MHEDA TALKS

Inside MHEDA: New Initiatives & Future Direction

About This Episode

Jeannette Walker, MHEDA CEO, reflects on the year, highlighting efforts to enhance member engagement through a new website and logo, previews of the 2025 Convention in Tampa, and initiatives like regional networking events and updates to MHEDA programs.

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Inside MHEDA: New Initiatives & Future Direction

In this episode of MHEDA Talks, host Shari Altergott, Chief Experience Officer of The CX Edge, sits down with Jeannette Walker to discuss her first year leading the organization and shares key initiatives that have shaped MHEDA’s future direction. They discuss MHEDA’s efforts to deeply understand the three primary industry segments—Industrial Trucks, Storage and Handling, and Systems Integrators—ensuring MHEDA’s offerings meet the needs of its members. She also highlights the launch of MHEDA’s new website and logo, designed to enhance member engagement and align with the evolving demands of the material handling industry.

Key Topics Discussed
  • Jeannette Walker’s First Official Year at MHEDA
  • MHEDA’s New Website and Logo Launch
  • 2025 MHEDA Convention and Speaker Lineup
  • MHEDA Awards and Member Engagement
  • Future Plans and Member Feedback
About Jeannette Walker

Jeannette Walker serves as the Chief Executive Officer of MHEDA. She has experience in executive positions during her tenure in the material handling industry over the past 22 years. Jeannette has been involved with MHEDA for more than 15 years and has many long-term relationships with members and with the MHEDA team.

About the MHEDA Talks Podcast

Shari Altergott has over 20 years of experience within the Material Handling Industry.  During her career she has held several positions withing marketing, sales, business development and executive leadership. Today she leads The CX Edge, a customer experience consulting firm focused specifically on the material handling industry. Over her time, she has developed full scope marketing functions that manage corporate initiatives related to customer experience, CRM, social networking, brand development, advertising and lead generation. Learn more at cx-edge.com.

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Gene Marks

CPA, National Business Columnist, Author & Speaker

Gene Marks is a past columnist for both The New York Times and The Washington Post. Gene now writes regularly for The Hill, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Forbes, Entrepreneur, The Washington Times, and The Guardian. Gene is a best-selling author and has written 5 books on business management. Gene appears on Fox Business, MSNBC, as well as CBS Eye on the World with John Batchelor and SiriusXM’s Wharton Business Channel where he talks about the financial, economic and technology issues that affect business leaders today. Gene helps business owners, executives and managers understand the political, economic and technological trends that will affect their companies and provides actionable insights.

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