A Message From the Editor

Experience is not what happens to you; it’s what you do with what happens to you. – Aldous Huxley

Gold today is refined using strong acids to dissolve and neutralize the impurities which are then washed away, taking the impurities with them. According to Gold Traders of the UK this results in “a muddy substance that is almost pure gold (99.999% or 24K).” It’s quite a process, but many would deem it worth it for the end results that are so valuable.

After a year of pandemic-life, you’ve either allowed the acid in, embraced the changing opportunities, and have emerged brighter, or you’ve just bided time until the return to normal and been robbed of something hard but good.

i-SIGMA is adapting. This issue of the iG Journal is our first all-digital issue. We moved this direction with an intentional shift in format to help the journal reach more member representatives.

Our goal is for every article to be a tool for education, information, success, or refinement for i-SIGMA member companies. In this issue, you can unpack the 2021 NAID & PRISM International Virtual Conference starting on page 14, be inspired by how professional certifications impacted a member’s career trajectory on page 26, and discover more about the future of the association on page 34.

Whether big or small, let’s never waste the opportunities to strengthen our value and shine.

Kelly Martínez

i-SIGMA Director of Marketing & Communications