IT Visionaries
519 episodes - English - Latest episode: 19 days ago - ★★★★★ - 168 ratingsGain unparalleled access to the minds of industry-leading CIOs, CTOs, and CISOs. Enjoy weekly episodes filled with expert insights, inspiring stories, and trend analysis, all brought to you by the people shaping the future of technology. Whether you're an IT professional, aspiring tech leader, or general tech enthusiast, IT Visionaries has something for everyone. Don't miss out on the chance to learn from the best – subscribe now!
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Weaponizing Voice Technology and Improving Employee Experience with Dialpad founder and CEO Craig Walker
August 26, 2019 08:00 - 1 hour - 57.8 MBWe are living in a rapidly changing world, one in which technology is creeping into every area of our lives. When it comes to business, that’s mostly a good thing, especially when we’re talking about voice technology. For instance, imagine you’re a sales rep making a call to a potential client. You’re probably worried about how to pitch, what to say and making sure the notes you’re taking about the call are accurate and helpful after the fact. Now imagine that you didn’t have to do any of th...
From Secret Service Agent to Google Exec to White House CISO to CTSO of Checkr: Cory Louie’s Winding Path in Tech
August 23, 2019 15:38 - 1 hour - 57.9 MBIn today’s world, there is no telling exactly who is in charge of a company’s IT Department. Is it the CTO? Sometimes. But what about the CIO? Yep, they often are the IT czars, too. But at Checkr, it’s neither. Instead, the IT Department falls under the jurisdiction of Cory Louie, Checkr’s Chief Trust and Security Officer. Cory’s path to technology was definitely not straight, but no matter what his job was there was always a common theme. From Law enforcement to the Secret Service to wor...
Talking Through McDonald’s Digital Transformation
August 21, 2019 08:00 - 26 minutes - 24.6 MBThis special episode of IT Visionaries was recorded live at MuleSoft CONNECT in San Francisco where guest host Vidya Peters, CMO of MuleSoft, connected with Frank Liberio, the former CIO of McDonald's. Together they talk about the process of bringing McDonald’s through a complete digital transformation, the importance of APIs, and much more. Key Takeaways: Learn what digital transformation means to a company as large as McDonald’s. Methods for prioritizing projects, and when to bring in...
Zylotech’s Founder and CTO Explains the Growth of Automation and Machine Learning
August 16, 2019 08:00 - 36 minutes - 33.3 MBAbhi Yadav is the founder and CTO of Zylotech, a company focused on A.I.-driven analytics that businesses can use to help efficiently retain customers and reduce churn. On this episode of IT Visionaries, Abhi explains what all of that means, and he dives into how the field of machine learning will continue to grow. Salesforce and MIT recently teamed up to create a whitepaper exploring what happens when AI meets CRM. Read: AI Meets CRM: An MIT Tech Review Whitepaper This podcast is...
There’s a Zap For That: An Interview with Zapier Co-founder and CTO Bryan Helmig
August 14, 2019 08:00 - 45 minutes - 41.3 MBBryan Helmig (LinkedIn), co-founded Zapier with a couple of friends back in 2010 and since then, they’ve been dominating the world of automation. As CTO, Bryan is responsible for all the technology behind Zapier and making sure that all your Zaps are working the way they need to so that you and your company can be as efficient as possible. On this episode of IT Visionaries, Bryan discusses how he does all that, plus, he touches on the pros and cons of having a completely distributed t...
The Ever-Evolving World of A.I. with Talla CEO Rob May
August 09, 2019 08:00 - 55 minutes - 50.8 MBVery few people are more plugged in to the world of A.I. than Rob May (LinkedIn), the CEO of Talla, which is an automation platform designed to completely change the way customer support is done. On this episode of IT Visionaries, Rob and Ian take a deep dive into everything currently going on in the A.I. industry, what should worry people and what they should be excited about. Plus, if you’re interested in learning more about the industry, Rob lists all the resources he uses to stay up to d...
What’s the Deal With Lidar? An interview with Cepton CEO Jun Pei
August 07, 2019 08:00 - 42 minutes - 38.5 MBAutonomous cars aren’t the future, they are the present. And as more and more companies invest in the world of autonomous transportation, a market for a very specific kind of tech has grown bigger as well. Jun Pei (LinkedIn) is the CEO of Cepton, which makes Lidar systems. Lidar is an essential piece of technology that measures distance at a rate that is accurate down tot he millimeter. So, if your autonomous car is driving along and an object flies in front of you, the Lidar system can not ...
Female Tech Leaders Roundtable
August 02, 2019 08:00 - 59 minutes - 54.8 MBOn a very special episode of IT Visionaries, three women who are leading the way in the tech world join Mission co-founder and COO Stephanie Postles and IT Visionaries Producer, Hilary Giorgi for a discussion about all things leadership, tech and building a community of women in IT. At the table was Alvina Antar (LinkedIn), the CIO of Zuora, Julie Cullivan (LinkedIn), the Chief People and Technology Officer of Forescout, and Praniti Lakhwara (LinkedIn), CIO of Apttus. They each brought w...
ICIX Executives Discuss Building Trust and Creating Transparency with Blockchain
July 31, 2019 08:00 - 1 hour - 55.8 MBOn this episode of IT Visionaries, a couple of members of the ICIX team gathered around the table for a discussion about how they are helping to bring blockchain to the enterprise. Joining the discussion are Matt Cromar (LinkedIn), Vice President of Product and Elliott Yama (LinkedIn), Vice President of Marketing, both of whom have long histories in the tech industry and have been working with Salesforce to create a blockchain platform that is built for the enterprise. They discuss some of t...
CIO Roundtable No. 3 with Kumud Kalia and Brian Lillie
July 26, 2019 08:00 - 48 minutes - 44.3 MBWelcome to our third CIO Roundtable. Joining us at the table this time are Brian Lillie (LinkedIn), who won CIO of the Year for Silicon Valley in 2014 while he was in the role for Equinix, and Kumud Kalia (LinkedIn), a multiple-time CIO who most recently held the title at Cylance. Together with Ian they discuss having a sounding board of other CIOs to talk to, leveraging your network to get things done internally, work-life balance, and how to be both a good CIO and a good person, and so muc...
Tim Campos: From Facebook CIO to Start-up Co-Founder Part 2
July 24, 2019 08:00 - 32 minutes - 29.4 MBImagine accepting the CIO job at Facebook right as the social media network was about to take off. Now imagine that your first task is to fix a complex calendar system that is causing headaches throughout the company and, oh by the way, if you can’t do it you’re fired. That was the scenario Tim Campos (LinkedIn | Twitter) found himself in but don’t worry because, spoiler alert, he was able to figure it out. On this special two-part episode of IT Visionaries, Tim joins us to share that sto...
Tim Campos: From Facebook CIO to Start-up Co-Founder Part 1
July 19, 2019 08:00 - 41 minutes - 38.1 MBImagine accepting the CIO job at Facebook right as the social media network was about to take off. Now imagine that your first task is to fix a complex calendar system that is causing headaches throughout the company and, oh by the way, if you can’t do it you’re fired. That was the scenario Tim Campos (LinkedIn) found himself in but don’t worry because, spoiler alert, he was able to figure it out. On this special two-part episode of IT Visionaries, Tim joins us to share that story and so ...
Bringing a Print Enterprise into the Digital World with Conde Nast’s former CDO
July 17, 2019 08:00 - 1 hour - 59.6 MBFred Santarpia, former Chief Digital Officer for Conde Nast, had a huge job helping bring all of the Conde Nast brands like Vogue, The New Yorker, Wired and GQ from the print world to the digital realm. On this episode of IT Visionaries, he discusses the challenges of the role and how to build digital experiences and brands that keep you relevant in an increasingly crowded landscape. Plus, he and Ian examine the rise of the Chief Digital Officer and what that role means to different organiza...
Solving Communication Problems with Front co-founder Laurent Perrin
July 12, 2019 08:00 - 30 minutes - 27.4 MBGood communication is one of the most important aspects of any organization. But the communication process gets exponentially harder the more your company grows. From various apps and tools and email chains, employees are constantly communicating in different ways. It’s a process that can be frustrating, and that’s why Laurent Perrin (LinkedIn) co-founded Front. Front is an application that simplifies the communication process and puts everything you need all in one place. On this episode...
Bringing Connectivity to the Transportation Industry with Autonomic CEO Gavin Sherry
July 10, 2019 08:00 - 45 minutes - 41.9 MBGavin Sherry (LinkedIn) got his start in technology when he pulled a computer out of a dumpster and taught himself how to code. Now he is the CEO of Autonomic, which was acquired by Ford and is helping to connect the transportation industry to the digital world. On this episode of IT Visionaries, Gavin talks about the future of transportation and how his team is building ways for mobility and applications to become a larger part of the transportation industry. Best Advice: “Find people...
Customer Empathy, Innovation and more with Intuit CIO Atticus Tysen
July 05, 2019 08:00 - 41 minutes - 37.6 MBFrom an initial dream of being a doctor to interning with NASA to eventually landing in the C-Suite at Intuit, Atticus Tysen (LinkedIn) has traveled a long and winding road. As the CIO of Intuit, which makes products such as QuickBooks and TurboTax, and brings in more than $5 billion per year in revenue, Atticus has a lot of responsibilities on his plate. IT, he says, is the Achilles heel of an organization and being in charge of IT for a company as large as Intuit means there are many chall...
Welcome to the World of Neurotech: An interview with the co-founder of Halo Neuroscience
July 03, 2019 08:00 - 32 minutes - 29.6 MBBrett Wingeier (LinkedIn) always dreamed of building things that could change the world. Those dreams led him to biomedical engineering and, eventually, to co-founding Halo Neuroscience, which is creating products that are breaking new ground in stimulating the brain to become more productive or high performing. On this episode of IT Visionaries, Brett talks about all the science, research and development that goes into creating wearable hardware, plus he details everything Halo has been ...
Measuring the Impact of IT
June 28, 2019 08:00 - 21 minutes - 29.2 MBMike Rodgers (LinkedIn) is the chief strategy and information officer for Pilot Flying J, the largest operator of travel centers and travel plazas in North America. Mike is responsible for the enterprise technology and digital transformation that is making the Pilot Flying J app one of the most useful on the market for customers. Whether it’s automating fuel payments or making shower reservations simple and quick, Pilot Flying J’s app has been making the lives of truck drivers more efficient...
Measuring the Impact of IT
June 28, 2019 08:00 - 21 minutes - 19.5 MBMike Rodgers (LinkedIn) is the chief strategy and information officer for Pilot Flying J, the largest operator of travel centers and travel plazas in North America. Mike is responsible for the enterprise technology and digital transformation that is making the Pilot Flying J app one of the most useful on the market for customers. Whether it’s automating fuel payments or making shower reservations simple and quick, Pilot Flying J’s app has been making the lives of truck drivers more efficient...
The Frontlines of Digital Transformation with Salesforce CIO Jo-ann Olsovsky
June 26, 2019 08:00 - 41 minutes - 38.2 MBNow in her second year as Salesforce’s CIO, Jo-ann Olsovsky (LinkedIn) has been hard at work leading the digital transformation of the company while it continues to grow globally. She returns to this special episode of IT Visionaries co-hosted by Vidya Peters, the CMO of MuleSoft, to discuss how things have been going. Plus, Jo-ann gives a broad overview of what it means to be a CIO and be a part of the day-to-day business strategy, and what she’s most excited about when it comes to technolo...
Raising the Stakes at Comcast with CIO Rick Rioboli
June 21, 2019 16:07 - 46 minutes - 42.9 MBWhen he became the CIO of Comcast, Rick Rioboli (LinkedIn) was amazed by just how broad his role had become. Moving from product engineering to having a hand in just about every aspect of the business was a big change for Rick, but one he enjoyed. He discusses that journey on this episode of IT Visionaries, and he also goes into how Comcast views the customer experience, the way he is leading innovation at the company, and what the future of tech, connectivity and IT talent looks like. IT ...
The Drone Revolution
June 19, 2019 08:00 - 40 minutes - 36.9 MBEveryone knows that drones are cool, but did you also know that drone technology is being used across industries to make work easier, safer and more efficient? Nicholas Pilkington (LinkedIn, Twitter) is one of the people help make that possible thanks to his company, Drone Deploy. Using Drone Deploy, anyone can send out a drone to map an area and then receive detailed imagery and data that can help with oversight, problem-solving, and even disaster relief. Currently, Drone Deploy is used on ...
How Arijit Mukherji Rose To The Role of CTO
June 14, 2019 08:00 - 50 minutes - 45.9 MBThroughout his career, Arijit Mukherji (LinkedIn, Twitter) has been able to learn, innovate and lead. As the CTO of SignalFx, he gets to do all those things at once. On this episode of IT Visionaries, Arijit details his rise through the tech industry, including a number of years at Facebook in the midst of its massive growth. Plus, he explains why he wanted to take a risk and join SignalFx, and what it was like rising from Employee No. 1 to the role of CTO. IT Visionaries is brought to y...
Panasonic’s Customer-First Approach to Innovation
June 12, 2019 08:00 - 26 minutes - 24.5 MBAfter more than 20 years with Panasonic, Magnus McDermid (LinkedIn) has learned a lot about what it means to truly partner with a customer, and the types of innovations and advancements that can be born out of those relationships. Magnus holds a number of positions within Panasonic, including SVP of Panasonic North America and Panasonic Canada, President of Heartland Customer Solutions, SVP Mobility Solutions USA and VP Enterprise Solutions Canada. But regardless of what title he holds, Ma...
The Highs and Lows of Digital Media: Part 2
June 07, 2019 08:00 - 43 minutes - 39.5 MBSteve Comstock (LinkedIn, Twitter) went from simply wanting to be an “uber-engineer” to the role of CIO of CBS Interactive, where he managed the media conglomerate’s entire digital enterprise. After more than eight years with CBS, Steve recently left the company to pursue new opportunities. On this special two-part episode of IT Visionaries, Steve generously shares all of his experiences working his way up the IT ladder, including how he first got into technology, what it’s like to be in ...
The Highs and Lows of Digital Media: Part 1
June 05, 2019 08:00 - 33 minutes - 30.3 MBSteve Comstock (LinkedIn, Twitter) went from simply wanting to be an “uber-engineer” to the role of CIO of CBS Interactive, where he managed the media conglomerate’s entire digital enterprise. After more than eight years with CBS, Steve recently left the company to pursue new opportunities. On this special two-part episode of IT Visionaries, Steve generously shares all of his experiences working his way up the IT ladder, including how he first got into technology, what it’s like to be in ...
Unbank Yourself: Talking Blockchain and Crypto with Alex Mashinsky
May 31, 2019 08:00 - 52 minutes - 47.9 MBFew people know disruption as well as Alex Mashinsky (LinkedIn, Twitter). Alex was one of the inventors of voice over IP, a technology that many people use every single day without a second thought to a time before when making calls was difficult, expensive and worked only inconsistently. With that experience in his back pocket — as well as many years and investments in a number of successful start-ups — Alex is at it again, and this time he’s hoping to disrupt the banking industry. His ne...
Welcome to the World of Enterprise Blockchain
May 30, 2019 00:00 - 32 minutes - 29.8 MBNitin Gaur (LinkedIn, Twitter) has been with IBM for more than 20 years and currently serves as the director of IBM’s Digital Asset Labs. But, prior to that role, Nitin was instrumental in developing and running IBM’s Blockchain Labs. In this episode, he and Ian discuss all things blockchain, the challenges, and opportunities of the technology, and what blockchain means to enterprises everywhere. Best Advice for a first-time C-level exec: “Build a good team first. Have a human connection f...
How to Disrupt the Transportation Industry
May 24, 2019 16:56 - 46 minutes - 42.4 MBFrom Cisco Systems to SAP to GE Transportation, Wesley Mukai (LinkedIn) has been building, selling and integrating new products and systems for huge companies and customers for a long time. He recently left GE Transportation after more than three years with the company to take some well-earned time off, and he was kind enough to spend some time with us at IT Visionaries. In this episode, Wesley discusses how he came up in the world of technology, what it means to find the right product at...
Refocusing Your IT Department with Graeme Thompson of Informatica
May 22, 2019 08:00 - 54 minutes - 50.2 MBGraeme Thompson (LinkedIn, Twitter) grew up and first started his career in Scotland. When he moved to the U.S., he noticed a lot of differences in the mindset when it came to IT, but he also found a way to blend the practicality of those in the UK with the entrepreneurial spirit of American workers. Now, as the SVP and CIO of Informatica, he is using all of his knowledge and skills to bring real-time tech solutions to customers around the globe. In this episode, he discusses what IT loo...
How Artificial Intelligence Can Impact Healthcare
May 17, 2019 08:00 - 38 minutes - 35.4 MBUli K. Chettipally, MD, MPH, (LinkedIn, Twitter) is a physician, an author, a speaker, and an innovator, and on this episode of IT Visionaries, he joins Ian to discuss the role of A.I. and technology in the world of healthcare. Uli has worked in a number of high-level roles both as a medical doctor and a chief innovator at hospitals as well as medical centers and institutions such as Kaiser Permanente and the University of California, San Francisco. He has led a number of initiatives to bri...
Game On: A Discussion about AR and Gaming with Niantic’s CTO
May 16, 2019 00:08 - 39 minutes - 35.7 MBPhil Keslin (LinkedIn) first became interested in technology in the eighth grade and saw computers as a “great escape with interesting challenges.” He never lost that passion and today he is the CTO of Niantic, the lab behind the game that broke the internet — Pokemon Go. In this interview, Phil and Ian go through the painful launch of Pokemon Go and discuss how Niantic was able to scale its system when the game was massively more popular than anyone anticipated. Plus, Phil details what he...
A Journey Through Tech with Jocelyn Goldfein: Part 2
May 11, 2019 21:40 - 46 minutes - 42.3 MBJocelyn Goldfein (LinkedIn, Twitter) is a true IT Visionary. Having worked at VMware and Facebook in the early days of both, and now as Managing Director at Zetta Venture Partners, Jocelyn has been involved in the formative years of the internet and technological innovations. In part two of their interview, Jocelyn and Ian discuss whether A.I. is an industry in and of itself, what companies are worth investing in, how collaboration works between enterprises and start-ups, and much more. ...
A Journey Through Tech with Jocelyn Goldfein: Part 1
May 08, 2019 23:43 - 43 minutes - 59.5 MBJocelyn Goldfein (LinkedIn, Twitter) is a true IT Visionary. Having worked at VMware and Facebook in the early days of both, and now as Managing Director at Zetta Venture Partners, Jocelyn has been involved in the formative years of the internet and technological innovations. In part one of their interview, Jocelyn and Ian discuss everything from the rise of the computer sciences industry, how to look at investing in start-ups, to the role artificial intelligence will play in businesses m...
A Journey Through Tech with Jocelyn Goldfein: Part 1
May 08, 2019 23:43 - 43 minutes - 39.8 MBJocelyn Goldfein (LinkedIn, Twitter) is a true IT Visionary. Having worked at VMware and Facebook in the early days of both, and now as Managing Director at Zetta Venture Partners, Jocelyn has been involved in the formative years of the internet and technological innovations. In part one of their interview, Jocelyn and Ian discuss everything from the rise of the computer sciences industry, how to look at investing in start-ups, to the role artificial intelligence will play in businesses m...
How A.I. Is Humanizing Healthcare with Dr. Eric Topol
May 03, 2019 08:00 - 37 minutes - 34.4 MBDr. Topol (Website | Twitter) is a geneticist, medical researcher, and author of Deep Medicine. He has written over 1100 peer-reviewed articles and is one of the top most-cited medical researchers in the world. In this episode, Mission CEO Chad Grills sits down with Dr. Topol to talk about how A.I. and machine learning are putting the patient experience back at the forefront of healthcare. Dr. Topol also explains why you don’t actually own your own medical data and what steps we need to t...
A.I. Mixdown
May 01, 2019 08:00 - 17 minutes - 15.7 MBOn this special mixdown episode of IT Visionaries we are focusing on artificial intelligence. In the first 65 episodes of IT Visionaries, we’ve had on countless experts who are working with some of the most advanced A.I. technology in the industry, and they spilled all the cool details to us. So on this episode, you’ll hear from Ali Bouhouch of Sephora, who talks about the ways A.I. will continue to enhance customer experience, we’ll listen to Marene Allison of Johnson & Johnson discuss wher...
Everything You Need to Know About CIOs, CTOs, and Cybersecurity
April 26, 2019 15:25 - 59 minutes - 54.7 MBKumud Kalia (LinkedIn) is the Chief Information & Technology Officer at Cylance, responsible for the strategy, implementation, and management of the infrastructure and applications that support Cylance’s business processes. On this episode, he and Ian talk all things AI, including how Cylance is using AI to protect everything under the sun, and the challenge of finding the right way to use technology to achieve business outcomes. Topics Discussed: Cybersecurity, AI, machine learning, CIO...
Getting To Know SignalFx’s Chief Architect
April 24, 2019 11:42 - 54 minutes - 49.5 MBRajesh Raman (Twitter, LinkedIn) is the Chief Architect for SignalFx. What does that mean? In this episode, Rajesh and Ian dive into his role and how he focuses on not just the implementation of systems and processes at SignalFx, but also the best strategies and practices that will be needed months down the line. They also go into Rajesh’s history at Google and Facebook, and discuss cloud technology and the future of the industry. Topics Discussed: Cloud platforms, app development, innovat...
Getting To Know SignalFX’s Chief Architect
April 24, 2019 11:42Rajesh Raman (Twitter, LinkedIn) is the Chief Architect for SignalFX. What does that mean? In this episode, Rajesh and Ian dive into his role and how he focuses on not just the implementation of systems and processes at SignalFX, but also the best strategies and practices that will be needed months down the line. They also go into Rajesh’s history at Google and Facebook, and discuss cloud technology and the future of the industry. Topics Discussed: Cloud platforms, app development, innovat...
Artificial Intelligence in the Blue-Collar World
April 19, 2019 08:30 - 36 minutes - 33 MBJust because you work in the blue-collar world doesn’t mean you have no need for tech and artificial intelligence. In fact, Gabe Batstone (LinkedIn, Twitter), the CEO of contextere, believes that blue-collar workers can benefit from AI more than most. In this episode, Gabe and Ian dive into the ways that contextere is delivering relevant information right into the hands of the men and women working on job sites around the world. They discuss how AI and AR will continue to grow and change,...
The New Way To Teach Tech
April 17, 2019 15:48 - 45 minutes - 41.5 MBAfter a career in app development and with experience as a CTO, Josh Knell (LinkedIn, Twitter) joined Lambda School to help change the way students think about coding, school, and learning. As the director of instruction, Josh is constantly innovating and adjusting the Lambda curriculum in order to make sure that his students are as prepared as possible when they graduate from the program and enter the real world. In this episode, Josh and Ian discuss the challenges associated with creatin...
From West Point to the C-Suite of Johnson & Johnson: Marene Allison’s Career in IT
April 12, 2019 13:11 - 53 minutes - 73.2 MBMarene Allison (LinkedIn) has seen a lot in her career and her life. She was one of the first women to graduate from West Point and then went on to a role at the FBI bringing down some of the largest drug rings on the East Coast. Eventually, she moved on to the private sector to head up security for A&P Foods and today, she is the Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer for Johnson & Johnson. On this episode of IT Visionaries, Marene discusses her entire journey, as well as ...
From West Point to the C-Suite of Johnson & Johnson: Marene Allison’s Career in IT
April 12, 2019 13:11 - 53 minutes - 48.9 MBMarene Allison (LinkedIn) has seen a lot in her career and her life. She was one of the first women to graduate from West Point and then went on to a role at the FBI bringing down some of the largest drug rings on the East Coast. Eventually, she moved on to the private sector to head up security for A&P Foods and today, she is the Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer for Johnson & Johnson. On this episode of IT Visionaries, Marene discusses her entire journey, as well as ...
A New Autonomous World
April 10, 2019 10:30 - 34 minutes - 31.1 MBAt SparkCognition, Vijay Doradla (LinkedIn) is part of the team that is trying to solve the world’s most challenging problems by using artificial intelligence. As the Chief Business Officer, Vijay brings his experience in engineering, technology, research and investing to catapulting SparkCognition to new and exciting industries and innovations. In this episode, Vijay and Ian discuss everything from how and why to invest, and the exciting projects SparkCognition is working on including aut...
All Things Einstein and Voice Technology
April 05, 2019 08:00 - 46 minutes - 42.5 MBMichael Machado (LinkedIn), senior director of product for Einstein deep learning solutions, Ceverly Strand (LinkedIn), product marketer for Einstein, and Julien Sauvage (LinkedIn), head of tech and product marketing for Einstein all stopped by Mission HQ for this special episode of IT Visionaries. This Salesforce crew is part of the team that is bringing Einstein and voice technology to customers everywhere, and they took some time away from the labs to discuss with Ian all the ways Sale...
Everyone Can Innovate
April 03, 2019 08:00 - 41 minutes - 38.3 MBEric Tan (LinkedIn,) has been on both sides of the IT coin as a consultant and now in an operations role as the VP of Business Services and IT at Coupa. In this episode of IT Visionaries, Eric discusses how he grew up destined to be in IT, despite a segue as a CPA, what it means to join and lead a company that has doubled in size twice since he joined the organization and the challenges growth presents, and the excitement that comes when innovation happens in every part of the organization...
Improving Security in the Tech Industry
March 29, 2019 12:58 - 40 minutes - 37.1 MBThere is no question the IT security is becoming one of the most important areas of focus for companies large and small. As more and more data is being collected and shared, it also needs to be more protected. At Forescout, Julie Cullivan (Twitter, LinkedIn) serves as the Chief People and Technology Officer and works to make sure that businesses around the world are prepared with the most advanced tech possible to keep them safe. In this episode of IT Visionaries, Julie discusses with ...
Improving Security in the Tech Industry
March 29, 2019 12:58 - 40 minutes - 37.1 MBThere is no question the IT security is becoming one of the most important areas of focus for companies large and small. As more and more data is being collected and shared, it also needs to be more protected. At Forescout, Julie Cullivan (Twitter, LinkedIn) serves as the Chief People and Technology Officer and works to make sure that businesses around the world are prepared with the most advanced tech possible to keep them safe. In this episode of IT Visionaries, Julie discusses with ...
IT in the Retail World
March 27, 2019 08:00 - 46 minutes - 63.4 MBAli Bouhouch (LinkedIn) has more than 20 years of experience in the tech industry and he currently serves as the CTO & VP of Enterprise Architecture at SEPHORA. It may seem odd that a makeup company has such an intense focus on tech, but when you dig a little deeper, it’s clear that technology is a key driver in the retail industry and a large part of how Sephora will grow in the future. In this episode, Ali and Ian discuss applications that allow customers to virtually try on Sephora ...