What it Takes to be Successful in 2023 and Beyond

Are you concerned about all the dire predictions on the state of the economy and a possible recession? The “dream team” of technology staffing leaders shared their thoughts and advice on myriad issues facing the industry. 

Global IT Spending Decreased in 2022

Companies worldwide made deep cuts in enterprise technology spending last year, with tighter information-technology budgets likely to stretch well into the year ahead.

CIOs Hold Onto Clout as New Roles Enter the C-Suite

More chairs around the C-suite table are occupied by executives with diversity, client satisfaction and customer experience responsibilities these days. But CIOs still have the ear of the CEO in organizations that put technology at the core of what they do.

Gartner: CIOs Will Struggle to Retain and Attract IT Talent

While the latest spending forecast from Gartner shows continued growth in enterprise IT spending, how budgets are invested is set to change: "A turbulent economy has changed the context of business decisions and can cause CIOs to become more hesitant, delay decisions or reorder priorities."

In our very FIRST episode of the Tech Leaders Talk Podcast, we had the pleasure of speaking to Chris Estes. Chris serves as Finance & Technology Leader for the US SLED Market at Ernst & Young, where he has national responsibility for go to market efforts in strategy, business case and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP).

With 30+ in manufacturing, financial services, and public sector industries, you don’t want to miss a chance to hear what he has to say!

In Episode 12, Ted Lemcke discusses Bringing Leadership to an Evolving Career. A graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and Operation Desert Storm veteran, he has 30+ years of experience with DOD and service-specific C4I systems, dating back to 1982 when he worked with the Distributed Command & Control System at the U.S. Army High Technology Test Bed.

As CTO at IEM, Ted Lemcke provides leadership and strategic direction for all IEM business operations and for large, complex IEM projects. He provided executive business management support for IEM’s execution of the State of New York’s $1 billion housing recovery program after Hurricane Sandy, and a $385 million contract with the State of Louisiana addressing recovery from their 2016 floods.

Most recently, Ted oversaw a process automation project deployed in ten different states addressing housing recovery from disasters, emergency rental assistance and Homeowner Assistance Fund programs.

“The ICAP team has always been professional, expedient, and fun to work with. Barry is well connected, and he follows through when he says he’s going to help with something. Whether it’s helping to make connections, setting up meetings, or finding the right resources for a project, ICAP makes a great partner. 

They do what they say they’re going to do and hold themselves accountable to a high standard of delivery — they are well-connected, well-respected, all around just good people with a good reputation in the public sector industry and niched expertise.”