Today we have Brian Watson joining us. Brian is a Principal at the CIO Clarity Advisors company.  Brian is an advisor to CIOs helping them through all the pitfalls and windfalls specifically of the CIO position.  He is also a contributing co-author to the Confessions of a Successful CIO. 

Today we have Nathan Taylor joining us. Nathan Taylor is currently serving as the Chief Information Officer at Symphony Post-Acute Network. Nathan’s history with Symphony has included roles as a Clinical Informatics Consultant and Director of Data Science and Analytics. In those roles, his projects ranged from producing clinical intelligence dashboards to developing and integrating predictive models into an electronic health record system workflow while building an Enterprise-level data warehouse.

Today we have Dr. Eric Cole joining us. He is a distinguished cybersecurity expert and keynote speaker who helps organizations both in the public and private sector curtail the risk of cyber-threats. 

Today’s episode is a very special one. We recorded this panel discussion live at AgGateway’s 2020 Annual Conference. AgGateway is a nonprofit organization with the mission to promote and enable the industry’s transition to digital agriculture and expand the use of information to maximize efficiency and productivity within the agriculture industry.  The panel includes a series of AgGateway members. Joining us on the panel are Ernie Chappell, Dan Willey, and Doug Farrington. 

Today we have Mohit Sahgal joining us. He is the Managing Principal and Head of Data Engineering at EKI-Digital.  He is very experienced in business intelligence and data warehousing.  

Today we have Brian Weaver joining us. Brian is the CEO of Torch.AI.  He has a great deal of experience with artificial intelligence.  
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Brian serves as CEO of Torch.AI and has more than 20 years of experience leading mission-driven, high growth, technology-focused companies.

Today we have Dave Burrill joining us. Dave is the Managing Director at IT's about What. He has quite a diverse background and history.  

Dave Burrill is a senior executive (President, COO, CIO), entrepreneur, author, speaker, board director, and advisor. He’s been part of three successful tech companies taking each from co-founding or early stage to exit (1 IPO, 2 acquisitions) that have earned national recognition for innovation and growth.

Today we have Brian Gill and Wes Gill joining us. Brian and Wes are brothers and cybersecurity experts.  They both have a great deal of business and technical experience within the space. ​

​Today we have Kim Weins joining us. Kim is the Vice President of Cloud Strategy at Flexera. She has spent her career focusing on cloud computing and spend optimization in IT and knows how this evolving software will impact businesses as it advances.  Kim discusses the Flexera 2020 State of the Cloud Report. Kim also shares strategies that companies can use to manage multi-clouds and find and remove cloud waste.

Today we have Sammy Basu joining us. Sammy is the founder of Careful Security, which is one of the top cybersecurity companies in Los Angeles. Sammy is passionate about cybersecurity. 

Today we have Scott Howitt joining us. Scott is the SVP and CIO at McAfee Organization. He has an impressive background and brings a lot of expertise and experience to our conversation. He also works for an organization that is at the front and center of the current needs of the environment of having everyone work from home and the overwhelming demand for cybersecurity in the workplace right now. ​

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Today we have Patrick McClory joining us. Patrick is the founder and CEO of IntrospectData. He brings a great deal of experience and expertise across multiple industries. He has focused a lot on artificial intelligence and machine learning. ​

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Today we have Tom Hasker joining us. Tom Hasker is the CEO of Keross. He has over 24 years of management and development experience in industries ranging from architecture to engineering to construction across all Asia Pacific and the Middle East. He is currently based in Australia. 

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On our kick-off episode for season two we have a wonderful guest with us today, Ralph Loura. Ralph is the SVP and CIO at Lumentum.  He has over 25 years of experience as an IT leader. 

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An IT strategy is crucial for businesses to provide an overall direction and plan for the business.  In this episode, Jim Maholic talks about how to create an IT strategy and the importance of evaluating your current state and planning for a high-performing future state.

Using big data effectively can be game-changing for a business. In this episode, Bill Schmarzo talks about how to leverage big data to add value to your business. Data is an asset to be exploited and help drive organization and business initiatives. 

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State of the CIO, hosted by Dan Kelly of The Negotiator Guru, was created as a philanthropic exercise that shares knowledge from high-level CIOs. 

It’s no secret that the role of the CIO has changed over the past few years, but understanding leadership transitions is what separates average CIOs from the greats. Tony Gerth, author, clinical professor and principal of ABG Executive Advisors, conducted a study on how CIOs transition into new appointments and how long it takes for them to gain mastery of the job. Gerth learned that regardless of the transition style, CIOs will experience taking charge of a new role over the course of three distinct, overlapping phases: the entry, stabilization and renewal phase.
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​Dr. Ken Russell knows first-hand that the responsibilities of CIOs are evolving. With decades of experience developing and implementing organizational change, the fractional CIO is not only aware that innovation has become essential for organizations, but is what CIOs will have to understand for the next generation.

COVID-19 is strongly impacting everyone’s daily routines, especially in the workforce. With shelter-in-place put into effect worldwide, a large majority of the world’s workforce is either forced to work remotely, take strong precautions onsite or, unfortunately, be laid off.
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Change is evident, especially in an age where technology is constantly advancing. 

Although change may lead to positive advancements, increased efficiency and productivity, change itself affects those around it.

Companies expect to see an increase in SaaS over the next 12 months.

In this webinar with Dan and Flexera, gain an understanding of the entire SaaS machine and discover the negotiation opportunities for new versus existing customers when it comes to buying this software.

Studies show that by 2025 the United States will have 1 million jobs in technology but not enough people to fill positions.

A low amount of students are studying tech industries, but Helen Norris, VP and CIO of Chapman University, is encouraging this to change.
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​Dennis Hodges, the seasoned CIO of Inteva Products, knows what it takes for successful divestitures and acquisitions. 

​The most successful people know how to manage their time.

There’s only so much time in a day, making it very important to use wisely. Knowing how time management can make or break success, Tim Campos birthed Woven, a powerful scheduling tool that uses AI to help its customers become more efficient and effective.
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