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Episode 14 · August 7, 2026
Off the clock
No vendors this week. The panel steps back from the table to talk about the people doing the work: what they do when they are not negotiating, the mentors and moments that shaped them, the human cost of a job that is always someone else's deadline, and why they stay in a profession nobody thanks.
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Bella
Host and moderator. Eight years in sourcing before the microphone. Keeps time, pulls threads, lands the plane.
Roger
The consultant. Negotiates software deals for clients, thirty to forty a year. Speaks in market patterns.
Bill
Thirty years running IT sourcing at a global manufacturer. The calendar is the strategy. Boring wins.
Laura
Sourcing lead at one of the country's biggest retailers. Early adopter, allergic to vendor theater.