The Tech Talks Daily Podcast

Mark McClain, CEO, and Co-founder, SailPoint, has over 20 years of experience developing and leading innovative technology companies. Mark recently released his first book Joy and Success at Work, which delves into his history and experience as a tech entrepreneur; navigating complex market conditions, boards, IPOs and scaling; trying to disrupt an industry while ensuring a strong culture for employees; how to embrace key employees’ exits and why long-term success starts with hiring.

Michal Magdziarz, CEO and co-Founder of DeepCrawl, the technical SEO cloud-based platform, joins me on the podcast. Michal has spent the last 15 years in the SEO and web business industries, and the last nine years with DeepCrawl. Michal has a unique background in the tech industry and has seen the 100M websites grow to almost 2 billion. We discuss why the web is far more complex and dynamic now, why brands need to adapt and how brands can be using SEO to accelerate growth and mitigate losses.

Lynda Spiegel is a professional resume writer whose 14 years as a Global Human Resources executive means she knows how your resume will be viewed by recruiters and hiring managers. She is also a frequent writer and speaker on job search and networking skills and also a member of The Wall Street Journal‘s Experts Panel. We also chat about how you can ensure your application stands out in a world of AI-driven application tracking system and how to ensure your application stands out from the crowd.

John Jonas has helped thousands of entrepreneurs succeed in their business by doing outsourcing differently. He created the world’s largest website for finding Filipino Virtual Assistants, OnlineJobs.ph. John shares his expertise on how to hire virtual assistants, helping business owners accomplish time freedom, and helping talented individuals overcome the economic challenges of living on an island. We also discuss when you should hire a VA? Why the Philippines? and how to find a good VA.

With a focus on their two core technologies, augmented reality and holographic telepresence, NexTech AR is pushing the boundaries of branded communication and user experience in a disruptive new way. The fourth transformation has begun. Evan Gappelberg shares his startup story and the recent acquisition of Jolokia, which is a virtual events webcasting live streaming software company. I learn how these combined companies make it possible to launch AR first Virtual conferences

The last time we met, Gary Vee told me that "Joe Rogan is going to eventually sign a $100 million-plus deal to go exclusive on a platform because of the level of attention he has." We all know what happened next. After interviewing Gary Vaynerchuk twice on this podcast, you could be forgiven for thinking that you know his story inside out. But today, I want to explore his softer side of Kindness, humility, and helping others. GaryVee shares why he performed a 12-hour TikTok LIVE stream.

I explore the emergence of open-source for drones. Auterion has found itself an interesting niche in the industry, developing a drone operating system and analytics platform based on open-source R&D that is rapidly gaining traction. Think iOS vs. Android (Auterion). Lorenz Meier Co-Founder of Auterion shares the story behind the software platform designed to make large-scale drone operations simple, safe, and fully integrated in workflows.

Aaron Upright co-founded ZenHub in 2015 as a company to empower software development with flexible workflow and organization within GitHub using a fully-featured integrated project management platform for Agile development. I wanted to learn more about the GitHub extension that first become popular with Github users at midsize companies, and how it has attracted a fan base at the enterprise level. Aaron joins me on the podcast to share his story and his beliefs around software development

Sounil Yu is a security innovator with 30+ years of hands-on experience creating, breaking, and fixing computer and network systems. He is the creator of the Cyber Defense Matrix and the DIE Resiliency Framework. He previously served as the Chief Security Scientist at Bank of America but is now CISO-in-Residence at YL Ventures. We talk about the tools needed to meet infrastructure security challenges from a workforce that is suddenly 100% remote.

A conversation with Lisa Walker from Fuze (cloud communications and collaboration) We talk about how businesses can embrace the future of work. From 5G connectivity to boundaryless communication, the modern workforce is pushing full speed ahead into a new definition of work, and businesses have the responsibility to embrace it. We also talk about the top 3 misconceptions surrounding flexible work and why businesses need to eliminate gender bias in non-promotable work tasks.

Gowthaman Ragothaman is the CEO of Aqilliz, a blockchain solutions provider that looks to address issues across the platform economy. Affectionately known as G'Man across Asia's advertising community, his career spans over 20 years across the continent, having held multiple positions during his tenure at the WPP group of companies. G'Man He shares why he left the world of traditional advertising for Aqilliz which partnered with Zilliqa and looks poised to become global advertising blockchain

The customer journey is often misunderstood, and the effect on sales can be massive (Hubspot recently revealed that only 24.3% of salespeople exceeded their quota last year). In today's episode, I explore the impact of AI-powered customer data intelligence on enterprise sales productivity and performance Databook's CEO, Anand Shah, shares the story behind their innovative platform. Learn how AI-powered data insights are transforming sales by offering a crucial headstart on the customer journey

I explore the world of voice technology and dare to look beyond asking a digital assistant a question and explore how it can transform how we interact with it the world. Tobias Dengel, CEO of WillowTree one of Deloitte's Technology Fast 500 for 2019, joins me on Tech Talks Daily. Tobias believes that Siri and Alexa will face extinction and will be replaced by "Voice 2.0" — a multi-modal experience of humans speaking and getting text/graphic results

Onapsis is more than your typical application cybersecurity company. They are different because their solutions help eliminate the costs and risks preventing you from building better, smarter, and more dynamic applications faster and more securely. Gartner recently acknowledged the importance of mission-critical business applications by highlighting one of the security capabilities of the Onapsis platform. Upon hearing this, I felt compelled to find out more.

Rahul Gandhi is a co-founder and the CEO at MakeSpace, a full-service storage company based in New York that is revolutionizing the storage industry. He founded MakeSpace in 2013 after his experience with self-storage during Hurricane Sandy. MakeSpace aimed to revolutionize the antiquated storage industry, combining innovative technology with a customer-first approach to service. MakeSpace now utilizes data and machine learning to provide a convenient and seamless self-storage experience.