Friday, June 19, 2020
12:00 – 1:30 p.m. CDT

The Next Great Idea Could Be Yours!

In times of disruption, companies who create
new products, processes, and services build resilience.

EXECUTIVE ADVISORY WEBINAR

♦ Host/Sponsors ♦ Membership ♦ Panelist ♦ Registration ♦ Visionary Leaders

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NWI Advisory Group brings another brilliant panel of experts, Matt Liotine and Heidi Hattendorf, to guide a discussion on innovation and adapting to changing business conditions for businesses of any size.

Heidi will address how you win today and how your business can be resilient:

Leverage the resources, team members, assets and capabilities you already have today to expand your business and explore new markets
Identify potential new solutions or variations of current solutions to provide a greater level of service to your customers today
Cross-sell new capabilities to high profit and high revenue customers
Diversify with new capabilities towards under-served markets

Matt will focus on the success factors for future-proofing business processes and operations:

Repurposing your existing capabilities to cope with new market and product uncertainty
Tuning your existing processes to support business transformation
Using digitalization to broaden visibility to your operating environment

Matt and Heidi will guide a conversation to explore how to best leverage the data you have and target your business plans for business resiliency. You’ll walk away with a greater sense of best practices for adapting, targeting your plans and being resilient now and for the future.

This session is an introduction to business resilience and growth. The team will share additional ideas and follow on sessions.

NWI Executive Advisory Group Offers

Timely and relevant topics
Peer to peer discussion
Strategic networking
We encourage new membership and participation
Diverse Board of Advisors, servicing Chicagoland which includes surrounding suburbs
Visionary Business Leader Program

Please Register to attend!

Live Webinar with Guest Sponsor, IMEC

Join Us For

An exclusive executive webinar focused on The Next Great Idea.

Grab your favorite beverage, and join our virtual discussion. Panelists look forward to responding to your questions.

Friday, June 19, 2020
12:00 – 1:30 p.m. CDT
1:00 – 2:30 p.m. EST
10:00 – 11:30 a.m. PST

Location:
Zoom Meeting

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Meet Manufacturing Innovator, Cheryl Wellman

Meet our special guest Cheryl Wellman, owner of Integrity Manufacturing, Inc. Hear how she is reinventing and refocusing her company to meet specific industry needs during the COVID-19 crisis.

Thank you, to all of our
hosts & sponsors:

• AXA Advisors, Inc. • BLR Research • Future Link IT • IMEC • Lead Like A Pro • Nexus Communications Technology • NWI Business Solutions • Peace & Harmony Solutions, Inc. • Porte Brown LLC • Presidio Group • RADD Training, LLC • The Hornstein Law Office, P.C.

Our Expert Panelists

Maritess Bott, Panelist at Executive Forum, October 26, 2017

Matthew Liotine, Ph.D.

Matt is a strategic advisor in operations and supply chain management, analytics, quality control and innovation. He has advised, coached and trained thousands of professionals from companies and organizations in a variety of industries from acround the globe. He has over 30 years of industry experience, and holds certifications in Six Sigma and business continuity. Matt is also a professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago, and is the founder and director of their graduate program in supply chain and operations management. He is the co-author of a new book entitled Technology in Supply Chain Management and Logistics: Current Practice and Future Applications.

Heidi Hattendorf

Heidi Hattendorf is a global business executive with expertise in strategy, innovation, transformation and end to end marketing. Heidi held executive roles at Motorola in both cellular and mission critical businesses leading product management, product marketing, innovation and digital transformation. Most recently she built the telecom & media industry practice from the ground up for a medium sized growth company in Silicon Valley looking to tailor their offering by industry. Heidi has a B.S. in Business plus an MBA, and certificate in Digital Transformation. She worked abroad in Europe for 11 years, holds two patents, and was recognized as one of the top 40 women in Innovation by Front End of Innovation.

Cheryl Wellman

Prior to starting Integrity Manufacturing, Cheryl served in numerous capacities with Lindy Manufacturing, including positions in accounting, IT, shipping and plant management. Prior to that, she held a variety of key positions in accounting, production, logistics, project management, human resources, and customer service in various companies. Working closely with CPAs and CFOs, Cheryl gained expertise in job costing, finance and management. Cheryl’s experience across such a broad array of positions, and organizations has given her excellent preparation for overseeing the strategic direction of Integrity Manufacturing.