#MillenniumLive on Building a Culture of Innovation with Karen Hold

#MillenniumLive welcomes Karen Hold, Founder & CEO of Experience Labs. Karen shares her secrets to an impressive career journey, including some insightful stories from her impactful year at P&G, working with the Folgers brand, and how she’s helped some of the most prestigious Fortune 500 brands achieve innovation through design thinking.

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About Karen Hold

Karen Hold is the Founder of Experience Labs and her work is grounded in a core belief that design thinking provides an enabling social technology that facilitates adaptation and effective problem-solving in complex social systems.

Karen began her career in business and strategy on the Folgers Coffee brand team in the early 90s. Drawn by Tom Peter’s accounts of excellence at Procter & Gamble (P&G) in his ground-breaking book “In Search of Excellence”, Karen learned the ropes of brand management alongside powerhouse marketing executives like Chip Bergh, now CEO of Levi Strauss. P&G shaped Karen’s disciplined customer-centric approach to value creation and cemented her commitment to being a force for good in the world by leading from an empathic point of view. Karen’s tenure at P&G created a strong foundation to launch her first successful entrepreneurial venture, Broadband Publishing (BPC) with her husband in the mid-90s. Karen co-founded BPC to create greater access to primary analysis during a critical time in the industry’s development.

Karen’s passion for design as a powerful creative tool took shape during these early days with BPC. Inspired by the brilliant Silicon Valley technologists she interviewed and the pioneering design work of her husband’s grandfather, Leroy Grumman, design emerged as the single most important reason to believe that teams could achieve extraordinary results. Behaviors such as prototyping and research accelerated both the quality and productivity of conversations across innovation teams and ultimately to an increase in product implementation. Design increased the likelihood of implementation by enhancing the companies’ abilities to align, learn, and change together.

Karen soon decided to make it her mission to build creative capacity in individuals, organizations, and cities using the language of design thinking and formed Experience Labs to fulfill her dream. Karen is now a sought-after design thinking expert who innovators rely on to design and scale innovation success. She thrives on helping her clients innovate and adapt to a rapidly changing competitive landscape by focusing on delivering compelling user-centered experiences. As the Director of DT:DC, Karen dedicates hundreds of hours of volunteer time every year to equipping DT:DC members with the tools of design thinking so that they can make change within their sphere of influence.

To learn more about Experience Labs, visit experiencelabs.org.

How to Stop Ransomware Attacks in 2022 and Beyond

Contributed by Cyolo

In this recent on-demand webinar, our partners at Cyolo host guest speaker and Forrester Senior Analyst David Holmes to discuss practical ways to prevent ransomware attacks in your organization this year.

Click here to watch the webinar!

About Cyolo

Cyolo’s unified platform securely connects local and mobile users to the tools and data they need, in the organizational network, cloud or IoT environments and even offline networks, regardless of where they are or what device they are using.

Cyolo provides users access to all the assets they need including, applications, resources, workstations, servers and files, without granting risky network access to information assets.

To learn more, visit Cyolo on LinkedIn and Twitter.

#MillenniumLive on Sports, Success, and Service with Barry Klarberg

#MillenniumLive welcomes Barry Klarberg, accomplished business leader, Senior Managing Director of MAI Capital Management LLC, and founder of Monarch Business & Wealth Management. Throughout his career, Barry has represented numerous household names in sports, entertainment, and other high-net-value individuals. Barry chats with Millennium’s Alex Sobol to walk us through his career journey, from growing up in Rockaway, Queens and starting college at age 15 to the life lessons that have shaped him into the successful and charismatic businessman he is today.

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About Barry Klarberg

Barry Klarberg is a Senior Managing Director of MAI Capital Management LLC, as well as an accomplished owner, business leader, and philanthropist. Klarberg has managed several prominent individuals including musician Justin Timberlake, entrepreneur and TV personality Bethenny Frankel, entrepreneur Russell Simmons, DJ and record producer Kaskade, NASCAR champion Kyle Busch, professional tennis player/model Anna Kournikova, NBA All-Star Kyle Lowry, MLB All-Star, and Homerun Champion José Bautista, NBA analyst and entrepreneur Jay Williams, MLS All-Star and Captain of the United States men’s national soccer team Michael Bradley, and NHL Hall-of-Famer Mark Messier.

Klarberg holds both his BBA and MS in Taxation from Pace University, where he also served as an Adjunct Professor of Taxation from 1985 to 1989. His professional career started with the professional service firm Deloitte in 1981– eventually holding Deloitte’s National Director of Sports and Entertainment title.

In 1992, Klarberg formed KRT Business Management, a professional wealth management service that was eventually sold to Assante Wealth Management Services. From there, Klarberg followed his KRT venture with a role as Guggenheim Partners Senior Managing Director.

Then, Klarberg went on to found Monarch Business & Wealth Management, a financial and life management company. At Monarch, Klarberg represented numerous household names in sports, entertainment, and other high-net-value individuals.

In 2011, Klarberg furthered his credentials by becoming a Limited Partner in the New York Yankees and Yankees Entertainment & Sports Network. Today, he has ownership in two American sports teams:

  • New York Yankees
  • New York City FC (2013)

Klarberg is an active philanthropist out of the boardroom. His active endeavors include:

  •  The National Meningitis Association
  • The USO
  • Homeland Security’s Federal Enforcement Foundation.

For their service, Klarberg and two of his sons received the highest honor awarded by the state of Kentucky, the Kentucky Colonel, in 2012. Additionally, Klarberg’s recent involvement with Pace University includes serving as one of The School of Businesses’ “Lecturer in Residence,” delivering a commencement speech for 2015 graduates, and receiving an honorary doctorate from the university.

To learn more about Barry, visit his profile on LinkedIn or BarryKlarberg.com.

Adam Myers, SVP and Chief Clinical Transformation Officer (CCTO) for the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (BCBSA) Keynotes our Healthcare Providers and Payers Transformation Assembly

The Millennium Alliance is proud to announce Adam Myers will help start the 2022 season off strong with a keynote address at our upcoming Healthcare Providers and Payers Transformation Assembly on April 19-20. Myers is currently the SVP and Chief Clinical Transformation Officer (CCTO) for the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (BCBSA), driving clinical transformation across the BCBS system, through national networks, quality initiatives, and policy and advocacy positions. Click here to request an invite to the Assembly.

 

About Adam Myers 

 

Before joining the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association in September 2021, Myers served as the Cleveland Clinic’s chief of population health and director of the Cleveland Clinic Community Care program. This is where he provided leadership to a variety of clinical and residency programs, as well as the center for value-based research. Myers led the clinic’s care model redesign strategy, the community and public health strategy, and the Diversity Inclusion and Racial Equity Council. A New York City native, Myers is board-certified in family medicine and was in private practice in Oklahoma for more than 10 years.
He served on the faculty of the University of Oklahoma obstetrics and gynecology department teaching obstetrics and has earned the status of Fellow with the American College of Healthcare Executives, The American Institute of Healthcare Quality and the American Association of Family Physicians. He holds additional board certification in healthcare quality management and patient safety and is a certified professional in healthcare risk management. He is past chair of the American Hospital Association board-level Committee for Clinical Leadership and has held board positions with both the Health Care Transformation Task Force and The Joint Commission. As Senior Vice President and Chief Clinical Transformation Officer, Dr. Adam Myers collaborates with the chief medical officers across the 35 BCBS companies and leads the Office of Clinical Affairs (OCA) and the BCBS Institute. He is a longtime advocate for community health and health equity, Myers helps set the vision for the Blues’ efforts to create a more equitable healthcare system.

#MillenniumLive on Patient Care Coordination with WellSky

#MillenniumLive welcomes Andy Eilert, President of Emerging Markets at WellSky. Andy joins us to chat about investment and growth in the healthcare payer space, care coordination at home, and WellSky’s industry-leading technology that’s enabling caregivers across the continuum.



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About WellSky

WellSky is a technology company leading the movement for intelligent, coordinated care worldwide. Their next-level software, analytics, and services power better outcomes and lower costs for stakeholders across the health and community care continuum. In today’s value-based care environment, WellSky helps providers, payers, health systems, and community organizations solve tough challenges, improve collaboration for growth, harness the power of data analytics, and achieve better outcomes by further connecting clinical and social care.

To learn more, visit WellSky.com

Jason Gislason, Chief Digital Officer at Chevron Phillips Chemical Company, Keynotes Our First Assembly of 2022!

The Millennium Alliance is proud to announce Jason Gislason will help start the 2022 season off strong with a keynote address at our upcoming Digital Enterprise CIO & Data Transformation Assembly on February 8-9, 2022. Gislason, currently the Chief Digital Officer at Chevron Phillips Chemical Company, has dedicated over two decades to transforming the Chemicals and Oil & Gas space, with a wealth of experience that includes positions in data science, engineering, and R&D. Click here to request an invite to the Assembly.

About Jason Gislason

Jason has over 25 years of experience in the Chemicals and Oil & Gas Industries including positions in Research & Development, Marketing, Refining, Commercial and Digital Transformation. He has a strong passion for intrapreneurship, which is currently focused on transforming the way Chevron Phillips Chemical Company does business through the use of machine learning and artificial intelligence. He holds a BS in Aerospace Engineering form Auburn University, an MBA from Oklahoma State University, a MS in Strategic Intelligence from the American Military University, and a PhD in Computational Physical Chemistry from South Dakota State University.

Co-Founder of The Millennium Alliance Joins Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO)

NEW YORK – January 20, 2022 – The Millennium Alliance, an invitation-only organization for Senior-Level Executives and Business Transformers, has had the privilege over the past eight years of collaborating with many of the most accomplished C-Suite executives from across the globe. Millennium is excited to announce that its Co-Founder Alex Sobol is one of the newest members of the prestigious Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO), where he will have the ability to build relationships with even more of the world’s top leaders. With over 30,000 members across 142 countries, totaling $9 trillion in combined revenue from YPO member-run companies, the opportunities to network with and share ideas with such an extraordinary leadership community are endless.

“I am really excited about joining YPO and being a part of the NJ chapter. Even in the few short months that I have been a member, I have met so many great people and participated in some very innovative events. Very much looking forward to what’s to come in the future and plan to contribute in a positive way.”  – Alex Sobol, Co-Founder, The Millennium Alliance.

The entire Millennium Alliance team looks forward to following Alex’s journey as he continues to expand his perspectives and elevate his leadership.  This will only help the organization as they prepare for a year full of growth and expansion, to put themselves in a position to top their most successful year in company history in 2022.

For more information or to get in contact with The Millennium Alliance directly, contact info@mill-all.com.

 

ABOUT YPO

YPO is the global leadership community of more than 30,000 chief executives in 142 countries who are driven by the belief that the world needs better leaders. Each of our members have achieved significant leadership success at a young age. Combined, they lead businesses and organizations contributing $9 trillion in annual revenue. YPO members become better leaders and better people through peer learning and exceptional experiences in an inclusive community of open sharing and trust.

 

ABOUT THE MILLENNIUM ALLIANCE

The Millennium Alliance is a leading technology and business educational advisory firm with the sole mission of helping to transform the digital enterprise. Through our executive education platform, peer-to-peer learning model via our senior-level Assemblies, exclusive research projects conducted with Ivy League academic institutions, and our numerous digital properties, we have become a trusted source for real-world tangible learning and engagement opportunities for senior executives and their technology partners.

This all started in 2014 when our founders, Alex Sobol & Rob Davis, decided to create the most intimate, high-level & exclusive in-person and online thinktank for leaders in a wide variety of industries within both the private and public sectors: The Millennium Alliance. Since its founding, Millennium has built a strong reputation nationwide, now with thousands of engaged Members, and was recently featured on the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing companies. The Millennium Alliance is headquartered in Midtown Manhattan with offices in Austin, TX.

Building upon its award-winning conference and executive education businesses, today, The Millennium Alliance continues to stay connected with its C-Suite Members and partners through intimate In-Person and Virtual Assemblies, industry-leading Executive Education Opportunities, and by providing exclusive industry insights from the nation’s leading academics, business leaders, and technology providers via our 50+ annual events and The Digital Diary Content Platform, as well as the rapidly growing #MillenniumLive Podcast Series.

#MillenniumLive on CDN Tech Space and Protection of Security Threats with Fastly

#MillenniumLive welcomes Sean Leach, the Chief Product Architect at Fastly. Sean sits down with Millennium to discuss some of the most serious security threats that organizations face today and where the most critical gaps in organizations’ security architectures are found. Sean discusses how Fastly focuses on understanding the latest threats, how they are being used, and how those threats relate to their product, customers, and their network. 

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About Fastly 

Fastly is a well-known technology company. It’s known for providing content delivery services such as cloud computing, security, edge software development, and other related technologies. The company focuses on delivering, developing, and securing websites and applications with its edge cloud network.

To learn more, visit fastly.com 

Sujeet Bambawale, CISO of 7-Eleven, Returns to Keynote Our Upcoming CISO Assembly!

After an excellent keynote address in 2021, The Millennium Alliance is proud to announce Sujeet Bambawale is back by popular demand and will return as keynote speaker for the upcoming Transformational CISO Virtual Assembly taking place on March 8-9, 2022. Bambawale has proven himself to be a cybersecurity trailblazer as CISO of the iconic 7-Eleven brand. Before working with 7-Eleven, he led Security Engineering with Symantec, worked on the enterprise architecture & strategy team with NetApp, and spent over 10 years leading Intuit’s information security & compliance team. Click here to request an invite to the Assembly.

About Sujeet Bambawale

Sujeet Bambawale tells us that it is an honor and a privilege to serve as the Chief Information Security Officer of an iconic global brand that has a deep, cherished, always-on connection into communities everywhere. Information Security at 7-Eleven focuses on maintaining and enhancing an industry-leading, comprehensive and cohesive security fabric around the business value drivers in a customer-obsessed manner. The 7-Eleven Information Security organization brings together the various technical domains within Information Security with the force multipliers of Governance, Risk and Compliance as well as Data Protection to facilitate unified accountability and expedient action.

Bambawale went to 7-Eleven from Symantec’s Consumer Business Division where he had the honor of driving a global security engineering portfolio. Prior to joining Symantec via the LifeLock acquisition, he spent 5 years at NetApp, and over 10 years with Intuit, after working with the information security and risk management teams at Ernst & Young and KMPG. He has been responsible for leading key security initiatives that helped integrate security into the culture of the company and extend the brand into global markets. He led NetApp’s ISO27001 recertification, spoke at NetApp’s conferences in Berlin and Tokyo and was the recipient of Intuit’s Innovation Award. At Ernst & Young and KPMG, he was responsible for developing risk mitigation strategies primarily for Fortune 500 clients in the financial and technology sector.

His focus is on maturing the organization’s security posture by driving execution to a well-socialized and accepted security strategy that benefits internal and external stakeholders through a pragmatic mix of building cross-organizational relationships and developing people managers. He has a Masters degree in Electronics Engineering and am a Certified Chief Information Security Officer (C|CISO), a Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) as well as Certified in the Governance of Enterprise IT (CGEIT). Most recently, he was fortunate to learn about organizational leadership at global scale, with a focus on innovation and cybersecurity, from his professors and colleagues at the Haas Business School in UC Berkeley.

#MillenniumLive on Automation in Healthcare RCM with AKASA

#MillenniumLive welcomes Benjamin Beadle-Ryby, Co-Founder and Vice President at AKASA. Ben joins us to chat about the challenges of healthcare RCM, the growing importance of resource optimization, and how AKASA’s unique technology is using automation to drive the future of high-quality patient care.

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About AKASA

AKASA is a Silicon Valley-based healthcare automation company dedicated to solving the financial and operational complexities crippling hospitals, health systems, and patients in America. The company’s one-of-a-kind Unified Automation™ technology combines modern machine learning with expert human healthcare judgment to automate complex manual processes for hospitals and health systems and eliminate administrative waste.

To learn more, visit AKASA.com.