
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.
Latest episodes

Feb 3, 2024 • 1h 3min
Tech adoption trends & Future Learning | Crawford Del Prete, Carmen Vetere, Eric Potterat,Alan Eagle
This week on episode 351 we interviewed Crawford Del Pete, President of IDC, Carmen Vetere, Chief Marketing Officer at O’Reilly Media, and Eric Potterat and Alan Eagle, Co-authors of Learned Excellence: Mental Disciplines for Leading and Winning from the World's Top Performers.
We discussed economic demand, tech adoption trends, AI's role in the future of work, learning in the age of remote work, the ethical use of AI, mental disciplines of the world’s best performers and more!
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. Brought to you by Constellation Executive Network: constellationr.com/CEN.

Jan 29, 2024 • 1h
The Chief Friction Fixer and AI + Automation | Graham Sheldon and Huggy Rao
This week on episode 350 we interviewed Graham Sheldon, Chief Product Officer of UiPath and Huggy Rao, Author of The Friction Project: How Smart Leaders Make the Right Things Easier and the Wrong Things Harder.
Graham discussed how he sees AI and automation coming together and where he sees the convergence of RPA with BPM, workflow, process mining, integration tools, and API management. He also touched on where he sees the future of enterprise software.
Huggy shared how to identify good and bad friction in an organization and discussed how “good friction” can help jumpstart human connection and innovation in an organization. He also explained how to think like a “friction fixer” regardless of your position and when and how to apply “good friction” to slow things down for better decision making.
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. Brought to you by Constellation Executive Network: constellationr.com/CEN.

Jan 19, 2024 • 52min
Cybersecurity and Women in Leadership | Larry Chinski, Elisa Van Dam, Susan MacKenty Brady
This week on episode 349 we interviewed Larry Chinski, VP of Global IAM Strategy at One Identity, Elisa van Dam, Vice President for Allyship & Inclusion at the Simmons University Institute for Inclusive Leadership and Susan MacKenty Brady, founding CEO of The Simmons University Institute for Inclusive Leadership.
Larry explained why he feels that identity represents a crucial part of cyber strategy and discussed the state of the IAM industry right now. He also shared what he would advise a CISO who wants to focus on identity security.
Elisa and Susan discussed what it means for a woman to thrive in the workplace and shared the number one obstacle is for women to thrive in the workplace. She shared what women can do to help better position themselves to thrive and shared what managers can do to help as well.
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. Brought to you by Constellation Executive Network: constellationr.com/CEN.

Jan 16, 2024 • 37min
DisrupTV Special Edition Live From Davos 2024
This week on DisrupTV, we hosted a special edition episode live from Davos with Dr. David Bray, Distinguished Fellow - Stimson Center and Business Executives for National Security, Sandy Carter, Chief Operating Officer at Unstoppable Domains, Rhonda Vetere, Board Of Directors, Advisor, Global C Suite Technology Executive, Perry Hewitt, CMO at DataDotOrg, Jim Harris, Author, Columnist, Speaker, Influencer, Gaurica Chacko, VP – Global Life Sciences at Wipro and Ravi Kumar, CEO of Cognizant.
This panel of experts touched on key themes from Davos 2024 like rebuilding trust, how to create a culture of trust, psychological safety in organizations, change management, the expert mindset, the power of emerging technologies and more!
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. Brought to you by Constellation Executive Network: constellationr.com/CEN.

Jan 12, 2024 • 1h 2min
Is it Time for AI to Save the World? | Frank Schneider, Mark Minevich, W. Russell Neuman
This week on episode 348 we interviewed Frank Schneider, Vice President, AI Evangelist at Verint, Mark Minevich, Chief Digital AI Strategist, Global Social Innovation Technology Executive & Chair, UN Advisor, Private Investor and Author Columnist and W. Russell Neuman, Author of Evolutionary Intelligence: How Technology Will Make Us Smarter, founding faculty of the MIT Media Lab, and former Senior Policy Analyst in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.
Frank shared his generative AI and LLM predictions for 2024 and the guidance he is giving to customers/prospects as new developments unfold. He also touched on what he learned going through the “acquirer matchmaking” process and shared some advice he would give other startups on this path.
Mark discussed the guard rails we need to put in place to overweight tech for good. He shared how he sees AI technology trends impacting the global business landscape and discussed why he decided to write his latest book, Our Planet Powered by AI.
Russell explained why he's taking an optimistic approach when it comes to AI. He explained some of the potential social, cultural, and economic consequences of AI that we should take into consideration and what dangers he perceives will come about because of evolutionary intelligence.
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. Brought to you by Constellation Executive Network: constellationr.com/CEN.

Jan 5, 2024 • 1h 1min
The Science of Failing Well & Learn How to Talk Smarter | Amy Edmondson and Matt Abrahams
This week on episode 347 we interviewed Amy Edmondson, Author of Right Kind of Wrong: The Science of Failing Well and Matt Abrahams, Author of Think Faster, Talk Smarter: How to Speak Successfully When You’re Put on the Spot.
We discussed the science of failing well, psychological safety and standards in failure science, intelligent failures, how to get better at communication and small talk, the single best communication tool, the importance of listening, learning how to listen better and much more!
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. Brought to you by Constellation Executive Network: constellationr.com/CEN.

Dec 20, 2023 • 52min
DisrupTV Special Edition - Top 15 Books of 2023
This week on DisrupTV, we hosted a special edition episode to announce the top 15 books of 2023! It wasn't easy to narrow it down to just 15 books, so tune in to hear all details on these exceptional books and authors!
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. Brought to you by Constellation Executive Network: constellationr.com/CEN.
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Dec 16, 2023 • 60min
Achieving your goals and 2024 predictions | Jon Reed and Wendy Leshgold
This week on episode 346 we interviewed Wendy Leshgold, co-founder of The Fast Forward Group and author Fast Forward: 5 Power Principles to Create the Life You Want in Just One Year and Jon Reed, Cofounder at Diginomica.
We discussed how anyone can fast-forward to a better version of themselves in just one year, the importance of sharing your goals, AI and data platform preparation, the purpose of AI and more.
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. Brought to you by Constellation Executive Network: constellationr.com/CEN.

Dec 8, 2023 • 1h 5min
Retail Technology, Tech for Good and Strategic Leadership | Joe Corbin, Marga Hoek, Rich Horwath
This week on episode 345 we interviewed Joe Corbin, CEO of Jumpmind, Marga Hoek, three-time CEO, Chair, and Board Member and author of Tech for Good: Imagine Solving the World’s Greatest Challenges and Rich Horwath, Author of Strategic: The Skill to Set Direction, Create Advantage, and Achieve Executive Excellence.
We discussed, retail technology, returns management, the store experience, using tech for good, the future of work, strategic thinking, strategic leadership and the biggest issue many organizations face.
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. Brought to you by Constellation Executive Network: constellationr.com/CEN.

Dec 1, 2023 • 1h 5min
Is there a business case for automation? | Hugo Sarrazin, Scott Osman, Jacquelyn Lane, Michelle King
This week on episode 344, we interviewed Hugo Sarrazin, CPO of UKG, Scott Osman and Jacquelyn Lane, Co-authors of Becoming Coachable and Michelle Penelope King (PhD), author of How Work Works.
We discussed the importance of being coachable, AI and the HTM space, consumerization of AI in the enterprise, challenges of applying AI in a B2B context and the importance of HR policies. We also touched on the need for talent development and learning journeys and the importance of self-awareness and much more.
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. Brought to you by Constellation Executive Network: constellationr.com/CEN.