That Tech Pod

Today on That Tech Pod, Laura and Gabi speak with Carly Lund. Carly is the Chief Digital & Data Officer at YSC Consulting. While at YSC Consulting, Carly has worked as part of the UK consulting team, partnering with a number of clients across a wide range of industries to support them in identifying and developing the right talent to support their strategic objectives.  Carly is a specialist in psychometric tools and is passionate about helping organizations to spot, nurture and retain talent through rigorous and fit-for-purpose talent solutions.  Beyond this, she is a positive, practical and challenging coach who partners with her clients to bring about sustainable and meaningful change to support them in fulfilling their potential. Carly is a chartered occupational psychologist who holds an MSc in Occupational Psychology from London Metropolitan University and a BSc (Hons) in Psychology from the University of Kent at Canterbury.  Prior to joining YSC in 2016, she spent ten years with another global consultancy where she held a number of roles in their research and development teams as well as professional services.This week's charity:https://savedolphins.eii.org/donate/sjd-donateSince 1982, the International Marine Mammal Project (IMMP) has been a global leader in protecting whales and dolphins and their ocean habitats. IMMP pioneered the Dolphin Safe tuna fishing standard, stopping the intentional chasing and netting of dolphins by many tuna companies and preventing tens of thousands of dolphin deaths annually. We continue to monitor more than 800 tuna companies to ensure they are following Dolphin Safe fishing practices that protect dolphins and other marine life.IMMP directed the historic rescue and release of the orca whale Keiko, made famous in the movie Free Willy, and is fighting to end the tragic slaughter of dolphins in Taiji, Japan, as featured in the Academy Award–winning movie The Cove. In addition, IMMP continues its ongoing campaigns to stop all trade in live dolphins and whales; to end the capture and captivity of whales and dolphins for circus performances; and to fight pollution and plastics in the ocean, particularly the entanglement of marine life in fishing gear.We have achieved victories for marine mammals around the world and we continue to work to make the oceans safe for whales, dolphins, and marine life.We are a proud project of the nonprofit tax-deductible Earth Island Institute, and are headquartered in Berkeley, California USA.

Today on That Tech Pod, Laura, Gabi, and Kevin talk to Phil Shellhaas, Executive Vice President of eDiscovery Services. Phil brings two decades of litigation support experience to his leadership role at Trustpoint.One. Most recently he served as Senior Director of Legal Services for Trustpoint’s Electronic Discovery Services organization, where he strategically advised some of the world’s largest corporations about data reduction optimization. During his career, Phil has held several organizational roles, with specialized proficiency in reprographics, imaging/scanning, electronic discovery, ASP services, computer forensics, and sales management. Phil has managed, consulted and engineered solutions for a variety of large litigation and investigative matters, including pharmaceutical, industrial, technology, construction and FCPA.This week's sponsor: The diversity and dispersion of digital information continue to grow while the legal and regulatory environments become more challenging. Organizations are seeking innovative solutions to help them manage legal and compliance risks, streamline business processes, and reduce cost. From pre-litigation information management to post-matter data disposition, the EY Forensic team’s offers deep rooted knowledge of the latest eDiscovery technology and cross domain advisory experience through the entire eDiscovery life cycle.  In the past year, EY was named a leader in the "IDC MarketScape: Worldwide eDiscovery Services 2021 Vendor Assessment” for its subject matter expertise, its global network, and its remote capabilities. EY can help shape the lens to provide a broader picture of your data and discovery story.Learn more about the eDiscovery solutions from EY at www.ey.com/forensicsIt's December giving month at That Tech Pod:This week's charity: Support the expansion of Tsharka Elementary School to serve all the children in this Tibetan village located in the remote Himalayan region of Dolpo, Nepal. Currently, the school is filled to capacity with 60 students. There are 120 children in Tsharka Village. New classrooms are being built and more teachers must be hired. The International Community Development Foundation seeks money to complete four new classrooms, repair the existing school building, and pay salaries for three new teachers.Donate here. 

Today on That Tech Pod, Laura and Kevin talk to Ian McConnell. Ian  is a recovering gifted child with a fear of disappointing people. A singer-songwriter by day,  goofy social media personality of moderate notoriety by (also) day, and sleepy-head by night, Ian has been referred to as “Kroger-brand Ed Sheeran,” “sexy Kermit The Frog,” and “a stupid piece of shit” by a vocal minority of his 600k+ Tiktok and 230k+ Instagram followers. Though Ian spent the last few years attempting to be a country musician – a hilarious undertaking (in hindsight) for a suburban-DC math/cello major with no rural life experience – he has now abandoned that endeavor (for reasons obvious to anyone who has read this sentence) in favor of a nebulous Taylor-Swift-meets-Bo-Burnham vibe (okay now I want the Taylor Swift-Bo Burnham collab album. I’ve always thought All Too Well could use more masturbation jokes) (wow this sentence sure does have a lot of parentheses!). His inability to delegate has led to Ian writing, producing, mixing, and mastering all his own music, which has been streamed over 23 million times across the platforms of our gargantuan corporate overlords. But numbers don’t matter! Listen to the music!https://www.youtube.com/@IanMcConnell

Today on That Tech Pod, Laura and Kevin speak with Kylie Uvodich. As a Head of Americas, Go-to-Market at SafetyCulture, Kylie oversees a committed team who support hundreds of businesses across the US to improve workplace operations, including JetBlue, Scotts Miracle-Gro, Air Canada, and Dollar General. With the power of innovative tech, her team helps to give workers a voice, leaders visibility, and unite teams to improve.

Today on That Tech Pod, Laura and Gabi chat with Haseeb Awan. Haseeb is the CEO of Efani, America's most secure and private cell phone service, which protects people against SIM Swaps, eavesdropping, and location tracking.Efani works like any other carrier, except Efani adds exceptional security to phone plans via an impressive security tech stack.Haseeb is also a co-founder of one of the first and largest bitcoin ATMs - Bitaccess - which has 8000+ locations in 15 countries. He is one of the earliest entrepreneurs in the blockchain space and has invested in 30+ companies. As one of the top 100 influential people in FinTech globally, Haseeb has been part of documentaries and even congressional hearings to speak on behalf of Bitcoin in its early days.

Today on That Tech Pod, Laura and Gabi speak with Thomas Helfrich about how AI is spearheading the New Normal Of Digital Marketing. Thomas “AI Nerd” Helfrich is a technology guru, business innovator, and CEO of Instantly Relevant, Inc. (instantlyrelevant.com). Using a combinCation of emerging AI technology and expert human insight, his company helps founders, entrepreneurs, and startups earn more traffic, tap into new revenue streams, and capture the attention of “relevant” audiences. Upending the old ways and opening future horizons to highly personalized, scalable, and effective online content. If you haven’t been living under a rock, you’ve probably noticed Google's search algorithms are quickly leaving behind text for images, voice, and videos. This explains why Content - like infographics, memes, and reels - is now a must for any marketing campaign - generating three times as many leads as traditional marketing.  As a product of the Dot-Com Boom, Tech Entrepreneur and CEO, Thomas Helfrich, got a front row seat to watch as the rise of technology and human creativity combined forces to become the marketing juggernaut they are today. Sound Scary? Maybe a little intimidating? Thomas knows all-too-well the fears that accompany the thought of an AI Take Over. 

Today on That Tech Pod, Laura and Gabi talk with Ziad Lammam, Head of Product for HP Anyware. Ziad leads product management, strategy and planning for HP Anyware (previously Teradici CAS). Has over 20 years experience in the end-user computing industry spanning desktop virtualization, remote workstations and cloud PCs. Passionate about creating unique and delightful customers experiences. Holds Masters in Business Administration at Simon Fraser University and Bachelor of Applied Science in Computer Engineering at the University of British Columbia. Outside of the hybrid office, find me outdoors (skiing, running, cycling, volleyball).

Today on That Tech Pod, Laura, Kevin, and Gabi speak with friend of the show, Cybersecurity expert, Naomi Buckwalter.  Naomi details how she is closing the demand gap in cyber with her new non profit, Cybersecurity Gate-breakers. Visit https://www.cybersecuritygatebreakers.org for more info!

Today on That Tech Pod, Laura and Kevin talk with Andrea Giannangelo. Andrea founded Iubenda back in 2011, when privacy wasn’t really a thing, based on the intuition that the status quo was going to change. Many years later, Iubenda has 90,000 paying clients and is used by hundreds of thousands of websites and apps as a key tool to stay compliant. In addition, Andrea is one of the main writers of Transparency and Consent Framework (or TCF), US Privacy Framework and Global Privacy Platform, all initiatives by iab that constitute the backbone used by the online advertising industry to share privacy-related signals.

Today on That Tech Pod, Laura and Gabi speak with Amit Modi. Amit is the CTO and CISO at Movius MultiLine, a trustworthy company heading mobile, voice, text, and WhatsApp communications within businesses and their customers worldwide. Amit is an entrepreneur, leader, a visionary, and technology executive who has successfully patented and commercialized innovation in security, mobility, conversational AI, large scale cloud infrastructure, and B2B & B2C SaaS platforms in highly regulated industries.