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TAP Adds Exec Financial Leadership and Advisory Services

TAP Innovations Adds Executive Financial Leadership and Accounting Advisory Services

John Hornbeck and Credence Advisors join TAP Innovations to continue to position the business for record-breaking growth

DALLAS, TX April 21, 2023. TheAppPlace (TAP) Innovations, a leading provider of cloud-based integration solutions across people and data enterprises, announced today its partnership with Credence Advisors, a comprehensive provider of financial advisory, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) services, accounting advisory services, and financial leadership, to increase company value, improve operational efficiencies, and prepare the business for continued record-breaking growth. Credence Advisors is an industry expert in delivering timely, high-quality reliable financial data which will enable TAP Innovations to make fast, well-informed financial and operations decisions for the company.

“John Hornbeck and Credence Advisors have a stellar reputation in the financial market for their outstanding level of service and deep knowledge of financial operations,” adds John Ragsdale, TAP Innovations Founder CEO. “We are thrilled to leverage their expertise and financial insights which will amplify our focus on company growth and profitability.”

TAP Innovations is the market leader in cloud-based integration solutions that quickly and affordably connect people with their data while eliminating manual efforts and spreadsheets. This move to strengthen TAP Innovations’ financial and accounting abilities supports the company’s record-breaking growth that is projected to continue as the company scales to meet client demand for integration solutions and expert services.

“This partnership capitalizes on the tremendous work and success TAP Innovations has realized thus far and increases the value that the accounting and finance team provides to the organization,” says John Hornbeck, TAP Innovations Chief Financial Officer and Founder, Credence Advisors. “I look forward to supporting TAP Innovations in achieving continued success!”

TAP Innovations is a system integration expert and has connected thousands of users to their data quickly and affordably. TAP Innovations provides ongoing service excellence and system maintenance to ensure optimal performance of digital tools and solutions. For more on customer implementations, click here.

TAP Innovations removes reliance on spreadsheets to improve workflows and payout accuracy, ultimately improving recordkeeping, insight into global financials and employee satisfaction. Thousands of users utilize TAP Innovations digital tools and solutions daily. Customers benefit from the simplicity of implementations, deliverables, and speed to market with affordable solutions.

 

About Credence Advisors, LLC

Credence Advisors’ top priority is to help businesses achieve their operational and financial objectives through the provision of high quality, timely and insightful Accounting and Financial Leadership support.

As a Certified Public Accountant and Certified Internal Auditor, John Hornbeck, Founder, Credence Advisors, LLC, holds over 25 years of financial and operational expertise. Most recently, John served as the Chief Financial Officer for multiple start-up companies in the automotive and hospitality industries. In this role, he held overall responsibility for the financial management of the companies, including accounting, finance, treasury, tax and long-range planning. John has extensive experience in business strategy, planning and execution, mergers and acquisitions and corporate governance, which is so valuable to growing companies. Visit https://credenceadvise.com/ to learn more.

 

About TAP Innovations

theAppPlace (TAP) Innovations, a minority-owned business certified by Texas SBA®, delivers cloud-based solutions to eliminate Manual Efforts and SpreadSheets (MESS). TAP Innovations…THE Integrated Digital Toolbox™ automates manual processes and greatly reduces spreadsheet sprawl, actions data into information, and performs intelligent content organization across people and entity enterprises. A growing set of Digital Tools for HCM, CRM, Business Intelligence, Integrations, and more are web and mobile-enabled and quick to fill data interoperability gaps with core business systems. TAP Innovations solutions have been implemented to streamline business processes for leading organizations with 50-15,000+ employees. Visit www.tapinnov.com to learn more.

TAP Innovations Develops API integration between Salesforce, ZoomInfo, and LinkedIn Sales Navigator for OnTarget Partners LLC

TAP Innovations Develops API integration between Salesforce, ZoomInfo, and LinkedIn Sales Navigator for OnTarget Partners LLC

TAP Innovations moves into phase 4 with this long-time client and partner by automating complex workflows with the API integration of multiple OnTarget Partners platforms

DALLAS, TX – March 5, 2023. TheAppPlace (TAP) Innovations, a certified minority-owned business and leading provider of cloud-based integration solutions across people and data enterprises, managed the system integration needs for OnTarget Partners, providing the Frisco, TX-based B2B growth expert company with an efficient solution to their complex and time-consuming workflows between sales and marketing systems ZoomInfo, LinkedIn Sales Navigator, and SalesForce.

OnTarget offers “intelligence for business,” helping owners, boards, private equity firms, venture capitalists, CXOs, marketers and salespeople determine how, when and to whom to sell their B2B products, services and solutions. Spending hours every week manually pulling requests and information from Salesforce, ZoomInfo and LinkedIn Sales Navigator, manually sorting, validating and consolidating that data before reentering it into their Salesforce database became rapidly unmanageable.

OnTarget needed to integrate their Salesforce and data intelligence solutions and automate the countless weekly requests to reduce manual efforts and errors, allowing them to increase their workload and efficiency.

In phase four of the partnership, after optimizing their Salesforce database, TAP Innovations quickly provided a solution by conducting a data pull from Salesforce, ZoomInfo and LinkedIn Sales Navigator using API. This process confirms systems capabilities and validates the extracted data, and then integrates the API that will automate the manual process of normalizing the data from different data sources and place it in the Salesforce load template. Prioritizing security, TAP Innovations also transferred and stored the data in a secure cloud location. The integration efforts focused on keeping data aligned between systems, eliminating the need for manual reviews and validation, and saving OnTarget significant time and costs.

TAP Innovations removes reliance on spreadsheets to improve workflows and payout accuracy, ultimately improving recordkeeping, insight into global financials, and employee satisfaction. Thousands of users utilize TAP Innovations’ digital tools and solutions daily. Customers benefit from the simplicity of implementations, deliverables, and speed to market with affordable solutions.

About TAP Innovations

theAppPlace (TAP) Innovations, a minority-owned business certified by Texas SBA® , delivers cloud-based solutions to eliminate Manual Efforts and SpreadSheets (MESS). TAP Innovations…THE Integrated Digital Toolbox™ automates manual processes and greatly reduces spreadsheet sprawl, actions data into information, and performs intelligent content organization across people and entity enterprises. A growing set of Digital Tools for CRM, Business Intelligence, Integrations, and more are web and mobile-enabled and quick to fill data interoperability gaps with core business systems. TAP Innovations is the preferred integration partner for Paycor customers. TAP Innovations solutions have been implemented to streamline business processes for leading organizations with 50-15,000 employees and users in the following industries: Restaurant/Franchise Groups, Healthcare (Pediatric, Social Services, Home Health, Senior Services, EyeCare), Construction, Oil & Gas, HCM (Human Capital Mgmt)/HR, Local Government, Photography, Storage Facilities, Retail/Car Care, Retail/Entertainment, Native American Tribes, Landscaping, Security/Protection Services, Staff/Recruiting, Managed Service Providers (MSP), Marketing, Building Maintenance, Financial Services, and more. Visit www.tapinnov.com to learn more.

TAP Innovations Record-Breaking Company Performance

Dallas, TX – April 13, 2023. TAP Innovations is proud to announce that we have achieved record-breaking performance in 2022! We have moved over 1.1 million documents, generating $4 million in revenue and securing over 200 new customers. This accomplishment is a testament to the dedication and hard work of our team. We continuously strive to deliver the highest quality of service and exceed our clients’ expectations. Our commitment to innovation, efficiency, and customer satisfaction has enabled us to achieve these remarkable results. We are thrilled to continue building on this success and further enhancing our services to meet the evolving needs of our clients. If you’d like to learn more about our innovative solutions follow this link to watch our company record breaking success!

 

About TAP Innovations 

theAppPlace (TAP) Innovations, a minority-owned business certified by Texas SBA®, delivers cloud-based solutions to eliminate Manual Efforts and SpreadSheets (MESS). TAP Innovations…THE Integrated Digital Toolbox™ automates manual processes, greatly reduces spreadsheet sprawl, organizes data into information, and performs intelligent content organization across enterprises. A growing set of Digital Tools for CRM, Business Intelligence, Integrations, and more are web and mobile-enabled and quick to fill data interoperability gaps with core business systems. TAP Innovations is the preferred integration partner for Paycor customers and other SaaS companies. TAP Innovations solutions have been implemented to streamline business processes for leading organizations with 50-15,000 employees and users in the following industries: Restaurant/Franchise Groups, Healthcare (Pediatric, Social Services, Home Health, Senior Services, EyeCare), Construction, Oil & Gas, HCM (Human Capital Mgmt)/HR, Local Government, Photography, Storage Facilities, Retail/Car Care, Retail/Entertainment, Native American Tribes, Landscaping, Security/Protection Services, Staff/Recruiting, Managed Service Providers (MSP), Marketing, Building Maintenance, Financial Services, and more. Visit www.tapinnov.com to learn more.

 

TAP Innovations Hires KEO Marketing as Fractional CMO and Marketing Team

Dallas, TX – March 20, 2023. TAP Innovations, LLC, a minority-owned business certified by Texas SBA® and leading provider of cloud-based integration solutions across people and data enterprises, has selected Sheila Kloefkorn and KEO Marketing, Inc as their fractional CMO and outsourced marketing team to complement their in-house marketing and sales teams.

“As we continue to grow rapidly, we need to expand our marketing and sales efforts with a seasoned team of marketing professionals,” said John Ragsdale, CEO of TAP Innovations. “Upon learning about it, we were impressed with KEO Marketing’s unique fractional CMO plus team model, deep experience in B2B technology, and track record of success. The experience has been great.”

KEO Marketing offers seasoned fractional Chief Marketing Officer plus team services to help cost-conscious companies scale faster. B2B Marketing is more challenging than ever. Achieving stand-out marketing and sales results requires specialists with lots of experience. That can be expensive. Over the past 20+ years, KEO Marketing has pioneered a unique fractional senior marketing leadership and agency capabilities model that allows mid-market companies to be more nimble, and to generate more leads, expand their brand, and support sales so that they can scale faster. It allows companies to compete with larger competitors head-to-head without the same overhead.

“TAP Innovations is a fast-growing company with a unique model for helping companies solve many of their most frustrating and repetitive software workarounds, data issues, and integrations. These Manual Efforts and SpreadSheets are known as MESSs, and TAP Innovations solves them better than anyone,” said Sheila Kloefkorn, Fractional CMO. “We are excited to help them scale because they solve a pervasive and growing problem in organizations. Clients who come to TAP Innovations are burdened by expensive, seemingly endless integrations and software issues they try to solve independently with manual workarounds. TAP Innovations gives these companies a better way to solve their software challenges much faster and with less investment.”

About KEO Marketing, Inc. 

KEO Marketing is an award-winning B2B marketing agency developing, launching, and managing marketing strategies. It acts as a partner and outsourced marketing department for dozens of companies with outstanding results.

KEO Marketing’s solutions include fractional CMO services, marketing strategy, brand and messaging, search engine marketing and optimization, social media, website development, digital advertising, and more. Some of the world’s most trusted brands have depended on KEO Marketing for marketing that delivers tangible and substantial results. For more information and to request a complimentary marketing audit, please visit http://www.keomarketing.com

About TAP Innovations 

theAppPlace (TAP) Innovations, a minority-owned business certified by Texas SBA®, delivers cloud-based solutions to eliminate Manual Efforts and SpreadSheets (MESS). TAP Innovations…THE Integrated Digital Toolbox™ automates manual processes, greatly reduces spreadsheet sprawl, organizes data into information, and performs intelligent content organization across enterprises. A growing set of Digital Tools for CRM, Business Intelligence, Integrations, and more are web and mobile-enabled and quick to fill data interoperability gaps with core business systems. TAP Innovations is the preferred integration partner for Paycor customers and other SaaS companies. TAP Innovations solutions have been implemented to streamline business processes for leading organizations with 50-15,000 employees and users in the following industries: Restaurant/Franchise Groups, Healthcare (Pediatric, Social Services, Home Health, Senior Services, EyeCare), Construction, Oil & Gas, HCM (Human Capital Mgmt)/HR, Local Government, Photography, Storage Facilities, Retail/Car Care, Retail/Entertainment, Native American Tribes, Landscaping, Security/Protection Services, Staff/Recruiting, Managed Service Providers (MSP), Marketing, Building Maintenance, Financial Services, and more. Visit www.tapinnov.com to learn more.

TAP Innovation Seeks a Talented Offshore Integration Engineer to Join Their Growing Team

DALLAS, TX – March 29, 2023. TAP is seeking an Integration Engineer who plays a crucial role in meeting our prospect and client needs. We are seeking an experienced and detail-oriented engineer to work closely with our clients to design, implement and maintain seamless integrations. As an Integration Engineer, you will have the opportunity to showcase your technical expertise and problem-solving skills while working in a collaborative and dynamic environment.

theAppPlace (TAP) Innovations, based in the Dallas/Ft Worth Metroplex (DFW), combines 1) THE Integrated Toolbox™ with 2) TAP’s Global IT ‘Gig Economy’ Resource Model™ to deliver AMAZING cloud-based solutions:

  • Integrations,
  • Data Transformations,
  • Data Capture solutions,
  • Bulk Data/Document Loads,
  • Actionable Information,
  • SaaS/Custom Apps,
  • Staff/Resources,
  • Infrastructure/Security solutions, and
  • Customer Onboarding solutions.

TAP’s target market is primarily small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs), ranging from $10M to $500M in revenue. However, these great solutions scale for any sized organization and fit any industry:

  • Restaurant/Franchise Groups, Healthcare (Pediatric, Social Services, Home Health, Senior Services, EyeCare), Construction, Oil & Gas, HCM (Human Capital Mgmt)/HR, Local Government, Photography, Storage Facilities, Retail/Car Care, Retail/Entertainment, Native American Tribes, Landscaping, Security/Protection Services, Staff/Recruiting, Managed Service Providers (MSP), Marketing, Building Maintenance, Financial Services.

With THE Integrated Digital Toolbox™ TAP’s Vision is: To Make the World More Efficient by Eliminating One MESS (Manual Effort SpreadSheet) at a Time helping clients transform their data into Actionable Information: TAP’s AI. See www.tapinnov.com for more information.

JOB DESCRIPTION / OBJECTIVE

TAP is seeking a detail-oriented and experienced developer to assist with our prospect and client needs as an Integration Engineer. This is a full-time, salaried position. We are seeking Offshore candidates at this time.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following, and other duties may be assigned.

Integration Engineer: C# & ETL Developer (SQL, SSIS, Power BI, Azure, C#)

Key Responsibilities:

  • Collaborate with business analysts, data architects, and other stakeholders to understand data requirements and develop ETL processes to meet those needs
  • Design, develop, and maintain ETL workflows using Microsoft tools such as SSIS, C# scripting, Power BI, and Azure Data Factory
  • Ensure data quality and accuracy through data profiling, analysis, and testing
  • Optimize ETL processes for performance, scalability, and maintainability
  • Troubleshoot and resolve issues with ETL processes, working closely with stakeholders to ensure timely resolution
  • Develop and maintain technical documentation for ETL processes and procedures
  • Stay up-to-date with Microsoft ETL technologies and best practices, making recommendations for process improvements as needed

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field
  • 6+ years of experience in ETL development using Microsoft tools such as SSIS, Power BI, and Azure Data Factory
  • Strong SQL skills, with the ability to write complex queries and optimize performance
  • Experience with data modeling and database design
  • Familiarity with Azure cloud technologies and services
  • Experience with data visualization tools such as Power BI
  • Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with a strong attention to detail
  • Strong communication skills, with the ability to work effectively in a team environment

COMPENSATION

A competitive base salary commensurate with experience.

APPLY

Please submit resumes to: jobs@tapinnov.com

ABOUT JOHN RAGSDALE, FOUNDER CEO

How TAP was formed…

John Ragsdale, President and Co-Founder of theAppPlace (TAP) Innovations, has always had a knack for process improvement and automation. Building applications is second-nature, with an engineering degree and a CIO mindset spanning 20 years, John put his passion to work as he found ways where information can be more accessible and efficiencies can be gained with his own developed solutions. Departmental budgets are often limited and IT solutions may be difficult to receive approval. John became self-sufficient in creating application solutions with key data integrations that replace spreadsheets and manual or paper-based processes. John continued to develop his customized solution to gain workplace efficiencies by including strong relational database designs, robust reporting and analytics, expandability options, and successful integration with core business systems.

These core business systems for use in human resources, Finance, ERP, and Electronic Medical Records, to name a few, were often good but typically fell short in interoperability and product updates. Reverting to manual processes and spreadsheet data tracking can stall productivity and company growth. Leading the charge to workplace efficiency as John traversed the healthcare, financial, and aerospace industries, he leveraged current technology for automation and expanded product capabilities to include web and mobile rendering software languages. John and his teams found the robust and scalable solutions were valuable to other company departments that struggled with manual processes and a lack of collaborative data sharing. With a base set of tools and solutions, custom apps were quick, easy, and cost-effective to build, adding more reusable functions, features, and modules with each app.

In 2017 theAppPlace (TAP) Innovations was formed to help organizations of all sizes across all industries digitally transform and achieve real business success. Vast IT and product development knowledge means our team and technology can identify manual and spreadsheet-intensive processes as well as non-integrated systems, and implement out-of-the-box solutions or customized applications so people can collaborate in real-time and information can be trusted across an enterprise.

TAP Innovations Partners with Analytics Powerhouse ClicData to Provide Real-Time Business Intelligence from Connected Enterprise Data for Restaurants

TAP Innovations Partners with Analytics Powerhouse ClicData to Provide Real-Time Business Intelligence from Connected Enterprise Data for Restaurants

TAP Innovations and ClicData partner to offer affordable SaaS platform analytics and simplified data access for streamlined restaurant, franchise, and human resources operations.

DALLAS, TX – March 22, 2023. TheAppPlace (TAP) Innovations, a minority-owned business certified by Texas SBA® and leading provider of cloud-based integration solutions across people and data enterprises, announced a new partnership with ClicData to deliver all-in-one system integration and data analytics. ClicData provides an end-to-end data analytics platform through an easy-to-use and seamless SaaS platform. TAP Innovations provides a natural complement for ClicData customers by providing enterprise data integration to connect any restaurant business or technology system.

“ClicData is a leader in affordable and reliable analytics, which is what businesses need to make strategic decisions that can improve restaurant service and operations,” says John Ragsdale, TAP Innovations Founder CEO. “This partnership closes the loop for customers who can now access real-time digital insights from their connected business data.”

TAP Innovations provides industry-wide expertise in customer data integration and application development services. This partnership yields an efficient and impactful way to assess company performance and make strategic adjustments for improving restaurant, franchise, and human resources operations.

Through TAP Innovations services and the ClicData end-to-end data analytics platform, restaurants can remove their technical barriers to entry and gain the ability to access data through one single analytical source of truth.

“ClicData chose to partner with TAP Innovations because of their expertise in data integrations, fast service, affordable pricing, and high customer satisfaction ratings,” shares Luke Fife, ClicData’s Director of Business Development for North America.  “Add ClicData’s end-to-end data analytics platform, and you have the most powerful, efficient, and cost-effective way for an organization to gain access to their business-critical insights across all relevant data sources.”

ClicData, launched in 2014, offers an innovative, low-code end-to-end data analytics SaaS platform for businesses looking to modernize their business operations with analytical insights. The combined offering provides a streamlined approach to turn business insights into data-driven results.

TAP Innovations is an integration expert that provides cost-effective, ongoing system maintenance and support to ensure optimal solutions performance. Customers can trust their business information is highly safeguarded with industry standards and protocols implemented to protect client data.

TAP Innovations removes reliance on spreadsheets to improve workflows and payout accuracy, ultimately improving recordkeeping, insight into global financials, and employee satisfaction. Thousands of users utilize TAP Innovations’ digital tools and solutions daily.  For more on TAP Innovations customer implementations, click here.

About ClicData

ClicData is a leading end-to-end data analytics platform designed to easily turn data across all relevant sources into business-critical insights – yielding customers that truly run data-driven companies. Our cloud-based platform enables you to seamlessly connect, manage, analyze, visualize, and share any data from any source with your teams or clients. We provide all the steps needed in one platform that previously had to be multiple point solutions to make sense of your data and measure your performance: data integration, data management, data preparation/ETL, data visualization, and automated data sharing. Visit https://www.clicdata.com/ for more information.

About TAP Innovations

theAppPlace (TAP) Innovations, a minority-owned business certified by Texas SBA®, delivers cloud-based solutions to eliminate Manual Efforts and Spreadsheets (MESS). TAP Innovations…THE Integrated Digital Toolbox™ automates manual processes and greatly reduces spreadsheet sprawl, actions data into information, and performs intelligent content organization across people and entity enterprises. A growing set of Digital Tools for CRM, Business Intelligence, Integrations, and more are web and mobile-enabled and quick to fill data interoperability gaps with core business systems. TAP Innovations solutions have been implemented to streamline business processes for leading organizations with 50-15,000 employees and users in the following industries: Restaurant/Franchise Groups, Healthcare (Pediatric, Social Services, Home Health, Senior Services, Eyecare), Construction, Oil & Gas, HCM (Human Capital Mgmt.)/HR, Local Government, Photography, Storage Facilities, Retail/Car Care, Retail/Entertainment, Native American Tribes, Landscaping, Security/Protection Services, Staff/Recruiting, Managed Service Providers (MSP), Marketing, Building Maintenance, Financial Services, and more. Visit www.tapinnov.com to learn more.