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David Ihrie is the Chief Technology Officer at Virginia's Center for Innovative Technology. He focuses on driving economic welfare for the state of Virginia by evaluating technologies and their ability to play a role in the future. David has more than 35 years of experience innovating in the fields of satellite and terrestrial communication, computing, and information science. He has been a principal in seven different startup companies across a number of industries. Now, as CTO, David consistently evaluates how to make Virginia a hotbed of “Smart Communities.” David and Ken discuss how technology firms can work with governments, the frameworks he uses to evaluate trends, and how most innovation is incremental vs disruptive. Find every episode’s show notes at Catalyst-go.com

Jamelle Bouie talks to Geoffrey Skelley – associate editor of Sabato’s Crystal Ball at the University of Virginia's Center for Politics. The two discuss the upcoming Alabama senate race. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jamelle Bouie talks to Geoffrey Skelley – associate editor of Sabato’s Crystal Ball at the University of Virginia's Center for Politics. The two discuss the upcoming Alabama senate race. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“You have to lead by example 24-7” – Tien Wong What does it say about you if, as a child, you fantasize about an airline being named after you? Or as an adult your proudest accomplishments are the successes of leaders you’ve helped cultivate? For Tien Wong, it says that entrepreneurship and integrity are in his blood and how he defines himself as a leader. In this candid, enlightening interview Tien shares his immigrant family story and what he has learned as a leader and entrepreneur, both through successes and missteps along the way. What you’ll learn: How being the son of Chinese immigrant entrepreneurs shaped Tien’s path What Tien dreamed of being when he grew up (hint: we almost ended up with TWA - Tien Wong Airlines!) How he learned (the hard way) to grow and scale a business Why it's essential to hire good, even if expensive, people from the beginning What he learned from the common "trap" of promoting technically gifted professionals to leadership roles Excellent advice about importance of process, even for listeners who may not be process people (like me) Difference between intrinsic and extrinsic motivation or "pull" vs. "push” type of leadership Strategies for successful hiring decisions (including the right combination of brain, heart and intuition) How to know when to train or coach an employee to succeed and when it's time to let them go Importance of a robust employee orientation and coaching structure How to make employees feel cared for - and want to stay in touch - even if you must let them go Why of all his incredible accomplishments Tien is most proud of helping emerging leaders blossom And so much more! Links & Resources Predictive Index – assessment tool Tien recommends for determining the cultural alignment of employees. NFTE – wonderful non-profit that brings entrepreneurial training to high school students, especially those from low-income communities (Tien and I met through our involvement with NFTE) Glen Ogilvie's episode – Referenced in our hiring and firing conversation with Tien CONNECTpreneur Forum - Tien's community for entrepreneurs based in the D.C. area About Tien Wong S. Tien Wong is Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of Opus8, Inc., a Chevy Chase, Maryland-based private investment firm specializing in middle market buyouts, private equity and venture capital investment. The firm seeks to acquire North American call center, CRM (customer relationship management), and outsourced marketing services and technology companies.  Opus8 also makes venture capital investments in emerging outsourcing companies in China with a special focus on tech and services companies in the following sectors: ITO (IT outsourcing), CRM, BPO (business process outsourcing), and outsourced marketing and information management. In 1991, Tien co-founded and served as CEO of CyberRep, Inc. until its acquisition in 2003 by Affiliated Computer Services (NYSE: ACS). At the time of its acquisition, CyberRep was one of the largest privately held CRM outsourcing companies in the world, operating 6 customer interaction centers throughout the USA with over 2,300 employees and $80 million in revenue. Today, the CyberRep/ACS business unit is one of the largest call center operations in the world, with over $850 million in revenue.  In addition to garnering such prestigious awards as Customer Inter@ction Solutions magazine's MVP Quality Award and Customer Interface magazine's ACCE (Award for Call Center Excellence), CyberRep was ranked in INC. magazine's 1997, 1998, 1999 and 2000's "Inc. 500" as the 51st, 53rd, 72nd and 408th fastest growing private company in the USA, respectively. CyberRep was profitable for eleven consecutive years and was backed by Allied Capital Corporation, a $5 billion investment company (NYSE: ALD). Tien is a recognized international expert in CRM, direct marketing, and BPO. He has presented at dozens of industry events around the world, and has written numerous articles on the CRM and BPO spaces. He has also provided industry commentary on the ABC, Fox, NBC, CNBC, Maryland Public Television, and China's CCTV networks. Prior to co-founding CyberRep, he worked for ten years in commercial real estate finance and investments. Tien was the recipient of the 2001 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award for Greater Washington.  An "Entrepreneur in Residence" at the Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship at the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business, he frequently guest lectures on entrepreneurship, leadership and finance at the University of Maryland, Georgetown University, and the University of Virginia. Tien serves on the Boards of Directors of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (bsomusic.org), Technology Council of Maryland (techcouncilmd.com), HarVest Bancorp (harvestbankmd.com), Association for Corporate Growth - National Capital (acg.org), the Potomac Officer's Club (potomacofficersclub.com), and Monte Jade Science and Technology Association (mj-dc.org). He serves on the Investment Advisory Board of the Commonwealth of Virginia's Center for Innovative Technology GAP Fund (cit.org). He is former Treasurer and National Board Member of the American Teleservices Association (ataconnect.org). Tien is Chairman of the Executive Leadership Committee for the National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship's Greater Washington region. He is CEO of The Tien and Beverly Wong Foundation, which supports youth, education, and social services charities. He is a graduate of Dartmouth College where he majored in Government.  

Welcome to Episode Ten of Diabetes By the Numbers.Today we have our first returning guest.  It's Molly McElwee Malloy, Head of Patient Engagement at TypeZero Technologies in Charlottesville, Virginia.  TypeZero is in the news this week for two big undertakings.First, there's a 12.7 million dollar artificial pancreas study funded by the National Institutes of Health.  It will begin very soon.  In this study, they'll be testing TypeZero's inControl platform, using a spiffy new device. This study will include as many as 240 participants!  The studies will take place in nine locations... six in the USA, and three in Europe.  To find out more about participating in this important research, scroll to the bottom of this post.The second big piece of news is this: Type Zero is entering into a partnership with CellNovo, which makes an integrated diabetes management system in Europe.  They've gotten a lot of good press here in the USA, and we talk about that and what this partnership means for TypeZero.  Have a listen. Reference Material - Click for more information on this topic Find out more about the inControl diabetes management platform by going to the Type Zero Technologies website:TypeZero.com Clinical trial participants are necessary and appreciated!  Though the study will take place in several locations, the overall management of the trial will be handled through the Jaeb Center for Health Research.  To contact the Jaeb Center to volunteer to participate, Send an e-mail to:Info@jaeb.orgTo find out more about artificial pancreas testing through the University of Virginia's Center for Diabetes Technology, send an e-mail to:artificialpancreas@virginia.eduCellNovo makes a diabetes management system that includes a patch pump, an activity monitor, a hand held cell-enabled handset, and a continuous glucose monitor.  Data can be shared via the cloud.  To learn more about CellNovo, go to:CellNovo.comFollow Molly McElwee Malloy on Twitter:@MollyMacT1D  

Following last week's 50th anniversary of his assassination, we bring you an intriguing new look at the life, and death, of one of our nation's most iconic figures, President John F. Kennedy. In his new book, The Kennedy Half-Century, the University of Virginia's Center for Politics' own Larry Sabato sheds new light on Kennedy's presidential saga, tragic assassination and evolutionary image that has defined the political world he analyzes for a living. First, Cathy sits down with one of the the country's leading presidential historians, Doris Kearns Goodwin. Her new book, The Bully Pulpit, offers a deeply insightful study of presidents - freshly told through the decades-long and complicated friendship of Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft.