DisrupTV

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.

This week on DisrupTV episode 330, we interviewed Yusuf Tayob, Group Chief Executive of Accenture Operations, Lee Rainie, Director, former director of internet research at Pew Research Center and Damon Lembi, CEO of Learnit and Author of Learn-It-All leader. We discussed Generative AI and Automation, Social Impact of the Internet, Best and Worst Trends, Future of the World, Trust Tax, Imposter Syndrome, Hiring based on Potential, Natural vs Field of Dreams, Technology and Humanity 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.

This week on DisrupTV episode 329, we interviewed Dr. Anthony Scriffignano, Global award-winning Chief Data Scientist, Sharron McPherson, CEO of The Green Jobs Machine, Senior Lecturer at the University of Cape Town, Natalie Barrett, Senior Fellow at Atlantic Council, and Dr. David Bray, Distinguished Fellow at the Stimson Center. We discussed topics such as A.I. voice, large language models, responsible A.I., defense innovation unit, trust in A.I, privacy, green jobs machine, resilience and the future of A.I. 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 328, we interviewed Neha Mirchandani, CMO & head of people at BrightPlan, Adam Nathan, CEO of Almanac and Josefine Campbell, Author of Power Barometer. We discussed the Awareness Matrix, Coaching Leadership, increasing energy levels, Power Barometer, Show Economy, Trust in the workplace, Employee Well-Being, Data and AI, and Financial Literacy. 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 327, we interviewed Dr. Megan Palmer, Senior Director for Public Impact at Ginkgo Bioworks and Adjunct Professor of Bioengineering at Stanford University, Dr. Divya Chander, Anesthesiologist, Neuroscientist, and Data Scientist and Dr. David Bray, Distinguished Fellow - Stimson Center and Business Executives for National Security. We discussed Synthetic Biology, biotechnology, data stewardship, 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.

This week on DisrupTV episode 326, we interviewed Michael Amori, CEO of Virtualitics, Jason Del Rey, Author of Winner Sells All and Jon Reed, Cofounder at Diginomica. We discussed how companies, led by Walmart and Amazon, use data-driven storytelling, multidimensional modeling, AI-based exploration, and VR visualization to succeed in business, the importance of incentives, reaching B2B informed buyers, and remaining trusted 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.