The Tech Blog Writer Podcast - Inspired Tech Startup Stories & Interviews With Tech Leaders, Entrepreneurs And Innovators

Exasol is passionate about helping companies to run their businesses smarter and drive profit by analyzing data and information at unprecedented speeds. The company develops the world’s fastest in-memory database for analytics and data warehousing, and offers first-class know-how and expertise in data insight and analytics. The in-memory analytic database is the first to combine in-memory, columnar compression and massively parallel processing, and is proven to be the world’s fastest topping the list in the TPC-H Benchmark tests for performance. Exasol is committed to helping organizations with their data challenges by offering them an analytic database that performs, has an open framework and is easy to use. The solution is designed to scale from commodity hardware to Hadoop and co-exists with any infrastructure, whether on-premise or in the cloud. The company also offers an easy migration path, an easy installation process and a solution that is future-proof. Companies that depend on Exasol to analyze their

Do you ever wish you could accurately foresee disruptive and technological change and utilize it to actively shape your future and lead your team and your company to greater success and competitive advantage? Daniel Burrus believes you can turn disruption & change into opportunity and advantage. Daniel Burrus is considered one of the World’s Leading Futurist Speakers on Global Trends and Disruptive Innovation. The New York Times has referred to him as one of the top three business gurus in the highest demand as a speaker. Daniel has delivered over 3,000 keynote speeches to corporations, associations, and professional organizations worldwide. In his presentations, he blends timely and provocative insights with just the right amount of humor and motivation to enable his audiences to take positive action Burrus is a strategic advisor to executives from Fortune 500 companies helping them to develop game-changing strategies based on his proven methodologies for capitalizing on technology innovations and their

Speechmatics is an AI-driven speech to text provider. The company powers applications that require mission-critical, accurate speech recognition using its any-context speech recognition engine. Its technology is used by enterprises in scenarios such as contact centers, CRM, consumer electronics, security, media & entertainment, and software. Speechmatics processes millions of hours of transcription worldwide every month in 30+ languages. Having pioneered machine learning voice engineering, Speechmatics enables companies to build applications that detect and transcribe voice in any context and in real-time. Its neural networks consider acoustics, languages, dialects, multiple speakers, punctuation, capitalization, context, and implicit meanings. Katy Wigdahl, Speechmatics CEO, is an experienced C-Level exec and was the company's CFO before taking over as their first female CEO officially in August. Katy has noticed the different languages of male and female leaders. From defining words differently – "ambit

HypeAuditor is a comprehensive set of tools to discover and analyze influencers on Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok, verify their authenticity, and track the results of influencer marketing campaigns. It also developed a unique withing influencer industry tool that allows doing in-depth market researches and competitors analysis. All services are based on machine learning algorithms. Alexander Frolov, CEO, co-founder of HypeAuditor, joins me in a conversation about how AI is reshaping the influencer marketing industry and why more companies should begin to implement the technology for their influencer marketing needs. We discuss how using AI/ML can detect fraudulent activity on social media. I learn more about how they use tech to find and perfectly match the best influencers for brands. This tech is essential in discovering emerging trends on Instagram and YouTube while also boosting ad campaign performance while tracking account growth over time. We explore how technology will impact the future of influencer

For the last 20 years, CWJobs has been the home for tech jobs. They match employers from all industries with the most relevant tech talent through our innovative product technology and unique candidate audience. Its CV Database has over 1.2 million skilled candidates. The UK tech skills gap is set to narrow, as leading UK tech job board, CWJobs' reveals over half (55%) of non-tech workers contemplating a career change have considered or begun the process of moving into a tech or IT-based role since the pandemic. Dominic Harvey, Director at CWJobs, said: "Tapping into this new pipeline of future talent will help alleviate the gap by supporting and offering training to those willing to learn and upskill. Going forward, businesses must be open to welcoming individuals into the industry, considering various job backgrounds, levels of experience and the transferable skills that new candidates can bring to the role and their company. In doing so, the tech job market will remain agile and robust, offering unique opp

Fugro is the world's leading Geo-data specialist, collecting and analyzing comprehensive information about the Earth and the structures built upon it. But I wanted to learn more about how this technology is making different areas that you probably don't think about. For example, did you know that Seafarers working in today's cargo industry undergo many physical and mental challenges in their work? Many seafarers make significant sacrifices to gain the qualifications and experience needed to work in an offshore environment. However, there's evidence that these workers may be particularly prone to emotional exhaustion and burnout, which can take a toll on mental health. Seafarers tend to work as part of small crews. Most work long hours and have contracts that require them to be at sea for up to twelve months at a time. This can often lead them to suffer from loneliness, isolation, and in some cases, depression. Ross MacFarlane, USV Policy and Public Affairs Advisor at Fugro, is focused on seafarers' mental hea

Paul Coggins is the CEO at Adludio who’s revolutionary ‘Sensory Ad Science’ technology delivers 10x results for blue-chip clients – like Unilever, Nestle & PayPal – compared to traditional mobile advertising solutions. The company’s accomplishments include being named ‘Best Advertising Company’ at the TechCrunch Europa Awards 2016, and winning MOMA’s ‘Best User Experience’ award. Adludio has also been listed in The Sunday Times Tech Track 100 ‘Ones to Watch’, and ranked in the Deloitte Fast 50 for the second year running, making it one of the fastest-growing adtech companies in the UK. We last spoke in February this year when the world was a very different place. I invited Paul back on to the podcast to learn how the pandemic has affected their business. We discuss the importance of data-driven decision making and how Adludio focuses on creative data as opposed to audience data. On the topic of data-driven creative, I learn what gives Adludio an edge over everyone else who focused on audience data vs. cre

Olive builds artificial intelligence and RPA solutions that empower healthcare organizations to improve efficiency and patient care while reducing costly administrative errors. The company is on a mission to AI workforce makes healthcare more efficient, more affordable, and more human - improving your bottom line today. Rohan D'Souza is the Executive Vice President and General Manager of Cybernetics. For more than a decade, Rohan has led product development teams at healthcare technology companies KenSci and eClinicalWorks, where he oversaw successful build-outs of various healthcare technology solutions. In his current role, Rohan oversees the day-to-day operations of the cybernetics division. Rohan is also a nationally recognized leader in interoperability and a champion for the adoption of standardized API's across the siloed health systems. In today's episode, we discuss the $51 million funding to accelerate Olive's AI workforce for healthcare and how Olive's AlphaSite adoption with Gundersen Health Syste

Tori Reichman is the VP of Customer Success of the Vault Platform. I wanted to learn more about the tech behind the groundbreaking workplace misconduct and resolution app that empowers employees and protects employers. Record. Report. Resolve: Vault has a simple mission; to change the world of work by giving companies and their employees a safe place to record, report, and resolve misconduct in the most human, confidential, efficient, and legally sound way possible. Tori benefits from a 15-year career as an HR Generalist, Change Management Consultant, and Start-Up Leader, so she has great insights into the actual application ofVault Platform for HR functions as well as the specific challenges they face. Tori has also built relationships with executive teams at multinational enterprises across industries and is passionate about putting people at the center of everything to help companies build a more ethical and successful culture. She thrives in chaos, loves finding solutions to complex problems, builds great

I recently read how a phishing scam was discovered in Google Cloud Services, the latest sign of hackers quickly evolving to attack these environments. To fully protect themselves from the growing threat, organizations need to adopt a Zero Trust policy that can be enforced across the cloud. Pulse Secure also announced Pulse Zero Trust Access (PZTA), a cloud-based, multi-tenant secure access solution that enables organizations to provide anywhere access to multi-cloud and data center applications with Zero Trust assurance. I invited Scott Gordon back on to the podcast to learn more about how organizations can scale Zero Trust protections to their entire infrastructure, including cloud or multi-cloud environments. Scott Gordon is the Chief Marketing Officer at Pulse Secure, responsible for global marketing strategy, communications, operations, channel, and sales enablement. He possesses over 20 years of experience contributing to security management, network, endpoint, data security, and risk assessment technolo

Leadfeeder is a startup based in Helsinki, Finland. Their roots are deep in web analytics and have been the successful pioneers of web analytics technology development in Northern Europe. Their mission is to bring web intelligence into a business. Leadfeeder CEO Pekka Koskinen joins me in a conversation about lead generation technology. Pekka shares his vision for lead generation technology, which includes using AI to pinpoint the exact moment across that journey for the salesperson to engage based on the purchase intent of the prospect. He also shares a variety of lead generation tips, including why the need to focus on the first party and not third party intent data. Third-party intent data is interesting, but build the foundations based on your data. The company recently announced that Pipedrive selected and integrated Leadfeeder's AI-powered, lead automation technology as a key component to Pipedrive's new lead generation and management toolset LeadBooster 2.0 announced in Fall 2020. I also learn more abo

Bennett Byerley launched Verb Energy with three friends out of a dorm room at Yale, cooking and delivering caffeinated bars to friends for studying. From there, they’ve scaled their business to target precisely what their customers want – personalized communications and ordering via text, flexible and easy to use subscription models, and exciting new flavors and have no intention of stopping. Verb Energy is a text-to-order energy brand that delivers healthy, tasty energy bars with the same amount of caffeine as a shot of espresso, but through all-natural ingredients, straight to your doorstep. At the core of the brand is the belief that there is nothing more powerful than human energy and that when a person feels their best, they can do amazing things. They started Verb to make people feel incredible by delivering energy in a healthy, convenient, and delightful way. Now, they are striving to change the way people get their energy and bring more humanity to how companies interact with people. I invited Bennett

Esri UK provides world-class geographic information systems (GIS) and has the single largest pool of GIS expertise in the UK. Every day millions of decisions are powered by GIS, helping businesses become more profitable and public service more efficient through a better understanding of location analytics. The UK is in the midst of a housing crisis, with a lack of appropriate homes keeping people off the property ladder – and many stuck in unsuitable homes. Despite good intentions from those at both a central and local Government level to provide sufficient affordable and social housing, the slow progress made over recent years makes it clear that we need improved technology and new tools to model a way forward. The government recently published the UK Geospatial Strategy, which recognizes the potential of location intelligence technology for the UK economy. Under Housing and Local Planning, the strategy states that “Innovation in property-related technology…is transforming how developers find land and evalua

Experian is the world’s leading global information services company. During life’s big moments – from buying a home or a car, to sending a child to college, to growing a business by connecting with new customers – they empower consumers and their clients to manage their data with confidence. Experian also helps individuals to take financial control and access financial services, businesses to make smarter decisions and thrive, lenders to lend more responsibly, and organizations to prevent identity fraud and crime. Today, I learn more about investment in AI and Machine Learning since the COVID-19 pandemic began, and how these trends can continue. Shri Santhanam, Experian’s EVP of global analytics and AI solutions discusses these trends based on newly-released data from Experian’s Global Insights Report, which looked at businesses across ten countries, which found: • Nearly 70% of businesses have used either AI or Machine Learning to help manage their businesses in the current marketplace. • Almost 60% of busin

Having been a Citrix Premier Technology since 2003, eG Innovations has developed key expertise in Citrix technologies. Their solutions are used to monitor some of the largest Citrix deployments in the world. eG Innovations provides IT performance monitoring and digital intelligence solutions that automate and dramatically accelerate the discovery, diagnosis, and resolution of IT performance issues in on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments. Many of the world’s largest businesses use eG Innovations'​ solutions to enhance IT service performance, increase operational efficiency, ensure IT effectiveness, and deliver on the ROI promise of transformational IT investments across physical, virtual, and cloud environments. But role will they play in the future of work? and how are Citrix and eG working together? Barry Schiffer from EG and Ed Duncan from Citrix join me in conversation about all this and much more.

Honeywell Building Technologies (HBT) is a global business with more than 20,000 employees. HBT creates products, software and technologies found in more than 10 million buildings worldwide. Commercial building owners and occupants use our technologies to ensure their facilities are safe, energy efficient, sustainable and productive Peter Fehl, head of the building management team at Honeywell joins me on Tech Talks Daily to discuss “the anatomy of a healthy school”? Many schools seems stumped when it comes to how to make their buildings safe and are delaying an in-person return. While others think that simply opening the windows will eliminate risk. Peter discusses how schools need to take a holistic approach to allow a safer return and that no one change will make the difference. We talk about how much like the human body, all the systems need to work together – HVAC (the lungs), video analytics (the eyes), AI (the brain/nervous system), touchless-access (the motor system), and UV light sanitation (like th

Jonathon Hensley is co-founder and CEO of Emerge, a digital product consulting firm that works with companies to improve operational agility and customer experience. For more than two decades, Jonathon has helped startups, Fortune 100 brands, technology leaders, large regional health networks, non-profit organizations and more, transform their businesses by turning strategy, user needs, and new technologies into valuable digital products and services. Jonathon writes and speaks about his experiences and insights from his career and regularly hosts in-depth interviews with business leaders and industry insiders. He lives in the Pacific Northwest with his wife and two boys. Originally from Silicon Valley, Jonathon got into the digital product space inspired by the incredible people developing new technologies all around him and the possibilities they unlocked. All this fueled his curiosity to understand how technology transforms the ways in which people live and work. That curiosity continues to drive him today

IQVIA is a human data science company inspired by the industry they serve and provide solutions that enable life sciences companies to innovate with confidence, maximize opportunities, and ultimately drive human health outcomes forward. Their approach is human data science – a discipline that advances their understanding of human health and allows stakeholders to make better, more insightful decisions and discover breakthroughs. The ROI for research and development within the pharmaceutical industry has decreased from 10.1% in 2010 to just 1.8% over the last ten years. This drastic decrease directly results from fewer drugs being brought to market due to delays in drug development, specifically the regulatory processes with more than 2,000 new or modified FDA regulations since 1998. Working in siloed departments inadvertently creates data silos, preventing valuable data and insights from being shared across departments. These valuable insights could offer more end-to-end visibility to help identify potentia

Tony Jamous is the CEO & Founder of Oyster, the remote work employment platform. Before that, he was president of Nexmo, a Vonage Company. He joined Vonage as part of Vonage's acquisition of Nexmo, Inc. in June 2016. The company is on a mission to remove the barriers between talented people and great full-time jobs globally. They believe it should be easy for any company to hire any person, no matter where either is located in the world. Now more than ever, smart companies can't allow their HQ location to dictate the size of their talent pool. Your next transformative hire could be anywhere. They also believe the most in-demand knowledge workers today want to leverage a global career perspective, the freedom to live where they want, and the security of full-fledged employment with benefits. However, the flow between talent and opportunity worldwide is still blocked by the costs and legal complexity companies face before they can fully employ in another country. Cross-border hiring is still arcane, remarka

DXone is described as a next-generation crypto intelligence and trading platform. With plans to expand beyond blockchain markets, DXone CEO Luciano Nonnis and his team built a platform swift enough for traditional markets but tailored first for digital assets. Luciano joins me on the Tech Talks Daily podcast. Luciano discusses the recent surge of bitcoin, the gentrification of the crypto industry, and how the team is unifying the old and new financial paradigms and bridging crypto and traditional markets by deploying a sophisticated and highly performant global trading hub. I also learn how DXone systems are built from the ground up by financial, crypto, and engineering experts, providing traders, investors, and analysts with an innovative revenue-sharing model and feature-rich trading platform. Luciano co-founded the world's most popular and largest self-sustaining crypto education groups in the German language (Alles über Kryptowährungen und Blockchain). He founded Crypto-Coach, a non-profit online and offl