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The Andrew Carter Podcast
The Andrew Carter PodcastThe Andrew Carter Morning Show with Ken Connors (Friday August 22, 2025)Rory O'Neil, Tom Whelan, Dino Bartolini, John Moore, Tom Mulcair, Dr. Mitch Shulman, Hannah Stopnicki, Chris Bumbray
2025-08-2242 minThe Payments Podcast
The Payments PodcastThe Unfinished Journey of AP: Insights from Ardent Partners 2025This episode features Andrew Bartolini of Ardent Partners discussing the 2025 State of ePayables report. While accounts payable (AP) has advanced over the past two decades, full automation is still uncommon. Key findings highlight the need for alignment between AP, procurement, and treasury, the underreported fraud risks, and AI\'s growing impact. Reflecting on the report\'s content, Andrew also urges AP teams to transition from transactional roles to more strategic contributions in achieving business goals. Hit play to listen to the interview.
2025-06-1016 minThe Payments Podcast
The Payments PodcastThe Unfinished Journey of AP: Insights from Ardent Partners 2025This episode features Andrew Bartolini of Ardent Partners discussing the 2025 State of ePayables report. While accounts payable (AP) has advanced over the past two decades, full automation is still uncommon. Key findings highlight the need for alignment between AP, procurement, and treasury, the underreported fraud risks, and AI\'s growing impact. Reflecting on the report\'s content, Andrew also urges AP teams to transition from transactional roles to more strategic contributions in achieving business goals. Hit play to listen to the interview.
2025-06-1016 minLove Procurement: The Podcast
Love Procurement: The PodcastEp 6: 2024 Big Trends in Procurement feat. Andrew Bartolini and Vishal Patel  While some market research reports capture a snapshot in time, others play a long game, watching priorities shift over a decade or more. Those annual reports can often capture more nuanced trends, providing actionable insight that executives can use to position themselves, their teams, and their companies as leaders in an incredibly competitive marketplace. In this episode of the #LoveProcurement podcast, Philip Ideson is joined by Andrew Bartolini, Founder and Chief Research Officer at Ardent Partners, and Vishal Patel, Vice President of Product Marketing at Ivalua. They share their perspectives on the big trends - a...
2024-04-2336 minETF Edge
ETF EdgeWeathering the Storm – One of the Most Volatile Years on Record 06/22/22CNBC’s Leslie Picker spoke with Matt Bartolini, Head of SPDR Americas Research at State Street Global Advisors, and Andrew McOrmond, Managing Director at WallachBeth Capital. They discussed a number of ways ETF investors are weathering the year’s treacherous market volatility – including a deep dive on a handful of popular dividend, value and commodity plays.
2022-06-2211 minThe Best Pick movie podcast
The Best Pick movie podcastBicycle ThievesBest Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky Episode 216: Bicycle Thieves Released 23 March 2022 For this episode, we watched Bicycle Thieves, based on the novel by Luigi Bartolini, with a screenplay by Cesare Zavattini and various others including the director Vittorio De Sica. The cast includes Lamberto Maggiorani, Enzo Staiola and Lianella Carell and it won an honorary Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1949. It has a Rotten Tomatoes score of 99%. The Icicle Thief https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yBtWtyMkdo Y voit rien https://www.youtube.com/watch...
2022-03-231h 02BriefingsDirect Podcasts
BriefingsDirect PodcastsIt’s Official—Flexible and Remote Work are Here to Stay, Say Empowered EmployeesThe world’s office workers have more clout and influence now than ever over where and how they do their jobs. Those who have worked from home and want to continue are spurring on their employers to do more than just embrace hybrid work. They’re seeking to reinvent the very nature of employment.Stay with BriefingsDirect as we explore new research into how innovations such as contingent labor exchanges and intelligent workspaces are changing the future of work forever.To learn more about how flexible work models are the new normal for workers and businesses alik...
2022-03-1132 minBriefingsDirect Podcasts
BriefingsDirect PodcastsIt’s official—flexible and remote work are here to stay, say empowered employeesThe world’s office workers have more clout and influence now than ever over where and how they do their jobs. Those who have worked from home and want to continue are spurring on their employers to do more than just embrace hybrid work. They’re seeking to reinvent the very nature of employment. Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes. Read a full transcript or download a copy. Stay with BriefingsDirect as we explore new research into how innovations such as contingent labor exchanges and intelligent workspaces are changing the future of work forever. To l...
2022-03-1132 minProcurement Rising
Procurement RisingMichael Hillman, Renowned CPOToday on Procurement Rising, part of the Ardent Partners podcast network, I interviewed Michael Hillman, renowned CPO, and someone with a lifetime of experience. We're going to dive into his legendary career and focus on the highlights and key learnings that have brought him to where he is today.
2022-02-2726 minProcurement Rising
Procurement RisingEpisode 302: Ardent Partners’ CPO SpectacularOn today's episode, we highlight an engaging CPO panel discussion that I lead from our "CPO Spectacular" event from last November. The panel includes three Best-in-Class CPOs who discussed their experiences and insights from a hectic 2021, and then shared their plans for 2022. We hope you enjoy!
2022-02-1432 minProcurement Rising
Procurement RisingEpisode 301 - Jean-Michel Dos Remedios, Bel Brands USA & CPO Honors 2021 WinnerWe begin Season 3 of the Procurement Rising podcast with Jean-Michel Dos Remedios, the Sourcing & Supplier Development Senior Director at Bel Brands USA. Jean-Michel was also the winner of "The Innovation Award" at Ardent's CPO Honors 2021 awards. We talk about that, plus some of the new and innovative strategies and approaches he and his team are using to overcome significant hurdles.
2022-01-3132 minProcurement Rising
Procurement RisingBrian Roche, Westfield InsuranceToday, on Procurement Rising, part of the Ardent Partners Podcast Network, we interview Brian Roche, the Chief Procurement Officer at Westfield Insurance. Brian is a leading CPO and has a great and long track record in the financial services industry. 
2021-12-2031 minProcurement Rising
Procurement RisingSean Park, SplunkToday, on Procurement Rising, part of the Ardent Partners Podcast Network, I interviewed Sean Park, CPO at Splunk, a popular B2B company that everybody seems to be using. Sean was also recently a panelist at Ardent’s November CPO Rising Virtual Event, and he's graciously returned to cover some new ground with me today.
2021-12-0628 minUltimate Supplier Management
Ultimate Supplier ManagementBest In Class vs. Everybody Else: Procurement Metrics That Matter 2021Are you in procurement, sourcing, supply chain? Want the freshest data on procurement key performance indicators? Watch this webinar featuring data from the 2021 Ardent Partners Report: Procurement Metrics that Matter.Supplier enablement? Up! Contract-compliant transactions? Up! Addressable spend that is sourced? Down.Gerard Cardillo reminds us that you can only improve what you measure and tells us his fave metrics: percent of spend on PO and invoices blocked due to pricing/receipt. Andrew Bartolini drills down into the data gathered from hundreds of procurement execs worldwide. And Danny Thompson grills Andrew on the story behind...
2021-10-2836 minUltimate Supplier Management
Ultimate Supplier ManagementAP Metrics that Matter in 20212020 was the turning point for virtual everything: work-from-home, remote learning, online socializing. Disruption drove automation from a “nice-to-have” to a “must-do,” in procure-to-pay. And not only for the largest companies, but into the mid-market as well.Listen to Gerard Cardillo, procurement executive, innovator and thought leader, for his perspective on the findings from the new Ardent Partners research survey State of ePayables 2021. His company, Charles River Labs, is a rapidly growing $2.7 billion dollar global Clinical Research Organization supporting the pharmaceutical industry from early discovery through safety assessment and manufacturing on the front-lines of pandemic mitigation efforts.Andrew...
2021-10-1547 minUltimate Supplier Management
Ultimate Supplier ManagementRiding the Wind Into 2021: The State of ProcurementPresenting deep insights into procurement and the CPO’s hopes and plans for 2021, apexanalytix joins Ardent Partners and Independence Blue Cross (IBX) in this data-packed podcast.Findings from the State of Procurement 2021 report are presented, with commentary from head of procurement and strategic sourcing Chuck Stefanosky and market and strategy expert Danny Thompson.You’ll hear:How procurement is pivoting from the 2020 COVID-19 disruption to improve processes and practicesNew ways companies are executing on supplier diversity initiativesHow organizations are gaining efficiencies and enhancing procurement value through supplier automationWhat separates the best from the average proc...
2021-10-1548 minProcurement Rising
Procurement RisingTom Cassidy, BayadaToday, on Procurement Rising, part of the Ardent Partners Podcast Network, I interviewed Tom Cassidy. He's the CPO at Bayada, a company that is front and center in the battle against COVID. Tom is also a regular at our annual CPR Rising Summit held each Fall, which of course will not be held in person this year. 
2021-10-0427 minProcurement Rising
Procurement RisingThomas Udesen, Bayer & The Sustainable Procurement PledgeToday on Procurement Rising Podcast Series we welcome Thomas Udesen, the Chief Procurement Officer at Bayer. Thomas is also the co-founder of the Sustainable Procurement Pledge (SPP), a community of CPOs and other procurement executives who are committed to bringing sustainability into their procurement practices. In our discussion, we talk about Thomas’ career, how he ended up working at Bayer, what lead him to co-founding the SPP, and why it is so important for procurement leaders to incorporate sustainable best practices. If you would like to learn more about the Sustainable Procurement Pledge click her: https://spp.ea...
2021-09-2032 minProcurement Rising
Procurement RisingBill Cooper, University of CaliforniaWe kick off Season 2 of the Procurement Rising Podcast Series with globally renowned CPO, Bill Cooper. Bill retired earlier this summer after an illustrious career in procurement where he was most recently the Associate Vice President and Chief Procurement Officer for the entire University of California system. In our discussion Bill reflects back on his decades long career in procurement. We also talk about how the role of CPO has changed over the years and what it takes to succeed in the job today.
2021-09-0734 minProcurement Rising
Procurement RisingThe State of Procurement 2021 Address (Part 2)This week, listeners will hear Part 2 of the key findings of Ardent Partners’ sixteenth annual State of Procurement and the CPO market research study. In our follow up to Part 1, Andrew is again joined by is Ardent’s VP of Research Christopher J. Dwyer, and Ahmad Jiwani, the Senior Product Marketing Manager at Workday. Together they dive into the annual research study, talk about what is happening in the world of procurement today, and discuss the key procurement benchmarks for 2021.
2021-06-2839 minProcurement Rising
Procurement RisingThe State of Procurement 2021 Address (Part 1)This week features a special edition of the Procurement Rising Podcast. Listeners will hear Part 1 of the key findings of Ardent Partners’ sixteenth annual State of Procurement and the CPO market research study. Joining Andrew on this presentation is Ardent’s VP of Research Christopher J. Dwyer, and Ahmad Jiwani, the Senior Product Marketing Manager at Workday. Together they dive into the annual research study, talk about what is happening in the world of procurement today, and discuss the key strategies that are most relevant to the CPO community.
2021-06-1424 minProcurement Rising
Procurement RisingJohn Dickson, AstraZenecaOn this week’s podcast, Andrew talks with John Dickson, the Chief Procurement Officer at AstraZeneca. Andrew talks with John touches on a wide range of topics, including John’s five-year plan of establishing the “brand” of the procurement function at AstraZeneca, work during the pandemic, and the four key elements that drive a successful procurement operation.
2021-06-0128 minProcurement Rising
Procurement RisingChris Shanahan, CPO at Thermo Fisher ScientificLike many procurement professionals, Chris Shanahan sort of “fell” into the space. Now, after a long and impressive career, Chris has taken over the role of CPO at Thermo Fisher Scientific. On this week’s pod, Andrew talks with Chris about his career and experience working in procurement, taking over at Thermo Fisher, and how he launched a full P2P program during the pandemic with a distributed workforce.
2021-05-1724 minProcurement Rising
Procurement RisingGreg Tennyson, CPO & VP at VSP GlobalGreg Tennyson is one of the best-known and most outgoing Chief Procurement Officers in the world. He's also been a trailblazer who has delivered great results throughout his career. Andrew's conversation with Greg focused on many pandemic-related topics including:  managing a distributed workforce, sustaining results through difficult times, new opportunities, and procurement's "new normal." We hope you enjoy the conversation with a recent CPO of the Year!
2021-05-0327 minProcurement Rising
Procurement RisingJim Polak, PPG Industries and CPO Rising Hall of FamerOn the evening of the 93rd Academy Awards (aka. The Oscars!!), it is entirely appropriate that we publish Andrew's interview with Jim Polak, who was inducted into the CPO Rising Hall of Fame in 2019 during the CPO Honors ceremony (aka "The Procurement Oscars") in acknowledgement of an outstanding career in procurement. Jim, the former Director of General Purchasing at PPG Industries, shares his thoughts on how to become a CPO (and succeed in the role), overcome powerful objections, and build Best-in-Class teams.
2021-04-2627 minProcurement Rising
Procurement RisingIan Maher, Global Atlantic Financial GroupIan Maher is the Vice President & Head of Strategic Sourcing at Global Atlantic Financial Group, but he wasn’t always. In this episode, Ian shares his approach to onboarding into a new Chief Procurement Officer role, the important role that relationships have played in his success, and the value of data in managing third-party contracts. Thinking about taking a new job in procurement? Looking to build greater influence for your procurement operation and/or improve its overall BPO management, this Procurement Rising episode is for you as we hear first-hand strategies from a highly-regarded procurement expert.
2021-04-1930 minETF Edge
ETF EdgeSpace Race Takes Off & Ark Invest Bets BigCNBC's Bob Pisani spoke with ProcureAM CEO Andrew Chanin, Tom Lydon, CEO of ETF Trends and Matthew Bartolini, head of SPDR Americas Research. They discussed the race to space after the successful landing of NASA's Mars Perseverance Rover and a much anticipated new launch from Cathie Wood of Ark Invest. In the 'markets 102' portion of the podcast, Bob contiues the conversation about space, the new frontier for ETF investing, with Andrew Chanin from ProcureAM.
2021-02-2432 minProcurement Rising
Procurement RisingJacob Larsen, Maersk Group & Published AuthorJacob Larsen is the man (and the brains) behind the "Moneyball for Sourcing" concepts that have electrified our industry.  He's also a preeminent expert on the role that technology can play within a procurement department. As the Director of Digital Procurement at Maersk Group, Jacob was an earlier proponent of our own eSourcing 2.0 doctrine and has arguably managed and overseen more eAuctions than any professional working today. His background brought him to CPO Rising years ago. His new book, A Practical Guide to e-Auctions for Procurement brought him to Procurement Rising.
2021-02-1837 minProcurement Rising
Procurement RisingEpisode 101 - Alejandro Gusis, Univar Solutions & "CPO of the Year" WinnerAs the Global VP of Indirect Procurement and Real Estate ("CPO") at Univar Solutions, Alejandro Gusis doesn't just "do procurement," at least not in the way that most approach it. Despite that or perhaps because of it, Alejandro was named the "CPO of the Year" at the prestigious CPO Honors 2020 Awards ceremony last fall. On this podcast, Alejandro shares his approach to the profession and shares the experiences and insights that led to his award.  
2021-02-1130 minETF Prime
ETF PrimeVolatility & the ElectionETF.com’s Sumit Roy discusses the recent spike in volatility and explains key basics of the Cboe Volatility Index (VIX) and volatility-related exchange-traded products. State Street’s Matt Bartolini goes in-depth on the potential impact of the election, including outlining five important policy issues where Republicans and Democrats are most opposed. 6 Meridian’s Andrew Mies explains their ETF entrance, which featured converting clients from separately managed accounts to the ETF structure.
2020-11-0359 minETF Prime
ETF PrimeVolatility & the ElectionETF.com’s Sumit Roy discusses the recent spike in volatility and explains key basics of the Cboe Volatility Index (VIX) and volatility-related exchange-traded products. State Street’s Matt Bartolini goes in-depth on the potential impact of the election, including outlining five important policy issues where Republicans and Democrats are most opposed. 6 Meridian’s Andrew Mies explains their ETF entrance, which featured converting clients from separately managed accounts to the ETF structure.
2020-11-0359 minBuyersMeetPoint
BuyersMeetPointPodcast Preview of the 2016 CPO Rising Summit in Boston, MA on March 29-30Today Buyers Meeting Point welcomes Andrew Bartolini as our guest. Andrew is the Managing Partner and Chief Research Officer at research firm Ardent Partners, but you probably know him just as well for his work on the CPO Rising blog and annual research reports. In fact, it is the CPO Rising Summit coming up on March 29th and 30th in Boston, Massachusetts he joins us today to discuss. This event will bring together global procurement leaders to network, share experiences, and learn best practices from the brightest minds in the industry. In this interview, learn more about: What the event's...
2016-02-2500 minBriefingsDirect Podcasts
BriefingsDirect Podcasts2016: The Year that Accounts Payable Becomes StrategicThe next BriefingsDirect business innovation thought leadership discussion focuses on the changing role and impact of accounts payable (AP) as a strategic business force.We’ll explore how intelligent AP is rapidly transforming by better managing exceptions, adopting fuller automation, and implementing end-to-end processes that leverage connected business networks.As the so-called digital enterprise adapts to a world of increased collaboration, digital transactions, and e-payables management -- AP is needing to adapt in 2016. To learn more about the future of AP as a focal point of automated business services we are joined by Andrew Ba...
2016-01-1139 minBriefingsDirect Podcasts
BriefingsDirect PodcastsBusiness Networks Spur Process BenefitsThe next BriefingsDirect thought-leader panel discussion focuses on the future of business and how companies can benefit from the new insight and analysis that transparent business networks and processes allow.The power of data-driven business networks and the analytics derived from them are increasing, but how do enterprises best leverage that intelligence as they seek new services, products and efficiency? How do automation and intelligence enter the picture for better matching buyers and sellers?BriefingsDirect had an opportunity to learn first-hand at the 2014 Ariba LIVE Conference in Las Vegas. To learn more about how business...
2015-03-1022 minJon Hansen (PI Window on The World)
Jon Hansen (PI Window on The World)Buyers Meeting Point Weekly Update for January 19th, 2015I would once again like to welcome from Buyers Meeting Point to share information of this week's events and news from the world of purchasing, Kelly Barner. NOTE: In this week's guest audio we continue our three week series on CPO studies with Andrew Bartolini of Ardent Partners discussing the findings of their 2014 CPO Rising report. The entire video can be seen on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8ZcObdGvPM   Share your thought's on what you believe is The Future of Procurement on Twitter using the hashtag #FutureBuy Be sure to visit the Buyers Meeting Point website @ ht...
2015-01-1900 minJon Hansen (PI Window on The World)
Jon Hansen (PI Window on The World)Buyers Meeting Point Weekly Update for July 28th, 2014I would once again like to welcome from Buyers Meeting Point to share information of this week's events and news from the world of purchasing, Kelly Barner. NOTE: In this week's guest audio, we'll hear an excerpt from a recent CPO Google Hangout session arranged by Zycus featuring Andrew Bartolini of Ardent Partners. The entire session can be viewed here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3gFWZB0PrQ Share your thought's on what you believe is The Future of Procurement on Twitter using the hashtag #FutureBuy Be sure to visit the Buyers Meeting Point website @ http://buyersmeetingpoint.com
2014-07-2900 minJon Hansen (PI Window on The World)
Jon Hansen (PI Window on The World)Buyers Meeting Point Weekly Update for March 3rd, 2014I would once again like to welcome from Buyers Meeting Point to share information of this week's events and news from the world of purchasing, Kelly Barner. NOTE: In this week's guest audio we're going to hear an excerpt from a recent webinar by Puridiom and Ardent Partners in which Andrew Bartolini talks about how procurement can use data to prepare for internal conversations about their own outsourcing. The full event can be accessed on demand using the following link: http://post.puridiom.com/acton/fs/blocks/showLandingPage/a/5671/p/p-0077/t/page/fm/3 Be sure to visit the Buyers...
2014-03-0300 minSix String Bliss: The Guitar Podcast
Six String Bliss: The Guitar PodcastEpisode 265: NAMM Interviews Part 1Special guest correspondent Erik interviews a plethora of noteworthy gear makers at the NAMM show. Listen up for interviews and demos with Z.VEX, Bartolini Pickups, Voodoo Lab, TremKing, Big Joe's Stompbox Company, Rock Tips, Plek, and Guitar Defender.
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