The Ignite Series is a monthly 30-minute “fireside” chat where SPARXiQ CEO David Bauders and forward-thinking distribution executives discuss key topics and strategies that are front-of-mind in the industry today.
See what strategies fellow peers and industry experts are using to build, acquire, or train to sell within their organizations.
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Electrical, like many industries, is experiencing significant acquisition activity. One of the largest and most active players, Sonepar, has acquired a number of local and regional players in the past few months. On this month’s SPARXiQ Ignite Series, Sonepar’s VP of Strategic Development, Scott Schuenke, joins SPARXiQ CEO David Bauders to discuss Sonepar’s key strategic goals
As many industries continue to see heavy acquisition activity, leaders in distribution are perfecting their gameplans, whether they’re looking to build, buy or sell. This month’s guest, Charley Hale, has led several organizations through PE and acquisition cycles with a lot of success. Currently, Charley is the CEO of Motion & Control Enterprises (MCE) and is
Kathleen Shanahan joins David Bauders this month on the SPARXiQ Ignite Series. Kathleen, the CEO of Turtle & Hughes, will be discussing some key steps she and her team are taking to face today’s economic challenges head-on and grow profitably through the process. The Ignite Series is a monthly 30-minute “fireside” chat where SPARXiQ CEO David
The shifting economy and its adverse effects will pose serious challenges to distributors. Continual increases in competition are creating greater price pressure for distributors that are already being squeezed by the escalating costs of doing business and purchasing from suppliers. Join SPARXiQ in this webinar to learn key actions to help you combat these challenges so
Industry-leading distributors are continuing to find more ways to integrate data and analytics into strategic plans and daily decision making. This is, in part, a response to unpredictable economic and market forces shifting buying behavior in our industry. With more technology and innovative tools available than ever before, it’s a great time to discover opportunities for
Eric Shinseki, former Chief of Staff of the Army, is quoted as saying, “If you don’t like change, you’re going to like irrelevance even less.” Maybe General Shinseki should be a Chief Sales Officer. Sales has been changing slowly for a while now. Unfortunately, B2B buying is changing far faster. Those who don’t evolve now risk
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