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Tom Dudack joins Chad Pyke on The EPM Show to share his insights on what it takes to be successful in the EPM space. Tom is a Senior Principal Customer Success Business Partner and FSI & BS Industry Captain at Anaplan. He has over 20 years of EPM experience and is an expert when it comes to helping organizations maximize their Anaplan investment. Tune into this episode to learn:

→ What the ideal environment for an Anaplan transformation looks like. 

→ How executive leadership can make or break the transformation. 

→ Why every customer needs to do an honest self-assessment of their readiness.

→ How the best customers approach the talent piece of the Anaplan transformation equation. 

→ Why it’s critical to celebrate big wins well. 

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Steven Barry is the Director of Delivery at Cervello. He’s spent over a decade in the Anaplan ecosystem and has a tangible passion for helping EPM professionals advance their career.

He joins Chad Pyke on The EPM Show to talk about failing upwards in your career. 

In this episode you’ll learn: 

→ The importance of authenticity and self-awareness in maximizing your career potential. 

→ Why saying “No” is often the path to success. 

→ How to define success and failure based on your personal core values. 

→ Why respectfully disagreeing with leadership can be a career accelerator. 

→ How to take smart career risks. 
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Sean Brophy is the Head of Global Sales at Pigment. He’s a proven sales executive having lead high-performing teams at Tableau, Alteryx, and Mapbox.

He joins Chad Pyke on The EPM Show to share his take on the EPM industry and how to build an impactful career. In this episode you’ll learn: 

→ The 5 “Ins” for impactful leadership.

→ Why knowing thyself is essential for making the most out of your career. 

→ How he evaluates taking smart career risks having spent most of his time at startups.

→ What he’s most excited about when it comes to Pigment’s journey and product. 

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Sourjya Rudra is an Anaplan Solution Architect and co-founder of PlanFlamingo Consulting. He’s been in the Anaplan ecosystem for the better part of a decade working for multiple Anaplan Global Strategic Partners before starting his own firm.

In this episode you’ll learn: → How a non-traditional background can be a secret weapon in consulting. → What it’s like to make the entrepreneurial leap in the Anaplan ecosystem. → How professional development changes when you’re independent. → An inside look into the independent consultant network and why it’s a great place to be. Visit all the pertinent links: cothryve.co/links

Matthew Dickerson leads the Anaplan COE at Jaguar Land Rover, one of the premier brands in the automotive industry. He spoke at the Anaplan Connect in the UK this year and joined Chad Pyke on The EPM Show to share some of the highlights from that event and how he's leading the COE at JLR through a critical season in the automotive industry. In this episode you'll learn: → The Anaplan COE's role in helping JLR shift from being demand led to supply led due to the global semiconductor shortage. → Why knowing your industry is just as important as knowing Anaplan in a customer role. → The keys to success in JLR's Anaplan journey from 150 users to over 1500. → What's next for JLR's Anaplan Journey and their COE. → Why curiosity is the greatest career hack for EPM professionals. Visit all the pertinent links: cothryve.co/links

Liran Edelist is a fractional executive, board advisor, entrepreneur in the EPM industry. He is the former President and VP of Customer Success at Jedox.

Liran joins Chad Pyke on The EPM Show today to talk about: 

→ His unique approach to customer success. 

→ How aspiring leaders can grow their career faster by understanding their business. 

→ What to look for in high-potential, high-aptitude talent. 

→ Why curiosity and passion can be the difference maker in your career. 

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Billy Leigh is the Head of Strategy at Embark Consulting. He joins Chad Pyke today to talk about Embark’s new partnership with Anaplan and their unique approach to finance transformation, change management, and how they help consultants build amazing careers.

In this episode you’ll learn: 

→ How finance transformation can help companies win the war for top talent.

→ Successful finance transformation is about helping companies make better decisions. 

→ How to help clients manage change in the transformation journey. 

→ The critical shift people need to make in their career to level up their leadership. 

→ What Embark is doing to build the best Anaplan practice and develop their consultants. 

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Rohan Batra is the Global Head of Partnerships at Pigment and previously built a successful partnership program at Zuora. He joins Chad Pyke on The EPM Show to share his take on how to create successful partner ecosystems.

In this episode you will learn: 

→ How a the partnership model ultimately benefits the customer.

→ The defining characteristics of a thriving partner ecosystem.

→ The core principles of Pigment’s Partner Universe. 

→ How to identify the right partners for your ecosystem and why bigger isn’t always better.

→ Why partnerships ultimately enhance the sales cycle and make everyone more successful.

→ Practical steps to growing a career in partnerships. 

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Einas Ibrahim is a Master Anaplanner, EPM consultant, and problem solver at heart. She joins Chad Pyke on The EPM Show to talk about how she develops great consultants as a Master Anaplanner. In this episode you'll learn: → How to measure success on a project based on the development of those you lead. → Being a great consultant goes beyond the technical skills and is dependent on “human skills”. → The role of the Master Anaplanner in the ecosystem. → How to build a culture of learning and development at a consulting firm. → The difference in training and development and why it's important to separate the two. Visit all pertinent links + find out how much Anaplan professionals are getting paid ($$$): cothryve.co/links