My guest today is Bill Michels. Bill is very well known in the procurement and supply chain professions across the US. He is currently the founder and CEO of Aripart Consulting, following a 23 year career leading ADR North America. Bill is a sought after speaker, and I was delighted when Bill agreed to be on the show, without hesitation. With such a wealth of knowledge, it was hard to select a single topic to discuss in today’s show. However, what we decided to focus on is the megatrends – that are outside of our control – but that are impacting both what, and how, he buy. Full show notes can be found at artofprocurement.com/megatrends