170: Building Trust Through Data Transparency w/ Johan-Peter Teppala
My guest on the Art of Procurement this week is my friend Johan-Peter, or JP, Teppala. JP is the CEO of the US operations of Sievo, a Finland-based procurement analytics company, encompassing spend a...
5 Feb 201845min
169: Being a Catalyst - Making Choices, Leaving a Mark & Generating Fulfillment
Hitting publish on the show is a culmination of a lot of thinking and reflection as I look to continue the evolution of Art of Procurement. I reflect on where we have come from, but more importantly l...
29 Jan 201823min
168: Building Risk Tolerance without Losing Urgency w/ Margaret Gilbert and Anthony English
How can we work collaboratively with our suppliers to manage and mitigate risk? That is the question I put to today's guests on the Art of Procurement, Margaret Gilbert and Anthony English. Margaret ...
22 Jan 201830min
167: The Value of Real Life Networking in a Virtual World w/ Tania Seary
Tania Seary is passionate about raising the profile of procurement, and is a master connector, and networker. She is the Founding Chairman of Procurious, The Faculty and The Source, and in 2016 was n...
15 Jan 201840min
166: Laying the Foundations for a Role Change in 2018
I was inspired to cover today's topic based on a question from a listener who has resolved to make a career move in 2018… I know from personal experience that at this time of year, we are often making...
8 Jan 201821min
165: Articulating Procurement's 'Brand Promise' to the Organization w/ Chandar Pattabhiram
My guest today is Chandar Pattabhiram, the new Chief Marketing Officer at Coupa. We sat down and recorded this podcast during the SIG Fall Summit in Carlsbad, California, which explains all of the int...
18 Des 201714min
164: Black Belt Procurement: The Power of Maintained Focus w/ Lawrence Kane
My guest today is Lawrence Kane, a Fortune 50 strategic sourcing and functional excellence lead. Lawrence and I sat down to talk at the SIG Fall Summit in Carlsbad, California, where our conversation ...
11 Des 201738min
163: Procurement Takes the Leap and Embraces 'Vested' w/ Kate Vitasek
Hi there everyone, and welcome to this week's Art of Procurement interview, which is powered by SIG. My guest today is Kate Vitasek, a member of the graduate faculty in executive education at the Univ...
4 Des 201732min
