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“Full Access: Hemanshi Galaiya”

Supply Chain Now Radio, Episode 128

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In this episode in the Full Access series, we welcomed Hemanshi Galaiya. Hemanshi was born and raised in Kenya - a country of beautiful landscapes, endless potential and an amalgamate of cultures. From a very young age, she was considered an overachiever (to say the least). Hemanshi’s hunger for knowledge and experiences is ever growing. She is a certified photographer, Victrix in sports at primary and high school, a swimming champion, a former Head-girl, President of various clubs and societies and yet one of the highest scorers in her academic endeavors. In 2015, Hemanshi was awarded two scholarships that propelled her towards a degree in MEng Chemical Engineering at the University of Sheffield.

“With the pace at which the world is growing, we are faced with a big energy and environmental crisis. I believe that as a race we have the collective responsibility to protect what is our only home in this universe. As a global citizen, I wanted to play my role in fulfilling this responsibility. I wanted to work towards producing greener technologies with companies that are serving the correct balance between the economy and the environment. Thus, becoming a Chemical Engineer was my medium to specialize to dedicate my efforts towards discovering a revolution in the field of energy and environment,” says Hemanshi.

In the last four years in college, Hemanshi has worn several hats: from being a part time employee at the University of Sheffield Enterprise (USE), to actively working as a STEM ambassador and a mentor to several young individuals. For the last four years, she has been an International Engineering Ambassador and a Science and Engineering Champion. More recently, Hemanshi finished her tenure as the President of the Women in Engineering Society. Building on her leadership roles, she graduated from the Sheffield Engineering Leadership Academy (SELA) in 2018. During her time at SELA, she was the Project Manager for the Urban Flow Observatory’s Stakeholder Engagement project - a smart cities project with £2.2 million worth of funding. Hemanshi also co-created a number of projects that were aimed at exciting young individuals about engineering, enterprise and leadership.

More recently, Hemanshi was recognized as a “25 under 25 Young Achiever” at the Crowd Sourcing Week Global Conference 2018, mainly as a result of her dedication to the Women in Engineering initiatives, STEM outreach and education development.

“I hope that one day I can come up with a solution that will change the way in which we exploit resources and the environment so that our environmental footprints are lower than they have ever been. Also, as dramatic and unachievable as it may sound, I often find myself hoping that someday my determination will pave way for discoveries for which I will hopefully bag a Noble Prize too,” says Hemanshi.

Connect with Hemanshi Galaiya on Linked at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hemanshigalaiya/

This episode was hosted by Scott Luton. For more information, please visit the episode page at: www.supplychainnowradio.com/episode-128

“The #SupplyChainCity Crew Talks Tech, Trends & Trade Shows”

Supply Chain Now Radio, Episode 127

Hosted by Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

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This episode features the #SupplyChainCity Team: Ben Harris, Will Haraway, and Scott Luton.

Ben Harris is Director of Supply Chain Ecosystem Expansion for the Metro Atlanta Chamber. Ben comes to the Metro Atlanta Chamber after serving as Senior Manager, Market Development for Manhattan Associates. There, Ben was responsible for developing Manhattan’s sales pipeline and overall Americas supply chain marketing strategy. Ben oversaw market positioning, messaging and campaign execution to build awareness and drive new pipeline growth. Prior to joining Manhattan, Ben spent four years with the Georgia Department of Economic Development’s Center of Innovation for Logistics where he played a key role in establishing the Center as a go-to industry resource for information, support, partnership building, and investment development. Additionally, he became a key SME for all logistics and supply chain-focused projects. Ben began his career at Page International, Inc. where he drove continuous improvement in complex global supply chain operations for a wide variety of businesses and Fortune 500 companies. An APICS Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP), Ben holds an Executive Master’s degree in Business Administration (EMBA) and bachelor’s degree in International Business (BBA) from the Terry College at the University of Georgia. Learn more about the Metro Atlanta Chamber here: www.metroatlantachamber.com

Will Haraway is Founder & Lead Evangelist at Backbeat Marketing. Will has 20 years of executive experience in B2B Technology Marketing. Will is a certified analyst relations practitioner by the Knowledge Capital Group and has helped companies including Manhattan Associates, Aptos, Atlantix Global Systems, American Software and Rubicon Global improve their brand reputations with marketing results that help increase sales. Will also serves as a member of the APICS Atlanta Executive Advisory Board. The Backbeat team includes lead generation, digital marketing, media relations and content marketing specialists with a combined 50 years of experience in their chosen disciplines. Learn more about Backbeat Marketing here: www.backbeatmarketing.com

Scott W. Luton is the founder of Supply Chain Now Radio. He has worked extensively in the end-to-end Supply Chain industry for more than 15 years, appearing in publications such as The Wall Street Journal, Dice and Quality Progress Magazine. Scott currently serves as Executive Vice President of APICS Atlanta and was recently named a 2019 Pro to Know in Supply Chain by Supply & Demand Executive. He founded the 2019 Atlanta Supply Chain Awards and also served on the 2018 Georgia Logistics Summit Executive Committee. He is a certified Lean Six Sigma Green Belt and holds the APICS Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP) credential. A Veteran of the United States Air Force, Scott volunteers on the Business Pillar for VETLANTA and serves on the advisory board for the Georgia Manufacturing Alliance. He also serves as an advisor with TalentStream, a leading recruiting & staffing firm based in the Southeast. Connect with Scott Luton on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottwindonluton/ and follow him on Twitter at @ScottWLuton.

For more information on this episode, please visit the show page at www.supplychainnowradio.com/episode-127

“Senior Supply Chain Leadership: Expectations, Needs & Opportunities”

Supply Chain Now Radio, Episode 126

Hosted by Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

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This episode features Paul Bohr. Paul is Chief Transformation Architect with ExecQtion. He’s served as a senior executive across a number of industries for over 20 years, including Aerospace, High Technology, Medical Equipment, Retail, Automotive & a variety of others. He has created and facilitated executive development programs for a number of organizations, including Motorola and the Association for Supply Chain Management. For over 15 years, Paul has provided successful consulting to some of the world’s leading organizations, much of the time focused on true transformation. Learn more about Paul Bohr and his organization: https://execqtion.com/

This episode was hosted by Scott Luton and Chris Barnes. For more information, visit the episode page at www.supplychainnowradio.com/episode-126.

“Talent Market Update for Both Individuals & Hiring Managers”

Supply Chain Now Radio, Episode 125

Hosted by Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

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Today's episode features Jessica Clayton and Joanie Courtney. Joanie Courtney serves as Chief Workforce Analyst and RemX President with EmployBridge. As Chief Workforce Analyst, she oversees the forecasting of talent and workplace trends to operationalize success for the nation’s largest industrial staffing company. She is committed to enhancing the talent and customer experience across the company’s portfolio of commercial, professional and franchise brands. In her Chief Marketing Officer role, she also leads EmployBridge’s integrated marketing efforts, including branding, digital marketing, public relations, thought leadership and competitive positioning. As RemX President, Joanie oversees the professional staffing division’s growth strategy, including sales, marketing, operations, recruiting and employee development. In 2016, she launched RemX Contact Center Solutions, the industry leader in delivering workforce staffing solutions to large U.S. call and contact centers. An acknowledged expert in staffing and the U.S. job market, Joanie regularly shares her insights on workplace trends affecting both employers and job seekers. A frequent keynote speaker, she has appeared on ABC, CNBC, CNN, Fox News, MSNBC, and PBS. Joanie is also a regular contributor on Maria Bartiromo’s morning program on the Fox Business Network. In recent years, she has been quoted in national media, including: The Wall Street Journal, U.S. News & World Report, and Forbes. In 2016, Joanie joined EmployBridge with more than twenty years of experience in professional and commercial staffing, including executive leadership roles with two of the world’s largest employment firms. Just prior to joining EmployBridge, she spent three years in the digital recruiting industry as senior vice president of Global Market Insights at Monster Worldwide. In 2017 and 2018, Joanie was named to the Women in Staffing Global Power 100 and North America 50 by Staffing Industry Analysts. She graduated with highest honors from the State University of New York. Learn more about EmployBridge: www.employbridge.com

Jessica Clayton is Founding Partner of TalentStream. She is a cum laude graduate of Clemson University with a Masters Degree from The Citadel. Jessica grew up in the staffing industry and worked for a national staffing company before launching TalentStream in 2013. In addition to leading her company, Jessica enjoys giving back to the Greenville (SC) community and spending time with her husband and three children. A former Teacher of the Year in South Carolina, she has served as a volunteer leader at a wide variety of organizations, to include Ronald McDonald House, Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, and the Red Cross. Jessica serves as Chair of Career Development on the APICS Industrial Crescent Board of Directors, where she’s been instrumental to launching Supply Chain 101 in the Upstate, an education enrichment program aimed at spreading awareness of the Supply Chain industry in elementary schools. Jessica also maintains active professional memberships in SHRM Greenville. A member of Christ Church of Greenville, Jessica serves on the Annual Giving Cabinet, as well as the Children’s Ministry committee. Learn more about TalentStream here: www.talentstreamstaffing.com

This episode was hosted by Scott Luton and Greg White. For more information, please visit our show page at www.supplychainnowradio.com/episode-125

Supply Chain Now Radio, Episode 124

“Perseverance, Progress & Sometimes Perfection: Sarah Barnes-Humphrey”

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This episode of SCNR features Sarah Barnes-Humphrey. Sarah is a logistician turned supply chain marketer, passionate about bringing stories to life in an industry that has traditionally been about stats and numbers. As the host of the popular “Let’s Talk Supply Chain” Podcast (LTSC), blog and The Trade Squad on YouTube, Sarah helps tell the stories and bring awareness to brands and hot topics in the industry which includes her infamous Women in Supply Chain series. Recently named Top 100 Most Influential Women in Canadian Supply Chain by SCMA, Sarah has spent the past 20 years in logistics and supply chain learning everything she can, and recently ventured off on her own to grow the LTSC brand including a new YouTube Channel called "The SC, supply chain tv" where you will learn from real people talking about real supply chain topics. Sarah is also the Co-Founder and CEO of Shipz Inc, a new technology platform encompassing all of her experience and knowledge in supply chain bringing innovative, collaborative ideas together on own platform for the supply chain industry. In her spare time you can find her on the field throwing out runners at second base, on the beach or singing in the car.

This episode was hosted by Scott Luton. For more information, please visit our episode page at www.supplychainnowradio.com/episode-124

Supply Chain Now Radio, Episode 123

“World Class Supply Chain Performance: Gartner’s Top 25 Rankings”

This episode of SCNR features Mike Griswold. Mike serves as Vice President Analyst with Gartner's Consumer Value Chain team, focusing on the retail supply chain. He is responsible for assisting supply leaders in understanding and implementing demand-driven supply chain principles that improve the performance of their supply chain. Mr. Griswold joined Gartner through the company's acquisition of AMR. Previous roles include helping line-of-business users align corporate strategy with their supply chain process and technology initiatives. One recent study published by a team of Gartner analysts, including Mike Griswold is Retail Supply Chain Outlook 2019: Elevating the Consumer’s Shopping Experience. Mr. Griswold holds a BS in Business Management from Canisius College and an MBA from the Whittemore School of Business & Economics at the University of New Hampshire. Learn more about Gartner here: www.gartner.com

This episode was hosted by Scott Luton. For more information, please visit our episode page at www.supplychainnowradio.com/episode-123

Supply Chain Now Radio, Episode 122

“Full Access: Kelly Barner with Buyers Meeting Point”

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This episode features special guest Kelly Barner. Kelly Barner owns, manages, and edits Buyers Meeting Point. She has a unique perspective on procurement from the numerous roles she has held during her 15 years in procurement. For the last seven years she has covered procurement news, events, publications, solutions, trends, and relevant economics at Buyers Meeting Point. Buyers Meeting Point provides the procurement industry with an events calendar, blog, active social media network, and podcast, all of which are trusted sources of information for practitioners and solution providers alike. Kelly has several regular columns throughout the industry, and in the summer of 2016 was appointed to become the Business Survey Chair for the ISM-New York Report on Business. Kelly has her MBA from Babson College as well as an MS in Library and Information Science from Simmons College. Kelly has coauthored three books: ‘Supply Market Intelligence for Procurement Professionals: Research, Process, and Resources’ (2014), ‘Procurement at a Crossroads: Career Impacting Insights into a Rapidly Changing Industry’ (2016), and 'Finance Unleashed: Leveraging the CFO for Innovation' (2017). In 2017, Kelly co-founded Palambridge with Phil Ideson (Art of Procurement).

This episode was hosted by Scott Luton. For more information, please visit our episode page at www.supplychainnowradio.com/episode-122

Supply Chain Now Radio, Episode 121

“The VETLANTA Story & Why It Matters”

The VETLANTA Voice Series on SCNR

Episode 121 features Lloyd Knight and John Phillips. Lloyd Knight is a Senior Director of International Air Freight based at UPS Supply Chain Solutions corporate campus in Alpharetta, GA. Lloyd began his career with UPS in 2007 and in addition to his current assignment has served multiple capacities including Director of Global Freight Forwarding, Director of Global Government Operations and Government Operations Manager. In addition to these roles, Lloyd has been selected for several special assignments including a six month rotation with corporate HR establishing the UPS Veterans Management Training Program, a six week deployment to Hong Kong in 2017 to support peak season and the Chairman of the UPS Veterans Council in 2019. Lloyd retired from the Air Force in 2007 after 20 years of service. During his military service, Lloyd logged over 3,000 flight hours as a Loadmaster on several aircraft including the C-141 Starlifter, C-5 Galaxy, and C-23 Sherpa. He also served as a Functional Manager at HQ Air Mobility Command and First Sergeant for Medical and Communications Squadrons. Lloyd participated in Operations “Just Cause”, “Desert Storm” “Northern Watch”, “Southern Watch”, “Allied Force” and supported Operations “Enduring Freedom” and “Iraqi Freedom”. Lloyd started the first UPS Veterans Business Resource Group in Atlanta and co-founded and is the President of VETLANTA, an industry collaboration of veteran friendly/affiliated organizations striving to make Atlanta the premier community for veterans and their families. He is an active volunteer supporting multiple non-profits including American Corporate Partners, FourBlock, Veterans Empowerment Organization and Hire Heroes USA. Lloyd is the recipient of the 2017 UPS Jim Casey Community Service Award. This award is given annually to just one of 454,000 global UPS employees for demonstrating an exceptional commitment to helping others in their community. He is also two time recipient of the President's Volunteer Service Award and was awarded an Atlanta Journal Constitution Hometown Hero Award in 2018. Lloyd has associate degrees in Aircrew Operations and Human Resources Management from the Community College of the Air Force, a Bachelor Degree and Master’s Degree in Transportation & Logistics Management from American Military University. Lloyd is married to Suzan for 31 years and has two sons. Connect with Lloyd Knight on LinkedIn and learn more about UPS here: www.ups.com

John W. Phillips is author of the Amazon best seller “Boots to Loafers” and is co-founder & Vice President for VETLANTA. He has had a distinguished career in both military and civilian service. John is a retired US Army Field Artillery officer and Comptroller with 20+ years of service in Corps Artillery, Division Artillery, Army Headquarters and Forces Command, the largest command and the generating force provider for combatant commanders - at home and abroad. He has served in Europe, throughout the Middle East and the United States. He has been awarded the Legion of Merit, Meritorious Service Medal, and the Air Assault Badge among other awards and decorations. John has worked in corporate finance, program and project management, and sales roles for The Coca-Cola Company located in Atlanta, Georgia. In his spare time, John spends his time in either the mountains of North Georgia fly fishing, in the British Virgin Islands sailing with his wife or out west camping, rafting or canoeing with his best friends. John holds a BS in Finance from University of Central Florida and an MBA from Syracuse University. John lives in the foothills of the North Georgia Mountains outside the Atlanta area with his wife.

This episode was hosted by Scott Luton. For more information, please visit our episode page at: www.supplychainnowradio.com/episode-121

Supply Chain Now Radio, Episode 120

“The DNA of a Successful Team”

#LeadershipMatters Series on SCNR

Sponsored by The Effective Syndicate

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This episode's featured guest is Beau Groover. Beau Groover is Founder and President of The Effective Syndicate. He has been working with manufacturing and operations-focused organizations for over 20 years, primarily focused on developing bullet-proof processes and teams that are built to win. Beau has helped organizations save millions of dollars while also improving those companies’ customer experiences and building high-performing teams that continue to drive the business forward. He has developed his approach and strategy over years of working with some of the biggest companies in multiple levels within the organizations, including The Coca-Cola Company, Nordson Corporation, and Westrock (formerly RockTenn). Just prior to launching The Effective Syndicate in 2015, Beau served as the Director of Lean Supply Chain at Serta Simmons Bedding, LLC. Beau also currently serves as an APICS Atlanta Executive Advisory Board member. Connect with Beau Groover on LinkedIn and learn more about The Effective Syndicate here: https://www.theeffectivesyndicate.com/

Scott Luton hosted today's episode. For more information, please visit the episode page at www.supplychainnowradio.com/episode-120

Supply Chain Now Radio, Episode 119

“Supply Chain Synchronization”

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Hosted by Fastenal: https://www.fastenal.com/

Featuring:

Beau Groover is Founder and President of The Effective Syndicate. He has been working with manufacturing and operations-focused organizations for over 20 years, primarily focused on developing bullet-proof processes and teams that are built to win. Beau has helped organizations save millions of dollars while also improving those companies’ customer experiences and building high-performing teams that continue to drive the business forward. He has developed his approach and strategy over years of working with some of the biggest companies in multiple levels within the organizations, including The Coca-Cola Company, Nordson Corporation, and Westrock (formerly RockTenn). Just prior to launching The Effective Syndicate in 2015, Beau served as the Director of Lean Supply Chain at Serta Simmons Bedding, LLC. Beau also currently serves as an APICS Atlanta Executive Advisory Board member. Connect with Beau Groover on LinkedIn and learn more about The Effective Syndicate here: https://www.theeffectivesyndicate.com/

Greg White most recently served as CEO at Curo, who was on a mission to connect the digital workforce and eliminate workplace communication chaos. In his 20-year career, Greg has guided companies dedicated to improving the operational performance for professionals both in the office and the field. Prior to Curo, Greg founded supply chain planning company Blue Ridge and served as President & CEO for the Gartner Magic Quadrant Leader, which helps companies balance inventory with customer demand. Greg has also held leadership roles with Servigistics (now PTC), E3 Corporation (now JDA Software), and has led transformations at more than 100 companies, including Amazon, Ace Hardware, REI, Henry Schein, Williams Sonoma, LVMH, Arc'teryx & Stokke.

This episode was hosted by Scott Luton and Jason Moss for #TodayinManufacturing.

For more information on this episode, please visit our episode page at www.supplychainnowradio.com/episode-119