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Climbing the IT Ladder: Tips from a Leading CIO - Gerry Mecca | E005
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Gerry Mecca is the former CIO at Tropicana, DATASCAN, Cadbury Schweppes, and Vice President of IT at Keurig Dr Pepper.
He is now the Principal at The EKG Group LLC where he capitalizes on deep business and information technology consulting and advisory experience to achieve operational excellence, effective organizational design, predictable ERP and CRM deployment, affordable strategic sourcing, practical IT strategic planning, and timely project execution.
Connect with Gerry Mecca on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/gerrymecca
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Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:41 Guest Introduction Gerry Mecca
01:00 How did you got started?
03:51 What did you learn doing sales?
05:10 How do you build relationships with your customers?
08:14 Building trust with clients
10:20 From sales to technology
12:03 Being in the right place at the right time
13:50 How did you get to be a CIO?
16:05 CG Infinity
16:43 3 Pillars of being a CIO
17:40 Did you have low points in your career?