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Signature Resolution Welcomes Hon. Mary H. Strobel (Ret.) to Panel of Neutrals


“We are thrilled to welcome Hon. Mary H. Strobel (Ret.) to our firm. Her exceptional career as a Superior Court Judge in Los Angeles brings a wealth of expertise and insight that will greatly enrich our team’s capabilities,” said Dario Higuchi, Signature Resolution founding partner and managing member. “We look forward to working with Judge Strobel, leveraging her expertise, commitment to just resolutions, and strong leadership in the legal community to serve our clients at the highest level.”

Judge Strobel’s distinguished career encompasses over twenty years as a Superior Court Judge in Los Angeles. She most recently presided over the Writs and Receivers department for eight years, where she handled complex challenges, including CEQA and Coastal Act litigation, land use disputes, public employment matters, and more. With a keen eye for detail, she routinely adjudicated requests for temporary restraining orders, preliminary injunctions, and the appointment of receivers in various civil lawsuits such as corporate governance disputes, trade secret litigation, and real property conflicts.

In addition to her specialized role, Judge Strobel’s broad civil experience includes seven years as an Individual Calendar (“I/C”) judge, overseeing an array of cases from pretrial to settlement, spanning employment litigation, personal injury lawsuits, business disputes, and real property conflicts. Her legal journey began after graduating with Order of the Coif honors from the University of Southern California Law Center in 1983. She gained valuable insights during her time as an associate at Mitchell, Silberberg & Knupp, and later excelled as a deputy city attorney and senior land use attorney at the Santa Monica City Attorney’s Office, where she advised on land use regulation and related matters.

Judge Strobel’s commitment to mentoring and education is exemplified by her past roles as an adjunct professor at USC School of Law, an instructor for the Administrative Office of the Courts, and her leadership in the civil subcommittee for the Los Angeles Superior Court Judicial Education Seminars. Her remarkable journey extends to roles such as chair of the Los Angeles Superior Court Rules Committee and board member of the Association of Business Trial Lawyers (ABTL), reflecting her dedication to the legal community at large.

Judge Strobel’s wealth of experience makes her an ideal addition to Signature Resolution’s esteemed panel of neutrals. She thoroughly understands what it takes to bring parties to a mutually acceptable resolution through thoughtful analysis of complex legal issues.

To learn more about Hon. Mary H. Strobel (Ret.), please visit signatureresolution.com.

About Signature Resolution

Founded in 2017 in the heart of Los Angeles, Signature Resolution comprises a panel of distinguished neutrals hailing from diverse backgrounds, including respected judges and trial attorneys specializing in virtually every civil practice area. The founding partners inaugurated the organization with a vision of providing the highest level of service and convenience for attorneys and their clients. Signature Resolution’s panelists offer unrivaled expertise and commitment to resolve even the most challenging legal matters. In addition to the Los Angeles location, Signature Resolution also has offices in Century City, San Diego, and Oakland. For more information about the firm’s mediation, arbitration and other dispute resolution services, visit signatureresolution.com.

Media Contact

Media Team, Signature Resolution, 1 9499951459, [email protected]

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Prohaska Consulting Announces Expansion of Leadership Team, Addition of Sheila Buckley as Global Head of Magnify Division


Sheila Buckley, the award-winning executive with more than 30 years of media experience, has joined Prohaska Consulting, the boutique consulting firm, to lead Magnify, its integrated sales solution offering.

NEW YORK, Sept. 25, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Prohaska Consulting, the data transformation and media consulting company, today announced the appointment of Sheila Buckley as Global Head of Magnify, its integrated sales solution and business development offering.

Ms. Buckley is a well-known and respected voice across the spectrum of digital media, ad-tech and linear advertising sales and marketing. She brings more than 30 years of sales and managerial experience in leading companies, including Business Insider, Time Warner, Weather Channel, Criteo, and Dstillery. She joins Maria Link, SVP & Global General Manager, who will continue to lead go-to-market strategy and manage client relationships within the Magnify division of Prohaska.

“We continue to expand commercial efforts around our highly successful Magnify division, including the addition of a new London-based office,” said Matt Prohaska, CEO and Principal at Prohaska Consulting. “We want to ensure we’re best positioned to grow revenue and deliver results for clients, so the combination of Sheila and Maria is what will do that.”

Aside from commercial roles, Ms. Buckley has been active throughout the digital and linear ad industries. She formerly served as Board Chair of She Runs It (formerly AWNY- Advertising Women of New York) and Co-Chair of the IAB’s Sales Executive Council, as its most recent Executive-in-Residence.

“I’m excited to join the Prohaska team in this new capacity,” said Buckley. “It’s a real opportunity to work with great people, not just internally, but across the industry, as Prohaska Consulting and Magnify offer a unique solution that’s so right for this time.”

Magnify, the fast-growing practice within Prohaska Consulting’s full suite of services, works with clients to develop GTM strategy and then provide full representation in a business development capacity in-market. It operates as a distinct division within the company to avoid conflicts of interest with the core consulting teams. The division launched in 2014, providing commercial expansion for more than 150 clients of Prohaska Consulting’s 600+ clients to date.

Buckley will be based in Prohaska’s NYC Headquarters.

About Prohaska Consulting

Prohaska Consulting is an award-winning global digital consultancy that provides strategic advisory services to clients across the marketing technology landscape. Described by clients as “connectors, disruptors, and data leaders,” Team Prohaska has helped more than 600 companies (brands, publishers agencies, tech, trade groups, and more) grow revenue, create business opportunities, and increase operational effectiveness & efficiency. The company is globally headquartered in New York City, with more than 100 full-time, fractional, and active freelance teammates around the world. Learn more at www.prohaskaconsulting.com

Contact info:

For Prohaska Consulting:

Rich Ullman

CMO

[email protected]

Media Contact

Rich Ullman, Prohaska Consulting, 1 201-341-3912, [email protected], www.prohaskaconsulting.com

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BirdWeather PUC is an AI-Powered Smart Bird Listening Device that Identifies Over 6,000 Global Species


From founder and CEO Tim Clark – “With the BirdWeather PUC, we’ve removed the complexity and created a simple, easy-to-use (one-button) AI powered portable device that is equally at home in your backyard, out in the field, or tagging along on a hike, continuously listening and automatically identifying over 6000 global species. Why sound? For every bird you can see, there are dozens more you can hear! From owls to osprey, not every bird is interested in sticking around to have their photo taken.”

Birds live at the edge of our changing world, impacted by everything from habitat loss to global weather patterns. Within their ranks are a number of sentinel species – birds which researchers study, monitoring changes in their behavior that can signal a shift in the ecosystems that we all depend upon. From founder Tim Clark – “By continuously listening to AI-powered stations around the globe, we can begin to understand how birds are responding to the large-scale wildfires that are now a yearly occurrence, and the new-normal “100yr” storms”.

BirdWeather PUC is a portable nature recorder featuring dual microphones, WiFi/BLE, GPS, environmental sensors, a microSD card, a built-in neural engine, all in a rugged weatherproof enclosure. The BirdWeather mobile app and web dashboard work hand-in-hand with PUC, enabling users to learn more about their own visitors, and listen to birds around the world. BirdWeather was designed to be an open system, with multiple ways for researchers to pull data from the library.

The response from the birding community has been incredible. From one of the early adopters, Rob Frith “I cannot sing the praises of BirdWeather enough. Over the last 9 months it has given me previously hidden insights into the birdlife at home, on hikes, where I work and where friends and family live. I have been able to learn new songs, track the ebb and flow of the bird year, inspire those around me and gain a deeper connection to the natural world. I look forward to expanding this using the PUC and contributing further to global bird conservation.”

About Scribe Labs

Scribe Labs launched its first product – RunScribe – as a successful Kickstarter back in 2014. Today, RunScribe is used daily by over 1500 coaches, clinicians, shoe companies, and researchers to provide real-world gait analysis, collecting invaluable data both in the lab and out in the wild.

Tim Clark // Founder and CEO

[email protected]

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/scribelabs/birdweather-puc

Press Kit: https://www.birdweather.com/press

Media Contact

Tim Clark, Scribe Labs Inc, 1 650-576-6759, [email protected], https://scribelabs.com/

SOURCE Scribe Labs Inc

Plenity Launches a Galactic Odyssey Game, StarDust, on æternity Blockchain Using Lexon Digital Contracts


Modeled on the epic Elite game from the 1980s, Plenity adds massively multiplayer (MMO) appeal and full democratization of the game world, teleporting the original Star Trader concept half a century into the future. “One player, one star ship” is the motto of the lawless universe where traders travel lightyears to find the best deals and mercenaries and bounty hunters roam the galaxies to track down their prey.

The game will have its own story arc like Elite pioneered, enriched with dynamic elements that evolve based on in-game actions of the player community. An optional console-based interface will invoke the text adventure spirit of Star Trader, adding scripting of tasks, bots and reactions. The game is open-ended and death – though rare – is permanent.

Thanks to finely tuned procedural mapping, the game world is practically infinite, offering endless opportunity for exploration. Star ships continue on their course to distant planets while players are offline and each discovery is rewarded with the right to name and terraform, changing the universe forever. Hidden planets can be used as secret bases and star maps revealing hideouts and scarce resources are the most valuable asset in the game.

Central to the game design is the use of Lexon, the plain-text programming language, to describe the capabilities of game assets, and to allow players to extend the game with their own contributions. Player-created Lexon DAOs express the rules of player clans and enhance the core game mechanics. Programmed in plain English, the Lexon ‘digital contracts’ used to implement player corporations can be pushed to any degree of complexity for never-ending immersion into the social side of MMO gaming. As a high-tech twist, space corporations can work and trade with each other ‘trustlessly,’ using blockchain technology to forge agreements that cannot be broken. Contracts will be served. All else is a lawless maelstrom.

Thanks to the game design by the experienced developer team, the Plenity universe will accommodate thousands of players and combine micro and macro action into a seamless, thrilling experience that alternates between strategic scheming and fast action. Thanks to æternity’s low transaction cost, every move can be persisted on the blockchain instantly and forever. The universe will be always-on, never stop and – different from traditional MMOs – will always remain accessible, as long as someone keeps an æternity node alive. True to the vastness and freedom of outer space that its storyline invokes, no-one will gatekeep or regulate players. Its rules are enshrined exclusively in the smart contracts that bring the virtual universe to life.

To learn more about Lexon, please visit lexon.org

For media inquiries, please contact Phil LeRoy at (310) 260-7901 or phil(at)melrosepr(dot)com.

About Lexon
Lexon is a programming language that uses AI to make blockchain smart contracts readable in plain English. As the first language that is understandable to both humans and machines, Lexon paves the way for the real-world adoption of smart contracts and contributes precise contract analysis to the field of law. Lexon has been created by blockchain and programming language expert Henning Diedrich, formerly the architect of IBM’s blockchain Hyperledger, lead consultant on blockchain for the European Commission’s financial regulator, and Director for Blockchain at Boston Consulting Group, where he designed the Diamond Blockchain TRACR and a blockchain for fine art for ArtBasel.

About Plenity
Project StarDust promises an unprecedented gaming experience, bringing together cutting-edge blockchain technology, captivating gameplay, and endless possibilities. Join us on this cosmic journey as we embark on an adventure that transcends the boundaries of conventional gaming.

Media Contact

Phil LeRoy, Melrose PR, (310) 260-7901, [email protected], https://www.melrosepr.com/

SOURCE Plenity

Web3 Recruitment Leader Up Top Launches Crypto Career Bootcamp Placement Labs


Placement Labs will provide students a framework to understand the overall web3 landscape and break down the nuanced differences between the various segments of the market. Over the course of 3 weeks, Dan and Faris will provide insights into what each sector indexes towards for hiring criteria and share examples of how they have helped people from various backgrounds, industries, and skillsets make the transition to land their first job in the space.

Dan and Faris will also utilize their networks to bring in Founders, Builders, Investors, and Community Members to participate in teaching the class, and give students the opportunity to engage in conversation with legitimate professionals actively working in the fields they are interested in.

“Through our work with seed stage crypto companies that are raising their first round, we have developed strong pattern recognition on what types of talent are most in-demand to set those projects up for success. I’m 100% convinced a lot of that talent will be non-crypto native professionals, as crypto is poised to reach mainstream consumer audiences.” Oweis says.

Graduates of Placement Labs will leave with a clear understanding of where they fit within the greater crypto landscape, action items on how to pivot their profiles to match their ideal roles, and a jumpstart in building out their network of people that can help them achieve their goals.

For more information on Placement Labs’ first cohort visit the website.

About Placement Labs:
Placement Labs is a crypto career bootcamp, built to teach Web2 talent how to pivot and align their profiles for Web3. The course is spun out of Up Top Search, the market leaders in recruiting for crypto. Graduates will leave with a detailed understanding of the space, action items on how to pursue their ideal roles, and a jumpstart in building out their network.

About Up Top:
Up Top is a talent collective bringing transparency, community & open access to hiring opportunities in Web3 / DeFi. Our “sports agent” model aligns us closely to the top talent in the space, and we also host weekly AMA workshops to provide resources to educate the greater web3 job seeker community on the latest hiring trends.

About Crypto Coach:
Crypto Coach is a seasoned team of fundraising and go-to-market experts focused on helping seed stage crypto solutions secure investors and customers. We’ve worked with some of the most innovative companies in the blockchain space, and helped them establish their footprint.

Media Contact

Sarah Cohen, Melrose PR, (310) 260-7901, [email protected]

SOURCE Placement Labs

Smith Executives Named Recipients of 2023 Women in Supply Chain Award


Since joining Smith as a sales representative in 1998, Minji has played an instrumental role in developing the company’s presence in the APAC region. Helping to establish Smith’s Seoul office, Minji was later named the location’s General Manager and has consistently been among Smith’s top salespeople throughout her tenure. Minji supports some of the world’s largest technology companies with market expertise to help guide strategic business decisions.

Terry began her career at Smith in 1999 as a receptionist and later joined the Operations team as an Import/Export Coordinator. She worked her way up to Operations Manager and then Director of Operations before being named to her current role in 2018. Terry oversees the daily workflow of the company’s Singapore and Hong Kong Operations departments—the latter being the company’s largest by volume—and works to maximize her team’s efficiency and productivity.

“This year, we received over 400 submissions, the highest amount of applications not only for this award, but also for all of our awards,” said Marina Mayer, Editor-in-Chief of Food Logistics and Supply & Demand Chain Executive. “While there’s still more work to be done, what we’re doing is working. From truck drivers to CEOs, what these winners are doing matters to the future of all supply chains.”

About Smith

Founded in 1984, Smith sources, manages, and distributes the electronic components that go into everything from mobile phones and computers to appliances and automobiles. In 20 cities around the world, Smith’s legion of employees communicates in 50 languages and dialects and buys and sells components 24 hours per day, generating global annual sales in excess of $4.7 billion in 2022. Smith is always moving: helping manufacturers navigate market shifts; customizing supply chain solutions; testing components using cutting-edge technology. The support of Smith’s flexible Intelligent Distribution™ model optimizes customers’ supply chains from beginning to end, including offering customized options for IT asset disposition that deliver maximum ROI, sustainability, and security. Smith’s testing and logistics hubs in Houston, Hong Kong, Amsterdam, and Singapore cover critical areas like quality management, counterfeit prevention, and environmental safety. Smith’s operations, purchasing, and sales worldwide are seamlessly integrated with the company’s global IT infrastructure, offering real-time, global inventory and logistics visibility. Smith is the leading independent distributor of electronic components and ranks number six among all global distributors. For more information, please visit http://www.smithweb.com or reach out to a Smith representative any time of day at +1 713.430.3000.

Media Contact

Rich Witmer, Smith, +1 7134302141, [email protected], www.smithweb.com 

SOURCE Smith

Inxeption launches its AI Directory, poised to accelerate business adoption of Artificial Intelligence by connecting enterprises to AI innovators


Through the Inxeption AI Directory, Artificial Intelligence solution providers of all kinds, from fraud detection software vendors to IT consulting companies to manufacturers of high-performance GPU servers, will be able to harness traffic from the millions of high-intent business visitors to Inxeption.com and receive detailed analytics about impressions and clicks for their profile. Additionally, the Inxeption AI Directory is a significant customer acquisition and lead generation tool, as powerful features like advanced tagging and digital enquiries enable efficient connection between buyers and sellers.

Inxeption also helps companies transact online. Earlier this year, Inxeption launched its AI marketplace by partnering with Supermicro to bring the latest AI-optimized GPU servers, processors and equipment to the online marketplace. With the addition of the AI Directory, Inxeption further expands the capabilities it provides to the Artificial Intelligence industry. All AI Directory participants across software, hardware and services will be able to showcase themselves and their products online as well as facilitate their transactions digitally using the same e-Commerce software that powers all Inxeption Marketplaces and Stores. This makes Inxeption the only platform through which companies can identify new providers, transact with them online, and fulfill orders seamlessly.

Brad Kashani continued, “Today we see that in every boardroom, the CEO is asked about the company’s AI strategy. Teams across enterprises are assessing where they can use AI, whether for product differentiation or internal efficiencies. I believe that an AI strategy isn’t about incremental changes. It’s about building a company that is AI-first, from the ground up. The Inxeption AI Directory was created to accelerate how businesses can understand and implement this new paradigm.”

Visit the Inxeption AI Directory today to learn more.
About Inxeption

Inxeption is the industrial e-Commerce company. We enable businesses to sell their products and services online through our Managed Store e-Commerce software and the Inxeption Marketplace.

Our Managed Store software is purpose-built for industrial businesses, enabling suppliers to run an online store, take orders digitally, and advertise to prospects. Managed Store’s comprehensive e-Commerce platform allows businesses to dynamically control pricing and product information, execute all aspects of complex transactions, and directly connect to and understand their end customers.

Inxeption Marketplace is the premier online marketplace for business-to-business commerce. We help buyers source products, services, and software across a number of industry verticals. With millions of visits to inxeption.com, trusted sellers who utilize our marketplace rapidly scale awareness for both their brands and their offerings.

Media Contact
Aayushi Pramanik, Inxeption, (888) 852-4783, [email protected], www.inxeption.com

SOURCE Inxeption

The 2023 Georgia Agricultural Labor Relations Forum Returns to Tifton This Fall


Will Bentley, President of the Georgia Agribusiness Council, remarked on the importance of the forum, “The Ag Labor Forum serves as an invaluable platform for our agribusiness community, delivering essential insights and empowering our growers with the information they need to thrive in an ever-changing labor environment. This event shows the industry’s commitment to excellence, fostering a collaborative environment where ag leaders, labor experts, and stakeholders meet to address the vital importance of labor in Georgia’s largest industry.”

President Tom McCall of the Georgia Farm Bureau encourages all agricultural employers to attend the conference. “The Ag Labor Forum brings together farmers from all sectors of Georgia’s agriculture community and provides them with the information needed to maintain a safe and productive work environment that also meets all regulatory requirements. In this fast-changing regulatory environment, Georgia’s ag employers need to know the rules of the road to ensure a productive workplace. This conference brings together the experts that share this critical information.”

The Ag Labor Forum is powered by the support of groups that represent the leading segments of Georgia’s agricultural industry. “The partners that make this event possible are names we know and trust and represent a broad mix of industry segments. We are proud to partner with these organizations to bring this important information to all Georgians involved in Agriculture,” said Butts.

Conference Registration is available here: http://www.georgiaaglaborforum.com/

Media Contact

Beth Oleson, GFVGA, 1 706-845-8200, [email protected]https://www.georgiaaglaborforum.com/ 

SOURCE The Georgia Ag Labor Relations Forum

Meyerowitz Elected to Board of Directors for NASMM, The National Association of Senior & Specialty Move Managers


Professional Move Managers assist clients through the relocation process, including move coordination, packing & unpacking, downsizing and organizing, virtual arrangement of furniture to new floor plans ahead of the move, arranging for unwanted items to be sold, auctioned, consigned, or donated, setting up the new home, and more. Recognizing and managing the stress of the moving process in particular for older adults and their families is the hallmark of the National Association of Senior & Specialty Move Mangers (NASMM), whose strict vetting requirements for members includes:

  • General business liability insurance
  • Completing and passing NASMM’s 4-part Cornerstone Course program
  • Providing a link to a live website highlighting their Senior Move Management services
  • Signing and abiding by the NASMM Code of Ethics, as well as submitting to oversight and guidance from the NASMM Ethics Compliance Commission (NECC)

Meyerowitz said, “Being part of the governance of this organization and being able to help ensure the same high standards of conducting business and ethics for members is an important job. But I know the time invested will be invaluable for myself, and I hope for NASMM as well. Most importantly, I’m looking forward to doing this on behalf of all future NASMM clients. They deserve the best.”

FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Robin Meyerowitz
Owner & President
A Time To Move
561-336-5926
[email protected]

Media Contact

Robin Meyerowitz, A Time To Move, 1 561-336-5926, [email protected], https://www.atimetomove.com/

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