Happy Saturday, and welcome to CEO Speaks for Saturday, September 21, sponsored exclusively by Second Wind Consultants, specializing in article 9, out of court, transactional restructurings.
It was author Truman Capote, who once said, ‘Aprils have never meant much to me, autumns seem that season of beginning, spring.’ How appropriate these words are for an organization that thrives in a counter cyclical environment, to be entering its season of celebration, opportunity and member momentum, in stand out, inspiring and elevated ways.
In just a few weeks, our members from around the world will celebrate each other for how we care for, support, learn from, and mentor each other as we gather at the TMA Annual, which will be held October 15 – 18 in Philadelphia, PA. This year, as we celebrate TMA Love, the theme of the 2024 Annual Conference, we will not only set the groundwork for our path forward, but through many shared experiences, we will reinforce the genius of why membership matters, as we extol what our members have achieved individually, at our chapters, and industry wide. At the same time, we will be the spark of new relationships made through TMA membership and all its opportunities, will create bonds that last a professional lifetime and will emerge from this multi-faceted showcase motivated and invigorated as we continue to create the story of our #TMATomorrow.
On the main stage at the Annual, we will laud the achievements of this year’s TMA Chapter and Individual Award winners for how, in their support of TMA, they embolden others to follow, and in the excellence of our recognized chapters will show why TMA is the gold standard of member value and excellence worldwide. I hope you will join me and the over 600 members who have already registered for this year’s TMA Annual as we honor Lauren Berret, TMA Philadelphia/Wilmington, for being named with this year’s Emerging Leadership Award, Mark Felger, also of TMA Philadelphia/Wilmington, for receiving the Chapter Impact Award, and Eva Ringelspacher, TMA Germany, for receiving the TMA Individual Excellence Award.
These leaders continue to make a difference not only for how they raise the bar for TMA and for standing for how through membership in TMA the respect they garner in this industry is inextricably intertwined with their personal brands and trusted relationships they have built through TMA. And to our chapters who are being recognized for what they have accomplished, congratulations to this year’s North America Chapter Excellence Award recipient, TMA Indiana, Rhett Rowe, President; and TMA Brazil, Luiz Saragiotto, President and TMA Australia, Zina Edwards President, on being named International Chapter Excellence Award recipients. And for the Most Innovative Program, hear-hear to TMA Houston chapter president Arsalan Muhammad, and to TMA New York City chapter president Kate Aiello, for being named the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion award recipients.
I have had the distinct honor and privilege to have visited with the boards of both TMA Brazil and Australia this year and to have participated in programming that puts member value first in how we educate, network, and bring members and those we hope will become members, together in truly extraordinary ways.
Having attended last week’s TMA Australia National Conference held in Sydney, I was again wowed, although not surprised, when in joining with over 500 professionals in Australia over several days, their programs touched on the local, regional and international too, starting with a keynote by U.S. luminary Jones Day partner Heather Lenox speaking about creditor on creditor violence, a NOW breakfast program featuring keynote Tracy Warren founder of F5 Collective, an Australia investment firm who’s mission is to close the gender funding gap and reducing inequality by funding 1,000 women founders by 2030, world journalists, case studies, and more.
Our internationalism thrives, and the power of our brand is pervasive and defining for programs like these and the efforts of our chapters worldwide to bring the value of membership to the forefront, making membership in TMA essential for any corporate restructuring, reorganization or corporate health professional in the world.
Lastly today, on this segment of member moments, we salute the co-chairs of the 2024 TMA Australia National Conference Joseph Hansell, Richard Hughes, and Laura Johns. The experience they lead in Sydney last week, was a stunning display of industry excellence, headlining the most prominent restructuring professionals from the most prominent restructuring firms in Australia and the world.
In the words of conference committee co-chair Richard Hughes at TMA, ‘magic can happen; anything is possible’ as we strive to ‘inform, inspire and develop connectivity.’ These core value propositions of our pre-eminent organization explain why membership matters, how we are #bettertogether, and why #TMALightsTheWay.
As always, thanks for taking the time to listen today. And thanks again to our TMA CEO Speaks exclusive sponsor, Second Wind Consultants, for your support of TMA and this podcast.
As TMA Lights The Way, your input is critical, your contributions paramount, and your engagement the foundation that will create a better TMA for all of our members. Until next time, I’m Scott Stuart. Be safe, resilient, and TMA Proud.