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Leading your team into the 2nd machine age, with M. Nadia Vincent

Connected & Ready - April 07, 2021 15:59 - 32 minutes
Gemma Milne talks with M. Nadia Vincent, author of “Leveraging Digital Transformation,” about key digital transformation concepts, such as the difference between reactive and strategic initiatives, how to encourage the critical element of individual transformation, and how to avoid achieving onl...

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Are you up to speed on ERP? with Chris Gherardini

Connected & Ready - March 31, 2021 15:51 - 26 minutes
Gemma Milne talks with Chris Gherardini, of Turnkey Technology, about the importance of ERP and CRM solutions, including how companies can evaluate the data they need to get the most from these solutions, how to create momentum for successful deployment and transformation initiatives, and how to...

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Business leaders lean in to RPA, with Asher Lake

Connected & Ready - March 24, 2021 16:21 - 35 minutes
Gemma Milne talks with Asher Lake, of Unlocking Digital and Mercedes-Benz, about the power and potential of robotic process automation, how companies can scale solutions beyond the proof-of-concept stage, how well RPA lends itself to low-code and citizen developer efforts, the level of expertise...

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Can AI and automation be humanized? with Hessie Jones

Connected & Ready - March 17, 2021 17:27 - 39 minutes
Gemma Milne talks with Hessie Jones, co-founder of MyData Canada, about how companies should assess the value and purpose of AI and automation initiatives. They also explore scenarios that give individuals more control over personal information while also making data more accessible and usable, ...

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More companies shift focus to customer journey, with Abhishek Dalmia and Varun Khurana

Connected & Ready - March 10, 2021 17:52 - 32 minutes
Gemma Milne talks with Abhishek Dalmia and Varun Khurana, of the Boston Consulting Group, about new perspectives on building a customer-centric business, reimagining the customer journey, factors currently driving the cost of customer acquisition, and the importance of data for creating and unde...

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Add to cart – modernizing B2B customer experience, with Jordan Jewell

Connected & Ready - March 03, 2021 17:34 - 33 minutes
Gemma Milne talks with Jordan Jewell, leader of IDC’s Digital Commerce research practice, about the differences between customer expectations for B2B and B2C shoppers, how B2B sellers need different technology than B2C companies, which technologies are helping B2B companies be more resilient, an...

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Preparing for your supply chain’s “next normal,” with Frank Della Rosa and Simon Ellis

Connected & Ready - February 24, 2021 17:18 - 43 minutes
Gemma Milne talks with supply chain experts Frank Della Rosa and Simon Ellis about critical concepts such as digital twins and the supply chain control tower, the essential ingredients for shifting mindset and culture toward resiliency, and the imperfect science of evaluating risks and opportuni...

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CFOs turn to tech and culture, with Jack McCullough

Connected & Ready - February 17, 2021 17:39 - 25 minutes
Gemma Milne talks with Jack McCullough, founder of the CFO Leadership Council about how CFOs can keep up with accelerated forecasting demands without sacrificing accuracy, the impact of automation on finance org functions, how CFOs can shift to make more proactive decisions, and some of the bigg...

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Finance transformation that lasts, with John Munnelly

Connected & Ready - February 10, 2021 17:48 - 34 minutes
Host Gemma Milne talks with KPMG Australia’s John Munnelly about some of the biggest recent shifts in finance organizations, maintaining momentum toward organizational change, the impact of new ways of working, and the eight facets of building a connected enterprise.   About John Munnelly  Joh...

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Digitizing your small to mid-size business, with Laurie McCabe

Connected & Ready - February 03, 2021 17:20 - 34 minutes
Host Gemma Milne talks with the SMB Group’s Laurie McCabe about the uneven impact of 2020, both positive and negative, on small and medium-sized businesses and specific industries, the biggest challenges SMBs face when adopting new technologies, and whether they should pursue major transformatio...

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Cybersecurity: prepare and respond, with John Reed Stark

Connected & Ready - January 27, 2021 18:48 - 34 minutes
Host Gemma Milne talks with John Reed Stark about staying secure and compliant as organizations continue to digitally transform. They unpack the rise of ransomware, look at what companies can do to protect themselves from cybersecurity incidents, as well as how best to respond after a breach. Jo...

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Chatbots’ role in the customer experience, with Natasha Takahashi

Connected & Ready - January 20, 2021 16:55 - 34 minutes
Host Gemma Milne talks with Natasha Takahashi, Chief Marketing Officer and Co-Founder of School of Bots, as well as the Chief Marketing Officer at Ineffable Marketing, about the continuing evolution of marketing in the digital realm, the changing needs of customers, growing demand for a greater ...

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Retail gets creative, with Tory Gundelach

Connected & Ready - January 13, 2021 16:54 - 38 minutes
Host Gemma Milne is joined by Tory Gundelach, Senior Vice President of Retail Insights at Kantar Consulting, to talk about how retailers were pressure-tested in 2020, how they are still adapting to the rapidly evolving environment, and facing ongoing uncertainty. They also delve into topics like...

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Shifting with consumer demand, with Pamela Danziger

Connected & Ready - January 06, 2021 17:39 - 25 minutes
Host Gemma Milne is joined by Pamela Danziger, founder of Unity Marketing, to talk about how retailers can best navigate the changing business landscape driven by shifting consumer demands, the most important trends that have emerged and accelerated this year, and what can we expect from consume...

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Forecasting in uncertain times, with Ariane Daguin

Connected & Ready - December 16, 2020 17:07 - 38 minutes
Host Gemma Milne is joined by Ariane Daguin, CEO of D’Artagnan, a pioneer purveyor of free-range, natural, sustainable foods, to talk about how the 2020 holiday season has differed from previous years, how her business has shifted from crisis mode to responding to longer-term industry changes, t...

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Technology transforms the role of CFO, with Myles Corson and Tony Klimas

Connected & Ready - December 09, 2020 20:54 - 38 minutes
Host Gemma Milne is joined by Myles Corson and Tony Klimas from Ernst & Young to discuss the role of the CFO, trends they’ve seen in their research regarding finance transformation, improving forecasting in an unpredictable world, new ways to measure innovation, and how to balance the needs of t...

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The data dilemma: balancing privacy and customer experience, with Maciej Zawadzinski

Connected & Ready - December 02, 2020 22:27 - 31 minutes
Host Gemma Milne is joined by Maciej Zawadziński, CEO of Piwik PRO and data privacy advocate, to talk about the evolution of public consciousness regarding data privacy, how companies use customer journey to drive engagement, and what a future win-win scenario for customers and companies might l...

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Building a more equitable workplace, with Mimi Fox Melton

Connected & Ready - November 25, 2020 18:17 - 51 minutes
Host Gemma Milne is joined by Mimi Fox Melton, General Manager and Acting CEO of Code 2040, to discuss Code2040’s efforts to redesign work cultures and spaces to be more equitable for Black and Latinx tech workers, how the organization has managed the challenges of the pandemic (including retool...

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Exploring anatomy in mixed reality, with Mark Griswold

Connected & Ready - November 18, 2020 17:03 - 38 minutes
Host Gemma Milne is joined by Mark Griswold, PhD, Director of MRI Research and Faculty Director of the Interactive Commons at Case Western Reserve University. They discuss how medical faculty at Case Western Reserve are using technology developed by Mark’s team to teach anatomy with HoloLens, ho...

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IoT and adopting the edge, with Moe Tanabian

Connected & Ready - November 11, 2020 19:33 - 35 minutes
Host Gemma Milne is joined by Moe Tanabian, Vice President and General Manager of Azure Edge Devices. They discuss how emerging technologies are opening up new ways of doing business, burgeoning IoT use cases, challenges of implementing solutions like IoT, and best practices for making it all wo...

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Low-Code Solutions for a Safe Return to Work, with Brennan McReynolds

Connected & Ready - November 05, 2020 00:15 - 37 minutes
Host Gemma Milne is joined by Brennan McReynolds, Global Product & Technology lead for Host, a proprietary service of CBRE. They discuss the impact of COVID-19 on workplace technology, considerations for returning to work safely, and how to create an employee experience that meets individual and...

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Supply chains in the always on economy, with Mark Weimann

Connected & Ready - October 28, 2020 18:08 - 30 minutes
Host Gemma Milne is joined by Microsoft Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management senior technical specialist Mark Weimann. They discuss the impact of COVID-19 on supply chains, the importance of resilience, and the technologies that are helping companies increase supply chain visibility to gain a be...

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Big questions, small data, with Lisa Morgan

Connected & Ready - October 21, 2020 18:13 - 30 minutes
Writer Lisa Morgan joins host Gemma Milne for a discussion on how companies are using data and analytics today, why using historical data is becoming increasingly flawed, and how focusing on improvement and adaptation can help companies become more resilient.  About Lisa Morgan Lisa Morgan is ...

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The lasting impact of COVID on digital sales, with Mary Shea

Connected & Ready - October 14, 2020 19:56 - 37 minutes
Host Gemma Milne is joined by Mary Shea for a follow-up conversation about the digitization of sales, including the recent Forrester Consulting study commissioned by Microsoft, how businesses are adapting to meet the needs of their customers, and the technologies companies are investing in.  Ab...

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Increasing workforce capacity through automation, with Maureen Fleming

Connected & Ready - October 07, 2020 19:48 - 33 minutes
Host Gemma Milne is joined by Maureen Fleming of IDC for a conversation about the ways organizations are using automation today, how it gives them a competitive advantage, and what the future of automation might look like. About Maureen Fleming For more than a decade, Maureen has worked with c...

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The rise of customer data platforms, with David Raab

Connected & Ready - October 01, 2020 00:36 - 23 minutes
Host Gemma Milne is joined by David Raab of the Customer Data Platform Institute for a conversation about the rise of the CDP, the ways it’s changing—and being changed by—the marketplace, and why current trends make it more urgent than ever. About David M. Raab David is the founder and CEO of ...

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Digital first in a paper-driven industry, with John Cerone

Connected & Ready - September 23, 2020 18:38 - 36 minutes
Host Gemma Milne is joined by John Cerone, principal at SHoP Architects. They discuss the role of technology in architecture today, its impact on innovation and creativity, and how tools like AR and VR are transforming how we think about collaboration and design. About John Cerone John Cerone ...

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Enabling better patient outcomes through AI, with Piotr Orzechowski

Connected & Ready - September 16, 2020 19:20 - 34 minutes
Host Gemma Milne is joined by Piotr Orzechowski, CEO and founder of Infermedica, a developer of AI tools for triage and preliminary diagnosis. They discuss the impacts of AI on treatment, how partners are using their solutions, and what he’s learned during this period of massive change in care. ...

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Technology opens new doors in real estate, with Ro Malik

Connected & Ready - September 09, 2020 16:27 - 34 minutes
Host Gemma Milne is joined by Ro Malik, CEO and co-founder of Conversion Monster. They discuss the current trends in the real estate industry, how technology and innovation are transforming it, and what entrepreneurs and startups should know about the industry today. About Ro Malik Ro is the c...

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National Geographic envisions the future of education, with Vicki Phillips

Connected & Ready - September 02, 2020 18:30 - 34 minutes
Host Gemma Milne is joined by Vicki Phillips, Chief Education Officer at National Geographic. They discuss the role National Geographic is playing in education today, the trends and technology that are transforming education, and what the future classroom might look like. About Vicki Phillips ...

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