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During this episode you'll learn about: This week's guest: Maura Donovan, Medical Education Specialist of Sports Nutrition at Thorne [0:57] Common types of athletic injuries and the recovery process [2:44] How diet impacts healing after injury [6:03] Post-injury mistakes to avoid [8:37] Best supplements to support injury healing and recovery [10:06] How sleep and stress management support recovery after injury [14:03] 4 practical steps for a smart recovery routine [16:45] Questions from the community What are the best supplements to address knee pain from running? [20:58] What is the single best supplement for athletic recovery? [22:11] How long do supplements have to build up in the body to affect the recovery process? [25:48] What are natural sources of magnesium for injury recovery? [26:57] What happens if you take too much of a supplement? Can it slow down recovery? [28:51] Resources to topics mentioned in this episode: Use Nutrition to Support Recovery from a Workout Injury Top 3 Reasons to Add Glutamine to Your Recovery Plan Injury Recovery 101: Inside and Outside of the Octagon Common Exercise Mistakes That Can Derail Your Fitness Goals The Dangerous Effects of Under-Fueling: Energy Deficiency in Sports Ease Sore and Tight Muscles with a Foam Roller What Effects Does Stress from a Crisis Have on Your Body? How Inflammation Impacts Brain Health What Is the Difference Between IBS and IBD? Products mentioned in this episode: Magnesium, Fish Oil & Omega-3s, Collagen, Amino Complex, Vitamin D, Creatine, Vitamin C, PharmaGABA, Theanine, Phosphatidylserine, Joint Support Nutrients, Glucosamine & Chondroitin, Catalyte®, Curcumin Phytosome, Beta Alanine-SR Subscribe to More Content Subscribe to the show wherever you listen to podcasts so you never miss an episode. You can also learn more about the topics in the episode by checking out the latest news, videos, and stories on Thorne's Take 5 Daily blog.

How well are you using all the data flowing through your business? While businesses are familiar with using data from CRM, ERP, and business intelligence tools, Courtney, David, and Mohan explore the untapped power of unstructured data—emails, Slack messages, and Zoom calls. This new era of commercial intelligence uses AI to digest these communication streams and make smarter business decisions. David breaks down the five pillars of commercial intelligence—revenue intelligence, market intelligence, client intelligence, engagement intelligence, and value stream intelligence—while discussing how AI can transform professional service firms. Guest Chris Sorel from Catalyte joins Pete Buer to discuss how AI's potential goes far beyond generative models, improving everything from productivity to customer engagement and platform services. In the "What's Your 9-1-1?" segment, Pete highlights a fascinating New York Times story where AI correctly diagnosed a medical condition missed by doctors, sparking a conversation on how businesses should start considering AI as part of their customer engagement strategies. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/KtEHBz8B-jk  Learn more about Knownwell's commercial intelligence platform at www.knownwell.com/demo.

In this Performance Edition of The Thorne Podcast, Olympian and shot put world record holder Ryan Crouser talks about his career as an athlete and college coach, getting his travel routine down to a science, and how he's preparing for the Paris 2024 Summer Olympic Games. During this episode you'll learn about: This week's guest: Ryan Crouser, two-time Olympian and current world record holder in both the indoor and outdoor shot put [0:35] Crouser's shot putting career and how Thorne gives him peace of mind [1:07] What it means to be a self-coached athlete and the importance of data [6:10] Crouser's experience coaching college athletes [11:43] What goal setting means for Crouser [16:59] The impact of international travel on athletic performance Crouser's sleep and hydration strategies [22:34] How Crouser's past Olympic Games inform his preparation for Paris [26:48] Questions from the community Competing is so much of your job. How do you stay relaxed? [31:47] Are there any sports that would help with throwing shot put or what advice would you give to younger athletes who are interested? [32:40] Do you have a favorite “food city” that you've competed in or trained in? [36:39] Do you have any superstitions or routines that you try to stick to? [38:22] Resources to topics mentioned in this episode: These Are the Ideal Supplements to Pack When Traveling The Top 5 Supplements for a Good Night's Sleep Olympic Champion Lee Kiefer Pursues Longevity Beyond Her Golden Legacy Team USA Weightlifter Abby Raymond Talks Supplement Safety Olympic Fencer Gerek Meinhardt Puts Aging 'En Garde!' My Journey to Thorne, From Olympic Athlete to Safety Advocate, with Wes Barnett One Dream: Gold Medalist Gail Devers Shares Her Inspiring Health Journey Visit USA Track & Field Visit Paris 2024 Summer Olympic Games Follow Crouser's Olympic journey on Instagram From the podcast archives: Everything You've Ever Wanted to Know About the Olympics with Wes Barnett; Love and Fencing: From Olympics to Medical School Products mentioned in this episode: Catalyte, EnteroMend, Vitamin C, Zinc Subscribe to more content: Subscribe to the show wherever you listen to podcasts so you never miss an episode. You can also learn more about the topics in the episode by checking out the latest news, videos, and stories on Thorne's Take 5 Daily blog.

In today's episode, David Kaus, VP of HR at Catalyte, is a human resources professional and servant leader that is passionate about increasing the effectiveness of organizations and maximizing employees' potential. In his roles, which have ranged from his current position managing over 700 employees to an Instructional Designer, David collaborates with business leaders to create and implement strategic and tactical plans to meet company objectives and growth initiatives, develops and tracks HR metrics to identify process improvement, organizational development, and employee engagement opportunities and helps employees and managers navigate ambiguity in fast-paced and changing environments. 

In this podcast episode of Schmidt List, host Kurt Schmidt interviews Curt Schwab, President of Catalyte's Talent on Demand. Catalyte, a pioneering company, has developed AI-driven technology to identify individuals with untapped technology aptitude and train them to become IT professionals.This game-changing approach reduces the talent gap and transforms lives by providing opportunities for high-paying technology careers.Curt Schwab discusses how Catalyte uses its proprietary AI model to search for individuals with high technology aptitudes in non-traditional roles such as baristas, bank tellers, and even individuals with unrelated academic backgrounds. He shares insights into how this approach fills the technology talent gap and creates immense social impact, leading to life-changing career trajectories for these individuals.Schwab delves into the evolving process of training the AI model over the past two decades, leveraging massive amounts of data to identify patterns and refine the precision of talent sourcing. He explores the outreach process, manual for now, to engage potential candidates and ensure they understand the legitimacy of the opportunity offered by Catalyte.The conversation dives into the symbiotic relationship between Catalyte's AI-driven talent identification and its training programs. Schwab talks about how the services and training sides complement each other, with the aim of providing hands-on experience to apprentices while helping clients solve real-world technology problems.Furthermore, Schwab sheds light on the potential challenges and opportunities in the IT services industry, emphasizing Catalyte's unique position with the AI technology, its social impact, and its ability to reduce technology delivery costs while fostering the continuity of technology teams.This conversation offers valuable insights into Catalyte's transformative approach to talent sourcing and technology training, paving the way for individuals to embark on high-paying technology careers and addressing the talent gap in the IT industry.To learn more about Catalyte and its innovative talent sourcing and training approach, visit www.catalyte.io.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/schmidt-list-inspiring-leaders--2664825/support.

The world seems to be balancing a lot of good news with the bad news these days. At least that's an improvement from the days of COVID when it was all bad. Anyway, that same balance impacts the recruiting industry, and thus this episode. The good news: Amazon, Salesforce are hiring and companies like HiBob, Druid, Catalyte, Betterleap and others are raising new funds. The bad news: Google just laid-off hundreds of recruiters globally and Oyster, who's raised $224 million is going through its second round of layoffs this year. Then the boys cover the UAW strike vs. the Big Three, ask whether we really need CEOs when there's AI and wonder why Elon isn't turning X (formerly Twitter) into an OnlyFans competitor. Even Rep. Lauren Boebert would approve. Enjoy.

The world seems to be balancing a lot of good news with the bad news these days. At least that's an improvement from the days of COVID when it was all bad. Anyway, that same balance impacts the recruiting industry, and thus this episode. The good news: Amazon, Salesforce are hiring and companies like HiBob, Druid, Catalyte, Betterleap and others are raising new funds. The bad news: Google just laid-off hundreds of recruiters globally and Oyster, who's raised $224 million is going through its second round of layoffs this year. Then the boys cover the UAW strike vs. the Big Three, ask whether we really need CEOs when there's AI and wonder why Elon isn't turning X (formerly Twitter) into an OnlyFans competitor. Even Rep. Lauren Boebert would approve. Enjoy.

The Shred is a weekly roundup of who's raised funds, who's been acquired and who's on the move in the world of recruitment. The Shred is brought to you today by Jobcase (https://www.jobcase.com).

With over three decades of industry expertise in marketing, media, and communications, Marla Kaplowitz brought her seasoned experience to the 4A's in 2017 as President & CEO. Guiding the association, she redefines its future trajectory, fostering collaborative impact for member success in business transformation and talent development.Before her role at the 4A's, Marla led as CEO of North America at MEC (now Wavemaker, part of WPP) from 2011 to 2017. Her 12-year journey at MediaVest (now Spark Foundry, part of Publicis) preceded this, following her beginnings at DMB&B and Ammirati Puris Lintas.Marla's influential footprint extends to various roles, including directorship at Penn Entertainment's Board and memberships on non-profit Boards such as The Ad Council, BBB National Programs, Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA), Trustworthy Accountability Group (TAG), and MediaVillage.In this episode, Marla and I discuss:Staying Goal-Oriented: Insights on how to align with your goals and maintain unwavering focus.Feedback vs. Criticism: Navigating the fine line between feedback and criticism and leveraging both for growth.Normalizing Self-Doubt: Viewing Imposter Syndrome as a natural part of growth and actionable ways to overcome it.Leading Industry Transformation: How Marla shapes the focus of the 4A's and its commitment to diversity and inclusion, driving industry-wide change. Ageism Expertise: Advice for candidates over 40, combatting ageism and leveraging experience.Show's Guest: Marla Kaplowitz, President & CEO, 4A'sFollow Marla Kaplowitz on LinkedInLearn more about the American Association of Advertising Agencies (4A's) HERELearn about the 4A's and Catalyte Apprenticeship program HERE Support the show Jill Griffin is on a mission to improve life in the workplace by helping leaders design their next chapter, increase their well-being, intentionality and impact. Jill's executive coaching, strategy, and innovation have generated multi-millions in revenue for the world's largest agencies, start-ups, and well-known brands. She works with individuals, teams, and organizations to create cultures allowing leaders to increase performance and impact while maintaining well-being. Visit JillGriffinCoaching.com for more details on: Book a 1:1 Career Strategy and Executive Coaching HERE CEO Advising and Consulting Gallup CliftonStrengths Corporate Workshops to build a strengths-based culture Team Dynamics training to increase retention, communication, goal setting, and effective decision-making Grab a personal Resume Refresh with Jill Griffin HERE Follow @jillGriffinOffical on Instagram for daily inspiration Connect with and follow Jill on LinkedIn

Michael Rosenbaum is founder and executive chairman of Catalyte, a recognized leader in onshore agile application services working with clients onsite or from development centers in Baltimore, Md. and Portland, Ore., and CEO of Arena. Prior to starting Catalyte, Mike received an Irving R. Kaufman Fellowship to build the first version of what is now the company's analytics engine for talent selection and team assembly. Prior to that, he was a John M. Olin Fellow at Harvard University where he researched, wrote and taught on economics and law. Michael is also the CEO of Pegged Software. Michael is a frequent national speaker and contributor, sharing insights and advice on IT strategies and practices as they relate to application development, innovation, bi-modal sourcing, Agile, big data, onshoring and domestic sourcing. He has a JD from Harvard Law School, an MSc in Economics from the London School of Economics and Political Science and a BA from Harvard College.

The founders of Venice Music have extensive experience in the music industry.Troy Carter is the founder and CEO of Q&A, the parent company of Venice Music. Formerly, Troy was the founder and CEO of Atom Factory, where he rose to prominence, nurturing the careers of global superstars, including Lady Gaga and John Legend. He most recently served at Spotify as its Global Head of Creator Services, overseeing the company's growth strategy for artists and record labels.Suzy Ryoo is the Co-Founder & President of Q&A. Suzy's also passionate about investing in mission-driven founders and supports companies including Therabody, MobileCoin, Catalyte, Ready, Seed, Yumi & Blueland.Now, they're building the future of music in web3.Join ONE37pm as we chat about how Venice Music started and how it is changing the music industry with an all-in-one solution to distribute music, manage royalty payments, & more.Thank you for joining ONE37pm as we chatted about how Venice Music started and how it is changing the music industry with an all-in-one solution to distribute music, manage royalty payments, & more. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Former NFL tight end Greg Olsen shares his advice for building a long career as a professional athlete, talks about his transition into the commentator's chair, and gives his thoughts on healthy aging as a retired football player in the Performance Edition of The Thorne Podcast. During this episode you'll learn about: Greg Olsen, 14-year veteran of the NFL [0:35] An investment in off-season training for on-the-field longevity [2:57] Help along the way from a diverse crew of trainers and coaches [5:29] Confidence in substance-free performance with NSF-certified supplements [8:38] How Greg fuels his post-NFL days with family time, tennis, and active movement [12:57] What healthy aging means for a retired football player [14:58] Questions from the community [17:55] The Youth Inc. podcast about youth sports athletes [18:28] Advice to young athletes on building long successful careers [19:30] Transitioning from football field to the commentator's booth [21:58] What Greg does now to stay active and mentally sharp [23:43] How to become the best mentor: Do first, keep learning, lead by example [25:27] Greg's favorite supplements [29:54] The HEARTest Yard: Greg's mission after his son was diagnosed with a congenital heart defect [35:01] Resources to topics mentioned in this episode: Q&A with World-Class Performance Coach Pete Bommarito How Does NSF Protect Athletes? The Surprising Blood Levels of Professional Football Players How Does Thorne's Biological Age Test Work? The Risks of Being Vitamin D Deficient as an Athlete The Joint Bundle: Because You Can't Compete Without Healthy Joints Links to products mentioned in this episode: : NiaCel, Joint Support Bundle, Catalyte, Biological Age Test, Protein Powders R4R: The Greg Olsen Foundation and The HEARTest Yard Youth Inc. podcast Subscribe To More Content Make sure to never miss an episode by subscribing to the show on your podcast app. You can also learn more about what we talked about by visiting Thorne.com and checking out the latest news, videos, and stories on Thorne's Take 5 Daily blog.   * These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. These products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

Angela Navarro, CEO and Managing Partner of Catalyte Leadership Acceleration, was interviewed by Adam Torres on the Mission Matters Business Podcast.  Angela Navarro works to amplify leadership potential for leaders and teams in professional services and private equity. Through Catalyte Leadership Acceleration, a Beecher Reagan Company, the Catalyte team helps clients drive tangible, measurable growth and performance improvements. Follow Adam on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/askadamtorres/ for up to date information on book releases and tour schedule.Apply to be interviewed by Adam on our podcast:https://missionmatters.lpages.co/podcastguest/Visit our website:https://missionmatters.com/Mortgage Connects, an MGIC PodcastInsights and tips from top mortgage industry pros!Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify

Angela Navarro, CEO and Managing Partner of Catalyte Leadership Acceleration, was interviewed by Adam Torres on the Mission Matters Business Podcast. Angela Navarro works to amplify leadership potential for leaders and teams in professional services and private equity. Through Catalyte Leadership Acceleration, a Beecher Reagan Company, the Catalyte team helps clients drive tangible, measurable growth and performance improvements. Follow Adam on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/askadamtorres/ for up to date information on book releases and tour schedule.Apply to be interviewed by Adam on our podcast:https://missionmatters.lpages.co/podcastguest/Visit our website:https://missionmatters.com/

Two-Brain Business founder Chris Cooper and Thorne inside sales manager Katie Mead join the Performance Edition of the Thorne Podcast to discuss the evolving world of owning a gym and tips for client retention in the fitness industry. During this episode you'll learn about: Chris Cooper of Two-Brain Business: From a failing gym to a best-selling book [1:35] 6 keys to make a gym run better and increase client value [4:20] Katie Mead, inside sales manager, on virtual dispensaries with Thorne's online platform [6:00] How to find trusted supplement partners for a micro gym's brand [9:32] What makes Thorne different? [13:22] Health test kits provide guidance on how to supplement [15:40] A prescriptive model to coaching and upgrading clients' lives [17:40] Two-Brain Summit: How personal trainers can prepare for a post-COVID-19 world [19:42] Events with Sarah Robb O'Hagan of EXOS, coach connections, and more [20:49] Questions from the community [23:10] The state of selling supplements [23:40] How to know what to sell? [27:02] Chris's top 4 tips to keep clients coming back [28:36] CrossFit network of gym owners [31:30] Resources to topics mentioned in this episode: Read more on Chris Cooper's methods at TwoBrainBusiness.com Gym Owners United Facebook page Become a Thorne Affiliate with the CrossFit Affiliate Partner Network Quick guide to Thorne's health tests The Thorne Testing Philosophy: 5 Ways We're Revolutionizing Wellness Products mentioned in the episode: Catalyte, Amino Complex   Subscribe To More Content Make sure to never miss an episode by subscribing to the show on your podcast app. You can also learn more about what we talked about by visiting Thorne.com and checking out the latest news, videos, and stories on Thorne's Take 5 Daily blog.

Lolita Taub has always been about community, from her upbringing in South Central LA to now at The Community Fund, which is a venture capital fund that invests in community-driven companies, “connecting people to people and resources to achieve results.” By day, Lolita is the Corporate Development VP at Catalyte, but on breaks or weekends, she is an operator-investor, looking for those unicorns of the future. She believes these companies will “have customers that identify as members where members have a space to create value for each other, and then start this marketing sales flywheel.”Listen for Lolita's ideas of the expensive side of building a customer base and how “only good things can come out of” involving customers into building a company, such as lifetime value, retention, sales leads, and talent acquisition, among other benefits.Also, don't miss Lolita and David discussing the startup investor matching tool that began last year right on Twitter, and how COVID has changed how we build relationships. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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The 2018 U.S. Open doubles champion CoCo Vandeweghe joins Thorne’s Director of Sports Science, Joel Totoro in this special performance edition of the Thorne podcast to discuss the training and nutrition that goes into fueling Coco’s competitive spirit on the tennis court. During this episode you’ll learn about: Coco Vandeweghe Background and family [1:00] The Grand Slam Tournaments [2:49] CoCo career highlights [3:50] Overcoming injury [4:30] Injury rehab [6:45] Recovery process [9:00] Mental aspects [11:00] Recovery and performance tips [12:30] Recovery basics [12:55] Diet [14:00] Working with a dietician [14:41] Electrolytes and Supplements [15:31] Coco’s nutrition and supplement regimen [16:50] Catalyte [17:00] Finding time to relax and unwind [18:00] Looking ahead in 2021 [19:31] Questions from the community [21:17] How has Covid impacted your performance and training? [21:22] How much training is in the gym vs. on the court/technique training for tennis? [23:15] Coco’s family of athletes [25:00] Tennis inspirations [26:17] Upcoming tennis players inspired by CoCo [26:54] Other sports outside of Tennis: Golf [27:24] Secret to victory in Tennis doubles match [28:05] Headstrong: supporting mental health for veterans [29:16] Resources to topics mentioned in this episode: Hydration: Catalyte vs. Bottled Brands CoCo Vandeweghe and Thorne: A Doubles Pair That's Hard to Beat CoCo Vandeweghe: A Day in The Life of An Elite Tennis Star My Thorne Story: How CoCo Stays Hydrated On The Court Subscribe To More Content Make sure to never miss an episode by subscribing to the show on your podcast app. You can also learn more about what we talked about by visiting Thorne.com and checking out the latest news, videos, and stories on Thorne’s Take 5 Daily blog. * These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. These products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

A Navy veteran with an established technology career, Karl was not a typical candidate for Catalyte's software developer training and apprenticeship program. However, with his specialized area of expertise no longer in demand, Karl spent nearly a decade looking for a way back into the industry. A Craigslist ad promising "software developer training – no experience necessary" proved to be that way back in. Listen to Karl describe his journey, how Catalyte has its thumb on the pulse of diversity and inclusion and how he advocates for other non-traditional developers in this Sourcing for Innovation podcast episode:

In this episode of The Outspoken Podcast, host Shana Cosgrove talks to Dana Ledyard, Regional Managing Director at Catalyte. Dana talks about her time as the managing director of the nonprofit, Girls Who Code, and the work she now does with Catalyte. She also discusses what she’s seen in regards to equity and diversity in the tech industry. Listen to how Catalyte recruits and trains their talent. QUOTES “Honestly, I think 90% of adulting is showing up and follow through.” -Dana Ledyard [22:35] “I think that if I’m going to spend 40-50-60 more hours a week at a job or free-time, I want it to be something that I believe is like moving the world forward or trying to make things a better place, especially for young people.” -Dana Ledyard [25:24] “You have to come in prepared. Right? Like you have to know the numbers. You have to know what you’re worth. You have to decide what’s important to you.” -Dana Ledyard [56:51] TIMESTAMPS [00:04] Intro [01:58] Meet Dana Ledyard [03:18] Girls Who Code programming courses [07:31] Dana’s previous role at Girls Who Code [09:30] Equity and diversity [12:31] The importance of parents’ support [13:15] Feeling like you don’t belong [20:49] More about Dana [22:30] How she became such a badass [26:12] Her childhood [29:46] Attending the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill [32:34] How Dana got involved with Catalyte [34:47] How Catalyte recruits talent [39:39] The environment at Catalyte [41:30] The modules [42:39] Placement and how they find internships [46:42] Who takes the assessment [49:01] Comparing outcomes data [52:44] What makes Dana the most proud professionally [55:29] The best advice she got professionally [57:13] Her best advice for other professionals [01:00:28] A book that has impacted Dana [01:02:25] How she feels gender has affected her professionally [01:05:43] Work/life balance [01:07:19] Dana’s love for cheesy country music [01:08:10] What’s next for Dana [01:09:41] Outro RESOURCES https://girlswhocode.com/ (Girls Who Code) https://girlswhocode.com/programs/summer-immersion-program (Girls Who Code Summer Immersion Program) https://scratch.mit.edu/ (Scratch) https://www.python.org/ (Python) https://www.arduino.cc/ (Arduino) https://www.raspberrypi.org/ (Raspberry Pi) https://www.olay.com/super-bowl-liv-offical-olay-commercial-makespaceforwomen/ (Girls Who Code Superbowl Ad) https://ghc.anitab.org/ (The Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing) https://www.glamour.com/gallery/top-new-women-leaders-in-technology (Glamour’s 35 Women Under 35 Who Are Changing the Tech Industry) https://www.outwardbound.org/ (Outward Bound) https://www.codeintheschools.org/ (Code in the Schools) https://www.unc.edu/ (The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) http://www.moreheadcain.org/ (The Morehead-Cain) https://www.baltimorecorps.org/ (Baltimore Corps) https://www.amazon.com/Girl-Code-Gaming-Going-Getting/dp/006247250X (Girl Code: Gaming, Going Viral, and Getting It Done) by Andrea Gonzales and Sophie Houser https://tamponrun.com/ (Tampon Run) https://www.harpercollins.com/products/lets-talk-about-race-julius-lester?variant=33007902720034 (Let's Talk about Race) by Julius Lester https://untamedbook.com/ (Untamed) by Glennon Doyle RELEVANT LINKS https://www.catalyte.io/ (Catalyte website) https://learn.catalyte.io/ (Online screening for potential software developers) https://www.catalyte.io/transform-your-technology-workforce-with-odyssey/ (Odyssey) https://www.facebook.com/Catalyte.io/ (Catalyte on Facebook) https://twitter.com/Catalyte_io (Catalyte on Twitter) https://www.linkedin.com/company/catalyteio/ (Catalyte on LinkedIn) https://vimeo.com/catalyte (Catalyte on Vimeo) https://soundcloud.com/catalyte-sourcing-for-innovation (Catalyte on Soundcloud) https://www.linkedin.com/in/danaledyard/ (Dana Ledyard on LinkedIn) https://twitter.com/dledyard (Dana Ledyard on Twitter)

Jamar Johnson was a mixed martial arts instructor when we discovered Catalyte in the mid-2000's. A successful graduate of our software developer training program, Jamar has continued to succeed in the technology industry. He is currently the director of quality and release management, HR technology and information strategy at Comcast. He also chairs Comcast's Black Employee Network. In this candid conversation, Jamar shares his developer journey from a non-traditional background to leading teams at one of America's largest companies. He recounts how Catalyte helped him launch that journey. He also dives into how the tech industry as a whole can do a better job using technology to create a diverse talent pool and build more equitable companies. Hint: everyone speaks "green."

Jacob is the CEO of Catalyte. Catalyte believes that aptitude is equally distributed, but opportunity is not. They find hidden technology talent others can’t. The company provides new opportunities for sustainable and diverse tech talent that powers transformational software engineering ‒ when, where and how it’s needed – and accelerates business outcomes.  Listen to this week's episode to learn more about the work they are doing in Baltimore and the national implications for the future of our workforce.

Podcast: The Secure Communications Podcast (LS 25 · TOP 10% what is this?)Episode: Ron Gula: The Future of Quantum CryptographyPub date: 2020-07-09Quantum computing isn't a reality yet, but most experts concede it is not far away. When that day comes, threat actors will have the ability to decrypt data they've stolen years before -- unless that data is protected by quantum-resistant cryptography. On this week's episode of The Secure Communications Podcast, we talk with cybersecurity investor and policy expert Ron Gula about the promises of and challenges associated with quantum cryptography. In this episode Ron is President at Gula Tech Adventures, which focuses on cybersecurity technology, strategy and policy. Since 2017, GTA has invested in dozens of cyber start-ups and supported multiple cyber funds. From 2002 to 2016, Ron was the co-founder and CEO of Tenable Network Security. He helped grow the company to 20,000 customers, raise $300m in venture capital and grow revenues to $100m, setting up the company for an IPO in 2018. Prior to Tenable, Ron was a cyber industry pioneer and developed one of the first commercial network intrusion detection systems called Dragon, ran risk mitigation for the first cloud company, was deploying network honeypots in the mid 90s for the DOD and was a penetration tester for the NSA where he got to participate in some of the nation's first cyber exercises. Ron is involved in a variety of cyber nonprofits and think tanks including Defending Digital Campaigns, the Cyber Moonshot, the National Security Institute and the Wilson Center.  Quick links Check out the Gula Tech Adventures website Follow Ron on LinkedIn  Read Kathleen (00:08): Thank you for joining today's episode of The Secure Communications Podcast. I'm your host Kathleen Booth. And today my guest is Ron Gula. Ron was the founder, cofounder, I should say, and CEO of Tenable. Today he is the president and cofounder of Gula Tech Adventures. Ron, you have an unbelievable bio. You know, you've been on the board of so many different cybersecurity companies. You're an active investor. You are, have served as a global fellow at the Wilson center, an advisory board member for George Mason University's National Security Institute. You have such a fascinating perspective on the cybersecurity industry, you know, too much to name. If I went through your whole bio, we could spend the entire podcast on that. But, but I'm really excited to have you here and, and get your perspective on a topic that I think is really interesting, which is quantum cryptography. Ron (01:00): Thank you very much for the the kind introduction and thank you very much for having me on the podcast today. So quantum cryptography, I, I it's, that's a topic that people should be very, very afraid of. But unfortunately we're really not doing a whole lot about it right now. So you know, assuming your users know a good bit about cryptography already, I kind of look at this problem as if somebody's collecting all of your encrypted traffic. Can they use a quantum computer at some point in the future to somehow break that traffic? And you would think that because of that threat, perhaps from quantum computers, you know, that there'd be more investment here and more awareness, but there really hasn't been. Kathleen (01:43): So let's start out by talking about the timeline, because I think this is something that, well, it's certainly something that I find fascinating. And I don't know if, if everybody understands it and maybe this is one of the reasons for a lack of investment in it, you know? We don't have quantum computing yet. What is, what is your opinion as far as when you think that it will actually be usable? Ron (02:07): So it's, it's interesting. I, I've, I've gotten a chance to spend some time with quantum computing companies and I ask them, so, you know, I ask them, so when can we break crypto? You know, when can we solve certain kinds of other problems and whatnot? And typically there's not a good answer there. And, and, and I said, well, do you think anybody else has done it? And they typically say no, because as soon as somebody has figured out how to do it, all these people are going to disappear and go work for the CIA or the NSA or a bank or, or, or, or something like that. So I think it's really difficult to put a number on, is this like a next year thing or next decade thing? And the problem kind of also overlooks the fact that you've got to collect all this traffic. Ron (02:48): Now, if you think about, if you imagine that the NSA and our adversaries have an infinite amount of storage and have infinite points to collect our data, then, then this is a problem. But, you know, the reality is that we live in a world based on physics, and, you know, a lot of these things need to be stored and kept in places. And I don't think the average person's having, they're, they're, they're having more stuff stored on them in social media, then perhaps an adversary is going to, you know, kind of come after them and collect on them Kathleen (03:17): Now, and, and, you know, I'm not a highly technical cybersecurity expert. And so my understanding of quantum the risk associated with quantum computing is that, you know, we don't have to worry right now that somebody could use it to, you know, crack, crack into some of the most protected information we have, but someday it's going to be a possibility. And I think, you know, the average person might think, well, who cares? So someday we'll deal with it then. But I guess my understanding is it's, it's more, you know, we can have that data stolen now and it can be held and eventually compromised in the future when that capability does come online. Is that right? Ron (03:57): It is a good, a good application of that is imagine you have something today that a crypt, cryptography that we all use - the TLS, SSL TLS you know, basically the, the S in your HTTPS. Technically you should be able to go and, you know, go to a coffee shop and go visit your favorite, you know, Facebook website, that's got, that's protected by that kind of, of crypto. And even if it was collected, it's going to be hard to break. But if at some point in the future, you know, somebody does come along and have an easy to use quantum computing, you might be able to do that. Now it starts getting a little far fetched. Is there a coffee shop somewhere, of course, pre COVID or whatever, you know, but it's some place that we're all using, you know, publicly collectible traffic that we could then say, well, the one day Ron Gula came in and happened to check his bank account. Ron (04:49): I have those packets that are in there and all, all set to go, you know? It's, it's just, it's when you think of all the things you have to do to protect yourself online, you know, patch, two factor authentication. This, it's just not the top of list for most people. And if they want to, they can just use their own, you know, a VPN, a product that you guys offer, right? Where I've done my key exchange ahead of time. You know, granted, you might be able to collect those packets and, and do it, but now you're, you're still a much harder target than people who are just relying on the cryptography from the web applications that they're using. Kathleen (05:26): Yeah. And it seems like for the average person, the notion that somebody could steal my data now, and, you know, 10 years from now, they could crack into it, I would think, so what? Like, my credit card numbers will have changed by that point. Who knows if I'll be at the same bank? Like, it almost, it doesn't seem like much of a risk to me, but where I think it gets really scary is when you think about data leakage from a place like the NSA, which, which has been compromised, you know, and there has been information stolen out of there, and maybe somebody can't process it and get into it right now. But, but if 10 from now, they're able to discover the identities of certain people or, you know, different programs that the U S government has, that then becomes a truly frightening prospect it seems. Ron (06:08): It is. And again, it's hard to be a, you know, a cybersecurity pro, cyber security person and say like, this is just not that big of a deal. But for me, I used to be like, Hey, look, this is a big problem, right? Computer's gonna be a lot faster, whether they're quantum or not. And, but at the coffee shop, you know, with using your quantum resistant cryptography, chances are the, the, the 20 dollar lock on your house that you bought from Home Depot, somebody can bust through that and put, you know, sniffers in your house you know, but little bugs that can get the same kind of information that you're trying to protect. So the question is really is, you know, when you bring that over to a large enterprise, it's, it gets, it gets interesting. It's just not the number one thing that people are working on. Kathleen (06:53): So given that the differences in the kind of, the level of risk and the implications of a compromise, do you think that, where, where do you see most of the work coming from on, on quantum resistant cryptography? Is it, do you see a lot of it coming out of the government or being funded by the government, or do you see more of it coming out of the private sector? Ron (07:15): So, so the biggest innovation I've seen in quantum resistant sort of security is, is this concept of, of multipath communications or shredding. So if I'm going to go from point A to point B, and you're assuming that your adversary is collecting on you between those things, if you can take a thousand different routes, every second, you're going to minimize the amount of data that they can collect on you. And of course, they're on your computer. Your computer is compromised. It's not going to help you, but neither will quantum resistant cryptography. And similarly, you know, if you're worried about data at rest, and you've got a one MB file, if you had a, like a hashing algorithm or a way to just physically separate that file into many, many different places - a little bit on Amazon, a little bit on Google, a little bit on your USB drive - you know, whatever, whatever that combination is, an adversary would then not only have to be able to break, your crypto, like get access to all of that, that data, that data. So the strange thing is, I've been pitched a bunch of companies like this, and there's pretty cool things. And I just, haven't seen a lot of people jump on this because they're on this mindset that the future is basically endpoint cryptography, or endpoint computing and cloud computing. You know, there'll be no CASBs in the middle. There's no, it's just about that secure access between where I need to go and where I need to go. And they're not worried about, you know, making sure that it's crypto or quantum resistant at that point. Okay. Kathleen (08:37): What do you think is, needs to happen to change that? Ron (08:42): There's gotta be a little bit more, I think, demonstration of this. And unfortunately, you know, the demonstrations we are getting is that when we break crypto, it's usually a software bug, right? Someone's figured out a way that they can see the CPU, change a crypto algorithm, extract keys, extract that, that type of stuff. But the problem is, is that, you know, just doing basic cryptography is so hard. You really have to understand who has access to your keys. You have to rotate keys, you have to do all those things. And I always like to point out that a lot of people got into cybersecurity came out of the military. They were key custodians, right? They were the people who would re-key the point to point bulk encrypters. They would, they would do things like change the codes for, you know, for duress, the duties got protocols for changing these different things. And the commercial world, private citizens, they have no concept of that. Ron (09:29): Right? I mean, I, I know people who have bad passwords to get into their password manager, you know? It's like, that's not the point, you know? So, so that's my concern is that, you know, we've really got to level up, a lot of basic hygiene things before we go tackle this. Now don't get me wrong. If, if tomorrow you know, Facebook or, or, or, or Amazon, or, you know, whoever has got more advanced, you know, ways for us to authenticate and, you know, encrypt as we, as we connect to them, you know, I'm, I'm, I'm happy with that. But in the meantime, you know, I still recommend people, like, if you're concerned about this, you should be buying products like Attila. You should be buying products that where you control your own infrastructure and then make use of what you control, because you can't just control everything else. Kathleen (10:17): So who's, who's doing really interesting work in the field of quantum cryptography? Who's out there kind of at the cutting edge? Ron (10:26): So there's, it's a little bit like the supercomputers, right? And so they, they every, every month or so you hear, Oh, the Japanese have got the world's largest supercomputer or the Russians do, or the Chinese do. Right? So the quantum folks are doing, doing interesting things. So the quantum computing folks, you've got here in Maryland, you've got that. Everybody's got a project because there's such interesting things. And, you know, I get to watch a lot of science fiction and, and play a lot of science fiction. You know, like World Builders. I'm playing Expanding Universe 2 right now. And it's kind of like Civilization, right? And quantum computing is usually one of the things you unlock that gives your, your race or your species, you know, magical powers. The problem is that the promise of what the quantum community just hasn't, it hasn't delivered yet. I think if anybody has broken it, you know, or they haven't done a lot of a lot of practical things with it just yet, that we've, that we've seen. Kathleen (11:19): So do you think it will be broken at the nation state level or in the private sector? Ron (11:22): Yeah. These are very, these are it's um, so without trying to sound too negative, so venture capital people talk to each other and you know, why would you invest in this company? Why would you not invest in this company? And it really tracks, the quantum computing, it's really tracking like healthcare research, where it takes a long time. There's a lot of PhDs in involved. A lot of universities involved. A lot of research. I mean, this is not true trivial stuff that you're going to do in your, or your, your garage. You're talking, moving atoms your, and then getting them to do things, things, and compute. And it sounded like wasn't that what a chip is? Like, Oh, the science is a lot different. Ron (12:07): I was very lucky. One day I got to visit one of these, these super computing, quantum computing companies. And there was another visiting fellow and, and this person had been to like nine other places. I got to hear about all the different kinds of, I'm dated because it's only two years ago. But at the same time, this could be a 20 year journey before we have a practical computer that you can buy in your, your you know, in your house. And it reminds me of when you, when you go and you see these, these quantum computers, you, you're like, where's the computer? They don't look like computers. It's telling you, there's a couple of these organizations. Ron (12:50): They show basic things like, show me how to code the traveling salesman problems. And I'll, I'll get the look like, no, we're not, you know, we're not really there yet. It's something I think is, is worthwhile to do. And if we're going to talk, talk a bit about quantum encryption and a bit about, there's this third area about quantum communications, where you can basically encode you know, the photons, the wave lengths in a certain way. Possibly you can, you can change a quantum object here. Maybe you can, you can stimulate it moving on the other side of the universe as a form of communications. I would love to see that. Everything I've seen has been snake oil. So, you know, I'm all for that kind of stuff, but it's, it's, it's not ready for commoditization in prime time just yet. Kathleen (13:37): Yeah. Now how accessible, if, if somebody is concerned about this and they do want to take steps now to try and protect their data, how accessible is quantum resistant cryptography now? Ron (13:51): Well, one of the reasons, so it's very accessible. You know, one of the reasons that the venture capital community has not jumped on this, it's because the cryptography becomes an OEM type of type of market. And before, you know, I get jumped on for, not from you, but know my business model. There's nothing fundamentally wrong with that. Ron (14:20): I have to do similar things. I probably have been pitched the last three, four years, probably about maybe 10 or 11 different quantum crypto library companies, where they actually don't sell anything to a direct customer. They sell it as a third party. Like a you know, w which is the believer that it's the right thing, because, you know, photography is hard. What you want is you want a team of really, really smart people who that's, all they've done. They focused on the cryptography has been vetted by the U S government. You know, that, that that sort of approach, the problem is that if they're out there selling well, licensing a library, it's not a huge, a huge thing. Back in the late nineties, early two thousands, I remember that you know, ISS, for the product that they were doing, they switched to elliptic curve cryptography to you know, communicate with their agents. And it was more resistant and that kind of stuff. Didn't really make a lot of difference I think for, for, for people that were like, okay, that's cool. That's, that's, that's better crypto, but, you know, does that really make you a better, a better security? And you would think it would be, especially since people do break into security products, but the market didn't, the market could have cared less. They want easier to use products. They don't really want, you know, that kind of stuff, but that's kind of where we're at right now. Kathleen (15:31): That's so fascinating. I mean, I think it's, it kind of applies to a lot of security, the sense that, you know, while we know there are risks out there, we just choose not to protect against them. It's, you know, it's like buying insurance, it's the same principle. It'll never happen to me. It's not going to happen anytime soon. That sort of thing. So I'm, I'm curious to see, what's going to take place that will prompt more of an interest in this. Ron (15:54): Yeah, what's going to happen, in the United States, it's NIST. N I S T is the group that does that. You've probably heard of it. DES encryption and triple DES, and then there was AES encryption and, and NIST does bake offs the same way that the air force does bakeoffs, like we have the F22 Raptor aircraft. But, but what do we really want? And this has got a lot of input from the NSA. They got a lot of very, very smart mathematicians and they're baking off these algorithms. And you know, I haven't gotten a recent update, but almost every pitch I get is like, Oh, we're part of the bake off for NIST. We were, we won this, this, this part of it. That's great. That's awesome. Kathleen (16:45): Yeah. Demand just needs to follow, I guess. Ron (16:49): It is. It's, it's one of those things where you, you know, like, let's say I got a tip from somebody who had a breakthrough in, in cryptography. You almost don't want to touch that because historically, that's where, you know, something's wrong and you, you miss a leak, you miss some sort of entropy sort of, sort of where you can actually decrypt it. And now crypto is the NSA because they have enough people to do the peer review and, and literally red team it and attack it. And I think that's very apt in these kinds of things. If you're a small company, a 10 person company, and you're coming up with the next generation, you know, quantum resistant, crypto, great prov it. You know? Go to NIST. Go to all that stuff. And, and then even after that, what's your business model? Like, why is your crypto going to be that much better than, than, than everybody else? Kathleen (17:44): Yeah. Well, it sounds like the U S government will lead the way, at least in creating demand if, you know, for it to protect itself. And then, and then it sounds as though that that could roll out a form of standards or regulations that would eventually bleed into the private sector. Is that accurate? Ron (18:00): Yeah. It's, it's, it's, it's very accurate. Ron (18:12): There's like satellites, if you've did right. It's, it's there. But when you're, when you're in space and when you're, you're there, know that's, that's weight on that device. So, so there's believe it or not, you know, there's a really a need for just encrypting in general. And it can even be bad encryption, but there's a lot of stuff that's, un-encrypted, that's, that's, that's still going on today. Actually, we have more encryption everywhere that you know, we have a lot of other things that were, that are in the clear now, that are not so much in the clear. Kathleen (18:42): Yeah, yeah. It's fascinating. I was talking to somebody the other day about IOT and it sounds like that's one area that, that is incredibly vulnerable for that same reason. Ron (18:52): So not only with IOT, do we have an issue where the device itself might have not been coded securely, but the protocols that'd be an inline when, if you look at something like SMB version three, which is very enterprise ready and has all sorts of which of levels of, of cryptography, you know, kind of built into it, you know, you just don't see that, you know, and, and talk to the cloud and we're going to give you a web interface, or a mobile app to talk to that cloud, you're hardly ever, so we need to reverse engineer it. With like one of your portfolio companies, you know, Refirm Labs from DataTribe there, you know, they find tons of stuff in IOT devices, all, all the day. Encrypt, you know, can, can you encrypt that better? Can you keep it, what's being collected half the time? So, so that's kinda where I'm seeing that market at right now. Kathleen (19:53): Yeah. Now, switching gears, you are an investor, you, as you mentioned, you get pitched by a lot of companies. You see a lot of technology. Is there a particular cybersecurity technology that you're really excited about right now? Ron (20:12): My friend's at DataTribe have some of my favorite companies. So way, the way I like to talk about it, is that, you know, I've done two companies. I've done Network Security Wizards, which was a network intrusion detection company. We did Tenable Network Security, which is cyber, you know? Ron (20:36): And swim lane. And after I left Tenable as an investor, I really got to explore. There's Huntress Labs. Huntress Labs is really focused on the SMB and finding malware, or finding back doors, finding, you know, phishing, phishing targets, you know? I find that very exciting. It's not about just their detection is it better than, you know, a Crowdstrike or a Sentinel One. It does it. Cause when, when you're dealing with a dentist office, it's a such a different mindset than, you know, dealing with like a bank, you know? Where we're, where they've got, you know, so I'm enjoying stuff like that. I'm, I'm really enjoying a lot of the different ways we can solve some of these problems. Some of the things that, that we've invested in is like cyber education. So if you look at the work that we're doing with Cybrary and you extend that to people like Catalyte, you know, that's, that's really interesting. The ability to use AI and, and, and create, you know, developers and IT teams, or in Cybrary's case, you know, the development or the ability to really, you know, pull people either from you know, inner city, retiring veterans, just anybody who's got a, access to the, to the internet, you know, into the cyber you know, career is, is just, is just really, really fun stuff. Ron (22:05): So it's, I think my biggest frustration sometimes is I'll, we'll invest in a certain category and somebody will solve it a certain way. And then another company will come along and solve it almost completely differently. Then we're sort of like, okay, well, do we want to invest in both of these companies, because they're going after the same dollars. Kathleen (22:27): Yeah. Ron (22:34): On the cloud, like Cloud Flare, or are you going to be in like a contrast, you know, and those two completely different businesses, well, security, it gets, it gets in there. That's the world I get to live in. And I really enjoy helping people think through that. And you know, hopefully we're making a difference and invest in the second and third tier here. Kathleen (23:02): Well, I love that you're involved in so many different education organizations and, and trying to kind of bring up the next, the next generation of cybersecurity professionals. I also love that you've been in business with your wife for so many years. Fun fact, I owned a company for 11 years with my husband. And so I feel like we could have an entirely separate podcast episode just on, just on working with your spouse, but I think that's, that's fantastic. And I love that story about what you guys are doing. Ron (23:30): So it's, it's funny you know, a lot of people know our story. You know, Cindy didn't get sort of the cofounder or on the web sort of, sort of u, you know, I had it explained to me, if you look at the, just for example, the divorce rate, you know, that kind of stuff, there's just, there's a, there's a 50% chance one of you is going to get divorced and leave the company and it, and that's a real risk. I get it. I get it. Having said that though, now that we've been a lot more public about it, I'm finding like you, you, you did business with your husband. I'll find a, to a brother's team, you know, that, that, that are working together. Now, brothers don't get divorced, but you can have fallings out with your families and stuff like that. I find that if you can make it work, it can be a very, very strong thing. But whenever we do sort of like off the cuff marriage counseling or anything like that, it's not like, Hey, why don't you, you guys go start a business. That'll solve all your, you know, all your things. But, but yeah, no, glad that, glad you brought that up. Kathleen (24:35): Yeah. I think going into business with anyone is kind of like getting married. Like, you have to be a phenomenal communicator and you've got to talk about everything to make it work. I always say that my greatest accomplishment in life is that I'm still married after 11 years of business partnership. So you're right. It's, it's, it's great. You have a level of trust you can't get with somebody you know, somebody else, who's not your family, so fantastic. Well, I really appreciate you joining me for this episode. It was, it was fascinating. If somebody wants to learn more about you and some of the work you're doing, where should they look online? Ron (25:12): So we maintain a webpage at gula.tech. We have a list of all the portfolio companies, including the DataTribe companies like you guys. And you know, we blog a good bit about podcasts. I'll be putting this on our blog eventually. And then you know, if they want, I do, I do post pretty pro, a good bit on LinkedIn, a little bit, you know, business. You gotta keep it on LinkedIn, but I appreciate anybody that wants to look us up. So let us know. Kathleen (25:48): Fantastic. Well, I'll put those links in the show notes. And if you're listening and you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving the podcast a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you choose to listen. And we want to hear from you. If you have an idea for a future episode, tweet us at @Attilasecurity. Thanks for listening. And thank you, Ron. 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Even in the middle of the COVID-19 unemployment crisis, several industries are hiring. Employers are advertising jobs in health care, IT, and cybersecurity, to name a few of the still-in-demand sectors. Meantime, millions of Americans are looking for work. RetrainAmerica is trying to connect the two. The new exchange–launched by talent services company Catalyte—is working […] The post Connecting the unemployed with pathways to work appeared first on WorkingNation.

Mike is the Founder/Chairman CEO of Arena, which applies predictive analytics and machine learning to rewire the labor market around outcomes. Arena is deployed into over 850 healthcare locations that together process approximately 2.6 million unique job applicants per year, or approximately 13% the US healthcare workforce, with clients including Mt Sinai Health System, Sunrise Senior Living, HCR Manorcare, the University of Maryland Medical System, and RWJ Barnabas. When using its technology to predict for retention, Arena has succeeded in reducing employee turnover at every single client, with a median impact of a turnover reduction by 21% at 12 months of deployment and 43% at 24 months. Other outcomes for which Arena’s technology predict include employee engagement, patient experience, time and attendance, and even unique predictions such as sales yield.   Mike is also Founder/Executive Chair of Catalyte, a company that uses predictive analytics and machine learning to build technology workforces for the world’s most progressive companies, with the goal of improving productivity and results of software engineering efforts by removing implicit biases related to race, class, gender, and other factors. Catalyte’s platform identifies the most exceptional individuals without relying on resumes and other poor signals of quality, and unlocks their potential to thrive in technical roles. The company serves Fortune 1000 clients who use Catalyte’s technology and approach to drive their strategies and to build more diverse, capable, and local workforces.  Catalyte’s workforce, which today is over 750 people, has historically mirrored the metropolitan areas in which it operates. Living in Baltimore with family, he has a JD from Harvard Law School, an MSc in Economics from London School of Economics and Political Science, and a BA from Harvard College.

In this special two-part episode of She Starts Up, I'm sharing a startup story and interviewing two women on opposite sides of the narrative, Chrissy Cowdrey and Lolita Taub. More about Lolita Lolita Taub is a first-generation Latinx operator and investor pushing for diversity in tech. She's acting Chief of Staff and interim head of sales at Catalyte; a scout at Indie.vc, Venture Partner at NextGen Venture Partners, and an LP at Operators Collective and Portfolia's Enterprise Fund; and a mom to the cutest Dachshund mix. More about Chrissy Chrissy Cowdrey is CEO & Founder of Stagger. Chrissy's career has been rooted in leading creative teams through the human centered design process. She's designed digital experiences for startups and large companies ranging from Disney, USAA, Logitech and frog design. As an avid traveler and addicted to seeing the way other parts of the world works, she designed Stagger to solve a problem of visual storytelling for herself that has grown into a business focused on visual storytelling and brand building for businesses. When she's not working, she spends her time staying active and planning for her next travel adventure. Listen for... Part 1 An announcement some exciting news: I've made my first investment in Stagger, an app for visual storytelling for your brand. The tweet from Lolita Taub that got me over 30 pitch decks for review, sparking the investment in Stagger. Lolita Taub's story and background, including how she became involved in the startup world. How working with an executive coach allowed Lolita to find her purpose and magic sauce: connecting people to resources to achieve goals and produce results for all. Lolita's involvement in the startup community and the projects she is currently working on, including an investor and startup matching tool. The importance of diversity in startups, teams, and investment. Lolita is helping to create a world where technology is led by the diversity of our population Part 2 What it was like for me, a former founder raising capital, being on the other side of fundraising as an investor. How Chrissy stumbled upon Janine's tweet expressing she was looking to invest and how the conversation continued from there. The story of how Chrissy came up with the idea for Stagger, and how she turned her idea into a widely-used app by influencers and small businesses. Chrissy's experience with fundraising and what it was like to raise money during COVID-19. The evolution of Stagger's product and ways it will help small businesses and businesses with storytelling and building their brand. Behind the scenes of Stagger, including user testing, building the product, and juggling fundraising and product management. Listen Now on iTunes, Spotify and Google Play! ∙∙∙ Connect with Lolita Taub Online Lolita's Twitter Lolita's Newsletter Schedule a Call with Lolita Connect with Chrissy Cowdrey Online Chrissy's Email Chrissy's Twitter Mentioned in this Episode Startup Investor Matching Raising During COVID - Virtual Demo Day Startup Investment Consideration Form Fundraise from Scratch Course (if you use the link + promo code TeamLolita, you'll get 10% off) Arlan Hamilton's Book Stagger.it

Today, a look at the road ahead for the millions of Americans who’ve lost their jobs during the coronavirus pandemic. Over the past three months, as COVID-19 has taken the lives of more than 90,000 Americans and sickened over a million and a half others, it has also ravaged the US economy. Nationwide business shutdowns have produced levels of unemployment and business failure that haven’t been seen in the US since the Great Depression of the 1930s -- a crisis that prompted Congress to pass a series of multi-trillion-dollar financial relief measures. Now, as the nation’s economy gradually begins to re-open, what are the job prospects for the legions of unemployed, both here in Baltimore and across America? Tom's guests today run two of the region’s most innovative workforce development and technology training companies. Jacob Hsu is the CEO of Catalyte. His 20-year old company uses A-I systems to identify, train, and employ people as software developers, regardless of their educational backgrounds. Mr. Hsu recently announced that Catalyte is partnering with other companies and government agencies to create a national employment exchange, called RetrainAmerica, that will help workers find jobs in the nation’s technology, cybersecurity, logistics and health care sectors. Jason Green is the co-founder and Senior Vice President of SkillSmart, a workforce development company that since 2013 has been using innovative data-driven software to help businesses find and train skilled workers. Mr. Green previously held positions in local and federal government, most recently serving as Associate Counsel to President Barack Obama, advising the president and senior staff on legal, economic and domestic policy matters.

Managing a remote workforce has its challenges and rewards. If you've been thrust into a remote working situation as a result of COVID-19, or are looking for ways to maintain company cohesion, Tom Iler, CPO of Catalyte and leader of Surge, a Catalyte company, has advice on how to maintain a unified company culture across a remote workforce. For more information on how to establish, grow or maintain a remote workforce, please visit https://www.surgeforward.com/blog/ or https://catalyte.io/news-ideas/

Today, another edition of Midday on Business. In the city of Baltimore, the overall unemployment rate has been steadily declining over the past decade. It’s currently at 4.2 percent, down from a high of 11.8 percent in 2010 at the height of the financial crisis. By that measure, the city lags only slightly behind the Maryland and national average of 3.5%, but when viewed through the prism of racial equity, the city’s employment picture is less encouraging. According to a recent report by Associated Black Charities, African American workers in Baltimore City are largely employed in lower-wage industries and occupations, they tend to earn less than their white counterparts, and they experience higher job turnover. African Americans own nearly half of all businesses in Baltimore, but they employ only 2% of the city’s paid employees and account for only 1.4% of all sales. Joining Tom in the studio are two men whose innovative private companies are working to change those workforce dynamics, here in Baltimore and around the country. Jacob Hsu is the CEO of Catalyte, a firm that finds people with a hidden talent for technology. Jason Green is co-founder, senior vice-president and general counsel of SkillSmart US, a national enterprise that helps companies connect with local talent to create diverse and productive workforces. We livestreamed this conversation on WYPR's Facebook page. Watch the video here, starting at 08:45 and continuing to the end of the feed.

Paige is motivated to provide life-changing opportunities to those who may not otherwise get a chance to demonstrate their ability, tenacity, and creativity in the tech sector. Outside the office, you can find her singing the praises (literally with her classically trained voice) of her daughter on the lacrosse field. A multi-talented HR and IT veteran, Paige understands the intersection of technology and humanity. She was the executive director of human resources and IT infrastructure at Constellation Energy. She also was the director of human resources for PayPal’s global financial services.

Explore success stories from two innovative companies, Penn Foster and Catalyte, training the workforce of today and tomorrow through innovative models.

According to Forrester Research's Future of IT 2018 report, 50% of all digital transformations fail. With success being no more reliable than a coin flip, why even bother to undergo this process? Greg Kintzele, principal of business strategy for digital transformation at Catalyte, explains why transforming isn't optional and how to ensure that your organization falls on the right side of the 50/50 digital transformation divide.

Will artificial intelligence (AI) be a force for good or evil in 2019? Tom Iler, Catalyte's chief product officer, discusses the different paths AI could take and what we can do to make sure it helps, rather than hurts, society.

Recruiting candidates is becoming tougher in the red-hot jobs market, but one company is promising to do it better using technology. Yahoo Finance’s Alexis Christoforous speaks with Jacob Hsu, CEO of Catalyte, about how artificial intelligence is helping eliminate bias from the hiring proces See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

George Mauer is memorizing tech terms. This episode is sponsored by Smartsheet. Show Notes: Blog: Announcing Tech Terms for Memorization Repository: Technical Terms Flashcard Deck on GitHub Check out Episode 20 with George Mauer from way back in 2016 where he makes some predictions about the future of the web Anki flash cards softward We briefly discussed The Jargon File, but I cut it from the episode. Still worth checking out. glossarytech Surge / Catalyte George Mauer is on Twitter. Want to be on the next episode? You can! All you need is the willingness to talk about something technical. Music is by Joe Ferg, check out more music on JoeFerg.com!

Keys, credit cards and resumes. What do they all have in common? They are outdated methods we still rely on to perform important roles in society. Technology is making keys and credit cards obsolete. It should do the same with resumes. We discuss with Tom Iler, Catalyte's chief product officer, how AI, machine learning and skills-based hiring can replace the resume and create a more productive/diverse workforce.

It all started when Jacob Hsu immigrated from Taiwan at an early age! Fast forward to now, Jacob spends his time between San Mateo and Baltimore while he’s building and managing his team as the CEO of Catalyte. An ex-banker, Jacob went on to create two startups, one of which is Symbio, a product development and R&D outsourcing services company. In just less than 11 years, the company has grown from $10 million to over $600 million in revenue. In 2016, Symbio got acquired for over a billion dollars. Catalyte has a very unique business model, specifically using AI to find exceptional people from different backgrounds and helping them become great software engineers. Based in Baltimore, the company is now looking to expand to other cities where they can bring massive impact to local people within the community. Today, Jacob talks about the different key elements Catalyte is built upon and why now is the time to kill the resume!

Catalyte software developer and trainer Mike Mountain is embarking on the ultimate MLB road trip. In just 35 days, he will drive to all 30 MLB ballparks. On his trip he will drive more than 16,000 miles. Find out how Mike developed an application to solve this logistical Mt. Everest, what parks he's most excited to see and why this diehard Oriole's fan decided to do this in the first place.

Michael Rosenbaum has not one company, but two, introducing employers to a better way. Resumes are a poor predictor of an employees potential for longevity or success.  Catalyte and Arena both use artificial intelligence to identify the best of the best, regardless of background in the tech and health care service spaces respectively. 

As rising healthcare costs push our economy to a breaking point, organizations are turning to technology as a way to ensure better, more cost-effective outcomes. Tony Trenkle, head of Catalyte's healthcare practice, discusses ways to use IT to reduce administrative and clinical costs, how to play catch up if you're a digital laggard and the consequences of implementing technology without a strategic plan.

It's easy to make Jacob Hsu gush about the wonders of Baltimore. The former Silicon Valley executive moved to the Charm City in January 2017, to become CEO of Catalyte, a company that develops software using teams of non-traditional, algorithm-identified engineers. Once in Baltimore, Hsu was overwhelmed by the talent. He could work with city leaders and executives; he could recruit high-up federal employees—opportunities that would be impossible in the Bay Area.

Catalyte is supercharging its growth, enabling it to solve more client problems, put more Americans to work in IT and make the software development industry more diverse and inclusive. In this conversation, CEO Jacob Hsu discusses Catalyte's acquisition of Surge, its $27M funding round, the opening of new development centers, need for local teams/individuals and how all this positions Catalyte to take full advantage of the onshoring software development trend.

In 2000, Michael Rosenbaum founded Catalyte and created the Catalyte Talent Platform, a big data engine that removes the cultural biases from hiring and objectively selects candidates who have the innate potential to become great software developers. In this episode, Michael discusses the founding of Catalyte, the impact of the Talent Platform and how AI and machine learning can be put to use in skills-based hiring to create better software engineering outcomes.

Developers are more crucial than ever to a company's business success. How do you keep them engaged, motivated and producing on the highest level? Grant English, Catalyte's director of technology, explains some easy ways to show your developers some love.

Catalyst DevWorks just became Catalyte. CEO Jacob Hsu talks about why this change was made, what it means for clients, how Catalyte differentiates itself in the market and how the company will expand from its core software engineering competency.