Fred Coon, SC&C Chairman, interviews experts about their approach to solving complex problems in the workplace. These 3-minute interviews span a wide range of topics, but are always focused on ways to help you improve your own decision making.
Bob Bevelacqua: Executive VP Secures Over $2B in Contract Awards
After joining the DoD contracting industry as an analyst, Bob Bevelacqua soon discovered that he had the ability to develop solutions to customer problems and socialize them into reality.
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Juan Mendoza: University Chief Economist Revives Master’s Program
A leading university in Peru was considering shutting down its master’s Program in Economics due to lack of profitability and low
Juan Mendoza, Chief Economist
enrollment. Dr. Mendoza was hired as Director of […]
Alyson Woodard: Exec Leads Team Through Rebrand, Reestablishes Momentum
Alyson Woodard was promoted to run the 3rd largest consumer market in the AT&T portfolio managing a $4.3B P&L budget, 300+ company owned as well as franchise retail stores and managing a 1200+ team of frontline employees. Alyson was tasked to quickly uncover root […]
Gene Ciemny: Procurement Consultant Creates Centralized System for Global Company
Gene Ciemny was requested by The Washington Post’s CFO to become an independent consultant and separate from IBM. With IBM’s consent, he signed a long-term consulting agreement to lead the transformation from a decentralized purchasing entity to a cohesive Shared Services Organization (SSO). However, […]
Jimmy McConnell: Purchasing Leader Builds Purchasing Program Via SAP
Jimmy McConnell came to work in Delaware on January 6th, 2019; the company had SAP, but they did not use the software as it was designed. The Purchasing department had evolved into more of a customer service department for all the managers of the […]
Min Chang: CEO Leads 3 Major Worldwide Regions to Success
CEO, Min Chang led three significant regions for one of the world’s largest marketing communications companies. She oversaw APAC, the middle East and Africa for over seven years and was the Regional President based in Shanghai, China with responsibility for $300MM in revenues and […]
Brian Sieger: Sr. Facilities Dir. Revives Several Faulty Medical Care Facilities
After years of neglect, much of the redundant equipment within the boiler room was failing, causing significant flooding. With this happening frequently, many other pieces of equipment began to fail. Overall, this caused issues for the remainder of the hospital and the inability for […]
Beth Evers: Sr. Finance Exec Integrates Budgets for Two Major Music Companies
After the merger of the Berklee College of Music and The Boston Conservatory, the policies and practices guiding both organizations needed to be harmonized to develop a cohesive budget. For most of the administrative offices, the budget process drove integration of these policies and […]