A SEAT at THE TABLE: Helping business leaders grow their influence

Supply chain management has become both an art and a science, with executives tasked with building more  resiliency, while also increasing flexibility, reducing lead times, and jumping through hoops to comply with increasingly complex regulations - which, adding to the confusion, are different in different markets.

No wonder one most people talk about improving supply chains - but very few actually do.  Realistically, it’s difficult enough to simply manage existing systems, without having to try and introduce new ones.

Today we’re joined by Dean Clegg, a supply chain consultant who previously was the Global Sourcing Director at Sainsbury, where he lead a complex supply chain through both the pandemic and the transition to Brexit.  Prior to that, Dean led the successful integration of Argos stores into Sainsbury’s.

In this episode Dean will be discussing:

- How to become more efficient and reduce lead times
- Determining the right technology to optimize your supply chain
- The game-changing importance of building seamless supplier relationships.
- Rethinking how we reduce waste to achieve greater sustainability

USEFUL LINKS:

Connect with Dean Clegg: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dean-clegg-9508b9169/

Asianet Consultants:  https://asianetconsultants.com

The Current Situation in Sourcing:  https://insidefashionlive.net/current-situation-in-sourcing/

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The years of companies staffing up as they sprinted towards what they believed was going to be the next unicorn - or at the very least years of strong growth - have suddenly reversed course.

One by one, banks, consulting firms, retailers - even the tech sector - started announcing cutbacks.  With tens of thousands of jobs being axed.

That’s led to massive layoffs during the past two years with a sharp focus on downsizing headquarters and R&D departments - in other words mid career workers in white collar jobs.

So what can you when you find yourself on the ‘other side of the desk’?  Where do you start when you haven’t looked for a job since you left school? And what opportunities are there for older people in an age that seems to be fixated on youth?

In this episode we’re joined by Richard Triggs, CEO of Arete Executive, a recruitment specialist that focuses on senior executive or non-executive board positions.  He also the author of “Uncover The Hidden Job Market: How to Find and Win Your Next Senior Executive Role”.

Richard will be discussing what he refers to as the ‘hidden job market’ and how executives can find their next position.

He believes that even late career executives can find new positions in today’s market - if they understand where and how to look for them.

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Asianet Consultants: https://asianetconsultants.com

The Current Situation in Sourcing:

https://insidefashionlive.net/current-situation-in-sourcing/

Connect with Richard Triggs

www.areteexecutive.com.au

https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardtriggs/

https://www.areteexecutive.com.au/free-book/

https://open.spotify.com/show/2AGsypgCDg0UYN98Z0v2xW?si=c7c0f3552b9c4e9b

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Sometimes just when everything seems to be stable, we get blindsided.

It happens to everyone sooner or later.

We can’t control some of the challenges that life throws at us, but we can control how we react to them.

That was certainly  the case for many businesses when the pandemic hit. 

Not all were easily parlayed into remote work. 

And one of the hardest hit was the travel industry.

Welcome to Launch to Legendary, where we meet people who have turned the ordinary into the extraordinary. 

Who have taken challenges and turned them into opportunities.

And who’ve created success in their own terms.

Today we are joined by Sharon Hunter, who during the course of her life has faced enormous trials and traumas, but has come back fighting!

The pandemic laid waste to her once thriving travel agency forcing her to take charge of both her business and her mindset.

In this episode, Sharon shares how she turned a crisis into an opportunity to develop a stronger more confident and center mindset, that not only got her through the pandemic years - but has become the foundation on which she’s built a new business platform.

USEFUL LINKS:

Connect with Sharon Hunter:  linkedin.com/in/dreamhuntersharon

Dream Hunter Vacations website:   dreamhuntervacations.ca 

Sharon's website:  http://www.dreamhunter.ca/

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Customer service is often talked about but not often delivered.  In fact, it is one of the biggest complaints that both businesses and consumers have.

Most say that the companies they do business with offer poor service - or even no service at all.

Companies are looking to cut costs and customer service is typically the first department to get hit.

Yet customer service might be the key to growing your business - particularly in highly competitive markets.

In this episode we’re joined by Greg Rich, CEO of Vivantio,  a company that uses automation to help companies leverage customer service to scale their business.

In this podcast Greg talks about:

The biggest (and costliest) mistake companies make around customer service.

How to automate customer service without losing the personalization that customers want.

Small modifications companies can make to level up the service they deliver.

Useful Links:

Asianet Consultants:  https://asianetconsultants.com

Vivantio:  https://www.vivantio.com

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For nearly two decades most investors’ attention was focused on the stock market. 

Then suddenly central banks began raising interest rates and investors began to rethink their strategies.

That’s given rise to growing interest in a range of alternative investment vehicles, including CEFs, internal funds, ETFs, UITs, and commodity pools.

However, until now most of these investment vehicles have only been available to institutional investors.   

I’m Jane Singer and welcome back to A Seat at The Table where we sit down with industry leaders and innovators to gain valuable insights that will help us grow our businesses.

Today we’re joined by Kimberly Flynn, managing director and partner at XA Investments.  Having previously served as the Senior Vice President and Head of Product Development for Nuveen Investments' Global Structured Products Group, Kim's leadership and dedication played a pivotal role in developing over 40 closed-end funds and raising approximately $13 billion in capital.

Kim will discussing:

The democratization of alternative investments that is allowing individual investors access to institutional-caliber strategies.

What she sees as the top emerging alternative asset classes.

What investors need to consider in an investment environment where there’s high interest rates and inflation.

How alternative investments can work with an ESG strategy.

Useful Links:

Asianet Consultants:  https://asianetconsultants.com

Kimberly Flynn:  [email protected]

XA Investments:   www.xainvestments.com

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In the competitive world of mobile commerce success is now being driven by push notifications powered by new mobile apps.

The idea is to grab consumers’ attention and get them to take immediate action.  That means not only having e-commerce apps on people’s phones, but making them extremely user-friendly.

Today we’re joined by Campbell Paton, Co-Founder and CEO of StoreLab, which helps e-commerce companies maximize mobile commerce.

In this episode Campbell with be sharing:

- Why push notifications are outperforming email - and SMS messages.
-  How mobile commerce is changing the game for e-commerce.
-  Guidelines and best practices for optimizing your mobile commerce apps.

USEFUL LINKS:

Asianet Consultants:  https://asianetconsultants.com

StoreLabs:  https://www.storelab.app/

Connect with Campbell Paton on LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/campbell-paton/

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One of the biggest marketing tactics these days is to create a brand story.

But how do you do that when you are selling basics, commodities - or something you can’t even touch or feel, like services?

This week I’m joined by Chauncy Zalkin, an expert  in building brand stories for companies ranging from fashion to SaaS software and real estate.

Even when it seems like  there isn’t a story to be found, Chauncy is able ask to the right questions and uncover that perfect brand story you did know existed.

In this episode Chauncy will be discussing

- How to discover the story within your brand.
- Why the way a brand makes people feel is the key to customer retention.
- The importance of focus - especially in a crowded, noisy market.

USEFUL LINKS:

Asianet Consultants:  https://asianetconsultants.com

Chauncy on LinkedIn:  http://www.linkedin.com/in/chaunceyzalkin

Chauncy's Portfolio: http://www.slcontentstudio.com/

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SEO or search engine optimization isn’t getting the amount of attention  it used.

The early days of e-commerce was all about key words and being top ranked in Google searches.   

As dynamic new marketing options were rolled out, SEO found itself out of sight, out of mind.

However online marketing experts are now saying that by overlooking this core part of the digital ecosystem, companies could be leaving money on the table.

In this episode we’re joined by Jules White, founder of Success Hub, which specializes in helping companies and entrepreneurs optimize their websites so that they can connect with customers who are searching for their products and services.

In this podcast Jules will be discussing:

The critical reason why everyone should get the SEO right for their website.

Key areas that sites need to optimize for better search results.

What companies misunderstand about how to optimize their website in a competitive market.


Useful Links

Asianet Consultants website:  https://asianetconsultants.com

Success Hub website: https://thewebsitesuccesshub.com

Jules White on Facebook:   https://www.facebook.com/juleswhitecreativa 

Jules White on LinkedIn:   https://www.linkedin.com/in/jules-white-creativa

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Everyone wants to do things faster - to get results right away - but that race to the finish line can often end in disaster - or at the very least, disappointing outcomes.   

That’s increasingly the case as organizations hurry to introduce new technology, without having explored all the possible impacts it will have on the business - both good and bad.  And without any planning for how to address each potential issue.

In this podcast we are joined by Pia Wendelbo, founder of Scandinavian Change Agents.  Pia led process optimization and organizational change at the leading bank in the Nordics.

Pia  will be discussing:

How companies can avoid making key mistakes when digitizing their operations.

What organizations can do to help team members embrace change.

Why taking a slow approach to digital transformation can lead to faster (and better) results.

USEFUL LINKS:

Asianet Consultants: https://asianetconsultants.com

Pia Wendelbo on LinkedIn:  Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/digital-change-agent

Scandinavian Change Agents website:  https://www.scandinavianchangeagents.com/

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Most companies spend a lot of time and money creating a sales page on their website but few are rewarded with a steady stream of sales.

Creating sales pages (or funnels as they are often called) is less about a clever headline or massive numbers of testimonials or grandiose promises of life changing results if you buy the product.

Turns out, if you implement about 8 key elements and then regularly measure the data around each step in your funnel you can 10x or even 100x your sales.

Meet John Ainsworth, CEO and founder of ‘Data Driven Marketing’, which helps online course creators boost their revenue by an average of 486%.

John parlayed his degree in mathematics into a framework based on extensive data analysis to strategically optimize sales funnels.

His approach has been put to the test over the past 20 years with both mid size businesses and enterprises - and have achieved the kind of sales growth we all wish we had.

In this podcast John will be sharing …

1. The key touch points every successful sales page must have.

2. How to use email marketing to drive traffic to your website.

3. What to measure and how to use that data to improve your sales conversions.

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