#MillenniumLive: Scaling Enterprise Video: Enabling Content Creation with Shootsta

Video has become a critical business tool for marketing, internal communications, sales enablement, and customer engagement – but many organizations still struggle to produce enough high-quality content to meet growing demand. In this episode of the Millennium Live Podcast, we sit down with Chad Lakin, Senior Vice President of Growth at Shootsta, to explore how organizations can build a scalable video strategy efficiently.

Drawing on Shootsta’s experience delivering more than 70,000 video projects for leading global brands, Chad shares the lessons learned from helping enterprises transform the way they create and distribute video. Chad also discusses the biggest mistakes companies make when scaling video production, how AI is changing the future of enterprise content creation, and what separates the organizations succeeding with video from those falling behind.

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About Shootsta

Shootsta is a video tech platform that enables companies around the world to scale their video content through a suite of apps and professional services. Our purpose is to simplify video for business. Our tools and experts take away the barriers of creating quality content and empower teams to clearly and effectively communicate through video.

At Shootsta, we believe in the power of video to tell stories, connect people, and drive business success. Join us as we continue to redefine video production, bringing creativity and efficiency to the forefront.

Shootsta. Video Simplified.

To learn more, visit www.shootsta.com

A Practical Guide to Taming Unstructured Data with Congruity360

Contributed by Congruity360

Unstructured data is growing faster than most organizations can manage — creating hidden security risks, compliance challenges, and unnecessary costs along the way. This guide explores practical steps leaders can take to regain control of their data environments, reduce risk, improve governance, and build a stronger foundation for future AI initiatives.

Explore the full guide.

About Congruity360

Gathering unstructured data is simple, but managing it effectively is more challenging. Our partners at Congruity360 simplify the unstructured data governance and management process into six steps to transform your files into Smart Data, ensuring their safety and reducing costs. Discover the only true end-to-end solution for your unstructured data with Congruity360.

To learn more, visit congruity360.com.

Jacob Pat, CTO & Digital Transformation Officer at Lovesac, Recognized with the Digital Innovator & Transformation Award!

The Millennium Alliance is proud to announce that Jacob Pat, CTO & Digital Transformation Officer at Lovesac, received the Digital Innovator & Transformation Award at our Digital Commerce Transformation Assembly, held June 17–18 at The Line in Austin.

See the full list of winners and learn how you could be our next nominee—visit our Awards Page!

About Jacob Pat

Jacob is a dynamic C-suite executive who has transformed global organizations by leveraging digital innovation, strategic growth initiatives, and technology leadership to deliver scalable and sustainable revenue growth across diverse industries.

He has led transformations that resulted in a triple-digit increase in services revenue at PredictSpring, drove 30%+ year-over-year revenue growth at Canada Goose, and played a critical role in supporting DECIEM’s multi-billion dollar acquisition by Estée Lauder.

His leadership thrives at the intersection of business strategy and technology innovation, driving large-scale digital transformations that align with corporate growth objectives.

As an Advisory Board Member for multiple organizations, with hands-on experience leading multi-billion dollar business transformations, Jacob is recognized for driving operational excellence, accelerating growth, and helping organizations achieve market leadership.

Jason Davidson, CFO, Global Operations at NBCUniversal, Recognized with the Financial Innovator Award!

The Millennium Alliance is proud to announce that Jason Davidson, CFO, Global Operations at NBCUniversal, received the Financial Innovator Award at our Transformational CFO Assembly, held June 24–25 at The Omni, Fort Lauderdale.

See the full list of winners and learn how you could be our next nominee—visit our Awards Page!

About Jason Davidson

Jason is a highly analytical and results-driven finance leader with extensive experience driving business growth through strategic financial leadership. He has a proven track record of developing financial strategies, optimizing operations, and designing frameworks that maximize return on investment.

Known for leading global teams, Jason excels at identifying opportunities for improvement, delivering cost savings, strengthening cash forecasting and liquidity planning, and enhancing budgeting and reporting processes. A collaborative leader with strong financial acumen, he builds strategic cross-functional partnerships and thrives in dynamic, fast-paced environments.

eCommerce Enablement Guide with MikMak, a SPINS Company

Contributed by MikMak, a SPINS Company

How to Build a Scalable Multi-Retailer Commerce Strategy

Turn every touchpoint into a seamless path to purchase. Connect your brand, media, and retailer partners into a unified commerce experience.

What is eCommerce Enablement?

At its core, eCommerce enablement—or simply commerce enablement, as it applies equally to in-store and offline channels—is the strategic practice of turning every brand touchpoint into a sales opportunity. It ensures that, regardless of where a shopper discovers a product, a seamless path to purchase is always available.

Beyond the “Buy” Button: A Multi-Retailer Approach

Modern consumers demand choice. An advanced commerce enablement strategy moves beyond a single “Buy” button to support a robust multi-retailer ecosystem. This lets shoppers purchase at their preferred destination, where loyalty accounts, saved payments, and trusted fulfillment already exist.

A comprehensive strategy includes multiple purchase destinations, such as:

Marketplaces and mass merchants: Amazon, Walmart, Target
Delivery and quick-commerce: Instacart, DoorDash, Uber Eats
Specialty, regional, and independent retailers: Local grocers, pharmacies, beauty retailers, toy stores
Direct-to-Consumer (DTC): The brand’s own eCommerce store, integrated alongside retail options

Want the complete insights? Read MikMak’s latest whitepaper on building a scalable multi-retailer commerce strategy.

About MikMak, a SPINS Company

MikMak, a SPINS company, is a global software company that provides a leading commerce intelligence and orchestration platform for multichannel brands, helping them grow in real time.

In January of 2026, MikMak was acquired by SPINS, bringing together two category leaders in commerce intelligence and best-in-class data and insights. The combined entity provides brands with an unrivaled, unified view of availability, point-of-sale performance, and consumer behavior, globally and in real time.

To learn more, visit www.mikmak.com

Hari Bala, Chief Technology Officer, HIS at Solventum, Recognized with the IT Innovator of the Year Award!

The Millennium Alliance is proud to announce that Hari Bala, Chief Technology Officer, HIS at Solventum (former 3M Healthcare), received the IT Innovator of the Year Award at our Digital Enterprise CIO Transformation Assembly, held June 23–24 at The Omni Barton Creek in Austin.

See the full list of winners and learn how you could be our next nominee—visit our Awards Page!

About Hari Bala

Hari Bala is an AI and technology executive with more than 25 years of experience leading Product, Engineering, and Advanced Sciences (GenAI and Agentic AI) across Microsoft, Oracle, GE, and Solventum. He has built and led global organizations of more than 2,000 people and delivered multi-billion-dollar business impact through high-performing AI, cloud, and software solutions.

Recognized in Microsoft’s Top 1 Percent and Oracle’s Outstanding Talent program, Hari has founded and scaled Big Data & AI/ML, Health AI/Analytics, and cloud services teams from the ground up. He also holds 20 patents in AI and machine learning and is passionate about developing leaders, having mentored numerous professionals into senior and C-suite roles.

His experience spans complex, distributed systems across healthcare, cloud, security, retail, and transportation. He has overseen full product lifecycles and led major SaaS and PaaS portfolios, including Azure, Windows Security/Fundamentals, Cosmos, Bing, Excel, and OCI AI.

Hari has delivered GenAI automation achieving more than 90% cost savings in HealthAI operations while driving engineering excellence through improved cycle time, predictability, uptime, and product quality. He believes technology creates its greatest impact when it is built with empathy, clarity, and disciplined engineering.

Finance & Treasury Without Borders with Sokin

Contributed by Sokin

Faster payments don’t solve treasury complexity. They amplify it.

Modern finance teams can move money across the world in seconds. The challenge is knowing when to move it, where to move it, and in which currency.

This whitepaper explores how leading CFOs are building a treasury advantage through greater visibility, smarter liquidity management, and more connected financial operations.

Key takeaways:

Why faster payments can make poor treasury decisions more expensive
The hidden capital efficiency cost of fragmented banking, treasury, and FX operations
How leading CFOs are turning cash visibility into a competitive advantage
What comes next: decision intelligence, Agentic Finance, and borderless liquidity

Download the whitepaper to see how CFOs gain a treasury advantage.

About Sokin

Sokin removes the borders, barriers, and burdens of international payments.

Sokin exists to support businesses in succeeding on the global stage by removing friction from international trade. It has brought together exceptional financial and technical talent from across the globe to create products that empower clients at home and abroad. Sokin strives to build what’s next in global payments and banking.

To learn more, visit www.sokin.com.

From Data Chaos to Secure Governance with Congruity360

Contributed by Congruity360

Most organizations know they have a data problem — what they lack is visibility into where sensitive information lives and how it’s being managed. This article explores how a leading enterprise transformed its approach to unstructured data security, governance, and compliance by reducing risk, automating data management, and shrinking its cyber attack surface.

Read the full article here.

About Congruity360

To learn more, visit congruity360.com.

Antoinette Irvine, Former CHRO, Unilever Global Operations at Unilever, Keynotes Our Transformational CHRO Assembly Europe September 9-10 in Amsterdam!

The Millennium Alliance is excited to announce that Antoinette Irvine, Former CHRO, Unilever Global Operations at Unilever, will keynote our Transformational CHRO Assembly Europe September 9-10 at The Novotel Amsterdam City in Amsterdam.

Interested in joining this Assembly? Click here to request an invite

About Antoinette Irvine

Antoinette Irvine believes HR partnering has a pivotal role to play in helping businesses succeed by enabling the right talent, culture, and organizational strategy to support business vision and goals.

She is driven to empower those around her, enabling the leaders of tomorrow while fostering an inclusive and diverse culture through open, insightful, and high-trust dialogue. Having held numerous international roles across diverse geographies, Antoinette has developed a deep passion for understanding different cultures and teams, and for adapting HR strategies to drive the change organizations need.

She believes it is essential to assess the culture and capability of teams and leadership, alongside the business and commercial environment, to drive real, sustainable, and meaningful change. For Antoinette, people are the differentiating factor in future success.

Given the pace and urgency of transformation, Antoinette believes organizations too often overinvest in the “hardware” of business while underinvesting in the “software”—their people and the change management needed to succeed. She emphasizes the importance of balancing investment in technology and machinery with investment in developing the people and capabilities required for the future.

Crosscap’s DistroPRO Wins the 2026 Pinnacle Award for Technology

Contributed by Crosscap

Crosscap is proud to announce that DistroPRO has won the 2026 Pinnacle Award in the Technology category, presented by PRINTING United Alliance.

The Pinnacle Award recognizes the most innovative products and technologies shaping the print and retail execution industry, and this year’s field was the most competitive yet, with winning entries separated by mere tenths of a point. The Product Awards (Output & Non-Output devices) recognize products that advance the printing industry through exceptional contributions to quality, capability, and productivity.

DistroPRO was built to solve a problem most retailers had accepted as the cost of doing business: the gap between merchandising plans and what actually shows up correctly on the shelf. By connecting merchandising, store operations, marketing, and print partners on a single source of truth, DistroPRO gives retail leaders real-time visibility into what shipped, where it landed, and whether it was set right, across every location in their network.

Retailers operating across 31,000-plus stores in seven verticals now run their in-store execution through Crosscap, choosing it because precision at scale is no longer optional in modern retail.

Read the full announcement here

Download the whitepaper to explore the key challenges and opportunities facing retailers and print partners today

About Crosscap

Crosscap is the operating system for retail marketing execution — the software running in-store marketing for some of North America’s largest retailers, from the campaign plan to what’s on the shelf.

For enterprise retailers: One platform to plan, budget, distribute, and verify the marketing that appears in your stores. Built for brands operating 500+ locations across pharmacy, grocery, beauty, apparel, department, specialty, and banking — including Macy’s, Kroger, Ulta Beauty, Sephora, Levi’s, and The Children’s Place.

For commercial printers: Crosscap reduces the manual cost of running your retail accounts and creates a new recurring-revenue product you can sell back to your clients. The printers who use us aren’t just customers — they’re partners with a growth lever.

Our two products — MarketerPRO (campaign planning & execution) and DistroPRO (store distribution & fulfillment) — are powerful on their own. Together, they form a complete marketing execution operating system.

31,000+ stores under management · 7 retail verticals · $500M+ in savings delivered

The first conversation is a diagnostic, not a pitch. Visit crosscap.com to book a discovery call.

To learn more, visit www.crosscap.com