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I'm pleased to share --> I've joined ClimateAi. What an amazing feeling to be back where I started, helping to mitigate climate risk. Here's my top 3 reasons to make this move now: 1) I can't sit on the sidelines - as the wildfires, the heat waves and other unprecedented weather events escalate ⬇️ 2) ClimateAi is special and growing fast - a sustainable future is impossible without business leaders understanding climate-related risk. Companies like Dole, Ocean Spray and Suntory are leveraging ClimateAi's unique insights to gain substantial value (short-term and long-term across supply chain, planning) and the word is spreading ⬇️ 3) The team at ClimateAi is superb - combining deep experts in climate and data science with SaaS veterans within supply chain, agriculture, food and beverage, financial and beyond ⬇️ With that, I'm thrilled to be joining Will Kletter, Adam Rice, Vikram Srinivasan, Meredith Mejia, Himanshu Gupta, Matthew Baze, Ryan Vencill, Alex Luna and the rest of the team!

🏆 Honored to have received a "Pat on the Back" award at Tredence Inc. for my contribution to the successful delivery of one of the complex #GenerativeAI projects. Grateful for the amazing team I worked with and excited for more challenges ahead! #Tredence #GenAI #MachineLearning #DataEngineering #Teamwork #datascience #dataanalytics #Recognition

Not only is it my 1-year anniversary with Simpay, but it's my 12-year anniversary in the industry. It’s hard to believe that I’ve been in the payment processing world for over 12 years this month! It comes with its fair share of challenges, but is definitely rewarding. There are so many payments companies out there that people can sell for. Some are good, some are great, and some give the whole industry a bad name. With so many options, how do you decide who you should work for? After 12 years of being in the industry, these are the top 3 things I look for: 1) Do you trust the leadership of the company to do the right thing, even if it costs them money? Sounds basic, but integrity should take priority when choosing a company to stake your reputation on. It’s no secret that there are some shady companies in this industry, and their reputation will become your reputation if you’re not careful. 2) Does the comp plan work for you? It’s a job, not a hobby. The comp plan has to make sense for you in both the short term and the long haul. Look for lifetime residuals that you actually own, and watch out for strings being attached. 3) What is the customer retention rate? How well a company keeps its customers will tell you a lot about a company. It speaks to the efficiency of their operations teams, their customer support and reliability. Every company will have dips occasionally, but a good company focuses on maintaining positive customer relationships. Also, lifetime residuals only matter if you can keep the customer. Don’t bust it out there acquiring customers, just to have the company you work for lose them for you. I work for Simpay because they nail these requirements for me. My time here has been awesome so far, and I can’t wait to see where we go from here!

In less than 30 days, I've received the support of more than 1,000 subscribers. This community means a lot to me as you're the original 1K subscribers to my new venture. For that I will be forever grateful. Thank you! 1st Newsletter coming Monday the 29th. The topic is 'Why you should NEVER choose a USE CASE based on BUSINESS VALUE!' #newsletter #technologytrends #business #leadership #dataanalytics #dataengineer #cxo #artificialintelligence #technologyleadership #forbes #inc Sign up for my Newsletter if you haven't! https://lnkd.in/ejvkkuGi (I'm a practitioner turned C-Suite exec 4x's over and one of the first Chief Data & Chief AI Officers appointed back in 2016. So I have a lot of scrapped knees & bruised elbows in my experience).

💡 No Regrets, Just Lessons 💡 In life and work, every experience is a chance to learn and grow. Instead of dwelling on regrets, let's embrace the lessons they offer. At MadBrains Technologies, we believe in turning every challenge into an opportunity for growth. Our team learns from every project, setback, and success, making us stronger and more innovative. Let's continue to learn, grow, and achieve together. 🌟 #LifeLessons #GrowthMindset #NoRegrets #ContinuousImprovement #MadBrainsTech #TheMadBrains

Great to see the new CEO Doug Hilton AO out at QCAT - Queensland Centre for Advanced Technologies. https://lnkd.in/g7UE6235 #qcat Whilst #ON plays an important role in Innovation Delivery - I find that place can play an important role in developing an Innovation Culture. #innovationCulture I moved to QCAT back in 1992, and IMHO the architecture of buildings with open glass backed walls and communal kitchen played an important role in creating a culture of open and transparent innovation. This was a radical concept at the time - the majority of academic buildings (CSIRO and Uni's) consisted of long corridors with closed solid doors, with the prevailing attitude of "Just slide the cheque under the door and l will write some papers". It is revealing to reflect that the InnovationAus.com article back in 2019, listed four notable graduates from the original ON program: Emesent (raised $2.5m), Ynomia (raised $3.6m), RapidAIM Pty Ltd (raised $1.25m) and Presagen (raised $4.5m), where the first three initiallty came from QCAT. https://lnkd.in/gGGHdYvh And of course QCAT was the birthplace of Zebedee and #wildcatSLAM https://lnkd.in/gmDsnGEC Over the past decade, CSIRO has downplayed the role of sites (and now BUs') in an attempt to become OneCSIRO. https://lnkd.in/g7FJeDU2 Whilst I agree with the sentiment of a coordinated approach to R&D, in the process we have lost our sense of place in the innovation process. For example, if you searched CSIRO website for locations, you will just get the postal address. The site makes no reference to the research (purpose) or people who work on this site. https://lnkd.in/g_fpJQub This became an issue of few years ago when the Queensland Government in their SEQ city plan, were inquiring about the creation of Innovation Precincts. I was informed that from CSIRO website, they thought that QCAT had closed down - Seriously. Rob Lorimer (GAICD) So I immediately cobbled together the website. https://lnkd.in/g7UE6235 But since then, I left CSIRO, so the page has not been updated. The issue of CSIRO's presence in QLD came up last year with Mike Kaiser's post https://lnkd.in/g965vNiM and my comment https://lnkd.in/gvzudtsR What concerns me is that 30 years ago the Qld State government made a significant investment of >$40M - that led to the creation of an amazing innovation facility - QCAT - which very few people remember. https://lnkd.in/gcA46f5B If we are to develop an innovation policy (see Dr John H Howard's post) https://lnkd.in/gX7tiDY9 then we should be examining the initiatives that may have worked in the past - rather than just making them up again. #forgottenSuccess Appreciating the significance of place is key to the provenance of innovation. #innovationProvenance - Bronwyn Fox And researchers also need to engage with the public. They need a #socialLicense

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As we step into the new year, QueueDial extends warm wishes for success, growth, and meaningful connections. Let's dial into the future together! 🚀🎊 #QueueDial #NewBeginnings"

We have some big news at Lehohn Group, and we can't wait to share it with you! Monday morning, we'll be revealing something we've been working on tirelessly. Trust us, you won’t want to miss this. Keep an eye on this space for the big reveal! #BigAnnouncement #LehohnGroup #StayTuned #ExcitingNews

📒 Power of a Learning Culture We at Creduce are thrilled to share our Founder & MD Shailendra Singh Rao's inspiring message about the importance of continuous learning within our team. As the post highlights, we firmly believe that a culture of collective growth fosters not only individual development but also strengthens our collective expertise in sustainability solutions and carbon credit management. 🌿 This commitment to ongoing learning fuels innovation and allows us to deliver exceptional results for our clients while driving positive change in the climate change mitigation industry. We're proud of our passionate team of learners, collaborators, and changemakers who are not just growing, but thriving together! 🍃 #CREDUCE #TeamCreduce #learning #growth #knowledge #climateaction #esg #ghg #environmentalist #environmentalimpact #carbonneutral #carbonfootprint #carbonemissions #carbonaccounting #carboncapture #carboncredits #carbonmarkets #carbonreduction #carbonpricing #carbonneutrality #carbonremoval #emissionsreduction #sustainability #businesses #government #climategoals #awareness