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Episode 75: How to run and scale a mobile business – Martin Lang Jul 26, 2021

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Hello and welcome to a new episode of the SAP Experts Podcast. My name is Timo Deiner and I am an innovation manager at the german office of the CTO at SAP Germany. Today we are leaving the mindset paths and dive into a really relevant topic which touches our daily live: mobile devices.

Have you ever wondered how to run enterprise mobility at scale? SAP has around about 85.000 iOS devices, they are all managed and we as employees have the best experience when using these devices.

My guest today has made all that possible when he started a mobile team many years ago: Martin Lang. Today he is head of Mobile Experience in the board area of Thomas Saueressig.

We talked about some security myths from the past, the role of gamification and fun during development and the upcoming flagship app “SAP Mobile Start”. Let’s jump into the episode and listen to Martin what SAP is bringing in the future for mobilizing the Intelligent Enterprise.

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Episode 74: The Storyteller’s Story: how to tell business stories – James Marland Jul 19, 2021

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Guest: James Marland – Global Vice President, SAP Intelligent Enterprise & Business Network
Host: Akshi Mohla – Senior Business Development Specialist, SAP S/4HANA Solution Management and GTM

Storytelling is an intrinsic part of the human experience, dating back thousands of years. Much of history as we know it is due largely to stories being passed down through generations. There is nothing quite as compelling as a story that keeps you on the edge of your seat. So how does this translate to the presentation space?

We will learn in today’s “storytelling special” episode of SAP Experts Podcast.

As always, my name Akshi Mohla, and I am a Senior Business Development Specialist at SAP S/4HANA Solution Management and Go-to-market; and you’re listening to SAP Experts Podcast.

My guest today is none other than, the Chief Storyteller himself – James Marland. James is a Global Vice President in the Centre of Excellence for Procurement at SAP. After being first exposed to procurement as a consultant at SAP he moved to the newly formed Ariba in 1998. With the acquisition of Ariba in 2012, he ended up back at SAP as a Vice-President of Network Strategy, uniquely with experience of procurement from both companies. In his current role he meets with procurement professionals to work with them on building the business case for SAP solutions. With the unofficial title of “Chief Storyteller” he tries to make a storyteller out of everyone through Social Media, new hire onboarding and mentoring. You’ll see him passionately preaching the procurement story of SAP to each new hire through his preferred medium of a whiteboard. He also contributes to the SAP story on social media, blogs and at events. Just don’t expect to see him using PowerPoint!

More on that on this episode of the SAP Experts Podcast.

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Follow James: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jmarland/
James’ Twitter: https://twitter.com/jamesmarland?lang=en

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Episode 73: Leaders cultivating a culture of inclusion – Meaghan Riley Jul 12, 2021

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Guest: Meaghan Riley, Chief Operating Officer, Global Strategic Segments
Host: Akshi Mohla – Senior Business Development Specialist, SAP S/4HANA Solution Management and GTM

SAP is committed to being one of the most diverse and inclusive software companies in the world. And leaders play an indispensable role in creating an inclusive culture. My guest today, Meaghan Riley is one such leader.
As always, my name Akshi Mohla, and I am a Senior Business Development Specialist at SAP S/4HANA Solution Management and Go-to-market; and you’re listening to SAP Experts Podcast.

My guest today is none other than, Meaghan Riley. Meaghan is the Chief Operating Officer for Global Strategic Segments at SAP. She has 20 years’ experience leading sales teams to help C-Level executives define and achieve their Digital Transformation objectives across a broad range of industries.

As COO of Global Strategic Segments, she is responsible for leading the operational functions of the business and ensuring successful execution in the field globally across the Platinum Customer Unit, Strategic Customer Program, and Private Equity segments which make up the top of the SAP GTM pyramid. In this role, she leads global GTM for these strategic segments and works closely with global and regional leaders to ensure execution of budget attainment, strategic pipeline growth, and progression of strategic customer engagement across the three segments. She served as Vice President, Strategic Customer segment in North America until taking on her current role.

She holds a B.S. in Communications and Business Management from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville and lives in Nashville, TN with her husband and Yorkshire Terrier.

More on that on this episode of the SAP Experts Podcast.

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HBR article regarding the financial value of diversity: https://hbr.org/2018/07/the-other-diversity-dividend

HBR article “Stop Telling Women They Have Imposter Syndrome” : https://hbr.org/2021/02/stop-telling-women-they-have-imposter-syndrome

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Episode 72: Exploring Direct to Consumer Commerce – Paul Smith Jul 05, 2021

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Guest: Paul Smith – Global Industry Principal for Consumer Products at SAP Customer Experience
Host: Steven Spears – Product Marketing Manager at SAP Customer Experience

My name Steven Spears, Product Marketing Manager for SAP CX by day, and host of the Future of Customer Engagement and Experience Podcast by night.

Today’s episode is all about direct to consumer and how some of your favorite brands are finding new ways to deliver value and foster a relationship directly with customers like never before.

I’m joined by Paul Smith. Paul is the Global Industry Principal for Consumer Products at SAP Customer Experience, and has strategically consulted, architected and delivered digital transformation solutions that engage and improve customer experiences for clients including some of the world’s largest luxury brands, supermarkets, consumer packaged goods companies, off-price retailers, financial services comparison sites, general merchandisers, premium sportswear brands and B2B wholesalers.

On this episode, we discuss the growth of businesses selling direct to consumers, and the benefits and challenges that come with it.

All of that on this episode of the SAP Experts Podcast.

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Follow Sjors: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulmartinsmith/
Read More – Benefits of direct to consumer: Great for buyers and brands alike: https://bit.ly/34mFBg2

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Episode 71: Cloud Mindset: People and Technology – Manu Kozhuppankutty Jun 28, 2021

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Guest: Manu Kozhuppankutty, Director, Cloud Services (MEE), SAP Concur
Host: Timo Deiner – Office of the CTO SAP Germany

Hello and welcome to a new episode of the SAP Experts Podcast. My name is Timo Deiner and I am working in the Office of the CTO at SAP Germany. I’m a tech and innovation enthusiast and I am happy that Manu Kozhuppankutty was joining me in this episode today.

Manu is a Services Leader in MEE region for SAP Concur, our cloud solution for travel and expense management. At his core Manu is customer obsessed and laser focused and devoted to the people and customers that deploy SAP travel and expense across the globe. We were talking on the role of cloud mindset, success factors for cloud implementations and the paradigm shift for users and IT. And we discussed that cloud journeys are more than moving on premise systems 1:1 on a hyperscaler infrastructure. But for now, let’s jump into the episode.

All of that on this episode of the SAP Experts Podcast.

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Follow Manu: https://www.linkedin.com/in/manu-kozhuppankutty-3259704/

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Episode 70: One Year of the SAP & Siemens Partnership Jun 21, 2021

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Episode 69: Circular Economy with the Sustainability Marketplace Jun 14, 2021

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