A Message From the Editor

By i-SIGMA Director of Marketing & Communications Kelly Martínez

Do you feel it? The buzzing anticipation? I can almost liken it to being a child and the sheer energy and expectations of the holiday as it ushered in a joy and hope that is its own sort of flavor. I feel it now, and not because the end of year festivities are upon us. This is different.

For many Service Providers and Corporate Partners, the past two years has left them largely unscathed. A bit weary, but never broken. But what I feel in the air now is a new season… vibrating with exciting fresh and monumental things for our industry and members.

I see all the opportunities coming down the pike, and I can’t help but be greedy with expectation. You can practically taste the excitement from members as we reach for our first in-person conference in three years (Discover all the incredible things that await on page 32).

And CEO Bob Johnson takes us on a 360-degree view of where we have come and where we are headed (page 28). It fills me with an eagerness to embrace it all as quickly as possible. Because i-SIGMA truly is at work for members.

Whether you’re tackling very real issues today, such as labor shortages (see page 18 for insights on how to deal with this), or determining if it’s time to pursue certification as the association’s membership shifts (it is; see page 44 for details), i-SIGMA is here to help you usher in pivotal greatness - even how to truly set free the accumulation of unnecessarily stored records and ITAD equipment by so many companies (see page xx for more information). Fantastic things are upon us…

I’m elated. And ready. Are you?