The Buzz, Digital Transformers Edition: Celebrating Veterans and Supply Chain Leaders - Digital Transformers
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15th Nov 2024

The Buzz, Digital Transformers Edition: Celebrating Veterans and Supply Chain Leaders

Join us for this week's Digital Transformers edition of The Buzz, as we celebrate Veteran's Day and dive deep into the critical theme of transforming supply chain management through innovative technology and collaboration.

In this episode, special guest Karen Betancourt, CEO of Vanguard Medical Logistics, also joins hosts Scott Luton and Kevin L. Jackson, to share her extensive experience in leveraging technology to streamline processes and improve efficiencies in global supply chains.

Listen in as their conversation also includes:

  • The importance of focusing on the first mile of supply chain
  • The significant advancements in cybersecurity and artificial intelligence
  • The need for better communication, collaborative efforts, and strategic problem-solving for true transformation
  • And much more

Listen in as this episode blends respect for service with a forward-looking vision for supply chain advancements, making it a must-listen for professionals aiming to innovate in a complex global environment.

Additional Links & Resources:

This episode is hosted by Scott Luton and Kevin L. Jackson, and produced by Amanda Luton and Trosha Cordes. For additional information, please visit our dedicated show page at: https://supplychainnow.com/buzz-celebrating-veterans-supply-chain-1351

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Digital Transformers
Companies and executives that are leading business transformation in their industries.
At a pace faster than any Hollywood movie, digitalization has taken the supply chain world by storm. But do you have what it takes to become a real-life digital transformer? This livestream series connects you with the information you need on the immediate value of digitalization. And who better to guide you than host Kevin L Jackson, who has been recognized as a “Top 5G Influencer” (Onalytica 2019, Radar 2020) and a “Top 50 Global Digital Transformation Thought Leader” (Thinkers 360 2019)? Join Kevin as he highlights the companies and executives leading global industries into the digital future.

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Kevin Jackson

Kevin L. Jackson is a globally recognized Thought Leader, Industry Influencer and business consultant. The bestselling author’s latest project, “Quitless: The Power of Persistence in Business and Life”, was ranked as such by both The Wall Street Journal and USA Today. He has also been recognized as a “Top 5G Influencer” (Onalytica 2019, Radar 2020), a “Top 50 Global Digital Transformation Thought Leader” (Thinkers 360 2019). Kevin also provides strategic consulting and integrated social media services to AT&T, Intel, Broadcom, Ericsson and other leading companies. He is host of “Digital Transformers on Supply Chain Now” podcast and video blog, part of a family of shows ranked by Listen Score as in the top 1.5% of 1,977,479 globally ranked podcasts. Kevin Jackson will also be featured by Red Knight Production Company on the second season of their next hit streaming TV series “The Social Movement.” Ethos and mission of The Social Movement is to impact humanity at scale, make a real difference in the world, and inspire a real social movement.

Mr. Jackson’s commercial experience includes Vice President J.P. Morgan Chase, Worldwide Sales Executive for IBM and SAIC (Engility) Director Cloud Solutions. He has served on teams that have supported digital transformation projects for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the US Intelligence Community. He currently serves as the Chief Operations Officer for SourceConnecte (https://sourceconnecte.com/), a blockchain-enabled B2B e-commerce platform that is also a member of the Trust Your Supplier (https://www.trustyoursupplier.com/) network, and a Senior Vice President of Total Network Services (https://www.tnscorp.io/), a fully decentralized global data network developed specifically to address the current needs of the blockchain community.