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#105 – The 4 Pillars Behind Turkish Cargo‘s Exponential Growth: How Turkish Cargo Is Shaking Up The Air Cargo Industry with Turhan Özen

Post author By Stefan Dinu
Post date 06/10/2021

Turhan Özen is the Chief Cargo Officer of Turkish Airlines. Before joining the company in 2016 Turhan dedicated ten years to CEVA Logistics, with his first role being an Operations Director. Following this he transitioned into business development, assuming various leadership roles such as Managing Director for the Middle East, North Africa, & Central Asia regions. Turhan studied Business Administration at one of Turkey’s most prestigious universities, Boğaziçi University, and gained his Executive MBA from Koç University.

On this week’s episode Turhan and Maria discuss:

The four pillars behind Turkish Cargo’s exponential growth.
How they’re planning to shake up the air cargo industry with their new SmartIST hub.

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#104 – How to Pitch Transformation to Your CFO with Fred Simoes

Post author By Stefan Dinu
Post date 30/09/2021

Fred Simoes is the CFO of Customer and Technology Solutions at Novartis, one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world. Before joining Novartis in 2005, Fred dedicated over 8 years to General Electric, which is where his career in finance began. Fred’s passions lie in partnering with business leaders to deliver strategy and profitable growth, and leading large-scale transformation.

On this week’s episode Fred and Maria discuss:

How supply chain and finance can collaborate to foster innovation and fast-track enterprise-wide transformation.
How to pitch transformations to finance leaders.
Why talking money when pitching a sustainability agenda is a mistake.

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#103 – How to Develop & Sell Breakthrough Ideas to Senior Leadership with Dorie Clark

Post author By Stefan Dinu
Post date 29/09/2021

Dorie Clark is a consultant and keynote speaker. She teaches executive education at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business and Columbia Business School and is the author of ‘Entrepreneurial You’, ‘Reinventing You’ and ‘Stand Out’, which was named the #1 Leadership Book of 2015 by Inc. magazine. She has been named one of the Top 50 business thinkers in the world by Thinkers50 and was recognized as the #1 Communication Coach in the world by the Marshall Goldsmith Leading Global Coaches Awards.

On this week’s episode Dorie and Maria discuss:

How to balance crisis and strategy during times of disruption.
How organisations can adopt new technologies to transform their processes, grow their offerings, and become more resilient.

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#102 – Maria Villablanca & Sheri Hinish on Sustainability and DE&I

Post author By Stefan Dinu
Post date 23/09/2021

Sheri Hinish is a senior leader supporting IBM’s Global Supply Chain Transformation teams. Also known as the “Supply Chain Queen.” Sheri’s purpose is simply to make a meaningful impact on the clients, colleagues, partners, and communities she serves. Recognized as a 2021, 2020 & 2019 Supply & Demand Chain Executive “Pro to Know,” the “People’s Choice 2020 Global Woman in Supply Chain Leader,” Corporate Vision Excellence award recipient for “2020’s Most Influential Leader in Supply Chain & Technology,” a 2021 Top 100 Women in Supply Chain by Supply Chain Digital, and a trusted partner, Sheri is a leading advocate for sustainable supply chains and ‘supply chain with purpose’ across social media and professional networks.

On this week’s episode Sheri and Maria discuss:

What’s stopping organisations from making environmental and social sustainability a key business priority.
How organisations can crackdown on their goals to drive real progress.
How she became the Supply Chain Queen.

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#101 – Tech-In-Focus Spotlight – Blockchain with best-selling author Don Tapscott

Post author By Stefan Dinu
Post date 21/09/2021

Don Tapscott is the Executive Chairman of the Blockchain Research Institute. Don is one of the world’s leading authorities on the impact of technology on business and society. Don is also the co-author of ‘Supply Chain Revolution: How Blockchain Technology Is Transforming the Digital Flow of Assets’, one of 16 books he has authored to this day. Don has been recognized as the 2nd most influential management thinker by Thinkers 50, joining Professor Christensen, Michael Porter, Peter Drucker, and others in the Thinkers50 Hall of Fame. His work has been celebrated by some of the world’s most strategic thinkers including Paypal CEO, Dan Schulman, World Economic Forum Founder, and Executive Chairman, Klaus Schwab, PepsiCo Chairman, and CEO, Indra Nooyi, and Apple Co-founder, Steve Wozniak.

On this week’s episode Don and Maria discuss:

How blockchain works.
Its use cases.
How it’s going to revolutionise our supply chains.

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Post author By Stefan Dinu
Post date 21/09/2021

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#100 – How Mars is Leading the Scope 3 Emission Reduction Race: An Overview of the Supplier LoCT Coalition with Luc Beerens

Post author By Stefan Dinu
Post date 20/09/2021

Luc Beerens is the Global Sustainable Sourcing Director at Mars Incorporated. Luc joined Mars in 1993 following his graduation from Eindhoven University, where he completed his master’s in Industrial Engineering & Management Science. He has since worked in a number of different divisions within the company including procurement, quality management, logistics, and sustainability. As well as this Luc also serves on the SAI Platform Executive Committee.

On this week’s episode Luc and Maria discuss:

Mars’ bold step towards scope-3 emission reduction.
How the Mars, McCormick, and PepsiCo Supplier LoCT coalition works.
Why it’s essential to look beyond your own four walls to drive the sustainability initiative forward.

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#99 – The World‘s no.1 Sustainable Healthcare Company on Sustainable Procurement with Kelley Hinds

Post author By Stefan Dinu
Post date 20/09/2021

Kelley Hinds is the Procurement Sustainability & Compliance Officer at Roche, the world’s most sustainable pharmaceutical company. Kelley has over 20 years of multi-sector experience in compliance, governance, and risk. Prior to joining Roche, she worked in the healthcare, legal, and financial industries. In 2017, Kelley led the development of Roche’s Human Rights algorithm and enhanced Roche’s supplier audit program. Kelley has a BA in Legal Studies and the Rhetoric of Genocide from the University of California at Berkeley.

On this week’s episode Kelley and Maria discuss:

How operationalizing sustainability objectives have been pivotal in identifying and mitigating supply chain risks.
Why sustainable and responsible procurement is both an ethical and economic imperative.

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#98 – Lessons from the Front-line: How to Help your People Overcome ‘Motivational Dysfunction‘ and Risk of Burnout in this Strange New Normal with Joseph Walden

Post author By Stefan Dinu
Post date 20/09/2021

Joseph Walden is a retired Army Colonel. Joseph has over 40 years of experience in leadership, warehousing, distribution, operations, and supply chain management. He has dedicated 26 years to the supply chain organisation of the US Army and notably designed and operated a multi-million square foot distribution centre in Kuwait to support Operation Iraqi Freedom. He’s the author of three books on supply chain leadership, four textbooks on supply chain and operations management, and committed to bringing up the next generation of supply chain leaders through his undergraduate and graduate courses at the University of Kansas.

On this week’s episode Joseph and Maria discuss:

The type of leader needed to eradicate ‘motivational dysfunction’.
The three unteachable qualities the best leaders embody.
Tips on how to navigate leadership in the new normal.

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