DisrupTV

This week on episode 340 we interviewed Dr. Geeta Nayar, Nationally Recognized Leader in Health IT, Author of ‘Dead Wrong’ available Oct 2023, Rheumatologist, Zocdoc Advisor, ATA & UM Miller School of Med Alumni Boards, Former CMO of AT&T and Salesforce and James Burstall, CEO of Argonon and Author of THE FLEXIBLE METHOD: Prepare to Prosper in the Next Global Crisis. We discussed using social media for good, consumer responsibility, AI in medicine, dead wrong health care, health care as a service, running a business, putting people first and the flexible method. 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.

This week on episode 339, we interviewed Oren Wortman, VP of Cybersecurity Services, Sygnia, Trevor Rodrigues Templar, CEO of Aviso AI and Catalina Daniels & James Sherman, authors of Smart Startups: What Every Entrepreneur Needs To Know—Advice from 18 Harvard Business School Founders. We discussed smart startups, fundraising, software supply chain attacks, AI increasing risk of threat, preventing cyber attacks, revenue operating systems, venture capital 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.

This week on DisrupTV episode 338, we interviewed Frances Frei and Anne Morriss, co-authors of Move Fast & Fix Things. Frances Frei and Anne Morriss discuss the trade-off between speed and excellence, metabolic rate, building trust, and empowering people to move fast. They emphasize the importance of urgency, empathy, and fixing things when trust is broken. 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.

This week on episode 337, we interviewed Mike Hayes, Chief Operating Officer, VMware; and Author, Never Enough: A Navy SEAL Commander on Living a Life of Excellence, Agility, and Meaning and David Dodson, Author of The Managers Handbook. Mike Hayes joined us first and dove into what he's learned across all the different organizations and roles he's had throughout his incredible career. He discussed transforming from selling perpetual licenses to software-as-a-service (SaaS) at VMware, what agility means to him and much more. David closed out the show with a discussion focused on his new book, The Managers Handbook. David shared digestible tips and tactics for hiring the best people, onboarding, performance feedback, and improving the performance of underachievers. He also touched on how to get better at running any kind of organization by breaking down each essential skill into bite-sized sub-skills you can easily and quickly learn. 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.

This week on DisrupTV episode 336, we interviewed Chris Roeder, Executive Managing Director, Broker Lead, Lisa Sun, Author of GRAVITAS: The 8 Strengths That Redefine Confidence and Henry King and Vala Afshar, Co-Authors of Boundless. Chris joined us for a deep dive into the commercial real estate landscape. He discussed what makes him optimistic about the San Francisco office market, what building owners are doing to adopt to the new normal, and how he thinks the office market will change over the next five years. Lisa followed Chris's segment with a discussion on her latest book, Gravitas. She explained why society’s view of confidence is narrow, performative, and unrealistic, ignoring the systemic barriers women encounter and minimizing the immense effort self-love requires. She also touched on how we can redefine confidence as an inclusive construct and mindset that combines several innate strengths and so much more. Lastly, we took a deep dive into Henry King and Vala Afshar's new book, Boundless. Henry shared how to build a sustainable culture to support flow in a boundless mindset, and he gave advice for the path forward when it comes to the human + machine. 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.

This week on DisrupTV episode 335, Sharon Vinderine, founder of Parent Tested Parent Approved (PTPA), Laurel Taylor, CEO & Founder of Candidly and Katie Novak, EdD, and Kristan Rodriguez, PhD., Authors of In Support of Students: A Leader’s Guide to Equitable MTSS. We discussed traditional advertising getting crushed, the power of community-building, award washing, financial wellness and student debt, enabling simultaneous progress, fundraising, inflationary CAC, MTSS, struggles and challenges in education 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.

This week on DisrupTV episode 334, we interviewed Kirsten Fontenrose, President at Red-6 International, Trent Teyema, Founder and President at CSG Strategies, Inc. and Dr. David Bray, Distinguished Fellow - Stimson Center and Business Executives for National Security. On this episode we discuss topics related to National Security, including working at the National Security Council, drone warfare, cyber security, AI and trust, and other issues. Kirsten dove into a discussion on counter-drone strategies and what is needed for developing a strategy. She also touched on how concerned companies should be about drones and counter-drone issues. Trent explained what it's like being a special agent with the FBI and how stressful it can be. He also discussed how the risk of ransomware is becoming more automated and why companies should be concerned about AI-Meets-Ransomware and what other threats companies should keep an eye on. David dove right in with sharing the trends and activities at the intersection of business, geopolitics, technology, and national security that keep him up at night. Next he shared the historical context on how disinformation has long been a problem for humans and gave us possible solutions for the decade ahead. 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.

This week on DisrupTV episode 333, we interviewed Rahul Ponnala, Co-founder and CEO of Granica, Mike Fuller, CTO at the FinOps Foundation and William Eggers and Donald Kettl, Authors of Bridgebuilders. We discussed cloud efficiency, FinOps, six principles of collaboration, maximizing cloud efficiency in Fortune 2000, bridge building in government reform, the 2024 Top 50 bridge builders, The Problem Solvers Caucus 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.

This week on DisrupTV episode 332, we interviewed Richie Etwaru, Co-founder and CEO at Mobeus and Rajesh Vashist, CEO of SiTime. We discussed The Career Gym, Dominant Logic, Resiliency, Mobeus, AI Hate, 2050, Venture Capital, Semiconductor Industry, Automated Driving Vehicles, Entrepreneurship 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.

This week on DisrupTV episode 331, we interviewed Mika Yamamoto, Executive Vice President and Chief Customer Engagement and Marketing Officer at F5, Kara Sprague, Executive Vice President and Chief Product Officer at F5 and Mike Fitzsimmons, Cofounder & CEO of Crosschq. We covered topics such as the data office, customer experience, talent acquisition strategies, candidate fraud, learning models and more. Mika started the show by discussing hot topics like digital transformation within GTM, data transformation and how to establish and drive a program that surfaces the voice of the customer, highlights opportunities and removed friction for customers. Next, Kara chimed in on why a company's biggest differentiator isn't its people but its apps – including how apps drive revenue, build customer loyalty, and differentiate a business. She also shared the three different ways to succeed in the era of app capital, including differentiation, innovation and simplification. Mike joined us next to explain why quality of hire is a very important measure for the hiring process and he explained how Crosschq is bridging the gap between HR and talent acquisition. He also touched on how candidate fraud in the reference checking process is rampant in high volume hiring sectors. 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.