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In this episode, Amir Bormand interviews Kevin Trilli, Chief Product and Technology Officer at Amount Financial, about balancing product and technology leadership. They explore the challenges and benefits of merging product and tech roles, managing technical debt, and aligning product vision with business goals. Kevin shares personal experiences, insights on engineering leadership, and the evolving impact of AI on product management. Key Takeaways: Merging Product & Tech Leadership: Combining product and tech roles can streamline decision-making but requires balancing business goals with technical feasibility. Customer-Focused Development: Aligning engineering and product teams around customer success fosters collaborative problem-solving and better outcomes. Technical Debt Management: Managing tech debt involves allocating resources strategically, minimizing replatforming, and balancing short-term needs with long-term sustainability. AI's Role in Product Development: Understanding AI technologies is critical for product managers as AI-driven solutions reshape development processes. Highlights: 01:25 - Combining Product and Tech Roles: Lessons from Leadership 03:45 - Engineering & Product Alignment for Customer Success 05:30 - Managing Feedback Loops Between Teams 09:10 - Balancing Business Goals and Technical Execution 12:55 - The Impact of AI on Product and Engineering Teams 18:20 - Navigating Technical Debt and Roadmap Trade-offs 24:50 - Making Long-Term Product and Tech Decisions Tune in for a deep dive into product-tech leadership, engineering strategy, and practical advice on building high-performing tech organizations. As Chief Product and Technology Officer at Amount, Kevin Trilli shapes the entire product and technology organization, crafting and executing the product vision, product and innovation strategy while overseeing software and technology development. With a history of global product and technology officer roles in venture-based SaaS companies, including fintechs Mambu and Onfido (acquired by Entrust), Kevin is instrumental in helping scaling companies to over $100M ARR. Trilli, a Sloan Fellow with an MS in Management from Stanford Graduate School of Business, also holds a BS in Chemical Engineering from the University of Illinois. His expertise extends to multifaceted growth, merging technical proficiency with executive leadership across almost a dozen unique product markets over his career. Kevin also advises and sits on the board for several companies in AI, Cleantech and financial technology. https://www.linkedin.com/in/trilli/

On the heels of former Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley sending a message to Donald Trump via Fox News to stop silly attacks that voters don't care about and focus on the issues, Trump almost succeeded. At a campaign stop in North Carolina yesterday, it seemed he was trying to focus on the economy. He couldn't quite stop himself from going off on weird rants laced with anger, sexist insults and outright lies, but between all of that, he seemed to have hit on a strategy that could resonate with people who were losing faith in Trump's campaign. Trump keeps trying to get rid of the judge in his hush money case, to no avail. For the third time, Judge Juan Merchan says he will not recuse himself.  Trump is set to debate Vice President Kamala Harris on September 10th. On September 16th, Judge Merchan plans to rule on whether Trump's immunity challenge applies to the hush money case before sentencing on the 18th. Former federal prosecutor and now defense attorney, David Katz will join us to offer his thoughts on what is sure to be a busy September for Trump.The show goes on with out Mark live, but we still have a heavy dose of Mark to serve up. Mark has a conversation with a man running for a congressional seat in Georgia. Bob Christian is a Democrat and has some interesting thoughts on the election process in his state. An award-winning AI expert shares details about his new book called “2040: A Silicon Valley Satire”. This Fulbright Scholar, Sloan Fellow and Google Scholar has authored many serious works, but this book centers around the possibility that an artificial intelligence candidate could run for president and possibly win. It sounds absurd, but is it?The Mark Thompson Show 8/15/24Patreon subscribers are the backbone of the show! If you'd like to help, here's our Patreon Link:https://www.patreon.com/themarkthompsonshowMaybe you're more into PayPal.  https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=PVBS3R7KJXV24And you'll find everything on our website: https://www.themarkthompsonshow.com#Trump #Harris #PresidentialElection #Politics #Political #TrumpSentencing #PresidentialDebate #LegalAnalysis #DavidKatz #GeorgiaElection #BobChristian #CongressionalRaces #VoterDisenfranchisement #PedroDomingos #2040ASiliconValleySatire #AI #GoogleScholar #MachineLearning #AIPresident

Associate Professor Donna West Brett gives a lecture on the collection of photobooks donated to the Bodleian Library in 2020 by Sir Charles Chadwyck-Healey. Conveying meaning through photos alone, the photobook is a radical format that enabled the widespread dissemination of modernist aesthetics. This lecture will take a closer look at the way photobooks portray the ‘everyday' – the familiar, the practical, the ordinary – and its intersection with the visual languages of politics and propaganda. Speaker Donna West Brett is Associate Professor and Chair of Art History at The University of Sydney. She is author of Photography and Place: Seeing and Not Seeing Germany After 1945 (Routledge, 2016); co-editor with Natalya Lusty, Photography and Ontology: Unsettling Images (Routledge, 2019), and has published widely on photographic history. She is Research Leader for Photographic Cultures at Sydney, and Editorial Member for the Visual Culture and German Contexts Series, Bloomsbury. Brett is a recipient of the Australian Academy of the Humanities, Ernst and Rosemarie Keller Fund, and Sloan Fellow in Photography at the Bodleian Libraries for 2024.

Ronald Tong is Senior Vice President of the Singapore Economic Development Board ( EDB - https://www.edb.gov.sg/ ) and Deputy Executive Director of the Office of Space Technology & Industry ( OSTIn - https://www.space.gov.sg/ ), Singapore's national space office, where he leads teams of mission-driven Space champions to 1) develop and carry out Singapore's national space strategy, 2) grow a vibrant and thriving Space industry and ecosystem, 3) promote research & development in Space technologies and translating them to commercial use 4) develop workforce and talent for Space, 5) shape international Space norms and build fruitful international relationships with public and private Space entities, and 6) create local legislation to govern Space activities. Mr. Tong has also been an officer and fighter pilot with over 1,000 flying hours on the F-16s. He joined the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) as a pilot trainee in 2003 and was subsequently awarded the President's cum SAF Overseas Scholarship. He attended the University of California, Berkeley, and graduated (Summa cum Laude) with a Bachelors of Arts in Sociology and Economics in 2007. He also graduated from United States Air Command and Staff College in 2017 with a Master in Military Operational Art and Science, and in 2022 from Stanford Graduate School of Business with a Master of Science in Management for Experienced Leaders (MSx), also known as the Sloan Fellow program. Mr. Tong has held various command and staff appointments in the defense and diplomacy sectors. He has served Command tours at the Flight and Squadron levels with 145 Squadron, participating in various exercises such as Ex PITCH BLACK and Ex COPE TIGER, and supporting various high key Air Defense operations such as the Trump-Kim Summit. He held various staff appointments including Staff Officer (Fighter) and Head Force Development Branch (Covering) in Air Plans Department, where he oversaw the force structuring and long term strategic planning for the Air Force. He served as Director (International) in MINDEF Policy Office where he oversaw the bilateral defense relations between Singapore and the Americas, Europe, Middle East, South Asia, Commonwealth of Independent States, and Africa. He also served as Military Private Secretary to the Minister for Defense, and as Secretary to MINDEF HQ Meeting. Most recently, he served as the Group Head of Strategies and Plans in the Air Operations Department, where he oversaw current and future operations for the RSAF. Support the show

In this episode of Money Tales, our guest is Dr. Rene Caissie. Rene is a visionary in the realm of technology, Artificial Intelligence, and big data within the medical field. His journey took an unexpected turn when his daughter was diagnosed with a rare disease, CRPS. At that moment Rene found himself uniquely positioned, having built a platform for clinical research that intersected with his daughter's condition. It was a fortuitous alignment of passion and purpose that led to his daughter's treatment and recovery. The outcome was priceless, and Rene is now leveraging the platform he built to solve other medical mysteries. Rene's philosophy is simple. Build something of value and the money will follow. There's no limit. With a distinguished 15-year career in healthcare, Rene is a surgeon, researcher, innovator, and entrepreneur. As the CEO and Co-Founder of Medeloop.ai, and an Adjunct Professor at the Stanford University School of Medicine, he teaches healthcare entrepreneurship while contributing to the development of the next healthcare prize as part of the XPRIZE Brain Trust Team. In addition to serving as a Venture Partner at OVO Fund and a recent Sloan Fellow at the Stanford University Graduate School of Business, Rene has held prestigious positions at the University of Montreal and McGill University. As the former Chief of Maxillofacial Surgery at Montreal's HSC, he is a National Board Examiner and a Fellow of the Royal College in his specialty. His research includes publications on nerve regeneration and clinical maxillofacial surgery. Rene's medical expertise has spurred the creation of several healthcare ventures, such as Medesync EMR, which was acquired by the $37 billion telecommunications giant, Telus. Amid the Covid-19 crisis, he played a crucial role in developing a powered Full Head Protective Hood with an air-purifying respirator and co-founding Dorma Filtration, which introduced Canada's first reusable N95 mask. Beyond his professional pursuits, Rene is an avid mountain climber, sailboat trans-oceanic racer, SR22 Turbo aircraft pilot, and Ironman World Championship qualifier. His dedication to humanitarian work is evident through his NGO, Volte-Face, which has provided over $1 million in free medical care for life-changing surgeries to underprivileged patients. As a board member for Sprouts, a California-based non-profit, Rene supports disadvantaged youths through skills coaching and internships.

Sergey shares his evolution from a startup operator to venture capitalist and how his experience shaped him as an investor.Sergey grew up in Israel and we talk about why Israel's startup ecosystem has been so successful for so many years even as it grapples with the current conflict.Sergey shares his thoughts around how startups should think about expansion to the U.S from overseas and how to know when you are ready to enter other markets.Lastly Sergey shares his thoughts on the potential rise of Management led buyouts in todays startup world and why we might see more of them in VC-backed startups that are underwater.About Sergey Gribov:Sergey Gribov is General Partner at Flint Capital where he invests in VoIP, cybersecurity, digital health, and finance.Sergey's educational background is as impressive as his professional achievements. He is an alumnus of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he earned his MBA as a Sloan Fellow. This prestigious program is designed for mid-career global executives and entrepreneurs, focusing on entrepreneurship, finance, technology, and innovation management. Additionally, Sergey holds a B.Sc. in Computer Science, Cum Laude, from Beer-Sheva University. His academic pursuits have played a significant role in shaping his analytical and strategic approach to business challenges.In this episode, we discuss:(1:20) Sergey's Background and Journey into Startups and Investing(2:38) Experience in the Israeli Startup Ecosystem(6:03) Shift to Business and Angel Investing(13:26) Collaborative Nature of the Israeli Ecosystem(17:26) Managing Operations During Conflict(21:30) Market Dynamics and Venture Capital Ecosystem(30:54) Management Buyouts in Startups(34:01) Advice for Founders in Current Market ConditionsFast Favorites:*

Simmi Sareen is the Director of Unitus Capital, an Indian Impact-focused Investment Bank. She is the Co-Founder of Climake, along with Shravan Shankar, a Climate Venture Studio supporting the growth of Early-Stage Indian startups. Climake publishes an annual report on the “State of Climate Finance in India.” Simmi Sareen previously founded fintech platforms, Loans4SME and GreenFunder, focusing on venture debt, asset finance, and working capital loans to social enterprises, MSMEs, and startups in India. Prior to her Climate and Impact Career transition, Simmi was a Vice-President and Head of Research at Morgan Stanley, focused on Structured Finance and Credit Derivatives, and was the Head of Risk of Grameen Impact India. She is a Chartered Accountant and was a Sloan Fellow at London Business School. Check out the Climate Finance Podcast website for more information. Topics discussed: Simmi's career evolution from working at a Bulge-Bracket Investment Bank to focusing on Climate Finance and Social Impact in India. Process and reasoning behind launching Climake and emphasizing on data-driven research and pilot programs. Climake's 2023 Edition of “State of Climate Finance in India” report. India's Short-Term (Peak Emissions in 2030) and Long-Term (2070) Decarbonization Targets. India requires USD $1 Trillion by 2030 - $120 Billion of Annual Investments - to reach its 2030 target. Breakdown of USD $22.5 Billion in Indian Climate Tech Investments in 2022. Investment Opportunities in Indian Climate Tech: Renewable Energy. Electric Mobility. Lithium-Ion Battery Cell Manufacturing. Agriculture Technology. Waste Management and Circularity. Climate Adaptation Solutions (Water, Heating, and Cooling). Industrial Decarbonization Solutions. India's Climate Finance Landscape: Publicly-Listed Climate Tech Companies. Universe and Segmentation of Climate Equity Investors. Local Debt and Non-Dilutive Financing Ecosystem. Pilot Program currently in progress at Climake: Climate Asset Financing Facility. Climate Venture Studio. Simmi's advice to Investors (Survey) and Young Entrepreneurs interested in the Indian Climate Tech and Finance Sector. Subscribe to Climake's Substack Newsletter for the latest insights. Note: This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be considered as investment advice. The interview took place on 3rd May 2023.

Invest In Her host Catherine Gray talks with Adela Jamal, Mike Lipton, and Sebastian Barriga.    Adela Jamal is an MIT Sloan MBA graduate, angel investor, and General Partner & Co-Founder at Milemark Capital. Adela is a deeply passionate DEI and women's advancement leader. She enjoys mentoring, advising, and supporting diverse communities both formally and informally.    Milemark Capital is a VC firm focused on early stage, tech, and AI-enabled startups led by diverse teams out of the MIT/Harvard ecosystem. Mike Lipton is an entrepreneur and engineer with expertise in building businesses from zero-to-one. He founded his first company in 2009 and has founded 3 in total. These companies span a variety of industries and technologies including IoT, robotics and marketing technology. He built his latest venture, named Luster, from the ideation stage up to $35mm in revenue with on-the-ground operations in 35 countries, across 6 continents. During his time at MIT as a Sloan Fellow, he mentored dozens of first time entrepreneurs and is a coveted authority on business building. He is an advisor to four pre-seed companies and serves MIT as a volunteer mentor at the Sandbox Innovation Fund, DesignX and 100k Competition. Sebastian Barriga, Investor with The Carlyle Group as Director in the $358M inaugural fund for Spanish speaking South America. Board member on all six investments (Hermes, Expertia, Inca Rail, G&N Brands, Atracciones Coney Holding, Liderman Holding), with experience installing and supporting C-Suite management teams in the design and execution of strategy. Previously Vice President in Investment Banking with Citigroup in New York. Operating experience as CFO of a publicly traded company in Brazil. Angel investor in 14 startups, including six US AI-enabled companies. Advisory Board member for the Sloan Visiting Fellows Program at MIT. Sloan Fellows MBA degree from MIT and BBA-Finance degree from The University of Texas at Austin.   www.sheangelinvestors.com  http://milemark.capital/ Follow Us On Social Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | LinkedIn

Welcome to the Harvard Center for International Development's Road to GEM23 Climate & Development podcast. At CID, we work across a global network of researchers and practitioners to build, convene, and deploy talent to address the world's most pressing challenges. On our Road to GEM23, we strive to elevate and learn from voices from the countries on the frontlines of the climate crisis and will feature learnings from leading researchers and practitioners working to combat climate change. In this episode, we are joined by Alvin Tian, A Post-Masters Research Fellow at the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation at the Harvard Kennedy School. Alvin founded BlockCarbon, a blockchain-based project aimed at facilitating and accelerating China's efforts to achieve carbon net-zero. Alvin has been a Mason Fellow at Harvard and a Sloan Fellow at MIT, where he has also earned an MPA degree and an MBA degree. His fields of study at Harvard and MIT include climate change, international relations, impact investing, venture capital, renewable energy, and blockchain. Alvin is joined by CID Student Ambassador Charles Hua to discuss the pathway to carbon-zero

Richard is the founder and CEO of 10Adventures, where he helps people create the experiences that end up as the photos on their walls, the stories that are told at family reunions, and the memories that last a lifetime.  Richard has spent his 20-year career in high-growth start-ups and scale-ups, having worked across three continents, and worked in English, French, and Spanish.  Richard is an alumnus from Harvard Business School and London Business School, where he was a Sloan Fellow.  He lives in Calgary and spends his weekends exploring the Rocky Mountains with his wife and 3 children.Enjoy the conversation. Be bold. Be intrepid.To support the podcast please leave a review on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.To find out more about host George Balarezo's adventures, you can find the book Unhinged in Ethiopia: Two Thousand Kilometers of Hell and Heaven on a Bicycle at the following link- https://intrepidglobalcitizen.com/Contact me at george@intrepidglobalcitizen.com and let me know your thoughts and feelings about the podcast or if you have a story you'd like to share. 

Tisha Schuller welcomes Dan Harple, founder and CEO of Context Labs, to the Real Decarbonization podcast. Listeners will hear Dan's unique perspective on how energy companies can build confidence in their real decarbonization strategies. Dan also relays insight from Context Labs board member Tom Peters and his many books of business management. Dan is a serial entrepreneur who has founded and built technologies, companies, and products that have been used by billions of Internet users. His current company, Context Labs, is dedicated to sourcing, organizing, and contextualizing the world's ESG information together with its subsidiary, SphericalAnalytics (S|A), a firm founded in partnership with Jeremy Grantham's Environmental Trust. Context Labs is Dan's sixth company, and his previous technology ventures resulted in mergers with companies including Netscape and Oracle. He has a Master of Science from MIT, where he was a Sloan Fellow, and bachelor's degrees in mechanical engineering and psychology from the University of Rhode Island. Follow all things Adamantine Energy and subscribe to Tisha's weekly Both of These Things Are True email newsletter at www.energythinks.com. Thanks to Adán Rubio who makes the Real Decarbonization podcast possible. [Interview recorded on March 13, 2023]

Find out more about this event on our website: https://bit.ly/41ivvJD 20 years ago, 'Great Mistakes in Technology Commercialization' was published. What are the five 'Great Mistakes' in the paper? They are: A failure to distinguish the scientific and technical 'features' of a product/service from the 'benefits' it brings to users/customers 'Top-down market assessment' such as 'the market is $5bn, so we only need 1% market share to reach $50m sales' Failing to make the technology robust and practical in usage (the 'Chicken-gun test') Poor project management Entrepreneurs not understanding costs, and investors not understanding the add-on benefits of platform technologies. 20 years on, how does the paper stack up in hindsight? What would be added now? Join Dr Kevin Parker and Professor Michael Mainelli to hear their there thoughts for great mistakes in technology commercialization in 2023. Speakers: Dr Kevin Parker started his career with a bang by blowing up a laboratory at the University of Cambridge. Some 40 years later, he is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), and runs KKI Associates, a training and consultancy company helping start-up companies and individuals achieve their promise. From 1997 onwards KKI has been one of the pioneers of technology commercialisation in Scotland, Its clients have included 19 Russell Group Universities, the Royal Society of Edinburgh, many parts of Scottish Enterprise, various City think-tanks, and a variety of NGO's (including the Episcopal Church of Scotland). In 2021, KKI completed its 500th commercial assignment. As well as his science qualifications, Kevin is a Sloan Fellow of London Business School. He has carried out extensive voluntary work, running 25 Cub Scout camps, and being an award winning mentor for the Princes Trust. Professor Michael Mainelli is a qualified accountant, securities professional, computer specialist, and management consultant, educated at Harvard University and Trinity College Dublin. Michael gained his PhD at the London School of Economics where he was also a Visiting Professor of Innovation & IT. Michael is Emeritus Professor, Fellow, & Trustee at Gresham College where he created the Long Finance initiative asking “when would we know our financial system is working?” His third book, The Price Of Fish: A New Approach To Wicked Economics And Better Decisions, won the Independent Publisher Book Awards Finance, Investment & Economics Gold Prize. Michael is an Alderman and was elected Sheriff of the City of London 2019-2021.

“To hear that there were people out there that were willing to help me out and willing to take care of me and give me everything that I needed to try and get better, that was life changing.” Welcome everyone to the It Matters To Me Podcast, a show that celebrates the random through 1-on-1 conversations with people and the passions they pursue. Today, my guest is Zach Riggle, former U.S. Marine Special Operator and now the COO for the Heroic Hearts Project. Their mission is to build a healing community that helps veterans suffering from military trauma recover and thrive by providing them with safe, supervised access to psychedelic treatments, professional coaching, and ongoing peer support. After Zach's eleven years and four combat deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan, Zach separated from the military and attended MIT as a Sloan Fellow for Innovation and Global Leadership. And while you might think this is going to be a story of one success after another with a background like that, you'd be wrong. No, this is a conversation about Zach's own experience with PTSD and the deeply personal effect it had on him both mentally and physically. And how after a fortunate encounter with a fellow Marine Raider when he seemed to be at his lowest led Zach to an Ayahuasca retreat in Pero that was sponsored by the Heroic Hearts Project. With the stigma around plant-based medicines seemingly shifting across the nation as more and more stories like Zach's are told and backed up with solid scientific research, our talk couldn't be more relevant. It's one I truly treasured and once you listen to it I think you'll understand why. So let's dive right in, here's my talk with Zach Riggle. Additional Links Heroic Hearts Project (website): https://www.heroicheartsproject.org/ Heroic Hearts Project (Twitter): https://twitter.com/weheroichearts Heroic Hearts Project (Instagram): https://www.instagram.com/heroicheartsproject/ Marine Raider Foundation: https://marineraiderfoundation.org/ The Body Keeps The Score: https://www.besselvanderkolk.com/resources/the-body-keeps-the-score It Matters To Me (Instagram): https://www.instagram.com/adamcasey/ It Matters To Me (Website): https://itmatterstomepodcast.com/

Dr. Neil Kelleher is the Walter and Mary Elizabeth Glass Professor of Chemistry, Molecular Biosciences, and Medicine at Northwestern University. Neil is a protein biochemist. He weighs and analyzes proteins found in the human body, and he develops technology that allows scientists to measure new things. When he's not doing science, Neil likes to play basketball, and he has also been an avid golfer since he was young. He received his B.A. in chemistry from Pacific Lutheran University and his Ph.D. in chemistry from Cornell University. He conducted postdoctoral research at Harvard Medical School before joining the faculty at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign. In 2010, he joined the faculty at Northwestern University. Neil has received numerous awards and honors over the course of his career, including the Biemann Medal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry, the Presidential Early Career Award in Science and Engineering, the Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award, the Cottrell Scholars Award, the Burroughs Wellcome Award in the Pharmacological Sciences, a CAREER award from the National Science Foundation, and others. In addition, he has received the Pittsburgh Conference Achievement Award, the Pfizer Award in Enzyme Chemistry, and the A.F. Findeis Award in Measurement Science from the American Chemical Society, Division of Analytical Chemistry. Neil was also a Becman Fellow, a Sloan Fellow, a Packard Fellow, a Searle Scholar, and a Fulbright Scholar. In our interview, Neil shares more about his life and science.

Accessibility is one of the greatest challenges facing the healthcare industry in Africa, whether in preventive care, curative care or innovative medicines- but is also its greatest opportunity. Over the past three years, Walter Mibei has been at the forefront of leading efforts in the COVID-19 and Ebola Virus pandemic response in sub-Saharan Africa. He has 12 years of experience since qualifying as a doctor, working with companies such as Johnson & Johnson and Novo Nordisk. He is currently taking a mid-career break which he is spending as a Sloan Fellow at The Stanford Graduate School of Business. In this episode, we look at his transitions over the course of his career and break down the opportunities available for actionable solutions in accessible healthcare to better prepare Africa for the next pandemic. Find out more about Walter through his LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/walter-mibei/ Support our podcast further by subscribing to our Patreon Page here: https://www.patreon.com/boardroombanter?fan_landing=true

Logan Allin is the Managing Partner & Founder of Fin Capital where he is responsible for management of the firm, sourcing/making investments, maintaining board responsibilities, and adding operating value across the portfolio. Logan was most recently Vice President of SoFi Ventures, where he was tasked with investing in and working hands-on with FinTech companies, as well as running SoFi's accelerator and corporate development efforts. Prior to SoFi, Logan was focused on entrepreneurial advisory and operating roles at Light Street Capital, Formation 8/Group, Zanbato, Addepar, Point Finance, Price, BridgeAthletic and ONEHOPE. Prior to his entrepreneurial pursuits, Logan was a corporate executive, as Head of Strategy, overseeing the enterprise FinTech strategy and execution, while serving as a member of the Operating Committee at Atlantic Trust, the Private Wealth Management arm of Invesco (and now CIBC). Previously, Logan was a Senior Vice President in City National Bank's wealth management division (now part of RBC) where he led the technology strategy, open product architecture platform, and other strategic initiatives. Logan spent his earlier career in management consulting, in leadership positions at PwC, EMC, and Capgemini, focused exclusively on the intersection of Financial Services and technology. Logan earned Bachelor of Arts degrees in public policy and political science from Duke University and a M.S. in Management from Stanford University's Graduate School of Business where he was a Sloan Fellow.

We have two special announcements! Very soon we will be celebrating a decade of DNA Today! That's right, we released our first episode on September 1st, 2012. It also coincides with our 200th episode. We want to mark these milestones with you on the show. So send in your favorite episode. You can write it, or better yet, record a 30-60 second voice memo sharing your favorite episode and why you enjoy listening to the show. After all, our podcast would not be possible without you loyal listeners. That's why we want to celebrate together! Send in your voice memo or written message about your fav episode of DNA Today to info@dnapodcast.com. Deadline is August 27th.Thank you to all you listeners for nominating us in the Podcast Awards, you did it! We have officially been nominated. It's year number 6 being nominated and it might be our third time winning the Best Science and Medicine Podcast Award. BUT that's only going to happen if you check your email inbox for an email from The Podcast Awards with the subject line, “Podcast Awards Final Slate Voting”'. If you got this email you are one of the few that were selected to be a voter. It's imperative that you vote! There is a hyperlink to click to get to the voting page. You do have to quickly log back in. Once you do, select DNA Today in the “Science and Medicine category”, select your other fav podcasts and then Hit the “Save Nominations” button. It's that easy. You have until September 10th to do this, but please do it now if you got the email so you don't forget! Our guest this week is Dr. Sam Sternberg, who is a protein-RNA biochemist and CRISPR expert. He runs a research laboratory at Columbia University, where he is an assistant professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics. Sam's lab explores the biology of CRISPR-Cas systems and transposable elements, and develops these systems for genome engineering. In addition to publishing his research in leading journals and speaking internationally, Sam remains actively involved in public outreach and ongoing discussions on the ethical issues surrounding genome editing. Together with Nobel Prize winner Jennifer Doudna, he co-authored a popular science book about the discovery, development, and applications of CRISPR technology. Titled A Crack in Creation: Gene Editing and the Unthinkable Power to Control Evolution, which chronicles the development of CRISPR and explores bioethical aspects of the technology. Their book was a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, and The New York Review of Books called it “required reading for every concerned citizen.”Sam received his B.A. in Biochemistry from Columbia University in 2007 and his Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of California, Berkeley in 2014. He earned graduate student fellowships from the National Science Foundation and the Department of Defense, and was awarded the Scaringe Award from the RNA Society and the Harold Weintraub Graduate Student Award from the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. Sam worked as a Scientist and Group Leader at Caribou Biosciences before beginning his independent position at Columbia in 2018, and he is the recipient of the NIH Director's New Innovator Award, and is a Sloan Fellow, Pew Biomedical Scholar, and Schaefer Research Scholar.On This Episode We Discuss:Safety, ethical, regulatory considerations for using CRISPR technology Off target effects Working directly with Nobel Prize Winner Dr. Jennifer DoudnaThe 3 major areas of CRISPR applicationsFertility research Animal studies Human genetics Enter our giveaway for your own copy of A Crack In Creation through our social media! For updates on the Sternberg lab, visit their website or follow Sam on Twitter and LinkedIn! You can also read one of his most recent papers on the profiling of CRISPR RNA-guided transposition products here. Stay tuned for the next new episode of DNA Today on August 26th, 2022! New episodes are released on Fridays. In the meantime, you can binge over 195 other episodes on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, streaming on the website, or any other podcast player by searching, “DNA Today”. Episodes since 2021 are also recorded with video which you can watch on our YouTube channel. DNA Today is hosted and produced by Kira Dineen. Our social media lead is Corinne Merlino. Our video lead is Amanda Andreoli. See what else we are up to on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and our website, DNApodcast.com. Questions/inquiries can be sent to info@DNApodcast.com. PerkinElmer Genomics is a global leader in genetic testing focusing on rare diseases, inherited disorders, newborn screening, and hereditary cancer. 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Are your customers happy? When they interact with your brand, is it a positive or negative experience? Do you have the metrics to fully answer those questions? Anuj Bhalla brings years of expertise in customer service and analytics to this episode, showing why you need data to track when things go right and when they go wrong. Data is key to better understanding your customers and product, and part of that is being in the game long enough to gather those metrics and test them out. Some products will fail, some will succeed, and you need to be in a market long enough to understand the difference. After leading the service analytics practice at Accenture, Anuj left to forge his own path by founding serviceMob, a tech company at the intersection of customer service and analytics. He believes this field is ripe for better study and transparency, and he's here to explain why. Key TakeawaysCreating win-win situations for your business and your customers is possible, it's not an either/or. Both can be satisfied.Understanding your customers–knowing how and why they interact with your company–is key to growth. Are you tracking the customer and usage metrics that give you insight into your customers' business?  As a founder, you need to be in a market long enough to learn where the pain points are so you can solve them.ResourcesAnuj's LinkedInserviceMob website Blue Collar VC by Mucker CapitalAbout Anuj is Founder & CEO of serviceMob, a Southern California technology company on a mission to fix the many inefficiencies in how consumers access and interact with companies when they need customer service. Prior to founding serviceMob, he led the Service Analytics practice for Accenture Strategy, and served as the Innovation Lead for Internet & Social Media clients in Silicon Valley. Anuj holds a Bachelors in Applied Mathematics from the University of California, Berkeley, and his MBA as a Sloan Fellow at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he concentrated on innovation and analytics at the MIT Sloan School of Management.

We are super pumped to have John Foley, call sign Gucci, on the show with us today. John is a former lead solo pilot of the Blue Angels, a Sloan Fellow at Stanford School of Business, a top-rated Keynote Speaker to over 1500 organizations worldwide, a bestselling author, and perhaps our favorite title for this guy, gratitude guru. As a Blue Angel pilot, John represented 1/10 of 1/10 of 1% of all pilots worldwide. Flying at speeds of more the 500 miles per hour and in formations as close as 18 inches apart, John is no stranger to excellence, focus, and precision that rides the absolute razor's edge of life and death. He has learned to make his mind one-pointed and discovered that being grateful is the base of living in a high-performance zone. We are tremendously thankful for this conversation and loved the direction it took, we hope you feel the same. In this episode we discuss: - gratitude and joy are a state of being - glad to be here mindset - where inspiration meets action - inspiration breathes life into - morning routines to wake up happy - dogs as teachers - following dreams in spite of rejection - finding your passion and pursuing it relentlessly - difference between being fearful and being afraid - the importance of consistency - talking about it vs doing it - 300% better from your best performance - mindset then process - cadence of execution - systematize the debrief - vulnerability and truthfulness allows us to be better - check your ego at the door - being self-aware and celebrating the daily wins - loving the underdog role - watering the seeds without attachment to outcome - glad to be here wake up and nightcap - rebooting with gratitude - morning movement practice - how do you begin to build trust - give first before you can receive Namaste- Jess

TechTalks Series: 12 - Big Data - by Sunil Khandbahale, MIT Sloan Fellow, Technologist, Innovator & Entrepreneur ‘मायनॉरिटी रिपोर्ट' नावाचा एक सिनेमा आहे. त्यामध्ये पोलिस अधिकारी एका गृहस्थाला अटक करताना म्हणतात, ‘आम्ही तुला अटक करत आहोत, कारण तू आज एक खून करणार होतास.' पोलिसांना हे कसं कळलं म्हणून त्या गृहस्थाला आश्चर्य वाटत असलं तरी पोलिसांना ते पूर्वानुमानी (प्रेडिक्टिव) माहितीच्या आधारे समजलेले असते. सध्या अमेरिकेत पुढील 12 तासांत कुठे गुन्हा घडू शकतो, याचा पूर्वानुमान घेत गुन्हा घडण्याआधीच अमेरिकेतील पोलिस गुन्हेगारांना ताब्यात घेण्यासाठी प्रयत्नशील आहेत. इंग्लंडमधील व्यापारी आणि शास्त्रज्ञांना गणिताच्या आधारे अब्जावधी रुपये कमावण्याचे गुपित उलगडल्याचा दावा ते करत आहेत. दक्षिण आफ्रिकेत एक खगोलशास्त्रज्ञ संपूर्ण ब्रह्मांड सूचीबद्ध करण्यात व्यग्र आहे. हे सर्व घटनाक्रम एका समांतर धाग्याने जोडले गेलेले आहेत, आणि तो धागा म्हणजे ‘बिग डाटा'. बिग डेटा म्हणजे आधुनिक तंत्रज्ञानाच्या मदतीने अतिशय वेगाने होणाऱ्या माहिती आदानप्रदानातून मोठ्या प्रमाणात तयार होणारा डिजीटल डेटा. दर दिवसाला आपण जगभरात २.५ क्विंटिलिअन डेटा तयार करत असतो. सोप्या भाषेत सांगायचे म्हणजे आजमितीला संपूर्ण जगभरात असलेला नव्वद टक्के डेटा हा मागील दोन वर्षात तयार झाला आहे. अब्जावधी फोन्स, सेन्सर्स, सोशियल मेडिया पोस्ट्स, संकेतस्थळे, डिजिटल चित्रे, चलचित्रे, दृकश्राव्य माध्यमे, ईमेल, जिपीएस आणि इंटरनेट ऑफ थिंग्ज आधारित उपकरणं ही बिग डेटा निर्मितीची मुख्य स्रोत आहे. याच बिग डेटामुळे कंपन्या कशा चालतात, आपण खरेदी कशी करतो, हवामान अंदाज कसे नोंदवले जातात किंवा संशोधन कसे केले जाते, या सर्वांवरच परिणाम होणार आहे. असंख्य तंत्रज्ञ आणि प्रचंड वेगाने काम करणारी शक्तिशाली संगणक प्रणाली यांच्या मदतीने बिग डेटाचे पृथक्करण केले जात असून त्या आधारे अचूक अनुमान बांधले जात आहेत. गूगलवर शोधल्या जाणा-या सर्च टर्म्सचा अभ्यास करून तुम्हाला जाहिराती दाखवल्या जातात. फेसबुकवर पाठवलेल्या पोस्ट आणि लाइक्सचा अभ्यास करून उत्पादने दाखवली जातात. अमेझॉनवर तुमची वाचनाची आवड लक्षात घेऊन तुम्हाला पुस्तके सुचवली जातात. अमेझॉन, इबेवर तुम्ही नवीन काय वस्तू विकत घेणार ते दर्शवले जाते. प्रशासन स्तरावर बिग-डेटा चा उत्तम वापर करणारे एक चांगले उदाहरण म्हणजे साऊथ कोरियातील सोंगडो हे शहर. त्यांनी इंटरनेट ऑफ थिंग्ज आणि बिग डेटाचा एकत्रित वापर करून शहरातील प्रदूषण, वाहतूक, पाणीपुरवठा, ऊर्जा, कचरा, पार्किंग विषयक समस्या प्रभावीपणे सोडवल्या आहेत. नाशिकसारख्या शहरात देखील कुंभमेळ्यादरम्यान प्रशासनाने बिग डेटा चा प्रभावी वापर करत चेंगराचेंगरी सारख्या गर्दीच्या समस्यांना पूर्णपणे आळा घातला. तसेच लाखो भाविकांच्या अन्न-पाणी, सुरक्षा आणि वाहतुकीची योग्य काळजी घेतली. अमेरिकेतील एलईडी लाईट्स डेटा चा उत्तम वापर करणारे लॉस एंजलिस, पर्यटकांच्या गर्दी नियंत्रणासाठी बिग डेटा आधारे विशिष्ट आकाराचे शांघाय मधील नॅचरल हिस्ट्री म्युझियम तसेच सौदी अरेबियातील हज यात्रेदरम्यान गर्दी नियंत्रणासाठी मक्का शहर ही बिग डेटाचा पुरेपूर लाभ घेणारी काही उदाहरणं. #bigdata #sunilkhandbahale #innovation #technology #techtalks --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sunil-khandbahale/message

TechTalks Series: 11 - Bike Sharing - by Sunil Khandbahale, MIT Sloan Fellow, Technologist, Innovator & Entrepreneur सायकल शेअरिंग म्हणजे अल्प काळासाठी व्यक्तिगत वापराकरिता सायकल उपलब्ध करून देणारी सेवा. यामध्ये शहरभर सायकल तळांचे जाळे पसरविले जाते. मासिक अथवा वार्षिक स्वरूपांत नागरिकांना नेटवर्कचे सभासदत्व घेता येते. पर्यटक तात्पुरते सभासद होऊन सेवेचा वापर करू शकतात. वैशिष्ट्यपूर्ण निर्मिती केलेल्या सायकल्स चोरीपासून सुरक्षित तसेच कमी देखभाल खर्चिक असतात. मिळालेल्या मास्टर-की अथवा सांकेतिक शब्दांचा म्हणजेच पासवर्ड वापर करून सभासद व्यक्ती कोणत्याही सायकल-तळावरून कोणतीही सायकल कधीही वापरू शकतो. सायकल शेअरिंग पर्यायाचा नागरिकांनी अधिकाधिक वापर करावा यासाठी सभासदत्व मूल्य अतिशय वाजवी आणि सर्वसामान्यांना परवडेल असे ठेवण्यात येते. पार्किंगचा खर्च आणि वाहने सांभाळण्याची जबाबदारी टाळण्यासाठी अनेक लोकं वैयक्तीक वाहने वापरण्यापेक्षा सायकल शेअरिंग नेटवर्कचा वापर करतात. युरोपातील ऍमस्टरडॅम येथे १९६५ साली सुरु झालेला अनोखा सायकल शेअरिंग उपक्रम आजमितीस जगभर पन्नास देशांत सातशे बारा शहरांनी अंगिकारला आहे. चाळीस हजार सायकलतळांवर असलेल्या जवळपास नऊ लाख सायकल शहरी भागांत सार्वजनिक वाहतुकीचा मुख्य पर्याय म्हणून समोर येत आहे. परदेशांत मोठ्या संख्येने नागरिक सायकलचा नित्य वापर करताना दिसतात किंबहुना वाहतुकीच्या इतर पर्यायांपेक्षा त्यांना शेअरिंग सायकल अधिक सोयीची वाटते. तेथील सरकारं नागरिकांसाठी सायकल चालविण्याचा अनुभव अधिकाधिक आनंददायी करण्यासाठी प्रयत्नशील आहेत. विशेष सायकल रस्ते निर्मितीसोबतच ‘बाईक-टू-वर्क', ‘बाईक-टू-स्कुल' अशा उपक्रमानंर्गत सायकल संस्कृती रुजवत आहेत. तेथील उद्योजक आणि खासगी संस्था सायकल शेअरिंगकडे एक व्यावसायिक संधी म्हणून बघत आहेत. पॅरिसची वेलीब, वॊशिंग्टनची कॅपिटल बाईक, बोस्टनची हबवे, लॉस एंजेलिसची मेट्रो बाईक, न्ययॉर्कची सिटी बाईक, मिन्नेऑपोलिसची नाईसराईड, मॉन्ट्रिअलची बिक्सी, बर्लिनची कॉल-अ-बाईक, जपानची इको बाईक ह्या कंपन्या उत्तम व्यवसाय करत आहेत. शहरांतील मोक्याच्या ठिकाणी सायकलतळ असल्यामुळे सभासदत्वाच्या ठराविक कमाईसोबतच जाहिरातीच्या माध्यमातून आणि बिग डाटा च्या आधारे भरगोस नफा मिळतो. अनेकदा सायकल शेअरिंग नेटवर्कची सभोवतालच्या संस्था, उद्याने, संग्रहालये, खाजगी कंपन्या, बस-सेवा, रेल्वे, विमानतळ तसेच कार कंपन्यांसोबत भागीदारी असते. एक प्रकारे व्यवसाय वाढीसाठी आणि मुख्य वाहतूक व्यवस्थेस जोडण्यासाठी पूल सिस्टिम म्हणून त्या काम करतात. फ्रांसची विन्सी पार्क त्यांच्या वाहनतळावर गाडी लावल्यास आपल्या ग्राहकांना स्थानिक प्रवासाकरिता सायकल देतात. सॅन फ्रान्सिस्कोची सिटी कारशेअर कंपनीने इलेक्ट्रिक सायकल सुविधाही सुरु केली आहे. सायकल शेअरिंग हा पर्यावरणपूरक आणि आरोग्यवर्धक पर्याय म्हणून पुढे येत आहे. #bikesharing #biking #sunilkhandbahale #techtalks #innovation #technology --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sunil-khandbahale/message

TechTalks Series: 10 - Community Engagement - by Sunil Khandbahale, MIT Sloan Fellow, Technologist, Innovator & Entrepreneur अनेकदा असे पाहावयास मिळते की सरकार खूप खर्च करून मोठ्या प्रयत्नाने नागरिकहिताच्या काही सेवासुविधा देऊ करतात पण क्वचितच नागरिकांकडून त्यांचा उपयोग होतो. म्हणूनच जगभरातील सरकारे तेथील स्थानिक नागरिकांना मुख्य भागीदार (स्टेकहोल्डर) या नात्याने विकास प्रक्रियेच्या आरंभीपासूनच समाविष्ट करून घेण्यास आग्रही दिसतात. कचरा व्यवस्थापनातून ऊर्जा व इंधन तसेच खत निर्मिती, अक्षयउर्जेची साधने, पर्याय व त्यांची देखभाल, इ-गव्हर्नन्सद्वारे सार्वजनिक माहिती, सुरक्षितेतच्या उपाययोजना व गुन्ह्यांना आळा घालण्यासाठी व्हिडीओ क्राईम मॉनिटरिंग यासोबतच नागरिकांचे कान, डोळे यांची मदत, स्मार्ट मीटर्स, पाणी गळती व पाण्याचा अपव्यय थांबिण्यासाठी पाणी व्यवस्थापन तसेच सांडपाण्याचे नियोजन, सार्वजनिक वाहतूक व्यवस्थेचा अधिकतम वापर, स्मार्ट पार्किंग तसेच टेली-मेडिसिनसह डिजिटल शिक्षण अशा अनेक धोरणांच्या अंलबजावणीसाठी तंत्रज्ञानासोबतच लोकसहभाग निर्णायक ठरणार आहे. विकासासाठी लोकांकडूनच वेगवेगळ्या सूचना मागविणे, नवनवीन कप्लना मागविणे, अनेक महत्वाच्या धोरणांवर नागरिकांची मते जाणून घेणे, हरकती मागविणे, कला उपक्रम (आर्ट प्रोजेक्ट्स), छायाचित्र स्पर्धा, डिझाईन, संशोधन स्पर्धा, चर्चासत्रे व परिषदा भरविणे अशा काही उपक्रमांमधून लोकसहभागास प्रोत्सहन देणे असे अनेक प्रयोग जगभरात ठिकठिकाणी राबविले जाऊ लागले आहेत. सक्रिय सहभागामुळे नागरिकांमध्ये सार्वजनिक मालमत्तेविषयी मालकीयत्वाची भावना तर निर्माण होतेच शिवाय उपक्रमांची अमलबजावणी करण्यासाठी व भविष्यातील देखभालीसाठीही नागरिकांचे सहकार्य प्राप्त होते. लोकसहभागाची जगभरात अनेक उत्तम उदाहरणे आहेत. आणीबाणीप्रसंगी उपयोगात येणारी अमेरिकेतील ३-१-१ सेवा, स्थानिक तक्रार नोंदणीसाठी फिनलॅंडची फोरम व्हिरिअम हेलसिंकी सेवा, ऑस्ट्रेलियाची बुश टेलिग्राफ, कॅनडास्थित स्प्रिंगटाइड ही संस्था तेथील प्रशासनासोबत सरकारी धोरणं निश्चित करण्यास मदत करतात व लोकशाही अधिक बळकट करण्यासाठी राजकारणाचे नवीन आदर्श ठेवत आहेत. अमेरिकेतील बस प्रोजेक्ट हा डावे किंवा उजवे असे राजकारण न करता फक्त भविष्यवेधी अमेरिका घडविण्यासाठी नेतृत्व तयार करत आहे. सिटीझन इन्व्हेस्टर ही संस्था सामाजिक प्रकल्पांमध्ये लोकसहभागातून गुंतवणूक करते. अमेरिकेतील ओपन टाऊन हॉल ही अशीच एक संकल्पना आहे जिथे नागरिक सरकारी धोरणांवर बेधडक टिकाटिप्पणी करू शकतात. ब्रिटनमधील ‘फिक्स माय स्ट्रीट', क्रिएट फ्रँकफर्ट, नेदरलॅंडचे स्मार्ट सिटिझन्स, न्यूझीलण्डची सेन्सिंग सिटी, इटलीची मॉनिटरिंग मॅरेथॉन असे कितीतरी उदाहरणे देता येतील. सकारात्मक लोकसहभागाची आणखी एक चांगले आणि ओळखीचे उदाहरण म्हणजे कुंभथॉन. कुंभमेळ्यातील अनेक जटिल अडचणी सोडविण्यासाठी शहरातील शाळा-महाविद्यालये, तंत्रज्ञ आणि नागरिक यांनी एकत्रित घेतलेला पुढाकार. #communityengagement #sunilkhandbahale #techtalks #technology #innovation --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sunil-khandbahale/message

TechTalks Series: 09 - Community Solar - by Sunil Khandbahale, MIT Sloan Fellow, Technologist, Innovator & Entrepreneur ऊर्जा अक्षय्यतेच्या नियमानुसार विश्वातील एकूण उर्जा कायम स्थिर आहे. ती केव्हाही नष्ट होणार नाही. मात्र ती एका प्रकारातून दुसऱ्या प्रकारात रुपांतरित होऊ शकते. म्हणूनच, वाढती लोकसंख्या आणि शहरीकरणाबरोबरच आपल्याला दरडोई ऊर्जा वापर कमी करण्याचे नवनवीन मार्ग शोधायला हवेत. सूर्य हा अनादी काळापासून ऊर्जेचा मुख्य स्रोत राहिला आहे. ऊर्जेचे इतर स्रोत तोकडे पडत असताना, सोलर तंत्रज्ञानाचा प्रभावी वापर करून सूर्यकिरणांच्या आधारे सौर-ऊर्जा निर्मिती यशस्वी ठरत आहे. परंतु सौरऊर्जा अजूनही प्रचंड महाग असल्याने सर्वसामान्यांच्या आवाक्याबाहेर आहे. तसेच शहरी भागात जागेची कमतरता असते आणि अनेकदा खाजगी जागेवर यंत्रणा उभी करण्यास अडचणी येतात. यावर नामी उपाय म्हणजे ‘कम्युनिटी सोलर सिस्टम' यालाच अनेकदा सौर-उद्यान किंवा सौर-शेत असेही म्हणतात ज्यामध्ये सरकारी अथवा खाजगी मिळकतीवर निर्माण केलेल्या सौरऊर्जेचा एकापेक्षा अधिक घरे सहकारी पद्धतीने वापर करतात. उपक्रमासाठी लागणारी जागा ही समुदायातील लोकांच्या मालकीची असणे बिलकुल गरजेचे नाही हा महत्वाचा मुद्दा. एखाद्या छोट्या आकाराच्या जागेत उभा केलेला सौरऊर्जा प्रकल्प हा त्या त्या समुदायाच्या मालकीचा असू शकतो किंवा पूर्णपणे खाजगी देखील असू शकतो. व्हर्चुअल नेट मीटरिंगच्या वापरामुळे, उपक्रमातून निर्माण झालेल्या एकूण ऊर्जेच्या समप्रमाणात समुदायातील प्रत्येक सभासदास वीजबिलामध्ये पैशांची बचत होते. कम्युनिटी सोलर ही नवीन संकल्पना असल्याने त्याकडे जगभर एक नवीन व्यावसायिक संधी म्हणून बघितले जात आहे. माहिती आणि तंत्रज्ञान क्रांतीमुळे येत्या काळात मानव वैयक्तिक तसेच सामूहिक वापरासाठी ऊर्जा निर्मितीसह सानुकूल आणि नियंत्रित ऊर्जा वापर (कस्टमाईझ्ड अँड कंट्रोल्ड एनर्जी कन्झमशन) साठी प्रयत्नशील आहे. अमेरिकास्थित मोझाईक नावाची कंपनी अशा प्रकारच्या कम्युनिटी सोलर उपक्रमांत गुंतवूणक करण्याची सुविधा पुरवते. अधिकाधिक लोकवस्तींनी कम्युनिटी सौर ऊर्जेचा वापर करावा यासाठी सौर प्रकल्पांतील गुंतवूणकांवर करसवलतीसंह नागरिकांसाठी एकूण प्रक्रिया सोपी करत जगभरातील सरकारं प्रोत्साहन देत आहेत. फ्लोरिडा राज्यातील डेन्व्हर येथे किटसन आणि पार्टनर कंपनीने वर्ष २००६ मध्ये अमेरिकन सरकार, पर्यावरणवादी आणि आयबीएम तंत्रज्ञान कंपनीसोबत एकत्र येऊन तब्ब्ल एक्याण्णव हजार एकरांवर तयार केलेला बॅबकॉक रँच नावाचा अमेरिकेतील पहिला अद्ययावत कम्युनिटी सोलर उपक्रम उभा केला. अमेरिकेत वुई-सन-अलायन्स, मायक्रोग्रीड आणि क्लीन-कोईलन्स सारख्या कंपन्या कनेक्टिकट, मॅसॅचूसेट्स, न्यूजर्सी आणि पेनसिल्व्हेनिया या राज्यांत कार्बन उत्सर्जन कमी करून अक्षय ऊर्जा निर्मितीसाठी प्रयत्नशील आहेत. मेरीलँड येथील युनिव्हर्सिटी पार्क कम्युनिटी सोलर उपक्रम, कोलोरॅडो येथील क्लीन-एनर्जी-कलेक्टिव्ह, कॅलिफोर्नियाचे सोलरशेअर अशी कम्युनिटी सौरऊर्जेची अनेक यशस्वी उदाहरणं आहेत. #communitysolar #sunilkhandbahale #technology #innovation #techtalks --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sunil-khandbahale/message

TechTalks Series: 08 - Municipal Wireless Network - by Sunil Khandbahale, MIT Sloan Fellow, Technologist, Innovator & Entrepreneur महानगरपालिका क्षेत्रात सार्वजनिक ठिकाणी बिनतारी इंटरनेट जाळे निर्माण करून नागरिकांना मोफत इंटरनेट सुविधा उपलब्ध करून देणे यालाच ‘म्युनिसिपल वायरलेस नेटवर्क' असे म्हणतात. अमेरिकेसह इतर प्रगत देशांत सब-वे, रेल्वे स्टेशन, बस स्थानकं, धावती वाहनं, वाचनालयं, दवाखाने, विद्यापीठं, चौका-चौकात, अगदी सगळीकडं वायफाय इंटरनेट उपलब्ध असतं. तेथील नागरिक मोफत इंटरनेट असलेल्या रेस्टोरंट मध्ये जेवण घेणं पसंत करतात. व्हर्चुअल जगात वावरणारा तरुण वर्ग कॉफी पिण्यासाठी स्टारबक्स आणि पिझ्झा-बर्गर खाण्यासाठी मॅक्डोनाल्डमध्ये गर्दी करताना दिसतो. मोफत वायफाय इंटरनेट ही स्टारबक्स, मॅक्डोनाल्ड सारख्या खाजगी ब्रॅण्डची एक यशस्वी व्यवसायनीतीच ठरली आहे. मोफत इंटरनेट सुविधा पुरविल्यानं अनेक व्यावसायिकांच्या उत्पन्नात कमालीची वाढ झाल्याचं निदर्शनास आलं आहे. एका सर्वेक्षणात ६२ टक्के व्यावसायिकांनी सांगितलं, की वायफाय क्षेत्र असलेल्या ठिकाणी त्यांचे ग्राहक अधिक वेळ घालवतात आणि ५० टक्के व्यावसायिकांनी सांगितलं, की त्यांचे ग्राहक मोफत इंटरनेट सुविधा सुरु केल्यापासून अधिक खर्च करतात. अधिकाधिक ग्राहकांना आकर्षित करणं, अधिभार मूल्य आकारणं आणि संलग्न उत्पादन-सुविधा विक्री यातून अनेक हुशार व्यावसायिक नफा मिळवत आहेत. नागरिकांची मागणी आणि खाजगी सेवा पुरवठादारांचे हे कौशल्य लक्षात घेता अनेक देशांच्या सरकारी यंत्रणा देखील ‘म्युनिसिपल वायरलेस नेटवर्क' चा गांभीर्याने विचार करू लागले आहेत. शहरभर वायफाय जाळे पसरविल्यानं, नागरिक सरकारी सेवांचा जास्तीत जास्त वापर करतील, सार्वजनिक वाहतूक व्यवस्था वापरतील, रोजगाराच्या नवीन संधी निर्माण होतील, नवसंशोधन वाढीस लागेल, पर्यटन व्यवसायास चालना मिळेल. शहरातील महत्वाची स्थळं, वास्तु, संग्रहालयं, सार्वजनिक प्रेक्षणीय ठिकाणं, शहरात कधी-कोठे-काय घडामोडी, वाहतूक दर आणि वेळापत्रक, बँक-एटीम तसेच दवाखाने, शाळा-महाविद्यालयं, बाजारपेठा, जवळचे मॉल्स, नाट्यगृह आणि इतर महत्वाच्या माहितीपर अथवा मनोरंजनात्म्क घटना यांची माहिती देता येते. स्थानिक नागरिक आणि पर्यटकांसाठी प्रत्यक्षदर्शी माहिती मिळविण्याचा तो एक सुखद अनुभव तर ठरतोच शिवाय शहरी सामाजिक बौद्धिक आणि आर्थिक विकास वाढीस लागतो. शहराचा सर्वांगीण विकास आराखडा बनविताना अधिकतम माहिती महत्वाची असते. अशा वेळी म्युनिसिपल वायरलेस इंटरनेट च्या माध्यमातून उपलब्ध डेटाचे विश्लेषण करून नागरिकांच्या हिताच्या योजना बनविण्यास मदत होईल. अनेक शहरं वायफाय-सिटी असं स्वतःचं वैशिष्ट्य म्हणजेच ब्रॅंड दाखवून देश-विदेशातून गुंतवणूक आकर्षित करत आहेत. म्युनिसिपल वायरलेस इंटरनेटमुळे प्रशासनाचा जनसंवाद तर वाढेलच शिवाय जाहिरात आणि बिग डेटा च्या माध्यमातून महापालिकेला उत्पन्नाचे नवीन साधन देखील निर्माण होईल. #muncipalwirelessnetwork #sunilkhandbahale #techtalks #innovation #technology --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sunil-khandbahale/message

TechTalks Series: 07 - Internet of Things - by Sunil Khandbahale, MIT Sloan Fellow, Technologist, Innovator & Entrepreneur वाल्ट डिजने कंपनी निर्मित ‘टॉय स्टोरी' किंवा ‘कार्स' नावाचा सिनेमा आठवतो का? ज्यात खेळण्या आणि गाड्या एकमेकांशी बोलतात. इंटरनेट ऑफ थिंग्ज म्हणजे असच काहीसं प्रत्यक्षात आहे जिथे झाडं, प्राणी, मानव, शहरातील इमारती, रस्ते, हवा, पाणी, गाड्या एकमेकांशी संवाद साधू शकतात. वाटते ना गंमत? पण तंत्रज्ञान क्रांतीमुळे हे शक्य झालंय. इंटरनेट ऑफ थिंग्ज म्हणजे एक अशी व्यवस्था ज्यात स्वतंत्र ओळख असलेली यांत्रिकी, इलेक्ट्रॉनिक तसेच डिजिटल उपकरणं आंतरजालाद्वारे एकमेकांना जोडलेली असतात आणि इंटरनेटमार्फत मानवाच्या हस्तक्षेपाशिवाय एकमेकांसोबत प्रत्यक्षदर्शी माहितीचे आदानप्रदान करू शकतात. एमआयटी शास्त्रज्ञ केव्हिन अष्टोन यांनी १९९९ मध्ये प्रथमतः इंटरनेट ऑफ थिंग्ज ची संकल्पना मांडली. त्यांच्या मते तत्कालीन उपलब्ध तंत्रज्ञानानुसार संगणकाला पूर्णतः मानवाने पुरविलेल्या टाइपिंग, आवाज अथवा स्कॅन स्वरूपातील माहितीवरच अवलंबून रहावे लागत होते परंतु भविष्यात इंटरनेटक्रांतीमुळे आणि मायक्रो-सेन्सर्सच्या प्रगतीमुळे संगणकाला माहितीसाठी मानवाची आवश्यकता भासणार नाही तर उलटपक्षी संगणकच आपापसात माहितीचे आदानप्रदान करून मानवी जीवन सुसह्य करतील. भौतिक जग, संगणक आणि इंटरनेट यांची एकत्रित प्रणाली मानवाच्या कमीत कमी सहभागाशिवाय बिनचूक आणि अधिक कार्यक्षम यंत्रणा उभारू शकते. मँचेस्टर येथे सिटिव्हर्व उपक्रमांतर्गत स्मार्ट बसथांबे बसविण्यात आले आहेत जिथे प्रवासी प्रतीक्षा करत असल्यास बसचालकाला तात्काळ माहिती मिळते तसेच बसथांब्यावरील स्वयंचलित दिवे फक्त प्रवासी असतानाच गरजेनुसार चालू-बंद होतात. आंतरजाल ( तंत्रज्ञानाचा वापर करून व्हेनिअम नावाची पोर्तुगीज कंपनी शहरातील सर्व वाहनांचे रूपांतर वायफाय हॉटस्पॉट मध्ये करण्यासाठी प्रयत्नशील आहे. पोर्टो हे जगातील पहिले असे शहर आहे जिथे घन-कचरा जमा करणाऱ्या गाड्या तसेच बसगाड्यांचा वापर करून फिरते इंटरनेट पुरवले जाते. फिनिश स्टार्टअप इनेवो शहरातील कचरापेट्यांवर सेन्सर्सचा वापर करून त्या किती भरल्या आहेत किंवा कसे याची प्रत्यक्षदर्शी माहिती कचरा गोळा करणाऱ्या आणि कचरा-प्रक्रिया करणाऱ्या कंपन्यांना पुरवते त्यामुळे एकूण कार्यक्षमता वाढल्याचे लक्षात आले आहे. बार्सिलोनास्थित ऊरबायोटिका नामक कंपनी शहरातील वाहनतळ व्यवस्था कार्यक्षम बनविण्यासाठी सेन्सर्सचा प्रभावी वापर करत आहे. बिनतारी सेन्सर्सद्वारे वाहतुकीची प्रत्यक्षदर्शी माहिती वाहनचालकांना पुरविल्यामुळे शहरातील वाहतूक गर्दीची समस्या दहा टक्क्यांनी खाली आणण्यात यश मिळाले आहे. टीझेडओए कंपनीने शहरातील हवेतील प्रदूषण, तापमान, आर्द्रता, हवेचा दाब, प्रकाश आणि अल्ट्राव्हायोलेट किरणांची तीव्रता मोजण्याचे तंत्रज्ञान विकसित केले आहे. भविष्यात आयओटीमुळे शहरी जीवनात आमूलाग्र बदल होणार आहेत. मानवी शरीर, प्राणी तसेच बांधकाम वस्तूंमध्ये नॅनोसेंसर स्थापित करून वैद्यकीय, शेती, स्थापत्य आणि औषधनिर्मिती क्षेत्रात भविष्यात मोठी प्रगती होऊ घातली आहे. #internetofthings #sunilkhandbahale #techtalks #innovation #technology --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sunil-khandbahale/message

TechTalks Series: 06 - Smart City & Smart Parking - by Sunil Khandbahale, MIT Sloan Fellow, Technologist, Innovator & Entrepreneur सध्या स्मार्ट सिटी बाबत सर्वत्र चर्चा होताना दिसते. पण नेमकं स्मार्ट सिटी म्हणजे काय? तर स्थानिक नागरिकांच्या जीवनमानाचा दर्जा उंचावण्याच्या उद्देशानं आधुनिक माहिती तंत्रज्ञान आणि इंटरनेट आधारित सोयीसुविधांचा योग्य अंतर्भाव असलेले शहर म्हणजे ‘स्मार्ट सिटी'. भारत सरकारच्या ‘स्मार्ट-सिटी-अभियान' अंतर्गत स्मार्ट शहरं करण्याच्या दृष्टीनं व्यापक-विकास, भौतिक, सामाजिक आणि आर्थिक आधारभूत सरंचना अशी मार्गदर्शक चतुर्सुत्री मांडण्यात आलेली आहे, ज्याच्या आधारे असलेली शहरं, स्मार्ट केली जाऊ शकतात तसेच शहरालगत पूर्णतः नवीन नियोजनबद्ध स्मार्ट परिसर देखील वसवला जाऊ शकतो की ज्यामध्ये सर्वकाळ मुबलक पाणीपुरवठा, वीजपुरवठा, आरोग्यविषयक व्यवस्था, घनकचरा व्यवस्थापन, कार्यक्षम दळणवळण, सार्वजनिक वाहतूक व्यवस्था, सामान्य व्यक्तींना आर्थिकदृष्ट्या परवडतील अशी घरं, इंटरनेट कनेक्टिव्हीटी, संगणकीकृत ई-प्रशासन, सर्वंकष शिक्षण, स्वच्छता आणि सुरक्षा इत्यादी नागरी सोयीसुविधांचा समावेश अपेक्षित आहे. वाढते शहरीकरण हे एक जागतिक आव्हान आहे. माणसे, प्राणी, कचरा, इमारती आणि वाहनांच्या भाऊगर्दीमुळे आणि अपुऱ्या संसाधनांमुळे शहरं विद्रुप तर सुविधा क्लेशदायक ठरत आहेत. यात आपल्या सर्वाना हमखास भेडसावणारी समस्या म्हणजे कार पार्किंगची. आणि त्यावर उत्तर म्हणजे स्मार्ट पार्किंग अर्थातच अद्ययावत वाहनतळ व्यवस्था.. इथं स्मार्ट पार्किंगसंबंधित एक किस्सा आठवला. अमेरिकेत असताना तेथील एका मित्राला भारतीय पदार्थांची चव द्यावी म्हणून मी माझ्या मोबाईलवर ‘इंडियन रेस्टॉरंट्स अराउंड बोस्टन कॉमन' असं गुगल सर्च केलं आणि दोन तीन पर्याय सुचवले. लागलीच त्यानं स्वतःच्या फोनवर स्मार्ट पार्किंग ऍप उघडलं आणि नेमका कुठे स्पॉट उपलब्ध आहे याची खात्री करून मगच कार सुरु केली. पुढच्या एक तासासाठी पार्किंगच उपलब्ध नसल्यानं नजीकचे दोन पर्याय सोडून थोडं लांबवर जाणं आम्हाला अधिक सोयीचे ठरलं. परदेशांत खोलवर तळघरांत तसेच उंच बहुमजली इमारतींमध्ये कार्यक्षम आणि अतिशय कमी जागेत, खुबीने तयार केलेल्या वाहनतळ व्यवस्था बघताना कमालीचे कौतुक वाटतं. त्यामुळे वेळेची बचत, कमी प्रदूषण आणि सोबतच वाहतुकीदरम्यान होणारा मानसिक त्रास कमी होईल. स्मार्ट पार्किंग पद्धत जगभर योग्य पद्धतीने लागू केल्यास २०३० पर्यंत २,२०,००० गॅलन इंधनाची बचत केली जाऊ शकते. पार्किग व्यवस्थेतून उपलब्ध डेटाचा अभ्यास करून वाहतूक यंत्रणेवरील तणाव कमी करता येतील जसं शाळा, कार्यालयं सुटण्याच्या वेळा निश्चित करणं. रहदारीचा कल लक्षात घेऊन उत्पन्नाच्या नवीन संधी निर्माण केल्या जाऊ शकतात. #smartcity #smartparking #sunilkhandbahale #technology #innovation --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sunil-khandbahale/message

TechTalks Series: 05 - Smart Education - by Sunil Khandbahale, MIT Sloan Fellow, Technologist, Innovator & Entrepreneur प्रगत राष्ट्रांत विशेषतः आंतरराष्ट्रीय विद्यापीठांत स्मार्ट शिक्षणावर भर दिला जात आहे. विद्यार्थ्यांचा वर्षभराचा डेटा, त्यांची हजेरी, येण्याजाण्याच्या वेळा, सवयी, अभ्यासातील गती, आवडीनिवडी, आरोग्यविषयक माहिती याशिवाय विद्यापीठातील विविध कार्यक्रम, घटनाक्रम, परिषद-कार्यशाळा, व्याख्याने यात विद्यार्थ्यांचा सहभाग अशा महत्वपूर्ण घटकांचे विद्यार्थी केंद्रित तंत्रज्ञानाच्या माध्यमातून विश्लेषण केले जाते. स्मार्टफोन, संगणक तसेच वायरलेस नेटवर्कचा वापर करून भेटीच्या वेळा ठरवणे, मुलाखतीची जागा आगाऊ राखून ठेवणे, अभ्यासाचे नियोजन करणे, अभ्यास-गटाचे उपक्रम ठरवणे सोपे झाले. एमआयटी विद्यापीठात स्मार्ट शिक्षण प्रणालीमुळे शिक्षणव्यवस्थेतील शिक्षक, विद्यार्थी, प्रशासन यासह प्रत्येक घटक कुठे कमी पडतो, कुठे चांगली कामगिरी होत आहे, सुधारणा करण्यास कुठे वाव आहे आदी माहितीसह एकूणच शिक्षणव्यवस्थेचा स्पर्धात्मक विकास केला जातो. तेथील विविध इमारतींमध्ये अद्ययावत तंत्रज्ञानाचा अंतर्भाव केला गेला असल्याने विद्यापीठातील एकूणच ऊर्जा, सुरक्षा, दळणवळण, परस्पर-संवाद अधिक कार्यक्षम आहेत. सोबतच आभासी शिक्षण, दृक्श्राव्य माध्यमे, ऑनलाईन आणि दूरस्थ शिक्षण यामुळे विविध बाह्य-भागीदारांसोबत समकालीन शिक्षण सुलभ आणि सुखावह करण्यात आले आहे. ‘फ्लिप-क्लास' सारख्या शिक्षणपद्धतीमुळे शिक्षकांनी अध्यापन करण्याऐवजी विद्यार्थ्यांनाच स्वयंअध्ययनासाठी उद्युक्त करण्यात येते. बदलत्या तंत्रज्ञानामुळे शिक्षणाचा चेहरामोहराच बदलत चालला आहे. कागदी पुस्तकांपासून तर मोबाईलफोन, संगणक पडद्यावर झळकणाऱ्या डिजिटल शिक्षणसाहित्यापर्यंत, काळ्याकुट्ट फळ्यांपासून ते स्मार्ट-बोर्ड पर्यंत, स्थानिकपातळीपासून ते आंतरराष्ट्रीयस्तरावर मर्यादित संसाधनांचा पुरेपूर वापर करत गरज आणि सोयीनुसार अद्ययावत शिक्षण देणे आणि घेणे शक्य झाले आहे. शिक्षणाचा गुणवत्ता दर्जा उंचावण्यासाठी आणि विद्यार्थ्यांची शिक्षण आत्मसात करण्याची पातळी वाढवण्यासाठी स्मार्ट क्लासचा वापर, डेटाआधारित संवादात्मक आणि सहभागात्मक शिक्षण प्रणाली, प्रत्येक विद्यार्थ्यांची व्यैयक्तिक गुंतवणूक, त्याची आवडनिवड कळण्यासाठी महत्वपूर्ण ठरणार आहे. वर्गातील तापमान, प्रकाश तीव्रता, ध्वनी लहरींची स्पष्टता, कार्बनडायॉकसाईडचे प्रमाण या सर्वांचा विद्यार्थ्याच्या अभ्यासपातळीवर होणार परिणाम अभ्यासणे आणि विद्यापीठ पातळीवर त्याचे विश्लेषण करणे शक्य झाले आहे. विद्यार्थी, शिक्षक, शिक्षणसाहित्य, शैक्षणिक वातावरण तसेच विद्यापीठं यांचे मूल्यांकन करणे आणि प्रत्येक घटकासाठी स्मार्ट उद्देश निश्चित करणे सोपे झाले आहे. शिक्षक आणि विद्यार्थी यांना स्वतःच्या कार्यक्षमता डेटामुळे आवश्यक त्या सुधारणा करणे शक्य आहे. शिक्षणप्रक्रियेतून तयार झालेले कुशल मनुष्यबळ, बाजारपेठ आणि उद्योगक्षेत्राची गरज याची योग्य ती सांगड लावली तरच रोजगारनिर्मितीच्या संधी उपलब्ध होतील. #smarteducation #sunilkhandbahale #technology #innovation #techtalks --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sunil-khandbahale/message

TechTalks Series: 04 - Smart Health - by Sunil Khandbahale, MIT Sloan Fellow, Technologist, Innovator & Entrepreneur ते चित्र आता फार दूर नाही जेंव्हा भविष्यात संवेदी उपकरणं अर्थात सेन्सर्स आपल्या कळत-नकळत आपले शरीर तपासतील आणि दूरवर असलेल्या आरोग्यतज्ञांशी स्वतःहून संवाद साधतील. मोठ्या प्रमाणात उपलब्ध डेटाचे काही क्षणांत विश्लेषण करून आरोग्यतज्ञ योग्य अशी वैयक्तिकृत औषधयोजना सुचवतील आणि थ्रीडी प्रिंटर लागलीच त्या गोळ्या आपल्यासाठी छापतील. किमान मानवी हस्तक्षेपाशिवाय स्मार्ट हेल्थकेअर यंत्रणा २४ तास आपले कर्तव्य बजावत राहील. वैयक्तिक आरोग्य माहिती शेअर करणे खूपच संवेदनशील असले तरीही बदलत्या काळात उपलब्ध आरोग्यविषयक बिग-डेटा मुळे एकूणच मानवजातीला याचा फायदा होणे शक्य आहे. म्हणूनच स्थानिक तसेच जागतिक आरोग्य समस्यांचा गुंता लक्षात घेता आरोग्य क्षेत्रात परस्पर सहकार्य वाढविण्यावर पुनःश्च विचार केला जात आहे. बिग-डेटा, इंटरनेट ऑफ थिंग्ज आणि नागरिकांकडून वाढत असलेला एकूणच तंत्रज्ञानाचा सकारात्मक वापर हा आरोग्यविषयक कंपन्या आणि सरकारे यांच्यासाठी अनुकूल ठरत आहे. वर्ल्ड हेल्थ संस्थेनुसार जगभरात ४.३ दशलक्ष तर एकट्या भारतात सहा लक्ष डॉक्टरांची कमतरता आहे. वाढती जागतिक लोकसंख्या आणि आरोग्य क्षेत्रातील अपुरे मनुष्यबळ लक्षात घेता मोबाईल हेल्थला भविष्यात अनन्यसाधारण महत्व असणार आहे. अतिशय कार्यक्षम आणि कमी खर्चिक अशा डिजिटल सेन्सर्सच्या मदतीने वातावरणातील बदल, शुद्धता, तापमान, ध्वनी, कंप, दबाव, पाणी गुणवत्ता, गती, प्रदुषण अशा विविध घटकांचा डेटा जमा करणे शक्य झाले आहे. आर्टिफिशियल इंटीलिजन्स आणि मशीन लर्निंग्जच्या मदतीने उपलब्ध महाकाय माहितीचे पृथक्करण करून दुषित पाणी किंवा अन्नविषबाधा या मागील स्रोत ओळखण्यासाठी विश्लेषण करता येऊ लागले आहे. ड्रोन तंत्रज्ञानाचा वापर करून अवकाशातून तुंबलेल्या पाण्याचे निरीक्षण करून रोगराई नियंत्रणात आणता येते. मोबाईल फोन डेटाचा वापर करून लोकांच्या गर्दीचा ओघ आणि त्यांच्या प्रवास सवयी याचा अभ्यास करून झिका सारखे जीवघेणे रोग आटोक्यात आणले जाऊ शकतात. शहरातील कोणत्या ठिकाणी कोणते रोग पसरत आहेत आणि काय उपाययोजना करायला हव्यात यासाठी स्थानिक प्रशासने वैद्यकीय माहितीचा आधार घेत आहेत. प्राप्त माहिती सार्वजनिक करून नागरिकांमध्ये आरोग्यविषयक जागरूकता निर्माण केली जात आहे त्यामुळे आपत्कालीन परिस्थितीत संभाव्य अफवांनाही आळा बसतो आणि कायदा आणि सुव्यवस्था टिकून राहण्यास मदत होते. प्रगत राष्ट्रांत ‘डिजिटल हेल्थ रेकॉर्ड' च्या माध्यमातून नागरिकांना त्यांची आरोग्यविषयक प्रत्यक्षदर्शी माहिती मिळते ज्यामुळे त्यांना योग्य त्या प्रतिबंधात्मक दक्षता घेणे शक्य होते. व्यक्तीच्या अश्रुंचे विश्लेषण करून शरीरातील ग्लुकोज पातळी मोजणारे गुगल स्मार्ट ग्लास तंत्रज्ञान, ऑर्गन-ऑन-चिप, वाढत्या मधुमेही रुग्णांची संख्या लक्षात घेता रक्तातील साखर नियंत्रणासाठी स्वयंचलित कृत्रिम स्वादुपिंड, स्पर्शविरहित तापमापक अशी नवनवीन उत्पादने भविष्यातील आरोग्यव्यवस्थेचा चेहराच बदलून टाकणारी असतील. #smarthealth #sunilkhandbahale #techtalks #technology #innovation --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sunil-khandbahale/message

TechTalks Series: 03 - Sharing Economy - by Sunil Khandbahale, MIT Sloan Fellow, Technologist, Innovator & Entrepreneur अनेकदा आपल्याला नको असलेल्या वस्तूंचे काय करायचे असा प्रश्न पडतो. बरं देणार तरी कुणाला? नेमका गरजू शोधायचा कुठे? इतका वेळ आहे कुणाकडे? गाडीचा वापर झाला नाही म्हणून बॅटरी कामातून गेली, सुटीत गावाला गेलो तर घरात कोळ्याचे जाळे साचले, चोरीच काय झाली, कार्यालयात असल्याने घरच्या इंटरनेटचा वापर होत नाही तर तर रात्री कार्यालयातील इंटरनेट व्यर्थ, लग्नकार्यांत खंडीभर अन्न वाया जातं, मुलं मोठी झालीत पण खेळण्यांचा घरात पसारा, नवीन फोन घेतला तर जुन्याच काय? वाचून झालेली पुस्तकं, जुनी सायकल, कपडे, चपला-बूट असं एका बाजूला चित्र तर दुसरीकडे गरजवंत अनेक. अगदी कधीतरीच वापरात येणाऱ्या अशा किती तरी वस्तू (आयडियल ऍसेट्स) आपण प्रत्येकजण बाळगून आहोत. जरा कल्पना करा की सर्वानी दर वेळी प्रत्येक वस्तू नवीन खरेदी करण्यापेक्षा शक्य तेंव्हा आपापसात शेअर केली तर? यालाच ‘शेअरिंग इकॉनॉमी' अर्थात ‘सहभागी अर्थव्यवस्था' म्हणतात, म्हणजे अशी अर्थव्यवस्था की जिथे नागरिक त्यांच्या वैयक्तिक तसेच सार्वजनिक मालमत्ता आणि सेवा एकमेकांना परस्पर सामंजस्यातुन मोफत किंवा अल्प दरात देऊ-घेऊ शकतात. प्रगत राष्ट्रांत अनेक नागरिक आपल्या वस्तू स्वतःला गरज नसताना दुसऱ्याला वापरायला देतात परंतु उगाच बिनकामी पडून राहू देत नाहीत. त्यातून त्यांना अतिरिक्त उत्पन्नही मिळते आणि वस्तू सुस्थितीत देखील राहतात. याचे प्रमुख कारण म्हणजे तिकडे परस्पर देवाणघेवाण प्रक्रिया अतिशय सुलभ आहे. त्याचे श्रेय जाते तंत्रज्ञानाला. एअरबीअँडबीमार्फत आपण संपूर्ण स्थावर मालमत्ता अथवा घराचा काही भाग भाड्याने देऊन उत्पन्न मिळवू शकतो, डॉगव्हॅकि कंपनी परिसरातील लोकांना पाळीव प्राण्यांची सेवा-सुश्रुषा करण्याचे रोजगार उपलब्ध करून देते, गुगलप्रणीत रिलेराइड्स कंपनी ऍप द्वारे शेजाऱ्यांची गाडी तासावर किंवा दिवसभरासाठी आपण भाड्याने घेऊ शकतो. झारली आणि टास्करॅबिट सारख्या कंपन्या संकेतस्थळांमार्फत घरकामाच्या सेवा-सुविधा पुरविणाऱ्यांना रोज हजारो रोजगार उपलब्ध करून देतात. लिफ्ट, उबर, ब्लाब्लाकार आणि गेटअराउंड सारख्या कंपन्या कार शेअरिंगचे अनेक पर्याय देतात. लिक्विड नावाची स्टार्टअप सायकल उपलब्ध करून देते. ‘फोन' या जागतिक वायफाय शेअर नेटवर्क मार्फत इंटरनेट शेअर केल्याच्या बदल्यात आपल्याला जगात कुठेही इंटरनेट मोफत मिळते. ओएलएक्स, झूमकार, काऊचसर्फिंग, फेअरसेंट, लेन्डिंग क्लब सारख्या अनेक प्रगत कंपन्या शेअरिंग इकॉनॉमी बाजारपेठेत आपले पाय घट्ट रोवत आहेत तसेच अनेक स्टार्टअप्स नवनवीन तंत्रज्ञान घेऊन शेअरिंग इकॉनॉमी बळकट करण्यासोबतच उत्तम व्यवसाय देखील करत आहेत. #sharingeconomy #sunilkhandbahale #technology #innovation #techtalks --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sunil-khandbahale/message

TechTalks Series: 02 - Open Data & Wisdom of Crowd - by Sunil Khandbahale, MIT Sloan Fellow, Technologist, Innovator & Entrepreneur ‘ओपन-डेटा' अर्थात ‘मुक्त-आधारभूत माहिती' म्हणजे अशी माहिती जी सरकारी, निमसरकारी, सेवाभावी तसेच खाजगी संस्थांद्वारे अधिकृत संकेतस्थळांवर नियमित प्रकाशित केली जाते आणि जी जनहितार्थ विनानिर्बंध सार्वजनिक केलेली असते. ‘ओपन-डेटा' चा मूळ उद्देश राष्ट्रीय संसाधनांचा इष्टतम उपयोग, आर्थिक अभिवृद्धी, लोकसेवेचा दर्जा, क्रयशीलता, आर्थिक मूल्य सुधारणे यांसोबतच सरकारी उत्तरदायित्व निर्माण करणे आणि नागरिक-प्रशासन यातील संवाद वाढवून सरकारी कामकाजात पारदर्शकता निर्माण करणे असा असतो. ज्याचा फायदा केवळ संस्था आणि नागरिक यांनाच नाही तर ‘डीप-डेटा-लर्निंग' म्हणजे माहिती-आदानप्रदान प्रभावाचा सखोल अभ्यास करून नवनवीन लोककल्याणकारी योजना आखण्यासाठी खुद्द सरकारलाही होत असतो. आजमितीला जगभरातील निम्म्याहून अधिक देशांनी ह्या खुल्या माहितीच्या धोरणाचा पुरस्कार केला आहे आणि आपल्यासाठी अभिमानाची गोष्ट म्हणजे भारत सरकार देखील यात अग्रेसर आहे. भारत सरकारद्वारा डेटा.जीओव्ही.इन या अधिकृत संकेतस्थळामार्फत केंद्र सरकारच्या १०३ विभागांच्या सुमारे पन्नास हजार संसाधनांच्या चार हजारहुन अधिक विषयसूची अहवाल उपलब्ध करून दिले गेलेले आहेत. ह्या उपलब्ध माहितीवर आधारित देशातील अनेक तरुण स्वतःच्या स्टार्टअप्स सुरु करत आहेत. सोशल मिडिया आणि माहिती तंत्रज्ञानाच्या युगात सर्वाना ‘विस्डम ऑफ क्राउड' चे महत्व समजले आहे. ‘विस्डम ऑफ क्राउड' म्हणजेच ‘जनशक्तीचे एकत्रित ज्ञान' अर्थात जटील समस्यांच्या निराकारणाचा प्रयत्न एकट्या-दुकट्या व्यक्तीने, संस्थेने अथवा समुदायाने करण्यापेक्षा व्यक्तिगत स्वरूपात जगभर विखुरलेले जे ज्ञान आणि कौशल्य आहे यांच्या एकत्र प्रयत्नाने सर्वसमावेशक असे प्रभावी उत्तर शोधण्यावर अनेक देश सध्या भर देत आहेत. विविध वाहतूक मार्गांवरील वाहनांच्या गर्दीची प्रत्यक्षदर्शी स्थिती कळावी यासाठी लोकसहभागातून तयार झालेले ‘वेज' नावाचे अँप, नकाशांसाठी प्रसिद्ध गुगल मॅप्स, मुक्त आणि मोफत ज्ञानकोश म्हणजे विकिपीडिया, संगणक प्रणाली लिनक्स, मोझिला फायरफॉक्स वेब ब्राउजर, जगप्रसिद्ध खेळण्यांची कंपनी लेगो, एअरबी अँड बी अशा यशस्वी क्राउड-सोर्स्ड उदाहरणांतून प्रभावित होत ‘ओपन-डेटा' धोरण पक्के होत गेले. प्रगत राष्ट्रांमध्ये ‘ओपन-डेटा' आणि ‘विस्डम ऑफ क्राउड' च्या माध्यमातून सामाजिक संशोधन आणि समाजोपयोगी तंत्रज्ञान निर्मितीस बळ मिळत आहे. त्यामुळे डेटा-विश्लेषण, डेटा सादरीकरण, डेटा-पत्रकारिता ही क्षेत्रे वाढीस लागत आहे. उपलब्ध माहितीच्या आधारे देशातील विद्यार्थी, तंत्रज्ञ आणि उद्योजक दैनंदिन समस्या सोडवण्यासाठी ‘डेटा-ड्रिव्हन-टेकनॉलॉजि-सोल्युशन्स' अर्थात माहिती आधारित तंत्रज्ञान सुविधा निर्माण करत आहेत. #opendata #wisdomofcrowd #sunilkhandbahale #technology --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sunil-khandbahale/message

TechTalks Series: 01 - Futuristic Technology - by Sunil Khandbahale, MIT Sloan Fellow, Technologist, Innovator & Entrepreneur विचार करा की आपली घरं आता फक्त जमिनीवरच नाही तर समुद्रात आणि आकाशात देखील असतील, विनावाहक मोटारगाड्या फक्त रस्त्यावरच चालताना नाही तर आकाशातही उडताना दिसतील, हजारो मैल असलेले आपले आप्तस्वकीय फक्त संगणकाच्या पडद्यावरच नाहीत तर अगदी आपल्या जवळ असलेली भासतील आणि एवढंच नाही तर तुम्ही हजारो वर्ष निरोगी आयुष्यमानाचीही अपेक्षा धरू शकता. अतिशयोक्ती वाटते ना? पण हे नजीकच्या काळात प्रत्यक्षात आल्यास आश्चर्य वाटू नये. कारण जगभरात असेच एक ना अनेक प्रयोग यशस्वी करण्यात कैक शास्त्रज्ञ अहोरात्र झटत आहेत. आताचे युग हे माहितीच्या आदानप्रदानाचे युग आहे. २.५ क्वेन्टीलियन डाटाची निर्मिती दर दिवसाला होत असते. फेसबुक कनेक्टीविटी उपक्रमांतर्गत सौरउर्जाचलित इंटरनेट विमान, गंभीर अपघातात अथवा शस्त्रक्रिया करताना केवळ १२ सेकंदात रक्तस्त्राव थांबवू शकेल अशा शेवाळ आधारित जेलचा शोध, जिभेवर ठेवताच तत्काळ विरघळणारी ३-डी प्रिंटेड औषधी गोळी, अतिवृष्टीच्या परिस्थितीत जलप्रलय टाळता यावा यासाठी १ मिनिटात ३००० लिटर पाणी शोषणारे सिमेंट, मानवी मलमूत्रापासून शुद्ध पाणी आणि उर्जानिर्मिती, डीएनए मध्ये आवश्यक बदल घडवणारा शोध, इबोला रोगप्रतिबंधक लस, रोगप्रतिबंधक डास, कार मध्ये परावर्तीत होणारे विमान आणि केवळ ५०० रुपयांत संगणक निर्मितीचे संशोधन शक्य झाले आहे. इंटरनेट ऑफ थिंग्ज च्या प्रभावामुळे २०२० पर्यंत साधारणतः ३ हजार कोटी साधने एकमेकांना जोडली जाण्याचा अंदाज आहे. मानवी शरीर तसेच बांधकाम वस्तूंमध्ये नॅनोसेंसर स्थापित करून वैद्यकीय, शेती, स्थापत्य व औषधनिर्मिती क्षेत्रात मोठी प्रगती होऊ शकेल. सोडियम, झिंक आणि अल्युमिनियम आधारित बॅटरी मुळे पर्यावरणपूरक, स्वच्छ आणि २४ तास खात्रीशीर वीज मिळू शकेल अशी अक्षयऊर्जा निर्मिती शक्य आहे. ऑटोनॉमस व्हेईकल अर्थात सेल्फ-ड्रायव्हिंग कार मुळे अपघात तसेच संभाव्य जीवितहानी टाळणे, प्रदूषण निर्मूलन आणि जेष्ठ तसेच दिव्यांग व्यक्तींचे जीवन सुखकर होण्यास मदत होणार आहे. सभोवतालच्या वाय-फाय तसेच दूरभाष लहरींच्याद्वारे आपली इंटरनेट आणि इलेक्ट्रॉनिक उपकरणं विद्युतभारित करणं शक्य आहे. भविष्यात इमारती, रस्ते, गाड्या आपल्याशी मानवाप्रमाणे संवाद करू लागल्यास आश्चर्य वाटू नये. रोबोट्स रोबोट्सला शिकवतील, धुळीच्या प्रदूषणापासून मुक्त होण्यासाठी व्यक्तिगत हवा-शुद्धक यंत्र, संततीहीन जोडप्यांसाठी अगदी खऱ्या वाटाव्यात अशा भावनायुक्त बाहुल्या, ऑर्गन-ऑन-चिप, मधुमेही रुग्णांच्या साखर नियंत्रणासाठी स्वयंचलित कृत्रिम स्वादुपिंड, स्पर्शविरहित तापमापक, भुकंप-रोधक बिछाना, घडी घालता येऊ शकेल असे दुचाकी शिरस्त्राण, हवेत तरंगणारी उत्पादनं, असं बरच काही भविष्यवेधी तंत्रज्ञान जगाचं भविष्य घडविण्यास सज्ज झालं आहे. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sunil-khandbahale/message

Information on how to improve the quality of life of senior citizens and families in NYS.María Alvarez is the Executive Director of NY StateWide Senior Action Council and Brooklyn-wide interagency Council on Aging. These organizations strive to improve the quality of life of New Yorkers of all ages through consumer leadership, advocacy, and empowerment.  Maria has worked with senior citizens and advocacy groups as an organizer, advocate, and director of housing and caregivers programs for over 28 years. She has designed and implemented educational, social service, and leadership programs for older adults.She holds a Bachelor's Degree from Marquette University and a Master's Degree in Nonprofit Management from the New School for Social Research where she was a Sloan Fellow.Tune in for this sensible conversation at TalkRadio.nyc or watch the Facebook Livestream by clicking here.Show Notes‍Segment 1Tommy kicks off the show telling his listeners about the impact of nonprofit organizations and the leaders that make it on the show. He also informs people on the application information for Imagine Awards NYC at ImagineAwards.com. You can also contact Tommy at TommyD@PhilanthropyinPhocus.com He introduces his guest, Maria Alverz, who received her Masters Degree in Nonprofit Organization Management at The New School. Maria is an Executive Director at the StateWide Senior Action Council. She tells the listeners a little bit about her background and how she found herself in senior services. Originally working with underserved adolescents, Maria found an opportunity to work for the Institute of Puerto Rican Hispanic Elderly, a widely known senior service organization in NYC. Tommy and Maria talk about their admiration for the elderly and the life experiences they are able to share in conversations. Before the break, Maria tells Tommy how her organization aims for proactive advocacy that provides services to improve policy concerns.Segment 2Tommy asks Maria what is considered a grass-roots organization. Maria explains that though StateWide has been established for 50 years, it's about being involved in the community and connecting with people. Maria says StateWide was founded due to the high percentage of senior citizens living below the poverty line. She gives a brief history of health care acts and how seniors were affected before its existence. Before Social Security was enacted in 1935, seniors would retire with little to no income or health insurance. Maria shares how her organization strives to empower elderly to advocate for themselves and fight for their rights. She talks about memberships that StateWide offers and the communal conventions that are celebrated annually. StateWide prides themselves on being hands-on in their community and ensures advocacy to all elders who are seeking support.Segment 3Coming back from the break, Tommy shares his screen through the live stream on Facebook.com/TalkRadio.NYC. We can see the StateWide website and the number to the hotline they offer at the top of the page. In 1995, Maria was named one of NYS's delegates to the White House conference on aging. Tommy lists the number of boards that Maria actively participates in. Tommy says it's about staying current, polishing your craft, and staying involved in order to find your space. Maria breaks down the way StateWide works and how they are able to provide services for their members. Tommy asks Maria how often does StateWide engage with caregivers. Before the break, Maria tells the listeners a little more about StateWide's memberships and how they encourage people of all ages to get involved.‍Segment 4Final segment, Tommy and Maria discuss the life expectancy of senior citizens. Tommy reads that 16% of NYS is 65 years of age or older. Maria noted that in eight years that number can jump to 25%. They talk about the image of retirement and how it's changed over time. Maria talks about some seniors who suffer to make ends meet or are caregivers and can't save for retirement. Maria tells listeners ways to get in contact with her or StateWide at nysenior.org. You can find her on Linkedin at Maria Alverez. Before the end of the show, Tommy and Maria encouraged listeners to get involved and check out this year's annual celebration September 12th-14th in Saratoga Springs, NY.

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Why do we live in such a polarised world and what can we do to minimise the dynamic? On this episode, I'm joined by Alex Chesterfield and Ali Goldsworthy, two of the co-authors of a book called Poles Apart - Why People Turn Against Each Other and How To Bring Them Together. They're also two of the co-hosts of the Changed My Mind podcast that talks to people who have changed their minds on big issues. Alex Chesterfield is a behavioural scientist with a master's degree in Cognitive and Decision Science. Forever curious about why we do what we do, she currently works in financial services, leading a team of behavioural scientists to help get better outcomes for employees and customers. For four years, she was an elected Councillor in Guildford for the Conservative Party. She has personally experienced the effects of affective polarisation, both in and out of the workplace. She has been on the show before & you can hear that episode here: https://www.humanriskpodcast.com/alex-chesterfield-on-behavioural-regulation/Ali Goldsworthy has been a political adviser and campaigner for more than twenty years. A former Deputy Chair of the Liberal Democrats, she led the team that built the fastest-growing campaigning organisation in the UK. In 2017 she was a Sloan Fellow at Stanford, co-creating its first depolarisation course. A board member of the Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust, Alison has won numerous awards for her work. She has written for the Telegraph, Independent, New Statesman, The Times and Financial Times.In the episode, we talk about the genesis of the podcast and the book and what Alex and Ali have learned from writing it. We also explore some of the key dynamics that drive polarisation, including social media, and the techniques we can all deploy to minimise it in our lives and in society. Poles Apart book - https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/111/1119814/poles-apart/9781847942951.htmlFor more on the Changed My Mind Podcast visit — https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/author/the-depolarization-project/The specific episodes we referred to:Derek Black on why he left the White Nationalist movement — https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/leaving-white-nationalist-movement-with-derek-black/Ayman Diem on why he switched from being an Al Qaeda bombmaker to an MI6 spy — https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/podcasts/podcast-changed-my-mind/changed-my-mind-al-qaeda-bombmaker-mi6-spy/Cass Sunstein on why he changed his mind about the stability of US democracy — https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/podcasts/podcast-changed-my-mind/changed-my-mind-american-democracy-cass-sunstein/We also discussed:
LBC Radio presenter James O'Brien — https://www.lbc.co.uk/radio/presenters/james-obrien/Twitter — https://twitter.com/mrjamesob?James' Full Disclosure podcast — https://www.globalplayer.com/podcasts/42KqCF/‘Gamergate' on Reddit — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamergate_(harassment_campaign)Psychologist Milton Lodge — https://www.stonybrook.edu/commcms/polisci/people/_faculty/Lodge_Milton.phpDan Kahan — https://law.yale.edu/dan-m-kahan
Jonathan Haidt — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_HaidtChantal Mouffe — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chantal_MouffeAgonism — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agonism
Ian Leslie's book Conflicted — http://ian-leslie.com/conflicted/Amy Edmondson on Psychological Safety — https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/profile.aspx?facId=6451The online course (MOOC) in association with Cambridge University — https://www.edx.org/course/polarisation?

Ric Fulop is the Chairman, CEO and co-founder of Desktop Metal (NYSE: DM), a leader in mass production and turnkey additive manufacturing solutions. DM is changing the game in 3D printing with printers that can print a variety of metals, carbon fibers, wood composites, and more. The convo is short and fast-paced - Ric is a really busy guy. But its rife with a ton of advice to young entrepreneurs on how to pick a market problem to solve. Lessons learned from his previous company, A123 Systems, a battery company that also went public, yielded his repeated advice: High margins, recurring revenue, low account concentration. He also references Carlota Perez, an economist at LSE, whose work talks about technological breakthroughs and how they transition from installation to deployment phases. It's really valuable stuff. We also talk about how he formed A123 by licensing a technology from MIT, how he runs DM, and much more. Enjoy! More about Ric Prior to founding Desktop Metal in October 2015, Ric was a General Partner at North Bridge, a VC fund with $3 billion under management, for five years following a fifteen- year career as an entrepreneur. Ric is the founder of six technology companies, including A123 Systems, Boston's largest IPO in the past decade and one of the world's largest automotive lithium ion suppliers with revenue exceeding $500M in 2016. At North Bridge, Ric led the software and 3D investing practices and was an early stage investor and board member in Dyn (acquired by Oracle for $600 million), Onshape, MarkForged, Salsify, Lytro and Gridco. Ric is a former Board Member of the Electric Drive Transportation Association and holds an MBA from the MIT Sloan School where he was a Sloan Fellow. More about Desktop Metal Founded in 2015 by leaders in advanced manufacturing, materials science, and robotics, the company is addressing the unmet challenges of speed, cost, and quality to make metal 3D printing an essential tool for engineers and manufacturers around the world. With solutions for every stage of the manufacturing process - from prototyping and pilot runs to mass production and aftermarket parts - we are reinventing the way engineering teams produce metal and composite parts across a wide range of applications and industries. Learn more about DM on their website and follow Ric on Twitter. Join the Bountiful community today and realize your power to save the world. Don't forget to follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn if you haven't already.

In this episode of Money Tales, our guest is John Foley. John is a former lead solo pilot of the Blue Angels. Being up in the sky, flying 18 inches apart from the next plane at 500 miles per hour requires intense communication and a deep understanding of what your role is. Also critical to this level of success is having trust in your team, and a commitment to continuous learning. As you'll hear, this is how John approaches all aspects of his life, including his personal finances. John is a former Sloan Fellow at Stanford's Graduate School of Business, entrepreneur, venture capitalist, leadership expert, speaker and Gratitude Guru. As a thought leader on high performance, John created the “Glad To Be Here” Mindset Methodology and the Diamond Performance Framework. As a Blue Angel, John consistently performed in an extreme, high-stakes environment, flying an F-18 at speeds of more than 500 miles per hour and in formations as close as 18 inches apart. To survive in those circumstances, he relied on a culture of high trust and leadership that turned inherently unforgiving flight into extraordinary experiences. His presentations inspire individuals, teams and organizations around the world to reach their highest potential while sustaining excellence under dynamic change. For decades, John has shared his exciting, rare journey with audiences around the world, becoming one of the most in-demand leadership and performance experts. John has spoken on 5 continents, 20 countries and over 1000 events working with some of the world's top organizations such as; Google, Intel, Cisco, Microsoft, HP, Mercedes Benz, BMW, IBM, Hitachi, Chevron, BP, Marriott, Hilton, Penske Racing, Alabama Football, LA Kings, Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, Edward Jones, Fidelity, Mass Mutual, MetLife, Bank of America, Deloitte, IBM, Hershey, P&G, Philips, Etihad, America Hospital Association, Blue Cross and the Mayo Clinic. He has also been a featured speaker at NBA, MLB, MLS, NCAA, TedX, VC and CEO summits, Titan Summit, USNA Leadership Conference, Stanford Business School, University of Zurich, and Global Sports Summits. John keynote presentations, workshops and online curriculum support Individuals, Teams, Organizations with lessons in: High Performance, Leadership, Teamwork Trust, Beliefs, Accountability, Culture Glad To Be Here Mindset, Gratitude John graduated from the US Naval Academy with a BS in Mechanical Engineering and was a defensive back for the Midshipmen. He was chosen as “Top Ten Carrier Pilot” six times before becoming an F/A-18 Instructor Pilot. He holds three master's degrees: MA in National Security & Strategic Studies from the Naval War College, Stanford Master of Science in Management, as a Sloan fellow from Stanford Graduate School of Business and MA in International Policy Studies from Stanford University. John was also a Fellow at Stanford Center on International Conflict and Negotiation and was awarded an honorary PhD from UNAM, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. As the founder of the Glad To Be Here Foundation, he and his wife Carol have donated over 1.9 million dollars to over 347 charities worldwide and sponsor children in 47 countries. Learn more about Money Tale$ > Subscribe to the podcast Recent episodes See all episodes > Form CRS Form ADV Terms of Use Privacy Rights and Policies

In this episode of Money Tales, our guest is John Foley. John is a former lead solo pilot of the Blue Angels. Being up in the sky, flying 18 inches apart from the next plane at 500 miles per hour requires intense communication and a deep understanding of what your role is. Also critical to this level of success is having trust in your team, and a commitment to continuous learning. As you'll hear, this is how John approaches all aspects of his life, including his personal finances. John is a former Sloan Fellow at Stanford's Graduate School of Business, entrepreneur, venture capitalist, leadership expert, speaker and Gratitude Guru. As a thought leader on high performance, John created the “Glad To Be Here” Mindset Methodology and the Diamond Performance Framework. As a Blue Angel, John consistently performed in an extreme, high-stakes environment, flying an F-18 at speeds of more than 500 miles per hour and in formations as close as 18 inches apart. To survive in those circumstances, he relied on a culture of high trust and leadership that turned inherently unforgiving flight into extraordinary experiences. His presentations inspire individuals, teams and organizations around the world to reach their highest potential while sustaining excellence under dynamic change. For decades, John has shared his exciting, rare journey with audiences around the world, becoming one of the most in-demand leadership and performance experts. John has spoken on 5 continents, 20 countries and over 1000 events working with some of the world's top organizations such as; Google, Intel, Cisco, Microsoft, HP, Mercedes Benz, BMW, IBM, Hitachi, Chevron, BP, Marriott, Hilton, Penske Racing, Alabama Football, LA Kings, Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, Edward Jones, Fidelity, Mass Mutual, MetLife, Bank of America, Deloitte, IBM, Hershey, P&G, Philips, Etihad, America Hospital Association, Blue Cross and the Mayo Clinic. He has also been a featured speaker at NBA, MLB, MLS, NCAA, TedX, VC and CEO summits, Titan Summit, USNA Leadership Conference, Stanford Business School, University of Zurich, and Global Sports Summits. John keynote presentations, workshops and online curriculum support Individuals, Teams, Organizations with lessons in: High Performance, Leadership, Teamwork Trust, Beliefs, Accountability, Culture Glad To Be Here Mindset, Gratitude John graduated from the US Naval Academy with a BS in Mechanical Engineering and was a defensive back for the Midshipmen. He was chosen as “Top Ten Carrier Pilot” six times before becoming an F/A-18 Instructor Pilot. He holds three master's degrees: MA in National Security & Strategic Studies from the Naval War College, Stanford Master of Science in Management, as a Sloan fellow from Stanford Graduate School of Business and MA in International Policy Studies from Stanford University. John was also a Fellow at Stanford Center on International Conflict and Negotiation and was awarded an honorary PhD from UNAM, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. As the founder of the Glad To Be Here Foundation, he and his wife Carol have donated over 1.9 million dollars to over 347 charities worldwide and sponsor children in 47 countries. See all episodes >

In this episode of the podcast, we speak with Alison Goldsworthy, Laura Osborne, and Alexandra Chesterfield about the manifestations of political polarization in our personal and professional lives and how we might best go about coping with it and mitigating it where possible.We discuss:- Signs of increasing polarization- How polarization affects decision-making—who to marry, live with, and hire- Whether business helps to bring people together who disagree politically- Whether political or ideological neutrality might be tenable in business- Facilitating constructive political conversations on polarizing topics- How emphasizing similarity, identifying superordinate goals and identity can reduce animosity- How puncturing the illusion of explanatory depth can help people to realize they know less than they actually do, inducing a more open mind- Valuing intellectual honesty in leaders, and rewarding honesty about ignorance and the willingness to find out new information- The importance of asking people how they arrived at the views you disagree with- How personal ethics might affect what political positions people are willing to try to understand or empathize withAlison Goldsworthy has been a political adviser and campaigner for more than 20 years. A former Deputy Chair of the Liberal Democrats, she led the team that built the fastest-growing campaigning organization in the United Kingdom. In 2017 she was a Sloan Fellow at Stanford, co-creating its first depolarization course. A board member of the Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust, Alison has won numerous awards for her work. She has written for the Telegraph, Independent, New Statesman, The Times, and Financial Times.Laura Osborne is a professional communicator, spokesperson, and podcaster, with a background in public affairs and government communications. Currently Corporate Affairs Director at London First, the voice of the city's largest employers, she was previously Communications Director at Which?, the U.K.'s consumer association. Laura has led large teams, working with some of the U.K.'s biggest corporations to apply lessons from communications, consumer insight, and behavioral science to making business a force for good.Alexandra Chesterfield is a behavioral scientist with a master's degree in Cognitive and Decision Science. Forever curious about why we do what we do, she currently works in financial services, leading a team of behavioral scientists to help get better outcomes for employees and customers. For four years, she was an elected Councillor in Guildford for the Conservative Party. She has personally experienced the effects of affective polarization, both in and out of the workplace.

In this episode of the podcast, we speak with Alison Goldsworthy, Laura Osborne, and Alexandra Chesterfield about the manifestations of political polarization in our personal and professional lives and how we might best go about coping with it and mitigating it where possible.We discuss:- Signs of increasing polarization- How polarization affects decision-making—who to marry, live with, and hire- Whether business helps to bring people together who disagree politically- Whether political or ideological neutrality might be tenable in business- Facilitating constructive political conversations on polarizing topics- How emphasizing similarity, identifying superordinate goals and identity can reduce animosity- How puncturing the illusion of explanatory depth can help people to realize they know less than they actually do, inducing a more open mind- Valuing intellectual honesty in leaders, and rewarding honesty about ignorance and the willingness to find out new information- The importance of asking people how they arrived at the views you disagree with- How personal ethics might affect what political positions people are willing to try to understand or empathize withAlison Goldsworthy has been a political adviser and campaigner for more than 20 years. A former Deputy Chair of the Liberal Democrats, she led the team that built the fastest-growing campaigning organization in the United Kingdom. In 2017 she was a Sloan Fellow at Stanford, co-creating its first depolarization course. A board member of the Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust, Alison has won numerous awards for her work. She has written for the Telegraph, Independent, New Statesman, The Times, and Financial Times.Laura Osborne is a professional communicator, spokesperson, and podcaster, with a background in public affairs and government communications. Currently Corporate Affairs Director at London First, the voice of the city's largest employers, she was previously Communications Director at Which?, the U.K.'s consumer association. Laura has led large teams, working with some of the U.K.'s biggest corporations to apply lessons from communications, consumer insight, and behavioral science to making business a force for good.Alexandra Chesterfield is a behavioral scientist with a master's degree in Cognitive and Decision Science. Forever curious about why we do what we do, she currently works in financial services, leading a team of behavioral scientists to help get better outcomes for employees and customers. For four years, she was an elected Councillor in Guildford for the Conservative Party. She has personally experienced the effects of affective polarization, both in and out of the workplace.

John's personal path to High Performance began as a child, when he stood alongside his father at an air show featuring the Blue Angels. From that moment, John knew deep in his heart that someday he'd be carving up the skies as a member of the Blues. Eventually, he lived that dream, but getting there wasn't easy. In fact, John's journey from an awe-struck child at an air show to the cockpit of the Blue Angels' F/A-18 Hornet is a study in persistence, hard work and the will to overcome obstacles and setbacks.Those ideals fit within three overriding traits that mark John's presentations: First, a contagious attitude of thankfulness that he calls Glad To Be Here®. Second, an energizing delivery that inspires High Performance and service to others. And, third, a practical model for living out his message that works in other organizations as well as it works for the Blue Angels.  John graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy with a degree in mechanical engineering. He also was a defensive back for the Midshipmen, playing in two bowl games and helping Navy to one of the best four-year records in its football history. As a pilot, John was a “Top Ten Carrier Pilot” six times before becoming a Marine instructor pilot and a Blue Angel. He holds master's degrees in business management, from the Stanford Graduate School of Business (as a Sloan Fellow); in international policy studies, from Stanford University; and in strategic studies, from the Naval War College. He makes his home in Sun Valley, Idaho. Link to claim CME credit: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/3DXCFW3 (https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/3DXCFW3) CME credit is available for up to 3 years after the stated release date Contact CEOD@bmhcc.org if you have any questions about claiming credit.

Laura is joined by Gillian Keegan, Minister for Apprenticeships and Skills in the Department for Education and MP for Chichester. It was through a chance encounter that Gillian embarked on the route of becoming a Member of Parliament and she talks about the very special person who was pivotal in that change in career – and of many other female Conservative MPs for that matter! They also discuss the importance of skills and lifelong learning. Gillian is well known for being the first apprentice to become Minister for Apprenticeships, but what most people don't realise is that she is also a Sloan Fellow from the London Business School. They touch on the influence Liverpool and Madrid have had on her thinking, as well as her grandfather's miner's lamp, and the importance of skills in the economic recovery. You can follow Gillian and Laura on Twitter on @GillianKeegan and @LauraRound

John has spoken to some of the Highest Performing organizations such as Microsoft, Hitachi, Intel, Cisco, Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Goodyear, Chevron, Lowe’s, Marriott, Wyndham Hotels, Hilton, Penske Racing, Rawlings, LA Kings, Sprint, Motorola, Merrill Lynch, Mass Mutual, Capital Group, Bank of America, Wells Fargo, GE Capital, American Hospital Association, Merck, Sunovion, Reach Air, Adecco, Gillette, McDonald's, and Million Dollar Round Table.​John’s presentations provide a contagious attitude of thankfulness that he calls Glad To Be Here®. His energizing delivery inspires high performance through a focus on a purpose larger than self. John shares the Blue Angels’ practical model for living out his message that works in organizations outside the elite flight squadron.John consistently performed in an extreme, high-stakes environment, flying at speeds of more than 500 miles per hour and in formations as close as 18 inches. To survive those circumstances, he relied on a culture of high trust and leadership that turned inherently unforgiving flights into extraordinary experiences. He employs those intense realities as a metaphor to motivate teams to reach for their highest potential and empower organizations to sustain excellence under dynamic change.John’s post-Naval experiences as an entrepreneur and a Sloan Fellow at the Stanford Graduate School of Business put him in a unique position to reverse-engineer the culture of excellence and teamwork found in the Blue Angels. He has created a framework and a methodology that inspires greatness while propelling others on their own journey to high performance.John graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy with a degree in mechanical engineering. He was a defensive back for the Midshipmen, playing in two bowl games and helping Navy to one of the best four-year records in football history. As a pilot, John was a “Top Ten Carrier Pilot” six times before becoming a Marine instructor pilot and a Blue Angel. He holds a master’s degrees in business management, from the Stanford Graduate School of Business (as a Sloan Fellow); international policy studies, Stanford University; and strategic studies, from the Naval War College.In 2011 John founded the Glad To Be Here Foundation. John donates 10% of his net speaking fees to charities through the foundation, working with every client to donate 5% to charities of their choosing. Through the Foundation, more than 100 global charities have received $1M in donations. It’s part of John’s mission to connect a shared “purpose larger than self” with every organization.Learn more about John on JohnFoleyinc.com and GladToBeHere.com. Connect with him on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, or YouTube.

Mr. Nasir Zubairi  is CEO of The LHoFT - The Luxembourg House of Financial Technology, a public/private sector initiative to drive fintech innovation in Luxembourg. Nasir has worked in Financial Services for nearly 20 years and is a member on the Forbes Councils. He spent 13 years working within Capital Markets at RBS, ICAP, HSBC and EBS. He has been immersed in the Fintech and startup sector for the past six years. As an entrepreneur, Nasir has built multiple Fintech businesses across verticals. He has advised the boards of leading financial institutions, central banks and governments. Nasir is included in the “Top 40 innovators shaping the future of financial services -2014” by The Wall Street Journal/Financial News. Nasir has a BSc from the London School of Economics and is a Sloan Fellow from London Business School.https://lhoft.com/en/https://www.crunchbase.com/person/nasir-zubairihttps://profiles.forbes.com/members/finance/profile/Nasir-Zubairi-CEO-The-LHoFT-Foundation/e5f1e093-3261-4d40-9f2a-69f8b840e51e

This episode features an interview with John Foley, former lead pilot of the Blue Angels, keynote speaker and bestselling author.  After more than 20 years in the military, flying jets off aircraft carriers and performing in Fleet Week, John is an expert on high performance teams. In this episode, he discusses how to improve team performance by 300% by creating a culture of excellence. He explains how to do that by building a high level of trust, a commitment to improvement and the idea that a spot on the team has to be earned.3 Takeaways:Show your team what excellence looks like. Give them a visual that will help define their goal.Cultivate connections and alignments among team members to drive them towards a common goal.Establish a feedback loop of data to inform the team of what is - or isn’t - working with a debrief process.Key Quotes:“Any elite person, anyone in business in life, has this ability to focus, this mental toughness. So how do you block out distractions? How do you focus down on what's important? That's why data's so important.  What do I need to know? Okay, got it. Focus down.”“Here's the beautiful part: it's not just about you, it's about the team. It's this beautiful combination of personal mastery of excellence, and then connection to your teammates, alignment, commitments, and these high trust contracts.”“You need to have the mindset first. I call that mindset “Glad to be here,” which is the ethos of being grateful and appreciative to have the opportunity. But also to bring in your operational excellence. You've got to earn the right to be there every single day. And that's how I felt on the Blue Angels.”Bio:John is a former lead solo pilot of the Blue Angels, Sloan Fellow at Stanford School of Business, a bestselling author and an expert in high-performance teams. His Fearless Success System has transformed thousands of organizations around the globe.Thanks to our friendsTruth Be Known is brought to you by Talend, a leader in data integration and data integrity, enabling every company to find clarity amidst the chaos. Talend Data Fabric brings together in a single platform all the necessary capabilities that ensure enterprise data is complete, clean, compliant, and readily available to everyone who needs it throughout the organization. Learn more at Talend.com.

A machine on your advisory board? Host Gregg Garrett is joined by Cheri Alexander, a professor at the University of Michigan, Ross School of Business, for a discussion on machines joining virtual boards, lessons learned through Cheri’s 30+ years of leading a Fortune 50 company as well as over a decade of educating one of the world’s top business schools. Cheri also shares her Top Three ranging from her husband who taught her to challenge herself to colleagues who reinforced surrounding yourself with people who know more than you to an aspirational mentor turned colleague who taught her about positive leadership. And you have to hear what she says about the 11 C’s of Leadership. About Cheri Alexander Cheri Alexander teaches Leadership and Managing Human Capital in the Bachelors and Masters Programs at the University of Michigan, Ross School of Business. In addition, she teaches assorted leadership and HR topics for Ross Execution Education. Prior to January 2021, she was the Chief Innovation Officer-Corporate Learning in the Ross Executive Education Department. Before her time at Ross, she was with General Motors (GM), where prior to retirement, she was the President of the General Motors University and Executive Director Global HR. In that position, she was the Chief Learning Officer of the company overseeing Global Learning & Performance. Alexander was also part of the company’s Global Integration Team that oversaw Global HR Implementation, focusing on the emerging markets. Alexander had thirty-three years with GM which included successful International Human Resource Management and Labor Relations experiences. She has HR expertise in Mergers and Acquisitions, JV formation and execution, talent management, succession planning, leadership development, corporate universities, security, crisis management, safety, industrial health engineering, and business process outsourcing. She was nominated several times and twice received the prestigious Chairman’s Award for her work. Since joining the University of Michigan in 2008, she has continued her positive leadership practices. In addition to working in the Human Capital space, Alexander had assignments in Plant Management, Quality, and Engineering. She lived and worked in 4 countries on 3 continents and was responsible for all HR outside of North America, as the Vice President of HR for International Operations, overseeing and visiting operations in 51 countries. A native of Detroit, Michigan, Alexander received her Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Michigan, as well as her first Masters in Industrial Health Engineering. She was selected as an Alfred P. Sloan Fellow and completed her Masters of Science in Management at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). She is also a Certified Executive Leadership Coach. Alexander has published word on Noise Induced Hearing Loss and completed her thesis on the Relocation of Dislocated Automobile Workers. Her work is cited in three books, United We Stand, by Wilbur and Weakley, Successful Mergers, Acquisitions, and Strategic Alliances by Gancel, Rodgers, and Raynaud, and Road to Power, by Colby. Along with Professors Sytch and DeRue, she teaches Managing Talent in the highly successful Coursera MOOC, Leading People and Teams. In addition to her work, Alexander is on the Boards of Inforum Center for Leadership and debunk-it, LTD, a European consultancy. She is dedicated to global education and often speaks on her favorite topics, “Being International” and “Global Superficial Homogenization – White it Means to be Global.”    Show Highlights During this episode: Building your virtual board: When will a machine be added? [0:59] Thought: AI holds the first spot of your advisory board; is this the right answer? [6:18] Welcome human-centric guest, Cheri Alexander [7:02] The “Top Three” Dr. Richard Redding: Cheri’s husband who teaches her to challenge herself [13:38] Cheri’s 11 C’s of Leadership [16:12] Holger Kimmes: Colleague who reinforced surrounding yourself with others who know more than you [27:37] Dr. Robert Quinn: An aspirational mentor turned colleague who taught her about positive leadership [41:50] A bonus Top Three member: Cheri’s daughter, Dr. Alexis Redding [46:32] Transformation & Disruption Innovation in education [48:00] Machines vs Humans: How competition moves forward [51:27] You have to hear this… Write down three things you’re grateful for everyday [54:27] Additional Information Contact Cheri Alexander: Cheri’s LinkedIn Cheri’s Twitter Leadership Training Course: “Leading People and Teams” Contact Gregg Garrett: Gregg’s LinkedIn Gregg’s Twitter Gregg’s Bio Contact CGS Advisors: Website LinkedIn Twitter

Alan Dowdell is vice president of business development at Wrightspeed, a company striving to design and build the world’s most efficient battery electric vehicle powertrains. Key topics in this conversation include: - Alan’s focus on structural shifts in industries – LCD glass, telecommunications, and now electrification - The importance of first principles engineering as an enabler for success - Wrightspeed’s unique role as a turnkey, end-to-end electrified propulsion system provider - Attractive use cases for a range extender for heavy duty applications - Wrightspeed’s approach to propulsion system development - Applying engineering thought processes to business development Links: Alan’s LinkedIn: link Wrightspeed website: link Alan’s Bio: Alan Dowdell is vice president of business development at Wrightspeed. In his role, Alan leads the development of the company’s strategic vision, creating new partnerships and driving new resources to expand and grow the organization. Alan is an international business leader with over 15 years of experience specializing in technology-focused growth. Prior to Wrightspeed, Alan led the energy and transportation practice at 19Y Advisors, helping companies craft and execute strategic business plans and alliances. Alan also previously served as VP of business development and strategic partnerships at ChargePoint, the world’s largest network of electric vehicle charging stations, where he led initiatives on autonomous vehicles and fleets, smart cities, and energy management, among others. Alan holds an MBA from MIT Sloan as a Sloan Fellow and a BS in electrical engineering from Louisiana Tech University. Future of Mobility: The Future of Mobility podcast is focused on the development and implementation of safe, sustainable, and equitable mobility solutions, with a spotlight on the people and technology advancing these fields. https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandonbartneck/ http://brandonbartneck.com/futureofmobility/ Music credit: Slow Burn Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

Miguel Armaza sits down with Logan Allin, Founder and Managing General Partner at Fin VC, a Venture Capital firm focused on Enterprise SaaS FinTech companies in the US, UK and Europe, with a portfolio that includes 6 unicorns. In this episode, we discuss: - Logan’s background and the journey to becoming a Venture Capital entrepreneur - Transition from corporate VC under SoFi to a becoming a stand-alone firm - Why Fin VC focuses specifically on backing the fintech enablers that are building disruptive B2B-oriented businesses - Investing theses and portfolio company examples - Venturing internationally - His passion for chess - And a lot more! Logan Allin Founded in 2018, Fin VC is focused on Enterprise SaaS FinTech companies in the US, UK and Europe. Their portfolio currently has 21 companies globally, including 6 unicorns. Fin VC doesn’t just deliver with capital- it adds value through engaging with their portfolio companies at every stage. The team believes the acquisition of fintech stacks is the future of banks and big tech, and that through the integration of innovative fintech the US can outpace other geographies. An entrepreneur turned VC, prior to founding Fin VC, Logan was VP of SoFi Ventures and also worked at Light Street Capital, TMT investments and Formation Group, focused on early-expansion stage cross-border. Previously, Logan was a Senior VP in City National Bank’s wealth management division (now part of RBC). He also spent much of his career in leadership positions at Capgemini, EMC, and PwC. Logan earned Bachelor of Arts degrees in public policy and political science from Duke University and a M.S. in Management from Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business where he was a Sloan Fellow.

Tuesday, January 12, 2020 at 7:00 PM (PST) Moderator: Dr. Nadeem ul Haque, VC PIDE Speaker: Prof. Abhijit V. Banerjee   About Speaker: Professor Banerjee is the recipient of the 2019 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel, awarded jointly with Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer "for their experimental approach to alleviating global poverty." Banerjee is a past president of the Bureau for the Research in the Economic Analysis of Development, a Research Associate of the NBER, a CEPR research fellow, International Research Fellow of the Kiel Institute, a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the Econometric Society and has been a Guggenheim Fellow and an Alfred P. Sloan Fellow. Professor Banerjee received the Infosys Prize 2009 in Social Sciences and Economics. In 2011, he was named one of Foreign Policy magazine's top 100 global thinkers. His areas of research are development economics and economic theory. Banerjee is a member of J-PAL's Executive Committee and previously served as co-chair of J-PAL’s Education Sector.

John Foley is a former lead solo pilot for the Blue Angels, a Sloan Fellow at the Stanford School of Business, a top-rated keynote speaker, a best-selling author, and an expert of high-performance teams. In today's episode of the Be EPIC podcast, Foley explains how the Blue Angels' practical model can benefit an organization's performance and shares his advice for students wanting to Be EPIC in all they do. To purchase his book “Fearless Success” follow this link: https://johnfoleyinc.com/fearless-success/

Dave Proctor and Joe Gagnon Chasing Tomorrow podcast show hosts interview John Foley.  John is a former lead solo pilot of the Blue Angels, Sloan Fellow at Stanford’s Graduate School of Business, entrepreneur, venture capitalist, leadership expert, speaker, and Gratitude Guru. As a thought leader on high performance, John created the “Glad To Be Here” Mindset Methodology.  His love for life and his life practices come out during this very engaging discussion with Joe and Dave. Show Highlights:   At 12 years old John decided he would one day be a Blue Angel pilot and as the story is written he did exactly that John starts and ends every conversation with a sincere Glad to Be Here statement that gets all of us smiling and feeling better John brings a deep commitment to excellence in all that he does and is deeply humble and always ready to help others find their path to high performance  

Alison Goldsworthy is CEO of The Depolarization Project (https://www.depolarizationproject.com/) . A former Deputy Chair of the UK Liberal Democrats, she previously led the team that built the fastest growing campaigning NGO in the UK. Ali is Vice Chair of the grant-giving Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust (https://www.jrrt.org.uk/) , and sits on the board of global media outlet Open Democracy (https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/) . Born and brought up in Wales, in 2017 she was a Sloan Fellow at Stanford's Graduate School of Business, co-creating its first depolarization course. Ali is a frequent media pundit, and has written for the Telegraph, Times, Independent, New Statesman and Financial Times.

Sergey Gribov is a technology entrepreneur and investor with more than 20 years of experience. He is a Partner of Flint Capital venture capital fund. Over the years he participated as a founder or top manager in many startups in the USA, Israel, and Russia. Sergey has a lot of experience in IT, across such sectors as software development, VoIP, cybersecurity, bioinformatics, finance, and others. Today Sergey is an investor, board member, or mentor in several startups across the US and Israel. Sergey holds an MBA, Sloan Fellow from MIT, and B.Sc. in Computer Science, Cum Laude from Beer-Sheva University. FIND SERGEY ON SOCIAL MEDIA LinkedIn | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram ================================ SUPPORT & CONNECT: Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/denofrich Twitter: https://twitter.com/denofrich Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/denofrich YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/denofrich Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/den_of_rich/ Hashtag: #denofrich © Copyright 2022 Den of Rich. All rights reserved.

Sergey Gribov is a technology entrepreneur and investor with more than 20 years of experience. He is a Partner of Flint Capital venture capital fund. Over the years he participated as a founder or top manager in many startups in USA, Israel, and Russia. Sergey has a lot of experience in IT, across such sectors as software development, VoIP, cybersecurity, bioinformatics, finance, and others. Today Sergey is an investor, board member or mentor in several startups across US and Israel. Sergey holds an MBA, Sloan Fellow from MIT and B.Sc. in Computer Science, Cum Laude from Beer-Sheva University.

Dr. Brad Marston is a professor of physics at Brown University and Associate Director of the Brown Theoretical Physics Center. A graduate of Caltech, he received his Ph.D. from Princeton University and did postdoctoral work at Cornell University. Brad is an Alfred P. Sloan Fellow and is also an Apple developer. Brad and I chatted about his computational and theoretical physics career. At Caltech, he attended physics classes taught by two of his heroes, the legendary physicists Dr. Richard Feynman and Dr. Kip Thorne. There, he developed his interest in quantum physics and computational models. Later, when he left Sun workstations behind, he adopted the UNIX-based Mac and Xcode as his tools of choice. That’s what he used to build his visual climate model, GCM, already compiled for Apple Silicon. Tune in and geek out with me and this amazing physicist and Mac guru.

In this episode, I’m really excited to have on as my guest, John Foley, a former lead solo pilot of the Blue Angels, a Sloan Fellow at Stanford School of Business, a top-rated leadership keynote speaker, gratitude guru and expert in the how of high-performance teams. His Fearless Success System has transformed 1000’s of organizations around the globe and he's author of the book Fearless Success: Beyond High Performance. In our discussion, John talked to me about: The five things to do to create a culture of personal responsibility in your team How to get into your high-performance zone, with clarity of vision and a purpose higher than self The best debrief ever Listen to the podcast to find out more. Show Notes and Blog The Podcasts

Bettina Hein is the Founder and CEO of Pixability. Pixability helps small and medium-sized businesses increase sales by using video. Bettina is a repeat entrepreneur based in Cambridge, MA. Prior to Pixability Bettina co-founded Swiss-based SVOX AG in 2001. SVOX was sold to Nuance Communications (NUAN) for $125 million. In 1996, Bettina was the initiator of START, an organization that advances entrepreneurship among college students. In 2000 START received the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award. Bettina is also the founder of the SheEOs, a network for female CEOs and founders of growth companies. Bettina holds a Masters of Science degree from MIT where she was a Sloan Fellow, a law degree from the University of Constance and a degree in business administration from the University of St. Gallen. Bettina is a frequent speaker on the topics of video marketing and entrepreneurship.

The High Performance Zone with John Foley Are you ready to take your individual or team performance to the highest level? Then strap on your flight helmet and light the afterburners. It’s time to jump into the High Performance Zone. John Foley is a former lead solo pilot of the Blue Angels, a Sloan Fellow at the Stanford School of Business, and an expert in the how of High Performance teams. As a Blue Angel, John consistently performed in an extreme, high-stakes environment, flying at speeds of more than 500 miles per hour and in formations as close as 18 inches apart. To survive in those circumstances, he relied on a culture of high trust and leadership that turned inherently unforgiving flight into extraordinary experiences. In John’s post-Naval experiences as an entrepreneur, a venture capitalist and a business consultant, he employs the intense realities of his aviation career as a metaphor to motivate teams to reach for their highest potential and sustain excellence under dynamic change. For over a decade, John has shared his exciting, rare journey with audiences around the world, becoming one of the most in-demand leadership and performance experts. John has worked with some of the world’s top organizations such as Microsoft, Hitachi, Intel, Cisco, Mercedes-Benz, Chevron, Marriott, Hilton, Penske Racing, the LA Kings, the Mayo Clinic, Merrill Lynch, Mass Mutual, Bank of America, GE, P&G, Gillette, and Google. John graduated from the US Naval Academy with a degree in mechanical engineering. As a defensive back for the Midshipmen, he played in two bowl games and helped Navy to one of the best four-year records at that time. As a pilot, John was a ”Top Ten Carrier Pilot” six times before becoming a Marine instructor pilot and a Blue Angel. He holds master’s degrees in business management from the Stanford Graduate School of Business, in international policy studies from Stanford University, and in strategic studies from the Naval War College. In 2016, John was awarded an honorary PhD from UNAM in Mexico. In 2011 John founded the Glad To Be Here Foundation. Through the foundation, John donates 10% of all his speaking fees to charity. To date, the foundation has raised over 1 million dollars for over 100 charities around the globe. Website Link: 

In previous episodes we’ve looked at this issue of tech dominance from several angles. We’ve seen how they gather data, what they can do with it, how they make money from it, and how social media allows them to muddy the water and shape the narrative. You may have asked yourself along the way, “how can they do this? Why doesn’t the government do anything about it?”  The seven largest tech companies spent nearly $500 million dollars lobbying Congress in the last decade. That sounds like a huge amount of money, but when you consider that they’ve gained trillions in market value during the same period of time, it was just money well spent. This episode, we’ll dive into why government has dropped the ball on tech regulation to such an extreme degree, and what they might be able to still do to rein in the worst of these big tech behaviors.  Featured guests this episode:  K Krasnow Waterman was the Chief Information Officer of the first post-9/11 data analytics facility established by the White House and, next, led the reorganization of the FBI's intelligence operations. She has held a multitude of roles across the government and business worlds, as well as being a Sloan Fellow at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Michael Slaby was the Chief Technology Officer of Obama for America in 2008. In 2012, he rejoined the campaign as Chief Integration and Innovation Officer. When the campaign finished, he began work on social impact organizations that leverage technology to create social movements. Today, he's the Chief Strategist at Harmony Labs.  Jonathon Morgan is the founder of Yonder, a fast-growing Authentic Internet company on a mission to give the online world the same amount of authentic cultural context as the offline world. Using artificial intelligence, we help organizations identify the groups and narratives that drive conversation, revealing what matters and creating the confidence to act. Matt Stoller is a fellow at the Open Markets Institute and the author of Goliath: The Hundred Year War Between Monopoly Power and Democracy Katelyn Ringrose is a Christopher Wolf Diversity Fellow at the Future of Privacy Forum. She currently works on health and genetics privacy issues, and is tracking state and federal privacy legislation.

When I got on Facebook in 8th grade, it was worth somewhere in the vicinity of $100 million. By the time I was a junior in college, studying abroad in Senegal and forced to have a much more limited Internet experience, it was worth $50 billion.  Today, it’s worth about $550 billion, the 5th most valuable company in the world.  How did they do it?  Well, it turns out your data is really, really valuable to advertisers. And the longer you stay on the platform, the more ads they can serve you, translating directly to more dollars in their pocket.  What happened, is that they discovered anger and fear. Anger and fear drive more engagement than positivity and hope ever could -- and so that was the content their algorithm pushed.  In the preparation for this episode, I asked a colleague for an introduction to a friend of his who I wanted to interview for this podcast, a former senior executive at a social media company.  The response?  “I sold. I’m out. I don’t want anyone to remember I was doing that.”    Featured guests this episode:  K Krasnow Waterman was the Chief Information Officer of the first post-9/11 data analytics facility established by the White House and, next, led the reorganization of the FBI's intelligence operations. She has held a multitude of roles across the government and business worlds, as well as being a Sloan Fellow at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Tim Shea is the founder and CEO of Latticework Insights.  Bryan Lane is the Director of Data and Artificial Intelligence at the General Services Administration. Michael Slaby was the Chief Technology Officer of Obama for America in 2008. In 2012, he rejoined the campaign as Chief Integration and Innovation Officer. When the campaign finished, he began work on social impact organizations that leverage technology to create social movements. Today, he's the Chief Strategist at Harmony Labs.  Eric Yang is the Founder and Executive Director at Junto. Junto is a new breed of social media founded in the spirit of authenticity, with the goal of rebalancing our relationship with technology and inspiring agency, privacy, and free expression.  Jonathon Morgan is the founder of Yonder, a fast-growing Authentic Internet company on a mission to give the online world the same amount of authentic cultural context as the offline world. Using artificial intelligence, we help organizations identify the groups and narratives that drive conversation, revealing what matters and creating the confidence to act.

We hear “data breach” or “data leak” or “they’re gathering our data” and don’t stop to consider what that really means. We’ve accepted that there’s nothing really we can do about it anyway, so why fuss?  “Does it really matter? Who cares! Well, I don’t have anything to hide.” We’ve all heard those statements, maybe even said them ourselves. But those are cop-outs. Ignorance can't be bliss forever. So, now that we know what it means when we say “data” and how these companies make money from this data, let’s collectively pull our heads out of the sand for a few minutes and start to fully comprehend the amount of information that we’re giving away about ourselves.   Featured guests this episode: Tim Shea is the founder and CEO of Latticework Insights.  K Krasnow Waterman was the Chief Information Officer of the first post-9/11 data analytics facility established by the White House and, next, led the reorganization of the FBI's intelligence operations. She has held a multitude of roles across the government and business worlds, as well as being a Sloan Fellow at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

John Foley is a former lead solo pilot of the Blue Angels, a Sloan Fellow at Stanford Graduate School of Business, a venture capitalist, and an expert in the “how” of high-performance teams. Recognized as one of the top 10 most in-demand keynote speakers, he has worked with over 1,000 organizations across the globe to […] The post 139 – Fearless Success Beyond High Performance with Blue Angel Pilot John Foley appeared first on Jake A Carlson.

Today we discuss generating the courage to have fearless success and connections.   How do you get beyond your current circumstances and generate success uncommon to most? How do you step into your life's purpose and generate unending success and bring forth your greatness? You have to change the way you've been thinking about change! Your greatest thinking has got you right where you are right now. But, if you open up your mind and acknowledge the beliefs, choices, and actions that are holding you back from success, you can begin to uncover your greatness. My guest, John Foley, is a former lead solo pilot of the Blue Angels, a Sloan Fellow at Stanford Graduate School of Business, an entrepreneur, venture capitalist, leadership expert, speaker, and gratitude guru. He joins us today to share the secrets and techniques that elite performers know and practice on a daily basis. John provides tip and strategies to lead through change, build high-performance teams, and help individuals and organizations reach their highest potential.   We Discuss: Stretching our limits and deepening our self-trust to expand our possibilities and potential Changing the way we think about change and acknowledging what's not working in our lives How extreme trust transposed into the world of business creates incredible results Visualizing our future to impact the conscious mind and make our dreams a reality Changing our brain chemistry through gratitude and reflecting on positive thoughts The dangers that come with complacency and the importance of learning from our mistakes The secrets and techniques that elite performers know and practice on a daily basis Combining operational excellence with a proactive and positive mindset for optimal success How  organizations can lead through change, elevate belief levels, and execute with high trust Building a strong foundation so that we can stay calm and confident under high pressure How we can bring people closer together despite the polarization in our society today   Visit:  VoicesofCourage.us

Dr. Paul Steinhardt is the Albert Einstein Professor in Science, Professor in the Department of Physics, Professor in the Department of Astrophysical Sciences, and Director of the Princeton Center for Theoretical Sciences. In addition, Paul is author of the popular science book Endless Universe: Beyond the Big Bang and the recently released book The Second Kind of Impossible: The Extraordinary Quest for a New Form of Matter. Paul is a theoretical physicist whose areas of study range from the nature of particles to the origins of the universe. He uses the known laws of nature to unravel some of the many secrets of nature that remain. His goal is to understand why things are the way they are and to discover connections between seemingly unrelated phenomena. In his free time, Paul enjoys hanging out with his four kids and his grandchild. Lately, he has also become fond of attending opera performances and hiking. Paul received his B.S. in physics from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in physics from Harvard University. Afterwards, Paul was a Junior Fellow in the Harvard Society of Fellows. He served on the faculty at the University of Pennsylvania for about 17 years before joining the faculty at Princeton University. Paul has been recognized for his exceptional research as one of the recipients of the 2002 Dirac Medal from the International Centre for theoretical Physics, a recipient of the Oliver E. Buckley Prize of the American Physical Society, a recipient of the John Scott Award, and one of the recipients of the 2018 Aspen Italia Prize. He is a Fellow of the American Physical Society and a Member of the National Academy of Sciences. Paul was also named a Sloan Fellow, a Guggenheim Fellow, the Simons Fellow in Theoretical Physics, a Radcliffe Institute Fellow at Harvard University, a Moore Fellow at Caltech, and a Caltech Distinguished Alumnus. In our interview Paul shared more about his life and science.

Victor Christou is the CEO of Cambridge Innovation Capital, he relates his story from career academic to entrepreneur and why his future switched from one to the other. His career began at Oxford when creating innovative materials in the laboratory, this led him to recognise the business potential of developing technologies. In this podcast Victor talks us through his venture, from the creation of Opsys in 1997, a pioneer in mobile OLED display technology, up to his exit, 5 years on. He explains the acquisition of IP was paramount because of the erratic nature of the companies progress and how important it was to remain agile and opportunistic in his approach. The interlectual property became the value driver within the business and was realised at his exit, unlike the investment made in production. He explains how the experience taught him life lessons, none more important than to adopt an holistic perspective in order to improve interpersonal dynamics, embrace an opportunistic and agile tactic and to preserve the vision of the founders. Today, victor looks for transparency in his investments, recognising the need for a relationship based on honesty. To read the podcast transcription please CLICK HERE - Powered by Speechmatics Victor has considerable experience on both sides of the investment table. In recent years he has focused his attention on technology investing. Immediately prior to CIC, Victor was at pan-European venture capital investors Wellington Partners, where he was a Venture Partner in the Tech Team. Before that Victor founded Opsys, an organic electronics business focusing on OLEDs and was a member of the team that sold Opsys to Cambridge Display Technology (now owned by Sumitomo Chemicals). Victor has a BSc and PhD in Chemistry from Imperial College, London and was a Sloan Fellow in the Graduate School of Business at Stanford University. In the early stages of his career, Victor was an academic at the University of California at Berkeley and then at the University of Oxford, where he was a Royal Society University Research Fellow and Junior Research Fellow at Balliol College. Victor was the Royal Society of Chemistry Entrepreneur of the Year in 2002.

In this episode, Natasha interviews Ms. Janie L. Mines, the first black female graduate of the United States Naval Academy. Janie shares her story of leadership and redemption with us. Janie L. Mines entered Annapolis—the U.S. Naval Academy— in 1976 as the only African American female in the first class of women. After leaving the military and corporate America, she continued to serve her country as the Senior Advisor, Business Process, in the Office of the Secretary of the Navy. She currently serves on the Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services (DACOWITS and is an independent executive management consultant. As a Sloan Fellow she earned an MBA from the Alfred P. Sloan School of Business Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Ms. Mines founded and managed a non-profit organization for over 10 years serving socioeconomically disadvantaged adolescent boys in the community. She won numerous awards and was selected to carry the Olympic torch. She has maintained her relationship with the U.S. Naval Academy throughout the decades and continues to positively impact the lives of midshipmen and naval officers through her mentorship and ongoing support. Check out her new book release, "No Coincidences: Reflections of the First Black Female Graduate of the United States Naval Academy." Launch: November 10, 2018, Ms. Janie L. Mines and Mrs. Anne Springs Close in Fort Mill, SC Availability: Pre-orders starting November 10, 2018 at https://nocoincidencesbook-com.myshopify.com/ Shipping: December 10, 2018 Website & email: https://custommessagesinc.com/ customerservice@custommessagesinc.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Welcome back! John Foley's personal path to high performance began as a child when he stood alongside his father at an air show featuring the Blue Angels. From that moment John knew that someday he'd be carving up the skies as a member of the Blues. Eventually he lived that dream. But getting there wasn't easy. In fact, John's journey from an awestruck child at an air show to the cockpit of the Blue Angels F-18 Hornet -one of my favorite planes - is a study in persistence, hard work and the will to overcome obstacles and setbacks. John graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy with a degree in mechanical engineering. John was a top 10 carrier pilot six times before becoming a Marine instructor pilot and a Blue Angel. He holds a Master's degree in Business Management from the Stanford Graduate School of Business where he's a Sloan Fellow and he has an International Policy Studies degree also from Stanford University and he has a degree in strategic studies from the Naval War College. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dr-greg-wells/support

David Gill's meandering investment journey has taken him from law, to corporate finance, to running fund operations at HSBC, to managing the highly successful tech incubator St John’s Innovation Centre, in Cambridge. Along the way he learnt some important lessons about early-stage startups. In this podcast David shares these lessons: the hard decisions early-stage entrepreneurs have to make; about his three rules for smart investment; judging an entrepreneurship ecosystem; and when investors should trust their instincts.    David Gill is Managing Director of the St John’s Innovation Centre in Cambridge. He previously ran the Innovation & Technology Unit at HSBC Bank in London (1997-2004), then served as an executive director of a technology venture fund (2005-08). Educated at Cambridge, he was called to the Bar by the Middle Temple before working in corporate finance for US and UK banks. A Sloan Fellow at the Stanford Graduate School of Business in California (2004-05), he is an Academic Visitor at the Institute of Manufacturing (University of Cambridge Department of Engineering), co-author of numerous publications on innovation, incubation and finance, and a non-executive director of Syndicate Room Ltd and Ask Inclusive Finance Ltd.

This is the most unique, and the most consequential, show we’ve ever done. If our thousands of listeners all think about it and especially if you share it widely, it has the most potential to actually change the financial regulatory world for the better and also in turn, therefore, to improve the financial world, too. It goes right into the heart of the most important work, being done by the most innovative people, on redesigning regulation for the digital age. My guests are Chris Woolard and Nick Cook of the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority. We sat down to record it on the last night of their enormous, ambitious, mold-breaking tech sprint held in London a few weeks ago. This regtech sprint, the fifth one they’ve done, focused on how to use new technology to combat financial crime. The sprints -- which are hackathons -- play a dual role, both sparking new ideas on specific regulatory challenges and also innovating in regulatory process, itself. I’ll set the scene for you. It was a Thursday night, dinner time, in the London offices of EY, in the Canary Wharf section of the city on the Thames, just a few blocks from the FCA’s building. EY generously offered their beautiful training facility for the sprint, because the FCA’s building is too small to hold the 400 people who were there by the end, or even the 260 who had been there for three days, working feverishly, day and night, to invent new solutions for money laundering. Those people had arrived on Tuesday morning and had self-formed into sixteen small teams, usually with total strangers, in a format mixing organizations and most importantly, mixing knowledge and skill types. Regulatory experts and AML experts and lawyers had worked elbow-to-elbow with tech experts, brainstorming ideas together and then translating these, live, into computer code, using test data provided by the participating tech companies. We sat down for this recording in a quiet conference room, just as the main gathering began to shift into post-conference socializing and bonding and celebrating over food and drink. It was one of those special moments where everyone feels elated and excited, and at the same time, completely drained. For me, as I think I say two or three times in this show, the sprint was the most fascinating and inspiring thing I’ve ever experienced. I hope that listening to it will inspire you to take up the FCA’s challenge to build on it in your own country and with your counterparts in other countries, and perhaps to take up their offer to help. People came to the sprint from all over the world, including, I’m especially happy to say, a substantial contingent of both regulators and financial companies from the United States (and also a new nonprofit, FinRegLab, with which I’m affiliated and which is building an empirical testing environment for regtech concepts in Washington). The FCA is at the forefront of a global regulatory awakening about the need to innovate regulatory models as technology increasingly outpaces the speed at which government can change. Its most famous innovation is its Regulatory Sandbox, which enables fintech innovation to be tested in a controlled experiment under the regulator’s close scrutiny and is being emulated throughout the world. Less well-known is their equally important innovation on the regtech side, for which they invented this creative new format, the regulator’s TechSprint.   Both the sandbox and the sprints have three key elements essential for regulatory innovation. First, they make collaboration happen, especially between the regulatory and tech worlds. Second, they enable very fast learning by the regulator, through direct, hands-on experience. And third, and most crucially, they use experimentation. They provide a safe space for trying things out, testing, learning, shaping -- quickly and cheaply. They apply the techniques that technology innovators figured out years ago, about the need to start small, try something, adjust as you learn, and if some ideas are going to fail, let them “fail fast” in a controlled setting where critical lessons can be learned early, and no harm can be done. These ideas are hard for people to grasp in the abstract, especially the notion that regulators need to get comfortable with learning through trial and error because there’s no other way to learn fast enough. I’m a former bank regulator and I know this idea is completely alien to regulatory culture and tradition, which have been designed, for good reason, to be careful and thorough and deliberate. A couple of years ago, a senior U.S. bank regulator told me that her agency had figured this out by spending time on the FCA’s website, reaching this epiphany that, the regulator doesn’t need to have all the answers -- even can’t have all the answers on tech change, before moving forward. It’s really the other way around. You have to move forward, to get to the answers. Chris and Nick describe the very same process -- as Chris calls it, the light bulb turning on, suddenly realizing it was riskier NOT to move, even though you’re not sure exactly what to do and what will happen. To me, the most interesting thing you’ll hear in this show is their voice as they describe this journey, the struggle toward creating a new way to work. Again, this was the fifth tech sprint. Be sure listen to my two earlier FCA shows, one with Chris that explains the FCA’s regulatory sandbox and one with Nick on regtech. The regtech one featured the breakthrough, two-week sprint held last November, successfully proving that regulatory reporting requirements could be updated directly, computer-to-computer, by issuing a rule change in the form of code, rather than words. That one was like a regulatory moonshot -- it could eventually change regulation, itself. This new sprint last month, by contrast, focused on the specific use case that’s most ripe for regtech transformation -- anti-money laundering. The UN estimates that there’s $1.6 - $2 trillion in annual global financial crime, and that we catch less than 1 percent -- despite spending tens of billions of dollars each year. And it’s getting worse. The criminals and terrorists today use sophisticated technology and operate as networks, while banks and governments use old technologies, with data trapped in silos. As Chris and Nick said, it will take a network, to beat a network. Chris also said that a million children are trafficked, each year. There’s a moment, in our conversation, where Nick says the sprint brings people to realizing that collectively, we can actually DO something about money laundering -- and you can hear the tone of excitement in his voice. For decades, we couldn’t really do much better, because we’ve had analog-era technology. Today we can use digitally-native tools. We can use them to fight crime and also to tackle nearly every other aspect of financial regulation -- all the areas where problems are so hard to solve. Financial inclusion. Consumer education. Preventing discrimination and predatory finance. Identity verification. Risk assessment. Financial reporting. New technology can make it all work better, and cost less, at the same time -- something that in the past was completely impossible. Believe it or not, I’m actually curbing my enthusiasm for this. This is the tamped down version. I think this is a regulatory revolution, beginning to move. Please listen to this episode, share it with everyone you know, and join in the dialogue. More on Chris Woolard Christopher Woolard is Executive Director of Strategy and Competition and an Executive Board Member of the Financial Conduct Authority. He’s responsible for policy, strategy, competition, market intelligence, consumer issues, the Chief Economist's department, communications and the Innovate initiative. He is chair of the FCA's Policy Steering Committee and a non-executive board member of the Payment Systems Regulator. Christopher joined the FCA in January 2013. Previously he was Group Director and Content Board member at Ofcom. He has spent most of his career in regulation or policy development including working at the BBC and in government as a senior civil servant. He is a Sloan Fellow of London Business School. More on Nick Cook Nick Cook leads the FCA’s RegTech activities, including the FCA’s TechSprint events - the first events of their kind convened by a financial regulator. He is responsible for creating the FCA’s Analytics Centre of Excellence to drive the organization’s use of data science, machine learning and artificial intelligence.  Nick is the FCA’s representative on the European Securities and Markets Authority’s (ESMA) Financial Innovation Standing Committee and an advisor to the RegTech for Regulators Accelerator Programme. Nick joined the Financial Services Authority (the FCA’s predecessor) in 2009, initially in its Enforcement and Market Oversight Division. Prior to joining the regulator, Nick qualified as a chartered accountant at KPMG Forensic. More for our listeners Full interview transcript. We have many more great podcasts in the queue. We’ll talk with another community bank CEO, Mike Butler of Radius Bank.  We’ll have two more episodes recorded this year at LendIt. One is a discussion of new research by LendUp and Experian, on credit reporting, and the other is with my friend Greg Kidd of Global ID.  We also recorded two episodes at last month’s Comply 2018 conference in New York, with two regtech firms -- Compliance.ai, which offers machine-readable regulatory compliance, and Alloy, which has high-tech solutions for meeting the Know-Your-Customer rules in AML. Speaking of LendIt, I’ll also be a guest on Peter Renton’s Lend Academy podcast, and he’ll be on our show soon as well, so watch for those. I’m also excited we’ll have several leading members of Congress on the show in the coming weeks. So, stay tuned! I hope to see you at upcoming speeches and events including: CFSI’s Emerge, this week in Los Angeles, CA North Dakota Bankers Convention, June 10-12, Fargo, ND American Bankers Association Regulatory Compliance Conference, June 26, Nashville, TN Money 2020, October in Las Vegas. Among other things, I’ll be speaking on the Revolution Stage about the regulation revolution Also, watch for upcoming information on my collaboration with Brett King on his new book on the future of finance -- we’ll have a show and events on that as well. If you listen to Barefoot Innovation on iTunes, please leave a five star rating on the show to help us build it. Also please remember to send in your “buck a show” to keep it going, and come to jsbarefoot.com for today’s show notes and to join our email list, so you’ll get the newest podcast, newsletter, and blog posts. As always, please follow me on Twitter and Facebook. And tell me what you’re thinking about digitizing regulation. Let’s widen this dialogue to more people, and more and more ideas! Support our Podcast Subscribe Sign up with your email address to receive news and updates. Email Address Sign Up We respect your privacy. Thank you!

Host Riana Shah sat down with Alan Chiu, a partner at XSeed Capital to talk about product design and engineering. Alan has a computer engineering background and holds a MS in Management from the Stanford Graduate School of Business, where he was a Sloan Fellow focused on entrepreneurship, venture capital, and mergers and acquisitions. He has previously worked as an engineering manager at a network security start-up and director of product management, before joining XSeed Capital as a partner investing in mobile enterprise applications, data analytics platforms, enterprise infrastructure, and fintech startups. In this conversation Riana and Alan chat about product design, getting an edge over your competitors, and knowing when to quit working on an idea. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/venture-vignettes/support

I’ve been looking forward to today’s show since my very first visit to the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority, over two years ago. It was clear even then that they were doing something completely new for a regulatory agency. They were innovating. Not just creating new regulations, but actually rethinking how to create them. Reinventing the regulatory process itself. Specifically, they were responding to the novelty and especially the rapid pace of technology change in finance by creating an innovation initiative and soon thereafter, the world’s most famous regulatory sandbox. Today’s guest is Christopher Woolard, the FCA’s head of Strategy and Competition. In this episode, he tells the story of how they first realized they had to change, how they did it, and, importantly, what they’ve been learning so far. We sat down together last month during the Money 20/20 conference in Las Vegas, where we also did a fireside chat on the regulatory stage and where, for the first time, Chris shared their new report on lessons drawn from their first several cohorts of sandbox companies. Most of our listeners know what these sandboxes are -- they’re also sometimes called reglabs, greenhouses, or a new generation of pilot projects. They’re being adopted by a leading cadre of regulators, including a few in the United States, who have realized that the speed of innovation today is outstripping traditional regulatory processes, which means policymakers are going to have to invent something new to keep up. Part of what they’re inventing are these small, safe “testbeds” where they can get hands-on with new ideas, understand them, shape them if appropriate, and generate insights to feed back into mainstream regulatory activities. The original version, really, was in the United States in the CFPB’s Project Catalyst, which inspired the FCA to build something similar. But it was the UK’s much bigger and bolder effort that then caught the world’s attention and has now inspired several dozen imitators around the world, according to Aspen Institute research. Here is an article I wrote with more on how the program is designed. The FCA itself grew out of the financial crisis, as the UK decided to separate prudential banking oversight from a new entity focused on “conduct.” In some ways the restructure mirrors the U.S. decision to create the CFPB after the crisis, except that the FCA’s remit is not limited to consumer protection. The UK Prudential Regulation Authority is now housed in the Bank of England in the old City, while the FCA inhabits contemporary offices out in Canary Wharf, in an area burgeoning with startups and financial companies converting old warehouses to cool new space. In our talk, Chris describes what the FCA is doing in both the sandbox and the agency’s wider set of innovation initiatives -- and again, what they’re learning so far. He cites the FCA’s advantage over many regulators in having a mandate that includes fostering competition. He debunks some misconceptions about the UK sandbox, including that it waives or dilutes consumer protections. He touches on their work in regtech (a topic we’ll soon return to with the FCA’s regtech head, Nick Cook, in an upcoming show). He talks about the sandbox’s global imitators and also how the UK cooperates directly with other countries to ease the path for their respective innovators. And he shares his concern that if even one of these global sandbox experiments “catches a cold,” we could see a contagious loss of confidence that could undermine regulatory innovation, worldwide. I admire the FCA’s deft mixing of a very high-profile, exciting initiative with, simultaneously, a strong note of humility. They always emphasize that they don’t have all the answers, that they’re just learning as they go. But this, you see, is actually the key. The thing they figured out -- and believe me, it doesn’t come easily to regulators (or to anyone, for that matter) -- is that it’s not going to be possible, anymore, to figure things out before acting, in the way policymakers used to do. Instead, regulatory institutions are going to have to learn to navigate permanent and daunting, technology-driven uncertainty. They won’t have the option to hold still and wait for clarity to materialize...because it won’t. They need to find ways to move ahead iteratively and collaboratively. Testing -- sandboxes and reglabs -- will be essential to that. It’s a huge change, in both process and culture, for both regulators and industry. The sooner everyone starts making this shift, the better. The FCA’s humble tone is right and wise, but my view is that this regulator has shown not only vision, but also courage. They decided to take the risk to strike out in uncharted territory, to begin to blaze a new kind of policy pathway, and they’re inspiring many others to follow them. More on Christopher Woolard: Christopher Woolard is Executive Director of Strategy and Competition, and an Executive Board Member of the Financial Conduct Authority. He’s responsible for policy, strategy, competition, market intelligence, consumer issues, the Chief Economist's department, communications and the Innovate initiative. He is chair of the FCA's Policy Steering Committee and a non-executive board member of the Payment Systems Regulator. Christopher joined the FCA in January 2013. Previously he was Group Director and Content Board member at Ofcom. He has spent most of his career in regulation or policy development including working at the BBC and in government as a senior civil servant. He is a Sloan Fellow of London Business School.   Here are resources and links to items mentioned in the episode: Financial Conduct Authority Website FCA Project Innovate FCA Innovation Hub FCA Regulatory Sandbox FCA Report on Sandbox Results My podcast with Wai-Lum Kwok on Abu Dhabi’s Reglab More for our listeners I’m in the midst of a busy set of travels that will produce some fascinating podcasts. Between November 1 and December 20, I’m traveling to seven countries -- three in Asia, three in Europe, and one in Africa -- to speak on fintech and regtech for both industry and regulators. As I mentioned, we’ll have a podcast with the Nick Cook, who leads the FCA’s innovation work on regtech, recorded at Regtech Enable in Washington. We have one coming up with Wells Fargo’s Braden More on payments innovation. We’ll have Nerd Wallet CEO Tim Chen, and Cross River Bank CEO Gilles Gade. We’ll have one in London with the charismatic CEO of Starling Bank, Anne Boden and with the trade association Innovate Finance, and also a lively discussion with a group of amazing innovators working in Europe and Africa. We’ll have one with Michael Wiegand, who heads the Gates Foundation’s work on financial services for the poor. And back in the U.S., we’ll have a show with Financial Services Roundtable CEO Tim Pawlenty...to name a few! Plus, I’ll be recording a special series straight from the floor of the American Bankers Association conference on financial crimes, in December. I hope to see many of you there and at other upcoming events, including these: S&P’s Fintech Intel, December 13, New York The African Fintech Forum, December 18-19 in Abidjan, Ivory Coast www.africafintechforum.net Dutch Central Bank, December 20, Amsterdam Please remember to review Barefoot Innovation on iTunes, and sign up to get emails that bring you the newest podcast, newsletter, and blog posts, at jsbarefoot.com. Be sure to follow me on twitter and facebook.  And please send in your “buck a show” to keep Barefoot Innovation going. See you soon! Support our Podcast Subscribe Sign up with your email address to receive news and updates. Email Address Sign Up We respect your privacy. Thank you!

Director of Postal Affairs, Bob Schimek elaborates on the latest developments with the United States Postal Service: USPS Files January Financial Numbers: · USPS had an operating income of $42M while in the black, the plan was $263M and the previous year was $293M · After non-controllable expenses and unfunded liabilities the USPS reported a loss of $245M for the month · Key concern: Controllable expenses were above plan by 3% and above SPLY by 5.1% o January work hours were 3.7% above plan and up 4.2% over SPLY · Total Mail volume was down 0.4% below SPLY and revenues were up 0.6% over SPLY · Good news story continues to be Packages: Volume was up 14.5% over SPLY and Revenue was up 17.4% over SPLY OIG Looks at USPS Officer Travel: · USPS has identified 50 positions as Postal Career Executive Service · Includes PMG, DPMG, and all the USPS VP’s. · These officers shape the strategic direction of the USPS by setting goals, targets, and indicators · OIG was looking to ensure their travel was properly supported and complied with Postal policies and procedures · In FY 2016 there were 1,006 travel reimbursement requests totaling ~$948,000 · OIG reviewed 69 totaling $165,000 · In general the travel did comply with policies and procedures, but 3 items were identified o Officers did not always obtain approval for travel deviations o Credit Card Coordinators did not review balance refunds in cases o Corporate Accounting did not review Sloan Fellow travel reimbursement requests before payment. USPS Informed Delivery Going Nationwide: · USPS is stating by late April it should be available nationwide. · It will be rolled out in major metropolitan areas first. · Anyone interested can use the ZIP Code Lookup feature at informeddelivery.usps.com to see if it is available for you. · Site also include signup instructions. USPS Q1 Service Performance: · USPS publishes their service performance numbers on their website, but publishes more detailed numbers with the PRC · Better than SPLY, but still below targets. · With Q1 being the heavy mailing season, all service performance for First Class was lower than the previous quarter. · USPS also failed to meet any service performance target in First Class mail. · Periodicals also failed to hit all service performance targets. · Marketing Mail that was drop shipped did well, but origin entered “end-to-end” remained pretty much dismal. o Letter mail pretty consistently out performing flat mail. USPS Proposes Changes for Mailing Lithium Batteries: · USPS looking to align regulations with that of applicable regulatory agencies · Industry has the ability to provide comment before March 24, 2017 · Changes include marking options and warning labels. · USPS will be looking to implement these changes 60 days from official rule making. · USPS may entertain requests for extensions. USPS has one less option for next generation of delivery vehicles: · Last Fall the USPS announced 6 suppliers would build 50 prototype vehicles as functional prototypes to test. · Spartan Motors was one of the 6, but has backed out. · They noted it was not possible to meet USPS requirements with their chassis supplier. · So there are now only 5 suppliers vying for the ability to produce up to 180,000 vehicles for the USPS FedEx contract with USPS extended for 7 years: · FedEx provides the USPS express air transportation for Priority Mail and Priority Mail Express in the US. · Current contract agreement started in 2013 and now has been extended to Sept 29, 2024 · The modified contract is expected to generate $1.5B per year for FedEx

About this Episode: Neither rain nor snow nor heat nor gloom of night will keep the U.S Postal Service from doing what it does best — delivering billions of pieces of mail and packages during its busiest holiday season to date!!   Predicting another double-digit increase in package volume this year, the Postal Service expects to deliver about 750 million packages for a total of 16 billion pieces of mail and packages (that’s billion with a B) — processing more than 611 million pieces of mail on December 19, the busiest mailing day of the year and delivering more than 30 million packages on December 22, the busiest delivery day   So what does that mean for us this holiday? How can we be sure our packages will make it where they need to go on time?  What is the Postal Service doing to make it easy to ship gifts and fun to send holiday greetings?     About Megan J. Brennan: Megan J. Brennan is the 74th and the first female Postmaster General of the United States and the Chief Executive Officer of the world’s largest postal organization. Appointed by the Governors of the Postal Service, Brennan began her tenure as Postmaster General in February 2015.  In the prior four years, Brennan served as Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President of the Postal Service, and held prior roles as Vice President of both the Eastern Area and Northeast Area Operations. Brennan began her 29-year Postal Service career as a Letter Carrier in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.  Brennan earned a master of business administration degree as a Sloan Fellow at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She is also an alumna of Immaculata College in Pennsylvania.  

In today’s episode, I interview Bettina Hein, founder & CEO of Pixability, a software platform that helps brands and their agencies place video advertising on platforms such as YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Bettina’s first company, SVOX, which worked on text to speech, was sold to Nuance and that technology can be found on mobile phones and cars today. Bettina was born in Berlin, attended college in Switzerland, and moved to Cambridge to become a Sloan Fellow at MIT. It was then that Bettina started Pixability at the Cambridge Innovation Center after identifying the major shift underway in the video industry.   In this episode, Bettina shares amongst other things:                 Pixability’s shift from a B2C company to B2B                 The sea change happening in the consumption of media                 Why online advertising is still undervalued                 The three big mistakes that most advertisers make                 How Bettina sees video advertising changing over the next five to ten years                 The three things you need to be a successful entrepreneur                 How she manages a company with multiple offices around the world Links from this episode:                 Clayton Christensen                 Vimeo                 metacafé                 Dailymotion                 Snapchat                 Amazon Instant Video                 SNOW                 WeChat                 Pinterest                 WhatsApp                 Tinder                 Twitch                 DataXu                 nToggle                 Adelphic                 nanigans                 Hulu                 Netflix                 Slack                 Google Hangouts                 Trattoria Il Panino                 Mama Maria                 InsightSquared                 Buildium                 Localytics                 Happie                 Thinking Fast and Slow                 The Power of Habit                 Crime and Punishment                 The Green Brothers                 Casey Neistat                 CaseyNeistat.video                 Kid President                 SoulPancake                 Pixability on Twitter                 Pixability on Facebook                 Pixability on Youtube                 She-E-Os   If you liked this episode: Follow the podcast on Twitter Subscribe on iTunes or your podcast app and write a review Get in touch with feedback, ideas, or to say hi: nic {AT} startupbostonpodcast [DOT] com

Episode 153: Brian Halligan, CEO of HubSpot: How To Make Them Come To You (Bio in first person from Amazon.com) My day job is as co-founder and CEO of HubSpot, an inbound marketing company started in 2006. Most business market their products by "interrupting" their potential customers with advertisements, cold calls, email blasts, etc. We humans have gotten sick of being interrupted by marketers and have gotten better-and-better at blocking them out with new technology such as caller ID, spam protection, TIVO, etc. HubSpot helps businesses transform they way they market from interrupting potential customers to helping them "get found" by them in the natural course of the way they work today in Google, in blogs, and in social media sites. In other words, we help companies transform from "outbound marketing" to "inbound marketing." Despite only starting the company a few years ago, we have over 1700 paying customers who on average increase their leadflow by 6x within 6 months of buying our product. In addition to working at HubSpot, I am an EIR at MIT where I lecture on startups and marketing as well as help students when I can. Prior to HubSpot I was a venture capitalist. It was in working with small startups that I realized that the fundamental way in which marketing has worked for the last several decades was simply broken. Prior to being a vc, I was a student at MIT where I was a Sloan Fellow. I spent a lot of time at MIT studying web2.0, business model transformation, and innovation. In the early part of this decade, I spent four years running sales at Groove Networks prior to it being acquired by Microsoft. I spent the first 10 years of my career in sales and marketing roles at Parametric Technology Corporation where I joined in startup mode and helped it grow to be over $1billion in revenue. In my spare time, I like to read books by folks like David Meerman Scott, Seth Godin, Clayton Christensen, Geoffrey Moore, etc. I also play guitar poorly. I enjoy all kinds of sports like tennis, squash, running, and golf. I can often be found in summertime enjoying a Red Sox game in Fenway Park. Episode 153: Brian Halligan, CEO of HubSpot: How To Make Them Come To You Subscribe on iTunes  or Stitcher Radio The Learning Leader Show “It looks like a rocket ship from the outside, but in reality it is slow and steady growth." In This Episode, You Will Learn: Having a willingness to embrace change will help you sustain excellence Understanding "The Inbound Methodology" How HubSpot was born The importance of finding a great co-founder who compliments your strengths What's advice would he give to others who are starting their own business? Must have product/market fit -- Look to improve someone's life with something that is unique.  For the first 6 months spend 100% of your time getting that right Specific notes about the product from a current user The Inbound Methodology - Much more effective than cold calling The traditional playbook is broken... How do you do "Inbound Marketing?" Create a blog, start a podcast -- Find a way to attract people to you. Hubspot does a fantastic job of getting people to come to them "I don't have a phone on my desk" -- "Sales is changing everyday" -- His co-founder just bought a Tesla and did the entire transaction online "If I was an outside sales person, I would choose an industry with a very complex product. If it's not complex, then the buyer doesn't need anyone to explain it to them. They can just read about it online." HubSpot sells a great deal completely through eCommerce Why they publish their "Culture Code" and how it's helped them recruit the best talent How they responded to Dan Lyons very critical book discussing his time of employment at HubSpot Dealing with negative publicity -- How to handle a crisis -- Agreeing that some of what was written was true ("We are way too white male and we are too young.") The dramatic rise of their stock price from when they went public to today (132% increase) Why they have an "Inbound" conference every year and what takes place at the event The importance of having healthy debates prior to "sailing the ships." - Once the ship is sailing, everyone must be on board Most important quality for Brian to hire you? They must know why they were successful in their prior work. He doesn't only care about what happened, he wants to make sure they fully understand why they were successful Read the book "Shoe Dog" by Phil Knight (Nike) "I like the name Learning Leader a lot. I like leaders who are constantly learning and evolving." “When you're a startup, you have to be willing to take a lot of risks." Continue Learning: Read: Inbound Marketing, Revised and Updated: Attract, Engage, and Delight Customers Online Read: HubSpot - Culture Code See why over 58,000 people follow Brian on Twitter: @bhalligan To Follow Me on Twitter: @RyanHawk12 You may also like these episodes: Episode 078: Kat Cole – From Hooters Waitress To President of Cinnabon Episode 071: Nate Boyer - Green Beret, Texas Football, The NFL Episode 047: David Marquet - "Turn The Ship Around" Episode 107: Simon Sinek – Leadership: It Starts With Why Did you enjoy the podcast? If you enjoyed hearing Kris "Tanto" Paronto on the show, please don’t hesitate to send me a note on Twitter or email me. Episode edited by the great J Scott Donnell Bio From Amazon.com (Bio in first person from Amazon.com) My day job is as co-founder and CEO of HubSpot, an inbound marketing company started in 2006. Most business market their products by "interrupting" their potential customers with advertisements, cold calls, email blasts, etc. We humans have gotten sick of being interrupted by marketers and have gotten better-and-better at blocking them out with new technology such as caller ID, spam protection, TIVO, etc. HubSpot helps businesses transform they way they market from interrupting potential customers to helping them "get found" by them in the natural course of the way they work today in Google, in blogs, and in social media sites. In other words, we help companies transform from "outbound marketing" to "inbound marketing." Despite only starting the company a few years ago, we have over 1700 paying customers who on average increase their leadflow by 6x within 6 months of buying our product. In addition to working at HubSpot, I am an EIR at MIT where I lecture on startups and marketing as well as help students when I can. Prior to HubSpot I was a venture capitalist. It was in working with small startups that I realized that the fundamental way in which marketing has worked for the last several decades was simply broken. Prior to being a vc, I was a student at MIT where I was a Sloan Fellow. I spent a lot of time at MIT studying web2.0, business model transformation, and innovation. In the early part of this decade, I spent four years running sales at Groove Networks prior to it being acquired by Microsoft. I spent the first 10 years of my career in sales and marketing roles at Parametric Technology Corporation where I joined in startup mode and helped it grow to be over $1billion in revenue. In my spare time, I like to read books by folks like David Meerman Scott, Seth Godin, Clayton Christensen, Geoffrey Moore, etc. I also play guitar poorly. I enjoy all kinds of sports like tennis, squash, running, and golf. I can often be found in summertime enjoying a Red Sox game in Fenway Park.

I’m dedicating this show to all my student loan borrowers out there. I know you listen to this show. I know you’re dedicated to getting ahead financially. I also know that this is an extremely challenging issue. Overcoming student loan debt. In this country …we have more than $1.2 trillion in outstanding student loan debt, 40 million borrowers, an average balance of $29,000. To help us out with some solutions…I’ve invited the co-founder and vice president at SoFi. This company is making a big name for itself as the alternative student loan refinancing engine. A second largest marketplace lender with over $3 billion in loans issued across student loan refinancing, mortgages, personal loans and MBA loans.  You may recognize his name because he's also a thought leader whose perspectives on Millennial and Gen X personal finance topics have been featured in a variety of media outlets among them are ABC, FOX, CNBC, Fast Company and event Italian Vogue! Prior to co-founding SoFi, Dan spent twelve years leading Enterprise Sales and Product Development at at Standard Chartered Bank across London, Singapore and Shanghai. Dan was born and raised in the UK, so he holds a Bachelor of Arts in Business Economics from the University of Durham in England.  He also holds a graduate degree in Management from Stanford Graduate School of Business where he was a Sloan Fellow and co-founded SoFi. For more information visit www.somoneypodcast.com.

Leveraging social media allows non-profits to reach a wide range of key stakeholders as well as promote awareness. At Social Media on Purpose 2014, Caroline Barlerin, Head of Twitter for Good, outlines what non-profits can do to maximize their effectiveness on Twitter. Barlerin is joined by HandUp director of business development Sammie Rayner, and the two discuss how non-profits can support their key initiatives by engaging audiences and disseminating content. At Twitter, Caroline Barlerin works with community outreach and corporate philanthropy, heading up Twitter for Good. In conversation with HandUp’s Sammie Rayner, Barlerin walks the Social Media on Purpose 2014 audience through how non-profits can focus on establishing brand, key partnerships, engaging content, amplification, and measurement. By focusing on these five areas, Barlerlin explains how by covering the basics and utilizing innovative ideas, non-profits can maximize the effectiveness of social media campaigns. Rayner shares how HandUp uses everything from design consistency to partnering with Twitter influencers to best leverage social media to promote HandUp’s mission. Caroline Barlerin heads Twitter for Good, which highlights Twitter’s social good initiatives around the world. Before coming to Twitter in 2014, Barlerin worked as the Director of Global Community Engagement & Communications, HP Sustainability and Social Innovation (SSI). At HP, Barlerin engaged more than 300,000 HP employees around the world in programs benefiting the community, employees, and the company. In 2012, Silicon Valley Business Journalism recognized Caroline as one of their “40 under 40.” Barlerin graduated from Vassar College and was a Sloan Fellow at Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business. Sammie Rayner leads business development at HandUp, a digital platform that allows people to donate directly to homeless people and neighbors in need. Before joining HandUp, Rayner founded and served as the Executive Director for Lumana, a microfinance organization in West Africa. https://ssir.org/podcasts/entry/leveraging_twitter_for_nonprofit_initiatives