The Buzz for July 12th, Digital Transformers Edition, featuring Brandi Boatner with IBM: Decoding Digital - Digital Transformers
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12th Jul 2024

The Buzz for July 12th, Digital Transformers Edition, featuring Brandi Boatner with IBM: Decoding Digital

The Buzz is Supply Chain Now’s regular Monday livestream, held at 12 noon ET each week. This show focuses on some of the leading stories from global supply chain and global business, always with special guests – the most important of which is the live audience!

In this week's special Digital Transformers edition of The Buzz, host Kevin L. Jackson welcomes Brandi Boatner, Manager, Digital & Advocacy Communications at IBM to the show, for a special "Decoding Digital" episode. Together they discuss:

  • What is a digital supply chain?
  • The importance of thinking digitally in today's business environment
  • What does it mean to be "digital-first?"
  • The rise of the industrial metaverse in manufacturing
  • Embracing rapid changes in the digital world and digital transformation
  • And so much more!

Tune in and learn how "decoding digital" can make an impact on your role, your supply chain, and your organization.

Additional Links & Resources:

U.S. Bank 2024 Q1 Freight Payment Index: https://bit.ly/scn-us-bank

Recent edition of With That Said: https://bit.ly/4cN5APf

What is a Digital Supply Chain? Definition, Advantages, and Implementation: https://bit.ly/3WiMivL

The Rise of Industrial Metaverse in Manufacturing: https://bit.ly/3wy8NT5

What is a Digital Supply Chain Network: https://bit.ly/3XLyavR

IBM Institute for Business Value: https://bit.ly/3zmxfI8

Learn more about Supply Chain Now: https://supplychainnow.com

Learn more about Digital Transformers: https://supplychainnow.com/program/digital-transformers

Subscribe to Supply Chain Now: https://supplychainnow.com/join

Check out Supply Chain Now’s NEW Media Kit: https://bit.ly/3XH6OVk

WEBINAR- Automation ROI: Solving the Top 3 Operational Challenges: https://bit.ly/3VvxTvs

WEBINAR- Strategies for Aligning Business Planning with Supply Chain Design: https://bit.ly/3XvRHk7

WEBINAR- Taming Logistics Complexity: How Logistics Leaders Can Optimize Operations with Emerging Technology; https://bit.ly/3XBbf6y

This episode is hosted by Kevin L. Jackson and Brandi Boatner. For additional information, please visit our dedicated show page at: https://supplychainnow.com/buzz-digital-transformers-IBM-decoding-digital-1298

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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.