Podcasts about mcnc

Tracy Doaks, Tommy Jacobson, and the rest of MCNC's Senior Leadership Team reflect on the past year of growth for MCNC and look ahead to the future of broadband in North Carolina.

On the third episode of MCNC’s Community Connect Podcast, our host Tracy Doaks is joined by experts in the area of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI): Dr. Marc Hoit, Vice Chancellor for IT and Chief Information Officer at NC State University, and Stephanie Jane Edwards, Senior GIS Analyst and Digital Inclusion Liaison at MCNC. Listen as they discuss a range of topics, first illustrating what DEI means and its economic and social ramifications, then detailing approaches organizations like MCNC are taking to address DEI, including GIS (Geographic Information System) mapping, to break down barriers in high-speed Internet access. Finally, the experts discuss how MCNC is planning for North Carolina’s long-term growth with these initiatives and how national funding is helping the cause as well.

The second episode of MCNC’s Community Connect Podcast, our host Tracy Doaks, MCNC’s President and CEO, is joined by two experts in the Healthcare Connect Fund Discounts program and providing broadband connectivity to rural healthcare locations: Tracy Olson, executive director of the North Carolina Telehealth Network Association (NCTNA), and John Graham, president of the NCTNA board of directors. Listen as they discuss a host of topics starting with how the pandemic has forever changed healthcare by exposing inequities and connectivity gaps followed by how NCTNA and MCNC’s partnership addresses the challenges facing North Carolina head-on.

On this premiere episode of MCNC’s Community Connect Podcast, our host Tracy Doaks, MCNC’s President and CEO, is joined by two experts in the fields of cybersecurity: Chris Beal, MCNC Vice President of Security Initiatives & Chief Information Security Officer, and Douglas Holland, Senior Solutions Engineer for Akamai. Listen as they discuss a host of topics starting with world events – particularly those in Russia and Ukraine – as they relate to the growing focus on cyber security and threats to such around the globe and right here in North Carolina.

From preparing for the COVID-19 pandemic to the lasting impact on telemedicine, the stress on healthcare workers right now, and what businesses should be doing to reopen, we talk to the leader of one of the region's biggest healthcare providers. Panelists: Jean Davis, MCNC and Michele Abraham,State Director, SC Small Business Development Centers

In this episode of the Campbell Law Reporter, Host Shannon Lackey sits down with Sean Doyle, General Counsel Attorney at MCNC, to discuss the current depression issue attorneys and law students face in their field, and what simple tips people can employ to help battle the stigma. Throughout the episode Sean provides professional expertise, personal stories, and options for relief of some of the pressures that lawyers face.

Episode SummaryJohn Cambier joins us on today on Develomentor from Idea Fund Partners. John is the guy everyone is always asking for money. He represents a side of technology that is often behind the scenes, venture capital. Join us as John and Grant discuss venture capital and tech. Click here to browse different careers in tech.In the early 90s John graduated from Michigan State University as a political science undergrad. He started his tech career in 1994 as the one non-technical person in a group of 13 engineers packaging semiconductors. John eventually decided to attend business school at the Kenan-Flagler Business School at UNC to get an MBA. He was also working full time while attending school and helped spin out three companies during that time. This was his first exposure to venture capital. After John got his MBA, his company assigned him to assemble a team for early seed investing in tech companies. This became the nonprofit MCNC and John hired a few MBA grads from UNC to help him run the 15 million dollar investment fund. In 2007 Idea Fund Partners was born and became a major investor in MCNC. To this day, Idea Fund has backed 44 different companies. Key Milestones[1:01] Who is John Cambier?[10:27] Going back to school while working full time[13:48] About venture capital and tech[16:02] Importance of network[19:22] How jobs differ at small companies versus larger companies[21:20] What kind of influence does venture capital have[24:26] What surprised John most about venture capital[27:04] Being able to read people and communicate[31:17] Going out and finding investing partners[34:41] What to look for when starting out in venture capital [38:58] Advice for those just starting outFor full episode show notes click hereCONNECT WITH JOHN CAMBIER HERELinkedInCONNECT WITH GRANT INGERSOLL HERELinkedInTwitter

In 1985, the state of North Carolina jumped way ahead of most of the rest of the country. They asked a fledgling organization called the Microelectronics Center of North Carolina, or MCNC, to connect up NC State, UNC Chapel Hill, Duke, NC A&T, UNC Charlotte and the Research Triangle Institute so they could share research and ideas over a safe network. Today MCNC is part of the most complicated project yet, figuring out how to get high speed access to every home in North Carolina. Everybody wants someone to find a simple, single, elegant solution. According to this week’s First in Future guest, Jean Davis, CEO and President of MCNC, that is not going to happen. At every stage of the state’s efforts to connect the state, somewhere in that mix has be MCNC. They have been adapting, sizing up the landscape, assessing what isn’t getting done, then figuring out how they can play in the changing landscape. It’s a perfect role for Jean Davis, a former IBM’er, Department of Commerce staffer and tech entrepreneur.

What does the future hold for mobile health? That was the question posed by Rick Smith, Editor of the WRAL TechWire to some of the most innovative and visionary digital health companies in the Triangle. From individuals monitoring their daily steps via a wearable device to scientists gaining the ability to harness the power of big data on a massive scale, advances in mobile health are both exciting and a bit unnerving. On September 27, 2016, WRAL TechWire invited senior executives of Axial Health, Valencell, Validic, MobileSmith, Medfusion and RelyMD the Executive Exchange to share their thoughts. During the second panel on data security and legal issues, we heard from executives from Parker Poe, MCNC, Wyrick Robbins and Duke Health. I had the pleasure of live-Tweeting the program and also captured some audio from some of the speakers and attendees. Give a listen to the voice of The Future of Mobile Health. Podcast Guests (in order of appearance): Brent Anthony, Practimage Kim Labow, Medfusion Chris Beal, Chris Edwards, Validic Elizabeth Johnson, Wyrick Robbins Rob Leandro, Parker Poe Rick Smith, WRAL TechWire    

While some communities are benefiting from their electric or telecom co-op expanding to offer broadband services, others have created nonprofit corporations specifically for delivering broadband. Is this move right for your community? Jobs and sizeable community enhancements have come to several N.C. communities thanks to non-profit broadband operator MCNC. Listeners pick up important lessons and tips from MCNC president Joe Freddoso on how to do effective strategy planning. Joe describes some of the nonprotif's main accomplishments during the year since he was on Gigabit Nation last year, and their preperations for December's 12 Days of Broadband. Joe also shares MCNC's plans for 2013. The co-op connects K-12 schools, community colleges, universities, and non-profit healthcare sites throughout the state.

Learn how this N. Carolina nonprofit is driving a major broadband stimulus project, the Golden Leaf Rural Broadband Initiative. As they finish round 1, the 12 Days of Broadband Campaign highlights some of the innovations that have sprung from the project so far.   Joe Freddoso, CEO of 25-year old MCNC, joins us to discuss these accomplishments and lessons learn in MCNC's role as a catalyst for technology-based economic development. Besides exploring how to harness broadband to improve local economies, we address:   broadband realities versus the expectations; navigating the federal and state legislative environment; managing the challenges of a regional deployment; and bridging middle and last mile deployment efforts.