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Jack Elkins is the head of innovation at the Orlando Magic. He talked with Brian about how the NBA is not immune to the need to innovate and how to make everyone equal when they come to the table. He also shared the address you can email to get the ten key phrases that he uses with his team to create a culture of innovation: language@persportives.com. For the Making Innovation Count in 2018 conference in Kansas City: https://nvite.com/InnovationCounts/le4e79. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Ari Popper is the founder of the innovation consulting organization, SciFutures. SciFutures is a fascinating blend of science fiction and corporate innovation in which sci-fi writers team up with corporations to imagine futures in their industry. Brian and Ari talked about how they make these imagined futures tangible and what the responsibility is of innovators as we continue in this era of technology. Reach out to Ari at scifutures.com and to us @theiopodcast and insideoutside.io. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Atul Kamra is a managing partner at SixThirty, which is a seed fund based out of St. Louis. Atul talked about what makes SixThirty unique, what attitude is best to adopt for combining startups and corporations, and how to keep a narrow focus to stay on track for your goals. Contact him at atul@sixthirty.co 

Katherine Manuel is the senior vice president of innovation at Thomson Reuters. She has had a vast and varied journey in innovation before coming into her present role a couple years ago. In her conversation with our host Brian Ardinger she talked about the real details of innovation at Thomson Reuters including some specific campaigns they ran to develop thinkers who go outside the boundaries. Katherine also shared some specific advice for people who might be new to a similar role as the one she is in. Learn more about Katherine’s team at innovation.thomsonreuters.com and our team at econic.co. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

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Tom Rideout, formerly with AAA, is now with Blue Rocket, which specializes in digital product design and development. Tom is also speaking at the Back End of Innovation conference happening this week in Orlando, Florida. We invited him on the show to share about something we haven’t addressed much: coordinating and engaging with boards of executives. Tom shared an exciting example of how to get them involved, and he also dived into how he was able to boast a 4:1 ROI ratio with four products during his time at AAA. Reach out to him on LinkedIn or at bluerocket.us. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Santhi Ramesh works for Hershey's as a global lead with Snacks, Refreshments, and Futures. She's also speaking at the Back End of Innovation conference. Santhi and Brian talked about what it takes to launch a product in an emerging market and how to accommodate for all the cultural differences that come with operating in a different country. Connect with Santhi on LinkedIn and with us at insideoutside.io. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

In this episode about venture capital we're reaching back to hear from previous guests Christina Bechold with Samsung NEXT Ventures and Ann Winblad with Winblad Hummer Venture Partners. Between them they cover: how to find a good founder, how corporate venture capitalists can work with startups, and what it means now that "customers are buyers." Find out more insideoutside.io and reach out to Christina and Ann on LinkedIn. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Janette Edelstein is the director of external innovation at Johnson & Johnson. She and Brian talked about how to include startups without suffocating them, how to do this in a large corporation, and how mid-sized organizations can jumpstart innovation. Janette is the first in a series of four guests who are all speaking at the Back End of Innovation Summit in Orlando, Florida, October 22nd-25th. You can find more information about the summit here: https://marketing.knect365.com/bei/ and reach out to Janette through her email: JEdelste@its.jnj.com For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy