Star Talks

In this episode of Star Talks, Lisa Haggard shares how at a young age, her first encounter with the internet shaped her idea and curiosity of technology as the 'window to the world', how she worked as a QA tester on Xbox live games and learned that determination helps exceed natural ability, how Chassi's operational insights enable the ability to see an individual success while using their tools, such as an ERP, and how that can result in driving the increase in income and earnings for people in operations.

In this episode of Star Talks, Richard Sellar, CEO at Stellar One Consulting, Andrew Zwerner, CEO at Chassi, and Lisa Haggard, Head of Product Development at Chassi share their ideas in a live panel discussion about the next frontier in business management technology and how it will democratize peak performance and help small & mid-market companies compete with billion-dollar businesses.

In this episode of Star Talks, Justin Dooley shares how he began studying chemical engineering at the University of Illinois and how his interest in high-tech blossomed eventually leading to his contributions as one of the first Executives at Siebel Systems where he helped define and pioneer the CRM software category. We talk about how following Oracle’s acquisition of Siebel Systems, Justin served as CEO for the National Institute of Transplantation where he’s helped take the organization to new heights. Justin also shares how we can fight the global pandemic with innovative solutions, such as the one’s Tarus Capital is funding like UV Angel who builds pathogen control technology systems, and with Chassi – a technology that helps companies gain unprecedented access to business process performance data so they can compete like Billion dollar companies do.

In this episode of Star Talks, Andrew Zwerner shares his story of multiple deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan serving as an Intelligence Officer in the US Navy and how his experiences shaped his passion to lead teams through uncertainty, how he transitioned from the FBI to the private sector and built a startup company that reached 8-figure revenue in just their 4th year, and how the team at Chassi represents the next frontier of business management technology to democratize peak performance for small and mid-market companies so they can scale better than larger enterprises do.

In this episode of Star Talks, Ken Ott shares how throughout high school and college he began his entrepreneurial journey, how there is a business case for investing, creating, and telling a brand story well, and how he’s attracted world-class brands by providing consistency and high-level experience.

In this episode of Star Talks, Robert Markley shares how he co-founded & exited several successful IT consulting companies, how he made the transition from an entrepreneur to a college professor, and how to train and educate students to help companies leverage technology to solve business challenges.  

In this episode of Star Talks, Vinay Bhagat shares how earning his MBA at Harvard rounded him out as a person and how getting fired prompted him to start his own company. He talks about as an individual, when developing your career it's important to have a growth mindset by being honest about what you do and don't know while also having the humility to learn from the people around you, and how TrustRadius equips companies with the power to share their customer's voice and the role customer feedback should have in your sales process.

In this episode of Star Talks, Chi Nguyen shares how her family escaped communism and immigrated from Vietnam with just the clothes on their backs and how it inspired her to be a purpose-driven entrepreneur. She talks about how to materialize a brand story, how she's been able to execute brand strategies for fortune 100 companies and how Purpose Tea is navigating the challenging waters of launching a consumer packaged good while making a significant social impact in the lives of women tea farmers in Kenya.

In this episode of Star Talks, Jim Gavigan talks about how in just two years ago with less than $200 in his checking account has been able to build a company that teaches some of the biggest manufacturers in the world, how to get their data to tell compelling stories that impact bottom line growth. 

In this episode of Star Talks, Luke Peters talks about how he's been able to create and develop successful consumer electronics brands, how to navigate and overcome the challenges a brand faces when selling into big-box retailer eCommerce websites, and how to manage relationships with factories overseas and maintain profit margins during trade war times.

In this episode of Star Talks, Reza Karegaran, the former CIO at AutoAnything.com, talks about the challenges of managing an eCommerce catalog with over 50 million SKUs, how he was able to cultivate a purpose-driven, principled culture in a demanding software development environment, and how the Agile development methodology can be applied to deliver valuable, high-quality products more quickly and more efficiently.

In this episode of Star Talks, Tom Bartolucci, the SVP of Engineering at YayPay, shares how writing software for the federal government made him appreciate the agile development methodology, how time management is critical for driving technology delivery outcomes, and how A/R automation can be used to empower your Collections staff to increase cashflow.

In this episode of Star Talks, Lawrence Greaves, CEO and Co-Founder of Opkix, shares how he was introduced to an entrepreneurial lifestyle when he was a child, being a successful entrepreneur isn't about personal gain but rather the team assembled around you, and breaks down the glamours ideals of being an entrepreneur by sharing the hard work and countless hours it took to start the company, Opkix.

In this episode of Star Talks, Steve King, a Management Consultant and Managing Director of First Wave Client Solutions, joins us to talk about how a summer job at his uncle’s construction company inspired him to get an Engineering System Degree from MIT,  how he became an expert at rapidly and successfully integrating newly purchased companies into the acquiring organizations, and how he’s learned to put Solution Readiness into practice to help companies avoid failed technology implementations and instead realize the benefits of new solutions and maximize the return on investment.

In this episode of Star Talks, Scott McKenzie sits down with us to talk about how he's become a renowned Supply Chain expert over the past few decades including developing warehouse management software and selling his intellectual property. Scott also tells us the trends that are affecting manufacturing and wholesale distribution profitability, and how small-to-medium size businesses can sell anything by using automation to build scalable logistical systems.

In this episode of Star Talks, Richard Sellar sits down to talk to us about his time as the Head of Information Services at SpaceX, how he learned to lead a company by working with Elon Musk, how we're in what he calls the 2nd Renaissance of business management technology, and how what was once considered science fiction is now a reality for small-and-medium sized companies.

In this episode of Star Talks, Teresa Sellar sits down with us to talk about overcoming the challenges of being a woman in technology, writing test software for the B-2 Bomber, and how she started, and continues to grow, a successful ERP software consulting company.