Technology Magazine November 2019 | Page 123

“ In this very aggressive economy , talent and skills are hard to find , having a long-time partner in Stratfield gives Tivity Health the ability to meet this challenging demand ”

— Paul Edmisten Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer , Tivity Health
drive customer engagement and deliver online virtual trainers for exercise . “ As part of our efforts , we are constantly innovating to address these challenges through IoT , mobile technology and wearable technology , as well as creating automated independent platforms that are flexible and cloud agnostic .”
“ As a CIO , I am a big believer and proponent in maximizing the intersection of data and technology . While that sounds very simple and , on the surface , straightforward , it ’ s an art to really perfect and differentiate the experience and value to a consumer ,” comments Edmisten . “ You have to be intentional and disciplined in the approach that you take . You must align the entire organization around a consumer centric product capability to maximize the impact on customers and the bottomline financial result .”
“ We buy and integrate best in class technology solutions to enable our products and services . We partner with industry leading partners that bring best practices in the areas of Marketing Automation , ERP , CRM , Data Augmentation , and Resources / People . Each one of our partners brings a very unique capability , and it has been critical for our success as an organization to identify and enable those strategic partnerships , establish close relationships and align on clear objectives ,” says Edmisten . Some of the key partners include Redpoint , Nuestar , Acxiom , Oracle and Stratfield Consulting to name a few .
An essential part of Tivity Health ’ s risk management is information security . “ Our Chief Information Security Officer , his team and his strategic partners are constantly assessing the threat landscape through an agile Information Security program focused
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