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Episodes
Tuesday Apr 14, 2020
Tuesday Apr 14, 2020
Host: Penny Conway
Co-Host: Rob McIntosh
Guest: Steven L. Crowthers VP of TIDC
Guest: Mark Wulfhorst Director of Technical Services and Solutions
Description: Today’s episode was recorded on April 6th, 2020, COVID-19 has currently infected over 200 countries, with 1.2 million cases around the world, 46 states in the US have asked their citizens to stay home with the consequent closing of nonessential businesses...now what?
Your host, Penny Conway is accompanied by Steven L. Crowthers and Mark Wulfhorst to this episode. They are sharing how TIDC reacted to this crisis by developing a business continuity plan on the go and how they adapt to the new normal. Proactive readiness in operations is now the key to keeping your employees safe while supporting your customers’ essential needs, and these are the two fundamental principles that TIDC’s task force has been exercising to maintain their quality and volume of production and service.
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Key takeaways:
[1:20] Mark Wulfhorst and Steven Crowthers introduce themselves.
[3:22] What changes have TIDC seen in their daily operations?
[4:25] What kind of configurations and support are TIDC giving to the health care support?
[6:26] There is no playbook on how to deal with a pandemic.
[7:05] TIDC made the safety of their employees their priority.
[8:11] Excelling in business in times of crisis.
[10:55] Teamwork is needed to plan how to approach the “new normal”.
[13:10] The task force focused on supporting customers’ needs while taking care of the safety of the employees.
[16:31] The involvement of Human Resources to coach employees about the changes the company was implementing was crucial for the success of the new business plan.
[18:05] TIDC started fever testing their employees before they entered the facilities, which brought 63% of their employees back to work, feeling safer.
[20:23] What can you do for your employees from a financial perspective?
[27:20] Ensuring business continuity thanks to exceptional leadership.
[28:07] Steven extends his advice to business owners in how to set up a Task Force.
[31:01] Communication is the key.
[33:24] Technology arousing from these challenging times.
[34:55] It is time to plan for an uncertain future.
Wednesday Apr 08, 2020
Wednesday Apr 08, 2020
Host: Penny Conway
Cohost: Rob McIntosh
The Coronavirus rages on as companies across the globe assess how a world pandemic has transformed how they do business overnight. The "next normal" is explored in this week's "What the Tech Just Happened" episode as Penny discusses a McKenzie report on the 5 Horizons and the steps and cautions of going back to the office.
Thursday Apr 02, 2020
Thursday Apr 02, 2020
Host: Penny Conway
Co-Host: Rob McIntosh
As businesses across the country begin settling in to the "New Normal" many companies are discovering users may need a little extra training to utilize the full benefits of the collaboration tools.
Penny wants to jump start the process by sharing her favorite tips and tricks of Cisco's Webex. Take a few minutes to listen, you'll be glad you did!
Reach out to the Connection Team for more information.
Email us at podcast@connection.com
Check out Penny's helpful youtube tutorial: WEBEX TIPS AND TRICKS
Tuesday Mar 31, 2020
Tuesday Mar 31, 2020
Host: Penny Conway
Co-Host: Rob McIntosh
Guest: Danik Inselman, Key Account Manager at LG Electronics
With the current state of the world and traditional sports at a near stand-still, esports is positioned to explode at a greater rate than initially anticipated for 2020 and beyond. Esports is a growing industry that is outnumbering HBO, Netflix, and ESPN combined in viewership. How is this happening? What are the predictions for esports in the near future? Danik Inselman is diving deep into the topic, sharing why there is a very promising future for the esports industry. The statistics are simply impressive: In 2019 the audience for esports was 194 million people and it is projected to reach 276 million for 2022 — this is a similar audience size as the NFL. Esports is also projected to be a $1.5 billion industry in 2020 and it is expected to reach $2.3 billion in 2022. To top it off, esports is currently being considered to become an Olympic Games sport. This industry is meant to blow your mind!
Reach out to the Connection Team and your LG sales rep for more.
Email us at podcast@connection.com
Key takeaways:
[1:28] Danik Inselman talks about his professional journey.
[3:09] What does esports feel like to a gamer?
[4:31] In 2019 the audience for esports was 194 million people, the prize pool was $113 million, and it is projected that in 2022 the esports audiences will reach 276 million, a similar size to that of the NFL.
[5:20] Traditional sports are declining in terms of viewership while esports offers a new beginning.
[5:58] The current situation with COVID19 and its effect on esports.
[7:13] Danik shares the secret behind the rapid growth of esports.
[8:14] The profile of the esports player is broad, nearly anyone can play.
[10:01] Danik presents a brief history of gaming.
[11:30] Danik explains how the involvement and interest of colleges in esports changed the industry.
[12:24] What is LG offering to the esports arena?
[15:55] Danik talks about the holy grail in the gamer’s industry: an incredibly fast gaming IPS monitor.
[17:08] 200 colleges in the 2018-2019 school year offered $16 million in esports scholarships.
[17:31] A "test" showcase in Tokyo is planned to determine if esports will be considered a legitimate sport.
[18:16] Streaming is a huge part of esports.
[20:10] Esports are offering an opportunity for children that would never practice a traditional sport.
[22:11] The scenario for different generations using esports simultaneously.
[23:57] How can schools start engaging with the LG team to develop an esports program?
Learn more about Danik Inselman:
Danik has a BS in Business, specializing in Computer Science, a BTh in Theology, certificates in Robotics from Allen Bradley and will soon be testing for his CTS. He has been in this industry for more than 15 years and is an avid gamer. Danik worked for Connection for numerous years before working for LG.
Email Danik at Dan.inselman@lge.com
Mentioned in this episode:
Caldwell University’s partnership with LG
Thursday Mar 26, 2020
Thursday Mar 26, 2020
What the Tech Just Happened on the TechSperience channel joins the rest of the world and goes remote. On this episode, Penny and Rob discuss bandwidth issues on the internet, creativity on social media, Robots, Drones, facial recognition and the challenges and joys of working from home!
Host: Penny Conway
Co Host: Rob McIntosh
Tuesday Mar 24, 2020
Tuesday Mar 24, 2020
We're not in Kansas anymore as Penny Conway and Sarah Bates take us down the yellow brick road of subscription services leading us to what's behind the IT curtain of strategic device management. Courageous IT decision makers have decided to look at the heart of their operational and financial problems and discovered this no-brainer solution.
TechSperience's 51st episode simplifies and demystifies DaaS and how it can relate to your business no matter what the scale.
Host: Rob McIntosh
Guest: Penny Conway, Connection's Product Manager Device as a Service for HP
Guest: Sarah Bates, HP Partner Business Manager for Business Solutions
Thursday Mar 19, 2020
Thursday Mar 19, 2020
Working Remotely? Educating from the home? Currently we're all dealing with a new normal as well as some extreme challenges. Conversely, there are opportunities we may never had the chance to embrace without being faced with this adversity. Listen to our 50th Episode on the TechSperience channel as Penny and Rob discuss the brighter side to "self quarantine"
Innovation and Productivity will be the by-product of the new Voluntary Remote Workforce.
Discussion topics: Top 3 things Employers should have top of mind during the Coronavirus pandemic and the top 3 things employees can do to improve their time at home.
Host: Penny Conway
Cohost: Rob McIntosh
Tuesday Mar 17, 2020
Tuesday Mar 17, 2020
Host: Penny Conway
Guest: Brett Hurley, Regional Sales Manager - ViewSonic
The modern classroom is racing to keep up with the modern student. Kids are growing up interacting with everything and actual expect a certain level of interactivity when it comes to technology in education.
In this episode, Penny speaks with Brett Hurley, an expert from ViewSonic as they talk about interactive collaboration displays and all the incredible new features that help bring learning to a tech level that will blow your mind.
Monday Mar 16, 2020
Monday Mar 16, 2020
The Rise in the remote workforce and the merging of hardware and software. No better partner than Microsoft's surface and teams to get you through. Check out this episode of Tech Two With Tyler and hear our expert speak to a solution you may be overlooking in this weeks two minute drill!
Host: Tyler Meckes
Guest: Daniel Sanon- Partner Develop Manager for Microsoft Surface Line.
Thursday Mar 12, 2020
Thursday Mar 12, 2020
PLEASE NOTE: Some of the material discussed in this episode is of a timely nature and the situation around COVID-19 is fluid and fast moving. In the short time that elapsed since our recording (March 10th), the World Health Organization has officially declared the disease a pandemic.
In this special edition of "What the Tech Just Happened", Learn how AI and Data Science are playing a crucial role in the Covid-19 outbreak. Learn what BlueDot understood about activity around Wuhan, China 9 days before the World Health Organization issued a public statement. Also learn how Tech companies are responding to the demands of Business to move their work-force to a remote model. Schools and universities are facing similar challenges as they turn to their on-line models during the pandemic.
Host: Penny Conway
Guest: Jamal Khan, President of Global Digital and eCommerce Marketing for Connection.
Guest: Lane Shelton, VP and Principal Consultant for Microsoft Center of Excellence for Connection
Guest: Andre Stoykovich: Program Manager for Cisco
You can read the transcript of this episode here.