Giide offers immersive audioguided experiences from experts in various fields who curate and create original multimodal audio content that includes videos, articles and activities focused on workplace learning. Giide is a podcast and workshop combined: interactive audio. It was founded by CEO Allison Kent-Smith and Chief Technology Officer Scott Prindle, and consulted by a team … [More]
Remote Work Tools for Startups
The demand for flexible work continues to rise, but not all companies are setting their teams up for success. Goplaceless is the first comprehensive online program for startups as well as mature companies of all sizes, helping them decide if they are ready to go remote and create the policies, processes and tools to launch effective and sustainable remote work programs. … [More]
Job Description Builder
Jobsoid, an award-winning applicant tracking software that integrates a suite of cloud-based products and is focused on simplifying recruitment, recently released a free Job Description Builder with an online library of customizable job description templates. Hiring managers can choose a template from the online library of more than 500 ready-to-use job descriptions, customize … [More]
TopLine Strategies Joins Wipfli
Scottsdale-based TopLine Strategies has joined Wipfli, one of the top 20 accounting and consulting firms in the United States. This transaction is the ninth for Wipfli in three years and marks its first physical location in theSouthwestern United States. Founded in 1987, TopLine Strategies has been providing CRM and BI solutions to businesses in the Southwestern United States … [More]
Be Alert for Operational Inefficiencies
While company processes and procedures are necessary, some may be distracting a business’s employees from delivering on company goals. Operational inefficiencies waste time, cost money, reduce quality, and impact associates’ morale and even client/customer retention. Since there are so many places to look for operational inefficiencies, business owners should start by … [More]
Looking Good 2019: September Standouts
ACHIEVEMENTS Sundt Rises on Top 400 Contractors List Tempe-based Sundt Construction, Inc. climbed 11 spots to No. 54 on Engineering News Record’s 2019 Top 400 Contractors list. ENR, the construction industry’s principal trade publication, generates its list of Top 400 Contractors based on the prior year’s construction revenue. Sundt reported $1.4 billion in construction … [More]
Turning Around a Distressed Organization
Today’s everchanging political, business and social environment requires, more than ever, leadership that brings a holistic approach that can facilitate alignment of individuals and an organization in order to manifest desirable outcomes. It may sound trite, but when our intentions, choices and actions align, both at the individual and group level as well as at the … [More]
Audit All Spend with AI
AppZen, the world’s leading AI platform for modern finance teams, has expanded its platform to include the real-time audit of supplier invoices. By applying its award-winning AI-powered audit capabilities to invoices and contracts, AppZen can ingest and instantly read supplier agreements, such as contracts and MSAs as well as invoices submitted to accounts payable and other … [More]
On-Demand Staffing for Hospitality
Instawork, the leading on-demand staffing app for gig workers and hospitality businesses, recently launched in the Greater Phoenix area — and, in fact, is making Scottsdale its second headquarters. The app helps professionals in the industry find extra income opportunity and helps businesses staff their establishments and events, for instance helping a catering company that … [More]
Thought-Leadership Podcast
“The Pitch Factor” is a thought-leadership podcast that explores the new rules of success from leaders who have launched movements, built groundbreaking companies, and gotten the world to listen. These days, delivering a successful pitch can be the difference between success and failure. With co-host Kathleen Harris, Cari Sommer brings her 20-plus years’ experience in helping … [More]
Veyo Innovates Non-Emergency Medical Transport
Launched alongside Medicaid in 1965, non-emergency medical transportation (NEMT) had remained largely unchanged for almost 50 years. A Medicaid member calls in to book a trip, the trip is faxed to a transportation provider along with a group of trips, the trip is completed by the transportation provider, and the results of the trip are faxed back to the broker for … [More]
June 2019: Looking Good
Achievements GlobalMed Serves U.N. Project GlobalMed®, an international provider of virtual care solutions, was recently selected by the government of Zimbabwe for a United Nations-funded project to provide telemedicine services and equipment at 16 clinics in the country’s Manicaland province — adding to its already-strong presence on that continent. The Scottsdale-based … [More]
LATHER Makes Move a Rebranding Opp
The revitalization in the business corridor of Phoenix’s Central Avenue has attracted another long-standing business to the area, as LATHER brings its all-natural beauty and wellness products to the eclectic mix in the iconic shopping center. “We loved the history of Uptown Plaza [at Central Avenue and Camelback Road] coupled with the family atmosphere of this new destination … [More]
Businesses: Recruit Talent Amid Tight Labor Market
Over the past year, small-business owners have expressed record confidence in their local economies and many are looking for new talent as they grow. However, with the April 2019 jobs report showing the unemployment rate at a record low, and Arizona sitting at just 5 percent, it’s critical for entrepreneurs to stand out from the crowd in order to attract talent. Here are some … [More]
The Instagram Aesthetic: Is It In or Out?
Instagram is the one social media platform consistently creating engagement and sales. Businesses want to be part of this increased brand recognition that also offers active conversion but are often unsure of how to get into the Instagram game. To “win” on Instagram, pretty has always mattered. Presenting a beautifully curated feed of pictures and videos has traditionally … [More]
Marketing Automation, Accelerated
Too often, marketers purchase technology with the promise that all of their problems will be solved, only to then see this valuable asset underutilized or, even worse, transformed into “shelfware.” Act-On Accelerate, from Act-On Software, is a Marketing as a Service solution that bridges the gap between technology and strategy execution. To Act-On’s marketing automation and … [More]
Brick-and-Mortars Need Guest Frequency Data, Too
Brick and mortar stores struggle to manage customer connections in a digital world. Mobivity provides a platform to connect national restaurants, retailers, personal care brands, and their partners, with customers to increase retention, visits and spend. Mobivity’s Recurrency suite of products increases customer engagement and frequency by capturing detailed point-of-sale … [More]
AI Advances Background Checking
Background checks are becoming a higher-profile security issue, yet in this world of “people screening,” speed and accuracy have remained the industry’s key pain points. Victoria-based Certn recently launched its groundbreaking platform in the U.S. market. The platform uses data points from thousands of sources to not only look at the past but, for the first time, leverage data … [More]
