Industry 4.0 & Digital Transformation Enthusiast | Business Strategist | Avid Storyteller | Tech Geek | Public Speaker

My passion is helping manufacturers digitally transform in innovative ways through Industry 4.0 technologies.  Doing so requires a unique ability to bridge the gap between business strategy, industry trends, technology implementation, and change management.  

I enjoy building collaborative relationships with clients, partners, coworkers, and industry evangelists to help empower manufacturers to achieve more.  

I am very active within the industry as a thought leader to help inspire companies, professionals, and students to be excited about the future created by the fourth industrial revolution.  I write, speak, and share content on LinkedIn to foster a conversational environment and build meaningful connections. 

Where do I spend my time?
• Driving customer success through deep industry and technical expertise
• Developing senior-level industry and client relationships
• Defining and shaping business and go-to-market strategies
• Acting as a company ambassador, technology evangelist, and industry influencer
• Challenging the status quo and continually driving innovation
• Developing & implementing sales enablement strategies
• Finding innovative ways to leverage new technology to provide unique value
• Building, mentoring, and inspiring high-power teams

Jeff Winter

Forgive me, CIO, for I have sinned…
I’ve witnessed the 𝐒𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐲 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐬 of Digital Transformation more times than I can count.

Different companies. Different technologies. Same mistakes.

𝐅𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞: While technology is certainly an important aspect of digital transformation, it’s arguably more important to consider how the changes will impact employees. Strong leadership and good change management will help ensure employees are inspired, motivated, and aligned with the digital strategy. 

𝐍𝐞𝐠𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞: Customer experience must be at the heart of digital transformation. Process optimization and cost reduction will help improve the business, but they won’t change the game. Leveraging high-quality product, customer, and market data allows companies to create new business models that provide better product/service performance, customer experience, and business outcomes for customers. 

𝐃𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐞: Adopting and implementing a variety of new technologies that need to cohesively work together while simultaneously modifying processes and managing cultural changes is a tough undertaking. Very few companies, if any, have the expertise and experience in-house to pull it off. Partner with experts you trust!

𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲: As organizations adopt new technologies, it's important to consider the security implications, both for the organization and for the customers. Cybersecurity is too important to be considered an afterthought in the digital transformation process. 

𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐥𝐞: Very few large-scale transformations go exactly as planned. In addition, technological advancements and market conditions are changing so fast that failure to react and adapt quickly can be catastrophic. Embrace digital and cultural agility to foster an environment of continual innovation. 

𝐋𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 & 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐲: A good digital transformation strategy should describe what success looks like, how it will be graded, and how the combination of technologies will be integrated across all systems and processes to transform the business. 

𝐋𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐨𝐟 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐚𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 & 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭: Digital transformations are designed to be disruptive and can often be costly. Company leaders not only need to agree on the digital strategy, but they also must be fully committed. Otherwise, digital initiatives will run the risk of goal and priority misalignment, high levels of resistance, and loss of funding. 

Commit one and you learn a lesson.
Commit all seven and you repeat the same program in three years.

𝐅𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐞: https://lnkd.in/e4pP2B6Z

Jeff Winter 

A product’s true worth isn’t just in how it’s made, but in what happens after it’s used.
 
Manufacturing has come a long way. What started as a race for mass production has evolved into a deliberate effort to reduce harm, rethink processes, and create lasting value. Today, we’re at a crossroads where the best factories in the world don’t just make products, they see waste as a resource and sustainability as a core strategy. Here’s a quick breakdown of this evolution:
 
𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐲𝐜𝐥𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬:
• 𝐏𝐫𝐞-𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠: Think sustainable sourcing and eco-friendly extraction.
• 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠: Precision, automation, and waste reduction reign.
• 𝐔𝐬𝐞: Products now last longer, adapt better, and consume less.
• 𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐭-𝐔𝐬𝐞: The 6Rs (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Recover, Redesign, Remanufacture) are the new MVPs of the manufacturing world.
 
𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐜 𝐒𝐡𝐢𝐟𝐭𝐬:
• 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠: Scale was king, but waste was an afterthought.
• 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠: Eliminating inefficiencies while boosting quality.
• 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠: Taking emissions and waste seriously.
• 𝐒𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠: Closing the loop and designing for the future.
 
𝐖𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞? 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐞: https://lnkd.in/e4ehkGcX

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SVP of Sales and Marketing

EDE creates personalized experiences for exhibits, museums, and branded environments.

I serve our clients by helping them strategize the best ways to engage attendees at trade shows and events. It's not enough to just build a beautiful booth. We need to think through all phases of the plan. Pre/At/Post-event engagement are all critical elements to the success of your event program.

VP of Sales and Marketing

Pavilion

The Revenue Collective is a private, invitation-only community fo sales and marketing executives at growth-focused companies.

Executive Member

Rev Drive

Helping SMB's build the tools, processes, and messaging to generate new business.

Sales Consultant

Jack Morton Worldwide

My job is to create new relationships with people that Jack Morton has never met before and turn them into believers in the experiences that we deliver. 

Jack Morton is a brand experience agency.  Our goal is to create powerful and engaging experiences to help strengthen relationships between our clients and the people 
who matter most to them. 

Those relationships are built on experiences. Experiences are real, rich, 
relevant, authentic, interactive, engaging, entertaining, educational, inspiring. 
They are online, offline, above the line, below the line, through the line. 
Whatever and wherever they are needed to connect brands, employees, 
partners, customers and influencers to make them grow and succeed.

Business Development Director

MC2 Events Exhibits Environments

Account Director

OneSource Information Services/idEXEC

National Account Executive

Skyline Exhibits

Account Executive

A marketing consulting firm specializing in raising companies R.O.I. specifically with face to face marketing.

Marketing Consultant

I help connect people with the solutions they need to advance their business goals. 

When I was growing up, I was always drawn to dealmaking. Whether by creating the deal, by making crafts and selling them to friends, or finding a deal at a comic book show or baseball card convention that I knew I could turn into something bigger. It was what I loved, and I am grateful that I was able to translate this into a career in business development. Some people want to be baseball players, doctors, or firefighters, I always knew I wanted to be in sales.

Here is how I can help you:
🏒Business Development
🏒Relationship Building
🏒Demand Generation
🏒Content Creation
🏒New Business Pitches and Presentations
🏒Integrated Marketing Campaigns

Want to get in touch? You can always direct message me on LinkedIn or email me at jason.menashe@gmail.com.

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