Ask An Innovator Podcast

We’ve been podcasting here at Ask an Innovator for a year now. A year, folks. That’s a long time. We’re pretty thrilled with all the amazing interviews we’ve had. We’re so excited to keep bringing you innovative news and all sorts of ideas on how to keep innovating. Whether it’s innovation culture, new technology or... The post Listen to the 1st Ever Ask an Innovator Episode appeared first on Ask an Innovator Podcast.

SUMMARY Gina Chung is the Vice President and Head of Innovation Americas at DHL. Gina leads the research and innovation activities of DHL and is in charge of the DHL Americas Innovation Center: a state-of-the-art platform to engage startups and industries on the future of logistics. Since 2012, she has shaped DHL’s global innovation agenda... The post DHL’s Innovation Center is the Future of Logistics appeared first on Ask an Innovator Podcast.

SUMMARY Alex Hejazi the founder of Ballbox joins us, today, to discuss how Ballbox is creating an item share revolution. With kiosks full of sporting equipment, beach chairs, and AR/VR sets – they are swiftly innovating in this space. They are setting up kiosks around the country at the beach, in apartment buildings and even... The post Ballbox is Launching an Item Share Revolution appeared first on Ask an Innovator Podcast.

Cindy Poiesz and Mickey Burnett from Evolve Brands join us on AAI today. Evolve Brands prioritizes eating nourishing food that can sustain you in between meals, or more mindful snacking. Cindy & Mickey school us on all things plant-based snacks and what the consumer REALLY wants. Learn how Cindy got started and how she and... The post How to Innovate in the Snack Industry appeared first on Ask an Innovator Podcast.

Spencer Gordon is the Senior VP of Digital at Anheuser-Busch, he’s been with AB his entire career. He even launched Draftline to switch up their marketing process. Draftline is an in-house creative agency that is full service with over 77 people across 42 brands. Josh and Spencer talk about the changing digital marketing process, where... The post How Marketing Process Drives Innovation | Ep. 33 appeared first on Ask an Innovator Podcast.

How can we do a better job of supporting women in technology? Women-owned businesses tend to hit a lot more roadblocks than their male-driven counterparts. Nicole Yeary is the Founder and CEO at Ms. Tech, a company focused on advising women on how to start and scale companies. She talks with Josh about the challenges... The post Supporting Women in Technology | EP. 032 appeared first on Ask an Innovator Podcast.

Welcome back to Ask an Innovator! It’s 2020 and we’re here with some new and exciting episodes for you guys. Kicking us off is Tyler Clark. He is the Director of Public Affairs & Innovation at Serafin and Associates. He comes to Serafin from the Illinois Department of Innovation & Technology (DoIT) so we asked... The post Innovation in Government | EP. 031 appeared first on Ask an Innovator Podcast.

This week we interview Jochen (Joe) Renz, the Managing Director at New Mobility Studio. Josh and Joe jump right into considering innovation in big data, moreover how data will be as essential as oxygen. They talk about smart products and a human-centric system of systems. The system of systems diagram mentioned in the beginning can... The post Driving Innovation with Data | EP. 029 appeared first on Ask an Innovator Podcast.

Episode Notes: What’s up? Aram Karapetian is on Ask an Innovator today. Aram is the President at Woodland Foods. Woodland Foods is a company dedicated to helping people experience the world through culinary exploration. You can learn more about them here. Today the topic is innovation in food, so let’s get after it. Aram impresses... The post Innovation In Food | Ep. 028 appeared first on Ask an Innovator Podcast.

Episode Notes: Josh interviews Tim Kelley this week. He’s the CEO of Nautilus Medical and we sit down with him to discuss why innovation is learning. Tim has spent his career in the healthcare world and developed Nautilus because of things he learned and pain points he saw along the way. In this one, Tim... The post Innovation is Learning | Ep. 027 appeared first on Ask an Innovator Podcast.

Episode Notes: The intersection between the enterprise and start-up worlds can seem vast. Matt Kammerait, the Director of Digital and Emerging Technology at AAR sits down with Josh this week to discuss innovation in collaboration. Matt has spent his career split between the riskier, more agile start-up environment and the slower moving enterprise world. In... The post Innovation in Collaboration | EP. 026 appeared first on Ask an Innovator Podcast.

Finding the perfect work-life balance can be hard and throwing in a side hustle in the mix can make it even more challenging. Melissa Byrn is on AAI today teaching us about innovation through entrepreneurship. Melissa is the founder of FORESEEaBILL and the Director of Innovation Programs at the Polsky Center. Not an entrepreneur by... The post Innovation Through Entrepreneurship | EP. 025 appeared first on Ask an Innovator Podcast.

Alex Rozenbaum joins us this week. He is the Director of Product Management at the American Hospital Association. Josh sits down with Alex and talks about all things healthcare. They dive into why the medical field needs to be more transparent. Alex and Josh discuss the use of data and how it will affect patient... The post Innovation through Transparency in Healthcare | EP. 024 appeared first on Ask an Innovator Podcast.

This week we talk about all things e-commerce, innovation and empathy with Jyll Rademacher. Jyll is the Head of E-Commerce and Marketing at NorthShore Care Supply. Josh talks to Jyll about how to use marketing when your product has a stigma surrounding it, why technology and innovation should only be used when necessary and why... The post Innovation Starts With Empathy | EP. 023 appeared first on Ask an Innovator Podcast.

Saim Salahuddin is here this week. He is the VP of Development at Level Construction. Josh and Saim sit down and discuss what innovation means in the construction industry. Saim talks about efficiency, transparency and safety and how they spark innovation in his industry. They chat about all the new technology that is allowing them... The post Innovation Through Relationships | EP. 022 appeared first on Ask an Innovator Podcast.

Nicolette de Guia joins us on Ask an Innovator this week. She is the Managing Director at N7 Momentum and she is an expert on all things innovation and digital transformation. Nicolette teaches us why innovation is a discipline, why marketing should be involved from the very beginning and why we should start talking about... The post Innovation as a Discipline | EP. 021 appeared first on Ask an Innovator Podcast.

We dive into all things construction with Dan Smolilo this week. He is the Director of Process and Innovation at the Walsh Group. Here we go! We talk with Dan about the balance between analog and digital innovations in the construction industry. We dig into what projects need technology and which are better suited for... The post Innovation Through Acceptable Failure | EP. 020 appeared first on Ask an Innovator Podcast.

Ben Brenton, the Chief Innovation Officer at Snap-On Tools sits down with us this week and we discuss what innovation means to him. We learn that innovation is creativity put to practice and that creativity outside of innovation becomes art. Ben tells us that innovation is a journey and we discuss Snap-On Tool’s Open Innovation... The post Innovation is Creativity | Ep. 019 appeared first on Ask an Innovator Podcast.

Just in time for the end of August – we have one more episode for you this month. Dominique Betancourt joins us today! At the time of the interview, she was the Open Innovation Manager at Carlson Wagonlit Travel. She is now the Senior Innovation Program Manager at Equity Lifestyle Properties. This week, we learn... The post Why Innovation Must Provide Value | Ep. 018 appeared first on Ask an Innovator Podcast.

Let’s have a big AAI welcome for Max Juster this week. Max is a Brand Director at Anheuser-Busch. Let’s get into it. We sit down with Max and talk about all things beer. We learn how making small changes to packaging is innovative but also changes brand perception for the consumer. Learn how market research... The post Innovation through Incremental Change | Ep. 017 appeared first on Ask an Innovator Podcast.

Bill Smith is the Founder and CEO at GDI International. Bill’s interested in how we can turn waste into usable energy. We chat with Bill about gasification and the impact of this technology on the environment. Listen in as Bill walks us through the tech that promises to help clean up the world’s oceans. Bill’s... The post Innovation is Persistence | Ep. 016 appeared first on Ask an Innovator Podcast.

Adam Bratt is the CTO at Indio Technologies. At Indio they simplify the insurance application process for brokers and their clients. We chat with Adam about metrics: why they’re important, when to start using them and how they can influence your business. We learn how to assess the market we’re trying to get into, why... The post How Metrics Spark Innovation | Ep. 015 appeared first on Ask an Innovator Podcast.

Bill Fienup is the Co-Founder & Director of Innovation Services at mHUB, a manufacturing innovation hub and co-working space for hardware entrepreneurs. We learn about the origins of mHUB, companies that are creating hardware as a service and the importance of community in innovation and collaboration. Bill’s explains the benefits and risks of working in... The post Building an Innovation Community | Ep. 014 appeared first on Ask an Innovator Podcast.

This week our guest is Alana Sandel, the Mindful Marketing Ambassador at Marketing for Wellness. Alana believes that brands have the power to create positive or negative lifestyle habits. She leads teams to unleash the power of marketing to help brands that prioritize customer well being above all else to create compelling stories and drive engagement with their... The post Innovation and Wellness | Ep. 013 appeared first on Ask an Innovator Podcast.

We interview Colette Matthews, the VP of Innovation and Marketing at Alpha Guardian. We talk with Colette about how consumer’s unarticulated needs provide the most insight and opportunity for innovation. Find out how to pinpoint the correct insights to drive innovation for consumers and how foresights and environmental scanning are important to get a glimpse... The post Innovation Through Consumer Insights | Ep. 012 appeared first on Ask an Innovator Podcast.

We interview John Florek, the Director of Creative Innovation at ARC Worldwide about how innovation means solving problems differently. John talks about how brands need to create an ecosystem and connect with customers on their level, providing a greater sense of empathy and understanding. Learn how to create value for brands within your own team,... The post Innovation is Solving Problems Differently | Ep. 011 appeared first on Ask an Innovator Podcast.

Our TENTH episode is here! In this Ask an Innovator we interview Stacy Scopano the CTO at Skender about innovations in the construction industry. We talk with Stacy about developing full-scale room templates that offer a product mentality more so than a project mentality and how to prototype a module to gain customer feedback. We... The post Invention is Not Innovation | Ep. 010 appeared first on Ask an Innovator Podcast.

Episode 9: Rachel Morgan is our guest this week. She is the Product & Marketing Development Director at Accurate Perforating We discuss why we should not underestimate the value of revisiting old ideas, how the metal industry hasn’t changed much – but combining two legacy ideas brings potential for new products and innovation. We chat... The post How to Innovate Using Old Ideas | Ep. 009 appeared first on Ask an Innovator Podcast.

Episode 8 is here: This week we interview Greg Svitak, the head of SpotHero labs about how the heck they are disrupting the parking industry. We talk about SpotHero’s roots, how they’re using IoT to develop “mobility hubs” and how creating partnerships has been an integral part of their business model. Learn why Greg believes... The post How SpotHero is Innovating the Parking Industry | Ep. 008 appeared first on Ask an Innovator Podcast.

In Episode 7: Matteo Dariol, the Lead Innovation Strategist at Bosch Rexroth leads us through how to create an innovation framework that inspires employees. We learn why it’s important to step out of the building and your comfort zone to meet new people, how embracing failure leads to better ideas and why it is necessary... The post How to Create an Innovation Framework | Ep. 007 appeared first on Ask an Innovator Podcast.

In Episode 6: Heidi Brown the Director of Strategy and Innovation at OMI Industries gives us some insight into the odor industry and how to cultivate a culture of innovation within the workplace. Being a department of one, Heidi is creating an innovative culture from the ground up. She shares with us that empowering employees... The post How to Create a Culture of Innovation | Ep. 006 appeared first on Ask an Innovator Podcast.

In Episode 5: Gibran Hadj-Chikh the VP of Strategic Transformation and Innovation at Parsons talks with us about how to innovate within cities. We talk about the importance of framing innovation around adjectives instead of nouns, explore smart mobility and smart cities and how cities are trying to operate more like start ups. Find out... The post How to Innovate Legacy Systems | Ep. 005 appeared first on Ask an Innovator Podcast.

In Episode 4: John Rumery of Grand Circus discusses how a company can be innovative in the education sector. How can you change a conventional institution such as education? Enter the Grand Circus method, bootcamps that can teach you a coding language in 10-12 weeks. Believing that anyone can learn to code, Grand Circus is... The post How to Make Education Innovative | Ep. 004 appeared first on Ask an Innovator Podcast.

In Episode 3 we interview Josh Stauffer, the CEO of Blue Flame Thinking. BFT helps manufacturing and financial clients that are in a certain arc of digital transformation solve their toughest marketing challenges. This episode explores innovating with companies who are behind their competitors, how failing is inevitable and how voice will be the wave... The post How to Create Innovation Opportunities Internally & Externally | Ep. 003 appeared first on Ask an Innovator Podcast.

In episode #002 Josh Barker interviews Tom Klausing the Director of Digital Media at Amos Media. Founded in 1876, Amos Media is the leading resource for coin and stamp collecting and investing. Josh talks with Tom about how a small niche publisher can innovate in the digital space and how to transition customers from print... The post How to Innovate in Publishing | Ep. 002 appeared first on Ask an Innovator Podcast.

In this episode Josh Barker interviews Ian McGaw the VP of Technology and Innovation at ENGworks. ENGworks is a leader in the building technology space. Josh chats with Ian on how to innovate using Building Information Modeling (BIM), Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR). We discover why data is the future and how ENGworks... The post How to Innovate Using Building Information Modeling | Ep. 001 appeared first on Ask an Innovator Podcast.

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