Aspire2Ascend

Aspire2Ascend

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Aspire2Ascend episodes

  • “Stay curious, persevere, keep at it, keep learning, but be patient.”

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    Amy 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 the SouthEast, Amy shares her personal leadership style and how she takes on a direct approach while also wishing she had exercised more patience.

    47 min
  • "As a CIO, ensuring stakeholder adoption and alignment with the company's vision and direction are the things that kept me up at night."

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    From 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 helping to drive adoption of SAP technology. He’ll share his thoughts on digital transformation, the migration to S/4HANA, change management and chickens; yes, chickens.

    42 min
  • "Keep in mind the solution for a customer is not always technology. Technology is a piece of that puzzle."

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    Utilizing 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 partnerships can deliver on their vision, using SAP technology as a piece of their overall puzzle.

    39 min
  • "I wouldn't say that I love technology. I love using technology as a tool to improve the business and drive the business forward."

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    From 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 to constantly remain innovative during the time of the “Amazon experience.” By building a Center of Excellence comprised of industry experts, Mohawk has achieved Digital Transformation as an enterprise and sets the standards for SAP innovation.

    35 min
  • "If you say you do everything, they'll call you for nothing"

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    Join 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 organization to solve a gap in the complex ecosystem. Ascend Source is a true trusted advisor to a community comprised of implementation Partners, OEM Partners, User Groups, and Customers all linked together by SAP Account Executives. It is the mission of the Ascend Source organization to drive partner focus, increase awareness, and build reciprocal relationships that strengthen the business value and propels the repeatable adoption of best-in-class SAP business solutions.

    27 min
  • "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."

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    After 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 constantly putting her customers first, Elizabeth went from a rookie to an MVP in just a few short years.

    40 min

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Ascend 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…