Covid-19: What you should prepare for, what you can expect, and what you should be doing NOW with Larry Fretz, InfoTech Research Group

All of us here at TribalHub hope this podcast finds you and your family well and safe during this unprecedented health crisis we are all experiencing. None of us have a blueprint that shows us how we, as business professionals, should respond to the Covid-19 pandemic.  This is uncharted waters for all of us. So...what ARE we supposed to be doing?  
That’s what we asked Larry Fretz of InfoTech Research Group on this podcast episode.  Larry is the practice lead at Info-Tech Research Group for both the Native American technology research center (NATRC) and the gaming and hospitality research center (GHRC).  He and his team of analysts develop and deliver targeted research, specific to the tribal government, gaming, and hospitality industries.
In March, InfoTech launched the Covid Response Resource Center to provide tools, templates and a playbook for IT leaders to assist their organizations through this disruptive time and every day new tools are being added. Every week they’ve been hosting a variety of webinars, supported by best practices research and tools, on key topics such as WFH, managing remote teams, child care policies in a WFH environment, streamlining the workforce, cost reduction planning and even a 10 step IT pandemic strategy playbook. 
Listen in as Larry gives us his insight on what IT and business leaders can expect moving forward, what you should reasonably be preparing for, and what you should be doing right now.
We hope that listening to our podcast will bring some sense of normalcy to your routine.  Be sure to subscribe to our show wherever you listen to podcasts, and follow TribalHub on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.  You can find a list of Covid-19 resources from Info-Tech on their website.
If you or your tribe is looking for services or programs that may be of use as we work through this time of shutdowns and uncertainty, please visit our website, our social pages, or email michelleb@tribalhub.com.
Stay safe & be well.

Soboba Band: Converting Systems, Bringing Broadband to Tribal Reservations, Building Tribal Council Relationships & More With Steve Nino

Steve Nino, IT Director for the Soboba Band of Luiseno Indians, and his team had an amazing year in 2019. They received multiple industry awards (Including the TribalNet Industry Award!), converted their core gaming AND POS systems, and brought broadband to their reservation. Listen in while host Michelle Bouschor talks with Steve about this and how he has built an incredible relationship with their tribal council, allowing the IT department to be involved in many of the tribe and organizational decisions.
You can visit the Soboba Band website at soboba-nsn.gov and the casino & resort at soboba.com. If you have a topic for our podcast, or have a story to share, email michelleb@tribalhub.com. 
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Sneak Peek: Talking with CIO, Steve Nino about the Soboba Casino & Resort

In this episode, we give you a quick listen into the conversation host Michelle Bouschor had with Steve Nino, CIO for the Soboba Band of Luiseno Indians and the Soboba Casino & Resort. Steve and his team had an amazing year in 2019 - they received multiple industry awards (Including the TribalNet Industry Award), converted their core gaming AND POS systems, and brought broadband to their reservation. 
The full episode will be released on Thursday March 12. Be sure to subscribe to the TribalHub podcast wherever you listen, and follow TribalHub on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.
 
Thanks for listening!

Sycuan Casino & Resort: Innovative Technology, Leadership, and IT Involvement During Casino Expansion

In this episode, host Michelle Bouschor talks with Patrick Tinklenberg, VP of IT for the Sycuan Casino & Resort in El Cajon, CA. Listen in as Patrick talks about how he and his team incorporated innovative tech systems into the Sycuan Casino & Resort rebuild, get his thoughts on the right amount of IT involvement during a project of this size, and his advice on switching from working as a technology executive in tribal government to tribal casino environment.
You can visit the Sycuan Casino & Resort website at www.sycuan.com. If you have a topic for our show, or would have a story to share, please contact us at michelleb@tribalhub.com AND don’t forget to subscribe/follow our podcast to never miss an episode. Connect with all of us here at TribalHub by searching “TribalHub” on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter or visit our web page at tribalhub.com.
We hope you enjoy listening!
 

Sneak Peek: Expansion, Leadership & More with Patrick Tinklenberg of Sycuan Casino

We're giving you a listen into to our upcoming episode with Patrick Tinklenberg, VP of IT at the Sycuan Casino & Resort!  Great discussion on the casino's expansion, new technology that was implemented, and how he kept his team motivated during such an intense time.  Be sure to subscribe to never miss an episode, and follow us on Facebook, Twitter & LinkedIn.
For more infomraiton on Sycuan Casino & Resort, visit www.sycuan.com.
 
 

Simplify your IT architecture with our TribalValue partner, Nutanix

Our TribalValue partner can assist your Tribal Nation in building an agile software defined data center.  Listen to see if they could be a fit for you!  
For more information, visit here:  https://www.tribalhub.com/tribalvalue/nutanix/
 
 

Modoc Nation: Creating a website with the help of their community

Working with a small team and a limited budget means you have to get creative.  And that's exactly what the IT team at Modoc Nation (and by team we mean team of 2!) did when they were tasked with creating a new website for their tribe.  Listen as we talk with Ben Karnes, Network Administrator, and discuss his solution to creating a beautiful website by involving their small Oklahoma community.  
Visit the tribe's new website at:  https://modocnation.com/

Sneak Peek - Modoc Nation

Listen in as we give you a sneak peak into next week's episode where we talk with Ben Karnes, network administrator of the Modoc Nation, and learn of his creative ways to find a solution to a website challenge!  
 

We're Talking Spring with the TribalNet team!

In this episode of the TribalHub podcast, host Michelle Bouschor visits the TribalHub team in their Portage, MI office and talks about the history, creation, story selection of  the bi-annual TribalNet spring magazine!  What is the focus of this must-have publication?  Why should YOU be excited to get your digital copy on March 15?  Take a listen and see!  

Cherokee Tribe Receives Industry Award for Health Care Expansion Project

In this episode, TribalHub's host Michelle Bouschor talks with the CIO of Cherokee Nation Health, Donnie Parish, after receiving TribalNet's Industry Award at their annual conference in Nashville this past November (2019).  The Cherokee Nation Health IT department was heavily involved in planning, advising and seeing to fruition the largest tribal outpatient health facility in the nation, as a state of the art, high tech place for patients to receive health care. Join us as Donnie walks listeners through the challenges and rewards; trials and tribulations of leading an IT team through a project of this size.