The NerdCast

Listen to an interview with Maria Thomas discuss the Internet of Things with Catalant (formerly HourlyNerd). Maria Thomas is an Entrepreneur, CEO and public company board director who leads businesses at the intersection of commerce, media and technology. She currently serves as a board member, angel investor, and advisor to early stage companies, including participating in Catalant's Series B round of financing. Previously, Maria held various leadership positions at SmartThings (CMO and Chief Consumer Officer), Etsy (CEO), NPR (SVP & GM, Digital Media), and Amazon (Dir. of Product, Consumer Electronics).

Readiness to navigate change has been critical for companies this year. Look around you and what do you see? Increasing competitive pressures, an ongoing war for top talent, expanding customer expectations, regulatory complexity and uncertainty and — perhaps most obvious of all — the ever-accelerating speed of technological change. How can you keep up?

Companies are increasingly faced with the challenge of finding and retaining the right knowledge talent to meet key business initiatives and project demands. Innovative companies are opting to venture outside of traditional staffing models to the on-demand economy, where experienced business experts are choosing to work independently. In this webinar, Forrester VP, Principal Analyst and guest speaker Marc Cecere joins Catalant's VP of Strategic Partnerships Rich Gardner to discuss some of the key findings from the June 2017 commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of Catalant Technologies. In addition, Rich talks through a few case studies of companies that are using new sourcing methods to fill critical skills gaps. Download and enjoy the on demand version of the webinar.http://pages.gocatalant.com/Webinar-Are-You-Using-the-Tools-of-the-Future-to-Find-the-Skills-of-the-Future.html

An Interview w/ Terri Gallagher by HourlyNerd

Diane Mulcahy talks about dis-aggregated traditional full-time hires in the flexible workforce.

Catalant had the opportunity to sit down with Diane Mulcahy, an Adjunct Lecturer, Senior Fellow at the Kauffman Foundation and author of the book, The Gig Economy to discuss the flexible workforce and the future of work.

Catalant (fka HourlyNerd) CEO Rob Biederman discusses exactly what it takes to start a tech company without a tech background. From his experience, he supplies 6 brilliant tips for anyone looking to take the dive.

Wondering what you should do about “big data?" We sit down with Catalant expert Dave Herman to talk about two rising technologies that can drive deep insights into your business and give you a leg up on the competition. Dave shares how to get started with one of these technologies (data visualization) and the biggest mistake to avoid when trying to integrate it in your organization. He goes further into neural networks, sharing the story of how he became convinced of the power of such advanced analytics while working at a metal smelter in the Australian outback. Dave is advising leading industrial clients on these technologies and others and we're excited to share his insights in this episode. About Dave Herman: CEO at Anthros Consulting Former consultant at McKinsey & Company PhD, Materials Science & Engineering, Northwestern University BS, Materials Science & Engineering, Cornell University Interested in working with Dave? Visit www.gocatalant.com to get started. Episode highlights: 2:00 - Overview of data visualization and advanced analytics 3:30 - A firsthand story of seeing data visualization catapult a manager's career and spark organizational change 7:00 - How data visualization can reduce meeting time, drive insights, and result in decisions 7:45 - Advice for managers on getting up to speed on data visualization 9:15 - How NOT to incorporate data visualization into your company 11:15 - Dave's additional advice on how to get going with data visualization 13:30 - Neural networks as an advanced analytic technique and its power to drive insights 16:30 - The first steps a manager can take to get up to speed on neural networks or other advanced analytics 19:00 - The best advice Dave ever received and how managers can apply it Mentioned in this episode: Tableau Neural networks Microsoft BI Microsoft One Note Tableau For Dummies