CTO Confessions Brought to you by IT Labs
163 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 months ago - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsHi my name is TC, and I’m honored to be hosting the CTO Confessions podcast brought to you by IT Labs. In our podcast we tackle the subject of leadership, how to deal with hard issues facing your business and we try to get closer to the world of those fantastic women and men that hold it all together with different priorities that rarely get appreciated.
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Episode 62: Making real estate great again with Marios Tsatsos
August 25, 2021 13:40 - 37 minutes - 34 MB"The intersection of machine learning and real estate - Bringing data science to land investment decisions" It's always interesting to hear from people who have traveled from one field and arrived at a very different one. Well, here is another great example of this. Marios Tsatsos, CTO of Honest AI, once was a scientist in the Quantum mechanics arena and had a doctorate in the field. He now transfers his algoristic and scientific mindset to a new field solving real business challenges. Key...
Episode 64: Scientist In A Data Science World With Fabricio Costa
August 25, 2021 13:39 - 48 minutes - 44.6 MBWe here at IT Labs love people who are bees. What we mean by that is people with varied careers bring opportunities for cross-pollination. Cross-pollination of ideas and new ways of doing things. Like bee's these individuals are the backbone of innovation and industry leaps. They play an important part in the industry landscape, buzzing around doing their thing. Simultaneously, creating bridges for all kinds of concepts to travel and blend with the organization at the other end of that bridg...
Episode 63: Democratising the data science space With David Kell
August 25, 2021 13:38 - 40 minutes - 37.4 MBSome of the most dynamic and battle-scarred tech leaders are those that have journeyed through a startup journey. In this episode, we get to speak to a tech leader just like that. David Kell, our guest, describes how he left his university degree to start a successful series of startups. In this podcast, we talk about how Gyana's platform. A no-code, data science tool that is democratizing the art of using data that many companies have pooled up. Key takeaways from the podcast are: - Seei...
Episode 61: Geek To De-Geeked And Back Again With Erik Dasque
August 25, 2021 12:56 - 1 hour - 62.9 MBErik Dasque joins us for another episode of CTO Confessions, where he shares his intriguing journey of becoming a geek, de-geeking, and geeking up again. He shares his thoughts on the absolute importance of actively designing teams on an ongoing basis. Also, retaining and developing one's skills in the technical space can hugely serve one's tech leadership. Key takeaways from the Podcast are: - How to hire for success - The importance of diversity in organizations - The power of bein...
Episode 59: Maintaining Balance Among Teams With Cedric Fabianski
August 25, 2021 10:39 - 46 minutes - 42.3 MBAny techie will tell you that APIs revolutionized the way we go about developing software, but with all the regulations bestowed upon the IT world, it’s only the best ones that meet the light of day and make a change in our everyday lives. Meet Cedric Fabianski, Co-founder and CTO @ Bearer, a techie with a burning passion for entrepreneurship and leading teams – by striking the right balance. In our episode with Cedric, we listened carefully as he shared his experience in IT – from his begi...
Episode 58: Tech Fueled Collaboration In The Film And TV Production Industry With Stephen Tallamy
August 05, 2021 10:39 - 52 minutes - 48 MBWe all consume TV shows and movies to feed our entertainment-hungry minds. And it’s no wonder why - the TV and movie production industries vie for our hearts and minds through elegant storytelling, immersing us in worlds that capture our hearts and expand our minds. Well, now we get to look under the covers of the industry, shining a light on a particularly important and unsung hero of this industry - the art of editing. We speak to Stephen Tallamy, the CTO of EditShare, a company that wor...
Episode 57: The Power Of Strategies And Visionary Thinking With Wayne Strydom
August 05, 2021 10:37 - 42 minutes - 38.6 MBA mechanical engineer turned tech-wizz, Wayne Strydom is not your typical techie with roots set in coding or other IT discipline. He says it’s all about having the bigger picture in mind and understand systems and how they interact and function, and considering the success he’s had as the CTO & CIO @ Virtulab - we trust him. “Building teams based just on skill and talent is a recipe for failure! Surround yourself and your employees with characters, especially the kind that can stick it out ...
Episode 56: Doing Better By Learning More Every Day With Adam Dille
August 05, 2021 10:34 - 40 minutes - 37.1 MBDeveloping high-quality service or tools does not guarantee success - you need to deliver it in a proper manner. That’s exactly what our guest Adam Dille, Senior VP for Product and Engineering at Quantum Metric is focused on doing, as he helps companies deliver tech that has the potential to solve everyday problems, as well as make our lives easier! His focus on continued product/service development is what drives the company forward, all the while helping ambitious startups meet the light of...
Episode 55: The business value of paying down technical debt With Vijay Venkatesh
August 05, 2021 10:32 - 52 minutes - 48.4 MBFor start-ups and established companies, it's never just about crunching and creating and pushing a product or a service out - that's why tech leaders must consider the short and long-term ramifications of every decision they make at every stage. We sat down with Vijay Venkatesh, a CTO and Product Development leader on various projects, shared his journey, and gave advice on finding the right balance in every aspect and process while leading teams in the tech world. • Key takeaways from thi...
Episode 54: Driving productivity with positivity at Belfast City Airport With Brian Roche
August 05, 2021 10:29 - 1 hour - 57.9 MBIn our episode with Brian Roche (Director of IT @ Belfast City Airport), you can hear about his amazing journey which began with a job as a system administrator, then moving on to various positions in development and sales teams, before making the jump to executive positions. His goal and passion? To bring some simplicity to a world that is riddled with acronyms and complex structures - the tech world - and bring it closer to the average businessperson. Key Takeaways from this episode: • ...
Episode 53: Flying On The Wings Of Curiosity With Phil Wood
August 05, 2021 10:27 - 47 minutes - 43.5 MBPhil Wood is a man of many talents, all cored in his unabating curiosity. What started off as the need to know how things function and what they’re made off, led him to learn and develop, and eventually become the Director of IT Services at one of the most prominent airlines – easyJet. In this episode, Phil shared his advice and experience, ranging from his unique leadership style with which he allows teams to lead themselves by letting them take the responsibility and giving them freedom, ...
Episode 52: Global brand marketing on a local scale With Merlijn Bruijnes
July 15, 2021 11:09 - 40 minutes - 37.1 MBMarketing comes in many forms, everything from the big brand advertisements for the masses, to smaller campaigns specific to local needs. Well, Marvia has created a platform that does just that. i.e., activating local marketing potential for big brands (e.g., Domino's Pizza). The CTO of this company, Merlijn Bruijnes, joins us to tell us all about what they do. Merlijn also shares his journey to becoming a tech leader, lessons he has learned and tips for other tech leaders. Key takeaways fr...
Episode 51: Black Friday Every Day, And The System Just Keeps Rolling With John Williams
July 15, 2021 11:09 - 56 minutes - 51.4 MBIn this episode, John Williams, the CTO at Amplience, shares his super hot tips from his years of service. We get to talk about the problem in the market that Amplience is solving and creating robust systems that reliably get the job at hand done. The industry that Amplience sits in is the marketing space. It's created a system that provides personalized content for the myriad of devices and screen sizes people use, with a touch of personalization to make a brand really pop out for the targ...
Episode 50: Wiring Up A Nation For Success With Clayton Nash
July 15, 2021 11:08 - 44 minutes - 40.7 MBWe all rely on it. Many of us use it without even realizing it. Some even joke it's in the base layer of the Maslows hierarchy of needs. If you haven't already guessed, it's the internet. You will be surprised to know that the fifth biggest economy globally (the UK) is lagging behind many other modern nations concerning internet coverage and bandwidth to people's homes and businesses. Well, the Strategy Director at CityFibre joins us on a discussion about how he and his team are working hard,...
Episode 49: Tech Leadership Through The Lens Of Yoga With Guy Duncan
July 15, 2021 10:57 - 1 hour - 60.1 MBHere at IT Labs, we love disruptors. Particularly a disruption in a stuffy industry, drowning in its old ways. Guy Duncan from Tide joins us to tell the story of the company he is tech leading to create exactly that kind of disruption. Tide is a Fintech carving out a nice chunk of the market by focusing on customer needs (time, ease, and smooth service). We particularly touch and gravitate around Guy's leadership approach that encompasses Yoga and mindfulness. So the key takeaways from the ...
Episode 48: Leading And Innovating In The Recruitment Industry With Anna Dick
July 15, 2021 10:56 - 38 minutes - 35.2 MBIn this episode, we speak to Anna Dick, CTO of an innovative startup call HIRING HUB. It provides a B2B service to help rate and track the quality of recruitment agencies. We speak to her about the exciting objectives and growth of the business. Also, the problems she and her team are working to solve in the recruitment space. The recruitment industry is a highly competitive market with varying levels of trust and the ability to deliver on the hiring needs of their end clients. Key takeaway...
Episode 47: Digitalising Construction With Vicki Reynolds
July 15, 2021 10:54 - 49 minutes - 45.5 MBWe are pleased to be hosting another podcast with a tech leader in the construction industry. An industry that is ripe for innovation and digitalization. Our guest Vicki Reynolds, CTO at i3PT, is doing just that. In light of the disaster that unfolded here in the UK (the Grenfell Tower disaster), the construction industry is going under a much-needed update around standards, compliance, and auditing. Vicki, who originally started as an actress, found her fulfillment in solving big challenges ...
Episode 46: Milking data for fresh ways to reduce plastic waste With John Hughes And James Renshaw
June 24, 2021 11:32 - 56 minutes - 52.1 MBSome companies are getting ready to use their data. Some businesses drive growth by using it in parts of their operation. In this podcast, we speak to a business that's milking their data for everything they can get. The Modern Milkman is on a mission and they are proud to call themselves a data-driven business. James Renshaw (the CTO) and John Hughes (Data warrior) at The Modern Milkman join us in this podcast to share their stories and tech-leading efforts. The Modern Milkman, a wonderful, ...
Episode 45: Piloting tech innovation in the airport industry With Rick Goold
June 24, 2021 11:32 - 44 minutes - 40.3 MBFrom time to time, we come across a very niche organization. One that has evolved with the industry over many years. Well, Airport Information Services is one of those businesses, creating Flight Information Display Systems and Aeronautical Billing Systems for the industry. Rick Goold, the managing director of said company, joins us to speak to his journey as a tech leader and how he and his business have carved out a successful piece of the airport industry. Rick's career has spanned many...
Episode 44: The Ponderings Of A Tech Leader In The Airport Industry With Nicholas Woods
June 24, 2021 11:32 - 39 minutes - 36.5 MBIt's a shame we rarely get to speak to someone who oversees important aspects of an industry that many of us use. In the context of this podcast, it's the airport industry. Wouldn't it be great to take a peek under the covers of this business arena to appreciate some of its complexities, challenges, and direction? Well, in this episode, we are doing a bit of that peeking. Nicholas Woods, the CIO of the Manchester Airports Group (MAG) joins us to share his leadership journey. The challenges...
Episode 43: Selling Everything But The House With Brian Powell
June 24, 2021 11:32 - 36 minutes - 33.1 MBThe world of technology opens up endless avenues of possibilities. It's an enabler and creator of healthy businesses (i.e., the bottom line). So, it's wonderful to come across a business that uses technology to create success in acquiring and selling unique items. And when we say unique, we mean one-off items. So, the guest of this podcast works for a business just like that. The VP of technology, Brian Powell at EVERYTHING BUT THE HOUSE (EBTH), tells us all about his operation, his team's ch...
Episode 42: Governance vs developer freedom: The balancing act With Anders Wallgren
June 24, 2021 11:32 - 1 hour - 58.5 MBFor tech leaders heavily involved in the software development and deployment processes, ranging from embedded software to more user-facing applications, you'll love this. Anders Wallgren, the Vice President of Technology Strategy at CloudBees joined us to share a few things. Nope! Correction. Shared LOADS of things about the benefit and importance of having a smooth end-to-end development process. Being a software developer in the past (I'm a geek that managed to de-geek), I know the pains ...
Episode 41: Mindful leadership in athenahealth With Bela Labovitch
June 24, 2021 11:32 - 40 minutes - 36.9 MBWe all hope for a day when we don't need to mention, or even be surprised, when we see women leading in tech. But, until that wonderful moment arrives, we will celebrate a marvelous leader's journey and her leadership practices. Bela Labovitch, the VP of engineering at athenahealth, joins us to share her story and why she has much gratitude for her job. And importantly, how she makes the role effective and delightful for her people, the end customer, and the business itself. We also look at...
Episode 40: Solving Address Poverty With Emre Turan
May 31, 2021 12:24 - 33 minutes - 30.7 MBYou would believe it, but four billion people in the world do not have an address. We take it for granted in first and 2nd world nations. But imagine not having a framework to get things to you. Shocking! This is why Emre Turan, the tech leader of UNL Global, leads the tech to create the internet of places. An addressing system to bring people out of address poverty. Maybe we in more modernized countries will adopt the same system. Thus creating a standardized global standard. Key takeawa...
Episode 39: FinTech's blockchain solution to take security trading to the next level with Amit Goyal
May 31, 2021 12:24 - 48 minutes - 44.4 MBWe all see big stock markets trading shares in big companies, with their stock-tickers showing the ups and downs of an organization's perceived value. Imagine if you could invest in, let's say, a sports stars career or the local shop down the road. Well, this is the platform that tZERO's CTO, Amit Goyal, is working on. He joins us to share his trials and tribulations, not forgetting the successes in creating this novel trading system. The key takeaways from the podcast are: - How a more d...
Episode 38: Making Businesses More Human One Video At A Time With Brendan Schwartz
May 31, 2021 12:24 - 47 minutes - 43.8 MBMany enlightened businesses work hard to make their brands and relationships with their customers stronger and more human, and that's exactly what Wistia does. For those who think that's obvious, well, there are many businesses out there that do the exact opposite. Either intentionally or unintentionally). The CTO and co-founder of this interesting startup joins us to share his leadership learning and the importance of building that human face of the business one video at a time. With the ...
Episode 37: Healthy Feedback Loops Improving Cancer Intelligence With Denali Lumma
May 31, 2021 12:23 - 53 minutes - 48.7 MBIn this episode, we talk to a tech leader who has turned a technical ship around. Her leadership resides in a cancer intelligence organization that uses data science to help oncology care teams better personalize treatment and improve drug toxicity management for their patients. Denali Lumma, the VP of engineering at Project Ronin, shares her story and her leadership. Particularly on how she, her peers, and team pivoted a troubling technical situation and created a state of technical flow in ...
Episode 36: Layering technology onto the art of creating homes with Rajiv Peter
May 31, 2021 12:22 - 21 minutes - 19.5 MBWith technology permeating and threading through all industries, it's surprising when you come across an industry that has further growth in the digital space, giving the tech leaders in that arena the opportunity to spearhead an industry evolution. This is exactly what our guest Rajiv Peter, the Director of Digital Technology at Notting Hill Genesis, is doing. Under his leadership and tech team, the company creates opportunities for more growth, efficient operations, and insights from the da...
Episode 31: Thoughts From A Non - Linear Tech Leader With Paul Clarke
May 06, 2021 12:42 - 1 hour - 72 MBIn this episode, we have the former CTO of Ocado, a company that is a huge operational and business success story in the UK. As part of his leadership and the work he does on various boards for the UK Government, Paul Clarke is a huge advocate for digital twins, which are models that allow us to run real--world simulations. And as we progress to make these twins even more sophisticated, the aim of Paul and other leaders in the digital space is to integrate them to run even larger and more sop...
Episode 33: The Art Of Digital Experience With Marcus Lambert
May 06, 2021 12:40 - 45 minutes - 41.5 MBIn this information-obsessed modern world, marketing takes on many forms. And a word that gets banded around a lot (and quite rightly) is brand. For Omobono, the brand isn't just logos and fancy billboards; it's more than that. The CTO from Omobono, Marcus Lambert, joins us to tell us about its importance and how an organization's brand can be enhanced digitally. Key takeaways from the podcast are: • Organizational trust layered into every nook-and-cranny of the business is the key to las...
Episode 32: Leadership With Style With Florian Klemt
May 06, 2021 12:38 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBIn this podcast, we look at an interesting B2B startup called Fashion Cloud. In particular to its CTO, Florian Klemt. The business idea that was born out of a strategic pivot shows great promise. It's morphing into something bigger and providing more supportive avenues for end clients. Key takeaways from the podcast are: • A human-centric leadership style has a great ROI. One that can't be pinned down in a spreadsheet or ledger but exists non the less • The pivoting tool in the busines...
Episode 34: Creating Tech For Chip Manufacturers Atomic Metrology With Hamed Sadeghian
May 06, 2021 12:36 - 39 minutes - 36.3 MBNiches don't get any tighter than this. Our guest Hamed Sadeghian, President and CTO of Nearfield Instruments, shares with us his journey in a super high-tech, high- science market. From his metrology in the oil and gas industry to the measurement of atoms, he now heads an organization that helps chip manufacturers sharpen their cutting edge. Key takeaways from the podcast are: • Sanitizing your vision and making it your war • What you need to be able to lead effectively in an entrepren...
Episode 35: Clarity for the opaque world of seaborne energy with Maksym Schipka
May 06, 2021 12:35 - 47 minutes - 43.9 MBIn this episode, we talk to a tech leader who initially had very little desire to become a CTO. However, once the journey began, not only was he a success, but he also came to appreciate and love the role. His passion shows and is a great inspiration to try things you think you don't want. Maksym Schipka, the CTO at Vortexa, shares his tech journey and what's worked, and is working for him. Just to put into perspective the importance of Vortexa's operation, it tracks more than $1.8 trillion...
Episode 30: Keeping Companies Secure in the Era of COVID with Tom Meehan
April 13, 2021 12:40 - 1 hour - 56.5 MBSecurity has always been a part of human needs beyond those sitting at the lower echelons of Maslow's hierarchy of needs. Through our inventiveness, we create new domains of attack and subsequent security needs. In these modern times, the digital world has many doors and windows, and that's the topic we touch on in this episode. Tom Meehan of CONTROLTEK USA joins us to share his thoughts on this subject and his leadership style. Tom is an author and speaker in various technical spaces, so ...
Episode 29: The Art of People-Centric Leadership with Shane Emmons
April 13, 2021 12:39 - 45 minutes - 41.4 MBIt's great when you meet a leader who takes an elegant approach to making life easier. i.e., using a leadership style to bleed ownership into the organization. One such tech leader achieving this with his personal, well-defined philosophy on work and life is Shane Emmons. As the CTO of TeamSnap, not only does he talk about this philosophy, he has also positioned it out there for all to see on his LinkedIn profile. Then, as a man of integrity, he brings it to life in his daily work and leade...
Episode 28: Being a Transformation Warrior With Michele Sollecito
April 13, 2021 12:38 - 42 minutes - 39 MBTech leaders not only lead organizations to create products, but often lead transformations also -- transformation of people, processes, and of course tech. In this podcast, Michele Sollecito shares his thoughts on his role and how he works to make sure projects come in on scope and on time through the wonderful women and men engineers doing the work. Key takeaways from the podcast are: • Why integrity matters. i.e., Doing the right thing even when no one is looking. • How software developme...
Episode 27: Making Car Hire As Easy As ABC With Marc Roberts
April 13, 2021 12:37 - 41 minutes - 37.8 MBFor all those who have hired a car, do you think it's a smooth process? Could it be easier? Well, our tech leader guest from "hiyacar", Marc Roberts, tells us about how they are smoothing out the wrinkles in this much-needed service. Having been involved in a previous venture that didn't quite make it to success, Marc shares how the market and driver information systems have evolved enough to make it viable. Listen to Marc Robert's' wisdom about leading the technological aspect of this ventur...
Episode 26: The Intersection of Culture and Security with Hazel Olivier
April 13, 2021 12:31 - 45 minutes - 41.5 MBIn this podcast, we talk to Hazel Olivier, the CTO of Nimbla, a company serving medium-sized organizations' financial well-being (through insuring their invoices). Hazel has been instrumental in leading Nimbla's platform's modernization while strengthening its robustness. Thus, allowing Nimbla to offer a much-needed self-service financial lifeline 24/7. In the podcast, we look at how Hazel has been spearheading her career in the tech industry ,as well as her passion for security and working...
Episode 25: Leading and hiring in the data space With Roy Keyes
March 22, 2021 12:50 - 1 hour - 67 MBData, data, data everywhere! Sometimes I wonder if we’re going to drown in it all. Thankfully we have a super expert on the subject to join us to demystify some of the reoccurring topics in this arena. Roy Keyes, a data science and machine learning guru and expert in knowing what people to hire for this elusive new field of computing, tells us all in the time we had for the podcast. We got so carried away, it’s a long one. He has written a book on the subject. Details can be found below. ...
Podcast 24: The tech leadership behind Long marketing cycles with Oded Cohen
March 22, 2021 12:50 - 52 minutes - 48.1 MBOded Cohen, Chief Technology Officer at Nativo Inc, joins CTO Confessions to share his tech leadership style within an impressive, cutting-edge marketing company – a company that helps organizations sell high ticket items with looooooooong marketing and sales cycles. Nativo uses big data and agile processes to connect the brands to the desired target audience. Some of the key takeaways from the podcast are: • How distributing leadership and decisions makes complex development environments...
Episode 23: Learning From Google Engineering And Its Leadership Culture With Paul Lawrence (Google)
March 22, 2021 12:50 - 54 minutes - 50 MBHere’s your chance to get a small peek under the covers of Google. Paul Lawrence joins us from San Jose, California, to share his story and his work life at this prestigious company. In this podcast episode, Paul share about being selected to join Google, the onboarding process, and then what it’s like to be immersed in the Google culture. Don’t miss this treasure trove of insights from inside one of the most iconic tech companies out there. Key takeaways are: • Lessons for tech leaders fro...
Episode 22: A Technology Leader's Needs From A City With James Cummings
February 23, 2021 13:37 - 48 minutes - 44.1 MBA technology leader's needs from a city - How the right cities can drive innovation and growth The environment can make a huge difference on culture. In turn, culture can make a huge difference to an organization's energy around Agility, innovation, creativity, and synergy with other seemingly unrelated industries. So we often talk about the environment and culture on a micro and macro level (teams and organizations). These always seem to be under the microscope, and for good valid reasons....
Episode 21: Philosophy Of Enlightened Leadership In The Tech Space with Alain Briancon
February 23, 2021 13:37 - 1 hour - 63.5 MBTechnology leaders sit in an incredibly important organizational seat in this day and age. Their role is to deliver technology and give the business the capability to compete, innovate, and stay relevant. Our guest on this CTO Confessions Podcast speaks to this subject. In particular, leadership plays a huge role in how their people go about their tasks and the incumbent culture their work emerges from. Key takeaways from the Podcast are: - The fundamental role of tech leaders and why it'...
Episode 20: Taking Agile And Working To Big It Up With Sung Choi
February 23, 2021 13:37 - 54 minutes - 49.7 MBWarby Parker is a big name in the spectacle industry, so it was exciting to have Sung Choi, their Senior Director of engineering, come onto the show and share his wisdom. Sung is a true Agilist and seated in a company that seems to create the perfect environment for the values and principles of Agile to thrive. The key takeaways from the Podcast are: - The power of leading with Integrity - Aligning around values and principles to deliver customer-centric business value from the technolo...
Episode 19: Lessons from the Front Lines With Charles White
February 18, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 62.6 MBIT Labs takes pride in finding and speaking to CTOs with fascinating tech journeys. Well, here's another interesting one that started in the military and ended up at the helm of an organization's tech function. Charles White, CTO at Foretnix, shares his journey and insights into areas that he is passionate about, from leadership to security and novel architectures. It would be safe to say Charles covers much wisdom-filled ground in this podcast. One particularly striking aspect of Charle...
Episode 18: Getting Clear On AI & ML - Musings On AI ML And Leading Tech R&D With Felix Hovsepian
January 19, 2021 18:54 - 1 hour - 71.1 MBThere is much talk about AI and ML (Machine learning). The terms are misused, and the hype around them creates much confusion. So what can they offer in real terms, if anything? Well, Felix Hovsepian joins us on CTO confessions to clear up the subject and explore some interesting use cases. Key takeaways from the Podcast are: - Why ML and AI are not the same things - Examples of AI and ML - Generative design - AI at the Edge - Being a tech leader in R&D Felix is a colorful char...
Episode 17: The Lessons of Amazon: Tech Leadership Tips from an Insider With David Glick
January 19, 2021 18:53 - 1 hour - 57.8 MBThe Lessons of Amazon: Tech Leadership Tips from an Insider It's always interesting when you meet people that have navigated from one field into another. In this episode, we speak with a scientist that did a spectacular, successful, and exciting jump into the tech world. You may have heard of the company that our guest, David Glick, ended up in; Amazon! David Glick got emersed into the "Amazonian" culture, describing how it moulded his tech leadership. Now CTO at FLEXE (a flexible on-demand ...
Episode 16: SME Tech Leader Tips, From A Successful Serial Startup CTO with Steve Books
December 07, 2020 16:36 - 49 minutes - 45.6 MBSME tech leader tips, from a successful serial startup CTO - Creating a startup culture in SME organizations for hyper-growth, innovation, and business survival One of the consistent things we see here at IT Labs through our 'Teams as a Service' (TaaS) and Business Agility consulting is companies' need to have a startup mindset. Especially if they are in a phase of innovation to get one step ahead of competitors. Some of you may be thinking when wouldn't this be the case :) Well, many SMEs...
Episode 15: Leading Technology With A Toothbrush with Brian Hough
November 23, 2020 14:04 - 51 minutes - 47.2 MBLeading technology with a toothbrush - How to create customer-centric innovation and market disruption Tech leaders sit at the heart of an organization. They are the enablers of the businesses in this digital world we live in. Decisions they make, impact the present, and mold the future. In this episode of CTO Confessions, we speak to the tech leader of a very niche business. They have taken the simple toothbrush and added an impressive dimension to it. Marrying the world of personal pre...
Episode 14: Humanizing AI With Swathi Young
November 10, 2020 14:41 - 59 minutes - 54.7 MBHumanizing AI - The future is not all AI dystopia & terminator (creating technology ethics, transparency, and fairness) You hear a lot about AI. It's a bit of a buzz word, right?! Often misused and misreported. One area that is starting to get a lot of debate space is the ethics around this mystifying and still futuristic technology. It's an important subject that is starting to have an impact on our everyday lives. As we all know, the world we live in is full of data, and it's creating mo...