Great leaders know the truth: there is no finish line in leadership – – only new challenges, the next inflection point, and the next opportunity to align living & breathing strategy with consistent execution. In this dynamic session, Scott Luton of Supply Chain Now sits down with Billy Ray Taylor, CEO of LinkedXL and author of The Winning Link, and Regine Honoré Villain, Founder of REHVÉAL™, to explore what it really takes to build organizations that deliver sustained, high-performance results, by focusing on optimizing business leaders’ abilities to craft effective strategies while fueling reliable execution. Billy Ray Taylor brings deep expertise in connecting strategy to execution through disciplined operating systems. Drawing on a long-established, successful track record in demanding industries & transformational turnaround situations, Billy will share how organizations can create clarity, accountability, and alignment across people, processes, and assets to drive measurable outcomes. Industry hall-of-famer Régine Honoré Villain offers a powerful perspective shaped by decades operating in complex, high-stakes environments. From healthcare systems to global advisory work, she focuses on governance, operational leverage, and translating bold ideas into durable performance. Her insights highlight the importance of leadership conviction, structural alignment, and designing systems that can scale through complexity. Together,…

The only thing certain in life is that nothing is certain.” So said Roman philosopher Pliny the Elder nearly 2,000 years ago. For supply chain professionals this quote definitely rings true today. Unpredictable shifts in demand and disruptions to supply are becoming more frequent and more severe. Over the last few years, much of our focus has been on building resilient supply chains to prepare for the inevitable, unforeseen challenges ahead. However, some industry leaders are striving to go beyond resiliency to actually take advantage of future disruptions. They see the upside of supply chain uncertainty as an opportunity to capture share from slower competitors. In this Supply Chain Now webinar, hosts Scott Luton and Kim Reuter welcome special guests John DeSarbo and Bharathi Shankar from ZS to explore how industry leaders are capitalizing on uncertainty by building agility into their operations, rethinking traditional approaches to supply chain management, and utilizing AI and advanced analytics to uncover opportunities to capitalize on changing market dynamics.