Modern CTO

Today’s episode is a collaboration between Modern CTO and the CodeNewbie Podcast. Tune in to hear Joel’s journey from developer, to CTO, to Podcast Host – right here, right now, on the Modern CTO Podcast! 

Today we’re talking to Brian Singer, CIO/CTO at Propio; and we discuss the importance of having language translation and interpretation services readily available in healthcare and legal environments, how Propio offers on-demand interpreters in hundreds of languages, and how better collaboration and more transparency will empower your employees.All of this right here, right now, on the Modern CTO Podcast! Learn more about Propio at https://propio-ls.com

Today we’re talking to Daniel Foster, Director of Strategy at TechSmith; and we discuss how using recorded video as a means of communication is becoming the new norm for hybrid work environments, advantages of recorded videos and annotated screen captures for asynchronous training, and why you should do away with perfectionism, and start sharing ideas with your colleagues before you feel like they’re ready.All of this right here, right now, on the Modern CTO Podcast! Learn more about TechSmith, Snagit, and Camtasia at https://www.techsmith.com

Today we’re talking to Vaughn Thurman, Founder and Chief Evangelist at HighGear; and we discuss the difference between low-code development, no-code development, and no-code configurable software, how to get the lowest time to value out of a no-code solution, and why no-code configurable software is often better equipped to empower non engineers than no-code development solutions.All of this right here, right now, on the Modern CTO Podcast! To learn more about HighGear, check them out at https://www.highgear.com

Today we’re talking to Matteo Pietrobelli, Chief Systems Engineer at Oceanix; and we discuss how and why Oceanix is building floating cities next to coastal metropolitan areas, how Matteo’s experience working on Hyperloop and 3D printing structures has prepared him for this, and how Oceanix is making sure these floating cities will be friendly to the environment and accessible to all. All of this right here, right now, on the Modern CTO Podcast! Learn more about Oceanix and their floating cities at https://oceanixcity.com

Today we’re talking to Ken Coleman, America’s Career Coach and author of the book Paycheck to Purpose; and we discuss how to retain talent in today’s competitive labor market, how to achieve your goals for the right reasons, and how to tell the difference between a dream and mirage.All of this right here, right now, on the Modern CTO Podcast! Check out more of Ken's content at https://www.ramseysolutions.com/ken-coleman

Today we have a special episode with Steve Sponseller, host of the Tech Leader Talk Podcast interviewing Joel Beasley. Tune in to hear about how Joel learned to code while recovering from a car accident, top lessons Joel has learned from interviewing hundreds of executives, and how the Modern CTO team has started producing podcasts for other companies. All of this right here, right now, on the Modern CTO Podcast! Check out the Tech Leader Talk Podcast now at https://stevesponseller.com/blog-page/

Today we’re talking to Aleksandr Volodarsky, Founder and CEO of Lemon.io, a Ukrainian remote staffing company for engineers; and we discuss what it has been like leading his company while relocating from a warzone, steps Aleksandr and his company have taken to make sure their employees are safe, and how you can support the war effort in Ukraine. All of this right here, right now, on the Modern CTO Podcast! Learn more about Aleksandr's company, and see if they can help you find fantastic remote devs: https://lemon.ioIf you'd like to donate to the Ukrainian war effort, consider this organization recommended by Aleksandr: https://www.comebackalive.in.ua

Today we’re talking to Amanda Blevins, VP and CTO of VMware Americas; and we discuss how to design your career path around what makes you happy, how to encourage everyone at your company to innovate and pursue new ideas, and how people may not remember what you do, but they’ll always remember how you made them feel.All of this right here, right now, on the Modern CTO Podcast! In case you missed it: check out our previous episodes with VMware's CTO Kit Colbert and Chief Technologist of VMware HCI Duncan Epping

Today we’re talking to Michael Levin, Professor of Biology at Tufts University; and we discuss how Michael has learned to create reproducing robots from frog cells, what we can make these robots do and what they’re already capable of, and how Michael’s studies of cellular cognition are being applied to regenerating lost limbs.All of this right here, right now, on the Modern CTO Podcast! Learn more about Michael Levin and his research at http://drmichaellevin.org