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Season 2 Recap
Aspire2Ascend - April 20, 2021 19:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsCourtney, Lauren and Paige reflect on Season 2 of the Aspire2Ascend podcast, share their own super powers and share their upcoming Real Customers of SAP virtual event series.
"Anyone has the ability to re-invent themselves" - Jack Werder
Aspire2Ascend - February 19, 2021 17:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsJack Werder talks to Ascend Source about his unique career path and what he learned throughout his journey. Jack has reinvited himself several times through his career including running a family business. Jack believes anyone can re-invent themselves at any age by being humble, checking their e...
"Don’t sell. Educate. Education is the best form of selling." - Paul Kurchina
Aspire2Ascend - February 10, 2021 18:00 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsAscend Source is joined in this episode by Paul Kurchina, who is a true customer advocate and SAP Ecosystem Accelerator. Having spent over 25 years within the ecosystem, he has dedicated his career to improving business operations with SAP, but more importantly, taking that experience and knowle...
"You can control two things in life, hustle and attitude."- Ari Seelinger
Aspire2Ascend - February 02, 2021 17:00 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsAri Seelinger is not your typical SAP Account Executive. Unlike some sales individuals, he is not motivated by the paycheck, but rather the person he is working for. He started his career at Oracle, then moved to a small start up, and finally landed at SAP. With this experience, Ari is no strang...
"My style, as an individual, needs to be tweaked in order to be effective and scale as a leader." - Brian Moores
Aspire2Ascend - January 20, 2021 15:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsAscend Source is joined in this episode by SAP Vice President in the Midwest, Brian Moores. Brian shares with us his SAP journey and how curiosity fuels his motivation. We discuss his vision and transition from being an individual performer versus leader. He has learned the importance of knowin...
"My style, as an individual, needs to be tweaked in order to be effective and scale as a leader." - Brian Moores
Aspire2Ascend - January 20, 2021 15:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsAscend Source is joined in this episode by SAP Vice President in the Midwest, Brian Moores. Brian shares with us his SAP journey and how curiosity fuels his motivation. We discuss his vision and transition from being an individual performer versus leader. He has learned the importance of knowin...
"You can't fake knowledge." - Joshua Milos
Aspire2Ascend - January 06, 2021 15:00 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsJoin Ascend Source as we speak with Josh Milos, Head of IT Applications for Birkenstock Americas. At the forefront of SAP technology, Josh shares with us the importance of partner selection and what he looks for when choosing vendors. As an active ASUG member, he shares the benefits of tight-kni...
"You can't fake knowledge."
Aspire2Ascend - January 06, 2021 15:00 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsJoin Ascend Source as we speak with Josh Milos, Head of IT Applications for Birkenstock Americas. At the forefront of SAP technology, Josh shares with us the importance of partner selection and what he looks for when choosing vendors. As an active ASUG member, he shares the benefits of tight-kni...
"Respect is earned. You don't just get respect when you have a title." - Amy Spruill / Wizzie Carrier
Aspire2Ascend - December 16, 2020 18:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsAmy and Wizzie deep-dive into their viewpoints of professional friendships and the importance of commroderie. The best relationships are built on respect, vulnerability, and integrity. These are not just buzz words - they are truly a way of life. They also address the not-so-simple challenges we...
"Respect is earned. You don't just get respect when you have a title."
Aspire2Ascend - December 16, 2020 18:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsAmy and Wizzie deep-dive into their viewpoints of professional friendships and the importance of commroderie. The best relationships are built on respect, vulnerability, and integrity. These are not just buzz words - they are truly a way of life. They also address the not-so-simple challenges we...
"Never underestimate likability. Likability is key." - Juan Albelo
Aspire2Ascend - December 09, 2020 21:00 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsJuan Albelo started his career with a degree in engineering. However like many, he landed in a completely different field. Now with over 25+ years in software industry, Juan walks us through his journey of entrepreneurship and some of the challenges he faced. He shares some of the best practice...
"Never underestimate likability. Likability is key."
Aspire2Ascend - December 09, 2020 21:00 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsJuan Albelo started his career with a degree in engineering. However like many, he landed in a completely different field. Now with over 25+ years in software industry, Juan walks us through his journey of entrepreneurship and some of the challenges he faced. He shares some of the best practice...
"If you get your team bought into the vision, they will create their own passion."
Aspire2Ascend - December 02, 2020 17:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsAscend Source co-founders, Courtney Byrd, and Lauren Reinhertz started their company by passionately wanting to give SAP and SAP Partners a voice that showcased their value. Now they’re continuing their mission by bringing industry leaders comprised of SAP Partners, User Groups, End-Users, and SA...
"If you get your team bought into the vision, they will create their own passion." - Kevin Burns
Aspire2Ascend - December 02, 2020 17:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsKevin talks with Ascend Source about his successful and tenured-career at SAP. He shares with us the impactful mentors that helped him along the way and his passion for giving back to young professionals in a similar matter. He also shares his insights on what he looks for within his high-perfo...
"As we grew we realized If everyone thought the same way, then we would never break out of the mold."
Aspire2Ascend - November 18, 2019 17:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsOmar Zuberi started his career as a mechanical engineer with a passion and admiration for the individuals deciding what to make it and when to make it within the Supply Chain space. Now, one of the founders My Supply Chain Group (MSCG), he walks us through the journey of entrepreneurship, challe...
"As we grew we realized if everyone thought the same way, then we would never break out of the mold."
Aspire2Ascend - November 18, 2019 17:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsOmar Zuberi started his career as a mechanical engineer with a passion and admiration for the individuals deciding what to make it and when to make it within the Supply Chain space. Now, one of the founders My Supply Chain Group (MSCG), he walks us through the journey of entrepreneurship, challe...
“Stay curious, persevere, keep at it, keep learning, but be patient.”
Aspire2Ascend - November 11, 2019 17:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsAmy Spruill's journey at SAP has been an adventurous one. As an SAP boomerang she has successfully navigated various leadership roles including a recent a market unit shift. She talks about how she manages change for her team and customers in a constantly evolving ecosystem. Now, as the RVP of ...
"As a CIO, ensuring stakeholder adoption and alignment with the company's vision and direction are the things that kept me up at night."
Aspire2Ascend - November 01, 2019 16:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsFrom consultant to CIO to Partner, Randy Gonzalez shares his perspective of the SAP ecosystem. Randy notoroialsy led the largest global S/4HANA implementation to date during the financial crisis in 2008. With his deep amount of experience in SAP, Randy has now started GCS Group, focused on helpi...
"Keep in mind the solution for a customer is not always technology. Technology is a piece of that puzzle."
Aspire2Ascend - October 28, 2019 07:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsUtilizing her extensive SAP background and creative mindset, Sarah works with the 18,000+ partners in the SAP Ecosystem to help breakdown the complexity of the technology for SAP customers. Always keeping the customer front and center, Sarah shares how empathy for her customers and how true part...
"I wouldn't say that I love technology. I love using technology as a tool to improve the business and drive the business forward."
Aspire2Ascend - October 21, 2019 05:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsFrom the plant floor to CIO, Bill Bowers shares his professional journey at the largest flooring manufacturer in the world, Mohawk. He talks about his early beginnings, company culture and leadership style. With a fail fast mentality, Mohawk stays at the forefront of SAP technology with a need t...
"If you say you do everything, they'll call you for nothing"
Aspire2Ascend - October 09, 2019 20:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsJoin the founders of Ascend Source as they discuss the gap they are filling in the SAP channel, the value of empathy, and their unique ability to drive value and reciprocity within a complex and evolving ecosystem. As the founders of Ascend Source, Courtney and Lauren have dedicated the organiz...
"I shifted my mindset and came to the table with a fresh perspective by thinking like my customer, acting like my customer, and becoming part of their company culture."
Aspire2Ascend - October 09, 2019 16:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsAfter finding her passion, and learning the power of no, listen to how Elizabeth Carrier launched her career in SAP among a field of blue suits, her daily grind, and the not so glamorous day-to-day as an SAP Industry Account Executive. With her competitive mentality, a shift in mindset, and cons...
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