
News & Events

How to Grow Your Profit Core
By Jonathan Byrnes and John Wass
Three steps distribution managers can follow to boost the profitability of your existing book of business, from Profit Isle’s Jonathan Byrnes and John Wass.

Profit Isle featured as part of MIT’s STEX25
Profit Isle was selected to join MIT’s STEX25 accelerator in late 2019, and Co-Founder and CEO John Wass was recently featured on MIT Startup Exchange website. Click below to see the full article and related video clips.

3 Keys to Downsizing in a Period of Crashing Demand
By Jonathan Byrnes and John Wass
Distributors that take an honest look at their client list will likely find fully 50%-80% of their customers are consuming over half of their resources while producing no profits at all. Prior practices are inadequate for the compressed response times required in the current crisis.

How to Manage your Supply Chain Shock Waves
By Jonathan Byrnes and John Wass
As the economy reboots in fits and starts, CEOs should expect plenty of supply chain volatility. Here’s how you can prepare to better manage the chaos. Click below to read the article by Profit Isle Co-founders Jonathan Byrnes and John Wass, published by Chief Executive Magazine.

Coronavirus: Five Rules for Growing Customer Loyalty
By Jonathan Byrnes and John Wass
The looming supply disruption from coronavirus offers historical opportunities for companies to build or destroy customer goodwill. Click below to read the article by Profit Isle Co-founders Jonathan Byrnes and John Wass, published by CFO Magazine and a number of other publications.

CFO Live: Redefining the Future of Finance
November 13 – 14, 2019
Profit Isle Co-Founder and Chairman Dr. Jonathan Byrnes will be facilitating a panel discussion entitled “Driving Value Creation and Profitability” at the CFO Live conference in New York. Joining the discussion will be the CFOs of Dow Jones, UnitedHealth, and The Nature Conservancy.

MDM Pricing & Profitability Summit 2019
April 15 – 17, 2019
This event is a unique opportunity to learn about strategic profitability and to work with other distribution executives confronting challenges that are similar to yours. The smaller, more focused and senior-level nature of this summit brings together thought leaders on stage and in the audience.

2019 MIT Innovations in Management Conference
March 6 – 7, 2019
To be a successful leader in today’s global landscape, CEOs must foster disruptive innovation, embrace a multi-generational workforce, and tackle the daunting process of digitization. How can you implement organizational changes that…

3 Ways CFOs Are Leveraging Data From Advanced Technologies
February 25, 2019
About one-third of every company’s business is unprofitable, says MIT lecturer and consultant Jonathan Byrnes. Given that, he suggests CFOs become more “chief profitability officers,” using data analytics to identify ways to boost their company’s bottom line. Byrnes says CFOs can…

Sustainable Packaging Coalition—Moving Toward Cooperative Reverse Supply Chains in Fashion, Apparel, and Retail
April 26, 2018
In this session we will learn about reverse supply chains and their differences and challenges vs a forward supply chain. What role does packaging have in reverse supply chains?

RAYMOND JAMES—39th Annual Institutional Investors Conference
March 4-7, 2018
Raymond James hosts a number of conferences and events throughout the year connecting institutional investors with company management teams.

HARDI–STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP & FINANCE
February 25-27, 2018
The content for our Strategic Leadership & Finance Focus Conference is intended to provide top-level executives with a wealth of knowledge to help their companies excel in our industry. We’ve meticulously…

January 31, 2018
“The Coming Revolution in Distribution: How to Stay on Top” with Dr. Jonathan Byrnes, Senior Lecturer at MIT, Founding Partner and Chairman, Profit Isle, Inc.

NAW—
October 12, 2017
“Global Pricing Briefing for Billion Dollar Distributors: Pricing for Maximum Profit” with Dr. Jonathan Byrnes of MIT