Topic

On this CTO Nation webinar, we focused on the types of technology that franchisors and franchisees should be familiar with. Growing your franchise system requires efficient processes, scalable technology, and the right people. We discussed how to address areas as you develop a technology strategy for your brand.

We covered the following topics:

• Prioritizing technology initiatives
• Developing realistic budgets and timelines
• Improving end user adoption & satisfaction
• Ensuring data security compliance
• Taking business continuity planning seriously

Presenters

Greg Cory, CEO of CTO Nation discussed these topics and more with our guest speakers – Amit Pamecha, CEO of FranConnect and Ken Colburn, CEO of Data Doctors Computer Services.

Topic

On this CTO Nation webinar, we focused on cyber security as it relates to business risk, liability, and insurance. Every business has a responsibility to keep their data secure and to protect their customers’ data. The risk of exposure from a breach is keeping many CEOs up at night.

• Is your business taking the necessary steps?
• Do you know what liability you have?
• What if your vendors, franchisees or business partners fail to protect your customers’ data?
• Do you know how to respond if a breach occurs?

Presenters

Greg Cory, CEO of CTO Nation discussed these issues and more with our guest speakers – Robert Ball, Partner at Sutherland Asbill & Brennan and Tom Epstein, CEO of Franchise Payments Network.

On Friday, January 23, 2015, CTO Nation hosted a radio show to talk about the keys to successful technology implementations. From requirements gathering to vendor selection and implementation, there are many steps involved. The show provided some great insight from both vendor and client perspectives.

Greg Cory, CEO of CTO Nation interviewed our guest speakers – Rolf Versluis, CTO at Adcap Network Systems, Steven Ferguson, Director of Technology at Technology College System of Georgia, Brett Sheley, Direct of Client Engagement at FRM Solutions, and Jamey Shirah, Executive VP of Corporate Operations and Franchise Development at Vida-Flo.

Notable Quotes

Steve Ferguson
Technology College System of Georgia

We’ve worked with Adcap Network Systems for a number of years now. We’ve collaborated with them on data center and voice applications. One of the big things we’ve done recently was a Cisco Unified Communications. We went and interviewed the college and the stakeholders there, found out what needed to be done and that set the standard for the rest of the facilities. Today we have Voice Over IP and Unified Communications in 19 out of 23 colleges.

Jamey Shirah
Vida-Flo

As a startup, we realized pretty quickly that we didn’t want to grow this huge internal company. We wanted to run lean and realized that we need someone or something to take those places and FRM Solutions had it. We came in for a demo and said, “this is exactly what we need.”