The Buzz for August 23rd featuring Jenny Froome and Echo Nomsa VanderWal
The Buzz is Supply Chain Now’s regular Monday livestream, held at 12 noon ET each week. This show focuses on some of the leading stories from global supply chain and global business, always with special guests – the most important of which is the live audience!
In this week’s episode of The Buzz, hosts Scott Luton and Marcia Williams welcome special guests Jenny Froome with ASCEA and Echo NOmsa VanderWal with The Luke Commission. Together they discuss:
- The incredible work that Echo and The Luke Commission are doing in Eswatini, Africa, providing comprehensive healthcare to underserved communities, and why the work has recently been recognized by the Africa Supply Chain Excellence Awards
- The importance of choosing the right partners in supply chain
- The progress of women in supply chain leadership roles
- The recent slowdown in inflation rates
- And much more!
This episode is hosted by Scott Luton and Marica Williams, and produced by Amanda Luton and Katherine Hintz.
Additional Links & Resources
Check out all the great resources and information mentioned during the show:
- Watch this episode NOW on YouTube: https://youtube.com/live/6oGzSXC2aa0
- Check out the episode transcript here: https://bit.ly/3Mi7eNj
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Connect with Echo: https://www.linkedin.com/in/echo-vanderwal-4197522b5/
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Connect with Jenny: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenny-froome-ba3b09b/
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Learn more about The Luke Commission: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-luke-commission/
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Learn more about ASCEA: https://www.ascea.co.za/
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Learn more about our hosts: https://supplychainnow.com/about
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U.S. Bank Q2 2004 Freight Payment Index: https://bit.ly/scn-us-bank
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Recent With That Said: https://bit.ly/3YShSlG
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Marcia’s recent LinkedIn post: https://bit.ly/46QPfai
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Tackling Manufacturing’s Billion-Dollar Parts Problem with AI On-Demand Webinar: https://bit.ly/4dOXmX7
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Check out the Blog & News page on the Supply Chain Now website: https://supplychainnow.com/blog
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Hackers may have stolen the Social Security numbers of every American. Here’s how to protect yourself: https://bit.ly/3SQMOPq
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Supply Chain Now Guide: Protecting Supply Chains From Cyberattacks- https://bit.ly/3YSQoMy
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Women rise to five-year high in CFO appointments: https://bit.ly/3YLP4Lx
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Here’s the deflation breakdown for July 2024 — in one chart: https://bit.ly/46PKqy7
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