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
31 episodes
Frankly Speaking: The True Costs of RFPs
E&I Host:Matt Levine, Category Marketing Manager, E&IEric Frank, CEO, E&IGuest:Tammy Rimes, Executive Director, NCPPIn this first episode of Cooperatively Speaking’s “Frankly Speaking” serie...
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Season 4
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Episode 15
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23:22
Procurement Unpacked: Lessons in Successful Procurement From Orange County Public Schools
E&I Host: Sue Peters, E&I Vice President, K-12 Engagement Guest: David Wheeler, Senior Director of Procurement, Orange County Public SchoolsIn this episode of Cooperatively Speaking...
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Season 4
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Episode 14
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14:24
Commencement Elevated: The Oak Hall Experience
E&I Host:Dennis Hyde, E&I Category Marketing ManagerGuests:Lee Beekman, Manager of Sales and Marketing, Oak Hall Cam & GownPaul Roche, Director of Sales, Oak Hall Gap & GownIn this episo...
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Season 4
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Episode 13
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19:59
Bed Bugs, Cockroaches, and Kissing Bugs are Unpreventable, Here’s What You Need to Know
E&I Host:David Manz, Business Partnerships Manager, Facilities & InteriorsGuest: Frank Meek, Manager, Rollins Entomology Department, Rollins, Inc. In this spooky podcast, David welcomes Frank...
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Season 4
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Episode 12
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25:33
Higher Ed Under Siege: Insights on Cybersecurity Trends from Pondurance
E&I Host: David Manz, Business Partnerships Manager, Facilities & InteriorsGuest: Max Henderson, Assistant Vice President of Digital Forensics and Incident Response, PonduranceMax Henderson,...
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Season 4
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Episode 11
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22:34
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 New 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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9:11
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