Transformation Ground Control: Digital Transformation, ERP Implementation, Change Management, and Digital Strategy

100 episodes
AI Won't Cut Your Implementation Timeline in Half, Who's Really in Control of Your Digital Transformation?, Teardown: Reading the "18-Month" Proposal
2026-10-28 | 2h 9 mins.The Transformation Ground Control podcast covers a number of topics important to digital and business transformation. This episode covers the following topics and interviews:
AI Won't Cut Your Implementation Timeline in Half
Who's Really in Control of Your Digital Transformation?
Teardown: Reading the "18-Month" Proposal
We also cover a number of other relevant topics related to digital and business transformation throughout the show.
🔗 Resources Discussed in this Episode:
ORDER MY NEW BOOK: Welcome to the Machine: https://lnkd.in/g-AYwpW7
CONTACT MY TEAM & I: https://www.thirdstage-consulting.com/contact-us/
FOR SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES: megan.shaull@thirdstage-consulting.com
Try the Free LinkedIn Personal Branding Challenge: https://www.roloffconsulting.com/eric
Contact Marcus Harris at Taft Law: https://taftlaw.com/people/marcus-s-harris
🔗 More Digital Transformation Resources:
2026 AI Report: https://www.thirdstageconsulting.com/reports/ai-that-works-in-2026/
2026 Digital Transformation Report: https://resource.thirdstageconsulting.com/2026-digital-transformation-report
2025 Digital Transformation Report: https://www.thirdstageconsulting.com/reports/2025-digital-transformation-report/
ERP Project Recovery Guide: https://www.thirdstageconsulting.com/reports/erp-project-recovery-guide/
20 Lessons from 1,000 Digital Transformations: https://www.thirdstageconsulting.com/reports/ebook-20-lessons-from-1000-erp-implementations/
2025 Guide to AI Strategy & Implementation: https://www.thirdstageconsulting.com/reports/guide-to-ai-strategy/
Executive Guide to Digital Strategy and Implementation: https://www.thirdstageconsulting.com/reports/executives-guide-to-digital-transformation/
Business Transformation Playbook: https://www.thirdstageconsulting.com/reports/transformation-playbook/
Software Buyer's Guide: https://www.thirdstageconsulting.com/reports/independentsoftwareselection/
Guide to Organizational Change Management: https://www.thirdstageconsulting.com/reports/change-management-success/
Supply Chain Management Playbook: https://www.thirdstageconsulting.com/reports/supply-chain-management/
2025 Manufacturing & Distribution Digital Transformation Report: https://www.thirdstageconsulting.com/reports/manufacturing-distribution-digital-transformation-report-2025/
Government Digital Transformation Report: https://www.thirdstageconsulting.com/reports/the-government-digital-transformation-report-2025/
Free Transformation Assessments: https://www.thirdstageconsulting.com/free-transformation-assessments/
Private Equity Playbook: https://www.thirdstageconsulting.com/reports/erpduediligenceprivateequity/
TSC Resource Center: https://www.thirdstageconsulting.com/thought-leadership/
Connect With Me:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/erickimberling/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/erickimberling/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@erickimberling0
X: https://twitter.com/erickimberling
📩 Got Questions?
Contact me to brainstorm ideas for your digital transformation: eric.kimberling@thirdstage-consulting.com
🎵 Music in this Episode:
Summer by Simple Minds
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The House That Heaven Built by Japandroids
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Lola (2020 Stereo Remaster) by The Kinks
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This weekly podcast series premiers live on YouTube every Wednesday at 8am New York/1pm London/9pm Hong Kong. You can also subscribe to the podcast on Apple, Google, Spotify, Pandora, or your favorite podcast platform.
Watch more episodes here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyI-oIQSgI2DGXQKvUz-farHwls_B3G3iYour Biggest Customer May Be Your Least Profitable, Getting More Value from Manufacturing and Distribution Tech, Go-Live Is Not the Finish Line
2026-10-07 | 1h 54 mins.The Transformation Ground Control podcast covers a number of topics important to digital and business transformation. This episode covers the following topics and interviews:
Your Biggest Customer May Be Your Least Profitable
Getting More Value from Manufacturing and Distribution Tech (Tom Fitzgerald & Tom Cangelosi, Earnest & Associates)
Go-Live Is Not the Finish Line
We also cover a number of other relevant topics related to digital and business transformation throughout the show.
🔗 Resources Discussed in this Episode:
ORDER MY NEW BOOK: Welcome to the Machine: https://lnkd.in/g-AYwpW7
CONTACT MY TEAM & I: https://www.thirdstage-consulting.com/contact-us/
FOR SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES: megan.shaull@thirdstage-consulting.com
Try the Free LinkedIn Personal Branding Challenge: https://www.roloffconsulting.com/eric
Contact Marcus Harris at Taft Law: https://taftlaw.com/people/marcus-s-harris
🔗 More Digital Transformation Resources:
2026 AI Report: https://www.thirdstageconsulting.com/reports/ai-that-works-in-2026/
2026 Digital Transformation Report: https://resource.thirdstageconsulting.com/2026-digital-transformation-report
2025 Digital Transformation Report: https://www.thirdstageconsulting.com/reports/2025-digital-transformation-report/
ERP Project Recovery Guide: https://www.thirdstageconsulting.com/reports/erp-project-recovery-guide/
20 Lessons from 1,000 Digital Transformations: https://www.thirdstageconsulting.com/reports/ebook-20-lessons-from-1000-erp-implementations/
2025 Guide to AI Strategy & Implementation: https://www.thirdstageconsulting.com/reports/guide-to-ai-strategy/
Executive Guide to Digital Strategy and Implementation: https://www.thirdstageconsulting.com/reports/executives-guide-to-digital-transformation/
Business Transformation Playbook: https://www.thirdstageconsulting.com/reports/transformation-playbook/
Software Buyer's Guide: https://www.thirdstageconsulting.com/reports/independentsoftwareselection/
Guide to Organizational Change Management: https://www.thirdstageconsulting.com/reports/change-management-success/
Supply Chain Management Playbook: https://www.thirdstageconsulting.com/reports/supply-chain-management/
2025 Manufacturing & Distribution Digital Transformation Report: https://www.thirdstageconsulting.com/reports/manufacturing-distribution-digital-transformation-report-2025/
Government Digital Transformation Report: https://www.thirdstageconsulting.com/reports/the-government-digital-transformation-report-2025/
Free Transformation Assessments: https://www.thirdstageconsulting.com/free-transformation-assessments/
Private Equity Playbook: https://www.thirdstageconsulting.com/reports/erpduediligenceprivateequity/
TSC Resource Center: https://www.thirdstageconsulting.com/thought-leadership/
Connect With Me:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/erickimberling/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/erickimberling/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@erickimberling0
X: https://twitter.com/erickimberling
📩 Got Questions?
Contact me to brainstorm ideas for your digital transformation: eric.kimberling@thirdstage-consulting.com
🎵 Music in this Episode:
Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money) [2001 Remaster] by Pet Shop Boys
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Blinding Lights by The Weeknd
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Mr. Brightside by The Killers
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This weekly podcast series premiers live on YouTube every Wednesday at 8am New York/1pm London/9pm Hong Kong. You can also subscribe to the podcast on Apple, Google, Spotify, Pandora, or your favorite podcast platform.
Watch more episodes here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyI-oIQSgI2DGXQKvUz-farHwls_B3G3iYour "Customer 360" Is Really an Order 360, Businesses Act Like It's 2006, Customers Act Like It's 2026, 67% of B2B Buyers Don't Want Your Salesperson
2026-09-30 | 1h 48 mins.The Transformation Ground Control podcast covers a number of topics important to digital and business transformation. This episode covers the following topics and interviews:
Your "Customer 360" Is Really an Order 360
Businesses Act Like It's 2006, Customers Act Like It's 2026 (Anna Falcon, MCA Connect)
67% of B2B Buyers Don't Want Your Salesperson
We also cover a number of other relevant topics related to digital and business transformation throughout the show.
🔗 Resources Discussed in this Episode:
ORDER MY NEW BOOK: Welcome to the Machine: https://lnkd.in/g-AYwpW7
CONTACT MY TEAM & I: https://www.thirdstageconsulting.com/contact-us/
FOR SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES: megan.shaull@thirdstage-consulting.com
🔗 More Digital Transformation Resources:
2026 AI Report: https://www.thirdstageconsulting.com/reports/ai-that-works-in-2026/
2026 Digital Transformation Report: https://resource.thirdstageconsulting.com/2026-digital-transformation-report
2025 Digital Transformation Report: https://www.thirdstageconsulting.com/reports/2025-digital-transformation-report/
ERP Project Recovery Guide: https://www.thirdstageconsulting.com/reports/erp-project-recovery-guide/
20 Lessons from 1,000 Digital Transformations: https://www.thirdstageconsulting.com/reports/ebook-20-lessons-from-1000-erp-implementations/
2025 Guide to AI Strategy & Implementation: https://www.thirdstageconsulting.com/reports/guide-to-ai-strategy/
Executive Guide to Digital Strategy and Implementation: https://www.thirdstageconsulting.com/reports/executives-guide-to-digital-transformation/
Business Transformation Playbook: https://www.thirdstageconsulting.com/reports/transformation-playbook/
Software Buyer's Guide: https://www.thirdstageconsulting.com/reports/independentsoftwareselection/
Guide to Organizational Change Management: https://www.thirdstageconsulting.com/reports/change-management-success/
Supply Chain Management Playbook: https://www.thirdstageconsulting.com/reports/supply-chain-management/
2025 Manufacturing & Distribution Digital Transformation Report: https://www.thirdstageconsulting.com/reports/manufacturing-distribution-digital-transformation-report-2025/
Government Digital Transformation Report: https://www.thirdstageconsulting.com/reports/the-government-digital-transformation-report-2025/
Free Transformation Assessments: https://www.thirdstageconsulting.com/free-transformation-assessments/
Private Equity Playbook: https://www.thirdstageconsulting.com/reports/erpduediligenceprivateequity/
TSC Resource Center: https://www.thirdstageconsulting.com/thought-leadership/
Connect With Me:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/erickimberling/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/erickimberling/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@erickimberling0
X: https://twitter.com/erickimberling
📩 Got Questions?
Contact me to brainstorm ideas for your digital transformation: eric.kimberling@thirdstage-consulting.com
🎵 Music in this Episode:
Summer by Simple Minds
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The House That Heaven Built by Japandroids
License ID: WQlL7z816Jm
Lola (2020 Stereo Remaster) by The Kinks
License ID: bDpv25W2pJ7
Get this and other songs for your next YouTube video at https://lickd.co
This weekly podcast series premiers live on YouTube every Wednesday at 8am New York/1pm London/9pm Hong Kong. You can also subscribe to the podcast on Apple, Google, Spotify, Pandora, or your favorite podcast platform.
Watch more episodes here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyI-oIQSgI2DGXQKvUz-farHwls_B3G3iYour "Customer 360" Is Really an Order 360, Businesses Act Like It's 2006, Customers Act Like It's 2026, 67% of B2B Buyers Don't Want Your Salesperson
2026-09-23 | 2h 1 mins.The Transformation Ground Control podcast covers a number of topics important to digital and business transformation. This episode covers the following topics and interviews:
Your "Customer 360" Is Really an Order 360
Businesses Act Like It's 2006, Customers Act Like It's 2026 (Anna Falcon, MCA Connect)
67% of B2B Buyers Don't Want Your Salesperson
We also cover a number of other relevant topics related to digital and business transformation throughout the show.
🔗 Resources Discussed in this Episode:
ORDER MY NEW BOOK: Welcome to the Machine: https://lnkd.in/g-AYwpW7
CONTACT MY TEAM & I: https://www.thirdstageconsulting.com/contact-us/
FOR SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES: megan.shaull@thirdstage-consulting.com
🔗 More Digital Transformation Resources:
2026 AI Report: https://www.thirdstageconsulting.com/reports/ai-that-works-in-2026/
2026 Digital Transformation Report: https://resource.thirdstageconsulting.com/2026-digital-transformation-report
2025 Digital Transformation Report: https://www.thirdstageconsulting.com/reports/2025-digital-transformation-report/
ERP Project Recovery Guide: https://www.thirdstageconsulting.com/reports/erp-project-recovery-guide/
20 Lessons from 1,000 Digital Transformations: https://www.thirdstageconsulting.com/reports/ebook-20-lessons-from-1000-erp-implementations/
2025 Guide to AI Strategy & Implementation: https://www.thirdstageconsulting.com/reports/guide-to-ai-strategy/
Executive Guide to Digital Strategy and Implementation: https://www.thirdstageconsulting.com/reports/executives-guide-to-digital-transformation/
Business Transformation Playbook: https://www.thirdstageconsulting.com/reports/transformation-playbook/
Software Buyer's Guide: https://www.thirdstageconsulting.com/reports/independentsoftwareselection/
Guide to Organizational Change Management: https://www.thirdstageconsulting.com/reports/change-management-success/
Supply Chain Management Playbook: https://www.thirdstageconsulting.com/reports/supply-chain-management/
2025 Manufacturing & Distribution Digital Transformation Report: https://www.thirdstageconsulting.com/reports/manufacturing-distribution-digital-transformation-report-2025/
Government Digital Transformation Report: https://www.thirdstageconsulting.com/reports/the-government-digital-transformation-report-2025/
Free Transformation Assessments: https://www.thirdstageconsulting.com/free-transformation-assessments/
Private Equity Playbook: https://www.thirdstageconsulting.com/reports/erpduediligenceprivateequity/
TSC Resource Center: https://www.thirdstageconsulting.com/thought-leadership/
Connect With Me:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/erickimberling/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/erickimberling/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@erickimberling0
X: https://twitter.com/erickimberling
📩 Got Questions?
Contact me to brainstorm ideas for your digital transformation: eric.kimberling@thirdstage-consulting.com
🎵 Music in this Episode:
Summer by Simple Minds
License ID: GVm21OaJnQw
The House That Heaven Built by Japandroids
License ID: MaR0WNnp2Kv
Lola (2020 Stereo Remaster) by The Kinks
License ID: 1w0wqXDWEZ8
Get this and other songs for your next YouTube video at https://lickd.co
This weekly podcast series premiers live on YouTube every Wednesday at 8am New York/1pm London/9pm Hong Kong. You can also subscribe to the podcast on Apple, Google, Spotify, Pandora, or your favorite podcast platform.
Watch more episodes here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyI-oIQSgI2DGXQKvUz-farHwls_B3G3iYour ERP Vendor's Roadmap Is a Sales Document, Beyond the Requirements Checklist: What Really Decides an ERP Selection, The 7-Year Contract Is the Riskiest Thing You'll Sign
2026-09-16 | 1h 50 mins.The Transformation Ground Control podcast covers a number of topics important to digital and business transformation. This episode covers the following topics and interviews:
Your ERP Vendor's Roadmap Is a Sales Document
Beyond the Requirements Checklist: What Really Decides an ERP Selection (Brad Feakes, Estes Group)
The 7-Year Contract Is the Riskiest Thing You'll Sign
We also cover a number of other relevant topics related to digital and business transformation throughout the show.
🔗 Resources Discussed in this Episode:
ORDER MY NEW BOOK: Welcome to the Machine: https://lnkd.in/g-AYwpW7
CONTACT MY TEAM & I: https://www.thirdstage-consulting.com/contact-us/
FOR SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES: megan.shaull@thirdstage-consulting.com
Try the Free LinkedIn Personal Branding Challenge: https://www.roloffconsulting.com/eric
Contact Marcus Harris at Taft Law: https://taftlaw.com/people/marcus-s-harris
🔗 More Digital Transformation Resources:
2026 AI Report: https://www.thirdstage-consulting.com/reports/ai-that-works-in-2026/
2026 Digital Transformation Report: https://resource.thirdstage-consulting.com/2026-digital-transformation-report
2025 Digital Transformation Report: https://www.thirdstage-consulting.com/reports/2025-digital-transformation-report/
ERP Project Recovery Guide: https://www.thirdstage-consulting.com/reports/erp-project-recovery-guide/
20 Lessons from 1,000 Digital Transformations: https://www.thirdstage-consulting.com/reports/ebook-20-lessons-from-1000-erp-implementations/
2025 Guide to AI Strategy & Implementation: https://www.thirdstage-consulting.com/reports/guide-to-ai-strategy/
Executive Guide to Digital Strategy and Implementation: https://www.thirdstage-consulting.com/reports/executives-guide-to-digital-transformation/
Business Transformation Playbook: https://www.thirdstage-consulting.com/reports/transformation-playbook/
Software Buyer's Guide: https://www.thirdstage-consulting.com/reports/independentsoftwareselection/
Guide to Organizational Change Management: https://www.thirdstage-consulting.com/reports/change-management-success/
Supply Chain Management Playbook: https://www.thirdstage-consulting.com/reports/supply-chain-management/
2025 Manufacturing & Distribution Digital Transformation Report: https://www.thirdstage-consulting.com/reports/manufacturing-distribution-digital-transformation-report-2025/
Government Digital Transformation Report: https://www.thirdstage-consulting.com/reports/the-government-digital-transformation-report-2025/
Free Transformation Assessments: https://www.thirdstage-consulting.com/free-transformation-assessments/
Private Equity Playbook: https://www.thirdstage-consulting.com/reports/erpduediligenceprivateequity/
TSC Resource Center: https://www.thirdstage-consulting.com/thought-leadership/
Connect With Me:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/erickimberling/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/erickimberling/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@erickimberling0
X: https://twitter.com/erickimberling
📩 Got Questions?
Contact me to brainstorm ideas for your digital transformation: eric.kimberling@thirdstage-consulting.com
🎵 Music in this Episode:
Summer by Simple Minds
License ID: LgzawB8PX3b
The House That Heaven Built by Japandroids
License ID: 3E0Qd9jdN6P
Lola (2020 Stereo Remaster) by The Kinks
License ID: 7mbVy1gaRjB
Get this and other songs for your next YouTube video at https://lickd.co
This weekly podcast series premiers live on YouTube every Wednesday at 8am New York/1pm London/9pm Hong Kong. You can also subscribe to the podcast on Apple, Google, Spotify, Pandora, or your favorite podcast platform.
Watch more episodes here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyI-oIQSgI2DGXQKvUz-farHwls_B3G3i
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