Chuck Ceccarelli pt4 – Continuous Improvement

In part four of the series, Jeff and Chuck continue another fun conversation on the ITAD Talk podcast. Chuck Ceccarelli, has an amazing story, and this is a fantastic conversation. Enjoy the ITAD Talk podcast, and don’t forget to like and subscribe on your favorite apps and players.

Chuck Ceccarelli pt3 – Lean Processes

In part three of the series, Jeff and Chuck discuss how lean processes increase efficiency, how to inspire, and the ridiculous profits of Toyota. This is another fun conversation on the ITAD Talk. Chuck Ceccarelli, has an amazing story, and this is a fantastic conversation. Enjoy the ITAD Talk podcast, and don’t forget to like […]

Chuck Ceccarelli pt2 – Innovative Products

Jeff is joined once again by Chuck Ceccarelli, of Blue Collar Millionaire fame. In this episode they kick off the conversation with kpis and accountability to goals. Enjoy the ITAD Talk podcast, and don’t forget to like and subscribe on your favorite apps and players.

Chuck Ceccarelli pt1 – Blue Collar Millionaire

Chuck Ceccarelli joins ITAD Talk to discuss growth, kpis, human resources and motivation. Jeff first saw Chuck on the TV show Blue Collar Millionaires about 4 years ago. He contacted Chuck to ask for advice on adding Lean processes to Jeff’s business. And this is a great conversation. Please enjoy the first in this series […]

Cal Braunstein pt3 – Data Center Sustainability

Welcome to the 3rd and final part in our conversation with Cal Braunstein of Robert Frances Group. Subject matter expertise includes: purchasing, contract negotiations, vendor management, leasing, mission-critical systems, business continuity, DR/BC, SLAs, servers, storage, ROI and TCO analyses, information governance, infrastructure architecture, risk management, data center energy efficiency, and sustainability.

Cal Braunstein pt2 – Robert Frances Group

In part 2, Jeff continues his conversation with Cal Braunstein. Cal serves as CEO & Executive Director of Research at RFG, which provides concierge advisory, consulting and research services for business technology (BT) executives. We facilitate bi-weekly invitation-only discussions on current issues for senior IT executive at the top financial services firms and other select […]

Cal Braunstein pt1 – International with IBM

Jeff welcomes Cal Braunstein, CEO & Executive Director of Research at Robert Frances Group. Prior to joining RFG, Cal held a variety of management and non-management positions in IBM. He provided IT consulting and advisory services for enterprises in Asia, North America, Europe and Australia and was one of the consultants selected to assist Louis […]

Kyle Wiens pt2 – Right to Repair

In part two, Jeff Bittner continues the conversation with iFixit CEO, Kyle Wiens, a staunch advocate for the right to repair consumer property. The fact is, you don’t really need a new phone simply because there is a new color. This is a fun conversation about the circular economy of IT.

Kyle Wiens pt1 – iFixit CEO

In this series, Jeff welcomes the CEO of iFIxit, Kyle Wiens. They discuss the beginnings of iFIxit, the right to repair movement, and rethinking the value proposition of consumer electronics upgrades. Kyle’s background is in Computer Science, with a Bachelor’s from Cal Poly. This is a fun conversation about the circular economy of IT.  

Brett Ekart pt2 – Podcaster and CEO

Jeff continues the conversation with Brett Ekart, the CEO of United Metals Recycling and the host of A Scrap Life Podcast. UMR is third generation family business, founded in 1972. Brett has grown the business from thirty to three-hundred employees in his tenure. This is a great conversation about podcasting, loving what you do, green […]