Latest Adapting companies Podcast Episodes
Supply-chain technology for an excellent customer experience, with Microsoft’s Ashley Haynes-Gaspar
Connected & Ready - February 11, 2022 20:06 - 25 minutesAshley Haynes-Gaspar, COO for Microsoft Business Applications and Industry Clouds, talks with host Gemma Milne about key supply chain topics like how to coordinate stakeholders across your organization around your supply chain strategy, how to drive technology adoption, and unlocking the power o...
How technology impacts humanitarian efforts, with IRC’s Daniel Coughlin
Connected & Ready - January 19, 2022 17:39 - 29 minutesDaniel Coughlin, Director of Data Insights, Systems, and Architecture at the International Rescue Committee, talks with host Gemma Milne about how the IRC’s work in Syria and Afghanistan, how specific technologies actually help people in need, ensuring responsible technology use with vulnerable ...
Supply Chain pain points and progress, with Mark Weimann
Connected & Ready - January 05, 2022 17:52 - 29 minutesMark Weimann, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management senior technical specialist, returns to talk with host Gemma Milne about what’s changed since their October 2020 conversation, and what hasn’t. Topics include the impact of supply chain disruptions on consumer behavior, new technologie...
Be our guest: how tech helps small hotels act big, with Gautam Swaroop
Connected & Ready - December 15, 2021 17:04 - 28 minutesGemma Milne talks with Gautam Swaroop, CEO of OYO International, about the impact of COVID-19 on the travel and hospitality industries, the role of technology in helping property owners respond to changes in what customers want and expect from a hotel, and new opportunities arising from innovati...
How AI improves medicine from diagnosis to cure, with Chad Robins
Connected & Ready - December 08, 2021 17:26 - 24 minutesGemma Milne talks with Chad Robins, co-founder and CEO of Adaptive Biotechnologies, about his company’s work in the emerging field of immune medicine, how they use technology to drive innovation, and the potential for their work to create further advancements in the area of personalized medicine...
Making retail experiences more intelligent, with Augusto Modigliani
Connected & Ready - December 01, 2021 19:20 - 25 minutesGemma Milne talks with Augusto Modigliani, Chief Marketing Officer at digital signage, analytics, and marketing automation company Beabloo. They discuss expectations for the impact of technology on online and offline shopping; how companies are using AI, automation, and bot technologies to shape...
How Mars keeps people at the center of digital transformation, with Carol Van Den Hende
Connected & Ready - November 17, 2021 18:20 - 20 minutesGemma Milne talks with Carol Van Den Hende, Senior Digital Transformation Director at Mars, Inc., about how digital transformation at the company is helping reshape the customer and employee experience, and how to maintain a human-centered culture in a technology-fueled world. Topics of discus...
5G powers a new era for IoT and edge computing, with Neha Gandhi Vijay
Connected & Ready - November 10, 2021 19:55 - 26 minutesGemma Milne talks with AT&T’s Assistant VP of Strategic Alliances, Neha Gandhi Vijay, about understanding edge computing in the context of IoT and 5G, which industries and verticals AT&T is exploring opportunities with 5G and edge computing, business use cases for IoT apps, and how AT&T’s partne...
The changing world of cloud CRM, with Chris Cognetta
Connected & Ready - November 03, 2021 16:35 - 35 minutesGemma Milne talks with Chris Cognetta, CongruentX’s Chief Technology Innovation Officer, about how cloud environments can help companies align their technology and operations to improve customer experiences and the importance of focusing on business outcomes, especially how these topics relate t...
Super apps for smart cities, with Shyam Sunder
Connected & Ready - October 27, 2021 15:39 - 25 minutesGemma Milne talks with Shyam Sunder from PayiQ about the growing trend of super apps and their impact on service delivery and the customer experience, and the implications they might have on the concept of connected cities. Topics of discussion How mobile applications have become an integra...
The intersection of physical and digital experiences, with Jane Alexander
Connected & Ready - October 06, 2021 15:59 - 32 minutesGemma Milne talks with Jane Alexander, Chief Digital Information Officer, about the impact of its Open Access and ARTLENS Gallery initiatives, the technologies behind them, how her team got critical stakeholder buy-in from the CMA board, and how other organizations might be able to learn from th...
Building the pipeline of future female engineers, with Dr. Tarika Barrett
Connected & Ready - September 22, 2021 16:23 - 36 minutesGemma Milne talks with Dr. Tarika Barrett, CEO of Girls Who Code, about their initiatives to close the technology gender gap, including certain data-driven responses and research, the importance of role models, global differences related to this issue, and concrete examples of the positive impac...
Connected products and the circular economy, with Annie Gullingsrud
Connected & Ready - September 15, 2021 18:58 - 34 minutesGemma Milne talks with Annie Gullingsrud, Chief Strategy Officer at EON, about the impact of IoT on fashion, understanding the “identification problem” in the clothing circular economy, why her company prioritizes customers over technology, and the value of solving the identification problem for...
Closing the customer feedback loop, with Liz Miller
Connected & Ready - September 01, 2021 09:20 - 40 minutesGemma Milne talks with Liz Miller, from Constellation Research, about how vital capturing the voice of the customer is for businesses to build their customer experience, as well as its direct impact on achieving their revenue and growth goals. From how VOC is more than just metrics, to how a VOC...
Xerox’s big bet on automation pays off, with Stephen Miller
Connected & Ready - August 11, 2021 21:24 - 31 minutesGemma Milne talks with Stephen Miller, Vice President, Analytics and Automation, at Xerox about his work with robotic process automation, how it can be a driver for broader digital transformation, and some of the unexpected benefits he has seen from implementing RPA. About Stephen Miller: Stev...
How connected infrastructure will reshape our world, with Peter Torrellas
Connected & Ready - August 04, 2021 18:30 - 33 minutesGemma Milne talks with Peter Torrellas, Vice President and Partner at Siemens Advanta, about what the word “infrastructure” means today, what more connected infrastructure systems means for the business world, how to understand the vision of “smart cities,” and he thinks infrastructure data can ...
Intelligent automation and the rise of microfactories, with Amar Hanspal
Connected & Ready - July 28, 2021 16:28 - 28 minutesAmar is the founder and CEO of Bright Machines, the leader in software-defined manufacturing. Bright Machines has been named a World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer, a BloombergNEF Pioneer, and ranked by Forbes as one of America's most promising AI companies. Prior to Bright Machines, he was c...
What’s driving today’s M&A surge, with Mike McIsaac
Connected & Ready - July 21, 2021 14:44 - 27 minutesGemma Milne talks with Mike McIsaac, CEO and managing director of Baker Tilley Canada Corporate Finance, about his experience in the world of mergers and acquisitions. From the challenges of merging or acquiring companies across international borders, to technology compatibilities between target...
Improving access to health care from 7,000 miles away, with Michael Marin, MD
Connected & Ready - July 14, 2021 17:30 - 32 minutesGemma Milne talks with Dr. Michael Marin, of the Mount Sinai Health System, about his role developing a shared surgery model as part of a pilot program to expand delivery of same-day surgery and surgical training, the key technologies that make the program possible, and the impact that this sort...
Why inclusion is leadership, with Ruchika Tulshyan
Connected & Ready - June 30, 2021 15:45 - 41 minutesGemma Milne talks with Ruchika Tulshyan, founder and CEO of Candour, about her work helping companies create strategies for improving diversity and equity in the workplace. Learn key insights including the main factors that have helped build momentum around these issues, small-but-significant be...
Reshaping the office for a hybrid workforce, with Dan Montroy and Steven Andersen
Connected & Ready - June 23, 2021 17:07 - 33 minutesGemma Milne talks with Dan Montroy and Steve Andersen, principals at interior design firm MADGI, about how trends in remote and hybrid work are transforming the world of office space design and architecture. About Dan Montroy, AIA: Dan has been a registered architect since 1987. In addition to...
Taming big data in manufacturing, with Jon Sobel
Connected & Ready - June 16, 2021 16:59 - 35 minutesGemma Milne talks with Jon Sobel, co-founder and CEO of Sight Machine, about the world of big data in the sector that produces more data than any other: manufacturing. From the promise of Industry 4.0, to working with “dirty” data and the importance of a strong data foundation, the surprising le...
Energizing your team: boundaries, balance, and identity, with Blake Ashforth
Connected & Ready - June 09, 2021 17:33 - 33 minutesGemma Milne talks with Blake Ashforth, a professor of management and entrepreneurship at Arizona State University, about balancing strong work engagement with overwork or burnout, the impact a company’s brand has on employee identity, the importance of choice in work from home policies, and the ...
CDP is key to customer journey orchestration, with Thomas Wieberneit
Connected & Ready - May 26, 2021 21:48 - 30 minutesGemma Milne talks with Thomas Wieberneit, co-founder, CEO, and Principal of aheadCRM, about customer journey orchestration, understanding the dynamics of customer consent to provide data during that journey, the importance of consolidating data sources, the two biggest challenges for companies w...
Supporting inclusion through flexible work models, with Stephanie Nadi Olson
Connected & Ready - May 19, 2021 16:19 - 35 minutesGemma Milne talks with Stephanie Nadi Olson, founder and CEO of flex talent firm We Are Rosie, about how to keep remote employees engaged, the unique challenges of managing remote teams, how companies should be thinking about remote work right now, and how embracing remote work can help companie...
How remote work differs from pandemic WFH, with Ryan Chartrand
Connected & Ready - May 12, 2021 18:21 - 41 minutesGemma Milne talks with X-Team CEO Ryan Chartrand about his experience building high-performing developer teams working remotely. Their conversation covers X-Team's unique view of remote work, the challenges and benefits – for individuals as well as teams – that his company has seen with the remo...
Common missteps with workplace tech, with Ifeoma Ajunwa
Connected & Ready - May 05, 2021 16:07 - 33 minutesGemma Milne talks with Dr. Ifeoma Ajunwa, from the University of North Carolina School of Law, about the growing role of technology in terms of monitoring employee safety and productivity, how employees feel about some of these technologies, the risks versus benefits, as well as the governance a...
The geographic impact of remote work, with Steven Malanga
Connected & Ready - April 28, 2021 17:42 - 34 minutesGemma Milne talks with Steven Malanga, Senior Editor of City Journal, about factors driving the shift toward more flexible work environments, the top remote work issues companies should be thinking about now, and some of the most exciting opportunities that major societal change like this can pr...
The case for a digital-first channel strategy, with Sucharita Kodali
Connected & Ready - April 21, 2021 16:59 - 31 minutesGemma Milne talks with Sucharita Kodali about the current state of the retail sector, including what a digital-first channel strategy means for retailers, which technologies are currently making the biggest impact in the sector, and some of the first steps retailers can take to strengthen the re...
Sales strategies for a hybrid world, with Gerry Murray
Connected & Ready - April 14, 2021 21:01 - 39 minutesGemma Milne talks with IDC’s Gerry Murray about how digital selling has evolved over the last year, including what changes are temporary and what changes will be longer lasting, how certain organizations are doing a good job supporting sellers to adapt to these changes, and how companies should ...
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