Part 1 of our first exciting roundtable discussion on this podcast. This week we dive into the world of innovation and digital workplace with two passionate colleagues. 

Miriam Moscovici - https://www.linkedin.com/in/miriam-moscovici-628845/

Evina Sharrott - https://www.linkedin.com/in/evina-s-40491595/

TMC book mentioned: Claudia Unger, Corporate Travel: Hiding in plain sight

Competitive intelligence is the action of defining, gathering, analyzing, and distributing intelligence about products, customers, competitors, and any aspect of the environment needed to support executives and managers in strategic decision making for an organization.

Connect: 

Guest: Jan Parsons, Manager Sales Optimization

Host - Chicka Elloy, Senior Director of Strategic Talent Management: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chickaelloy/

Daryl is our director of information security management. His team is responsible for efficiently and effectively protecting our organization's processes, tangible and intangible assets, and people.

Connect: We could tell you, but then we would have to arrest you!

The global network complements and strengthens the existing network of wholly owned and partner markets, increasing BCD Travel's global footprint. This is good news for clients who continue to look for a partner who can deliver on a global scale with extensive local knowledge.

Connect: 

Guest: Iain Withers, Vice President of BCD Travel Global Network - https://www.linkedin.com/in/iainwithers/

Host - Chicka Elloy, Senior Director of Strategic Talent Management: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chickaelloy/

Project management is the practice of initiating, planning, executing, controlling, and closing the work of a team to achieve specific goals and meet specific success criteria at the specified time. On this episode, Robby karate chops through the various areas and complexities of his work to simplify it for us. 

Connect with:

Guest - Robby Wisnewski, Senior Manager GPMO: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-wisnewski-06775745/

Host - Chicka Elloy, Senior Director of Strategic Talent Management: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chickaelloy/

Advito is BCD's consultancy arm developing innovative, highly dynamic travel programmes that reduce overall travel spend and raise the satisfaction of the employee population, delivering long-term savings. Shelley is a Senior Marketing Consultant working with global clients develop, define and implement strategic internal communication plans, using innovative consumer marketing techniques, to engage travelers and influence behavior.

Connect with:

Guest - Shelley Fletcher-Bryant, Senior Consultant: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shelleyfletcher/

Host - Chicka Elloy, Senior Director of Strategic Talent Management: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chickaelloy/

Barbara's team is an optimized and effective 'waterboy' in the ongoing development and enhancement of the global bid avoidance and retention process for BCD’s most strategic clients. On this episode, she helps us understand her role through the eyes of a recent university graduate. Hungry to grow, learn and assert her career at BCD Travel. 

Connect Today: 

Guest - Barbara Allgäuer, Strategic Project Manager - Commercial Development, Global Program Management: https://www.linkedin.com/in/barbara-allg%C3%A4uer-267926117/

Host - Chicka Elloy, Senior Director of Strategic Talent Management: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chickaelloy/

Esther is responsible for managing all aspects of the assigned client's corporate travel program. This includes client retention, contract negotiation, implementation, and business consolidation, sales of products and services, financials (budgets, billing, payment, and profitability), business planning and reviews, establishing relationships with key decision makers under multiple business units, business continuance and escalation of operational issues.

Connect with:

Guest - Esther Alvarado, National Account Head - https://www.linkedin.com/in/esther-alvarado-08625267/

Host - Chicka Elloy, Senior Director of Strategic Talent Management: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chickaelloy/

Aimee is the Director of Product Development for our Contact Center Solutions team. This episode, we not only explore her craft, creativeness, and COOLNESS... but we look behind the curtains at what makes her team succeed in their business.

Connect with:

Guest - Aimee Allard, Director of Product Development - https://www.linkedin.com/in/aimee-allard-714ab614/

Host - Chicka Elloy, Senior Director of Strategic Talent Management: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chickaelloy/

Travel Technology supports all GDS and Agent Facing applications at BCD. They are the SME's and key resources for all new business implementations coordinating the release of new platforms/functionality to the business & work with audit and security to maintain and secure all products. This episode, we walk with Laurent across the lock bridge to unlock the nuances and future of this core element of our business. 

Connect Today: 

Guest - Laurent Schouteten, Manager of Travel Technology: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurentschouteten/

Host - Chicka Elloy, Senior Director of Strategic Talent Management: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chickaelloy/