Best Demetrios Podcasts (2025)

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HR at the Pivot: From Workday Rising and HR Tech to Real Work, with Demetrio Wazar-Santana 45:39

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Send us a text HR is sitting at a pivotal junction, and AI is the catalyst. In this episode, Demetrio Wazar-Santana and I unpack what we learned at the Workday Rising and HR Tech conferences. We discuss creating trust so that people actually use new tools, why HR and IT must co-own enablement and governance, and ideas on increasing the usage of AI …

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Ignorance and Creative Design with Alan Gregerman 1:04:04

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I used to have a Zen proverb a day calendar, the ones where each day you tear off a new sheet that has another saying that was meant to make you contemplate, get in touch, consider, explore, think. My years always started off well, but by about June I was just ripping pages off trying to catch up to the day I was supposed to be on. I honestly think…

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Gendered Experiences in Leadership with Amy Kemp 1:01:21

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We are now in the first days of autumn, and there isn’t a better time to be in New England. When I first moved to Boston, one person told me that spring was the best time in New England. I never again trusted anything that person ever told me. Fall is the best time, and perhaps September is the best month in the fall. Not that I don’t like the wint…

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WW2 Special: Suspense: Menace in Wax and You Were Wonderful 1:05:09

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Release Date: July 16, 2011 This Suspense doublebill features two episodes of CBS’ signature anthology series. First in "Menace in Wax," a reporter is summoned to a wax museum and finds a code that could spell trouble for a war plant in Great Britain. Original Air Date: November 17, 1942 Then in, "You Were Wonderful," the great Lena Horne plays a t…

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Consistency, Community, and Career Growth: Lessons from Alok Kumar 27:59

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Send us a text In this episode of Workday Gold, I sit down with Alok Kumar, CEO and founder of ZaranTech, to talk about his journey training more than 30,000 learners in SAP, Workday, cloud, and AI. Alok shares why bespoke training — tailored to each company’s unique processes and industry — makes such a difference, and how his learners have gone o…

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Ep. 19 - Beyond Processes: Why People and Leadership Define Supply Chain Impact - with Barbara Stolle-Amedick 52:36

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When you relish the hard problems, courage, culture and vision turn challenges into the spark of business success. In this episode, host Martina Buchhauser speaks with Barbara Stolle-Amedick, Global Head of Supply Chain Management, Transformers Business at Hitachi Energy, about the journey of repositioning procurement inside a 100-year-old organisa…

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Balanced Experience Design with Livia Bernardini 1:07:44

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Recently when talking to my freshman class about time management strategies, part of me started to feel sorry for them knowing that the challenge of time management only gets harder and not easier. I’m sure it feels overwhelming to have so many classes, social activities, for some sports obligations, joining clubs, and even hopefully sleep. There i…

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Carla Corley on Cutting Through the AI Recruiting Noise with Carla Corley 30:42

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Send us a text Keith Bitikofer talks with Carla Corley, founder of Corner Office Consultants and publisher of the Workday Compensation Guide, about navigating the noisy job market, personal branding, and how AI is reshaping the recruiting experience—for better and worse. Carla introduces WD Beacon, a new free platform for Workday professionals that…

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Offline Dinners and Human Experiences with Howard Lewis 47:57

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Standing in front of a classroom, or trying to talk to anyone raised in the distraction generations, emphasizes how we are constantly trying to compete for attention. I guess that competing for attention is nothing new; it is just the sources of distraction are different. Back in the “before times” of not too long ago, people would get distracted b…

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The Value of Saying “Yes” to Unexpected Opportunities with Cara Carroll 23:59

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Send us a text What does it take to build a career in Workday? In this episode of Workday Gold, Keith sits down with Cara Carroll to unpack her journey from marketing intern to HR to recruiter to Workday support specialist — and the lessons she learned along the way. From saying “yes” to unexpected opportunities to leveraging functional HR experien…

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The Road to the Valentine Matter 2:44:36

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Today we take a look at the evolution of E. Jack Neumann's story that became the five-part Johnny Dollar serial. Jeff Regan: The Man in the Church Regan is hired for a simple job of delivering $5,000 to a man, but finds himself wanted for murder. Original Air Date: October 12, 1949 Starring: Frank Graham as Jeff Regan; Frank Nelson; William Conrad;…

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Legacy Brands and New Designs with Matt Powell 1:08:46

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I think I am being honest when I say that I have never eaten at a Cracker Barrel. I may have once or twice in my life, but I honestly don’t remember. This is not out of any ideological reason or intentional decision. It just never happened. Never seemed like a place I would want to go when passing by. Given that there are four Cracker Barrel’s in M…

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The Independent Path with Tony “Mr. Energy” Velasquez 34:12

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Send us a text Thinking about going independent in the Workday ecosystem? In this episode of Workday Gold, I talk with Tony Velasquez—better known as “Mr. Energy”—about his journey from partner-side consultant to independent consultant and project leader. Tony shares how independence gave him the flexibility to prioritize family while also creating…

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The Hardy Family: The Case of the Missing Warehouse 33:45

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Today's Mystery: Andy Hardy takes a job as a night watchman only to seemingly have the whole warehouse he's guarding disappear. Original Radio Broadcast Date: April 10, 1951 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Mickey Rooney as Andy Hardy; Fay Holden; Lewis Stone; Eleanore Tanin; Richard Krenna; Eleanore Tanin Support the show monthly at https://pa…

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Changing Educational Experiences with Lasada Pippen 1:09:06

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For parents who have school-aged children, it is the most wonderful time of the year when the children are gone from the house and return to places of learning, or at least someplace other than bothering their parents. We love are children dearly, but loving them when they are somewhere else is a welcome reprieve. Each new school year presents some…

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Redundancy, Reinvention, and the Launch of Nimbeely Extend Solutions 27:52

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Send us a text In this episode of Workday Gold, I speak with Alan Raftery, managing partner of Nimbeely Extend Solutions, about his unexpected transition from a reduction-in-force situation into entrepreneurship. Alan shares his journey from FinTech into Workday, his years helping customers understand Extend, and how Nimbeely became one of the firs…

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Designing Legal Experiences with Demetrios Karis 1:17:09

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I am just back from a vacation that took me across three states, one Navajo reservation, and some federal land in the southwest of the United States. Departing the humid and heavily greened northeast to the dry and brown and red landscapes of the southwest was a major transition. I have never spent that much time in that part of the country, so it …

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Behind the Book: The Workday Gold- Navigating Your Career Story 18:53

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Send us a text In this solo episode, Keith Bitikofer shares the story behind Workday Gold- Navigating Your Career book—why he wrote it and how his own ERP and Workday journey shaped it. From manufacturing and consulting to leading a Workday implementation at a nonprofit, Keith reflects on the questions people kept asking him: How do I start a caree…

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Screen Director’s Playhouse: D.O.A. 1:04:09

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Release Date: May 07, 2011 A man (Edmund O’Brien) is poisoned and spends his last days trying to find the man who murdered him. Original Air Date: June 21, 1951 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetectives.net Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Bo…

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Maturing Customer Experience with Andrew Carothers 1:04:16

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Throughout my career as a sociologist, I have come to the conclusion that people find sociologists annoying on a deeply personal level. Anthropologists have great stories about travelling to exotic locations. People seem to really appreciate psychology because they think it helps them to better understand why people do the things they do. Historian…

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Influencing Priorities and Getting Buy-In for Workday Projects 30:53

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Send us a text How do you take a great idea for improving Workday and turn it into an approved project on your company’s roadmap? In this episode of Workday Gold, Keith Bitikofer and co-host Christian Delcid share strategies for influencing stakeholders, making a strong business case, and building the relationships that lead to “yes.” From understa…

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Storytelling and Shared Experiences with Christian Lachel 1:05:36

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One of the things that I have come to thoroughly enjoy as a type of past time is the learning about the history of World War II in the Pacific theater. A book that I have been listening to recently is “Japanese Destroyer Captain” by Captain Tameichi Hara. It is amazing listening to give a version of things from the perspective of a Japanese naval c…

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Deep Dive or Wide Net? Workday Career Real Talk 35:36

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Send us a text In this episode of Workday Gold, Christian and I dive into a classic career question: Is it better to specialize deeply in a Workday module or be a generalist with broader reach? We talk through the pros and cons of both paths, share stories from our own journeys, and look at how company size, stage, and even your personality shape t…

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Ep. 18 - Continuous Reinvention: Navigating Volatility in Procurement Leadership - with Gaël De Martelaere 24:15

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Navigating a volatile world with a calm mindset, a collaborative spirit, and a drive for continuous reinvention—that's what true procurement leadership is all about. In this episode, host Richard McIntosh sits down with Gaël De Martelaere, Head of Direct Procurement at Dow, for a candid exploration of how procurement can thrive in times of disrupti…

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Designing Gaming Experiences with Ashley Guajardo 1:18:32

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Being a sociologist means that there often are only so many opportunities to “do sociology” in a way that has impact. It is not that sociology doesn’t have value and practical applications. On the contrary, I would consider it one of the most useful and practical disciplines. But it can be hard to combine the opportunity to do practical application…

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Screen Guild Theatre: The Mask of Demetrios 33:09

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Release Date: February 26, 2011 A mystery writer (Peter Lorre) tries to unravel the truth about Demetrios, an international criminal of legendary proportion. In the course of this search, he garners the interest of another mystery man (Sidney Greenstreet). Original Air Date: April 16, 1945 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives…

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From Guardrails to Growth: Workday Governance and the Role of AI, with Steve Atnip 44:53

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Send us a text In this episode of Workday Gold, Keith Bitikofer welcomes back Steve Atnip to explore the critical (and often overlooked) topic of Workday governance. They discuss what governance really means, how to build an effective model, and why executive sponsorship is essential. They also tackle the challenges of supporting global users, bala…

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Inmate Experiences and Stories with Diane Kahn 50:07

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Stories are the ways that we can relate our experiences to others. It is the most primary form of human communication, which makes it kind of ironic that people seem to be discovering the importance of storytelling. Through stories things become memorable, or more easily remembered. Growing up going to Catholic school, I might have a hard time reme…

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Inclusive Engineering with Josee Tremblay 1:04:48

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The Employee Experience MBA class that I'm teaching this summer is in full swing, with a lot of ground to cover in a short amount of time. One of the things that I emphasize out of the gate is that employee experience is about optimizing the organization for the employee. Or, put simply, treat your employees like human beings, and treat them well. …

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Ep. 17 - Staying the Course: Leading Procurement Through Crisis with Clarity and Courage - with Dieter Dehoorne 36:28

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What if the secret to resilient procurement leadership starts with daring to be vulnerable? In this episode, host Martina Buchhauser speaks with Dieter Dehoorne, Group Senior Vice President and CPO of Global Procurement at Vestas, about the human side of transformation, and what it takes to lead through uncertainty. Dieter shares his leap from Volv…

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Important Conversations and Change with Chad Lefevre 1:07:00

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Summer is in full swing, and with summer for academics comes the typical question, “Do you have summers off?” I can’t speak for all academics, but summers don’t mean the lack of work, but the shifting of work. We go from our primary focus being on teaching and into other pursuits that we don’t have time for during the school year. Typically that me…

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Mercury Theatre on the Air: The Man Who Was Thursday 1:02:37

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Release Date: December 18, 2010 In G.K. Chesterton’s classic, Gabriel Syme (Orson Welles) is a police detective infiltrating the anarchist counsel of Europe. Original Air Date: September 5, 1938 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetectives.net Mail a donation…

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Making Meaningful Marketing with Brian Kurtz 1:15:55

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Happy Fourth of July to everyone out there, as I record this on the day before the 4th. For those in the US, this is the day that we celebrate our independence from the British. No offense to our British listeners. But to be fair, we are not alone in our desire to kick the British out. Nice to see that we could put that ugliness behind us. Now we a…

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The Workday You Don’t See: A Conversation with Steve Atnip on Scale, Strategy, and Supporting People 43:31

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Send us a text In this episode of Workday Gold, Keith sits down with Workday veteran Steve Atnip to talk about his winding career path, from accounting to HRIS manager to Workday consultant. Steve shares a pivotal elevator pitch moment that led to his first Workday implementation and how that decision shaped his career. They discuss key differences…

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World's Great Novels: The Moonstone, Part Four 35:09

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Today's Mystery: An experiment reveals how the diamond got out of Rachel Verinder's cabinet. But where is it now? Original Air Date: April 23, 1948 Originating from Chicago Starring: Sherman Marks as Gabriel Betterridge; Arthur Sedgewick as Sergeant Cuff; Charles Mountain as Franklin Blake, Jonathan Hull, Dick York, Donald Gallagher, Boris Aplon, M…

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Ep. 16 - Splitting Efficiency from Strategy: A Bold Model for Modern Procurement - with Demetrios Kappos 1:05:33

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Procurement doesn’t need a rebrand. It needs structure, speed, and people who take ownership. In this episode, host Mike Jansen sits down with Demetrios Kappos, Management Consultant and former VP Global Procurement at EagleBurgmann, to explore how to shift procurement from a reactive service provider to a structured value driver. Demetrios speaks …

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Recovery Experiences with Rikki West 1:03:01

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I’m currently working on a book called Experience by Design, and by currently I mean the last three-plus years. You could say it is a work in progress. But as the saying goes, “progress, not perfection.” When all you see is the goal, it can be hard to see the progress you are making. So making progress I am, and hopefully I’ll have something to sha…

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Career Lessons from Eric Olson’s Workday Journey 30:31

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Send us a text In this episode of Workday Gold, Keith Bitikofer is joined by Eric Olson, VP of Customer Operations at OneSource Virtual. Eric shares the winding path of his Workday career, from raising his hand for payroll at CPSG to navigating mergers, acquisitions, and a return to OSV. He highlights the critical role that saying "yes" plays in sh…

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World's Great Novels: The Moonstone, Part Three 33:47

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Today's Mystery: After a tragic suicide, Sergeant Cuff's dismissed with the theft of the Moonstone still unsolved. A year later, someone else picks up the investigation. Original Radio Broadcast Date: April 16, 1948 Originating from Chicago Starring: Sherman Marks as Gabriel Betterridge; Arthur Sedgewick as Sergeant Cuff; Charles Mountain as Frankl…

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World's Great Novels: The Moonstone, Part Two 35:49

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Today's Mystery: England's greatest detective is called in to recover the Moonstone. Original Radio Broadcast Date: April 9, 1948 Originating from Chicago Starring: Sherman Marks as Gabriel Betterridge; Arthur Sedgewick as Sergeant Cuff; Charles Mountain as Franklin Blake; Geraldine Kaye as Rachel Verinder; Alma Fox; Jane Elliot; Ruth Shane; Minion…

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Crafting Style Experiences with Anya Cheng 1:07:20

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Taelor 2025 Father’s Day Special Up to $85 OFF gift cards – From June 9 to June 15, Taelor customers can get up to $85 OFF GIFT CARDS. Just visit the following link and your discount will automatically be applied. https://reurl.cc/VYb05A Taelor also just launched their 7-items-per-month plan, so customers can enjoy even more styles and confidence w…

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Telling Stories for the Moment with Michael R Drew 1:04:05

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One of the things that I am starting to notice more and more is the difference between “getting older” and “feeling older.” Getting older is something that is unavoidable as long as we’re alive. But I find feeling older comes in waves. I am finding that seeing another child graduate high school is another moment in which I am impacted by feeling ol…

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The Reality Check: AI Adoption and What We Wish We'd Known Before Supporting Workday 28:34

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Send us a text In this episode of Workday Gold, Keith Bitikofer and Christian Delcid unpack the intersection of AI and Workday. From slow adoption in enterprise settings to the rising importance of AI literacy—even for non-technical roles—they explore why now is the time to get hands-on with tools like ChatGPT and Claude. Keith shares practical tip…

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World's Great Novels: The Moonstone, Part One 37:37

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Original Release Date: June 5, 2025 Today's Mystery: In the mid-19th Century, a young English woman has inherited a large Indian diamond from her evil uncle. She decides to wear it as a brooch on her eighteenth birthday. What could go wrong? Original Radio Broadcast Date: April 2, 1948 Originating from Chicago Starring: Sherman Marks as Gabriel Bet…

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Ep. 15 - Beyond the RFQ: Building a Purpose-Driven Procurement Function - with Gao Kwintmeyer 49:13

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If five purchase orders go wrong, suddenly everyone’s looking at procurement. That’s the reality Ottobock CPO Gao Kwintmeyer knows well—and it’s why he’s spent his career building a procurement function that delivers far more than just cost savings. In this episode, host Mike Jansen talks with Gao about what it really takes to lead procurement at a…

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Built on Workday, Backed by Experience: A Deep Dive with George Whitaker 36:59

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Send us a text In this episode of Workday Gold, Keith Bitikofer sits down with George Whitaker, head of innovation at Maxi Group, to explore his fascinating journey from Workday customer to Built on Workday partner. George shares the story of transforming PGA of America's decades-old systems and building one of the early Workday Extend success stor…

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Lux Radio Theater: After the Thin Man 1:04:33

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Original Release Date: November 8, 2010 Returning from investigating the “Thin Man” case, Nick Charles again hopes to retire, but finds himself drawn into another mystery when his wife’s cousin is approved of murdering her no good husband. Original Air Date: June 17, 1940 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the s…

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Healing Experiences with Tammy Cho 1:06:51

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Parenting children is definitely one of the hardest challenges that we can face in life. But as challenging as that is, it is nothing compared to reparenting your inner child. Some of you might be familiar with that turn of phrase. It refers to the process of dealing with childhood trauma, and “short-falls” in the manner in which you were parented …

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Building a Sustainable Workday Career: Joe Jackson’s Story 39:29

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Send us a text In this episode of Workday Gold, I’m joined by longtime friend and Workday veteran Joe Jackson. Joe brings over 16 years of experience across the Workday ecosystem—serving as both a customer and a consultant. We reflect on our first Workday implementation project together at Wycliffe nearly a decade ago and dig into how those early e…

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Ep. 14 - Orchestrate or Stagnate: Rethinking Procurement for Business Impact - with Alexander Pilsl 42:32

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How do you turn a clunky ERP-based procurement process into a driver of >10% savings? In this episode, host Richard McIntosh speaks with Alexander Pilsl, Director Procurement at TeamViewer, about how modern procurement orchestration can directly drive measurable business value. Alexander shares how his team replaced a legacy ERP-based process with …