Podcasts about innovation network

Jennifer Dunphy, DrPH, MBA, MPH and Nelly Awkar-Lazo, MD, discuss the rise in young-onset cancer, the gut-colon cancer link, and the importance of healthy lifestyle choices for cancer prevention.

2024-07-26 Hosts Craig Lipset and Jane Myles were joined by Sarah Dunsmore (NIH/NCATS), Paul Harris (Vanderbilt University), and Daniel Hanley (Johns Hopkins University) for a discussion around the use of decentralized elements and methods in the Trial Innovation Network. Read more about the trials conducted that included decentralized elements in their paper here --> https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10465321/Learn more about the Trial Innovation Network on their website --> https://trialinnovationnetwork.org/You can join TGIF-DTRA Sessions live on LinkedIn Live Audio on Friday's at 12:00 PM ET by checking out our LinkedIn. Follow the Decentralized Trials & Research Alliance (DTRA) on LinkedIn and X. Learn more about Membership options and our work at www.dtra.org.

In this episode of the Better Leadership Team Show, we dive into the key ideas and insights from the author of the book 'Selling Without Selling Out,' exploring strategies and principles for effective and ethical sales. Sunny Vanderbeck began his leadership journey as a Section Leader of the 2nd Ranger Battalion (U.S. Special Operations Command), where he learned to lead under challenging circumstances. Transitioning to the business world, he co-founded and became CEO of Data Return in 1996. Under his leadership, the company attracted investments from Compaq, Level 3, and Microsoft, and achieved a market capitalization over $3 billion following a successful IPO. However, after a failed acquisition and the buyer's bankruptcy, Sunny bought back Data Return and eventually sold it successfully.Today, Sunny is a sought-after investor and advisor. As co-founder and managing partner of Satori Capital, he partners with companies focused on sustainable growth. He is also an active member of the Young Presidents' Organization (YPO), having co-founded YPO's Entrepreneurship and Innovation Network and served as the North American co-chair of the sustainable business network. His book, Selling Without Selling Out, aims to empower entrepreneurs and CEOs to create enduring value in their businesses.Selling Without Selling Out - Get it Now Sunnyvanderbeck.comsatoriapital.com Thanks for listening! Connect with us at mike-goldman.com/blog and on Instagram@mikegoldmancoach and on YouTube @Mikegoldmancoach

In this final episode, we hear from some of those who've contributed to the podcast series and get reaction and comment from Tayo Owodunni, the NHS Programme Manager for Health Innovation Network Commissions.   Tayo, who has a public health background and previously provided programme management for the COVID-19 multi-agency test and trace programme, explains where the idea for NIPP came from and his involvement in its rollout. Hear Tayo's reaction to discussions in earlier episodes in this series about programmes that are improving disparities in healthcare including remote monitoring, community engagement, and digital technology. We are reminded of the importance of co-production and community involvement in addressing health inequalities through the example of the Heal-D programme, which is a response to people of African and Caribbean heritage being at higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes.  We close with an insight into Tayo's thoughts on what the future holds for NIPP and how he sees the programme progressing over the coming months and years. In conversation with Nigel Thompson is: Tayo Owodunni, NHS Programme Manager for Health Innovation Network Commissions

Der Shortcut in der Nische: INAM! Innovation Network for Advanced Materials. Für alle DeepTech Startups ist INAM ein MUST-HAVE Anlaufpunkt! Oliver Hasse gibt uns Einblick. Das Innovation Network for Advanced Materials (INAM) in Berlin, gegründet 2016 von Einrichtungen wie der Humboldt-Universität Berlin, ist eine Non-Profit-Organisation, die sich dem Brückenschlag zwischen Forschung, Industrie und Investitionen im Bereich der Materialwissenschaften und angrenzenden Technologien widmet. Mit über 85 Mitgliedern bietet INAM eine Plattform für Startups, KMUs, Großunternehmen, Forschungsinstitute und Investoren. Ihr Ziel ist es, neue Technologien und Startups zu fördern und deren Markteintritt zu beschleunigen, indem sie Zusammenarbeit ermöglicht. INAM bietet Dienstleistungen wie Startup-Scouting, eine Startup-Datenbank, maßgeschneiderte Events, exklusiven Zugang zu Accelerator-Programmen und ein internationales Forum für den Austausch von Ideen und Innovationen im Bereich der fortgeschrittenen Materialien.

The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health has proceeded with its promised network of health innovation sites. Anchoring the network are three regional hubs also planned at the inception of ARPA-H. For what they hope for the network, Federal Drive Host Tom Temin talked with the Director of the agency's Project Accelerator Transition Innovation office, Craig Gravitz. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Another conference-based episode! This time I travelled to the impressive new City Hall in Sunderland for the Co-operative Councils Innovation Network's (CCIN) annual conference. CCIN is a network of like-minded councils who believe in a set of principles including: social partnership; co-production; social economy; new models for meeting priority needs; and innovation. We really think the moment has arrived for this type of community focused thinking and there were a ton of ideas shared on the day. As per previous conference specials, the result a series of mini-interviews with some of the key speakers of the day and provides a great summary of wide range of topics discussed, including the impressive benefits of mutuals and co-operatives as deliverers of public services, and values driven approaches to AI. So quite a mix! Interviewees include: - Cllr. Louise Gittins, CCIN Chair and Leader of Cheshire West and Chester Council - Scott Darraugh, Chief Executive, Social adVentures - Jeff Scales, Head of Services, Locality - David Hepworth, Digital Transformation Partner, Newcastle City Council - Rob Gregory, Assistant Director Digital Transformation, Wigan - Nicola Huckerby, CCIN Operations Lead and conference organiser - And “Pepper” the University of Sunderland welcome robot Finally, I spent some time discussing the conference with MV colleague John Copps, who was also there.

This is a special crossover episode of Dare to Disrupt and Following the Gong, a show that features conversations with Penn State Schreyer Scholar Alumni sharing advice on how to make new connections with a strong network of Scholar Alumni that blazed the trail before you. Following The Gong host Sean Goheen interviews Goldman Sachs Managing Director and Dare to Disrupt host Ryan Newman, '01 and Associate Vice President for Research and Director of the Office of Entrepreneurship & Commercialization James Delattre, '97, both Scholar Alumni, about the entrepreneurial scene at Penn State. This episode commemorates Dare to Disrupt passing 50,000 total downloads. Ryan and James briefly share their background and time at Penn State. The conversation then covers the origin of Invent Penn State and the incredible resources available for not only students but alumni and community members looking to start, build, or scale a business. Ryan and Katie DeFiore, producer of Dare to Disrupt, share how the Dare to Disrupt podcast came to be, favorite stories, and lessons learned from both the guests and the production process. Ryan and James' bios and a full breakdown of topics discussed are available below. Guest Bios: Dr. James L. Delattre serves as Associate Vice President for Research and Director of the Office for Entrepreneurship and Commercialization where he leads entrepreneurship program development for the Invent Penn State initiative and leads commercialization strategy, resources and support for Penn State's startup pipeline and LaunchBox & Innovation Network. He is an alumnus of the Professional Fellows Program of the American Councils for International Education. James is the principal investigator for Penn State's National Science Foundation I-Corps Program, a member of the advisory board of the Center for Medical Innovation at the Penn State Hershey College of Medicine and serves as secretary of the Penn State Research Foundation. Prior to joining Penn State, Dr. Delattre worked in nanomaterials and semiconductor startups in central Pennsylvania and Silicon Valley. Dr. Delattre earned his Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of California, Berkeley, and completed postdoctoral work at the Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche at the University of Bari, Italy. Dr. Delattre received his BS with honors in Chemistry from Penn State, where he studied inorganic chemistry and the Russian language. Ryan Newman is a Managing Director at Goldman Sachs, where he co-founded and co-leads a private wealth management team, managing in excess of $13 billion on behalf of Fortune 500 executives, Forbes 400 families, entrepreneurs, family offices and foundations and endowments. Ryan is a member of the PWM Top Advisors and PWM Advisors Council, representing the top 10% of advisors globally at Goldman Sachs. He joined Goldman Sachs as a financial analyst in 2001 and was named a Managing Director in 2019. Ryan earned his Bachelor of Science in Economics with Honors 2001, and served as Student Marshal for Economics during graduation. Ryan is the host of the Invent Penn State podcast, Dare to Disrupt, which he helped launch, and has achieved over 50,000 downloads (as of September 2023). He also serves on the External Advisory Board of the Schreyer Honors College and the Principal Gifts Committee in Development at Penn State. Ryan is also a volunteer with the Smeal College of Business. He was awarded the Alumni Achievement Award in 2011 and the Alumni Fellow Award in 2023. Episode Topics: Getting to know Ryan and James as they share their Penn State origin stories and the value of the honors thesis in industry, graduate school, and entrepreneurship Pursuing an industry route rather than an academic route with a STEM PhD How Invent Penn State came to be and how it helps bring the University's Land Grant mission to life in the 21st century for all citizens of the Commonwealth How to get plugged in with the incredible programs and resources available from Invent Penn State How and why to get involved as an alumni volunteer and/or donor, especially in the entrepreneurial space The origin story of the Dare to Disrupt podcast and how it gets made Leveraging success and momentum into more success and momentum Lessons learned from hosting Dare to Disrupt Handling rejections or failures

Welcome to another episode of the Great Business Minds podcast, the definitive show for the business of digital infrastructure. GBM is brought to you by Preiskel & Co, a leading award-winning City of London law firm, internationally recognised for its expertise in the digital infrastructure industry as well as the telecoms and tech sector work more broadly. Wherever your legal or regulatory needs are (including outer space) Preiskel & Co LLP can support you, so do feel free to reach out to them here. This week we are joined by one of the first people taking artificial intelligence into the boardroom of a multi-billion-dollar Asian giant.   Nguyen Xuan Phong is FPT Software's Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer and an influential leader with vast managerial and technical experience.   From 2013 to 2021, Phong served as an AI researcher at Hitachi Central Research Laboratory, where he obtained 8 patents and was named among Top 50 young inventors.   He has also spent two years as Director of Data Science and AI Division at Tokyo Techies, two years as Hitachi's representative, and four years as Visiting Researcher at the world's largest AI research institute Mila (in Canada).   In 2018, Phong returned to Vietnam following the government's Innovation Network program where He played an important role in the strategic partnership between FPT and Mila, with an aspiration to build a major AI hub in Vietnam.   Phong holds a Ph.D. from the University of Tokyo and a Master's degree from Carnegie Mellon University, two top-tier universities in the US and Japan. Here at the GBM podcast, we hope you enjoy this episode and do leave us a review and share it with your contacts. We invite you back again for the next episode with another big name in the digital infrastructure space. If you want to get more from the definitive podcast for the business of digital infrastructure, make sure you subscribe to Great Business Minds. See you soon! /////////////////////// This episode features our commercial partner Preiskel & Co, a leading award-winning City of London law firm, internationally recognised for its expertise in the digital infrastructure industry as well as the telecoms and tech sector work more broadly. Visit www.preiskel.com for more information. /////////////////////// Get more from the GBM Podcast on: Official Website LinkedIn Facebook Instagram Twitter YouTube

Welcome to a special summer bonus episode of The Food Professor podcast recorded live in our on-site podcasting studio at the SIAL Food Innovation show in Toronto.  Over three great days in May, Sylvain and I met dozens of food innovators and thought leaders; these are their stories.  We're sure you will enjoy hearing these incredible interviews as much as we enjoy hosting the conversations. Stay tuned for season four of The Food Professor podcast, Canada's top food industry and Canadian-produced independent management podcasts, when we return live on the mic Thursday, September 21stOn this episode meet Isabelle Marquis, Senior food strategist & Sustainable Development expert and Linda Fox, Regional Innovation Director (Ontario), Canadian Food Innovation NetworkIf you like what you heard, please follow us on Apple, Spotify, or your favourite podcast platform so that you can catch up with all our great interviews, including celebrity chef, restauranteur and entrepreneur Chuck Hughes from Montreal.Have a safe summer, everyone. About Isabelle A nutrition, food marketing and communications professional with over 20 years of experience, Isabelle Marquis has a unique multidisciplinary know-how acquired both in consulting agencies and in food processing companies. Recognized for her great rigor, her contagious passion and her strategic creativity, Isabelle is also an outstanding communicator who knows how to inspire as well as mobilize.As Director of Marketing, Mass Distribution and HRI at Groupe Première Moisson Inc. she was responsible for numerous innovation projects and product launches, in addition to actively contributing to business development in the Canadian and American markets. Today, Ms. Marquis is a freelance consultant who assists companies of all sizes in the Quebec and Canadian food sector with their communication, marketing and innovation strategies. Innovation Ambassador for SIAL Canada since 2018, she also collaborates with specialized magazines and on the show L'épicerie on Ici Radio-Canada Télé. About UsDr. Sylvain Charlebois is a Professor in food distribution and policy in the Faculties of Management and Agriculture at Dalhousie University in Halifax. He is also the Senior Director of the Agri-food Analytics Lab, also located at Dalhousie University. Before joining Dalhousie, he was affiliated with the University of Guelph's Arrell Food Institute, which he co-founded. Known as “The Food Professor”, his current research interest lies in the broad area of food distribution, security and safety. Google Scholar ranks him as one of the world's most cited scholars in food supply chain management, food value chains and traceability.He has authored five books on global food systems, his most recent one published in 2017 by Wiley-Blackwell entitled “Food Safety, Risk Intelligence and Benchmarking”. He has also published over 500 peer-reviewed journal articles in several academic publications. Furthermore, his research has been featured in several newspapers and media groups, including The Lancet, The Economist, the New York Times, the Boston Globe, the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, BBC, NBC, ABC, Fox News, Foreign Affairs, the Globe & Mail, the National Post and the Toronto Star.Dr. Charlebois sits on a few company boards, and supports many organizations as a special advisor, including some publicly traded companies. Charlebois is also a member of the Scientific Council of the Business Scientific Institute, based in Luxemburg. Dr. Charlebois is a member of the Global Food Traceability Centre's Advisory Board based in Washington DC, and a member of the National Scientific Committee of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) in Ottawa. About MichaelMichael is the Founder & President of M.E. LeBlanc & Company Inc. and a Senior Advisor to Retail Council of Canada and the Bank of Canada as part of his advisory and consulting practice. He brings 25+ years of brand/retail/marketing & eCommerce leadership experience with Levi's, Black & Decker, Hudson's Bay, Today's Shopping Choice and Pandora Jewellery.   Michael has been on the front lines of retail industry change for his entire career. He has delivered keynotes, hosted fire-side discussions with C-level executives and participated worldwide in thought leadership panels. ReThink Retail has added Michael to their prestigious Top Global Retail Influencers list for 2023 for the third year in a row. Michael is also the president of Maven Media, producing a network of leading trade podcasts, including Remarkable Retail , with best-selling author Steve Dennis, now ranked one of the top retail podcasts in the world. Based in San Francisco, Global eCommerce Leaders podcast explores global cross-border issues and opportunities for eCommerce brands and retailers. Last but not least, Michael is the producer and host of the "Last Request Barbeque" channel on YouTube, where he cooks meals to die for - and collaborates with top brands as a food and product influencer across North America

Committed to inclusive economic growth. Two guests joined the podcast to talk about a new inclusive recovery toolkit, Deirdre Shaw is an Inclusive Economic Growth Associate and Betsey Suchanic is an Inclusive Economic Development Advisor both with the New Growth Innovation Network. They shared what is in the toolkit, the target audience, outcomes for the toolkit, and what other additional resources can be used. Host: Lauren Palmer

In this episode, we talk about building “collective power,” including what it means to build collective power and what factors can contribute to building it. To explore those questions and more, we learn about the Child Care NEXT coalition and how through advocacy work, they have developed a culture of collective power amongst their wide spectrum of partners and advocates. Joining us for this conversation is Alissa Marchant from Innovation Network and Jacy Montoya Price from Alliance for Early Success. They discuss several of the factors that have been most helpful in supporting a culture of collective power, and what challenges they have faced along the way.References and FootnotesChild Care NEXTAlliance for Early SuccessInnovation NetworkMore on Collective ImpactInfographic: What is Collective Impact?Resource List: Getting Started in Collective ImpactThe Intro music, entitled “Running,” was composed by Rafael Krux, and can be found here and is licensed under CC: By 4.0.The outro music, entitled “Deliberate Thought,” was composed by Kevin Macleod. Licensed under CC: By.Have a question related to collaborative work that you'd like to have discussed on the podcast? Contact us at: https://www.collectiveimpactforum.org/contact-us/

Peter Plastrik knows cities. He was born in Paris, grew up in New York City, and lived in not one but four Michigan cities. He is cofounder and vice president of the Innovation Network for Communities, was a founding consultant to the Carbon Neutral Cities Alliance and has worked closely with the Urban Sustainability Directors Network since its inception in 2008. Pete has also been the lead author on several national reports about cities and climate change and co-wrote the book, Life After Carbon: The Next Global Transformation of Cities, in 2018. Pete's most recent book, Connect, Innovate, Scale: How Network's Create Systems Change, with John Cleveland and Madeline Taylor, looks at over 20 case studies of people and programs, embedded in what Pete calls “networks,” that are actually, in Pete's view, changing the world, that are making our places and our planet greener, juster and better in a discernible, measurable way.  We invited Pete to share his knowledge about and experience with cities and with these changemakers, the social innovators and social innovations that are having a real and positive impact on urban living today and what the future of cities, and the planet as a whole, might look like. 

Harshan and Jacob talk about SpaceTech Innovation Network (SpIN), an initiative of Social Alpha supported by Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is India's first lab-to-market platform for SpaceTech entrepreneurs and start-ups. The SpIN platform offers a focused support ecosystem that will ensure access to long-term patient capital, pooled testing, and validation infrastructure, building strong sustainable business models that will lead to new market creation for SpaceTech entrepreneurship in India.White paper on Indian supplier landscape: “Driving innovation in the Indian space sector using digital technologies”Discover how Dassault Systèmes can help New Space companies achieve fast, sustainable innovation: The New Frontier of Satellite Technology 3D Perspective on New Space, new horizons Support the NewSpace India podcast by becoming a Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/newspaceindiaWant to keep in touch with the NewSpace India community? Do join us on Discordhttps://discord.gg/WRJ8Yagb8TUniverse by Sappheiros https://soundcloud.com/sappheirosmusicCreative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

This episode is a conversation with David Thompson on much more than what many of us think of a agriculture. David is the Director of RAIN, the The Rural Agri-Innovation Network. Though located in Sault Ste. Marie the organization assists businesses beyond Algoma. Across north eastern and north western Ontario having a conversation with David may be the best next step to grow as an entrepreneur in this sector.

Infosys Leader, Manjunatha Kukkuru, discusses the genesis of IIN and its symbiotic offerings for startups and client implementations. He also shares his perspective on why identifying only the ablest global tech startups to be a part of IIN is crucial and the challenges associated with ensuring a sustainable partnership.

Technology & Dementia Week Special – Episode Three - Evaluation & Implementation of Tech & Trials. So, you have done the research, found a tech intervention that could help people… what next? This week we turn the spotlight on tech and dementia research, we have three special podcasts (released on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday), numerous blogs from people researching and using the latest technologies, and updates on the wider field. Our podcasts have all been recorded with early career researchers working across Europe, undertaking research projects aiming to improve the lives of people with dementia and their carers through technology and from the DISTINCT Programme (Dementia: Intersectorial Strategy for Training and Innovation Network for Current Technology). In this show guest host Dr Anna Volkmer talks to Simone Felding and Kübra Beliz Budak from the German Centre for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), and Dr David Neal from Amsterdam University Medical Centre. -- In addition to exploring evaluation and delivery, each guest shares information on their own projects: *Simone is interested in the anthropology of health her work focusses on observing how a social robot interacts with people with dementia living in nursing homes, which is linked to how social robots are implemented in long-term care. *Kubra is a Psychologist by training. She is interested in the implementation processes of Active Assistive Living (AAL) technology to enhance psychosocial well-being of people with dementia. *David originally worked as an NHS doctor, and is founder of health tech start-up Vesalian. David is carrying out a randomized controlled trial of the FindMyApps intervention (FMA). FMA is designed to support people with mild cognitive impairment and dementia to use tablet computers, with the aim of increasing social participation and self-efficacy. For more information on DISTINCT and guests projects visit: http://www.dementiadistinct.com -- You can find out more about our guests and all the special content for our tech & dementia special on our website. There you will also find a full transcript of the show: https://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk Prefer to watch rather than listen? Then check-out our YouTube channel for a full video version of this podcast: https://youtu.be/cEIqt2-D0Vg -- Like what you hear? Please review, like, and share our podcast - and don't forget to subscribe to ensure you never miss an episode. This podcast is brought to you in association with Alzheimer's Research UK and Alzheimer's Society, who we thank for their ongoing support.

Technology & Dementia Week Special – Episode Two - Learning about the Design & development of Tech Interventions. Exploring the challenges and practicalities of how to set-up and deliver a tech and dementia intervention trial. This week we turn the spotlight on tech and dementia research, we have three special podcasts (released on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday), numerous blogs from people researching and using the latest technologies, and updates on the wider field. Our podcasts have all been recorded with early career researchers working across Europe, undertaking research projects aiming to improve the lives of people with dementia and their carers through technology and from the DISTINCT Programme (Dementia: Intersectorial Strategy for Training and Innovation Network for Current Technology). In this show guest host Dr Anna Volkmer talks to Fanny Monnet from Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Josephine Rose Tan from Amsterdam University Medical Centre and Gianna Kohl from University College London. -- In addition to the overview, each guest shares information on their own projects: *Fanny is researching an interactive website for advance care planning (ACP) for people with dementia and their family. *Josephine is a health psychologist evaluating the effectiveness of a person-centred touch-screen based photo-activity for people with advanced dementia. *Gianna is researching the use of technology in disclosure of dementia by the diagnosed individual to their social networks. For more information on DISTINCT and guests projects visit: www.dementiadistinct.com/ -- You can find out more about our guests and all the special content for our tech & dementia special on our website. There you will also find a full transcript of the show: www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk Prefer to watch rather than listen? Then check-out our YouTube channel for a full video version of this podcast: https://youtu.be/r2MvLPhRrQw -- Like what you hear? Please review, like, and share our podcast - and don't forget to subscribe to ensure you never miss an episode. This podcast is brought to you in association with Alzheimer's Research UK and Alzheimer's Society, who we thank for their ongoing support.

Technology & Dementia Week Special – Episode One - Learning about the DISTINCT Programme and tech in dementia research. This week we turn the spotlight on tech and dementia research, we have three special podcasts (released on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday), numerous blogs from people researching and using the latest technologies, and updates on the wider field. Our podcasts have all been recorded with early career researchers working across Europe, undertaking research projects aiming to improve the lives of people with dementia and their carers through technology and from the DISTINCT Programme (Dementia: Intersectorial Strategy for Training and Innovation Network for Current Technology). In this show guest host Dr Anna Volkmer talks to Pascale Heins from Maastricht University, Lesley Garcia from University of Nottingham and Mauricio Molinari Ulate from University of Salamanca. -- In addition to the overview, each guest shares information on their own projects: *Pascale is working on improving social participation in dementia with the Geographic Information system-based intervention 'Viamigo'. *Mauricio is exploring psychosocial applications of technology for health and wellness, with coaching of older adults with dementia and mild cognitive impairment and their carers in rural areas. *Lesley is an Occupational Therapist adapting recovery-oriented approaches and technology use in dementia. For more information on DISTINCT and guests projects visit: https://www.dementiadistinct.com/ -- You can find out more about our guests and all the special content for our tech & dementia special on our website. There you will also find a full transcript of the show: https://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk Prefer to watch rather than listen? Then check-out our YouTube channel for a full video version of this podcast: https://youtu.be/KK7JaZ3qJj0 -- Like what you hear? Please review, like, and share our podcast - and don't forget to subscribe to ensure you never miss an episode. This podcast is brought to you in association with Alzheimer's Research UK and Alzheimer's Society, who we thank for their ongoing support.

We need great food entrepreneurs, and they need great marketing and promotion. Enter Jyssica Leilani, marketing guru. She and our host Sarah Marshall met when Sarah was taking a business course through RAIN – Regional Accelerator and Innovation Network – where Jyssica was speaking on social media and all the available marketing channels for budding entrepreneurs. What Sarah particularly enjoyed was how Jyssica empowered her audience to find their own voice for their companies and to express it in a way to make it exciting, individual and interesting. Female entrepreneurs often “stand in our own way” as Sarah puts it, and Jyssica does a great job of coaching people through that. Sarah Masoni adds that women are often reluctant to do something unless they are 100% certain and it's hard to be brave and take risks for many of them, which Jyssica tackles. She does all these wonderful things through her company, Style Opal, a social media and online agency for brands and entrepreneurs. That list of services covers social media management, email marketing, photo shoot and video content creation and influencer marketing. Jyssica's background has helped her approach to her business. She grew up loving acting and singing, and having fun is part of her success and her client's success. And singing is a natural foundation for finding a client's voice as well. Acting also adds to her power to dig in and really understand the brand, the audience and get the feel of a product. Sarah Marshall makes the point that finding the voice means the voice of the product and what it says to the audience, not necessarily the voice of the entrepreneur. What counts is that the audience “gets it” and makes an informed decision to buy or not based on how it fills their needs. Jyssica says you do that by seeing your marketing as going to one person. Ask how that one person is receiving that Instagram or FB post. Analyze how they process the visuals, sound and words. Ask if you are conveying the benefits that make your product incredibly special and seemed to be custom made for that one person. Jyssica keeps close contact with clients with monthly touch-base calls; what's new?, what's exciting?, what's changed? that help keep messaging fresh. And she asks the offbeat questions such as, “if you WERE a beverage, which one would you be?” to get more insight into the personalities behind the company. Jyssica also urges her clients to video themselves every time they make a product, to demonstrate the hands on craftsmanship of their product and then send it to her to create a reel or a story. Which goes to Sarah Marshall's point that hiring a social media agency doesn't mean they are taking that function away at all, they are making it more consistent and more meaningful. Visit Jyssica's website for this freebee: A worksheet page from the Instagram Bootcamp workbook, her Ideal Follower Avatar Mad-Lib worksheet. The link to download that is bit.ly/followeravatar. Website: www.styleopal.com. Listeners: You can save 20% on Jyssica's self-paced, virtual Instagram Bootcamp course at www.styleopal.com/instagram-bootcamp, using the special code MARKET. @StyleOpalMedia, @UpperLeftLadies, @Jyssica.Leilani (her personal), Facebook Group: Upper Left Ladies for soul-led entrepreneurs and leaders, Pinterest @StyleOpalMedia. Our hosts: Twitter - @sarahmasoni and @spicymarshall, Instagram - @masoniandmarshall

In this episode of Executive with a Cause, host Tammy Ven Dange chats with Petr Adamek, CEO of Canberra Innovation Network (CBRIN). Not for Profits and the fast pace of start-up companies aren't usually associated together. However, in this episode, we learn how they can complement each other and create economic benefits for both the company and the community as a whole. Describing itself as ‘sector agnostic', we hear how CBRIN fosters collaboration and innovation within the Canberra, Australia, community through initiatives such as its accelerator programs, hackathons, subsidised co-working space and networking events. Petr also describes the unique challenges of being fully supported by the government, as well as the concept of expected “failure” in its industry. From an operational perspective, we also hear about the challenge of entrepreneurial employees, which could lead to shorter tenures as they potentially pursue their own start-up passions! Finally, Petr provides insights into measuring success, and the significant economical and societal benefits of investing in innovation.  Thank you for listening to the Executive with a Cause podcast. Don't forget to follow us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts.   IT IN PLAIN ENGLISH In this edition of ‘IT in Plain English', Tammy discusses two core major software investments, particularly for Registered Training Organisations (RTO): the Student Management Systems (SMS) and the Learning Management Systems (LMS). Whether you're looking to upgrade an existing system, or curious about what's possible, learn the foundations of how you can make an SMS or LMS work for your organisation.   Sign-up here to subscribe to the “Executive with a Cause” newsletter. You can submit your question to Tammy Ven Dange by messaging her on LinkedIn, and maybe she'll answer it on the show. CREDITS Thanks to our Producer, Nick Whatman, and the entire team at Lonsdale St. Studio. Thanks also to our Digital Content Creator, Laura Kleinrahm. Tammy Ven Dange is a former charity CEO, Not for Profit Board Member and IT Executive. Today she helps NFPs with IT and data decisions with her business, Roundbox Consulting. https://roundboxconsulting.com.au

This week Ricky and Dylan get on the grid with Ashley Dickens, Senior Program Manager, Innovation Network at Tennessee Valley Authority. Ashley shares how the TVA is harnessing its innovation power from within, how ideas are being collected, stored, and pitched, and where she sees the most advancement in the industry.

A Distinguished Research Fellow at the Hoover Institution and director of the Center for Research on Education Outcomes (CREDO) at Stanford University, Macke Raymond, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss CREDO's latest study, which shows growth for students attending Innovation Network and charter schools in Indianapolis. The "2022 Indianapolis CREDO Study" is available now. https://www.themindtrust.org/indycredo/

This episode features a conversation on a new county initiative that aims to keep local college graduates in the area after graduation. The program is called Rochester Emerging Talent and Innovation Network or RETAIN. The RETAIN program offers recent graduates a $2,000 lump sum payment after having lived, worked, and networked in Monroe County for at least one year. Joining NYSAC Multimedia Specialist Kate Pierce-Nimz to discuss the RETAIN program and other workforce development initiatives is Monroe County Executive Adam Bello.   Our thanks at NYSAC go to our sponsor, The Bonadio Group

Patrick Palace wears many different hats, Former President of the Washington State Bar, small firm practitioner and now podcast host.  Patrick will be joining to co-host the Innovation Network's third season.   He will lead discussions with industry experts and discuss how solo, general practice and attorneys at small firms can thrive and grow through innovative thinking.   This season is all about embracing the optimism of the future of the legal profession and talking to the industry leaders who are making it happen.Patrick can be found on social media at: @PalaceLaw#ABACIN Follow updates from the ABA Center for Innovation on twitter: @ABAInnovation

The Innovation Network is Back!  A new host, new guests and a new mission.  Join Patrick Palace and Joey Gartner as they explore how to provide lawyers with new tools to help firms thrive in our current market.  Experts like, Jack Newton, Jayne Reardon, Maya Markovich and more have candied discussions about success in an ever-evolving legal eco system.     New episodes every week starting June 1, 2022

Chike Farrell interviews Kiran Mohammed and Edward Inglefield, Co-Chief Executive Officers and Directors of MEDL. MEDL is the first online pharmacy in Trinidad and Tobago that was won numerous award and grants.

Chike Farrell hosts Chief Executive Officer, Douglas Gordon of Silo Wellness and Founder of CANEX

Check it out on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/33Z4VsE Check it out on Apple: https://apple.co/3AHc2DT Gwendolyn is a highly sought-after organizational, communications and administrative expert. She serves as the Founder and CEO of Your Virtual Admin Expert, LLC., an online business management support agency for professional service providers, coaches and consultants who are helping others get the mental, emotional, physical, and financial well-being they deserve. She also serves as an advocate for empowering teen girls through her nonprofit Seed of Hope Foundation and a High Performance Business Coach to new women business owners who have joined the entrepreneurial journey. She has been honored as one of the Influential Women in Business by the Daily Herald Business Ledger in partnership with the National Association of Women Business Owners — Chicago Chapter and the Women's Innovation Network. She received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Information Systems from DeVry University and holds a Masters of Organizational Leadership from Lewis University. Dreams: Building her Business to 7 Figures Retire her Husband Position her grandson for his future so he doesn't have to worry about education or a home Travel the world (Spain, Dubai, China) Be in a position where she can bless people all the time. How you can Help: Introduce her to Mark Cuban to help position herself to get to the next level. Mentorship - Business (Protect wealth, selling business, Market her product, Maintaining the 7 Figure Business) Resources - Cash. People with the skill sets to take her business to the next level. Marketer. Connecting her with people who have done what she wanted to do. Get her into places. Share what they're doing. Like them on Social Media. Buy a sweatshirt/t-shirt. Reach out and see if there's an opportunity for them to work together if you're an entrepreneur or service provider. Contact them at: FB: http://www.facebook.com/youradminexpert IG: https://instagram.com/youradminexpert LI: https://www.linkedin.com/in/youradminexpert/ Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/youradminexpert Listen to the Podcast: https://www.yourvirtualadminexpert.com/watch-leading-behind-the-scene Mini Course 6 Ways to Successfully & Seamlessly Onboard Your New Clients http://onboarding.systemsandsuccess.com/

Check it out on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/33Z4VsE Check it out on Apple: https://apple.co/3AHc2DT Gwendolyn is a highly sought-after organizational, communications and administrative expert. She serves as the Founder and CEO of Your Virtual Admin Expert, LLC., an online business management support agency for professional service providers, coaches and consultants who are helping others get the mental, emotional, physical, and financial well-being they deserve. She also serves as an advocate for empowering teen girls through her nonprofit Seed of Hope Foundation and a High Performance Business Coach to new women business owners who have joined the entrepreneurial journey. She has been honored as one of the Influential Women in Business by the Daily Herald Business Ledger in partnership with the National Association of Women Business Owners — Chicago Chapter and the Women's Innovation Network. She received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Information Systems from DeVry University and holds a Masters of Organizational Leadership from Lewis University. Dreams: Building her Business to 7 Figures Retire her Husband Position her grandson for his future so he doesn't have to worry about education or a home Travel the world (Spain, Dubai, China) Be in a position where she can bless people all the time. How you can Help: Introduce her to Mark Cuban to help position herself to get to the next level. Mentorship - Business (Protect wealth, selling business, Market her product, Maintaining the 7 Figure Business) Resources - Cash. People with the skill sets to take her business to the next level. Marketer. Connecting her with people who have done what she wanted to do. Get her into places. Share what they're doing. Like them on Social Media. Buy a sweatshirt/t-shirt. Reach out and see if there's an opportunity for them to work together if you're an entrepreneur or service provider. Contact them at: FB: http://www.facebook.com/youradminexpert IG: https://instagram.com/youradminexpert LI: https://www.linkedin.com/in/youradminexpert/ Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/youradminexpert Listen to the Podcast: https://www.yourvirtualadminexpert.com/watch-leading-behind-the-scene Mini Course 6 Ways to Successfully & Seamlessly Onboard Your New Clients http://onboarding.systemsandsuccess.com/

Clean and abundant water is provided to communities across the United States by skilled and trained environmental professionals. Yet the water workforce is facing an impending retirement crisis, with an expected 30 to 50 percent of the workforce retiring in the next decade. The crisis has reached emergency levels in many rural communities. At the same time, our water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure are in desperate need of reinvestment to be resilient for the future, and stricter guidelines are coming out to protect water. Ensuring clean water is available to communities necessitates a highly-skilled, trained, and certified workforce. The 2018 state water report, Tennessee H20, outlines the crisis we could face. It states that while protecting the availability of water in our state is important, “equal attention must be given to the critical need associated with a diminishing workforce charged with the maintenance, security, and growth of our infrastructure investment. The state is quickly reaching the disturbing point of not having a sufficient number of operators to protect, manage, and maintain these systems in the future.” In today's River Talk, we dive into the water workforce crisis and its impacts on our state, plus we explore how to connect young people to these rewarding STEM careers. Our guests on the podcast include Kevin Byrd from the Tennessee Association of Utility Districts, Cristina Carbajo with the Water Quality Technology Program at Pellissippi State Community College, Misty Brown with the Tennessee STEM Innovation Network, and, of course, the Cumberland River Compact. These diverse partners come together in a unique collaborative approach to addressing the water workforce crisis and to providing clean water for Tennesseeans. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thecompact/message

This is Derek Miller Speaking on Business. Being an entrepreneur can be challenging, but having mentors, networks and resources can make a significant difference in a startup's success. That's why the Salt Lake Chamber and other Utah leaders have launched the Wasatch Innovation Network. Here's Director Elisabeth Nebeker with more. ELISABETH NEBEKER The Wasatch Innovation Network is designed to propel Utah even further as an international leader in innovation, technology transfer, manufacturing, and marketing, by offering support to businesses and entrepreneurs throughout the state. To raise awareness of the effort, we are launching the WIN100 which will promote the top 100 venture entrepreneurs in Utah. We are actively seeking nominees who are most likely to play an active role in building and driving high-growth business in the next two to five years. Nominations for this year's inaugural Wasatch Innovation Network Top 100 Entrepreneurs — the WIN100 — are now open. Submission is simple; just go to WinUtah.org. Those named to the WIN100 will have the opportunity to network with peers and partner organizations, and see their profiles raised across the broader innovation ecosystem, particularly among in-state and out-of-state investors. DEREK MILLER If you know a venture entrepreneur who deserves recognition, submit their name at WinUtah.org and the Wasatch Innovation Network will do the rest. I'm Derek Miller with the Salt Lake Chamber, Speaking on Business. Originally Aired: March 24, 2022

Innovation during a global pandemic Robert Baldock, Founder and MD of the Clustre Innovation Network, on a bright side of COVID-19. Robert has 45 years of experience of conceiving innovative solutions, as well as selling and delivering them to major institutions. Most of his career was spent at Accenture where he became one of the firm's youngest-ever partners. Prior to leaving, he was Global Managing Partner responsible for the growth and success of Accenture's Customer Relationship Management, Mergers & Acquisitions, and e-Commerce businesses within the financial services industry, where he achieved a global revenue target of £900m. Upon leaving Accenture, Robert was the Global Leader of the Financial Services Industry practice within EDS where he grew an already large $3.4bn, 15,000 person outsourcing and consulting business. He was a top 40 leader within EDS. Today he is the Managing Director of Clustre - the innovation brokers. He now helps major companies solve their most complex problems with certainty and speed by connecting these problem owners with companies with a proven track record of solving these problems, time and time again. hyperlink to his linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertbaldock/ Sponsored by Microshare. Listen to our other podcasts on the Manifest Density portal. - Subscribe to DataStream: the Microshare Newsletter - View our LinkedIn page -  Contact Us   Episode transcript: The transcription of this episode is auto generated by a third-party source. While Microshare takes every precaution to insure that the content is accurate, errors can occur. Microshare, Inc.  is not responsible for any errors or omissions, or for the results obtained from the use of this information. Michael Moran [00:00:17] This is manifest density. Hello, everyone, and welcome to the latest edition of Manifest Density, your host Michael Moran here to explore the intersection of COVID 19 global business and society benefits. Density is brought to you by the global smart building and ESG data company Microshare. Unleash the data. Well, today I'm unleashing Robert Bolduc, who is the managing director of Cluster the Innovation Network. Robert, welcome.   Robert Baldock [00:00:53] Welcome to you. Thank you, Michael, for having me.   Michael Moran [00:00:56] Well, Robert, you're based in London, of course, and your mission and the mission of cluster is quite an innovative one. Why don't you give us just start out by giving us a sense of what it is that cluster does and how you got involved in this?   Robert Baldock [00:01:13] So I should describe myself first as someone who's have a lifelong passion for innovation. I'm an out of the box thinker, and I always try to see if there's a smart, clever way of solving a problem rather than the standard way. Notwithstanding that, I spent the first 23 three years of my professional life with this large firm called Accenture, whose proud boasts at the time 20 client with the problem was We can solve every problem there is. We're a mile wide in capability. And for a long time that that was sufficient to be a mile wide and capability. But as the world got more more complicated and technology more and more sophisticated, it started to show us and in particular that if you're going to solve a complex problem you need to have at your disposal people who have solved that problem. Time and time again, so switch forward to 10 years ago when I'd left these big companies behind me. I started to think that the the way in which big companies should be solving their most complex problems was not by turning to the large companies like Accenture and IBM and Capgemini, but actually to try to put their faith of trust in some of these smaller niche companies that were popping up left, right and center who would apply very innovative thinking and solutions to these very complex problems. That said, if you buy into that argument, who would you turn to if you're a large corporation? Which of these thousands of companies offering to to solve your every problem quickly? Would you turn to if you've never come across before, never knew that existed and indeed was slightly nervous about whether they could actually do what they promised? And so we 10 years ago conceived this business cluster as a business that words, on one hand, listen to a client who felt that they had a problem. They were willing to be seen sold by one of these niche firms and would trust us enough to introduce them to just that firm. And so in life, we play a dual role. We help large companies meet small, niche players who are very well placed to help those large companies solve that particular complex problem, in our words, with certainty and speed.   Michael Moran [00:03:40] So you are kind of a human crowdsource.   Robert Baldock [00:03:45] Well, it's less about the crowd. Some people describe as laughing is the business version of Tinder is that we make companies get together rather than individuals.   Michael Moran [00:03:57] And so you essentially there was a very innovative firm here that's now must be 15 to 20 years old. Angie's List. I'm sure you're familiar with yes, of course, which is a service that essentially acted as a reputation broker for tradesmen. Yeah. And and was very successful, and I haven't really followed them lately, but I imagine they've branched out into other things. How do you how do you identify the smaller companies that that make the grade?   Robert Baldock [00:04:33] So I'd love to say that whenever we see a space where we need to have someone on our books that is a deep expert in that space, let's take artificial intelligence, for example. Actually, that's a bad example because they actually I'll explain how we found the best firm in that field in a minute because we did it the proper way. Would you believe it's true recommendation? Someone will say to us, you've got to meet this from here, they are just out of the world, amazing at what they do. And so we meet with them because if someone has recommended to us, why wouldn't we go and see them? And if we see what we like, we then basically say, right, we'll only represent you if you can introduce us to three large corporate clients that you have taken all the way to success. We will interview those three large corporate clients, and unless they give us a 10 out of 10 each, they'll give us a 10 out of 10. We won't represent you because we cannot risk you not giving one of our clients and 10 out of 10 service. Now that's that has been the norm by and large. But what we basically saw in the imminent interest in air technology this over 25 years. By the way, we said maybe we should approach this differently. So a friend of mine had recently compiled a database of some four thousand eighty seven companies who all said they knew a thing or two about A.I.. Now, there was no way I could sift through four thousand eighty seven companies, one by one. But he said, luckily, I've got a little search engine as well. So to cut a long story short, I went from four thousand eighty seven to twenty five to 10 to five two three two one, and I ended up taking on board the one of those four thousand eighty seven companies to to represent them as an all honest opinion. The best, though, there is an AI consultant.   Michael Moran [00:06:30] Well, Robert, hold that thought, we're going to take a quick break to hear from our friends at Microshare. And we're back with Robert Bolduc, who is the managing managing director of Cluster Innovation Network in London. Robert, you know, I've had the experience of vetting big companies for various jobs that the company I worked for wanted to have. So we we when I was with Nouriel Roubini years ago, we decided to hire a PR firm. And I remember the experience of sitting in the conference room and watching the young people from Ogilvy and Mather and Edelman and Ruder Finn one after another. These phalanxes of young, bright people kind of file into our conference room and then some senior guy would present what they're going to do for us. And we all we kind of knew right there that we were never going to see that senior guy again. It was going to be one of these young people who looked it looked a bit like, you know, the the the veteran surgeon making his rounds with students traveling along behind. And, you know, when they cut you open, it was going to be one of those students.   Robert Baldock [00:07:45] So what do I do next, boss?   Michael Moran [00:07:47] Yeah. So I mean, why? Why does the small company model that you are pursuing Trump these bigger, you know, big four accounting or infamous global firms?   Robert Baldock [00:08:03] Actually, you've partly answered that question yourself, Michael. Well, actually, when I was with Accenture, our proposal was what you saw was what you got. That is not the norm, as you rightly said yourself, you know, they went in there, the superstars, they dazzle you and then basically you get a bunch of young kids signed up to do the job. What you tend to find with these niche companies, the scale ups as they call them, is you absolutely because all they've got is what you see. They're small and they don't have people fronting them. But secondly, because they're small, they're hungry, they're agile, they're nimble. They bend and adjust much more rapidly, much more appropriately to the needs of the client than a big company will ever do.   Michael Moran [00:08:51] That makes a lot of sense, I think. I mean, just from my experience here at Microshare as opposed to the corporate career I've had before. You know, we tried not to be bespoke, but you almost have to be. Yeah, when you're when you're dealing with complex things like smart building technology or, you know, the contact tracing wearables. Of course, that was a giant experiment when we when we launched it. So you really co-development some of these things with your clients. And that's that's both a a challenge from a business model standpoint, but it's also really builds loyalty and trust among the client service provider relationship. So I totally see where that happens. I want to turn the conversation to one of the expertize is that you list on your website when it is sustainability. Obviously, you know, the ESG, the environmental social government term is everywhere in the financial press these days, and it's its equivalent CSR corporate social responsibility is also everywhere. How do you define sustainability and what kind of a filter do you apply when you're trying to find the right people to recommend?   Robert Baldock [00:10:12] So there are a number of terms are inextricably linked. You've not used a number of other terms that get used on net zero climate change, et cetera. So for only the second time in my professional life. We've come across a a need to change, which has been embraced by and large by every single company on this planet. You can describe that need as we've got to get to net zero. We've got to reduce our carbon emissions for the sake of this planet. But there's there's a broader need than that, which is we need to make sure that we are creating a good business, one that's contributing not just the economy, but to the environment, to the welfare of all manner of people that we touch on a day to day business. And so this this move, this drive to become sustainable is is a move to change the way you approach your business so that everything you touch people, companies, the environment, products, cetera are creating a positive effect rather than necessarily perhaps a detrimental effect.   Michael Moran [00:11:31] Do you feel as though you're getting. Back feedback from the corporate world that suggests they're taking this seriously for the right reasons, or is this really a box they have to check to avoid reputational damage or regulatory issues?   Robert Baldock [00:11:48] Well, guess what, you get you, you do get both. We've sort of got a rule of thumb, which is if the large corporate has appointed a chief sustainability officer. And if that person reports direct to the chief executive, you know, they're taking it seriously. Secondly, if every other word that the chief executive mutters is either sustainable or climate change or net zero or diversity, you know they're taking it seriously because, you know, those words are being recorded. And unlike politicians, promises they will live up to them. They have to because the stakeholders expect them to. Yes, there are some people that basically come out and say we will be net zero by 2050, 2016, 2017. I don't think some of those people have really thought it through as to what's really involved. So you do get a mixture, but there's a there's a tidal effect here and those are taking it seriously, almost forcing those who are taking it less seriously to take it more seriously.   Michael Moran [00:12:56] Robert, hold on a second. We're going to call. Go for a word from the sponsor and we'll be right back. OK, I'm back with Robert Belder, the managing director of Cluster Innovation Network. Robert, you are at the nexus of innovation. If I could put it that way. What is what are you seeing out there? That's not in the newspapers and in the in the financial media every day that seems to be really new and exciting.   Robert Baldock [00:13:31] Well, let's look at what COVID caused. That was actually beneficial. So I talk about the U.S. put on the March 23rd, 2019, we were all ordered to work from home. We have to leave our offices with very little notice and work from home. Can you imagine the scramble that that caused for companies to change their work mode from owning an office to no one in an office and all that they had to do in order to make that possible? And that was achieved in a very short period of time. Compare and contrast that to anyone trying to get anything done quickly in the past. There was all sorts of processes and forms and obstacles, and they got brushed out of the way, pushed out of the way by COVID. And one of the things that we expect to continue now that we never had before is this whole notion of hybrid working, it being OK to work from home. You've being trusted to work from home and not watch Netflix. And it's forced us to find ways of collaborating where we are not in the same space. Whereas before the only way we can imagine collaboration was all being in the same space. So what COVID has done is it's made us reinvent the way we do work and basically get rid of some of the obstacles to getting things done more quickly. And so our hope is notwithstanding, you know, there's a lot of exciting things going on about with A.I., with data, with sensors, with no code apps that we've broken the back of slowness and this in itself in the same way some people joke. It's COVID drove digitization. More than anything else, we'd like to think that COVID has also driven up speed and removed obstacles to change.   Michael Moran [00:15:48] You know, some of the guests I've had on some, some fairly well known thinkers have tackled issues like the effect on the labor markets. Of course, in the US, there's this ongoing mystery about what's going on in the labor markets here, still very tight despite the low unemployment rate. There's also questions about how it affects global supply chains and kind of redefined in some way the whole concept of national security. I had the chief defense correspondent, the New York Times, on a couple of episodes back and I put him this question. You know, we've spent billions and billions of dollars to protect ourselves from foreign invasion. And lo and behold, we get it foreign invasion. And not only did we not, we're we're not prepared for it, but we couldn't even unite to fight it,   Robert Baldock [00:16:41] or we couldn't even find out what the best answer was and all follow suit.   Michael Moran [00:16:46] Yeah. And you know, he conceded that the the Pentagon, for instance, is now classifying global pandemic as a as a an enemy. If you want to put it that way. So what is it done socially? To innovators, I mean, I mean, innovation, when you think of innovation, you think of Edison in his laboratory with his collaborators, you think of people who are in collaboration with other great minds. How had had COVID affected that process?   Robert Baldock [00:17:23] I've got the best possible story to tell. You had Michael. So one of the companies may represent is go flux. They are innovation consultants. And in the good old days that you got in that room, you got out your stickers and you brainstormed a solution to the problem. Now it's March 23rd or thereafter and you can't get in the same room again. And who knows for how long? So does that kill innovation stand that? No, when you're innovators, you innovate. And so what this firm did was basically work out how to innovate when you want in the same room. And what would you know, Michael? They bid for a project that they would never bid for before. It would never won before, but they ended up working with a global confectionery company, helping them to conceive new products and services. This global confectionery company is headquartered in Chicago. They've never been to the client. I've never met them face to face. But they basically were able to convince them that we can show you how to innovate on a distributed basis. Another example is the copy that that was used so effectively here in the UK to warn you if you've been in close proximity to someone testing positive for COVID. This was developed by one of our firms in six weeks flat using 75 people working in 75 different locations around the world. This was an app that was developed literally 24 by seven. When they went to bed in London, they passed it over to Asia and they said, keep working on it. But they weren't working on it from a single office in Asia. They were working from their homes. So if you're smart and clever, you, you, you basically reconfigure. And that's what firms did, the smart ones we convicted.   Michael Moran [00:19:12] Yeah, I'm I can't not fail to mention the fact that we did that exact thing at the beginning of the pandemic when we we repurposed an asset zoning sensor into a wearable contact tracing solution, which had the additional advantage of not being on your cell phone. So the battery never died and it didn't scrape up your PII.   Robert Baldock [00:19:38] Well, on top of that, the cloud that you're mentioning had a role that banned the use of mobile phones in their factories, so they had to find a new mobile phone based solution to ensure that they kept their employees safe and you guys rode to the rescue.   Michael Moran [00:19:54] That's right, and I'm happy to say we're allowed to say who that is. It's GlaxoSmithKline's, and we're now in, I think, 21 factories around the world of theirs to help them keep up and running and producing pharmaceuticals, which takes density. You can't get around density in a factory like that.   Robert Baldock [00:20:12] Guess what? My and I told you about the process we go through to vet people. We talked to three of their clients before we decided to represent microshare. We spoke to, among others, GSK and we got a ten out of ten from GSK.   Michael Moran [00:20:24] That's great. And we've had we've just done a slam dunk self-promotional moment there. Robert, listen, this has been fascinating. I want to give you an opportunity to tell people, how would they learn more about cluster and about your own work?   Robert Baldock [00:20:41] So very simply, of course, they just go to our website WW w dot cluster spelt c l t r e dot net. And then the next thing they might want to do is just sign up to receive our monthly newsletter because in our monthly newsletter, we'll have thought leadership pieces. We'll have notification of future events and your own child's promote did a great job for us on on sensing as a service and one of our events. And then you can also read the write ups of past events. Each of our events are literally showing people in the art of the possible. We've had people like Nassr talking about at our events about how they've gone outside of Nasser to find solutions to their problems. So go to our website. Sign up for our newsletter, see what catches your eye, attend this and learn.   Michael Moran [00:21:36] Thank you, Robert. That is great, and of course, you can learn more about microshare and how we helped get the world safely back to work during the early stages of the pandemic with our suite of products, ever smart solutions, boost efficiency, enable cost savings and bring safety and reassurance to the people inside your buildings, even as it produces data that is very relevant to sustainability and ESG. You can learn more about these things on the MICROSHARE website WW Dot Microshare Dot Io and there you can subscribe to Manifest Density downloaded on iTunes, Google Play, iHeartRadio, Spotify and many other audio platforms. And that's going to do it for this week on behalf of Microshare and all its global employees. I want to thank once again Robert Waldeck, and this is Michael Moran saying so long. Be well and thank you for listening.

In this episode we start out with the Truckers Convoy and the Alberta blockade and how is this impacting government policy and the  food system in Canada, Sylvain ranks the overall state of the food supply chain in Canada two weeks after the border vaccine mandate, "Shelflation" and  a great interview with Dana McCauley, Chief Experience Officer from the Canadian Food Innovation Network  Our Trying Stuff segment this episode is with Good Food For Good foods,  in this episode we're trying their pasta sauces by food innovator Richa GuptaBe sure and visit our Youtube channel and smash that subscribe button!About Dana McCauley is a value proposition driven innovator who has successfully launched many food products and programs in collaboration with domestic and international food companies and entrepreneurs.​Beyond her corporate experiences in marketing, product development and creative services, Dana brings not-for-profit and academic expertise to her role. She was the founding Executive Director for Food Starter, a Toronto based food business incubator and accelerator that was recognized with an Ontario Premier's Award for Agri-Food Innovation Excellence. As Director of New Venture Creation at the University of Guelph, Dana enabled agri-food innovators to transform their inventions into innovations that grow the economy and enhances Canada's international reputation.​Dana has been a food media personality and keynote speaker. She is the President of the SIAL Canada Innovation Award jury. In 2017, Dana was recognized by WXN as one of Canada's Most Powerful Women in the Trailblazers and Trendsetters category. About UsDr. Sylvain CharleboisDr. Sylvain Charlebois is a Professor in food distribution and policy in the Faculties of Management and Agriculture at Dalhousie University in Halifax. He is also the Senior Director of the Agri-food Analytics Lab, also located at Dalhousie University. Before joining Dalhousie, he was affiliated with the University of Guelph's Arrell Food Institute, which he co-founded. Known as “The Food Professor”, his current research interest lies in the broad area of food distribution, security and safety. Google Scholar ranks him as one of the world's most cited scholars in food supply chain management, food value chains and traceability.He has authored five books on global food systems, his most recent one published in 2017 by Wiley-Blackwell entitled “Food Safety, Risk Intelligence and Benchmarking”. He has also published over 500 peer-reviewed journal articles in several academic publications. Furthermore, his research has been featured in several newspapers and media groups, including The Lancet, The Economist, the New York Times, the Boston Globe, the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, BBC, NBC, ABC, Fox News, Foreign Affairs, the Globe & Mail, the National Post and the Toronto Star.Dr. Charlebois sits on a few company boards, and supports many organizations as a special advisor, including some publicly traded companies. Charlebois is also a member of the Scientific Council of the Business Scientific Institute, based in Luxemburg. Dr. Charlebois is a member of the Global Food Traceability Centre's Advisory Board based in Washington DC, and a member of the National Scientific Committee of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) in Ottawa.Michael LeBlanc  is the Founder & President of M.E. LeBlanc & Company Inc and a Senior Advisor to Retail Council of Canada as part of his advisory and consulting practice.   He brings 25+ years of brand/retail/marketing & eCommerce leadership experience, and has been on the front lines of retail industry change for his entire career.  Michael is the producer and host of a network of leading podcasts including Canada's top retail industry podcast,       The Voice of Retail, plus  Global E-Commerce Tech Talks  ,      The Food Professor  with Dr. Sylvain Charlebois and now in its second season, Conversations with CommerceNext!  You can learn more about Michael   here  or on     LinkedIn. Be sure and check out Michael's latest adventure for fun and influencer riches - Last Request Barbecue,  his YouTube BBQ cooking channel!

Patricia (Trish) Hurter, Dr. Patricia Hurter is CEO of Lyndra Therapeutics. Prior to Lyndra, Dr. Hurter was Senior Vice President of Pharmaceutical and Preclinical Sciences at Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. She also served as Interim Head of Global Regulatory Affairs from 2013-2014 and oversaw several label expansions for Kalydeco® and the submission of the new drug application for Orkambi®. She played a leadership role in the development and commercialization of 5 transformative therapies for Vertex: Incivek®, Kalydeco®, Orkambi® and Symdeko® and Trikafta®. Prior to joining Vertex, Dr. Hurter was Director, Formulation Design and Characterization for Merck where she was a key member of the early development team for Januvia®, a treatment for type II diabetes. A respected thought leader in the pharmaceutical industry, Dr. Hurter is a frequent contributor to many scientific publications. At Vertex, she founded and was the executive sponsor of “IWILL,” a Vertex employee network devoted to the advancement of women leaders. As a member of the Advisory Board for Women in the Enterprise of Science & Technology (WEST), she mentors Boston-area women who are early or in the midst of their careers in STEM. She also champions the Posse Foundation, an organization that recruits high school students from diverse backgrounds and supports them as they pursue college degrees and beyond. She is a mentor to alumnae from the program. Dr. Hurter earned her Ph.D. in chemical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, as well as an M.S. in mechanical engineering from West Virginia University and a B.Sc. in chemical engineering, cum laude, from the University of KwaZulu-Natal in Durban, South Africa. Jessica Ballinger Mrs. Ballinger is President and Chief Operations Officer of Lyndra Therapeutics. In her 25+ year career, she has contributed to the development and commercialization of more than 15 leading-edge patient therapies. Prior to joining Lyndra, she was a Senior Director at Biogen responsible for redesigning and transforming the patient-centered technical development organization. While at Biogen, she contributed to developing products in critical therapeutic areas such as hemophilia, Alzheimer's Disease, spinal muscular atrophy and multiple sclerosis, delivering high-quality, highly-innovative, globally approved products with three products filed and approved in just three years. Prior to Biogen, she was the Senior Director Injectable Product and Device Strategy and Business Unit Interface driving technology development and lifecycle management innovation priorities for injectable products and devices in partnership with Pfizer Business Units and R&D. While in this role, Ballinger delivered ~50% capital investment savings and 25% cost-of-goods reduction through an innovative injectable device platform. She led the technical development and manufacturing scale-up of critical therapies in diabetes, endocrinology, neurology, ophthalmology, cardiovascular, women's health and men's sexual health. Ballinger is a respected leader in diversity and inclusion, co-creating the inaugural Biogen Alzheimer's Patient and Caregiver Employee Resource Network (ERN), co-leading the inaugural Biogen Women's Innovation Network, and co-leading the inaugural Pfizer European Women's ERN. She was appointed to the inaugural Chief of Staff position supporting the Pfizer European R&D and Site Leader during her time at Pfizer Sandwich. She received the honorable Pfizer R&D Achievement Award twice in her tenure at Pfizer, recognizing her strong leadership and business impact. Ballinger is an active volunteer in fundraising and leadership roles, working with the Oasis Domestic Abuse Service and the Melanoma Education Foundation. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Biochemistry from the University of Illinois – Champaign/Urbana.

Nirit Harel, A veteran of the Israeli start-up environment with 20+ years of turnaround, marketing, and management experience positioning ventures for growth, public offering, and acquisition, including MRV Communications which subsequently reached a valuation of $5B+ (NASDAQ MRVC).Nirit has extensive experience negotiating partnerships with world leaders in the European Framework Program/ Horizon 2020, winning and managing multi-year European Commission technology development bids for the world's most established and promising innovators.Nirit serves as Chair of Intergam Communications Ltd, one of Israel's most respected tech innovation and EC development consultancies. She serves as global Chair of the YPO Entrepreneurship & Innovation Network, was most recently selected as a regional honoree of the prestigious YPO Hickok Distinguished Service Award, and is the recipient of the organization's most innovative event award. Ms. Harel is a frequent speaker on women's leadership and entrepreneurship, Israeli innovation and triple bottom line.In this conversation, Nirit and I discuss the balance of being kind over being right, and the importance of learning in regards to leadership.To learn more about Nirit Harel with Impact Manhattan, connect, or support Nirit's journey: https://www.linkedin.com/in/niritharel/

Chike Farrell interviews Lauri-Ann Ainsworth - CEO of the Branson Centre for Entrepreneurs

Chike Farrell interviews Jay Warde - CEO of Onassis Transportation

Rajeev Nayar, Vice President, CTO Data Analytics at Infosys discusses startup partnerships and explains how Infosys evaluates startups and the value they provide to the business and its customers. Hosted by Jeff Kavanaugh, VP and Head of the Infosys Knowledge Institute.

Mark Glover, Commissioning Editor at IOM3, hosts a podcast around Brexit and its impact on two key areas for IOM3 members: academia and manufacturing. Mark is joined by Ben Fletcher, Chief Operating Officer at the UK manufacturing association (MAKEUK) and Professor Richard Dashwood, Deputy Vice-Chancellor(Research)at Coventry University, UK, and head of the University Alliance Research and Innovation Network, an organisation that represents a number of technical and professional universities. Links: www.makeuk.org www.unialliance.ac.uk/our-networks/ Contact us: podcast@iom3.org www.iom3.org Music: Pamgaea by Kevin MacLeod Link: incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea License: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

If you're a woman suffering from burnout, you probably have the same complaints as the millions of others just like you - not enough time, not enough energy, and too little space to focus on the things that light you up. The thing is, overcoming burnout is not complicated. The first step to doing just that and reclaiming your time and your agency in the process is exactly what you think it is: Making time and space for yourself and for the things that matter to you, and reserving some of that precious energy for that pursuit. It's simple, but that doesn't mean it's easy. In fact, it might be one of the most difficult things you ever do, especially if you're a loving mother, a passionate career woman, and a feminist - oh, and a weekend hiker-slash-mushroom hunter. Just ask Mandy Gettler. Mandy works as the co-leader of the Women's Innovation Network at the University of Oregon, a nine-month program for female entrepreneurs, and volunteers for Bristol Hospice as an end-of-life doula. In other words, she knows more than most about the highs and lows of being a woman and about the cognitive dissonance that comes with working 50-hour burnout weeks in a job you love. Fortunately, Mandy also knows all about the value of self-care practices like journaling, list-making, and giving herself time and space to wind down - and it's those things that have helped her find her own spark again. In this episode of the She Burns podcast, Mandy talks about the influence she received from her mother, how she balances her rigorous career requirements with her family responsibilities and taking a leap of faith towards better things. So what's this episode really about? How parental influence affects our approach to every facet of life The importance of knowing your options Why it's often so difficult for women to shed responsibilities - even on the brink of burnoutThe self-made origins of burnout for many women Why you should listen Women are often called upon to manage more than their fair share of the domestic duties on top of their career responsibilities, and in tough times, that impossible balance can push us to breaking point. If you have spent the past few years feeling stuck and unable to let anything go, this episode will let you know that you're not alone - and that if you're willing to look for it, there is always another way. Links Mandy Gettler on LinkedInShe Shatters You can quote me on that… “[I love Thich Nhat Hanh's] metaphor of like, you being a house and anger being this fire, and what you want in your house is burning. What you want to do is run after the person who left your house on fire, but meanwhile, your house is burning to the ground, and really, you know, you're better served putting out your fire - figuring out what happened, and then going to talk to the person.” Mandy Gettler“The old paradigm is at work - and you know, this, you're seeing this now, I've experienced this, you've experienced this - is ‘work harder'. The harder you work, the better off you're viewed in the industry, corporate environment - whatever you want to call it. Then it's more work, whether you put that on yourself, or a supervisor lovingly gives it to you, because they say, ``Oh, you're so good at this.” - Hannah Austin Like what you hear? Please leave me a review - these stars won't burn out!

Ben Portney, Ph.D. is a Senior Associate at Flagship Pioneering, a life sciences venture capital firm specializing in company creation for transformational technologies. Ben is an entrepreneur-scientist, having previously worked in several ventures during his time as a graduate student including NSF I-Corps, an equity research externship at T. Rowe Price, and co-founding the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Network club at the University of Maryland. Ben received his PhD from the University of Maryland, focusing on cancer stem cell biology. In this episode, we discuss Ben's career at Flagship starting from his time as a Venture Labs Fellow, as well as the unique model Flagship uses to found companies. Ben additionally shares lessons from his entrepreneurial experiences in graduate school, particularly relating to trying different careers and being open to exploration. We also touch on how graduate education has evolved to meet students' increasing interest in biotech and entrepreneurial ventures. Hosted by Roshan Chikarmane and Jenna Glatzer.

In this episode, we are looking for foundation members, consider submitting an EOI here https://www.iamtc.org/membership/expression-of-interest/ The high-rise would be by far the Third Ward's tallest building. The historic neighborhood mainly features mid-rise former industrial buildings, constructed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, that have been converted into offices, housing and retail space. The 41,000-square-foot building is going up on farm field, miles away from the university's main campus but close to a key source of study for students and the researchers in the internationally recognized UPEI Climate Research Lab: the province's shoreline, some of which is rapidly eroding because of climate change. The two-day online conference, organised as part of the LIGNA.Innovation Network, will bring together more than 30 international experts from industry and politics to discuss Green Material Processing – Process Technologies of the Bioeconomy.Production by Deeelicious Beats Music "Game Play" by Quality QuestPodcast is a Mass Timber Construction Journal Production www.masstimberconstruction.com Sponsors of the Podcast:RothoblaasRothoblaas is an Italian multinational with its roots in the Alpine region; a leading developer and provider of high technology solutions for all those involved in the construction with wood sector. Always engaged in finding solutions for the improvement of the sector, today Rothoblaas is one of the leading companies worldwide in the development of products and services dedicated to the wood carpentry industry, and continues to export know-how from the heart of the Italian Alps to the world.International Association for Mass Timber Construction (IAMTC) The International Association for Mass Timber Construction aims to promote and deliver value to its members and associated stakeholders through an all-encompassing approach to advocacy, thought-leadership, development for the architecture, engineering, construction, manufacturing sectors, provide education, training/teaching and research in establishing a global mass timber construction sector across the five contents of the world. Rotho Blaas Solutions designed for building in wood that are easily accessible adapting to the needs of all. Sponsor Wanted Here Looking for global sponsorship opportunities in the mass timber sector? Why not consider sponsoring?

This is Derek Miller Speaking on Business. Utah's return to growth from the pandemic recession shows the strength of our economy's fundamentals. This broad and diverse economic foundation was built deliberately through foresight, planning, and execution on goals. Now our competition is global and we must think about our innovation advantages and build those industries that will keep Utah the best place for business growth. To achieve this, The Salt Lake Chamber created and launched the Wasatch Innovation Network. The Wasatch Innovation Network will bring together leaders and institutions to drive innovation across silos to broaden economic appeal and commercialization. The new organization plans to focus on four cardinal values around mentorship, growth, innovation, and acceleration to drive results for each participating group. The Wasatch Innovation Network will connect industry to capital, startup to incumbent, and academia to market, with the purpose of creating a team of teams to scale out Utah's innovation ecosystem. The organization will provide Support for start-ups that includes mentoring, network development, assistance with capitalization, national and international engagement, and technology transfer from universities; Through the Wasatch Innovation Network Utah can develop a first-in-the-nation innovation blueprint for other states to model. I'm Derek Miller, of the Salt Lake Chamber, and this is “Speaking on Business.” Originally Aired: July 28, 2021

In today's special briefing, we look at how Tata Consultancy Services, India's biggest and one of the world's largest IT services companies, is expanding its network of innovation centres under a brand and architecture called Pace. These centres are physical-digital hubs in Tokyo, New York and now in Amsterdam, bringing together the best that TCS has to offer with some of the finest universities around the world and the local startup ecosystems.

Anabela Carvalho is responsible for the International Networks Unit at ANI – the Portuguese National Innovation Agency; and she is the Portuguese National Contact Point and Delegate to Cluster 5 "Climate, Energy and Mobility" and Cluster 6 "Food, Bioeconomy, Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment" of Horizon Europe, within the PERIN: Portugal in Europe Research and Innovation Network. We talk to Anabela about the new Horizon Europe programme and how Portugal can double its participation in the funding programmes.

On this episode of Investors & Operators, Jordan sits down with Edward Crawford (Coltala Holdings) and Sunny Vanderbeck (Satori Capital) to discuss Conscious Capitalism. Together, they cover: the application of conscious capitalism in private equity balancing margin vs. mission misconceptions about capitalism ... and so much more. SUNNY VANDERBECK is an investor, entrepreneur, best-selling author, and former military leader focused on accelerating the growth of mid-market companies and creating best-in-class, built-to-last businesses. Sunny is co-founder of Satori Capital, a multi-strategy investment firm founded on the principles of conscious capitalism. By providing real-world insights from its experienced team and long-term funding with no fixed time constraints, Satori acts as a true partner for its portfolio companies as it challenges them to pursue extraordinary outcomes for all stakeholder groups. Before founding Satori, Sunny co-founded and served as CEO of Data Return, a leading provider of managed services and utility computing. The company sustained 40% quarter-over-quarter growth for more than three years and reached a $3 billion market capitalization, making Sunny one of the youngest CEOs ever to lead a Nasdaq-listed company. For more than a decade, Sunny led the company through all phases of growth and transformation, received numerous honors including an “Entrepreneur of the Year” finalist designation from Ernst and Young, and nurtured a conscious culture for all of the business' stakeholders. His experiences with building, selling, buying back, and re-selling Data Return, along with his subsequent involvement with dozens of private businesses at Satori, led Sunny to publish his first book, Selling Without Selling Out: How to Sell Your Business Without Selling Your Soul. The book serves as a roadmap for business leaders who face the unique challenges and quandaries involved in selling a business or taking on a financial partner. Drawing on hard-won wisdom earned through decades of experience, Sunny and other business founders and CEOs provide pragmatic guidance on navigating the complicated ins and outs of the sale process while preserving what matters most. Prior to founding Data Return, Sunny served as a Section Leader of the 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment and led technical teams at Microsoft. Both roles helped him learn the value of principled leadership in extraordinarily challenging situations. Sunny continues to share his thoughts on leadership, strategy, business operations, and long-term value creation as a sought-after speaker and as an advisor and board member to several private companies. He is also a long-standing member of YPO (formerly Young Presidents' Organization), where he served as the North American co-chair of the organization's sustainable business network and co-founded the YPO Entrepreneurship and Innovation Network, which helps more than 3,500 president and CEO members accelerate the growth of their businesses. EDWARD CRAWFORD is Co-founder and President of https://coltala.com/ (Coltala Holdings).  Prior to co-founding Coltala, Edward was a Managing Director at Avesta Holdings, where he led business development activities, identified capital and acquisitions, special situation opportunities and managed key investor relationships. Edward helped build Avesta's business to include over 320 employees, $1billion in assets and $100 million in revenue. Before joining Avesta, he held the role of Vice President at Goldman Sachs where he spent seven years as an advisor to numerous CEOs, institutions and private company owners. Edward joined Goldman Sachs from the private equity firm Advantage Capital Partners (ACP), a national lower, middle-market, private equity firm.  Prior to joining ACP, he served as a Peace Corps volunteer in the Dominican Republic where, at age 23, he founded a four-member coffee cooperative and grew it to include more than...

STEM Paths Innovation Network is a nonprofit working with partners in King County, Washington to design and lead STEAM opportunities to students who otherwise wouldn't have access to them. According to their website, they've served over 800 girls and youth of color through their programming with over 20 community and school partners in the greater Seattle area. Director of Curriculum and Instruction, Shana Beckwith talks with host Allie Cheroutes about creating a future in which all students can see themselves in a STEM field and have the support they need inside and outside the classroom to get there. Check out their website to learn more about their incredible curriculum and programs: www.stempaths.org Visit KidsQuest's website to learn more about their online and in-person STEAM opportunities: www.kidsquestmuseum.org KidsQuest wants to ensure that everyone is able to enjoy a day of play at the Museum. Through the Museums for All program, they are able to offer discounted daily admission rates with proof of EBT, Chip, Provider One, or WIC. Invite your family over to listen to this episode's Audio Postcard segment! Host Allie will guide you through making your very own straw rocket in honor of Katherine Johnson, a NASA mathematician whose calculations were used in the first moon landing and in the development of the Space Shuttle program. As a Black female mathematician during 1950s and 60s, she was truly a pioneer who broke barriers of gender and race and inspired generations of future STEM leaders.

 The National Security Innovation Network (NSIN) is a United States Department of Defense (DoD) program office, under the Defense Innovation Unit, that seeks to create new communities of innovators to solve national security problems. NSIN partners with national research universities and the venture community to reinvigorate civil-military technology collaboration. As opposed to making investments in specific technologies, government R&D programs, or startups, NSIN focuses on human capital innovation, specifically developing and enabling innovators and human-centered networks. NSIN provides tools, training, and access to DoD assets that enable entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs to develop and commercialize high potential products in the national interest. Morgan Plummer is the Managing Director of the National Security Innovation Network at the U.S. Department of Defense. Prior to his appointment as Managing Director, Morgan served as the Senior Advisor to the Director of the NSIN and was a Visiting Senior Research Fellow at National Defense University in Washington, D.C. Prior to joining NSIN, Morgan served as a senior defense official in the Obama Administration, departing in April 2016 as the Senior Advisor to the Undersecretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness. As the senior public policy advisor and principal deputy to the Department's chief human resources officer, Morgan helped oversee a bold set of sweeping and progressive reforms, including the full integration of women into ground combat units, the repeal of the ban against open transgender service and Secretary of Defense Ash Carter's signature set of civilian, and military personnel policy reforms, collectively referred to as the “Force of the Future” initiative. Before his role at Personnel and Readiness, Morgan served as the Special Assistant and Deputy Chief of the Staff to the Under Secretary of the US Army. While there, he focused on strategic planning, improving the organizational design of the Army's headquarters and refining its business processes. Morgan joined the Obama Administration after almost 12 years on active duty in the United States Army, where he served in a variety of command and staff assignments and completed multiple combat tours. Morgan has received numerous meritorious service and achievement medals, been decorated for valor and received the Office of the Secretary of Defense Medal for Exceptional Public Service. In addition to his military and civilian awards, Morgan holds a BS degrees from Michigan State University (Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration) and a masters Georgetown University (Policy Management). He also serves as the Executive Director of the Defense Entrepreneurs Forum (DEF), a non-profit dedicated to enabling a culture of innovation in the US national security community. 

Dr. Ferdinand Bartels (LinkedIn) ist Geschäftsführer von SPECS Surface Nano Analysis (specs-group.com/) in Berlin und Vorsitzender von INAM, dem Innovation Network for Advanced Materials. INAM organisiert u.a. den Advanced Materials Accelerator ADMACOM (www.inam.berlin/admacom) und das "Lab to Market" Programm (www.inam.berlin/lab-to-market) Bei diesen Angeboten schlagen die Herzen der Forscher*innen und Wissenschaftler*innen höher, die sich mit ihren Forschungsergebnissen selbständig machen wollen. Bewerbungsfristen: 14. Februar 2021 für ADMACOM Accelerator. Details auf www.inam.berlin/admacom  24. Februar 2021, Ideation Workshop für Lab To Market. Details auf www.inam.berlin/lab-to-market  Viel Spaß bei dieser Episode!   PS: Ressourcen vom Gastgeber Florian Kandler für dich: Kostenloses Online-Pitch-Training Das Buch für Gründer*innen: Business Angels Devils KPMG Smart Start unterstützt den Gründer & Zünder Podcast. Wertvolle Ressourcen findest du auf: www.kmpg.at/smartstart

While we mostly want to say "Bah humbug" and forget 2020 ever happened, for me, there were some special moments and amazing guests that I had on the show this year who are worth remembering. In this episode, we look at the 12 days of podcast past with some of the most fascinating people I spoke to this year. You'll hear from industry experts about E-bikes, district and renewable energy, EVs and more. So here's today's big question: What did you learn from the ThinkEnergy podcast this year? Speakers:Host: Dan Seguin, Brandy Giannetta, Francis Bradley, Andrea Flowers, Jeff Westeinde, Seth Weintraub, Joseph Muglia, Kevin Lee, Anne-Raphaëlle Audouin, Blair Maye, Michelle Branigan, Raed Kadri --- Transcript: Dan Seguin  00:42 Hey, everyone, welcome back. This is a very special episode of The ThinkEnergy podcast. While we mostly want to say Bah, humbug, and forget 2020 ever happened. For me, there are some special moments and amazing guests that I had on the show this year, who are worth remembering. So for today's podcast, we're looking at the 12 days of podcast past with some of the most fascinating people I spoke to this year. You'll hear from industry experts about E-bikes, district and renewable energy, EV's and much more. So here's today's big question. What did you learn from the ThinkEnergy podcast this year?  Number 12. kicking us off. Number 12 is Kevin Lee, Chief Executive Officer for the Canadian Home Builders Association. And how net zero homes are the future with 111 million tons of greenhouse gas emissions released into the atmosphere from Canadian homes and buildings, every year, we're all looking at ways to reduce our carbon footprint. I asked Kevin when building or renovating to net zero standards. With the key considerations are: how much does it entail? Are we talking about everything from walls, ventilation, foundation, windows and more?   Kevin Lee  02:24 Oh, absolutely. I mean, certainly, when you're driving to get down to basically using close to zero energy, you have to look at everything that uses energy and that can you know, save energy and be efficient with energy. So every element of the home, as you said, walls, ceilings, foundations, windows, mechanical systems, hugely important. So you have to look at all of it and and where do you start? Well, frankly, if you're a homebuyer, you start by looking for a builder with the experience and know how to do this and and even through our programs. And we follow, we use the inner guide rating system, which is a government of Canada system and label for measuring the energy performance of homes. And there are energy advisors that are certified by the Government of Canada to do that. And we provide those energy advisors, additional training, to work with our builders to be experts and getting all the way to net zero. So they're sort of recognized through our program through additional training and education. So really as a as a homebuyer or a homeowner, because we now have a retrofit program as well for renovating houses to get to this level. Really, it's finding the right finding the right contractor homebuilder, you know, you can look at ch va.ca. And you can find a list of our rent renovators and our home builders that are certified, they know what they're doing. And they're working very closely with an energy advisor who works on the design because like I said, when you're trying to get to net zero, you're talking about squeezing every ounce of energy you can out of that house on and it's every element. So it's not so much that you start one place you look at everything.   Dan Seguin  04:01 Number 11. Coming in at number 11 I spoke to Jeff Westeinde de president of Zibi Canada, to ask him what happens when you use a network of hot and cold water pipes, bury them underground, and then use them to efficiently heat and cool buildings, and even whole communities. Jeff and his team are using district energy to achieve a zero carbon footprint at Zibi in 34 acre waterfront community in downtown Ottawa. On a hot summer day. Back in August, I asked him what's behind the one planet system he's looking to achieve.   Jeff Westeinde  04:44 We have to live as if we only have one planet. Most people when I say that look at me and sort of go but we only do have one planet and we need to remind them that if you live like a typical Canadian, you're using four planets of resources to sustain your unsustainable lifestyle in America. And using five planets, Europeans using three planets, and all we're doing is stealing from future generations and the developing world to sustain our unsustainable lifestyles. So one planet really is all about both environmental sustainability, like technical sustainability and social sustainability with one planets worth of resources and and it's a very holistic, holistic program, very audacious goals, we're going to talk about zero carbon. So as you know, Zb is in the nation's capital in Ottawa and Gatineau. You know, we are we are today we're going to be at plus 34 degrees, six months from now we'll be at minus 34 degrees Celsius, and and to be zero Kerman. In this environment, it's the Holy Grail. So achieving one plant is not an easy thing to do very audacious. But that's, that's where we said, No, that's the bar we need to hit, we need to again, leave our campsite better than we came to.   Dan Seguin  06:02 Number 10. Francis Bradley, the President and CEO of the Canadian lectricity Association, sat down with me in October to talk about Canada's electric future, and why we're well positioned to bring our electricity grid into the 21st century. Here is a favorite snippet of mine, from Francis Bradley, at number 10.   Francis Bradley  06:29 You know, to begin with, where we're starting from is we're starting from a place that is the envy frankly, of a lot of other jurisdictions. compared to most other countries, our sector is already clean. So we're starting from a clean, relatively clean sector to begin with. It's one of the cleanest electricity sectors in the world, we have the advantage of remarkably low carbon electricity grid, and it's been getting cleaner. So from 2000 to 2017, there's been a reduction in our sectors carbon dioxide, emissions of 42%. So more than 80% of the electricity in in Canada now comes from non emitting sources. And so we continue to focus on decarbonisation, the, the targets that I'd mentioned earlier, are going to mean that that decarbonisation and further electrification are going to absolutely be required if we're going to, to meet our our climate challenges of the future. So, you know, among those challenges that the that are out there, a lot of people think that electrification is about the growth of electric vehicles, but it's going to be a lot more than that. mass transit, heavy duty trucking, I mean, those are going to be significant into the future. But also, you know, you know, we looked at a study by the electric power Research Institute, they noted that electrification in the US could increase their demand, anywhere from 24 to 52%. We've seen studies in Canada that suggests that demand for electricity may double or even triple if we move forward and and begin to reach our 2050 targets.   Dan Seguin  08:14 Number nine. Like Francis said, when we talk about electrification of transportation, we tend to think about electric vehicles. But there's another sub genre of electric transportation that is rapidly growing in popularity. ebikes in August, Seth Weintraub and award winning tech journalist and blogger told me why he thinks electric bikes are one of the biggest technology transformations happening right now.   Seth Weintraub  08:49 Absolutely. And, you know, I didn't allude to it earlier. But when you think about how much power you actually need to get, you know, the 510 mile commute that you do every day, compared to even a an electric car. It's a fractal. It's a small fraction. So for instance, for my an entire week of going, you know, I do a lot of my work at the coffee shop in town for an entire week, I can go off of one 500 watt hour battery. So, you know, in comparison that would drive my Tesla, probably about a mile or so. You know, I'm going, I don't know, 20 times as far as you can go on a car on the same amount of energy. So you know, if everybody wrote a bike instead of, I mean, even an electric car, and then you know, obviously, gasoline cars are much worse on the environment than that. But I mean, just even compared to an electric car, an electric bike is so much more fuel efficient. You know, obviously Many people could ride bikes for the for one person riding a car in terms of energies usage.   Dan Seguin  10:05 Number eight. In September, I interviewed Andrea Flowers, the Senior Project Manager for environmental programs, planning, infrastructure, and economic development for the City of Ottawa, and learned that roughly 50% of all greenhouse gas emissions in Canada, come from municipalities. Andrea talked to me about an action plan called Energy Evolution to reduce emissions from the community by 100% by 2050. And from the city operations by 100% by 2040. At number eight, Here's an excerpt from that conversation,   Andrea Flowers  10:53 maybe a bit of background, so Ottawa undertakes greenhouse gas emissions inventories every year so that we know where our emissions come from. And in 2018, the most recent year that we have right now, roughly 90% of the emissions in Ottawa came from the building and transportation sectors, basically how we heat and cool our homes and how we get around the city. And if we look at those emissions, and the contributing sources of emissions, then natural gas is by far the largest contributor in the community, followed by gasoline and diesel. And, of course, given the scope and scale of the transportation system in our building sector, it's going to be really difficult to shift away from these emission sources. And then even beyond this, of course, there's risk that the public won't make or accept the types of changes required. And I'm cognizant of the fact that there's a huge Equity and Inclusion risk for this transition, we need to find ways that everybody can participate in climate solutions, and not just the people who can afford it.   Dan Seguin  12:00 Number seven - I sat down with Jim Pegg, Director of infrastructure, product and service at environment energy solutions, to understand what part utilities play in electric vehicle infrastructure and services to encourage a smooth transition for EV adoption. utility is absolutely a part of that. Because, you know, at the end of the day, people, myself included look to the utility for a reliable power supply. And as we're converting things like fleets, and even, especially transportation fleets, that reliable power supply becomes somewhat critical to the economy in the sense that moving people around, you know, transportation move people around, if the lights go out, you want to make sure you've got maybe a good redundant backup supply, or you have a system that's going to allow for switching the distribution system, and maybe even automated switching switching at some point. So utilities are doing lots of different things. You know, as they as they work to change that ever changing landscape, again, COVID is a great example of that, right? With a lot of people working from home, the utilities are, are working hard to, to make sure that they don't disrupt people that are working from home, regarding the large oil companies. And I think, I believe, I believe we'll see more and more of those organizations getting involved with with Evie charging infrastructure. You know, as you noted, gas stations are everywhere and well suited for fast charging. We see more innovation on how to best use those properties. I think the electrification of vehicles is going to drive many changes in that respect.  Number six. At number six, on my year and wrap up, I sat down with Anne-Raphaelle Audouin, president and CEO of Waterpower Canada, and learned that Canada is the second largest generator of hydro electricity in the world. I wanted to find out what's next for Canada's water power industry.   Anne-Raphaëlle Audouin  14:15 When I when I talk to Canadians and also to policymakers. Sometimes they tell me Well, you know, yes, we've got a lot of hydro power in Canada, it's more than 60% of our generation. But surely, because it's so big, we must be tapped out. There must there must not be any more hydro to develop. And then it's it couldn't be further from the truth. We actually have a lot of water. In Canada, we've got good innovation, great sites still to develop. So our untapped potential is actually more than double our existing installed capacity. So we've got about 85,000 megawatt of current installed capacity. So you can you can only imagine what we could do if we were to just develop a portion of the untapped technical potential. And and the great news about that now I always emphasize that when I when I speak at conferences or when I when I, you know, have discussions with government and stakeholders in general is to say that that potential is not just a reality in one province. It's a reality across the country. So when we look at decarbonizing, electrifying, all of those great things that you know are happening are going to happen, you know, over the next few years.   Dan Seguin  15:31 Number five, you can't talk about electricity without talking about power outages. I sat down with Joseph Moglia, Director of system operations and grid automation at Hydro Ottawa, to talk about what happens behind the scenes when a storm approaches. And what happens before, during and after Mother Nature strikes. At number five, it's Joseph Moglia.   Joseph Muglia  16:01 So really, the very first priority is to send our crews out to assess the damage and figure out really what we're dealing with system wide citywide, get a good idea of really what what infrastructure has been affected. Once we've identified the extent of the damage and any safety concerns to the public or to our workers, we begin the restoration. What most people don't know is that there's an amazing amount of coordination and work that's going on and in our control room during an event just as much as what's going out in the field. So all of the cables and the infrastructure that you see on the ground and, and has been damaged or essentially, you know, dangerous situations that might be out there, they first have to be switched off from our control room so that we can work on the infrastructure safely. So we take the opportunity a few times a year, to really tabletop exercises that will prepare us will help us prepare for incidents or large outages that may that may occur, regardless of what what the the effect might be, whether it's a bad storm, or just a large power outage. And the case of a couple years ago, tornadoes, we prepare for that we're constantly trying to keep our folks up to speed and trained so that we we can seamlessly go from like a blue sky event where we think about what could potentially happen to being involved in the middle of a storm. And usually our staff can can transition from normal day to storm mode quite easily. We're monitoring weather 24 hours a day, every single day of the year. And so when when we see weather approaching, and then once a storm hits, and I'm using a storm as the as an example. Once the storm arrives, we've already been prepped, we've already got folks that are positioned and ready to respond.   Dan Seguin  18:09 Number four, where only 5% of electricity workforce is young people compared to 14% across all other sectors, and only 26% is women. I talk to Michelle Branigan, CEO of the electricity, Human Resources Canada to find out what is being done to encourage a more dynamic workforce for the future. At number four, here's a clip of my conversation with Michelle:   Michelle Branigan  18:39 women that are working here right now in the sector have have told us that having a support network, having somebody to mentor them, has made the difference on whether they have actually stayed or not. That's made a big difference. You know how hard it is to affect cultural change, right? It takes a long time, but who has to lead that change? The CEO, the leader, the president of the organization, needs to do that. And it's the premise of the Accord that to affect systemic change, you need to have buy in at that senior level, and industry leaders need to have a bold vision. But they need to do more than just talk about it. They need to set the standard for everybody in the organization to follow.   Dan Seguin  19:24 Number three. Have you ever smelled a pickle that is being electrocuted? That was the big question I had for Blair Maye, who helped me oversee the electricity safety and conservation program that entertains and educates school aged children across Ontario about electrical safety. At number three, here's a bit of my conversation with Blair and why it's important to teach kids young to be smarter and safer around electricity.   Blair Maye  19:58 A lot of electrical accidents. originate with adults, when they don't know what to do around electricity, you know, and it's sad. And that's why we do these presentations. So a couple of the takeaways that I've always remember that teachers and adults have come up to me and said that they really love to hear about. I know I talked a lot about the GFCI, ground fault circuit interrupter. But testing it once a month, is so important. And we want to make sure that from the JK all the way to the grade eight, they're going home and teaching their parents about this. And the teachers love to know that that is such an important thing that can save their lives. Also, the toaster, a lot of people still today will try to put a fork or a spoon inside the toaster. Yeah, and they think that they're, they think that they're ahead of the curve, because they know to unplug it. The one problem is if they damage one of the filaments, those thin, tiny little wires inside the next time they plug it in bang, they end up getting a shock.   Dan Seguin  20:53 Number two - if you've been listening to the podcast this year, you'll know I love to talk about the future, and innovation. That's why at number two, I asked, Have you ever dreamed of a day your car can drive itself? The accelerating rate of research and development in automation, and artificial intelligence is indicating that this dream may become a reality very soon. Raed Kadri, the head of the Ontario's autonomous vehicle Innovation Network shares fascinating insight into this world:   Raed Kadri  21:33 the number one thing that people are trying to achieve is the promise of, of increased safety as a result of these technologies, if you look at things like a das advanced Driver Assist system systems is is the fact that the vehicle and the sensors are helping, are perceiving something that you may not have perceived. And they're they're warning you and so it's able to help you mitigate, hopefully mitigate mitigate something in advance of it of it occurring. And safety is the key and what the at the high level what everybody's hoping to achieve from all of this, but, but once the technology is there, there's a whole wide range of things that can also be achieved as a secondary piece of this and this is where people looking at it is is is is increased efficiency as productivity is better flow, better understanding of the traffic system, better understanding of, of the of the users of the vehicles in such a way where, you know, of course keeping, you know, security and privacy paramount.   Dan Seguin  22:36 Number one, we've come to the last clip of my 12 days of podcasts year end wrap up. And it's fitting that it's about renewable energy, and the realistic strategies for increasing the supply to permanently replace any remaining carbon intensive energy sources in Canada. Here. Brandy Giannetta, Senior Director at the Canadian Renewable Energy Association talks about how the renewable energy industry is primed to enter a new phase of growth, mostly thanks to a culture shift. Here is number one,   Brandy Giannetta  23:19 The scalability of our energy production and using Canada and abroad is really a factor there because we can do it at whatever scale needed for whatever system, you know, is being sought. So a consciousness about the environment continues to grow alongside that. So we've got energy policy and economic stimulus, but we also have environmental policy, and the drivers for decarbonisation, and electrification of the sectors that aren't traditionally powered by electricity, like cars and transportation. But a large scale as well as buildings are really increasing the demand for energy solutions that are non emitting affordable, scalable, flexible, and all of those great things. And that's something that obviously our industries can provide. So our vision really, ultimately is to ensure that renewable energy being solar and wind and an energy storage on top of that are playing that central role as we transform the mix so that we can continue to provide those solutions across the board.   Dan Seguin  24:11 Well, we've reached the end of another episode and another year of the thick energy podcast. I hope you had fun tuning in. I really do. It's at this point in the program. I usually ask my guests some rapid fire questions. I never answered them myself. So I thought I'd do it now. I hope you enjoy this.  What is your favorite word? Well, for me, I would have to say it's okie dokie.  What is the one thing you can't live without? Actually, that's a tough one. It's a toss up between peanut butter and chocolate.  What habit or hobby Have you picked up during shelter in place? I would have to say my wife and I purchased ebikes and we've taken up biking If you could have one superpower. What would it be? Well, for me, it would be immortality.  If you could turn back time and talk to your 18 year old self, what would you tell them? Actually, that's a pretty cool one: Never forget that everything comes at a price. So work hard and stay humble and pay it forward. And for the last one, what do I currently find most interesting in my sector? Well, I think for me, it's the rise of voice technology, and artificial intelligence, and how it's going to change businesses. 2020 has certainly been interesting. Special thanks to all of my guests who took the time this year during a global pandemic, to come on the show and share their expertise, passion, and knowledge with me. For now, Happy Holidays, and Happy New Year! See you all in 2021 as we discuss even more thought provoking topics in the energy sector. Ciao everybody.

Bill Carpou, CEO at OCTANE, the accelerator in California and General Partner at Visionary Ventures a growth stage fund is interviewed by futurist Trond Arne Undheim. In this conversation, they talk about how the newly formed Innovation Network of Southern California (InSoCal) is Building the Southern California of Tomorrow. We discuss how to build any innovation ecosystem, what the ingredients are, how to adapt to local and cultural dynamics, and how to thrive and grow. We also muse about ecosystems of the future.The takeaway is that the future of innovation ecosystems is up in the air. What worked in the past must be continuously adapted. Attempting to make a poor carbon copy of Silicon Valley is not going to cut it. inSoCal seem to have found a cool, networked model where they pool the resources from several existing regional networks and achieve momentum that way.After listening to the episode, check out OCTANE as well as Bill Carpou's social media profile:OCTANE (@OctaneOC) https://octaneoc.org/ EvoNexus (@EvoNexus) https://evonexus.org/Bill Carpou (@bcarpou) https://www.linkedin.com/in/bill-carpou-1b26b88/ OCTANe Collaborates with LAVA and SDVG to Form “Innovation Network of Southern California” https://octaneoc.org/octane-collaborates-with-lava-and-sdvg-to-form-innovation-network-of-southern-california/ The show is hosted by Podbean and can be found at Futurized.co. Additional context about the show, the topics, and our guests, including show notes and a full list of podcast players that syndicate the show can be found at https://trondundheim.com/podcast/. Music: Electricity by Ian Post from the album Magnetism. For more about the host, including media coverage, books and more, see Trond Arne Undheim's personal website (https://trondundheim.com/) as well as the Yegii Insights blog (https://yegii.wpcomstaging.com/). Undheim has published two books this year, Pandemic Aftermath and Disruption Games. To advertise or become a guest on the show, contact the podcast host here. If you like the show, please subscribe and consider rating it five stars.

Ben Grove, Associate Director of Global Programs for the College of Agriculture & Life Sciences and Virginia Cooperative Extension at Virginia Tech, joined us to discuss the work his team is doing and their experience at the Impact Collaborative Summit.

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About This Episode Prescott Paulin is a Marine Corps Veteran, entrepreneur, and United States Defense Innovator. We dive deep into how and why Prescott built the Defense Innovation Network to help companies improve their technology to benefit our military. Prescott also explains how thought models - John Boyd's OODA Loop, Design Thinking, and many others - help him become a more effective innovator and entrepreneur. Next, we explore how Prescott's family business, 300 Below, and his life-changing cardiac arrest incident. To wrap up this wide-ranging conversation, Prescott dives into resources for how every person can gain the skillsets that they need to stay prepared and ready to save their life and the lives of others. Resources Mentioned & Other Links of Interest AFWERX Fusion Event Defense Innovation Network 300 Below Design Thinking 2018 Innovation Focused National Defense Strategy OODA Loop Marine Corps Officer Candidate School Marine Corps Auto Skills Shop What Universities Do Well Defense Innovation Network Virtual Summit Story Brand Small Business Innovation Research Grants Pass Base Passport Verification Beta Technologies Prescott's Harrowing Cardiac Arrest Story Mayday Alarm Stop The Bleed Tactivate Team Rubicon The Readiness Collective About Our Guest Prescott on LinkedIn here. Learn more about The Defense Innovation Network here. Subscribe for More We are seeing an unprecedented wave of innovation resources that are empowering innovators, entrepreneurs, and industrialists, to build & create with (1) higher fidelity, (2) lower cost, and (3) greater speed than ever before. Through the Next Frontier podcast and blog series, I explore precisely where to find these resources and how YOU can efficiently and effectively utilize each resource to execute on your vision. If you'd like to stay up-to-date with these tactical and strategic insights, subscribe here.

The lockdown across much of the world due to the COVID-19 pandemic has meant many people having to work from home, but how do you lead a team over the internet? Davide Nicolini, Professor of Organisation Studies and Director of the Knowledge & Innovation Network, reveals his research on the topic to Core Insights host Trevor Barnes. Professor Nicoloni explains the rules and pitfalls of managing a team exclusively online. For more read Professor Nicolini's article Four rules for leading a virtual team.

The latest headlines & happenings in Edmonton's tech community. This week: the Edmonton Regional Innovation Network has been approved for $2.758 million by Alberta Innovates; HonestDoor has raised its first round of funding; Smart Access has been selected to participate in C100's 48Hrs in the Valley; Inventures has been rescheduled to 2021 with new virtual programming on the way; a roundup of what local tech organizations are doing in light of COVID-19.

A program of Global to Local, Food Innovation Network (FIN)’s mission is to enhance the local food system, increase access to healthy food, create pathways for success, and support resource- and idea-sharing that engages the diverse communities of SeaTac/Tukwila and South King County. Social Venture Partners (SVP) Fast Pitch highlights and propels social innovation in the Puget Sound Region. Innovators tackling societal challenges are paired with business and community leaders who help them refine their story and accelerate impact. SVP Fast Pitch will feature 20 innovators across three tracks: startup nonprofit, established nonprofit, and for-profit social enterprise. The program culminates on March 26, 2020 at the 9th Annual SVP Fast Pitch Final Showdown! Food Innovation Network Social Media instagram.com/foodinnovationnetwork facebook.com/FoodInnovationNetwork/ twitter.com/FoodInNetwork foodinnovationnetwork.org SVP Fast Pitch Social Media (Sponsor) instagram.com/svpfastpitch/ facebook.com/svpfastpitchseattle/‍ SocialVenturePartners.org No Blueprint & AmbassadorStories Social Media: instagram.com/ambassadorstories/ twitter.com/AMBStories facebook.com/NoBlueprintPodcast/ ambassadorstoriesllc@gmail.com Support + Merch paypal.me/AmbassadorStories patreon.com/AmbassadorStories ambassadorstories.bigcartel.com/ Official Websites: NoBlueprintPodcast.com/ AmbassadorStories.com/

We interview Petr Adamek, the CEO at the Canberra Innovation Network who has both an extensive computer science & AI background and business background. Petr has a fascinating story of how he got to where he is now, and shares the experience and knowledge from his 20 year career on how to grow businesses.  His current CEO role is due to simple Twitter networking and co-working spaces, and Petr talks about how important networking is in the startup phase and how you can find networking opportunities in your area.

In this episode we speak to Ronit Prawer, Director of the UK Government's Science and Innovation Network for the Eastern USA. She discusses her career and how important science policy is to the greater science community.

Medicine Grand Rounds November 1, 2019 Alan I. Green, MD Principal Investigator and Director of SYNERGY Associate Vice President for Health Affairs, Dartmouth College Associate Dean for Clinical and Translational Science Raymond Sobel Professor and Chair of Psychiatry Professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology Jonathan D. Lurie, MD, MS Professor of Medicine, Orthopaedics, and The Dartmouth Institute Director of the SYNERGY Hub Liason Team

E11: Keys to Living Your Best Life w/ Gwendolyn Young  I truly believe that living your best life is the least you can do for God. He has equipped you and called you for the work you were created to do and when you stay in your genius, success is inevitable. I know it's easier said than done though. Sometimes we feel like we have to do it all in order to be successful. In this episode, I interview my friend Gwendolyn who shares with us the keys to truly living our best life. Gwendolyn Young is a highly sought-after organizational, communications and administrative expert. She is a huge fan of structure, systems, and processes and loves helping her clients implement these in their businesses to make their lives easier and their businesses run smoother, scale faster, and profit quicker. She has been honored as one of the Influential Women in Business by the Daily Herald Business Ledger in partnership with the National Association of Women Business Owners — Chicago Chapter and the Women’s Innovation Network.Gwendolyn received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Information Systems and holds a Masters of Organizational Leadership. She loves serving entrepreneurs, influencers, and professionals just like you. Gwendolyn oversees the backend operations for her clients, helps with strategic planning, quality assurance, and supervision of teams. She basically takes care of all things behind the scene so that her clients can stay in their genius. She is the CEO of the company Your Virtual Admin Expert. Like her on FB Gwendolyn L.Young and follow her on IG Your Admin Expert, the content she shares will bless your entire life!  Show Sponsors: The Courage Circle: Group coaching community for women who are ready to get serious and intentional about growing in their faith. If you want to see the impossible happen in your marriage, career, business, finances and your life in general then this is the group for you. CLICK HERE for more information and to take advantage of the introductory rate, it won’t last long!  

Most press conferences don’t provide breakfast pastries. But in mid-May, when the University of Illinois announced that every public four-year college in the state had signed on to its Innovation Network, the event was staged with some extra sizzle. Along with muffins, coffee and juice, there was a line-up of college presidents and chancellors, plus Springfield mayor Jim Langfelder, flanked by a big banner showing 15 stars strewn across the state of Illinois.

THE AASA TRANSFORMATIONAL NETWORK FOR INNOVATION : AASA on scaling innovative approaches to district-wide improvement.School system leaders will work throughout the year in an Innovation Network to study best practices and apply principles of innovation to their district-wide planning with Michael Conner, Superintendent, Middletown Public Schools, Middletown, Conn and Jeff Dillon, Superintendent, Wilder School District, Wilder, Idaho

THE AASA TRANSFORMATIONAL NETWORK FOR INNOVATION : AASA on scaling innovative approaches to district-wide improvement.School system leaders will work throughout the year in an Innovation Network to study best practices and apply principles of innovation to their district-wide planning with Michael Conner, Superintendent, Middletown Public Schools, Middletown, Conn and Jeff Dillon, Superintendent, Wilder School District, Wilder, Idaho

Topic:Urban Resilience Series – the next transformation of cities Guest & Organization:https://infiniteearthradio.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Plastrik-Headshot-2018.jpeg ()Peter Plastrik was born in Paris, grew up in New York City, and lived in four cities in Michigan. He is cofounder and vice president of the Innovation Network for Communities (INC), established in 2007. Along with John Cleveland, he was a founding consultant to the Carbon Neutral Cities Alliance and helped it develop its strategic plan and Innovation Fund. He also consulted closely with the Urban Sustainability Directors Network (USDN) and managed USDN’s Innovation Fund. Pete has been the lead author on several INC reports about cities and climate change: “Essential Capacities for Urban Climate Adaptation,” supported by the summit Foundation, and “Leadership by US Cities Innovations in Climate Action,” supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies. He is coauthor with John and Madeleine Taylor of Connecting to Change the World: Harnessing the Power of Networks for Social Impact (2014). He coauthored two books with David Osborne: Banishing Bureaucracy: The Five Strategies (1997) and The Reinventor’s Fieldbook: Tools for Transforming Your Government (2000). His latest book is Life After Carbon: The Next Global Transformation of Cities (2018), coauthored by John Cleveland. He lives on Beaver Island in Lake Michigan with his wife Deb and their pugs. Resources: http://www.islandpress.org/carbon (Learn more about Life After Carbon) http://lifeaftercarbon.net/innovation-network-for-communities/ (Innovation Network for Communities) http://www.islandpress.org/urp (Island Press Urban Resilience Project) https://islandpress.org/resilience-matters-download (Download the Island Press Urban Resilience Project’s new, free e-book Resilience Matters: Strengthening Communities in an Era of Upheaval)

Small Biz Matters – a half hour program each week where you can work ON your business rather than IN it.with Alexi Boyd from Boyd Office Management ServicesDate: 9 October 2018 It’s an age-old question; should business or government drive innovation? Whose responsibility is it to support those emerging businesses who have discovered a gap in the market but may not have the resources to meet the demand?   And similarly should it be the role of big business to support small enterprises with this potential or should small business be left to their own devices; to sink or swim on their own self made vision?   Today we are joined by Jono Herrman; Chair of the North Sydney Innovation Network who is here to tell us about their work and how they interact with government and enterprise to foster innovation.   Welcome to the show Jono.   Topics we’ll be covering:   What’s the role of an Innovation Network in the small business community? How does the network interact with Govt at the local and state level? Tell us about the recent reports around Innovation and Productivity Scorecard which was released in August? Innovation prescincts     What is monitored in this data? How does the Northern Sydney area compare with previous years’ data and what major fluctuations have been noted? How do we compare with similar areas of Sydney? What can small businesses do to foster innovation in their area or even within their own business to tap into the opportunities it offers? What can local and state governments do to improve innovation opportunities in their own areas? Are these lacking in our area of Sydney in your opinion? Tell us about some of the the excellent events on the Innovation Network calendar and how the listeners can find out more??   To find out more go to their website: http://www.northsydneyinnovation.org/

During the past week, you probably caught a brief news story or two about the Illinois Innovation Network, or maybe Discovery Partners Institute. It’s worth your attention: In the current state budget, these two projects are slated to receive half a billion dollars.

Don't underestimate the power of an innovation network.

Nils Moe currently serves as the Managing Director of the Urban Sustainability Directors Network (USDN). In this role, Nils oversees the day-to-day operations of this rapidly evolving North American network of over 185 member communities representing more than 84 million residents. Nils is an experienced, accomplished change agent with over 15 years of successful strategic business development, organizational leadership, and client building. Previously, he served as the Mayor’s Sustainability Advisor for the City of Berkeley, where he helped to implement Berkeley’s Climate Action Plan and worked with the city staff and the community to reduce their GHG emissions. He also has worked as a professor of Organizational Psychology at San Francisco State University, co–founded two values-driven non–profits, and worked in the private sector as a management consultant, specializing in program evaluation of non-profits and 360–degree feedback for Fortune 100 companies. Nils Joins Sustainable Nation to Discuss: Cities leading the way to a sustainable future The power of networks and collaboration in sustainability Local government leading on climate in the absence of federal leadership Trends in urban climate and sustainability work Advice and recommendations for sustainability leaders Nils' Final Five Question Responses: What is one piece of advice you would give other sustainability professionals that might help them in their careers? I think I'm a bit biased, but going back to this notion of my parallel path between the social psychology realm and the environmental science realm, I think our field can be really technical, talking about renewable energy, land use policies, transportation analysis, which is a critical skillset, but something that can't be underestimated, I think is the power of the soft skills in our work. One of the crosscutting challenges that our cities are facing is this notion around human behavior and behavior change. At the end of the day, much of the work that we're doing is about relationships, influencing people, empowering folks to make some key and critical changes to habits that have been forming over their life. So, how can we really do a better job of leveraging some of the key social sciences out there to help us align our work, empower folks to make those key changes? So I think some of the leadership skills, learning a little more about social sciences is sort of a key piece of the puzzle. What are you most excited about right now in the world of sustainability? We're entering our 10th year now. We built this amazing, connected membership. All of these members are doing amazing work in their local municipalities, local counties. Now what does it look like to do this at scale? So our membership have charged us to look at, is there a menu list of initiatives that we can agree on as a membership of 190-plus cities that we feel have the potential to provide strong impact over the next three years? So I think, in short, it's the power of the aggregate. What does it look like to take on these initiatives at scale with large groups of cities that could really start to move the needle and move markets? What would it look like for 150 cities to commit to procuring renewable energy? How would that drive the market, the transaction costs, the energy costs? What would it look like for 50 cities to get together and go out to their auto manufacturing industry and say, "We want an electric vehicle, light duty truck with these specs." One city isn't going to get the attention of an auto manufacturer, but 50 cities will. So I think it's this power and strength in numbers that is really exciting to me. What is one book you would recommend sustainability leaders read? I don't want to sound like a homer here, but a checkout the Guide to Greening Cities. Excellent book by Julia Parzen, Sadhu Aufochs Johnston, and Steven S. Nicholas. It's five years old now, but it still does an amazing job of talking about the challenges, the opportunities, the successes from the city level. S What are some of your favorite resources or tools that really help you in the work that you do? Yeah, check out our USDN website. We've got some public pages around the innovation products that are coming out from our cities which are really intriguing. This aggregate high impact practice work will be on there in the fall of 2018. We've got a great series of equity training videos, Equity 101, that I think could be beneficial to folks at large. Innovation Network for Communities has some great work on their website. We have Paul Hawkins speaking at our annual meeting in San Diego last year. So I think Drawdown is a really compelling story in a way to prioritize the actions that are ahead of us. We're looking forward to Hunter Lovins', Finer Future, which is coming out in the fall. And we work with some amazing partners. The list is really long, so it's tough to choose just a few, but Eco America - Let's Talk Climate. A way to sort of find the middle ground around some of these key and politically challenging discussions around climate change. The Georgetown Adaptation Clearing House is an amazing repository of all the amazing work that's going on around resilience. Your podcast is a good one too. I'm a fan. Finally, working on our listeners go to learn more about you and the work that you're leading at USDN? Reach out to us if you have any questions. We are at USDN.org. Our sister organization, CarbonNeutralCities.org. We're @USDN on twitter. Check us out and look forward to hearing from some of you.

Welcome to Health Pilots, where we interview people pursuing new solutions for health care in low-income communities. You’ll hear about new technologies and workflows, human-centered design, and how to collaboratively innovate. We chat with Roza Do, who helped manage the Hubs program for the Center for Care Innovations. There she worked on a number of efforts focused on building human-centered design skills in the safety net, learning from other industries and fostering strategic partnerships with entrepreneurs.

Nicole Gislason from University of West Florida Sea3D Labs   The University of West Florida Sea3D lab provides valuable 3-D printing resources and fosters innovation and collaboration among students, faculty, staff, industry leaders and the Northwest Florida community. Learn. Design. Invent Launched as part of the Innovation Network, the facility serves as a hub for […] The post Pensacola Business Radio-Nicole Gislason from University of West Florida Sea3D Labs appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

My guest is Ryan Anderson. It’s Ryan’s second time on the show having been my guest on Episode 8. Ryan’s back to provide an update on the Satellite Canada Innovation Network which wasn’t selected as a finalist by the government in the Innovation Superclusters Initiative. No matter, Satellite Canada is moving forward anyway. Ryan will also talk about next weeks Canadian Space Summit in Ottawa, for which he’s the chair.

Cultural Change Makers : Carte blanche à Civic Innovation Network Avec : Antoine Dutrieu, Communa, BE Simon Ott, Fruitopia, BE Timthée Brès, Civic Innovation Network, BE Pierre-Alexandre Klein, Civic Innovation Network, BE Modération : Vincent Cavaroc, FR European Lab invite le laboratoire Civic Innovation Network à présenter trois projets investis dans les champs de l’innovation sociale. De l’éducation à la mobilité en passant par la transition urbaine ou environnementale, ces projets mettent en lumière la vitalité des initiatives collaboratives et citoyennes sur le territoire. Crédit photo : Brice Robert

Jeff sits down with Katie McClarty from Pearson Education to discuss Gifted and Talented education. Learn how the Center for College and Career Success can help you and your students. About PearsonPearson is the world's leading learning company, with 40,000 employees in more than 80 countries working to help people of all ages to make measurable progress in their lives through learning. For more information about Pearson, visit http://www.pearson.com/ (http://www.pearson.com). Links of interestFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/pearsonplc (https://www.facebook.com/pearsonplc) Twitter: https://twitter.com/pearson (https://twitter.com/pearson) YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/PearsonEducation (https://www.youtube.com/user/PearsonEducation) Blog post: http://researchnetwork.pearson.com/college-career-success/gifted-talented (http://researchnetwork.pearson.com/college-career-success/gifted-talented) About our GuestKatie McClarty, Ph.D.Center for College & Career Success Katie McClarty leads the Center for College & Career Success. She heads a team of researchers in planning and executing research in support of the Center mission, which is to (1) identify and measure the skills needed to be successful in college and careers, (2) determine pathways for students to be college and career ready, (3) track their progress along the pathway, and (4) evaluate effective ways to keep students on track. Dr. McClarty has authored papers, chapters, and presentations related to college readiness, standard setting, assessment design, computer-based testing, interface design, teacher effectiveness, and next-generation assessments. Her work has been published in journals such as the American Psychologist, Research in Higher Education, Applied Measurement in Education, Measurement: Interdisciplinary Research & Perspectives, and Educational Researcher. Dr. McClarty holds a doctorate degree in social and personality psychology from the University of Texas at Austin. Show TopicsPearson's Research & Innovation Network and the Center for College & Career Success Study about the impact of skipping a grade on gifted students. What are the benefits of acceleration for gifted students? Are there any consequences for accelerating a gifted student? “A Nation Empowered” The role of technology in helping gifted students becoming successful Recorded in 2015

In this edition of the Making Oregon podcast, we go behind the scenes of a business incubator whose purpose is to find and develop successful start-ups, equipping them to become profitable businesses. We’ve all heard the buzz about incubators, but in this podcast we'll find out what do they really do, what kind of businesses they help, and how they improve the odds of startup success. Our guests are Mark Lieberman, Chief StartUp Officer, and Anna Walsh, Operations Manager, for the Oregon State University Advantage Accelerator. The OSU Accelerator operates in partnership with state-funded RAIN Corvallis, (Regional Accelerator & Innovation Network).

(A previous series available on SoundCloud) Welcome to Health Pilots, where we interview people pursuing new solutions for health care in low-income communities. You'll hear about new technologies and workflows, human-centered design, and how to collaboratively innovate. We chat with Roza Do, who helped manage the Hubs program for the Center for Care Innovations. There she worked on a number of efforts focused on building human-centered design skills in the safety net, learning from other industries and fostering strategic partnerships with entrepreneurs.

Tonight we will be talking about RAIN, no not the weather but the Regional Accelerator and Innovation Network, www.raineugene.org My guest will be Jim Coonan - RAIN's executive director and entrepreneur Molly Rogers, CEO and Founder of Lola's Fruit Shrub. We often hear about the need to improve the local economy and provide jobs and RAIN is working to grow our economy from the inside here in Lane County and the southern Willamette Valley. It should be an interesting show and for anyone that is thinking they have a desire to be an entrepreneur, don't miss this show. The Boze Noze Show is live at 6:00 pm Pacific on Thursdays. You can listen to the show on line or on your phone by calling 646-721-9887. Just press "1" if you want to join in the conversation. If you can't make the live show and you have a question or comment for Jay Bozievich, send me an e-mail at talk@KRBNradio.net Past shows are available to listen to at anytime on the website.

??ACADEMIC ACCELERATION FOR GIFTED STUDENTS: A NATION EMPOWERED PEARSON RESEARCH presents U of Iowa professor Dr. Susan Assouline and Dr Katie McClarty, Director of the Center for College and Career Success at the Pearson Research and Innovation Network

Patrick talks to the fascinating Phil Rigby, who is Commissioning and Contracts Manager at Liverpool City Council as well as leading the iNnovation Network: a group of commissioners, service providers and creatives who try to better understand and influence the health and social care landscape in Liverpool. Phil talks about the concept of intrapreneurship (definition: behaving like an entrepreneur whilst working within a large organisation), the friendly economy (meaningful collaboration between the three sectors) as well as the potential that technology has to revolutionise social care.

UK Universities and Science Minister, David Willetts, becomes his own radio presenter; here, on a tour organised by the UK's Science and Innovation Network, he charts his meetings with scientists and entrepreneurs in Chicago, including discovering how researchers are trying to develop new batteries, he meets MIRA the Argonne supercomputer, attends a synthetic biology convention, talks to technology start-up CEOs, addresses the AAAS fellows forum and talks in depth to his travelling companions, Nottingham chemist Martyn Poliakoff and Edinburgh Vice Prinicipal Mary Bownes...

UK Universities and Science Minister, David Willetts, becomes his own radio presenter; here, on a tour organised by the UK's Science and Innovation Network, he charts his meetings with scientists and entrepreneurs in Chicago, including discovering how researchers are trying to develop new batteries, he meets MIRA the Argonne supercomputer, attends a synthetic biology convention, talks to technology start-up CEOs, addresses the AAAS fellows forum and talks in depth to his travelling companions, Nottingham chemist Martyn Poliakoff and Edinburgh Vice Prinicipal Mary Bownes... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

UK Universities and Science Minister, David Willetts, becomes his own radio presenter; here, on a tour organised by the UK's Science and Innovation Network, he charts his meetings with scientists and entrepreneurs in Chicago, including discovering how researchers are trying to develop new batteries, he meets MIRA the Argonne supercomputer, attends a synthetic biology convention, talks to technology start-up CEOs, addresses the AAAS fellows forum and talks in depth to his travelling companions, Nottingham chemist Martyn Poliakoff and Edinburgh Vice Prinicipal Mary Bownes... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

UK Universities and Science Minister, David Willetts, becomes his own radio presenter; here, on a tour organised by the UK's Science and Innovation Network, he charts his meetings with scientists and entrepreneurs in Chicago, including discovering how researchers are trying to develop new batteries, he meets MIRA the Argonne supercomputer, attends a synthetic biology convention, talks to technology start-up CEOs, addresses the AAAS fellows forum and talks in depth to his travelling companions, Nottingham chemist Martyn Poliakoff and Edinburgh Vice Prinicipal Mary Bownes... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

UK Universities and Science Minister, David Willetts, becomes his own radio presenter; here, on a tour organised by the UK's Science and Innovation Network, he charts his meetings with scientists and entrepreneurs in Chicago, including discovering how researchers are trying to develop new batteries, he meets MIRA the Argonne supercomputer, attends a synthetic biology convention, talks to technology start-up CEOs, addresses the AAAS fellows forum and talks in depth to his travelling companions, Nottingham chemist Martyn Poliakoff and Edinburgh Vice Prinicipal Mary Bownes... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists