

DisrupTV
DisrupTV
DisrupTV is a weekly podcast with hosts R "Ray" Wang and Vala Afshar. The show airs live at 11:00 a.m. PT/ 2:00 p.m. ET every Friday. The audience can expect A-list guests, the latest enterprise news, hot startups, insight from influencers, and much more. Tweet questions to #DisrupTV or @DisrupTVShow.
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Feb 10, 2023 • 59min
The importance of creativity and AI, Metaverse & Web 3.0 | Miguel Gamino, and Jeremy Utley
This week on DisrupTV episode 310, we interviewed Miguel Gamino, Chief Experience Officer & Founding Partner at Simplicity and Jeremy Utley, Author of Ideaflow.
We discussed creativity, overcoming obstacles, the pandemic, women inventors, and more.
DisrupTV is a weekly Web series with hosts R “Ray” Wang and Vala Afshar. The show airs live at 11:00 a.m. PT/ 2:00 p.m. ET every Friday. Brought to you by Constellation Executive Network: constellationr.com/CEN.

Feb 3, 2023 • 1h 6min
Growth mindset, entrepreneurship, building brands | Cristina Vila Vives, David Boyle, Jennifer Moss
This week on DisrupTV episode 309, we interviewed Cristina Vila Vives, CEO at Cledara, David Boyle, Director at Audience Strategies and Jennifer Moss, author of Burnout Epidemic.
We discussed growth mindsets, metrics, subscription models, first-time entrepreneurship, taking control of your destiny, building brands, understanding audiences, chat GPT, burnout, employee experience management and the future of work and business.
DisrupTV is a weekly Web series with hosts R “Ray” Wang and Vala Afshar. The show airs live at 11:00 a.m. PT/ 2:00 p.m. ET every Friday. Brought to you by Constellation Executive Network: constellationr.com/CEN.

Jan 27, 2023 • 1h 5min
Startups, cloud computing & opportunity zones | Crawford Del Pete, Jon Reed, and Rebecca A. Fannin
This week on DisrupTV episode 308, we interviewed Crawford Del Prete, President of IDC, Jon Reed, Cofounder at Diginomica and Rebecca A. Fannin, Author of The Silicon Heartland.
We discussed tech scaling, chip markets, recession, cloud computing, net moves, normalization, tech titans, opportunity zones, startups, success factors, rise of the rest, Davos, supply chains, metaverse, and AI.
DisrupTV is a weekly Web series with hosts R “Ray” Wang and Vala Afshar. The show airs live at 11:00 a.m. PT/ 2:00 p.m. ET every Friday. Brought to you by Constellation Executive Network: constellationr.com/CEN.

Jan 20, 2023 • 1h 5min
Storytelling and creating change | Whitney Johnson, Tina Opie, Beth A. Livingston, Jacob Harold
This week on DisrupTV episode 307, we interviewed Whitney Johnson, Founder and CEO at Disruption Advisors, Tina Opie, PhD, Associate Professor of Management at Babson College and award-winning teacher, researcher, consultant, and speaker, Beth A. Livingston, PhD, Associate Professor in Management and Entrepreneurship at the University of Iowa's Tippie College of Business and Jacob Harold, former GuideStar CEO/Candid co-founder, social impact strategist and author of The Toolbox.
We discussed bridge building, storytelling, race and gender equity, collective action to create change and much more.
DisrupTV is a weekly Web series with hosts R “Ray” Wang and Vala Afshar. The show airs live at 11:00 a.m. PT/ 2:00 p.m. ET every Friday. Brought to you by Constellation Executive Network: constellationr.com/CEN.

Jan 19, 2023 • 47min
Special Edition Live From Davos - the Metaverse, automation, building trust & social change
This week on DisrupTV, we interviewed Perry Hewitt, Chief Marketing and Product Officer at DataDotOrg, Jim Harris, Principal at Strategic Advantage, Dirk Lueth, CEO and co-Founder of Upland and Gurvinder Singh Sahni, VP Strategic Advisor, Chief Growth Office at Wipro.
We discussed data, analytics, automation, social change, the Metaverse, and more at Davos 2023. We touched on building trust and creating new asset classes while looking to the future with optimism.
DisrupTV is a weekly Web series with hosts R “Ray” Wang and Vala Afshar. The show airs live at 11:00 a.m. PT/ 2:00 p.m. ET every Friday. Brought to you by Constellation Executive Network: constellationr.com/CEN.

Jan 13, 2023 • 1h 8min
Risk taking and investing in cryptocurrency | James Altucher & Mauro Porcini
This week on DisrupTV episode 306, we interviewed James Altucher, Founder at "The James Altucher Show" podcast and Mauro Porcini, Chief Design Officer at PepsiCo and Author of The Human Side of Innovation.
We discussed 100 experiments, fantasy sports, investing in cryptocurrency, risk taking, mentors, innovation, and creating something extraordinary.
DisrupTV is a weekly Web series with hosts R “Ray” Wang and Vala Afshar. The show airs live at 11:00 a.m. PT/ 2:00 p.m. ET every Friday. Brought to you by Constellation Executive Network: constellationr.com/CEN.

Jan 6, 2023 • 1h 6min
Digital empathy and industrial tech | Deb Mills - Scofield, Joe Hart, & Nick Santhanam
This week on DisrupTV episode 305, we interviewed Deb Mills-Scofield, Strategic & Innovation Consulting, Venture Capitalist, Mentor, Advisor, Joe Hart, President & CEO at Dale Carnegie & Associates, Inc. and Author of Take Command and Nick Santhanam, CEO & President of Fernweh Group and Author of The Titanium Economy.
We discussed the new book "Take Command" along with Dale Carnegie's "How to Win Friends and Influence People". We also touched on creating digital empathy, relationships, trust, industrial tech sector companies, and more.
DisrupTV is a weekly Web series with hosts R “Ray” Wang and Vala Afshar. The show airs live at 11:00 a.m. PT/ 2:00 p.m. ET every Friday. Brought to you by Constellation Executive Network: constellationr.com/CEN.

Dec 16, 2022 • 1h 4min
One Bold Move a Day & leadership in a downturn | Anand Deshpande, Satyen Sangani, & Shanna Hocking
This week on DisrupTV episode 304, we interviewed Dr. Anand Deshpande, Founder, Chairman and Managing Director of Persistent Systems, Satyen Sangani, CEO of Alation and Shanna Hocking, Leadership Consultant, Philanthropic Advisor, and author of One Bold Move a Day.
We discussed the recession, the Metaverse, advice for entrepreneurs, leadership in a downturn, data intelligence platform, impostor syndrome, self awareness, and New Year's resolutions.
DisrupTV is a weekly Web series with hosts R “Ray” Wang and Vala Afshar. The show airs live at 11:00 a.m. PT/ 2:00 p.m. ET every Friday. Brought to you by Constellation Executive Network: constellationr.com/CEN.

Dec 9, 2022 • 1h 8min
American Inequality and data governance | Jonathan Reichental, Senator Phil Gramm, & Linda Yates
This week on DisrupTV episode 303, we interviewed Senator Phil Gramm, author of The Myth of American Inequality, Jonathan Reichental, founder, professor, and author, and Linda Yates, author of The Unicorn Within.
We discussed the Myth of American Inequality, Income Inequality in the West, Data Governance, Venture Capital, Customer Pain versus Product Fit, and Digital GM.
DisrupTV is a weekly Web series with hosts R “Ray” Wang and Vala Afshar. The show airs live at 11:00 a.m. PT/ 2:00 p.m. ET every Friday. Brought to you by Constellation Executive Network: constellationr.com/CEN.

Dec 4, 2022 • 56min
Growth trends for 2023 and leadership lessons | Tiffani Bova, and Dr. Richard Winters
This week on DisrupTV episode 302, we interviewed Tiffani Bova, Global Growth Evangelist at Salesforce and Dr. Richard Winters, author of YOU’RE THE LEADER. Now What?.
We discussed growth trends for 2023, the pandemic of employee success, machine scale, customer-based penetration, IQ set growth, leadership lessons from the Mayo Clinic, burnout emergency physicians, developing a shared perspective, the leader's mindset, executive coaching, and CX.
DisrupTV is a weekly Web series with hosts R “Ray” Wang and Vala Afshar. The show airs live at 11:00 a.m. PT/ 2:00 p.m. ET every Friday. Brought to you by Constellation Executive Network: constellationr.com/CEN.