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North Texas Food Bank Announces Partner Agency of the Year Awards

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Tuesday, September 12, 2023
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Dallas, Sept. 12, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The North Texas Food Bank (NTFB) recognized top partner organizations at a recent Partner Agency Summit at the Renaissance Hotel in Richardson.

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  • Dallas, Sept. 12, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The North Texas Food Bank (NTFB) recognized top partner organizations at a recent Partner Agency Summit at the Renaissance Hotel in Richardson.
  • The awards were presented to fourteen of the more than 500 feeding partners and organizations that work alongside the North Texas Food Bank to distribute food to those facing hunger in the Food Bank’s 13-county service area.
  • “The North Texas Food Bank could not have provided access to 144 million meals last year without the strategic partnerships of our feeding network of 500 food pantries and organizations,” said Anne Readhimer, North Texas Food Bank Vice President of Community Impact.
  • Transformational Partner of the Year: Christian Community Action
    Christian Community Action (CCA) was chosen as NTFB’s Transformational Partner of the Year.

Cyara Drives CX Transformation with over 50% YoY Revenue Growth in FY23, Open AI Integration and Strategic Acquisitions

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Tuesday, September 12, 2023
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Cyara , the leading AI-led Customer Experience (CX) Transformation Platform provider, today announced it closed out FY23 with 50% year-over-year revenue growth, over 30% YoY SaaS bookings growth, and a Customer Net Promoter Score (NPS) of 67.

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  • Cyara , the leading AI-led Customer Experience (CX) Transformation Platform provider, today announced it closed out FY23 with 50% year-over-year revenue growth, over 30% YoY SaaS bookings growth, and a Customer Net Promoter Score (NPS) of 67.
  • with direct links from wherever you are in the Cyara portal
    As the company continues to expand, Cyara made two noteworthy acquisitions.
  • This acquisition further enhances Cyara's product portfolio with advanced VOC and customer feedback capabilities, cementing its unique position in the CX Transformation market.
  • Cyara was also recognized in industry awards, including:
    TMC 2022 Communications Solutions Products of the Year Award.

Guild Names Former Workday Leader, Greg Pryor, Senior Vice President of Learning, Knowledge, and Outcomes

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Thursday, September 7, 2023
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Guild , the leader in opportunity creation for America’s workforce, today announced that Greg Pryor will join the company as its Senior Vice President of Learning, Knowledge, and Outcomes, overseeing Guild’s learning and performance management strategy for its employees.

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  • Guild , the leader in opportunity creation for America’s workforce, today announced that Greg Pryor will join the company as its Senior Vice President of Learning, Knowledge, and Outcomes, overseeing Guild’s learning and performance management strategy for its employees.
  • Pryor joins Guild from Workday, where he was focused on leadership, organization effectiveness, and people and performance systems to help employees excel.
  • In this role, Pryor will work to ensure that every Guilder continues to have equitable access to opportunity, personal development, and career mobility.
  • Pryor holds a bachelor’s degree in speech with a focus on business and organizational communication from Emerson College.

FBFK Wins the Turnaround Management Association's Small Company Turnaround of the Year Award for Pogo Energy, LLC

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Wednesday, September 13, 2023
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DALLAS, Sept. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Turnaround Management Association (TMA), the premier nonprofit serving corporate renewal and restructuring professionals worldwide, announced that Pogo Energy, LLC, represented by FBFK lawyers Rachael Smiley, Bankruptcy/Reorganization Attorney and Chair of the Litigation Group and Attorney/Litigator Alex Campbell, is a 2023 TMA Turnaround/Transaction of the Year Award winner in the Small Company Turnaround/Transaction category.

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  • FBFK Law Firm's Rachael Smiley and Alex Campbell win 2023 Small Company Turnaround/Transaction of the Year Award from the Turnaround Management Association.
  • "It's rare for a Chapter 11 debtor to reorganize under existing ownership and management – and without DIP financing.
  • "We're honored to receive this award and extremely proud of the Pogo Energy case outcome," says Smiley.
  • Additional members of the Pogo Energy turnaround team included Phil Terry, CEO, Pogo Energy, LLC.

Leaders from the U.S. Southern Command, Empresas CMPC and Grupo Mariposa, and the Banco Central do Brasil's Pix initiative are the winners of the 28th BRAVO Business Awards

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Wednesday, September 13, 2023
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"This year's group of honorees represent leadership, dedication, and outstanding expertise in their field -- all critical to ensuring a more prosperous future for the region," said Susan Segal, President & CEO, Americas Society/Council of the Americas. "They also showcase the importance of elevating the ties between the U.S. and Latin America to advance on our common goals for the sustainable development of the Western Hemisphere."

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  • As the champion behind the groundbreaking initiative, Roberto Campos Neto, Governor, will accept the award on behalf of the Banco Central do Brasil.
  • Empresas CMPC CEO, Francisco Ruiz-Tagle, will be recognized for his dynamic leadership directing the company's growth and industry-leading sustainability practices.
  • The BRAVO Business Awards will be preceded by the Council of the Americas Symposium, Latin America's premier engagement and dialogue platform.
  • Luis Miguel Castillo, Chairman of Grupo Mariposa, will receive the BRAVO Visionary Business Leader of the Year Award.

QUICKPLAY TEAMS WITH GOOGLE CLOUD TO UNLOCK THE POWER OF GENERATIVE AI

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Wednesday, September 13, 2023
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The latest breakthrough in Quickplay's multi-year collaboration with Google Cloud leverages defining characteristics of the Quickplay platform – single tenant, cloud-native, microservices, and API-driven – architecture.

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  • The latest breakthrough in Quickplay's multi-year collaboration with Google Cloud leverages defining characteristics of the Quickplay platform – single tenant, cloud-native, microservices, and API-driven – architecture.
  • "Today, we are showcasing how the Quickplay platform, with Google Cloud Vertex AI, can accelerate the pace of innovation and deliver new revenue opportunities."
  • "We're excited that Quickplay will expand its use and application of Google Cloud's generative AI capabilities, and help media organizations accelerate their generative AI development," said Kip Schauer, Global Head of Media & Entertainment Partnerships at Google Cloud.
  • Quickplay's generative AI innovation continues the close research and development alignment with Google Cloud that has led to ongoing new opportunities for the OTT industry.

QUICKPLAY TEAMS WITH GOOGLE CLOUD TO UNLOCK THE POWER OF GENERATIVE AI

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Wednesday, September 13, 2023
Cloud, LLM, Metadata, IBC, CMS, Partnership, Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award, FAST, API, Google Cloud Platform, OTT, PLDT, Human, Research, Create, Organization, Implement, Google Cloud, Architecture, AI, Video game, Sales, Media, QuickPlay

TORONTO, Sept. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Quickplay today announced that it is partnering with Google Cloud to harness the power of generative AI to create new opportunities for consumer engagement, satisfaction and monetization for the media and entertainment industry.

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  • The latest breakthrough in Quickplay's multi-year collaboration with Google Cloud leverages defining characteristics of the Quickplay platform – single tenant, cloud-native, microservices, and API-driven – architecture.
  • "Today, we are showcasing how the Quickplay platform, with Google Cloud Vertex AI, can accelerate the pace of innovation and deliver new revenue opportunities."
  • This builds on earlier work in the generative AI space: at NAB 2023 Quickplay showcased how its partnership with Vionlabs, available in the Google Cloud Marketplace, is enabling creation of AI Automated Thumbnails and Preview Clips.
  • Quickplay's generative AI innovation continues the close research and development alignment with Google Cloud that has led to ongoing new opportunities for the OTT industry.

Real Estate Luminary Shelton Wilder Transitions from Sotheby's to Join Christie's International Real Estate's Elite Roster!

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Tuesday, September 12, 2023
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BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. , Sept. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Christie's International Real Estate is proud to welcome Shelton Wilder, a real estate luminary and CEO of The Shelton Wilder Group , as the newest addition to its Brentwood office.

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  • BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. , Sept. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Christie's International Real Estate is proud to welcome Shelton Wilder, a real estate luminary and CEO of The Shelton Wilder Group , as the newest addition to its Brentwood office.
  • Joining the brokerage from Sotheby's International Realty, Wilder has amassed over $420 million in sales during her remarkable seven-year tenure in the real estate world.
  • "Joining AKG | Christie's International Real Estate marks an exciting new chapter in my journey," said Wilder.
  • "We are thrilled to have Shelton and her team join our brokerage," said Aaron Kirman, Founder and CEO of AKG | Christie's International Real Estate .

Day Spa Expert Purely You Spa Joins Exclusive Haute Beauty Network

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Tuesday, September 12, 2023
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NAPLES, Fla., Sept. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Jennifer Alvarez Linguidi holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from Florida Gulf Coast University. She is a graduate of the Institute of Integrative Nutrition and is recognized as a Functional Esthetician Health Coach with a Full Specialty License in Skincare and Massage Therapy. Currently, she is in the final stages of her American Academy of Functional Medicine accreditation, to become an official Functional Medicine Practitioner. Jennifer is proficient in various Holistic Healing Therapies, encompassing Detoxification, circulation stimulation therapies, and Brain Entrainment Meditation. She's also well-versed in several resurfacing technologies, including the HydraFacial Machine, DermalInfusion, and Glo2Facial.

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  • Purely You Spa joins Haute Beauty Network as a day spa expert representing the Naples, FL market.
  • Currently, she is in the final stages of her American Academy of Functional Medicine accreditation, to become an official Functional Medicine Practitioner.
  • Purely You Spa received recognition as the Business of the Month by the Chamber of Commerce.
  • Jennifer Alvarez Linguidi led Purely You Spa to become the first Spa in Southwest Florida to earn recognition from the Blue Zones Project of Southwest Florida in 2016.

Avenue Code Named Google Cloud Services Partner of the Year for Latin America for the Third Consecutive Year

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Friday, September 8, 2023
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SÃO PAULO, Sept. 8, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Avenue Code, a global technology consulting company known for its excellence in digital transformation and Artificial Intelligence (AI) services, has been named the 2023 Google Cloud Services Partner of the Year for Latin America for the third consecutive year. This recognition refers to the year 2022 and is a testament to Avenue Code's unwavering dedication to delivering exceptional transformative services to clients in Latin America.

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  • Avenue Code, a global technology consulting company known for its excellence in digital transformation and Artificial Intelligence (AI) services, has been named the 2023 Google Cloud Services Partner of the Year for Latin America for the third consecutive year.
  • SÃO PAULO, Sept. 8, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Avenue Code, a global technology consulting company known for its excellence in digital transformation and Artificial Intelligence (AI) services, has been named the 2023 Google Cloud Services Partner of the Year for Latin America for the third consecutive year.
  • "Winning the Google Cloud Services Partner of the Year Award for Latin America for three consecutive years is a significant milestone that demonstrates our team's relentless drive and expertise.
  • The Google Cloud Partner of the Year award celebrates partners who have exceeded expectations in their dedication to Google Cloud customers.