The Technologist

This week's guest, Victor Carranza, has come full circle in his professional development experience here at Bitwise Industries. Hear about his journey that started with him taking a leap of faith and signing up for a class at Bitwise, being offered a role as an apprentice, and eventually landing a full-time job as an employee. Now, he's passing what he's learned forward by leading an apprenticeship of his own.

Feeding the world is no small feat, but the San Joaquin Valley is responsible for a large portion of it. This week Thilani talks to Ryan Jacobsen from the Fresno County Farm Bureau and 4th generation Central Valley farmer, about the challenges faced by folks working in Ag in this region and how technology is helping overcome those obstacles.

Tune into this episode to hear the esteemed Shannon Gregg recap her keynote presentation from CenCal Dreamin' 2021. She shares valuable insight on how to leverage the seven pillars of influence to drive Salesforce adoption within your organization.

You've invested in Salesforce, but are you focused on the first customer of the product? In this week's episode, Thilani talks to Jon Cline, an expert in all things Salesforce, about how nurturing your first customer—the teams that use the product— can be incredibly beneficial. Jon explains how getting feedback from your own team on their firsthand user-experience can improve the digital quality of life for everyone in your Salesforce org and your company.

Have you ever wondered what the process looks like to create a web app for your business? In this episode, Thilani talks with Jon Dueck, Director of STEM Education at the Office of Fresno County Superintendent of Schools, about his experience creating an app with Bitwise Technology Consulting - from the conception of the idea to UX/UI, through to the final rollout.

The Salesforce Summer '21 Release is packed with exciting updates for improved functionality and optimization. In this week's episode, Thilani talks with our very own Salesforce Project Manager, Brad Norris, about the upcoming release. He dives into the new features that he expects will make the biggest impact and breaks down the importance of preparing for the release before it launches.

At Bitwise Industries, we believe in the untapped potential of typically underestimated humans. In this week's episode, we talk with Stephanie Moreno, Student Success Specialist, and Chris Hawkins, VP of Technology Consulting, about Bitwise's apprenticeship program. Tune in to hear what sets our apprenticeship program apart from traditional tech bootcamps, and the way it equips participants with the resources, skills, and community to not only access opportunity in the tech industry -- but to change their own life.

In 2020, the team at OnwardUS stood up a platform to help workers displaced by COVID-19 get connected to the resources they needed most. In this episode, Michelle Skoor, Director of OnwardUS, talks about using Salesforce to build the emergency response technology solution in just two weeks. To date, OnwardUS has been able to help over 600,000 people.

In today’s episode, our host, Thilani Grubel, talks with Carley Feil, Product Officer at Tatstat, and Vincent Mays, Founder and CEO of Kolyde Inc. They discuss how they leveraged tech to keep their businesses afloat during the pandemic and the measures they’re taking to future-proof their organizations.

Tune in for part two of our discussion about diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in the workplace. Irma Olguin Jr., Bitwise Co-Founder & CEO, shares some actionable insights on how DEI can affect your workplace and ultimately, your community.

Today we are talking DEI: diversity, equity, and inclusion. Today’s guest is Irma Olguin, Jr. one of our Co-Founder & CEO’s at Bitwise. This is part one of our two-part series, in this part, we’ll be talking DEI in the workplace.

Thilani is joined by Salesforce Administrator, and all-around great guy, Jake Aguilar, who's back to discuss the SFDC Spring 2021 release and the features that excite us the most.

Chase Carter, founder of Listing Alert joins host, Thilani Grubel, for a talk about innovations in Real Estate Technology and areas of opportunity.

Host, Thilani Grubel, discusses the importance of a pixel-perfect app or website with UX/UI designer, Melanie King-Dollie.

This time, "new year, new you" means committing to being good at InfoSecurity. Thilani talks with resident expert, Jackie Callaway about what that looks like, and how we can actually pull it off.

Thilani is joined by Shift3's resident Salesforce expert, Brandon Madeuño about 5 questions your team needs to consider before embarking on a digital transformation with Salesforce.

Thilani has a conversation with Shift3 Technologies' Director of Growth Marketing, Jeanae DuBois—a veteran remote worker—about best practices for our WFH lives.

Host, Thilani Grubel sits down with Kalani Fo to discuss 5 questions that companies should consider before launching a new website, building a mobile application, or any other digital transformation.

Though sometimes you hate to admit it, your users have a love/hate relationship with Salesforce. In this episode, host, Thilani Grubel, and guest, David Akina, discuss a few simple tricks to help you increase the adoption and satisfaction of your users.

Host, Celeste A. Barron, has a conversation with organic grower, Steven Cardoza of Cardoza & Cardoza Farming Company about his experience with AgTech and how it's revolutionizing his company.

A trailer for Shift3 Technologies' new podcast about the intersection of Business and Technology. The show will feature brief conversations with industry experts about how custom software and technology shape businesses and how businesses are shaping technology in today’s marketplace. Each tech talk is under 30 minutes, making each episode a fast listen for business leaders on the move.