Cooperatively Speaking
Welcome to Cooperatively Speaking®, a podcast by E&I Cooperative Services, the only member-owned, nonprofit procurement cooperative focused exclusively on education. Each episode, we discuss the topics most important to procurement and end-users at schools and universities. Find out more at www.eandi.org/podcast.
- Update frequency
- every 9 days
- Average duration
- 23 minutes
- Episodes
- 67
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
Higher Ed Under Siege: Insights on Cybersecurity Trends from Pondurance
E&I Host:
David Manz, Business Partnerships Manager, Facilities & Interiors
Guest:
Max Henderson, Assistant Vice President of Digital Forensics and Incident Response, Pondurance
Max Henderson, Assistan…
The Savvy School Buyer: Navigating K-12 Procurement Strategies
E&I Host:
Allison Lambert, E&I Category Marketing Manager
Guest:
Sue Peters, E&I Vice President, K-12 Engagement
K-12 procurement is more complex than ever, with challenges like staffing shortages, cyb…
Procuring Apple Products at B&H: The New Certified Apple Reseller for Higher Education
E&I Host:
Dennis Hyde, E&I Category Marketing Manager
Guest:
Nicholas Russo, B&H, Business Development and Account Manager-Apple Sales
Join us as E&I’s Dennis Hyde speaks with Nicholas Russo, Business …
Navigating Green Travel: Higher Education’s Role in Sustainability
E&I Host:
Dennis Hyde, E&I Category Marketing Manager
Guest:
Morgan Hoyt, Vice President of Business Development, Collegiate Travel Planners (CTP)
Ben Rader, Director of Business Development, Collegiate …
From the Desk of a CPO - Part 1 (feat. Barry Swanson, CPO, University of Kentucky)
E&I Host:
Matt Levine, E&I Category Marketing Manager
Guest:
Barry Swanson, Chief Procurement Officer, University of Kentucky
In the first episode of Cooperatively Speaking's "From the Desk of" series, …
From the Great Depression to Great Progress: Celebrating E&I's 90th Anniversary
E&I Host:
David Manz, Business Partnerships Manager, Facilities & Interiors
Guest:
Eric Frank, President & CEO, E&I Cooperative Services
In this special 90th anniversary episode, E&I CEO Eric Frank exp…
Cybersecurity Readiness in Higher Education: The Power of Incident Response Planning & Testing
E&I Host:
David Manz, Business Partnerships Manager, Facilities & Interiors
Guest:
Brian Kirk, Vice President, Cybersecurity Services, Strata Information Group (SIG)
Join Brian Kirk from Strata Inform…
The Digitization of Facilities & the Blurring Lines Between IT and Facilities, Part 2
E&I Host:
David Manz, Business Partnerships Manager, Facilities & Interiors
Guest:
Marc Heroux, Product Specialist, Alert Labs
In part two of this series, David welcomes Marc Heroux from Alert Labs, a…
The Critical Distinction Between Supplier Diversity & DEI, Supplier Diversity Leadership Series, Part 5
E&I Hosts: Titus Martin, Executive Director, Supplier Diversity; Casey Laurienzo, Vice President, Community Engagement & Education
Guest: Reginald Layton, Former Vice President, Supplier Diversity & …
The Digitization of Facilities and the Blurring Lines Between IT and Facilities, Part 1
E&I Host:
David Manz, Business Partnerships Manager, Facilities & Interiors
Guest:
Keaton Henry, Category Sales Specialist – Connected & IAQ, Ferguson
In part one of this series, David welcomes Keaton…
From Supplier Diversity to Sustainability: Growing Trends to Maximize Supply Chain - Supplier Diversity Leadership Series, Part 4 (feat. Reginald Layton)
E&I Hosts: Titus Martin, Executive Director, Supplier Diversity and David Manz, Business Partnerships Manager, Facilities & Interiors
Guest: Reginald Layton, Former Vice President, Supplier Diversity …
Supplier Diversity Leadership Series, Part 3: The History of Supplier Diversity & Its Impact in Local Communities
E&I Hosts: Titus Martin, Executive Director, Supplier Diversity and David Manz, Business Partnerships Manager, Facilities & Interiors
Guest: Ralph G. Moore, Founder & President of Ralph G. Moore & Ass…
Education & Remediation: Combating Fentanyl on Our Campuses
E&I Host: David Manz, Business Partnerships Manager, Facilities & Interiors
Guest: Thomas Licker, CEICR, CBRM, Senior Vice President, Regulatory Business Practice at First Onsite
The opioid crisis has …
Supplier Diversity Leadership Series, Part 2: Supplier Diversity is an Investment into the Future of Your Community (feat. Reggie Williams)
E&I Hosts: Titus Martin, Executive Director, Supplier Diversity and David Manz, Business Partnerships Manager, Facilities & Interiors
Guest: Reggie Williams, CEO of Procurement Resources, Inc.
Tune int…
Supplier Diversity Leadership Series, Part 1: Stakeholder Capitalism & What it Means to Have a True Supplier Diversity Program (feat. Reggie Williams)
E&I Hosts: Titus Martin, Executive Director, Supplier Diversity and David Manz, Business Partnerships Manager, Facilities & Interiors
Guest: Reggie Williams, CEO of Procurement Resources, Inc.
"The ten…
Make the Most Out of Cooperative Purchasing (feat. Tammy Rimes from NCPP)
E&I Host: David Manz, Business Partnerships Manager, Facilities & Interiors
Guest: Tammy Rimes, MPA, Executive Director of NCPP
Join David for Part 2 of this two-part episode featuring Tammy Rimes, Exe…
Cooperative Purchasing as a Tool for Procurement -- and for All Buyers on Campus (feat. Tammy Rimes from NCPP)
E&I Host: David Manz, Business Partnerships Manager, Facilities & Interiors
Guest: Tammy Rimes, MPA, Executive Director of NCPP
"Cooperative purchasing is not just for procurement, so if you're listeni…
Supplier Diversity & Holistic Value Creation
E&I Hosts: David Manz, Category Business Manager, Construction, Energy & Facilities and Titus Martin, Executive Director, Supplier Diversity
How does supplier diversity impact a community -- and speci…
Trends, Challenges, and Predictions in Background Screening for Educational Institutions
E&I Host: Joe Castelluccio, Director, Business Development
Guest: Maria Moore, SVP of Global Marketing and Strategic Alliances at HireRight
HireRight recently launched its 15th Annual Benchmark Report…
PCI Compliance, Credit Card Processing, and Preventing Data Breaches at Your Institution
E&I Host: Joe Castelluccio, Director, Business Development
Guests: Deborah Jackson, Founder and CEO of Arrow Payments
Colleges and universities are like little cities where each department operates wi…