Uncaged Show

Dawn Weisz is the CEO for MCE and she coordinated efforts to explore, develop and launch MCE as the first Community Choice Aggregation program in California. Under her watch, MCE has launched service to over 540,000 customers in 37 communities, entered into power supply agreements that have doubled the amount of renewable energy purchased in the region, initiated numerous local renewable generation projects, and achieved greenhouse gas reductions through energy efficiency and by exceeding state requirements for renewable and carbon-free energy supply.

Brian is the President of Holden Advisors, a management consulting company focused on increasing companies’ profit by transforming their pricing, negotiation, and sales approach to deliver improved customer experiences with higher profits. He navigates challenging and ambiguous situations, determined to drive successful results for his clients. Crafting a compelling vision for his clients and employees, Brian specializes in exceeding profit goals and sales targets.

Mike Mauti is the Managing Partner of Execulytics Consulting, where he uses his unique skill set of produce knowledge, research capabilities and data analytics to provide answers in the produce industry. The last quarter-century has taught him that the answer to just about any fresh food question can be found by researching the markets, asking the customer and experiencing it in the stores.

Paul Hanson is de President of Epcon Franchising.  

He has been involved in the home-building industry for two decades & enjoys working with top builders who want to grow by building exceptional products. On a personal note, Paul is passionate about travel, having visited five continents & nineteen countries. In addition to that, he enjoys spending time with his family of four, skiing in the winter, and riding roller coasters at Cedar Point in the summer.

Mark has founded a UK retail bank and two FCA-regulated financial technology businesses. He is a commentator and speaker on banking, FinTech, crypto, technology, PSD2 and open banking.   

Mark is the founder and CEO of Ziglu, a modern neo-bank offering crypto, FX and investments.   

Previously, he founded Starling Bank where he was responsible for helping to secure the UK banking license with regulators and obtaining the funding the Bank achieved in December 2015. He was also responsible for the design, build and implementation of the cloud banking platform, apps and infrastructure.

Jorge Alderete is the President of ALK Americas and Sr. VP, Commercial Operations, the American division of Denmark-based ALK. ALK is a global, research-driven pharmaceutical company that focuses on the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of allergies. The company is a proven pioneer in allergy immunotherapy, working to desensitize patients’ immune system and may completely remove one’s allergy symptoms and the need for traditional, symptom-relieving medication.

Specializing in public affairs and policies, Nabil has over 20 years of experience in public sector development, human development, and community development. His mission is to help key government stakeholders and corporations in building strong partnerships that can deliver impactful results.

Mebrulin “Meb” Francisco is the Global Head of Audience & Data Enablement at MediaCom US. As an integral part of the data solutions team within Mediacom, Meb is a strategic data partner serving as a bridge to data and tech stack solutions. In this role, she assesses client needs, connects to appropriate data solutions, and develops advanced audience strategies to create personalized consumer journeys.

Jocelyn King is the CEO and Co-founder of VirgilHR, a SaaS solution that empowers HR professionals to make smart, compliant employment decisions in real-time. VirgilHR offers a unique value proposition by providing automated employment and labor law guidance, meeting HR professionals where they work, directly in their HR Technology environment.  HR has been the focus of Jocelyn’s entire career, supporting both high-growth technology start-ups and public companies throughout her tenure. She defines herself as a true HR generalist and has touched on all aspects of HR in her more senior roles. Jocelyn has strong expertise in creating and executing HR strategy, managing employee relations for multi-state and global organizations, employment and labor law, developing a diverse and high-performing work culture, building team engagement, organization development and change management, total reward, talent development, and talent acquisition.       Intro:(0:00) Welcome:(0:07) Tell us a bit about yourself and your career:(0:55) What is VirgilHR working on right now?:(2:15) Tell us the issues that your clients have and how your company tackles them:(3:41) What is happening with the HR customer these days?:(6:14) What was it like to start a business in the middle of the pandemic?:(8:17) What does the future look like?:(10:06) Closure:(11:59) Outro:(13:08)

As the president and CEO of AFP for over two decades, Jim Kaitz is keenly aware of the important things as a leader within his own organization and its mission: equipping financial professionals to mitigate uncertainty and see beyond the numbers, to drive the long-term strategic growth of their organizations.  The CFOs that understand the value of upskilling know how intrinsic it is to strong workplace culture. By committing to learning practices for their employees, they are committing to their future and ensuring loyalty. As the “talent war” continues unabated over these next months and years, it’s the leaders who dedicate themselves to career-focused lifelong learning that will succeed.