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Can DEI fuel business growth and innovation? In this episode, Donald sits down with Amber Keister, a certified diversity executive and storytelling pro, to unpack how companies like Toyota and Ford are realigning DEI strategies to match their business objectives. They cut through the noise of media headlines to reveal how smart, pragmatic DEI creates engaged employees, loyal customers, and stronger bottom lines. From inclusive leadership tips to rethinking workplace culture, listen to learn how aligning DEI with business goals can transform your organization.Read my latest column in WRAL Techwire. High Octane Leadership is hosted by The Diversity Movement CEO and executive coach Donald Thompson and is a production of Earfluence.Order UNDERESTIMATED: A CEO'S UNLIKELY PATH TO SUCCESS, by Donald Thompson.

This week we discuss Cloud Earnings, OpenCost and Opensource Redflags. Plus, Matt recounts his epic return trip home from Amsterdam. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 413 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUMH3L0iLqs) Runner-up Titles Airplane Ghost No Hashtag for That Sorry Fellow Travelers That's what they said about Google Reader That's the beauty of nonsense stories How do you really feel Brandon? Nobody wants monitoring data Airport Hotels I don't remember Security Line Sick Rundown Checking in on Cloud Earnings Cloud Giants Update (https://twitter.com/jaminball/status/1651679974548738048?s=46&t=EoCoteGkQEahPpAJ_HYRpg) Clouded Judgement 4.28.23 (https://cloudedjudgement.substack.com/p/clouded-judgement-42823?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=56878&post_id=117470069&isFreemail=true&utm_medium=email) IaaS Pricing Patterns and Trends 2022 (https://redmonk.com/rstephens/2023/04/11/iaaspricing2022/) Of Course AWS Revenues Are Slowing And Profits Are Pinched (https://www.nextplatform.com/2023/04/28/of-course-aws-revenues-are-slowing-and-profits-are-pinched/) Don't be fooled by slowing cloud growth: Cost optimization is a feature, not a bug (https://siliconangle.com/2023/04/29/dont-fooled-slowing-cloud-growth-cost-optimization-feature-not-bug/) Amazon Starts Round of Layoffs in AWS Cloud Services Division (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-04-26/amazon-starts-round-of-layoffs-in-aws-cloud-services-division?utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_term=230426&utm_campaign=author_20879664&leadSource=uverify%20wall) Amazon's cloud business is clamping down on managers' freedom to hire in latest cost control—leaked memo (https://finance.yahoo.com/news/amazon-cloud-business-clamping-down-191234361.html) Google's cloud business turns profitable for the first time on record (https://www.cnbc.com/2023/04/25/googles-cloud-business-turns-profitable-for-the-first-time-on-record.html) Microsoft reports earnings beat, says A.I. will drive revenue growth (https://www.cnbc.com/2023/04/25/microsoft-msft-q3-earnings-report-2023.html) Navigating the High Cost of AI Compute | Andreessen Horowitz (https://a16z.com/2023/04/27/navigating-the-high-cost-of-ai-compute/) OpenCost (https://www.opencost.io) Kubecost's Path to Product-Market Fit (https://review.firstround.com/kubecosts-path-to-product-market-fit-how-the-co-founders-validated-their-idea-with-100-customer-conversations) MariaDB.com is dead, long live MariaDB.org (https://medium.com/@imashadowphantom/mariadb-com-is-dead-long-live-mariadb-org-b8a0ca50a637) Relevant to your Interests FBI seizes Genesis Market, a notorious hacker marketplace for stolen logins (https://techcrunch.com/2023/04/05/fbi-genesis-market-seized-stolen-logins/?_hsmi=253259905) Google Stadia head Phil Harrison has left the company (https://9to5google.com/2023/04/05/stadia-phil-harrison-departs/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter_axioslogin&stream=top) Observability platform Honeycomb pockets $50M in new funding (https://siliconangle.com/2023/04/06/observability-platform-honeycomb-pockets-50m-new-funding/) Tesla workers shared images from car cameras, including “scenes of intimacy” (https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/04/tesla-workers-shared-images-from-car-cameras-including-scenes-of-intimacy/) The Six Five Insider Edition with Ram Velaga, Broadcom - Moor Insights & Strategy (https://moorinsightsstrategy.com/webcasts/the-six-five-insider-edition-with-ram-velaga-broadcom/) Clubhouse ↓ (https://twitter.com/benedictevans/status/1644037829180239873?s=46&t=-2GRjYw3L96Jh3hL9tDPcg) Oops: Samsung Employees Leaked Confidential Data to ChatGPT (https://gizmodo.com/chatgpt-ai-samsung-employees-leak-data-1850307376) How SQLite helps you do ACID (https://fly.io/blog/sqlite-internals-rollback-journal/) On-prem still cheaper but don't rule out the cloud yet (https://www.theregister.com/2023/04/11/cloud_dc_costs/) Amazon Bans Flipper Zero, Claiming It Violates Policy Against Card Skimming Devices (https://gizmodo.com/amazon-bans-flipper-zero-card-skimming-on-tiktok-1850313284?_hsmi=253770930) Today in Apple history: Apple-1 starts a revolution (https://www.cultofmac.com/475761/apple-1-launch/) How Incumbents Survive and Thrive (https://hbr.org/2022/01/how-incumbents-survive-and-thrive?utm_campaign=hbr&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter) Announcing Linkerd 2.13 with circuit breaking, dynamic request routing, FIPS, health monitoring, and more (https://buoyant.io/blog/announcing-linkerd-2-13-circuit-breaking-dynamic-request-routing-fips) Pentagon leak traced to video game chat group users arguing over war in Ukraine (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/apr/11/pentagon-leak-traced-to-video-game-chat-group-users-arguing-over-war-in-ukraine) NPR quits Twitter after being falsely labeled as 'state-affiliated media' (https://www.npr.org/2023/04/12/1169269161/npr-leaves-twitter-government-funded-media-label) Mass Layoffs and Absentee Bosses Create a Morale Crisis at Meta (https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/12/technology/meta-layoffs-employees-management.html) Announcing the deps.dev API: critical dependency data for secure supply chains (https://security.googleblog.com/2023/04/announcing-depsdev-api-critical.html?m=1) Futurepedia - The Largest AI Tools Directory | Home (https://www.futurepedia.io/?_hsmi=254110070) Amazon CEO Andy Jassy's 2022 Pay Falls to $1.3M, Touts Ad Business in Annual Letter (https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/amazon-ceo-andy-jassy-2022-compensation-jeff-bezos-pay-1235373272/) Announcing New Tools for Building with Generative AI on AWS | Amazon Web Services (https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/machine-learning/announcing-new-tools-for-building-with-generative-ai-on-aws/) Venture Capital Deals (https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-pro-rata-94b71804-0a2d-45a5-b53e-dc667b154016.html?chunk=2&utm_term=emshare#story2) Zoom to acquire Workvivo to bolster employee experience offering (https://www.workvivo.com/newsroom/workvivo-zoom/) WSJ News Exclusive | IBM Explores Sale of Weather Business (https://www.wsj.com/articles/ibm-explores-sale-of-weather-business-c174f75c) Bluesky is my favorite Twitter clone yet (The Verge) (https://artifact.news/s/aIEifcBqhS0=) Keith White On Why He Is Leaving HPE, Dell Apex And Why The ‘Sky Is The Limit' For The HPE GreenLake Ecosystem (https://www.crn.com/news/cloud/keith-white-on-why-he-is-leaving-hpe-dell-apex-and-why-the-sky-is-the-limit-for-the-hpe-greenlake-ecosystem) Apple's batteries will use 100 percent recycled cobalt by 2025 (https://www.engadget.com/apples-batteries-will-use-100-percent-recycled-cobalt-by-2025-132837439.html?_hsmi=254528948) Apple Card's new high-yield Savings account is now available, offering a 4.15 percent APY (https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2023/04/apple-cards-new-high-yield-savings-account-is-now-available-offering-a-4-point-15-percent-apy/) Introducing Gloo Fabric (https://www.solo.io/blog/introducing-solo-gloo-fabric/) MillerKnoll CEO sparks backlash after telling employees to "leave Pity City" over lack of bonuses (https://www.cbsnews.com/news/millerknoll-ceo-andi-owen-backlash-pity-city/) Netflix Gains 1.75 Million Subscribers, Axes DVD-Rental Business (https://www.wsj.com/articles/netflix-nflx-q1-earnings-report-2023-8460b7e4) Uniquely Austin: Stewarding growth in America's boomtown (https://mckinsey.dsmn8.com/s3GcM4Y-Wx) A 12% decline in global smartphone shipments is what passes for stability these days (https://techcrunch.com/2023/04/18/a-12-decline-in-global-smartphone-shipments-is-what-passes-for-stability-these-days/) Stack Overflow Will Charge AI Giants for Training Data (https://www.wired.com/story/stack-overflow-will-charge-ai-giants-for-training-data/) Build Your Own Bootable Emacs Environment (https://hackaday.com/2023/04/22/build-your-own-bootable-emacs-environment/) Schools bought millions of Chromebooks in 2020 — and three years later, they're starting to break (https://www.theverge.com/2023/4/21/23691840/us-pirg-education-fund-report-investigation-chromebook-churn) Silver Lake to buy Germany's Software AG in $2.42 billion deal (https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/silver-lake-buy-germanys-software-ag-242-bln-deal-2023-04-21/) "Verified" becomes a badge of dishonor (https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-login-4fc52afb-3c90-4bea-ad37-35b90c77ed9f.html?chunk=1&utm_term=emshare#story1) Apple throws VR spaghetti against the wall (https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-login-4fc52afb-3c90-4bea-ad37-35b90c77ed9f.html?chunk=2&utm_term=emshare#story2) GitLab Survey Reveals DevSecOps Gains (https://devops.com/gitlab-survey-reveals-devsecops-gains/) Zed - Code at the speed of thought (https://zed.dev/) U.S. appeals court upholds lower court order forcing Apple to allow third-party App Store payments (https://www.reuters.com/legal/us-appeals-court-upholds-lower-court-order-forcing-apple-allow-third-party-app-2023-04-24/) Red Hat cutting hundreds of jobs, CEO says in letter to employees (https://wraltechwire.com/2023/04/24/red-hat-cutting-hundreds-of-jobs-ceo-says-in-letter-to-employees/) Replit ⠕ on Twitter (https://twitter.com/Replit/status/1650900629521596421) Smartphones With Popular Qualcomm Chip Secretly Share Private Information With (https://www.nitrokey.com/news/2023/smartphones-popular-qualcomm-chip-secretly-share-private-information-us-chip-maker) Red Hat lays off 4% of its global workforce (https://www.axios.com/local/raleigh/2023/04/24/red-hat-lays-off-4-of-its-workforce?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter_axioslogin&stream=top) There's a new AI unicorn that will make coders faster | Semafor (https://www.semafor.com/article/04/25/2023/theres-a-new-ai-unicorn-that-will-make-coders-faster) BMC to Acquire Model9 - BMC Software (https://www.bmc.com/newsroom/releases/bmc-to-acquire-model9.html) Broadcom Takes On InfiniBand With Jericho3-AI Switch Chips (https://www.nextplatform.com/2023/04/26/broadcom-takes-on-infiniband-with-jericho3-ai-switch-chips/) ChatGPT could cost over $700,000 per day to operate. Microsoft is reportedly trying to make it cheaper. (https://www.businessinsider.com/how-much-chatgpt-costs-openai-to-run-estimate-report-2023-4) Google Cloud suffers outage in Europe amid water leak, fire (https://www.theregister.com/2023/04/26/google_cloud_outage/) Automate Your Meetings - Magical (https://magical.so/?utm_source=futurepedia&utm_medium=marketplace&utm_campaign=futurepedia) Web3 Funding Continues To Crater — Drops 82% Year To Year (https://news.crunchbase.com/web3/vc-backed-funding-drops-q1-2023/) ‘The Godfather of A.I.' Leaves Google and Warns of Danger Ahead (https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/01/technology/ai-google-chatbot-engineer-quits-hinton.html) IBM looks to turn nearly 8,000 jobs over to artificial intelligence, CEO says | WRAL TechWire (https://wraltechwire.com/2023/05/02/ibm-looks-to-turn-nearly-8000-jobs-over-to-artificial-intelligence-ceo-says/) The hardware we need for our cloud exit has arrived (https://world.hey.com/dhh/the-hardware-we-need-for-our-cloud-exit-has-arrived-99d66966) Cloud exit pays off in performance too (https://world.hey.com/dhh/cloud-exit-pays-off-in-performance-too-4c53b697) So, You Want To Build A DBaaS (https://matt.blwt.io/post/so-you-want-to-build-a-dbaas/) State of Kubernetes 2023 (https://tanzu.vmware.com/content/ebooks/stateofkubernetes-2023) Survey Shows Companies Moving away from DIY Kubernetes (https://thenewstack.io/survey-shows-companies-moving-away-from-diy-kubernetes/) The end of Microsoft-brand peripherals is only Surface deep (https://www.theregister.com/2023/04/28/the_end_of_microsoft_peripherals/) Google Devising Radical Search Changes to Beat Back A.I. Rivals (https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/16/technology/google-search-engine-ai.html) Google in shock as Samsung considers moving to Bing as default search engine on Galaxy phones (https://www.sammobile.com/news/samsung-galaxy-phones-tablets-bing-search-replace-google-default-search-engine/) Netflix cancels 'Love is Blind' livestream after technical issues and hour delay (https://techcrunch.com/2023/04/16/netflix-issues-love-is-blind-livestream-reunion/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter_axioslogin&stream=top&guccounter=1) Intel reports largest quarterly loss in company history (https://www.cnbc.com/2023/04/27/intel-intc-earnings-report-q1-2023.html) Citigroup technology expenses grow as it pushes transformation (https://www.ciodive.com/news/Citigroup-hires-8K-technologists-Q1-IT-modernization/648204/) Ask Axios: What's the deal with "cashless" businesses in Columbus? (https://www.axios.com/local/columbus/2022/01/11/columbus-cashless-businesses-2021?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter_axioslogin&stream=top) Opinion | Why does the IRS need $80 billion? Just look at its cafeteria. (https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/interactive/2022/irs-pipeline-tax-return-delays/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=topic+optin&utm_campaign=awareness&utm_content=20230414+econ+nl) Kroger Begins Accepting Apple Pay After Years of Holding Out (https://www.macrumors.com/2023/04/15/kroger-fred-meyer-apple-pay/) Nonsense The Bitcoin Whitepaper Is Hidden in Every Modern Copy of macOS (https://waxy.org/2023/04/the-bitcoin-whitepaper-is-hidden-in-every-modern-copy-of-macos/) Map of Buc-ees Locations (http://buc-eesmap.com/) The Gambler Who Beat Roulette (https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2023-how-to-beat-roulette-gambler-figures-it-out/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter_axioslogin&stream=top) Tech companies are hiring — a lot — despite recent wave of layoffs (https://www.marketwatch.com/story/tech-companies-are-hiring-a-lot-despite-recent-wave-of-layoffs-7d586b62) Elon Musk Painted Over the ‘W' on the Twitter Headquarters Sign (https://gizmodo.com/elon-musk-twitter-headquarters-sign-painted-w-titter-1850318181) Postage stamp prices expected to increase again in July (https://www.axios.com/2023/04/12/usps-stamp-price-increase-july-2023-inflation) Why pull weeds when you can zap them with AI-powered lasers? (https://thehustle.co/04132023-AI-powered-lasers/) Texas dairy farm explosion kills 18,000 cows (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-65258108) Americans Have Nearly $1 Trillion in Credit Card Debt (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-02-16/credit-card-debt-americans-have-racked-up-nearly-1-trillion-in-balances?srnd=premium&sref=3Ac2yX40&_hsmi=254863063&leadSource=uverify%20wall) FTX Founder Suffers Personal Nightmare as Courts Cut Him Off From League of Legends (https://futurism.com/the-byte/sbf-ftx-courts-cut-off-league-of-legends) Google gives Bard the ability to generate and debug code | Engadget (https://www.engadget.com/google-gives-bard-the-ability-to-generate-and-debug-code-130024663.html?_hsmi=255452821) Jekkmaster of Drip on Twitter (https://twitter.com/Jekkus/status/1651074439180582913) SDT news & hype Join us in Slack (http://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/slack). Get a SDT Sticker! Send your postal address to stickers@softwaredefinedtalk.com (mailto:stickers@softwaredefinedtalk.com) and we will send you free laptop stickers! Follow us on Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/sdtpodcast), Twitter (https://twitter.com/softwaredeftalk), Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/softwaredefinedtalk/), Mastodon (https://hachyderm.io/@softwaredefinedtalk), LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/software-defined-talk/) and YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi3OJPV6h9tp-hbsGBLGsDQ/featured). Use the code SDT to get $20 off Coté's book, Digital WTF (https://leanpub.com/digitalwtf/c/sdt), so $5 total. Become a sponsor of Software Defined Talk (https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/ads)! 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Join us for an engaging and informative podcast episode as we discuss the challenges of entrepreneurship and the importance of developing strategies for success in the face of an endless sea of critics. Our guest Dr. Sarah Glova will share her personal experiences and insights on how to handle criticism and negative feedback in the business world. Sara will also provide tips & strategies on how to take constructive criticism, develop a thick skin, and stay true to your vision. Tune in and discover how to turn your passion into a successful venture! YouTube Video Stream Event Link: https://youtu.be/qmuxBtJA3F4 (Start from 09:25) LinkedIn Video Stream Event Link: https://lnkd.in/dtWKbRZt (Start from 09:25) Guest Bio- Dr. Sarah Glova is the CEO of the award-winning e-learning media firm Reify Media, and she has spoken from California to Qatar on topics ranging from business and entrepreneurship to tech trends and Smart City initiatives. She writes as a tech journalist for the southeastern media group WRAL TechWire and was named the 2021-2022 Public Policy Advocate of the Year by the women's entrepreneurship organization NAWBO. Most recently, Sarah was appointed by Raleigh City Council to serve a three-year term on the city's Community Engagement Board. Sarah has a Ph.D. from NC State in Instructional Technology and previously taught technical writing to engineers and business undergraduates; she continues to work with students as a guest lecturer and mentor for senior design projects. Dr. Glova's Website- https://www.sarahglova.com/ Dr. Glova's LinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/in/sglova/ Dr. Glova's Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/sarahglovaphd/ Show Sponsored by Jose Ucar Website- https://www.worldclass-communicator.com/ To get the 75% off Click on SignUp Today- Enter Coupon Code "JAISON" You Can Donate to Turkey-Syria Earthquake Appeal through British Red Cross- https://donate.redcross.org.uk/appeal/turkey-syria-earthquake-appeal My hearts go out to those affected by the devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria. The loss of life and destruction is unimaginable and we send our condolences to all those who have lost loved ones. Our thoughts are also with the rescue workers and volunteers who are working tirelessly in challenging conditions to save lives and help those in need. We stand in solidarity with the communities affected and are committed to doing what we can to support the relief efforts. Special Thanks to Today's Speakers & Contributors: Host Details: Say Hello to Jaison @ https://iamjdesigns.co/ Brand Identity Designer & Podcaster Book your Brand Strategy

Donald Thompson is CEO of The Diversity Movement, a results-oriented, data-driven strategic firm offering clients a productized DEI journey built on digital learning tools, expertly-curated content, conversational AI, and analytics. The company was recently named to Inc. Magazine's 2021 Best in Business List in DE&I Advocacy. In addition, Donald serves as a board member for several organizations in marketing, healthcare, banking, technology, and sports. Donald is an entrepreneur, public speaker, author, podcaster, Certified Diversity Executive (CDE), and executive coach. He is a thought leader on goal achievement, influencing company culture, and driving exponential growth. Donald has led companies that attained successful exits with strong returns for shareholders and employees. He writes a leadership column for WRAL TechWire and has contributed to Entrepeneur.com and CNBC.com. Donald's autobiography and leadership book "Underestimated: A CEO's Unlikely Path to Success" — published in October of 2022.

Numbers! Numbers! Numbers! WRAL Techwire data hound Jason Parker, who is also a licensed realtor, talks about what the local market looks like by the digits. Note: this episode presents data in a specific moment in time and could change over time.

Howdy Mountaineers, and welcome to your Thursday afternoon news break! My name is Pruett Norris. Let's get started. In local High Country news, the Watauga Democrat is buzzing with anticipation for the High Country Beekeepers' Bee Festival on Saturday, October 8th! The Bee Fest will be held at Hidden Happiness Bee Farm in Deep Gap, and is running from 9am to 5pm rain or shine. Visitors can expect to see live music, educational programs, a variety of honey and handmade craft vendors, and, of course, bees. Parking is free, so beekeepers and appreciators one and all, buzz on over! A big deal news update in state tidings, WRAL TechWire in the Triangle reports that Amazon will be hiring 1000 new employees in the region for jobs that average a pay of $19 an hour. The increase in positions comes as the company begins to ramp up sales for the holiday season. The 1000 Triangle jobs are part of 150,000 Amazon hopes to hire for across the country. Best of luck to any of our listeners in the Triangle looking for a seasonal position, and I'm looking forward to the holiday season… but only after Halloween. Worldwide, NPR reports a mass tragedy has occured in Thailand. A former police officer murdered at least 24 children and 11 adults at a day care center, before killing himself, his wife, and young son when he returned home. This is the worst mass shooting in Thailand since 2020, and another indication of the worldwide trend towards gun-related violence since the turn of the century. On behalf of WASU, my heart goes out to all the victims and their families. Finally, the weather as ever courtesy of Boone Weather DOT COM. It's another sunny afternoon on the forecast, with a high of 68 degrees and a low of 45. There is no rain on the forecast through this weekend, so enjoy the week of sun Mountaineers, and I'll see you on Wednesday. I'm Pruett Norris, and this is your college, your station, your music, 90.5 WASU The App FM.

Billy Warden has a philosophy on life - "You don't know that you're in a golden age until it's gone. So try to appreciate every moment, cause it might be as good as it gets." He is living life to the fullest, and today tells us about his experiences writing for Joan Rivers, attending a naked party, pro wrestling, hitting the drag scene, and so much more.Billy is the Principal of GBW Strategies, and freelance writer for the News & Observer, Our State Magazine, Walter Magazine, WRAL Techwire, and more. He's a TEDx speaker, and a long-time front man of the glam rock band, The Floating Children. A Nude Attitude, by Billy Warden (O'Henry Magazine)Rasslin' up a Good Time, by Billy Warden (Walter Magazine)A Diva is Born: Dipping a Toe into Raleigh's Drag Scene, by Billy Warden (Walter Magazine)Can We Talk Marketing? Consider Joan Rivers and the Secrets of Brand Building, by Billy Warden (WRAL Techwire)Watch the full episode from the Earfluence Podcast Studio at Raleigh Founded.Hustle and Gather is hosted by Courtney Hopper and Dana Kadwell, and is produced by Earfluence.  Courtney and Dana's hustles include C&D Events, Hustle and Gather, and The Bradford Wedding Venue.

How can leaders foster a diverse, equitable, and inclusive culture - even when their business is first starting out?  When every dollar and every minute matters, culture can be secondary to everything else that needs to be done to keep the business afloat. So today, Donald Thompson shares how he created an affordable solution to DEI with his startup.Donald Thompson is the CEO of The Diversity Movement and regular contributor to WRAL Techwire.Hosted by Trevor Schmidt, Founder Shares is brought to you by Hutchison PLLC, and is edited and produced by Earfluence.

Taking a page out of "The View," Pete and Joe welcome both a guest co-host (Chantal Allam) and a guest (Melissa Phillippi). This episode was recorded live on Friday, Oct. 8, 2021.

Today’s episode, Tech on social change, economic disparity, and social mobility.  The Premise: The topics of social change and technology seem disparate and disjointed. However, regions across the country like the Triangle are seeming to benefit from an innovation economy that is growing at an exponential rate. The collateral damage is the many disenfranchised individuals throughout our region. Their chances of benefitting from that growth is very much a pipe dream. We focus our attention on social mobility, a term that simply highlights the likelihood that someone who is born into one economic demographic will move upward into another. The southeast of the United States and more specifically North Carolina is amongst the worst states in the country for the people having the ability to break the cycle of generational poverty. In short, whatever economic situation you are born into in North Carolina, there is a high likelihood that you will die in that same economic situation. The Guests Kia Baker: Kia Baker is the Founding Executive Director of Southeast Raleigh Promise, a community quarterback organization overseeing the revitalization of the southeast Raleigh area of our region. Southeast Raleigh Promise is the 16th Purpose Built Community in the US and seeks to affect change with a multilayered approach to community development. Using the tenants of a defined neighborhood, community quarterbacking, mixed-income housing, cradle to career education, and community wellness. SER Promise engages the community by providing a holistic approach to change. Baker talks about how to overcome the issues with our failing educational infrastructure, giving people tools for success and how to get hyperfocused in problem-solving. Find out more about what SER Promise is doing and the new elementary school they are building in partnership with the YMCA in downtown Raleigh.  Rob Shields: Rob Shields is the Executive Director of the Recity Network, a coworking space for collaboration and operation for non-profits in the Durham, NC region. As an advocate for his community and the organizations holding up the city of Durham, Shields is always seeking to make connections that uplift the larget community while teaching others what it means to enlarge your circle. Shields sheds light on the disconnect between the growing number of nonprofits in the Durham region while the effectiveness of those organizations becomes more surface level and ineffective. He also sheds light on how we can all use our privilege to help a system, not built for some, succeed for all.  Engage with Recity and follow them online to see how to get engaged with the solution. Syretta Hill: Syretta Hill is the Executive Director of Step Up Durham. Step Up Durham is a 501 c3 organization that works to provide job training and job placement to the most disenfranchised and the those most in need of a second chance. Working with a team of community organizers and engagers, Syretta focuses her attention on how to uplift a community by seeing the best in each individual and helping the individual to see the best in themselves. Hill details what specific systems are in place that keep people relegated to their economic station and goes further to talk about how to engage with communities from the standpoint of humility and a listening ear. Find out more about how you can help the mission of Step Up Durham and look out for their many events throughout the year.  Our Sponsor: Johnson Automotive Group is a WRAL TechWire partner and the presenting sponsor of Tech on Tap.

James Amato, Strategy and Business Development Manager for WRAL Techwire, hosts a conversation with one of WRAL Techwire's valued partners. WRAL Techwire partners are a collection of organizations and brands that help to make the WRAL Techwire brand special. This week, James sits down with the CTO (Chief Technology Officer) of Device Magic, Mike Welham. James and Mike talk about the unique value proposition of Device Magic and how their company contributes to the unique value proposition of the Triangle as a whole. Find out more about how Device Magic is providing faster and more accurate data collection at DeviceMagic.com Presenting Sponsor: Johnson Automotive Group

James Amato, Strategy and Business Development Manager of WRAL Techwire, takes another deep dive into the companies and brands that help to make WRAL Techwire's brand special. Lawrence Bivins is the Managing Director of Policy and Public Affairs with the North Carolina Economic Development Association (NCEDA). NCEDA's mission statement is simple. NCEDA serves as the voice for North Carolina’s economic development community – providing professional development, networking opportunities and advocacy to secure the state’s economic future. NCEDA works in both the public and private sectors to grow the inherent value proposition of North Carolina. James and Lawrence sit down to define economic development, to talk about what NCEDA is doing to move North Carolina forward, and how to bridge the urban-rural divide. Find out more about what NCEDA does to advocate for North Carolina's growth and development and register for their upcoming luncheons and networking events at NCEDA.org

This week Jason Eder and Michael Baylor dig into the short-lived craze around the Face App whether we should have valid concerns about giving our information to developers outside of the US. The team also discusses whether or not there are actual benefits to Big Brother having his eye on everyone and if we could ever actually have a fair and free election. To cap off the show, we talk to James Amato and Quinn Novels (Strategy and Business Development Manager, Coordinator respectively) of WRAL TechWire about the abundance of stories around innovation coming from municipalities on the outskirts of the Triangle and across North Carolina. 

Partner Spotlight is our opportunity to highlight the organization and brands who make WRAL Techwire special. CBRE Raleigh is one of those companies and James Amato (WRAL Techwire's Strategy and Business Development Manager) sits down with Tom Fritsch (Senior Managing Director of CBRE Raleigh) to talk about the importance of their partnership with Techwire, their outlook on the region, and their civic engagement. 

The team gets together to talk about the latest news from the month of April. Could the country be headed for a recession in 2020, what economic bubble is about to burst, and how will this affect the presidential elections in late November?  Epic Games is accused of having a toxic work environment and employees are speaking out. Is this a sign of a startup behaving badly or just growing pains? Rocky Mount may be poised to give Raleigh, Durham, and Charlotte a run for its money in tech, innovation, and entrepreneurship as businesses and people are making the move to the rural town in hopes of being ahead of the curve.  At the end of the show, we talk to a reporter for WRAL TechWire. Chantal Allam, about stories she's covering and why readers should be paying attention.  Presenting Sponsor: Johnson Automotive Group

On March 6, 2019, WRAL TechWire held its first TechWire Live event of 2019. Wells Fargo sponsors the event series, and this was the first of four subject matters scheduled for 2019. The content centered around leadership and the itinerary divided the night into two sessions. The first session took a macro look at how effective leaders move the ball forward in their communities. The second session took a micro look at how to make the most significant impact within each person’s own organization.    James Amato, the Strategy and Business Development manager of WRAL TechWire, hosted the event to a packed house. The crowd at WRAL-TV’s historic Studio A was comprised of community leaders, CEO’s, serial entrepreneurs, and industry thought leaders. The audience gathered to discuss ways to realize their leadership potential in an increasingly divisive environment fully.    This episode of Tech on Tap is an edited recording from the second-panel discussion of the night featuring Katie Gailes, of Wake Tech Community College, as the moderator. Gailes titled her panel discussion: Leadership in the new era, the high tech blessing, and the high tech curse. With that title as the road map, Gailes was joined by Gary Greene and Chris Weatherly, of Greene Resources and WRAL digital solutions respectively.    Greene Resources is a high profile recruiting firm that seeks to help companies locate and land high caliber talent. Gary Greene leads Greene Resources as founder and CEO and spoke on his view of leadership and how he engages his employees for long term partnership and mutual benefit. "Leadership is not a position. Leadership is action," Greene said in response to the definition of leadership.    WRAL Digital Solutions is an Emmy award-winning subsidiary of Capitol Broadcasting Company and operates to provide effective marketing solutions for local and national brands. Chris Weatherly leads his growing team as the Director of Digital Sales and Operations. Weatherly spoke on how to help leaders get their message across in an ever-evolving technological environment.    Both men spoke on how to identify and develop leaders within your organization and took audience questions on how to respond to the changing workforce.    Listen to the recording of the first panel, featuring Jesica Averhart (Leadership Triangle), Brenda Berg (Best NC), and Eric Boduch (Pendo).    https://www.wraltechwire.com/2019/03/19/tech-on-tap-techwire-live-leadership-in-review/    Listen to Tech on Tap and look out for the announcement of the next TechWire live event, sponsored by TechWire partner, Well Fargo.

On March 6, 2019, WRAL TechWire held its first TechWire Live event of 2019. Wells Fargo sponsors the event series, and this was the first of four subject matters scheduled for 2019. The content centered around leadership and the itinerary divided the night into two sessions. The first session took a macro look at how effective leaders move the ball forward in their communities. The second session took a micro look at how to make the most significant impact within each person's own organization.    James Amato, the Strategy and Business Development manager of WRAL TechWire hosted the event to a packed house. The crowd at WRAL-TV's historic Studio A was comprised of community leaders, CEO's, serial entrepreneurs, and industry thought leaders. The audience gathered to discuss ways to realize their leadership potential in an increasingly divisive environment fully.    This episode of Tech on Tap is an edited recording from the first panel discussion of the night featuring Jesica Averhart, of the Leadership Triangle, as the moderator. Brenda Berg, CEO and president of Best NC, was featured on the panel and spoke in depth on the gap in education and economic mobility within North Carolina as a hurdle that we as a community must take on to raise the profile of North Carolina in the evolving business and tech economy. Eric Boduch, the co-founder of Pendo, lent his expertise on the need to locally shift focus from competitors within our state lines to companies on the global stage. Both spoke on the region's diversity of thought and workforce as opportunities that make the Triangle, and North Carolina as a whole, attractive to businesses and individuals on the move.    Listen to Tech on Tap and look out for the announcement of the next TechWire live event.

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