Digital Transformation Podcast

Olivier Blanchard discusses his book “Human/Machine” and the future of our partnerships with machines. Olivier is a senior analyst with Futurum Research, where he focuses on the impact of emerging and disruptive technologies including artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things, smart automation, edge compute and robotics. Listen for three action items you can use today. Host, Kevin Craine Do you want to be a guest? https://DigitalTransformationPodcast.net/guest Do you want to be a sponsor? http://DigitalTransformationPodcast.net/sponsor  

Kyle T. Westra discusses his book “The New Invisible Hand” (an Amazon best-selling new release) and five technological revolutions that are shaping industry and the economy today. More than 50% of small businesses fail in their first four years. At the same time, the lifespan of large companies is shrinking. Explore the factors that are disrupting the marketplace and what you can do react to competitive threats with more success and results. Listen for three action items you can use today. Host, Kevin Craine Do you want to be a guest? DigitalTransformationPodcast.net/guest Do you want to be a sponsor? DigitalTransformationPodcast.net/sponsor

Praveen Seshadri, founder and CEO of Appsheet, discusses no-code app development. With a no-code approach, anyone on your team can make custom business applications, and deploy those apps in real time to enable a more agile, innovative and high performing workforce that will digitally transform your business. Listen for three action items you can use today.  Host, Kevin Craine Do you want to be a guest? DigitalTransformationPodcast.net/guest Do you want to be a sponsor? DigitalTransformationPodcast.net/sponsor

Billee Howard discusses using neuro-powered marketing and advertising technology to quantify, measure + understand human thought…and with that understanding design better business strategies. Billee is Chief Strategy Officer at Centiment.io and the author of the book "We-Commerce: How to Create, Collaborate, and Succeed in the Sharing Economy." Listen for three action items you can use today. Host, Kevin Craine Do you want to be a guest? DigitalTransformationPodcast.net/guest Do you want to be a sponsor? DigitalTransformationPodcast.net/sponsor

Ray Rothrock discusses his book “Digital Resilience” and what executives, business owners and technical experts should know about potential cybersecurity vulnerabilities and breaches in network and data security. Ray is the CEO at RedSeal, a leader in network modeling and cyber risk scoring. He’s got a masters in nuclear engineering and an MBA from Harvard. Host, Kevin Craine Do you want to be a guest? DigitalTransformationPodcast.net/guest Do you want to be a sponsor? DigitalTransformationPodcast.net/sponsor

Seth Mirren discusses his book The Power of Positive Destruction and ways to turn a business idea into a revolution. Seth is a global business leader and philanthropist who reinvented how Wall Street uses technology in 1985 when he founded his first company, Merrin Financial, and launched the industry’s first electronic order management system. This revolutionized trading by transforming the process from paper to digital and created the trading desk technology that is now standard in the United States. Host, Kevin Craine Do you want to be a guest? DigitalTransformationPodcast.net/guest Do you want to be a sponsor? DigitalTransformationPodcast.net/sponsor

John Rossman discusses his book The Amazon Way and the leadership principles that helped the company dominate the online marketplace and become one of the world’s most disruptive companies. An Amazon insider, John was responsible for launching the third party selling business which today is over 50% of all Amazon units.

Richard Chasdi discusses his book “Corporate Security Crossroads” and how to respond to corporate terrorism and cyber-threats. Richard is professor and associate director of the Center for Complex and Strategic Decisions at Walsh College. He serves on the editorial board of Armed Forces & Society and Perspectives on Terrorism. He received his master’s from Boston College and his doctorate in political science from Purdue. Listen in the second half for three action items you can use immediately. Host, Kevin Craine Do you want to be a guest? DigitalTransformationPodcast.net/guest Do you want to be a sponsor? DigitalTransformationPodcast.net/sponsor

Dale Chrystie, Business Fellow, Blockchain Strategist at FedEx, discusses business opportunities with Blockchain. By allowing digital information to be distributed but not copied, blockchain technology is creating a backbone of a new type of internet. What is blockchain, how is it different than bitcoin, and what are some of the opportunities for business today?  Host, Kevin Craine Do you want to be a guest? DigitalTransformationPodcast.net/guest Do you want to be a sponsor? DigitalTransformationPodcast.net/sponsor

Alex Bates discusses his book “Augmented Mind,” and explores how augmenting humans, combining human intuition and artificial intelligence, will herald an unprecedented era of productivity and financial success. Alex performed DARPA-funded research in neural networks, human memory and computational diagnostics. He is the Managing Director at Neocortex Ventures a firm bringing artificial intelligence and machine learning to the forefront of the industrial market. Listen for three action items you can use today.