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Mobile First

113 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 5 years ago - ★★★★★ - 33 ratings

Welcome to Mobile First — This is a weekly podcast that digs into the mobile strategy, user insights, and technology driving the latest in business innovation.
This podcast is brought to you by Emerge Interactive
I’m your host, Jordan Bryant.
Every week, I talk with today’s biggest thought leaders leveraging mobile.
We’ll gain insights from their experience to help your organization truly become Mobile First.

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Ep. #66 - Zenefits w/ Co-Founder & Former CTO, Laks Srini, and Jordan Bryant on the Mobile First Podcast

October 24, 2018 14:38 - 37 minutes - 34.4 MB

Laks is the co-founder and former CTO of Zenefits. Since the company's founding in 2013, Laks has led and helped expand Zenefits' business, which serves tens of thousands of companies. Prior to Zenefits, Laks served as a software engineer at SigFig and as a project leader at D. E. Shaw & Co.

Ep. #65 - DocuSign w/ Chairman of the Board, Keith Krach, and Jordan Bryant on the Mobile First Podcast

September 13, 2018 17:43 - 27 minutes - 25.3 MB

Keith Krach has served as chairman of the board of DocuSign since 2009. Krach started his career at General Motors, becoming the youngest vice-president at age 26. He later co-founded B2B commerce pioneer Ariba; took the firm public in 2000. By the end of his tenure, Ariba had reached $34 billion in market capitalization.

Ep. #64 - Entrust Datacard w/ SVP & GM of Identity and Access Management, Tony Ball, and Jordan Bryant on the Mobile First Podcast

August 15, 2018 15:43 - 32 minutes - 29.9 MB

Tony Ball is Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Identity and Access Management (IAM) Business Unit at Entrust Datacard. He joined the company in 2016 to provide leadership, global strategy and innovation for the access control and authentication solution segments. Ball has deep industry knowledge and previously served as president of IAM for HID Global. He has held executive roles at HID, Gemalto and Schlumberger Technologies where he began his career with over 20 year...

Ep. #63 - Dignity Health w/ Chief Strategic Innovation Officer, Rich Roth, and Jordan Bryant on the Mobile First Podcast

July 18, 2018 10:00 - 30 minutes - 28.2 MB

Mr. Roth leads Dignity Health’s innovation efforts, which seek to create and test novel services, programs, partnerships, and/or technologies from within and outside of healthcare- that challenge the status quo and have the potential to reduce the cost of care, improve quality, and/or increase access to services. Working in concert with Dignity Health employees and physicians, Mr. Roth works to anticipate emerging trends and technologies with the goal of incubating, studying, and sc...

Rapid Fire Friday #46 - Upwork w/ SVP Product & Design, Hayden Brown, and Jordan Bryant on the Emerge Mobile First Podcast

May 26, 2018 00:10 - 6 minutes - 6.01 MB

As Senior Vice President of Product and Design at Upwork, Hayden leads the product and design teams and oversees the company’s product across desktop, web and mobile. She is an expert in product strategy, innovation and fast-paced execution and revels in breaking new ground on challenges at the intersection of product management, product design and business management. She leads a team of 30+ product managers and designers in developing a product that enables freelancers and clients...

Ep. #62 - Upwork w/ SVP, Product and Design, Hayden, and Jordan Bryant on the Mobile First Podcast

May 23, 2018 14:30 - 34 minutes - 31.9 MB

As Senior Vice President of Product and Design at Upwork, Hayden leads the product and design teams and oversees the company’s product across desktop, web and mobile. She is an expert in product strategy, innovation and fast-paced execution and revels in breaking new ground on challenges at the intersection of product management, product design and business management. She leads a team of 30+ product managers and designers in developing a product that enables freelancers and clients...

Rapid Fire Friday #45 - Mood Media w/ SVP & Global Chief Product Officer, Trey Courtney, and Jordan Bryant on the Emerge Mobile First Podcast

March 23, 2018 07:16 - 9 minutes - 8.41 MB

Trey is the Global Chief Product Officer for Mood Media, a leading in-store media specialist that uses a mix of music, visual and mobile solutions to help its clients communicate with customers and drive incremental sales in retail establishments. Trey brings 12+ years experience in technology development and professional services at both large and small companies. Prior to Mood Media, Trey worked in a variety of product management and professional service roles at companies like Ac...

Ep. #61 - Mood Media w/ SVP & Global Chief Product Officer, Trey Courtney, and Jordan Bryant on the Emerge Mobile First Podcast

March 21, 2018 07:10 - 33 minutes - 31.1 MB

Our Guest Trey is the Chief Product Officer for Mood, a leading in-store media specialist that uses a mix of music, visual and mobile solutions to help its clients communicate with customers and drive incremental sales in retail establishments. Trey brings 12+ years experience in technology development and professional services at both large and small companies. Prior to Mood Media, Trey worked in a variety of product management and professional service roles at companies like Acce...

Rapid Fire Friday #44 - Atlassian w/ Head of Product, Oji Udezue, and Jordan Bryant on the Mobile First Podcast

February 16, 2018 11:00 - 8 minutes - 8.18 MB

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Ep. #60 - Atlassian w/ Head of Product, Oji Udezue, and Jordan Bryant on the Emerge Mobile First Podcast

February 14, 2018 11:00 - 40 minutes - 37.4 MB

Oji Udezue is the head of product for Atlassian's communications products, which just launched its first new product since IPO: Atlassian Stride. A product veteran with past roles at Microsoft, Bridgewater Associates, Spiceworks and his own startup, InterMingl, Oji is passionate about bringing new scalable products and ideas into the world. He mentors startups with a focus on companies with diverse founders, and drives startup investments in Africa as a passion project. His ultimate...

Rapid Fire Friday #43 - Box w/ Chief Product Officer, Jeetu Patel, and Jordan Bryant on the Emerge Mobile First Podcast

February 09, 2018 11:00 - 7 minutes - 6.61 MB

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Ep. 59 - Box w/ Chief Product Officer, Jeetu Patel, and Jordan Bryant on the Mobile First Podcast

February 07, 2018 08:37 - 47 minutes - 43.7 MB

Our Guest Jeetu Patel is Chief Product Officer at Box. He leads the company's overall product and platform strategy, driving Box’s long-term roadmap and vision for cloud content management in the enterprise. Previously, as Chief Strategy Officer and SVP of Platform at Box, Jeetu led the creation of the Box Platform business unit, overseeing product strategy, marketing and developer relations. He grew the team from a nascent product to a revenue generating business line and key elem...

Rapid Fire Friday #42 - Evernote w/ VP Design Nate Fortin and Jordan Bryant on Mobile First

January 05, 2018 11:00 - 8 minutes - 7.91 MB

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Ep. 58 - Evernote w/ VP Design Nate Fortin and Jordan Bryant on the Mobile First Podcast

January 03, 2018 11:00 - 27 minutes - 25 MB

Our Guest Nate Fortin has served as the Vice President of Design at Evernote since November 2015, where he leads the team responsible for delivering user interface designs, providing user experience education, driving seamless experiences across product lines and supporting design thought leadership and execution company wide. Before joining Evernote, Nate was a Senior Director at Motorola Mobile Devices in Sunnyvale, California, where he drove user-centered design practices, hig...

Rapid Fire Friday #41 - Vida Health w/ Founder and CEO Stephanie Tilenius and Jordan Bryant

December 22, 2017 11:03 - 5 minutes - 5.06 MB

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Ep. 57 - Vida Health w/ Founder, CEO Stephanie Tilenius and Jordan Bryant on the Mobile First Podcast

December 20, 2017 11:00 - 25 minutes - 23.3 MB

Our Guest Stephanie Tilenius is the Founder and CEO of Vida Health, a next-generation digital therapeutic and health coaching platform for chronic physical and mental health conditions deployed at Fortune 500 companies, large national payers and providers. Prior to starting Vida, Tilenius was with Kleiner Perkins Canfield & Byers, where she worked primarily with late-stage KPCB portfolio companies, with an emphasis on companies in the Digital Growth Fund. While at Kleiner, Stephani...

Rapid Fire Friday #40 - Merriam Webster with Chief Digital Officer Lisa Schneider and Jordan Bryant

December 15, 2017 11:00 - 5 minutes - 5.05 MB

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Ep. 56 - Merriam-Webster w/ Chief Digital Officer Lisa Schneider and Jordan Bryant

December 13, 2017 11:00 - 37 minutes - 34 MB

Our Guest Lisa Schneider is Chief Digital Officer at Merriam-Webster, where she is focused on strategy, product & content development, technology, and user experience. A lifelong word nerd who understands why words matter, she is thrilled to bring Merriam-Webster’s mission to life across all devices and screen sizes, anytime, anywhere. Here are the highlights of our conversation with our guest: Lisa is most passionate about problem-solving and collaboration. Problem-solving is fi...

Rapid Fire Friday #39 - TUMI w/ Chief Digital Officer Charlie Cole and Jordan Bryant

December 08, 2017 11:00 - 11 minutes - 10.3 MB

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Ep. 55 w/ TUMI - Chief Digital Officer Charlie Cole and Jordan Bryant on the Mobile First Podcast

December 06, 2017 11:00 - 41 minutes - 37.6 MB

Our Guest Charlie Cole joined TUMI in 2015 as the Company’s Chief Digital Officer. In this role, Mr. Cole is responsible for overseeing and developing the brands’ national and international e-commerce and digital platforms.  Since Samsonite’s acquisition of Tumi in 2016, Charlie has also taken the role of Global Chief eCommerce Officer for Samsonite Corporation – which includes oversight of global strategy for brands such as Samsonite, American Tourister, Hartmann, Gregory, High Si...

Rapid Fire Friday #38 - Infosys w/ AVP and Global Head of Experience Design Jason Wolf and Jordan Bryant

December 01, 2017 11:00 - 8 minutes - 7.45 MB

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Ep. 54 - Infosys w/ AVP and Global Head of Experience Design Jason Wolf and Jordan Bryant on the Mobile First Podcast

November 29, 2017 11:02 - 45 minutes - 41.2 MB

Our Guest Jason Wolf is AVP and Global Head of Experience Design, author, Apple ‘think different’ producer, worked with Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, Hasso Plattner & Vishal Sikka. Practice lead at IDEO, old-School employee of Macromind (later Marcomedia) makers of director and flash technology. Authored first books on shockwave technology. Design thinking strategist and innovation change agent. Father of 3, Maker, film maker and over all artist. Here are the highlights of our conversat...

Rapid Fire Friday #37 - AppDynamics VP Innovation Linda Tong and Jordan Byrant on Mobile First

November 17, 2017 11:00 - 5 minutes - 4.8 MB

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Ep. 53 - App Dynamics with VP Innovation Labs Linda Tong and Jordan Bryant on Mobile First

November 15, 2017 11:03 - 33 minutes - 30.2 MB

Meet Our Guest: As the VP of Innovation Labs, Linda Tong is focused on building out the vision and strategy for AppD Labs, the innovation center of AppDynamics. Prior to this role, she combined her love of product development and football as the VP of Product and Innovation for the NFL, managing the product vision for the owned and operated digital properties across all 32 clubs and the league. Linda was also an original team member at Google (Chrome and Android) where she helped l...

Rapid Fire Friday #36 - SAP Interconnect with Vaibhav Vohra and Jordan Bryant on the Mobile First Podcast

November 10, 2017 10:38 - 10 minutes - 9.58 MB

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Ep. 52 - SAP Interconnect with Head of Product Management Vaibhav Vohra on the Mobile First Podcast

November 08, 2017 11:00 - 33 minutes - 30.8 MB

Our Guest Vaibhav Vohra is the Head of Product Management for SAP Digital Interconnect IBU Group. He has launched award winning marketing products at SAP. Prior to SAP, he designed satellites and took on other challenges in Aerospace. Here are the highlights of our conversation with our guest: Vaibhav has a passion from taking things from laboratory to launch whether it’s a diamond-coated cutting tool or doing a spinal cord injury research for a new treatment. Bringing this lab e...

Ep. 51 - Emerge Interactive with CEO/Chief Creative Officer Jonathon Hensley and Jordan Bryant on Mobile First

November 01, 2017 10:06 - 23 minutes - 21.8 MB

Our Guest Jonathon Hensley is CEO of Emerge Interactive, a digital experience company, where he works with clients to transform business strategies, user needs and new technologies into valuable products and experiences. An accomplished writer and speaker, Jonathon has lectured on topics such as the connected consumer’s impact on business, creating value through data-driven experiences, and user-centric approaches to innovation. In 2012 he was recognized in the Portland Business J...

Rapid Fire #35 - HH Global with Kevin Dunckley and Jordan Bryant on Mobile First

October 27, 2017 10:00 - 7 minutes - 6.71 MB

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Ep. 50 - HH Global with Chief Digital and Innovation Officer Kevin Dunckley and Jordan Bryant on the Mobile First Podcast

October 25, 2017 10:00 - 25 minutes - 23.2 MB

Our Guest Kevin is Chief Digital and Innovation Officer and a member of the global Executive Board for HH Global. He is responsible for technology, driving innovation, digital brand control programs, and digital strategy for HH Global. Kevin is also responsible for two HH Global Financial Services customers and digital transformation projects for HH Global’s client base. Kevin moderates the HH Global innovations group, HH Labs, which he formed in 2009, as well as being the Executiv...

Rapid Fire Friday #34 - Mercer with Global CMO Jeanniey Mullen and Jordan Bryant on Mobile First Podcast

October 23, 2017 10:14 - 8 minutes - 7.34 MB

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Ep. 49 with Mercer - Global CMO Jeanniey Mullen and Jordan Bryant on the Mobile First Podcast

October 18, 2017 10:00 - 32 minutes - 29.6 MB

Our Guest Jeanniey is Mercer’s Global Chief Marketing Officer, focused on building a more agile and transparent marketing operation accountable for driving revenue growth through demand creation and strong brand reputation. She believes in leveraging innovative and digital initiatives to help achieve her goals, and her background in education fuels her passion to inspire both consumers and the teams she works with. Prior to her role at Mercer, Jeanniey was Head of Marketing and Gr...

Rapid Fire Friday #33 Art.com with CMO Lisa Sullivan-Cross and Jordan Bryant on Mobile First

October 13, 2017 10:03 - 6 minutes - 6.26 MB

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Ep. 48 with ART.com with Lisa Sullivan-Cross and Jordan Bryant on the Mobile First Podcast

October 11, 2017 10:00 - 31 minutes - 28.4 MB

Our Guest As CMO at Art.com, Sullivan-Cross oversees all marketing, communications, and analytics initiatives for the company, working to position Art.com as a prominent lifestyle brand in the e-commerce space, while creating an engaging narrative to inspire consumers to make a personal connection to art. Prior to Art.com, Sullivan-Cross was Vice President, Growth at Pandora where she strengthened the Pandora brand and developed marketing programs that contribute to the company’s a...

Rapid Fire Friday #32 - GoDaddy w/ SVP Commerce and Presence Lauren Antonoff and Jordan Bryant on the Mobile First Podcast

October 06, 2017 10:00 - 5 minutes - 5.36 MB

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Ep. 47 - GoDaddy w/ SVP of Presence and Commerce Lauren Antonoff and Jordan Bryant on Mobile First

October 04, 2017 10:03 - 31 minutes - 29 MB

As Senior Vice President of Presence and Commerce at GoDaddy, Lauren Antonoff oversees the development and operations of our website builder and e-commerce solutions for small business around the world. Prior to GoDaddy, Lauren spent eighteen years at Microsoft, where she was most recently Director of Program Management for SharePoint, leading the effort to make the SharePoint a tool that people love to use to get work done. Her leadership was instrumental in building one of the mo...

Rapid Fire Friday #31 - Octane AI with Co-Founder / CMO Ben Parr and Jordan Bryant on the Mobile First Podcast

September 29, 2017 10:15 - 6 minutes - 6.26 MB

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Ep. 46 - Octane AI w/ Co-Founder / CMO Ben Parr and Jordan Bryant on the Mobile First Podcast

September 27, 2017 10:00 - 31 minutes - 28.9 MB

Our Guest Ben Parr is the author of the best-selling book Captivology: The Science of Capturing People’s Attention-- named the top marketing book of 2015 by Strategy+Business Magazine and Small Business Trends. He is Co-Founder and CMO of Octane AI, the CRM for Messenger marketing. He sits on the board of directors of Samasource, the global non-profit dedicated to impact sourcing and giving work and is a member of the advisory board of Lufthansa Airlines. Previously, Parr was a ven...

Rapid Fire Friday #31 - Seasons Hospice Chief Medical Officer - Dr. Balu Natarajan and Jordan Bryant on Mobile First

September 22, 2017 09:59 - 6 minutes - 5.85 MB

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Ep. 45 - Seasons Hospice Chief Medical Officer - Dr. Balu Natarajan and Jordan Bryant on the Mobile First Podcast powered by Emerge Interactive

September 20, 2017 10:00 - 27 minutes - 25.1 MB

Seasons Hospice & Palliative Care engenders hope in the lives of its patients and their family members. A community-based organization, Seasons Hopsice is on an ongoing mission to find creative solutions which add quality to life. Through the firm belief that individuals and families are the experts in their own care, we focus on the patient and family experience and empowerment. Our Guest Balu Natarajan, M.D. is a graduate of Northwestern University Medical School and has been th...

Rapid Fire Friday #30 - VMware with CMO Robin Matlock and Jordan Bryant on the Mobile First Podcast

September 15, 2017 08:42 - 6 minutes - 6.37 MB

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Ep. 44 w/ VMware CMO Robin Matlock and Jordan Bryant on the Mobile First Podcast powered by Emerge Interactive

September 13, 2017 08:38 - 27 minutes - 25.2 MB

VMware delivers digital transformation by starting from the outside, in. Starts with your customer then with your strengths. Think about these two, listen and open your mind so you can find opportunities and think about new ways to deliver strategic outcomes. Our Guest Robin Matlock joined VMware in July 2009 and serves as senior vice president and chief marketing officer. Bringing more than 25 years of marketing experience in the enterprise software and services sector, Matlock i...

Rapid Fire Friday #29 w/ InComm SVP and GM of Digital Products Mike Fletcher and Jordan Bryant on the Mobile First Podcast

September 08, 2017 09:32 - 5 minutes - 5.17 MB

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Ep. 43 - InComm w/ SVP and GM Digital Solutions Mike Fletcher and Jordan Bryant on the Mobile First Podcast powered by Emerge

September 06, 2017 09:53 - 30 minutes - 28.3 MB

Our Guest Mike Fletcher is the General Manager of InComm Digital Solutions, leading a team of 140 employees who are focused on providing digital and physical gift card fulfillment and services for InComm’s mobile, incentive, reward and e-commerce partners. InComm Digital Solutions powers digital and physical gift cards services for hundreds of leading bands in North America and abroad. Prior to his role at InComm, Mike was co-Founder and CMO of Giftango. Giftango was a pioneer of...

Rapid Fire Friday #28 w/ Ruby Receptionists CTO Katharine Nester and Jordan Bryant on the Mobile First Podcast

September 01, 2017 09:43 - 9 minutes - 8.4 MB

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Ep. 42 - Ruby Receptionists w/ CTO Katharine Nester and Jordan Bryant on the Mobile First Podcast

August 30, 2017 08:19 - 33 minutes - 30.5 MB

Our Guest It’s no accident Katharine found her way to Ruby. Her career has focused on working for companies that value and support human connections, including roles in product management at Ancestry.com and AAA. Her desire to restore the human connection in our increasingly technological world comes with a top-notch pedigree, including a degree in Computer Science from UC Berkeley and an MBA from Oxford University. She brings the perfect combination of passion and experience to le...

Rapid Fire Friday #27 - Magento with VP Strategy Peter Sheldon and Jordan Bryant on the Mobile First Podcast

August 04, 2017 11:20 - 4 minutes - 4.49 MB

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Ep. 41 - Magento with VP Strategy Peter Sheldon and Jordan Bryant on the Mobile First Podcast

August 02, 2017 09:31 - 27 minutes - 25 MB

Peter is a well-known industry expert in eCommerce and omnichannel technology, having previously held the role of Vice President and Principal Analyst at Forrester Research where he spent 5 years leading Forrester’s global research on digital commerce technologies, helping to challenge the thinking and lead change for eCommerce executives undertaking major digital transformation and commerce technology programs. Today, Peter leads corporate strategy and business development for Mage...

Rapid Fire Friday #26 - Salesforce with SVP Mobile Paolo Bergamo and Jordan Bryant on the Mobile First Podcast

July 28, 2017 13:03 - 9 minutes - 8.37 MB

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Ep. 40 - Salesforce w/ SVP of Mobile, Paolo Bergamo, and Jordan Bryant on the Mobile First Podcast

July 26, 2017 16:40 - 36 minutes - 33.8 MB

Our Guest Paolo Bergamo became a visiting professor at UCLA (EE dept) in 2002. He worked in the group of Leonard Kleinrock, the “father of the internet” who built the first three ARPANET nodes. Paolo then left Academia to join a mobile technology startup, called Sendia, based in Santa Monica, CA. Sendia became the first Salesforce acquisition in 2006. Since then Paolo has been the lead of mobile products for Salesforce. In 2008, the Salesforce Mobile app was the first business app ...

Rapid Fire Friday #25 - Marlabs with Chief Digital Officer Peter Grambs and Jordan Bryant on the Mobile First Podcast

July 21, 2017 09:59 - 4 minutes - 4.5 MB

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