The Association Podcast

After a brief summer break, we are back with a brand new episode of The Association Podcast and we’re thrilled to welcome an awesome guest, Teri Carden.  Teri is the Founder of 100 Reviews and Review My AMS, the President of the Review Society, and the Creator of AMS Fest & Non-Dues-A-Palooza.  We get to hear about her journey from her start in the association world to becoming one of the great entrepreneurs in our market.  We hope you enjoy!

Jeff Horne, Co-Founder & CEO of Wicket, joins us to talk about the future of the association technology stack, all things APIs, leveraging best of breed technology, and demystifying integrations in the association tech space.

Wes Trochlil, Founder and CEO of Effective Database Management, joins The Association Podcast to share Wes's Wisdom from his years as one of the most well-known and experienced consultants in the market.  We talk innovation, data, culture, and a lot more.

Erin Fitzgerald, Director of Enterprise Portfolio Management Office at the AANA, joins The Association Podcast to talk about the Four Domains of EPMO.  Listen to hear how she and the AANA have matured their portfolio management operations to meet both Member and Board goals while growing the organization through data and culture.

On this episode of The Association Podcast, we welcome David Ricciardi to talk about all things data and what it means to be a data-driven organization.  We also talk about leadership and always improving as a leader.

This week on The Association Podcast we welcome on Tim Hopkins, Senior Consultant at McKinley Advisors.  We have a discussion about Tim's background coming from the IAFC to McKinley, his role as a leader with Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion initiatives at both organizations, in addition to his work as a strategic technologist.  We also get into all of our Origin Stories, so we hope you enjoy learning a little bit about all of us!

This week on The Association Podcast we welcome Rick Bawcum, CEO, and Founder of CIMATRI.  Listen for topics including what associations need to do to be transformative, the consultant's role as an educator, and his thoughts on the business model of associations in the future.

Ryan joins us on The Association Podcast to talk about Event Farm being acquired by MemberSuite and the success they've experienced together.  We also get to hear the answer to an interesting question, "what does it mean to be a Chief Strategy Officer?"

We welcome Eric Thurston onto The Association Podcast to hear about his time leading Personify and what he is up to now.  We get some great insight into what it's like working with the private equity model, leading an organization in today's challenging climate, and how to grow an organization with a people-first mindset.

Larissa Fair joins The Association Podcast to discuss her experiences marketing to associations and for the ESA.  Energy storage is an exploding industry that she helps support with a small staff.  We also get into how to leverage core pillars and member benefits to achieve results.