Founded in 2012 by the supercomputing experts Emilio Billi and Antonella Rubicco, A3cube pioneers the transformation from the high-performance computing systems to high performance data systems. The company strongly believes in the importance of providing better equipment to the community to extol the maximum value from all the data collected, this makes A3Cube focused in the development of different complementary technologies that all together can build innovative and market-unique solutions.

The holistic approach that A3Cube takes starting from the analysis of the bottlenecks in the existing hardware in the relationship with the applications architecture was the basis for A3Cube system orchestration. Through their technology, the company can build a system that perfectly fits the application needs maximizing the application performance without needs for special application tuning. The result is that an ordinary server in combination with A3Cube composable infrastructure can achieve the maximum potential outperforming any other equivalent system in the market.

” We combined all the cutting edged features in a single robust product that can fit the needs of any applications “

According to Antonella, founder, president and CEO of A3Cube computing is only two things “data” plus “math” over the data, this simple concept is at the basis of any computation from simple word processing to gaming to the most intense HPC challenges to AI and so on. In HPC system architects are mainly focused on providing fast “math” resulting in faster computing. In the modern data-driven era the “math” is performed over a vast amount of data, so the key is to provide not only fast “math” but also fast “data” access to have the right amount of fuel the “data” to perform the computation at the maximum speed possible. Imagine that a standard modern CPU can perform 800 operations every 100 nanoseconds in other words this means that every 100 nanoseconds that the system wait for a data firms lose 800 transactions. With A3Cube architecture the time for the data is reduced to microseconds making the data access faster and the computation more intensive by increasing the number of operations that the system can run 100 times greater than in standard systems.

A3Cube observed that all the existing storage systems are or were based on traditional NAS or were backed by a parallel or distributed file system specifically designed for an application. And, if one needed to be flexible and combine servers in many different ways, no robust solution could be integrated without pain. Starting from these observations the company decided to invent a brand new way to orchestrate the data access in multiple scenarios using multiple file systems combined and embedded hardware tricks that permits everybody without any specific experience to configure and build robust systems extremely optimized in minutes. “We combined all the cutting edged features in a single robust product that can fit the needs of any applications,” adds Antonella. “We create an infrastructure that is deeply integrated with the network infrastructure, the IO bus of the server and the related attached devices.”

In an instance, one of A3Cube’s customers had the challenge to predict the status of a service in less than 60 seconds analyzing more than one millions of records from multiple sensors per time and performing some mathematical operations on them to decide if the data were valid or not. In the case that the time to analyze the data was higher than 60 seconds, the system considered the data wrong as default, creating a security issue and downtime in the chain. A3ube’s real implementation exceeded the expectation by analyzing the same amount of data in less than 25 seconds permitting to implement a double check and a new series of controls over the data. A3Cube is growing at an unprecedented way and for the road ahead the company is developing new evolutionary products like an AI-driven scanner for materials quality analysis, and the new GRIFO™ for automotive algorithm training.

A3Cube Inc.

Management

Antonella Rubicco
Founder, President & CEO

Description

A3Cube pioneers the transformation from the high-performance computing systems to high-performance data systems and strongly believes in the importance of providing better equipment to the community to extol the maximum value from all the data collected.

Headquartered in North Carolina, Pike has transformed into a leading, integrated provider of construction, repair and engineering services for distribution and transmission powerlines and substations, with a growing portfolio of turnkey and renewable projects. The company has been designing, connecting, and maintaining this life-critical infrastructure for over 70 years now. “We have become the safest, most technologically savvy, turnkey solutions provider for our customers,” says J. Eric Pike, Chairman and CEO of Pike.

Pike is a results-driven company that has been built on operational excellence and implementation. Whether it’s data insights, or tech-assisted ways of doing things better or faster, the Pike team knows how to take technology and incorporate it into daily operations. “The marriage of innovation and operational excellence is very powerful, especially at the scale at which we maintain our nation’s infrastructure,” explains Mr. Pike or Eric.

” We have become the safest, most technologically savvy, turnkey solutions provider for our customers. “

Pike is one of the largest service providers for energy infrastructure to investor-owned utilities, electric cooperatives, municipalities, communication companies and gas utilities in the United States. Additionally, the company has designed and installed over a gigawatt of solar and wind generation during the last ten years and is actively designing and installing battery storage systems today. One of the great strengths that Pike brings to its customers is the long-standing experience it shares with them, many of whom have partnered with Pike for over 50 years. These relationships have fostered a level of trust in Pike and its ability to consistently find the best solutions for projects, which are not only operationally smart and cost-effective, but are also leading the market in tech savviness.

Pike is investing heavily in technology to provide customers with new products and opportunities, as well as enhanced performance transparency and service. The company’s move to a fully cloud-based back office has helped to increase speed and ensure accuracy, and Pike’s RPA or “BOT” initiatives are reducing costs and improving cycle time for customers. The company has several IoT initiatives in the works as well.

In fact, Pike’s investment in technology spans all facets of its business. “We have invested in Virtual Reality Training for our employees to improve their safety awareness and skill sets in the safest, most realistic training scenarios possible, and we are using advanced telemetrics across our fleet to increase utilization and reduce downtime,” says Mr. Pike or Eric. While engineering and construction companies are not normally thought of in the context of cutting-edge technology, Mr. Pike or Eric believes this is a gross oversight. “We often deploy new technology very early and craft business use cases for technologies that were never even envisioned. For example, most people assume VR to be an entertainment toy. However, when it is combined with very realistic work processes and backed by data analytics, the workforce training opportunities are tremendous,” he explains.

Oftentimes, new technologies fail in the B2B environment – not because of the technology itself – but because the companies adopting them face implementation challenges. Pike, however, is an operations expert, and has been built on delivering successful outcomes. As a result, when the company gets access to actionable data or technology-enabled ways to do things, the positive business impact that it can drive for its customers and internal operations is tremendous.

Today, Pike continues to grow its service territory across the country, including new offices in California and Hawaii. The company will continue to invest in new technology to improve its business and value to the customer. “In the short term, some of the technology-related products that we expect to launch include our suite of virtual reality training experiences, as well as our TEAM business intelligence platform,” adds Mr. Pike or Eric.

Dr. Eric Cole is on a mission to change the world – his vision is to make cyberspace a safe place to live, work and raise a family. Driven by an inner call to help protect people and make cyberspace secure, Dr. Cole incorporated Secure Anchor that offers high-touch cybersecurity services assisting organizations prevent security breaches, detect network intrusions, and respond to advanced threats. Using a proven methodology developed by noted author, speaker, and trainer, Dr. Cole’s Secure Anchor’s recommendations are tailored to the needs of the organization, prioritized, and actionable.

Dr. Cole is an industry-recognized security expert with over 20 years of hands-on experience. He has experience in information technology with a focus on helping customers identify the right areas of security by building out dynamic defense solutions that protect organizations from advanced threats. Dr. Cole is the author of several books, including Advanced Persistent Threat, Hackers Beware, Hiding in Plain Site, Network Security Bible, and Insider Threat. He is the inventor of over 20 patent applications and also a member of the Commission on Cyber Security for the 44th President and several executive advisory boards. Dr. Cole is an executive leader in the industry where he provides cutting-edge cyber security consulting services and leads research and development initiatives to advance the state-of-the-art information systems security.

Having worked internally for companies holding positions from CIO, CTO and CEO, Dr. Cole knows the challenges and more importantly knows how to resolve those challenges in a cost-effective manner. According to the cybersecurity expert many companies are making a lot of money in cybersecurity, but not providing a lot of value based on the increase in incidents and compromises. Secure Anchor has been setup to help organizations implement effective and cost effective cyber security solutions that actually work. “What does every organization that has had a major breach have in common? They all spent a lot of money on security and were still compromised. Secure Anchor uses it extensive expertise to build custom, effective security solutions that help organizations both prevent and detect attacks in a timely manner,” he adds.

” Quality is king and always take care of your customers and respect your customers. Have fun and love what you do. Life is not about money but enjoying the ride and taking care of everyone “

Secure Anchor caters to organizations worldwide and has been termed as a pioneer in offering unique cybersecurity solution and services. In an instance, the company was hired by a research organization that processes over $600 million transactions and they needed to be PCI compliant. The client had brought in 3 prior companies for all of which the client spent several million dollars and several years but the end result was disappointing. Focusing on de-scoping and compensating controls Secure Anchor came in and within 5 months and less than $500k the company had the client fully PCI compliant. “This is when I realized that we had something special and expertise that few other firms had. To be really good at cyber security you not only have to know the technology, but you also have to be creative and think like an executive,” says Dr. Cole.

Secure Anchor Consulting

Management

Dr. Eric Cole
Founder and CEO

Description

Secure Anchor consulting provides high-touch cybersecurity services that help organizations prevent breaches, detect network intrusions, and respond to advanced threats.

For organizations many projects show early signs of disorganization, start to spiral out of control, and eventually end up failing. Munich based Can Do is a provider of unique software for enterprise-wide project and resource management (RM). As a strategic platform, Can Do interconnects all relevant internal systems, including HR, ERP and CRM. Companies use Can Doto plan, manage and optimize the deployment of all its employees and to monitor results, unlike solutions such as SAP that optimize the flow of money and goods. The AI-based software is a user-oriented web application and now operated as Software as a Service (SaaS) on the high-performance Amazon Web Services (AWS) infrastructure. Small and medium-sized companies around the globe can test and buy the software at Can Do or on AWS Marketplace and profit from the advantages of machine learning and AI-based recommendations for professional risk management delivered by Can Do.

” Can Do’s software learns from the estimates, decisions and corrections of its users for questions relating to project selection, priorities and resources as well as skill and risk management. “

Founded in 2000, Can Dohelps midsized companies and groups across all industries plan their projects in the light of the availability and skills of their staff. Today, the app-based solution checks in parallel whether sufficient capacities are available and whether these employees have the required skills. Can Do’s software learns from the estimates, decisions and corrections of its users for questions relating to project selection, priorities and resources as well as skill and risk management. Then, the software uses this information to produce analyses and recommendations for future plans. It’s a learning process between the user and the software that benefits both sides. That’s because it will eventually integrate the users’ expertise from successful plans and make it available to all staff. It provides recommendations for action based on templates that have been proven multiple times over, giving users tips to help them plan in a goal-oriented way. Even the time recording app “Can Do Hours” is now giving recommendations to people how to organize their daily work.

The reason Can Do has culminated into a leader is because they are the only system on the market able to work with imprecise data. That enables customers to define a deadline as “1st quarter” or work required as “100-200 person days”. The Can Do Watermodel algorithm is a dynamic capacity comparison procedure that can simulate plans and check that they are really workable, assisting companies deploy their staff better and avoid overworking them. Multiple algorithms and AI components have been implemented in the Can Dosystem that runs simulations of people’s future work-related behavior, enabling realistic and convenient resource planning. The system is an extremely high-performance, object-oriented, in-memory system. This enables the algorithms and AI functions to run in real time.

In an instance, Arvato Systems wanted to harmonize planning and management processes, which are based on meaningful information, generated by current and constantly updated data. This was why the company decided to look for a solution that could be integrated into operational activities while providing efficient project planning and resource management. Arvato Systems uses Can Do to runreal-time capacity analyses and plans theutilization of employees based on their skills.The employees’ capabilities, which ArvatoSystems records and updates in a centralized skill library, are linked to the availabilitiesof each member of staff, whose time is thenbooked and assigned to projects.

For the days to come, Can Do will expand its cloud offering to the European Market as well as to the US and Asia Pacific. Part of the business model is Can Do’s offering on Amazon Web Services (AWS) marketplace where small and midsized companies can test and buy the apps they need for their specific planning purposes. Also, Can Do will use more services from AWS to benefit from the extensive choice of proven technology and to reach more clients.

Can Do GmbH

Management

Jens Steinbicker, Managing Director

Description

Can Do software for skills-based capacity planning wins over the top-class jury of the IT innovation prize in the “human resources” category.

With a mission dedicated to redefining the future of clinical development, PRA Health Sciences is leading the way in transforming and disrupting both clinical development and healthcare delivery. They recognize that the drug development industry is at cross-roads and that innovative approaches are needed to bring new therapies to more patients more efficiently and cost effectively.

PRA is a full-service global contract research organization, providing a broad range of product development and data solution services to pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies around the world. PRA’s integrated services include data management, statistical analysis, clinical trial management, and regulatory and drug development consulting.

” We are engaging patients as consumers and integrating how we connect and deliver clinical trials to patients via the technology they use in their everyday lives, such as mobile smart devices. “

The company has been taking a patient-centered approach and incorporating the patient voice into drug development. “We are engaging patients as consumers and integrating how we connect and deliver clinical trials to patients via the technology they use in their everyday lives, such as mobile smart devices,” says Kent Thoelke, EVP and Chief Scientific Officer at PRA. “We are exploring ways to virtualize trials to make them more accessible, particularly for hard to reach populations such as rare disease patients.”

In one case study, a renowned pharmaceutical client required a mobile technology solution to collect safety and effectiveness data on a groundbreaking treatment for an ultra-rare disease in a global gene therapy prospective registry. The client needed a multilingual technology platform and the solution would need to evolve with changing mobile devices’ operating systems over the study’s 15-year life cycle to remain updated, functional, and accessible. PRA’s executive medical director worked with the sponsor’s clinical and data management teams to create a flexible mobile platform for patients, parents, and caregivers. Their strategic planning and teamwork resulted in timely delivery of an efficient mobile solution for enrollment, engagement, and electronic data capture (EDC) in a single, user-friendly platform.

By utilizing their virtual and connected environment, access to clinical trials becomes democratized and clinical research as a care option (CRACO) has the opportunity to become a standard option as opposed to an exception. By creating an environment where CRACO is standard, the concept of contract research evolves into a more focused healthcare delivery partnership that is inclusive of clinical trials and clinical research.

PRA provides state-of-the-art trial management systems, adaptive monitoring, powerful analytical tools and predictive forecasting. They harness technology to give clients better insights, customizing resources to match client goals and their technology solutions are adaptable, optimizing and/or augmenting existing systems or integrating seamlessly into an established infrastructure.

One of the unique aspects of PRA is their Embedded Solution model that can embed the right talent, processes, and technology to help partners realize their goals. Another point of pride for PRA is their Center for Pediatric Clinical Development—their answer to the industry’s critical shortage of clinical research dedicated to pediatric drug discovery. The Center functions as the central repository for all of PRA’s global pediatrics knowledge and the focal point for a specialized team of pediatric experts and advisors, equipping them to navigate the complexities of pediatric studies worldwide. Alongside, PRA’s focus on Phase I-IV study management services makes them highly competitive among larger, more diversified CROs.

PRA’s recent acquisition of Symphony Health Solutions and Parallel 6 strengthens their role in leading the industry’s shift into an agile, data-driven, clinical research paradigm. Symphony transforms data into decisions by providing a holistic view of the impacts of payer, prescriber, and patient behavior to shape commercial performance, productivity, and profitability. Parallel 6 and PRA’s Clinical 6 platform engages and supports patients allowing them to participate in clinical trials via a virtual / connected model using a Bring Your Own Device strategy. This industry leading platform also allows all patients access to clinical trials regardless of geography or access to a physical trial site. For the road ahead, PRA is committed to continue to look for innovative ways to improve drug development and is steadfast in their patient centric approach to growth.

Ruslan Desyatnikov – CEO, President, and Founder of QA Mentor have taken the world renowned software testing company to new heights only by building a proper organizational culture. For the Quality Assurance genius, surrounding oneself with passionate people who wants to make a difference every day is of extreme importance which can take the company towards success. “You have to make everyone a part of the family at work and establish a culture where there is no room for politics, finger pointing, talking behind each other back but pure transparency and openness,” he explains. “We hire people with big hearts for a long journey who can grow with us and go through water and fire towards achieving our goal of becoming #1 QA Company in the World.”

Founded in 2010 and based in New York, QA Mentor, Inc. is multi-awards winning leading independent software testing company serving 260 clients from Fortune 500 to start ups in 28 countries. With unique products propositions from a crowd sourcing platform with a pool of 12,000 crowd sourced testers to a test management platform, unique and economical services offerings and QA education from e-learning and corporate training, QA Mentor continues its growth, expansion and footprint around the globe to become the top and the best Software Testing Company in the World.

The company builds numerous proprietary QA Methodologies and best practices which have been put together based on 20 years of QA Experience. They have some of very unique propositions based on their “shift quality to the left” framework which was developed at QA Mentor and utilized by many Fortune 500 companies. For Ruslan, to become a leader in QA, there needs to be room for continuous self-improvements, research and development, trainings, and continuous challenges. The company offers plenty of trainings and coaching exercises developed at QA Mentor and all employees go through the e-learning courses which are offered to the entire world at very competitive prices. “We want to train and teach as many people as possible around the world in order to improve quality across the board,” he adds.

” We are planning to acquire at least 2 more QA companies in 2018 and open 3 new locations in India, Pakistan and Philippines “

QA Mentor’s methodology of static testing continues to surprise their clients in number of requirements issues, gaps, inconsistencies which the company identifies as part of their static testing. The company has assisted number of organizations to save hundreds of thousands of dollars by applying static testing techniques to functional requirements user stories, wireframes, data dictionaries and technical documentation. For instance, QA Mentor was involved in static testing of new trading platform which had 47 use case documents. They formed a team of 6 Static Testing professionals and within 4 weeks they had identified more than 700 static testing defects in the use case documents, wireframes and field declaration documents which potentially could of materialized to functional defects.

QA Mentor has been a pioneer in utilizing their own proprietary developed methodologies and approaches which now are utilized across the world as it has been made publicly available on QA Mentor’s web site for anyone who would like to achieve superior quality while testing applications. The company is also making upfront investment for any potential client by assessing their current maturity level of QA plus demonstrating their capabilities for several weeks through their resources for free of charge. During this time, QA Mentor explores existing process, application, business logic behind the application which gives them a very good sense on how many resources is required to support client in the future and what action plan and transformation strategy to put in place by improving and transforming to more mature QA Organization.

For QA Mentor the road ahead looks very challenging as they put some very aggressive goals and objectives in 2018 which need to not only meet but exceed. “We are planning to acquire at least 2 more QA companies in 2018 and open 3 new locations in India, Pakistan and Philippines,” says Ruslan.

QA Mentor

Management

Ruslan Desyatnikov
CEO

Description

QA Mentor provides cost effective quality frameworks with the goal of facilitating the overall success of our clients.

Trustlook is a cybersecurity company based in Silicon Valley. Their CEO and co-founder, Allan Zhang, saw an opportunity to do security better during his work at Palo Alto Networks, and worked toward developing a solution that goes beyond the existing security tools available today, and detects and addresses zero-day vulnerabilities and advanced malware.

Trustlook has its roots with the consumer, and has 75 million users across all its security apps. They also power the security for apps with user bases totaling more than 250 million. The success of these early offerings gained the recognition of third-party rating firms, such as AV-TEST, and gave the company faith that its approach to security was better than traditional signature methods.

Today, Trustlook offers products for consumers, app developers, OEMs, systems integrators, and large enterprises. They provide solutions for mobile, the IoT, and network appliances. Essentially, anyone looking to improve the security of an app or computing device can benefit from Trustlook’s technology. The company provides out-of-the-box products that developers or device manufacturers can use immediately. In other cases, a custom build is offered, depending on the requirements of the device and computing environment.

” Our key differentiator is using AI across all of our products. “

According to Trustlook, the biggest issue for many security professionals is keeping up with the increased number of threats. That is why Trustlook focuses extensively on Artificial Intelligence (AI) as the foundation for all their security products. Whether it is a mobile product or an IoT product, the important thing for them is to quickly and intelligently process threat data to improve product performance. ”Our key differentiator is using AI across all of our products,” explains Zhang

Trustlook employs both static and dynamic malware analysis, depending on the product. For example, their mobile security product scans files statically, looking for anomalies. It also performs behavioral analysis by running files in a cloud-based sandboxTrustlook ‘s SECUREai Core product, designed for network appliances and firewalls, is and other harrnful network attacks before they can infiltrate and cause problems. Regardless of which detection method is being employed, all have machine learning and AI at their core.

Paying attention to the needs of the marketplace, and staying nimble, has allowed Trustlook to take advantage of growth opportunities. For instance, Huawei, the globally renowned mobile device maker, was looking for a way to improve the quality and reputation of its app store. It needed to be sure that the apps it featured in the store were safe for its users to download. Huawei had already been using Trustlook ‘s mobile security product in all its smartphones inChina, and through working together, the two companies discovered that Trustlook had this additional capability because of all the apps and data it was collecting. Trustlook productized the solution, now called SECUREai SaaS, and offered it to Huawei. The product scans apps to determine their safety. It generates a report with details on the behaviors and risks associated with an app, and clearly identifies those apps that are safe, and those that are maliciou s, making for a much better experience for Huawei ‘s users.

Going forward, Trustlook is excited about the direction of its network appliance and IoT security offerings. Both segments are perfectly suited for Trustlook ‘s next generation AI-based security approach. Moreover, their IoT security solution is unique, and is in a space that desperately needs to take security seriously.” Those will be the main drivers of growth for Trustlook,” concludes Zhang.

Trustlook

Management

Allan Zhang
Founder & CEO

Description

Trustlook provides mobile security solution that goes beyond the existing tools available today, and detects and addresses zero – day vulnerabilities and advanced malware.

Focus Works has succeeded in establishing itself in the marketplace by becoming the “Corporate Standard” of many Blue-Chip Fortune 500 companies. This is due to the strategy of providing targeted (not generic solutions whichdo not require additional 3rd party computer programming), acquiring industry expertise, and providing unheard of 24/7 support. Automated Tools for Batch Control, Lot Tracking, and Food Safety are essential to the success of bakeries and food processing plants. Focus Works provides these essentials. Their products are unique in that they are designed for easy installation and configuration, providing an “out-of-the-box” reliable solution that works. Focus Works products provide hard-dollar savings and short payback periods. From the time inventory is received, product is made through when it is packaged and shipped, it is subjected to possible operator and equipment error—Focus Works looks for these issues and provides specific solutions to eliminate them.

When Kellogg’s—an American multinational food-manufacturing company—production batching system failed and shut down their ingredient batching costing them millions in lost production, the company was at their wits end. They wanted a firm that could assist them fast and provide a reliable solution. The company approached Focus Works—a recognized leader in Production Control & Food Safety software systems for the baking and food industry. Focus Works installed their PRIMS system and helped Kellogg’s achieve 24/7 production of perfect Pop Tarts and Nutra-Grain Bars with no losses. A few years later they asked Focus Works to compete for all of their 32 plants floor production control business against five much larger international companies including GE, Siemens and Rockwell. Focus Works won the business in a unanimous vote because of their system’s reliability, scope of functionality and company’s expertise. This is just one of the many reasons why organizations trust Focus Works

” Focus Works brings its expertise in food production and food safety issues into the solutions they provide. “

Their flagship product, PRIMS is for plant ingredient batch manufacturing allowing the customer to control the entire manufacturing process from receiving ingredients through finished goods. The company was formed by Robert White in 2006 to market software products providing solutions for the baking and food manufacturing industry. Mr. White saw that it was essential to project an image to the customer of a company rooted in software centric solutions pertaining to his industry. The strategy is to provide cost effective systems with an extraordinary Return-on-Investment in a user-friendly, scalable system. “Focus Works brings its expertise in food production and food safety issues into the solutions they provide,” he adds.

“The best reason we can give you why you would pick Focus Works, is that we are not focused on selling hardware or an off the shelf solution as our competitors. We also can supply a company with all of their software requirements, as you can see in our portfolio. And these systems all integrate with each other,” adds Mr. White. Focus Works solutions provide control all the way from receiving ingredients, production processing, through to shipment to the customer and remote warehouses. Their systems eliminate recalls due to product errors, increase production yield, optimize scheduling, reduce batch cycle times, eliminate operator errors, reduce ingredient losses by 95% and achieve perfect product quality every time.

It is their innovation, driven by their working relationship with their customers, that separates Focus Works from their competitors. “You can build a better mouse trap, as my father liked to say but if the customer doesn’t have a mouse problem you won’t have a customer. Better to find out what he needs and supply it to him,” says Mr. White. We have had an unbelievable 1st quarter for 2018. Having already completed the equivalent of last year’s sales. This year we will expand marketing many of our products to 3rd party resellers, system integrators and to Latin America.”

Tim Wallace as CEO of iPipeline has been able to successfully predict the digital transformation requirements of the life insurance and financial services industry and the important role data analytics will play in the future. With over 30 years of experience in the software, service, and consulting industry, Tim has learned how to avoid the typical pitfalls encountered by startups and to apply his energy towards building a unique culture—one that thrives on challenges and delivering innovative products and services to address the challenges within the life insurance and financial services industry.

Through both organic growth and strategic “tuck in” acquisitions, Tim has transformed iPipeline from a start-up with 28 people with 6 million in annual revenue into a powerhouse with 650 individuals and hundreds of millions in annual revenue. Today, iPipeline is a leading provider of cloud-based software solutions for the life insurance and financial services industry. Through their SaaS-based new business acquisition platform, iPipeline can accelerate and simplify sales, compliance, operations and support. “We provide process automation and seamless integration between every participant in the life insurance and financial services industry and their consumers,” says Tim.

” We provide process automation and seamless integration between every participant in the life insurance and financial services industry and their consumers. “

The focus of iPipeline is providing web-based software tools that drive straight-through processing for the insurance and financial services markets on a global basis. iPipeline has continued to redefine the meaning of straight-through processing over the years for both the life insurance and financial services industry by continually adding new industry innovations. For example, the company has recently launched iGO® Link for life insurance carriers. iGO Link extends the value of carriers’ investments in straight-through processing by allowing them to intelligently digitize paper applications into the iPipeline platform.

Tim believes the future of the industry lies in optimizing the use of data and transforming it into actionable information to maintain competitive positions, better service customers, and achieve growth. iPipeline is committed to providing the power of data analytics to all the customers both now and in the future. In an instance, OneAmerica recently deployed iPipeline’s DocFast e-Delivery solution which has been designed to optimize digital interaction between sellers and their customers. DocFast will initially be used to deliver life insurance policies and related documents based on a collaborative workflow including the insurer, distributor, financial advisor and customer.

Advising the entrepreneurs in the making, Tim says that in order to become successful in business, a CEO must be similarly focused on his game, willing to listen to his team, change his/her mind based on developments in the business landscape, and adjust strategy to secure a solid win. Surrounding yourself with the best talent possible to achieve the best possible results and being frugal about spending, regardless as to how successful or large the company gets is all a few of the tricks of trade. And above all, develop a winning culture, because culture is the backbone of great companies. According to Tim, a company with an outstanding culture will have less employee attrition and be conducive to driving innovation, commitment, and fun throughout the organization.

In 2019, the company will be introducing their Policy Administration System (PAS) to the North American life insurance industry. Their PAS offering is a modern, next-generation system offering tight integrations with legacy platforms and new efficiencies. When combined with other integrated iPipeline solutions, the company can offer customers a comprehensive, straight-through processing platform to simplify and accelerate their new business, PAS, and in-force management activities. “We are excited to bring this new solution to market and are expecting strong demand in 2019,” adds Tim.

iPipeline

Management

Tim Wallace
CEO

Description

iPipeline is a technology provider of SaaS solutions that drives straight-through processing for the insurance and financial services industry.

Wendy Preyssler is an International Coach Federation (ICF) Master Certified Coach, an Advisory Board member, and former Leader of Accomplishment Coaching (ICF Accredited Coach Training Program), and an active member of the community as a coach and volunteer, serving in leadership roles. Wendy serves on the board of the International Association of Women, Las Vegas Chapter; served as Chair of United Way of Southern Nevada’s Signature Event Committee and is Past President of the ICF Nevada.

She fosters community connections by sponsoring events such as the MGM Women’s Leadership Conference. For 2 consecutive years, she flew in 15-20 ICF coaches from North America and Europe to deliver complimentary coaching sessions to 200-300 women delegates. Wendy organizes monthly events for Southern Nevada coaches and maintains relationships with licensed therapists to ensure clients have access to the most appropriate resources. Wendy also contributes to the success of local companies, such as restaurants, through her social media posts, spending decisions, and gift cards to clients and associates.

“C-Suite Executives & business owners seek Wendy out for leadership and professional development for themselves, their leadership teams and organizations. Leveraging the most insightful assessment tools on the market, as well as her 25+ years’ experience coaching, Wendy supports you in creating lasting change and success.”

Although Wendy was used to achieving and exceeding her goals, the stellar results she produced with the support of a coach while taking part in a year-long leadership development program inspired her to make that difference for others. “Initially, I coached part-time since I loved my job; it was exceedingly challenging, and it involved international travel. My granny was in her mid-90s and living with me and was challenged by my travel schedule. I decided to leave my corporate job to care for her. After she passed away, I wanted to do something where I was making a difference daily, as I had for Granny. Coaching was it. Although I loved being a Global Director in a Fortune 100 company with responsibility for $500M annual revenues, coaching allows me to make a difference in my clients’ lives daily.”

Wendy specializes in executive and leadership coaching for C-level executives, business owners, and high-potential business professionals. She has a particular affinity for partnering with high potential women and women executives. Wendy offers coaching, workshops and assessments for individuals, teams, and organizations.

As an ICF Master Certified Coach, Wendy Preyssler is in the top 3.9% of credentialed coaches, worldwide. Wendy has also received numerous awards and certifications:

• Best Business Leadership Coach (USA) 2021 North America Business Elite

• Organizational Leadership Development Expert of the Year (USA) 2021

• Best Executive & Leadership Coach (Las Vegas) 2020, 2019, 2018

• Best Life Coach (Las Vegas) 2016, 2015, 2014

• Leadership Circle Certified

• Accomplishment Coaching Certified

Wendy Preyssler says, “My intention is to support clients in achieving audacious goals with power, velocity, and ease. Clients rely on me to see what others won’t see and say what others would not dare say. Coaching is about showing up as your best self, realizing when you’re not, and being able to get back to your best self in a hot minute. It’s about being unstoppable so that almost nothing can take you out, and if/when something does, it’s only for an instant. It’s also about self-compassion, acknowledging and appreciating who you are, as opposed to just acknowledging yourself for your accomplishments.”

Wendy envisions a world where people and relationships thrive, and authenticity becomes the norm. Wendy’s goal is to help leaders be their best selves so that their lives, businesses and communities flourish. IEWL

Contact Details: phone: +1.702.907.4282 website – www.CoachingByWendy.com email – [email protected]

Coaching by Wendy

Management

Wendy Preyssler
Founder of Coaching by Wendy

Description

Wendy is passionate about making a difference with people. She has coached business professionals since 1992. Wendy has been Certified by Accomplishment Coaching and is credentialed by the International Coach Federation (ICF). She is Past President of the ICF Nevada.