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Withum is currently attending SuiteWorld 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada! Our Management Consulting Team members Melissa Holton and Luis Palmitesta met with RF-SMART's Lawrence Cooper . Listen in as they discuss how the native application within NetSuite solves common business problems and what RF-SMART's new shipping product brings to the table.

Withum is currently attending SuiteWorld 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada! Our Management Consulting Team members Melissa Holton and Chris Higgins met with Satori Reporting's Founder and CEO, Josh LaSov . Tune in to learn more about the only pre-built Power BI reporting solution for NetSuite that companies quickly implement for maximum reporting capabilities.

Modern business owners recognize that customer relationship management (CRM) systems are fundamental to accommodating rapid growth and strengthening external relationships. With numerous options available, many are unsure which one is the best fit for their company. Tune in as Withum’s Management Consulting Team Members Josh Stove , Luis Palmitesta , Mars Lomtakul and Angie Ng discuss two major in...

Headless commerce is rapidly transforming how companies do business online. Digital experiences are solely owned by the businesses and curated to users, thanks to flexible front-end development. In this episode, Wally Merkas , Mars Lomtakul and Melanie Saunders of Withum’s Management Consulting Team discuss the long-term economic and technical benefits of headless commerce.

This episode is an exciting one. Meet our new Take Me to the Cloud host, Melissa Holton , and get a scoop into this year’s Oracle NetSuite's largest annual gathering of the NetSuite community happening September 27-30 in Las Vegas! Hear the unique reasons why you should attend and what to expect, even if you can’t join in person.

The medical and recreational cannabis industry has emerged into segregated markets providing various business opportunities. Withum’s Management Consulting Team Members Walter Merkas and Kim Gordon dive in headfirst to discuss the operational facets of cannabis. From maturity models to compliance hurdles, learn how to get ahead of the curve and measure your short and long-term wins.

Omnichannel customer experience has become the next big step in the e-commerce roadmap. It may sound daunting initially, but planning ahead and setting achievable goals is the key to success. Listen in as Wally Merkas , Melanie Saunders and Wendy Lin of Withum's Management Consulting team share their recommendations on easing into omnichannel.

Many small to medium-sized businesses experience pain points in their financial close processes. A long, drawn-out process results in accounting and finance teams running on a proverbial hamster wheel. Withum’s Management Consulting team members Melissa Holton and Chris Higgins discuss the value of being mindful of your resources. They also share their tips and tricks to ensure timely completion e...

Risk management is not a simple checklist, but rather a dynamic system of processes that work and live together to provide conscious awareness. Listen in as Brad Smolen, Joe Riccie and Jones Yiu from Withum's Management Consulting team discuss their experiences with risk management. They will also break down best practices for businesses and the value behind this investment.

There was a time when we thought Robotic Process Automation would replace our jobs. In this episode, Joe Riccie welcomes Wilton Rogers III , Founder, President and CEO of Simply Automate to debunk that theory and share how automation is your pathway to modernization and innovation. 

From accelerated digitization to expanded competition, numerous disruptive forces affect distributors. Kim Gordon welcomes Chris Higgins and Luis Palmitesta to discuss how consumers drive the market today. Hear how distributors use analytics, e-commerce and CRM technologies to institute new business practices, strategies and insights.

As the new year kicks off, it is time to ramp up your resource management planning (RMP). Our Management Consulting team discusses the basic principles and shares how RMP can benefit your organization in this episode. Tune in as Brad Smolen , Joe Riccie and Jones Yiu speak about their experiences in project management and what to consider in your own resource management plan.

In this episode, we welcome back Tom Burns and Christian DiRusso from Withum's Management Consulting Team. They break down the importance of financial visibility and how your organization’s management can work together to improve it. Hear their take on current challenges and what tools are deemed essential for success.

Withum’s Management Consulting team members Tom Burns and Christian DiRusso discuss what app-centricity is and what our app-centric economy looks like today. The vast, ever-growing marketplace of software tools and ERP applications is exciting but can be intimidating. Tune in to learn about the benefits of expanding your accounting software and where to start.

In this episode, Kim Gordon is joined by Walter Merkas and Jones Yiu from Withum's Management Consulting Team. They discuss what point solutions are and their advantages and disadvantages for organizations.  Listen in as they break down the big picture of this specialized software and compare it to integrated suite solutions.

Withum’s Joe Riccie welcomes Finexio’s Founder and CEO, Ernest Rolfson as they discuss today’s payment challenges in multiple industries and controls and why traditional payment processes are slowing down operations and causing lost labor time.  They provide feedback on benefits of B2B electronification and adding intelligence and automation to accounts payable to drive innovation, process improve...

Considering a merger or acquisition? In this episode Kim Gordon and Wally Merkas discuss M&A activities from the buyer side when it comes to IT due diligence.  What should the acquirer think about regarding their target’s IT systems? How do they assess and mitigate overall risk of the acquisition? Listen in for questions to ask and best strategies to consider. 

Dave Crouch and Brad Gustavesen from Slatwall Commerce join Kim Gordon and Wally Merkas to talk about the pressure distributors are facing to go digital. Mid-market distributors and manufacturers are struggling to get information on the supply side and the demand side as customer expectations are changing.  Hear their take on current challenges in B2B commerce and why there is such a demand to pro...

In this episode, featuring our guests Dave Crouch and Brad Gustavesen from Slatwall Commerce , we look at headless commerce and the functionality and flexibility it provides to B2B ecommerce.  Take a listen to learn what headless commerce is, how you can leverage existing systems without having to replace or highly customize them and what it can bring to the table for your business.  

Kim Gordon and Wally Merkas welcome back Dave and Brad from Slatwall to break down challenges of implementing an ecommerce project. They address where to start, the internal resources you’ll need, the state of your data, storefront and project scope, cost and much more.  

In this episode, we shift gears and look at project management when it relates to ERP implementations. ERP implementation projects vary in complexity and may require adaptability of your project management approach.  Kim Gordon, Walter Merkas and Yaffa Rabkin share insights around setting goals, project approaches and what does “done” really look like for this type of project with varying complexi...

Kim Gordon continues our discussion on project management with Walter Merkas and Yaffa Rabkin. What role does a successful project manager play in an ERP implementation project and what skills do they need to employ to keep the project on track? Find out in this episode.

Today’s state of operations in food and beverage manufacturing companies has created a need for leadership to evaluate their core ERP systems. In this episode, Walter Merkas welcomes back Steve Gignac and John Shepperson from SWK Technologies to share what they’re seeing in the marketplace and discuss the impacts of outdated technology on evolving consumer expectations.

To wrap up our series on the food and beverage industry, Kim Gordon sits down with Steve Gignac, Director of Solution Architecture of Enterprise Solutions, and John Shepperson, Senior VP Business Development for SWK Technologies to examine the uncertainty across the industry today.  They discuss how business models are changing, assess the state of the food industry and introduce ideas for plannin...

In this episode, we welcome back John Shepperson , Senior VP Business Development at S WK Technologies and a special guest Nick Barron . Nick is a Manager of Information Technology at Marathon Ventures, a full-service processing, manufacturing, packaging and marketing company for foods and beverages.  John and Nick discuss disruptions Marathon Ventures faced in their supply chain during the pandem...