Rimproreport With Tom Adams

Welcome to the 30th show of the RIMproReport!Happy Saint Patrick’s Day!It’s a big weekend for many in the industry with the NAID Conference.  If you are attending, I hope it will be a great event for you.I’m thankful to have Joe Roberto of Shred-Tech on the show today to discuss their Generation X Shred Truck which will debut at NAID.We’ll also give you an update on the latest industry news.Enjoy the show.

Spring is in the air.  There is an energy within the greater RIM industry.And our guest this week is someone who exudes that energy in a significant way.Bob Johnson, Executive Director of NAID joins us today to discuss all things NAID, including the upcoming conference and much more.We’ll also fill you in on the industry news for the week.Enjoy the show.Some news related links from the show: Cost of Data Breach Study (PDF) Data Breach Calculator

It’s March!Can you believe it?I hope you are well and are finding success and growth as you burst into March.This week we’ll be talking with Angie Singer Keating of Reclamere. Angie is one of the founders of Reclamere and has emerged as an industry leading data security specialist. We’ll chat with her about the history of Reclamere, their services and more. I think you can learn much from the Reclamere story.As usual, we’ll also fill you in on the industry news for the week.I hope you enjoy the show.

Is it spring yet? I know a ton of people can’t wait for the warmth to arrive.On today’s show, we have an interview with Chris Kelley, Chief Operations Officer at DataChambers. We’ll talk with Chris about what they have been doing and how they have been doing it. Quite a cool story.(Please excuse the audio from today’s show – my voice, the telephone line and my skills on the sound board were all problems today – Sorry)We’ll also be catching up on the latest industry news for the week.Enjoy the show, and check back next week for more valuable information from the RIMproReport.

Welcome back to the RIMproReport! It’s been a couple months and a day since we’ve been here, but we’re back and in action now.I hope that your 2011 has been great so far, and that you’ve been staying warm.This week we’ll be catching up on news within the industry, as well as chatting with Vinny Sakore, Vice President of Business Development with Immersion, Ltd. Today we are going to be talking about their InfoLaunch disaster breach notification service.This is really good stuff.I hope you enjoy this week’s show and the valuable information it contains.

Welcome to the final show of the 2010 year.Thanks for joining us each week to hear the stories and perspectives of different people within the RIM industry — and to keep up to date on the industry news.Instead of an interview this week, we will be recounting the big industry events throughout the year.  A RIM industry retrospective.I hope you enjoy it.Please note we will be taking the next couple of weeks off for the holidays. Please take the time to listen to any one of the shows you might have missed.  We will return the first week of 2011.Happy holidays to you and yours from all of us here at Flourish Press.

The holiday season and year end is in full swing.I hope that you are enjoying it and are accomplishing what you need to in the closing days of 2010.On today’s show, Jim Johnson, Director,  Document Management with Cintas Corporation.Jim is a long time industry insider and has a unique perspective that includes roles in both the private independents and large industry players.I hope you enjoy my conversation with him.We’ll also relay some of the most recent industry news.  And we’ll have a seasonal guest drop by as well.Happy Holidays!

Welcome back to the show after a week on hiatus.Hope you had a great Thanksgiving.This week we talk about Electronic Health Records, Meaningful Use and what does it mean to be “Certified.” We also look at a number of other EHR related issues that will be helpful to you as a RIM service provider.Our special guest and EHR expert is Randy Barnes, Chief Operating Officer of Unifi Technologies, Inc.Randy has a unique perspective on the EHR stuff and he proves it in this interview.Enjoy this weeks show and the information in it.

It’s the “get ready for Thanksgiving” show.This week, the one… the only… Lori Palmer of REB Storage Systems International. Lori shares her story, as well as what’s happening from her perspective in the industry. And she updates us on the cool things happening at REB as well.We’ll cover a few industry news items as well.Enjoy the show.We’re going to take a one week break for US Thanksgiving next week, so this week Becky and I and the rest of the team at Flourish Press wish you a wonderful Thanksgiving wherever you go and whatever you might do.

Happy 11/11!!On this week’s show I am pleased to interview Dave Heric, President of DataSite in Seattle. Dave is also the current President of PRISM International.Dave is a long time industry veteran and he and his partners have built a great business in the greater Seattle area.I think you’ll enjoy listening to my conversation with him today.We’ll also catch you up on the latest industry news for the week.Enjoy the show.

Today we have reached our 20th show. Thank you for your continual support and listening.On today’s show I am pleased to interview Jim Teske, President of RecordMax with locations in Jackson, New Orleans, Chattanooga and Mobile. Jim is also a PRISM International Board Member. In the interview Jim talks about his story, the RecordMax story… the tornado disaster that they experienced and more.I also relay some of the industry news of the week.Enjoy and learn.Plus, you don’t want to miss the new “RIM Success Stories” repository we want you to be part of. Check it out by clicking the “Success Stories” link here or in the menu bar above. We’d love to get your story or stories to add to the collection.

Happy Halloween!Sadly, this week’s show is not very scary.It is quite good actually.Our special guest is James Bastian, the founder of Docu-Depot in Montreal and DocuData Software, which is now used in other record centers around the world.You will learn a lot from his story.On the show today we’ll also share some industry news.A few of my extended family members stop by to say hello as well.Enjoy!

This week a departure from the norm.On today’s show we talk about the care and feeding of shred trucks. Your trucks.And when your shred trucks are not working, there is no money coming in.Randy Rauenzahn, Equipment Trainer and Field Service Expert with Shredfast talks about the critical things that all shred truck operators should do to keep their machines humming and producing revenue.I was shocked and surprised by the most important thing you can do to keep your trucks running properly.Listen to my interview with him to learn more.Plus, some news of the week and some special guest appearances in the studio.Let me know if you have any news, ideas or things you would like to see on the show.Have a great week.

On today’s show, a great interview with Rob Alston,  President, Operations and Business Development at Access Information Management.  Rob shares some great information on how they think about acquisitions, the scanning part of the business and the changes Access has made to their sales compensation programs.  You don’t want to miss it.We also relay the significant news from the RIM industry this week.Enjoy the show.Relevant Links from the News: PRISM Upcoming Events The New Iron Mountain Blog My Web Marketing – Content Management Speech

This week’s show will remind you that anything is possible if you just decide to do it. Even if you have other things going on in your life. Even if you have trouble getting contracts signed. Even if – well, just listen.Corey Fitze, founder of Sherlock Records Management is someone you get  to meet today.I don’t want to say much more than that because Cory will blow your mind a little.He did mine.Makes me wish I could wind back the clock.Enjoy him and the show.As always, we’ll catch up on some news from the industry this week.And a very special Scottish visitor joins us.Show Length: Thirty five and 2/3 minutesCorey’s email if you want to reach out and support him – corey@sherlockrm.com

This week an interview with a RIM industry start-up.Bill Bleil is the President of  Delaware Valley Archives.  Delaware Valley Archives serves the Philadelphia market and is based in Willow Grove, PA.This is a great story of early persistence, small victories and even some defeats.  If you are a grizzled veteran, this is a great interview to remind you of getting started.  If you are a industry newbie, this story will let you know that it still works to start in the RIM services game.Enjoy the show.Special Announcement with an amendment as mentioned in the NewsSteve Knight, Operations & Marketing Manager at Vault Management in Tulsa, OK*** just got his first book published. It’s a children’s book entitled All Night Long.  Congratulations Steve!!!! If you have kids, why not support an industry author?  The link to Steve’s new book is in the right hand column of the website.***(Steve does not work with the  The DataVault in Louisville as I mentioned during the show. My mistake. Woody and Gilbert and The Fon

Cheryl Creviston, President and CEO of Jayhawk File Express in Topeka, KS has an interesting story to tell.  She came into the industry from a completely different industry background in 2006. Quite a leap as you will hear.But she and Jayhawk are doing very well. In fact, they keep racking up awards for it.You’ll hear why in this interview.I trust you will find her story interesting and informative.News Links as mentioned in the show: Protect Your Identity Week, October 17-23 PRISM Data Protection Workshop, October 19-20 IM Web Award Link to Economic Recovery Item as discussed in the show intro.

Sweet, check this out! We got listed in the Microsoft Zune podcast directory this week.  Yay!On this week’s show, we talk to Helen Streck, the President and CEO of Kaizen InfoSource.  Helen is a veteran records and information management expert and insider.  She is an active participant, award winner, leader and contributor in the ARMA world.  Even more than that, Helen is a delightful person to talk with.I wanted Helen on the show so we could chat about the opportunities that RIM service providers have to partner with RIM experts like her and others.She has some great insights to share during our interview.  I know you’ll enjoy it and her!You can learn more about Helen and her team at Kaizen InfoSource by clicking the link.Link related to today’s news.Inc 5000 for 2010Here is a link to my ultra-cool scooter, Buddy! And for kicks, a picture below. If you beg, I’ll show you one of me on it next time.

The fall season has officially started on the RIMproReport. Hope you had a great summer and are ready for an exciting fall.On this week’s show we have a great conversation with Bradley Collings, President of Secure Document Alliance.  Exciting and different, SDA is  a significant player in the secure destruction industry.  They are active in a ton of markets throughout North America.  A great story.Enjoy.News Links of noteStorage By The BoxSpecial thanks to Ron Burgundy, Jonathan Steinbloom and Rosie Mullins for guest appearances on the show.

It’s the end of the summer show.  Labor Day weekend is approaching.  Thanks for a great summer to kick off the show.If you want to subscribe via iTunes to automatically get the upcoming shows, click the button on the right.  If you want a more detailed explanation, click here. Subscribe to RIMproReport with iTunes.On this week’s show we chat with Kathi Albertini about issues she is intimately aware of in RIM service companies. She leads Profit Enhancement Groups (PEG) for PRISM members.  In addition to the PEGs, her work includes workshops for upper management and supervisory personnel on operations, sales and marketing, finance and control and organizational issues.  Her consulting work focuses on organizational growth and technology assessment.  In addition, she leads Profit Enhancement Groups in other industries and provides consulting services.Listen closely to Kathi’s thoughts on technology utilization in companies that grow effectively.Kathy’s website can be found athttp://www.managementgrowth.com/