Podcast appearances and mentions of kenny chen

What was once a mental hospital, with a dark history of abuse, excessive deaths and trauma, now lives Cal State Channel Islands. Join us, and ghost goober guest, Kenny Chen, as he discusses his experience visiting the location, the history of the building, and who may still be roaming the halls. Is the place haunted? Is the song "Hotel California" inspired by this place? Featuring: first hand paranormal experiences from a former student!TW: Talk of mental health disorders, trauma, death.Featuring: Kenny Chen, guestMike Inglima, paranormal experiences

Join us as we speak with Kenny Chen, who ran Pittsburgh's Thrival festival for many years, founded AI for Good, ran the accelerator known as Ascender, and has generally been a staple of Pittsburgh's tech community. In this episode, Kenny talks about studying public policy at Harvard and some questionable uses of AI that are going on right now that you may or may not know about, such as China's social credit system. As China swallows up its neighbors, is there a way to protect the rights of Taiwan and Hong Kong's citizens? It's dubious, but some things are worth fighting for. This is a long episode with a lot of drinking and first-principle explanations since Spencer is not well versed in Politics and Kenny is an excellent teacher. Pull up a chair. This is fascinating stuff.

Join us as we speak with Kenny Chen, who ran Pittsburgh's Thrival festival for many years, founded AI for Good, ran the accelerator known as Ascender, and has generally been a staple of Pittsburgh's tech community. In this episode, Kenny talks about studying public policy at Harvard and some questionable uses of AI that are going on right now that you may or may not know about, such as China's social credit system. As China swallows up its neighbors, is there a way to protect the rights of Taiwan and Hong Kong's citizens? It's dubious, but some things are worth fighting for. This is a long episode with a lot of drinking and first-principle explanations since Spencer is not well versed in Politics and Kenny is an excellent teacher. Pull up a chair. This is fascinating stuff.

AI…should we be scared of it? Today we talk about that, what things are crucial to making AI socially beneficial, and why coalition-building is crucial to impactful solutions.   ABOUT KENNY CHEN Kenny is a leader in the Pittsburgh technology community who is passionate about bringing people together to ensure that artificial intelligence is developed for social good. He's the co-founder of the Partnership to Advance Responsible Technology (PART), a nonprofit think-tank that works with local and international partners to advise on AI policy and strategy. Kenny has been involved in a wide variety of other local to global initiatives where technology meets social impact, including the Thrival Festival, XPRIZE competitions, and the UN AI for Good Summit. He will soon start a Masters in Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School, where he'll continue developing his work in AI policy.   FOLLOW OUR GUEST Connect with Kenny Chen   RATE & REVIEW If you enjoyed this episode, please go leave a rating or review on iTunes right now as it really helps grow the show. Rate & Review on iTunes!    CONNECT WITH EMILY On Instagram, Twitter & LinkedIn - @heyemilykennedy Sign up for the email newsletter: www.emilykennedy.org    Music by: Taste the Vibe - “Arctic Monkeys - R U Mine? (Mungø Remix)” unedited, via Creative Commons

#124 Ryan O Shea Technology is scary. As I am drinking my new addicting matcha with almond milk, and typing on my laptop that I desperately need to A. Update, or B. Buy a new one. I say to myself NOOOOO keep it the same. Marta! I am terrified of the unknown, the new gadget, the learning and stretching of my brain that I cannot control, and frankly think I am too outdated to learn. Anyone else feel like that? I hope so, I hope it isn’t just me. Secretly terrified my laptop will die, and I am forced to face another new form of technological breakthroughs that will "simplify" your life. LIES I TELL YOU! I am scared of “Big brother” but try not to dwell on it. I have a fear of my niece and nephews being cyborgs and latching onto their internet devices from young age and never letting go. Ready Player One is real in my mind and it scares the ever living shit out of me, yes entices me. If it doesn’t scare you, you probably didn’t grow up before the 80’s. lol Stick with me here, I hope I still have you reading. there are people out there trying to protect us as we drift and push into the future of technology. I am very proud to say two of them are in my hometown. Ryan o’shea and Kenny Chen. We need people like these two. Helping to ask the questions. Should we do this? I know we can, but should we? I think that question is becoming more and more lost as the possibilities catapult forward with the endless excitement over technology. I chat with Ryan about his many endeavors including Pittsburgh AI. The Future Grind Podcast that addresses sit down conversations about all thing tech and what it means for us as a society. We also touch on his business called Behaivior that created an algorithm that monitors opioid addicts stress levels and alerts friends and family for an intervention. Crazy right? I never knew technology existed like this, but it makes me feel more calm knowing these guys are out there creating things that help preserve our humanity. We chat about this as well. What makes being human, human? The real question in life. You can find Ryan and all his ridiculously intriguing activities on his page, and be sure to check out Behavior because what they are doing will make a difference.

Amir Banifatemi is the General Manager for Innovation and Growth at XPrize and is an Executive Advisor for the IBM Watson AI XPRIZE & the ANA Avatar XPRIZE.   Prior to joining XPRIZE, Mr. Banifatemi began his career at the European Space Agency and then held executive positions at Airbus, AP-HP and the European Commission division for information society and media.   He’s previously managed two venture capital funds and contributed to the formation of more than 10 startups with emphasis on Information Technologies, Telecommunications, IoT, and Healthcare.   We talk about how the XPrize stimulates innovation, what the Avatar XPrize is pursuing, and how the teams in the competition are formed. Never miss one of our best episodes by subscribing to the newsletter.   Amir’s Challenge; Think about how our human evolution will look over the next two decades. Discuss this with others so we can call have a better future.   Connect with Amir Instagram Twitter Linkedin Avatar.xprize.org avatar@xprize.org   If you liked this interview, check out episode 240 with Kenny Chen where we discuss the impact of the AI XPrize, establishing a network in a new city, and Thrival 2017. Underwritten by Piper Creative A digital agency that provides strategy, delivery, and analysis specializing in a few key service offerings. Documentary-as-a-Service (Vlogging 2.0) Instagram Content Production & Account Building Podcast Production, Strategy Consulting, and Guest Acquisition   If you aren’t creating or curating content regularly, your clients and customers might forget you’re open for business. YouTube Instagram Subscribe on iTunes | Stitcher | Overcast | PodBay

You know his name - now know his story. Kenny Chen has an interesting progression of his young professional life so far. He grew up in Sin City (Las Vegas), went to UC Berkeley, lived in Hong Kong for a year, and now is a major player in entrepreneurial/tech development in Pittsburgh. How did he get to the Burgh, of all places? Why is he so passionate and focused on development here? Take a listen! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-fishbowl/support

Holy hell, we made it.  Episode 100. We decided against making too big of a thing about it.  In fact, this would be a totally regular show if we weren't drinking champagne.  Staying fairly true to form though, we drank the champagne out of whiskey tasting glasses, and talked to our old friend Kenny Chen about how he might pitch the speakers and panels at this year's Thrival Festival to the people who might not have thought about attending.  Kenny's been up to a lot since we last spoke to him, getting a title bump to “Innovation Director” at Ascender / Thrival, getting deeply involved as an XPrize ambassador, and even working with the United Nations on AI for Good initiatives. Kenny's a tremendous person, and we're glad he joined us for our biggest milestone yet.

Ingrid Cook is SHzoom’s CEO. The company is an insurance-tech startup with a patented technology focused on automotive repairs. SHzoom was designed to revolutionize the way the industry handles minor fender benders.  Rather than driving from shop to shop or waiting hours for a single estimate from a claims adjuster, SHzoom allows the end user to point and click for multiple repair cost estimates from nearby shops! Aaron & Ingrid discuss the arduous patent process, the importance of a strong network, and the way a single moment of inspiration can change your life.   Never miss one of our best episodes by subscribing to the newsletter.   Ingrid’s Challenge; Do something that you fear doing every single day.   Connect with Ingrid LinkedIn Facebook Twitter Website   If you liked this interview, check out previous interviews with folks from Ascender like Mark DeSantis, Kenny Chen, and Lynsie Campbell. Underwritten by Piper Creative A digital agency that provides strategy, delivery, and analysis specializing in a few key service offerings. Documentary-as-a-Service (Vlogging 2.0) Instagram Content Production & Account Building Podcast Production, Strategy Consulting, and Guest Acquisition   If you aren’t creating or curating content regularly, your clients and customers might forget you’re open for business. YouTube Instagram Subscribe on iTunes | Stitcher | Overcast | PodBay

This week’s episode brought to you by Slice on Broadway, Alex Kahrs Design & Media, and Sparkledragon’s Magical Emporium! We return after a week hiatus as Kenny Chen joins us for the main show. Kenny is joined by our usual cast of characters, Sorg, Chilla, and Dudders, as we talk about this week’s topics including: Katie is sharing an Awesome Thing of the Week that she literally found in the studio this evening. Doorways to Horror – the VCR game. Chilla’s Awesome Thing of the Week has Sorg downloading a new app for Box Lunch. Kenny’s Awesome Thing of the Week is NOT Post-Quantum Cryptography. Kenny’s Awesome Thing of the Week is AI for Good which he attended a week or so ago. Sorg’s Awesome Thing of the Week has to do with Missy’s iPhone upgrade – due to circumstances. Because Missy had to replace her iPhone, Sorg finally said goodbye to his Pebble and hello to a new Apple Watch. Thanks to The Broadcast for turning us on to Technical.ly teaming up with Public Source on an Open Data project. Our friend Brandon (who will be participating in the Special Olympics) shared some news about an Xbox partnership. Our good friend and Patreon supporter Mat Weller is getting closer to cut the cord. Ever wanted to become a house-flipper without actually having to deal with renovation work? There’s a videogame for that! DishTV has a new option for over-the-air channels. HoloLens is helping those with visual impairments with sound. Pornhub has made its own VPN. After the show remember to: Eat at Slice on Broadway (@Pgh_Slice) if you are in the Pittsburgh area! It is Awesome! (sliceonbroadway.com) Want to be part of our studio audience? Hit us up at awesomecast@sorgatronmedia.com and we’ll save you a seat! Join our AwesomeCast Facebook Group to see what we’re sharing and to join the discussion! Follow these awesome people on Twitter: Kenny Chen (@knnychn), Katie Dudas (@Kdudders), John Chichilla (@chilla), and Sorg (@Sorgatron) June 12th is a big day for us! It’s our 8-year anniversary PLUS our 400th episode! (We’ll be doing something fun for the occasion. You should join us.) Have you seen our AwesomeTips videos? You can support the show at Patreon.com/awesomecast! Remember to check out our friends at the River’s Edge (@RiversEdgePGH) and The 405 Media (@The405Radio) who replay the show on their stream throughout the week! Also, check out sorgatronmedia.com and awesomecast.com for more entertainment; and view us livestreaming Tuesdays around 7:00 PM EST!

This week’s episode brought to you by Slice on Broadway, Alex Kahrs Design & Media, and Sparkledragon’s Magical Emporium! We return after a week hiatus as Kenny Chen joins us for the main show. Kenny is joined by our usual cast of characters, Sorg, Chilla, and Dudders, as we talk about this week’s topics including: Katie is sharing an Awesome Thing of the Week that she literally found in the studio this evening. Doorways to Horror – the VCR game. Chilla’s Awesome Thing of the Week has Sorg downloading a new app for Box Lunch. Kenny’s Awesome Thing of the Week is NOT Post-Quantum Cryptography. Kenny’s Awesome Thing of the Week is AI for Good which he attended a week or so ago. Sorg’s Awesome Thing of the Week has to do with Missy’s iPhone upgrade – due to circumstances. Because Missy had to replace her iPhone, Sorg finally said goodbye to his Pebble and hello to a new Apple Watch. Thanks to The Broadcast for turning us on to Technical.ly teaming up with Public Source on an Open Data project. Our friend Brandon (who will be participating in the Special Olympics) shared some news about an Xbox partnership. Our good friend and Patreon supporter Mat Weller is getting closer to cut the cord. Ever wanted to become a house-flipper without actually having to deal with renovation work? There’s a videogame for that! DishTV has a new option for over-the-air channels. HoloLens is helping those with visual impairments with sound. Pornhub has made its own VPN. After the show remember to: Eat at Slice on Broadway (@Pgh_Slice) if you are in the Pittsburgh area! It is Awesome! (sliceonbroadway.com) Want to be part of our studio audience? Hit us up at awesomecast@sorgatronmedia.com and we’ll save you a seat! Join our AwesomeCast Facebook Group to see what we’re sharing and to join the discussion! Follow these awesome people on Twitter: Kenny Chen (@knnychn), Katie Dudas (@Kdudders), John Chichilla (@chilla), and Sorg (@Sorgatron) June 12th is a big day for us! It’s our 8-year anniversary PLUS our 400th episode! (We’ll be doing something fun for the occasion. You should join us.) Have you seen our AwesomeTips videos? You can support the show at Patreon.com/awesomecast! Remember to check out our friends at the River’s Edge (@RiversEdgePGH) and The 405 Media (@The405Radio) who replay the show on their stream throughout the week! Also, check out sorgatronmedia.com and awesomecast.com for more entertainment; and view us livestreaming Tuesdays around 7:00 PM EST!

Kenny Chen serves as the Program Director of Ascender, where he focuses his attention on curating and delivering innovation programs and building collaborative relationships with people and organizations throughout Pittsburgh, as well as nationally and internationally. This culminates each year with the Thrival Innovation + Music Festival, which brings together local and international influencers for multiple days of innovation-focused programs followed by a two-day outdoor music experience. On the side, Kenny is the co-founder of involveMINT, and serves on the boards for the Pittsburgh Entrepreneurs Forum and Social Venture Partners. Kenny was born in Madison, WI, raised in Las Vegas, NV, and graduated from UC Berkeley with a degree in Social Psychology. He has worked in several places around the world, including San Francisco, Washington DC, Taiwan, and Hong Kong. He came to Pittsburgh in 2014 for the Coro Fellowship in Public Affairs, a transformative experience that quickly gave him a wide breadth of knowledge and a deep love for the city.   Attend my one-day conference January 27th in Pittsburgh. Learn more here.   Kenny’s Challenge; Intentionally seek out opportunities to interact with and learn from someone who doesn’t share your beliefs, views, or background.   Connect with Kenny LinkedIn Twitter Website   If you liked this interview, check out all my interviews with the people shaping the future of Pittsburgh. Subscribe on iTunes | Stitcher | Overcast | PodBay

Kenny Chen joins the show to talk about Ascender, Thrival Festival, start-up culture, and more! Help out the show with a donation! Become our boss! Go to patreon.com/awesomecast Also, check out sorgatronmedia.com and awesomecast.com for more entertainment. Follow Michael Sorg (@sorgatron) and @AwesomeCast for updates and live streams of our interviews! Subscribe on Facebook,Stitcher, Spreaker, iTunes, and Youtube!

Kenny Chen joins the show to talk about Ascender, Thrival Festival, start-up culture, and more! Help out the show with a donation! Become our boss! Go to patreon.com/awesomecast Also, check out sorgatronmedia.com and awesomecast.com for more entertainment. Follow Michael Sorg (@sorgatron) and @AwesomeCast for updates and live streams of our interviews! Subscribe on Facebook,Stitcher, Spreaker, iTunes, and Youtube!

Sorg and Chilla are joined by Kenny Chen of Ascender for AwesomeCast 342 talking about awesome things in technology, including:AC Kenny is telling us about what he does at Ascender. Cool guy doing cool things. It’s time for Chilla’s Awesome Thing of the Week and he’s telling us about Samsung. p.s. Want to check out what’s new in Samsung? They have a huge announcement TOMORROW. Show of hands: Who carries both an iPhone and Android device for one reason or another? Sorg is getting stalkerish with his friends. Google Maps location sharing will make it easier. We’ve talked about XPrize previously. Kenny is sharing Qualcomm Tricorder XPrize as his Awesome Thing of the Week. What kind of geeks would we be if we didn’t mention Elon Musk and his neuralink? Neuralink: It’s like IoT and the Internet of the Brain. Donating computer resources is still a thing – just like it was in 1995. We’re talking about how we can technologically enhance our perfect pepperoni pizza experience with Slice on Broadway. Thank you Brandon for sharing how we can share taste via the internet! Bobby and Mad Mike there is hope for you to have digital Slice! Rick Sebak is doing something uber geeky – he’s running a Kickstarter campaign to bring us more stories. Thanks to Andy for bringing us the cutest share this week – a little girl hugging a water heater. Bobby needs to come back on the show – maybe after we go to the Super Mario bar he mentioned this week. NASA has the cutest little origami robot! Chilla is sharing some Android updates – including another beta. After the show remember to: Eat at Slice on Broadway (@Pgh_Slice) if you are in the Pittsburgh area! It is Awesome! (sliceonbroadway.com) Follow these awesome people on Twitter: Mike Sorg (@Sorgatron), John Chichilla (@chilla) and Kenny Chen (@knnychn). Have you seen our AwesomeTips videos? You can support the show at Patreon.com/awesomecast! Remember to check out our friends at River’s Edge (@RiversEdgePGH) – and our replay over there! Also, check out sorgatronmedia.com and awesomecast.net for more entertainment; and view us livestreaming Tuesdays around 7:00 PM EST! Special Guest: Kenny Chen.

Sorg and Chilla are joined by Kenny Chen of Ascender for AwesomeCast 342 talking about awesome things in technology, including:AC Kenny is telling us about what he does at Ascender. Cool guy doing cool things. It’s time for Chilla’s Awesome Thing of the Week and he’s telling us about Samsung. p.s. Want to check out what’s new in Samsung? They have a huge announcement TOMORROW. Show of hands: Who carries both an iPhone and Android device for one reason or another? Sorg is getting stalkerish with his friends. Google Maps location sharing will make it easier. We’ve talked about XPrize previously. Kenny is sharing Qualcomm Tricorder XPrize as his Awesome Thing of the Week. What kind of geeks would we be if we didn’t mention Elon Musk and his neuralink? Neuralink: It’s like IoT and the Internet of the Brain. Donating computer resources is still a thing – just like it was in 1995. We’re talking about how we can technologically enhance our perfect pepperoni pizza experience with Slice on Broadway. Thank you Brandon for sharing how we can share taste via the internet! Bobby and Mad Mike there is hope for you to have digital Slice! Rick Sebak is doing something uber geeky – he’s running a Kickstarter campaign to bring us more stories. Thanks to Andy for bringing us the cutest share this week – a little girl hugging a water heater. Bobby needs to come back on the show – maybe after we go to the Super Mario bar he mentioned this week. NASA has the cutest little origami robot! Chilla is sharing some Android updates – including another beta. After the show remember to: Eat at Slice on Broadway (@Pgh_Slice) if you are in the Pittsburgh area! It is Awesome! (sliceonbroadway.com) Follow these awesome people on Twitter: Mike Sorg (@Sorgatron), John Chichilla (@chilla) and Kenny Chen (@knnychn). Have you seen our AwesomeTips videos? You can support the show at Patreon.com/awesomecast! Remember to check out our friends at River’s Edge (@RiversEdgePGH) – and our replay over there! Also, check out sorgatronmedia.com and awesomecast.net for more entertainment; and view us livestreaming Tuesdays around 7:00 PM EST!

Key Account ReviewQuantitative customer surveys only uncover so much about the relationships between B2B companies and their customers. You can learn how customers really feel by having actual conversations with customers—by including qualitative research as a part of your marketing intel.A key account review consists of a series of interviews with stakeholders in the company's most important accounts. Ideally, an impartial and trusted third party conducts the interviews to ensure complete candor.Through a key account review, your company will learn how customers feel about you and your approach in ways that numbers alone can't express.Kenny Chen Part 2Dave recommends going back and listening to Part 1 of his interview with Kenny Chen prior to listening to this podcast. Throughout his young career, Kenny has made a commitment to connect people to the community. He has made it his mission to better understand people and why they do things - so that he can better connect them to what will serve them. He maintains that the best way to learn is to step out of your personal comfort zone and engage with people that are experts in something that you are not.Kenny had a list of useful tools and tips for us - most notably something Dave and the team will be using for years to come. Kenny listens to podcasts in 2.5x speed in the morning and during his commute. He claims it was something that he had to work up to - but It has helped him consume information at an efficient rate. Kenny's current rotation of podcasts is NPR's Planet Money, 99% Invisible, Tech News Today, and Revisionist History.(We would also like to note that Kenny hit the "No BS" button a chart-topping FOUR times during his interview!)About KennyKenny Chen is the Program Director at Ascender, a hub for Pittsburgh's starters and builders that provides insight and connectivity to Pittsburgh's entrepreneurs across all sectors, adding value through co-working, mentors, and partnerships.Connect with David on LinkedIn.The NoBS Show is brought to you by audible.com. Get a FREE audiobook download and 30-day free trial at www.audibletrial.com/NoBS. Try a book like Real Food, Fake Food. Why You Don't Know What You Are Eating and What You Can Do About It by Larry Elridge. You can download it for free today!

Stealing ThunderIf a company learns about a problem with a product or service, should they quickly disclose it or wait?“Stealing Thunder” increases the credibility of organizational spokespersons and makes organizations seem more reliable. A recent study revealed: Self-disclosing of a crisis is more effective because old news is considered no news. Individuals perceive follow up news stories as old news and pay less attention to them. The “ stealing thunder” approach reduces consumers' attention to negative publicity and the level of reputation damage for the companies.Today's Guest – Kenny ChenFrom his Social Psychology studies at UC Berkeley to work with the Hero Imagination Project in Hong Kong, to his Coro Fellowship; Kenny Chen has a true thirst for knowledge. He cites the amazing Lee Ngo as one of his biggest mentors along with some of his teachers as a child.While working at the D.O.T. Kenny observed the lack of efficiency in how it was run which he now states was his biggest learning experience. Aggravation over old policies and wasted resources forced Kenny to look beyond his own personal hang-ups with the issue and think of the larger picture. The need to ask WHY taught him to choose his battles, and to think more about why things happen - which will allow for things to clearly become solved.About KennyKenny Chen is the Program Director at Ascender, a hub for Pittsburgh's starters and builders providing insight and connectivity to Pittsburgh's entrepreneurs across all sectors, adding value through co-working, mentors, and partnerships.Connect with Kenny on LinkedIn.The NoBS Show is brought to you by audible.com. Get a FREE audiobook download and 30-day free trial at www.audibletrial.com/NoBS. Try a book like Pre-Suasion: Channel-ing Attention for Change by Robert Cialdini. You can download it for free today!