Sentences with phrase «drive change in this industry»

Insight's mission is to find, fund, and work successfully with visionary executives who are driving change in their industries.

He's been a galvanizing force in hospitality for over 20 years, driving change in the industry and pushing trends long before the «me - too's» followed.

Cary Sylvester is vice president, Industry Development for Keller Williams Realty International, where she works to ensure that Keller Williams is an innovative leader, solving problems and driving change in the industry.

In 2015, Inman News named Kristan as one of the Top 101 real estate «doers» who are driving change in the industry.

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These technologies are driving profound changes impacting industries and business models as well as life, society, and the environment,» said Tim Zanni, Global and U.S. Technology Sector Leader at KPMG in the report.

There is a consumer - driven shift toward fresher, cleaner foods — and Shaich, like many others in the industry, say he thinks this change isn't a fad.

It was mainly my drive to make a change in the industry that led me to seek another new venture.

«I think it is material as that death has changed both the public's and the insurance industry's perception of self - driving cars,» wrote Coffee in an email to Fortune.

Recent shifts in regulations are one of the major forces driving changes in the the asset management industry in China.

If the federal government required projected climate conditions to be considered when spending on infrastructure in flood - prone areas, construction practices would change, he added, noting the same pressures would drive chemical plants or other industries to have a wider margin of safety.

Based on the best evidence I can find, the genesis of this trend and the advantages come from several evolutionary changes in the startup investment industry, and some innovations driven by the recent recession:

The whiskey industry has been in bubbles before, when spikes in demand drove up production, only to have sudden changes in consumer preferences pull the floor out from under it.

Driving the change is a growing acceptance in the industry that revenue from print advertising, which collapsed during the financial crisis, is never coming back.

With investment in fintech rising from $ 520 million in 2010 to about $ 3 billion in 2014, the financial services industry is well funded to drive unprecedented change.

Observers point to key legal changes in the industry that have contributed to historical consolidation — the Riegle - Neal Act of 1994 expanded interstate banking and led to a wave of mergers and the Gramm - Leach - Bliley Act drove consolidation by permitting banks, securities firms and insurance businesses to merge.

«The report's purpose is to generate awareness of the gender disparity that exists in Canada's technology industry and to challenge our leaders to take action and drive positive change,» says #movethedial founder Jodi Kovitz, CEO of AceTech Ontario.

The more important takeaway, though, is that this upheaval is happening at all: even a seemingly impenetrable clubby human interaction - driven industry like venture capital is susceptible to change that, in retrospect, is really quite radical.

Important factors that may affect the Company's business and operations and that may cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward - looking statements include, but are not limited to, operating in a highly competitive industry; changes in the retail landscape or the loss of key retail customers; the Company's ability to maintain, extend and expand its reputation and brand image; the impacts of the Company's international operations; the Company's ability to leverage its brand value; the Company's ability to predict, identify and interpret changes in consumer preferences and demand; the Company's ability to drive revenue growth in its key product categories, increase its market share, or add products; an impairment of the carrying value of goodwill or other indefinite - lived intangible assets; volatility in commodity, energy and other input costs; changes in the Company's management team or other key personnel; the Company's ability to realize the anticipated benefits from its cost savings initiatives; changes in relationships with significant customers and suppliers; the execution of the Company's international expansion strategy; tax law changes or interpretations; legal claims or other regulatory enforcement actions; product recalls or product liability claims; unanticipated business disruptions; the Company's ability to complete or realize the benefits from potential and completed acquisitions, alliances, divestitures or joint ventures; economic and political conditions in the United States and in various other nations in which we operate; the volatility of capital markets; increased pension, labor and people - related expenses; volatility in the market value of all or a portion of the derivatives we use; exchange rate fluctuations; risks associated with information technology and systems, including service interruptions, misappropriation of data or breaches of security; the Company's ability to protect intellectual property rights; impacts of natural events in the locations in which we or the Company's customers, suppliers or regulators operate; the Company's indebtedness and ability to pay such indebtedness; the Company's ownership structure; the impact of future sales of its common stock in the public markets; the Company's ability to continue to pay a regular dividend; changes in laws and regulations; restatements of the Company's consolidated financial statements; and other factors.

These risks and uncertainties include food safety and food - borne illness concerns; litigation; unfavorable publicity; federal, state and local regulation of our business including health care reform, labor and insurance costs; technology failures; failure to execute a business continuity plan following a disaster; health concerns including virus outbreaks; the intensely competitive nature of the restaurant industry; factors impacting our ability to drive sales growth; the impact of indebtedness we incurred in the RARE acquisition; our plans to expand our newer brands like Bahama Breeze and Seasons 52; our ability to successfully integrate Eddie V's restaurant operations; a lack of suitable new restaurant locations; higher - than - anticipated costs to open, close or remodel restaurants; increased advertising and marketing costs; a failure to develop and recruit effective leaders; the price and availability of key food products and utilities; shortages or interruptions in the delivery of food and other products; volatility in the market value of derivatives; general macroeconomic factors, including unemployment and interest rates; disruptions in the financial markets; risk of doing business with franchisees and vendors in foreign markets; failure to protect our service marks or other intellectual property; a possible impairment in the carrying value of our goodwill or other intangible assets; a failure of our internal controls over financial reporting or changes in accounting standards; and other factors and uncertainties discussed from time to time in reports filed by Darden with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

We focus on effective advocacy, in - depth educational events, networking opportunities, publications with timely in - depth regulatory updates that drive industry dialogue around regulatory change, and providing valuable membership benefits.

The millennial generation, which has grown accustomed to paying lower prices for products and services, usually through digital - based platforms, is also helping to drive payment change in the industry.

S&P Global Platts examines the key forces driving commoditization in the LNG industry, and the actions industry stakeholders are taking to capture opportunities in the changing business landscape.

Seattle, WA About Blog Healthy Food America acts on scientific evidence to drive change in food policy and industry practice, giving people greater control over their health and reducing diet - related illnesses, such as obesity, diabetes, and heart disease.

annual Presidents Conference November 5 - 7 in Phoenix, AZ where leaders in the foodservice industry come together to discuss changing consumer expectations and behaviors that are driving the future of the foodservice supply chain.

The Health Wellness & Better Eating Conference is an invitation only event for the institutional investment community sponsored by Maxim Group that will bring together industry professionals and members of academia to discuss the health and wellness trends driving changes in the food industry.

This inclusivity is vital to driving change in the palm industry, and to growing demand in countries outside the EU and North America.»

The topics were informed by interviews with both industry and research, with some being primarily driven by advances and investment in science and technology while others require broader operational changes at the business and ecosystem level.

The brands of the future — both challenger and icon — need to confidently shape their ideas and stake their claim alongside this tech takeover to drive food innovation and future proof their own industries, creating new brands, products and services that are in tune with these rapidly changing times.

Huddle House, which is re-energizing itself at age 49 with menu optimization, leadership changes, and further initiatives, is refining the brand to remain a relevant driving force in the industry for decades to come.

Sodexo is committed to playing a role in achieving this goal and is redoubling our efforts to eliminate food waste at every client site we serve through programs that focus on raising awareness and influencing the behaviors of our customers and employees; continuously improving our back - of - house processes and upgrading equipment in the kitchen; measuring our impact; and sharing our expertise with our clients and external industry partners to drive fundamental change on the issue of food waste.

Growing consumer awareness and demographic changes drive current boom in the global probiotic industry.

Operators are facing four big areas of challenge that Technomic sees as transformative, bound to drive changes in how operators approach business: 1) coping with supply chain challenges, including driver shortages; 2) meeting consumer demand for «food with integrity»; 3) dealing with «regulation nation» where industry - disrupting changes may include a higher minimum wage; and 4) incorporating innovations into operations, including new delivery models, variable pricing, self - ordering systems, and robotics.

Such acquisitions might not lead to changes that customers would notice on supermarket shelves or in the recipes of well - loved brands, but shifting tastes are partly driving deal - making in the food industry.

New BOBST 20SEVEN CI flexo press and Extended Color Gamut drive change in the flexible packaging industry

With a company culture that supports women and career - driven goals, Del Frisco's Restaurant Group is slowly but surely changing the way females are perceived in the restaurant industry.

Dream on Me is a brand that helped to drive change in the children's furniture industry when it debuted in 1988.

Society was changing as well: the census of 1920 found more Americans living in cities than in small towns for the first time in our history, drawn there by war - industry jobs or driven by postwar restlessness.

While being an innovative leader in the industry remains the major driving characteristic of top employers, respondents nominated having top leadership that successfully makes changes needed to keep the organization moving in the right direction as one of the half - dozen most important drivers; that driver did not make last year's top six.

By merging the academic strengths of the university with the applied expertise within the local financial community, this program is another example of how the university community is working to produce graduates who are ready to drive the changes in the financial services industry and to propel the industry firmly into the next millennium.

BoF: How will the rise of data - driven intelligence change the fashion industry in the years to come?

In terms of changes in the industry from when I first started... it saddens me to say that I think people are losing their creative drives due to information being so easily accessible and the Internet being so saturated with imagerIn terms of changes in the industry from when I first started... it saddens me to say that I think people are losing their creative drives due to information being so easily accessible and the Internet being so saturated with imagerin the industry from when I first started... it saddens me to say that I think people are losing their creative drives due to information being so easily accessible and the Internet being so saturated with imagery.

These changes will give me breathing space, time to reflect and time to do what I love — which is getting out of the office, speaking to all of the interesting people who work in the dating industry and thinking about how together, we can drive the industry forward.

«The past year has seen the rise of the Time's Up and #MeToo movements, which have transformed the conversation in the industry and among the movie - going public, and are driving change behind the scenes and in the media,» said Sarah Kate Ellis, GLAAD's president, in the study.

It enables Ada, as the National College for Digital Skills, to honour their commitment to advancing best practice for the teaching and learning of digital skills; it allows BJSS, our industry collaborator, to invest in technology and young people with credible partners driving real change; and it accelerates Turinglab's ability to empower children across the country with fundamental digital skills through creative coding.»

Health Supported by SPORTA, the national association of leisure and cultural trusts, the Health education stream will focus on the impact of physical activity on the nation's health and how the leisure industry has a huge role to play in driving change.

SwissVBS leverages their suite of offerings to create industry - leading, customized learning solutions that drive meaningful change in behavior and performance.

All this speaks to the massive influence of the Ford F - 150; only a vehicle that sells in the hundreds of thousands could drive so much industry change so quickly.

The continuing development and evolution of automated driving systems (ADS) will rapidly lead to changes in government regulations and industry practices, according to a new report co-authored by J.D. Power and the global law firm of Miller Canfield.

The industry's sea change to front - wheel - drive happened in the 1980s to make cars smaller and more fuel - efficient.

In a blog post that she wrote about her deal, Hocking said something that drove home just how much the industry has changed: she said that she chose to accept the $ 2 - million offer from St. Martins even though she knew she could probably make more money by self - publishing the books.