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Introducing the Superheroes of Finance Mar 15, 2021

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It's time to celebrate YOUR superpowers! Everyone loves a superhero, so in honor of you, how you're using your superpowers to grow your business and the way NetSuite supports you in that growth, we've launched the Superheroes of Finance. NetSuite Director of Communications, Danielle Tarp, and Editor-in-Chief, Fritz Nelson, join us to give some background on the exciting initiative (3:46) and what we're hoping you'll gain from it (7:58). We'll uncover a bit about our first superhero, Captain Finance (8:53), and the fun things to expect from her origin story (11:06). Then, we're bringing on a real-life superhero of finance: Shana Rowlette, the CFO of Mann Lake, a company providing beekeeping supplies to beginning beekeeping hobbyists as well as professionals. Rowlette will talk a bit about her own backstory (16:52) and her history with Mann Lake (20:10), including some of the "operational villains" she faced upon joining the team (21:16). She explains how NetSuite helped her defeat those villains and use her superpowers to help the business grow (23:14), discusses how the role of the CFO has evolved over the past decade (27:07), and imparts advice for other aspiring CFOs (28:13). You won't want to miss this one!

Learn more about the Superheroes of Finance here: http://www.netsuite.com/portal/company/superheroes-finance.shtml

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Drive Supply Chain Efficiency with Mobile Scanning Feb 22, 2021

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If you've recently completed a physical count, you're probably already thinking about how to make it easier and more effective next year. That's why we're talking about mobile scanning on this episode and how it can drive efficiencies throughout your entire supply chain more (not just those pesky physical counts once a year). NetSuite product marketing manager, Abby Jenkins, joins us to dive in, starting off by noting the 44% increase in ecommerce we've seen over the past year and why manual processes just can't handle that sort of influx (2:03). She explains how data inaccuracy and warehouse inefficiencies impacts your entire supply chain (3:08) and, ultimately, your customer experience (6:41). Then, she reveals the benefits of mobile scanning across data accuracy (12:25), inventory accuracy (13:51), order fulfillment (16:19) and quality control (18:13). She concludes with NetSuite's mobile scanning support and, tied to the overall suite, how it provides real-time data and inventory visibility to everyone across the organization (20:14). Oh! And make sure to stay tuned for her biggest piece of advice when it comes to managing your inventory (22:51).

Tune into our 7-Minute Workshop on Physical Counts: https://bit.ly/2NciJLq

Watch our NetSuite Product Demos on Mobile Scanning:https://youtu.be/bxmKd12pFws https://youtu.be/Kxr9pN2ZIxg https://youtu.be/Tc-GLv-dE5s https://youtu.be/YBzmk0GpAUE https://youtu.be/Fw402KGjsvA

Read more best practices on cycle counting: https://bit.ly/2ZwM31H

NetSuite 2021 Release 1: More Automation & Intelligence for Growth Opportunities Feb 08, 2021

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NetSuite 2021 Release 1 is here! On this episode, we're joined by several guests who dive into new functionalities coming with the update. We'll start with Sr. Director of Product Marketing, Lisa Schwarz (1:26), who provides a high-level overview of what's new in 2021.1 as well as a refresher on how the update is delivered to customers (3:40) and how to prepare for it (5:33). Then, we get into all the new financial capabilities in 2021.1 with Sr. Product Marketing Manager, Scott Beaver (9:19). He explains how the role of finance has changed over the past year (9:55) and how the new updates address those changes (10:47). NetSuite's Manufacturing and Distribution Product Manager, Gavin Davidson, reveals the new capabilities for NetSuite Warehouse Management (12:47), including the all-new pack station (19:57). Adam Mayo, NetSuite Vertical Product Manager who oversees project management, discusses SuiteProjects (24:28) and who will benefit from it (26:43). Finally, Principal Outbound Product Manager for the SuiteCloud Platform, Erik Klein, dives into updates around the platform (29:41), including new functionalities for developers (35:17). Tune in for all of this and more!

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NetSuite vs. QuickBooks: Why You Should Make the Switch Dec 14, 2020

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On this episode, we're discussing the challenges growing businesses face on QuickBooks and how NetSuite provides a solution to those challenges and more. We're joined by Rebecca VanHousen, NetSuite Sr. Sales Consulting Manager and QuickBooks expert. She starts off by telling us a bit about her background and history working with QuickBooks (1:50) before explaining why most businesses start out running on QuickBooks (2:54). VanHousen then dives into the ways businesses begin to outgrow Quickbooks (3:17), discussing issues with reporting (4:12), multi-subsidiary and international growth (7:35), and customer relationship management, or CRM (14:22). She also reveals the challenges that arise with human resources and payroll (17:14) as well as the supply chain, inventory and order management (20:55). She says most businesses attempt to remedy these issues by "tech-stacking" a variety of systems on top of QuickBooks (24:06), which sparks even more problems. VanHousen explains how NetSuite's unified suite provides a solution to these challenges (25:07. She even addresses the fears a business leader may have in switching off QuickBooks and onto NetSuite, having done so herself (26:16). Tune in for all of this and more!

Learn More Here: https://www.netsuite.com/portal/solutions/quickbooks.shtml

Rebecca VanHousen LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebecca-vanhousen-0886a977/

Stephen Dubner on COVID-19, Meetings, Data Fluency and More Nov 30, 2020

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Freakonomics author and podcaster, Stephen Dubner, joins this episode to discuss how the rules of business have changed, what we can learn from COVID-19, how to make meetings better and why data fluency is so important. Dubner begins the discussion by explaining how the "old rules of business" no longer apply, especially amid COVID-19 (2:23) and then dives into some of the lessons we've learned during this time that we can use to make better decisions in the future (6:29). With a 13% increase in meetings as more people are working from home, Dubner provides tactical advice on how to make our meetings more productive (11:16). He concludes by explaining the importance of data fluency and how we can all become more data fluent (20:13). Tune in for all of this and more!

Stephen Dubner Website: https://freakonomics.com/

NetSuite Now On Air: Afterparty, Week 4 Nov 02, 2020

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Special Episode! Throughout October we've been covering NetSuite Now On Air, a four-week virtual event experience that helped businesses get the most out of NetSuite and keep building. Each week we've been joined by NetSuite Editor-in-Chief, Fritz Nelson, and on this episode, we take a look back at the final week of NetSuite Now On Air and recap the entire event with some funny behind-the-scenes moments, favorite sessions and more. We kick things off with Hanif Ismail, Vice President of Strategy and Project Management for NetSuite HCM, who provides some highlights from his keynote, including how to manage your workforce right now as well as the new SuitePeople Performance Management updates (5:12). Then, the CFO of St. HOPE, Julian Love, joins us to discuss how the nonprofit uses SuitePeople and how it's benefitted the organization (16:52). We highlight what went down during week 4 breakout sessions, bringing back NetSuite Vice President of Field Engagement and Marketing, Ranga Bodla, who also recaps some of his favorite moments from the overall event (21:19). Finally, Laine Sobel, Director of Global Events, comes on to give us some giggle-worthy behind-the-scenes moments and what we can look forward to from NetSuite events in the future (28:24).

Watch all content on demand here: https://bit.ly/33OWwbG

NetSuite Now On Air: Afterparty, Week 3 Oct 26, 2020

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Special Episode! Throughout October we'll be covering NetSuite Now On Air, a four-week virtual event experience to help you get the most out of NetSuite and keep building your business. Each week we're joined by NetSuite Editor-in-Chief, Fritz Nelson, and on this episode, we take a look back at week 3 of NetSuite Now On Air as well as what's to come this week. We kick things off with Allison Auclair, Vice President of Product Management, who gives some highlights from her product keynote, diving into extended customer self-service, the customer 360 and the future of NetSuite CRM (2:47). Then, the president of IWA Wine Accessories, Ben Argov, joins us to discuss his real-life experience with SuiteCommerce Advanced and how it's impacted the company (7:39). Finally, we highlight what went down during week 3 breakout sessions with NetSuite Commerce Marketing lead, Brittany Fuino (17:10), and conclude with what to look forward to this week as we take on two major focus areas: first, optimizing your supply chain, warehouse and manufacturing operations; and second, people, payroll and projects (19:38).

NetSuite Now On Air: Afterparty, Week 2 Oct 19, 2020

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Special Episode! Throughout October we'll be covering NetSuite Now On Air, a four-week virtual event experience to help you get the most out of NetSuite and keep building your business. Each week we're joined by NetSuite Editor-in-Chief, Fritz Nelson, and this week, we take a look back at week 2 of NetSuite Now On Air as well as what's in store this week. Kicking things off, our founder, Evan Goldberg, highlights key takeaways from his fireside discussion with Freakonomics author and podcaster, Stephen Dubner (3:01). Then, Vice President of Product Management for the SuiteCloud Platform, Elham Ghassemzadeh, dives in to her product keynote from last week, breaking down the ways we're improving productivity and agility for NetSuite administrators (8:01). We get into the real-life impact of these improvements with RealWear's NetSuite admin, Mark Needham, who provides some insights on ways his company utilizes customizations (13:29). Finally, we take a look back at week 2 breakout sessions with Marissa Kinsley, NetSuite Account Marketing Analyst (18:01), and conclude with what to look forward to this week as we take on CRM, commerce and communications on NetSuite Now On Air (19:58).

NetSuite Now On Air: Afterparty, Week 1 Oct 12, 2020

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Special episode! Throughout October we'll be covering NetSuite Now On Air, a four-week virtual event experience to help you get the most out of NetSuite and keep building your business. Each week, we'll be joined by guest co-host Fritz Nelson, NetSuite editor-in-chief, as well as several other internal and external experts to recap what happened the week prior and what to look forward to in the week ahead. Nelson starts off this episode by breaking down what you might have missed in NetSuite founder Evan Goldberg's opening keynote (1:51) before we bring on Finalsite CFO, Jim Calabrese, who joined Goldberg's keynote in a discussion about the benefits of a unified suite and how the business is scenario planning right now (8:20). Then, NetSuite's ERP Product Director, Andrew Hery, comes on to reveal some highlights from his product keynote last week, including automation, bank reconciliation and the period-end close (16:51). Ranga Bodla, NetSuite Vice President of Field Engagement and Marketing, summarizes last week's breakout sessions around financials, planning and budgeting, and gives some insight into the sessions coming up this week surrounding the SuiteCloud Platform, SuiteAnalytics and getting tips from experts on the best of the suite (26:18). Finally, Senior Director of Product Marketing, Lisa Schwarz, provides a sneak peek into what else to expect later this week (34:12).

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NetSuite 2020 Release 2: Supply Chain & WMS Updates Oct 12, 2020

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NetSuite 2020 release 2 has some big updates for the supply chain and warehouse management system (WMS). Joining this episode to dive in is Oracle NetSuite's industry principal in the Manufacturing Center of Excellence, Matt Wisner. He starts off by discussing the common pain points product-based organizations encounter (3:31) as well as the major challenges brought on by COVID-19 (4:40) before explaining how NetSuite helps address those issues (7:41). Wisner then provides an overview of the big supply chain management updates in NetSuite 2020 release 2--including dedicated planning repositories and a deeper level of definition at the supply plan level(8:53)--and breaks down the ways in which companies can leverage these updates in today's climate (13:57). He also discusses WMS updates (18:54), explains what's new with the supply chain control tower (22:51) and reveals new SuiteApps (25:18). Wisner concludes with some insight into what's coming for product companies (29:36) and a few final thoughts on getting through this challenging time (30:34). Tune in for all of this and more!

Follow Us Here:Learn more happening in NetSuite's 2020 Release 2 here: https://www.netsuite.com/blog/-netsuite-2020-release-2-enables-new-automation-and-adds-big-new-features-to-help-businesses-save-time-and-resources-sneak-peek

Learn more about 20.2 updates for manufacturers: https://www.netsuite.com/blog/sneak-peek-for-manufacturers%3A-netsuite-2020-release-2-helps-build-a-resilient-supply-chain

Matt Wisner LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewwisner/

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