Tel-Aviv.
Hardware and software engineering is done internally giving SmartMetric the capability of delivering enterprise-class products that are unique and cutting edge.
STRATEGIC INSIGHTS RADIO: Having a Well-Defined Business Technology Process (Part 2 of 2)
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“Strategic Insights Radio”, co-hosted by David Wilkins and Vlad Rusz of Sterling Rose Consulting Corp, will discuss how to make the right technology choices for your business. This episode explains what questions a company should ask when determining the right technology for their business, how technology can enhance a business’s overall profitability, and also how technology can help build a company’s ROI.
Dave Wilkins/Sterling Rose Consulting Corp
Dave Wilkins has over 30 years experience working for companies such as E&Y, Whitridge Associates, PriceWaterhouseCoopers and IBM in business and technology management and consulting. He is currently the Senior Vice President of Sterling Rose Consulting Corp and the Business Unit Manager for the Business Technology Division of Sterling Rose Consulting.
Originally from Michigan, he has a BBA and MBA from the University of Michigan, but he has been a resident of Gwinnett County Georgia for over 20 years. In his 30 years in business and technology, he has worked with clients in multiple business sectors including finance, manufacturing, energy, healthcare, and government.
About “Strategic Insights Radio”:
“Strategic Insights Radio” is intended to be an interactive radio show hosted by Sterling Rose Consulting Corp. Listeners can Tweet their questions for a live response on the radio to @sterling_rose1 or via @strategicradio. Also, suggestions on business topics that listeners would like to learn more about are welcome. Please send suggestions to info@sterlingroseconsultingcorp.com.
