The InspireCIO Podcast

Today, hear a compilation of exclusive interviews with the 2022 National ORBIE Winners sharing advice to their younger selves, the biggest lessons they've learned, their favorite parts of their jobs and more..If you are a CIO looking to grow your network of trusted peer relationships, please visit inspirecio.com to find a chapter near you. For more ways to engage, visit inspirecio.com/podcast.

Today, hear a compilation of Season 2's best philosophies, professional struggles and greatest triumphs from InspireCIO Members and other special guests.If you are a CIO looking to grow your network of trusted peer relationships, please visit inspirecio.com to find a chapter near you. For more ways to engage, visit inspirecio.com/podcast.

How do you identify the problems before looking for solutions? Today, we go to the InspireCIO vault to revisit a conversation with NewYorkCIO member Harry Moseley, Global CIO of Zoom and AlabamaCIO member Neil Brinson, Chief Information Security Officer of Core & Main. Neil had the pleasure of sitting down with Harry discussed handling massive growth and being patient to think things through.If you are a CIO looking to grow your network of trusted peer relationships, please visit inspirecio.com to find a chapter near you. For more ways to engage, visit inspirecio.com/podcast.

Does your technology strategy help you retain talent? Today's conversation features DallasCIO Member Ajoy Kodali, SVP of CVS Health and CIO of CVS Caremark. Jonathan Frye, President of InspireCIO, had the pleasure of sitting down with Ajoy to discuss creating a culture and strategy to retain talent.If you are a CIO looking to grow your network of trusted peer relationships, please visit inspirecio.com/podcast to find a chapter near you.

How are you able to relay data in an understandable way? Today's conversation features NewYorkCIO member Claus Jensen, CIO and SVP of TelaDoc. Lisa LaRoque, VP of InspireCIO, had the pleasure of sitting down with Claus to discuss using the art of storytelling to effectively relay data.If you are a CIO looking to grow your network of trusted peer relationships, please visit inspirecio.com to find a chapter near you.

Is your organization a "know-it-all" or a "learn-it-all"? Today's conversation features CharlotteCIO member Seemantini Godbole, SVP and CIO at Lowe's. Lisa LaRoque, VP of InspireCIO, had the pleasure of sitting down with Seemantini to revisit her career journey and the importance of a five year plan.If you are a CIO looking to grow your network of trusted peer relationships, please visit inspirecio.com to find a chapter near you. For more ways to engage, visit inspirecio.com.

Has the pandemic accelerated progress? Today, we go to the InspireCIO vault to revisit a conversation with Pat Gelsinger, CEO of Intel and ChicagoCIO member Tom South, CIO of Northern Trust. At the time of this original episode airing back in August of 2020, Pat was the CEO of VMware and discussed how the pandemic was forcing technology leaders to be "faster to the future."If you are a CIO looking to grow your network of trusted peer relationships, please visit inspirecio.com to find a chapter near you. For more ways to engage, visit inspirecio.com.

How big is your network? Today's conversation features BostonCIO member & InspireCIO National Chair Brian Shield, SVP & CTO of the Boston Red Sox, as he takes us down career memory lane & recognizes his mentors along the way.If you are a CIO looking to grow your network of trusted peer relationships, please visit inspirecio.com to find a chapter near you. For more ways to engage, visit inspirecio.com.

Do you find yourself leading through personal crisis? Today, we revisit a conversation featuring MichiganCIO Membership Chair Melanie Kalmar, Corporate VP, CIO & CDO of Dow and Jen Wise, Executive Director of MichiganCIO, from last year's season of the InspireCIO Podcast. Jen had the pleasure of sitting down with Melanie to talk about her personal battle with multiple myeloma cancer and how she continued to lead the 125 year old company, with dignity & excellence.If you are a CIO looking to grow your network of trusted peer relationships, please visit inspirecio.com to find a chapter near you. For more ways to engage, visit inspirecio.com.

Should your I.T. department be centralized? Today's conversation features ChicagoCIO member Manuel Dietz, Bosch VP of Corporate I.T. & Head of Business Teams of Americas. Frank Bell, Founder of InspireCIO, had the pleasure of sitting down with Manuel to discuss how Bosch's A.I. & predictive technology make IoT truly innovative and weigh the pros & cons of a centralized I.T. department.If you are a CIO looking to grow your network of trusted peer relationships, please visit inspirecio.com to find a chapter near you. For more ways to engage, visit inspirecio.com.

Are you on the path from CIO to CEO? Today's conversation features Brian Stevens, CEO of Neural Magic and former CTO of Redhat and Google Cloud. Bob Solis, BostonCIO Vice Chair & CIO of MIT Lincoln Laboratory, had the pleasure of sitting down with Brian to talk about the path from CIO to CEO, evolving your recruitment strategies and how empathy should steer your decisions. If you are a CIO looking to grow your network of trusted peer relationships, please visit inspirecio.com to find a chapter near you. For more ways to engage, visit inspirecio.com.

Are you building your team with diversity in mind? Today's conversation features TwinCitiesCIO Member, Mike McNamara, EVP & CIO of Target, sharing his hands-off leadership style that has resulted in a diverse engineering team, fueling Target's omni-channel strategy along with the sophisticated and effective retail systems architecture.If you are a CIO looking to grow your network of trusted peer relationships, please visit inspirecio.com to find a chapter near you. For more ways to engage, visit inspirecio.com.

Do you have a winning strategy for gaining & retaining great I.T. talent? GeorgiaCIO member Juan Perez, Chief Information and Engineering Officer of UPS, sits down with us to share his insights on establishing great I.T. talent, while taking us through his 32 year leadership journey with UPS… which began as an intern & delivery driver and concludes in April with his transition to Salesforce. If you are a CIO looking to grow your network of trusted CIO peer relationships, please visit inspirecio.com to find a chapter near you.

Today's Leadership Conversation features ChicagoCIO Member, Dan Simpson, Global CIO of Grant Thornton International Ltd and Frank Bell, Founder of InspireCIO. Dan has held roles as CIO for 20 years in various organizations including Physicians Mutual, Trustmark Companies, and DeLeo Group.  In his current role as Global CIO for Grant Thornton International, Dan is leading the technology strategy to help enable collaboration across the network's 140 member firms in over 130 countries. As Chairman of the Global Innovation Council, Dan is focused on cultivating and deploying innovative technologies into client solutions across the network.

Our Leadership Conversation features AustinCIO member and ORBIE winner, Steve Mills, Global CIO at iHeartMedia and Frank Bell, Founder of InspireCIO. Steve has been leading technology for over 30 years in positions at BearingPoint, T-Mobile, Rackspace, and Motorola Mobility. Steve joined iHeartMedia in 2015 as Global CIO, and is responsible for all aspects of information technology for iHeartMedia's businesses, working to optimize the company's overall technology systems with the business priorities. iHeartMedia supports 175+ global markets and 850 broadcast stations reaching more than a quarter of a billion listeners a month with broadcast alone, as well as a massive digital footprint. Steve believes that big wins come from continuous collaboration and communication between IT and business teams.

Our Leadership Conversation features ChicagoCIO member and ORBIE Winner Edward Wagoner, CIO for Digital at JLL Technologies and Frank Bell, Founder of InspireCIO. Edward has been leading  business and technology transformation at JLL for over 25 years. He has held roles as CIO for the Americas region and Global CIO before recently moving into his current role as CIO for Digital of JLL Technologies. JLL Technologies launched a first-of-its-kind real estate digital platform to deliver a best-in-class portfolio of technology solutions and services to over 600 clients around the world and managing over 6 billion square feet. In his current role, Edward would consider himself a “Techvangelist” – operating at the intersection of the digital and physical workplace. He is utilizing his unique and industry leading expertise to help clients creat, implement and manage their Digital Strategies.

Our Leadership Conversation features ChicagoCIO member Maryann Byrdak, CIO at Feeding America and Lisa LaRoque of InspireCIO. Maryann has been leading technology transformation for over 25 years with extensive experience in retail as part of Sears, OfficeMax, and PotBelly Sandwich Works. In 2019, Maryann joined Feeding America as their CIO right before a year when the need to rely on technology systems to help those around the country access healthy, nourishing food became critical. Through Maryann's work at Feeding America, she is leading the expansion of the organizations “Meal Connect” platform to maximize available food sources which will connect 200 food banks with 60,000 agencies. Feeding America is utilizing this platform to aid in the elimination of food waste so that they can continue to make food more accessible for the over 38 million people in America who are currently facing hunger. 

Today's Leadership Conversation features ChicagoCIO member Dani Brown, SVP & CIO at Whirlpool.Dani has been in the information technology industry for over 20 years and has recently made the move to Whirlpool as their CIO. Dani is both a leader in business and technology and prior to her move to Whirlpool, Dani held leadership positions at DuPont and Brunswick Corporation where she was strategic in leading technology on a global scale. In her new role as CIO of Whirlpool Corporation's Global Information Systems, Dani is creating value through the use of technology to improve connections with customers and how to utilize analytics further innovation in one of the world's leading appliance companies. 

Today's Leadership Conversation features ORBIE Winner Matt Kull, CIO of Cleveland Clinic and Lisa LaRoque of InspireCIO. Throughout his career, Matt has worked with some of the largest healthcare, pharmaceutical and utility systems in the country leading the development of innovative and transformational technology strategies. He has held senior leadership positions at Parkland Hospital, AmerisourceBergen, McKesson, Oncology Therapeutics Network, Oracle, and Nippon Telephone and Telegraph. He has also spent a number of years as a management consultant providing strategic guidance across multiple industries to companies such as Accenture, Walgreens Specialty Health, Thompson Reuters, McKesson, Citi Group, and Nokia.In his current role as CIO at Cleveland Clinic, Matt is leading the charge for how technology is being used to shape the future of healthcare, especially in a year where the adoption of virtual technologies has become vitally important. 

Today's Leadership Conversation features ORBIE Winner: Edwin Marcial, founding CTO of Intercontinental Exchange, owner of the New York Stock Exchange, now a tech investor and host of Techrides, and Frank Bell, Founder of InspireCIOEdwin led the technology success of ICE as it grew from a six person startup to over a 20 billion dollar public company, leading a team of 350 developers and technologists.  Using experience gained at ICE, he advises, invests in, and helps early-stage software companies including Rigor, SwatchPop, InstaStaff, BetterCloud, and SnapNurse.Techrides is a video series featuring interviews with CEOs, Founders, Tech Leaders and innovators all while riding in cool cars.  Smart People, Sweet Rides. So enjoy today's “on the road” episode of Leadership Unscripted - Techrides edition, as we catch up with Edwin Marcial and Frank Bell. 

Today's Leadership Conversation features CapitalCIO Member and ORBIE Winner: Shamim Mohammad, CIO at CarMax and President of InspireCIO, Jonathan Frye. CarMax is the nation's largest retailer of used cars and one of the FORTUNE “100 Best Companies to Work For” for 15 consecutive years. Shamim has over 20 years of leadership experience in helping organizations drive competitive advantage through technology. Prior to joining CarMax in 2012, Shamim was the vice president of IT for BJ's Wholesale Club and held senior IT leadership positions for Blockbuster, TravelCLICK and Wyndham Hotels.

Today's Leadership Conversation features Lee Bird Chairman/CEO of At Home and ORBIE Winner and DallasCIO member, Sumit Anand, CIO of At Home. Lee Bird has been with At Home serving in the Chairman and CIO role since 2012. At Home specializes in home decor products and currently operates 225 stores in 40 states. Prior to this, Lee served as President of Nike Affiliates for Nike Inc., Chief Operating Officer of Gap, and Chief Financial Officer of Old Navy. 

Today's Leadership Conversation features ORBIE Winner and Houston CIO member, Jen Hartsock, CIO of Baker Hughes & Dan Roberts, CEO of Ouellette & Associates.Jen has been with Baker Hughes serving in the CIO role since 2017. She leads the DigitalTechnology team to provide solutions for energy and industrial customers worldwide. The company operates in over 120 counties with 55,000 employees globallyNow, please welcome Jen Hartsock and Dan Roberts.

Today's Leadership Conversation features Dana Deasy, former CIO of the U.S. Department of Defense, and Brian Watson, Principal at CIO Clarity Advisors.  Prior to his service at the Department of Defense -- where he was confirmed by the U.S. Senate, therefore giving him the permanent title of the "Honorable Mr. Deasy" -- he led an illustrious career in the private sector, holding senior leadership positions at JPMorgan Chase, BP, General Motors North America, Tyco International, and Siemens Americas.  Today, Dana will be sharing his unique experience in two intriguing areas for our membership: Switching industries as a CIO, and managing major crises. I know you will enjoy his perspectives and learn some vital lessons for your leadership playbook.  

Today's Leadership Conversation features GeorgiaCIO member Steve Clancey, CIO of Georgia Pacific, and InspireCIO Founder, Frank Bell. Steve has been with Georgia Pacific for over 25 years, serving in the CIO role since 2017. He leads the IT organization of one of the world's top manufacturers and marketers of tissue, packaging, pulp, paper, cellulose, non-wovens, building products and related chemicals. The company employs more than 35,000 people at nearly 200 locations around the world.Please enjoy today's leadership conversation Steve Clancey with InspireCIO Founder, Frank Bell.

Today's Leadership Conversation features MichiganCIO Membership Chair, Melanie Kalmar, CIO and CDO of Dow.Melanie joined Dow after graduating from Central Michigan University and over 30-years she has held multiple IT leadership roles and has led transformational projects, including: providing IT systems for a joint venture in Saudi Arabia; leading a $1B, 10 year ERP deployment ahead of schedule and under budget; and becoming CIO for the global, Fortune 50 Innovation and Manufacturing Company. In the community, Melanie previously served as President of the Michigan Council for Women in Technology and currently serves on the Leadership Board of the Central Michigan Business School. She is a passionate supporter of the Humane Society of Midland County. Melanie's servant-leader approach and focus on business results have propelled her career at Dow and she believes CIOs become most effective by working closely with business leaders. Please enjoy today's leadership conversation Melanie Kalmar with MichiganCIO Executive Director, Jen Wise.

Today's Leadership Conversation features Ric Campo, CEO and Chairman of Camden Property Trust and HoustonCIO member Kristy Simonette, CIO for Camden Property Trust.Ric Campo's strong work ethic and passion for technology have fueled his career, first with Century Development Corp to his current role at Camden, where he has been involved with over $20 billion in real estate deals. Under Ric's leadership, Camden has grown from a local developer to an industry leader as one of the nation's largest multifamily Real Estate Investment Trusts. Ric was chairman of the 2018 Houston Super Bowl Host Committee and led the finance committee of the Harris County Houston Sports Authority in building the Astros' Minute Maid Park, the Texans' NRG Stadium and the Rockets' Toyota Center.While he has created thousands of jobs, Ric's greatest achievement is inclusion on Fortune's list of Best Companies to Work… for 13 years in a row. His advice for the next generation of leaders is to work harder than anyone else, never stop learning, and take risks.  Please enjoy today's leadership conversation between Ric Campo and Kristy Simonette. 

Today's Leadership Conversation features InspireCIO member Robert Dixon, former CIO of PepsiCo and now a corporate director for several well-known organizations.Robert began his career at Proctor & Gamble and held various Executive Technology roles over 30 years, eventually becoming Vice President in the Global Business Services Organization. In 2007, Robert joined PepsiCo where he served as CIO for a decade, leading global information technology as well as risk management. In 2017, he began digital business and IT consulting and now he serves as a Corporate Director for: Anthem, Okta, Gilbane Construction, and Build a Bear Workshop.Robert is passionate about helping the next generation of IT leaders reach their full potential giving back to the community.Please enjoy today's leadership conversation featuring Robert Dixon with Jonathan Frye, the President of InspireCIO.

Today's Leadership Conversation features InspireCIO member and ORBIE winner – Todd Wilson, SVP of IT for Clif Bar. In his over 7 year career with Clif Bar Company, Todd has served as the SVP of IT and has lead the company in technology and digital transformation. Prior to his time at Clif Bar, Todd began his career on Wall Street as a data warehouse architect before shifting to consumer software. As SVP of IT, Todd is responsible for all technology at Clif Bar including championing and leading their most important strategic initiatives such as back office operations, developing efficient and agile future capabilities, and ensuring value creation in all facets of the organization by leveraging technology. Todd leads a team of over 100 employees in the IT department and manages a budget of $25MM. Please enjoy today's leadership conversation featuring Todd Wilson with Frank Bell, Founder of InspireCIO.

Today's Leadership Conversation features ORBIE Winners – Tom Nealon, President of Southwest Airlines and Charlie Feld, Founder and CEO of the Feld Group Institute. Over the course of his 50 year career Charlie Feld has been committed to helping organizations and executives achieve IT-driven transformation. His career began at IBM in the 1960's and Charlie became one of the first CIOs in corporate America in the 1980's, and went on to serve Frito Lay, BNSF Railway, Delta Airlines, First Data Corporation as Interim or mentor to CIO. Charlie's has frequently been featured in the media and has received numerous awards in recognition of his profound influence in the IT industry.The Feld Group Institute is a leadership development firm focused on developing the next generation of Business and IT Leaders from Fortune 50 companies like FedEx, Bank of Montreal, Cummins, Intel and others.Charlie has been a friend and mentor to Tom Nealon throughout his career. Tom has served as a CIO and technology executive at – Frito-Lay, The Feld Group, Southwest Airlines, Fossil, and JC Penneybefore returning to Southwest in 2017. As President, Tom is responsible for Commercial, Finance, Technology, Marketing, and Internal Audit leading over 57,000 employees. 

Today's Leadership Conversation features InspireCIO member Jim Fowler, CTO of Nationwide.  Over 18 years with General Electric, Jim served as CIO for GE Aviation, GE Power and GE Capital before becoming Global CIO in 2015. During his tenure, Jim was named an ORBIE Finalist by GeorgiaCIO and was a member of both GeorgiaCIO and BostonCIO chapters. In 2018, Jim joined Nationwide, the Fortune 100 Insurance & Financial Services company that's “on your side”...  As CTO, Jim is responsible for the digital transformation at Nationwide - driving the company's technology strategy, IT capabilities and digital business initiatives for over 34,000 employees. Please enjoy today's leadership conversation featuring Jim Fowler with Lisa LaRoque of InspireCIO. 

Today's Leadership Conversation features SeattleCIO member and ORBIE winner, Paul Moulton.  Paul Moulton has been Costco's CIO since 2010 where he has overseen growth to 800 stores, over 156,000 employees and $165 billion in worldwide revenue. Paul has held a variety of roles over 36 years at Costco, which prepared him in unexpected ways to become an effective CIOPlease enjoy today's conversation between Paul Moulton and InspireCIO Founder, Frank Bell.

Today's Leadership Conversation features CapitalCIO member and ORBIE winner, Dave Duvall. Dave has held many roles within Discovery Networks before taking on the CIO role in 2020. Dave oversees Discovery's global technology platform - design, configuration and management for over 9,000 employees. In 2020, Dave's department was recognized with a Technology Emmy Award for contributions to “pioneering and advancing cloud-based media supply chain technology.” The Discovery network reaches an audience of over 3 billion viewers worldwide and recently launched a new subscription service, Discovery+ which will further grow Discovery's reach with one of the world's best television libraries. Please enjoy today's conversation between Dave Duvall and InspireCIO VP Evan McLaughlin.

Today's Leadership Unscripted Conversation features two-time ORBIE Winner Thaddeus Arroyo, CEO of AT&T Consumer and InspireCIO founder, Frank Bell.As CIO of Cingular Wireless, Thaddeus was a founding member of GeorgiaCIO and later became CIO of AT&T Wireless.   In recent years Thaddeus was CEO of AT&T Mexico and AT&T Business, and now is CEO of AT&T Consumer including television, wireless, and home internet, with over 170 million combined subscribers.Let's hear how Thaddeus' CIO skills led to CEO roles within America's first major technology company, AT&T.

Today's Leadership Unscripted Conversation features two Fortune 50 CIOs – and – both are members of InspireCIO.Fletcher Previn joined NewYorkCIO last year and was recently recognized as a Global ORBIE Finalist as the CIO for IBM. Fletcher leads over 12,000 IT staff, providing secure, global IT at scale for 350,000 IBM employees worldwide.Juan Perez is an ORBIE winner and joined GeorgiaCIO in 2016 when he was named CIO for United Parcel Service. Juan began his career at UPS in 1990 as an intern - and now leads technology and engineering teams for a worldwide workforce of over 444,000 employees.Let's join Fletcher and Juan to learn about leading IT with global scale and discover how IT can become a strategic driver of culture change. 

There's been much talk about Diversity & Inclusion, but talk is easy... leaders take action. Today's Leadership Unscripted Conversation features Gerald Chertavian, founder and CEO of Year Up and InspireCIO founder, Frank Bell. In 2020, Year Up celebrated its 20th year helping young adults gain the skills, experiences, and support needed to empower them to reach their potential through careers and higher education.  What started with a ride on a bus has become a reliable source for loyal, motivated, skilled talent… serving over 250 companies, including 41 of the Fortune 100.Discover how your organization can benefit from hiring diverse, ambitious, and talented young adults at inspirecio.com/yearup.