Tag: Chicago
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Illinois Privacy Compliance: What Every Business Owner Needs to Know
The Rising Stakes of Data Privacy. Whether you’re running a family-owned retail shop, growing a medical practice, or managing multiple office locations, if you handle customer or employee data, privacy compliance applies to you. In Illinois, two of the strictest privacy laws in the country—the Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) and the Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA)—create clear legal obligations…
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Beyond Certifications – The Cybersecurity Skill That Sets Leaders Apart
Certifications Open Doors, But They Don’t Make You Boardroom-Ready. I’ve met countless professionals who believe that earning certifications like CISSP, CISM, Security+, etc. is the key to advancing their careers. And while certifications are valuable—they demonstrate expertise, commitment, and a solid understanding of best practices—there’s one critical skill they don’t teach: how to communicate security…
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Discussion with Traci Cox: The Value of Business Partnerships
I recently met with Traci Cox, President of Temple & Associates, on the value of business partnerships, managing partnership challenges and how partnerships enhance business opportunities. Here’s the full interview: Get the bonus Q&A with the audience by visiting GreatTechPros.com. Here are a few video clips from the discussion: Connect with Traci: You can connect with Traci on Linkedin and by…
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Discussion with Jason Patel: Moving from Individual Contributor to Business and Strategy Leader
I recently met with Jason Patel, the Chief Technology Officer for Ensighten, to discuss moving from being an individual contributor to overseeing, leading and guiding the work of others, new challenges that one faces and what he’s learned over his career. Here’s the full interview: Get the bonus Q&A with the audience by visiting GreatTechPros.com. Here are a…
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Discussion with Sean T. O’Kelly: Leveraging Technology for Revenue Growth
I recently met with Sean T. O’Kelly, Chief Technology Officer for Meetings & Events International (MEI), to explore how business leaders can utilize technology as a tool to drive customer and revenue growth. Here’s the full interview: Get the bonus Q&A with the audience by visiting GreatTechPros.com. Useful Links: Watch or Listen to Great Tech Pros anytime, anywhere.
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UIUC Gies Business highlights Wylie Blanchard
I was recently featured in an article by the University of Illinois, Gies College of Business, highlighting what I learned as a student in the school’s Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree program and while attending global immersions in Germany and Brazil with my fellow MBA students. Here’s an excerpt from the article titled “Blanchard…
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Discussion with Eric Livergood: Smart Technology Road Mapping
I recently met with Eric Livergood, Chief Technology Officer for LeafLogix Technologies, to discuss how smart technology is guiding Leaflogix, and the cannabis industry. Here’s the full interview: Get the bonus Q&A with the audience by visiting GreatTechPros.com. Here are a few video clips from the discussion: Useful Links: Watch or Listen to Great Tech Pros anytime, anywhere.
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Discussion with Teneika Askew: Empowering Decision Making with Data Visualization
I recently met with Teneika Askew, Head of People Analytics at Mozilla, to discuss how to utilize data for effective visualization and creating data stories that enable decision-makers to take action. Here’s the full interview: Get the bonus Q&A with the audience by visiting GreatTechPros.com. Here are some short video clips of topics discussed: Useful Links: Watch or…
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Destroying the Glass Ceiling: Lotus Buckner panel discussion
I recently participated in Lotus Bucker’s #RealPeople #RealTalk – Virtual Roundtable on Destroying the Glass Ceiling. In this discussion, we explored the challenges that prevent people from obtaining the career success that they’re working toward, the obstacles that are in place that lock people out of the sales cycle when working to close deals with…
