ITAD Podcasting

Season 1

Feb. 11, 2022

Chris York pt2 - Smelting and Recycling

Welcome to part II with Chris York. Chris is the VP of Business Development for evTerra Recycling . In this episode he and Jeff discuss a range of topics. These include smelting, carbon credits, the circular economy, launchin...

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Feb. 10, 2022

Chris York pt1 - evTerra Recycling

Jeff Bittner welcomes Chris York to the ITAD Talk podcast. Chris is the VP of Business Development for evTerra Recycling . He has over 11 years of experience in the electronics recycling industry . Prior to joining evTerra R...

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Jan. 24, 2022

Al Salerno pt2 - IT Support Services

In part II of this conversation, Jeff continues his chat with Al Salerno. Al is currently the IT support manager for Pathline Laboratories , which provides pathology services and COVID-19 testing to the medical industry. He ...

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Jan. 24, 2022

Al Salerno pt 1 - What Apple Does Right

Al Salerno is a Veteran IT support technician with a background in project & network management as well as working in Managed Services for over 10 years. He has managed networks supporting thousands of users across a wide ran...

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Jan. 17, 2022

Willie Cade pt2 - Planned Obsolescence

Jeff Bittner continues his discussion with Willie Cade on the ITAD Talk podcast . Willie Cade is the CEO of Graceful Development Solutions and the Founder of the Electronics Reuse Conference. This segment touches on planned ...

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Jan. 16, 2022

Willie Cade pt1 - John Deere Right to Repair

Jeff Bittner welcomes Willie Cade to the ITAD Talk podcast . Willie Cade is the CEO of Graceful Development Solutions and the Founder of the Electronics Reuse Conference. This segment touches various perspectives on the righ...

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Jan. 9, 2022

James Fillmore pt3 - ITAD

In the final installment in this ITAD Talk series, James Fillmore closes out his visit with Jeff Bittner . James has been working in IT for the past 27 years as a system admin, a CTO, an IT solutions company …

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Jan. 9, 2022

James Fillmore pt2 - IT Solutions

In part II, Jeff continues the conversation with James Fillmore of the Almond Board of California . James has been working in IT for the past 27 years as a system admin, a CTO, an IT solutions company owner, an …

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Jan. 9, 2022

James Fillmore pt1 - Almond Board of CA

Jeff Bittner welcomes James Fillmore to the ITAD Talk Podcast . James has been working in IT for the past 27 years as a system admin, a CTO, an IT solutions company owner, an IT director, and in many other …

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Jan. 3, 2022

Dick Noble pt2 - IT Equipment Resale

Welcome to part II in the ITAD Talk podcast series with Dick Noble. Dick and a partner launched Summit Information Resources (now Summit 360) from Dick’s duplex, with just the dining room and a spare bedroom as their office. ...

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Jan. 2, 2022

Dick Noble pt1 - Summit 360

This episode finds Jeff conversing with Dick Noble, the founder of Summit 360 . Summit 360 began as a reseller of used and refurbished DEC hardware including networking, minicomputers, and storage equipment. That was almost 3...

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Dec. 21, 2021

John McLaughlin pt2 - Tintri and ITPalooza

Jeff continues his conversation with John McLaughlin . For 15 years while at Sun Microsystems , John helped lead the charge to replace proprietary minicomputers with Open Systems. With a focus on providing professional servic...

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Dec. 21, 2021

John McLaughlin pt1 - IT News and Events

Jeff Bittner is joined by John McLaughlin. John has 20+ years as an editor/publisher of IT content. 50k+ people enjoy John's weekly " IT News and Events " newsletter. John is VP of TechLauderdale , (previously known as the So...

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Dec. 15, 2021

Patty McKenzie and Roger Greive pt3 - SERI Certification R2 v3

Jeff, Patty, and Roger conclude their discussion about SERI and the evolution of R2 standards . This was a great conversation, if you missed parts 1 & 2, you can scroll to listen. The ITAD Talk Podcast is brought to …

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Dec. 15, 2021

Patty McKenzie and Roger Greive pt2 - R2 Certification Standards

Jeff continues the conversation with Patty McKenzie and Roger Greive , of SERI. to discuss the mission and evolution of R2 standards and certification . Don't forget to rate and subscribe to ITAD Talk wherever you listen to...

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Dec. 15, 2021

Patty McKenzie and Roger Greive pt1 - SERI

In this series Jeff Bittner is joined by Patty McKenzie and Roger Greive to discuss the mission and evolution of SERI and the standards related to R2 certification . Don't forget to rate and subscribe to the ITAD Talk podcas...

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Dec. 12, 2021

ITAD Summit pt2 - Bob Lafon

In the second part of this conversation, Jeff Bittner and Robert Tokarchyk are joined by Sr. VP of HCG Holding, Bob Lafon . Bob delves farther into the value of the new Mobile Disrupt and existing ITAD Summit for players …

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Dec. 12, 2021

ITAD Summit pt1 - Robert Tokarchyk

In this series Jeff welcomes R obert Tokarchyk, the CEO of RazorERP , an enterprise software provider for electronic recycling, ITAD, and IT broker markets. This is a fun conversation about building a business and the maturat...

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Dec. 6, 2021

Chuck Ceccarelli pt4 - Continuous Improvement

In part four of the series, Jeff and Chuck continue another fun conversation on the ITAD Talk podcast. Chuck Ceccarelli, has an amazing story, and this is a fantastic conversation. Enjoy the ITAD Talk podcast , and don't forg...

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Dec. 6, 2021

Chuck Ceccarelli pt3 - Lean Processes

In part three of the series, Jeff and Chuck discuss how lean processes increase efficiency, how to inspire, and the ridiculous profits of Toyota. This is another fun conversation on the ITAD Talk. Chuck Ceccarelli, has an ama...

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Dec. 5, 2021

Chuck Ceccarelli pt2 - Innovative Products

Jeff is joined once again by Chuck Ceccarelli, of Blue Collar Millionaire fame. In this episode they kick off the conversation with kpis and accountability to goals. Enjoy the ITAD Talk podcast , and don't forget to like and ...

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Dec. 5, 2021

Chuck Ceccarelli pt1 - Blue Collar Millionaire

Chuck Ceccarelli joins ITAD Talk to discuss growth, kpis, human resources and motivation. Jeff first saw Chuck on the TV show Blue Collar Millionaires about 4 years ago. He contacted Chuck to ask for advice on adding Lean pro...

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Nov. 28, 2021

Cal Braunstein pt3 - Data Center Sustainability

Welcome to the 3rd and final part in our conversation with Cal Braunstein of Robert Frances Group. Subject matter expertise includes: purchasing, contract negotiations, vendor management, leasing, mission-critical systems, bu...

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Nov. 27, 2021

Cal Braunstein pt1 - International with IBM

Jeff welcomes Cal Braunstein, CEO & Executive Director of Research at Robert Frances Group. Prior to joining RFG, Cal held a variety of management and non-management positions in IBM. He provided IT consulting and advisory se...

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