The Irish Tech News Podcast

In this episode, Shane is joined by Mike Weeks, Co-Author of Resilience by Design: How to Survive and Thrive in a Complex and Turbulent World. Throughout the conversation, Mike shares his top tips for eliminating stress from our everyday lives and explains why we often mislabel situations as being stressful. Mike also discusses the work he has done in the past with Frontline Mind, his past experiences in high-pressure situations such as free soloing on rocks, the inspiration behind his writing and finally, he shares a few valuable lessons he has learnt throughout his career that he believes everyone should learn. About Mike Weeks Mike Weeks is a free climber, adventurer, entrepreneur, and coach to elite athletes, military special forces, business executives, and high performers in many fields. He currently advises governments on eco defence and resilience, which is a far cry from famously coaching Jack Osbourne to climb a 1000m wall in the globally broadcast Jack Osbourne: Adrenaline Junkie. Twitter: https://twitter.com/imikeweeks LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-weeks-aa559819/ Resilience by Design: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Resilience-Design-Survive-Complex-Turbulent/dp/1119794935 About Shane Shane is currently interning with Irish Tech News. He is in his third year of studying Journalism at NUI Galway where he also studies IT and has an interest in programming and web development.

In this conversation between Minter Dial and John Jeffcock, we discuss John's work as CEO at Winmark, how being an officer in the army informed his leadership style, what defines success, the profound importance of governance, ethical frameworks, purpose and much more. More about John Jeffcock: John Jeffcock is Chief Executive of the award winning C-Suite network business Winmark.  As CEO of Winmark he has oversight of 16 C-Suite networks, with 700 multinationals, across 18 countries, including the world leading Chief Sustainability Officer network. He is a former infantry Captain in the British Army, decorated for distinguished service, first Gulf War, and he later ran the Northern Cordon around Sarajevo for the UN, during the war in Bosnia.  He has an MA and MBA, sits on five educational boards and his external work focuses on social mobility. He has written two books of war poetry, proceeds from both going to injured soldier charities.  In 2020 he was commissioned to write a book on the C-Suite by Bloomsbury.  His book The Suite Spot: Reaching, Leading and Delivering the C-Suite is being launched in the UK in January, USA in March and Australia in May 2022. Minter Dial is an itinerant bohemian in search of experiences and interesting people. His mission is to elevate the debate and connect people, dots and ideas. As a metier, he relishes being an energetic speaker on leadership, brand and digital strategy with a specialisation in digital transformation since setting out on his own in 2009. Check out his speaker reel, showing his off- and online speaking credentials. After a bountiful 16-year international career at L’Oréal, including being head of Redken Worldwide and on the Executive Committee worldwide of the L’Oreal Professional Products Division, Minter returned to his entrepreneurial roots to become a thought-leader, author, consultant and professional speaker. He is based out of London and focuses on leadership and transformation.

Hash Code, Google’s flagship team programming competition, is back. and fully virtual. Join developers around the world as they grow their coding skills and work to optimise real Google engineering problems. To find out more about it Ronan talks to Jennifer Petoff Google's Global Director of Site Reliability Engineering Education. Jennifer talks to Ronan about what Hash Code is, how long Hash Code has being going, and how to apply to set up a hub. Jennifer also talks about what hub organisers and the people taking part in Hash Code get out of it, and what are the prizes for the winner. More about Google Hash Code: Hash Code is a team programming competition, organised by Google, for students and professionals around the world. You pick your team and programming language and Google picks an engineering problem for you to solve. This year’s contest kicks off with a Qualification Round, where your team can compete virtually from wherever you’d like, alongside your virtual Hub. Top teams will then be invited to compete from Google’s virtual World Finals.

Marie Poteriaieva fell down the crypto rabbit hole over 5 years ago, progressively realizing how a 9-page Whitepaper could change the world. 3 years ago she quit her job in fashion to dedicate herself to the research on all things blockchain together with her associate. The results of this research took the form of a mindmap easily explaining crypto-related notions, which was published on a newly created d.center <https://d.center/> website. D.Center now is a crypto education company, animating its website with both theoretical content and the analysis of the newest crypto events, as well as providing blockchain-related trainings. However, it has far-going ambitions in bringing crypto knowledge to the masses, and many more cool features are to come. Join the discussion on the future of crypto on D.Center’s pages on <https://www.linkedin.com/company/dcenter> LinkedIn, <https://twitter.com/DCenter_Explore> Twitter or <https://www.facebook.com/d.center.all.things.blockchain> Facebook! Jamil Hasan is a crypto and blockchain focused podcast host at the Irish Tech News and spearheads our weekend content “The Crypto Corner” where he interviews founders, entrepreneurs and global thought leaders. Prior to his endeavors into the crypto-verse in July 2017, Jamil built an impressive career as a data, operations, financial, technology and business analyst and manager in Corporate America, including twelve years at American International Group and its related companies. Since entering the crypto universe, Jamil has been an advisor, entrepreneur, investor and author. His books “Blockchain Ethics: A Bridge to Abundance” (2018) and “Re-Generation X” (2020) not only discuss the benefits of blockchain technology, but also capture Jamil’s experience on how he has transitioned from being a loyal yet downsized former corporate employee to a self sovereign individual. With over one hundred podcasts under his belt since he joined our team in February 2021, and with four years of experience both managing his own crypto portfolio and providing crypto guidance and counsel to select clients, Jamil continues to seek opportunities to help others navigate this still nascent industry. Jamil’s primary focus outside of podcast hosting is helping former corporate employees gain the necessary skills and vision to build their own crypto portfolios and create wealth for the long-term.

Colin Fitzpatrick is a 20 year veteran of the tech industry having a distinguished career working for companies such as Oracle, Salesforce, HubSpot and Dell, in roles spanning Sales, Marketing, Programs & Management. He has a real passion for people, leading teams and working with high growth businesses. Originally from Ireland but now living in Dubai, Colin has always had a keen interest in the technology space, but has been fascinated by the Crypto space since he first became a Crypto convert in 2015. His other main passion is Music, having been a DJ and club-night organiser for many years - Colin has fantastic energy and enthusiasm with everything he does. Jamil Hasan is a crypto and blockchain focused podcast host at the Irish Tech News and spearheads our weekend content “The Crypto Corner” where he interviews founders, entrepreneurs and global thought leaders. Prior to his endeavors into the crypto-verse in July 2017, Jamil built an impressive career as a data, operations, financial, technology and business analyst and manager in Corporate America, including twelve years at American International Group and its related companies. Since entering the crypto universe, Jamil has been an advisor, entrepreneur, investor and author. His books “Blockchain Ethics: A Bridge to Abundance” (2018) and “Re-Generation X” (2020) not only discuss the benefits of blockchain technology, but also capture Jamil’s experience on how he has transitioned from being a loyal yet downsized former corporate employee to a self sovereign individual. With over one hundred podcasts under his belt since he joined our team in February 2021, and with four years of experience both managing his own crypto portfolio and providing crypto guidance and counsel to select clients, Jamil continues to seek opportunities to help others navigate this still nascent industry. Jamil’s primary focus outside of podcast hosting is helping former corporate employees gain the necessary skills and vision to build their own crypto portfolios and create wealth for the long-term.

Josh Doner is one of the first people in the world to buy an NFT and is a CryptoPunk OG from June 2017 Josh is a h leader working on a DAO called Tracer, a decentralized Perpetual Contracts Protocol on Ethereum used to hedge risk to both digital and real world assets. Join Tracer DAO on Discord, and tag @Josh | Tracer,  https://discord.gg/kvJEwfvyrW Josh does talks and is a Speaker on NFT's,, Metaverses, Defi and Blockchain. He has done talks at RBC, TD, CPA Ontario, Abacus Agency, GA.co and various Podcasts. Jamil Hasan is a crypto and blockchain focused podcast host at the Irish Tech News and spearheads our weekend content “The Crypto Corner” where he interviews founders, entrepreneurs and global thought leaders. Prior to his endeavors into the crypto-verse in July 2017, Jamil built an impressive career as a data, operations, financial, technology and business analyst and manager in Corporate America, including twelve years at American International Group and its related companies. Since entering the crypto universe, Jamil has been an advisor, entrepreneur, investor and author. His books “Blockchain Ethics: A Bridge to Abundance” (2018) and “Re-Generation X” (2020) not only discuss the benefits of blockchain technology, but also capture Jamil’s experience on how he has transitioned from being a loyal yet downsized former corporate employee to a self sovereign individual. With over one hundred podcasts under his belt since he joined our team in February 2021, and with four years of experience both managing his own crypto portfolio and providing crypto guidance and counsel to select clients, Jamil continues to seek opportunities to help others navigate this still nascent industry. Jamil’s primary focus outside of podcast hosting is helping former corporate employees gain the necessary skills and vision to build their own crypto portfolios and create wealth for the long-term.

Graham Wallington Co Founder and Chief Executive Officer Graham developed a passion for nature during his first career as a SCUBA diving instructor. In 1998 he co-founded Africam.com (which grew to [one of] the biggest African websites in the early 2000s) and since then has been wholly focused on sharing nature with humanity. He is deeply inspired by the Internet and the opportunities it provides for making the world a better place for ALL its inhabitants. Jamil Hasan is a crypto and blockchain focused podcast host at the Irish Tech News and spearheads our weekend content “The Crypto Corner” where he interviews founders, entrepreneurs and global thought leaders. Prior to his endeavors into the crypto-verse in July 2017, Jamil built an impressive career as a data, operations, financial, technology and business analyst and manager in Corporate America, including twelve years at American International Group and its related companies. Since entering the crypto universe, Jamil has been an advisor, entrepreneur, investor and author. His books “Blockchain Ethics: A Bridge to Abundance” (2018) and “Re-Generation X” (2020) not only discuss the benefits of blockchain technology, but also capture Jamil’s experience on how he has transitioned from being a loyal yet downsized former corporate employee to a self sovereign individual. With over one hundred podcasts under his belt since he joined our team in February 2021, and with four years of experience both managing his own crypto portfolio and providing crypto guidance and counsel to select clients, Jamil continues to seek opportunities to help others navigate this still nascent industry. Jamil’s primary focus outside of podcast hosting is helping former corporate employees gain the necessary skills and vision to build their own crypto portfolios and create wealth for the long-term.

When we talk about innovation, oftentimes we think about those in technology. But innovation goes beyond artificial intelligence, robotics, and quantum computing. Beyond the bits and bytes, it is also about changing mindsets and thinking critically and differently. It is about being comfortable with the uncomfortable. It is about allowing ourselves the time and opportunity to learn to be clumsy and to embrace failure as part of our journey.  In this episode of One Vision, Theo chats with Jennifer Sertl, Founder and President of Agility3R and Adjunct Professor at RIT, on innovation and the importance of cross-pollination. Perhaps it’s time to slow down and imagine a little.

Leon Kuperman, and he’s a co-founder and CTO at CAST AI. Formerly Vice President of Security Products OCI at Oracle, Leon’s professional experience spans tech companies such as IBM, Tuition, and HostedPCI.  He founded and served as the CTO of Zenedge, an enterprise security company protecting large enterprises with a cloud WAF. Leon has 20+ years of experience in product management, software design, and development, all the way through to production deployment. He is an authority on cloud computing, web application security and Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), e-commerce, and web application architecture. Cast.ai: Cast.ai is a cloud optimization platform that reduces cloud costs, optimizes DevOps, and automates disaster recovery. It ensures developers focus on building great products instead of worrying about their cloud infrastructure. Combining instant AI-driven cloud optimization with Kubernetes, it’s one platform that cuts your cloud bill in half, boosts the power of DevOps 10X, and guarantees business continuity by preventing downtime.

Drones are becoming more popular, especially when used in business. Dr Shaun Passley, the founder of ZenaDrone belives in the potential applications for drones and other autonomous technology in agriculture, and how they could become as common as tractors. Ronan talks to Dr Passely about this and more. Dr Passley talks about his background, how ZenaDrone started, the drones they use, how their drones work, and who their clients are. Dr Passley also talks about the future of drones technology, AI, how long drones can fly in the air, drones working in natural disasters, different versions of drones. More about ZenaDrone: ZenaDrone provides drone technology for agribusiness that uses high-definition cameras and sensors to monitor and treat crops across large areas. The Irish-based company aims to create 30 jobs in Ireland over the next 12 months.