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Joel Green is the Founding Partner of Outliant, a full-service agency building digital products for brands like Amazon, Purina, and Freedom Solar. As a serial tech entrepreneur, he is the Founder and CTO of Winona, a telemedicine company, and the Co-founder of Hardsider. Previously, Joel was the Co-founder and Chief Engineer at Cintric, which was acquired by UberMedia in 2017. In this episode… Selling an agency can catalyze opportunities, but navigating the process requires strategy, speed, and M&A partnerships. How do entrepreneurs know when it's time to make the leap? Joel Green, Founding Partner of Outliant, shares how he built an agency before selling it to private equity. With host Todd Taskey, Joel discusses how he shifted to telemedicine ventures, how he prepared the agency for sale, and the importance of transparency and fit when selecting a buyer.
Our guest today is Gladys Kong, Chief Operating Officer at Near. Previously, she was CEO of UberMedia, which was acquired by Near in 2021. Gladys oversees Near's privacy initiatives and privacy policy. At UberMedia, she was responsible for assembling a best-in-class data science team and pivoting it from a social media app developer to a […] The post Ep. 290 – COO, Near, Gladys Kong appeared first on COO Alliance.
Our guest today is Gladys Kong, Chief Operating Officer at Near. Previously, she was CEO of UberMedia, which was acquired by Near in 2021. Gladys oversees Near's privacy initiatives and privacy policy. At UberMedia, she was responsible for assembling a best-in-class data science team and pivoting it from a social media app developer to a […] The post Ep. 290 – COO, Near, Gladys Kong appeared first on COO Alliance.
Do marketers really know where their mobile location data comes from? Do they understand how it is made? Savvy marketers are investing in location data to inform decisions that could make or break their businesses. Yet, while some in the industry push for location data transparency, if data buyers aren't asking their data providers probing questions, they may be settling for a false sense of clarity. Gladys Kong, will evaluate mobile location measurement and attribution, and offer audience tips on breaking down key elements of location data and attribution reports.Check out upcoming DigiMarCon Digital Marketing, Media, and Advertising Conferences & Exhibitions Worldwide at https://digimarcon.com/events/
Gen X Amplified with Adrion Porter: Leadership | Personal Development | Future of Work
For this very special #FabulousOver40 Fireside Chat edition of the podcast, I am having a conversation with the phenomenal and MACKnificent...Mack Mckelvey — who is the Founder and CEO of SalientMG, a strategic marketing firm focused on accelerating market position for growth stage tech companies... And also who I had the pleasure of featuring in the #FabulousOver40 Spotlight Series on LinkedIn! During this episode, Mack and I chat about her professional journey, her passion for diversity, equity, and inclusion, the importance of community, and the power of your "name." About Mack Mack McKelvey is the Founder and CEO of SalientMG, a strategic marketing firm focused on accelerating market position for growth stage tech companies, and also the executive presence and visibility for their respective leaders. SalientMG's clients have included Rovio (Angry Birds), Etsy, Verizon, Starwood Hotels, UberMedia, Ogury, Caesars Entertainment, ExecOnline, Whitebox and Sparkfly. A true catalyst of positive disruption at the highest echelon, Mack has been leading transformative teams throughout her 20+ career. Prior to SalientMG, Mack was the Senior Vice President of Marketing at Millennial Media, from the company's start-up stage through its successful 2012 IPO. Before Millennial, Mack held senior business and marketing roles at SIRIUS XM, VeriSign, CGI, and British Telecom; she began her career at Lucent Technologies/AT&T. Mack is also a consistent and relentless advocate for diversity, inclusion, and representation in business, technology, and advertising. As a thought leader, she is a contributor to Fortune, Entrepreneur, MediaPost, Luxury Daily, CMO.com, and other business and trade publications on leadership, diversity, visibility, management, and marketing innovation. Mack worked with Business Insider to create the 2016, 2015 and 2014 lists of “The Most Powerful Women in Mobile Advertising”. In 2013 and 2012, Mack was named one of “The Most Powerful Women in Mobile Advertising” by Business Insider. Mack is also a startup tech advisor, investor, speaker, and business/industry awards' judge. She serves on the Advisory Boards of technology startups, including Real Atom, a commercial real estate fintech startup based in DC. Mack is also on the Board of Directors for Creative Spirit, a non-profit which seeks to create jobs for the intellectually and developmentally disabled, and she participates in ACP's US Military Veterans Mentor Program. Mack's Personal Theme Song “Return of the Mack”, by Mark Morrison Thank you for listening! Thank you so very much for listening to the podcast. There are so many other shows out there, so the fact that you took the time to listen in really means a lot!
There is so much we can learn from those that have walked before us. Gladys Kong has a career background of engineering, a heart for founding companies and has been the CEO of two companies in her career. She has lots to share about how to build an open culture for all types of diverse talent and how individuals can own their success. She really believes that you can do anything you put your mind to. She talks about how an open mind can help attract top talent and more tips on how to be intentional about diversity. Also, check out her company UberMedia over at UberMedia.com to see how they make mobile data actionable with thoughtfully-built technology and a deep foundation in data science. New episodes released Tuesdays. Visit us online at TechDivaSuccess.com for more links from this episode.
Location intelligence is expanding beyond its well-known uses for advertising (ad targeting, attribution, etc.), supporting enterprises in a number of other ways. That includes supply chain management as well as decisions about where to open another store location. All of the above applications of location intelligence are fueling UberMedia, our latest guest on Street Fight's Heard on the Street podcast. UberMedia CEO Gladys Kong says that this expansion of location data's utility was already underway but has accelerated in the Covid era.
Location intelligence is expanding beyond its well-known uses for advertising (ad targeting, attribution, etc.), supporting enterprises in a number of other ways. That includes supply chain management as well as decisions about where to open another store location. All of the above applications of location intelligence are fueling UberMedia, our latest guest on Street Fight's Heard on the Street podcast. UberMedia CEO Gladys Kong says that this expansion of location data's utility was already underway but has accelerated in the Covid era.
Welcome to the second edition of BulletInn, a news report of Long Live Lodging and its Lodging Leaders podcast. In this episode, we cover three topics: • The spread of the new coronavirus and its impact on travel and the legalities around cancelling group meetings in the U.S. • Surprises in a report by CBRE Americas Hotels Research about the growth of the online short-term rental market in the U.S. • An interview with Mit Shah, CEO of Noble Investment Group and co-founder of the Bharat Shah Leadership Speaker Series, who, during the Hunter Hotel Investment Conference this month, will interview a billion-dollar entrepreneur not normally seen in hotelier circles. Thanks to Evan Saunders of UberMedia; Lisa Sommer Devlin of Devlin Law Firm; Barbara Dunn of Barnes & Thornburg Law Firm; Jamie Lane of CBRE Americas Hotels Research; Mit Shah of Noble Investment Group;
Featuring: Square goes mobile SDK, Sinclair + Harman + SK Telecom, Gimbal buys UberMedia, AT&T and others to stop selling location data, LocusLabs partners with IndoorAtlas. Special Guests: Herve Utheza (Here Technologies) & Tom Kenney (Verve).
Featuring: Square goes mobile SDK, Sinclair + Harman + SK Telecom, Gimbal buys UberMedia, AT&T and others to stop selling location data, LocusLabs partners with IndoorAtlas. Special Guests: Herve Utheza (Here Technologies) & Tom Kenney (Verve).
Gladys Kong, CEO of UberMedia, is an expert in mobile technology and data solutions, and as an entrepreneur is also the founder of multiple tech companies, holding numerous patents in the mobile technology space. Her leadership at UberMedia has directly contributed to the mobile data location and analytics company being ranked #16 in The Wall Street Journal’s Top 50 Start-ups and listed as one of Fast Company’s “50 Most Innovative Companies;” additionally, Gladys was named one of Business Insider’s “30 Most Powerful Women in Mobile Advertising.” Gladys holds a B.S. degree in Engineering and Applied Science from California Institute of Technology and an M.S. degree in Computer Science from UCLA. She is currently on the board of directors for Innovate Pasadena, an organization promoting technology and entrepreneurship. Gladys talks about data science, the novel Everybody Lies and navigating the move from CTO to CEO. Stay up to date with Witty through our website, LinkedIn or email us at podcastwitty@gmail.com. Support the show (http://wittypod.com)
Determination is a theme that runs through Gladys Kong’s life thread. The CEO of UberMedia’s actions can sometimes belie her manner. Though cool, calm and collected, Kong has the entrepreneurial fire that helped her deservedly ascend to the rare air of the most senior of leadership. And though the manic chaos of startups and entrepreneurialism swirls around her on a constant basis, the Hong Kong native finds great solace in the thrill of the hunt. Starting her career path with the legendary founder of IdeaLab, Bill Gross, in 1999, Kong’s initial inspiration that illustrated that anything is truly possible began when she was 10 years old and saw the Great Wall of China for the first time. It opened her mind, thinking that if her “ancestors could do this with no technology, what’s going to stop me from doing anything in life?” A massive sports fan, Kong sees parallels between the path of entrepreneurs, startups and sports. It’s not so much about the wins and losses, but rather the notion of the comeback — knowing that, even when someone is knocked down, they have the capacity to overcome adversity and do what they believe is their destiny. Like athletes and entrepreneurs, the elements of surprise and strategy are important attributes to Kong. Despite being told she “should be a programmer,” she knew that working with people and leading teams was her future. Additionally, it should come as no surprise that Sun Tzu’s The Art of War is her recommended read and one that “still stands” in understanding a competitor. As with anyone in her line of work, data is huge, but, in another surprising twist, Kong is a massive proponent of small — knowing that by filtering the noise and distilling the big into manageable parts, more people can benefit. It’s part of the beautiful art of data that Kong masterfully navigates — the raw notes that “can turn into beautiful music”. In the final analysis, though, it does come down to her determination, care, vast intelligence, curiosity and intuitive leadership that has shaped a most impressive career and path — one that has no mold and is paved with the chance to be there first at something truly great.
UNTETHER.tv - Mobile strategy and tactics (video) | Pervasive Computing | Internet of things
Welcome to episode #262. On the show: You can't hide from racist tweets; Bfonics launches WiFi beacon; Mobify acquires Donde; UberMedia's LROI; Tyrers Department Store tests the Digital Clothing Rail; Aruba Networks launches Mobile Engagement 2.0; Domino's Easy Order button; Placemeter's new Sensor Technology; Soundpays launches their mobile wallet in Canada; Krispy Kreme connects with NCR for loyalty & location; Blue Bite partners with Rouge Media. Our special guest is Mikhail Damiani, co-founder of Blue Bite.
Peggy Anne Salz and Shahab Zargari are joined by Michael Hayes from Ubermedia to talk about data and marketing. They discuss Black Friday and Cyber Monday being a pivotal weekend for mobile strategy. Ubermedia is a mobile advertising platform that leverages social data, interest signals, location history, and intent cues to recognize the heart of the customer decision making process.
UNTETHER.tv - Mobile strategy and tactics (video) | Pervasive Computing | Internet of things
Welcome to episode #244. On the show: Monetizing ears; UberMedia launches Location Visit Optimization; The world's first virtual reality theme park called The Void; The world's first artificially intelligent ad; MotorMood's emoticons for drivers; Audi, BMW & Daimler acquire Nokia's Here; xAd's Global Location Snapshot; Nordstrom's rooftoop Instagram installation. Our resource of the week is social video sharing app Beme. Full show notes can be found here.
Welcome to episode #244. On the show: Monetizing ears; UberMedia launches Location Visit Optimization; The world's first virtual reality theme park called The Void; The world's first artificially intelligent ad; MotorMood's emoticons for drivers; Audi, BMW & Daimler acquire Nokia's Here; xAd's Global Location Snapshot; Nordstrom's rooftoop Instagram installation. Our resource of the week is social video sharing app Beme. Full show notes can be found here.
On the show today: Shazam starts tagging in the background; Domino’s delivers Pizza-smelling DVDs; Dunkin’ Donuts gets you out of bed and eating breakfast; UberMedia changes the rules in targeted ads with UberAds; Aruba Networks purchases Meridian Apps to bring indoor location to their hardware; LevelUp partners with NCR; The importance of customer feedback and engagement plus special guest Martin Shen, co-founder of UpOut. Featured Guest Martin Shen, co-founder UpOut. (26:00) App fascination of the week: MyTime.com – the Uberization of every service (6:50) Top news of the week 1. Shazam launches new iPad app with background tagging (10:00) 2. UberMedia launches UberAds (15:48) 3. Domino’s delivers DVDs that smell like pizza in Brazil (22:10) 4. Aruba acquires Meridian (36:40) 5. Dunkin’ Donuts launches ultrasound coupons in South Korea to get more breakfast business (41:20) 6. LevelUp partners with NRC (47:05) Resource of the Week The importance of customer feedback and engagement in a smartphone enabled world (51:25)
Justin and Jason discuss why Jason is sad about Colby quitting club soccer, scaling Node.js to a million concurrent connections and how Redis is used at Uber, what it's like working at UberMedia and Idealab, how Sandy is helping out with AnyFu, ideas on how to share customer support responsibilities, why Justin is frustrated with Pluggio and what Jason thinks he should do about it, the upstart success of Jason's iPad fund and why Justin wants to raise money for audio software, building iPhone apps with Visual Studio and JyOS, the panic over Fukushima and how uranium extracted from the ocean could power the human race until 5000AD, Justin's update on intermittent fasting, recruiting kids for Catalyst, RoboRally and learning to program by training a robot, how your brain can be hacked, the high performance PHP framework Phalcon PHP, how Coursera is introducing an honor code in an attempt to reduce cheating, how Twitter is slitting their own throat, individualist and collectivist coding and why quality happens when someone is responsible for it, the problem of sorting out who owns what when signing IP contracts, speculating on whether Buffer was influenced by Pluggio, and how Rob Walling was quoted in a New York Times article.
Justin and Jason talk about the response to the wives show, Justin's new life in Pasadena and his new contract at UberMedia, how Jason is going to spend his half of the podcast donation money, the latest on Jason's math and science academy - Catalyst, why Justin is excited about intermittent fasting, the recent scientific reversals on salt, sitting posture, positive thinking and fluoride, why Justin wants to pay Jason to work on AnyFu, deploying real-time systems code at Uber, how Justin moved Pluggio to a Rackspace Cloud Database and why he thinks growing Pluggio's revenue is so difficult, whether App.net has any chance of disrupting Twitter, engineering bacteria to survive on Mars, the discovery of the Gauss cyber weapon, why Algebra isn't necessary, why Jason thinks most textbooks are inefficient, and the stark contrast between electronics hobbyist books and introductory electrical engineering books.
We have an ultra-packed show this week for you listeners! We would like to welcome Telestream.net to the Family. Be sure to check out their awesome products. Social media giants Twitter and Facebook make the agenda this week as they continue to trend in many tech discussions. We reveal the results of last week's poll question regarding trust & private data. Apple listened to their customers and released an iOS update addressing the location tracking concern and also show off their new iMacs. We mix it up with a funny story about crooks dialing 911 and giving away their location over the phone, unknowingly. Finally, Mikee concludes with a story about AT&T bandwidth capping...a must listen to discussion. Join us, as we ride....the waves of tech! Show Notes 1.Twitter to buy Tweekdeck Twitter made headlines this week with their $40-50 million purchase of Tweetdeck. Many believe is was a defensive move that did not allow UberMedia to pick up Tweetdeck and hence control more of the Twitter app market. Few details are out explaining if Twitter plans to retain the design team or personnel. 2. Facebook Pages being taken down Facebook has been shutting down fan pages over the pass few days. Needless to say, users are update with their decision. Facebook is taking down Facebook pages that are “accused” of infringing upon copyrights and Facebook does little (or nothing) to verify the legitimacy of the claims before taking action 3. Do you trust either Google and/or Apple with your private data? I trust Apple (39%) I trust Google (24%) I trust both (23%) I don't trust either of them (14%) 4. IOS 4.3.3 now available - Location tracking - New iMacs Apple typically works on their own timeline but the latest iOS updates shows the power of user reaction to location and personal data tracking. The latest update addresses these concerns. Let's see if users back off a bit now. Also, check out the spec changes for the newest iMacs. 5.More Sony troubles; Sony Games Chief Takes Point Sony is having a historically bad two weeks. Sony is saying that an additional 24.6 million accounts have been leaked. The heir-apparent CEO has now stepped in to help resolve the issue. The PSN is scheduled to be operational on Sunday. 6. Suspects busted after 'pocket dialing' 911 Tech makes crime fighting so easy sometimes and this story proves it. A crook in NY “pocket dialed” 911 and proceeded to provide their location to local authorities all while driving around to their next robbery location. Mother must be proud! 7. Capping broadband This story is a must-listen to. Mikee has now official cut ties with AT&T because of their bandwidth capping. Tune in to here some of the hilarious comments during a live chat with AT&T tech support. Have you dropped service because capping?
Rob de la Cretaz, Tony "Chachi" Walker, and AJ Kuftic and Michael Sorg are getting awesome, and getting spiteful? The crew dissects their takes on Twitter vs UberMedia, Apple vs Publishers, Detroit vs RoboCop, Developers vs Mobile Gamers, and Sorg vs Android! Check out our cohosts Rob and Mike in their cameo on The Baristas Episode 4! * Join the AwesomeCast on Twitter, Facebook,, and be sure to follow us on iTunes in both videoand audioformats, as well as YouTube, Boxee, Roku, and Blip.tv! As always, you can chime in with news, thoughts, or comments at Contact@AwesomeCast.com or 724-25-A-CAST.
En este programa: nuestro posicionamiento al respecto de ACTA en México y una breve explicación de lo que es; en el Mobile World Congress, el iPhone 4 gana como el mejor teléfono; Android Honeycomb se hace presente; Twitter suspende a UberTwitter y a TwitDroyd; Firefox 4 retrasado... de nuevo, pero ya se conoce algo de Firefox 5; IE9 será lanzado en un evento en San Francisco; Microsoft no quiere al Software Libre... y más.
En este programa: Unity se renueva y muestra mejoras; Ubuntu no tendrá Release Candidate; por fin el lanzamiento de Debian 6.0; UberMedia adquiere TweetDeck; Firefox llegará a la versión 9 este año; Android 2.4 podría llegar en abril; Nokia y el "incendio"; IE9 Release Candidate listo para descarga; además del comentario de software libre de nuestros amigos de UbuntuDF... y más.