KJ

Former Legal and Current Railroad Professionals Sign On to Open Texas' First Shuckin' Shack Oyster Bar Location

Retrieved on: 
Thursday, November 10, 2022
Seafood, Ice cream, Morgan Yaeger, Environment, Family, Relaxation, Culture, Friends, Shack, Shuckin' and jivin', KJ, Growth, Fast food, Restaurant, Nightclub, Retail

MANSFIELD, Texas, Nov. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Shuckin' Shack, the 18-unit fast-casual oyster bar concept, is coming to Mansfield, Texas. The new restaurant will open at 1826 Cannon Drive later this month.

Key Points: 
  • MANSFIELD, Texas, Nov. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Shuckin' Shack, the 18-unit fast-casual oyster bar concept, is coming to Mansfield, Texas.
  • April, who has worked in the legal field for 27 years, began researching Shuckin' Shack after realizing she was ready to take on a new adventure.
  • "I started looking at seafood franchising and found Shuckin' Shack Oyster Bar on the East Coast.
  • Shuckin' Shack Oyster Bar grew out of a vision for a local establishment that would appeal to families of all ages.

Disrupting the Swamp of Go-To-Market Data With Lars Grønnegaard

Retrieved on: 
Sunday, November 6, 2022
App store, KJ, Organization, Research, Google Play, Industry, COVID, Data collection, Interrupt, E-commerce, Data analysis, Automation, Marketing, Public relations, CEO, Adoption, Intelligence, Disruption, DONE, PR, Apple, Public opinion, Medtech, Data, Cryptocurrency, Renewable energy, Sales, Online shopping, Forbes, Finance

TAMPA BAY, Fla., Nov. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Data collection and analysis is critical in business in 2022. Data drives everything from product launches to marketing decisions. The challenge many organizations face is how to turn raw data into actionable intelligence. Collecting data is the easy part. Data analysis takes more skill and precision.

Key Points: 
  • Disruption Interruption podcast host and veteran communications disruptor Karla Jo Helms interviews Lars Grnnegaard, Founder and CEO at Dreamdata.
  • Enter disruptor Lars Grnnegaard, founder and CEO at Dreamdata, who explains to Karla Jo Helms, host of the Disruption Interruption podcast, that data isn't useful until it is .
  • Lars spent decades working in product management, where he saw how business leaders apply data to operations.
  • A passion for pizza: In addition to data, Lars' current obsession is making the perfect pizza in his apartment's wood-fired pizza oven.

Indy Holistic Hub to Host Wellbeing Fest Nov. 13

Retrieved on: 
Wednesday, November 2, 2022
Personality, Health, GLOBE, Wellness, KJ, Yoga, Aromatherapy, Medicine, Mindfulness, Acupuncture, Massage, Alternative, Indy

INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 02, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Jennifer Seffrin, founder of Indy Holistic Hub, is proud to announce the annual Holistic Hub Wellbeing Fest , sponsored by Health & Wellness of Carmel and promoted by the Towne Post Network , will return Nov. 13 at the Biltwell Event Center in downtown Indianapolis.

Key Points: 
  • INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 02, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Jennifer Seffrin, founder of Indy Holistic Hub, is proud to announce the annual Holistic Hub Wellbeing Fest , sponsored by Health & Wellness of Carmel and promoted by the Towne Post Network , will return Nov. 13 at the Biltwell Event Center in downtown Indianapolis.
  • Indy Holistic Hub is a holistichealth and wellnessmembers group designed to cater to the mind, body, spirit, and natural living.
  • Indy Holistic Hub offers a free-to-use online directory for the public to find options such as acupuncture, coaching, hypnotherapy, massage, mindfulness, yoga and aromatherapy.
  • For more information on Indy Holistic Hub and Wellbeing Fest, visit indyholistichub.com or view its listing on the Towne Post Network .

Disrupting Real Estate Management Cryptocurrency Payments with Denny Bohs

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, November 1, 2022
Cloud, Google Play, Marketing, Joint Center for Housing Studies, Software, Life, Public relations, COVID, Closed-end leasing, Change management, Automation, Disruption, Renting, Efficiency, PayPal, Industry, Projective tensor product, DONE, KJ, Economics, E-commerce, Apple, Housing, Interrupt, Public opinion, Application, Adoption, Investment, PR, App store, Medtech, Deployment, Harvard University, Cash, Property, Lease, Cryptocurrency, Property management, Online shopping, Renewable energy, Venmo, Finance

TAMPA BAY, Fla., Nov. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The rental market is stronger than ever. Sustained demand has fueled an unprecedented boom in build-to-rent properties.(1) Heated multifamily construction and increasing numbers of affluent renters have contributed to the increasing percentage of U.S. households that rent, currently around 36%.(2) As fewer people use checks, renters expect digital payment options. Meanwhile, the property management software market is exploding,(3) but most require some technical savvy or target larger property management firms, leaving individual property owners overwhelmed and confused. Enter disruptor Denny Bohs, Project and Product Manager with Renteez.com, who explains to Karla Jo Helms, host of the Disruption Interruption podcast, that landlords need a simple, affordable way to provide bank-to-bank transfers. His team at Renteez is launching an easy-to-use rent payment platform and adding the option to pay with cryptocurrency and for renters to stake their rent payments and earn returns.

Key Points: 
  • Meanwhile, the property management software market is exploding,(3) but most require some technical savvy or target larger property management firms, leaving individual property owners overwhelmed and confused.
  • His team at Renteez is launching an easy-to-use rent payment platform and adding the option to pay with cryptocurrency and for renters to stake their rent payments and earn returns.
  • Denny Bohs' degree in marketing and economics got him a job at an accounting firm pricing mutual funds.
  • Denny Bohs is a product and project manager who has extensive experience with business analysis, change management, and problem-solving.

Disrupting and Unlocking Mystery Surrounding Blockchain with Bryan Daugherty

Retrieved on: 
Monday, October 31, 2022
Bitcoin, Bitcoin SV, Crypto, Apple, Social media, Environment, Ownership, Blockchain, Google Play, Visa, Adoption, Weapons in Star Trek, Medtech, Association, WordPress, Industry, E-commerce, Global public policy networks, Internet, The Washington Post, Data analysis, Disruption, CO2, KJ, University, App store, Technology, Public relations, Associate, Carbon, Coinbase, DONE, COVID, Bitcoin Cash, Merrill, White paper, Interrupt, Perception, PR, Public opinion, Automation, Evangelist, Cryptocurrency, New Scientist, Finance, C02

TAMPA BAY, Fla., Oct. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Bitcoin has a sketchy reputation thanks to media reports about the downsides of crypto markets. It's painted as an environmental risk, with the University of Cambridge estimating that bitcoin has generated 200 million tons of carbon emissions in the 13 years since its invention.(1) Additionally, crypto markets are increasingly seen as platforms for scammers and predators who get rich by stealing from users on apps like Coinbase.(2) The common perception is that blockchain and the tokens like bitcoin are speculative financial instruments that do untold damage to the environment.

Key Points: 
  • (2) The common perception is that blockchain and the tokens like bitcoin are speculative financial instruments that do untold damage to the environment.
  • Enter disruptor Bryan Daugherty who explains to Karla Jo Helms, host of the Disruption Interruption how to get beyond the scams and use blockchain and bitcoin for business .
  • He has spent his 25-year career working with data security and blockchain applications.
  • If blockchain technology could reach the kind of transaction processing capacity of companies like Visa, blockchain applications could expand beyond crypto markets.

GTCR Announces Several Promotions

Retrieved on: 
Monday, October 31, 2022
Leadership, Social, Wendell Pritchett, Therapy, Curo, BS, Software, MBA, Investment, Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology, Raphitoma harpula, Health care, GTCR, Cole-Parmer, Kalamazoo College, Environment, Notre Dame, Principal, Chicago (franchise), Biology, Mathematics, Curia, University, Harvard Business School, Technology, Financial services, BBA, Inteliquent, Information services, CFA, Culture, Consumer service, Dermatology, California Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency, Economics, KJ, Duke University, Advent International, Partnership, Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, Business, BA, Growth, Hospital, Management, Northwestern University, Telecommunication, Landmark Aviation

CHICAGO, Oct. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- GTCR, a leading private equity firm, announced today the promotion of Luke Marker, Stephen Master and KJ McConnell to Managing Director. These three long-tenured investment professionals have contributed significantly to numerous GTCR investments while helping build the firm's culture and franchise.  Additionally, GTCR announced the promotions of two investment professionals, Christopher Smith and Geoffrey Tresley, to Principal as well as the hiring of Ashwin Krishnan as a Principal.  

Key Points: 
  • These three long-tenured investment professionals have contributed significantly to numerous GTCR investments while helping build the firm's culture and franchise.
  • Additionally, GTCR announced the promotions of two investment professionals, Christopher Smith and Geoffrey Tresley, to Principal as well as the hiring of Ashwin Krishnan as a Principal.
  • Promoted to Managing Director from Principal:
    Mr. Marker joined GTCR in 2009.
  • Since its inception, GTCR has invested more than $24 billion in over 270 companies, and the firm currently manages over $27 billion in equity capital.

Disrupting Women in Engineering With Janell Nelson

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, October 18, 2022
Pressure, Adoption, SWE, Color, Apple, United States Census, Female, Workforce, Electronic data interchange, EDI, Society of Women Engineers, Education, COVID, Public relations, AWIS, The Hardships of the English Laws in Relation to Wives, Employment, Medtech, School, LGBTQ, DONE, Man, Program, KJ, PR, Google Play, STEM, Radiology, History, Technology, Senior, Interrupt, CT, Industry, E-commerce, Association, Agile, Male, Team building, Adult, Interview, Association for Women in Science, Occupation, App store, Public opinion, Disruption, Janelle (given names), Medicine, Management, Toy, Finance, Engineering, Science, Woman, Leadership

TAMPA BAY, Fla., Oct.18, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) occupations comprise 7% of all U.S. jobs and play a critical role in global competitiveness. However, even though women comprise nearly half of the active workforce, they only make up 27% of STEM workers.(1) That number drops closer to 15% when looking at engineering, depending on the type.(2) Meanwhile, women who forge careers in STEM are sometimes paid less for the same work, rarely see other women in leadership positions, and experience fewer opportunities for advancement than their male counterparts. (3) Enter disruptor Janell Nelson, Senior Engineering Manager at Canon Medical Informatics, explains to Karla Jo Helms, host of the Disruption Interruption podcast, that while engineering firms benefit from the varied perspectives that diversity brings, the applicant pool is primarily men.

Key Points: 
  • (3) Enter disruptor Janell Nelson, Senior Engineering Manager at Canon Medical Informatics , explains to Karla Jo Helms, host of the Disruption Interruption podcast, that while engineering firms benefit from the varied perspectives that diversity brings, the applicant pool is primarily men.
  • Janell Nelson entered engineering with a passion for building solutions and found her natural understanding of the big picture made her an invaluable leader.
  • One day, when Janell was already an engineering manager with many successful projects under her belt, a new leader came on board.
  • Approximately 22% of people in the engineering field are women, and only about 18% of new engineering graduates are women.

Disrupting Customer Success FOR Customer Success with Emily Gabriele

Retrieved on: 
Monday, October 17, 2022
Online, Adoption, Time, Apple, Risk, E-commerce, Forbes, Public relations, Software as a service, COVID, Confusion, Medtech, FOR, DONE, KJ, PR, Google Play, Mental health, History, Technology, Budget, Organization, Industry, Frustration, Customer success, Business development, Mindfulness, Evangelist, App store, Airtable, Public opinion, Disruption, Solution, Interrupt, Online shopping, Pharmaceutical industry, Customer service, Food delivery, Finance

TAMPA, Fla., Oct. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Customer service is a big business. Organizations that deliver a superior customer experience bring in 5.7 times more revenue than their competitors that lag; companies that work to improve their customer experience saw their revenue increase 84% of the time.(1) A recent stat also showed that 62% of online shoppers will recommend a brand based on great service.(2) Meanwhile, as many as two-thirds of customer service employees are at risk for burnout.(3) Enter disruptor Emily Gabriele, experienced customer success manager with Airtable, who explains to Karla Jo Helms, host of the Disruption Interruption podcast, that part of delivering outstanding customer service is to understand the customer is NOT always right, and that customer service representatives need proactive support to succeed.

Key Points: 
  • (3) Enter disruptor Emily Gabriele, experienced customer success manager with Airtable, who explains to Karla Jo Helms, host of the Disruption Interruption podcast , that part of delivering outstanding customer service is to understand the customer is NOT always right, and that customer service representatives need proactive support to succeed.
  • She said THAT'S IT I'M DONE WITH THE STATUS QUO and became a customer success advocate FOR customer success employees.
  • In her role as a Customer Success Manager with Airtable, Emily's team is implementing social and technological solutions that empower customer service employees to excel and find win-win solutions.
  • Emily Gabriele is a writer, singer, songwriter, and tech enthusiast who is currently on the Customer Success Team at Airtable.

Disrupting Project Management Software Development With Shane Anastasi

Retrieved on: 
Monday, October 10, 2022
Adoption, Time, Apple, Vignette, BigMachines, Singtel, IBM, E-commerce, Public relations, COVID, Medtech, KJ, PR, Google Play, Budget, Industry, Founder, CEO, Projection, App store, Public opinion, Disruption, Construction, Interrupt, Leadership, Risk management, Renewable energy, Management, Finance, Salesforce

Tampa Bay, Fla., October 10, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Large software development and IT projects are estimated to consistently run 45% over their projected budget and 7% over their projected time. Simultaneously, these projects deliver 56% less value than was predicted. ¹ Behind the scenes, project managers scramble to meet expectations — which almost entirely revolve around being on time and on budget. The result is that an entire body of professionals is continually underperforming. Enter Shane Anastasi, who explains to Karla Jo Helms, host of the Disruption Interruption podcast, that the traditional method of measuring the success of project management needs to be kicked to the curb.

Key Points: 
  • Enter Shane Anastasi, who explains to Karla Jo Helms, host of the Disruption Interruption podcast , that the traditional method of measuring the success of project management needs to be kicked to the curb.
  • With over 40 years of experience in project management, Anastasi has now founded PS Principles, an organization focused on disrupting how successful outcomes from implementation projects are achieved.
  • Anastasi is helping project leaders approach the journey of software development from a whole new angle.
  • Project management strategies that are utilized in software development are a direct reflection of the construction industry.

Tenet Announces Partnership with Xcelerate Auto to Offer New Warranty Options

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, September 27, 2022
Professional Services, Automotive, General Automotive, Alternative Vehicles, Fuels, Autonomous Driving, Vehicles, Fintech, Giant, Battery electric vehicle, Adoption, Entrepreneurship, Partnership, EVS, CEO, Technology, Xcelerator, Jim Breyer, KJ, EV, Silicon, Human capital, Car dealership, Tenet

Tenet , the leading EV financing platform, today announced a partnership with Xcelerate Auto , a financial technology company with an emphasis on electric vehicles, to couple its EV extended warranty into Tenets loan options.

Key Points: 
  • Tenet , the leading EV financing platform, today announced a partnership with Xcelerate Auto , a financial technology company with an emphasis on electric vehicles, to couple its EV extended warranty into Tenets loan options.
  • Xcelerate Auto designed the first and only Electric Vehicle Service Agreement for Tesla in 2019, and with this partnership, Tenet customers will now have access to package XCare with their current loans.
  • XCare, a comprehensive exclusionary service coverage, is the highest level of coverage that a vehicle qualifies for outside the manufacturers warranty, meaning Xcelerate Auto will cover the entire vehicle with the exception of certain excluded items.
  • We couldnt be more excited for this partnership and the opportunity to provide products like XCare EV Protection to Tenet and its drivers, said Xcelerate CEO KJ Gimbel.