Cooperatively Speaking
Welcome to Cooperatively Speaking®, a podcast by E&I Cooperative Services, the only member-owned, nonprofit procurement cooperative focused exclusively on education. Each episode, we discuss the topics most important to procurement and end-users at schools and universities. Find out more at www.eandi.org/podcast.
Episodes
26 episodes
The Savvy School Buyer: Navigating K-12 Procurement Strategies
E&I Host: Allison Lambert, E&I Category Marketing ManagerGuest: Sue Peters, E&I Vice President, K-12 EngagementK-12 procurement is more complex than ever, with challenges like staffi...
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Season 4
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Episode 10
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10:23
Procuring Apple Products at B&H: The Only Certified Apple Reseller for Higher Education
E&I Host:Dennis Hyde, E&I Category Marketing ManagerGuest:Nicholas Russo, B&H, Business Development and Account Manager-Apple Sales Join us as E&I’s Dennis Hyde speaks with Nicholas Russo, ...
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Season 4
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Episode 9
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9:15
Navigating Green Travel: Higher Education’s Role in Sustainability
E&I Host:Dennis Hyde, E&I Category Marketing ManagerGuest:Morgan Hoyt, Vice President of Business Development, Collegiate Travel Planners (CTP)Ben Rader, Director of Business Development, Collegiate Tra...
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Season 4
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Episode 8
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17:32
From the Desk of a CPO - Part 1 (feat. Barry Swanson, CPO, University of Kentucky)
E&I Host:Matt Levine, E&I Category Marketing ManagerGuest:Barry Swanson, Chief Procurement Officer, University of Kentucky In the first episode of Cooperatively Speaking's "From the Desk of...
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Season 4
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Episode 7
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23:44
From the Great Depression to Great Progress: Celebrating E&I's 90th Anniversary
E&I Host: David Manz, Business Partnerships Manager, Facilities & InteriorsGuest: Eric Frank, President & CEO, E&I Cooperative ServicesIn this special 90th anniversary episode, E&...
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Season 4
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Episode 6
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27:30
Cybersecurity Readiness in Higher Education: The Power of Incident Response Planning & Testing
E&I Host: David Manz, Business Partnerships Manager, Facilities & InteriorsGuest: Brian Kirk, Vice President, Cybersecurity Services, Strata Information Group (SIG)Join Brian Kirk from Str...
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Season 4
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Episode 5
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22:31
The Digitization of Facilities & the Blurring Lines Between IT and Facilities, Part 2
E&I Host: David Manz, Business Partnerships Manager, Facilities & Interiors Guest: Marc Heroux, Product Specialist, Alert LabsIn part two of this series, David welcomes Marc Heroux from...
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Season 4
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Episode 4
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25:20
The Critical Distinction Between Supplier Diversity & DEI, Supplier Diversity Leadership Series, Part 5
E&I Hosts: Titus Martin, Executive Director, Supplier Diversity; Casey Laurienzo, Vice President, Community Engagement & Education Guest: Reginald Layton, Former Vice President, Supplier Diversity & Supply Chain Su...
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Season 4
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Episode 3
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27:36
The Digitization of Facilities and the Blurring Lines Between IT and Facilities, Part 1
E&I Host: David Manz, Business Partnerships Manager, Facilities & Interiors Guest: Keaton Henry, Category Sales Specialist – Connected & IAQ, FergusonIn part one of this series, David welcom...
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Season 4
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Episode 2
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23:50
From Supplier Diversity to Sustainability: Growing Trends to Maximize Supply Chain - Supplier Diversity Leadership Series, Part 4 (feat. Reginald Layton)
E&I Hosts: Titus Martin, Executive Director, Supplier Diversity and David Manz, Business Partnerships Manager, Facilities & InteriorsGuest: Reginald Layton, Former Vice President, Supplier Diversity & Supply Chain ...
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Season 4
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Episode 1
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35:04
Supplier Diversity Leadership Series, Part 3: The History of Supplier Diversity & Its Impact in Local Communities
E&I Hosts: Titus Martin, Executive Director, Supplier Diversity and David Manz, Business Partnerships Manager, Facilities & InteriorsGuest: Ralph G. Moore, Founder & President of Ralph G. Moore & Associates...
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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37:47
Education & Remediation: Combating Fentanyl on Our Campuses
E&I Host: David Manz, Business Partnerships Manager, Facilities & InteriorsGuest: Thomas Licker, CEICR, CBRM, Senior Vice President, Regulatory Business Practice at First OnsiteThe opioid crisis has far reachin...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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32:10
Supplier Diversity Leadership Series, Part 2: Supplier Diversity is an Investment into the Future of Your Community (feat. Reggie Williams)
E&I Hosts: Titus Martin, Executive Director, Supplier Diversity and David Manz, Business Partnerships Manager, Facilities & InteriorsGuest: Reggie Williams, CEO of Procurement Resources, Inc.Tune into the secon...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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27:30
Supplier Diversity Leadership Series, Part 1: Stakeholder Capitalism & What it Means to Have a True Supplier Diversity Program (feat. Reggie Williams)
E&I Hosts: Titus Martin, Executive Director, Supplier Diversity and David Manz, Business Partnerships Manager, Facilities & InteriorsGuest: Reggie Williams, CEO of Procurement Resources, Inc."The tent is gettin...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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23:19
Make the Most Out of Cooperative Purchasing (feat. Tammy Rimes from NCPP)
E&I Host: David Manz, Business Partnerships Manager, Facilities & InteriorsGuest: Tammy Rimes, MPA, Executive Director of NCPPJoin David for Part 2 of this two-part episode featuring Tammy Rimes, Executive Dire...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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17:19
Cooperative Purchasing as a Tool for Procurement -- and for All Buyers on Campus (feat. Tammy Rimes from NCPP)
E&I Host: David Manz, Business Partnerships Manager, Facilities & InteriorsGuest: Tammy Rimes, MPA, Executive Director of NCPP"Cooperative purchasing is not just for procurement, so if you're listening to this ...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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19:25
Supplier Diversity & Holistic Value Creation
E&I Hosts: David Manz, Category Business Manager, Construction, Energy & Facilities and Titus Martin, Executive Director, Supplier DiversityHow does supplier diversity impact a community -- and specifica...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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18:17
Trends, Challenges, and Predictions in Background Screening for Educational Institutions
E&I Host: Joe Castelluccio, Director, Business DevelopmentGuest: Maria Moore, SVP of Global Marketing and Strategic Alliances at HireRight HireRight recently launched its 15th Annual Benchmark Report ...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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26:59
PCI Compliance, Credit Card Processing, and Preventing Data Breaches at Your Institution
E&I Host: Joe Castelluccio, Director, Business DevelopmentGuests: Deborah Jackson, Founder and CEO of Arrow PaymentsColleges and universities are like little cities where each department ope...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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26:57
Selecting the Right Battery for the Job in Your Facilities
E&I Host: David Manz, Category Business Manager, Construction, Energy & FacilitiesGuests: Brooke Taylor, National Key Account Manager at Duracell, and Scott Ruhl, National Account Manager at ...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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19:16
The Hidden Risk in Your Vendor Master
E&I Host: Joe Castelluccio, Director, Business DevelopmentGuests: Naomi Emmons, Deputy Chief Procurement Officer at the University of Kentucky; Rick Gay, Director of Procurement Services at Sprin...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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34:59
Breaking Down Funding for Facilities
E&I Hosts: Saul Alvarado, Vice President, Construction, Energy & Facilities and David Manz, Category Business Manager, Construction, Energy & FacilitiesGuest: Matt Robeson, National Enterprise...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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34:31
Supplier Diversity Part II: Starting & Improving Your Program is Easier -- and More Important -- Than You Think
E&I Hosts: Saul Alvarado, Vice President, Construction, Energy & Facilities and David Manz, Category Business Manager, Construction, Energy & FacilitiesGuest: Mark Cartwright, Former Dir...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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25:50
Supplier Diversity Part I: Reflecting on the Past, Considering the Present & Looking to the Future
E&I Hosts: Saul Alvarado, Vice President, Construction, Energy & Facilities David Manz, Category Business Manager, Construction, Energy & FacilitiesGuest: Mark Cartwright, Former Director, Sup...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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22:41