A Brave New Podcast
Rachael Radford has supported organizations in software strategy, selection and implementation across North America. Rachael and her team sit alongside their clients as they evaluate software needs and options to ensure they make the best choice for their business. Rachael is passionate about knowledge transfer and ensures that clients walk away not only with a successful project, but with the tools and methodologies they need to make informed strategic decisions. Her organization, Meira Consulting, is an independent software advisory firm. Clients work with Meira to evaluate systems and...
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Josh Dougherty is a brand strategist, speaker, and the founder and CEO of A Brave New, a Seattle-based B2B branding, content strategy, and design agency specializing in helping tech and healthcare brave, bold, and memorable brands. Over the last decade plus, he’s worked with clients to develop unique brands and accelerate business growth. What you’ll learn about in this episode: In this episode Josh discusses the importance of a well-managed brand rollout and eight mistakes to avoid during that rollout. The mistakes he discusses include: Rolling out your brand with legal issues unresolved...
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Creative Strategist & Growth Accelerator Karley Cunningham develops brand leaders by taking businesses from overcrowded, competitive spaces into blue ocean territory, where they can confidently stand out and thrive. Her international client base benefits from accelerated growth, profit and stability as her innovative Surefire Method™ provides them with an infallible business strategy and brand toolkit to stand out in the sea of sameness, attract the people their business needs to thrive, and become a brand leader in their industry. Karley’s entrepreneurial success story is featured in...
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Matt is President and Founder of Heinz Marketing with more than 25 years of marketing, business development and sales experience from a variety of organizations and industries. He is a dynamic speaker, memorable not only for his keen insight and humor, but his actionable and motivating takeaways. Matt’s career focuses on consistently delivering measurable results with greater sales, revenue growth, product success and customer loyalty. He has helped organizations such as Amazon, Seagate, Morgan Stanley, The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and many others create predictable,...
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With more than 20 years of experience in marketing, Kirsten Cutshall is the CEO of Austin-based Steel Advertising - a full-service ad agency specializing in marketing to the family. As a purpose-driven agency with a mission of "doing magic for the good guys" Steel' is a strategic partner, driven to produce obvious results and brands people love for who do good in our community - primarily health, education, and government programs. As a researcher and strategist, Kirsten frequently digs into the dynamics of making a decision within the family unit. Her background in Anthropology gives her...
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Rob works with business leaders to build identities for their organizations, products, and services. More than a name or logo, Rob believes an identity is defined by clear, focused beliefs, expressed through compelling words, and substantiated by consistent actions. His specialties include strategic positioning, naming and messaging, brand architecture, qualitative research, and organizational change. Prior to launching Heirloom, he was global head of brand architecture and naming at HP, and previously held strategy director roles at several leading, international brand consulting firms. Rob...
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Jon is the President/CEO of Phoji Inc, the creator, inventor and patent holder of the custom emoji. Jon also serves as fractional Advisor, Business Development for CTO Teammate and fractional Advisor, Business Development for Bright Bucks Inc. CTO Teammate is focused on maximizing the ROI on technology by providing fractional resources expert in their discipline. What you’ll learn about in this episode: The importance of alignment between branding, marketing, and technology Why slowing down and developing a plan for digital transformation is the best thing you can do before going...
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Elizabeth Sutherland, APR, is the Sutherland of Sutherland Weston Marketing Communications. Growing up in Northern Maine, after college Elizabeth worked for the United States Senate, the American Red Cross, and Northern Light Health in increasingly complex public relations and marketing roles before launching out on her own. She is a graduate of the Bangor Region Leadership Institute and winner of the 2016 Eames Leadership Award, the Girl Scouts of Maine 2017 Juliette Award for Leadership, and a 2022 laureate of the Maine Business Hall of Fame. She serves on several non-profit boards and...
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With 18 years of industry expertise in DTC and Marketing, Rabah is a force to be reckoned with in the world of advertising. Spending millions on captivating ad campaigns and having the honor to work alongside the inspiring Oprah, Rabah has crafted a career forged in the School of Hard Knocks of Advertising. As the former CMO at Triple Whale, a cutting-edge attribution solution, innovative strategies brought unprecedented growth during a whirlwind 18-month tenure. Now, as the Chief Evangelist at the TW, Rabah continues to lead, inspire, and push the boundaries of creativity. Rabah's...
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Kris Kelso is a Keynote Speaker, a two-time entrepreneur, a Professional Certified Coach, and is the author of “Overcoming The Impostor: Silence Your Inner Critic and Lead with Confidence”. Kris has worked with hundreds of entrepreneurs, business owners, and their leadership teams as a coach, facilitator, and mentor. He is the Dean of Entrepreneurship at the Professional Christian Coaching Institute, an advisor and instructor at the Nashville Entrepreneur Center, and is a contributing writer for Fast Company Magazine, Yahoo Finance, and The Nashville Business Journal. Kris has founded...
info_outlineRachael Radford has supported organizations in software strategy, selection and implementation across North America. Rachael and her team sit alongside their clients as they evaluate software needs and options to ensure they make the best choice for their business. Rachael is passionate about knowledge transfer and ensures that clients walk away not only with a successful project, but with the tools and methodologies they need to make informed strategic decisions.
Her organization, Meira Consulting, is an independent software advisory firm. Clients work with Meira to evaluate systems and processes, build requirements, choose the right software, and manage the project to ensure technology goes live and meets the business need.
What you’ll learn about in this episode:
- Why companies struggle to choose the right software
- The downstream consequences of choosing the wrong software
- The intimate relationship between smart software selection, process design, and change management
- The fundamentals of a good software selection process
- How Meira Consulting helps companies large and small manage the software selection and implementation process
- Real life examples of the impact of a strategic software selection process
- The first thing that someone should do when they start the software evaluation process
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