What to stream: Documentary turns spotlight back on ‘Spring Awakening’ cast

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Debuting Tuesday, May 3, on HBO Max is a documentary taking a look at a reunion 15 years in the making. “Spring Awakening: Those You’ve Known” follows the reunion concert of the original cast of the eight-time Tony winning musical “Spring Awakening,” benefiting The Actor’s Fund. The film, directed by Michael John Warren, gives fans a taste of the concert, but also dives into the development and production of the show, a challenging and unique piece of work that struggled to find its producers, and its audience, before becoming a bona fide cultural phenomenon, thanks in large part to its young,… Continue reading “What to stream: Documentary turns spotlight back on ‘Spring Awakening’ cast”

VOLT ACTIVE DATA RECRUTE STEPHANIE FREEZE EN TANT QUE RESPONSABLE DES ALLIANCES INTERNATIONALES POUR RENFORCER SA STRATÉGIE DE DISTRIBUTION

L’ancienne stratège d’entreprise de GE, SAP et eBay, spécialisée dans les partenariats techniques, contribuera à accélérer la croissance de l’écosystème mondial de l’entreprise.

BEDFORD, Massachusetts, 3 mai 2022/PRNewswire/ — Volt Active Data, la seule plateforme de données d’entreprise conçue pour répondre aux exigences transactionnelles en temps réel des applications modernes, a annoncé aujourd’hui que Stephanie Freeze a rejoint la société en tant que responsable des alliances mondiales afin de développer et de renforcer la stratégie de partenariat de la société. Freeze apporte à Volt plus de 20 ans d’expérience dans l’aide aux entreprises internationales dans leurs stratégies d’innovation technologique.

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« Avec le solide bagage technique de Stephanie et son expérience considérable dans la gestion des alliances technologiques, il sera très intéressant de voir notre activité continuer à se développer dans ce domaine », déclare Paul Farmer, vice-président senior des ventes mondiales chez Volt Active Data. « Nous sommes impatients de la voir accélérer l’écosystème de partenariats mondiaux de Volt, déjà en pleine expansion. »

La vaste expérience de Freeze dans le secteur des technologies a été axée sur la conduite de stratégies de transformation des logiciels et d’initiatives de développement commercial pour des entreprises telles que GE, SAP, eBay Enterprise, Magento et Qurate Retail Group. Chez Volt, Freeze développera et lancera le programme de partenariat stratégique élargi, dont une partie essentielle consistera à identifier des fournisseurs de technologies complémentaires et à s’associer à ces sociétés pour apporter de meilleures solutions de données en temps réel et des opportunités de monétisation de la 5G aux clients de divers secteurs.

« L’investissement dans des partenariats technologiques stratégiques est la pierre angulaire de la réponse aux besoins de nos clients en matière de solutions permettant de tirer facilement parti de l’ère de la 5G », déclare Freeze. « Je suis vraiment enthousiaste à l’idée de rejoindre Volt juste au moment où sa technologie se croise parfaitement avec les besoins des entreprises pour gérer des volumes massifs de données en temps réel liées à la 5G et à l’IoT. »

Volt est utilisé dans des applications critiques par certaines des entreprises les plus connues au monde, notamment Amdocs, Huawei, Sprint, Dream11 et Nokia. Rien qu’au cours de l’année dernière, Volt a conclu un certain nombre d’autres partenariats clés et de nouveaux clients nets qui sont des leaders dans leurs secteurs respectifs. La technologie de Volt est désormais utilisée quotidiennement par plus de 2 milliards d’utilisateurs et d’entités.

Pour en savoir plus sur le programme de partenariat de Volt ou sur la manière de s’associer à Volt, visitez le site https://www.voltactivedata.com/partners/  ou connectez-vous avec Stephanie sur LinkedIn .

À PROPOS DE VOLT ACTIVE DATA

Volt Active Data permet aux applications d’entreprise d’ingérer, de traiter et d’agir sur les données en quelques millisecondes pour exploiter de nouvelles sources de revenus et prévenir les pertes de revenus. Avec des clients de premier plan dans les télécommunications, la finance, les jeux et bien d’autres secteurs verticaux, la plateforme Volt est positionnée de manière unique pour être la technologie de référence de toute entreprise cherchant à tirer pleinement parti de la 5G, de l’IoT et de tout ce qui suivra.

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VOLT ACTIVE DATA HIRES STEPHANIE FREEZE AS HEAD OF GLOBAL ALLIANCES TO BOLSTER CHANNEL STRATEGY

Former GE, SAP, and eBay enterprise strategist with technical partnerships expertise will help accelerate growth of the company’s global ecosystem.

BEDFORD, Mass., May 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Volt Active Data, the only enterprise-grade data platform designed to meet the real-time transactional requirements of modern applications, today announced that Stephanie Freeze has joined the company as Head of Global Alliances to further develop and strengthen the company’s partner strategy. Freeze brings to Volt more than 20 years of experience helping global companies with their technology innovation strategies.

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“With Stephanie’s strong technical background and considerable experience managing technology alliances, it will be very exciting to see our business continue to grow in this area,” says Paul Farmer, Senior Vice President of Global Sales at Volt Active Data. “We can’t wait to watch her accelerate Volt’s already rapidly expanding ecosystem of global partnerships.”

Freeze’s extensive background in the technology industry has been focused on leading software transformation strategies and business development initiatives for companies such as GE, SAP, eBay Enterprise, Magento, and Qurate Retail Group. At Volt, Freeze will develop and launch the expanded strategic partnership program, a key part of which will be identifying complementary technology vendors and partnering with these companies to bring better real-time data solutions and 5G monetization opportunities to customers in various industries.

“Investing in strategic technology partnerships is a cornerstone of meeting our customers’ needs for solutions that make it easy to take full advantage of the 5G age,” Freeze says. “I’m really excited to be joining Volt right at the time when its technology is intersecting perfectly with the needs of companies to manage massive volumes of 5G- and IoT-enabled real-time data.”

Volt is used in mission-critical applications by some of the world’s most recognizable companies, including Amdocs, Huawei, Sprint, Dream11, and Nokia. In the last year alone, Volt has secured a number of other key partnerships and net new customers who are leaders in their respective industries. Volt’s technology is now used on a daily basis by more than 2 billions users and entities.

To learn more about Volt’s Partnership Program or how to partner with Volt, visit https://www.voltactivedata.com/partners/ or connect with Stephanie on LinkedIn.

ABOUT VOLT ACTIVE DATA

Volt Active Data empowers enterprise-grade applications to ingest, process, and act on data in single-digit milliseconds to tap into new revenue streams and prevent revenue loss. With industry-leading customers in telecommunications, finance, gaming, and many other verticals, The Volt Platform is uniquely positioned to be the go-to technology for any company seeking to take full advantage of 5G, IoT, and whatever comes next.

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Brian Borack Joins Customertimes as Chief Operating Officer

NEW YORK, May 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Customertimes, a global Salesforce integration and implementation partner, today announced that veteran technology and software services leader Brian Borack has joined the company as Chief Operating Officer (COO).

Mr. Borack formerly served as COO of SoftServe, a digital services company, and a leader of BMC Software, where he built and managed global development teams, including one of the largest product teams in Ukraine. Recently, he was the CEO and Co-Founder of RelayiQ, a no-code platform for developing AI/ML-based applications.

At Customertimes, Mr. Borack will ensure customers succeed in their digital transformation journeys by leveraging leading technology platforms. Additionally, he will work with the Sales and Delivery teams to transform product and service offerings, solidifying the company’s global position as a trusted source for enterprise platform integrations, custom development, product support, and proprietary software.

“Mr. Borack’s experience in the software space makes him the ideal fit for us,” says Dmitry Sidnev, CEO at Customertimes. “His growth-minded approach to technology development and scalable services will make an immediate impact, and his deep connection to the people of Ukraine closely aligns with our mission to stand with our colleagues who have been impacted by the war.”

As Mr. Borack gets started, he looks forward to impacting the growth the company has recently experienced.

“Customertimes has an incredible base of leading enterprise clients around the world,” he says. “This company has the unique ability to offer consulting, development, and product expertise, and our leadership within the Salesforce ecosystem is a key differentiator. There is tremendous demand for the skills that Customertimes has to offer, and I am ready to help our customers maximize their technology investments.”

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About Customertimes

Customertimes Corp. is a global consulting and software firm dedicated to making the top IT technologies accessible to customers. With more than 4000 projects completed and 1600+ highly skilled experts, our solutions are engineered to help clients realize true business transformation and achieve maximum value from their technology investments. An early entrant into the Salesforce consulting and implementation space in Eastern Europe and an award-winning product development organization, Customertimes Corp. has headquarters in New York City, with regional offices in London, Paris, Toronto, Kyiv, Poznan, Riga, and Podgorica. For more information, visit www.customertimes.com.

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Chicago’s Most Unbearable Tourist Destination Is Now a Foodie Haven

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By Danielle Braff Those looking for an Instagram-worthy before-and-after story should look no further than Chicago’s Navy Pier. And just like most good before-and-after stories, this one contains major obstacles to get to that finish point: A pandemic, riots and a swarm of mudpuppies. BeforeNavy Pier, the 3,300-foot pier on Lake Michigan’s shore, has never lacked visitors. Frequently cited as the number-one tourist destination in the Windy City, Navy Pier contains the Chicago Children’s Museum, the Chicago Shakespeare Theater and plenty of conference and party space — which naturally draw gues… Continue reading “Chicago’s Most Unbearable Tourist Destination Is Now a Foodie Haven”

McKinsey & Company Acquires S4G Consulting to Accelerate Clients’ End-to-End Growth Transformations

With the acquisition of S4G, McKinsey brings the best of strategy, design, and analytical horsepower together with rapid Salesforce CRM implementation capabilities to help clients ignite growth

NEW YORK and MADRID, Spain, May 03, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — McKinsey & Company announced today it has acquired Madrid-based S4G Consulting. As a top Salesforce Platinum Partner, S4G specializes in helping companies of all sizes extend the power of Salesforce’s customer relationship management (CRM) platform to improve customer outcomes.

B2B digital commerce is undergoing a major transformation as buyers have flexed to remote and digital ways of engaging. Today’s buyers surf ten-plus channels before making a single purchase, and they want convenient, seamless, omnichannel interactions. Now companies can anticipate and meet those needs at every stage of the customer life cycle, achieving analytics-led sales acceleration, omnichannel and e-commerce transformation, and sales productivity enhancements.

With the acquisition of S4G, McKinsey adds rapid Salesforce CRM implementation capabilities to the very best of strategy, design, and analytical horsepower. S4G’s Salesforce CRM technology expertise, combined with McKinsey’s growth offerings, will enable companies to accelerate end-to-end growth transformations.

Next era of growth will be tech-forward
Companies can use predictive and prescriptive analytics and AI-powered capabilities to make data-led decisions that help them consistently delight their customers, improve performance, and unlock growth.

“We are relentlessly focused on helping our clients achieve their growth aspirations,” said Greg Kelly, senior partner and global leader of McKinsey & Company’s Growth, Marketing & Sales Practice. “Our clients have told us they need greater support that extends through making their technology seamlessly support their growth efforts. With this acquisition, we are doing just that by bringing together world-class Salesforce experts, industry-leading technology, accelerators, and analytics to enable our clients to capture customer value and growth using real-time information.”

Kelly continued: “We are thrilled to welcome our S4G colleagues to the firm, and we look forward to the great work we will do together to better serve our clients.”

Accelerate growth at speed and scale
“McKinsey is the world’s leading impact partner for businesses looking to consistently delight customers and accelerate growth,” said Javier Heitz, CEO and founder of S4G. “They are distinctive in developing multiyear transformation strategies fused with design, analytics, and implementation capabilities as well as accelerating commercial performance. We are proud to be joining McKinsey to help clients shape the future of sales and marketing through rapid growth transformation strategies.”

Alongside McKinsey’s strength in capability building, S4G brings a people-driven and client-centric culture that closely aligns with McKinsey’s.

“The acquisition of S4G is the latest example of McKinsey’s renewed focus on deepening our capabilities through active M&A to accelerate and scale impact for our clients,” said Peter Dahlstrom, senior partner and global leader of McKinsey’s Alliances and Acquisitions. “S4G will enable us to expand our tech-enabled offerings to help organizations deploy and scale end-to-end growth transformations and further deepen our collaboration with Salesforce as part of McKinsey’s open ecosystem of trusted collaborators.”

About McKinsey & Company
McKinsey & Company is a global management consulting firm committed to helping organizations realize sustainable, inclusive growth. We work with clients across the private, public, and social sectors to solve complex problems and create positive change for all of our stakeholders. We combine bold strategies and transformative technologies to help organizations innovate more sustainably, achieve lasting gains in performance, and build workforces that will thrive for in this generation and the next.

About McKinsey Growth, Marketing & Sales
The mission of the McKinsey Growth, Marketing & Sales Practice is to help leaders of both consumer and business-to-business clients create Growth That Matters through meaningful transformations and marketing-driven profit. The practice helps our clients set their strategic direction, develop their marketing and sales capabilities, and connect their organization to realize the full potential of today’s omnichannel opportunities. Clients benefit from McKinsey’s experience in core areas of marketing, B2B and B2C pricing, customer experience, and sales and channel management.

About S4G Consulting
S4G Consulting, a Salesforce Platinum Partner with offices in Spain, offers best-in-class Salesforce consulting services for companies across all industries. Founded in 2008, it was one of the first Salesforce Partners in EMEA and has worked with hundreds of companies over the years. In 2018, it was ranked as one of the Top 10 Global Salesforce Platinum Partners by customer rating, reflecting its focus on excellence, which is one of the company’s core values. Today the company has more than 150 employees spread across three offices and over 400 Salesforce certifications.

For more information, please contact
US: MaryLiz Ghanem, DiGennaro Communications – McKinsey-DiGennaro@digennaro-usa.com / +1 917 518 8422
UK: Ruth Jones, 3THINKRS – mckinsey@3thinkrs.com / +44 0208 0872843
Iberia: Gosia G Pajkowska, Gosia_G_Pajkowska@McKinsey.com / +34680489878