Digital From Day 1

Digital Flagship and the Keenan Center for Entrepreneurship host a panel with Jerry Valentine (Founder, Renter Mentor), Chris Asman (Founder, Studium) and David Graham (Founder, FuzeMee). The panel will discuss the process of building entrepreneurial spirit, designing innovative human-centered solutions and strengthening leadership skills.

V. Vandhana Veerni, Chief Information Officer for Columbus City Schools, discusses tech literacy disparities and building intentional community relationships.

Listen to a discussion with Columbus City Schools Chief Information Officer, V. Vandhana Veerni. She sat down with our hosts to talk about coping with fast-paced information as 50,000+ students transitioned to online learning during COVID-19.

Dr. Tim Raderstorf, Chief Innovation Officer for the College of Nursing at The Ohio State University, discusses building an entrepreneurial mindset and preparing the future workforce with Columbus healthcare partnerships.

Dr. Tim Raderstorf, Chief Innovation Officer for the College of Nursing at The Ohio State University, discusses the impact ofincentivizing front-line healthcare workers to bring their ideas forward and create organizational systems that empower collaborative ideation.

Nationwide Associate Vice President for Workforce and Legal Technology Dr. Tonjia Coverdale joins us to talk about efforts to remove education obstacles through using technology and effectively preparing next generation of students for the modern workforce.

Nationwide Associate Vice President for Workforce and Legal Technology Dr. Tonjia Coverdale addresses how grit, passion, and dreaming big assisted her transition from CIO of Central State University to Nationwide. She talks about the strategic efforts that went into adapting the workplace model to COVID-19.

Columbus State Community College's President, Dr. David Harrison, chats with us about Preferred Pathway Program, The Central Ohio Compact and the relationship between student loan debt and upward social mobility.

Columbus State Community College's President, Dr. David Harrison, chats with us about Preferred Pathway Program, The Central Ohio Compact and the relationship between student loan debt and upward social mobility.

Dr. Theodore Chao, Associate Professor of Mathematics at The Ohio State University, spoke with us about co-producing the “Radical Cram School” web series which seeks to keep girls of color from internalizing racist and misogynistic rhetoric.

Associate Professor of Mathematics at The Ohio State University Dr. Theodore Chao discusses issues that arise with a lack of educational and technological resources and strategies for increasing equity within our societal infrastructure.

A discussion with Managing Director of Workforce and Economic Development for DriveOhio Rich Granger about “spatial mismatch,” DriveOhio Alliance and FlyOhio's cutting-edge project.

Listen to a discussion with DriveOhio's Managing Director of Workforce and Economic Development, Rich Granger. He sat down with our hosts to talk about a community-driven approach to addressing autonomous technologies, privacy and data concerns with connected infrastructure.

Kyle Strickland, Senior Legal Analyst at the Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race & Ethnicity at The Ohio State University, discusses investing educational and economic resources to impact policy changes.

Kyle Strickland, Senior Legal Analyst at the Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race & Ethnicity at The Ohio State University, discusses the impact of mentors in his education and how the My Brother's Keeper initiative supports young men of color in the Columbus community.

TTRIAD Architect Partner Brent Foley joins us today to talk about making an impact in the Columbus community through The Center for Architecture Design and reaching students through Camp Architecture and High School Design Studio. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brentf1/

TRIAD Architect Partner Brent Foley addresses how mobile technologies are bringing innovation to the architecture industry and transforming the student learning experience, especially in light of COVID-19. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brentf1/

Honda's Manager of Talent and Acquisition, Scot McLemore, chats with us about mobile labs, congressional economic testimony and workforce development programs. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scot-mclemore-a1210a14/

Scot McLemore, Honda's Manager of Talent and Acquisition, dives into how the company's digital marketing changed for COVID-19 and discusses Honda's automotive engineering and technology process. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scot-mclemore-a1210a14/

Today, you'll be listening to a discussion with TECH CORPS National Executive Director Lisa Chambers. She spoke with us about adoption of technology tools, keeping students engaged and preparing Black and underserved populations in the 21st century digital economy. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisamchambers/

TECH CORPS National Executive Director, Lisa Chambers, discusses the transfer of the national charter to Columbus, Ohio, and the group's COVID-19 response. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisamchambers/

A discussion with Chief Information Officer for Dublin, Ohio, Doug McCollough about the mission of Black Tech 614. He talked with us about their adopt-a-school vision and Black progress in technology-related career paths through education. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dougmccollough/

Today, you'll be listening to a discussion with Chief Information Officer for Dublin, Ohio,Doug McCollough. He sat down with our hosts to talk about the city's data-driven approach to handling COVID-19.LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dougmccollough/

Ervan Rodgers II, award-winning Chief Information Officer and Information Technology executive, sits down with the Digital From Day 1 hosts to talk about streamlining the state's systems with InnovateOhio program, 5G mobility and the State of Ohio's IT strategy for a year where everything is happening online. Rodgers was previously featured on Digital From Day 1 for a discussion on the role of technology in the state's response to COVID-19.

We talk with Ervan Rodgers II, award-winning Chief Information Officer and Information Technology executive. He has two decades of proven experience at such multi-billion-dollar employers as Huntington National Bank, Accenture and Hewlett-Packard, but sat down with us to talk through his role in state government and how technology was involved in the state's COVID-19 response.