LARRAINE SEGIL

Announcing first Pepperdine Larraine Segil Scholarship winner 2012

admin — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 07:06:59 +0000

This week Larraine Segil gave the first Larraine Segil Award for Alliance Competency at the Graziadio School of Business at Pepperdine University in Los Angeles to Linda LoRe, former CEO of Giorgio’s of Beverly Hills, and Fredericks of Hollywood who is a candidate for the Presidential Key Executive MBA program, the same program that Larraine Segil graduated from in 1984. Larraine set up this scholarship to reward women PKE MBA candidates on their leadership in the management of business alliances and to encourage more women to build competency in this field, in which Ms Segil created a global reputation over the past three decades. Here she announces the award, accompanied by Dean Linda Livingstone, Dean of the Graziadio School.

Speaker advocates for local alliances

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“Partnering is something every individual and business has to do nowadays,” Segil told a group of 40 at the Tea Gardens on Bouquet Canyon Road on Wednesday afternoon. “Very few organizations, small or large, can do it themselves.” Segil was the guest speaker at the fourth Lunch Mob, a monthly Santa Clarita education and networking group created by Ed Bernstein, owner of Twenty Five Score. The aim of the Lunch Mob is exactly what Segil spoke on: the importance of meeting and engaging with potential business partners and alliances. Bernstein recently met Segil, who has led and turned around multiple companies and now writes books on leadership and alliances, and asked her to speak at the Lunch Mob. With a typical turnout of 30 to 40, the Lunch Mobs are small enough to allow for more productive networking, Bernstein said, and he hopes Segil’s advice and input will “shape the way you think when you’re talking to people.” Notably, Segil created an alliance with General Electric when she was the CEO of Electronic Space Products International, a metals manufacturing and shipping company. She pitched Electronic Space’s ability to handle small-scale orders to GE and the two created an alliance. GE could satisfy their customers by filling small orders by sending them to Electronic Space for fulfillment. Under Segil, Electronic Space also worked with Materials Resource Corporation, which later became Sony Semi Conductor. At the Tea Gardens, Segil explained what to think about when engaging in a business partnership or alliance: You need to find a party or parties that are the most compatible with you and your business, regardless of your personal choices. Additionally, she said, business partnerships don’t necessarily benefit each party equally, and that it’s important to gauge the expectations of all parties before and during the partnership. The need for feedback and reviewing components were emphasized multiple times by Segil. “Essentially, keep communications going,” she said, adding that metrics and data can help all parties quantify if they are benefiting as much as they hoped. She recommended reviewing the partnership every three months. “It’s amazing how people measure success differently,” she said. Once a business alliance is made, Segil said, one must treat it as something that is cultivated with time and resources, not something that just happens once a deal is made. The Wednesday Lunch Mob was the first one Joel Moss, owner of Paul Davis Emergency Services, attended. He said Segil’s advice confirmed that he has been approaching alliances the right way. “This is the way I’ve grown my business, by networking with other people,” he said. Ultimately, Segil concluded, alliances done correctly benefit all sides and also benefit the Santa Clarita Valley by keeping business transactions local. “Being able to support each other’s businesses first — I think that’s the way to go,” Segil said. “You take care of the home front first.” The next Lunch Mob will be on Feb. 1, with more details to come at www.facebook.com/25scorecard.

Larraine at Corporate Directors program

admin — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 17:12:15 +0000

Larraine at Corporate Directors program of Dec 7 2011 in La Jolla CA

Open Breakfast Event

admin — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 10:59:18 +0000

Corporate Directors Forum Hosts Open Breakfast Event: Questions Boards Should Be Asking about Emerging Technology
Panelists include:
- David Alberga (CEO, The Active Network)
- Larraine Segil (director, Frontier Communications)
- Robert Notte (vice president, information technology, Jamba Juice)
The event will be moderated by:
- Andrew Serwin (partner, Foley & Lardner)

Keynote: Northrop Grumman

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September 14^th 2011 was a busy day for Larraine. She flew from Orlando to Dallas to present the evening keynote for NORTHROP GRUMMAN – at a gathering of the senior executives of their key suppliers – talking about how integrated and strategic supplier relationships need to be approached and managed more like alliances than vendor relationships. It was a very collaborative active group of attendees with probing and complex situations and questions which led to a lively dinner discussion after Larraine’s Keynote. Larraine has spoken for Northrop Grumman on a number of occasions in the past – and is a continuing resource for the organization on these ever evolving relationship issues.

Keynote Address: Creating Value in Partnering

admin — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 01:08:35 +0000

Larraine Segil gave the KEYNOTE ADDRESS today September 14^th 2011 to THE JOINT GARTNER VENDOR OUTSOURCING & IT SUMMIT and GARTNER INVESTMENT SUMMIT in Orlando FLA– to great acclaim. She has spoken for The Gartner Group before – and the audience is always highly engaged and intelligent. Her Topic was:
Creating Value in Partnering

Internal and External Business Relationship Management

This was the message that Larraine delivered:

“Delivering value in cross cultural, cross industry and cross divisional partnerships is challenging. Sometimes it’s challenging to get your OWN organization to deliver what you are promising your partners. Supplier Relationship Management has become a science as well as a series of best practices that enables customers and suppliers to develop integrated and valuable sustainable relationships. But how do you manage the external and internal changes that move the dial on these relationships? The competitive forces now operating in supplier/customer relationships stress even the most sophisticated executives and managers. She presented an approach that enables conference attendees to walk away with real life management tools to simplify and create increased value in their critical business relationships. “ Participants gave her HIGH marks and left the plenary session for their breakouts energized ( and entertained!).

Latest Testimonial – ELMI

admin — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 19:22:54 +0000

The Executive Leadership & Management Institute

Dear Larraine,

The group’s rating of your topic was very high with great
comments on what they learned and tools for their institution.

We hope you will consider returning as faculty for ELMI or
another WACUBO educational program!

Thank you so much!

Pamela Hemann, CAE
Institute Director

Larraine Segil CBA Speakers Bureau

admin — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 08:07:23 +0000

Watch Larraine Segil at CBA Speakers Bureau

Breaking the Glass Ceiling – Past Appearance

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Special Guest Speakers

“Breaking the Glass Ceiling: How a J.D. and an M.B.A. Helped Two Women Become CEOs”

Two highly successful business leaders who are trailblazers in their fields, Larraine Segil and Joan Herman, will share

how they applied their J.D. and M.B.A. training in building their careers
key issues students should consider when choosing a career path
the special challenges of being a woman CEO
how both women and men can balance career and family

The program was presented by Southwestern’s Business Law Society and Women’s Law Association, and The Drucker Graduate School of Management.
Monday, March 21, 2011
12:30 pm – 1:20 pm
Southwestern Campus, W611

“This is a rare opportunity to hear from two
extraordinary leaders about what it takes to
build and sustain a high-level career.”
– Dean Bryant Garth, Southwestern Law School

Larraine Segil (Southwestern J.D. ’79) was formerly CEO of companies in healthcare, aerospace and strategic alliance consulting – all entrepreneurial companies which she founded or co-founded, grew and sold. She now serves on various boards including Frontier Communications (NYSE: FTR), a Fortune 300 Telecom company, and the World Health Organization (WHO) Tropical Diseases Board in Geneva. She is the author of numerous books, and has also graciously funded a scholarship for a woman student interested in strategic alliances as part of the Southwestern/Drucker J.D./M.B.A. program.

Joan E. Herman formerly served for ten years in a variety of positions at WellPoint, Inc., a premier health benefits organization with over $60 billion in revenue, including serving as President and CEO of WellPoint’s Consumer Business Unit, where she oversaw the management of 5.9 million medical members and $18 billion in revenue. She now serves on various for-profit and non-profit boards, including MRV Communications, a network telecommunications equipment and services company, and QualiCorp, a Brazilian
health benefits corporation. She is also President and CEO of Herman and Associates LLC, a healthcare and management consulting firm.

News

admin — Sun, 15 May 2011 02:35:08 +0000

Larraine Segil was appointed to the Board of the National Association Of Corporate Directors , Southern California Branch in May of 2011.