Through the Noise

Jerry Penso, M.D., M.B.A., is president and chief executive officer at AMGA, a trade association leading the transformation of health care in America. As a physician-executive, Dr. Penso uses his experience from the front lines as a primary care provider and from the boardroom as a C-Suite executive to direct AMGA's advocacy, clinical, research, consulting, and membership efforts. The American Med...

Jeff DeBoer is the founding President and CEO of The Real Estate Roundtable. The Roundtable represents the leadership of the nation's top 150 privately owned and publicly-held real estate ownership, development, lending and management firms –- as well as the elected leaders of the 17 major national real estate industry trade associations –- before policymakers in Washington, DC. The Real Estate Ro...

David Labuskes is the CEO of the Audiovisual and Integrated Experience Association (AVIXA). David works to promote industry professionalism, expand global programs, and raise awareness of the association's offerings. AVIXA, the Audiovisual and Integrated Experience Association, is the international trade association for the professional audiovisual industry. The association produces trade shows ar...

Abigail Ross Hopper is the President and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association, the national trade organization for the U.S. solar industry. The Solar Energy Industries Association is the national trade association for the U.S. solar energy industry, which employs more than 242,000 Americans and represents all U.S. organizations that promote, manufacture, install and support the developme...

Sam Horn, Founder/CEO of the Intrigue Agency, is on a mission to help people create a quality life-work that adds value for all involved. Sam is a 3 time TEDx speaker, has been featured in NY Times, Fast Company and on NPR and her books - including Tongue Fu!, POP!, Washington Post bestseller Got Your Attention, and SOMEDAY is Not a Day in the Week have been endorsed by Seth Godin, Dan Pink and Ma...

Nancy Foster is President and CEO of The Risk Management Association. She is the ninth chief executive of RMA since its founding in 1914 and the first woman President and CEO of the Association. The Risk Management Association (RMA) is a not-for-profit, member-driven professional association serving the financial services industry with the sole purpose of advancing the use of sound risk management...

In this episode of TTN Insights, Ernesto and Mickey talk about website security, how to prepare against attacks and how to react to a breach. How do you know if you have been hacked? What information is at stake? Check out our new service: Website Security Audit . Every so often, Ernesto Gluecksmann and Mickey Panayiotakis sit down and talk about digital security, new software, technologies, trend...

Susan K. Neely is the president and CEO of the American Council of Life Insurers, the nation's leading trade association dedicated to providing products and services that contribute to Americans' financial and retirement security. As president and CEO, Neely drives public policy and advocacy on behalf of ACLI's member companies that represent 95 percent of industry assets and serve 90 million fami...

Maria Korsnick is NEI's president and chief executive officer. Drawing on her nuclear engineering background, hands-on experience in reactor operations and a deep knowledge of energy policy and regulatory issues, Korsnick aims to increase understanding of nuclear energy's economic and environmental benefits among policymakers and the public. Before joining NEI, she was senior vice president of Nor...

Chris Ullman is the four-time national and international whistling champion, and the founder of Ullman Communications, a strategic advisory firm. Find Your Whistle is the heartwarming, hilarious, and outrageous journey of a Washington and Wall Street insider who uses his simple gift of whistling to touch hearts and change lives.

Glenn Hurowitz is the CEO of Mighty Earth and has led environmental campaigns around the world for many years. He is a globally recognized leader on forests, agriculture, and climate change, and running strategic campaigns. Mighty Earth is a global environmental campaign organization that works to protect forests, conserve oceans, and address climate change.

A 25-year veteran of policy and political work, Jim McGreevy serves as president and chief executive officer of the Beer Institute, the national trade association that represents America's brewers, beer importers and supply-chain partners – a $328 billion industry that supports more than 2.1 million American jobs. The Beer Institute is a national trade association for the American brewing industry...

HR Certification Institute (HRCI) Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Amy S. Dufrane, SPHR, CAE, is a visionary leader with a passion for helping people, teams and organizations excel. Amy's vision has created an innovative certification and learning organization to meet new career, business and workforce demands. HRCI, an independent and non-profit organization, is the premier credentialing organization...

Bobby Franklin is the President & CEO of the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA), the venture community's preeminent trade association, having taken the helm of NVCA in September of 2013 after nearly a decade at CTIA – The Wireless Association, where he first served as head lobbyist and then Executive Vice President of the association. Prior to joining CTIA, Bobby worked for wireless provi...

Scott Solombrino is the Chief Operating Officer & Executive Director of GBTA. A dynamic and visionary professional with over 40 years' experience in the ground transportation industry, Scott brings a wealth of operations and management knowledge, strategic business development techniques, and policy reform wisdom to his work as a leader and entrepreneur. The Global Business Travel Association (GBT...

Clay Bolt is the communications lead for WWF's Northern Great Plains program and a natural history photographer specializing in North America's native bees. WWF is the world's leading conservation organization, working in 100 countries around the world, and is supported by more than one million members in the United States and close to five million globally.

In this episode of TTN Insights, Ernesto and Mickey talk about Database System Software. How to change it, choose it and make sure it's the right one for your operation. This is why we offer Vendor Landscape Analysis. Every so often, Ernesto Gluecksmann and Mickey Panayiotakis sit down and talk about digital security, new software, technologies, trends, regulations that may impact leaders of organ...

Lakisha Ann Woods, CAE is President & CEO of the National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS) where she is responsible for leading the Institute's dedicated team of professionals, enhancing its value and visibility and growing relationships with its members, clients, public agencies and partners. She also leads efforts to expand the organization's programs and markets while growing and strengthe...

Andrew Moore is the Executive Director of the National Agricultural Aviation Association and has been since 2002. He served as NAAA's Director of Legislative and Regulatory Affairs before that and continues to be NAAA's lobbyist in Washington, D.C., serving as the agricultural aviation industry's liaison to the federal government. Andrew has a background in government relations and agriculture. Fo...

Dr. Tom Kirsch is the Director of the National Center for Disaster Medicine and Public Health at the Uniformed Services University for the Health Sciences and a Professor in Military and Emergency Medicine. He is a board-certified emergency physician and expert in disaster management and science, epidemiology, education, austere medicine and health care management. The National Center for Disaster...

Keya Chatterjee is Executive Director of USCAN, where she's been focusing on building an inclusive movement in support of climate action. Prior to joining USCAN, she worked at the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), USAID, NASA, and also served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Morocco. USCAN's mission is to build trust and alignments among members to fight climate change in a just and equitable way.

Mr. Mandigo combines 25 years of lobbying and federal marketing experience with a background in advanced materials development and aerospace engineering. His resume includes private sector advanced materials development for Lockheed, staff assistant to the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology, and Manager, Technology Policy and Planning for a Washington beltway engineering and manageme...

Thomas M. Bohn is a Certified Association Executive (CAE) with more than 20 years of experience working with local, state, national and international associations. He has served as the executive director and CEO of several associations, including The Institute of Internal Auditors, ranging from $2-26 million in revenue representing many different constituencies and professions. Tom became CEO of t...

Dan Leonard is the president and chief executive officer of the National Pharmaceutical Council (NPC), where he leads NPC in bringing the pharmaceutical industry's technical expertise and applied scientific knowledge to considerations of evidence-based medicine, comparative effectiveness reviews, evaluation and application. Prior to coming to NPC, Mr. Leonard served as executive vice president of...

Ned Monroe serves as an advocate for the vinyl industry and leading vinyl resin producers. He helps create and execute the strategic focus of the Vinyl Institute to maximize its impact and value. His areas of focus include: broadening markets, communicating the value of vinyl, strategically impacting public policy, providing an industry knowledge center, and pursuing operational excellence. The Vi...