Accelerate Webinar Podcast

Today, we welcome Executive Education faculty Jed Summerton. Jed is a business executive and consultant with deep experience in strategic IT, data and analytics. He goes beyond technical analysis to also explain how the data delivers improvements to business alignment, organizational development, and process optimization. 

In addition to his work in the new Daniels College of Business Digital Leadership Master’s program, Jed teaches an Executive Education course called Strategic Advantage Using Data Analytics. Over three days, Jed merges the best instincts of an executive leader with those of a data scientist to help you learn how to build and implement a data strategy at your organization.

Jed joined the Accelerate Webinar in October of 2021 to explain how the best organizations power business strategy with data analytics.

The Accelerate podcast is hosted by the Daniels College of Business Executive Education division at the University of Denver.

Throughout the school year, we invite our expert faculty to share the latest professional development ideas and trends with you in the Accelerate Webinar Series. These free monthly episodes accelerate your capacity to deliver results for your organization.

During the summer, we transform these webinars into podcasts, allowing you to tune in whether you’re on the trail or on the road.

You can find more details about our webinars and podcasts, browse upcoming episodes, and register for our free webinars by visiting daniels dot du dot edu slash accelerate. Thanks for listening!

Welcome to the Accelerate podcast, hosted by the Daniels College of Business Executive Education division at the University of Denver in Colorado.

Today, we are so pleased to welcome Bo Storozuk. As a strategic learning and talent management consultant at Jacobs, Bo focuses on leadership development, team effectiveness, and learning solutions to drive the business and talent strategy. He is also a core member of the Executive Education faculty, co-teaching the five-week Accelerated Leadership Experience which transforms up-and-coming managers into successful and fulfilled leaders.

Bo joined the Accelerate Webinar in May of 2020 to provide tips for building team resiliency.

For more information visit daniels.du.edu/accelerate.

Welcome to the Accelerate podcast, hosted by the Daniels College of Business Executive Education division at the University of Denver in Colorado.

This episode features Executive Education faculty Joe Hernandez. Joe is an expert on negotiation, and he often teaches this topic in our custom programs. His wide range of work experience includes time at Intrado and BuildingDNA, and Joe is currently the chief revenue officer at Atos and the CEO of the consulting firm Lionshare Negotiations. Joe has studied under some of the world’s best-known negotiation scholars, and this knowledge, combined with his “on the ground” experience, have enabled him to successfully negotiate business contracts worth billions of dollars.

Joe appeared on the Accelerate Webinar Series in the spring of 2021 to present his unique methodology to negotiating, one based on understanding human behavior, on preparation, and on developing relationships.

For more information visit daniels.du.edu/accelerate.

Welcome to the Accelerate podcast, hosted by the Daniels College of Business Executive Education division at the University of Denver in Colorado.

This episode features Executive Education faculty member Amanda Cahal. Amanda is the Director of the MBA Global Programs at Daniels and she’s been teaching in Executive Education for the last 10 years. She is an expert in the Insights Discovery tool, and she has engaged hundreds of participants in helping them identify their workplace communication preferences through Insights workshops.

Amanda appeared for a second time on the Accelerate Webinar Series in the summer of 2020, joining David to explain why Insights is so helpful for teams and organizations.

For more information visit daniels.du.edu/accelerate.

Welcome to the Accelerate podcast, hosted by the Daniels College of Business Executive Education division at the University of Denver in Colorado.

In this episode, we welcome Executive Education faculty member Amy Phillips who has taught in the Daniels College of Business for more than 20 years. Amy is an expert on why data matters and what we should do with it, and she is highly regarded for her book, Business-Driven Information Systems. A dynamic and passionate instructor, she receives rave reviews from an Executive Education workshop she teaches called Data Visualization Using Power BI.

Amy joined the Accelerate Webinar Series near the beginning of the pandemic in April 2020. She provided a fascinating introduction to the importance of data visualization using widely available COVID-19 data from John Hopkins University.

For more information visit daniels.du.edu/accelerate.

Welcome to the Accelerate podcast, hosted by the Daniels College of Business Executive Education division at the University of Denver in Colorado.

In this episode, we welcome Executive Education faculty members Dessa Bokides and Keely Gohl. Dessa has worked in a variety of finance and financial services roles including Goldman Sachs, Doitze Bank, pitny Boes, Prologis, and GMAC. Her 25-plus years of experience includes both “in the trenches” work and leadership roles, and Dessa has also served on a number of Boards.

Keely earned both her bachelors and masters degrees from the University of Denver and has also worked for a variety of clients in a variety of industries. Her experience, which includes work at KPMG and various nonprofits, has provided her with vast knowledge about an array of accounting scenarios. 

Dessa and Keely teach the Finance for Non-Financial Managers workshop at Executive Education, so they joined the Accelerate Webinar is March of 2021 to share what you need to know about your organization’s finances.

For more information visit daniels.du.edu/accelerate.