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Supply Chain Now Radio Episode 60

March 25, 2019 by angishields

Supply Chain Now

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

March 25, 2019 by angishields

ATDC Radio

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.

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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.

ATDC RADIO: John Croyle with W9manager, Dr. Yared Alemu with TQI and Hien Ta with QwikCheck

March 25, 2019 by angishields

ATDC Radio

ATDC RADIO: John Croyle with W9manager, Dr. Yared Alemu with TQI and Hien Ta with QwikCheck

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John Croyle started W9manager after collecting W-9 forms and preparing 1099s for 20 years as a corporate controller of several different companies. He determined there had to be a better way! Vendors would send in W-9s that were incomplete, unsigned, with no name, with no TIN, and without the LLC type selected.

In addition, the year would always end with missing W-9 forms regardless of the vendor approval process in place. W-9 forms were also often difficult to find at year-end, as they could be saved in multiple places and under various names. Then the work from the prior year had to be reviewed and a determination made on who should receive a 1099 form in the current year (paper…in the digital age!) And all this had to be handled during January, one of the busiest months of the year! W9manager was started with the mission to eliminate the W-9/1099 madness at year-end for all companies!

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Dr. Yared Alemu is a psychologist for 15 years both as a clinician and administrator in variety of settings. He is the founder of TQI, which was founded two and half years ago. He is a thought leader on how digital health, automation and analytics can improve treatment outcomes for mental health patients in the publicly funded mental healthcare.

TQI platform is focused on using innovative technologies in voice/speech recognition technology and ML analytics to help payers and providers at the time of care make data-driven decisions about treatments.

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Hien Ta, CEO of QwikCheck, holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology and an MBA from Mercer University. He brings years of industry experience in Fintech, C-Store POS systems, and payment processing.

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ATDC RADIO: Jacqui Chew with ATDC

March 25, 2019 by angishields

ATDC Radio

ATDC RADIO: Jacqui Chew with ATDC

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Jacqui Chew is ATDC’s startup catalyst and CMO-in-Residence with a focus on providing customer acquisition and channel strategy as well as investor relations counsel. She is an award-winning go-to-market strategist and principal at iFusion, a digital strategy collective. Jacqui’s experience spans well-known brands and high-growth b2b and b2c startups including Cycloramic, eBay, IBM, Stainmaster, PeopleSoft (now Oracle), and Venture Atlanta. As the senior marketing executive at Silverpop, a marketing automation pioneer, she oversaw its debut and supported the Series B round venture capital raise of $30 million.

Jacqui has spoken at TED and is a sought-after speaker on digital strategy, disruptive business models, and entrepreneurship. She has been featured on FOX 5 Atlanta and quoted in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, USA Today, and Fortune.

Jacqui is active in the technology and social innovation communities. She organizes TEDxPeachtree, the largest TEDx event in Georgia and contributes to the TAG Hi-Growth Industry Task Force. Previously, she served on the boards of the Atlanta Press Club, Women in Technology and the Atlanta chapter of the American Marketing Association. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing from the University of Hawaii, Manoa and speaks Mandarin, Cantonese and Taiwanese.

Connect with Jacqui on LinkedIn.

Office Evolution Radio: Ed and Clare Stefan with Active Financial Group, Dallas Smith with T. Dallas Smith and Company and Nirinya Kummantool with US Health Advisors

March 23, 2019 by angishields

Atlanta Business Radio

Office Evolution Radio: Ed and Clare Stefan with Active Financial Group, Dallas Smith with T. Dallas Smith and Company and Nirinya Kummantool with US Health Advisors

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Ed Stefan, MBA, RRPC®, CFP® and Clare Stefan are business partners in Active Financial Group, a full service financial planning firm. Our mission is to enhance the lives of individuals, families and small business owners as they plan for and approach a retirement that could last to age 100 or beyond.

We work with individuals, families and small business owners in the areas of: Investments, Retirement Income planning, Multi-generational estate planning and Business Succession planning. We are passionate about educating people on the importance of planning for a financially secure retirement. We speak regularly to community groups and organizations as well as to employees at local businesses on a wide variety of topics where we share our knowledge of the challenges of planning for and living a long, secure life in retirement.

Connect with Ed and Clare on LinkedIn.

Dallas Smith is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer at T. Dallas Smith & Company. He leads all new business development initiatives. His role includes overseeing all brokerage affairs related to the company and providing chief liaison services to key clients.

Dallas began his commercial real estate career in 1982 at Atlanta Air Center Realty under the guidance of Thomas W. Tift as leasing and management representative for the portfolio. In 1989, he became the first African-American broker at Cushman & Wakefield of Georgia. His affiliation with the company opened doors for many minority brokers. In 1995, he pioneered the brokerage division for H.J. Russell & Company, an African-American owned construction and management firm, where he served as VP of the Brokerage Division. Dallas led the company initiative of acquiring 40 parcels of real estate, a full city block in the intercity of Atlanta resulting in a mixture of office, retail and multifamily developments now valued at over $20 million.

In 2006, with the blessing of the late Herman Russell, Dallas opened T. Dallas Smith & Company, specializing in tenant representation. T. Dallas Smith & Company has led projects across the country with metrics exceeding more than seven million square feet of commercial property leasing and acquisitions and five thousand acres of land purchases. Since its inception, the team has grown exponentially successfully leading transactions totaling over $15 billion in aggregate value. Dallas is an innovator and thought leader in the commercial real estate community and is intentional about cultivating and developing diverse talent to help shape the commercial real estate industry.

Dallas received his Bachelor of Business Administration (Management) from Georgia State University

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Nirinya Kummantool is a cross trained health advisor with US Health Advisors for any structure of health coverage. Her goal is not to sell, but to educate her clients. Nirinya values building relationships and specializes in providing health coverage for small businesses and the self-employed.

Office Evolution Radio: Tiffany Francis with Corner Bakery Cafe and Bonita White with Bonita White and Associates

March 23, 2019 by angishields

Atlanta Business Radio

Office Evolution Radio: Tiffany Francis with Corner Bakery Cafe and Bonita White with Bonita White and Associates

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Tiffany Francis started with Corner Bakery Cafe in 2008 as a catering supervisor in Washington DC. She moved to Atlanta in 2017 and was given the opportunity to work as the assistant manager for the Buckhead and Alpharetta locations. In January 2019, Tiffany was promoted to the Field Sales Manager for the Atlanta Market.

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Bonita White is a wife, mother, entrepreneur and philanthropist. She teaches Financial Literacy and owns a financial services franchise that offers credit restoration and 12 other services.

Bonita has helped hundreds of men and women raise their credit scores so they can purchase homes, cars, lower insurances rates and get funding to expand and build their businesses. She works very closely with real estate, mortgage, tax, insurance and business funding professionals.

Connect with Bonita on LinkedIn and Facebook.

Office Evolution Radio: Graham Perry with Lavista Associates

March 23, 2019 by angishields

Atlanta Business Radio

Office Evolution Radio: Graham Perry with Lavista Associates

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Graham Perry is a Director for Lavista Associates, Inc. Graham is focused on office tenant representation, serving his clients on a local, regional, and national level. Outside of work, Graham enjoys spending time with his wife, Sarah Jane, and their two dogs Missy and Peaches.

In the fall, you can find him at Northside Youth Organization coaching football in the 4th grade league. Since starting coaching in 2017, his teams have gone 16-3, and they have won one championship. Graham played football at Hampden-Sydney College, in Farmville, VA where he started on the 2009 undefeated team.

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Office Evolution Radio: Debbie Sonenshine with Coldwell Banker and Marc Daner with Wells Fargo Advisors

March 23, 2019 by angishields

Atlanta Business Radio

Office Evolution Radio: Debbie Sonenshine with Coldwell Banker and Marc Daner with Wells Fargo Advisors

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For someone who has spent her entire real estate career in the Atlanta area, Debbie Sonenshine has managed to gain a national reputation that comes with taking care of customers, year in and year out since 1981. That kind of service is a result of Debbie’s commitment to always moving ahead, always striving to become a better agent through professional and personal development and through a generous commitment to community service.

The awards and honors Debbie has received are numerous – President’s Premier, Crystal Phoenix, Coldwell Banker Hall of Fame, #1 Top Coldwell Banker Agent in Atlanta, Top 10 Teams of Atlanta Board of Realtors…the list goes on. If that wasn’t enough, Debbie was elected to America’s Most Referred Realtors by her peers, meaning other agents recognize that Debbie is someone they can refer clients to with complete confidence.

Debbie has extensive experience in corporate relocation and new home sales. She is an exclusive listing agent for Previews luxury properties, and she also enjoys working with first-time home buyers, young families and empty nesters. For Debbie, every client is valued. She works throughout the metro-Atlanta area in all price ranges.

In all her dealings, Debbie brings a sharp mind, well-honed negotiating skills and a true sense of honesty and fairness. As one broker says: “She really wows people with what she does for them.” Specializing in Metro Atlanta, Sandy Springs, Dunwoody, Buckhead, Brookhaven, East Cobb, Marietta and Alpharetta

Debbie is married and lives in Sandy Springs. Her daughter, son-in-law and granddaughter live locally as well.

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Marc Daner is a Managing Director-Investment Officer with Wells Fargo Advisors in Alpharetta GA. He holds the Certified Financial Planner and Chartered Financial Consultant designations.

Marc has been a Financial Advisor for 29 years and lives in Alpharetta with his wife of 30 years, Maria. They have two children, Alaina and Scott.

Connect with Marc on LinkedIn.

COACH the COACH: Brook Borup with My Clone Solution

March 23, 2019 by angishields

Coach The Coach

COACH the COACH: Brook Borup with My Clone Solution

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When it comes to automation and delegation for small business, no one does it better than Brook Borup, Process Architect and Implementation Specialist with My Clone Solution. Driven by the desire to see small business owners spend more time away from their business doing what they love, Brook has developed systems and methodologies helping countless business owners around the world do more of what they love. Whether it’s growing your business by passively attracting leads or creating automation sequences to spend less time on marketing, Brook has a back-end tool to get your business moving in the right direction.