Exploration Tech

By Jared Hackbart

Weekly Webinar - Lori and Jared HeadshotsJoin us for Exploration Tech, our weekly 30-minute educational series for tips on how to grow revenue and add value to your B2B business with digital commerce.

This Week's Topic: Join us on LinkedIn Live

Friday, April 9th, 2021 11:15 AM - 11:45 AM CDT

Past Recordings

March 2021

3/26 Is Email Dead? with Email Strategist, Kelly Trantow

3/4 - LinkedIn Strategies to Generate B2B Leads with Jackie Hermes, CEO of Accelity

Februrary 2021

2/19 - Digital Disruptions: Common Challenges in M&D - featuring Trevor Pope of Optimizely

2/5 - How to Assemble a Digital Project Team  featuring Eric Dingeldein, Direct of Project and Product Management

January 2021

1/22 -  Leveraging a Customer Advisory Board for Growth  featuring Julian Dawkins, Senior Product Marketing Manager at Episerver

1/18 -  Business Analyst Perspective: Road to Digital Success with Julio Morice, Business Analyst at Brilliance

1/8 - Improve your Content, Increase your Commerce with Sarah Schwab, Owner of the Content Coach

December 2020

12/3 -  Delivering on your Vision: a Project Coordinator Story with Kim Ross, Project & Marketing Coordinator at Brilliance

12/10 - Lighting Reimagined: a Re-platforming Story with Chris Dobroth, Senior Director of eCommerce & Digital Marketing at Littman Brothers Lighting

12/17 - Being Customer-Centric with Serene Mireles, Co-Founder of MB Collab

November 2020

11/5 - Future Proofing Your Business with BigCommerce with Lauryn Spence, Manager of Partner Growth at BigCommerce

11/12 - Fostering Innovation through Leadership with Dorothy Enriquez, The Communication Strategist

11/19 - Platform Discussion with Brilliance with Lori McDonald and Jared Hackbart

October 2020

10/1 - Building a Compelling User Experience with BigCommerce with Kayleigh Tick, UI/UX Designer at Brilliance 

10/15 - Leveraging Azure for Digital Commerce with Drew Douglas, Lead Developer at Brilliance

10/16 - The Humanness of Storytelling with John Corrie, Brand Storyteller

10/22 - Increasing Profit Through Expense Reduction & Process Improvement with Jennifer White, CEO of The MJW Group 

10/29 - Building a Digital Marketing Team with Existing Staff with Digital Marketing Leader Ted Fay

September 2020

9/3 - Brilliance Jeopardy  with Clay Griffith - Developer, Brendan Pettit - Project Manager, and Kim Schoeneck - Business Analyst at Brillance

9/10 - Maintaining Values & Culture During a Global Pandemic with Angela Steinkamp, Office & Customer Service Manager at Brilliance

9/17 - Platform Evaluation Process with John Harsh, COO & Executive VP at Gesswein 

9/24 - Get Your Arms Around your Product Data with Bill Gilgenbach, Software Architect at Brilliance

August 2020

8/6 -  In Pursuit of Customer Joy: A Business Analyst Story with Kim Schoeneck, Business Analyst at Brilliance

8/13 - Leadership & Growth in 2020 with Executive Director at Scale Up Milwaukee Elmer Moore Jr and VP of Sales & Principal at Central Office Systems Art E. Flater

8/20 -  Leaving a Legacy: To Build a Legendary One with Dave McDonald, Director of Development at Brilliance

8/27 - B2B Commerce with Episerver with Chris Barr, Account Executive at Episerver 

July 2020

7/2 -  Christmas (in July) - Ecommerce Features to Stuff Your Stocking with Clay Griffith, Developer at Brilliance

7/9 - How to Win & Keep Buy-in for Successful Technology Projects with Bill Carrier, Digital Strategy Consultant at Elastic Data, Inc

7/16 - Finding, Growing, and Retaining your Dev Roster with Mike Clausing, Developer at Brilliance

7/23 -  Digital Experience -Delivering Champagne Vision on Beer Budget with Heather Hartke, Project Manager at Brilliance

7/30 - Adapting Your Sales Strategy in a COVID-19 World: Round 2 with Betsy Rowbottom, Director of Business Development at SRH and Anthony Stanley, Business Development Director at GRUNFOS

June 2020

6/4 - Winning in Today's Economy by Thinking Outside the Box with Nadiyah Johnson, Founder & CEO of Jet Constellations and the Milky Way Tech Hub 

6/11 - Enterprise Ecommerce for Manufacturers & Distributors with Jon Kee, Senior Account Manager at Episerver

6/18 - Product Management in Ecommerce with Eric Dingeldein, Director of Product & Project Management at Brilliance

6/25 - Adapting Your Sales Strategy in a COVID-19 World with Tim Milbrath, Sales Director at Almon, Inc and Jake Kimps, Sales Director at ThinkHR

May 2020

5/7 - B2B Quick Wins in Digital Commerce with Amir Hessabi, Enterprise Solutions Engineer at BigCommerce

5/14 - Why Design Matters to Manufacturers and Distributors with Kayleigh Tick, UI/UX Designer at Brilliance

5/21 - Going Beyond Conversion Rate with Nick Morgan, EVP of Strategy at Ox Optimal

5/28 - Episerver Tips & Tricks with Drew Douglas, Lead Developer at Brilliance

April 2020

4/2 - Digital Commerce: Handling Inventory Shortfalls and a Lack of Product Availability with Lori McDonald and Jared Hackbart

4/9 - B2B Digital Commerce: Selling Online Quickly with Lori McDonald and Jared Hackbart

4/16 - Drive More Revenue by Improving Your On-Site Search with Lori McDonald and Jared Hackbart

4/23 - Using Content to Support Your Customers and Drive Sales with Sarah Schwab, Content Creation Coach

4/30 - Integrating Your ERP to Digital Commerce: Time to Value, Cost, and Scalability with Dave McDonald, Director of Development at Brilliance

About Jared Hackbart

Jared is passionate about providing clients with the right tools and applications to help their business grow.  Drawing from his experiences at Canon Solutions of America & Ken Cook Co. with manufacturing companies, Jared provides solid solutions and guidance to Brilliance's clients on a daily basis.

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