The Association Podcast

Longtime industry veteran, Sig VanDamme, joins The Association Podcast to talk about his experiences as an entrepreneur throughout his career, working with and building AMS platforms, and what led to him deciding to build Nimble AMS on top of Salesforce.We get into what the workplace looks like today and how he runs his Salesforce consultancy, Gojectory, differently than he did with other ventures in the past.  Other topics include his philosophy on small, daily improvements and quick wins, and keeping his staff lean and well-rested so that they can deliver their best work.https://www.gojectory.com/ 

We have another double dip this week on The Association Podcast, from Delcor Technology Solutions we welcome on, CTO, Chris Ecker, and Executive Vice President, Brian Sheehan.  Chris and Brian have decades of experience in the association and 501C space and join us to talk about cyber security.  It's not a sexy topic, but it is vital to the safety of organizations and can't be ignored.  We talk about multi-factor, staff security training, endpoint and application security, firewalls, and intrusion.  These are some really important considerations to keep your organization safe.

On this episode of The Association Podcast, we are thrilled to welcome on Angela Kisskeys and Steffanie Berg from Associations North.  We get to hear about the many roles that they play at their small staff organization that serves association executives and professionals in the upper Midwest.  We talk about their hyper-focus on delivering members what they need, always learning and trying new things to continuously improve, but overall the super-power of the small staff organization.

On this episode of The Association Podcast, we have the pleasure of talking to a titan of the association industry tech space, General Manager of Nimble AMS, and Gravitate at Community Brands, Rob Miller.  Rob share's some about his storied past and experience, but we really get to get an expert perspective into today's AMS landscape.  We discuss the pros and cons of traditional vs. platform-based AMS platforms and also get to hear his thoughts on emerging technology market trends.

On this episode of The Association Podcast, we welcome on Mitch Eisen…most of our listeners from the association industry likely recognize Mitch as the co-founder of Real Magnet.  Since then he's started a really interesting company called Contentware.  This was such a fun conversation because we really explore the potential of artificial intelligence in the space.  Everyone talks about AI, but there are a ton of misconceptions and misunderstandings about the technology itself.  So we get to hear about some low-risk ways to introduce associations to artificial intelligence, how AI can help people do their job better and more efficiently, and not about how AI is going to replace jobs.

We are thrilled to welcome Dr. Jason Leahy, Executive Director of the Illinois Principals Association, onto The Association Podcast.  It's an interesting time to be in the field of education, and we get to hear all about that and also get into some of the really cool things that he's doing at IPA to educate their members, like exploring micro-credentialing and other ways they help members and potential members advance their careers as educators.  We also talk quite a bit about leadership and things he does to set the association up to thrive many years into the future.

Amy Hemphill, Senior Director of Member Relations at ASAE, joins The Association Podcast with her phenomenal story and experience.  Before Amy joined ASAE she was the Senior Director of Member Services at NACUBO where she worked her way up to that role from the receptionist's desk.  We talk about using the power of the association network in your career and when seeking advice.  We also hear about her efforts to change the mindset and practices at ASAE, specifically with data management and governance, and her push to create a more personalized member experience.

Tim Spell,  CEO of OpenWater joins us on The Association Podcast, fresh off their recent sale to ASI.  We get to hear about his M&A journey.  We also get into a few topics we haven't previously touched on like what Bitcoin and cryptocurrency can do for associations and their investment portfolios, how exploring non-traditional avenues could help future-proof organizations, and the emerging topic of Web3.www.getopenwater.com 

On this episode of The Association Podcast, we are thrilled to be joined by Julie Sciullo, CEO of Association Analytics.  We get to hear Julie's story as an intrapreneur and entrepreneur throughout her career, her thoughts on how associations can best use data and analytics to advance their missions and serve members.  We also get to hear about how mentorships can be so beneficial for association professionals and different ways to make mentorships work for different personality types.  Finally, we talk about some of the awesome work that Julie's doing at Association Women Technology Champions.  Always a great conversation when you get to talk to Julie Sciullo! www.associationanalytics.comwww.awtc.tech

This week on The Association Podcast we welcome on Alexis Redmond, JD, MA, CAE.  Alexis is the Director of Career Management Resources at the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.  As most are aware, this is quite an interesting time in the world of career management and recruiting and we got to hear what Alexis and ASHA are doing to provide value to members and employees during the Great Reshuffle.  Alexis gives us some insight into why a User Experience-based approach to career management is the best way to appeal to job seekers in 2022.