Category: Drive Wheel Peer Groups
Drive Wheel Peer Group members widely claim that they are the most informative thing they do all year. Learn more about what you can get out of these transformative meetings.
Drive Wheel Peer Group members widely claim that they are the most informative thing they do all year. Learn more about what you can get out of these transformative meetings.
Posted: October 1, 2023 by Jon Wisner
Drive Wheel Peer Groups Spend Day with Costco
Two Drive Wheel Manufacturer Peer Groups—Quality/Regulatory/Food Safety and Research and Development spent a day in October at Costco headquarters meeting with various executives to expand collaboration between Costco and Drive Wheel member companies in the areas of product development, food safety, and sustainability. These two groups are managed by Jim Wisner. For more information on …
Posted: October 20, 2022 by Jon Wisner
Drive Wheel Re-instating Specialty, Natural, and Organic Sales and Marketing Peer Group.
One of the 26 Drive Wheel Share Groups, this group took a hiatus during the Covid pandemic. It is now being reinstated. Ron Tanner, the former senior executive at the Specialty Food Association will co-facilitate the group with Jim Wisner. This group features retailer engagement as a part of every meeting. If interested contact Jim …
Posted: January 5, 2022 by Jim Wisner
Drive Wheel Plans Cybersecurity Symposium for IT and Finance Peer Groups
Drive Wheel is planning a special event for its Information Technology and Finance Peer Groups at its Spring Meetings in May. The two groups will meet jointly on the first day for a Cybersecurity symposium covering Cybersecurity Best Practices, Cyber Insurance, and Disaster planning. Experts in each field will present and engage in discussions with …
Posted: January 5, 2022 by Jim Wisner
The MBC Consulting Share Group Network is now Drive Wheel
Over the past 20 years Mike Brouillard and MBC Consulting have successfully built its network of manufacturer share groups to 25 different groups involving over 150 companies and 1000 industry executives. MBC Consulting has been acquired by Theodore Schweitz, a Minneapolis Entrepreneur previously with Target and BBDO. While the company will be rebranded as Drive …
Posted: April 15, 2020 by Jon Wisner
MBC Launches Canadian Diversity Manufacturer Share Group
Jim Wisner manages several of the Manufacturer Groups that are part of the MBC-Consulting Share Group Network. The latest group, focused on Canadian Women and Minority owned companies had their initial session on March 30th with a follow up meeting scheduled for May 19-20. This group was formed in collaboration with the Canadian Consulate who …
Posted: March 20, 2020 by Jon Wisner
Products and Packaging: What’s Now. What’s New. What’s Next.
MBC Consulting held its first ever CPG Conference in Washington DC March 11-13. The Conference was organized around a joint meeting of the Research & Development and Quality/Regulatory Management Share Groups (both managed and facilitated by Jim Wisner). With many members participating via remote web conference due to new travel restrictions beginning that week, the …
Posted: June 11, 2019 by Jon Wisner
MBC Consulting Alliance Announced
MBC consulting is the leading CPG manufacturing share group organization with 27 active groups involving more than 100 companies and over 400 individual members. Jim Wisner has worked with MBC as a facilitator or co-facilitator for many of these groups for the past 12 years. Announced on July 11, Jim will now assume primary responsibility …