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TRAVELING - The Mamba Mentality: How to Create the Best Version of Yourself with Johnnie White

The Mamba Mentality: How to Create the Best Version of Yourself with Johnnie White

10/12/20 • 54 min

TRAVELING

Thanks for joining us on Episode 17 with our guest Johnnie White, Chief Executive Officer and EVP at American Society of Appraisers. The Traveling Podcast is hosted by industry veterans Dan Sherman and Ryan Barth, CMP.
In this episode we'll touch on the top stories in group business travel, hospitality, sports and tourism (subscribe to the Market in a Minute newsletter). In addition, Johnnie will give us a snapshot of how he navigated the association marketplace, working his way up from the IT department to CEO. As an industry leader and innovator, he explains how continuous learning helped build out his skillsets and maximized professional opportunities. Why he subscribes to the mantra known as “The Mamba Mentality” famously developed by Kobe Bryant which empowers him to be the best version of himself. And how the meetings and events community can make changes towards recognizing unconscious bias to help influence change globally.
Johnnie White
Chief Executive Officer/EVP
American Society of Appraisers
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnniewhiteceo/
BIO:
Johnnie White, CEO, Chief Executive Officer/Executive Vice President, of the American Society of Appraisers is an association professional with close to 30 years serving in a variety of management and leadership roles. In addition, White serves as an adjunct faculty member of Georgetown University and the Northern Virginia Community College. White holds his M.B.A. from University of Maryland University College. He has served in volunteer leadership roles for the American Society of Association Executives and the Professional Convention Management Association and has received numerous awards and recognitions for his association work. Connect online with Johnnie at ASA, Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn.

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Thanks for joining us on Episode 17 with our guest Johnnie White, Chief Executive Officer and EVP at American Society of Appraisers. The Traveling Podcast is hosted by industry veterans Dan Sherman and Ryan Barth, CMP.
In this episode we'll touch on the top stories in group business travel, hospitality, sports and tourism (subscribe to the Market in a Minute newsletter). In addition, Johnnie will give us a snapshot of how he navigated the association marketplace, working his way up from the IT department to CEO. As an industry leader and innovator, he explains how continuous learning helped build out his skillsets and maximized professional opportunities. Why he subscribes to the mantra known as “The Mamba Mentality” famously developed by Kobe Bryant which empowers him to be the best version of himself. And how the meetings and events community can make changes towards recognizing unconscious bias to help influence change globally.
Johnnie White
Chief Executive Officer/EVP
American Society of Appraisers
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnniewhiteceo/
BIO:
Johnnie White, CEO, Chief Executive Officer/Executive Vice President, of the American Society of Appraisers is an association professional with close to 30 years serving in a variety of management and leadership roles. In addition, White serves as an adjunct faculty member of Georgetown University and the Northern Virginia Community College. White holds his M.B.A. from University of Maryland University College. He has served in volunteer leadership roles for the American Society of Association Executives and the Professional Convention Management Association and has received numerous awards and recognitions for his association work. Connect online with Johnnie at ASA, Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn.

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Leadership in Convenience Retail Marketing & How Business Travel Informs your Perception of Reality with Derek Gaskins

Thanks for joining us on Episode 16 with our guest Derek Gaskins, Chief Marketing Officer at Yesway. The Traveling Podcast is hosted by industry veterans Dan Sherman and Ryan Barth, CMP.
In this episode we'll touch on the top stories in group business travel, live events and sports (subscribe to the Market in a Minute newsletter). In addition, Derek will dive into how business travel informs his perception of reality, leading teams within convenience retail during the pandemic, changing consumer buying habits, executing your marketing playbook during challenging times and how loyalty programs can help maximize the customer experience.
Derek Gaskins
Chief Marketing Officer
Yesway
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/derekgaskins/
BIO:
Mr. Gaskins’ primary responsibility is to direct all marketing, merchandising and procurement efforts for the Yesway brand, as well as to develop relationships with Yesway’s supplier vendors. He leads the efforts to establish a marketing and merchandising playbook to improve the organizations go to market strategic plan. He also helps to further cultivate the growth and stewardship of the fast growing Yesway brand with a keen focus on ensuring the organizations social, mobile, and loyalty initiatives are best in class.

Prior to joining Yesway, Mr. Gaskins most recently served as Chief Customer Officer for Rutter’s convenience stores & Dairy business. He was instrumental in developing their award winning customer engagement programs and positioned the brand as one of the best in the retail industry. Before Rutter’s, Mr. Gaskins was Senior Vice President of Marketing and Merchandising with Mid-Atlantic Convenience Stores (MACS) and led the development of the Circle K brand. Prior to MACS he served as Vice President of Marketing with NACS- The Association for Convenience and Fuel Retailing and positioned the organization for unprecedented digital and global growth. His other prior experiences include leading the brand marketing for Giant Eagle where he led the development of the GetGo chain of convenience stores, and launched the Fuelperks fuel rewards loyalty program.

His other prior experiences include a number of major companies including Nabisco Foods, Goldman Sachs, and Procter & Gamble. He is an experienced brand developer, chief marketer, merchant, and innovator that has launched numerous packaged goods, CRM and retail brands and store formats.

Mr. Gaskins holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the University of Iowa and an MBA in Finance, Marketing, and Real Estate from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.

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Whisky Business: An Intellectual Approach to Entrepreneurship with Allison Parc

Thanks for joining us on Episode 18 with our guest Allison Parc, President & Founder at Brenne Whisky + Partner at Samson & Surrey. The Traveling Podcast is hosted by industry veterans Dan Sherman and Ryan Barth, CMP.
In this episode we'll touch on the top stories in group business travel, live events, hospitality and sports (subscribe to the Market in a Minute newsletter). In addition, Allison will guide us through her journey of discovering, launching and scaling Brenne, her award winning, 100% organic, seed-to-spirit single malt that is the first to be aged exclusively in both new French oak and cognac barrels and made in the heart of Cognac, France.
Allison Parc
President & Founder, Brenne Whisky
Partner, Samson & Surrey
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/allisonparc/
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/allisonpatel/

BIO:
A former professional ballerina, Allison Parc is an award-winning entrepreneur and noted public speaker as the founder and president of Brenne Whisky and partner at Samson & Surrey.

She is one of the leading American entrepreneurs in the world whisky segment, having created Brenne from scratch; a 100% organic, seed-to-spirit single malt that is the first to be aged exclusively in both new French oak and cognac barrels and made in the heart of Cognac, France. In 2017 and 2018, Allison was awarded an Icon of Whisky, being named the World Whisky Ambassador of the Year by Whisky Magazine USA, becoming the only woman to receive the award.

She’s been featured in Forbes, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Glamour Magazine and more as well as featured in many books around the subject of whisky and entrepreneurship. Allison is a respected speaker on the topics of start-ups, sales, dramatic career changes, & thriving in male-dominated industries, while residing in New York City with her French bulldog, Ernie (the intern).

INSTAGRAM:

@AllisonParc: https://www.instagram.com/allisonparc/

@BrenneWhisky: https://www.instagram.com/brennewhisky/

WEBSITES:

Brenne Whisky: https://www.brennewhisky.com/

Samson & Surrey: https://samsonandsurrey.com/

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